Chapter 386


    Michael was going to stop his father from hitting me, but he was toote. Before he could utter a single


    word, I felt the pain from the p on my cheek.


    Lincoln used to treat me like his own, precious daughter in the past. I thought of him as someone who


    was easy to get along with. However, the thoughtpletely disappeared with that p of his. Not only


    did I feel the pain in my cheek, but my heart ached too.


    “Didn''t we treat you well after you got together with Michael? I know Josephine has her temper and


    nags at you a lot, but you didn''t have to do that! No matter what, she''s still your elder! How could you


    hit her? I can''t believe how wrong I was to even think that you were a sensible daughter-inw!” my


    father-inw shouted while looking at me. His gentle and doting eyes were reced with


    disappointment.


    In the Shaw family, he was always the one to support my rtionship with Michael. Therefore, I would


    be lying if I said I wasn''t sad.


    “That''s enough! Anna''s still pregnant! How could you hit her? If anything happens to my great-


    grandchild, it''ll be your fault!” Andy shouted angrily at Lincoln after he saw his son hit me.


    I knew Andy was disappointed in me too. If I weren''t mistaken, the reason he was mad at Lincoln was


    because of the child inside me. If I''m not pregnant, will you still defend me?


    “Dad, my wife is still in a critical state in the hospital! I don''t have time to bother with this woman! If


    anything happens to Josephine, I won''t let her off!”


    Lincoln was really furious this time. He used to a gentle and kind man. However, all traces of kindness


    were gone. I couldn''t do anything but suppress my feelings and stay quiet.


    “Anna, you did this. The Shaw family will not forgive you easily. But we''ll decide what do to with you


    after Josephine''s out of immediate danger,” Andy said as he looked at me with cold eyes. Although he


    wasn''t as harsh as Lincoln, his fondness toward me was gone.


    I kept quiet with my head down the entire time because I had expected their reactions. However, it hurt


    more than I thought it would be.


    Even after Lincoln and Andy went upstairs, I was still rooted in the spot. At that time, Michael was


    ring at me with pure fury while suppressing his anger.


    “Anna, you will regret this!” he spat coldly as he took a few strides toward me. Right after saying that,


    he turned and walked away without looking at me.


    Over the next few days, I tried to visit Josephine in the hospital to see how she was doing. However, I


    was chased out by Lincoln every time I went. The way he treated me hadpletely changed. Right at


    that moment, I recalled the time of how my own family treated me when Steven was hospitalized in the


    past. Fortunately, the doctor said my mother-inw was out of danger on the fifth day. However, no one


    knew when she would regain consciousness. There was also a possibility that she would be in a


    vegetative state for the rest of her life.


    Everyone in the Shaw family let out a breath in relief while feeling saddened by the news. It was


    devastating to them that a person they loved, who was still alive and kicking a few days ago, was lying


    motionless on a hospital bed. Besides her beating heart and other signs of life, she was no different


    than a lifeless body.


    As for Michael, he hadn''t spoken to me ever since that day. It was as if our love hade to an end.


    Every passing second of seeing him but not being able to talk to him, as if we were enemies, was pure


    torture.


    There were a few times I wanted to tell Michael the truth. But I couldn''t bring myself to it. What about


    Steven?


    As months passed, my tummy grew bigger. There were only a few days left before the estimated date


    of delivery. Because of that, I needed to go to the hospital for routine check-ups more frequently.


    In the months following the incident, Michael never apanied me for any check-ups in the hospital.


    It was as if he had forgotten my existence. There were countless times when I resented him for it.


    However, I kept telling myself that it was my decision. All of this is because I decided to take up the


    responsibility. That''s why I should ept the consequences.


    I thought Michael loathed me and didn''t care about our baby anymore, but it was until a long time after


    that I found out he was always following me in secret whenever I went to the hospital. He was afraid


    that I would get into any ident. However, I didn''t know about this then.


    On one of my trips for a check-up, I bumped into Ronan. He became a lot more mature after I got


    married to Michael. He wasn''t thenguid and irresponsible man anymore.


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    After my check-up, we went to a nearby café and chatted. We sat facing each other.


    I tried to force a smile, but I forgot how it felt to curve my lips up for a smile after not smiling for two


    months. In the end, I could only look at him without any expression.


    “Anna, I heard about what happened with Aunt Josephine some time ago. Did you really do it?” Ronan


    asked while looking straight into my eyes. His question broke the silence.


    I knew he would ask me about this. However, I couldn''t help but feel nervous about it when he really


    did. Since things had already happened, there was no need for me to deny anything.


    “Yeah. It''s true,” I replied inly and sipped my drink to hide my true feelings.


    “I know you''re lying to me by just looking at your eyes. I''ve known you for a long time, Anna. You''re not


    that kind of person,” he said seriously while staring into my eyes. There wasn''t a hint of surprise in him.


    My heart raced a little by his response. It was probably because of the fuzzy feeling that someone


    trusted me, but I didn''t have any other choice.


    “It''s true that I did it. Thank you for trusting me,” I replied. I didn''t have the courage to look at him


    because I knew my eyes would give me away. At that time, I was focused on calming myself down so


    that he wouldn''t see through me.


    “You can''t deceive me, Anna. I''m sure it has nothing to do with you! What made you shoulder the


    me? Don''t you know what will happen to you after you admit it was you?” Anxiety and worry filled his


    eyes. It was obvious that he cared a lot about this.


    Ronan and Michael werepletely different. Michael was calm andposed who preferred to keep


    things to himself. On the contrary, Ronan wasn''t afraid to show his emotions. At that time, he didn''t


    even try to hide his concern for me.


    “Ronan, I''m really grateful for your trust, but it is the truth. I have nothing else to say.”