Chapter 1675 A Shocking News (Part Three)
"Oh, no. We''re good here. Just go focus on your work," Annie quickly reassured.
"No, Annie. It''s not that. I have work there, you see." Fred took a job as a judge of some rookie singing
city as well.
"Oh. Really? Are you extending your business to S City, too?" Annie, although maintaining her tone,
frowned deeply. Somehow, she felt that Fred''sing here would only bring trouble. He had misled
everyone at the party into thinking that she was his wife. Things would just get moreplicated if he
came here.
"No, it''s just some kind ofmercial work. I don''t have other ns apart from that. But I am also
thinking about apanying you for a while until you''ve finished your work there," Fred replied. He felt
very possessive of Annie; he couldn''t handle the thought of having some other man swoop in and take
her away from him.
"No, really. It''s okay. If you think you need to look after me and the kids, you really don''t. I can''t ask that
much from you. Besides, we''re doing great over here." Annie tried to fake some enthusiasm, anything
that would make Fred change his mind.
"What? Don''t you want to see me?" Fred said quietly. There was a hint of hurt in his voice. He had
spent three years chasing after Annie, hoping that one day she would feel the same way he did. The
"Oh, no. It''s not that. I''m just a bit tired recently," It was true, though. With her new job, new
surroundings, and new information she had just learned, it felt as if her life was running along the fast
track.
"You should get some rest then. Look, I won''t disturb you anymore. Just don''t be too harsh on yourself.
You have kids to look after," he said. There was no doubt that Fred loved Annie to his very core. The
only problem was, he never really directly showed those feelings to her. All those years, Annie had
thought he was just being a good friend.
"Okay. Bye." Annie hung up immediately, not wanting to hear any more caring words from Fred.
Fred looked at the phone, stunned. He felt hurt that Annie had suddenly hung up on him just like that.
He wanted to talk to her some more, ask about how her day was, how the kids were doing.
The next day, Annie went to MY Mall to do some market research. She heard that all the world-famous
brands were there. Little did she know, however, that the mall belonged to FX International Group.
MY Mall was a ce overflowing with luxuries. Anyone could find the most world-famous brands there.
The floors and pirs were made out of solid marble, and the lights hanging above the mall shone
brilliantly against the stores and items. The air even seemed to be sweeter there. Everything about that
ce was absolutely lustrous.
Annie browsed through some jewelry stores. She also tried to look for inspiration from everywhere else.
It was difficult to be in the fashion industry -- you always had to be ahead to stay in the game.
''Is it her?'' Annie saw Leena again. But this time, she was not staying with a man but with two peers.
They talked andughed happily, which made Annie admire a lot. They must be very close friends.
Annie had never had such good friends in her life. That was just like a dream to her.
"Leena, you are so lucky to have Richard," one of Leena''s friends, Patricia, said to her. "It''s so easy to
calm him down! Not like my son. He''s always clinging to me. It gets so annoying! I have toe up
with numerous excuses just to get away from him." Her son, Eden, would follow her all the time no
matter where she went. Sometimes, he even squeezed in between her and Tom when they were trying
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to make out.
"It''s all because of his father," Leena said matter-of-factly. "Kevin always talks to him like an adult. He
never treats Richard like he''s a kid, even though sometimes Richard may not understand him
mentioned that Kevin would be easily satisfied when he was a baby. Probably Richard inherited this
good character from his father.
"Owen is also quite independent," chimed in their otherpanion, Michelle. "He has his father''s
temper, though. Like father, like son." She rolled her eyes. "Owen doesn''t even talk to me that much.
But anyway, I just try to keep it cool." The three womenined about their children, yet anyone
could see in their eyes and how they sighed afterwards how much they loved them.
"Oh, speaking of which, I forgot to tell you about Luke. I get a bit nervous whenever I see him. He just
seems like he''s too cool for me! Did you know I''ve never seen him smile? Not once!" Patricia
eximed. Eden was obviously scared of Luke as well. Every time Luke would throw Eden a cold
stare, he would instantly go quiet. Tom joked about it, teasing that he''d like to leave Eden with Luke.
"I know what you mean. I get scared of that guy, too," Michelle replied, pursing her lips. Every time she
did something wrong, Luke would cast her a chilling look. She would do his bidding in a sh. Before,
she walked around doing as she pleased without any fear. Now, things werepletely different
because of Luke.
"No way! Luke is nice! He is not terrible at all." Leena looked at them with puzzled and hurt eyes. She
could admit that Luke was cool and definitely not the friendliest guy around. But he would never hurt a
fly!
"That''s from your point of view." Patricia and Michelle rolled their eyes at Leena. Before they stepped
into this inner circle, they had never known how those men doted on Leena. When they did, they finally
saw it with their own eyes. Leena was totally the princess. Those men would grant whatever was
requested by her. Michelle and Patricia would be lying if they said that they were not jealous of Leena.
But they also knew for a fact that Leena was unique and irreceable. Everything and everyone had
the destiny to fulfill.