Liam stood beneath the staircase, whilst Anna stood at the top.He lifted his head and stared at her from below. She was wearing nothing but a white shirt, her pair of long legs, from his angle below, they looked particularly long and smooth, he could even see a touch of black…Liam swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbing, and quickly moved his gaze upwards. Under her wide collar, her black bra peeked through the thin material, matching her beautiful collarbones, slim neck, and slightly pink cheeks, she was indeed a sight to behold. Anna could feel his scorching gaze, and instinctually covered her chest, “You… why are you looking at me?”“Ha-ha, I didn’t know you not only liked me, you like my shirts too.”“No, I don’t, I never…”Anna caught a glimpse of the Chanel bag in her hands, and the packaged food and her stomach rumbled. “That… is that for me?” She bit her lips, voice small and soft. “No!” Liam laughed and turned away, heading for the kitchen, placing the food on the table. An
Want him gone? Who?Anna stared at Liam’s back unblinkingly, a bone-harrowing chill emanating from him.Gone, did that mean he wanted him dead?Fear crept into her heart unbidden. Liam tucked his phone back into his pocket, turned and saw Anna’s pale face, and frowned.“What’s wrong?”Anna startled, and shook her head, buried her head in her plate, and continued eating, “No… nothing! Let’s eat, let’s eat.”However hard she tried to pretend like nothing was wrong, her heart raced, making her fearful and uneasy. She couldn’t stop her hands from shivering. It was now hard for her to hold her cutlery. She put them down and said to him softly. “Uhm… murder is illegal.”Liam frowned, “What murder?”“Uhm, that…” Anna looked at his phone.Understanding dawned on Liam but he merely smiled slyly, “Then you have no choice but to be with a murderer.”“Can you be more serious? I’m trying to have a serious conversation with you.”“I’m serious too.” Liam’s expression darkened. “But you can’t…”“
Anna looked at the middle-aged man, and the memories resurfaced.“You’re the uncle who found my phone that night and returned it to me!”He nodded furiously, “So you do live here! It’s nice to meet you!”“I didn’t know you knew me!” Anna was surprised.“Of course I would know a pretty lady like you, ha-ha…” He laughed kindly as if they were close friends.Anna felt awkward, she had held a press conference when she canceled her engagement to Bryan, and when her sister got pregnant with his child, her face was splashed across all forms of media in the city. “Haha. Uhm, uncle, would you like to come in?”“Of course! I’m here to visit my relatives. This condescending security looked down on me and wouldn’t let me go in.”The guard pursed his lips unhappily, “Who did you call condescending? There’s a wall over there. If you want to go in, you can jump over the wall, see if I’ll catch you!”The man pointed at the guard, “See! Ms. Hamilton, how can someone like him work as a security guard i
Bryan jumped off the sofa.“Anna!”Although he was trying his best to suppress his emotions, he couldn’t hide the excitement shining through his eyes. Chloe could see them as clear as day.Chloe jumped up too and wrapped her arms around his, but he made to fling her away. “Bryan babe!”Chloe tightened her grip.Anna paused in the middle of her yawn, turned her head slowly to glance at Bryan and Choe in the living room.Bryan smiled and rushed to say, “Anna, I heard you won first place in the practical assessment, congratulations.”Anna saw Chloe’s warning gaze but still returned his smile. “Thank you, Bryan.”Seeing her smile at him, Bryan felt like the boulder pressing down on his chest had finally been lifted. He was unbelievably happy, all the tension and stress sapped from his limbs.“If there’s a chance, I would like to celebrate with you please,” he said.Chloe gritted her teeth and tightened her grip around his arm, faking a cry of pain.“Ouch, Bryan, my stomach hurts. Help me
Bryan drove Chloe to the hospital. When the doctor confirmed after a series of checks that everything was in order, they both sighed in relief.The doctor subtly reminded Bryan and Chloe not to do any strenuous exercises, making them squirm awkwardly.“Chloe, you scared me to death. Thank god you’re okay!” Nicole patted her rest in relief. “You have to be more careful in the future. You’re not alone now, you have the baby to take care of. Bryan, remember to take care of Chloe, the baby in her stomach is yours too.” Nicole was also unhappy that Bryan always asked after Anna.“Since you both have a child together, you’re parents now, you need to prioritize your child, anyone or anything else is not important anymore.”Bryan nodded, not making any comments. Chloe leaned on his chest and whispered, “Bryan, I was so scared. I thought something happened to our baby, thank God he’s fine.”“The baby is very important to me, Chloe. I know it’s hard for you but you have to protect the baby.”
The next day, Anna went to Nina’s house to meet Nina and her mother before visiting the hospital together. She supported her sore waist with a hand on her hip the entire way.“Nina, Nina. You don’t know how much I’ve sacrificed for you!”Anna walked up the stairs, the pain from her sore waist causing her to sigh at every step.Nina lived in an old, run-down neighborhood. The staircase was old and rusty from age and in urgent need of repair.Anna looked carefully before taking every step, worried that the staircase would give way and cause her to her fall.She followed the address Nina gave to the school, found her way to Nina’s house, and pressed on the doorbell.“Anna!” Nina opened the door, she seemed depressed.“What’s wrong?”“Nothing! Come on in.”The inside of the apartment was clean. There was not a speck of dust in sight, but the air was filled with the overpowering scent of herbal medicines.Melissa Baker, Nina’s mother, sat on the sofa clicking through the channels on the tel
Melissa’s emotions were out of control again. Dr. Hart hurriedly ordered the nurses to push her down on the table then they injected her with a tranquilizer. Melissa grew quiet, leaned on Nina’s chest, and fell asleep. Dr. Hart immediately seized the chance and arranged for some examinations to be done.“Anna, my mom is like this. When she’s sick, she’ll say anything! She even said she wanted to kill me…” Nina bowed her head, tears gathering in the corners of her eyes.“Nina, I won’t take this against her! I just felt like she mistook me for someone else.”“She’s not conscious anymore. She doesn’t even know what she said or what she did. She’s in a blur most of the time,” Nina sighed.“Don’t worry too much, we’ll look at the results and see.” Anna patted Nina’s shoulder comfortingly. In the VIP ward.Melissa lay on the bed quietly with countless machines on her body. Her breathing was stable as she had an expression of calm peace while she slept. Nina sat at her bedside and stare
Anna accompanied Nina to the hospital the whole day.At night, her father called her home to take care of Chloe. Nicole and he had a cocktail party to attend.Anna was infuriated, “Don’t we have a maid at home? I don’t know how to take care of someone.”“A maid is a maid, you’re her sister! Your sister is pregnant now, shouldn’t you help take care of her?” Her father grew upset too.“Daddy, you have to know who is the father of her unborn child! I’m already tolerating her the best I can, why do I even have to take care of her?”“It’s all in the past, you have to look forward to the future! Come home, now!” Daniel finished and hung up the phone.Anna clenched her phone tightly in her fists, wishing she could fling it away to vent her anger. “I’m human too! In their eyes, I’m like an emotionless robot. They never considered how I feel!”Her family was like this, previously Bryan was like this, and now even Liam treated her this way.Nina walked towards her, “Anna, that’s because you hav