Chapter 18
Joshua listened silently. His eyes darkened and yet he didn’t refute Valentin.
Because of his indulgence, everyone, including Valentin, his friend, Rachel Edward, his
mother, Payton,his assistant, and even the servants from the old mansion, didn’t treat Anika
properly.
Valentin received a call and left hurriedly.
After he left,Joshua subconsciously picked up his phone.
Anika didn’t call him.
He called her,and again, he heard the cold,robotic female voice.
“Sorry,the number you dialed cannot be reached at the moment,please dial later…”
He threw his phone away in frustration.
Then he got up,went to the French windows,and lit a cigarette.
Anika’s words from early morning still haunted him. She said she regretted it.
He felt a strange bitterness in his throat. He coughed heavily a few times and suddenly
heard a woman’s voice behind him.
“Joshua,smoke less.Smoking is bad for you.‘
Joshua’s heart skipped a beat. Subconsciously, he thought it was Anika who was back.
Yet when he turned around,he saw Violet who dressed as if she were a dutiful wife and
mother.
Light crept through his deep eyes. He asked indifferently,“Why are you here?”
Violet looked at him extremely gently.
“Your mom sent me here.She knows that Anika has already found another man. She hopes
you won’t think too much about it.
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Chapter 18
Joshua’s mom was Rachel.
Everything happened four years ago.
Back then,Rachel and Valentin were in a car together,and they were victimized by a hostile
company.
Rachel lost a lot of blood,and the hospital was low on O–type blood. Fortunately,Anika was
with type O blood.
After Anika got Valentin settled,she got a transfusion.
She fainted after the blood transfusion as she lost her strength.
At that time,because the Carey family was Violet’s sponsor,she buttered Anika up as much
as she could.
When Violet learned that Anika was in the hospital,Violet went to the hospital at once to
Rachel started to loosen her restriction. She supported Violet and Joshua together and
“I don’t know.”
She thought,”If I tell Joshua that Anika is being forced to marry an old man,he’ll soften.”
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