Anthony nodded and looked at me. “Wait here for me. Just dig in if you’re hungry. I’ll go look for her, and I’ll be right back.”
I grabbed his arm and stopped him in his tracks. He looked at me, completely astounded. Seeing his reaction, I smiled faintly and offered, “I’ll go with you. Nora dragged me around these days, and I know all these places quite well.”
He pursed his lips and rejected, “Eat up while the food is still warm.”
“There’s no rush. I’ll just get them to warm up the food later. Let’s look for her first.” With that, I talked to the owner and exited the restaurant.
Lavelian Village was a small area, and only a few shops sold ice creams. After going through every ice cream shop, Rylee was nowhere to be found.
We even asked the passers-by to get some information. Soon, the bodyguard came to us and lowered his head. “Mr. Featherstone, I lost Ms. Lorraine on the way back to the restaurant.”
“Did you see anyone suspicious?” Anthony spoke calmly.
The bodyguard shook his head and replied, “I was following behind Ms. Lorraine and didn’t see anyone suspicious. However, it seemed like she was trying to shake me off.”
Anthony frowned and glanced at him before commanding, “Continue to look for her.”
After hearing what the bodyguard said, I knew what Rylee was trying to do. Narrowing my eyes slightly, I smirked. “No need. Let’s go back to the restaurant. The dishes must have gotten cold.”
With that, I didn’t wait for him to reply and headed back to the restaurant. As expected, Rylee had already returned to the restaurant and was sitting at our table.
When Rylee saw me and Anthony entering the restaurant, a look of surprise was written all over her face. She looked at Anthony and asked, “Anth, where did you guys go? I didn’t see you guys when I came back. I thought you guys went back.”
Curling my lips, I gave a wintry smile before sitting back in my seat and asked the owner to serve the dishes.
“Why did you turn off your phone?” Displeased was shown on Anthony’s face when he frowned and questioned the woman.
Once again, she had the same naive look on her face and took her phone out of her bag. Blinking her eyes in confusion, she looked at Anthony and said, “My phone’s turned off? I didn’t know. What’s wrong?”
Anthony pursed his lips and replied indifferently, “Nothing.”
Meanwhile, I started eating the food when the dishes were served and lost the desire to talk.
Rylee noticed we were in a foul mood and looked at Anthony in bewilderment. “Anth, why do you guys look unhappy? Did I do something wrong and make you guys mad?”
Clunk! I placed my spoon on the table. The metal spoon hit the marble table and gave off an audible noise, enough to attract their attention.
Looking at her terrified expression, I smirked and wiped my lips slowly with a napkin before asking, “Aren’t you tired?”
With her wide doe-like eyes, she looked at me and asked, “Ms. Stanhope, what do you mean? I don’t get you.”
I smiled faintly at her. “Aren’t you tired of pretending? Rylee, you’re in your thirties. If you’re acting this way in front of your husband, I’ve got to hand it to you. But, oh no… This is my man and not someone you should mess with. So please, for the love of God, can you stop acting like a horny b*tch in front of him?”
“You…” Upon hearing my words, she turned to Anthony with a pain-etched face while tears welled up in her eyes. “Anth, I didn’t. You know me. I was like this ever since I was young.”
Anthony relaxed his knitted brows slightly and urged, “It’s getting late. After lunch, we shall return to the hotel to rest. Joe will be here at night.” He didn’t intend to bring up what I said just now.
With that, he placed a few pieces of fish on my plate and asked, “Why did you stop eating after taking a few bites?”
“I lost my appetite.” I uttered and got ready to leave.
However, Anthony stopped me from getting up and asked, “What would you like to eat? Let’s go get it together.”
I squinted my eyes and raised my brow at them. “Together?”
He nodded. “Yeah, together. You and me, together.”
Rylee’s expression immediately took a 360-degree turn as she got up suddenly. “Anth, I’m full, so I’ll head back to the hotel first.”
The man glanced at her with a calm expression and nodded. “Okay. Be careful on your way back, and don’t wander around.”
Rylee initially thought Anthony would stop her from leaving, but to her disappointment, he didn’t.
Suppressing her anger, she took her bag and exited the restaurant, leaving Anthony and me at the table.
The man looked at me and smiled before placing the dishes I liked on my plate. “Come on. Finish up!”
I only decided to leave because of Rylee’s annoying presence at the table, and I was quite hungry. However, now that she left, I would most definitely finish the food.
Sitting back in my seat, I started digging in.
Anthony didn’t seem to be hungry as he kept putting food onto my plate. It was as if he derived pleasure from looking at me enjoying the meal.
Halfway through the meal, I was full, but he didn’t stop giving me food. On the verge of breaking down, I looked at him and asked, “Are you feeding a pig?”
“Pfft!” Upon hearing my question, he spat out the water he had yet to swallow in his mouth and coughed.
I handed him a piece of tissue and poured him a glass of water before placing down my spoon. This time, I was truly full.
Soon, he stopped coughing and looked at me. His good-looking face was rather flushed as his gaze darkened. “Are you full?”
I nodded. “Let’s go.”
Then I got up and left the restaurant. He followed behind me after paying for the meal and tugged on my hand. “Still jealous after the meal?”
“I don’t get jealous.” I tried to fling his hand away while the man chuckled softly. “Yeah, I know.”
As he spoke, he started laughing in a low voice. I looked at him in bewilderment. “What are you laughing at?”
The corners of his lips curled upwards, and he seemed to be in a good mood. “You look cute when you’re jealous.”
“I told you – I don’t get jealous!” I shouted and tried to explain but gave up after looking at the smile on his face.
However, I was reluctant to forgive him this easily. “Anthony, we’ll sleep in different rooms from now on.”
“That serious?” The man froze for a while before knitting his brows in concern, while I snorted in reply, “In that case, why don’t we just stay in different houses.”
He brought his hand to his face helplessly before pulling me into an embrace. Lowering his gaze lovingly at me, he apologized, “I’m sorry. Sorry for not handling it better. I, Anthony Featherstone, am willing to accept any punishment from you, but under one condition – we must sleep in the same room. Is that okay?”
I shrugged and spoke boldly, “Alright. I’ll stay in A City from now on.”
When I saw Leedon’s truck, I pushed Anthony away and waved. Leedon drove toward us and stopped his truck by the roadside and asked, “Ms. Stanhope, were you both having your meals here?”
I nodded and smiled at the man. “Leedon, can you fetch me back to the base?”
Leedon smiled faintly and nodded. “Sure. Get in. I’m on my way to the base too.”
After getting in the truck, I didn’t spare Anthony any glance.
As the project was ongoing, I was busy the entire evening. Besides, Linda and Armond were away, so I had a lot of matters to handle.
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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