By nine, they all went to bed.Anne was not in a hurry to head back to work because the entire office knew about what had happened to her, so she had no issue with staying home on leaves.Though she did not think that Anthony would come to visit her, she still kept an eye on his location using her phone all the time.Xander called her from time to time to check on her. Eventually, Anne could not keep pretending that she had not recovered any longer, so she headed to the office to check how much she would get as compensation for her injury.Xander returned in the afternoon after a visit to the tax office and spotted Anne right away. "You came back? Are you okay?""Still a little weak, but it won't affect my work," she said and followed him into his office. "Director, do you have time now?""I'm free for now. I happen to have something that I want to discuss with you. I am going to Archduke Group to report the latest update in the Marwood Group. You are going to come along."Anne
The careless expression on Bianca's face slowly transformed into a panicked one as she turned to look at Anthony.Anne turned the recording off and put her phone back into her pocket as she enjoyed Bianca's frantic state, knowing that Bianca must not have expected her to record their conversation.She happened to have her phone in hand when Bianca entered her room in the hospital at the time, so she decided to record them.Taken by surprise, Bianca immediately tried to explain herself to Anthony. "I didn't do it. I just didn't deny it. Anthony, you need to believe me. You know who I am better than anyone."Xander, who remained standing on the side, adjusted his spectacles and held his breath at the cold, intimidating aura oozing off of Anthony."Anne provoked me into saying those things. She is framing me." Bianca put on a victim's face, which anyone would admit that she seemed innocent on the outside.To Anne, however, everything about Bianca looked fake."Of course, I trust yo
However, she immediately recovered. "Do you think it will really help you even if you record me? Anthony said he believed me, so save it! You don't know me and what my family means to Anthony. You sure are daring to try and move against me!""You are out of line. You were the one who slipped seafood into my food, and now it's my fault? Bianca, haven't your family taught you what it means to respect others?" Anne mocked."Who are you to comment on my family? I'm telling you this now, Anne, this is not over! We will see who wins in the end!" Bianca hung up with a twisted smile on her face.Anne had not found out that there was a deformed child growing inside of her, and Bianca looked forward to the day she found out.Anne put her phone away and thought to herself, 'What a crazy woman!'A honk startled her, and she turned to see Xander's car, so she hurried down the stairs and opened the car door to get inside."Why are you still here, Director?" She buckled up."We came together,
The end of each month was often the busiest time for the finance department, and everyone had been working overtime for days in a row."Ah! It's finally done! We finally don't need to work overtime tomorrow!""The end of each month is hellish!""I'm so tired."Everyone leaned against their desks in exhaustion when Xander came out of his office and asked, "It's still nine, so is anyone interested in having a gathering?""Yes!" The others who had been lying down like corpses instantly stood up energetically.Their shouts startled Anne.'I thought they said they were exhausted? Are they sure?' she thought to herself.Anne did not want to join the gathering and desperately wanted to go home for a shower, but before she could say anything, Xander said, "Anne, I've sent you the address. Half of them are going with you, and half will follow me."Excited, the others immediately pulled Anne onto her feet. "Let's go!"Anne complied with resignation.A gathering had to be lively, and s
Anthony's expression darkened. "Didn't you lie here so that someone would come to touch you?"She widened her eyes in disbelief as she wondered if the man before her was mentally ill. "I was just taking a break."She could tell that Anthony had had quite a few to drink as well, but then again, it was only natural for one to drink when they were at a bar."Who's Charlie?" He questioned darkly, "Another guy?"Her heart almost stopped when she heard Anthony mentioning Charlie's name, terrified that she might have let it slip in her sleep."Um..."Anne was about to explain when Xander walked over to them and said, "You are here, too, Mr. Marwood? What a coincidence. Our department is having a gathering here as well."Anthony shot him a cold look before looking away from Anne and walking into the gentlemen's room.Xander tensed at the chilling glare he received and realized he had approached them at the wrong time.Anne frowned and pouted at the fact that despite not seeing Anthony
He returned to his room and tossed her onto the couch before staring down at her while she slept.Her face was flushed under the effect of the alcohol, which made her look both innocent and seductive at the same time.Her collar had loosened from moving around along the way, and he could see the flushed skin under.Anne was going to sleep, but he commanded coldly, "You reek of liquor. Go take a shower."Unfortunately for him, even a knife against her neck would not stimulate a reaction from her.Anne simply twitched and trembled, so he tried to pull her up, and she buried her deeper into the blanket.He grabbed her by the jaw and repeated, "I'll say this again. Go take a shower.""No... Go away. I want to sleep..." She shoved his hand away and tried to go back to sleep.Anthony was a clean freak, so he would not allow her to sleep in her outside clothes even if it was not his bed, so he grabbed onto her wrist and dragged her all the way into the bathroom."Don't... Umph...!" H
"What?" She did not understand what he meant. "I didn't think that."The next instant, she froze at the sound of knocking on the door and wondered for a moment if it was one of her children."Go open the door," he commanded rudely.Anne hesitated because she had no clothes on her at all, and if she were to grab her clothes, she would have to walk around naked in front of Anthony."Is there a point in hiding?" he asked before snatching the blanket away."Ah!!" She screamed while fumbling to cover herself."Shut up!"She put on her clothes while blushing and cursed at him in her mind over and over again as she went to open the door.Whoever was outside the door remained quiet after knocking twice on the door as though they were never there to begin with.When she opened the door, she found a bodyguard standing outside with a bag of clothes.The bodyguard left as soon as he handed her the bag, and Anthony left as well without another word after changing into his new clothes.Sh
Anthony returned to the corridor with a dark expression and a little handprint on his trousers.He did not quite know why he had decided to come to the sixth floor to see the children.Was it because of what Anne said?His mood worsened at the thought.Anne dared not go up to the sixth floor until she saw Anthony's car leaving.She closed the apartment door behind her as soon as she went inside, and when she saw her children running toward her, she immediately moved away. "No, wait. My clothes will get dirty...""Mama, that...that guy came to look for us!" Charlie said."Is he with Mama?" Chloe asked."Was he with you last night, Mama?" Chris asked curiously.Anne felt as though her children had seen right through her. "No, he just happens to be in the area..."What else could she say?When the children returned to their games, she whispered to the nanny, "Did he say anything?""Nothing. He just acted like he had the wrong door and left. It was weird," the nanny said.Anne