As though everything Anne said was testing his patience.Sensing the shift in his mood, Anne could not help but feel that he was becoming increasingly difficult to deal with. She swallowed hard and asked gingerly, "Why aren't you sending the kids to school? They don't have other kids to play with here. It's good for them to be with other kids.""I will make arrangements," he said. "No child of mine is going to Pinnacle Academy. I will just build a school specifically for them.""..." Anne's jaw dropped and she gaped at him.'Seriously?' She thought to herself, 'It matches his personality, though. How rich can he be to build his own kids their own school?'The car arrived at the area Anne stayed and left after she got out of the car.Anthony saw Anne walking back to the building with a hand on her back and smirked.Anne felt as though she had aged over the night and climbing the stairs felt like the most difficult task she could imagine. She went up to the floor, before rememberi
The triplets looked at their gifts and glanced at Bianca.They knew that she was going to be their father's wife and that they had to be polite with her, but they simply did not like her.Knowing better than to let it show on their faces, the triplets said in unison, "Thank you, Aunty.""You're welcome," Bianca said with a smile. She realized that she might have overthought everything, the triplets were still toddlers and could easily sway when gifts were involved.Chloe held her doll up and said reluctantly, "I was wrong the last time. I shouldn't have drawn on the piano.""Like your Papa had said, he will just buy me another one. He buys me whatever I want and there's no other woman who can get that kind of treatment," Bianca gloated."Papa must really like you, then," Chloe said.Bianca smiled gently. "Yeah. I'm really happy.""It's no wonder Papa didn't let Mama stay here with us this morning, then," Chris said.The smile on Bianca's face froze in an instant as she questio
"And that requires you to talk to Anthony in his room?" Bianca questioned darkly.Anne had not imagined Bianca to know that she had been in Anthony's room as Anthony surely would not tell Bianca about it.She suspected if it was Hayden for a moment, but immediately denied it as Hayden was smart enough to know what he should talk about, or he would not be the head butler of the Royal Mansion."Anne, I won't get mad now. Once everything is set and done, you will learn what it means to cross me!""What are you going to do?" Anne scowled and glared at her.Bianca sneered in contempt, and left without answering her question.'When all is set and done, huh?' Anne thought as she stared at the car disappearing into the distance. She knew what it meant to cross Bianca, as Bianca was capable of the most vicious act, but Anne had no choice if she wanted to see her children.She took a deep breath to suppress the fear she felt within. As a mother, she had to protect her children and if Bian
Xander welcomed her with open arms. "A plane crash is counted as a work injury, so we managed to put it under your hospitalization leaves. I'm glad to see you back.""..." She looked at him dazedly.It was off enough for her to be paid for her time away, but it was ridiculous that they described her injury as a work injury.Naturally, she did not object as there was no reason for her to do so. Anthony was the one who caused everything, so she would simply consider it a compensation from him.Sarah was not pleased when she heard that Anne had gone back to work, and lectured Anne for over an hour when she went over to Sarah's house for dinner."I was going to stay the night here, but I might have to go home if you keep that up," Anne said.Sarah bit her tongue and said, "Alright, alright. I won't say any more. I wonder who you got that temper from."Anne stared at her pointedly."Not me. I'm not stubborn like you. Your Dad isn't like that either.""Then I guess I was just an orp
Anne was so startled by the question that she dropped the pillow in her hand. "What did you say?"Sarah held Anne's shoulders down lest she would fall off the couch in shock at her next sentence. "Just think about it… If Anthony marries you, you can stay with the children forever, forming a complete family. Don't you agree?"Anne did not know how Sarah came up with such an unrealistic idea. It was simply ridiculous! Marrying someone as terrifying as Anthony was just like jumping into a living hell! "Anthony will never do that.""So, it all depends on you!" Sarah taught her, then asked, "When was the last time Anthony touched you?"Anne instantly appeared uncomfortable. "You have to tell me everything now. Otherwise, how can we solve the problem? Just by relying on you sulking all day? You can only do so much alone anyway!" Sarah was anxious for her. "Well, it was just that day…""When exactly was it?""...When I looked for the children two days ago…" It was hard for Anne
Anne remained quiet.Sarah was right, and Anne knew well how her life was—aggrieved, exhausted, and tortured.Did she really want her children to be like her in the future?Thankfully, Cheyenne treated her very well, just like her own daughter. Yet, what about Bianca? Even though she was the children's aunt by blood, she acted just like an enemy. When Anne went to bed at night, she tossed and turned, finding it hard to fall asleep. She asked herself, did she really want her children to call Bianca their Mama?A voice in her head told her, "No! Don't! Absolutely not! That's my child!"As Anne did not sleep well the night before, she appeared to be in a low mood the next day at work, and her colleagues showed concern."Anne, what's wrong? What did you do last night?""You looked like you've done something tiring.""Duh. She's obviously tired!""How's that possible? What made her so exhausted? That's impossible!""You're not married, so you know nothing! I have nieces and
Bianca was a little nervous, so she smiled to hide it. "I know you're very busy, so the wedding can be postponed for the time being. How about...getting the marriage certificate first? This way, it's perfectly justifiable for me to look after the triplets."Anthony squinted and asked, "Get the marriage certificate first?""Yes, I've checked the dates, and this coming Friday seems like a good day. Why don't we..." Bianca said tentatively but found that Anthony did not respond, as if he was in a trance. "Anthony?""I'm listening." Anthony looked normal. "I'm not forcing you to get the certificate, but people are wagging their tongues around me, and I can't help but have the wrong impression that..." Bianca was embarrassed."Wrong impression about what?""That…you like Anne."Anthony widened his eyes slightly, but his face quickly turned cold. "You're thinking too much." "You're right. I don't think that's possible. You might like someone else, but not Anne. After all, she's S
Anne was dumbfounded.They were about to get their marriage certificate, and it would be in a couple of days… Suddenly, what Bianca said to her the other day came to mind—Let the dust settle.Was she talking about this?"Once Anthony gets married and has his own kids with Bianca, he'll pay less attention to you," Tommy said, "I've said before that Anthony has someone he likes, and if he gets married, the bride will only be Bianca. As for why he pesters you, it's probably impulses. You know men—sometimes it's hard for them to control their lower body."Even though Anne knew it was true, she still felt uncomfortable when she heard Tommy saying that."You're the same too, right?" Anne mocked."Are you jealous?" Tommy smirked. Anne almost rolled her eyes at him. She did not want to talk to him anymore, so she turned around, wanting to leave.However, Tommy stopped her and asked, "Let's have dinner tonight?""No thanks.""Is this how you repay me for bringing you such good news