Anne's voice was as cold as the coldest wind in winter. But before Kevin could say anything, he saw that she had left.
His face darkened in her absence. But hearing Eddy's voice, he turned to the child and said, "Eddy, what your mother said is not true. She loves me, okay?"
But Kevin's voice was uncertain, and Eddy could only reach out his little hand to his father's cheek as if he wanted to comfort him.
Meanwhile, in the old house of the Fu Family, Rose was resting on the thick carpet of the spacious living room.
This was laid out precisely for her comfort. But despite being cared for, Rose was not happy because the person she loved didn't love her back. What was the use of all her efforts?
This made her look and feel terrible.
"What's going on?"
She was browsing the web when she realized that the public opinion was shifting to Anne's favor.
It was said that Anne and Kevin really loved each other, and this was why Ian left the picture voluntarily.
Everything had been different from what she thought.
"Who did it?" Rose asked, trembling with rage.
Worried about her health, the servant beside her asked, "What's wrong, Mrs. Rose? What can I do for you? Here's the bird's nest porridge that you asked for."
"Why do you want me to eat all of the time? Do you think I'm a pig?" Rose knocked over the bowl much to the servant's dismay, but the latter did not say anything and merely tried her best to clean up.
At this point, Rose was looking at the big mirror which was placed there for guests to check their appearances when they met Carl. Seeing herself in the mirror, she realized that she looked horrible.
Since the start of her pregnancy, she was advised by everyone to take supplements. This made her face round and no longer as beautiful as it was before.
She was also wearing maternity clothes paired with flat shoes. Because she didn't put on makeup, her face was plain and now she looked even worse due to the bad mood she was in.
"Why? Why is everything like this?" Squatting on the ground, Rose couldn't help but cry. She held her face in her hands, unable to control her tears.
After everything that had happened, she wished she could just easily give up. But she was not willing to put all of her efforts to waste.
She decided to continue the gamble. She had to take her last shot.
"I will definitely win. I will not allow myself to lose," she told her reflection on the mirror.
Although well-educated, she was a very proud woman. She had done so many wrong things because she had never lost anything and she would never let that happen. This time, her drive to win was as strong as ever.
She quickly made a phone call and said, "I don't care how you do it, just get me Ian's phone number," Rose said with clenched fists.
"Okay," the voice from the other end of the line answered.
Late that night, most of the lights in the East Mountain Villa had been turned off. Only the lights in the rooms where Kevin usually took Eddy to were still on. Kevin was not sure when Eddy would want to play around in the house.
He watched over Eddy with dark circles under his eyes. He felt extremely tired.
Taking care of the little boy in the stroller demanded most of his energy, but Kevin was always willing to spend it on him.
He guessed that Anne also thought the same and that was why she had been competing with him for the child.
"Ahhh!" Eddy reached out a hand and touched Kevin's eyes.
Without thinking, Kevin said gently, "Honey, dad has dark circles under his eyes because of you. We must work together to make mom come back to us, okay?"
Brimming with fatherly love, he held his son's hand in his.
Since the door to her bedroom was slightly open, sounds from the outside came streaming in.
Anne could clearly hear Kevin and Eddy playing. The warm image of a father and son happily spending time together flashed through her mind. Irritated, she kept tossing and turning over her bed.
Still, she couldn't help but fear that Eddy would be taken away.
She worried that Kevin was going to be pushing for an emotional feel and get Eddy's affections, thus increasing his chances of securing full custody of the child.
She was worried that the child would easily get bewitched.
The more she thought about it, the more scared she became. She frowned and didn't know what to do.
At this point, the noise outside suddenly stopped. Anne took a deep breath and decided to go out and take a look.
As soon as she poked her head out of the door, she found Eddy's stroller unwatched. Eddy was lying in it, but he was not asleep.
Anne thought that Kevin could probably no longer stand pretending to be a good father.
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