Ch. 761..765: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 761-765
Chapter 761
After the dangerous feeling intensified, Anthony let go of her and then stood up. He said with an undefiable ordering tone, “Send the kids back to the Royal Mansion before you depart to Athetin.”
Then, the door slammed shut.
Anthony left without even drinking a cup of coffee.
She looked at the closed door and could feel her every nerve relax.
She thought she should take it slow with the kids‘ matters.
She did not expect that Anthony would be filing divorce with Bianca because of this. She was not indispensable, and he could literally get any girl he wanted to!
Plus, Anthony was a lonely and manipulative man. He liked to have everything under his control, not the other way around.
He would not listen to her threats.
If she mentioned this again and again to him, perhaps he would even feel annoyed and ignore her in the future.
After all, all she cared about were the kids.
As long as the kids were familiar with both sides, she thought it would be okay to co–parent the kids this way too.
As long as their parents were by their side, no matter where they were, they would still be raised in the lap of their parent’s love.
That way, Anne would have to sacrifice herself and stay in Luton.
However, it seemed that even if it was not for the kids, she could not leave either.
Whatever happened next, she would figure it out as they went along. Who knew what would happen next?
She did some preparation work that day, and the next morning, she brought the other three people with her to Athetin.
Corentin picked them up at the airport himself.
There were two cars. Corentin looked at the four of them and said, “Anne and her assistant could follow my car. The rest of you could follow the one behind.”
There was no problem with this arrangement, but Ashlynn declined as she felt that she was just an assistant. “I will follow the car behind too.” Then, she walked to the car at the back.
Corentin did not look different about it.
Anne knew that Ashlynn did not feel too comfortable sitting in the car with them, so she did not force her either.
Anne then followed Corentin to sit in the passenger seats in the back of the car. It was a very spacious, luxurious, and cozy vehicle.
Corentin pressed a button, and the hidden fridge by the side popped up. Cold smoke.
wafted up.
“Here, get a drink.”
Anne took a bottle of juice from it.
“Stay at my place. What do you say?” Corentin asked.
“I thought I said I will stay at the hotel?” Anne asked.
“You are here in my area. How would I allow you to stay at the hotel?” Corentin’s lips curved upward, very much elegant and a gentleman. “Don’t worry, I am single, and I do not have a messy personal life with random people all over my place.”
“Then, is your end well informed that I am here?” Anne asked.
Corentin understood who she was referring to. “I have not informed them yet. Once our contract is executed, I will bring you over.“.
“He may not want to see me. Why are you so certain to bring me over?” Anne asked.
“I had brought this up once. Your grandfather indicated that if you were ever here, do come over for dinner together.”
Anne did not say a word and looked out the window.
She wanted to see who that was. He must look much older than in the photos.
What kind of person would he have to be, to not be in touch with his own son for so many years? How ruthless could he be?
Chapter 762
“Your assistant is an interesting person. We had lunch before, but she is still so timid.” Corentin was wearing a light smile on his face.
Anne was surprised. “Only the two of you?” Ashlynn had never mentioned this before. Obviously that meant it was her personal matter.
“My car hit hers. I was making compensation,” Corentin said briefly.
Anne understood. She just did not expect her uncle, the person who was in control of the entire Lloyd Group and even the Athetin city’s economy, to have such a big heart.
She then thought about Anthony, who shared the similarity of holding immense power and influence. Why were the two so different?
They arrived at Corentin’s mansion.
It was surrounded by hills and the waters, the land was spacious, and it was a priceless property.
There were three stories, and each floor had its own balcony. It was very elegant.
It was not something that an ordinary person could ever attain.
Anne was arranged to stay at Corentin’s mansion while the rest of her company stayed at the hotel.
Honestly speaking, this was not making things any more convenient for them.
However, she had a driver to send her in and out of the premises, and she only needed to get Corentin to arrange for it verbally, so she had nothing to complain about.
After lunch, they went to the Lloyd Group together.
Naturally, the Lloyd Group was grand enough to leave people’s jaws unhinged, nothing less than the Archduke Group.
The only difference was that each of them had different things to offer.
Ashlynn and the rest were already waiting in the meeting room.
When Corentin and Anne entered, everyone stood up.
Ashlynn and her colleagues immediately followed suit, too, and welcomed the CEO of the Lloyd Group.
They thought they were indeed a big company with so much protocol.
“Take a seat.” Corentin sat down, and then Anne sat next to Ashlynn.
After everyone settled in their seats, Corentin started speaking. He appeared to be so stern that no one dared interrupt him.
The discussion went smoothly, and they could almost have settled everything just within the session.
They could tell that before coming to this session, the internal management of the Lloyd Group had already made up their minds. This was only a procedure to follow.
After executing the agreement, a few important members of the senior management had lunch with Anne and the company, together with Corentin.
Naturally, they had nothing less than some wine on the table to go with the meal.
Anne and Ashlynn could not have escaped that, but the two of them were conscientious about keeping themselves sober. Otherwise, things might have gone out of control.
Ashlynn could not drink as much as Anne could. She felt the need to pee after two glasses of wine.
She went to the toilet. She looked at her red cheeks in the mirror, and her vision was starting to be shaky.
She shook her head, attempting to clear her head up, but she felt even dizzier.
She sobered up a little in the toilet before coming out.
A towel was handed to her. She looked up and saw it was Corentin. The face still made her heart skip a beat. She received the towel while avoiding his eyes and said, “Thank you, Mr. Lloyd.”
She wiped her face, and the cold towel made her feel better.
“I did not expect your alcohol tolerance to be rather low.”
“It’s impressive that Mr. Lloyd had drunk so much and still walked straight.”
“If you had spent enough time at the dining table as I did, you would be like me too.” Corentin kept his lips curved upward, his amber–colored eyes looking straight at her.
“Right, Mr. Lloyd manages such a big company. That is impressive,” Ashlynn complimented him out of courtesy but also from the bottom of her heart.
“I am going back now. Follow me, I will send you back to the hotel,” Corentin said. “Ah? There’s no need for it. I still need to attend to something in the afternoon.” “How could you work in this condition? Don’t worry. I will let Anne know about it.”
Chapter 763
“There really is no need for it. Thank you for offering, Mr. Lloyd. I will go back to the room first,” Ashlynn said, and then took a bow before turning around and walking away.
Corentin went to the sink. He looked at himself in the mirror, adjusted his glasses, and was only satisfied after he looked put together.
It was in the afternoon, so everyone was only mildly tipsy, just like Anne was.
When Ashlynn returned to the main room, she did not drink anymore.
Corentin helped her to block most invitations and half–jokingly said, “Don’t you scare away my Anne’s personal assistant.”
The other colleagues did not insist on making her drink either.
When Ashlynn woke up, she felt something was off in her room.
It was not a regular hotel room. It was spacious, and the interior was luxurious. It was more like a room at a private residence.
Ashlynn remembered that she had come out of the hotel and then entered the car together with Anne but had no recollection of what had happened after that.
She got out of bed and walked out of the room. 1
She was walking in a long corridor, following her instincts. When she saw the man walking toward her, her footsteps paused, her muscles tensed in defense, and every nerve in her bone was screaming terror toward this face.
“Did you have a good sleep?”
Ashlynn only felt relieved after Corentin spoke, “Mr. Lloyd, where is this place? Why am I… She looked around and was somewhat certain that this was Corentin’s residence.
“You fell asleep as soon as you got in the car and did not wake up when we arrived. So I got you here with Anne.”
“Then, where is Ms. Vallois?”
“She is with the rest at Lloyd Group office. It is almost four o’clock now. I think you might as well not go there anymore.”
Ashlynn did not expect herself to have delayed so much in her itinerary after the wine. She felt that she was out of place as an assistant.
“Then I will go back to the hotel first. I will not trouble you anymore here.” Ashlynn looked down at her toes.
“Do you hate me?” Corentin asked.”
Ashlynn looked up. Corentin was looking harmless and even a little innocent. She explained, “Of course not, I just feel that it was not appropriate for me to do this.”
She felt somewhat uneasy before him.
It was not only because of his mighty identity.
“There is no problem at all. There are plenty of rooms here. You do not want anyone to interrupt. There will be no one appearing in front of you, including me,” Corentin said.
Ashlynn did not know what to say anymore. She did not think this through.
“I will have dinner at the Lloyd family’s chateau with Anne tonight. You just have to stay here and not worry about anything. You can tell the servants anything that you need.” Corentin looked at his watch and then said, “It’s about time.”
Then, he turned and took out his phone to call Anne, telling her that he would be picking her up at the office.
Ashlynn watched warily as Corentin descended the stairs.
Anne boarded the Bintley and asked, “Is Ms. Thompson awake?”
“Yes, she is. She woke up around four.”
“I did not expect her to have a lower tolerance than me.” Anne laughed.
“Do you wish to hire an assistant with a better tolerance, who can even help you to take on your portion,” Corentin said.
For someone at his level, he never had to drink the wine on his table. His assistant would always be there to help him with it, except if he wanted to drink himself.
“No need, I still have another male assistant, who has a good alcohol tolerance,” Anne said, she then remembered her objective for this trip, so she diverted the conversation.
“How long does it take for us to get there?”
“Half an hour.”
Anne did not ask further. She did not have to ask because she could easily find out if she just went and experienced it for herself.
The Lloyd family’s chateau was not as grand and lavish as Corentin’s. It was instead rather vintage. All the furniture was lined with gold embellishment, looking old but established.
Next to the window was a long table, and next to which stood a man.
Anne immediately recognized that he was the man from the photos. He was still wearing his suit, except that he looked much older than in photos. His hair was half white too. His aura and energy were still strong.
Chapter 764
When Cory Lloyd saw the girl, his expression changed slightly.
Of course, he knew who this girl was. Corentin had already told him about it, and he had mentally prepared for it.
Nevertheless, when he finally met her, it felt overwhelmingly heavy.
“Dad, this is Anne, Nigel’s daughter. Anne, this is Grandpa,” Corentin said.
Anne knew that she should be calling him Grandpa, but she could not bring herself to do it.
Cory pointed to the side and said, “Take a seat!”
After sitting down, Cory looked at Anne and said, “You don’t look much like your father.”
Seeing his own granddaughter, not only did he not express any enthusiasm, but he said something like that.
Anne did not mind. She questioned, “Do you even remember what my father looks like?”
He did not ask a single thing about Nigel all these years, and he probably would not even need to remember his face anymore!
“He is my son, I will never forget no matter how many years it has passed. I know you are blaming me and feeling unjust for your father. However, the past can never be resolved easily,” Cory said.
“I came here to find out why.” Anne could not bring herself to like this old grandpa of hers. She only cared about her father.
“Your father was a timid person, I did not like the way he handled things, and he did not see eye to eye with me either. That was all.”
“No way, my father is never a timid person. He is a righteous person, he has integrity, and he is gentle. What did you mean by you did not like the way he handled it?” Anne rebutted.
“As far as I know, he could not even handle his own wife and your mother. If this is not timid, I don’t know what is?”
‘It is because he cares about his own daughter. Plus, he did not know that I existed back then. This was already unfortunate enough for him. Your immediate reaction, as a family, was to feel that he was a timid person?” Anne felt that the old man before her was the less intelligent one. “You did not like that he was ‘timid‘. That was why you threw him out? That was all?”
“He did not want to stay,” Cory said briefly.
Anne was not convinced.
Could there be something that he could never tell her, given such a big and old family?
He had two wives himself. Could it be for this reason?
She reckoned her father, with his personality, would not have felt happy growing up in this family as well.
She remembered the Marwood family.
“Was my grandma still around when my father left?” Anne wanted to pry from another perspective.
“She passed away due to illness. I was a father that he did not need. That’s why he left home after your grandma passed.”
“You had two wives. Was it because of this?” Anne asked straight away.
“It was not something uncommon for a man to have two wives. Naturally, it was not because of this. It was just some trivial family matter. When you have your own family later, you will understand. I have heard about your matter too. If you need me to stand up for you, just tell me. You should not be bullied as a descendant of the Lloyd family.”
Anne did not want the Lloyd family to do anything for her at all. She said, “No, thank you, I don’t need that for now. You know my father’s wife, then you should know about his other daughter, Bianca, shouldn’t you?”
“I know, pianist, very excellent. However, I wanted to see you more. He has two daughters, but he only gave his company to you. Now that I see you, I believe that you are capable enough to do it.” Cory had seen many people in his life, but there were not many of them as fearless as Anne at her age.
At least this girl was courageous and assertive.
“Did you not miss my father at all?” Anne asked.
Cory sighed. “Of course I did, but an adult should be responsible for all his choices.”
Anne understood that the old man in front of her was a very tough one, even if he was his own son.
However, what about her father?
Even Dorothy and Bianca did not know about the Lloyd family.
Her father even changed his last name.
Corentin strode over. “It’s about time for dinner.”
Cory said, “Let’s go.” When they arrived at the dining table full of dishes, he said, “Your father is allergic to seafood. Therefore, so are you. So I made sure there was no seafood here. I hope it suits your appetite.”
Anne was rather relieved to know that he still remembered her father’s allergy.
That night, Anthony was having dinner with his business partner. However, he started to
feel unwell not long after the meal.
That feeling was familiar, similar to the one he always felt whenever Anne could not satisfy him.
However, he had always been able to suppress it before. Now, he could not even resist it, and he felt his blood boiling in his vessels.
Anthony did not say anything. He stood up and left the room.
Chapter 765
Oliver was taken slightly aback, he then followed, “Mr. Marwood, what happened?”
“Someone drugged me. Get someone to investigate!” Anthony’s tone was ruthless, and he would not let the person who did this walk on this earth be alive ever again!
“What?” Oliver was shocked and immediately requested the bodyguards to investigate it in the room and then called the driver to get the car over.
As soon as he hung up, he met Bianca with her friends.
Bianca smiled as soon as she saw Anthony. “Anthony, you are here!”
“Yes.” Anthony was suppressing the uncomfortable feeling in him and was not in the mood to chat with her.
Bianca only had eyes for Anthony. “Are you going back? Actually, it does not matter if I had dinner already or not. I can go back with you.”
“Don’t need to. I am going back to the office to do something.”
Oliver could not understand. If he guessed it right, the drug should make all men beasts.
Bianca was a perfect bait in front of him, and he could have just brought Bianca away.
However, why did Mr. Marwood said he was returning to the office?
Plus, Anne was in Athetin now…
“Back to the office?” Bianca would not let this opportunity go away easily. She went forward to tug at Anthony’s arm. “It’s late… Anthony, why is your hand so warm? Are you falling sick?”
Anthony withdrew his hand and then pulled his collar. “It’s nothing. Oliver!”
He then went into the car immediately, and Oliver followed. He saw that Bianca attempted to follow and immediately blocked the car door. “Ms. Faye, Mr. Marwood has to get back to the office to attend to something. Please go back.”
“What kind of matter does he have to attend to? Are you deliberately hiding his ailment from me?” Bianca looked anxious.
“Mr. Marwood is alright.” Oliver did not give her a chance to say anything. He nodded apologetically and then closed the car door. The car drove away.
Bianca wanted to pursue it. She stood in the same spot and watched as the car disappeared.
No way. She could not let Anthony disappear in front of her just like that.
She knew that Anne was not in town, so Anthony could only find herself!
She turned and headed to the car park, attempting to follow Anthony’s car.
“Mr. Marwood, how do you feel?” Oliver asked.
Anthony’s body had an obvious reaction by then. The effects of the drugs just kicked in, and he could still hold it in. “Ask Kathryn to stand by at the condo.”
Kathryn was shocked when she received the news from Oliver.
“There is no particular remedy for this. Why didn’t he just sleep with any girl?” she said.
“Mr. Marwood did not have that intention. Is there any other way?”
Kathryn pondered and said, “I will go over now.”
Oliver stood outside the door and was unsure what the situation was inside.
He had never stepped foot inside.
“Mr. Marwood, Kathryn will be here soon. Please hang in there.”
Kathryn appeared at the condo at her highest speed and then entered the door in front of Oliver.
Oliver felt like going in but stopped himself.
He thought, how could Kathryn have entered just like that? What if Mr. Marwood blamed him for it?
Kathryn entered the living room and saw Anthony on the couch. He looked agonized, and the veins on his forehead were bulging.
“Mr. Marwood, I can only relieve you slightly with this injection. This cannot solve the problem entirely. A second dose would then be ineffective.”
“Just inject it!” Anthony’s hoarse voice was trembling, and his gaze was terrifying.
Kathryn did not say anything more. She took out the syringe, loaded it with the medicine, and pushed it into his veins.
“Get Anne here with a plane.” Anthony closed his eyes, apparently slightly more relieved than earlier. “Now.”
Kathryn understood, packed her things, and exited the room. She then relayed the message to Oliver.
“Really? It will take three hours at the very least to get Ms. Vallois here…” Oliver was worried about Mr. Marwood. Could he wait that long?
“Don’t hesitate anymore, faster!” Kathryn urged.
Oliver immediately made the necessary arrangements.