“Yes!” I answered. Upon seeing I’m on a call, Nick stood up and went to get some drinks.
“What are you doing?” I could tell that the man on the other side of the line was not in a good mood.
“I’m having barbecue now!” I told him, frankly.
He responded with a cold short. “Enjoying barbecue while your husband is still at the hospital? You’re seriously the best wife ever.”
I pressed my lips into a thin line. “Since you still have the strength to be mad at me, I guess you’re doing fine.”
If he can quarrel with me, his injuries mustn’t be that serious, right?
Nick soon returned with a few bottles of drinks and said, “Have some drinks to cool you down.”
I gave him a thumbs-up to express my appreciation.
“Who’s that? Who’s with you?” Anthony asked impatiently.
“Mr. Harrison from Harrison Credit.” I grew a little annoyed as I was having a hard time talking to him over the phone and barbecuing my food at the same time. “Is there anything else you want to know? If not, I’ll end the call now.”
“Do you still remember you have a husband? You should be taking care of me!” He sounded angry.
That was when I, too, got a little irritated. “I’m sure you have people to take good care of you. If I’m not mistaken, Ms. Lorraine is there with you, right? What if I get into a fight with her, and you can’t do anything about it? I think it’s better for me to stay away from you. Take care! Goodbye!”
I hung up the call, put my phone on silent mode, and continued to enjoy the barbecue with Nick.
It took us about two hours to complete the barbecue, and we left after Nick had paid for the dinner. As we walked around the area, the man noticed some pop-up stalls. “Do you want to go and have a look?”
I turned down his offer as I was not a big fan of shopping. “Let’s just go home.”
Nick raised his brows in questioning silence but eventually walked me back to the car.
I’m glad he didn’t drink tonight and was able to send me home.
Upon arriving at the villa, Nick stopped his car by the entrance and looked me in the eyes. “If one day, Anthony and you decide to go separate ways, I can take care of you and the baby. I promise you that.”
I responded with a wry smile, “Thank you, but I don’t think that will ever happen. It’s late now. You should head home.”
Seeing that he did not drive his own car today, I allowed him to drive mine home.
The moment I stepped into the villa, I saw someone I did not wish to see. It was the one and only Rylee Lorraine.
She was sorting out Anthony’s clothes in the living hall. Perhaps Mrs. Eriksen was busy with something else.
Our eyes locked for a bit, and the woman immediately looked away with a deadpan expression. She kept mum and continued arranging Anthony’s clothes.
I took out my phone and saw a few missed calls. They were all from Anthony.
I ignored the notifications straight away and called the police.
“Hello, this is the R Province police department. How can I help you?”
“Good evening, officer. Someone just trespassed my property, and I want to lodge a report. Please send police to Peakville Estate, Zone D, Block 78.”
“Just a moment, please.”
Hearing me make the police report, Rylee stared at me in disbelief. “What do you think you’re doing?”
I folded my arms and leaned against a wall by the entrance before saying nonchalantly, “I lodged a police report, of course.”
Rylee clenched her fists as the color drained out of her face. A towering rage blazed in her eyes as she growled, “This is Anthony’s house, and he even decorated this villa to match my taste. I wonder who’s the real ‘trespasser’ here!”
I raised my brows and scanned the house. “I’m pretty sure you like a lot of things, Ms. Lorraine. Does this mean you can claim ownership of all the things you like? Did you learn such behavior in school?”
Well, Anthony did buy those exquisite vases for her.
I walked to the vases and looked at them appreciatively. “You do like them very much, don’t you?”
Without hesitation, I tilted the entire display rack, causing all the vases to fall and shatter into pieces instantly.
“I’m going to kill you!” A hard glint flashed through her eyes, and she lunged at me.
After having dealt with her for two years, her violent reaction did not surprise me anymore.
With steady steps, I moved away, causing her to lose her balance and crash into the display rack.
Oops, another few vases gone.
I felt bad for the broken vases. “Oh, no. You broke my things, Ms. Lorraine. I guess you’ll have to compensate me now.”
Rylee was so mad that her whole body was trembling. “Don’t you dare test my patience.”
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
I opened the door and saw three young cops standing before me. “Good evening. We received a report about someone trespassing on this property. Is the owner around?”
“I’m the owner!” I then showed them my identity card and land title. “This lady entered my house without my permission. Look, she even broke quite a number of valuable items. Please help me, officers.”
“All right, Ms. Stanhope. Are you hurt anywhere?” one of the cops asked as he gave me back the documents.
I shook my head.
Perhaps, Rylee had never experienced this kind of humiliation. Her eyes glowed with a towering rage as she snarled, “You b*tch!”
The cops hurriedly took her away.
I looked at the mess in the living hall and let out a deep sigh. Instead of cleaning the broken vases, however, I simply went straight back to my room.
I jumped right into bed after taking a shower.
All of a sudden, I heard the doorbell ring loudly. At first, I ignored it, thinking that my mind was playing tricks on me.
However, the doorbell rang for the second time a few moments after.
I got out of bed and headed downstairs, wondering who had come to disturb me at this hour.
I looked at the surveillance camera and saw Jared dressed in a black suit, standing outside the door.
What’s he doing here at 2 a.m.?
I opened the door and gave him a confused look. “Anything of importance, Dr. Crest?”
He looked at me and heaved a sigh of relief. “Why didn’t you answer your phone?”
I was taken aback by his crude question. “Oh, I set it on silent mode and went to sleep. Is there anything urgent?”
He entered the villa and collapsed on the couch, looking exhausted. “Anthony wants you to bring some soup to the hospital. He wants to eat something.”
I did not know how to react to such a ridiculous request. “There are so many restaurants in the hospital. Why can’t you just buy something for him?”
The man massaged his forehead and answered, “He wants you to cook for him and deliver the soup to him personally.”
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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