With that said, Felix’s face sank. He lifted his hand and crushed her phone before her eyes.Annabel, having suffered from her fall, felt even worse when her phone was ruined. Tears brimmed her eyes as she looked at Felix, not wanting to give up just like this. "I’ll tell Ms. Charmine!" she remarked.Felix laughed and pulled her by her hair and dragged her along the way. "You’re not afraid of death, are you? You want to lose your life for someone unrelated to you!?"Annabel had no idea what Felix wanted to do with her, but she felt something warm rushing out from her lower half.She lowered her head to see her pants painted with blood. Her blood.Annabel was so scared that she could only beg, "Okay, I won’t tell! Let me go…!"If this went on and she died, Ms. Charmine would never find out the truth!Felix scoffed and tossed her away. "If you say anything about this, I won’t let you go the next time!"With that said, Felix smirked and left, leaving Annabel on the ground with h
Charmine felt off when she noticed Annabel's stare toward her. "Don't be afraid to speak up," she insisted.Susan, however, scoffed. "You made it sound easy. Didn’t you see the way Annabel looked at you? She’s so afraid that she doesn’t even dare to speak up! What I think is that you did something to her!""Shut up!" Grandma Bailey had an evident glower on her face as she snapped, "Listen to Annabel! Annabel, just say whatever that happened."Annabel, despite her initial hesitance, slowly regained herself, knowing that things had reached a certain point. Thus, she carefully chose her words and explained, "Please don't misunderstand Ms. Charmine. She’s very kind to me and will never hurt me. I looked at her because…"She turned toward Charmine before she continued, "Ms. Charmine, I heard from you that the superbikes malfunctioned due to added gasoline. I then remembered how your uncle had been suspiciously close to the bikes yesterday, raising my doubts. I went to question him in th
It was simple, to Susan. She would host a grand celebration for Annabel and make sure everyone knew that Annabel was staying at the Bailey mansion, treated as Mrs. Bailey. She wanted to use Annabel to trigger Charmine.Grandma Bailey, on the other hand, did not think too much into Susan's suggestion. After all that happened recently, she did quite like Annabel as well.She nodded. "We'll invite special guests, then. Make it grand."Annabel was so terrified that her face went pale. She quickly waved dismissively, politely. "Grandma, Madam, let’s just keep it simple. Doesn’t have to be grand," she spoke in a cautious tone as she was afraid of causing too much trouble.Grandma Bailey sat at Annabel's bedside and held her hand. "You have a baby, who's also a Bailey, in your womb, and you're a person of kind nature as well. You almost got in trouble because of Charmine, so of course we must treat you better.""That's right," Charmine chimed in. "Anthony and I have time tomorrow. We'll
"Actually, what I really hope is that you could bring me a great-grandchild soon. I'd prefer a baby from you."Charmine was at a loss for words at Grandma Bailey's words.She wanted to as well, but it was all down to Anthony.Charmine commented nothing on the matter as she nodded. "Alright then, wait for my good news."On the next day…The family brought Annabel home. When Annabel entered through the gate and saw the lavish-looking roses in the front yard along with the bells ringing on every tree, her eyes became misty. Her shaky hands made their way to her face as she clasped her mouth. "Grandma, Madam, Ms. Charmine, thank you for treating me so well. I’m so touched!"Grandma Bailey said gently, "Charmine designed these herself."Annabel instantly turned to look at Charmine. "Ms. Charmine, thank you. Really…I never expected you to treat me so well. Nobody had ever treated me so well before…and this might as well be the biggest birthday celebration I’ve ever had. Really, thank
Everyone looked over to see a family of three standing outside the door: Derek, Yvette, and Coco.Derek was in his fitting grey suit. He was gentle and handsome-looking, exuding an air of gentleness and elegance.Yvette, on the other hand, donned a luxurious gown and had a luxury-branded bag at hand, looking like a wealthy wife.Lastly, Coco, like a proud member of royalty, was dressed in a gown styled like a princess's, her hair braided into two high ponytails. She even had a pink backpack to boot.The three of them walked into the venue like a happy family of three, and Derek handed the expensive gifts they had brought to Grandma Bailey. "Haven’t seen you in a while, Grandma. How have you been?""Not bad." Grandma Bailey looked at the three of them and said, "Aren’t you all busy? Why did you come?""It’s an important occasion," said Derek, "and we had to come, however busy we may be!"With that said, he turned toward Anthony and gave him a gentle smile. "Bro, what century are
Chris recited a series of names, to which everyone praised him.Chris smiled proudly and said, "Don’t worry about me, Mommy, I can take good care of myself. What you should do now is to make a little sister for me to take care of."Grandma Bailey, upon hearing Chris' remark, visibly eased off of the anger Coco had caused. The elderly's expression shifted into one of affection.Chris was indeed a mature boy.Charmine’s fair face softened shyly. She turned to look at Anthony and sharply caught the unnoticeable hint of awkwardness evident on Anthony’s face.She smoothened Chris’ hair. "Okay, I'll try."When Anthony heard this, his eyes darkened.It seemed that he had to quickly find the right time to explain the truth to her."Yay!" Chris, pleased by this response, cuddled into Charmine's arms, placing his heart and trust onto her.Yvette was dumbfounded at this, however.She looked at Chris and asked, "Dear, your birth mother is here, but why didn’t you greet her at all? What y
Coco did not stop at just this. Seeing that Chris was going to leave, she reached out to push him back. "I'm talking right now; this is the truth! Why do you want me to shut up?"Chris staggered backward due to Coco's push. After regaining his balance, he glared at Coco angrily. "Don’t make me hittouch you!"Coco was not intimidated by Chris' sharp glare. In fact, she was not affected at all and continued to push him multiple times. "What now? I'm just saying facts. You’re worried that your step-mommy is going to leave you? I’m just telling the truth. I want to tell you that she'll leave you one day! She'll punish you and beat you! Hahaha!"She even stuck out her tongue to trigger him further.Slap!Chris reached out and slapped Coco’s hands away from pushing him. He glared at her. "I said, shut up! My Mommy isn't this kind of person!"Coco may insult him, but not his Mommy!Coco, after having been slapped, felt a stinging pain that seared across her arm, rendering her speechles
In the venue…Anthony was standing near the front yard when everything happened. The hall was noisy as he conversed with relatives, but it was due to this that he failed to hear the tumult coming from the back.As he was drinking, he instinctively turned to look for Charmine, only to see her rushing away hastily.Frowning, he placed down his wine glass and excused himself to run after her to the backyard.When he arrived at the backyard, he saw the maids carrying Chris to the ground, pressing his chest, while the boy laid on the ground weakly, seemingly unconscious.Anthony’s heart clenched as he sprinted toward them."Let me do it!"He pushed forward and performed a professional cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Chris.The maids, no longer resuscitating Chris as Anthony took the role, looked around. They then realized in horror that Charmine had not resurfaced from the pond.They were all too caught up about Chris that they did not realize that Charmine had not come back out a