"Kevin, what do you want from me? I have told you countless times that I don't ever want to see you again!"
With a sullen face and hint of coldness in her eyes, she wondered what Kevin wanted to do. Since he had no plans to let her see their son, why did he bother seeing her?
"I have a surprise for you. Come with me."
Kevin, who had never been sneered at by any woman, pulled a long face to mask his anger.
He stepped forward, snatched her by the wrist, and pulled her out.
"What are you up to, Kevin? Let go of me!" She hassled herself free from the man's tight grip. Her eyes brimmed with anger.
She couldn't stand this man's bullish act anymore. Why did this man abruptly come to disturb her quiet life?
"Can't you just be a little more obedient? Do you really want me to use force?"
He lost all his patience because of her attitude. His face darkened as he looked at her with such annoyance.
'Damn it! Can't she be a little nicer to me?'
She was stunned for a moment and looked back at Kevin in shock. Why couldn't he just tell her what he wanted and be done with it?
"Can't you do anything else except threaten the people in front of you?"
This man knew nothing but to compel her every time. This was his usual style of getting into people, simple and crude!
"It works to threaten you. You deserve it, you disobedient girl."
With a dimmed face, Kevin snorted and thought, 'That's how this works on this little woman. As long as I put the squeeze on her, she will obey.'
Silence took over for a moment as he pondered.
How brazen was this man to admit it without blinking his eyes...
Seeing that Anne stood there indifferently like a tree and refused to leave with him, Kevin got infuriated again and dragged her out directly, this time without saying a word.
Anne was obliged to leave with Kevin. He was too overpowering for her to get out of his grip. Moreover, this man was domineering. If she refused to go, he would just insist over and over again.
When Kevin pulled her out of the door, she was surprised that he let go of her hand.
"Why did you pull me outside? What the heck is wrong with you?" The two stood face to face. With a displeased look on her surface, the absence of enthusiasm in her eyes was more obvious.
"Look what's in front of us?"
Ignoring her arrogance, Kevin pointed ahead and said aloof with a smile in his sable eyes.
Thinking of how touched would this little woman be once she realized what he was up to, he was in a favorable mood in a jiff.
Confused, she looked at the direction his hand pointed. When she saw the path paved like a runway with myriad roses, her eyes seemed to be in awe and her heart pounded wildly.
Did he prepare this for her?
He had never given her any flowers before. This was a first for her.
She felt a dull ache from the bottom of her heart. She owned up to the fact that she had fallen in love with this man before. Even if he barely did a thing for her, she could not help herself but be moved.
But why was he doing all this? Why now that her heart stupefied into obliviousness?
"Anne, if you are moved, just say it. I won't think silly of you."
Looking complacently at the absentminded demeanor on Anne's face, Kevin smiled. He was thrilled, thinking that this woman should have already been convinced to come back to him.
His voice brought Anne back into to earth in a snap. When she saw the triumphant smirk on Kevin's face, her heart sank.
"Kevin, what is all this? Why are there so many roses in front of my door? It seems like you forgot that your Cherry is not here, right?"
Her voice was stone-cold and passionless.
Trying her best to hold back the tears dammed in her eyes, she curled her lips sarcastically.
"Anne!" Kevin growled with a hostile temper in his ghoulish eyes.
Yikes! She thought the roses were for Cherry? Geez! Did she not realize that he did all this for her?
"Is there anything else you want to show me, Kevin? If not, please let your men clean this mess. I have no business picking up roses here."
She turned her head away from the roses on the road and spoke with a stoic voice. It was not that she wasn't touched and didn't appreciate Kevin making a mindful effort for the first time, but the fact that she was aroused by it was enough for her to be alarmed. She was afraid because when she saw it, she couldn't help but be tender and softhearted, and that meant risking herself once more to the possibility of being hurt.
She didn't want to suffer from the same heart-rending pain twice.
"Anne, listen to me. These roses are meant for you. They have nothing to do with Cherry. Can't you see? I want you to come back to me!"
Oh, man. Why did she have to piss him off this lot?
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