Nonetheless, he did not listen to me at all but continued his way out. I followed him for a few steps but realized that I could not catch up with him, so I simply gave up and sat on the steps outside the restaurant, watching him walk away.
After a while, he had probably realized that I was not following him. Thus, he looked back at me and narrowed his eyes slightly. “Don’t you want to go back?”
I pursed my lips, sitting on the steps desolately while looking at him. “What have I done wrong?”
He frowned. “We’ll talk about this at home!”
Without moving, I sat on the ground and continued staring at him. “Tell me now, or we’re not going back.”
His expression seemed down as he looked at me and said, “Are you sure you want to talk here?”
I nodded.
I had thought that he would at least turn back and tug me by the hand. Unexpectedly, he got into the car, started it, and left without hesitation.
As I watched him driving further and further into the distance, I was stunned. I sat there for a long time, lost in thought. Did he really just left?
The apologies that I had prepared mentally in my mind turned into curses. The scene of him dumping me replayed in my mind over and over again.
Standing at the entrance of the restaurant for a long time, I decided to give Nora a call. The call went through, but it was Holden who answered it, “She’s taking a shower. What’s the matter?”
That came as a big shock, so I couldn’t help but roar at him, “Holden, are you kidding me? I asked you to help me take care of her, not in this way! You’re really… Ugh! I have nothing to say to you! There are lines that you cannot cross, Holden, and Armond’s girlfriend is one of them! Is it that hard to understand?”
I admit that I was taking it all out on him. After all, I was furious with Anthony for dumping me, and I had nowhere to vent my anger. This man happened to pick up the phone, and so I acted accordingly.
On the other end, Holden was a little taken aback by my sudden outburst. “Excuse me, but you should calm down! I didn’t touch her at all. You asked me to take her to my house. While she is taking a bath, the phone kept ringing, and it was bothering me, so I answered it. I didn’t touch her at all, Sienna. Can you get your head out of the gutter?”
Oh… Uh…
I was a little embarrassed, but at this point, I did not want to apologize. Hence, I said, “You think I don’t know you? Don’t you dare pretend to be such an upright person. I’m warning you; you’d better not do anything to her. If you do, don’t blame me for taking action against you… Anyway, could you ask her the password for her place? I have to go to her house tonight.”
“I knew it! This was all because of what happened between you and Anthony, yes? That’s why you were so angry; even to the point that you wanted to leave home. But can’t you at least leave me out of this? I didn’t do anything wrong, so I clearly don’t deserve this.” Holden was scolded for no reason, so he started to complain.
After a while, his unhappy voice could be heard over the phone. “You’ve got a call. I swear, you women always take forever to shower.”
Obviously, these words were not meant for me.
Soon after that, Nora’s voice came over on the line. “What did you say to him just now? Why is he so angry?”
I curled my lips and said, “I thought he was messing with you, so I gave him a piece of my mind. Anyway, enough about that guy. I was just calling you to tell you that I wanted to stay at your house tonight. Tell me the password so that I can at least have a place to sleep.”
She sighed, “What happened? Did you quarrel with Anthony? Weren’t you guys at A City for work purposes?”
In one breath, she asked so many questions that I felt dizzy.
Drawing in a deep breath, I replied, “We’re here on a business trip. Just give me the password already. I’m outdoors, and it’s freezing.”
“The password’s my birthday. But what happened between you both? Why did you quarrel?”
I was not in the mood to talk much, so I hung up the phone hastily after thanking her. After that, I called a cab and went to her place, which I had visited before. That was why I knew the address.
As soon as I reached her place, a stale odor came wafting to my nostrils. I guessed it was probably because she had not been home for quite a while.
While I was tidying up, my phone kept ringing. I took a look at the screen and saw that it was Anthony, so I did not answer. Instead, I turned my phone off instantly. One could say that this is unnecessary, but that is just how I am.
After all that, I lay on the bed with my restless thoughts, unable to fall asleep. After a while, the doorbell rang. I was taken aback at first, but then I guessed that Anthony had probably found me.
Thus, I got up to check, and it was indeed him. However, I just ignored him and pretended not to hear anything. Then, I went back to the bedroom to rest, but I underestimated how determined and stubborn this man could be.
Bang! With just a few kicks, he had broken down Nora’s door. When I saw him in the bedroom, I was so angry that I threw the pillow at him and shouted, “Get lost, Anthony! Get out right now!”
He caught the pillow and looked at me. “I’m not the one at fault today!”
Upon his remark, I almost choked. “Excuse me? You’re the one who abandoned your wife and left! If it’s not your fault, then whose is it? Anthony, I initially thought that even though you’re an insensitive prick, you’re at least a gentleman. But, no… I guess I had really overestimated you. You’re even worse than that! In fact, you’re despicable.”
Clearly stunned, he looked at me and said, “I didn’t leave you behind. Joe told me that when a woman is angry, just get some cakes for her. She’ll feel better after having dessert.”
As he spoke, he solemnly handed me the box in his hand. “It’s from the shop you like. It’s matcha flavored!”
After hearing his explanation, I was exasperated. To be honest, I just wanted to ignore him. Then, I took in a deep breath and shouted at him, “I don’t want this! I don’t want to eat anything! As a matter of fact, please get away from me!”
Yet, he continued to stand there, unmoving. “It’s not safe being alone out here. Cut this nonsense, and let’s go home.”
Throwing the pillow in my hand at him, I trembled with anger, “Anthony, don’t you know me well enough? Am I a child? Don’t you know why I am angry? I had already apologized to you, so why are you still holding it against me? Are you deliberately looking for problems? Getting cakes for me… hah! I think you were driving to leave, and then you were afraid that I would hold a grudge against you, so you went to get cakes!”
With a darkened expression, he frowned at me. I thought he was going to be like before – knowing that I would win the argument, he would slam the door and leave, but he did not. Instead, he put the box in his hand next to me and picked up the pillow on the floor. Then, he looked at me and said, “I am cross with you because you know that angering Tessa is dangerous, but you still did it. I am upset that you don’t put your safety first or take care of yourself. And no, I didn’t plan to leave; I just went to buy you cakes.”
Although he explained everything very clearly, I was still angry. Hence, I did not want anything to do with him, so I pulled the quilt over my head and said to him, “Okay. You can go now!”
Even if he had given a clear explanation, the anger in my heart still remained, so I could not think straight. I still wanted to fight with him because that was just how I was. I knew that, so I controlled myself and asked him to leave quickly.
However, he couldn’t get it, and that, I could only say, was the difference between a man and a woman. Not only did he refuse to leave, but he lay down beside me and said, “Then we will stay here tonight. Since the door is broken, I will get someone to fix it.”
I took a deep breath and held it. When I saw him crawling in next to me, I kicked him without even thinking. It took him by surprise, so he rolled off the bed and landed on the ground, his head hitting the corner of the bedside table.
Wham! A muffled knock accompanied his soft grunt. I was taken aback for a moment and subconsciously wanted to go down to help him, but I did not know what was going on as I watched him holding his head.
I refrained myself, sat up, and asked tentatively, “Are you alright?”
His pained voice could be heard, “It hurts!”
Since I was not sure if he was telling the truth, I replied, “I didn’t do it intentionally. I didn’t think you’d fall. C’mon, get up, and let me take a look at you.”
“It hurts!” He was still lying on the ground without moving and just complaining about the pain.
At that, I could not help being a little worried, so I got down from the bed and went towards him. I saw that his forehead was badly bruised, and I felt a little sorry for him. “Sh*t, what the hell happened? I’m so sorry. Let me take care of it right away!”
I helped him onto the bed, and then I went to get some ointment. Maybe because of the bump, he was sitting very quietly on the bed, without moving an inch. I got the ointment and sat at the bedside to put some on his head. In a short while, someone came to repair the door.
After I applied some ointment for Anthony, I greeted the locksmith and sent them away after everything was done. They had installed a new digital lock, and the password was set to Nora’s birthday.
When I returned to the bedroom, Anthony was lying in bed, apparently, asleep.
Seeing that the bruise on his forehead was less swollen now, I was relieved. After that, I turned off the lights and lay down right next to him. As soon as I closed my eyes, Anthony’s arm was around me. “Go to sleep!” I frowned and said.
“I sleep better with you in my arms,” he uttered childishly. This was obviously nonsense.
Due to what happened today at Tessa’s and the incident at Lavelian Village, I couldn’t help thinking of my previous accident in the hospital. I moved my body and leaned in to Anthony. “Anthony, did you investigate the accident that happened when I was in the hospital?”
He had not talked to me about this all this while. Moreover, due to the series of unfortunate events, I had also nearly forgotten about 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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