Chapter 187
Vincent opened a presidential suite in the hotel and asked the female secretary to swiftly purchase a relatively low-key dress for Annie to change into.
Annie went to the room to change her clothes, while Vincent was sitting alone on the leather sofa with his long legs crossed. His left arm rested on the edge of the sofa, his right hand on his kriee in a kowtow.
He was like a groom in a black suit, awaiting the bride to try on her wedding dress.
Soon, the door opened.
Smiling, the female secretary gently nudged Annie, who was bashful, out of the room.
“Mr. Anderson, Miss Sawle’s attire has been altered.”
Vincent, turning his head lazily, saw Annie approaching him with small steps, wearing a wine-red lace dress. Her watery eyes blinked, cute and confused, flashing with emotion.
He was slightly stunned, his eyes deepening.
In Vincent’s world, he had encountered many women, yet none with eyes as clean and almost transparent as the ones he now
beheld.
The man’s eyes gazed at her as if he was about to defile her innocent eyes..
“Tsk, why did you buy such an outdated colour? How old is she? Can’t she wear something a bit pink?”
“How long have you been with me?” Vincent’s eyes never left Annie’s bright face, mocking his secretary. “Why is your taste still so poor?”
Seeing Mr. Anderson’s fussing, the female secretary blushed in embarrassment, realizing she had mistaken him for someone looking to pick a fight with the fire dragon fruit.
But at this time, Annie said honestly, “Brother Anderson, I really like this shade of red, but it’s not really a good fit for you. It’s a bit too dark…”
The female secretary, her expression almost unable to contain itself, hid behind him.
At the moment, Vincent’s face was pitch black.
No one
else besides Chloe had the audacity to mock him to his face.
Reasonably, he was boastful of his good looks throughout the nation; if he said he was second, only Joseph would dare to be first!
“Heh, seeing that you are Joseph’s sister, I have let you off,” Vincent said indignantly, his magnetic voice slightly stiff.
“Brother Anderson, are you mad?”
“Then if I say that you look like a ‘black coal ball’ in red, will you scold me? Will you hit me?”
The female secretary, unable to contain her laughter any longer, quickly clapped her hand over her mouth.
Young Master Anderson, the dream lover of countless women, had become a black coal ball in the eyes of this girl!
Little sister, you are so courageous!
Vincent’s eyes widened like a phoenix, and his anger was so intense that he almost choked.
His handsome face was calm as he stood up and walked in front of Annie, his tall figure casting a shadow that engulfed her, making her look weak and helpless as she clutched the bear.
The man bent over slowly and raised his hand slowly.
Annie, eyes suddenly shut, as if in response, tightened her grip on Little Bear’s fingers.
Vincent’s lips curved into a gentle smile and his fingertips lightly brushed her forehead.
“You’re correct. I want to strike you. How does it feel? Does it hurt?”
“Oh…” Annie covered her forehead with her hand and shook her head in disbelief.
“If you ever dare to laugh at me again, I’ll give you a good whack.”
Vincent feigned anger, as if playfully teasing a child, leaving the secretary dumbfounded.
Joseph had to settle the mess that Chloe caused tonight.
Thus, he had to depart the banquet to Max and exit the hotel for the time being.
Ada Wang was abducted by Chloe, and Joseph not being present, Zoey felt her wishful thinking had been in vain. Gloomily, she poured two cups of wine, then, her gorgeous skirt swishing, she made her way to the stage and sat in front of the piano.
At first, the guests were engaged in conversation and laughter, oblivious to the woman who was seething with resentment.
Suddenly…
With a “bang”, Zoey angrily slammed her ten fingers onto the black and white keys, causing everyone to jump in surprise.
Everyone turned their gaze to the stage, and someone’s face creased into a frown.
“What are you doing? You startled me!”
“That’s correct. Why is Anderson Group’s daughter so impolite? Doesn’t she have any etiquette?”
Zoey was arrogant and domineering in the foreign Chinese circle, accustomed to being willful at home. The more she thought about Joseph, the angrier she became, not caring about the venue and only wanting to vent her anger.
Now that she had returned to the country, the banquet was filled with Medo’s upper class, and as Anderson Group’s daughter, she had to be mindful of her image and not ignore it.
So, biting the bullet, she coughed lightly and played Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in G Minor to ease the awkwardness.
In the end, she emerged as the top student of the Royal Academy of Music in Puplen. Her fingers flew across the keys, releasing a smooth and beautiful melody that captivated everyone, erasing all memories of her earlier rudeness.
Carrying a heavy mop skirt, Skyler walked into the banquet hall with red eyes, then returned to Aubree’s side.
“Mom! Annie has arrived!”
Aubree was taken aback. “What? Where has she gone?”
“I just witnessed Young Master Anderson caress her head and give her his
garments!”
“Mom, do you really consider Annie to be foolish? She’s quite astute. She just puts on an act of naivety and deceives us. Actually, she’s had her eye on Young Master Anderson for a while and wants to compete with me! Why is she so underhanded?”
“You are ever the fool. You have been schooled in the manners of the gentry from an early age and the bearing of a lady!”
Aubree frowned and secretly pinched her, “Annie is your blood sister! You all came from me, and your sister isn’t so bad. – Don’t talk like that in the future!”
Skyler was so angry that she trembled and bit her red lips.
She felt that Aubree’s words were not to shield Annie, but rather to avoid acknowledging that she had birthed a fool!
“Mom, what should I do?”
Skyler grabbed Aubree’s arm and asked anxiously, “Breaking up with Young Master Anderson wasn’t easy for Chloe, but my sister brought me medicine again!”
“Young Master Anderson didn’t take a shine to me, so would it be even more of a lost cause for me to marry into the Anderson family?!”
“Don’t fret, Annie won’t impede you. I believe you misinterpreted her. She won’t entertain such ideas. Later, give Max a ring and ask him to dispatch someone to locate Annie and return her.”
Aubree didn’t consider the matter to be too serious, given that she had been so tightly controlling her two daughters for so many years, and no one had been able to disrupt her plans.
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