Tessa’s repressed sobbing immediately halted when she saw me walking past their table. Widening her eyes in surprise, she opened her mouth, but words never found their way out of her mouth.
When Anthony saw me, his eyes were full of worry.
It seemed he more or less believed Tessa’s words. From what I knew, Tessa added a lot of dramatic sauce into her version of the incident to make it seem like I had lost my purity. She was doing this to induce disgust in Anthony toward me.
As to why she deliberately brought up Armond, I figured she wanted to tell Anthony that I was a flirtatious woman and could make anyone fall for me.
However, I would’ve to thank her for giving me this chance to push Anthony away.
I looked at Tessa and smirked. “Tessa, to be honest, no man would fall for a woman like you. For real. You have nothing attractive at all, be it your figure or capabilities. If the woman sitting here is Nora or Tabitha, I’m willing to give my man to them, but you? You’re unworthy.”
“You…” She was so enraged that she couldn’t utter a word.
I turned to look at Anthony while wearing a faint smile. “Anthony, she was trying to tell you I’m unworthy of you now that I have lost my purity. I bet you know the underlying message of this. An ugly woman with a disgusting heart is trying to get close to you, can’t you see that?”
He reached out to me and pulled me into his arms without sparing a glance at Tessa. Gazing at me with concern and affection, he declared, “She’s unworthy of me.”
With that, he dragged me out of the restaurant. Joseph, who was behind him, didn’t follow us.
When we exited the restaurant, I flung Anthony’s hand away and looked at him indifferently. “That’s enough. Let go!”
Anthony frowned and stared at me. “Are you pushing me away because of what happened in Venria?”
I nodded and said, “I was lucky. I didn’t suffer from the surgery, but I went through everything else. Anthony, I have my choices.”
“What did you choose?” He wore a grim expression. “Sienna, you never told me anything and pushed me away. Do I seem so unworthy of your trust? You went to ask for help from a man you’ve just met for a few times, and not me. What exactly am I to you?”
I pursed my lips as I didn’t know what to say. It’s just as he said. I was indeed looking for reasons to push him away.
“No?” Nora came out of the restaurant and was completely baffled. “What are you guys quarreling about? You’re Anthony, right?”
She was only 1.6m in height, while the man who was 1.88m was rather tall for her, so she could only raise her head to look at him. “Mr. Featherstone, you can manage your billions of assets, but you can’t even be rational in relationships? You actually believed everything that busybody told you and started questioning Sienna even before asking if it’s true. Hey man, think about it. Does this make sense?”
Her showing up got both of us stunned. Anthony frowned slightly at her and asked, “What do you mean?”
“I meant what I said!” Nora was rather furious and dragged me away. “Let’s go. Don’t waste your time on a no-brainer like him.”
I was dragged away by Nora while Anthony quickly caught up to us. He held onto my arm and asked, “Sienna, can we make things clear before you leave? Is that okay?”
In the bustling city, his tall figure and good looks made us stand out among the crowd.
Nora was a hot-tempered woman, so she couldn’t back down. “What is there to talk about? You yelled at her before knowing everything. That alone is enough to prove that there’s nothing to talk about.”
After pausing for a while, she continued, “Besides, Mr. Featherstone, don’t think that you can do whatever you want because you’re good-looking.”
I…
I’ve got a feeling that Nora hasn’t figured out the situation yet.
I couldn’t help but utter, “Nora, can you wait for me in the car. I have something to discuss with him.”
The woman nodded and turned to Anthony. “Mr. Featherstone, no matter what Tessa told you, you mustn’t believe a word she said. She’s always feigning kindness, but she is ugly inside.”
“Nora, what nonsense are you spouting?” Tessa exited the restaurant and charged at Nora with no hesitation.
The two women didn’t care about their image and started throwing punches at each other.
Nora was wearing heels, and she took it as a weapon. Hurling the tip of her high heels at Tessa, she roared, “Tessa! If you dare to badmouth Sienna, I won’t let you go. I’ve seen many pretentious b*tch, but this is my first time seeing an ugly one. Let me remind you. Be thankful that Sienna saved you. Or else god knows what will happen to you.”
The fight between the two women went on and attracted a crowd.
Tessa was no pushover either. She pulled Nora’s hair and snarled, “She saved you guys too! Nora, do you think she will treat you well if you become her dog? What wishful thinking! She’s just using you.”
The two of them kept on hurling insults and punches at each other. As no one interfered and asked them to stop, the crowd grew and everyone was watching the show.
I turned to look at Anthony. He was staring at me indifferently, totally ignoring the ruckus.
“Can you ask Joseph to stop them?” I asked as I was concerned about Nora. Although she was bold, her stamina couldn’t catch up. If this goes on, she’ll be at a disadvantage.
Anthony glanced at Joseph and dragged me into the car.
His movements were too fast, and before I could struggle, I was pinned to the seat.
“Anthony, you…” I gritted my teeth.
“Shut up!” He spoke with a low voice while focusing on driving.
He drove the car toward the city and kept on speeding. I was scared to death, so I held onto the seat for dear life.
It was quite a while before he stopped the car by the roadside. He parked and exited the vehicle before dragging me out.
“Anthony, why are you bringing me here?” Unwilling to be dragged away, I tried to break free from his clutches.
He was walking rather quickly. I wasn’t able to catch up with him, so I stumbled along the road and almost fell down a few times.
I was unfamiliar with my surroundings, so I panicked.
Thankfully, after dragging me for some time, he brought me to a rest area by the roadside. There was a river beside the area.
When we headed toward the riverside, he pinned me to the handrail while his dark eyes gleamed. “Tell me everything. Give me an explanation.”
I was stunned by Anthony’s command. Anger was written all over his good-looking face. Failed to phrase any sentences in my mind, I stared blankly at him and started to zone out.
It was as if he realized he was being too angry at me, so he took a deep breath and suppressed his fury. Gazing at me with his dark eyes, he asked, “When and why did you go to Venria? What happened there? How did you return? Tell me.”
With him standing in front of me, his tall and sleek figure blocked most of the light.
I froze a while before saying, “It’s all in the past. There’s nothing to tell.”
He argued, “What do you mean by that? Sienna, do you think I’m a fool? Even I’m not good enough for you, I’m still your husband. I have the right to know where my wife went, don’t I?”
I had never seen him so agitated before. He was completely helpless and at wit’s end.
“You have.” Staring at the glistening surface of the river, I took a deep breath and started telling him everything. “After leaving K City, I went to Q City to visit the child. Later on, I met Savini in A City. Perhaps he couldn’t let go of the past and asked someone to…”
When I recalled everything about the past, those painful memories I suffered, I felt lucky to be able to overcome them all.
The man stayed silent and listened to me. I told him everything, including meeting Armond in Venria and causing Tessa to be injured.
Digesting my words, Anthony turned to look at me. “I’m not against you doing the things you like. However, Sienna, you have a husband, so you shouldn’t stay with Armond. The consequences will be dire if people catch wind of this.”
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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