The next day.
Annabelle did not wake up early and make breakfast for Alistair, nor see him off to the company.
Ever since she was pregnant, she had been sleeping most of the time. Her sleeping hours got longer and longer. She didn't even notice when Alistair woke up or when he left the house.
She knew that the moment she woke up, breakfast was ready on the table.
Porridge, eggs and milk.
When Annabelle looked at the food, she had mixed feelings.
However, she shook off her thoughts and sat down to eat.
In the company.
Alistair was working behind his desk. At that moment, his office door was knocked. He spoke without raising his head.
"Come in!"
When the door was opened, a person walked inside.
Alistair was reviewing some documents. However, he heard that the footsteps were odd and he raised his head. After that, he saw Nancy sneaking in.
"Nancy?"
Nancy wanted to tease Alistair and she didn't expect him to raise his head so soon.
"How do you know it's me?"
"It wouldn't sound like this if it's the secretary!" Alistair said nonchalantly.
Nancy was a little dispirited. After that, she chuckled, "Alistair, are you busy today?"
"Why?"
"I want to eat lunch with you. I heard that there is a good Japanese restaurant around. And I was thinking of asking you to bring me there!" After saying that, Nancy walked over and grabbed Alistair's arm naturally. She was acting coy and her eyes were serene and pure.
Alistair lowered his gaze and looked at her as she grabbed his arm. He couldn't help but recall what Dorie told him last night.
He was stunned for a while and stood up. After that, he pretended to turn around to get something and shook her hand off.
"I'm afraid I can't do it today. I still have a lot of meetings!"
"Can't you cancel them?" Nancy asked.
"You should know that I had been accompanying you for the past few days. I have a lot of works piling up in the company!"
"You don't even have the time to eat?" Nancy looked disappointed.
Alistair pondered for a while and said, "Nancy, you should go home first. If you really want to try it, get Jerry to accompany you!"
"That playboy? He always has a lot of ladies around him. If I were to eat with him, I would just ended up being public enemy!"
"I'll give him a call and ask him not to bring any ladies!" Alistair said.
Nancy looked at Alistair and she felt that the man was acting different.
"… All right then. I'll just go to his company to look for him!" Nancy said.
"Okay!" Alistair nodded.
Nancy didn't say anything anymore. She simply looked at Alistair and walked out.
However, she kept having a feeling that Alistair was acting weird.
When she was at the doorstep and wanted to leave, she looked at the secretary and thought of something. After that, she walked towards the secretary.
For the past few days, Nancy had been visiting Alistair almost every day. There were just rumors circling around and everyone was speculating Nancy's identity. Even the secretary was curious about it.
"Miss Nancy!" Once the secretary saw Nancy, she greeted her politely.
Although the workers preferred Annabelle when putting them to comparison, it was also obvious that this lady was close with Alistair.
Nancy smiled and asked, "Oh, by the way, I forgot when Alistair's meeting is this afternoon!"
When the secretary heard that, she was stunned. After that, she said in puzzlement, "There isn't any scheduled meeting. President Mu simply has a client this morning and he didn't have any other schedule after that!"
Nancy's expression changed. She felt that Alistair was acting weird. So it was true.
As the secretary looked at Nancy, she couldn't help but worry if she had said anything wrong.
At that time, Nancy smiled, "Really? I must have remembered it wrongly!" After that, she chuckled and turned around to leave.
When the secretary looked at Nancy's back, she frowned. At that time, Jack walked over.
When he saw that the secretary was absent minded, he asked, "What's wrong? What were you thinking?"
When the secretary looked at Jack, she hesitated for a while and said, "Just now Miss Nancy asked me about president Mu's schedule and I think I have made a mistake…"
Jack, "…"
The man looked towards Nancy direction. After that, he turned his head back and looked at her, "Be careful next time!"
The secretary nodded. She knew Jack had a good temper and she couldn't suppress her curiosity. She looked at him and asked, "Jack, what is the relationship of that Nancy with our president Mu? There are so many rumors about them lately!"
Jack didn't say anything. At that time, the secretary muttered, "Will our president Mu really…"
"Don't speak nonsense!" Before she said anything, Jack interrupted her. She looked at her and said, "Is president Mu a man like that? They were just…" When Jack was speaking halfway, the man didn't know how he should continue. Because even he himself thought that the president had been too intimate with her.
The secretary stared at Jack with wide eyes while waiting for his answer. After a suspenseful wait, Jack said, "Relatives!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
Relatives? The secretary frowned.
Really?
But they didn't look like it…
On the other side.
After Nancy left, she kept thinking to herself. Alistair was acting just fine one day ago. Now that he changed so suddenly, there must be a reason.
And the most probable cause for Alistair to evade her should be none other than Annabelle!
Did Annabelle tell him anything?
Nancy frowned and she was displeased. However, since Alistair did that, she didn't mind to follow along. Therefore, she looked at the driver and said, "To Hua Yu Group!"
The moment she reached the company, she was stopped by the secretary.
The secretary said unsettlingly, "President Kuang is busy inside…"
Busy?
Nancy frowned a little and her lips curled up, "Your president will not be busy soon!" After saying that, she strode inside. She didn't even knock on the door and simply pushed it open.
"President Kuong, are you going to bring me there~?" There was a woman in provoking dress. Her perfect breast was almost falling out from her collar as she was leaning against Jerry Kuang.
That scene was almost something out from an erotica…
However rousing it may be, the moment the door opened, they had to stop.
The two persons stared dull-wittedly at the door.
What happened next was Nancy trying to pick on Jerry Kuang. She purred coyly, "Brother Jerry…" And glided over to him.
Jerry Kuang was stunned. What was happening?
Nancy approached him and sat beside him. After that, she blinked her eyes in coquettish, "Brother Jerry, your wife is coming soon and I'm here to give you a heads up!"
What? Jerry Kuang frowned. Since when did he got a wife?
The lascivious woman looked at Jerry Kuang in disbelief, "President Kuang, you, you're married!?"
Jerry Kuang simply sat there composedly. He didn't say anything nor deny it. He simply smiled.
The woman was aware and she glanced at Nancy and Jerry Kuang, "I suddenly recalled that I have something going on, see you!" After that, she tidied her dress, picked up her handbag and left.
When Nancy saw that the door was closed, she couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into a laughter.
When Jerry Kuang heard her laughter, he turned his head over and looked at her, "My dearest Miss Nancy, do you mind to explain what is happening? And who is my wife?"
Nancy smiled and looked at him, "I just helped you to dodge a bullet!"
"Helped me? Should I thank you then?" Jerry Kuang said.
Nancy smiled, "You are most welcome!"
"You have sabotaged my fling, if I ended up being single, it is all on you!"
Nancy simply smiled and moved closer to flatter him, "Brother Jerry, let's ignore the fact that you are still single. Even if you are married, women will still queue up for you!"
When Jerry Kuang heard that, he was pleased. He looked at her and said, "Spill it, what does your Majesty want with me?"
"I want to eat lunch with you!"
"Me?" Jerry Kuang almost thought he heard her wrongly.
However, was it so easy to move on from the past?
Everything that happened and all those memories, could they be erased so easily?
……
When Annabelle saw all the health foods that filled her cabinet, she recalled something and invited Kaleb Hua out.
The two of them sat face-to-face. Kaleb Hua thoughtfully ordered a glass of milk for Annabelle and a cup of tea for himself.
"Mr. Kaleb, the reason that I asked you out today is to thank you!" Annabelle said as she passed him a box, "I know you like tea and this is for you!"
When Kaleb Hua saw the gift, he smiled, "Exchanging gifts?"
"I don't know how it taste, why not you give it a try?" Annabelle said with a smile. Kaleb Hua nodded and passed the box to a person behind him.
"How are you? Did you go for a checkup? The doctor said you shouldn't be moving around too much and you must rest amply!" Kaleb Hua said worriedly. The moment he recalled the last time Annabelle fainted, he was just frightful.
Annabelle chuckled, "I haven't been moving around for the past few days. Not only that, I've made sure to eat and sleep properly. There shouldn't be any problem!"
"Not just shouldn't be, you MUST make sure there isn't any problem. Remember to do a regular checkup!" Kaleb Hua said.
Annabelle nodded.
Logically speaking, two persons of such age difference wouldn't have much common topic. However, Annabelle felt that they just had never ending topics. Although Kaleb Hua was a mobster, she didn't feel any intimidation or discomfort when talking to him. Not only that, she felt a unnamed sense of closeness.
At that time, Annabelle recalled something and she looked at Kaleb Hua, "Mr. Kaleb, can I ask you one question?"
"What is it?"
"The tattoo on your arm. Is there any story to it?" Previously she had heard it vaguely from Kaleb Hua but she didn't understand.
Kaleb Hua didn't expect Annabelle to ask him about the tattoo. The man looked at his tattoo, although it was half concealed by his sleeves, the pattern was already etched in his heart.
Kaleb Hua smiled and explained, "This tattoo is a memory of the woman I loved. Her initial was on it!"
When Annabelle heard that, she was interested, "After that? Where is she?"
"She…" The moment she mentioned that, Kaleb Hua glanced over at Annabelle. After that, he said, "After I forced her to leave me, I didn't know where she went!"
"Did you ever look for her?"
"It didn't matter if I did, she hated me to death…" Kaleb Hua said.
"Most of the time, hatred comes from love. If she doesn't love you, how could she hate you? Therefore, when a person still hates you, you should feel fortunate. It was when the person doesn't even hate you that calls for weeping. That simply means that you no longer mean anything to her!" Annabelle said indifferently.
When Kaleb Hua heard that, he was quiet for a long time.
Although Annabelle was much younger, she knew a lot of things. What she said was what Kaleb Hua dared not even imagine.
"Probably. But I just couldn't bring myself to face her…"
"Therefore, because of her, you plan to spend the rest of your life all alone?" Annabelle asked.
When Kaleb Hua heard that, he smiled, "I'm already in my old age. Moreover, I owed her that much…"
When Annabelle heard Kaleb Hua, her lips curled up gently, "I think the woman was lucky. Even if the two of you didn't end up together, if she were to find out that you cared for her so much and was willing to go so far for her, she would be happy!"
Kaleb Hua smiled bitterly, "If only she thought that way…" Regrettably… He knew that she hated him to the guts.
"She most definitely would!" Annabelle said assuredly.
"I sure hope so!"
The two of them was silent for a while. After that, Kaleb Hua recalled something all of a sudden and he looked at Annabelle, "Miss Xia, I have a request, and I wonder if you can agree to it!"
"What is it?"
"When you give birth, can I give your child a nickname?"
Annabelle was stunned.
Kaleb Hua said hurriedly, "I simply think that fate brought us together, and…"
"Sure, if you are willing, the child can even call you grandpa!"
"Really?"
"You are his life savior, why not?"
"Good good, now I have a grandchild!"
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