"Anne, what else can I do other than this?" Kevin whispered to himself.
He stood up and situated himself in front of the French window, overseeing the scene outside. He saw that the lights kindle everywhere. At the sight of this luster, he would long to go home because there was someone out there that he wanted to see.
But now, the first thing he yearned to do was to escape.
His phone chimed as the screen illuminated. The ringtone wasn't at all pleasing for his ears. It was rather a source of annoyance.
Seeing that it was Selma calling, Kevin bottled his anger up and asked patiently, "What's the matter?"
"I've been comparing the blood types of several girls. There are indeed a few that could match yours. Although their family backgrounds are not as superlative as ours, we are rich enough to not care about such issues. Worst case scenario, you can just let the woman go after giving birth to a baby," said Selma in a flattering tone.
She could feel that her son hated her recently, so she decided to tolerate the temporary ambiguous relationship between Kevin and Anne.
But Selma's words just echoed what he had said to Anne. So, Kevin knitted his brows and said in a cold voice, "I said that it's none of your business."
Without saying another word, he hung up the phone with a sullen look on his face.
He waited for the clock to tick at nine. He finally picked up his car keys, but instead of going home, he went directly to the hotel owned by AN Group.
The place was lavishly decorated from the facade to its interiors. Because of its notable reputation and skyrocketing rates, people who usually checked in for a room were all distinguished personalities.
In the hazy light, the central hall looked vast and capacious.
The stone-grey carpet was spread from both ends of hallways outside each luxury room.
When Kevin arrived at the hotel, a waiter quickly approached him and gave him the room card of the presidential suite.
"Mr. Kevin, here is the key card to your suite," the waiter said.
Kevin took the key and was about to head upstairs when he heard a sweet voice coming from the nearby distance.
"Excuse me, how can I get to room 9902?" the woman asked.
Room 9902 was opposite to Kevin's room, so when Kevin turned around to see who the female guest was, he saw a face stunningly parallel to that of Anne's.
Their eyes met in the bustling lobby, and Kevin stared at the woman absentmindedly.
It was Rose Luo who also noticed him looking in her direction. In her senses, no man could allure her attention,
but Kevin had an impeccable face, lush eyes deep as the ocean, an avian nose, and thin lips. He was wearing the latest silver suit of Armani, and she remembered seeing it in a famous fashion magazine, but the model didn't look good in it as much as he did.
"Mr. Kevin, let me accompany you to your room," the waiter said politely.
Suddenly, Rose Luo had the urge to pay more attention to Kevin, a handsome man who also happened to be a CEO and was filthy rich.
What was more, her mother was urging her to marry. It seemed that this man could satisfy that entreaty.
Thinking of this, she looked at Kevin and walked straight up to him.
"Excuse me, which room are you in?" asked Rose Luo.
The waiter knew that Kevin didn't like to answer a stranger's inquest, so he spoke for Kevin and said, "Mr. Kevin's room is 9901, that would be next to yours."
All of a sudden, a sweet smile appeared on her face. "My name is Rose Luo. Would you mind escorting me there?"
Kevin hated it the most when a woman approached him flirtatiously. When he was about to turn his back on her, he suddenly heard that her name was Rose Luo, the daughter of L Group, his soon corporate partner.
"Come with me," Kevin said in a low voice. Although he had promised to chaperone Rose, he walked at a brisk pace.
Wearing strikingly pink and purple ten-centimeter high-heeled shoes, Rose Luo almost couldn't keep up with him. Fortunately, she had been trained strenuously at home for moments like this so she wouldn't make a fool of herself in front of other people.
"Mister, it doesn't seem to be the right place. This is not my room," Rose Luo said as she walked over and caught her breath.
"It's in this very building. I'm sure you can find it yourself. The waiter told you that your room is next to this one, right? After saying that, Kevin immediately swiped the card, opened the door, and closed it in one go.
In the eyes of others, it looked as if Rose Luo was shut out of the door for seducing the CEO.
In this gesture, she lost her interest in Kevin.
"What do you mean? Why didn't you bring me to my room? You are so rude, Mister." She frowned and cursed at the door and still flipped through the hotel to find her suite.
In the East Mountain Villa,
Anne stood in front of the casement windows on the seventh floor.
There were multiple floors in the villa and each of them was walled with a special glass which enabled a person to see the outdoor view crystal clear. Especially at night, it was shining in luster under the starry night sky which was a breathtaking sight to see.
It was already midnight, and when Anne glanced outside, she didn't see Kevin's car. She thought that perhaps he wouldn't come home tonight.
"Miss Anne, if you are waiting for Mr. Kevin, why don't you give him a call and tell him that it's getting late?" the servant said.
"No need. I won't be waiting for him any longer. Lock the door and go to sleep," said Anne.
"But what if Mr. Kevin comes back?" the servant asked worriedly.
"That's none of your concern."
After ensuring that her words were final, Anne went back to her room to have a rest. The servant did what she was told and had no choice but to lock the door.
The lights were off in the bedroom and everything was dark. Although she couldn't see her fingers, she could easily find her baby. His nose and eyes were always beaconing for her to find him.
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