Attracted By My Ex-wife novel Chapter 220

The night was quiet and a Rolls-Royce could be spotted parking in front of the building of the NJ Community. The window was acutely opened by Kevin, and he dangled his arm outside the window glass as he waited for Anne's return.

On her way home, Anne caught a glimpse of Kevin's car from a distance. She wanted to avoid the confrontation, so she turned around and left the NJ Community. She decided to go to the hotel.

The dusk ate the heavens gradually as the clock ticked midnight. Kevin waited patiently, but there was no sign of Anne's arrival. He tried calling her, but her phone seemed to be dead.

In the deluxe hotel, the warm and toasty lights beamed the interiors to a glow. There was a beige table in the middle of the hall on which a cold bottle of red wine enjoyed an ice bath. Anne poured a glass for herself as she spun the dark crimson drink into a little whirlpool. She slowly drank up the wine and made herself tipsy to gain drowsiness.

Out of the blue, a message buzzed from her phone. It read, "Anne, I'll arrive tomorrow."

All of a sudden, Anne sighed to tranquility. Alas, she had found a reason to relax. However, it occurred to the problem she had was not something that could be solved by Sam.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon,

the bright sunshine grazed the wide French windows of the airport and into the four corners of the airport.

With a smile on her lips, Anne stood in the most conspicuous spot and waited for Sam.

The weather was perfect and fair. His flight had no delays and arrived at A City on time.

In a sea of faces, Anne saw Sam. They made their rendezvous, and Anne said, "Long time no see."

"How are you?" asked Sam.

As soon as they met each other in a long while, Sam saw the hidden melancholy in her smile.

"Nothing much. Let's go now," said Anne.

Sam asked no more questions. In the front seat, Sam said, "I heard that you've made an acquaintance with a man named Ian Qi while I was abroad."

Upon hearing the name, Anne thought of Ian and said, "I did. He has a strange temper, but he is a gentleman. I have encountered a lot of difficulties in the past, but Mark and Ian were there to help me during my low days."

"That's good to hear. I feel relieved that you have someone to look after you whenever I'm not around," said Sam in relief.

In a blink of an eye, the easygoing expression on Anne's face disappeared. She said, "I hope no one will take care of me ever again. That way, I can easily solve many problems on my own in times of adversity."

"Why do you keep owning all the responsibilities? You do realize that you are not isolated in this world. Friends help each other." Sam gave his shot at persuading Anne.

Anne had a habit of not needing anyone. If he didn't know her history, he would believe that she could truly deal with all her difficulties,

but she didn’t want to talk about it with him any longer. She diverted the discussion and uttered, "Emily said she wanted to celebrate your return today. Why don't we go to eat some hot pot together?"

"She knows that I'm back?" Sam frowned. With the thought of Emily, he felt that the girl was too enthusiastic sometimes.

"Of course, even if I don’t tell her, she will eventually know by herself. Will you go or not?" asked Anne calmly.

"Yes, of course, I'll be there. It's rare for you to go out partying. Let's have fun together," said Sam.

The hot pot restaurant was filled with the smell of the hot spice steaming from the boiling broth. The place was always bustling with enthusiasm, unlike the neighboring western restaurants.

Sam often came here, so he was unfamiliar with the place, but Emily was a patron of such a place because she enjoyed spicy food.

Anne felt comfortable about the place since her mother often took her there when she was a child.

"Anne, since you don’t like spicy seasoned foods, let's eat something savory for tonight!" said Emily in excitement.

The service was fast and efficient. After a short while, the entree they ordered arrived at the table. The steaming venue has always reminded Anne of what happened before.

"Anne? Why are you here?" Hearing Ryan's voice, Anne turned to him with a faint smile.

"I'm here to have fun with my friends. It's been a while since I ate at this place," Anne replied.

"Well, I remember how you were always thrilled to eat here when you were a child. Indulge yourself, you'll miss your childhood even more!"

"What about you? Why are you here? I remember you don’t like hotpots?" asked Anne.

Ryan faintly grinned and said, "I don't, but you pulled me into this place over and over again and I slowly fell in love with it."

After speaking, both Sam and Emily were lost in their thoughts as they looked at Ryan.

"I'll go to accompany my friends now. Enjoy yourselves!" Ryan bid his farewell and left,

but Sam felt that he was a complex man.

Meanwhile, Emily asked carelessly, "Anne, I didn't know that you and Ryan grew up together."

Her unintentional question made Sam feel an inkling of remorse, but he managed to conceal it exceptionally.

"You seemed to have lost some weight. How did you do that?" Sam had been constantly picking up food for Anne. Emily noticed his steady gesture and felt a little uneasy, but she accepted the deed like it wasn't happening.

She had a long way to go, but she was patient to figure it all out in time.

"You have no idea. Kevin got engaged, and since you went abroad, your mother attended the engagement party."

Slamming the table, Sam said, "That's too much. I'll ask Kevin and see what he really wants to do."

However, Anne refuted indifferently, "There's no need for you to look for him. I'm over him. The results of my physical examination showed that I won't be able to bear another child, so he engaged with someone else."

Anne took a sip of beer in her cold glass. She was unbothered as if she was telling someone else's tragedy. At this point, she realized how lucky she was to give up any sign of hope. So she was not disappointed at all when she knew about Kevin's engagement.

Anne was left in a daze. No matter how hard she tried, Sam could still sense the lingering sorrow in her at a simple glance.