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?"
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Annabelle only realized at that moment that everything, including today's reporters, had all been arranged by Kendrick alone.That's why he wanted her to pick him up at the airport!Not only did he use the Sanchez Group as leverage to make her reconsider, but he also forced her to publicly retract her words.Everything Kendrick did conveyed a message to her, that if he wanted her, every step she took would be within his calculations, and she couldn't escape at all!Annabelle always thought that she was not easily bullied, but when she met Kendrick, she realized that she was no match for him. It was like a little witch encountering a big witch, or a little rabbit fighting against an old fox. The difference in strength was so great that there was no suspense about the outcome.At least this time, she lost.Annabelle turned to the reporters and smiled, saying, "We had just gotten married, we hadn't even gone on our honeymoon, how could we be ge
Annabelle blinked her eyes, how could she know his thoughts!However, Kendrick looked at her expression and wondered why it was so strange, as if she had some kind of treasure on her.Annabelle's brain raced as she wondered what exactly she had on her that Kendrick found worth pondering.It was impossible for him to pursue her wealth, nor was it about lust. After all, he was so wealthy and surrounded by beautiful women.What about her medical skills? It seems unlikely, as Kendrick's illness has already been cured and her usefulness has diminished. Moreover, the private doctor by his side is also highly skilled.After thinking for a while, I remembered what he said to the reporter today, saying that they were almost having a child.Did Kendrick want to...Annabelle looked at Kendrick with a vigilant expression, as if she was staring at a human trafficker who was about to take her organs at any moment.Kendrick was also wondering
Annabelle was going crazy, how could there be such a shameless person!Unfortunately, she was still unable to do it.After all, since the Sanchez Group was not going to buy the Gregory family, she had to withdraw her divorce request and continue living under the same roof with this old fox."Then I will make it clear to you, I don't love you now, and I won't fall in love with you in the future. If you like to give without expecting anything in return, I won't stop you, but one day I will leave you."After saying that, Annabelle pushed him away and angrily went upstairs.Looking at that stubborn figure, Kendrick, who had always been dominant in the business world, suddenly felt confused and unusually lost in his heart.She seemed to really not like him at all, as if she couldn't wait to leave his side at any moment.In the past, he had always had a natural attitude towards Annabelle. He tried his best to fulfill her desires and never f
Annabelle blushed belatedly and angrily scolded, "Why weren't you dressed properly!""After taking a shower, it's time to sleep. Why bother putting on clothes?""Don't you wear clothes when you sleep?""Why do we have to wear clothes when we sleep?" Kendrick smirked ambiguously."..."Annabelle rubbed her forehead.What on earth was she doing? Why was she discussing with this person about whether to wear clothes while sleeping or not...She bent down to pick up the towel and turned her face away, handing it to Kendrick, saying, "Wrap yourself up!"After saying that, she ran back to her room as if escaping, quickly locked the door, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.Annabelle silently reminded herself to be careful in the future. Kendrick was an adult man, and from her observations, he didn't usually stay out overnight and probably didn't have a sexual life. However, his quick awakening just now hinted to Annabelle th
Afterwards, Kendrick drove the car out of the garage, and Annabelle opened the car door and sat in the back seat, acting as if she were the leader and he was the chauffeur. After the car entered the city road, Annabelle started misbehaving. She cleared her throat, rolled her eyes, and said, "Kendrick, why are you driving so slowly? I'm going to be late." Kendrick glanced at her through the rearview mirror and ignored her, driving the way he wanted to. Annabelle saw that it was useless and started talking about the air conditioner again, saying it was too hot. Kendrick then lowered it. Then she said it was too cold, so Kendrick raised the air conditioner again. Until Annabelle bravely said, "Can you drive any slower?" Kendrick clicked his tongue, parked the car on the roadside parking strip, and turned on the hazard lights. "Why did you stop the car?" Annabelle wondered, did it work? Finally, had it pushed him to the breaking point, making him want to abandon her halfway? Very
At this time, Annabelle was completely unaware that she was heading towards her own demise, and she was already straying further and further away."Anna, I advise you not to challenge my patience."Annabelle blinked her eyes. He looked really scary, as if he was truly angry.Well, in that case, she insisted on continuing to challenge him. If he could just take her to the City Hall in a fit of anger and go through the divorce procedure, it couldn't get any better."Kendrick, you were despicable and shameless, taking advantage of others' misfortune, with no shame!"Kendrick smiled and said, "Since that's the case, if I don't do something, wouldn't it be unfair to your two comments?"As soon as the words fell, Kendrick once again held Annabelle in his arms and kissed her.Although the action was gentle, Annabelle wanted to break free, but it was still impossible.She could only reluctantly comply with him. Eventually, she felt dizzy and her breath was filled with Kendrick's scent - a fai
Kendrick was almost pulled back into her arms by her little hands' "caress", but he glanced at the time and realized that if they continued to play around like this, it would definitely make his wife late for class and she would surely get angry with him again in the future.So he reached out and rubbed Annabelle's neck, "Even if you want it, I can't give it to you anymore. If we don't leave now, you'll really be late."Annabelle said, "Mr. Gregory, do you remember today's task?"The key is, even though he stole the fragrance, it was said that she wanted it instead...The car started again, and Annabelle dared not misbehave anymore.Quietly peering from the back seat, she took a careful look at Kendrick, who was driving, for the first time.After all the fuss just now, her heart was pounding so hard that she felt like it was about to jump out. This guy, on the other hand, could still drive calmly. Tsk tsk, Annabelle increasingly felt that this person had a very deep mind, and she was
Annabelle not only had to tiptoe, but also had to hook her hand around his shoulder in order to kiss him.However, this dragonfly-like kiss was quite perfunctory, which left Kendrick very dissatisfied. He really wanted to prolong this kiss.But looking at the swollen lips that had been kissed by him, Mr. Gregory temporarily showed mercy and spared the little rabbit.For the next three days, Annabelle did not dare to provoke Kendrick easily.Fortunately, Kendrick was always busy with company matters, leaving early and returning late, and he didn't have time to flirt with her.That day, Annabelle was attending classes at school as usual.During the break, a chubby girl patted her shoulder and said, "Classmate, someone is looking for you."The girl pointed to the door, with a face full of infatuation.Annabelle looked in the direction her finger pointed and couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.The person who came turned out to be Marvin.It has been over a month since Annabelle last v
“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