Chapter 138 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

It was already afternoon when Anthony arrived to visit me. Joseph came with him as well. After finding out what exactly happened, his brows knitted and he asked the bodyguard, “Why was there a snake in the villa?”

The bodyguard’s expression was solemn as he answered, “We do a sweep of the yard every day to check for snakes and other dangerous pests. We also make sure to renew the pest repellants. There shouldn’t have been snakes anywhere near the villa.”

Anthony glanced at Joseph and commanded, “Get to the bottom of this!”

Joseph nodded in understanding.

Everyone left the room, leaving Anthony and me alone. I gazed at him and stated, “Anthony, I want to head back to J City!”

I really did not feel comfortable staying here in K City. What happened earlier today only made me even more unsettled.

He took my hand in his and comforted me, “Okay. We’ll go back next week. I still have some matters to attend to at the company. Once everything is settled, we can return home.”

Anthony was kept busy with company matters and so was unable to spend much time with me. I was bored out of my mind as I stayed at the hospital alone. By that point, I was close to eight months pregnant. I would be giving birth soon.

After three days of observation, I was discharged from the hospital. Since I could not find my phone, I borrowed Molly’s to call Anthony. My original plan was for him to come and pick me up. Unfortunately, nobody picked up even after the phone rang for a very long time.

The second time I called him, he had turned off his phone.

Left with no choice, I had Molly help me settle the discharge procedures.

“Mrs. Featherstone, even though the doctor has agreed to let you leave, he wants me to remind you to be careful! You need to rest more!”

Molly chattered away as she packed my things. “Look at how much your belly has grown! The baby is due soon. If it weren’t for you not wanting to stay in the hospital any longer, I would’ve recommended you to stay here. After all, it’s much safer!”

I was silent while I listened to her nagging half-heartedly. My mind was occupied with thoughts about Anthony. I wondered why he was not picking up his phone and worried whether something had happened at Featherstone Corporation. It would seem like things were not going as smoothly for the company as expected. After all, it wasn’t an easy feat to establish a foothold here in K City.

He’s been leaving early and coming back late these days. It’s too bad that there’s nothing I can do to help him in my current condition.

Molly sent the bodyguard ahead with my things as she stayed behind to support me. “Remember to eat your medicine when you get back home!”

I nodded to show that I heard her. While we were waiting for the elevator, her phone rang. She answered it, giving me a much-needed reprieve from her chatter.

The elevator doors opened to reveal it crammed full of people. I was about to enter when Molly stopped me while in the midst of talking on the phone. “Mrs. Featherstone, let’s wait for the next elevator. It’s not safe to squeeze in with so many people.”

I took a second look at the elevator and had to agree with her. Thus, we waited for the next round.

Molly ended her call right as the elevator came again. Holding my arm to steady me, she reported, “Mr. Featherstone says that you shouldn’t be in such a hurry to leave the hospital. He thinks that it’s safer if you stay a few more days for further observation.”

I shook my head to dismiss her words. “That was him just now?”

She nodded. “He tried calling your phone but nobody answered. I guess you must have left it at home.”

I hummed in acknowledgment but did not say anything more as we entered the elevator.

The lobby was bustling with countless people. Worried that someone would bump into me, Molly stepped closer and lamented, “The hospitals here are nothing like the hospitals in J City. There are just too many people! If we aren’t careful, someone might bowl us over!”

I eyed the frazzled-looking nurses manning the various stations before I nodded in agreement. All the private hospitals in K City had a lot of people coming every day, let alone the government hospitals.

“Hey, isn’t that Ms. Moore? Why is she here?” Molly was looking in the direction of the Lab Department.

Following her gaze, I spotted Rylee currently having her blood drawn. I stiffened in surprise. What’s wrong with her? Why would she need to get her blood drawn?

“Mrs. Featherstone, I’m going to head over and say hello to Ms. Moore.” With that said, Molly guided me over to sit down in a nearby chair before walking toward Rylee.

At first, it did not register in my brain that the Ms. Moore Molly was talking about was Rylee. Then, I recalled that the latter had changed her name after being accepted by the Moore family.

But how does Molly know her? Not to mention they seem quite familiar with each other too.

The two of them were all smiles as they chatted with each other. Once Rylee was done getting her blood drawn, she pressed a cotton ball to the needle site. Her gaze then flickered over to me.

She said something to Molly before they headed toward me.

“Sienna, long time no see!” A smug smile played across her lips.

I had no idea why she was suddenly feeling so superior. Barely dipping my head in a nod, I focused my attention on Molly. “It’s getting late so we should be going.”

Molly seemed completely oblivious to my impatient tone. She smiled broadly and exclaimed, “You know Mrs. Featherstone, Ms. Moore? What a coincidence!”

“Rylee Lorraine, please head to Counter 4 for your ultrasound results,” the speakers crackled with an announcement from the Ultrasound Department.

Rylee glanced at Molly with a smile. “Molly, could you help me get my results? I haven’t seen Sienna in a very long time and I was hoping we could talk!”

Molly beamed at us and replied, “Sure, no problem!” With that, she trotted away to get Rylee’s ultrasound results.

Since I had nothing much to say to her, I merely gave her a cold look before ignoring her entirely.

She did not seem to care about my aloof attitude. Moving over to sit down beside me, her gaze landed on my distended abdomen. Her smile widened. “Judging from the size of you, you’re due to give birth soon, right? I guess that means Anth won’t be bringing you with him to my birthday party.”

Birthday party?

“Just tell me what is it you want!” I snapped in a frosty tone.

There was no love lost between the two of us. Whatever she wanted to say must definitely have something to do with Anthony.

My response caused her to frown. However, she did not get angry. Instead, she grinned and drawled, “What’s the hurry? Technically, we could be considered old friends. It’s not very nice of you to be so repulsed by me. Who knows, our children might end up having to call each other siblings in the future!”

“What do you mean by that, Rylee? What siblings?”

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