Attracted By My Ex-wife novel Chapter 18

Anne felt depressed and uneasy because of her dream. She intended to leave the room after she washed up, but she stopped, hand frozen on the doorknob.

She could hear Sam and Emily talking in the living room.

Emily said, "It's Cherry. Want me to shoo her away?"

"Yes," Sam replied.

After a while, Anne heard the door opening. And she lost all her strength at that moment. She simply turned around and headed towards the sofa.

That sofa was moved into her room two days ago. Before her pregnancy, she had almost no time to rest in her room.

After she got pregnant, she seemed to be tired all the time. So the sofa was a good thing.

Now, she couldn't hear what was going on outside. She didn't want to hear Cherry's voice at all. She was more annoying than a devil.

Anne couldn't help but touch her abdomen again, with her beautiful eyebrows still frowning.

A few minutes later, Emily came into the living room with a big smile on her face. "I told her to scram."

"Well, go and see if Anne's awake yet."

"Okay."

When Emily opened the door, she saw that Anne was lying on the sofa. She was frowning, and looking out the window absent-mindedly.

Emily was a little worried and asked, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Sort of. Bad dreams keep me up." Although Anne's voice was calm, Emily could feel the sadness in her voice, which made her mood take a nosedive.

She didn't know what was bringing Anne down. She thought it was just because she was pregnant. She never imagined it might be the agreement between Anne and Kevin. Emily tried to comfort her. "I can ask Mr. Sam for something to help you sleep. Want me to do that?"

Just then, Sam walked in.

Anne looked back at him and said, "How am I supposed to feel comfortable with all this if you won't let me work?"

Emily looked at Sam helplessly.

Sam's expression remained unchanged, as if what Anne said was something unimportant, like "the wind is too strong today."

He said, "Breakfast is ready. Let's eat."

Emily hurried to help Anne to her feet.

The two of them didn't tell Anne that Cherry dropped by. And Anne pretended she didn't know.

It was as if Cherry had never appeared in her life.

But any peace she had couldn't last. A few hours later, the doorbell rang again.

Emily shot Sam a look and said, "I'll get it!"

She and Sam had an understanding—she would answer it as long as the doorbell rang. The mission was to get rid of all the people who shouldn't have come over.

Anne was looking at her lemon tree on the balcony. She didn't have to worry about anything right now. Anything that was, other than eating and sleeping. She needed to stay in a good mood and wait for the baby to be born.

The thought of the baby stung her heart again.

When she opened the door, Emily was startled by the sight that met her eyes. Kevin and Cherry were there on the doorstep. Cherry held Kevin's arm gently. "Is Anne feeling better now?" Cherry asked in a concerned tone. "I'm also the kid's mom, after all. I'd like to see him."

Anne sat on the balcony, and overheard this exchange. Her hand was touching the leaves, which were as sharp as a needle. Bright red blood dripped from her finger.

However, she had no idea that her dream last night might come true. In her dream, her child called Cherry "mother" and didn't know her at all.

Kevin's handsome eyebrows twisted, and he seemed to emit an aura of pure evil. He was tall and dignified. He stretched out his hand and brushed Emily away. "Why didn't you tell me that Anne was under the weather?"

Emily was blown away again. By the time she realized what had happened, she could no longer stop the two of them.

Kevin had already taken Cherry to the center of the living room. That morning, Emily found an excuse to keep Cherry out, but now she was back, this time on Kevin's arm.

Seeing Anne standing on the balcony, Cherry walked closer to her. Her voice was full of worry. "Why aren't you sleeping? Get some rest. Ah! Why is your hand bleeding?"

When Kevin heard that Anne's hand was bleeding, his forehead twitched. He walked to Anne in a few steps. Before he could reach out his hand, Sam had come over and taken Anne's hand.

Seeing that, Kevin felt his heart hurt, as if there was a knife in it. But there was nothing he could do.

Just when Kevin was starting to get quite anxious, Anne gently pulled her hand back.

She frowned and said unhappily, "It doesn't matter. All of you, please leave. I'm tired and need to lie down."

She ignored them and went straight to her room.

In fact, she was angry. Why on earth Kevin showed up with Cherry like that? Why did Cherry feel the need to show up at all?

She didn't want to see any of them.

"I have something to tell you." Heedless of Anne's long face, Kevin took her hand and led her to the room.