Ch. 1086..1090: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 1086-1090

Chapter 1086

She nodded dazedly and Anthony grabbed her hands to wipe them with a warm wet towel.

“I can do it myself…” She wanted to avoid his touch. Though she could not see, she could still wipe her own hands.

“Don’t move.” He tightened his grip and refused to let her escape.

Anne gave up on resisting. The warm sensation slowly moved from the back of her hands to her palms and she felt exceptionally sensation because she could not see.

He moved from her left hand to her right and for a moment, it felt as though all the nerves of her hands were directly linked to her heart and her heart raced at the slightest movement.

“Enough.” Unable to stand it any longer, she decided to jolt her hands away and placed them under the table, while clenching her fists.

She hated how she felt because she knew what it meant: she had fallen for Anthony uncontrollably.

She would sometimes feel resentful at the fact that she had temporarily lost her memories, as she would not have fallen for Anthony otherwise.

Anne was overwhelmed by fear, not knowing if more suffering awaited her. All she could think of was to distant herself, and hope that it did not look obvious.

‘I have to…‘ She thought.

“How’s tomorrow?” She asked.

Anthony immediately understood what she meant and said, “Sure.”

‘If I have a better relationship with the Lloyds, Anthony might not be able to do as he pleases anymore since I will have a powerful family to back me up…’ She thought.

Throughout the meal, Anthony continuously tended to her by serving food to her plate. There were numerous dishes on the table, but no seafood at all, he even moved closer to wipe the corner of her mouth with his finger, which caught her by surprise and caused her to tense.

She instinctively turned her face away from his touch and Anthony’s expression instantly darkened.

Though Anne could not see his face, she could sense the tension rising in the air and bowed her head to continue eating.

After they were done with the meal, they left the restaurant. Anthony wrapped his arm around her slim shoulders and led her toward the car.

The waitresses of the restaurant watched as they left and whispered to one another, “That guy looks so unapproachable, but why is he so caring? The woman looks so pretty and has a great body, too. What a great combination of a strong man and a frail woman. I’m so envious…”

“Yeah. Look at how he is holding her. She must feel so safe!”

Anne could not hear their discussion and simply went into the car.

At night, Anthony helped Anne with her bath as usual.

They had to shower together every day due to Anne’s condition and Anne had to keep her mind from wandering every single time.

She simply thought of herself as a disabled person who needed help, but Anthony had such a strong presence that it was hard for her to keep fooling herself unless Anthony distanced himself from her.

Anthony was the only one who knew how much he was struggling.

He narrowed his eyes lustfully as his blood boiled. Anne seemed so innocent and every cell within him longed to touch her. He reached over her neck and tilted her head up so that she faced him.

She froze as she sensed his hot breath caressing her skin. By the time she realized what he was about to do, it had been too late and he pressed his lips against hers.

“Umph!” Startled, she instinctively moved to shove him away.

“Shh…” He mumbled hoarsely. Not giving her a chance to fight him, he held her jaw in place and forced her to accept his kiss.

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Anne could sense her heart racing, threatening to leap out of her chest.

Intimacy had only ever been a way for Anthony to satisfy his need to possess her, but for Anne, it started to mean something else. She panicked at the change of heart and would only feel safe if she could remain in a distance from Anthony, but Anthony would never allow that.

As he moved closer to her, Anne felt as though she was about to be devoured whole.

Startled, Anne struggled to hold onto her last strand of sense and struggled out of Anthony’s embrace. “Stop it!”

She pressed her body up against the corner and held herself in fear as though that was the only way she could defend her pride.

The sound of running water and Anthony’s rasped breathing echoed in the spacious bathroom.

“I’m done, so I’ll go outside first…” Anne stumbled out of the bathtub and grabbed her pajamas on the hanging rack, before exiting the room.

Anthony took a deep breath and ran his fingers through his hair, revealing his brooding features.

Ever since Anne had her memories back, she had been avoiding him.

‘Why? Is it because of Bianca?’ He thought, before landing his fist on the glass wall next to him furiously.

Anne heard the loud thud and tensed. She reached out to grab the pillow next to her and wrapped her arms around it to feel slightly more secured

A few minutes later, she heard the door to the bathroom opening and realized that Anthony was out of the shower.

She wondered for a moment if he was in a bad mood from what she did in the bathroom, as she knew just how dangerous Anthony could be when he was furious.

The bed sank as Anthony got into bed and Anne tensed, tightening her arms around the pillow she was holding.

“Let’s sleep,” Anthony said hoarsely.

She froze, unable to react.

“Are you sleeping with a pillow in your arms? Hm?”

Anne had never had the habit of sleeping with a pillow in arms and as she contemplated her answer, he pulled the pillow away from her, before pressing up against her.

Feeling extremely anxious, she propped her hands against his chest. “Anthony, yo-”

“Call me Master.”

She bit on her lips, reluctant to comply as she always sounded like she was pleading when she did.

“You don’t want to?”

“What are you trying to do?” She asked nervously.

“No matter what it is that I want, do you think you can run from it?” Anthony studied her face from a close proximity stubbornly.

Anne soon realized that the more she tried to distance herself from Anthony, the more unlikely she was to succeed.

“Be a good girl. Call me Master and I’ll let you sleep,” he coaxed as he took in every detail of her delicate features.

Anne felt as though she had been gripped around the throat. She knew that it was Anthony’s kink, but also knew that he would not let her escape if she refused to obey. After weighing the pros and cons in her mind, she eventually lowered her voice and muttered, “…Master…” She panicked as soon as the word was out of her lips.

He lowered his head and rubbed the tip of his nose against her. “Alright…”

Though confused at first, Anne soon realized what he meant by ‘alright‘ when he went to sleep with her in his arms without doing anything.

He seemed to have calmed down from being called ‘Master‘, and while Anne did not understand why that had happened, she was somehow overwhelmed by sorrow as she continued to face her back at Anthony.

The next day, Cory arrived at the Royal Mansion as a guest to see the triplets.

Back when Nigel had passed away, Cory had seen the triplets before, but he was not as keen to accept them into his family at the time.

The triplets had great memories and recognized Cory right away. However, they remained by Anne’s side and merely greeted him by calling him ‘Great–Grandpa‘.

Cory did not pressure them as despite all the problems he had solved in his life, he was unsure of how to interact with the children. He brought them plenty of gifts,knowing that the invitation for him to visit

was Anne’s way of saying that she was willing to be accepted into the Lloyd Family.

“Anne, take the kids and Anthony to Athetin someday so that we can have a big family gathering,” Cory said. “Just because you can’t see, doesn’t mean that you should stay home all the time. Taking more walks outside will do you good.”

“Um…” Anne hesitated. She did not want to go to Athetin with Anthony, but since she had agreed to be included into the Lloyd Family, she could not quite refuse Cory’s request. Moreover, Ashlynn was in Athetin and she had always been to one to visit Anne, so Anne figured she should go to visit Ashlynn for once. “Sure. I’ll call you.”

Mia informed Bianca what she had overheard from the conversation.

Being alone with no one to support her, Bianca also needed to make sure that the Lloyd Family was in her favor; that way, she would have more chances to be with Anthony as well.

Cory got out of his car and was about to walk into the hotel, when he heard someone calling out to him.

“Grandpa.”

Cory turned around to find Bianca standing before him. He knew that Bianca was not Nigel’s daughter by blood and was reluctant to talk to her.

“I didn’t know that you were here. Please don’t be mad at me for not coming over sooner,” she said.

“What do you want?” Cory asked.

“I want to come visit you in Athetin some time. Is that okay?” Bianca asked, before lowering her head gloomily. “I know that I’m not Dad’s daughter by blood, but he’s the only father I grew up to know and even if we weren’t related, he was my dad. Which is why I feel drawn to you every time I see you,

Grandpa. My parents are both gone and you are important to me. It doesn’t matter if I’m a member of the Lloyd Family. I just want to treat you well…” She whispered, as the tears in her eyes threatened to drop.

“Sigh! This was all your mother’s fault.”

“Yes, and she’s paid for it.”

“Anne and the others will be going to Athetin in a few days. I’ll call you when they confirm the date!”

Overjoyed, Bianca wrapped her arms around Cory’s endearingly. “I’ll send you upstairs, then, Grandpa.”

Seeing how obedient she seemed, Cory accepted her offer.

Bianca did not leave until after she sent Cory back to his room and when she

returned to her car, she narrowed her eyes slyly.

She had reached out to Cory on purpose after Mia informed her that Anthony and Anne might be in Athetin. Even if she was not capable of doing anything at the moment, Bianca was determined to make Anne suffer mentally.

After all, inaction was never something Bianca was great at.

‘Anne Vallois, you are just a woman who can’t even see! Anthony will be mine, sooner or later!‘ She thought.

One week later, Anne, Anthony and the triplets traveled to Athetin by helicopter.

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“An outing!” The triplets hopped up and down.

Anne was the one who requested the helicopter, as she did not want to be on the road for hours, and the triplets were begging to travel on a helicopter.

Once they were on the helicopter, the triplets pressed their faces against the glass windows and batted their big eyes.

“It’s so high!”

“The house looks so tiny! I can’t see the cars anymore!”

“We are flying!”

Helicopters were different from planes and felt more exposed.

When the helicopter tilted to the side, the three screamed and squeaked in excitement, not feeling afraid at all.

Though Anne could not see, she could picture their happy faces and no longer felt as nervous about traveling on the helicopter.

Anthony had been staring at Anne the entire time, studying her expression intently.

Forty minutes later, the helicopter landed at the mansion, where Cory, Corentin and Ashlynn were already waiting by the door.

Anne had been to the Lloyd family’s chateau before and despite the extravagant interior, it was just like any other mansion she had seen.

Who would have thought that the Lloyd Family had been running illegal businesses with this place as a base?

“Anne!” Ashlynn was pleased to see her.

Anne was shocked for a moment, as she knew that the Lloyd Family had not accepted Ashlynn as their own and no one knew about the fact that Ashlynn and Corentin had already gotten married.

She would not have known either had Ashlynn not told her ahead of time, naturally, Ashlynn had no intention of accepting Corentin as her partner either, and was more than happy to keep their marriage in the dark.

“Ashlynn.” Anne smiled.

Ashlynn glanced at Anne’s eyes and her heart sank at the realization that Anne’s vision had not recovered yet.

However, they all had a pleasant day ahead and she decided not to drown herself in sorrow.

“Great–Aunt! Great–Uncle! Great–Grandpa!” The triplets greeted the others without having their parents remind them.

Cory and Corentin walked closer and Cory scanned the children gently. “Was traveling on a helicopter fun?”

“It was!”

“Good. Great–Grandpa is going to have a helicopter made specifically for you three. That way, you can travel to wherever you want,” Cory said.

Anne gaped and thought to herself, ‘A helicopter as a gift? Is that the standard of gifts for children nowadays?‘,

“They are still too young. That would be too expensive as a gift.” Anthony narrowed his eyes with the intention to refuse the gift.

“Not only do they belong to the Marwood Family, but they belong to the Lloyd Family as well. We don’t have to draw such a clear line between us,” Cory said.

“Let’s go inside,” Corentin reminded.

Anthony helped Anne toward the door and reminded, “There are stairs. Two of them.”

The triplets grabbed Anne’s cane from the bodyguard’s hands and followed their parents.

Amused, Ashlynn could barely contain the urge to squeeze them.

‘They look like three penguin babies. How can they be so cute?‘ She thought.

The group entered the living room and Bianca walked out of the kitchen. “Anthony, here you are.”

Anne jolted in shock, and Anthony who had his arm around her body sensed it; his expression instantly darkened.

Bianca ignored the dark look on his face and approached them. “Anthony, Anne. I came here last night to visit Grandpa and he told me that you guys are coming today. What a coincidence! This is going to be one big family gathering.”

 

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Anne was glad that she could not see Bianca’s face, or she would have vomited with disgust at that very instant.

‘Who’s one big family with you?‘ She thought to herself angrily. ‘You are the one who killed Dad! You are my nemesis, not family! How dare you show that face here?‘

She quietly pulled her arm away from Anthony’s hold.

Anthony scowled and tensed, his expression darkening.

After taking their seats, the triplets looked around curiously.

“Bianca happened to be working here and wanted to visit me. I’m happy that she remembers me. Though your parents had done some wrong in their lives, let’s not let the past affect the next generation.”

Anne had no proof of Bianca’s crime, or she would have never allowed Bianca to flaunt herself in this manner.

Cory would not show mercy on Bianca if he found out that she was the one who killed his eldest son and Anne had not expected Bianca to be bold enough to show herself here.

‘Why?‘ She thought. ‘Probably for the sake of the man standing next to me!‘

“Anne, we are in the same position now. We’ve both lost our parents, but you are still better than me as you have three kids. Right now, I just want to take care of Grandpa. I want nothing else,” Bianca said humbly.

Anne could not be bothered to listen to a word she said. Resentment filled her chest as she thought to herself, ‘I would have never come if I knew that Bianca was here. This isn’t a family gathering. It’s just a waste of time.‘

Silence fell over the house and Anne’s expression darkened.

The sound of a car approaching interrupted the tension that was building in the air.

Cory turned to the butler. “Go see who’s here.”

The butler went outside and returned. “Sir, it’s Ms. Meredith. What a great day this is!”

As expected of a high–born lady like Meredith, she was almost perfect in every sense when it came to her looks as she waltzed in elegantly.

“Uncle Cory, Corentin, are you all here?” Meredith purposefully ignored Ashlynn and turned to Anthony and Anne, before glancing at the triplets, who were studying the

antique vast nearby. “Uncle Cory, you have guests over today. It’s so lively!”

“Come sit down, Meredith,” Cory said, “let me introduce you. This is my granddaughter, Anne Vallois, and that’s her husband, Anthony Marwood. Those three over there are their kids. She is Nigel’s daughter.”

Meredith had never seen Nigel in person before, but was aware of a certain background of the family. However, she was shocked when she saw Anthony. There was only one Anthony Marwood in Luton and the man before her could not possibly be a man who happened to have the same name.

Anthony was merely sitting there, but his aura was so powerful and intimidating that ordinary people would have the courage to approach.

“Hello. I’m Meredith Hilton. It’s a pleasure to meet your acquaintance,” she

introduced herself gracefully.

Anthony did not react, but Anne greeted her. “Hello.”

Even without the introduction, Anne knew about Meredith. She had heard rumors about her on the internet and Anne had learnt that she was a member of the elite society, but had not expected to see Meredith here.

“This is my granddaughter as well. Her name is Bianca,” Cory continued.

“I know her. The piano goddess. I’ve heard your performance before. It’s beautiful,” Meredith said.

“Thank you,” Bianca said.

Meredith turned to Corentin. “Corentin, you didn’t even tell me that the piano goddess is your niece. I don’t care! You need to get her signature for me later!”

Bianca smiled. “Seems like you are really close with my uncle.”

“Of course. We’ve always been close,” Meredith said as she looked at Corentin. The longing in her eyes was so undeniable that everyone at the scene apart from Anne, who could not see, could tell.

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The butler walked in and announced, “Elder Lloyd, the food is ready.”

“Let’s talk about the sign later. Let’s eat.” Cory got up.

It was almost a full table.

Anne and Anthony sat together as someone needed to help with her meal and it had always been Anthony who took up the role.

The triplets sat next to them and Ashlynn went to sit next to Chloe, ignoring

Corentin’s warning glare.

Meredith sat next to Corentin, while Bianca sat next to her.

“It’s been so many years since we had such a big family gathering,” Cory said.

“It will happen more often from now on,” the butler said.

“Eat up. Eat whatever you want,” Cory said to the others.

Meredith watched as Anthony put various food onto Anne’s plate and cut her steak into tiny pieces, wondering why he had ignored his own children.

Ashlynn, on the other hand, was looking after the children. Soon, Meredith noticed the odd looks in Anne’s eyes and realized that Anne could not see.

“Ashlynn, how’s working in the Lloyd Group been like for you?” Meredith asked abruptly.

Surprised, Ashlynn answered despite getting a bad feeling about it. “It’s been great.”

“The Lloyd Group isn’t an ordinary company, so you need to be careful not to cause Corentin any trouble!” Meredith reminded.

“I have worked as an assistant before, so I can handle it,” Ashlynn said.

“That’s right. I can’t imagine doing such hard labor, or I would have applied for the job myself. I envy you,” Meredith said sarcastically in a way that any person would be ,displeased to hear.

Ashlynn did not react and pretended as though she did not notice what Meredith was hinting. “You don’t have to envy me. It’s a simple job and you can always learn.”

‘Learn?‘ Meredith thought furiously. ‘Is she trying to imply that Corentin won’t hire me even if I apply for the job?”

She grabbed the wine glass next to her and took a sip, before gasping. “Oh, my. I’m sorry, Corentin. I mistook your glass for mine.”

“It’s fine.”

Meredith had done so on purpose to showcase how special her relationship with Corentin was, wanting to punish Ashlynn for showing her face here. “I knew that you would not-”

“Change my glass to a new one,” Corentin commanded the butler.

The butler glanced at the enraged look on Meredith’s face, before bowing and leaving to take a new glass for Corentin.

Once he returned with the new glass, he poured Corentin a new glass of wine.

Bianca, who sat next to Meredith, could sense just how furious Meredith was and realized that being the daughter of a powerful family might not be as pleasant as it seemed.

Though Anne could not see, her other senses had grown sharper.

What Meredith said to Ashlynn was clearly meant to provoke Ashlynn, but Meredith failed miserably in the end.

“I want to drink wine, too!” Charlie demanded.

“Huh? You want wine, too?” Cory chuckled, “You are too young. You will have to wait until you grow older.”

“I hate being two years old!” Charlie pouted.

The others burst into giggles and laughter at his words and the tension in the air dissolved.

Ashlynn handed him a glass and said, “Why don’t you drink some juice? It’s sweet.”

“You should have some, too, Big Sister!” Charlie said.