Ch. 1151..1155: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 1151-1155

Chapter 1151

There was a refrigerator in the room, which was full of crushed ice. There were boxes lined up with ice filled with frozen fish.

There was an indoor thermometer hanging on the wall, and it read ‘negative 20 degrees‘. However, it still could not mask the fishy smell in the room.

Anne was wearing a white shirt, a gray hip–wrapping skirt underneath, and flat shoes on her feet. She was going to go shopping with the children and change her dressing in the car.

Even in winter, temperatures were not as low as negative 20 degrees. Anne, who was so cold that she could not bear it, crossed her arms and rubbed her arms, her breath forming clouds of white mist.

When she took two steps to find the exit, she felt movement behind her.

As soon as she turned her head, she was kicked in her stomach fiercely…

“Ah!” Anne fell to the ground. Her stomach ached for a long time before she recovered.

“I thought you wouldn’t be able to wake up!” Lilian was murderous, holding the cold knife in her hand.

Anne gritted her teeth and lifted her head reluctantly. When she saw the knife, the wound on her neck began to ache.

“Let me go… I won’t come after you…” Anne got up and squatted on the ground, panting.

Lilian seemed to hear something funny. “Do you think I’m afraid of death? I’m here to kill you, and I want to watch you slowly die in my hands!”

As she spoke, she kicked Anne in the chest.

“Ah!” Anne fell to the ground. Before she recovered, Lilian’s foot stepped on her chest, making her unable to get up, and the force of the pressure made it difficult for her to breathe. She pulled Lilian’s foot with her hand, trying to alleviate the pressure, but to no avail.

“L… Lilian… What… What have I done to you? The only thing is…when you attacked Anthony…”

“It’s really bad never to know what they had done wrong.” Lilian stepped her foot down again.

Anne coughed, and her lungs felt extremely uncomfortable.

It was painful and cold, which made her shiver.

“You obviously have Anthony. Why do you still want to seduce Tommy? You shouldn’t be by his side!” Lilian told the dying woman her feelings that she had hidden for many years. “I love Tommy, and I have always been by his side. I have tried my best to help him to get what he wants, and I have always cooperated very well. Later, because of your appearance, he began to waver about the plan and had feelings for you. He protected you again and again. Why? I just want to ask why? Just because you call him brother?”

Anne listened in astonishment. The cold air she inhaled seemed to freeze her lungs.

She had guessed the relationship between Lilian and Tommy before, but they did not act the part, so she understood that they were just friends.

She did not expect this to be Lilian’s unrequited love.

“It’s not that simple to like someone. It’s better to give up, to stop the loss in time,”

she said.

“Shut up!” Lilian kicked her.

Anne was kicked and rolled on the ground twice. Then, her hair was pulled, and her scalp was almost torn off. Lilian hit her head against the wall.

Anne raised her hand to cover her forehead, but she was slammed against the wall with a bang.

Her body fell limply to the ground, her vision turned black, and his hands were cramped from being smashed.

“If you hadn’t appeared, Tommy and I would have come together!” Lilian kicked her in the stomach.

“Ah!” Anne curled up.

She was kicked on the body with one foot, and she rolled on the ground.

Lilian obviously had a knife in her hand and could have killed her with one blow, but she insisted on using this method.

She wanted to vent her anger. She first wanted to make Anne’s life worse than death.

Anne slammed onto the refrigerator with a bang and felt like her bones were about to break. She coughed up blood from her mouth, and her body moved slightly, proving that she was still alive.

“You’re not even worth my efforts. You’re like an ant.” Lilian grabbed her hair, pulled her up, and sat up before squatting in front of her. She patted Anne’s face with the blade. “Do you use this face of yours to coax men around? I can’t understand men. Could it be that they like your soft appearance? Why don’t they like someone as capable as me?”

Chapter 1152

Anne was beaten until her bones ached.

She dared not move due to the knife pressing against her face.

She really did not expect to see Lilian so confident in herself.

“Lilian, you haven’t been loved before, have you?”

Lilian was taken aback by Anne’s sudden question. “What did you say?”

“No one loves you, and suddenly you have someone you like, but you don’t know how to show it. You can’t tell what’s true and what isn’t. If someone treats you better, you feel warm, like a pitiful child.”

“You… you’re courting death!” Lilian just slapped Anne in the face.

Anne was slapped to the ground and saw stars. Blood overflowed from the corner of her mouth again, and she lay on the ground without even moving.

“Why aren’t you talking anymore? You’re trying to stimulate me to buy time, right? Let me tell you, when they find this place, you will be frozen solid like these fish!”

It was cold, so cold…

The cold air went straight into her body, and her blood started to turn cold. Anne was lying on the ground, shivering.

She knew how Lilian wanted her to die.

After being severely beaten, her body’s defense mechanism would decline, and the cold air would penetrate into her body more recklessly.

She wondered if she would be beaten to death or frozen to death.

If she died, would she finally be out of Anthony’s control?

Would it mean that she would not be touched by him again, making her sweat in pain?

She wondered if there would be a soul after death. She really wanted to know Anthony’s reaction and expression when he found her dead body.

He would be furious and horrified because his plaything had been killed by someone else. What a sense of accomplishment…

Anne suddenly laughed.

Lilian seemed to be stimulated by her laughter. “What are you laughing at?”

“I’m laughing at how pitiful you are.”

Lilian raised her foot and kicked Anne. She kicked so hard that the sole of her shoes crushed Anne’s fingers.

“Ahhh!!” Anne was in pain.

“Who is pitiful? Who is pitiful!” Lilian rubbed her thin white fingers hard.

Anne screamed with her mouth open in pain, unable to make a sound.

Lilian let go of her foot, pulled up her black hair, and slapped her again.

Anne was carried around like a rag doll.

Lilian picked up a box of frozen fish and threw them all on Anne.

“Ah…” Anne screamed in pain and cold.

Looking at Anne, beaten miserably and crawling on the ground helplessly, Lilian was in a great mood.

She fought for survival and escaped from Athetin to come here for this moment.

Chapter 1153

This was a frozen storage by the sea, where fishermen would store fish after they caught them.

Anthony would not find it so quickly.

Lilian picked up another box of fish and easily dumped it on Anne’s body.

The frozen fish and ice cubes hit her body, making it unbearable for the already injured body.

There was still water on the ground. As Anne crawled on the ground, she felt that her body was unconscious, her blood was cold, and she could hardly breathe.

She looked forward in a daze and saw a finger–thick bamboo stick between the crushed ice and frozen fish, which should have been poured out of the fish box.

“Why aren’t you talking? Why don’t you beg me for mercy?” Lilian kicked Anne’s waist, one kick after another.

Anne’s body was cold, but it did not mean she did not feel pain.

If there was no pain, it meant that she was dead.

Anne was kicked and turned over. She was in a mess, with wet hair standing on her red and swollen face, looking miserable.

“Begging for mercy… It’s impossible… I don’t want to live anyway…” Anne looked hopeless.

Lilian squatted down and looked at her. “Why don’t you want to live anymore? Didn’t you seduce Anthony, and didn’t you let Tommy go? Are you unhappy? What will happen to a woman who relies on beauty like you? Do you think you’ll have a happy ending? I just feel sorry for Tommy, and no one knows

where he is now. I bribed someone to find Tommy, but he is not at the company or at home. Tell me, where is he?”

“I don’t know, you can kill me if you want…” Anne closed her eyes weakly and said.

“Kill you? Isn’t it too easy for you? After giving you a good beating, the next thing I want to tell you is the truth. Have you found the murderer of your aunt’s death?”

Anne’s eyelashes fluttered, and her eyes opened slightly.

“That’s right, I killed her. If your aunt died, then the first person you suspected would be Anthony. It’s a pity that you didn’t fall for it. You really gave your life away for

nothing.”

At that time, Lilian was arrested by Anthony. He went to interrogate Lilian himself. Lilian was beaten and even had broken bones.

Anne really thought she was wronged.

She did not expect this woman’s acting to be so good.

The murderer was right in front of her. Her eyes gradually brightened with hatred.

“I’m not an ordinary person. Even if Anthony broke all the bones in my body, he wouldn’t be able to get the truth from me.” Lilian looked at her. “Are you very angry?”

Anne tried to relax her body and said, “I’m not angry…”

Lilian did not believe what Anne said. “One more thing, Sarah’s death was also caused by me.”

Anne’s body twitched.

“Finally, a reaction from you. I heard that this will make you suffer, and it’s true.”

“Lilian, you… don’t you have any relatives?” Liquid fell from the corner of Anne’s eyes. “I’m sorry, I don’t have any. I have been abandoned since I was born. I never know what family affection is. Would you like to tell me how you feel about losing a loved one?”

Anne’s persistent spirit began to collapse, and she choked up. “Then… What about my father?”

“I didn’t kill this one. It was Bianca. That woman is the same as me.”

Anne closed her eyes desperately. It was really her…

Even if she did not get the property, her father raised her for decades and gave up his own happiness for her. Was there no family affection?

Why…

She was so miserable that she could hardly breathe…

 

Chapter 1154

Lilian was on the side admiring her painful expression.

After recovering a little from the pain, Anne said, “Even so, I won’t tell you where Tommy is.”

When Lilian heard this, she became anxious. “Where is Tommy?”

“Why should I tell a murderer? In Tommy’s eyes, you are disgusting trash…” Anne provoked her.

“Nonsense!” Lilian slapped her in the face. Lilian grabbed her by her neck, picking her up abruptly.

Anne took advantage of the force of being yanked away, coupled with the remaining strength in her body, to plunge the bamboo stick into Lilian’s aorta forcefully!

“Ugh!” Lilian’s whole body froze, and her eyes widened from the sudden fatal blow. The blood seemed to find an outlet, rushing to her neck and trickling down.

Anne gritted her teeth, grasping the bamboo stick tightly, her strength gradually draining from her body.

A little more force, a little more force… If this blow failed to hit Lilian, she would be the one who died.

How could she die? She still had three children, who would grow up too pitifully without Mama…

Lilian was one of the best killers in the end. Even with a bamboo stick piercing into her aorta and blood gushing from the wound, she could still move. Lilian tried her best to gather killing intent and slashed the knife toward Anne’s neck.

However, she missed and only scratched Anne’s face.

“Ah!” Anne felt the pain of the skin being torn. She slipped on the blood and fell down

with a thud.

Anne covered her face with her hands, and her palms were immediately stained red

with blood.

Over there, Lilian was clutching her aorta while holding a knife. She stared at Anne with dying eyes and staggered over.

It seemed that she would never give up until she killed her.

Anne could not care less about her face, she gritted her teeth and endured the pain

all over her body.

She stood up, but her legs went soft, and she fell to the ground again. “Ugh!”

Supported and encouraged by the will to survive, she got up again and stepped back.

“Kill…..” Lilian mumbled. The tip of the knife followed Anne’s swaying figure, and the bamboo stick was still stuck in her neck.

If the bamboo stick was pulled out, the blood would spurt straight out, so she would not be able to even walk. At that moment, she could still move around.

Anne looked for the exit in a panic. The warehouse was quite big, and she had to walk all around the warehouse. She was injured, and the cold went deep into her bones. Just as she was about to collapse, she saw a rusty iron door.

She immediately leaned against it, and her body suddenly fell over, hitting the door.

The door clanged open.

There was a lock on the door, but it was not locked, which showed that Lilian was very confident that Anne would not be able to escape her death.

Anne stumbled out, and the warmth outside enveloped her. She could not help but moan in delight.

However, she did not dare to stop and ran outside. “Help…help…”

Lilian chased after her.

Anne looked back and saw that the bamboo stick was still lodged in Lilian’s neck, and the blood had overflowed into her clothes, covering them in blood.

However, even so, Lilian, holding a knife, still terrified her, and Lilian kept saying, “Kill… kill…kill…”

Chapter 1155

Anne stepped back in a panic and tripped over something. “Ah!”

Looking back, it was the body of a man who seemed to be the driver of the car. He was also killed by Lilian.

Anne wanted to get up, but she was too weak. She was anxious and afraid. Seeing Lilian’s persistent step forward, step by step, she did not know what to do.

Why was Lilian still not down?

Why…

Then, she saw the knife in Lilian’s hand fall to the ground. Trembling, Lilian touched her waist and took out a gun.

Anne stared with eyes full of horror. She watched as the black muzzle of the gun aimed at her.

The muzzle of the gun was trembling, and Lilian tried her best to aim at Anne, and the next step was to pull the trigger…

Anne shook her head. Who would save her? Why was there no one here?

Help… She did not want to die…

Lilian squeezed the trigger, and in the next second, there was a bang…

“Ah!” Anne flinched, but she did not feel any pain in her body, as if the bullet did not hit her.

She slowly raised her head and looked over.

Lilian had already fallen to the ground, motionless on the ground. Her eyes were wide open, and the bamboo stick was still stuck in her neck.

A strong and firm arm grabbed Anne from behind, startling her. “Ah!”

“It’s me,” Anthony said in a deep and familiar voice.

Anne turned her face, staring blankly at the handsome and indifferent face. His black eyes were deep and sharp, with the power to soothe fear.

“Anthony…” Anne murmured.

Anthony’s black eyes looked gloomy, and he gently wiped the blood under her valgus wound with his fingertips. He said in a deep voice, “Is she dead?”

Anne looked again, and the bodyguard next to him came over.

A car was parked not far away, surrounding the area.

Ivan kicked Lilian’s body. She was obviously dead.

There was no need even to step forward to shoot her again.

“Mr. Marwood, she’s dead,” Ivan said.

He understood why Mr. Marwood asked such a question.

Lilian was very lucky, and she did not die from a gunshot wound. The bullet missed her vitals and only hit her hand.

As a result, her body swayed, and the bamboo stick in her neck moved, tearing the main artery’s opening even wider, causing blood to spurt out. She died on the spot.

Otherwise, he would definitely keep her alive just to torment her.

Anthony did not speak anymore. He picked up Anne and boarded the helicopter.

Even if Lilian died, the bodyguards went into the warehouse to check everything and only got into the car and left after there was no problem.

When Ivan was about to get in the car, he looked vigilantly at the branches in the

distance.

The leaf shook slightly from the wind of the helicopter.

No one found anything suspicious. Ivan got into the car, and several cars escorted

Anne away.

Blood was still flowing from Lilian’s body on the ground.

There was the sound of footsteps stepping on the withered grass, walking up to

Lilian.

Tommy wanted to avoid getting dirty, so he avoided the blood. He then raised his foot and kicked Lilian’s head. “It’s a pity…”

No one knew what Tommy was thinking about. There was a vague expression on his face, and no one could see or guess what his expression meant.

Anne nestled in Anthony’s arms and raised her hand to touch his face, but Anthony grabbed her wrist. “Don’t move. It will cause infection.”

“Am I… very ugly?” Anne raised her face and asked. Half of her face was bleeding,

and she lost feeling in her face.

Her face was numb.

“You’re not ugly.” Anthony’s palm covered her entire face. The small face looked weak, pitiful, and fragile.

Then, Anne felt warmth on her forehead. Anthony’s thin lips kissed her.

She gently closed her eyes and leaned against Anthony’s arms.

She was afraid of Anthony, but at this moment, she was at ease.

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Perhaps, at least, she knew that Anthony was not the person that wanted to murder her.

The helicopter was much faster than the car. After some ten minutes, it arrived at the rooftop of the hospital. Anthony carried Anne and left the helicopter straight to the emergency department.

Anne was beaten up for over twenty minutes, but she did not have signs of bone fractures.

She knew that if she did not protect her belly back then, she would have all her rib bones snapped by now.

She felt a little pathetic when Kathryn was treating her wounds on her.

She was even experienced in being beaten up now.

Her lips curved up in a super slight manner, but Anthony still noticed it.

His dark and deep eyes looked at her as if they were trying to dig more from her.

However, there were not many emotions after that small curve on her lips.

Kathryn treated the wounds on her face, then covered them in gauze and said, ” Nothing serious. I suggest I go to the Royal Mansion when the medicine needs to be changed so that you don’t have to be admitted to the hospital.”

Then, she turned and left.

When she reached the door, she motioned to one of the bodyguards, and the bodyguard walked somewhere further from the door of the ward.

Kathryn said, “Please inform Mr. Marwood when you can that the scars on Mrs. Marwood’s face will be permanent. The wounds are too deep.”

The bodyguard was stunned, then nodded.

Kathryn could not help but sigh.

After the wounds formed scabs, perhaps she could go for surgery. Kathryn was not even sure if she could return to how she looked.

Anne was really unfortunate. Kathryn was always caught off guard by her cases whenever she visited the hospital.

Would Anthony keep a woman with a scarred face next to him?

After Kathryn left, Anne lay in bed and looked at the bright window, emotionless.

In fact, the sky was starting to turn dark.

She looked at the clock. It only took a while for Anthony to find her.

She could have died under Lilian’s gunpoint any later.

“Where are the kids?” Anne asked.

“They’re fine. They’re at the Royal Mansion. Do you wish to go home?” Anthony said.

“Yes, Dr. Brown had already mentioned she could go to the Royal Mansion to help me with changing the medicine.” She touched the edges of the gauze and asked, “I can’t change them myself, can I?”

She knew that she had stitches on her face, and the anesthesia was still working,

and that was why she did not feel the pain.

She must have been heavily injured. That was why she had to be stitched.

Would she be permanently scarred?

Anthony did not give her extra time to ponder about it, nor did he answer her

question, but he carried her up and left the hospital.

“Mama!”

“Is Mama coming back?”

“Mama!”

The three kids immediately sprinted outside as soon as they heard the car. They ran down the stairs and sped to the car.

The Rolls Loyce stopped, and the three kids stood there, their big eyes looking intensely at the car, full of anticipation and nervousness.

Papa would rescue Mama and return, right?

The car door opened, and they saw Papa coming out of it. Papa’s tall figure blocked

most of the–light from inside the car, and they could not see clearly.

When he moved away, he reached down to help the person from inside.

Anne disembarked from the car.

The triplets cheered delightfully, “Mama!”

“Mama!”

“Mama!”

They hopped right onto her.

Anne fell backward slightly when they jumped forward. If Anthony had not caught her, she would have already fallen to the ground.

Chapter 1157

Even though there was no big deal, she still had some injured areas, and they were hurting.

“Mama is not feeling well. Please do not knock her over.” Anthony tried to stop them.

Charlie even wanted to climb up his mother’s thighs.

The three kids noticed the wounds on their mother’s face when they heard their father say, “What happened to Mama?”

Anne squatted down and said gently, “Nothing big, I only scratched myself. I will be fine soon.

“We will help Mama to blow it out, and the pain will fly away!” Chloe said.

“Sure,” Anne replied.

The three kids then pouted their lips and blew onto their mother’s face.

“Pain, pain, go away. No more pain!” Chloe muttered.

“Hmm, it is indeed not painful anymore,” Anne tried hard to suppress the tears in her

eyes.

She was so close to losing her life and never coming back again.

“Go back in.” Anthony carried her again and walked to the staircase.

The triplets followed closely behind.

Anne really wanted to say that even though she was injured, it did not mean that she could not walk. She could still walk with just a little bit of support.

However, she swallowed back what she wanted to say again.

She remembered how painful and tormenting it was to try to oppose what Anthony wanted. She had long given up on standing up against this dominant and aggressive

man.

At night, Anne stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom and then unwrapped the bandage on her face.

She saw the scar was even worse than the one she got when she did a C–section to give birth to the triplets.

Her face was small, so the scar took up more than half her face, cutting straight

through from the corner of her mouth to near her ear. The cut was so long and so deep.

There were even eight stitches on it.

Anne was really freaked out. She looked at it quietly, stunned.

It was worse than she imagined.

If that was the case, could she still recover?

It was probably irreversible…

When the bathroom door was opened again, she did not even bother to conceal this.

Anthony had already seen it when in the hospital.

Anthony walked forward and then helped her to wrap it up in the bandage again. Don’t you open it up again. Kathryn will be here to help you to change the medicine in two days.”

“Anthony, my face is ruined,” Anne said.

She wanted to see what Anthony’s reaction would be.

She always felt that her unfortunate fate was because of her face.

Even though she had never cared if she looked pretty or not, since she was young, everyone had turned their heads to her because of her beauty.

Anthony should also be attracted to her beautiful face, she guessed.

How would a man be madly in love with an ugly face? This would only wake him up.

“Kathryn said so,” Anthony replied.

Anne could not even identify the slightest change in tone in his reply, except that it was deeper than usual and also full of gentleness that felt like a feather caressing, her face. She could not help but feel her heart wrenching.

“When your wounds are healed, I will get the best doctor to help you to recover.

“What if I could not get back to how I look?” It was almost as though Anne wanted to know his answer very badly.

She did not know what kind of answer she was expecting.

She wished Anthony not to care about her appearance, but she also feared that he did not care…

It was because he was scary when he did not care…

“I will think of a way.” Anthony’s thick and rough thumb rubbed on her smooth chin. You do not have to worry about anything. Just rest and recover. Don’t fret.”

“Don’t you… think that this scar is ugly and will turn you off?” Anne asked in a straightforward manner.

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It was because she was not satisfied with Anthony’s reply.

“No.”

Anthony’s reply did not make Anne feel happy, but she did not feel unhappy either. It was as though she had lost her ability to judge right and wrong.

Anthony had already left to prepare the bath water.

The condition of her face was not suitable for a shower. The shower water would splash on her face.

She saw Anthony taking off his clothes and revealing his seductively muscular back. His muscles moved as he moved, full of energy.

“Are you… Are you going to take a bath too?” Anne asked uncertainly.

Anthony turned around. His well–defined muscular chest and abs were visually impactful, and he asked, “What is the matter?”

Anne shifted her eyesight. She had a sudden urge to remove the bandage on her face so that he could not take a bath while facing her in such a condition.

She did not expect Anthony to have this kind of request.

“…Nothing,” she replied after two seconds of hesitation.

She was sure that even if she were injured, she would still somehow get Anthony’s feathers ruffled and end up with a tragic consequence…

The bathtub was huge, like a mini pool.

Anne sat in the tub, the water rippling lightly. The water level was just right under her collarbone.

The light rays shone right through the water and refracted under the water, clinging onto her body, twisting, moving.

Anthony sat down. The water level was different from on her body. It reached the top of his abs.

It was obvious that the two had many differences in terms of the strength of their body.

Anne looked petite and tiny next to him.

“Come over.” Anthony put his hand on her waist and brought her closer to him.

Anne looked slightly uncomfortable, and her body was stiff. She did not dare to move. The trauma in her mind made her face pale.

“Relax,” Anthony said.

Anne tried to relax, but it felt as though she had never learned how to relax her whole life. It was so difficult for her.

Anthony’s hand was gliding along her tiny waist, which was covered entirely in bruises.

“I was too easy on her.” Anthony’s eyes were cold and ruthless, he was trying hard to suppress them, but he still looked terrifying.

Even if he was not talking about Anne, she was still freaked out by his ruthlessness.

She covered her hand over his, but his hand was so big that she could barely cover half of it.

“She is dead. She had her unfulfillment before she was dead. That was her punishment already,” Anne said.

“I went there too late.” Anthony’s palm covered the back of her hand and then pressed to his direction.

The distance between them was shortened, and Anne was feeling on edge, as though she was sitting on a fire.

“No…”

Anthony retrieved the towel from the side and said, “Lift your head up.”

Anne obediently lifted her head. Anthony used the towel and dipped some water, then wiped her body gently over her neck, her collarbone, and her shoulders. He was helping her to bathe.

Anne remembered that when she was a kid, the villagers used to take baths in big metal pots that could be put on fire and heated up.

She was tiny and did not know how to bathe, so she always slipped to the bottom

and choked on water.

Her aunt would always help her to bathe, and she would do the same, helping her by using a towel.

Her eyes were warm, and her tears suddenly fell onto Anthony’s chest.

Anthony’s hands paused, and his heart tightened. He placed his finger beneath her eyes. “Are you feeling unwell?”

Anne shook her head. “My mother… And my aunt was murdered by Lilian. She admitted it…”

They had been unable to find the murderer all along because they were killed because of herself.

“We found the murderer now. They could rest in peace now.” Anthony wiped her

tears away.

However, Anne knew that the murderer of her father was still very well alive.

 

Chapter 1159

“Lilian even said that Bianca killed my father…” Anne’s eyes were blurry, but she tried to see past that and watch Anthony’s reaction.

She wished that he could stand up for her and for her father.

Anthony’s dark eyes were stunned at first, then he asked, “You did not make this up, did you?”

Anne’s heart immediately sank.

She felt that the bath water was no longer warm but icy cold, which was why she felt it so cold right into her bones.

“You think that… I made this up?” Anne’s voice was hoarse. She lost control over her emotions. “Why would I make this up? I have been so traumatized, and will I have the heart to make this up? Lilian told me about it! You said you wanted to investigate this after you got hold of Lilian, now that she is dead, so we do not have evidence anymore. So, this can’t be solved, right?”

Anthony did not say anything.

Anne was utterly disappointed. She turned and wanted to leave.

However, the hand on her waist tightened and grabbed her tiny waist.

“Where are you going?”

“I don’t think I can take a bath with someone who does not take the same stance as me.” Anne wanted to peel his hand away.

“Don’t throw a tantrum.”

Anne could not remove his hand and burst into tears. “She killed my father. It was. her! Why can’t you believe me? Because she is Bianca, and you like her, right? If you like her so much, why did you marry me?”

“I don’t like her.” Anthony’s face sank, and he was flustered being questioned by Anne.

Anne would not listen to him.

Anthony’s actions were already disappointing her.

Her tears dropped one after another.

Anthony’s finger landed under her eyes again, not budging. “Don’t cry, Lilian is dead,

that is all.”

In Anne’s teary eyes was Anthony’s blurry face. She could never understand this cold- blooded man.

That was all? So that was what he meant by not liking her?

If he did not like her, why was he always biased?

Why did he hurt her over and over again?

Anne was carried onto the bed after the bath. She was covered under the duvet, but her eyes were still glittering with tears.

“Don’t cry anymore.” Anthony’s voice was deep.

Anne did not respond, she did not cry either, and she did not say a word. She was like a soulless doll, and her eyes were blank.

Why did she have to ask when she knew that Anthony was biased toward Bianca?

Where had her confidence come from?

Their relationship was so tight that nothing could break them up.

As for herself… She was Anthony’s wife, the mother of the kids, and the play toy that Anthony manipulated.

He was stubborn, obsessed, and possessive. All these were his invisible chains on her, strangling her so much that she felt suffocated.

Mia was alone in the servant’s room and calling Bianca. She hushed her voice, “She survived, but her face was covered in injuries, not sure how serious they are. They are covered in bandages, and I could not see clearly.”

“She is back again?” Bianca was so speechless at the fact that Anne was not dead.

Was she not kidnapped by Lilian? Lilian was a professional. How could she let the vulnerable and defenseless Anne live?

“You are right. How could she be so lucky? She was kidnapped but was rescued within hours.” Mia was disappointed too because she wanted to be Mrs. Marwood too!

No matter what, she was closer to Mr. Marwood than Bianca was!

“This only explained how powerful Anthony is. He is capable,” Bianca said.

“However, if she got her face ruined, Mr. Marwood probably would not have his eyes for her anymore,” Mia said.

“Then, you should send me her photo by then. I want to see it,” Bianca said.

Bianca hung up and went downstairs. She stood outside the door, wanting to see what was going on inside.

She did not expect Lilian to be still alive. Since Anne was alive, where was Lilian?

Bianca was now alone without help. If Lilian could help her in secret, she would have one more hand.

She did not see Lilian in a long time.

Anne did not go to the office these few days. She sat in the garden and looked at the triplets who were playing afar, sometimes zoning out.

Her attitude toward Anthony was colder now.

More accurately, she no longer had any expectations of him.

She sat on her throne of Mrs. Marwood, feeling dried up.

She heard some footsteps. It was Kathryn, holding a first aid box in her hand.

“Dr. Brown.” Anne saw her.

“I am here to change your medicine. You did not get any water in them, did you?”

“No, I did not.”‘

The triplets saw Kathryn, and they panicked a little. It was a normal reaction of kids seeing doctors.

However, they still braved themselves and got near their mother.

They pulled one of their mother’s fingers and said, “Mama, don’t fret!”

Anne was not afraid. She was just wary of scaring the kids. After all, the wounds on her face were horrifying.

“There’s no big deal. Go on and play. It will be quick,” Anne said to the kids and looked to her maid.

The maid then came by and said, “Come on, let’s not disturb the doctor here.”

The triplets looked at their mother warily.

“It is really fine. Mama will be done in a minute, don’t worry.” Anne was wearing a smile on her face as she said.

Kathryn only started after the three kids left. She took off the bandage on Anne’s face, revealing her long and deep wound.

“Hmm, you are recovering well, but it still cannot be contacted with water,” Kathryn said.

“I know.”

Mia, who was standing nearby, immediately came by when she knew that Kathryn was there to change the medicine.

However, as soon as she saw the slit on Anne’s face, she let out a cry.

She took out her phone that she had hidden earlier, and then snapped a photo of it

and sent it to Bianca.

Bianca was at the shooting scene when she saw Anne’s photo. She first opened her mouth wide in shock, then immediately laughed like a maniac.

People around her thought that she was having a spasm.

Bianca placed two fingers on the screen, and zoomed into the photo, then shifted left and right to take a good look.

It was such a long and deep cut. It was hideous!

Last time, when she had a small injury on her face, she had to run a few trips to the Aesthetic Clinic to get it fixed.

However, that was nothing compared to what Anne was having now!

If this was not considered disfigured, she did not know what would be! Which man would not get turned off by this? She was already counting the days before Anthony would abandon Anne!

She was in such a good mood today!

“It’s my treat today for afternoon tea!” Bianca said to the crew.

“Thank you, Ms. Faye!”

Kathryn was helping her to apply the medicine when Anne asked, “Did you purposely come here while Anthony was away?”

Kathryn’s hands paused for a brief moment. Then she continued applying the medicine; her silence was her confession.

“I guess there is no cure for my face?” Anne asked.

“…Only if you do a skin graft,” Kathryn knew that Anne saw this coming when she heard her asking, and she continued, “The wound is too long and too deep, but don’t you worry, a skin graft can be done well too.”

Anne knew there would always be a mark even if she did a skin graft. How would it be possible for her to go back to how she previously looked? She would already be grateful enough if she did not look terrifying.

“Next time, let’s change the medicine when Anthony is around,” Anne said.

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Kathryn was stunned. She could not understand what she was trying to imply.

Was she trying to make Anthony sympathize with her more?

However, she observed that Anne’s expression looked more like she was facing it with an open heart and did not care about the consequence.

What she wanted was not sympathy but was to be given up on.

Anthony’s footsteps were heard, and the atmosphere transitioned into one that was being intruded upon and filled with energy and tension. That was a sign of being alive too.

Kathryn thought she did not achieve what she wanted, but Mrs. Marwood did.

Her scarred face was bare and reflected in Anthony’s dark eyes as though it was imprinted in his eyes.

Anthony stood there and did not say a word but quietly watched as Kathryn treated the wound, then covered it in a bandage.

“The bandage has good ventilation. It will not trap the wound. The wound is recovering well, but please continue to avoid water,” Kathryn said.

Anthony said, “Next time, please wait till I am around to change the medicine.”

Kathryn was stunned. She looked at Anne and thought the two of them were thinking alike.

Anne wanted to make Anthony abandon her, but what did Anthony want?

Kathryn bowed slightly, then packed her bag and left.

Anne did not expect Anthony to say that either. She looked slightly surprised. She then looked at the kids who were running to her. She stood up with a smile and said, ” Please slow down, don’t trip over.”

She passed–by Anthony’s side.

Anthony’s gaze fell upon her face. He turned his body and kept a close watch.

“Is Mama okay now?” Charlie asked.

“Yes.”

“Are you still feeling the pain?” Chloe asked.

“No.”

“How are you recovering?” Chris asked.

“I am recovering pretty well.”

The triplets circled their mother and protected their mother. They were reluctant to leave their mother.

Anthony was watching as he stood by. He had to suppress the flustered feeling that he felt from time to time.

Anne’s attention should be on him. This made him feel not at peace.

He thought he should be moving his plan of arranging classes for the kids ahead.

He took out his phone and made a phone call, and handed over this task to Oliver.

Anne heard his voice and turned around. She saw Anthony making the phone call, unsure of what he was saying as she could not hear him.

However, Anthony kept his eyes fixated on her.

Was it related to her?

Even though there was some distance between the two of them, the pressure from

that pair of dark eyes had never eased.

She could only withdraw her gaze.

That night, the two of them still took a bath together.

She did not do anything as she was carried by him in the tub and bathed by him.

Even though she should not be doing that, he left her with no choice, dominant and

stubborn.

After that, he even hugged her to sleep.

It was almost as though the scar on Anne’s face had no impact on Anthony at all.

Why was that the case…

Anne felt everything was so surreal.

“Can’t fall asleep? Hmm?” Anthony’s deep voice said.

Anne’s lashes trembled slightly.

She was in his arms, and Anthony could only see her head from above. They were not talking either. When there was no movement and no sounds, how did he realize

that she was not asleep?

Her breathing?

“I am pondering.” She thought Anthony, who was so smart, must be able to see it through her. There was no point in her lying about it. However, she did not want to talk much with him either.

Then, she felt her chin being pinched and lifted; then, her eyes were locked onto Anthony’s dark eyes.

Anne’s pupils constricted a little; then, it was calm as ever again.

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