Vanessa cried and asked. Even she couldn’t understand it.
Previously, she had clearly able to endure Alfred’s insults and indifference towards her. Seeing Alfred leave, all she could do was standing where she was and endure it.
But at this moment, she suddenly felt a heart-piercing pain spreading through her body as if something was about to be sucked her out of her own body.
She felt that if Alfred left now, both of them would be completely finished.
Alfred directly pushed her to the ground.
He laughed sadly.
“Vanessa, how many chances did I give you? I became so ridiculous. So many people laughed at me. I still wanted to give you a chance. But do you know what went through my mind at the moment I have these videos? I wish I could kill you. Vanessa, not killing you is my last act of kindness for you!”
After saying this coldly, Alfred slammed the door and left.
Vanessa crouched on the floor, her head suddenly buried into her knees and burst into tears.
The cold in her body had not healed yet then Alfred poured a jug of cold water on her. Vanessa cried and cried before fainting on the floor.
After the nurse found out, Vanessa was taken to the emergency room again and the IV drip was given to her again.
In the latter half of the night, Vanessa laid on her bed blankly. She felt that she couldn’t exert her strength at all and her mind was altering between confusion and reality making her muddleheaded.
In Robert’s Villa. The moment Georgia entered the villa holding Annie, Annie asked suspiciously.
“Georgia, why did that man take me away and send me here? Didn’t he say that he is Vanessa’s husband? He asked me to call him Robert and said that he will live with me in the future. Why did he bring me here then? Who is that man?”
Sitting beside her, Annie asked suspiciously. Georgia felt really enraged in her heart when she thought about what Alfred had done.
“That man is a bad guy and everything he said to you are lies… He snatched you away, but I rescued you. I got you back, Annie, are you happy?”
Georgia felt that she didn’t need to save Alfred’s reputation even a bit.
This man had bullied Vanessa too many times. Next time, when she saw this man again, there was no guarantee that he was not going to snatch Annie away again.
She could only tell Annie that he was a bad guy.
Annie nodded, but her face looked a little strange. She followed Georgia’s line of sight and looked towards the man standing behind Georgia.
‘Why is this man here? Where is this place?’
Annie pointed to Robert with her finger looking very confused.
“Georgia, why is this man here too?”
She still remembered that this man once said that he was not her father with his eyes looking cold and harsh.
Now, looking at him, Annie felt a little unfamiliar and scared. She couldn’t figure out why Georgia lived here?
Annie’s mind couldn’t understand the matters between adults. Georgia turned around to look at Robert.
Robert stood silently not far away. Georgia didn’t know how to introduce him but Robert suddenly came over.
“You can call me Robert. Georgia and I are friends. She is living with me for a while because of work. You can also live here for a while. I will have someone take care of you.”
Robert’s tone was gentle and polite. He tried his best to maintain his demeanor.
Annie lowered her head in silence. She was going to forever remember how vicious this man once was, and she didn’t like him very much.
Georgia knew what Annie was thinking and she quickly consoled her.
“Annie, just live for a while, that’s all. These days, I am too busy with work. The medical facilities are better here. Someone will take care of you. Can you promise me that you will live here for a while, Annie?”
Annie was a sensible child. She nodded and then hugged Georgia tightly with both her hands.
Georgia knew that Annie was doing this because she was a little scared.
Judging from Annie’s behavior, she was obviously afraid and being defensive towards Robert.
Georgia nodded to Robert, signaling him not to follow.
Then, she held Annie to her bedroom.
“Georgia, if we live here then what about Vanessa? Won’t she live here with me?”
Annie might have wanted to live with her two mothers. Not knowing how to circumvent this lie, Georgia could only tell the truth.
“Annie, Vanessa is now staying in the hospital. She fell ill and developed a fever today. I will ask her where she will live later. You can live with me for a while and then live with her. Neither of us is very sure where we will live in the future.”
Annie lowered her head in disappointment.
Georgia hugged Annie and coaxed her constantly. In the end, Annie fell asleep in Georgia’s arms tiredly.
Seeing Annie sleep soundly, Georgia finally felt her heart calm down.
She opened the door and went out only to find Robert still standing outside.
Georgia hesitated but then finally walked towards him.
“Robert, thank you very much for today.”
After Georgia finished speaking, Robert turned around and looked at the woman in front of him.
“This is a deal. If I help you to save Annie, you promise to stay by my side, Georgia. If you dare to have the thoughts of running away, or betraying me, I won’t let you go.”
He stood still in the silent dark night, his eyes were deep and dark. Georgia’s heart trembled.
“Since I have promised you, I will naturally do it.”
A step was still a step. Although, Georgia was waiting for the day when Robert started to hate her, looking forward for the day when he lost interest in her.
But now that this man helped her, Georgia really didn’t have the inclination of secretly taking Annie and Vanessa to escape.
Her current job was at a critical point and Annie needed good medical care. Georgia had no time to be unruly.
Perhaps, it was the best decision to live with Robert for now. At least, he could help to protect Annie and she could also carry out her own research work without any worries.
One day, when her research results were published and she became the world’s top scholar, then she would not have to be afraid of anything.
The next morning, Georgia woke up early and it didn’t take long before Annie woke up too.
“Georgia, I want to see Vanessa. Didn’t you say that she was sick and hospitalized?”
Georgia felt that Vanessa definitely wanted to see Annie and she also wanted to see Vanessa’s condition today, so she nodded.
“Okay, I will take you to see her first, then only I will go to work.”
Both of them washed up and got ready. When they walked downstairs, Robert was sitting on the dining table.
Seeing both of them come down, Robert smiled at Annie.
“Annie, come sit next to me and eat.”
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