Attracted By My Ex-wife

Chapter 105 Protect My Woman And Child

"Kevin, why did you do that?" Cherry asked as she looked at him in disbelief.

"To protect my woman and my child,"

he answered. The fact that he said it so naturally made her heart twitch. In Kevin's heart, Anne was his woman and he would do anything to protect her well.

"You're willing to make others take the blame just to protect her? Do you know how unfair you sound right now?"

It might sound like it, but Cherry didn't feel any trace of sympathy for Emily. It was just so hard for her to accept that Kevin would do anything just to protect her cousin.

'I'm his real woman. His care and protection should be all on me!' she thought angrily.

"I did it voluntarily! As long as I can protect her, I'm willing to do anything," Emily answered instead and threw a cold look towards Cherry.

Anne was like her real sister and she couldn't bear to see her in danger. Alan was a dangerous person. If he believed that Anne was the one who pushed his sister down the stairs, he would never let her go.

Cherry clenched her fist in anger. She already planned everything carefully and Emily just had to come out and disrupt her plan.

"I don't want Anne to find out about this. Am I clear, Cherry?"

He looked at her with sharp eyes.

"Yes, I won't tell her."

She lowered her head to hide the hatred that crept on her. 'That bitch is so lucky to have an assistant who could make such a big sacrifice for her.'

Emily was about to say something but stopped midway when she saw Anne descend the staircase with a jewelry box in her hand.

"This is for you," she said and handed the jewelry box to Emily with a smile.

Confused, Emily opened the box and saw a simple necklace inside.

"Anne, what's this?"

"I've been wearing that necklace since I was a child. It's nothing grand but this means a lot for me. Since you're going somewhere far, I want you to have it."

She picked up the necklace and put it on Emily with warmth in her eyes.

"Thank you. I wouldn't mind doing anything for such a good friend like you." She held Anne tightly and finally broke into tears.

"Silly girl, what are you talking about? Eat your breakfast quickly or else you'll be late."

She looked at her with amusement. Was she that excited to leave that her sentence made no sense at all? What did she mean by she wouldn't mind doing anything just for her?

The two were too reluctant to part and that made Cherry look at them with disdain.

'What a bitch! She's really good at pretending. It is all because of her that her friend has to leave abroad. How could she just accept it so easily?'

After breakfast, Emily bid her goodbye and entered Kevin's car.

As soon as the door was closed, the man looked at her.

"Don't you regret it? It's not too late for you to back out now."

"I don't regret it,"

Emily said in an affirmative voice. This could serve as her payback for Anne's kindness towards her.

"I have arranged everything for you abroad. I also made sure that Alan will never hurt you."

Kevin's voice was monotonous and his face void of any emotion.

For him, Emily was a hardworking assistant. This time, he wanted to salute her for her courage to stand up just to protect her friend.

"Thank you, Mr. Kevin." Without further ado, Kevin started the engine and drove away.

Anne withdrew her gaze once the car has disappeared from her sight. She reluctantly sighed and turned around to walk towards the villa but stopped midway.

"I didn't expect you to have such a good relationship with your assistant,"

Cherry said before Anne could take another step. The pregnant woman didn't want to converse with her so she ignored her and tried to bypass her. However, Cherry wouldn't let her go easily.

Her plan failed again. That only fueled her hate towards the lady. She hated the fact that Anne was always lucky and that she could get out of danger every single time.

"She's my friend and not just an assistant!"

Anne creased her forehead. She got annoyed when she sensed the sarcasm that laced the woman's voice.

"Friend? Really now because I've never seen anyone who could betray their friends for their own safety,"

Cherry sneered and said sarcastically.

"What do you mean? I never betrayed my friends."

She looked at her with uninterested eyes because Cherry's words annoyed her. She didn't know what the woman blabbed about.

"You'll know what I mean soon. Too bad because when that time comes, I'm sure that you'll regret it,"

Cherry said and cheered up when she saw the anxious look on Anne's face. The more she saw how miserable she was, the more ecstatic she felt.

"Speak in words that I can understand!" Anne demanded.

She could see just by Cherry's expression that something bad was about to happen and her intuition told her that it was about Emily.

Her friend was acting strange today. She had noticed it when they were in her room.

"Don't worry." Cherry stepped closer to her ears and smiled triumphantly. "I'll tell you, just not now," she whispered.

Anne clenched her fists and suppressed her anger at the woman's provocative tone.

All she wanted was to hear what happened and what her words meant.

"You're not always lucky, you know? Sooner or later, Kevin would kick you out of here mercilessly."

Cherry smirked and looked at her coldly. She might have failed this time but she wouldn't give up easily. She would never be satisfied unless her cousin was driven out of here like a stray dog.

"Then wait until that day comes."

Even though Anne felt restless, she refused to show it. She would never give that type of satisfaction to her cousin.

She walked past the woman and strode towards the villa.

Cherry stomped her feet in anger after she failed to draw a reaction from her cousin.

Anne felt uneasy the moment she returned to her room. She wanted to know if Emily hid some things from her and why she had to go abroad suddenly.

Annoyed at being kept in the dark, she dialed her friend's number. If her question was left unanswered, she would continue to be restless.

When she dialed Emily's number, her call was immediately dropped in the voicemail. Her phone was already off.

Anne walked back and forth in her room as she bit her nails. She was worried and she couldn't get Cherry's words out of her mind. Her cousin would never blab things that had no meaning. There must be something that happened.

Kevin came back in the evening after he went to see Emily off. He had such a long day. Anne tossed and turned on her bed and couldn't put her mind at ease.

It was almost midnight when the door in her room was pushed open. Steady footsteps could be heard inside the quiet room.

She knew it was Kevin's so she sat up and looked at the door. His slender figure slowly approached her.

"You came back so late," she said. Kevin smiled and strode to her side when he heard the hint of anxiety in her voice.

"It was only a day yet you missed me already," he teased.

He thought Anne sounded worried because she didn't see him the whole day and missed him in his absence.

Suddenly his mood was lifted just by the thought of it.

"When did I say that I missed you? You're such a narcissistic person."

She rolled her eyes at him. Which eye of this man saw that she missed him?

"It's not about being narcissistic but having the ability. Tell me, did you fall in love with me?"

Kevin smiled evilly.

"…"

This man was not only narcissistic, but he was also arrogant!

She wanted to wipe off that proud smirk of his face. She always perceived him as a serious person and not an assuming one.

She held back the impulsive feeling in her heart that wanted to point out his arrogance. Instead, she looked at his deep black orbs and said seriously,

"Actually, I just want to ask you something."

"What is it?"

He stood up straight and frowned with displeasure.

"There must be a reason behind Emily's sudden decision to go abroad. She must have hidden it from me. Do you have any idea what that is?" Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

She was sure that he knew something. Otherwise, he would have never initiated to see Emily off.

This man hated it when women were close to him. Aside from Cherry and Emily, he also acted unusually.

"Is that the only thing that you're concerned about? The matter about Emily?" he asked coldly as he looked at her unhappily.

'It was me who came back so late. All she cared about was her assistant, damn it!

I was the one who was busy because of her all day!'

"Well, I just… I think she was hiding something from me."

She sensed the coldness in his voice. Honestly, she didn't know what upset him because he looked so fine earlier. She didn't know if she had said something wrong that offended him.

"Anne, I came back late at night. Aren't you supposed to care about your man? How could you think about your assistant at this time?" he whined.