Nora frowned and questioned, “Did you guys have a fight? Oh! Could it be he cheated on you with some other woman and you left because of that?”
I couldn’t help but laugh. “Why is your mind full of these weird ideas?”
She clicked her tongue and squinted her eyes at me. “This is logical thinking. Aren’t all rich people like this? Plus, he’s handsome and rich. Any woman would want to get close to him.”
I nodded in acknowledgment and explained, “He’s not that bad a person. We have our own reasons. I can’t have babies, so I left him. I wish he can have his own kids, and lead a normal life.”
“The hell?” The woman looked at me in bewilderment, all the while furrowing her brows. “What is this logic? Have you not heard of test-tube babies? You’re telling me you’re giving a wealthy bachelor to someone else because of this?”
I didn’t know what to say, so I pointed in the direction Anthony was in. If you want gossips, you can go there.
Nora snorted, “Stop changing the topic. Besides, Tessa knows us, and do you think she won’t see me if I stand up?”
“She’s sitting with her back against us. If I stand up, Anthony will see me, but he doesn’t know you, so you can go with no worries,” I reminded.
She pursed her lips and thought for a while. “So you’re saying that I should go alone to enjoy the show?”
I shrugged in response. I have too many concerns.
She leaned against the seat and wore a bored expression. “It’s no fun if I am to go alone.”
Seeing this, I thought she had given up on the dose of gossips in front of her. Later on, she looked at me with a serious expression and asked, “How is Anthony’s temper?”
Feeling confused by her odd question, I froze for a while before replying, “Why are you asking this?”
“Just answer me. How is his temper?” She glanced at Anthony before turning to me.
I replied, “He always has a cold look, but he is a gentleman.”
Suddenly, she stood up with a grin on her face and walked toward Anthony and Tessa.
I was stunned when she walked away, as I didn’t know what she was going to do. Then she called out to a waitress and whispered something to her.
The waitress’ expression toward Anthony took 360 degrees turn, from admiration and respect to anger and disgust.
When Nora was finished talking to the waitress, she gestured toward me with a wide grin while the latter walked away.
After two minutes, the waitress walked out with a glass of fruit juice in her hand. When she passed by Anthony’s side, her hands slipped and the juice splashed onto the man’s suit.
The calm and poised man was surprised, and the waitress gasped in shock. It was until Anthony went to the washroom that Nora waved her hand at me, motioning me to sit beside her.
I sat beside her with a curious look. “Did you ask the waitress to do this? What did you tell her?”
The woman smiled cunningly and announced, “I told her Anthony is your husband, and he’s cheating on you with a rich lady.”
I…
The president of the Featherstone Corporation actually became a man who lives off women just because of Nora’s words.
No wonder the waitress’ expression was written with disgust all over when she looked at Anthony.
“And she believed you?” I was surprised because Anthony’s classy demeanor was on a significantly higher level than Tessa, and it was obvious that the man was richer than the latter.
She shrugged. “The waitress had just stepped foot into the society, so she doesn’t have much experience. Although Tessa’s bag is outdated, it is still one of the old collections of Burberry, which costs tens of thousands. To the waitress, it’s a sizeable amount. Plus, Anthony’s suit is tailor-made, and she doesn’t know that.”
I was totally speechless at how cunning Nora was. Soon, Tessa’s voice sounded from behind. “Mr. Featherstone, are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” Anthony spoke in an indifferent tone.
“Holy sh*t!” Suddenly, Nora cursed out loud. I froze and lowered my voice. “What’s wrong?”
“I need to go to the toilet for a bit.” With that, she jogged to the washroom.
When I was still lost in a daze, I heard Tessa’s voice from behind. “Mr. Featherstone, is Sienna really your wife?”
“Yes.” The man’s voice sounded cold and impatient.
After taking a sip of her wine, the woman said, “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I bumped into you guys at Zero Degrees yesterday. If I am to tell others that you guys are married, they wouldn’t believe it either.”
Anthony immediately asked, “Others?”
“Yeah!” Tessa immediately started blabbering, “We went to Venria recently and almost lost our lives there. We were trapped in the operating room and suffered, especially Sienna. She was the most beautiful out of us.”
Tessa paused for a moment and cried softly to add to the dismal topic. Her crying noises were low, but it was enough to make the atmosphere gloomy.
Although I couldn’t see Anthony’s expression, he was silent all the time, so I bet he could be paying attention.
Seeing how Tessa was just sobbing and didn’t continue, he took the initiative and asked, “Operating room?”
“Yes.” Tessa sobbed softly, “I didn’t know how to tell you. Everything in the operating room was terrifying, and it’s a total nightmare. They held us captive to make use of our bodies as transporting tools. It was agonizing when we were forced to queue up outside the operating room, waiting for our turn.”
She wiped her tears before continuing, “Sienna stood up and begged them for mercy, so she got into trouble.”
I listened for a moment before doubting her thought process. Wait… So I got into trouble to save them?
Anthony commanded frostily, “Continue!”
The woman sniffled and said, “Sienna could leave unscathed initially since she knew the Murphys. When the bad guys found us, they had decided to send her to the Murphys in Marsingfill. However, she didn’t leave, and when she knew they were going to carry out operations on us, she went to beg Abe…”
I furrowed my brows because her version of the incident was quite different from what I knew.
However, I did nothing and continued listening to their conversation. The woman added, “Abe doesn’t like women and forced Sienna to accompany three men. If she agrees, he will think of letting us go.”
What she said was so outrageous that I broke out in a cold sweat. When did those events even take place?
The woman continued, “I noticed Sienna was unwilling to go with you yesterday. She might feel guilty for not being pure for you, so she left. I understand how she feels. It really isn’t her fault.”
The man didn’t say anything in reply, while the woman had more to say. “Plus, the days in Venria were nightmarish to us, while Armond’s presence gave warmth and hope to Sienna. He even got heavily injured when he saved her. Later on, he took us to Western Europe and recuperated there. From their interactions, they seemed to get along with each other and looked good together.”
She added while nodding, “If I didn’t run into you guys yesterday, I would have thought Sienna and Armond are a couple and they will be happy forever.”
I was at a loss for words and felt amused.
Nora returned to the table and saw me smiling coldly. She lowered her voice and asked, “What did you hear? Why are you smiling like that?”
Wearing a faint smile, I said, “Nothing. I just heard a dramatic story, and it was quite interesting.”
The woman in front of me narrowed her eyes slightly and whispered, “Don’t tell me she’s trying to appease herself in front of Anthony.”
I smiled and stayed silent. Getting up in my seat directly, I wasn’t going to hide any longer.
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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