Chapter 20 Love Affair


    He looked at Anne''s eyes and took it as her love for Ryan.


    Eyes immediately shifted towards him as soon as he spoke. They watched him closely, listening to


    every word he said.


    "Mr. n?" Emily called him first, getting his attention.


    n stood not far away from her. He was wearing a white suit, making him look very neat and elegant


    like a model. The way he carried himself made him stand out much easier. Having been raised by a


    rich family, he had learned to be a gentleman since he was a child. He was trained to act properly in


    front of many people and he had done so throughout the years.


    However, being born a yboy, he was naturally arrogant and unrestrained. His nting eyes slightly


    raised, gleaming with irony and contempt. His gaze seemed to burn a hole through Anne as if he was


    looking at a disgusting rubbish.


    There was no question that he was being rude to her, disregarding her feelings. In return, Anne never


    gave him a friendly look either.


    They didn''t like each other and this was evident in the way the cold expression returned to Anne''s face.


    She knew that n didn''t like her all along and that they wouldn''t get along. She didn''t expect him to


    be friendly to her at that moment, but she didn''t know that he could be this rude.


    As expected, n didn''t disappoint her. He looked at her with more irony and yfulness on his face


    and asked, "What? Is Mrs. Anne going to kill me to keep the secret?"


    At this time, Ryan stood up from the chair calmly, smiling sheepishly. He said as he looked at n, "Mr.


    n, if I''m not mistaken, you''re a friend of Kevin''s. Are you dissatisfied with Mr. Kevin or do you have


    any issues with Mrs. Anne?"


    Taking his time, he kicked the ball towards n.


    n saw this as a challenge and didn''t like it. His eyes immediately turned cold as he looked back at


    Ryan. He was dressed in a white suit, looking like a prince who had just walked out of a fairy tale. He


    looked so graceful, that no one would doubt that he was a gentleman from his appearance. However,


    his inner self-restraint was nothing like that of a prince.


    His eyes were distant and as cold as ice. His facial expression was out of the ordinary. He was still


    disgusted with Anne and he had no n on hiding it.


    He said with a voice so cold, "Kevin and I are friends. What I don''t like is Anne''s shameless behavior!"


    He didn''t even want to be elegant, that was for sure. It was evident in the way he spoke of her. He


    couldn''t help but blurt out, "Mrs. Anne, if you don''t want to care about your image, just consider Mr.


    Kevin''s. Your actions reflect your husband. After all, he is a public figure who had been on the cover of


    Global People for three times which is known by hundreds of millions of people. While his wife cheated


    on him..."


    "That''s enough, n!" Although he said that he was Kevin''s friend, he humiliated his wife in public.


    Hearing this made Kevin furious.


    Half an hour ago, he called Emily to ask where they were going. When he knew that they were going to


    the Greenlight Forest, he could no longer sit still. He tried to hold himself together as best he could.


    Although he didn''t know what kind of friend Anne came to see, he knew that she had no friend. So this


    made him uneasy, thinking about his wife.


    Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the Greenlight Forest, he saw Ryan. His anger red up. He


    took deep breaths to calm himself and it took most of his energy to do so.


    But what n said made him angrier, releasing all theposure he tried so hard to keep. He didn''t


    like what he heard and he was clear about that. He shouted coldly, his voice ringing in their ears.


    "It is not your ce to teach her a lesson!" he shouted.


    With a sharp look on his face, almost murderous, Kevin walked up to Anne and stood beside her.


    Emily watched from a distance. She saw that Kevin was not simply beside Anne. He was standing


    slightly in front of her. His stance looked as if he was protecting her.


    However, Anne who stood right in the circle didn''t notice that. She was too stunned that Kevin was


    there.


    Slowly, he raised his head and looked at n. His eyes were as cold as ice and his whole body was


    full of anger. "I''m afraid you don''t know that Mr. Ryan and my wife grew up together. My wife is very


    loyal to him as a childhood friend. n, it is not good to distort facts. So I think you''re doing this


    because you still hate me for what happened to your sister."


    n''s face darkened upon hearing this.


    He really wanted to humiliate Anne today, but he didn''t expect that Kevin would show up in the middle


    of it.


    This was not what he had nned. Everything that he thought of for today was ruined. He could feel


    beads of sweat running down his back. But just as quickly, he was desperately looking for an out.


    Kevin breathed slowly to calm himself down. He gently took Anne''s hand and gave an apologetic smile


    to Ryan, who was standing across from him. "Mr. Ryan, my wife is pregnant. It is not good for her to


    stay outside too long. I''ll take her home for now and schedule another meeting to see you when she


    feels better."


    As soon as Kevin''s hand touched Anne''s, she trembled as if it had been electrocuted. Subconsciously,


    her first reaction was to break away from Kevin''s grip. She knew she couldn''t take her hand back, but it


    was just a little toote.


    Because Ryan, who sat opposite to her, noticed her tiny movement. His brows furrowed and his eyes


    darkened slightly. There was a strange feeling that spread from his heart. His gut told him that


    something was off.


    Kevin felt Anne''s doubt and was a little annoyed by her resistance. But in order to teach n a lesson,


    he had to hold her hand tightly. He knew that he must show them that Anne was his wife and that she


    was a good one.


    Moreover, he wanted to teach her a lesson. He had to make n believe that Anne and Ryan were just


    friends but his wife could never fool him.


    How dare she tryst with another man without telling him?!


    But he knew his priorities so he would teach her a lesson after he dealt with n!


    Everyone present in the scene knew that Kevin was just acting.


    He held Anne''s hand tightly as they walked away. He did not let it go even for a brief second. Anne felt


    a sharp paining from the back of her hand, and her left face was burning.


    She was in a trance. It had to be some sort of trance because it was the first time that Kevin had held


    her hand.


    n also knew that Kevin was venting his anger for Anne. He could feel the fury from Kevin''s blood


    rising. Although he was unwilling, he cautiously stepped aside and said, "Kevin, I''m sorry. I was drunk


    and said some nonsense. I hope your wife don''t take it to heart."


    Y-Your wife? Anne had a sharp intake of breath and opened her eyes. She was surprised. It was the


    first time that she had actually heard someone call her one''s wife. Although it was strange, as it was so


    unfamiliar to her ears, she felt satisfied and moved.


    She was so surprised by this that she forgot about Kevin holding her hand. He was practically pulling


    her out of the café toe with him.


    Emily looked at Anne and as if only noticing her frightened expression, Emily felt sweat on her back.


    She did not want this for her, and she wanted Anne to know that. She med herself to death, because


    she told Kevin where Anne was. She didn''t expect to see this but it was already toote.


    She had no idea that Anne wasing to see Ryan. If she did, she would have hidden it from him


    anyway.


    As they got into the car, Anne sat in the back seat and Kevin sat beside her, giving off a cold aura that


    chilled her to the bones. She was afraid and there was no way to hide that.


    She felt the atmosphere in the car go low and tense, as if it would explode at any time.


    No one spoke first. They were both contemting what to say to each other. Taking a deep breath,


    Anne decided to break the embarrassing silence.


    "Just now—"


    "No need to exin," he interrupted.


    Stunned by the sudden outburst, Anne just shut up and ignored the things in her head. She sighed. "I


    don''t want to exin anything. I just want to say thank you."


    His head turned to her as if she just piqued his interest. "Oh?" Kevin raised his eyebrows and squinted


    at her. He asked, "For what?"


    "T-Thank you for speaking for me just now." If she were being honest, at least at that moment, she felt


    that Kevin was still on her side. If Kevin hadn''t spoken first, she would have retorted n''s mean


    words. And knowing herself, she knew that it would never be good.


    Kevin snorted and stopped talking. He wanted tough but he couldn''t. Anne might not take him


    seriously if he did. Gently, he closed his eyes, and his long and thin eyshes trembled slightly. There


    was a trace of fatigue on his angr face. It was only then that he felt tired.


    To save his energy, Kevin didn''t say anything more, so Anne pursed her lips and turned to look out of


    the window.


    The constantly changing scenery gradually became strange. She sat up a little straighter to be able to


    look at the camphor trees on both sides of the road. Her lips turned down into a frown when she


    realized that it was not the way home. "Where are we going?"


    Kevin only looked at her briefly. "East Mountain Vi," he answered, his voice a little low like a whisper.


    He said this as if only in this way could he calm himself down.


    Anne raised her eyebrows, remembering their conversation about this. Although she was unhappy, she


    didn''t dare change his decision.


    Long before, he had already asked her to move to the East Mountain Vi. She never thought that he''d


    take her there now, especially since it had already slipped from her mind.


    Once again, she leaned back against her seat as she looked out of the window at the changing


    scenery. If she wasn''t with the one she loved, what was the difference as to where she lived? She kept


    thinking about this while she watched the beauty of the nature outside the car window. She released a


    sigh. It was just a temporary foothold. She would get out soon.


    Momentster, she found them slowing to a stop in the East Mountain Vi.


    The hollowed out French iron door slowly opened, and a lengthened Lincoln car drove into the


    courtyard under the gaze of everyone. She was suddenly aware of her surroundings.


    The Butler walked to the side of the car and opened the back door. Kevin got off first and went straight


    into the room without looking at the people inside. He didn''t even wait for her.


    Getting out of the car with the help of the Butler, Anne looked at the cold and hard back of Kevin. She


    stared at it for as long as she could and felt a pain rose in her heart again.


    To ease away the pain, she breathed in and released it slowly. Then she looked up at the strange vi,


    thinking it was just another huge cage. She reached out and touched her abdomen. If the baby was a


    boy, she should be able to end all of this soon.


    But that also meant that she would lose her child... Her heart ached even more, beating rapidly as she


    realized that she did not know what the future held.


    "If you don''t like it, I will try to make him change his mind,"


    Sam said in a low voice, as if he had read Anne''s mind. Her head turned to look at him. She thought


    about what to say next.


    But Anne was quiet for a while, and then her eyes became cold again. "No. It makes no difference


    where I live anyway."


    She walked in slowly, still unsure of the purpose of transferring here.


    In the big living room, the servants stood in a row. As soon as she entered, Anne scanned the whole


    room until her gaze fell on the man sitting on the sofa.


    He sat there without a single hint of expression on his face. His legs were crossed, his slender fingers


    casually ced on his long legs that were ced together, and his other hand fell on the table in front


    of him, intentionally or unintentionally knocking.


    "Da, Da, Da." The rhythmic sound was annoying, but the man was clearly enjoying it.


    Apanied by Sam, Anne started to walk upstairs. But before she could walk past him, hiszy voice


    came.


    "Have a seat," the man said.


    With a cold expression on her face, Anne didn''t say anything. She refused to let him control over her


    emotions so she tried her best to hide it. She went to the sofa and sat down quietly. As she settled, she


    finally looked at Kevin.


    The air around them seemed to have solidified as the tension weighed heavy on them, and Anne said,


    "D-Do you have something important to say? If there is none, I''d really like to go upstairs first."


    She knew that the room should be upstairs. She needed a good rest and she really wanted it at this


    point.


    Careful not to anger him, she waited for a few seconds. When he didn''t reply, she stood up to leave


    only to be stopped by him.


    "Stop!" he shouted. He withdrew his white fingers from the table and looked up casually at Anne''s


    beautiful back. His low voice came out of his throat. "Are you so unwilling to sit with me?"


    Hearing this, Anne frowned. He was confusing her. ''Is Kevin crazy? He was the one who was unwilling,


    '' she thought.


    "You know it," he added. Standing straighter, Anne forced herself to turn around and look straight into


    Kevin''s eyes. Despite her rapid heartbeat, sheposed herself enough to say something back. "I''m


    really tired today and I want to have a rest."


    Kevin sneered at this, his cold thin lips slightly hooked, and the tension in the atmosphere felt heavier.


    His fists were clenched and his jaw was tight as he shouted, "I do understand! I understand perfectly


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    that you are more willing to sit with your childhood sweetheart! Tell me, why did you go see Ryan


    behind my back?"


    "Behind your back?" That was what it took for Anne to let go of theposure she tried so hard to hold


    on to. All of a sudden, she looked up at Kevin and said angrily, "What do you mean by behind your


    back?" Her eyes were razor sharp as she burned holes through his. She bellowed, "I have already


    asked for your permission!"


    But Kevin did not buy it. "Have you asked for it?" He stood up. His height was nearly 1.9 meter, which


    gave people a sense of oppression. Coupled with his strong figure, when he approached her step by


    step, she felt that she could no longer breathe.


    "Think about it carefully with your brain, Anne. If I knew it was Ryan, do you really think I would still let


    you go?"


    Raising her head, she saw Kevin''s knitted brows and the inexplicable emotions in his eyes. Clearly, he


    was angry. But so what? She knew that she did nothing wrong. She didn''t mean to break hisw, and


    she did tell him.


    Anne scoffed. "Can you at least be reasonable? Ryan is my friend, and it''s normal for me to see him.


    Please don''t gauge the heart of a gentleman with your own mean measure." She didn''t want to think


    about it but what happened earlier was proof that hecked trust. So even though it hurt, Anne nced


    at Kevin and continued, "Unless you don''t trust me."


    "Yes, I just don''t trust you. Do you think I should?" Kevin said coldly, squinting his dark and deep eyes


    as his gaze and his words tore Anne apart.