Anthony once taught me that we should never show our weaknesses before our enemies.
I let go of Anthony calmly before I sat on the couch. Crossing my legs, I flashed a disheartened look.
“Go. All of you go now.”
Rylee let out a snort before she turned around and left.
Anthony fell silent for a moment. He sighed exasperatedly and said, “I promise that we’ll never make the same mistakes. I’ll never let anyone hurt our family.”
After that, he turned around and went after Rylee.
Before they walked out of the door, I warned coldly, “Anthony Featherstone, if you step out of this door, I’ll jump down from the top of this building and die right in front of you.”
Before Anthony’s mind could react, he turned around and stared at me in a daze. He could not believe his ears.
Standing next to him, Rylee scoffed as her jaw dropped, “What?”
None of them heard wrongly.
Why? Am I not allowed to use this tactic? Thanks to Rylee, I finally have the chance to let her have a taste of her own medicine.
Anthony returned to his senses. He thought that I said that out of fury, so he reminded, “The children will be back soon.”
Rylee knew what he meant. Hence, she guessed that I was just putting on a show. She sarcastically suggested, “Why not just do it then?”
Her eyes were filled with provocation and disdain. It was as if she was telling me that she had already played those tricks on Anthony before, so it was impossible for him to be deceived by me.
I glanced at her calmly. The next moment, I grabbed the knife from the table and stabbed it into my chest.
“Letty!”
“Ah!”
Rylee and Anthony’s screams filled the entire room. In the blink of an eye, Anthony was kneeling in front of me. His huge palm gripped my hand, which was holding the knife.
Right at that moment, he noticed that I was actually not injured. He realized that I had inserted the knife under my armpit.
Anthony frowned, but he did not expose me.
Behind him, Rylee jumped in fear. “You’re insane! You’re insane!”
I opened my mouth and pretended to pant heavily. Looking at Rylee, I challenged, “Do you want to try?”
Obviously, Rylee did not care if I was alive or not. She refuted, “Fine! Just die if you want to! Why are you putting on a show here?”
“Rylee!” Anthony roared. His eyes were filled with a sense of dilemma as he said, “You’d better pray that Letty is safe. If anything happens to her, I’ll make you pay for it. You know how terrifying it is when I’m determined to take revenge on someone.”
“Why should I be scared?” Rylee was not frightened at all. She said impatiently, “Forget it. What a downer!”
After taking a couple of steps, she stopped in her tracks once more. “You better not die so soon. My revenge has just begun.”
With that, she stomped out the door.
After Anthony heard the sound of the car leaving, he slowly took out the knife from under my arms and threw it on the coffee table. He then let out a heavy sigh.
We exchanged looks with each other before smiling in unison.
“We have good chemistry together. Mr. Featherstone, do you want to join the showbiz?” I teased.
Anthony furrowed his brows exasperatedly and said, “You scared the wits out of me. Don’t ever joke like this again.”
As he frowned, he looked as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
I stretched out my hand to cup his face before I looked straight into his eyes. Then, I smoothed the fold between his brows with my thumb.
“I’ll never joke around again. So, stop frowning.”
Anthony smiled wryly and wrapped his arms around me. With a hoarse voice, he said, “Okay.”
However, I was not a tame one. I grabbed his collar and warned solemnly, “Next time, this wouldn’t be a joke anymore.”
Anthony’s eyes dimmed instantly. Staring at me, he pulled me closer toward him tightly.
“No,” he responded through gritted teeth. It actually sounded more like a threat.
However, his words acted like a stimulant. I became more confident that my existence could calm Anthony down.
If I kept myself rational, his safety would be guaranteed.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense until I felt a pain in my waist. Then, I giggled in Anthony’s arms.
Anthony probably was too agitated to warn me not to joke with my life, and I successfully pushed him and pinned him on the couch.
Since the children were not around, I pinched Anthony’s nose playfully, stopping him from breathing. “Tell me now. What’s Rylee holding against you?”
Anthony opened his mouth to inhale some air. As he exhaled some warm air, my palm started to itch. “Nothing.”
It seemed like he still had not fully understood the situation. Therefore, I covered his mouth as well. “If you don’t tell me the truth, I’ll suffocate you to death before I take my own life!”
Anthony furrowed his brows as he looked at me innocently while struggling to open his mouth.
I was so mad that I immediately pushed my arm against his chin.
Leaning against his body, I put all my strength on his throat. I widened my eyes while threatening him to tell me the truth.
Anthony’s face turned red due to the lack of oxygen, but he did not resist me. He smiled, trying to ease the tense atmosphere, but he was still tight-lipped.
It looks like he’s not going to give in.
I knew that I had to use another method now. Retrieving the hand that was pinning Anthony down, I put my hand on his neck and slowly slid through his shirt. While I caressed his muscles, I said, “Hubby, tell me the truth. I’ll let you do whatever you want tonight. Okay?”
Anthony’s breathing became heavier, but it only took five seconds for his rationality to take over.
He put his hand on my back and pushed himself to sit up on the couch. In the ambiguous posture, he tried to reason with me. “That’s another story. We’ll talk about it at night. You’ve seen the truth yourself.
Rylee can’t let the past go, so she wants to find someone to vent her anger on. It’s nothing. I’d rather take her anger than let her bully you.”
He paused for a moment before he pulled my arm and massaged my palm. “Stop doing these things. It’s not you.”
My face turned cold as I looked at him sarcastically. “People change. I didn’t dare to do those things before, but it seems like all these aren’t that difficult after all.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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