Chapter 1961


    The house was so quiet that one might think no one was inside. Alexander stood in the living room for


    a minute before Anastasia came downstairs—she had lost so much weight that he could not recognize


    her initially.


    Anastasia was wearing a ck dress and slippers as she greeted him, “Hey, Alex.”


    “Where’s your father?”


    “My father is still resting,” she whispered, gesturing as she nced upstairs.


    Alexander was puzzled. “Resting?”


    ‘It’s unusual for Cameron to be resting at this hour.’


    Alexander knew she used the same excuse to turn away visitors when her father was unwell. Hence,


    he wondered why Cameron was still resting now that the toxins had been removed from thetter.


    “Why are you visiting us so suddenly?” Anastasia asked and gestured for him to take a seat. However,


    she was strangely reserved and did not tell the servant to serve him drinks.


    Since Alexander was usually observant, he knew something was amiss but could not figure out what or


    why. He asked, “Did something happen?”


    “No.” Anastasia shrugged it off with a smile. “Besides my father feeling weak and needing more rest,


    everything is fine. Anyway, I must thank you and Lily. If it weren’t for you guys, my father’s toxin


    wouldn’t have been removed so soon.”


    She tried to smile and sound light-hearted, but there was uneasiness in her eyes.


    Alexander knitted his brows and carefully observed the ce.


    “So why are you here? My father has been feeling weak and might not wake up anytime soon. How


    about you tell me what it’s about, and I’ll convey your message to himter?” she continued.


    Instead of replying to her question, Alexander asked, “Many of your servants aren’t around. Besides


    that, your father seems to have dismissed his personal guards, right?”


    Hearing this, Anastasia nced left and right and chuckled. “Yeah, we think we overworked our


    servants before this, so after my father regained consciousness, he told them to take turns going home


    to rest. As for the guards… now that my father hase to, he no longer needs that many.”


    “I see.” Nodding thoughtfully, Alexander nodded thoughtfully and gazed at Anastasia deeply.


    Thetter felt ufortable and pulled at the helm of her dress before repeating her question, “So,


    what brings you here?”


    Alexander nodded. “I’m here for something important. I must tell Cameron in person, and it can’t wait.


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    I’ll go and see him now. Wake him up, please.”


    “No!”


    Anastasia realized her exmation shocked Alexander. She caught herself and smacked her hand to


    her mouth as she revealed an embarrassed smile. “M-My father has been weak and hates being


    disturbed during his sleep. He’ll lose his temper.


    “When he was sleeping two days ago, I woke him up to ask him if he wanted to eat anything, and he


    got angry and told me not ever to disturb him no matter what when he’s asleep. So I think…” she


    paused, “it’s best not to do so.”


    Alexander raised his brow. “I see. But I’m not afraid of him losing his temper since I have something


    urgent to tell him. I’m ready to bear the consequences.”


    Then he ran upstairs.


    ‘No! This doesn’t feel right at all!’


    Alexander sensed something terribly wrong when Cameron did not answer his calls, even before


    entering the house.