Attracted By My Ex-wife novel Chapter 57

"Why are you so vicious, Anne? Do you want something bad to happen to Cherry?"

He didn't believe Cherry was guilty of anything, and he was very angry when he heard what Anne said.

Why was this woman always so mean? It was rude of her to curse Cherry when he could hear her.

"I want her dead!" When she said this, Anne clenched her chopsticks, and her beautiful eyes were full of hatred.

Cherry had gone out of her way to hurt Anne many times. No one who knew this could blame Anne for hating her.

Anne knew Cherry hated her too, but her elder cousin disguised her intentions well.

Kevin stood up abruptly and raised his hand, intending to slap his nominal wife.

With a complacent sneer on her face, Cherry was looking forward to seeing Anne being beaten.

On the other hand, Emily could only stand behind Anne and be extremely anxious. She could do nothing to help her. Worse, she had to watch her being bullied.

"I see. Now that you're not afraid of the baby dying at the hands of its father, you can do what you want."

Anne didn't flinch. She looked calm as usual, but her tone suddenly became cold, which made Kevin's heart jolt.

He still held his hand aloft, ready to strike her. But he showed no sign he'd do more than that.

Anne had expected that Kevin wouldn't really hit her.

It was not because he cared about her, but the baby she carried. Although it hurt, it worked.

Cherry was a little disappointed. She wanted to see Anne beaten, but she couldn't let Kevin know that.

With mock desperation, she stood up and held his arm.

"Kevin, calm down. It was just a joke. Don't take it so seriously."

The vicious words dripping from Anne's mouth made Cherry hate her even more, but she had a reputation to protect.

Cherry's voice brought Kevin back to his senses. The shivering feeling in his heart vanished.

"Anne watch yourself. If you say another bad thing about Cherry, I won't hold back!"

After saying those glacial words, Kevin stood up and strode away.

"Kevin..." Cherry called his name anxiously, but she got no response.

It was not until he was out of earshot that Cherry flashed Anne her smug smile.

"You've been with Kevin how long? And you still haven't learned to control your temper?"

Even then, Cherry pretended to care about Anne. She intended it as a concerned reminder, but the look in her eyes betrayed her heart.

"What goes on between me and Kevin is none of your business!" Anne said coldly, not even looking at Cherry.

She knew that Cherry was showing off in front of her on purpose, which had happened many times. She wasn't worth bothering with.

"You're so ungrateful!" Cherry couldn't say anything more without blowing her top. She glared at Anne, and the vicious glint in her eyes was obvious.

Knowing that she couldn't do much to rattle Anne, Cherry stalked off, her high heels clicking against the floor.

Anne finally let down her guard. It took a toll, being that strong. She silently loosened her grip on the chopsticks.

Seeing her like this, Emily walked up and held her hand in sympathy.

She was angry at what Kevin and Cherry had said to Anne.

"They crossed the line this time. How could they do that to you?"

Even she could tell Cherry was a malevolent woman. Why couldn't such a smart person like Kevin see that? Instead, he was obsessed with her.

"It's okay. I'm used to it," Anne said calmly. But she had a bitter smile on her lips when she said that.

"Anne..." Emily said her name sadly, feeling upset, as if she were the one being mistreated.

'Anne's such a great girl. What's wrong with Kevin? How could he fall for an evil manipulative bitch like Cherry?'

"I'm fine, Emily. Don't worry about me."

Anne felt warmth in her heart and gave her friend a reassuring smile. She knew Emily's concern was genuine.

Hearing that, Emily didn't complain anymore, but she still felt sorry for Anne.

"I'm full. Help me upstairs, okay? I'm going back home. I can get yelled at there just as easily."

She had to face Cherry and Kevin every day. She was not in a good mood, and it was not good for her baby, either, so she decided to hide.

"But you don't have anyone to take care of you. You sure you'll be okay there?" Emily knew what was on her mind, but she was worried for her safety.

"It's okay. I practically raised myself. I'm better off alone." Anne gave her the thumbs up, and wore a confident expression.

"I'm still gonna drop by and check on you. I'll miss you." Emily held Anne's arm and carefully walked her up the stairs.

Since it was Kevin's villa, it was inconvenient for Emily to stay all that long. She left after hanging out with Anne for a while.

Anne opened a book to kill time.