Anne got up and asked, "Mr. Clayton, are you getting off work?""Why are you still here?"Anne pursed her lips. "...Mr. Clayton, can I ask for a favor?""What is it about?""Where is Anthony now? I…I want to find him," Anne said. Anne could no longer locate Anthony as her previous phone was gone, and blindly running around to find him was definitely not a good idea. Moreover, she called the Royal Mansion, and Anthony was not there. Was he with Bianca? They were getting their marriage certificate tomorrow. Was there still a need to cling to each other? Maybe… After all, they had a good relationship…"Don't you know?" Xander asked."I-I didn't call him," Anne said, "and he's not at the Royal Mansion."Xander stayed quiet, thinking about it. Anne begged, "Mr. Clayton, just help me this time, okay? I-I definitely need to see him tonight!"Xander looked at her pitiful look, smiled, and took out his phone. "I'll give it a try." Then, he called Oliver and asked, "Where's Mr.
Anthony appeared tense. Then, he removed the hands around his waist and turned to look at Anne. Anne had tears in her eyes, looking so pitiful and a little nervous."Aren't you afraid of me? But you also like me?""I like you more than I'm afraid of you, and I don't feel that way about others at all..." Anne met those sharp obsidian eyes that were sharp enough to penetrate her soul. "Master, my love for you has always been hidden in my heart, so what you only see is my fear of you..."After Anne finished speaking, she stepped forward, put both hands on Anthony's broad shoulders, tip-toed, and lightly kissed Anthony's thin lips.Gentle yet moving, making Anthony's heart tighten up. Then, he grabbed Anne's slender waist tightly and deepened the kiss. Anthony was getting really excited. He picked up Anne by the waist and threw her to the big bed in the room. The burly figure jumped directly at Anne, grabbing her chin and staring at her with black eyes."Liking me is more d
Dorothy went outside to check, then walked into the living room and asked, "Bianca, why hasn't Anthony come yet? He won't forget about such an important thing, will he? Anthony is not the kind of person who does things erratically! Why don't you call him?"Bianca looked at the time and found that it was five minutes to eight, so she said, "Let's just wait a little more. Anthony is really punctual, so he'll be here on the dot."However, he still did not appear even though it was already a minute past eight. Bianca glanced at her watch from time to time and waited until 8.10 a.m. If Anthony still did not come, they would miss their preferred time and the implied message of the chosen time. Hence, she took out her phone and called Anthony, but it went unanswered.Dorothy and Nigel were both staring at Bianca as she made the call. As Anthony could not be reached, she felt a little embarrassed. Then, she called again, but no one answered."He's probably busy," Bianca said. "You're
Bianca felt that her dignity was being trampled on. It was the first time the proud Bianca felt so embarrassed, as if someone had thrown a bucket of sewage water at her face. She appeared perfect and was stared at by the passing men and women. However, only she knew how humiliated she was deep down. Suddenly, Bianca's phone rang. She anxiously checked the caller ID, only to find that it was not Anthony but Dorothy. Bianca instantly felt aggrieved and answered weakly, "Mom...""You haven't taken…the marriage certificate yet?" Dorothy asked as she could hear something was off from Bianca's tone. "Anthony isn't answering his phone, and he's not here yet. I don't know where he is," Bianca said, "I called Anne, but it also went unanswered. Anne must've known that I was going to get a marriage certificate with Anthony today, so she came up with some plans to stop Anthony. Otherwise, he would never treat me like this! ""It's Anne again!" Dorothy was furious. Then, she comforted Bian
Sarah was exhausted, so she did not chase after Dorothy to beat her up. Instead, she sat on the sofa, panting heavily as she tidied her messy hair."I'm sure I lost a lot of hair from that…I wonder if there's any bald spot…" Sarah looked at the end of her hair pitifully and touched her scalp. Then, she quickly remembered the reason Dorothy came to cause a scene. Anthony must have stood Bianca up. Otherwise, Dorothy would not have had such a huge reaction and come to make a fuss.So, this was Anne's doing?Did she really listen to her advice? When Sarah thought of this, she became extremely proud. Later, she went to her room to look for her phone and called Anne, but it also went unanswered. Then, she immediately hung up the phone. If the two of them were really together, it would not be a good time to call Anne.Sarah was secretly overjoyed, pleased that her precious daughter really had a trick up her sleeve, and even managed to ruin the day when Anthony and Bianca were supp
Anthony did not say anything and left the room. Then, he took out a bottle of water from the refrigerator and drank it. After that, he sat on the sofa, taking out his phone from his suit pocket. When Anthony saw Bianca's calls and text messages, he remembered that he was supposed to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau this morning. Yet, it was almost 4 p.m. now, long past the agreed time. Anthony rubbed his temples, annoyed that he had forgotten such an important thing...Bianca was still waiting inside the Civil Affairs Bureau, which would close in an hour."Bianca, let's go back. Anthony hasn't said anything yet until now. He won't come, right?" Dorothy had been by Bianca's side, feeling angry and vengeful. Moreover, her face still had Sarah's fingerprints from their fight. "He'll come. He's surely late because he has something urgent in hand to handle," Bianca was kidding herself."No matter what, he should've said something, as this is such an important thing. What's the point
Anthony sat on the sofa and stared at the person lying in bed.Sure enough, the slender woman could not handle her torment.After a while, Anthony got up and sat on the edge of the bed, hovering over and covering Anne's little face as if there were a layer of gray film. Next, he touched her little face with the back of his hand, which was tender and slightly hot.Anne, who was sleeping, felt comfortable and rubbed her face against Anthony's hand lightly. Not only did she not resent his slightly rough skin, but she reached out and grabbed his hand, resting her face on it as if she was afraid that he would run away.Bianca just waited there until it was dark and the lights were on, yet Anthony was nowhere to be seen. She had no choice but to call Anthony again, "Anthony, when are you coming? The people from the Civil Affairs Bureau are going to get off work. If you can't be on time, can you speak to the head of the Civil Affairs Bureau first?"While on the phone, Anthony stared at
Nigel frowned. From the beginning, he already thought they should not have gotten the marriage certificate, and sure enough, something went wrong. Nonetheless, Nigel could not tell the upset Bianca that, as it would only make matters worse. "Dad, help me." Bianca got up and approached Nigel, pulling his hand as she added, "Dad, talk to Anne. Ask her to give Anthony back to me. She doesn't even like him, so why is she still pestering him? I can't live without Anthony… Please ask her to forgive what I've done in the past. She can do anything, but just stop taking Anthony away from me… Okay? Dad, tell her. She'll surely listen to you…"Bianca burst into tears.Nigel was distressed and sighed. "I'll find out the situation and give you an answer."Bianca nodded, looking sad and heartbroken.As a father, Nigel could not stand seeing his daughter so miserable, so he could only get involved. Anne's fever recurred in the middle of the night, so Kathryn was called over again. It was o