Chapter 182 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

The temperature around us seemed to plummet drastically.

An inconspicuous smile appeared on Anthony’s handsome face, and his gaze on me was like a knife stabbing into my chest. “Very well. I won’t disappoint you then!”

He pushed me onto the bed without waiting for me to react. Then, he jerked off his necktie and threw it aside, the buttons of his collar coming undone from his rough movements.

I was dazed for a while before realizing what he was about to do. With my heart pounding wildly against my ribcage, I scrambled off the bed to make a run for the door.

However, before my feet touched the ground, I was pressed down by his body, and the scent that was solely his instantly filled my senses. “Based on Marcus’ personality, he probably wouldn’t have taken you by force, right?”

Then, he said through gritted teeth, “Let’s do something different, shall we?”

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Mrs. Eriksen was originally delighted that I was back, so she made a scrumptious meal and came upstairs to deliver it. Upon reaching the door, she cheerfully called out, “Letty!”

However, she immediately froze when she saw Anthony and me in that posture.

“Get out!” Anthony’s features twisted with rage and viciousness.

As Mrs. Eriksen had never been at the receiving end of his wrath, she stood paralyzed for a split second before hastily backing away and closing the door.

“Hah!” A laugh escaped my lips as I stared into his impenetrable dark eyes, mocking him in a voice dripping with sarcasm. “Haha! I’m actually grateful that the child isn’t alive. I can’t imagine how miserable his life would be with a father like you.”

He pinned me with a dangerous gaze and clenched his jaw in an effort to control his temper.

During those few seconds, I thought that he was going to hit me.

But the impact didn’t come.

All he did was lean forward to place his lips to my ear before gritting out in a low and hoarse voice, “Let’s have another one and see if he’ll be miserable or blessed.”

I was stunned.

Then, Anthony smashed his lips against mine.

My mind only registered the stinging pain on my lips several moments later.

“Are you an animal?” I yelled angrily.

“Hah!” He sneered. “Good to know that you still feel pain!”

“Anthony…”

Before I could curse him to hell and back, I felt his whole body stiffen all of a sudden just as his breath hitched slightly.

Taking a closer look at him, I noticed that his gaze was fixated on the scar spanning my lower abdomen.

He raised his hand to touch it, but I slapped it away as an idea popped into my mind.

“Why? Does the scar disgust you?”

As he looked at me, I could see the heartache and pain swirling in his eyes. However, I merely found it hilarious and ironic.

“Does it still hurt?” He seemed to have regained control over his emotions as his gaze returned to being indecipherable.

My heart wrenched in pain at his absurd question, and I struggled to draw air into my lungs for a moment.

I pushed him away and got up, then put on my clothes mechanically before uttering, “You’re even more farcical than I thought, Anthony.”

With that, I swiveled around and went downstairs.

Mrs. Eriksen was in the kitchen. Seeing me come down, she stole a glance at me and turned slightly embarrassed. “You must be hungry, Letty. Molly and I cooked some food earlier. Would you like some?”

I shook my head and turned her down. “No, thank you. I’m going out for a walk.”

I was rather surprised to bump into Rylee at the villa’s entrance, but then again, it wasn’t all that strange. With one hand supporting her protruding belly, Rylee got out of the car with the help of her nanny.

The driver drove off after she gave him some instructions. Then, she walked toward the villa with the nanny’s support.

When she saw me leaning against the door frame with my arms folded across my chest while looking at her icily, she paused in her steps. The initial excitement on her face was replaced by surprise and hostility.

“Good morning, Ms. Lorraine. Aren’t you going to move in now that your belly has grown so big?” I didn’t mean for it to sound sarcastic but simply felt that it seemed inappropriate for a pregnant woman to go back and forth like that.

After all, she is everyone’s precious princess.

She pursed her lips as her features contorted with rancor. The tone in which she spoke to me was especially uncongenial. “I thought you hated Anth? Why are you back here?”

Amusement filled me as I countered, “No matter how much I hate him, we’re still a legally married couple. Besides, I own half the rights to this house. If I don’t come back, wouldn’t that be an act of surrender?”

She curled her lips in disdain. “Oh, quit the snarky act. I’m not interested in fighting with you over money.”

I raised my brows. “I find that hard to believe. After all, you’ve even set your sights on my husband.”

Faced with her venomous glare, I turned and headed toward the yard before she could say something nasty to me and further dampen my mood. Realizing that it was already autumn in K City, I sighed at how time flew.

Perhaps Anthony had heard our voices outside. After a while, he came out. When he saw Rylee, he frowned as his lips flattened into a line. “What are you doing here?”

Seeing her lover, a soft smile replaced the angry scowl on Rylee’s face. “Anth, I heard my father say that you’ll be going to a border town next month to discuss the development project, so he told me to pass the collaboration contract to you.”

Then, she signaled her nanny with her eyes, to which the latter took out a file and respectfully handed it to Anthony.

“Pfft!” I failed to stifle my laughter and ended up attracting their gazes to me.

Anthony pursed his lips as he ordered, “It’s cold. Go in and put on a coat.”

Rylee shot daggers at me and gnashed her teeth in anger.

I ignored her death stare and walked up to Anthony, holding his arm to complain, “You were too rough earlier, so I don’t really feel like walking so much. Can you go get it for me?”

To emphasize, I deliberately tilted my head slightly, revealing the bite mark on my neck.

My skin was delicate, so he would always leave a mark no matter where he bit me.

Perceiving Rylee’s increasingly vexed expression, I broke into an incredibly sweet smile at Anthony. “Please?”

Anthony was no fool, so he easily saw through my little trick.

An indiscernible frown appeared between his brows before he glanced at Rylee. “Just get your father to look for me at the company for matters like this in the future. You don’t need to come here.”

“The weather’s cold. Go home earlier,” he added after a brief pause.

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