Ch. 1301..1305: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 1301-1305
Chapter 1301
She sat up in exhaustion and bit her lips as tears scrolled down her cheeks before she realized it.
After sitting in bed for a few minutes, she struggled to get out of bed and headed to the bathroom.
She had her lunch on the balcony and remained there to look at the scenery afterward. Anne took a stroll on the second floor and realized that all the balconies were sealed with glasses, so she would not even have the choice to jump out.
Anthony was going to lock her here until he said otherwise, but she was clueless as to how he would be satisfied.
Her heart sank as she recalled all the things he had done in the past.
At dusk, she jolted in fear and instinctively wanted to run away from the hell that approached when she heard a car stopping outside the mansion. However, she could not bring herself to move at all as Anthony’s shadow loomed over her.
He wrapped one arm around her slim shoulders and gave her a kiss. “How do you feel today? I checked in the morning and you weren’t hurt.”
Anne was unaware of being ‘checked’. She was far too exhausted and would not feel a thing even if he tossed her into the lake.
Realizing what Anthony meant, she paled and glanced at him gingerly. “Can’t you let me rest? You can’t keep doing this…”
“Why not?” He asked.
Anne was at the brink of breaking down in tears at his question.
He caressed her cheek and muttered, “I will have to imprint this lesson into your head so that you won’t make the same mistake again.”
She jumped to her feet and backed away while shaking her head in tears. “No…no more…punish me in another way. I can kneel, or you can starve me or chain me up, just stop this. Anthony, just do something else or I’m going to die…”
He stalked up to her and grabbed her by the wrist. “I wouldn’t want you to die. I just want you to obey.”
“I will. I will obey from now on!” Anne promised.
She was merely human and being relentlessly tortured in bed was far too much for her to bear.
“If you mean that, you wouldn’t be fighting me right now.” He narrowed his eyes obsessively.
Devastated, she lost all her strength and collapsed, but was caught by Anthony before she hit the ground.
“Be a good girl. Let’s go eat. You won’t have the strength for tonight if you don’t eat.”
Anne was taken to the dining room and no matter how hard she begged, Anthony did not waver.
‘Why…’ She thought. ‘What have I done to deserve this?’
Another night passed and the servants came knocking nervously when Anne did not wake up at noon, fearing that Anne might have died.
Anne was conscious and could hear the servants knocking on the door, but she refused to respond.
As expected, the servants hurried to contact Anthony.
Once silence returned to the room, Anne drifted back to sleep.
After some time, she was lifted from the bed and without opening her eyes, she knew who was carrying her from the soul-crushing presence she felt.
Chapter 1302
Someone else walked into the room and Anne opened her eyes to find Kathryn before her.
Anne closed her eyes again as Kathryn checked her body and her temperature. ” She’s running a fever. I will have her take some pills for now.”
Anthony fed her a pill and let her take a sip of water.
Kathryn shot one glance at Anne, before walking outside.
Ten minutes later, Anthony came out of the room and questioned, “Why would she run a fever? I checked and she wasn’t injured.”
“Her immune system is down,” Kathryn said, “Mr. Marwood, she is only made of flesh and she is weak compared to you.”
One could tell how strong Anthony was from his looks alone and Kathryn advised,” You might want to let her rest.”
Anthony’s expression darkened and he turned to leave without another word.
Relieved, Kathryn went into the room and was shocked by how slim Anne looked underneath the blanket.
“Anne?”
Anne opened her eyes and looked at Kathryn, before looking around the room.
“Mr. Marwood has gone downstairs.”
“I…I want to call Lucas. I’ve decided to leave Luton and Anthony, forever…” She muttered through quivering lips as tears scrolled down her cheeks.
“What about the kids?” Kathryn asked.
Devastation filled Anne’s eyes as she sobbed. “Which do you think is better for the kids, me going missing, or me getting killed by Anthony at some point?”
Kathryn was instantly rendered speechless, knowing which option was best by heart.
“Anthony is insane. Sooner or later, he’s going to get me killed. I might as well leave, and my kids would still have a mother…if I die, they will have no one…” Every breath Anne drew hurt as she spoke.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
“Alright. I will tell Lucas about this.”
“Thank you.”
Anne recovered from the fever after taking the medicine and after reminding Anne to rest more, Kathryn left.
Once she had decided to leave, Anne felt much better.
She leaned on her pillow and stared outside the window, at the sky she longed for.
‘Will I really manage to leave this time?’ She thought. ‘Lucas will plan it right and take me away. I need to see the kids before I leave, instead of being locked up here by that demon.’
Someone entered the room and she sensed Anthony’s familiar, dangerous presence.
He placed his hand on her forehead to test her temperature and stared into her eyes. “You seem better.”
“I’m hungry. I want to eat something,” she said weakly.
She had to get better to prepare for anything that came her way.
Just then, someone knocked on the door and Anthony commanded, “come in.”
The maid walked in with a tray filled with food for Anne.
Anthony took over and fed Anne, who obediently took every single sip until she finished the soup.
“What else do you want to eat?” He rubbed the food stain on her lips with his finger.
She leaned back and tilted her head to the side. “I’m full, but I feel better now.”
She glanced at Anthony, he looked ever so devilish under the lights and she knew that there was no happy ending for her from the moment the demon before her set his sight on her. She had thought that she could tolerate living by his side, only to learn that her tolerance merely allowed his actions to escalate.
Silence fell over the two and they stared at one another awkwardly.
“Master, I miss the kids. Once I recover, can I come back to the Royal Mansion with you?” Anne lowered her gaze. “As you can see, it’s not that I want to reject you. I’m just too weak. Besides, I will do whatever you want me to do once we get back to the Royal Mansion, okay?”
She reached out and grabbed one of Anthony’s fingers pleadingly.
“And you won’t fight back again? You won’t plead for mercy for another man?” He stared at her sharply.
“I won’t. I’ve thought things through. What happened to Lucas was his fate. To me, family means the most,” she said, “I can’t let an outsider get between us, especially when we have three children together…”
He bent down, his shadow looming over Anne, as he tilted her chin up and stared into her eyes. “Really?”
“Really.”
“And you figure all that out just because you got sick?”
Not daring to risk having him see through her lies, she lowered her gaze and planted a brief kiss on Anthony’s lips, before backing away slightly. “I know that you and the kids are the only family I have now. Don’t leave me…”
She buried her head into the crook of his neck and rubbed her nose against his skin helplessly.
He swallowed hard as he reached for her waist and pulled her closer. “Remember what happens when you disobey. Hm?”
She could not help but tremble and whimpered. “Yeah. Master, have you eaten?”
“No.”
“Eat something, then. Don’t starve yourself. You have a weak stomach,” she said caringly.
“Get some sleep.” He did not let go and kept her close in his arms.
She leaned against his chest emotionlessly, and drifted off to sleep shortly after.
Peace was never guaranteed and she did not know when Anthony would lose his temper once again, and next time, she was not sure if she could bear any longer. `
Exhausted, she fell into slumber.
Anthony stayed the night, but did not attempt to get intimate that night.
The next morning, Kathryn came by to check on Anne and measured her temperature to find that Anne’s temperature had resumed normal.
“I still feel dizzy,” Anne said.
“It’s normal. I will prescribe you something else.” Kathryn poured Anne a glass of water to take her pills, while Anthony supervised the entire process.
Just as Kathryn and Anne contemplated how they could get Anthony to leave, Anthony’s phone rang and he left the room to answer the call.
“I’ve informed Lucas and he is making arrangements. Just wait,” Kathryn whispered.
“Okay.”
Everything went far smoother with Kathryn’s help and all Anne wanted was to disappear like she never existed.
Chapter 1303
Two days had passed and though Anne had fully recovered, she was not allowed to leave.
Anthony seemed to prefer keeping her in the mansion and did not even go to the Archduke that often. He would be close to her twenty hours a day and even when he needed to work, he would settle it in the study room.
At the moment, he had Anne on his lap while he attended a virtual meeting. The meeting room in the Archduke Group was shown on the laptop screen, but the
others could not see Anthony, or it would be extremely inappropriate for Anne to sit on his lap.
Anne kept herself from making any noises and listened to the managers speak.
Anthony held a fork and fed her a piece of fruit.
She accepted it and chewed carefully, not wanting the others to hear her. Though they could not see anything on Anthony’s end, they could hear any sound emitted as Anthony would speak to them from time to time.
The juice of the piece of fruit she bit down on squirted onto the laptop screen and she frantically wiped the screen clean, feeling uncomfortable when she sensed Anthony’s lustful stare on her.
Anthony’s blood boiled as Anne struggled to get up. As soon as she got off his lap, he pulled her backward by the waist and tilted her chin back to devour her lips.
Instantly, the room was filled with a suggestive atmosphere.
Anne pointed at the laptop screen to remind Anthony that he was still in a meeting with his employees. However, Anthony ignored her and continued to deepen the kiss.
Terrified, Anne dared not to refuse and could simply try her best to remain quiet.
Anthony shoved his fingers into her mouth and whispered hoarsely, “Bite down on them.”
She jolted and instinctively bit down on his fingers, desperately wishing that she could bite them off.
Anthony did not seem to mind and continued to tighten his grip on Anne’s body.
Everything around Anne began to fade as her mind drifted.
Meanwhile, Mia was concerned in the Royal Mansion that Anthony had not returned.
It had been nights since Anthony stayed in the Royal Mansion and she had no chance to drug him. If she allowed the effect of the drug to pass, all her previous effort would go to waste and Anne would continue to live.
She continued with the chores absent-mindedly when she heard a car approaching.
Mia turned her head excitedly and felt relieved to see the familiar Rolls Loyce. However, her eyes were instantly filled with jealousy when she saw the person Anthony was carrying in his arms. She walked up to the two and said, “Welcome back, Mr, Marwood.”
Anthony ignored Mia and walked past Mia with Anne in his arms, which filled Mia’s heart with sorrow.
Anne moved her legs in the living room and said, “Let me down. I want to see the kids.”
“Can you walk?”
She shot him a look and said, “Yeah.”
Anthony planted a few kisses onto her lips with her in his arms and jealousy took over Mia when she saw the two.
Anne was not let go until she was beginning to see stars from the suffocating kiss.
She stumbled slightly when her feet touched the ground and she steadied herself before going to see her children.
At the balcony, the triplets sat before their respective desks and listened to the teacher attentively.
Chapter 1304
Anne only dared to watch secretly from outside the door, and she felt teary.
Once she left, her precious children would never see Mama again.
They would be sad, right?
However, there was no way around it.
Anne did not want to, but she did not want them to be traumatized by their father killing their mother.
As time passed, she could appear again, right?
The children would not have a hard life with their powerful father, and they would get a better education.
At least it would be much better than following her back then.
After their classes, the three little ones went to the hallway step by step like a little penguins.
They were taken aback for a moment when they saw the person in the hallway. Soon, their eyes lit up, and they ran over excitedly-
“Mama!”
“Mama!”
“Mama!”
The three little chubby children rolled directly into their Mama’s arms.
Anne hugged their soft little bodies, on the verge of tears. “Are you done with
classes?”
“Yes! We only have classes again at two o’clock!” Charlie said domineeringly.
Chloe threw her head into Anne’s chest. “Mama, why are you always missing?”
“Are you unwell?” Chris asked.
Chloe immediately raised her head and stared at Anne.
Charlie directly pressed his little fleshy face onto Anne’s, and his chubby cheek was squashed. “You’re a little warm!”
Anne smelled the baby scent on them and felt warm in her heart, smiling. “It’s a
normal temperature.”
Anthony sat at the side, appearing intimidating, and asked, “What’s the normal temperature?”
“36 to 37 degrees!” Charlie replied.
“There’ll be a little difference in temperature at different body parts!” Chloe said.
“It’s normal!” Chris chimed in.
Anne looked at them with relief. After she left, she would not have the chance to look at them like this.
She had already begun to miss them before she even left.
It would only be harder for her to accept this than the children.
“Mama, can you take us with you when you go out next time?” Chloe pouted.
“I want to join you!”
“The three of us can never be separated!”
Anne held her tears and said, “When you grow up, you’ll have to leave Papa and Mama.”
It would not be suspicious to say these things in front of Anthony.
“Although I hate being two years old, I don’t want to grow up anymore!” Charlie pouted, puffing his cheeks.
“Mama is ours!” Chloe and Chris hugged Anne, not letting go.
Anne caressed their little heads with trembling hands. She felt really guilty, hopeless, and apologetic…
She thought, “I’m really sorry. Be good, kids, and I’ll be back when you grow up. Please forgive me…”
In the evening, Anne accompanied the children in building a model warship kit, and Anthony handled company affairs in the study.
Mia took the opportunity to bring in Anthony’s tea. “Mr. Marwood, your tea.”
Anthony stared at the computer, ignoring her.
Mia bowed, went out, and gently closed the door.
Then, she went in after Anthony left and found that the tea on the desk was halved,
and she was secretly happy.
She could not let Anthony feel any guilt or pity for Anne.
Since she could not deal with Anne, she could only do this because no one would dare to do anything to Anne except Anthony.
Anthony pushed the door open and saw Anne and the three little ones sitting on the carpet, focusing on building the model warship kit.
Chapter 1305
“Papa, look!” Charlie raised the small warship, showing it to Anthony excitedly.
Anthony walked in and said, “It’s late. Take a bath and go to bed.”
“No! I don’t want to! We’re not done yet!” Charlie was angry.
“You can continue building it tomorrow.” Anthony frowned slightly, looking threatening.
Charlie shuddered and immediately hid behind Anne, peeking angrily at Anthony.
Anne held him in her arms, rubbed his little head to comfort him, and said, “Go and take a bath first. I’ll build the warship model with you tomorrow.”
Charlie was even angrier, but he did not dare to say anything.
In the bathroom, Anne stood under the shower with her face slightly lowered while Anthony stood behind her.
The water streamed along her beautiful neck, forming a trickling river and flowing through her graceful curves.
Anthony moved his damp black hair away and pressed his thin lips to the back of her neck, nibbling at the protruding bone.
“Anthony, let’s sleep with the children tonight?” Anne had just finished speaking when she felt the pain in her neck from Anthony’s bite, and she groaned. Her flushed face turned pale with fright, and she quickly turned around, stepping back and saying, “I mean… the two of us sleeping together with them.”
Anthony stood there, his muscular figure full of aggression, and his obsidian eyes darkened. “Why are you so far away from me?”
Anne came to her senses, stepped forward, and threw herself directly into his arms.” I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it. The back of my neck hurts… I’m just asking, and it’s fine if you don’t want to. Don’t be angry…”
Anthony hugged her slender waist, rubbing her smooth and fair skin with his
fingertips. “Just tonight.”
Anne was slightly stunned and could not help looking at him. She thought Anthony would not be willing, and she almost gave up. Unexpectedly, he agreed.
“You don’t want that?”
“That’s not it. Thank you,” Anne hurriedly said politely, “I’m done showering. I’m going
to call the servants to bring the children over.”
Anne only left the shower after getting Anthony’s permission. Then, she dried herself, put on her pajamas, and went out.
Anthony took a deep breath and let the water splash on his well-defined face, suppressing the inexplicable violent tendency in his heart.
Why was he feeling this way?
Was it because Anne cared more about the children and not him?
All he wanted was for Anne to have only him in her heart, not anyone else!
Including the children!
Should he let the children live somewhere else?
The triplets’ voices sounded from the bedroom, and Anthony closed his eyes.
That night, the family of five slept together.
Anne cherished such a special night, and she kept looking back and forth at the three children as if she could not get enough of them.
She knew well that as long as Lucas had made the arrangements, she would leave anytime.
Anne looked up when she felt the sharp and cold gaze, and she met Anthony’s abyss- like obsidian eyes, which made her shudder in fear.
Her first reaction was to wonder whether she did something wrong to offend him.
The next second, Anthony turned off the light, and the room was pitch black.
“Ah! Papa, I can’t see anything!” Chloe pouted.
“I can’t sleep!” Charlie was angry.
“It’s still early!” Chris chimed in.
“If you don’t want to sleep, you can return to your own room,” Anthony threatened.
The triplets immediately stayed quiet.
They did not want to return to their own room, and they wanted to sleep in their Papa and Mama’s huge bed.
Chloe turned around and nestled into Anne’s arms like a kitten.