Chapter 249


    “No need,” answered Anthony in a low voice, “we have to respect her.”


    Despite the fact that he oh-so badly wanted to know the truth, under no special circumstances would


    Anthony dive into the details unless Charmine herself told him about it.


    Chris merely made a small sound as a response before he sat in the car and waited diligently.


    Outside the Jordan mansion…


    Charmine and Robert walked side-by-side by the tall fence. As they reached the gate, Charmine


    stopped and looked at Robert. “Don’t tell anyone about Anthony saving you today and my rtionship


    with him.”


    Robert frowned. “Why?”


    They were both people of importance. Anyone would want to tell the world about this kind of


    rtionship, but why did Charmine intentionally hide this from everyone?


    A thought then urred to Robert, and he anxiously asked, “Charmine, be honest. Are you Anthony’s


    mistress?”


    His mistress?


    Charmine red at him. “Do I look like a person who’d be someone’s mistress?”


    “Then why don’t you want people to know about you two? And why did the kid call you Mommy?”


    asked Robert.


    As she nced at the luxury car parked not far away, Charmine replied in a lowered voice,“ Don’t stick


    your nose into my business; I have my arrangements and reasons. If you tell anyone about it, I wouldn’t


    mind making Grandpa change his mind.”


    With that, she turned and was ready to leave.


    Robert quickly grabbed onto her arm and gravely warned, “I don’t care what rtionship you and


    Anthony Bailey have, but you have to know that you two are never meant to be! He asked me earlier


    about what happened five years ago, but I didn’t tell him. If he finds out what happened, he’d leave you


    for sure, so it’s best if you leave him first.”


    Charmine’s brows furrowed slightly. So Anthony asked about what happened five years ago? Still, it


    only seemed normal after what Julian did at the Night of Glory ceremony.


    She pulled her arm away from Robert’s grip. “I know what I’m doing.”


    Robert looked at her silhouette with aplex expression. The Charmine that he remembered as the


    girl despised by everyone, the one who cheated on Julian five years ago, had be Anthony Bailey’s


    mistress? She was so wealthy on her own, so why would she do this? Of course, Robert had no part in


    their matter. Why did he even care? Charmine was just an adopted kid; he was not even blood-rted


    to her…


    Charmine returned to the car, and it was out of habit that she reached out to sit on the co driver’s seat,


    but with Robert’s words ringing in her ears, she went straight to the backseat.


    Anthony’s eyes flickered at her change, though he remained silent and drove away.


    Inside the car, Chris was leaning against Charmine. As he sneakily gazed at Anthony who sat at the


    front seat and Charmine next to him, he decided to shut his eyes. Soon enough, little snores escaped


    his lips, like a little kitten that slept soundly.


    Charmine gently ruffled his hair out of fondness as she could not help feeling a little upset. If her baby


    did not die back then, the child would have been all grown up. How good would it be i f she could stay


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    Still, would Anthony ept her past?


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    Cough, cough! What was she thinking? She, wanted Anthony to ept her past? What happened to


    her?


    The car stopped at the red light. Anthony looked up at Charmine with his rear mirror, and after a


    moment of silence, he asked, “So, Julian threatened you today?”


    Charmine made a sound to reply as she did not particrly want to talk about it. Nheless, Anthony


    continued, “However difficult the situation might be, you may tell me.”