However, right when he stepped onto the stairs, he halted in his tracks. “How did you know I’m unhappy being the live-in son-in-law of the Stanhope family?”
With that, he went upstairs without glancing back.
I froze for a long while before coming back to my senses. I didn’t even notice Gregory leading Audrey away from my embrace.
Anthony didn’t lose his memories!
He had been pretending to be foolish and behaving in a servile manner just to make us believe that he was na?ve. As a result, we let our guard down.
He was still as self-righteous as ever after six years.
Is it fun pulling a trick on everyone like this?
I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists as I dashed to the study.
When I opened the door, Anthony wasn’t there.
If we didn’t talk this through tonight, I would have trouble falling asleep, so I decided to confront him.
Suppressing my fury, I went through all the rooms on the second floor, from the guest room to the storeroom. But he was nowhere to be found.
Finally, I went into the bedroom.
The door was wide open, and I scanned the room in the hallway. To my disappointment, the room was empty.
At this moment, a “thump” sounded from behind, and it was the sound of the door shutting.
I turned around and almost bumped into a sturdy “wall.”
Anthony was right in front of me and the distance between the two of us was less than 0.5 centimeters. If we got closer, we could hear each other’s heartbeats.
I pushed him away by reflex. “Mr. Featherstone, please watch yourself.”
The man staggered for a few steps before stopping. He looked at me without any expression on his face, while complicated feelings could be seen in his eyes, and it was hard to tell how he felt.
Then, silence followed, as the man said nothing, and that was what I hated the most.
“Why are you not talking?” I spoke in an overbearing manner. “Didn’t you lose your memories? You forgot everyone and only take me as a substitute, right? So why are you getting so close to me?”
Anthony kept silent as he frowned slightly. Staying rooted to his spot, his eyes went dull as he stared at me.
His reaction only made me feel I wasn’t trustworthy enough for him to tell me the truth.
The emotions I had long suppressed erupted as I dashed toward Anthony and hurled my fists at his chest.
“You left the woman who gave birth to two kids for you abandoned outside for six years while your relatives erase the proofs of her existence.” I started tearing up when I recalled the painful memories of the last six years.
My heart started aching as I grimaced. “I’ve always thought that love is endless and repeating. After going through so many hardships, I still found myself in love and am ready to face the future with you. But what about you? Do you remember what you said when we met again the last time? ‘Not all women are worthy of me.’ So, am I unworthy of you?”
“You knew I was Sienna since the beginning. You altered the DNA test results to make me live with another identity. Is this what you wanted? To make me forget about the past and stay with you with this new identity? You are a selfish, heartless man!” The man stayed silent during my fit of rage, and I stopped punching him as my hands started to hurt.
“Say something! I hate you like this! Mm!” I bombarded questions at him as I wasn’t able to contain the fury holding up inside me. Driven by the waves of emotions, I bit down hard on Anthony’s shoulders with every ounce of my strength to let him know how hurt I was.
Right at that moment, all my bottled up frustrations and emotions dissipated with the strength I put into hurting him.
Having used up the energy in me, my body felt weak as my legs gave way and I collapsed to the ground uncontrollably.
Almost immediately, his large arm circled my waist and trapped me in his familiar embrace.
I struggled to break free, but he tightened his grip and pulled me closer to him.
When I raised my head, Anthony was looking at me with a fiery gaze. The man looked like an injured wolf as his eyes were filled with passion and sorrow.
After staring at me for a few seconds, he extended his neck and leaned in closer to me. Our face was touching and slowly, he pressed his lips on mine.
I remained rational and broke free from his grip before grabbing his arm. Looking at the man seriously, I asked, “Can you make a choice now?”
I can’t coexist with the Hall family.
It wasn’t because I couldn’t accept them. Instead, they just wouldn’t let me off. After so many years of scheming against me, I figured they wouldn’t let us live our lives unbothered if I remain alive.
The anguish I had suffered was carved into my body, and I still remembered the pain to this day.
Anthony seemed to be aloof, but he cherished his family. I believed he could’ve been ruthless to the Hall family, but he kept on hesitating. As time went by, he couldn’t make up his mind to do it, so we had fallen into the traps laid out by the Halls.
My tolerance had a limit, and they didn’t seem to change after all the chances I gave them, so it was time to make a clear cut.
I had been enduring what they did to us for the last six years. I continued to wish for them to be smitten by their conscience, but now, I wouldn’t sit by and do nothing while they did as they pleased to cause us more suffering. They weren’t worthy enough to be family, so there was no need to tolerate them.
Only those who had gone through death knew the true happiness of life.
I loved Anthony, but I didn’t want my love to be used as a reason for his so-called family to take control over others close to me.
“Anthony, do you still agree to become the live-in son-in-law if I force you to go against the Hall family?” I felt the urge to cry as I spoke my words. This was the last time I was fighting for our relationship.
To lose the love of my life was rather painful for me, let alone I had loved the man for over ten years. My life wouldn’t be the same if Anthony wasn’t by my side anymore.
However, if he continued to neglect what his family did, those close to me would have to live their lives in fear and chaos. I believed Anthony knew the pain of losing those close to him as he had experienced it before, so he would understand my choices.
One could go on being blinded by love only for a moment, but not one’s entire life. I had awakened from my daze, but I still wanted to wait for the man I loved. I hoped that he would realize his mistakes as well.
Anthony didn’t give me a response all the while I was the only one doing the talking. After listening to my words, he kept silent and stared at me for about ten seconds before his lips curled into a smile.
I was in a mess from the fit I threw just now, and my lips were chapped. However, the man paid it no attention and tilted his head sideways as he planted a kiss on my lips.
Before I could react, his moist lips touched mine continuously.
Cupping my face gently, he landed kisses all over my face while my tears rolled down my cheeks.
As he planted the last kiss on my forehead, he slowed down his movements and lowered his gaze lovingly at me.
The man said, “I had given you my answer ever since you walked into the room and ordered me to cook the pasta, “
Silence ensued in the room after he had spoken his words, and only our heavy breathing resounded.
I was still lost in a daze as he was too sudden with his kisses. My mind was in a complete mess, so I couldn’t react on time and blurted out, “What?”
Suddenly, Anthony grimaced as he wrapped my face with his hands gently. His hands felt like feathers brushing on my face as he treated me with care.
Wiping away my tears with his thumb, he smiled while furrowing his brows. His deep eyes reddened with tears as he said, “The moment you appeared before me, I had decided to give up everything to be with you. Even if it’s just a dream, I will make it so that it will go on forever and I will never wake up and stay with you.”
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