Anna stood in front of the tombstone, and then said grimly, “Shirley, I hope that you can respect my mother. She’s dead, and you have no reason to humiliate her.”
Shirley laughed and said, “Humiliate? Well, your mother used to humiliate me when she was alive. She thought she had the right to treat me that way because she was a rich woman. But, she died. Olivia, you have completely lost to me! Do you think your stupid daughter is a match for me?”
Hearing Shirley’s words, Anna shivered with anger. She said through gritted teeth, “Shut your filthy mouth!”
“What?! Who are you to tell me to order me? You know, I always wanted to do this to you long ago. “After saying that, Shirley suddenly put her hand up.
It was drizzling at that time. When Anna lifted her head, she felt a drop of rain fall on her eyelashes. She couldn’t help but close her eyes. And she realized it was too late, so she had no time to dodge away.
However, Anna did not get a slap from Shirley as she had expected. Shirley gave a startled cry, then asked, “What? Who the hell are you?!”
Anna then heard a voice that she was familiar with. That voice was low, firm, and seemed very domineering.
He said, “It doesn’t matter who I am. But you need to know that if you dare to hit Anna, I will make all the money you got from her father disappear. I mean it!”
Anna looked at the man standing before him in surprise, and then said, “Jasper! What are you doing here?”
“Oh, I came back early because I heard what happened to your father,” Jasper explained briefly. At the same time, he still looked at Shirley indifferently.
Shirley suddenly burst out laughing after looking at them for a while. She said, “Anna, you are indeed an expert at using men! You have already seduced Wayne, and you felt that was not enough. So, you also seduced another man. You’re really great good at that! You…”
Before Shirley could finish her words, two strong men walked out from behind Anna.
They each held one of Shirley’s arms and put her under control.
Lily stepped out, and then said indifferently, “Gag her.”
The two bodyguards immediately pulled out handkerchiefs from their pockets and then stufted them into Shirley’s mouth to stop her from continuing to swear.
After that. Lily waved her hand. Then, the two bodyguards dragged Shirley away. Anna seemed anxious and at a loss.
Jasper patted Anna’s shoulder to reassure her and said, “Please don’t worry, we won’t do anything to her. They’ll let her go after they warn her.”
At this point, Anna breathed a sigh of relief
Lily then came up to Anna with her umbrella. She hugged Anna and said sincerely. “I’m really sorry, Anna. I just heard what happened to your father”
Anna also hugged Lily, smiled bitterly and said, “It’s good to see you again, Lily. Thank you for your comfort.”
Although Anna was tall, Lily was much taller than her. Therefore, whenever Lily embraced Anna, it looked like she was hugging a small child.
Then, Lily let go of Anna and put the umbrella on her head. She asked, “Do you need to do anything else? You see, it’s raining now.”
Anna nodded and said, “No, I don’t think so.”
Anna knew that Shirley’s relatives would all have a fight over the company shares after that. Anna felt that since her name was not even mentioned in Frank’s will, there was no need for her to stay there any longer.
At that time, the rain was getting heavier and heavier Anna and Jasper walked slowly away with an umbrella. Of course, neither of them noticed a man in a black coat standing in another corner of the cemetery.
That man was Wayne.
Wayne had just taken the earliest flight back to Birmingham that day. When he arrived, he happened to see Anna and Jasper leaving together.
“Are you sure you won’t say hello to her?” Gabe had been holding the umbrella for Wayne, and he asked as he felt sad.
While Wayne was still in Senel City negotiating the resort project, he heard about Frank’s death. Then, he immediately returned to Birmingham.
“Follow them,” Wayne said immediately.
Anna and Jasper sat in front of her apartment’s floor-to-ceiling windows, listening to the rain pattering outside.
She made a cup of coffee for him and explained, “There’s been a lot going on recently, and I’ve been really busy. So, I’ve asked someone else to take care of Tammy. If you’re available, I’ll bring her over and have dinner with you.”
“Yes, I’m available at all times,” Jasper replied. He sat on Anna’s gray couch, seeming relaxed. The glasses he wore made him look very gentle. And he looked composed and confident. Also, the way he spoke and acted was reassuring.
“You don’t have to think about having dinner with me right now, Anna. Do you believe this is the end of the story?”
“Oh, now that my father’s dead, it’s no use for me to do anything. You and I have known each other for so long, so of course you know that once things have become final, don’t want to do anything about it anymore.” Anna said wearily as she rubbed her temples.
She hadn’t gotten much sleep in the past few days. She certainly suspected the reason for her father’s death. Anna realized, however, that she couldn’t do anything about it because she didn’t own a piece of his father’s inheritance.
If she did something, people would assume that she was purposefully causing troubles because she was displeased with the will. Anna felt that it didn’t matter if she was blamed, but she didn’t want Tammy to be involved and even humiliated.
“You know, you deserve to inherit half of your father’s property.” “Well, Jasper, I really don’t care about this.”
Jasper sighed, and then looked at Anna resignedly. He said, “I know that you don’t want to get into trouble.”
“Oh, yeah. I think that’s fine. You know, I like my life a little simpler.”
Jasper asked in a meaningful tone, “But, do you think your life is simple now? You know, the battles going on in the Wrights’ house are more complicated than your family’s.”
After hearing his words, Anna froze for a moment and asked, “What? You know all about it?”
Jasper said calmly, “Yes, everyone knows about it. I often see their names in newspapers’ financial section, along with other news. Anna, everyone knows you’re dating Wayne.”
Anna leaned her body fully on the couch and smiled, “Is that true? Was Peace the one who told you that?”
Jasper nodded.
Anna knew that Peace was always keen to share any news with Jasper. When Anna met Peace in the United States, she was already married to Jasper.
At the time, Jasper’s company was just getting through its most difficult start-up period and was slowly getting better. At the same time, Peace was pursuing a master’s degree in design and was struggling financially. Because Jasper helped her, Peace was grateful to him. So, she was often willing to help him.
Thinking about Peace, Jasper frowned. He said, “Peace is not doing well right now. So, she should stay in a mental hospital. To be honest, I don’t think Karl is capable of taking care of her well.”
“Don’t worry; they’re getting along just fine.” Anna waved her hand as if to tell Jasper that he was overthinking.
Jasper took a deep breath and said, “He isn’t always capable of caring for a person with schizophrenia, no matter how much they love each other. Karl isn’t a professional caregiver, so he can’t be there for her 24 hours a day. You know, he always needs to step out of his house. So, what if something bad happens to her at that time? Does he have a caregiver at home?”
Hearing his words, Anna felt less sure about this. She said, “Okay, I’ll talk to Karl about it.”
“Good. Actually, I’ve already found the best psychiatric rehabilitation center in America for Peace. If you really care about Peace, you’d better get her in there.”
Anna paused for a bit before saying, “To be honest, I don’t think Karl would agree with that.”
If Peace did go to America, they would be separated by the Atlantic Ocean and be in different time zones. So, Karl would definitely refuse to let her go.
“It’s okay. He’ll agree with that if he really wants Peace to get better.” Jasper said. He was so sensible about it that he didn’t even consider the fact that this couple loved each other and didn’t want to be apart.
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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