It had turned dark by the time Anne returned to the East Mountain Villa. The outside lights had been switched on.
She glanced at her watch. It was half past six. Looking at the bright street lights, Anne felt uneasy. She somewhat felt Kevin would do something unthinkable if he knew she had gone to seen Ian earlier.
She was nervous as she entered the house. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves and entered the living room. Kevin was sitting on the sofa with his legs stretched out in front of him. He was wearing a grey turtleneck sweater and black casual pants which made his legs look longer. He looked thin and tall. His body posture looked calm and relaxed. However, Anne was afraid of the indifferent look in his eyes.
Anne greeted him and said, "I'm back. I want to see Eddy." She walked past him towards Eddy's room.
She opened the door with a smile on her face to greet the child, however, Eddy wasn't in the room. The smile on her face was replaced with an angry frown.
When she stormed out of Eddy's room, the smirk on Kevin's face angered her more. The anger seeped into her voice as she said, "Kevin, you promised me! Where is Eddy?"
"Well Anne, you didn't keep our promise. So I can't let you see Eddy for the time being," Kevin replied coldly, while studying his outstretched feet.
Anne was trembling with anger. She said loudly, "I didn't keep my promise? I made it clear to Ian as you told me to. What else do you want me to do?"
The thought of Ian made Anne very guilty.
Kevin looked up into Anne's face and saw the worry etched on her face for Ian. His heart hurt as if someone pierced it with a lance. He questioned sarcastically, "Did you need to go to see him specially to explain it to him? Anne, did you make me a promise, just to satisfy me and resume your relationship with Ian behind my back on the quiet?"
His frivolous tone completely irritated Anne.
"Kevin, I don't want to hear you talk about my relationship with Ian like that."
It was disgusting, very disgusting. Anne already felt guilty for Ian and now listening to Kevin insult her, she was furious.
Seeing Anne's fury, Kevin felt his blood boil. He couldn't tolerate to see Anne care so much about Ian. He got up from the sofa and walked right up to her. Anne gathered all her will power to stand in place and not step back.
"What? Are you angry because you realized I am right? If you want to see the baby, you will stay here. I won't allow you to contact any other men."
After saying that, Kevin turned and stormed out of the villa, while Anne was steaming with anger. "Unreasonable."
In the old house of the Fu Family.
The man-made hot spring was steaming. Rose was sitting on the edge with her feet in the hot spring. She had her chin in her hand, lost in pensive thoughts.
"Rose, why are you sitting here? You are pregnant now. It's dangerous here. Hurry up! Kevin is back. You go see to him," Selma scolded Rose with concern.
Hearing Selma, Rose came back to the present and she gave Selma a reassured smile.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
The empty living room held a feeling of loneliness, but the atmosphere was anything but cold and aloof. The central air conditioner gave off a comfortable temperature. Kevin was standing with his back towards the entrance, so he did not see Rose approach.
Since Rose hadn't seen Kevin for a long time, even the sight of his back pleased her. She walked up to him with a smile on her lips and said, "Kevin, you're back. You haven't been coming home and I really miss you."
Rose held his hand and placed her cheek on his arm.
But when Kevin felt Rose close to him, he refused to have any physical contact with her. He removed her hand from his arm and took a couple of steps ahead and turned and looked at her.
"Are you Okay?" he asked her with an air of indifference.
His eyes didn't see a pregnant wife. He looked right through her. His attitude was of a stranger, like a polite gentleman. Rose felt a wave of disappointment.
"I'm fine. It would be better if you could always come back to give me company in the evenings, Rose said expectantly.
She knew that Anne and Ian were now engaged. No matter how much Kevin missed Anne, they would never be together again.
"I'm very busy. I'll only be able to stay here for one night," Kevin said irritably.
The thought of Anne and Ian spending time together gave him a headache. But he controlled himself not to lose his temper.
"Why for such a short time? What happened?" Rose asked tentatively.
She thought that Kevin came back because he was unhappy, now that Anne was engaged to someone else.
"Nothing," Kevin said concisely. He just wanted to be left alone. He was not in a mood for any conversations.
Rose was a little disappointed, but for the sake of her happiness, she said, "I know you're unhappy because of Anne.
When Kevin heard this, his shoulders stiffened.
Seeing him stiffen, Rose knew that she was right. "Anne has found her happiness in Ian, so I think we'd better give them our blessings and wishes. Ian is a good man."
Kevin's head started pounding after he heard Rose's words. He was incensed. He could let go of the fact that Rose didn't know what was going on, but he couldn't forgive her for thinking that Anne would be happy with Ian.
"Is Ian really that good?" Kevin asked in a voice filled with ice.
His eyes were deep, but they were bright with fury. He stared at Rose without blinking. She blushed and lowered her eyes to the ground.
"Of course, the engagement ceremony Ian had for Anne was very grand. It can be clearly seen how much he cares about her and he is really good to her."
"You need to rest. I'm leaving," Kevin said after a short awkward silence.
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