Chapter 1292


    “You want to rece the Pinnacle Academy?” Anne realized that it had been his ambition all along and


    gaped. “No, Anthony, you can’t do that! Let the Pinnacle. Academy be. It won’t stand in your way!”


    “Recing it was bound to happen anyway. Lucas’s downfall is your fault,” Anthony said.


    “Why do you have to be so possessive? If there’s really something between me and Lucas, you wouldn’t


    stand a chance.” Anne did not know how she could change Anthony’s mind, but all she knew was that if


    she failed to do so, the academy of decades of history would disappear.


    ‘What of the Newman Family, then? What about Lucas? Losing everything overnight. could drive him


    mad!’ She thought.


    Anthony darted forward and grabbed her by the jaw, before staring into her eyes. “I wouldn’t stand a


    chance? Are you sure?”


    Her lips quivered with uncertainty. Anthony was far too powerful and even if she wanted to settle down


    with Lucas, they would never stand a chance.


    “You were about to get engaged back then, right?” Anthony questioned viciously. Though it was already


    in the past, he would still lose his temper at the thought of it. He tightened his grip around Anne’s face,


    itching to crush her into pieces.


    “Umph…” She scowled in pain and paled. “It’s in the past.”


    “The Newman family came to the Archduke Group and I turned them away. Lucas knew that talking to


    me won’t help, so he hasn’t shown up once, but he shouldn’t have asked someone else to reach out to


    you. That’s the bottom line,” he said mercilessly.


    “Is it…so wrong for them to not want to watch as their family business turns into ashes? Anyone would


    exhaust every way they can think of,” Anne said sorrowfully.” Just let them go and nothing will happen.


    Anthony, you can’t be so cruel…”


    “He dares to go to your apartment to see you. I’m already showing mercy for not killing him!” He let her


    go coldly. “Calm yourself and get ready for dinner.” He then turned to leave.


    Anne watched as Anthony walked away, her heart shattering as she wondered what she was to Anthony.


    She had thought that Anthony would care about her feelings since he had married her, but he did not.


    His heart belonged to Bianca and he had never once loved Anne; the torture he imposed on her had only


    worsen and he would evene close to killing her whenever he lost his temper.


    Anne could not understand the man, even when they were being intimate.


    After dinner, Anne took the children out for a walk and Anthony apanied them.


    The family of five seemed harmoniously as though nothing had happened.


    Anthony took a call from work afterward and returned to the study room, while Anne kept her eyes on


    Anthony.


    She wanted to change Anthony’s mind, no matter the cost.


    The triplets were ying amongst themselves, and Anne turned to return to the house, before heading


    up the stairs to the study room.


    Before she could enter, Mia stopped her. “Mrs. Marwood, are you going to the study room? Mr. Marwood


    is busy.”


    Anne nced at the closed door. She knew that Anthony was busy, but she needed to find an


    opportunity.


    “Mr. Marwood seems to be in a bad mood, so maybe it’s best that you don’t disturb him, Mrs. Marwood? I


    don’t want him to vent his anger on you,” Mia said.


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    Anne nced at Mia’s face. “Anthony told you to say that?”


    “Of course. I wouldn’t dare to make this up,” Mia lied.


    Anne took a deep breath and walked away wordlessly, not worried about her children as the servants


    were looking after them.