Semua Bab I wish it were you: Bab 801 - Bab 810

Annabelle immediately shook her head. "No need, Young Master. I'll walk through the water with you.""The water is freezing. Are you sure?"Annabelle nodded seriously. "I'm sure."She was afraid of the cold, but she didn’t want the young master to carry her. As for why… perhaps it was because she had grown up. She was no longer that simple little girl, and she didn’t want to have overly intimate interactions with him—especially after realizing his feelings for her.Although the young master never brought it up again and treated her just like before, Annabelle felt that she shouldn’t let her actions become unrestrained, nor should she give him any reason to hope again.She took off her shoes and socks, just like the young master had, tying the laces together. But since she didn’t have a bag, she simply carried them in her hands.The young master didn’t insist. He adjusted his backpack onto his back and reached out his hand to her.Annabelle pressed her lips together and didn’t take his

"Young Master…" Annabelle could finally speak again.But by then, Ryan was already sitting on the ground, his face ashen, lips turning purple, and sweat beading on his forehead."I'm fine… don't worry…" he murmured.Annabelle frantically searched through her backpack for the antidote. She pulled out a small medicine bottle, popped the cap, and poured it into her palm—Only to realize the last pill had already been taken.Tears fell helplessly.Ryan forced a weak smile and reached out to wipe them away."Never thought… after all my planning, this would be the outcome."Annabelle didn’t know what he meant by "planning," but right now, the only thing that mattered was keeping him calm to slow the spread of the venom.Poison absorbed through the mouth spread slower than through the bloodstream, but that didn’t mean his life wasn’t in danger."Young Master, try not to speak. I’ll call for help."Even though she had taken the antidote, her body hadn’t fully recovered.Carrying a man as tall

Ryan looked at Anna and said, "A lot has happened at the Gregory Group while you were gone. Kendrick is about to lose everything." "What do you mean by 'about to lose everything'?" Annabelle asked, stunned. "The the Gregory Group has lost its market. It's collapsing completely." "That’s impossible… A company that big—" "A bankruptcy can happen overnight," Ryan interrupted her firmly. Then, with patience, he continued, "That’s how the business world works. A company can rise to power in a day, and it can be destroyed just as quickly. If you go back now, what can you really do?" Annabelle opened her mouth, her voice dry as she replied, "I can stay by his side. Or help him in any way I can." "Don't be foolish. How exactly can you help? Can you bring in billions to save his company? If you go back now, you’ll only make him feel even more humiliated. No man wants the woman he loves to see him fail. Even if it makes him miserable, do you still insist on going back?" Annabelle bit her

After quickly packing a few things, Annabelle was ready to leave.She went down to the underground garage and found that her Coco car had been fully repaired.Seeing her old friend again filled her with warmth, and it even seemed to have been modified?She wasn’t knowledgeable about cars, but she could tell that something was different about its appearance.She could easily guess what had happened—after Kendrick found out about her street racing that night, he must have made some modifications while repairing the car. Maybe he even improved its performance.It wasn’t necessarily to encourage her to race again, but more likely to ensure that if she ever found herself in a similar situation, Coco wouldn’t fail her.Not wanting to overthink it, Annabelle got in the car and drove out of the garage.Instead of leaving the neighborhood right away, she stopped outside Gauge’s home and gave him a call.After explaining her plan, Gauge didn’t hesitate—he agreed to help immediately.A few minut

Annabelle decided she needed to bring this up with Kendrick—had the construction company cut corners on the soundproofing?That being said, the building shaking obviously wasn’t caused by overly enthusiastic couples.She suspected that the owners of these short-term rental units had altered the internal structure of their apartments to maximize space.If they had demolished load-bearing walls, the entire building’s structural integrity would be compromised, posing a serious safety hazard.This was what she needed to verify.So, with some reluctance, Gauge knocked on the door of a first-floor unit. A curly-haired woman peeked out, looked them over, and only after confirming they were university students did she let them in.Gauge then led Annabelle through the process—touring the apartment, picking a room, and even reaching the stage where they were expected to pay a deposit and move in…Annabelle remained calm, but Gauge’s face was completely flushed.The muffled, ambiguous sounds fil