Chapter 136 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

When I got into the car, Anthony didn’t speak but leaned over and tried to help me fasten my seatbelt. I brushed him off and fastened it on my own. After that, I looked out the window in a daze.

He paused, not speaking, and started the car.

The journey home took no longer than thirty minutes. I got out of the car after he parked and noticed that the villa was brightly lit. Quite a few people were standing in the courtyard as well.

Among the small crowd that gathered, I spotted the doctor, the housekeeping staff, and a few bodyguards whose faces were unfamiliar to me. I paused briefly to glance at them again and went straight to my bedroom without a word.

Anthony didn’t enter the bedroom till half an hour later. By then, I was ready to go to bed.

I lay there in a daze when I heard some movement in the room. I opened my eyes and saw that Anthony was there, removing his blazer.

“Can I sleep alone tonight?” I was on my side of my bed, but I chose not to hide the weariness in my voice.

He continued to remove his clothes without a word and threw them all aside in a pile. “Why?” he asked icily. Even his gaze was cold.

“I just want to sleep alone.” I looked at him again, waiting for him to make a decision.

He pursed his lips and said nothing for a while. “You’d better give me a satisfactory explanation!”

I looked at the patterns on the sheets. “We should start getting used to our impending separation,” I said irritably.

Suddenly, Anthony sneered at me. “It’s only been a while, and you’ve already found your next target? Have you taken a liking to Marcus?”

“What bullsh*t are you going on about this time, Anthony?” My anger flared, and I could not help but raise my voice at him.

He snickered. “Isn’t it so?”

I suppressed the turmoil in my heart for a moment, but I was not sure of how to respond. All I felt was panic, anger, and frustration coursing through my veins. After a brief pause, I looked at Anthony and asked, “Do you hate me?”

Maybe I calmed down too quickly, or maybe the question I asked was too naive. Anthony frowned. “Why would I hate you?”

I moved forward and leaned against the bedframe. “All that I am right now should’ve belonged to Rylee. I’ve appeared out of thin air and caused a disruption in both your lives and caused you both to break up. The fault is mine alone.”

I did not look at his grim expression as I continued, “I know. If it weren’t for this baby, we would have divorced by now. After all, there’s no love between us!”

Raising my eyes to lock with his, I felt a strange sort of calm sweep over me. “I won’t cling on to you. Once the baby is born, I’ll leave voluntarily. I’ve already signed the divorce papers.”

He let out an incredulous laugh, furious beyond measure. “So this is the reason you ran off without your phone or wallet today?” Anger twisted his features into a scowl. “Sienna, do you seriously think everything I do has to revolve around you? That my responsibility to this marriage is to constantly be by your side every second of the day? What happened with Rylee is in the past. I already told you I never liked her, let alone loved her. Everything I did back then – looking out for her and taking care of her – was all because of Parker’s dying wish. Do you understand?”

When I kept quiet, he added in an exasperated tone, “You’re already seven months pregnant. How could you just leave without bringing anything with you? This is a city that you’ve only been in for less than two days! Have you ever thought about me or the baby? What if something happened? Would you be able to live with yourself then?”

A bubble of laughter escaped me. “You never loved her?” I stared right into his eyes, snapping, “If you never loved her, why would you sleep with her? Why would you get her pregnant? You risked your life time and again for her! Anthony Featherstone, if that isn’t called love, then love doesn’t exist in this world anymore.”

Since he was vehemently against us sleeping apart, all thoughts about sleeping left my mind. I got up and was about to leave the room.

He was quick to stop me. “Where are you going?”

“None of your business!” I shoved him aside and stormed out of the room, fury brewing inside me.

I heard him following me so I increased my pace. When I made my way down the stairs, he growled, “Slow down!”

Upon reaching the first floor, I spotted Molly and several bodyguards blocking the front door. Anthony sped over and grabbed my hand. “This is K City. Where are you going?”

“To die!” I hissed back at him. I was so mad I could not even think straight.

He chuckled, both annoyed and frustrated. “Sienna, you’re really the embodiment of all the flaws a woman could possibly have. Stop your nonsense and go back to the room. You need to rest!”

As if I’m in any mood to sleep right now!

Shoving him aside, I yelled, “What flaws are you talking about? Being unreasonable? Being resentful and petty? Unable to tell right from wrong?”

When he remained silent, I declared, “Well, that’s who I am! Since you love Rylee so much, you’re more than welcome to go find her! There’s no need for you to stay here and point out my flaws!”

I pushed the bodyguards out of my way and rushed out of the villa. Obviously, there was no way a pregnant woman like me would be able to take on those men. They only allowed me to go because they did not want to hurt me.

However, Anthony was right. This was K City, not my hometown. There was no place for me to go.

Thus, I took a walk around the yard. All the while, Anthony stood by the door with his arms crossed before his chest. His gaze was indifferent as he tracked me. It was almost like he was waiting for me to go to him.

With how enraged I was right then, just the sight of him had me wanting to beat him senseless. Despite that, I could not exactly go up to him and start hitting him.

After a moment of deliberation, an idea occurred to me. I glanced at him and called out, “Anthony, come over here!”

He raised an eyebrow, the anger in him dissipating slightly. A smile curved his lips as he made his way over to me.

Once he was standing in front of me, I tilted my head back to look him in the eyes. I announced boldly, “I have no idea why I’m so mad, but the truth is I’m infuriated. Since I can’t vent my anger on innocent parties, the only choice I have left is you.”

With that said, I shoved him into the pond that was right behind him.

Caught off guard, Anthony was struck speechless as he tumbled into the pond. Thankfully, it was not very deep. He climbed to his feet easily enough.

Sweeping a damp lock of hair away from his eyes, he had an exasperated expression on his face.

I did not wait for him to respond as I turned around and left. Doing that made me feel a lot better and I happily returned to the bedroom.

I curled up in bed, ready to fall into dreamland.

Anthony trudged in behind me and headed for the bathroom to take a shower. A few minutes later, I heard him come out before the bed dipped down beside me, causing me to frown.

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