With that said, he tossed the bouquet of roses into the nearby garbage bin. Then, he looked at John with an innocent expression on his face. “Oops, my hand slipped. Sorry about that!”
Honestly, how much more childish can Anthony get!
“If you don’t like the man, you really should just reject him and be done with it. Come back earlier. I’ll be waiting for you and the baby in the villa!” Anthony’s face was neutral as he said that to me.
His gaze drifted over before landing on the gift box in John’s hand. He paused before exclaiming, “Mr. Stanhope, you even brought desserts! What perfect timing! I didn’t really eat much earlier. You don’t mind if I help myself, do you?”
Without even waiting for John’s approval, he simply took the box away from the other man. With that, he turned and headed into the villa.
He is absolutely shameless!
For a moment, I could think of no better words to describe Anthony.
Once he was gone, the atmosphere between me and John lightened a little. I broke the silence first, “You really like waiting by people’s houses, don’t you?”
Ever since the first time I met him, he had nearly always been waiting by my house. I was beginning to wonder if it was a hobby of his.
The only response he gave to my taunt was a raised eyebrow. Then, he grinned and said, “I just really wanted to see you, so I came.”
I pursed my lips. With how adept he was at technology, it did not take a genius to figure out how he managed to find me. I huffed and pressed, “Alright, out with it. What do you want from me?”
“Come back with me to R Province!”
Knitting my brows, I snapped, “John, are you really that bored?” I could not think of any reason for me to go with him. And even if I did want to, I wondered what was his plan on going back. After all, the Stanhope family already accepted him as one of their own, and there was no way he could leave just because he wanted to.
He’s making it sound so easy! As if he can just go away on a whim like that!
“Are you reluctant to leave Anthony?” He narrowed his eyes and leaned back against his car, his posture sexy and charming.
I barely managed to keep my laughter from escaping my lips. “He’s my husband, so it’s normal for me to be unwilling to leave, isn’t it? John, I’ve already told you this before. As long as you don’t affect my daily life, I can allow you to remain by my side. However, can you at least try to be a little more normal when you do appear?”
Every time he reappeared in my life, he would either get into a fight with Anthony or cause me to get into an argument with Anthony.
“Let’s make a bet then!” He dug through his pockets for a pack of cigarettes. Then, his eyes landed on my pregnant belly and he paused. Keeping the box again, he continued. “In less than a month, you’ll divorce Anthony. When that happens, you’re coming back to R Province with me.”
I was honestly surprised at his unfounded confidence. Exasperated, I berated him, “John, I really don’t understand why you keep pestering me. Let me say this one more time. I really, really hate it when you bother me like this. Your appearance disturbs my peaceful life and makes me very troubled.”
“If that’s the case, just leave Anthony and all these troubles will disappear!” he answered casually.
I was so mad I wanted to pull out my hair and scream in frustration. John was being utterly unreasonable and obstinate. Fighting to push back my annoyance, I growled, “Fine, whatever! I’m done. You can do whatever you like!”
With that, I stomped through the gates.
I followed the cobblestone path that led up to the front doors of the villa. Stepping inside, I immediately caught sight of the box John had brought me tossed to the floor forlornly. Some of the cakes inside already had a bite taken out of them. I assumed Anthony had been disgusted by their taste and flung them aside.
What an immature man!
I was about to leave when a metallic glint caught my eye. Something silvery was peeking out of the half-eaten cake. Surprised, I walked over to pick up the cake.
I pulled out the silver thing, revealing it to be a silver flying fish necklace.
“Is something that only costs a hundred or so worthy of you to dig through the trash?” Anthony’s icy voice reached my ears.
I completely ignored him and focused on using a tissue to wipe away the cream on the necklace. His guess was spot on. The necklace was indeed not very expensive.
Back when I was fourteen years old, I was at the age where appearances were starting to matter. This was a sentiment that most girls in my class shared. Though our grasp of what construed as beauty was still shaky, a lot of them still tried to imitate the older women in their lives. It became a trend to accessorize themselves with necklaces or bracelets.
In truth, these accessories could be rather cheap. Some were maybe over ten or so, while others were a little pricier. At the time, an accessory that cost ten was already considered quite expensive to me.
Despite how much I wanted to wear such pretty things as well, I refused to ask Grandma for money to buy them. In the end, I went behind her back to work for one of our cafeteria staff. I would help him move and carry stuff, and in return, he would pay me five each time. I continued working for him for a month before an accident happened and I injured my leg. Worried that Grandma would find out, I stopped helping out.
My one month of effort led to me saving up close to two hundred. I spent a hundred buying this flying fish necklace made of pure silver while I used the leftover money to buy a belt for John and a thimble for Grandma.
Since it was my first time wearing something so expensive, I lost the necklace within a few days.
That caused me to feel I was not suited for wearing such extravagant items. To this day, I still do not wear accessories because I subconsciously feel like I am not worthy enough to do so.
I never expected that this necklace would ever be found, especially not after so many years. To say that I was delighted would be an understatement. If John actually returned this necklace to me, I wonder…
At that thought, I looked at the scowling Anthony. “Where’s the outer box for the cakes?”
He frowned at my question, his displeasure evident. “In the garbage bin!”
I disregarded his unhappy expression and searched through all the garbage bins in the villa. Finally, I spotted the box in the kitchen garbage bin.
I crouched down to rummage through it when Anthony seized my wrist. “You really care so much for what he gives you?”
Prying his fingers from my wrist, I couldn’t be bothered to explain to him. All I said was, “It’s not what you think.”
I finally managed to dig out the outer box and opened it. As I thought, a well-kept belt was inside there. Since he had given me the belt and the necklace, it made sense that Grandma’s thimble would be here as well.
I continued to search the box but it was empty, I even went as far as to tip it upside down.
Straightening from my crouch, I went back to the cakes by the door. Fed up by that point, Anthony shoved me down on the couch. “Sienna, that’s enough!”
My brows furrowed in annoyance as I snapped impatiently, “Anthony, just go busy yourself with work or something. I’m not in the mood to argue with you right now!”
A terrible scowl twisted his features. When he spoke, it was in a glacial tone, “You’re not in the mood to argue with me? Hah! What are you in the mood for then? Admiring all the precious trash that John gave you?”
The force with which he held me down was immense due to his anger. I was in so much pain I could hardly breathe. “Anthony Featherstone, you’re hurting me!”
He did not release me, but his grip loosened slightly. “Oh, so you can feel pain.”
This man is just ridiculous! Infuriated at his actions, I shoved him away from me. “Anthony, these items might be trash in your eyes, but they’re incredibly precious to me!”
Not wanting to waste any more time on him, I continued my search for Grandma’s thimble.
As expected, John had hidden the thimble in the cakes. I carefully washed the three items clean.
Feeling a lot calmer now that I had found them, I noticed Anthony was fixing me with a cold stare from the living room. I knew he was furious at me, so I opened my mouth to explain, “These items-”
He did not even wait for me to finish before he placed his phone against his ear and ordered icily, “Joseph, buy all the gold, silver, and jade accessories you can find in K City. Also, bring all of this year’s newest jewelry designs to the villa.”
Joseph said something on the other end of the line.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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