Lily nodded slightly and looked very sorrowful. She said, “Yes. Actually, he doesn’t have many friends in America. His friends are his coworkers, and they aren’t close. After you left, every holiday became just an ordinary day for him.”
Lily knew Jasper differently from the way Anna knew him. She helped Jasper establish and grow his business. So, whenever she saw him, he was troubled by his work. However, regardless of how worried he was, he always smiled at Anna.
When the company was in a merger crisis, he even spent considerable time decorating the Christmas tree and buying gifts for Anna and Tammy. Lily wanted to help him, but he refused her. So, Lily believed that Jasper loved Anna deeply. And she even thought that no one else would love Anna more than Jasper.
Anna became restless when she realized Lily was staring at her and said, “Oh, I’d better stay in a hotel.”
“Just give it to me, thank you,” she said to that assistant, who was about to carry her luggage to the second floor.
Lily stopped her and said, “Don’t go, Anna. You should stay here, and everything can remain the same as before.”
“It won’t be the same because everyone has their own life,” Anna said as she drew the suitcase to her side and turned slowly.
Lily said flatly, “Don’t you think you’re being cruel now? How come you never said anything like that in the last five years? He was very nice to you and gave you everything you desired, Now, you got tired of him and left him. How could you do that?”
Anna sighed with relief and said, “Oh, I see why you brought me here. It was your own decision, not his, right?”
Lily frowned, irritated, and asked, “What’s the difference? | have to make you realize how nice he treats you. You’ve only known for so many years that he treats you well. But have you ever considered what he has done for you? Have you ever considered why he treats you so well?” “Tell me, what do you expect me to do? Do you want me to go to his office right now and talk to him? ‘Jasper, why don’t we actually get married? | know you love me, and I love you very much. I’ll stay for you.’ You want me to say that?”
Lily froze
Anna gazed at Lily calmly and said, “You think Jasper is nice to me and will even meet my every request? But even though we are married, he still treats me as a friend. He hasn’t asked me to respond to his feelings in any way. Why do you think he does that? Do you think he’s afraid he’ll be rejected?”
“Isn’tit?”” Lily asked, looking at her.
Anna said thoughtfully, “He didn’t do this because he worried about losing me. Even if we stay together, there’s a chance we’ll break up. In that case, he’d have even more to be worried about. Jasper was abandoned by the love of his life when he was in his twenties, and it had nothing to do with Anna He doesn’t believe in love and doesn’t care about me. His feelings for me are an unbreakable expectation. You’ve known him longer than | have, so you’re more aware of what’s on his mind than | am.”
Lily went into a trance and froze.
“I’m going to stay in a hotel tonight. Tell Jasper I’m too tired to see him today, please. By the way, tell him to have dinner with me tomorrow night.”
After Lily left, Anna went straight to a hotel. Then she took a shower and lay on the bed to video chat with Wayne on the computer.
She said, “Wayne, honey. I’m perfectly fine! What’s wrong? You’re worried | won’t go back, huh?”
“I don’t think you’re going to leave Tammy behind,” Wayne laughed.
Anna sprung up from her bed as if she had realized something, She said, “It’s no surprise you recently signed her up for a winter camp trip to Iceland. How dare you ‘kidnap’ her!”
Wayne chuckled and said, “No! That’s not true. Anna, | have a lot of faith in you, but this little one is weak-willed. I’m afraid if Jasper is nice to her, she will choose to stay in America. Instead of having Jasper kidnap her, I’l make the first move.”
Anna rolled her eyes at him and said, “Ha! Bad move, Wayne.” While they were talking, her phone rang.
“I’ll take a call.” Anna set her computer aside. She hesitated for a moment when she saw the caller ID before answering, “Hello.”
“Hello, Anna, It’s me,” Jasper said.
Jasper didn’t sound cheerful. Anna wanted to make him laugh, so she teased him by saying, “! know it’s you because | saw your number on the caller ID! We’re at peace even though we’re getting divorced.” Jasper let out a laugh and said, “Yes, you’re right.” He was silent for a short moment before saying, “! know that Lily took you to the house you used to live in. Please do not take this personally; she didn’t mean to make you mad. She’s never done anything so outrageous before.” “It’s all right, Jasper. She probably assumed I’d prefer to live there.
You didn’t punish her, did you?”
“Well, actually, suspended her for a month.”
Anna signed and said, “Dude, would you please be kinder to her? Lily has worked for you for seven years, and she deserves to be treated well.”
“She brought it up herself.”
Anna mumbled, “Ha! That really surprised me.”
They made small talk for a while longer before hanging up the phone. Anna sighed as she sat at the edge of her bed, reflecting on what Jasper had just said.
Wayne was staring at her while she was on the phone. He then asked, “What’s the problem? You feel bad about answering your ex-phone husband’s call?”
Anna froze for a moment before recalling that she had just turned on the video call. She asked, “Huh? You were listening the whole time?”
Wayne nodded, looking dissatisfied. “You will divorce with Jasper in peace?” he asked, word for word.
“What else should I say? Do | need to fight with him and go to the police station with him?”
Wayne was speechless.
ja! Did you notice how picky you are with me? You’ve probably been sitting
Anna laughed out loud after seeing his expression and said around too much lately. Aren’t you busy at work?” “The company is having a party recently.”
The Carousel Group would host an annual party at the start of each year. They would rent the top floor of the largest hotel in the entire city and bring in many stars. It was both a celebration and an advertisement, which worked well. As a result, this was likely to be the busiest time for the group. Anna was shocked that he had time to be jealous and make jokes.
To reassure him, Anna explained, “Because of Lily, | sighed. She and Jasper both graduated from Yale, and she helped him to start his businesses shortly after. She has been around him for nearly eight years. In fact, everyone knows she likes him, except for himself.”
“Men are not as insensitive as you assume, Anna. He’s probably pretending he doesn’t see it.”
Anna frowned and said, “No, you’re wrong. I have a feeling Jasper is totally unaware of that because he’s used to having her around. So, he doesn’t even realize how important she is to him. For example, you wouldn’t get attached to the cup you usually use, will you?” Wayne was silent for a moment and replied, “Ill miss it when I lose it”
Anna froze and remembered something. She suddenly realized what was happening and said, “Now I know why she took a month off! Great plan, Lily!”
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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