Attracted By My Ex-wife novel Chapter 23

Kevin's body froze. He glanced at Anne, only to find that her gleaming dark eyes were neither humble nor pushy.

Neither humble nor pushy? Shocked by his own thoughts, he wondered why he saw that in Anne's eyes.

She was clearly a vicious woman. In spite of her haggard appearance and the fact that she was pregnant with his child, he knew that her spitefulness would never change.

He averted his eyes from her and got back to flirting with Cherry.

Instead of avoiding the intimacy between the two, Anne sat on the sofa and started reading the magazine in her hands quietly.

It was a parenting magazine providing information about what women should pay attention to during their pregnancy. Sam had bought it for her so that she could kill time. Although she was not interested in it at first, today she was unexpectedly committed to reading it.

The other two people sitting on the sofa were instead beginning to feel a little uncomfortable. Seeing that Anne hadn't thrown a single glance at them, Cherry was seething in her place restlessly.

She decided to do something to attract Anne's attention.

"Kevin, will you take me out tonight?"

Kevin's mind had been absent so far. Even though he appeared to be engaged in conversation with Cherry, his gaze kept drifting to Anne from time to time.

What was wrong with that woman sitting there calmly?

"Okay. Where do you want to go?" Placing a finger under Cherry's delicate chin, he lifted it up and flashed her a charming smile. He had deliberately raised his voice so that Anne, who was sitting next to them, could hear its husky and seductive tone clearly.

She turned the page quietly, still engrossed in her read.

Although Cherry was aware of Kevin's real purpose, hearing his voice made her heart beat faster and her breath quicken unavoidably.

"I want to sing. Just the two of us. Okay?" She softly brushed her lips on Kevin's cheek and put her arms around his neck.

Kevin snorted. Seeing that Anne still didn't react, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

He didn't know why, but Anne's attitude today inflicted uneasiness upon him.

"Anne, are you going with us?"

Hearing her name, Anne raised her head while still turning the page. She seemed to have heard their conversation just now.

"No, thanks. I'm pregnant. It's not convenient for me to go out," she answered in a calm and decisive tone.

"You..." Kevin was about to lose his temper, but he couldn't find any reason for that.

His face turning livid, he saw Anne's calm expression and felt a surge of gloominess washing over him.

"Anne, going out for a walk is good for the baby. How about we go together?" With anger bubbling up in her chest, Cherry forced a smile.

"No, thanks. You two have fun tonight. I'm going to see if dinner is ready."

After putting down her magazine, Anne stood up and looked away. She then turned around and left unhurriedly.

Kevin couldn't help it and stood up abruptly, pushing Cherry away.

"Ah!" Stunned by his unexpected rudeness, Cherry screamed. But as soon as she did that, she covered her lips immediately. "Kevin, what's wrong with you?"

"There's something I need to tell Anne. Wait for me here!"

After throwing an irritated look at Cherry, he quickly rushed to catch up with Anne.

"Anne, I heard that you haven't eaten anything recently."

Without turning her head, Anne stopped and replied coldly, "I can't eat anything. It's not that I don't want to."

"Is there any difference?" She felt a gust of gelid air swarming over her skin from behind, giving her goose bumps.

She bit her lips and turned around to look Kevin in the eye. "Don't worry. I won't starve the baby out."

"How can I know that it's not hungry?" He shoot a pointing look at her. "From today on, I will stay with you until the baby is born!"

"What?" She suddenly raised her head and looked at him in disbelief. Did she hear it right? Did Kevin mean that he would be around her until she would give birth to the baby?

No, absolutely not!

"Why... Why?"

Anne wanted to refuse him, but she couldn't find a good reason to do so. As the father, he had always attached great importance to the child.

It was normal for him to be around the baby, and she had no excuses to object.

But her heart was full of reasons for her not to accept that.

"Do you need a reason?" Kevin's tone was calm but charged with hidden warning. "How can I know that you're not doing something harmful to avoid giving birth to the baby?"

It turned out to be like that. A bitter smile appeared on Anne's face.