My eyes looked towards the documents on the desk. It was the proposal of the acquisition on White Corporation drafted two years ago.
Why was it only signed now?
I scrunched some tissues and dapped on the spread ink.
“It won’t come off!” I whined. “Ink is the hardest thing to remove. Moreover, it’s on paper.” Coming from behind was his low and calming voice.
I curled my lips and put down the document. I couldn’t get myself to ask him about what happened.
Looking at the empty plate, my sense of accomplishment launched me into an attention-seeking puppy. “How was it?”
He nodded. “Invigorating.” Then, he kissed me on my forehead. “Also, Hannah should be discharged soon. Let’s pay her a visit tomorrow.”
It was amazing how he kept track of such paltry matters. “Sure thing!” I bobbed my head, and as I tilted my chin up, I purred, “Anthony, shall we make an appointment to remove the vasclip?”
“Hmm?”
“The past should be left in the past, shouldn’t it? Summer was born to the Crest family. I love her as much as I love you. With Jared visiting her every now and then, she’ll be showered with more love.”
There was a short pause before he laid his eyes on me. “You’ve given Jared the green light to see Summer?”
I nodded. “I’m in no position to oppose as he’s her father after all. Plus, I’d love to have a child of our own.”
His muscles went taut upon hearing those words before his smile grew wider. “Yes, Ma’am!”
He was with me on this.
Finally, something to cheer our day up.
As for the thing between him and Marcus, I guessed it’d be better if I stayed out of it.
After putting the fork and plate onto the tray, I headed back downstairs.
Summer was as active as a hungry squirrel after sleeping for the whole day. She was running around with Snowfluff in the living room.
It was nice to have a dog to keep her company.
Contrary to the tranquil and snowy landscape outside, Anthony was so wrapped up with work that I almost thought he was at the office all the time.
“Mommy, does Mr. Featherstone have tons and tons of work to do? It looks like he’s having a hard time.”
“Summer, one has to bite the bullet and endure extreme pain to gain the respect of others. Physical pain is nothing.”
The toughest pain to undergo would be the torment in the deepest corner of the soul.
Camelia appeared in our yard out of the blue. But since she was here, it was only right of me to extend my hospitality.
Her face and ears were crimson red. “Sienna, I thought you were trying to help Marcus when you gave him all your savings. Now I see your foul intentions! How could you set him up? You and Anthony are the same!”
I was utterly flustered. “Wait a minute. Tell me what’s going on, and we’ll talk about it.”
I kept my cool.
She followed up with a sneer. “The money you channeled to Marcus for extra cash flow was HiTech’s earnings throughout these years. Has it come to your mind that this illegal loan would crush him? If the media disclosed this, White Corporation’s stocks would plummet and pulverize the White family. You are one cold-blooded cunning b*tch, Sienna.”
“Illegal loan?” I didn’t get it.
HiTech’s profits had always been under my account, but I’d never used it. If it weren’t for Marcus, it would’ve remained as it was.
“The money loaned was all legal earnings. How on earth would it be illegal?”
“You should ask your husband.” She let out a contemptuous grin. “You couple are so good at playing good cop bad cop and would show no mercy.” Okay, that only made me more flummoxed.
My tongue tied up for a bit but managed to unravel itself eventually. “If this mess was caused by the money I’d loaned, I’ll take full responsibility. Please leave as it’s really late now.”
We were still friends after all. I didn’t think it was nice to be too harsh with my words.
On top of that, it was understandable that her emotions got the best of her since she was currently pregnant.
After seeing her out, I went to Anthony’s study. He was taking a puff on the balcony.
The smoke fogged the room, and it wasn’t friendly on the nose. I looked at the clock and stood behind him. “Hey, it’s already eleven. Wanna call it a day?”
He kept quiet. His slender figure somehow felt alien to me.
My eyes wandered onto the table and saw the same acquisition contract lying on the desk.
“I was the one who gave Marcus the money. He saved my life, and thus, I owed him one. If he weren’t desperate, he wouldn’t have accepted it. Now we’re even.”
Anthony didn’t budge. The smoke from the cigarette between his fingers stung every strand of my olfactory nerves.
I then recomposed myself and carried on. “If you are upset because I didn’t talk to you about this? Then, blame me. It has nothing to do with White Corporation. Anthony, if you’re acquiring White Corporation because of this, you’re doing Marcus injustice.”
“Injustice?” He wrenched around and glared at me. “Tell me, Sienna, what’s justice?”
That irked me. “Anthony, didn’t we say that the past is the past? What’s bothering you?”
Was it jealousy that drove him cruel? Was it because he still couldn’t get over the fact that Marcus gave me a month of tender love and care?
He clammed up as his squinted eyes, brimming with anger, pierced through mine. “Who was here?”
I could feel foulness creeping onto me as he inched closer. “Or did Marcus call you?”
Out of natural instinct, I clenched tight to my phone and took a few steps back.
“Anthony, this shouldn’t be happening!”
He raised his brows. “Be a good girl. Give me the phone.”
I looked down and bit my lip. It wasn’t that I have anything to hide from him, but it was his intimidating stance that made me held on to my phone so dearly.
Snap! He snatched the phone over.
The last call was from Camelia.
“Trying to be ‘best friends’ with her, eh?” He gave a scornful grin.
Startled by his mockery, I gaped at him.
“Stop overthinking. We’re different. I don’t burn bridges unlike you. I’d never push anyone to a dead end, expose all my fiendish intentions, and execute them unscrupulously.”
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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