Renewal Of Love novel Chapter 289

The gentle-looking woman in the photograph was Anne's mother, and the child in her arms was Anne when she was a child.

Anne was surprised to find the picture after all this time. She remembered that she couldn't find it when she had left and thought that it had already been lost. And yet, after so many years, here it was.

Kevin stood in front of the photo with a silence that was almost solemn. After a long moment, he said to Anne, "You look like your mother."

Anne had not only her mother's beauty, but also her temperament. Kevin had almost felt as if he knew the woman in the picture.

"Not really. My mother was kind and gently to everyone, but I'm not. I'm always a little too brash and cold," Anne answered with a small chuckle at his remark. She looked up and was surprised to see Kevin gazing at her.

"Whatever you are, you are always exceptional. The only one ever," Kevin held her hand and said, his eyes deep and sincere.

The next moment, he took out a ring box. There were four rings inside.

"Your mother is also here today, and it would be my greatest honor to ask for your hand in front of her. Anne, I want to marry you. We will take care of our children together and grow old by each other's side."

This time, Kevin had no grand words. He didn't feel like embellishing his words. All he offered her was his utmost sincerity.

And it was not like the other times for Anne. She was not caught off guard, or swept off her feet by surprise. There were no intense, all-consuming emotions that threatened to drown her—there was only a quiet certainty. Kevin's words sounded sweeter than any others she had heard before.

Her heart was at peace, and she whole-heartedly believed him.

Anne nodded slowly. "Okay, let's get married," she said with a small smile. They had gone through so much already, and she knew that Kevin meant his every word.

Before coming here, Kevin already had a hunch that Anne would finally agree, but nothing compared to the reality of her acceptance. In one of the rarest times in his life, Kevin found himself speechless.

"Kevin, what's wrong?" After a stretch of time and he still hadn't said anything, Anne looked at him in confusion.

"No…I..." Kevin fumbled for words. A grin broke through his face and lit up his eyes. He shook his head and finally managed to pull together his words. "I'm alright. I'm probably just too happy."

He looked at her with such warmth that Anne felt immensely touched. Her answer had mattered that much to him. She held his hand gently and smiled.

"I'll make preparations for the wedding right away. After you give birth to our baby and recover, we'll have the ceremony, okay?" Kevin said.

"A simple wedding would be fine. Let's not make things too complicated. It's just a formality anyway," Anne reminded him.

But Kevin was not to be dissuaded. "No, marriage is a lifetime thing, and even if the ceremony is just a formality, it means something much more to us than that. I want to give you what you deserve, and I intend to do that for everything, including the wedding."

For her, he would move mountains. Kevin was determined to give it his all, if only to show Anne how much she meant to him.

Seeing his determination, Anne smiled helplessly. "I'm not really big on events like that. I honestly think it's a bit troublesome."

At her words, Kevin reached out to rub Anne's hair and said with a smile, "I knew you'd say that. Just leave it to me. You don't even have to do anything. All you have to do is be my bride.

After all, you can only marry me once in your life, because after you can be sure that I will firmly hold you that you won't be able to leave," Kevin added overbearingly.

Anne couldn't help but let out a laugh at his words. She nodded. Finally, the two of them would be moving forward.

The sweet moment was broken by a ring from Anne's phone. It was from Kevin's company.

She looked at Kevin in confusion and answered.

"Hello. This is Anne," she said, her voice sounding unsure.

"Miss Anne, we couldn't get through to Mr. Kevin. There is an emergency at the company right now and he needs to come over." The person on the other end spoke quickly with evident anxiousness. Anne looked at Kevin in question.

Kevin touched his nose awkwardly under her scrutiny. It was true that someone had called him just now, but he thought it was not really a big deal, so he didn't pick up. He had excellent employees, and he didn't pay the top managers their salaries' worth for them to just stand by idly when there was a problem.

Besides, nothing could be more important than Anne. He had almost felt aggrieved that the people in the company picked such a choice time to call him and ruin the moment of his proposal.

"It's from your company. They said something happened in the K Country. Their head is coming and you need to receive him. This is important. You should go," Anne told him.

However, Kevin shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. The senior executives are there. They don't really need me to show up. The head of the K Country is actually a crook. I don't want to be with him in the same room. I can't stand him."

Kevin had already decided to give a heavy blow to the economy of the K Country next time, so their head wouldn't be so bored to annoy him again.

"Don't be such a child. I know the head of the K Country is only a better-clothed hooligan, but don't go purposefully stirring up trouble. K Country is small, but they might also bring good business. Now, go. Don't just leave your employees to face them on their own." Anne gave Kevin a small kiss, as if coaxing him.

Seeing how thoughtfully Anne had considered his position, Kevin felt even more apologetic. He had just proposed, and she had finally said yes. The two of them were supposed to be enjoying the afterglow of this momentous step, but it was all ruined now.