Chapter 63 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

I smiled. “Does he work in the same industry as us? Why don’t we have a meal together?”

Looking like a woman happily in love, she chuckled and said, “He’s quite busy recently, so he doesn’t have much time to spare. Why don’t we wait till this busy period passes? If you don’t mind, I’d like you to be our presider.”

“You’ve already decided to marry?” I was a bit shocked. From my recent observations, she had only dated for one or two months.

Blushing, she nodded and explained, “We were classmates. We’ve known each other for a long time, but we’ve only started dating recently. Our families have been urging us, so we decided to get married.”

I laughed and did not say anything else. After Stacey placed the documents down and left, I received a call from Jared.

I picked up the call and greeted, “Hello, Dr. Crest!”

“Are you free, Sienna?” He sounded like he wanted to talk to me about something.

Stunned momentarily, I replied, “I’m meeting Macy tonight. What’s the matter?”

He fell silent for a while before saying, “It’s nothing. Anthony called me to check up on your body.”

I subconsciously frowned and replied, “I’m fine. You don’t have to worry.”

“Did you guys get into a fight?”

“No!”

Our disagreements could not be counted as full-fledged arguments. We simply did not see eye to eye because we were both on different wavelengths.

After a slight pause, he continued, “That’s good, then. There’s a box on my office’s desk which contains some supplement pills. You can come and retrieve it whenever you’re free. Remember to take it regularly.”

“Alright. Thank you!”

“You’re welcome.”

After chatting for a while, I hung up the call and glanced at the clock. The workday had already ended.

I was going to meet Macy at the shopping mall, so I tidied my desk and headed directly to the car park. After what happened the previous time, I rarely parked my car in the underground car park.

Instead, I parked it in the open car park on the ground floor. Underground car parks were often dark and shady. Although an open car park would expose my car to the sun, it was still safer.

After getting into the car, I reversed the car out of the parking lot. I was about to leave when I suddenly spotted someone familiar. A slightly chubby middle-aged man was sitting in a black Cayenne beside Joe’s red sports car. Somehow, his figure looked familiar to me.

Although I didn’t manage to see the face of my kidnapper clearly, I could remember his figure well. I could not help but stop my car and scrutinize the middle-aged man sitting in the Cayenne.

However, the man drove away quickly.

As I did not get a good look at the kidnapper, and there were a lot of chubby middle-aged men around, it was difficult for me to identify him amongst so many people.

After hesitating for a while, I still drove toward the shopping mall where I was supposed to meet Macy.

By the time I arrived, Macy had already been waiting for me for a long time. When she saw me, she pouted and lamented, “Sienna, you’re late for half an hour.”

Passing a cup of milk tea to her, I explained, “I’m not late on purpose. There’s a traffic jam along the way. As an apology, here’s a cup of milk tea I bought for you.”

She took it from my hands and replied proudly, “Since you’re so sincere, I’ll let you off the hook.”

The shopping mall in the city center of J City was humongous. Perhaps it had been quite some time since Macy last came out, she was extremely excited. In fact, she deliberately skipped breakfast in the morning just to prepare herself for the sumptuous seafood buffet here.

I chuckled, recalling the times in college when we did not have a lot of money. In order to eat good food, we would save up for a long time before splurging on a buffet together.

Memories were the souvenirs of time.

Come to think of it, those were the happiest days of my life. Although I was poor, I did not love anyone—life was carefree and burdenless.

After dinner, Macy dragged me into a baby shop. She walked around and picked some items which I would need once my baby is born.

When I saw that everything she picked was pink, I could not help but chuckle bitterly. “Why is everything so pink? What if my baby is a boy?”

While she looked at the cots, she replied, “It doesn’t matter. Regardless of whether your baby is a boy or a girl, they’ll still need these items. If your son really doesn’t like them, we can buy them again after he’s born.”

She was not wrong.

Slowly, the things in the trolley piled up. As I would start to gain weight due to my pregnancy and swell up, she even bought some skincare products for me.

Watching as she placed the items in the trolley, I could not help but laugh. “Macy, you, as the godmother, are paying even more attention than me!”

She chuckled. Suddenly, her eyes reddened as she hugged me. “Letty, leave Anthony! I can take good care of you.”

I did not know why she suddenly uttered those words. Stunned momentarily, I patted her shoulders and assured her, “Why are you being so emotional all of a sudden? I will leave Anthony sooner or later. But I’d like to leave proudly, instead of sneaking away like a thief.”

She nodded and replied hoarsely, “It’s okay. I’ll wait for you. I’ve already found a suitable place in Q City, where the property prices are lower. After adding up our savings, we can buy a small villa there. Both of us and your child can stay there.”

There was something different about this girl. For a moment, I could not tell how exactly she had changed. All I could tell was that she was hiding something and seemed sadder than before.

Sighing softly, I chuckled. “It’s fine. I’m not in such a dire state now. We have a long journey ahead of us!”

As it was getting late, we directly headed to Glenwood Apartments and placed the baby products there. It was more convenient to do so.

I initially planned to stay in Glenwood Apartments. However, my phone rang after a while.

“Letty, someone’s calling you!” Macy was squatting in the guest room and assembling the cot. When she heard my phone ringing, she called for me.

I was washing the fruits that we had bought by the road. Wiping my hands and glancing at my phone, I saw that it was a call from Anthony.

Frowning, I looked at the time. It was not even 9 pm yet.

“Hello, Mr. Featherstone.” I was not deliberately trying to sound distant. As he was probably calling me to discuss some official matters, I naturally had to be polite.

I could hear the roaring of the wind through the phone. After a few seconds of silence, he asked, “Where are you?”

“Glenwood Apartments.” I looked at the cot which Macy had assembled. She had thoughtfully placed a layer of mosquito net around the bed.

“Oh, I see.” I thought that Anthony needed to talk to me about something. To my surprise, he had nothing else to say after calling me.

After he hung up, I tossed my phone aside and admired the cot. The more I looked at it, the cuter it seemed.

“Okay, we’ve got everything settled. All that’s left is for your child to be born.” Macy was a hands-on person. After assembling the cot, she shot me a proud look and asked, “How am I faring as a godmother?”

I smiled and passed her a fruit. “Very impressive!”

As it was getting late, Macy looked at me and said, “I’ll go take a bath first. Look around and see if there’s anything else we need to do!”

Nodding, I sat down in the living room and started scrolling through my phone.

The doorbell suddenly rang. Thinking that Macy had ordered some food, I got up and opened the door. Meanwhile, I yelled in the direction of the bathroom, “Macy, did you order food?”

A voice came from the bathroom. “No!”

Before I could say anything, I saw a tall man standing at the entrance. I was stunned. Why did Anthony come here?

“You…” I wanted to ask him that question, but my voice faltered gradually.

“Aren’t you going to invite me in?” he asked with a cold, yet relaxed expression.

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