Reborn to Marry My Best Friend's Uncle novel Chapter 226

In the end, Christian couldn't hold back. The night lay quiet as he grabbed his car keys and drove straight to Lilia Lane.

For the past few days, Annie hadn't gone to the company. She spent her days with Irene, tending flowers, enjoying tea, and chatting. Her life there was slow and easy. That suffocating feeling wrapped in schemes and lies seemed to be diluted by the warm, homey air of the old residence.

She felt a long-lost sense of ease. As for Christian, she deliberately tried not to think of him much.

Their relationship was purely transactional. Each of them took what they needed from the other, not unlike an unspoken partnership.

It didn't matter who he really was, how much his annual salary was, or what else he had been keeping from her. It wasn't important anymore. Once the partnership ended, they would have nothing to do with each other. Yet every time that thought surfaced, her chest inexplicably tightened.

After dinner, Annie accompanied Irene for a short walk in the courtyard. After that, she slowly strolled back alone toward the door. The night breeze was cool, carrying a faint fragrance of unknown blossoms from the alley.

Just as she lifted her hand to push the door open, a dark figure suddenly sprang out from the side.

"Ann!" Sean cried out as he grabbed her wrist in a vise-like grip.

Annie was startled. She tried to pull away but couldn't. When she lifted her eyes, her gaze instantly turned cold. Sean looked haggard with dark circles heavy beneath his eyes. His suit was wrinkled all over, bearing none of the former polish of the famed Heartwright.

"Let go," she said, her voice not holding a trace of warmth.

"Ann, help me." Sean clutched at her like a drowning man to the last straw, his voice hoarse with a hint of pleading. "I know you were reincarnated, too. For the s-sake of the fact that we were once married, help me. Easton is back, and he kicked me out of the family. I have nothing now."

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