Chapter 1
away, and her father left. Her aunt took her in when she was in high school and took good care of her. Anne was ever grateful for this…“Let me take a good look at you.” Sarah let go of Anne and looked at her from head to toe. Sarah was astonished. “My Anne is so gorgeous. When you came in, all the men had eyes on you.”“Just like you,” Ron said as he smiled at Sarah.“Of course, Anne and I are from the Vallois family,” Sarah said proudly as she was very pleased with Anne. “Don’t leave now that you’re back. I will find you a good man.”“Huh?” Anne thought of how she still had three children to take care of and said, “Aunt, I’m not in a hurry. I’m only twenty…”There was some commotion from the entrance. A few men came in and stood on both sides. They took control of the hall and instantly ceased the pleasant ambient of the hall.When everyone was confused, a tall and well-built man walked in. He was in a dark suit, and he looked at ease while exuding a powerful aura. Everyone in the room was taken aback by his presence.Anne looked blankly at that vaguely familiar face. A handsome but serious face, along with a pair of dark and unfriendly eyes, looked back at her.“Anthony?” Ron called out with surprise.Anne felt her head going numb. At that moment, she no longer felt the presence of everyone else around her. The pieces of her scattered memories regrouped.That night in the Presidential Suite two years ago…Sons would resemble their fathers more the older they grew…All the emotions she had buried before were slowly emerging at this moment…How could he…how could he be the man from that night?How could he be Anthony Marwood, her aunt’s stepson…Anthony was walking toward her, exuding a powerful aura and making the air around him suffocating. He was almost one meter nine centimeters.“Anthony, when did you return?” Ron did not expect the son who had fallen out with him would show up at his anniversary party.Sarah, who was by the side, became stiff, and she started to panic.She had always been afraid of Anthony. Although he was her stepson, he always seemed to be filled with anger.“Oh? Am I not welcome?” Anthony asked in a low and hoarse voice, with a hint of anger. His sharp eyes were fixed on Anne’s face.Anne looked down with her face pale. She felt shivers down her spine as if she was preyed on.“Of course not! Sarah and I are delighted to see you. What a coincidence, Anne is back, too!” Ron looked at Anne. “Do you remember Anne? She stayed with us when she was in high school.”Anthony stared at Anne with an intimidating gaze. “Very much.”Anne dared not to look at Anthony’s face from the start because she was intimidated. “Aunt, I…I’m going to the washroom.”Before Sarah could speak, Anne ran away. She even bumped into someone, but she left hastily after apologizing.When she found the washroom, she looked at her reflection in the mirror as her biggest fear had finally surfaced.What should she do?Did Anthony know that she was the woman from two years ago? It seemed unlikely, right? He would not have touched her if he knew, knowing how much he hated her!No matter what, she must not stay here! Her phone gallery had so many videos of her children.They were the mini-versions of him. How could he not be suspicious?No! No way! He must not know!There should be a backdoor here, right?Anne left through the emergency exit without even saying goodbye. However,
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