Chapter 104


    Chapter 104 She set the ss of water down onto the coffee table, all the while tensing under the


    pressure of Anthony‘s presence. He noticed the bruise on her neck and grabbed her chin when she was


    about to get up. Startled. she froze anxiously. “Wh–what‘s wrong?”


    “I don‘t remember it being this bad.” He studied the bruise sharply.


    Realizing what he meant, she touched the bruise on her neck and said, “I....I did this, otherwise people


    would misunderstand...ugh!”


    He dragged her closer and she fell,nding one knee on the couch and the other on Anthony‘s thigh.


    She instinctively reached down to steady herself and bit her lips in embarrassment.


    He rubbed his finger on the bruised skin and she still felt sore from the touch.


    “Looks like I should have been less merciful with you,” he said while staring at the bruise. “Please spare


    me.” She nced at him, doe–eyed. “It really hurt when I turned it into a bruise


    He tensed at her pleading expression and grabbed her by the back of her neck, before pressing his lips


    against hers.


    “Umph!” Her heart skipped a beat as she closed her eyes in response to the assault.


    Soon, the temperature of the room rose and the situation spun out of control. She panted as she leaned


    against his chest, his strong, rhythmic heartbeat filled her dazed mind.


    The ss she set on the table had fallen and the water had trickled down onto the floor, gathering into a


    small puddle. Sensing what he was about to do next, she clenched her fists and pleaded, “I‘ve been


    working the whole day. Can‘t you just let me go for today? I want to rest…” “I‘ll spare you this time.”


    Anne was surprised by his answer, since she only thought that there was a ten percent chance that he


    would agree. She got up and picked her clothes up from the floor, before proceeding to put them on


    nervously.


    Still full–dressed, Anthony sat on the couch and studied her frantic state with interest.


    “Go get some food,” he said, his voice still hoarse andced with lust. She was stunned and stood still as


    she struggled to understand what he meant.


    “I didn‘t cook tonight. I just bought some bread on my way back,” she said.


    “I can eat whatever.”


    She suppressed the urge to ask a million questions and walked towards the refrigerator. There was


    some pasta, sausage and tomato.


    She could not help but wonder if Anthony would agree to go after he ate, because she could not exactly


    chase him out in order to not raise suspicion. She could only be patient for the time being.


    Once the pasta was ready, she set it down on the table before Anthony.


    She had used the tomato to make a Bolognese sauce and it looked extremely appetizing, though she did


    not think someone like Anthony would be willing to eat something like this.


    He picked up the spoon and started eating and it was the first time she had ever seen someone this


    elegant even when slurping on pasta. One she confirmed that Anthony was not displeased by the food,


    she went back to the living room and picked up the pillows on the floor.


    Her phone was already exposed, but Anthony didn‘t seem to have noticed.


    Exhausted, she sat down on the couch after tossing the pillow onto her phone. Suddenly, her phone rang


    and her heart raced, no matter who it was, she could only hope that her children could remain hidden


    from Anthony.


    She could sense his stare on her even when she kept her head low. When she saw that it was from her


    aunt, she hung up without answering.


    “It‘s nothing important...” She exined.


    After finishing his pasta, Anthony approached and though Anne tried to tighten her grip around her


    phone, he still managed to snatch it away from her.


    He went through the call history and saw the name ‘Auntie‘ on the top. He narrowed his eyes at the


    anxious look on her face and snorted coldly.


    When she sensed his shadow looming over her, Anne couldn‘t help but move away.


    Anthony did not leave the apartment until after midnight.


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    Anne fell from the couch in exhaustion. She grabbed her phone from the ground to call Cheyenne, but no


    one came to the phone even when she tried away.


    She then called Sarah, who answered after a while. “Who is this?” Her tone was upset.


    “Auntie, where‘s my mom? Did you go after her again?” Anna asked with resignation.


    “Do you really have this little trust in your own aunt? I just talked to her and went home.”


    “Oh. I‘m mistaken, then. I’m sorry for waking you up!” After the call, Anne figured that Cheyenne might


    have simply fallen asleep and decided to check on her the next morning. She went for a shower and


    returned to her room to take her contraceptive pill, before falling asleep. She did not wake up the next


    day until her rm went off at seven. Anne struggled out of bed and went onto a taxi to head toward


    Cheyenne‘s apartment. When she opened the door, she froze at the sight of the untouched slippers on


    the shoe cab. There was no one in the house, Chevenne was nowhere to be found, and neither were


    the children.


    Cheyenne usually only needed to arrive at school at nine in the morning to cook for the children, so there


    was nowhere else for her to be this early in the morning.


    ‘Maybe she took the kids out for breakfast?‘ Annie thought.


    She tried calling Cheyenne again and still no one answered. Anne then made a call to the school and


    was told that they had not seen Cheyenne, but the children had spent the night on campus.


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