Chapter 273 Revisit The Old ce


    Liam noticed Anne didn''t seem happy. He realized perhaps he had said something wrong. He couldn''t


    bear the thought of hurting her. He already owed a lot to Anne and her mother.


    Liam looked guilty. Clearing his throat, he said, "Your mother worked hard to take care of you, didn''t


    she?"


    Listening to his words, Anne raised her head. She didn''t expect Liam would ask about her mother. After


    thinking for a while, she said, "I always told her she seemed very tired, but she always dismissed me


    saying she wasn''t."


    Her words intensified the guilt that Liam was feeling. There was once again a short pause. And then,


    Liam gazed at her with his sad eyes and said, "It was all my fault. I neglected my responsibility as a


    father and made you both fend for yourself."


    Anne understood this man was indeed guilty. The truth was, Anne didn''t care about the past anymore.


    "Everyone had their own life to take care of. It was a long time ago. Perhaps, back then you didn''t have


    the ability to go against your family."


    Anne''s words brought him somefort. A smile appeared on his face and Liam was relieved.


    "You and your mother came back to the Ye nter, didn''t you?" Liam queried.


    "Well, the Ye n felt that what my mother did shouldn''t be known by everyone. They wanted it to


    remain a secret. They didn''t want us there. However, my uncle contacted us after my grandparents''


    demise. He took pity on my mother and wished to help us so we went back."


    As she spoke, she tried to smile. But the truth was, she hadn''t liked going back to the Ye n.


    Even though she led a very difficult life before moving in to the Ye n, she preferred it. At the Ye


    n, she was incessantly framed and bullied by others.


    She told herself it was all in the past and forced herself to get rid of those terrible memories.


    "Okay." Liam didn''t dare to look at Anne.


    The atmosphere in the living room became tense. The only voice that came was from Eddy.


    "Dad!" he eximed. Kevin had appeared out of nowhere.


    Both Anne and Liam looked at his direction. Kevin was standing near the door. It seemed like he had


    been here for a while now.


    Anne looked at him and said unhappily, "You didn''t tell me you would be back so soon. Why are you


    standing out there?"


    Kevin shed her a smile. The evening light shone through the French window, making his smile a little


    distant but gentle.


    "Seeing that you two are having a good chat, I didn''t want to disturb you both." The smile on Kevin''s


    face widened. He was patient with Anne.


    Watching their exchange, Liam nodded slightly. This time, he had witnessed a different side of Kevin.


    When he saw Kevin with Rose before, he only saw his gentlemanly side. He didn''t seem to genuinely


    care about Rose.


    "Dad," Kevin said, turning his attention to Liam. Now that the tension between Anne and Liam eased,


    Kevin''s attitude towards thetter changed.


    Seeing that Kevin didn''t take him as an outsider, Liamughed and said, "It seems it''s destined that I


    will be your father-inw."


    While they were talking, Liam''s phone rang. Anne thought someone had called Liam.


    But it turned out it was just an rm.


    Liam turned off the rm and said, "I''m leaving now. I''ll see you in a few days."


    Anne nodded slightly. "I hope you can bring Eddy to see us often. After all, we are your family.


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    again I apologize for not protecting you when I should have," Liam said.


    Liam found himself in an awkward situation. He hoped that he could reconcile things with Anne and at


    the same time, he didn''t want to hurt his wife. But things didn''t always turn out as he expected.


    If he had uttered these words in the past, Anne wouldn''t have forgiven him. After all, Liam had


    abandoned her and her mother.


    However, she has changed now. She had her own child, and she had suffered a lot to be with Kevin


    again. She believed in giving forgiveness easily.


    "Okay." Anne smiled, trying to convince him that his apology had been epted.


    With a sigh, Liam left the East Mountain Vi. After that, Anne was lost in thought.


    She seemed quite focused in her thoughts. Her eyes seemed to be covered with mist. And if one


    looked closer, they could tell she seemed a little sad.


    Kevin thought she must be missing something, maybe her mother. He couldn''t help but reach out and


    hold Anne in his arms. He wanted tofort her so he pulled her in an embrace. He realized her


    hands were ice-cold.


    "Anne, let''s go to your previous home. It might make you feel better." Kevin rested his chin on her head


    as he made this suggestion.


    However, Anne thought he was referring to the Ye n. Shaking her head slightly, she said, "There''s


    no need to go back. I don''t want to see that house."


    The mere thought of the Ye n made her uneasy in her stomach.


    Kevin realized she had misunderstood him. Smiling, he corrected, "I wasn''t talking about the Ye n. I


    meant the ce where you lived before you shifted to the Ye n."


    Kevin thought that ce was filled with beautiful memories. She would feel quite nostalgic if she went


    there. He wanted to make her happy and in the process learn a bit more about her past.


    Hearing that, Anne frowned slightly, as if she didn''t agree with what he had said. A momentter, she


    said, "I don''t know if my previous home will still be there."


    As far as she could remember, the house she lived in was old and shabby. Years had passed and she


    couldn''t tell with certainty whether it would still be there.


    "It won''t hurt to go and take a look," Kevin insisted, hugging her tightly. He wanted to give her all the


    warmth.


    When Kevin arrived there, he realized this area was ipatible with A City. It was shabby and worn


    out, looking like it was on the verge of copse. There was almost no one living in it, and some of the


    doors were covered with moss.


    Kevin hade here by himself. He was aware that Anne hadn''t lived a luxurious childhood. However,


    this was beyond him. Seeing the terrible house that stood before him, he couldn''t help but feel a little


    sad.


    He couldn''t imagine how Anne managed to live here. He wasn''t expecting a great house but he hadn''t


    known the extent of her poverty.


    He stood still as his eyes scanned his surroundings. He saw an old doll in red, hanging by the door. He


    couldn''t make out its features. Rain had ravaged it.


    Once he got a good look of the ce, Kevin made a decision. Taking out his phone, he rang his


    assistant and said, "I want to purchase an old town. I will send the address to you and you need to


    make a n as soon as possible."


    In ire Jewelry City, people wereing and going.


    Everything was working normally until Rose stepped inside.


    She was d in a white baseball shirt and also wore a baseball hat. With her sneakers, she stomped


    inside.


    The waitress didn''t recognize her at first.


    "Where is Mark? I want to see him,"


    Rose announced loudly. Even though she tried to exude confidence, there was a quiver in her voice.


    "Oh, it''s Miss Rose. But our CEO is in a meeting."


    Upon hearing this, Rose went ahead, ignoring everybody''s plea to stay behind. They didn''t want her


    interrupting the meeting. However, she wouldn''t listen. She must see Mark at any cost.


    She pushed opened the door and stood by it, staring straight at Mark who was having a heated


    discussion with someone.


    He was talking about the next month''s product n, but her arrival brought him to an abrupt stop. The


    people in the meeting room didn''t dare to say anything because most of thepany''s senior


    executives were aware that Mark had a close rtionship with the daughter of L Group.


    "That''s all for today''s meeting. If any problemes up, we''ll solve themter," Mark said tly and


    dismissed them.


    One by one, the people in the meeting hall dispersed. Rose''s gaze hadn''t left Mark. She continued to


    look at him with her grieving pair of eyes. But she wouldn''t say anything. She was waiting for him to


    speak first.


    "What are you doing here?" Finally, Mark broke the silence.


    Deep in her heart, Mark was still a gentle and elegant man. However, it pained her to think he was


    trying to ignore her.


    "Why are you avoiding me?" Rose questioned.


    Mark hadn''t anticipated such a straight-forward question. It caught him off-guard. After a short silence,


    he cleared his throat and said, "I wasn''t ignoring. I had something important to deal with in the


    However, as soon as Mark finished speaking, Rose said coldly, "You are just making excuses!"


    Hearing that, Mark was taken aback. Rose continued toin, "You are jealous because you think I


    liked Kevin!"


    She was a very direct woman. If she had something to say, she would blurt it out. Moreover, she knew


    she had to say it all out. If she didn''t even have the courage to say it, then how could far could their


    rtionship go!


    "No," Mark said. Even though he refused to admit, his face darkened.


    "Listen to me Mark, I have never liked anyone else! You thought I like Kevin and I don''t me you. It''s


    just that I am used to having everything I want. I pursued him because he behaved indifferently towards


    me. It was nothing but my arrogance. The person I truly like is you."


    As she spoke, there was a sudden shift in Mark''s expression.


    "Love is different from challenge. And this is the first time I have been in love. You have to forgive me


    because I have zero experience when ites to love." Rose had said it all. Now she was a bit tired


    and on the verge of tears.


    Feeling a little distressed, Mark instinctively wrapped his hands around Rose''s shoulders. He was


    about to say something, but was stopped by Rose''s hups. He detected a faint smell of wine.


    ''Did she drink wine?'' he wondered. ''I am not going to let her drink again,'' Mark decided. It looked like


    she couldn''t hold liquor.


    Shrugging these thoughts away, he thought about Rose''s sudden appearance and confession. It


    brought a sense of warmth in his heart. Her words were like music to the ears. He couldn''t help but


    smile. He didn''t care about what happened before. He wouldn''t dwell on the past. Looking at Rose, he


    realized the past days had been hard on her. She seemed aggrieved and sad.


    In the AN Group, a documenty on the rosewood table. The table was quite empty, so the document


    was conspicuous, making it the first thing anyone would spot.


    Leaning on the ck leather sofa, Kevin held the document in his hand. It contained the n to acquire


    the old town.


    He was in a sour mood but the thought of building a new home for Anne cheered him up.


    Once he opened it, he was stunned. ording to it, his assistant''s n was to build a new modern


    town. His smile froze.


    Without wasting a second, he called his assistant, asking him toe up immediately. Within five


    minutes, the assistant arrived.


    "Mr. Kevin, what can I do for you?"


    As soon as he finished speaking, Kevin threw the document on the table and asked, "Is this the n


    you gave me?"


    Kevin''s cold expression scared the assistant. And the worst part was, the assistant had no idea what


    he had done wrong.


    "Mr. Kevin, this is the n we got after a week''s research. That ce hasn''t been developed yet. If a


    new town is to be established, it must be done in such a way that it attracts merchants and buyers.


    Moreover, not all the people in the old town have moved out. This way, we could easily attract their


    attention and have them back."