Chapter 9


    After ending the phone call with Sienna, Anastasia called stor again.


    “Darling. I fell asleep on the ne. Mr. Lexington urgently summoned me over. I was angry at that time


    and forgot to inform you. I’m sorry, and I’m already in Atharia.”


    Over on the other side, stor had investigated Anastasia’s itinerary, finding out that she had indeed


    gone to Atharia.


    “You’re angry?” stor’s voice was very low and sounded a bit weary.


    Anastasia’s decision to throw a tantrum and travel to Atharia while turning off her phone clearly


    infuriated stor.


    “Should I be angry? I didn’t take it to heart.” Anastasia said sensibly. “We can talk about it when I get


    back.”


    “Okay, I’ll pick you up at the airport when youe back.” stor then hung up the phone.


    Staring at her phone screen, Anastasia fell into a prolonged silence. She wondered, “Why does it feel


    like I’m the one at fault?


    How sensible must I be to be the perfect wife in stor’s heart?!


    With a hint of irony in her smile, Anastasia looked up at the sky.


    As it turned out, being a wife required her to be entirely sensible and tactful, while being a lover meant


    she could act


    without restraint.


    It was clear whether he loved her or not.


    Anastasia took a picture of the airport and posted it on Instagram with the caption: [The grass is not


    greener here. Miss home, miss you.]


    Anastasia posted this for Felicia to see.


    She assumed Felicia wanted so badly for her to leave Hork.


    Based on Anastasia’s understanding of Felicia, thetter would undoubtedly be eager to assert her


    ownership over stor.


    To Felicia, sharing an intimate moment with stor on his and Anastasia’s bed must be something


    worth showing off


    To Anastasia, however, she found it gross.


    It was very disgusting.


    Suppressing the nauseating sensation in her stomach. Anastasia got into her best friend’s car.


    “Anastasia, you hadn’t dealt with stor and that cheap woman yet? If I were you, I would have torn


    them apart and caused a scene at theirpany.” Kimberly was still furious, finding it hard to eat or


    sleep these days.


    She was worried about Anastasia.


    Anastasia removed her sunsses and gazed out of the window. Her voice sounded somewhat feeble.


    “Causing a scene at thepany would lead to divorce. It would provide them with opportunities and


    give stor a reason to me me for not being sensible. How could I let them off so easily…”


    Kimberly nced at Anastasia worriedly and felt so sorry for her friend. “Then what are you nning to


    do?”


    “It’s more effective to wound his heart. I want stor to be indebted to me for the rest of his life,”


    Anastasia sneered, closing her eyes with a throbbing headache.


    “No matter what you do, I will support you,” Kimberly said firmly.


    Anastasia smiled. “It’s good to have you.”


    Kimberly didn’t say anything and brought Anastasia to her rented condominium.


    “The residents in this building are mostly Clusians. Many of them are international students, and


    students get special treatment. The handsome guy I mentioned earlier, Jason, lives across from us.”


    “Jason? That’s a nice name. How good–looking is he? Does he have a six–pack and chest muscles?”


    Anastasia felt quite down and decided to crack a joke.


    As soon as the elevator doors opened, Anastasia bumped into a sturdy chest.


    Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    The tall man was around six feet tall in height and was dressed casually. There was a faint and


    pleasant fragrance emanating from him, not from perfume, which didn’t make her feel repelled.


    Four years ago, she agreed to marry stor spontaneously because he was the cleanest and most


    impressive man she had ever encountered at first sight.


    J–Jason… Kimberly stammered and forced a smile.


    Anastasia lowered her head and had no time to think about anything else because her nose was


    bleeding.


    Jason lowered his head and looked at Anastasia with a meaningful gaze. His handsome smile was so


    radiant that it outshone even a celebrity’s. “I’m sorry for bumping into you. Let me take you to the


    hospital.”


    Kimberly raised her hand and covered her eyes. “How embarrassing!” she thought


    “No… It’s fine.” Anastasia covered her nose and ran away with Kimberly in tow


    “It was so embarrassing! Jason must have heard my joke just now!” Anastasia mused.


    Feeling embarrassed, the two hurriedly ran away, their heads hung low, leaving their suitcases behind


    in the elevator.


    “Kimberly, your suitcase” Jason took the suitcases out, called Kimberly’s name, and said again with a


    smile. “Is this the girl you want to introduce me to?”


    Kimberly grabbed the suitcase. “Yes. She’s my best friend.”


    “You cane to my house when you have time tonight. Today happens to be my birthday” Jason


    smiled at Anastasia.


    Anastasia felt a sharp pain in her heart as if she had been stabbed.


    When Jason smiled, he bore a striking resemnce to an old friend of hers who had disappeared from


    her life for a long


    time.


    The old friend was once very important in her life.