Ch. 721..725: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 721-725
Chapter 721
“Well…” Anne was at a loss for words.
The maid next to her was amused.
“Mama, let’s go and keep Grandpa and Grandma accompanied, alright?” Chloe asked.
“We’ll ask your father later,” said Anne.
That was not something that she could decide.
“Papa certainly would agree!” said Chloe.
“We still have to inform him,” said Anne.
She brought the triplets downstairs and let them follow the maid to the dining room for breakfast. Anne then asked Hayden, “Where’s Anthony? Is he in the study?”
“Mr. Marwood hasn’t returned ever since he left last night. Ms. Vallois, why don’t you give him a call to ask if something has happened?” said Hayden.
Anne did not feel that something had happened. Anthony was so powerful, so who could cause him any harm?
“Don’t worry. He certainly is keeping Bianca accompanied!” She went to the dining room upon saying that.
Hayden felt strange as he looked at her back when she walked further away from him. He was wondering, did she not care at all? She said that so easily. He even deliberately asked her to give him a call…
On the other hand, to Anne, that was no big deal.
Bianca was Anthony’s fiancee and future Mrs. Marwood. Who else should he be accompanying if not her?
Besides, Bianca got lost, so she certainly would be frightened. That was precisely the time when she needed Anthony to comfort her.
After she had breakfast with the children, Anne told them that the matter of them going to the hospital had to be decided later. They still could not bear to part with her, so they insisted on going to the company with their Mama to work.
Even if Anne felt that bringing the children to the company was a small matter, she still had to notify Anthony.
However, Anthony was together with Bianca at that moment, so it certainly would not be a convenient time for him.
“Let’s go in another couple of days instead.”
After Anne coaxed the triplets, she got in the car and left Royal Mansion.
She first went to the hospital to visit Nigel before going to the company.
At around ten in the morning, she went to the interview room.
Anne had already seen the information on the three interviewees who came. They were about the same age and their experiences were similar as well. However, those were just information on paper. She could only confirm after she met and interacted with the person.
After she interviewed the first two people, there was only one person left at last.
“Good morning, Sir and Madam. My name is Ashlynn Thompson.”
Anne held Ashlynn’s information in her hands.
In terms of looks, if Anne was a man, she certainly would pick her.
She was beautiful, clean, not aggressive, and gave others a very down–to–earth and comfortable feeling.
She answered all the questions quite well until the last one.
The male interviewer asked, “Do you have a boyfriend? Are you planning on getting married soon? Are you preparing to have children immediately after you get married?”
Ashlynn’s expression started to be not confident. “Does this… have something to do with work?”
Anne noticed that Ashlynn’s reaction was slightly unusual. Not only did she look nervous, but she curled her fingers, which were placed on the table, a little.
It was a very minor reaction.
“It can’t be helped. You’re very pretty. It’s even easier for pretty girls to get married.”
“I… already got divorced. It’s written on there,” said Ashlynn.
“I know, but you can still get married again after your divorce,” the interviewer continued.
Ashlynn looked like she was struggling. She bit her lips, lowered her gaze, and said, “I don’t have a boyfriend. I…probably won’t get married again in this life.”
This answer stunned all the interviewers a little because it was completely unexpected.
Who at such a young age would say such a thing?
“There will be plenty of uncertainties in the future. Aren’t you being overly certain with your words?” The male interviewer continued to ask.
“If I lied, I can forgo the salary,” said Ashlynn.
“Well…our company will not do such a thing-” The male interviewer still wanted to say something, but Anne cut him off.
“You’re the one.”
Ashlynn did notice this young lady, who seemed to be even younger than herself. The young lady’s face was so beautiful that Ashlynn even glanced at her a few times.
Ashlynn thought that she was an assistant. In the end, judging from the power she had to decide to hire her, it was clear that she was not an assistant.
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“When is it convenient for you to start working?” said Anne.
“I can start immediately,” said Ashlynn.
“Alright.” Anne stood up. “Mr. Winston, show her the ropes.”
“Yes, Ms. Vallois.”
Anne returned to her office. Just as she entered the door, she stopped in her tracks for a moment. She was in a daze as she looked at the man sitting in her place. It was Anthony.
‘When did he come? Doesn’t he need to keep Bianca accompanied?‘
She calmed down, closed the door, and asked, “Is there something you want me to help you with?”
“Are you happy with the interview?” Anthony leaned against the chair with an imposing air and placed one hand on the edge of the desk.
“Mm–hmm. She has already started working.” Anne saw that her chair had been taken, so she just stood in front of the desk and went through the documents on the desk.
“Are you not going to ask where I was last night?” Anthony’s expression was cold.
Anne could not figure out what he was thinking, so she said honestly, “…Keeping Bianca accompanied.”
“She went to church last night and slipped on the mountain road. She was slightly injured. It’s no big deal.”
“She is Dad’s daughter, after all. It’s not good if something were to happen to her,” said Anne.
Anthony’s black eyes look deep and sharp. “You don’t have anything else to say anymore?”
Anne looked up in confusion. When she met that deep gaze, she felt tense. “What?”
Anthony’s gaze turned eerily cold and he aggressively pulled his collar. “Nothing.”
Anne thought, ‘Was it really nothing? Why do I feel the air has turned thin and cold?‘
This man was truly too strange.
Did he come over for the sake of showing her that he was upset?
“Oh, right. The children said they wanted to go and keep their grandpa accompanied. Is it convenient? Dorothy would be there, right?” Anne asked.
“That’s their true grandma.” Anthony’s words were filled with sarcasm.
Anne believed that Anthony was deliberately trying to provoke her. She was filled with a burning rage, but she kept enduring it. “I still have something else to attend to, so I’ll get on with that.”
She turned around and walked toward the office door.
Her hand was pulling the door, but the door just could not be opened.
Anne lifted her head and saw a hand in front of her eyes and the palm was pushing against the door. What was behind her was Anthony’s solid chest, which was extremely close to her.
His mighty breath could be felt behind her ear. “Did I permit you to leave? Hmm?”
“What do you want then?” Anne asked after calming her emotions.
“Continue what was left unfinished last night.” Anthony’s gaze in his black eyes was restrained, deep, and dangerous.
Anne was shocked and she subconsciously blocked the chest behind her with her arms. Anthony, don’t mess around! This is my father’s office.”
“Did I say to do it here?”
Anne turned her face around and glared at Anthony furiously. “Don’t make me hate you!”
Anthony’s gaze turned cold. He pursed his thin lips together tightly and looked at her with an eerie coldness.
“You’ve been with Bianca all night, yet I still have to wait for you to humiliate me in the morning? Anthony, aren’t you filthy?”
Anthony’s expression became sinister with a tinge of fierceness. “What did you call me? Filthy?”
“You simply are…mmm!” Before Anne managed to say the word ‘filthy‘, her lips were blocked by Anthony’s thin lips as he kissed her forcefully.
The more Anne resisted, the stronger Anthony’s force was.
He pinned her tightly against the door of the office.
When she was released, Anne’s entire body had turned completely jelly and her vision.
turned black.
“Is it filthy? Hmm?” Anthony’s voice was hoarse.
“You…jerk.” Anne was panting.
“You’re the only person who dared to curse me but could still live.” Anthony pinched her chin. It was unclear if he was angry or if he was being tolerant.
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Anne was not afraid at all. By relying on her children, her life would still be safe at the very least.
“I didn’t touch her.” Anthony’s deep and husky voice could be heard.
Anne lifted her line of sight and looked at him. She was surprised that he would actually explain himself to her.
Anthony asked, “Are you happy now? Are you feeling better now?”
Anne turned her face away and did not say anything.
“Are you still not going to make way?” Anthony asked.
After Anne regained her senses, she hurriedly moved to the side.
“You can decide for the children on your own,” said Anthony, and then he pulled the door open and left.
Anne was relaxed all over. She gently closed the door.
Was there a need for him to explain?
Of course, he had no way to touch Bianca last night. She was injured.
After Dorothy made a call, she hurriedly walked toward Bianca’s room. “Let me tell you something. Mr. Walker said Anthony has gone to your father’s company this morning! But he left not long after.”
“That shows that my goal has been achieved,” said Bianca as she endured the fury within.
“That’s right. I can tell from the matter last night that Anthony cared for you more,” said Dorothy, “but what you did is indeed very scary. It would have been enough to just put on an act!”
“Anthony would be able to tell if I just put on an act,” said Bianca, “as long as Anthony still cares for me, I won’t be afraid that I can’t defeat Anne!”
“Don’t worry. No matter if it’s the company or the hospital, I will get someone to keep an eye,” said Dorothy, “I wonder if we can bribe someone at the Royal Mansion.”
“How can we bribe someone at the Royal Mansion? Those people are carefully selected,” said Bianca.
“I’m not asking the person to do anything. The person just needed to tell us if Anne is staying at the Royal Mansion!”
“Because I’m injured this time, Anthony has permitted me to stay at the Royal Mansion. I’ve really killed two birds with one stone.” Bianca could not help but be smug.
Therefore, this tiny injury was no big deal at all.
“Yes. Just look for a chance and bribe the person you fancy,” said Dorothy, “your father’s properties had been snatched away. You can’t let Anthony be snatched away as well.”
“I absolutely won’t!” Bianca’s eyes were radiating with vicious rays.
At noon, Anne was still looking at the agreement. She needed to understand the interests that were involved in the agreement.
If there was a problem, she still needed to let Robert make amends.
There was a knock on the door and Ashlynn walked in. “Ms. Vallois, this is the product list that you wanted.”
“Alright. Just leave it there.” Anne did not even lift her head. Just as Ashlynn was preparing to leave, Anne thought of something and said, “Have you gotten used to the work?”
“Thank you, Ms. Vallois. I feel great. I will do my job well,” said Ashlynn.
“I’ve just started taking office not long ago as well. Let’s do our best together,” said Anne.
Ashlynn felt touched and she nodded her head a little. “Alright. Don’t forget to have lunch, Ms. Vallois.”
“It’s already lunchtime?” Anne looked at the time and it was indeed already quite late. 1
After Ashlynn went out, Anne called the Royal Mansion. “What are the children doing?”
Hayden looked toward Bianca, who was together with the children, and said, “They just finished their lunch and they’re playing now!”
“After they have taken their nap, take them to the hospital to visit their Grandpa,” said Anne, “I’ve already mentioned it to Anthony. If you’re worried, you can give him a call again.”
“I won’t be worried. I’ll take them there in the afternoon.”
After he hung up, he walked over to the family room and said to the triplets.” “We can take our naps now.”
“I don’t want to take a nap!” Charlie was the first to protest.
The other two also did not want to take a nap.
“Your mother said that you can go to the hospital to visit your grandpa after you’ve taken your nap,” said Hayden.
“Ah! We want to take our nap!” Chloe sprung up.
Charlie and Chris also ran off happily to take their naps.
They had never been so impatient before.
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Bianca called out to Hayden. “I’ll take the triplets there when they wake up from their nap.”
Because of the incident with the seafood soup in the past, Hayden was still terrified. He said, “There’s no need to trouble you, Ms. Faye. I’ll take them there.”
“How would that be troublesome for me? They are my children too,” said Bianca, “if you’re worried, you can just follow us.”
“That’s not what I meant,” said Hayden.
“Hayden, don’t forget that I’m Anthony’s future wife. This is very important.” Bianca was trying to tell him that some people could turn a blind eye to such matters, but some people, herself, for example, could not.
He should be mindful of that whenever he has to handle any matters.
“I understand.” Hayden lowered his head.
Bianca was very satisfied. She got up and said, “I’ll go take a nap as well.”
Anne went to the hospital in the afternoon and Sarah was there alone.
“Did Dorothy come over?”
“The caretaker said that she came in the morning and left after staying for a moment. A person like her can’t be counted on.” Sarah had known Dorothy for so many years and she had battled with her for so many years as well. How could Sarah not know what kind of person Dorothy was?
If there were no benefits to her, how would she make the effort to come over?
Anne got closer to look at her father as she wanted to see if there was any difference.
Sarah sighed and said, “It’s still the same.”
“It’s not going to be so soon.” Anne sat down.
Sarah asked, “Are the children coming over? Have you called to check?”
“I have. They are on their way.” As soon as Anne finished her sentence, the door of the ward was opened and the chubby triplets walked in.
“Mama! Grandma! Grandpa!” Their childish voices were filled with excitement.
Sarah and Anne looked at them with a smile on their faces, but their smile was restrained when they saw Bianca coming in behind the triplets.
The triplets raced each other to their Mama’s arms. Chloe was acting extremely adorable.
Anne patted their little heads. “Have you taken your nap?”
“We have!” said Charlie.
“We’ve had our milk as well!” said Chloe.
“We can see Mama sooner like that!” Chris did not conceal their intention at all.
Anne could not help but laugh.
“They indeed have taken their nap. I can attest to that. I have been there all along, after all,” said Bianca.
She wanted to tell Anne that not only has she been to the Royal Mansion, but she also has a great relationship with the triplets. She even personally brought them to the hospital.
Sarah rolled her eyes and she could not be bothered to talk to the uninvited guest.
“Since I have brought the children here, I’ll go back now.” Bianca turned around and left.
After she closed the door, Chloe immediately confessed to her Mama like a shrewd child,” Don’t worry, Mama. We won’t like her!”
Sarah asked, “Has she really been at the Royal Mansion the whole time?”
“When she went over, we just finished our lunch!” said Charlie.
“Where is your father then?” asked Sarah.
“Papa has to work, so he could not keep us accompanied,” said Chris.
Anne signaled her mother to stop asking. “Go and see Grandpa.”
The triplets then walked over, leaned on the edge of the bed, and called out to their grandpa.
Sarah told Anne, “Didn’t you say that Anne went missing last night and she was injured when she was found? I see that she’s in great spirits!”
“It’ll be great if she truly went to pray for Dad.”
“What do you mean?” Sarah did not understand.
“You can tell by how smug she looked. By pretending to get hurt, she could make Anthony forgive her for the matter of the DNA paternity test that happened previously…”
It finally hit Sarah after she said that. “I see. What a scheming person! This is too much of a bargain for her!”
Anne did not say anything but Anthony’s actions made her feel even more disappointed.
To Anthony, as long as Bianca pretended to encounter a minor mishap, why should he still care about other people’s feelings anymore…
“I’ll go to Kathryn and check on the situation,” said Anne.
Those experts were still conducting their research. If she could ask the experts, why must she look for Anthony instead?
In the end, after she asked the experts, they told her that they would not have an answer so soon and asked her to wait patiently.
In other words, it was clear that they still had no clue about how to treat her father for the time being.
Kathryn said that they had even moved the experts‘ research teams over just for the sake of speeding up the research progress and seeing a result sooner.
Anne had no choice but to be patient.
At night, Anne and Sarah left together with the children.
When they were in the corridor heading toward the parking lot, a man was walking toward them. His long legs were eye–catching and his black suit was well–tailored. He was wearing glasses, his gaze was cold, and his facial features were sharp and handsome. His entire temperament appeared to be aloof and noble.
He walked past them while looking straight ahead.
Anne did notice this man. She saw him walking toward where they had just come out of, but she did not think too much about it.
Anne intended to let Hayden send the children back while she, on the other hand, would not be heading over anymore.
Anthony did not ask her to go over anyway. Perhaps Bianca might be there. It would not be good if she disturbed them…
As soon as Anne thought of Bianca, she appeared.
A red car stopped not far from them. Bianca and Dorothy got out of the car arrogantly, walked toward Anne, and stood still. “I was the one who brought the children over, so it’s only natural for me to pick them up and bring them back. You don’t have a problem with that, don’t you?”
‘Are you worried that I’ll go to the Royal Mansion?‘ Anne wanted to provoke her very badly, but because the children were present, she thought better of it.
Corentin stood at the door to the ward, glanced at the two bodyguards standing guard at the door, and asked with a rather nice attitude, “Could you do me a favor and let me enter?”
“This is a private ward and no outsiders are allowed to enter,” said the bodyguard.
Corentin’s gaze turned gloomy. He took two steps back and his men behind him stepped forward as they were prepared to forcefully open the door. 1
Of course, the bodyguards would not allow them to do so, so they got into a two–on–two fight.
Corentin walked straight ahead, opened the door, and entered the ward.
The four men were fighting in front of the ward and they created quite a commotion.
Kathryn hurried over. “What’s the matter? Stop fighting or I’ll call security!”
Both parties stopped fighting.
Anthony’s bodyguards turned around and immediately went into the ward.
Kathryn realized something was not right, so she followed them in as well.
She then saw an unfamiliar man in the ward. He was standing by the bed looking at Nigel and seemed to be thinking about something.
“Excuse me, but may I know who you are?” Kathryn asked, “You can’t simply barge in here!”
He actually dared to go against Anthony’s bodyguards. Who exactly was this man? “Where is the patient’s family?” Corentin Lloyd did not look at Kathryn at all.
Kathryn was guessing if this man was Nigel’s family. He looked like he was not here to create trouble.
“You should at least reveal your identity.”
“Of course, only a member of his family would come over,” said Corentin without any emotions at all.
‘As expected, he is a family member. Does Anne know?‘
Kathryn turned around, walked out, and gave Anne a call. After Anne answered the call, Kathryn asked, “Ms. Vallois, are you still in the hospital?”
“I’m in the parking lot. What’s the matter? Did my father wake up?”
“No. Someone barged into the ward and had a conflict with Mr. Marwood’s bodyguards. That person said he is a member of Mr. Faye’s family. I was wondering if you know him,” said Kathryn.
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Anne found it strange. A member of her father’s family?
She could not help but look at Dorothy, who was at the side. After all, Dorothy was the Faye family’s daughter–in–law, so she might have met him before.
“I’ll come over immediately.”
After Anne hung up the call, Bianca asked, “What’s the matter with Dad?”
Anne ignored her and looked at Dorothy. “Is there anybody else in Dad’s family? I have never heard him mentioning it before.”
Dorothy pursed her lips. “He’s an orphan. How could there be anybody else in his family?”
“Are you certain that there aren’t any other members in his family?” Anne asked again.
“I’m very certain!” said Dorothy, “Since the moment we got married until Bianca was born, I’ve never heard him mentioning his family!”
Anne frowned. Who was the person who barged into the ward then?
“It’s better for us to first go to the ward to see before we discuss further!”
She asked Hayden to bring the triplets back while the four of them went to the ward.
Sure enough, as soon as they entered the ward, they saw a man standing by the bed.
Anne was slightly stunned when she saw the man’s face. She had the impression that she had seen him when she was walking toward the parking lot.
She thought that he was just a person who had nothing to do with her.
“Are you…are you a member of my father’s family? But my father has never mentioned that he had a family,” said Anne.
“He is an orphan,” said Dorothy.
Corentin only took a glance at them. “He had a conflict with the family and he was kicked out of the Lloyd family. Of course, he would say that he has no family. Let me introduce myself. My name is Corentin Lloyd. I’m Nigel’s younger brother,” said Corentin while he sat down on the chair at the side at the same time. He crossed his long legs casually and placed both his hands in front of him with his fingers interlocked. His posture was very casual.
Both Dorothy and Bianca looked at each other.
Younger brother? Would that not mean that he was Anne and Bianca’s uncle?
Why would their uncle suddenly appear?
“Are you really my uncle? Why haven’t you appeared in the past?” Bianca asked.
Anne asked, “Is it because something happened to my father?”
“That’s right,” said Corentin.
If that was the case, then it would make sense.
Almost everybody’s temper would be like that–when someone was fine, the anger felt toward that person would still exist. However, if that person was no longer fine, then every ill feeling could vanish without a trace.
However, what kind of family could be so heartless?
They pretended that her father did not exist for a few decades. Not a single person from the family had cared to attend his wedding and show concern for his children. What kind of family was that?
When Anne was spacing out, Dorothy and Bianca were observing Corentin. Judging by his temperament and his men outside the door, they could tell that he was no ordinary man.