Chapter 7

Kissing You Indirectly

Anna winced in her sleep that morning. The sunlight was so blinding that she hurriedly opened her eyes. And sure enough, it was morning.

"Oh my gosh, I woke up late!" Anna muttered.

Every morning, Darren would get ready for school with his nanny, then Anna would take him to school.

Anna let out a long, heavy sigh. The many problems that had arisen recently had exhausted her, especially since today she had to survey Darren's new school.

Darren had been attending the city's top international school for two years. As a wealthy woman, Anna naturally felt she could afford to provide Darren with the best education possible. But that was before Anna's savings were depleted. She was forced to transfer Darren to another school with lower tuition fees next school year.

"I'm sorry, darling. I promise I'll do whatever it takes to get you back to the best school. I just need time, darling..." Anna whispered, feeling guilty.

Just as Anna was about to get up from bed, the bedroom door opened and Jeremy entered.

"What time is it? Are you still sleeping? Get ready quickly! I'm waiting for you downstairs!"

"Get ready for what? Where are you taking me? Darren is going on a field trip today, I have to accompany him because I'm not comfortable letting Darren ride the school bus."

"Don't overdo it, Anna! Just let him ride the school bus! His friends do it too, right?"

"But ...."

"No buts, Anna! Get ready quickly because this morning, we will meet an important person."

Anna didn't have time to ask any more questions because Jeremy immediately left. Anna quickly got ready in her formal dress to go with Jeremy, but Anna insisted on taking Darren to school first, leading to an argument with Jeremy that morning.

"I'm leaving Darren with you, Miss," Anna said to Diego's teacher.

"Don't worry, ma'am. Everything is safe.

The bus is also new and clean, so there's nothing to worry about. We'll keep you updated in the group chat about the kids' activities this morning.

"Thank you, Miss. Sorry, I can't come because I suddenly have work this morning."

"It's okay, ma'am."

Anna hadn't finished talking to Darren's teacher when Jeremy had already honked the horn impatiently.

"Sorry, Miss, I'm going now. Bye, Darren, dear!" Anna waved her hand to Darren who was already sitting nicely on the bus.

"That's it, Mom!"

Darren seemed so enthusiastic that he kept laughing. Sometimes he'd play with his friends, but sometimes he'd wave back at Anna.

Anna had also left Darren's nanny in the car of a friend of Anna's, a fellow parent who was attending the event, so that the nanny could accompany Darren later.

However, Anna wouldn't stop staring at Darren on the bus. For some reason, her heart kept pounding, and she felt uneasy, even though she kept pushing those feelings away.

"You've wasted too much time, Anna! You knew we were meeting someone important, but you made us late!"

Jeremy didn't stop nagging all the way to the restaurant until they finally arrived.

"This is the last time you disobey me, Anna! Do you hear that? Finding investors for the company is more important than anything, so I don't want you to make any mistakes! We have to get this investment today, Anna!"

Anna didn't know who Jeremy was going to meet today, but Anna was fed up with Jeremy's messages all the way.

"I know what to do, Jeremy! So, let's just go in!" Anna shouted angrily.

Unaware to them, Diego was already sitting comfortably in the VIP room that morning.

When Diego was thinking about how to approach Anna again, suddenly Jeremy, Anna's husband, called him and asked to meet.

This will be Diego's first meeting with Jeremy and Diego can't wait for it.

Anna herself was still walking towards the VIP room first, but her steps stopped when she saw the figure of the young man who had greeted her at the karaoke place yesterday.

"P-Mr. Jovan?" Anna asked in disbelief.

"Good morning, Mrs. Anna! Please come in!" Jovan repeated the scene from last night again by inviting Anna in.

Anna froze with her heart beating fast, but Jeremy immediately hugged her waist affectionately from the side.

"Come on!" Jeremy invited, making Anna's steps so heavy.

"Mr. Diego? We finally meet in person!" Jeremy greeted him familiarly as he entered the room.

Diego, who had been sitting waiting, immediately smiled broadly when he saw Jeremy and Anna. Diego immediately rose from his seat and shook Jeremy's hand.

"We finally meet, Mr. Jeremy! Yesterday I met Mrs. Anna, your beautiful wife!" Diego's gaze fell directly on Anna in a way that made her body shiver.

Diego reached out his hand to Anna, but she remained silent. It wasn't until Jeremy nudged her that she accepted his hand.

"Ah, how are you, Mr. Diego?" Anna said stiffly.

Anna felt the heat spread to her face when Diego suddenly brought Anna's hand to his lips and kissed the back of her hand there.

"Nice to see you again, Mrs. Anna! But you are very lucky to have such a beautiful wife, Mr. Jeremy," Diego exclaimed provocatively.

Anna hurriedly pulled back her hand which was now so cold.

"Haha, you can do that, Mr. Diego! But sorry, we're late. We have to take our child to school first," exclaimed Jeremy, trying to show the image of a harmonious family.

Diego narrowed his eyes in disapproval of our son's words, but he still smiled and invited everyone to sit down.

Anna was so nervous that she immediately drank the water there until Anna's lipstick stuck to her glass.

Just then, Jeremy's cell phone rang.

"Ah, sorry, I have to take a call for a moment, Mr. Diego!"

"Please, Mr. Jeremy!"

Jeremy immediately left the room, leaving Anna and Diego alone, until Anna, who was tense, took another sip of her drink.

"I didn't know Jeremy made an appointment with you, Mr. Diego."

Finally Anna opened her voice with difficulty after putting her drinking glass on the table.

"He has high hopes for my investment. But are you that thirsty, Mrs. Anna? Or is the water that delicious? I'm curious to try it.

Without permission, Diego immediately grabbed Anna's glass until Anna's eyes widened in surprise.

"What are you doing? That's my glass!"

Diego spun the glass with his gaze fixed squarely on Anna's lipstick mark there.

"Didn't we not get to do it yesterday? And this will feel like kissing you indirectly," Diego exclaimed as he drank the remaining water in Anna's glass.

Diego's lips were right where Anna's lipstick was, until Anna was shocked to see it again.