"You are so annoying, Kevin. I miss you too."
Cherry's coquettish voice almost melted Kevin into a warm lovey-dovey puddle. Anne thought, 'No wonder Kevin likes Cherry so much. Every guy likes a flirty woman like that, huh?'
Anne wasn't like that, and she knew it. Why would anyone be attracted to her? She wasn't girly or flirtatious, and most people would think her a weirdo if she acted like that.
Anne smiled in self-mockery. It was better for her to leave these two people as soon as possible, or she would throw up what little she had eaten that day.
"Ahem." With a slight cough, Anne pointed upstairs and said, "May I be excused? I'm headed to my room."
Although she seldom came here, Anne still remembered the general location of her room.
"You don't have to do that. I'll get you a room in town."
Kevin stood up and stopped Anne. His words were so powerful that it took a long time for Anne to react.
"Get me a room? Like at a hotel?"
What was the meaning of this? Did he mean she was free tonight?
"Yeah, I'll go with you." Kevin let go of Cherry's hand and straightened his clothes. "Cherry, get some sleep, okay? I'll be back tomorrow."
"What?" Cherry didn't expect that Kevin would behave like this. She had waited for Kevin to come back, but he was going to stay in a hotel,
and with Anne. This was more vexing than their arrangement in the East Mountain Villa.
"Why? You're back. Why go to a hotel when you can stay here?"
Cherry couldn't understand what Kevin was thinking. Since they had returned to this house, what was he thinking by doing this? Did he want to stay alone with Anne?
No, it was impossible.
"My mother made herself clear. Anne has to be out by morning."
Kevin parroted Selma's thoughts. Cherry was taken aback, so was Anne. Anne didn't know that Selma hated her so much.
"But..."
Cherry wanted to say something more, but she couldn't think of any reason to keep Kevin from leaving. Since it was Selma's idea, what else could she say?
"Fine. When will you be back?"
"I will come back in the morning, after I get her settled somewhere." Kevin reached out and pinched Cherry's nose in a petting act. "Good girl, wait for me."
He was so gentle that Cherry had been deeply attracted by his deep eyes.
She was enthusiastic, and she nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Seeing that the two were reluctant to part, Anne really didn't have the heart to interfere. She decided to help out. "How about this? You come back here after getting me settled in the hotel. I don't need you around all the time. I'm not helpless."
"Really?" Cherry asked excitedly. "That sounds like a great idea! Is it really okay for you to be alone in the hotel?"
Anne had expected Cherry's reaction. She nodded and said without hesitation, "Of course. I can handle myself."
"No." As soon as Anne gave her response, Kevin said, "I know what you're planning."
Anne pursed her lips. Kevin wasn't dumb, and knew what she was playing at.
She wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to contact Ryan, but Kevin was always so paranoid. This was going to be harder than she thought.
She had to find a way to stay here, instead of going back to the East Mountain Villa. Then she might find an opportunity to go out. Then she could ask for help from Sam. That should be no problem.
"I don't know what you're talking about," said Anne. Turning to him, she said, "If you don't trust me, you can go to the hotel with me. I don't mind. Take Cherry, too, for all I care."
"I'd better not. Cherry needs her rest."
Kevin shut Anne's idea down. He didn't even give Cherry a chance to speak. Then he turned to face Cherry, put his hands on her shoulders and charmed her with a gentle look.
"Cherry, I'll be back in the morning. Go to bed now, okay?"
Since he was so gentle, it was not easy for Cherry to refuse. She could only put on a hurt face, pout her red lips and say, "I'll hold you to that."
"I'm looking forward to it." He lowered his head and gave a light kiss on Cherry's red lips in front of Anne.
Cherry blushed and threw herself into Kevin's arms.
Standing off to the side and looking at them, Anne had a cold expression on her face. She turned her back on them, as if those two had nothing to do with her.
After finally getting their fill of intimacy, the two finally let go of each other. Cherry reluctantly escorted Kevin out, while Anne followed close behind them. Looking at their tightly clasped ten fingers, Anne felt extremely uncomfortable.
How ridiculous she was! Her husband flirted with another woman in front of her, but she didn't even have the right to say anything about it.
It would be a rare thing to find another wife like that.
When they arrived at the hotel, Kevin booked two rooms. Although it was a hotel under the name of AN Group, when she checked in, Anne still felt a little leery.
She liked the idea of separate rooms, but she was here with Kevin. If someone posted this online, she'd surely hit the headlines tomorrow.
Even though she was the young hostess of the Fu Family, the public knew that she was just his spouse in name only.
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