Chapter 442 Became Neighbors


    After having broken up with Anthony, Lisa had dated several men in the United States. But the vacuum


    left in her heart by his absence just wasn''t filled by any one of them. It was not until then did she realize


    how much she loved him. Never would she be happy if she couldn''t spend the rest of her life with him.


    Before it was toote, she had to take action.


    After careful consideration, she decided toe to Y City and made up her mind to pursue Anthony


    again after the way she had ended things between them. No matter how difficult it would be, she


    wouldn''t give up.


    "Past is in the past," Anthony replied indifferently, staring at Lisa. "You are pretty and well educated.


    There will a number of men lining to date you. We have split up and you must ept it. Please move


    on and put an end to this pointless chatter." If Lisa had returned to Y City with him, their rtionship


    might have been cemented. They might have even been married after receiving blessings and support


    from Anthony''s grandpa. The moment she refused toe to Y City earlier, their rtionship had


    endedpletely. Besides, it was not fair to ept Lisa while embracing his developing feelings


    towards Autumn. That was why he consistently refused Lisa''s request throughout their meeting.


    "But you are the only one in my heart. I can''t throw myself into starting over another rtionship not


    when I want to fix ours," With a determined look Lisa went ahead and said. "To bepletely honest, I


    have already epted Y Hospital''s offer. From now on, I will be a doctor in the emergency department


    of your hospital. We are already colleagues. I am happy to have the opportunity to work with you!"


    Lisa then changed her tone and began to plead with imploring eyes," Anthony, it doesn''t matter if you


    don''t love me anymore. I am telling you that I will pursue you until you change your mind and agree to


    date me. I''m not giving up on us."


    "Are you out of your mind?" Anthony couldn''t understand why she was so persistent in her efforts to


    mend their rtionship. In fact he would have been happy and content about them being together but


    now it was toote. Withdrawing his feelings about Autumn seemed impossible. Even though it was


    unlikely that they would end up together, he still wouldn''t get involved with Lisa again. He was just


    frustrated with her constant persuasion. He stared at her in disbelief and tried to speak sense to her yet


    again," You have excellent opportunities in your own country, opportunities that people dream of in our


    profession. And you walked away from those and decided to settle here? You are so naive to make


    such a hasty decision."


    "Why can''t I work here? Is it because you are here?" Lisa replied nonchntly," Besides, I am a mixed-


    race woman. I know, I looked like a European or an American. However, no one can deny the fact that


    half of my blood is the same as yours. I came here to lend my medical skills for my country. Is there


    something wrong with that?"


    Anthony found it hard to respond to that, so he chose to remain silent.


    At this point she was enjoying the conversation, preening herself like a winner of a debate. Lisa''s proud


    tone guaranteed him a miserable future. Just thinking about what he was going to go through made his


    head hurt.


    He murmured under his breath, ''She has agreed to work in Y hospital. No wonder she found my office


    so easily.''


    "Let us start over. Hi, my name is Lisa," Lisa reached out a hand and beamed.


    She had just arrived, so she didn''t have any ce to stay especially since she assumed she would live


    with him. It made it a legitimate reason to force Anthony to let her stay in his house. But Anthony turned


    her down anyway and got her a room in a hotel. But instead to get rid of her, he had no choice but to


    agree looking for a house with her the next day as he had the day off.


    How could he be so heartless so as to let a woman stay alone? She was new in the city and moreover


    didn''t have any acquaintances. Anthony had no choice but to say yes to her.


    Even though it was his off the next day, he was woken up in the early morning. Lisa called to inform


    him that she was on her way to his house. Right after getting washed up and ready, he saw Lisa in his


    house who thenpelled him to go out for breakfast. To his shock, she chose a local restaurant.


    It was incredible that someone new to the city was able to find this restaurant. He stared at her


    doubtfully and asked," How did you find this restaurant?"


    In his opinion, only people who were familiar with Y City knew this ce as it was not openly spoken


    about. It was unexpected which increased his curiosity by the minute about how she made it.


    Lisa prided herself on acting like a local. With glimmering eyes looking forward to hispliments, she


    said," Well what do you think? Isn''t this restaurant great? I did a thorough research on the Inte


    before I came to Y City. This restaurant was highly rated and rmended by locals. Since then I was


    looking forward to trying this ce with you. I didn''t expect to fulfill my dream today."


    Her excitement was obvious to Anthony. He didn''t say anything but kept on eating. Honestly, he


    couldn''t put up with her overzealous behavior. If they were still lovers, maybe he would have enjoyed


    her solicitude. The fact was that he had had been nagging at her.


    After breakfast, Lisa advised to look for a house in his neighborhood, as she clearly preferred to live


    close to him.


    Anthony didn''t agree, but Lisa kept begging him," Anthony, as you know I have no friend here except


    you. In other words, you are the only one I know in this city. Besides, it is not safe for a woman to live


    alone. I don''t mind being treated like a friend but look at this way, you can help me when I am in


    trouble. It''s more convenient to live closer. What if… What should I do or whom do I turn to if anything


    happens to me?"


    Lisa''s words seeded in persuading Anthony. He gave in and took her to a real estate agent. After


    seeing several nice properties, she chose a good one bedroom apartment and paid the advance. The


    apartment was rather satisfactory but all that she mattered was that she was living close to Anthony. It


    was a good start in pursuing him.


    "Anthony, we are neighbors. Can I visit you frequently?" Lisa asked brazenly.


    Anthony retorted with a look of grim determination on his face," Of course not!"


    All this while the real estate agent thought they were a couple but when he overheard their bitter


    exchange, he was astonished. He had never seen such a hostile couple. Lisa''s face turned gloomy as


    she was embarrassed by his rude and harsh tone. However, it didn''t take her much time to cheer up.


    Her apartment was not far from Anthony''s. After all it was unlikely that he would m the door in her


    face if she did go to visit him.


    After the tenancy agreement was signed, Lisa invited Anthony to have some food together. She


    expressed her gratitude for his help. Knowing her, it was useless for him to even try to say no. She


    again began pestering him to agree. There was not a single person who wouldn''t yield to Lisa''s


    indomitable spirit. She pleaded," Anthony, I know you don''t want to see me. But you have to eat


    anyway. If you don''t have dinner with me, you will have to cook when you go home. Is it not a better


    choice to share a table in a restaurant?"


    Anthony declined her invitation with determination and said goodbye. For him, it was more enjoyable


    and peaceful to have instant noodles at home alone than to stay with her in a fancy restaurant. An


    ambiguous attitude would give her a wrong signal. His only wish was to stay away from her. If that was


    not possible, then the only rtionship between them should not be more than friendship.


    Meanwhile, in a bid to avoid being recognized by anyone, Rachel disguised herself with a face mask


    and a pair of sunsses and went to Moon Café for an appointment with Roger. She arrived at 1:50


    pm. As she entered the private room, she took off her mask and sunsses. Fortunately, since it was


    winter, wearing thick clothes as well as a mask and sunsses didn''t draw any attention or look any


    suspicious.


    She ordered a pot of rose tea and was almost immediately lost in thought. ''When I found I was


    pregnant, I came here to meet Chris. I told her about this exciting news proudly. This is the first time I


    havee here since then. Only two months passed, but a lot of things have changed.''


    News about Chris and Sam holding their wedding ceremony was widely covered in all media outlets


    including newspapers. Autumn was also leading a good and happy life with Charles. ''I am hated like a


    rat crossing the street. I hid from everyone and dared not toe out of my shelter.''


    The more shepared her life with Chris and Autumn, the angrier she felt. She cursed them in her


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    mind, ''Why are they living happily while I suffer so much? Autumn marrying Charles is the main reason


    of all my grief and doom.


    Has she not appeared, Charles wouldn''t have abandoned me even. I would have been Mrs. Lu and


    living a happy life. My career too would have reached a new level.''


    Rachel med Autumn for everything she had experienced. She even fancied taking the money Roger


    had promised and moving abroad. After she got made enough money and thought out a detailed n,


    she woulde back to take revenge. Autumn would pay the price.


    The moment she snapped out of her thoughts and returned to reality, she saw the door open. She


    stood up to wee Roger, only to find Chris in the doorway. It was toote for her to realize she was


    trapped.


    She cursed at Roger in her mind and med herself, ''Roger is a yboy. How could I believe such a


    poor lie that he would give me money?''


    In fact Rachel''s stupid behavior was understandable. No one helped her. Like a drowning man at a life


    heir, she wasn''t expecting Roger''s offer to be the straw that broke the camel''s back. This time, she


    would lose everything.


    Chris was d to see Rachel there. After putting on a cheerful smile, she greeted her," Here you are."


    Rachel took her sunsses and face mask on the table and walked towards the door. She didn''t utter a


    single word, let alone say goodbye to Chris.


    "Why are you leaving? You just got here." Chris stopped Rachel and requested," We haven''t seen each


    other for quite a long time. Let''s have a heart to heart talk today just in case I never find you again."


    "We have nothing to talk about," Rachel pushed Chris away and impatiently said," I have something


    else to do so there is no time to waste talking with you here."