Chapter 124 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

Glaring at him in the eyes, I raised my voice and demanded, “Anthony, let go of me!”

He cast a stern gaze in return and insisted, “I want you to get inside at once!”

Since he showed no intention of setting me free, I leaned over and bit onto his arms while glaring at him to express my determination.

In spite of the racking sensation that I had brought upon him, he didn’t even budge as though it wasn’t a big deal at all.

As I was afraid that something bad would happen to John soon, I moved away from Anthony and enunciated my warning, “If you refuse to move away from him, it’s time for you to forget about our child!”

I tried to smash my tummy with my hand once I warned him, but he managed to get ahead of me as he stopped me in the nick of time. He lugged me over and replied in a callous tone, “Sienna, I can’t believe that you’re going to resort to such an extreme measure for his sake!”

The wrathful man couldn’t suppress his emotions any longer—he grasped my hands without holding back his strength.

“Anthony, please allow me to send him to the hospital!” At that point in time, there wasn’t anything that I could do about it anymore. I had to resort to something else and beg him to be merciful since he showed no signs of giving in to my threats.

As soon as he felt my tears on his hand, he loosened his grip. I tried to beg him to show us some mercy once more. “I’ll return once he’s in the hospital! I won’t go anywhere without your consent! I’ll allow you to do anything that you want with me! Please!”

The wrathful man chuckled. “Ha! Are you begging me because of some unworthy jerk? Sienna, you never fail to surprise me!”

“Letty, you don’t have to beg him! I’m fine!” John struggled as he tried to bring himself up from the ground.

He staggered and fell to the ground. Judging from the wincing expression on his face, I was pretty sure that he must have been gravely injured.

I couldn’t stand to leave him alone anymore. When Anthony had his guard down, I shrugged him off and rushed over to John’s side. After I helped him up, I sniffled and offered, “I’ll rush you to the hospital at once.”

I lowered my gaze because I couldn’t bring myself to look at Anthony anymore. It was no easy task, yet I managed to bring John back to his car.

Mrs. Eriksen heaved a long sigh, telling me, “I’ll be waiting for you, okay?”

I nodded as I rushed over to the driver’s seat, departing as soon as I got the car started.

After John was rushed to the hospital, I took a seat on the bench in the corridor. I couldn’t be sure if I felt awful due to the chilling breeze or the feud that had occurred.

Things weren’t supposed to turn out as such, yet it seemed to have gotten to the point of no return.

I spent an hour outside of the operating theater, waiting for John. At long last, the nurse brought him out as they made their way to his ward.

Meanwhile, the doctor instructed me to deal with the paperwork to get him hospitalized. Hence, I stopped the doctor because no one told me how John’s conditions were. “Doctor, how is the patient? Is there going to be any long-term sequelae?”

The doctor smiled and assured me, “It’s not a big deal, but it’s going to take some time for his wounds to recover. With that being said, I was made aware that the patient’s leg had gone through surgical operations. I need to send the patient for a simple X-Ray examination to figure out his true condition.”

I nodded vigorously and expressed my gratitude before I headed over to the ward.

Since anesthesia had been administered, John lay on the bed as he was rendered incapable of movement. He seemed to be in a great mood as his lips curved upwards once I showed up in the ward. “Please have a seat and keep me company!”

I paid no heed to his request and told him, “You should get someone else to drop by and take care of you. It’s getting late. I need to return home soon.”

Since the sky had already gotten pitch-black, I really had to return to Anthony soon. To be frank, I wasn’t sure what would occur once I reached home.

John’s expression darkened almost instantly. He replied petulantly, “Do you think that I have anyone else to rely on apart from you? Since you have something else to tend to, feel free to leave!”

I was at a loss for words due to his response. He behaved as though he would give up on himself again. Frowning, I offered, “I’ll get you a caretaker to keep an eye on you.”

“Sienna! Are you holding a grudge against me? Do you want me dead? Are you going to leave me alone as well?”

“No!” Truthfully, he had never brought upon my misery, yet I couldn’t move on from the things he had done.

The sulky man added, “You do realize that you’re the only one I can rely on, don’t you? Over the past five years, I resisted the urge to approach you because I didn’t want to get in your way and ruin your blissful life. Initially, I thought that I would make it through the darkest moments of my life on my own, but I was wrong—I didn’t expect to encounter you in A City.”

He lowered his gaze and stared at his wounded hand, acting all gloomy. “Ever since we’d last met, I’ve come to realize that I no longer wish to be separated from you any further! Can we return to the good old days? Let’s keep one another company for the rest of our lives! What do you think?”

I couldn’t bring myself to answer him because I knew that he had a ruined childhood—he had been spending his entire life searching for a place to call home.

“John, I have gotten married to someone else and I’ve started my own family. I don’t mind having you in my life, but you should know your place and refrain from going overboard.”

“What’s so great about Anthony? He’s a cruel and violent man! He doesn’t even love you! Why do you want to spend the rest of your life with such a man?”

We needed to stop. Otherwise, he would go berserk again. “You should take good care of yourself for the time being. I’ll go get you a caretaker to keep an eye on you.”

Before he could stop me again, I rushed out of the ward and headed over to the nurse station, asking them to take care of him.

I had no choice but to hail a cab back because I had used John’s car in order to rush him to the hospital. After I reached the villa, I stood in front of the entrance for some time.

To be frank, I was anxious and couldn’t be sure if I could face Anthony.

Nevertheless, it was only a matter of time before I would have to face him in person.

After I brought myself in, I noticed that there was barely any source of illumination in the living room; nonetheless, someone was in the kitchen—it must have been Mrs. Eriksen because she had always enjoyed baking and cooking during her free time.

Perhaps she was in the middle of trying out several new recipes that she had come across on the internet. After I got changed into a pair of indoor sandals, I walked into the living room as I soon noticed that no one was around.

I heaved a sigh of relief as I made my way toward the kitchen. Mrs. Eriksen turned around wide-eyed because she was taken aback by my presence. “Oh, God! Letty! Can you make some noise the next time you approach me? You’ve just given me the shock of my life!”

She patted her chest to comfort herself as she queried, “Did you just arrive? Are you hungry? Come over and check out the things that I’ve prepared for you!” Immediately after she returned to her usual sprightly self, she headed over and showed me the things she had prepared.

I caught a whiff of a pleasant scent and heard my stomach growling. “Mrs. Eriksen, what is it? It smells great!”

She smiled as she started to tell me about her latest recipe. “It’s a potato casserole! I have added some homegrown rosemary as the key condiment! I believe that it gives the entire dish an aromatic fragrance. It’s almost ready. You should head over to the dining hall and wait for me.”

Mrs. Eriksen didn’t want me to be anywhere near the kitchen because she claimed that it would be hard for pregnant women to get used to the stench in the kitchen.

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