Anthony grinned at me playfully. “It’s going to be worst if I don’t work overtime and ensure you and our children’s safety.”
“If you’re safe and sound, we’re going to be fine too.” I glared at him. “We have more than enough to spend for the rest of our lives. Therefore, you shouldn’t work as hard as you did before. Money can’t buy health, you know.”
With a small smile, he helped me to the bedroom. “Our health and safety are all exchanged by resources, and money is one of them. Buildings don’t collapse overnight, after all. We need to always be on guard to ensure our lives go on as usual.”
I understood what he was saying. His pressure had gotten greater as his business grew, as he had to be on the lookout for sabotages constantly.
However, I did not plan to discuss his business with him. After my nap, I was even eager for him to confess his secret.
After sitting me on the bed, he squatted down and toyed with my fingers. “Honey, what will you do if you suddenly found out I’m not as perfect as you think?” he asked out of nowhere.
His words puzzled me. “What are you talking about?” Pausing for a moment, I continued, “When we first got married, you didn’t treat me nicely, but I still loved you. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be here today.”
Perhaps after getting married for many years, we would start to discuss weird topics.
At our age, love was probably best expressed through the will to confide. Compared to the couples that get annoyed with each other after being married for years, our lives were somewhat more peaceful.
Anthony’s head was still lowered as he laughed. “What I’m trying to say is that if I’m not as good as you think if I am, or perhaps, I’m a selfish person that only cared for my own interests, would you be disappointed in me?”
Indeed, one would become wishy-washy if they had secrets, no matter if it were a man or a woman.
Without a second thought, I lifted Anthony’s face so that our gazes were locked. “Anthony, look at me and listen.”
“I’m your wife. I love you. No matter what happens, I’ll always be by your side. Understand?”
Something flashed through Anthony’s black orbs as he laughed. “Understood.” He grinned mischievously.
I’ve been so patient in comforting him, yet he’s still unwilling to reveal the truth. How much longer do I need to wait?
I was starting to get frustrated over it. Meanwhile, Anthony slowly rolled up the bottom of my pants and massaged my leg.
This makes me think of the famous saying that a married man only tries to butter up with his wife when he makes a mistake or plans to.
While thinking that, I wanted to grab Anthony’s hand when he suddenly spoke. “Nathaniel met up with me today. He wanted to start a business with me in producing fake bills.”
My hand, which was in mid-air, was immediately lowered. Thankfully, he said it right on time. Otherwise, it was going to be a different story.
“How could he have the guts to do that when our country has strict rules regulating it?” I asked.
While massaging my leg, he explained it nonchalantly, “He’s planning to produce it here and export it overseas, so that it’s difficult to trace. He’s smart to base it in Chanaea. Since he has no criminal record, there’s a high chance he wouldn’t be extradited if the business was exposed. He was also the one who provoked Quince and Lucas. They aim to make the police suspicious about Featherstone Corporation so that all of my actions will be monitored. Now that the police are keeping a close eye on money laundering, everyone feels threatened and wants a scapegoat for it to be over quickly. Thus, they’re just waiting for me to get arrested.”
It was the same situation everywhere. Nobody would remember the things good about you but would start pointing fingers when you made a single mistake.
Sometimes, it would take a great deal of restraint for one to be nice in this world.
If I were Anthony, I would feel disappointed as well. After all, he is getting such treatment from two foreigners with a bad reputation, despite paying years of taxes and providing jobs to many.
“There’s nothing to be afraid of if we’re innocent. I believe in you, and so do everyone else in this household, and that’s enough,” I said earnestly while lowering my head. “Don’t forget that you would never get defeated by people that you don’t even care about.”
Narrowing his eyes, the man stood up and planted a kiss on my forehead. “Don’t worry about it. I’ll go get a shower first.”
After saying that, he turned to the bathroom, and the sound of running water came soon after.
My heart finally calmed down after talking with him for long.
However, I was suddenly reminded of the incident regarding Rylee and Roger seconds away from sleep. Anthony had explained about Nathaniel but not about them.
When I thought about that, I quickly snapped awake and looked up. However, there was nothing I could do as Anthony was sound asleep.
Therefore, I could only hug him tightly while gritting my teeth in anger. I can’t believe I just realized how tricky he was! He only chose to explain some of the problems. What a jerk!
I was awakened by Mrs. Eriksen’s knock on the door. Glancing at the clock, I noticed it was barely seven o’clock in the morning.
“Is something the matter, Mrs. Eriksen?” I asked sleepily, barely opening my eyes.
“An officer from the military wants to meet with Mr. Featherstone. He has been waiting for quite some time,” Mrs. Eriksen answered loudly.
The sun is barely up, and yet they’re here to disturb us. After grumbling in my heart, I finally started to think logically. “Okay. Go on and tend to him first. We’ll come down in a minute.”
Letting out a deep sigh, I managed to open my eyes and looked toward Anthony. However, I realized he was still asleep despite the huge racket from just now.
When my vision got clearer, I noticed that he seemed to be having some nightmares. His eyebrows were furrowed as the nightmare terrorized him in his sleep.
When I wanted to push him awake, Anthony suddenly opened his eyes. Stunned by his actions, I almost screamed as I clutched my chest.
After a few seconds, he turned around and asked me puzzledly, “Why are you up so early?”
“A guest is waiting for us downstairs,” I answered. “What did you dream about?”
Drooping his eyelids, he quickly concealed his emotions and got up from the bed. “It’s nothing. Isn’t there a guest waiting for us? You should quickly get ready and head downstairs. Don’t make them wait for too long.”
Anthony thought he had hidden it well, but he did not know I had seen through him when he was asleep.
Many dilemmas had long been solved. Therefore, I was curious about the issue that troubled him so badly.
Seeing that he already had his jacket on, I quickly got ready to meet the guests.
As we rounded the staircase, I caught a glimpse of the man from the military. The officer was wearing a sharp suit, and a regal aura exuded off him. Although I could only see his back, his aura was hard to hide.
The two soldiers guarding beside the door seemed to be his guards. It looked like the man was someone influential.
After arriving at the last step of the staircase, Anthony greeted, “Sorry for the long wait.”
Upon hearing that, the officer stood up and shook hands with Anthony. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Featherstone.”
After saying that, he nodded in my direction as a greeting.
The both of them sat down, and Anthony immediately cut to the chase. “May I know why you are here today?”
The man skipped the pleasantries and took a black wallet out from his pocket. “This is my identification document. I’m an officer at the 4th Brigade of District 8, mainly in charge of the anti-narcotics team near the border.”
Anthony took the documents in his hand and scanned through them with me. Then, he passed it back to him calmly. “Officer Zimmerman, may I know what we can do for you?”
Benson Zimmerman’s well-defined features showed off a rugged and masculine front. He seemed to be a born soldier with his image that gave off a straightforward vibe.
However, I found his eyes to be quite familiar. Perhaps I once passed by him.
As expected, Benson went straight to the topic. “According to the information we have, it seems that Lucas and Quince have frequently been going in and out the Featherstone residence.”
There was a reason behind the saying that one would take on the color of one’s company. After interacting with people like them, we were painted a target by the police.
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