As expected, when Anthony and I left the office, there were a lot of people in the stairway glancing at him and muttering softly under their breaths.
“Isn’t he the president of Featherstone Corporation? I’ve seen him on the headlines a few months ago. It was when he announced that the headquarters of Featherstone Corporation would be moving to K City for future development.”
“Yeah, I saw it too. He’s much hotter in person than on television!”
“He’s such a mysterious and charming man. But why is he with Ms. Stanhope?”
“I heard that he’s here to pick her up!”
“Wasn’t Anthony engaged with Rylee two months ago? Why is he together with Ms. Stanhope now?”
“Who knows? We can never know what kind of lifestyles the wealthy have. Furthermore, only the Moore family is still harping on Anthony’s engagement with Ms. Lorraine. He has never responded to it at all. I think that the woman from the Moore family likes Mr. Featherstone, but he doesn’t reciprocate her feelings.”
As we exited the White Corporation, Anthony and I overheard a lot of gossips.
It was finally silent again when we got into the car.
Anthony started the engine. Then, he glanced at me and instructed, “Buckle your seatbelt!”
As he drove, I took out my phone and sent a message to Marcus, asking him when the flight tomorrow was.
“Do the employees in the office bully you?” I was stunned by Anthony’s sudden question.
I shook my head. “No. What’s wrong?”
He pursed his lips and continued, “Do you often hear such gossips?”
“Yeah,” I replied softly. Marcus had replied to my message and sent me the timing of the flight. He also reminded me to bring all the items necessary.
When I placed my phone down, I caught him staring at me with a frown. I had no choice but to explain, “Marcus appointed me as the Project Director of White Corporation right off the bat. It’s not an extremely high-ranking position, but I have only worked in Featherstone Corporation for a few years and even got fired. It’s expected that people in the company would gossip about me.”
When I first joined the company, I could often hear people saying that I was Marcus’s mistress.
To be honest, it was true that I joined the company through Marcus. All I needed to do now was to fulfill my duties well and do a good job. Otherwise, others would deem me as someone who was only hired through connections.
Without another word from Anthony, he directly drove back to the villa. Although he made no further comments, a grim look crept into his eyes.
Instead, he mentioned Sally. “Did Aunt Sally talk to you about other things?”
I shook my head. “She only talked to me about Rylee. She probably doesn’t want a child of the Featherstones to be left abandoned.”
He scoffed coldly, “Do you believe that the child is mine?”
“Is the child not?” I raised my eyebrows and questioned back.
He paused for a while before staring at me seriously. “Will you believe me if I say no?”
I nodded. “There’s no reason for me to doubt you.”
Stunned momentarily, he laughed and said in relief, “The child’s not mine, and I will never marry her. As for the engagement, I was never part of the discussion right from the start. The reason why I didn’t deny it publicly and embarrass Rylee is solely because of Parker.”
I smiled. Pursing my lips, I peered out of the car window and remained silent.
When he saw me smiling without saying anything, he thought that I still did not believe him. He insisted, “Sienna, I have never touched her at all.”
Noticing his serious expression, I nodded and reassured him, “I know. You don’t have to keep explaining.”
The car screeched to a stop at the villa. He grabbed my arm solemnly and asked, “Did you join the White Corporation and take over the AI project because you wanted to oppose the Moore family using the White family?”
I nodded, not wanting to deny it. “What’s wrong with that?”
He pursed his lips in frustration. “Why in the world would you rather seek help from Marcus over me?”
Glancing at him, I took a deep breath and asked, “Is the child mine alone?”
Stunned, he fell into a brief silence. He gazed at me and said, “With regards to the child, I’ll make Cameron pay the price. Don’t you dare take any risks.”
Knowing that he would say that, I nodded. “Okay, I understand.”
Although I did not know what he planned to do, it had nothing to do with me. After all, I did not plan to rely on someone else to avenge me for all of my past sufferings. Except for myself, everyone else merely served as support.
As I had to go to J City tomorrow, I went to bed early that night. Yet, as expected, I was still plagued by insomnia.
When Anthony noticed that I could not fall asleep, he embraced me with his arms. “Why don’t we do it for the night?”
I was speechless.
There’s a huge difference between “do it for the night” and “do it once.”
“Anthony, I need to go to J City tomorrow. I don’t have the energy for that!” I chided before turning around. With my back facing him, I closed my eyes and prepared to sleep.
He hugged me from behind. Although he did not do anything, I…
After a while, I frowned and said, “Anthony, I can’t sleep like this.”
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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