Upon returning home, Anne found that the children were not at home and had gone out with Selma for a small outing.
With an exasperated sigh, Anne lay on the couch, looking into the distance.
If her reputation only affected her, she would not care about what was reported so much. But her reputation affected the entire Fu Family, especially Kevin and her children.
Therefore, she resolved that she would have to do something to stop people from calling her a slut and remove the bad name from their stories.
But what could she do?
All of a sudden, she was taken into the embrace of strong, warm arms. The smell was so comfortingly familiar. Without having to look, she knew it was her Kevin.
"What's on your mind?" The breath coming out of Kevin's mouth swept over Anne's neck, which made her feel ticklish. She couldn't help letting out a giggle and replying lightly, "Nothing."
"Those who are dishonest will suffer punishment." With a smirk, Kevin put his hand on Anne's belly, threatening to tickle her sensitive belly area.
Anne couldn't help but giggle. Shaking off Kevin's hand, she said helplessly, "Today we met Cherry in the mall. The reporters that followed her interviewed me. In their eyes, I'm still a loose woman."
Kevin knew what Anne was speaking about when this topic was brought up. He exhaled heavily and held Anne close to him.
He always felt guilty about what Anne was going through in respect of this matter.
As a man, it was his duty to protect his wife, as well as his children. Instead, he had caused them many tribulations.
Anne suffered this way because she wanted to help him finally get rid of Kim from their lives.
"I have been thinking about a solution for this matter but I have just been met with dead ends." Kevin could not think of anything which would solve their problem.
He had spent many hours agonizing over the issue, alas to no avail.
With a slight smile of encouragement on her face, Anne replied, "This isn't a matter that has a quick fix. We will have to be patient with ourselves and give it proper thought. There is always a way."
Kevin nodded in agreement. He ran his fingers affectionately across her forehead when something caught his eye.
There was a deep scar on her forehead. It was quite visible.
"Anne, let's make an appointment with a beauty therapist to remove this scar," said Kevin, quite suddenly.
Raising her eyebrows, Anne ran her fingers over the scar. It was due to this blemish that she had to keep her long bangs to cover it.
Anne had quite a youthful appearance. The bangs made her look even younger than usual.
To be honest, she didn't mind the scar as long as it was covered. She actually only remembered it was even there only because Kevin had brought it up. She sometimes completely forgot she had it.
The scar was a symbol and a painful reminder of bad times.
Then, Anne nodded. "Okay."
The bad memories were in the past and she intended leaving those memories, along with the pain it brought, in the past - she was not going to let it intrude into her present. There was no need to leave the scar to be an ugly reminder of the events that had transpired.
Kevin nodded his head. He had already consulted a dermatologist about Anne's scar. It could be completely removed without leaving any trace.
After Selma returned with the kids, Kevin and Anne returned to their normal selves. After a wonderful meal, they watched a cartoon with the kids before turning in for the night.
Sally and Simon were too young to attend kindergarten. As for Eddy, he was ripe for school but his stint abroad had delayed his enrolment in certain courses.
Anne had initially thought that Eddy would have to work much harder to try and keep up. But time proved her wrong, as his abilities far exceeded what she expected of him.
Eddy was precocious and highly intelligent. He learned anything after being taught just once. So he was not really studying too hard in kindergarten but just passing the time with the other kids.
He was still the best among all the children in terms of academics although he had missed schooling for a short time.
When everyone realized Eddy's ability, they were very proud.
Selma even praised Eddy to her usual group of ladies who she often met, which made the other ladies feel jealous of her.
The ladies knew that Selma was not exaggerating as they were well aware that all her grandchildren were very intelligent. They were good-looking and well-behaved, as well. Everyone could not help but feel affection for them.
They thought that Selma was indeed fortunate to have these lovely grandchildren.
Meanwhile, Anne had an appointment at the beauty salon. Kevin was going to accompany her but an urgent matter arose at the company and she had to go on her own.
It wasn't a big deal for Anne. She was fine to make the trip on her own.
Since everyone at the salon knew that Anne was Kevin's wife, they tried to flatter her constantly in the hope that they could secure her as a regular client.
With a pleasant smile, Anne remained unaffected by the complements. She listened to them with due attention but did not take heed of the various product names they threw at her.
God favors some people in this regard. Anne applied skin products only occasionally yet her skin always remained flawless and glowing.
Anne didn't really need to come to the salon, in all honesty.
But she did not expect what happened next. She spotted Cherry in the salon.
Cherry was also taken aback. She really hadn't expected to see Anne two days in a row. She thought that her luck was quite bad.
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