No matter what, he had eaten rice for several more years than Annabelle, so how could he not see through Annabelle's little thoughts?
He was very certain that when Annabelle heard that another girl regularly came to take care of his aquarium, her heart must have felt a little sour, so she indirectly suggested the idea of bursting the tank.
He just didn't expect that his own little rabbit was also a little scheming and talented little schemer.
Annabelle turned her head and glanced at him, saying lightly, "That's not what I meant."
With a swift movement, she flashed out of the old fox's arms.
Kendrick smiled and said, "Well, since you know how to take care of the grass tank, why don't you help me in the future?"
"Not interested."
She did indeed enjoy creating terrariums, which was influenced by Melvin and she also learned it herself.
But the greatest joy of this matter was to personally take care of each water plant, to personall
When Annabelle approached, he still had a gloomy expression and sat in the car with a cold face. After Annabelle got in the car, he remained silent.Annabelle glanced at Jaime through the rearview mirror of the car. Jaime shook his head helplessly, knowing why the president was angry but not daring to say anything.Annabelle was open-minded and didn't speak up unless someone provoked her.Jaime started the car, but Annabelle's phone rang. It was a call from Gauge.She slid open the screen and answered, "What's wrong?""Your capo was put in my guitar case, did you leave? I will bring it to you."The car had already left the school gate at this time, and Annabelle said, "I have a spare one at home, give it to me next time we meet.""Okay. By the way, what I taught you today, practice it well.""Understood."Annabelle smiled and replied that she didn't expect Gauge, who seemed aloof, to be patient and talkative when teachin
He was very busy recently, and they had a cold war for a while. He couldn't even see his little wife, and he had been itching for a long time.Then, ten minutes later, as expected, Annabelle ran out of oxygen again...Kendrick realized that she was having difficulty breathing, so he reluctantly let go."Why haven't you learned how to breathe properly yet?"After finishing speaking with a smile, he kissed her again, this time much more gently.But at the same time, his large palm was no longer honest, as it caressed her slender waist...Annabelle trembled all over, staring wide-eyed at the audacious old fox up close. Unfortunately, her hands were still under his control, rendering her completely immobile. Her eyes welled up with tears, which streamed down her cheeks.Kendrick felt her tears and realized that he might have been a little too much.Although it was him who felt wronged in his heart, Kendrick couldn't help but feel a
Annabelle nodded with a smile, discreetly placed the card into the gift box, and put it in the drawer.As he watched her overflowing joy and the hidden emotion beneath that joy, Kendrick squinted his eyes slightly, but he didn't ask further."Have you eaten?" he changed the subject proactively. "If you haven't eaten, come downstairs and eat. I bought shrimp dumplings.""Thank you, I have already eaten.""Okay," Kendrick turned around to leave.Annabelle pursed her lips and called out to him, "Kendrick, I want to talk to you."Kendrick saw her serious expression and had a faint feeling that what she was about to say might not be what he wanted to hear.He took off his suit jacket and casually draped it over his arm, "I'm tired today, let's talk about it tomorrow.""Alright, then tomorrow..."Kendrick came to the living room on the second floor, sat on the sofa in front of the French window, lit a cigarette, and took a dee
Kendrick's brow furrowed even tighter as he said in a cold voice, "I will be away on a business trip for three days. I will give you a response after three days."The business trip was real. In the afternoon of that day, Kendrick took a private plane to Crystaliron.Sitting on the plane, he looked at the thick clouds outside the porthole and had no intention of considering the details of the upcoming meeting.It seemed that Annabelle really wanted to leave, but he didn't want to let her go. What could he do to keep her?You can't imprison someone by your side, even though he really wants to do so.Give her money? She didn't lack money and didn't care about money.Give her affection? They haven't reached that point yet, he was just wishful thinking.The plan of using the "injured meat" strategy? That is indeed a feasible solution, but not very clever. Besides, Annabelle is highly skilled in medicine. If Kendrick were to injure or make
The assistant told Gavyn that the partner had received reliable information that Annabelle and Kendrick would be getting divorced soon, and it was Annabelle who had initiated it. This news made Kendrick very unhappy.The reason why the partner chose the Sanchez Group was solely based on their relationship with the Gregory family. Since the Sanchez family offended the Gregory family, they also decided not to continue the collaboration.After listening to the assistant's report, Gavyn's head buzzed.Mr. Gregory was very unhappy about leaving because it was Annabelle's idea...It should be noted that once this news spreads, it will have little impact on the Gregory family business, but it will be enough to bring the Sanchez family down and even worsen their situation compared to two months ago."Mr. Sanchez, I am worried that other companies have also heard the news, and three of them have already stated clearly that they will not renew their contract
"Annabelle, your mother is just like that, saying whatever she wants, don't take it to heart.""What do you have to say? Please speak up."Annabelle couldn't stand her father's hypocritical facade. Although he wasn't as cruel as Briley, these two individuals were essentially the same."Ah, I know, over the years I have owed you and neglected you, but which parent doesn't want their children to be well?"Annabelle laughed. If they truly wished her well, would they have sent her, at the age of 10, to Springvale Temple without even visiting? If they truly wished for her, would they have forced her into marriage for the sake of business?Gavyn sighed, "I felt really bad when I pressured you into getting married. I thought the Gregory family could provide you with a good life, but I didn't expect you to insist on getting a divorce. Well, it's up to you now. But Dad has a request that he's not happy about.""An unwelcome request? Since when have y
Annabelle frowned and looked at her father, "How did you know he didn't want to?""I called his assistant, it's true!"This is true, Gavyn did go to Jaime to drop a hint.Gavyn hesitated for a moment and continued, "But you know, men have a bit of an ego, so it's a little difficult for them to take the initiative and reconcile. It requires you to take the initiative a bit."Annabelle pondered for a moment. Kendrick's assistant wouldn't casually discuss their boss's personal matters, so if Jaime said that Kendrick didn't want a divorce, it should be true.At the same time, Annabelle suddenly realized something.The divorce matter, which originally only Annabelle and Kendrick knew, is now known to everyone. Who leaked the news?There was only one possibility, Kendrick.He definitely knew that once this news was released, the Sanchez Group would be in dire straits, so Kendrick didn't want a divorce and wanted to use this method to
Annabelle was feeling angry and thinking about how to negotiate with Kendrick when she saw him later.Divorce is definitely inevitable, but how can we make him spare the Sanchez family?Lost in thought, Kendrick's tall figure emerged from the arrival gate.He was wearing a white shirt on his upper body, with the sleeves slightly rolled up. He had on gray trousers on his lower body, and casually draped a coat over his wrist. He looked lazy and restrained. Coupled with his cold and handsome face, he was simply a walking hormone.Sure enough, as soon as he appeared, he immediately caught everyone's attention.Several girls were exclaiming "so handsome" and some people took out their phones to snap pictures of Kendrick.The two girls closest to Annabelle were chatting boldly, saying, "Ah, I really want to sleep with him!"Another person said, "You're such a fool for him. He just glanced at you and you fainted. How can you sleep?""
“Stop it, don’t say that!” Annabelle quickly interrupted him.Kendrick chuckled, “Well, you scared me first.”She had no choice but to comfort him instead. “Maybe I’ve just been too anxious lately and overthinking. Don’t be afraid.”Kendrick sighed and gently rubbed the back of her hand with his thumb. “Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon.”Annabelle nodded. She felt the atmosphere was getting a little heavy. Since they couldn’t change the fact that they had to part, they might as well talk about something lighter.“When you come back, can you buy me two boxes of red bean cakes? From that pastry shop in Bellingham `Alley. One for me and one for Julissa, she loves red bean filling too.”Kendrick smiled and agreed, “Anything else?”Annabelle said, “There’s also a clay figurine shop on Lawrence Street. They make really cute little clay dolls. Can you bring me a pair? I want to put them on the bookshelf.”“Sure. What else?”Annabelle tried to think hard. She had only been to North City once, b
In truth, Kendrick had overestimated her.Five minutes later, Annabelle was completely defeated. She pushed Kendrick away and glared at him, her face red.Kendrick chuckled. “Still mad? Then how about…”“I’m not mad anymore!” Annabelle quickly interrupted.Smiling, Kendrick helped her get dressed, while he himself hadn’t even undone a single button the whole time.Annabelle sighed once more—she really was no match for the sly old fox. The moment she so much as wagged her tail at him, he had her thoroughly handled.She felt exhausted now and truly just wanted to lie down and rest.Kendrick glanced at the time and said there was still an hour before he had to leave. He told Anna to rest here for a bit—he would stay with her.So Annabelle lay on Kendrick’s lap and drifted off to sleep.Who knows how long had passed when she drowsily felt Kendrick pinch her earlobe. “Anna, I have to go. I’ll have Jax take you home to sleep.”Annabelle’s eyes flew open. “No, I want to see you off.”Kendric
Annabelle followed Kendrick back to the sofa and nestled into his arms.“Anna, I need to confirm something with you.”“Mm, go ahead.”Annabelle was tired and slowly lay down, resting her head on his thigh.“When you suddenly took off your shoes on stage earlier, was that improvised or did something happen?”Annabelle looked at him and replied that it definitely wasn’t an improvised move. It was her first time on the runway—she wouldn’t dare be reckless. The heels had a problem, so she had no choice but to take them off.Kendrick nodded. “I see. That explains it.”“Explains what?”Seeing how serious he looked, Annabelle grew a bit uneasy—this didn’t seem simple.Kendrick hesitated for two seconds, then showed her the video Jax had given him.It was footage taken backstage while the models were getting ready before going on stage. The cameraman had been arranged by Gauge to capture some behind-the-scenes content for the post-event promo video. Annabelle remembered this and had even gree
After Julissa left, Annabelle originally wanted to return to the dressing room to remove her makeup. But the room was packed—during the short time she was gone, her previous seat had been taken by another model.They were all touching up their makeup, preparing to showcase jewelry on stage later.Since Annabelle’s part was already done, it wouldn’t be right to fight for space, so she decided to head to the lounge and change her clothes instead. As for her makeup, she could just take it off at home.With that in mind, Annabelle headed into her private lounge.As she opened the door and stepped in, the lights were off. Just as she reached out to turn them on, her wrist was suddenly grabbed, and she fell into a strong, warm man’s embrace. The man quickly shut and locked the door behind them.She let out a startled cry, but the man silenced her with a kiss, swallowing her panicked gasp.He kissed her deeply. At first, Annabelle resisted, but soon she stopped struggling.Because the scent
Annabelle said somewhat regretfully, “My husband is on a business trip. I’ll probably just go home and sleep after this…”Truth be told, she did long for Kendrick’s praise and appreciation. Even if he only took her to grab some street food or shared a simple bowl of noodles at home to celebrate, she’d still feel completely content.But Kendrick was out of town, too busy to even attend the event, let alone celebrate.The interview wrapped up—everything that needed to be asked was asked, and things that shouldn’t be asked, Linda chose not to bring up. She ended it at the right moment.As she was about to leave, a flicker of emotion flashed through Linda’s eyes. She looked at Annabelle and said, “It’s been years since anyone cared whether I lived or died. Thank you, Ms. Sanchez.”Annabelle shook her head and looked into her eyes seriously. “I’ll be waiting for you to come find me.”Linda gave a slight nod.They parted ways—Annabelle headed toward the dressing room, while Linda told the c
At the check-in area of the press conference, Annabelle was being interviewed.Only one reporter was present today, but microphones and recording devices from multiple media outlets had already been set up on a small podium in advance.Annabelle stood on one side of the podium to make it easier for the microphones to pick up her voice.Before this, Gauge had asked her if she wanted to be interviewed. If she didn’t, he wouldn’t arrange it.Annabelle was a little resistant, but she agreed in the end.First, she was the brand ambassador, and it was her duty to cooperate with the promotion.Second, she had been avoiding the media for a long time, which only made the paparazzi even more eager to get her story. They had been chasing her down and trying everything to interview her.Even more frustrating, when they couldn’t get a real interview, they just made things up.Since that was the case, she figured she might as well accept the interview openly.Gauge understood her personality. To pr
The stylist handed the shoes to the girl, who quickly walked over to Annabelle.“Thank you,” Annabelle said as she took the shoes.“No worries!” the girl replied before hurrying off—she was about to go on stage.Annabelle bent down to change her shoes.The girl looked back at her, the corners of her mouth lifting in a slight smile, then stepped onto the runway.After putting on the heels, Annabelle stood up and took a few steps to get used to them. The heels were high, but she had worn taller ones before—she wasn't worried about twisting an ankle.Time ticked by. The runway show was nearing its end.Finally, it was her turn.Taking a deep breath, Annabelle stepped onto the runway, wearing designer Malina’s signature piece for the season.Applause filled the venue as she made her entrance.It was her first runway walk. Even though she had rehearsed countless times in her mind—and practiced on-site—it still felt entirely different in the moment.So many eyes were on her. To say she wasn
Kendrick paused for a couple of seconds—was Briley on the phone with Anna?After all, among the people going on stage today, the only one she could speak to in such an overbearing tone was likely Anna.Briley ended the call, though it sounded more like the other person had hung up on her. She came out of the stairwell with a dark expression.A male staff member happened to walk by, and she grabbed him to ask, "Hey, where's the models' makeup room?"The staff member pointed toward Kendrick and said, "Ma'am, head forward, turn right, go down to the first floor. The first room on your right is the one."Briley followed his gesture and, of course, saw Kendrick standing there.Kendrick gave her a faint nod. It was obvious from her stiff expression that she hadn’t expected to run into him.But she quickly forced a smile and walked over.They weren’t far apart, so she reached him in just a few steps."What a coincidence, Kendrick. Fancy running into you here. Have you been busy lately? How’s
Dale said that six months ago, she suddenly received an email from a stranger.The email contained dirt on her—scandals from before and shortly after she entered the entertainment industry. That person used it to threaten her into doing their bidding.Almost every piece of negative news about Annabelle on the internet in the past six months had been spread by Dale.But she had only ever communicated with the person via phone calls—never met them in person. What’s more, it was a one-way communication: the person always called her, using a hidden number and a voice changer. Dale didn’t even know if the person was male or female.What she could confirm, however, was that the person knew everything about Annabelle’s life—including her past—and had even provided a large number of photos, both recent and from her childhood, for Dale to use in edited images.Dale hadn’t kept doing it just because the person held something over her. That person had also painted her a beautiful lie—saying that