Chapter 31 Anastasia was already in the hospital when she woke up “Annie, what’s wrong with you?” Kimberly was guarding Anastasia by the bed and breathed a sigh of relief after noticing her friend woke up. “Why insist on drinking if you can’t drink? What’s the point of tormenting yourself?” If Jason had not been […]
Chapter 30 “Why are you in such a hurry to blame me?” Anastasia did not look at Alastor, and her voice was hoarse. Alastor got out of the car and came to open the door for Anastasia. She sneered inwardly. “How considerate of him.” “Doesn’t he want you to divorce me?” Alastor asked while he stood by the door. “You are the one who wants me to divorce you, remember?” Anastasia did not get out of the car because her legs were numb and badly hurt. Anastasia could sense that Alastor had no intention of going up with her. He seemed to be in a hurry to leave. She wondered, “Is he afraid that Felicia would be unsafe alone in the hospital? Or is he afraid that she would make a scene again?” “Didn’t you want to talk to me?” Anastasia looked up at Alastor. “Have a good rest. Alastor blurted out those words after hesitating to say something but stopped himself from saying it. Anastasia smiled. She played dumb and got out of the car before she held Alastor’s wrist. “Let’s go home and sleep.” “Anastasia, I said that I would make up for you if I make a mistake. You can state your request.” Alastor held Anastasia’s hand and let go of it slowly. Anastasia looked at Alastor’s hand and was silent for a long time. “I want to keep this baby.” Anastasia looked down at her belly. She wanted to take a gamble even though she knew that she shouldn’t keep the baby. “It’s more beneficial to you and him without this child.” Alastor looked at Anastasia quietly. Anastasia felt absurd. That was the real Alastor. He was so thoughtful that he even took her cheating and divorce life into consideration. He even knew that divorce women were more likely to be accepted without children. “What if I’m determined to keep this baby?” Anastasia’s eyes were firm and persistent. Alastor remained silent for a moment and said, “Then keep it.” Anastasia wanted to cry and reached out. She wanted to grab Alastor’s hand. She even had the urge to ask him to break up with Felicia for a moment. She even wanted to humbly beg him to love her. However, her raised hand was left dangling in midair. Alastor’s phone rang. His phone had rung consecutively all the way back. Alastor turned around to answer the phone, leaving Anastasia alone on the spot. Anastasia felt numb in her fingers. A sudden thought came to her, and she wondered the purpose of her persistence in that relationship. “Alastor, I’m scared. Hurry back. Have you made it clear to her? Is she still refusing to divorce?” In the phone, Felicia’s voice was sharp and could be heard clearly in the night. Alastor frowned, and his expression was sullen. Anastasia stood on the spot, waiting for him to end his call, and turned to end their relationship. Anastasia could not hear what Alastor and Felicia had said, as she had severe tinnitus at that time. Anastasia took a deep breath, leaned against the door, and tried to make herself look less pathetic. She thought, “It’s ridiculous for me to compete with Felicia for Alastor. He was right. I’m no match for her. How could I make him stay with me? With the baby that’s not supposed to exist in this world? Or our four years of marriage?” “Go home.” After hanging up the phone, Alastor came over and asked Anastasia to go home coldly. Anastasia just looked at Alastor quietly and said in a hoarse voice, “Can’t she wait?” “Anastasia, take care of yourself.” Alastor raised his hand and brushed Anastasia’s hair behind her ear. His voice was soft, and his movements were also very gentle. 10 Chapter 30 His gentleness made Anastasia have a ridiculous illusion. In the past four years, she had fallen in love with him gradually, relying on that damm illusion. “Alastor, you’ll regret treating me in such a way.” Anastasia’s voice was hoarse and trembling, with her fingers clenched tightly. Alastor did not say anything and drove away. Anastasia stood on the spot. She took a deep breath and lowered her head with a smile. Slowly, her smile vanished, and tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably. She squatted on the ground and cried for a long time. It was not until the sensation of Anastasia’s numb legs faded that she slowly stood up while holding the street lamp with difficulty. Anastasia’s vision turned black. She almost lost her balance and slumped onto the ground after taking a few steps. Then, she slowly lost consciousness. Before Anastasia fell into a coma, she thought absurdly whether Alastor would return to her if he knew that she was dying.
Chapter 29 Anastasia looked at the phone with her head low, and a drop of dark red blood landed on the back of her hand. Anastasia wiped her nosebleed casually. She turned her back to Jason after she lifted her head. She felt that she probably looked like a mess at that moment. “Why are you often having a nosebleed? Let’s have a check–up at the hospital” Jason was worried and squatted in front of Anastasia with a tissue. “Get a divorce,” Anastasia held the tissue in her hand tightly and shook her head stubbornly. “I don’t want to.” Jason frowned and kept silent for a long time. Then, he stood up and looked at Anastasia. “What makes you so persistent with it?” Anastasia remained silent. She was persistent about the home she created. “I’ll take you home.” Jason said in a deep voice. Anastasia got up and followed Jason downstairs. “Don’t you think I look familiar at all?” Jason asked as he stood on the spot after exiting the elevator. Anastasia looked dejected and did not listen to what Jason said to her at all.. “Anastasia! Alastor is here!” Kimberly shouted at the entrance after she saw Anastasia approaching. Anastasia raised her head abruptly and looked at Alastor, who was standing against the light in front of the door. She thought, “H–He really camel Shouldn’t he take care of his crush at the hospital at this time? So, he’s really afraid that I’ll humiliate him with my action.” “Alastor, how dare you come here shamelessly? What’s your relationship with Felicia?” Kimberly questioned angrily after she realized the situation. Alastor did not explain but said in a deep voice, “Let’s go home.” Anastasia felt difficulty in breathing. That was the so–called home that she had devoted her life to. Anastasia averted her gaze as her eyes welled up with tears. She wondered, “Home? Do I even have a home to return?” “Aren’t you going to Felicia in the hospital? She is pregnant too.” Anastasia asked with a smile after she walked to Alastor. “Didn’t you say you don’t like children? Will you ask her for an abortion?” Anastasia looked into Alastor’s eyes and waited for him to answer. “Anastasia, you are different from her.” Alastor’s words made her heartbroken. Anastasia smiled but felt pain inside. She thought, “He’s right. I’m nothing to him. How could I compete with Felicia? She’s Alastor’s first crush.” “I didn’t contain my emotions today. Let’s have a talk when we go home.” Alastor asked Anastasia to go home with him first. For the sake of Felicia, he had already put away his pride to beg Anastasia. Anastasia speculated that Alastor would ask her for a divorce and complete the divorce procedure. Therefore, he could justifiably take responsibility for Felicia and her child after she gave birth. When Anastasia was about to leave, someone suddenly grabbed her wrist. Anastasia halted in her tracks and looked back at Jason. “Are you sure you want to leave with him?” Jason’s voice was deep. “Anastasia, we have yet to divorce,” Alastor said solemnly while he gave Jason a warning look. Anastasia knew Alastor well. She knew that he was angry and had been restraining his anger. If she hadn’t known that Alastor and Felicia were having an affair, she would have misunderstood that he was jealous. “Someone will cherish the one you don’t.” Jason was grim as well. “You have no right to teach me a lesson,” Alastor warned Jason. It could be seen that the former had tried his best restraining” himself. Chapter 29 They looked at each other as if they could fight at any moment. Kimberly gasped in shock. She did not expect Jason to be so great at acting. “Divorce if you don’t love Annie. She’s very popular, and many people love her or even want to pursue her. She doesn’t lack the love from you.” Kimberly said angrily. Alastor did not say anything. He glanced at Anastasia with complicated emotions in his eyes.
Chapter 28 Anastasia felt absurd as she retorted inwardly, “Are you forbidding others from doing what you yourself are doing?” Then, she replied. “What did you say? I can’t hear you.” The music in the bar was loud, and even though she was in a quiet area, she could not hear Alastor clearly. “She is drunk. I’ll bring her back with me if you don’t plan to pick her up.” Jason reached out and took Anastasia’s phone. Alastor hung up the phone directly. “He may think you’re threatening him.” Jason leaned against the smoking area and lit a cigarette. Anastasia also leaned against the wall and reached out for a cigarette. “Are you crazy?” Jason frowned and put off the lit cigarette. His movement of lighting the cigarette was out of habit. He had forgotten that Anastasia was right beside him. “What did he say?” Anastasia asked with her head down. “Nothing.” Jason was telling the truth. Anastasia fell into silence. Then, she stood up straight and walked out dizzily. “Where are you going?” Jason trailed after Anastasia. “Didn’t you say you’d stay with me tonight? Let’s go to the hotel.” Anastasia seemed to be joking, yet she seemed serious about it. “Are you trying to burst out all of your rebellious habits that you have yet to show from your teenage years?” Jason was amused. “It sounds like you know me very well. How do you know that I was not rebellious during my puberty?” Anastasia laughed ironically. She had chosen to be an obedient girl at the time of everyone’s rebellious puberty. She was so obedient that anyone could bully her. The most rebellious thing that had happened in her life was her leaving her so–called biological family and choosing to have a blitz marriage with Alastor. “Let me take you to a place.” Jason pulled Anastasia over and took her through the bar kitchen. They entered the private elevator and went upstairs. That was not a tall building, and it had an open–air garden on the roof. There were many green plants and beautiful flowers in bloom. Hidden within the high–rise buildings of Hork, the scene looked like a land of paradise. “If he comes, you can see him from here.” Jason pointed downstairs. Anastasia was slightly looking forward to it as she asked, “Do you think he will come?” “Why did you get married at an early age?” Jason asked. Those who had the same age as Anastasia, such as Kimberly, were still pursuing their studies. “I wanted to pursue my postgraduate studies initially, but I chose the blitz marriage in the age when I should enhance myself.” Anastasia smiled while she lowered her head, and she thought that was her fate. She continued, “That’s why I’ve always been rebellious.” “I thought you would continue pursuing your study. You said your dream…” Jason’s voice was very low. “Hmm?” Anastasia did not hear him clearly. “Nothing” Jason brought Anastasia a bottle of mineral water. “Can we take anything we want here? Will that count as stealing?” Anastasia glanced around and found that there was no one on such a beautiful rooftop. “It’s a private area, Jason said indifferently. “Private area? Why did you bring me here? Aren’t you afraid that the manager will fine you?” Anastasia sat by the flower pond, looking downstairs. In fact, she was expecting Alastor to come for her. It was humble for her to force Alastor away from Felicia in such a way. Chapter 28 Are you afraid of this when you’re so rebellious?” Jason smiled and added, “Anastasia, do you plan to have a divorce?” Anastasia shook her head. “I won’t divorce him.” She thought, “Why should I divorce him?” Jason frowned, and his expression turned gloomy. “Do you love him that much?” “I love him. After four years of marriage, he has become family to me and a material basis I have never had before. How could it possibly be that I don’t love him?” Anastasia said ironically while she described herself in a vulgar manner. Nevertheless, all she wanted was to have her own family. Before meeting Alastor, she was very poor. Her tuition fee needed to be covered by a student loan, and she needed to work many part–time jobs to sustain her living expenses. Her mentor had helped her apply for a slot for her postgraduate study, but she gave it up because Alastor had promised to create a home for her. “You can start a new life again. There’s still a long way ahead for your future.” Jason looked at Anastasia, wanting her to give Alastor up. Anastasia just smiled at him. She thought, “I’m sick and dying. I can’t see my future ahead. If I can live longer, I won’t try to persuade Alastor to stay without a remainder of my dignity. I’ll leave without turning back and live my desired life. However. I’m dying soon. All 1- want is to have a complete family when I pass away and ‘Beloved Wife of Alastor‘ written on my gravestone.” It was one o’clock in the morning. Anastasia browsed through Instagram and said in despair, “He won’t come.” Felicia had posted something on her Instagram. She was hospitalized and wrote: [I’m lucky to have the fruitful result of our love again.] Felicia was pregnant, too.
Chapter 27 Kimberly looked at Jason in shock. She thought, “He has never been a nosy person, but why did he suddenly mention Felicia? Did he know about the affairs between Felicia and Alastor? However, he shouldn’t be so blunt about it. It will make Anastasia sad.” “Anastasia…” Kimberly wanted to change the topic by saying something else, but then she changed her mind and thought that it was time for Anastasia to give Alastor up. She continued, “Jason is right. In fact, I was shocked when I first met Felicia. in Atharia. When she stood at the side quietly, it seemed to be like you, but her personality was completely different from yours. I felt nauseous as soon as she started talking.” Anastasia remained silent but kept smiling. Then, she poured a glass of wine again. Jason frowned and took away Anastasia’s wine glass again. Sofia and other friends noticed that something was off about him. She asked, “Handsome, do you know Annie?” “Not really.” Jason looked calm, and his voice sounded like it as well. “Give me back the wine. Anastasia felt shortness of breath but suppressed her emotions to ask Jason for wine. “If you don’t love yourself, no one will.” Jason was still educating her. Anastasia’s emotions collapsed in an instant. She stood up and snatched the wine glass from Jason’s hand before she drank it with her head lifted. “You’re too annoying. It’s none of your business even if I die on the road.” Jason remained silent. Sofia and the others glanced at each other and dared not to say anything. They could sense that something was off about Anastasia. “Anastasia… I have something to tell you, but I’m hesitant to say it.” A friend next to Sofia plucked up her courage and added, “I work for Wayscape International Corporation. Our company has always cooperated with your husband’s company, and the rumors said that the relationship between your husband and his secretary is slightly abnormal…” It was clear that everyone in the industry knew about their affairs. “What happened?” Sofia asked as she frowned. “Not long ago, I saw that Mr. Lopez, Anastasia’s husband, picked his secretary up at the entrance of our company’s building. Logically speaking, he doesn’t need to handle the cooperation personally as a boss. However, he picked up that secretary downstairs and even prepared milk and breakfast for her.” Her friend added cautiously, “Annie, I didn’t mean to say it now. I was scared to tell you the truth since you have been married for four years. Although there is no wedding, it has always been quite enviable.” Anastasia threw the wine glass on the table and asked with a smile, “When did that happen?” She was holding back herself, but her eyes had welled up with tears. “Well, I think it was around the second half of last year.” Anastasia lowered her head and laughed. That was when Felicia had just returned from abroad and joined the company. It turned out that Alastor had been with Felicia not long after she returned from abroad. Anastasia thought he would take her emotions and feelings into consideration. In the second half of last year, Anastasia begun to have poor health in her physical condition. She would feel dizzy, tinnitus, and often had joint pain during that period. At that time, she was busy with the art exhibition. In most cases, she was too busy to eat breakfast. She had called Alastor after she was sent to the hospital due to low blood sugar and a coma. However, all Alastor did was ask her to hold all her work and recuperate at home. He did not show up at her art exhibition once, nor helped her, let alone send her breakfast. Instead, he was worried about Felicia and even sent her breakfast personally. “Anastasia, aren’t you going to do something about it? You’re his wife. He and his secretary-” Sofia asked in a low voice. “Why should I? As Deity of Wealth, he just needs to bear my expenses,” Anastasia retorted with a harsh tone and forced a smile. She then took out the card and handed it to Jason. “Buy anything you want with this card. Stay with me tonight.” Kimberly gasped in shock and explained quickly, “Jason, she’s drunk. She will act crazy after drinking a little. Don’t- Jason interrupted and said to Anastasia, “Okay.” Kimberly was stunned as she did not expect Jason to agree to stay with Anastasia. The precondition is that you have to divorce him.” Jason picked up the bank card from the table and handed it to the bar manager. “I want to pay by card for tonight’s consumption.” 2 FE 25 2 Anastasia knew that Alastor could receive a message about the expenses she had consumed at the bar. She wondered. “Will he be afraid that I’ll sleep with a man tonight? Will he come?” Alastor called her when they paid the bill with the bank card. Anastasia handed the phone to Jason as she said in a hoarse voice, “I’ll pay the bill. Answer the phone for me.” It was easy for Alastor to reach her as all she wanted was to know if he would go to the bar to pick her up that night.. Send Gift Comment Chapter 28 “Go home,” Alastor ordered in a low voice.
Chapter 26 *Anastasia, since your registration of marriage without a word, you have never come out to hang out with us at midnight. What’s going on today?” one of Anastasia’s friends laughed and teaseil. Anastasia didn’t speak. “It’s all because of me,” Kimberly answered instead. “Annie, you’re partial to Kimberly. I’m jealous,” the friend joked as she sat beside Anastasia. “Why didn’t Marilyn come?” Kimberly glanced at everyone and found that one of their friends was absent. “Marilyn Swanson? She broke up with her boyfriend and went abroad to travel. The friend sighed. “She has been in a relationship with her boyfriend for three years, but she was no match for his first crush. I heard that his first crush came back to find him, and he didn’t even hesitate to break up despite three years of relationship.” “Haven’t you heard of it? The first crush is always the best, and those who appear later are no match for the first crush,” another friend joked. As soon as she finished speaking, she was attracted by a man who served them wine. “Look, a handsome man!” Jason didn’t speak. He just glanced at Anastasia and frowned slightly. Anastasia and Kimberly were also stunned. “W–What a coincidence.” “You know him?” their friend asked and grabbed Kimberly’s arm. “He’s so handsome. He’s mine.” “He is my classmate,” Kimberly explained and looked back at Jason. “Are you here to work part–time?” “Yeah. Jason admitted. Anastasia didn’t expect to run into him as well. “Handsome, you can hang out with us, and the sales of drinks are yours.” Anastasia’s friend looked at Jason excitedly and thought. “No way I can find such a handsome man elsewhere.” 1 Jason smiled and sat beside Anastasia. “The manager asked me to come.” “Your manager is really good.” The friend pushed Kimberly away, sat next to Jason, and handed him a glass of wine. “Handsome, let’s have a drink and get to know each other.” Kimberly looked at Anastasia helplessly, thinking, “Oh no. An innocent man like Jason will lose his innocence after being targeted by Sofia Collins.” When they were in school, everyone knew that Sofia was a famous social butterfly in the Department of Art. When she did life drawing during her freshman year, all those nude models she was interested in had an affair with her. “Sofia, take it easy. He is my classmate.” Kimberly whispered. Jason had a weird personality, and he was not a very enthusiastic kind of person. Maybe it was also because he worked part–time to earn living expenses. He poured wine for everyone enthusiastically, but not for Anastasia. Sofia pressed her body against Jason’s. “Handsome, do you have a girlfriend?” Jason shook his head. “What did we just say? First crush. Can you men never forget your first crush?” Sofia asked. Jason glanced at Anastasia. “Maybe.” Anastasia was a little confused by Jason’s gaze. She poured herself wine and picked up the wine glass to drink. “What’s so good about the first crush that they’re so worth remembering?” Anastasia asked in a low voice. Jason snatched Anastasia’s wine glass away and drank the wine. Everyone looked at Jason in shock. He was sitting under the dim light, and his action of throwing his head back and drinking as well as his Adam’s apple that bobbed made him look charming. It was a waste that a handsome man like him did not join the entertainment industry. “I once loved someone when I was 16. What’s good about our first crush? It’s probably because it’s the whole youth of a person. She didn’t need to do anything and just sat there quietly, while I only needed to look at her in silence. Just like that, she has surpassed everyone in my heart. Since then, many women have appeared in my life but no one can beat her.” Jason’s voice was beautiful and clear amidst the noisy environment. Anastasia’s hands were numb. Jason’s reply was probably the perfect explanation for a man’s first crush. Alastor loved Felicia when they were 18 years old. They spent their years in the university together. She was his light and his 1/2 13:38 youth. She was someone that could not be replaced by any other woman. “Anastasia, have you noticed that you look like Felicia in her teens when you don’t wear makeup? When men can’t be with their first crush, they like to find a substitute. This is their common problem,” Jason looked at Anastasia and said in a hoarse voice. Anastasia’s heart skipped a beat, and the pain began to fill her whole body. She thought, “I see. No wonder Alastor decided to marry me the moment he saw me. It turns out that I’ve been Felicia’s substitute the whole time.” Send Gift
Chapter 25 Anastasia sat on the ground in a low mood. Wrapped in her bathrobe, she trembled so hard that she didn’t have any strength at all. She thought, “Ha, he didn’t forget to help me put on the bathrobe before he left. How sweet.” Over the past four years, Anastasia had lost herself slowly under Alastor’s image as a thoughtful and good husband. She was really unwilling to accept it. Anastasia really went out that night. She wore a tank–top that she didn’t dare to wear usually and put on makeup that she wouldn’t usually wear. She remembered that Alastor once said that he didn’t want her to wear makeup and clothes that would attract too much attention. He said he liked her face without makeup and her pure and simple outfit. So all these years, all her clothes were plain business suits. However, Felicia was wearing the most gorgeous makeup. She worked as a secretary, but she wore casual and sexy outfits, including sheath dresses and tank–tops. Anastasia thought, “Heh. How ironic.” Standing in front of the mirror, Anastasia looked at her pale face in the mirror and sneered. The latecomers could never beat a man’s first crush. Anastasia looked much better after putting on the lipstick in dark berry shade. She wore the sneakers and went to the garage with her high heels. In the past four years, she had lived too low–key and never driven a was afraid that Alastor would be displeased. in Alastor’s garage. She found it too flamboyant and But at the airport the other day, Felicia drove a new Porsche bought by Alastor last year. Anastasia picked the most expensive car in the garage and called Kimberly. “Have you arrived at the airport? I’ll go pick you up.” Kimberly was worried about Anastasia, so she bought an air ticket to come back. “Yes, I’m waiting for my luggage.” “I’ll be there in 30 minutes.” After hanging up the phone, Anastasia drove to the airport. While waiting for Kimberly in the parking area, Anastasia saw Felicia’s post on Instagram. She took a picture of Alastor’s injury on the back of his hand with a caption that read: [You must marry a man who is willing to fight for you.] With a cynical chuckle, Anastasia threw the phone aside and covered her eyes with her hand to prevent tears from falling down. “Are you crying?” Kimberly knocked on the car window and asked worriedly. “Of course not. I spent two hours on my makeup. It’s not worth it to ruin it with tears.” Anastasia’s voice was hoarse, but she proudly clained that she didn’t cry. Kimberly put down her luggage and sat in the passenger seat. “What are you going to do with your baby? Abort it or keep it?” Anastasia shook her head. “I can’t keep it.” She was now taking some anti–cancer drugs, and her physical condition could not support the healthy development of the baby. Therefore, she could not keep the baby. Kimberly cursed, “What an asshole. If he doesn’t want a child, he should wear a condom. What a jerk.” Anastasia didn’t say anything as she drove calmly. “Anastasia, just get a divorce…” Kimberly didn’t want Anastasia to suffer so much. “You’re still young: you have your whole life ahead of you. If you are 70 or 80 years old, we’ll fight with him to the end, but you’re not. 201 Chapter 25 Kimberly didn’t want Anastasia to waste her youth. Anastasia took a deep breath as her eyes turned red. She no longer had her whole life ahead of her; her days were numbered. Anastasia tightened her grip on the steering wheel and said with a smile, “Let’s go to the bar. Since he can sleep on Felicia’s bed, why can’t I go out and find a man?” She thought, “It has to be fair.” “Annie, are you serious?” Kimberly asked with distress. “Of course, we can spend using Alastor’s card tonight. You can buy whatever you want and call your friends out.” Anastasia had told her friends in university to come out for a get–together that night as Kimberly had come back. “Annie. Kimberly felt something was wrong with Anastasia.
Chapter 24 Alastor’s face was grim. Anger always showed on his face whenever he was angry. Anastasia used to care about his emotions, but now she didn’t want to anymore. All she got for being too sensible was being trampled on by Alastor again and again. “You look pale. Have a good rest.” Alastor pushed Anastasia’s hand away and turned to leave. “Are you going to see Felicia?” Anastasia looked away and took a deep breath. She didn’t know why she was being stubborn or why she was making a scene. The truth was suddenly exposed, but she was in so much pain that it was as if she had fallen into a thornbush. “Alastor, I’ve been acting as a good wife to you for so many years, but you can’t even stand me for a few more days, huh?” Anastasia said in a hoarse voice with a threatening tone. Alastor was a little annoyed. “Anastasia, stop it!” “If you want to leave tonight, I’ll go out and find another man.” Anastasia didn’t know what she was angry about. “I’ll sleep in the guest room. Alastor took a deep breath as if he was holding back his anger. Anastasia was a woman of her word. What Alastor cared about was not whether she went out to find another man, but his own reputation. Anastasia didn’t intend to let Alastor go just like that. She seemed to have the stubborn determination to do what her heart wanted for once. It seemed that she was determined to compete with Felicia to see who the winner was. “If you can’t do it, I can send you to the andrology department to have a check–up.” Anastasia blocked Alastor’s way back to his room, held back the tears in her eyes, and took off her bathrobe. She stood naked on the ground, while her dignity and all her love for him the past four years were thrown to the ground. Maybe she wanted to follow her heart and go wild for once because she knew that she was dying. “Stop it, okay?” Alastor rubbed his temple and walked to Anastasia to pick up the bathrobe on the ground. “You are very sensible. It’s my fault, and I will make it up to you. Don’t exhaust my last bit of guilt for you.” He was blaming Anastasia for suddenly becoming insensible. Anastasia thought, “When did sensibility become a derogatory term?” “Do people like you feel guilty?” Anastasia stood on tiptoe and bit Alastor’s lips to vent her anger, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. She didn’t step back until there was coppery taste of blood in her mouth. Alastor didn’t dodge and simply let her go mad. He didn’t touch her either. This kind of indifference toward intimacy could crush a woman’s pride faster than anything else. She would start to doubt herself. She would wonder what was so unfavorable about her. “Hello?” Alastor’s phone rang. He went to answer the phone and left Anastasia in the living room. Anastasia was not deaf. The woman who was talking in a coquettish tone on the phone was Felicia. “Alastor, I’m scared being here all alone. Can you come and accompany me?” Alastor no longer answered the phone behind Anastasia’s back now as if it was nothing even if she heard their conversation. “Alastor, they’re here again. Come over quickly.” Felicia’s anxious and terrified voice was heard on the phone, as if she was hiding from someone. Alastor frowned and glanced at Anastasia subconsciously. Anastasia knew that she had lost. Alastor wouldn’t stay tonight. But she still said. “Once you step out of this door tonight, I’ll go out and find someone else.” Anastasia didn’t know what she was mad about. She just felt suffocated. Alastor’s face darkened, but he still explained. “Felicia’s father is in gambling debt. Those people came to collect it, and I…” 16:40 Chapter 24 “Her father is in gambling debt. She can call the police if the debt collectors are violent!” Anastasia interrupted Alastor. Alastor glanced at Anastasia with a complicated look in his eyes. He probably felt that he had never known that she could go crazy before. But he was the one who drove her crazy. “Are you also going to settle her father’s debt?” Seeing that Alastor insisted to leave, Anastasia felt immensely pathetic. “Get dressed” Alastor looked very angry. He picked up the bathrobe on the ground and draped it over Anastasia’s shoulders. “Why did you lie to me? Since the blind date, you’ve been lying to me. Why did you lie to me to make me marry you? Why did you lie to me when there was another woman in your heart?” No matter how crazy Anastasia was, Alastor left anyway. Compared with Anastasia going out to find another man, he cared more about whether Felicia would be scared by the violent debt collectors. Send Gift
Alastor didn’t deny it. Chapter 23 After discovering that there were surveillance cameras at home, he asked his friend in Pollerton to hire a private investigator to follow Anastasia. Anastasia didn’t explain and just looked at Alastor with heavy breathing. Alastor didn’t care if she was seeing any other men. He just wanted to pin an allegation on her. Then, they could end their marriage in peace. He wanted to minimize the loss caused by divorce. “What do you want? Just say it.” Anastasia never thought that she would negotiate conditions with Alastor face–to–face one day. It was just like four years ago when Alastor was calmly asking her to marry him. “I’ll hold a press conference at the company about the divorce. The reason is that I’ve been busy with work and neglecting you, so we break up peacefully. I need you to come forward.” Anastasia smiled. She knew that Alastor cared about the company. After all, part of his reason for choosing a blitz marriage was to fight for shares in the company. Alastor’s grandfather made it clear in his will that Alastor would need to have a family to own these shares. If the divorce caused too much trouble, Alastor’s existing shares would be in dispute. “Alastor, you’re so unbecoming.” Anastasia looked at the agreement and tore it off bit by bit, feeling cold all over. “I’ve done nothing wrong, so I have a clear conscience, and I’m not afraid of your threats.” Alastor frowned and looked at Anastasia, as if he didn’t expect her to say no to a divorce. “Anastasia, this isn’t who you are.” According to Alastor’s understanding of Anastasia, she would accept his request for a divorce even if he had no feelings for her. But now, Anastasia felt like a stranger to him. “Do you know me? Have you ever thought about getting to know me in the past four years? What kind of person am I? Ha. Alastor, you are wrong. This is who I am. I won’t divorce unless you want to lose all standing and reputation.” Anastasia threw the agreement into the trash can. “You said that unless you are widowed, you will never divorce me. Either I die or Felicia remains a mistress all her life!” Anastasia was very emotional. Her whole body was trembling, and her muscles and bones were so painful that she had spasms all over her body. She also began to have a fever as her body temperature rose. She thought. “Does Alastor lie to me all these years? We only got married because I was useful and Felicia went abroad four years ago. Am I supposed to quit and give Alastor to Felicia now that she’s back?” “Anastasia, I’ll give you three months to think about it.” Alastor didn’t want to stay. He stood up and looked at Anastasia hesitantly. Anastasia held her fingers hard and said in a hoarse voice, “What does she have that makes her better than me?” She was still a little unwilling to accept it. “She doesn’t need to be good at anything,” Alastor said calmly. His response was cruel yet true. As long as Alastor loved Felicia, she didn’t need to be good at anything at all. He didn’t mind even if she was insensible and caused trouble all the time. Due to the fact that Alastor didn’t love Anastasia, he still didn’t love her even though she played the role of his wife flawlessly. Anastasia thought, “But is there nothing worth holding on to after four years of marriage?” Anastasia got up with a sarcastic chuckle. “I can divorce you and help you resolve the share dispute, but on one condition.” “What is it?” Alastor, who was leaving, stopped in his tracks. “Why the rush after you lied to me for four years?” Anastasia walked to the window and took out a cigarette. She didn’t know how to smoke, but she somehow just wanted to try. Alastor frowned and felt a little unhappy. “When did you learn these bad habits?” “Alastor, you don’t know me. Anastasia lit the cigarette, but it was taken away by Alastor. 1/2 16:39 Chapter 23 “You’re pregnant. Alastor looked grim. “Didn’t you want to have this child aborted?” Anastasia looked up at Alastor with piercing eyes. Alastor didn’t speak. “You’ll compensate me for my four years of youth. During this period, you can’t take the initiative to propose a divorce. I’ll ask for a divorce if I get bored one day.” Anastasia lowered her head and fell silent for a moment before she added, “Don’t worry. I won’t take four years.” She would not divorce. Even if she died, she would be Alastor’s deceased wife. Felicia would be criticized by others forever. “During our marriage, please keep up your image as a husband. You’ll come home to me every day, eat and go shopping with me, and do the dishes. You’ll fulfill the obligations that a married couple should fulfill.” Anastasia grabbed Alastor’s tie and unbuttoned his clothes with reddened eyes, refusing to give up. At that moment, Anastasia felt embarrassed like a needy cheap woman. “Anastasia!” Alastor was a little angry, even feeling disgusted.
Chapter 22 Alastor leaned on the couch and said with a hoarse voice, as if he was either tired or impatient, “What are your conditions?” Alastor placed the divorce agreement on the table. He had come prepared, and everything had been ready. Anastasia looked at the divorce agreement on the table and smiled helplessly. “You didn’t want to divorce me before I went to Atharia, did you? After all, you’ve been keeping up your image as a good husband so well in the past four years, and a cheating scandal is not good for you. Besides, you can find no other woman as obedient as I am to be your wife” Anastasia was curious about Felicia’s trick, which suddenly caused Alastor to change his mind and ask for a divorce. Alastor looked at Anastasia with his deep eyes and remained silent for a long time. “Divorce peacefully, and I won’t treat you badly. Isn’t it good for both of us to give what each other wants?” Anastasia’s hands, wrapped in a shawl, stiffened. She thought, ‘Give what each other wants? Who will give me what I want after I give Alastor to Felicia?” “Did I do a bad job all these years?” Anastasia looked at Alastor. She felt inferior when she asked the question. From the day of marriage registration, she tried hard to do what a wife should do. ” She doubted if she was the only one who had put in effort to maintain the marriage for the past four years. “You did a good job, so I don’t think I’ve treated you badly.” Alastor pointed at the agreement. Anastasia took a look at it and smiled. Indeed, Alastor did not treat her badly. The house, the car, and all his existing assets of 6 million dollars were given to her. It was equivalent to him leaving the marriage with nothing. Alastor was determined to divorce. “I’m pregnant.” Anastasia put down the agreement. She thought, I’m dying. What’s the use of this?” She had to make Alastor suffer. “Get an abortion, and you can tell me any additional conditions.” Alastor looked at Anastasia calmly. “Only Felicia deserves to have your child, huh?” Anastasia asked in a hoarse voice. Alastor didn’t retort. “Heh.” Anastasia smiled. “Your mother doesn’t want me to have an abortion.” “Think about it. There’s no point in continuing this marriage.” Alastor asked Anastasia to think carefully.. “How could it be pointless? As long as I don’t divorce, Felicia will always be a mistress. Why should I divorce?” Anastasia shrank her legs indifferently. She didn’t care. “What about him?” Alastor looked at Anastasia with burning eyes. Anastasia was stunned and frowned. “Who?” Alastor looked at Anastasia as if he was saving her face. Anastasia’s face was grim. “What do you mean?” Alastor clasped his hands slowly, and his beautiful face spoke of fatigue. Anastasia had to admit that Alastor was really good–looking. He was attractive to Anastasia. She thought that Alastor was perfect, except for the fact that he did not love her. “I’m interested to know who this man is,” Alastor said in a deep voice as he put a photo on the table. It was an old photo. In the photo, Anastasia smiled happily while holding a cake, and the boy was kissing her on the cheek. 16:391 Chapter 22 That year, she was 19 years old and a freshman. The boy was a nude model in Anastasia’s art class. He had pulled her out of the darkest time in her life. That year, he suddenly appeared in Anastasia’s world and then disappeared.