Chapter 652 Uninvited Guest
Anna was amused by her andughed.
‘Sweetheart, you’re just too adorable…”
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She had been about to lower her head and rub Dulce’s cheeks, but the moment she lifted her eyes, she saw a man not far away. He was all starlight and shadow, like some god on high–too far to reach.
Anna’s face slowly drained of color, and even when Dulce reached out to tug at her clothes, she didn’t react at all.
‘Ms. Winsor?” one of the bodyguards couldn’t help but remind her softly.
‘I–I’m fine.”
Inna’s gaze held an indescribable unease, and she squeezed her fingers hard twice before she could steady herself. “I need to take are of something. Why don’t you take Dulce back first? I’ll head back on my ownter.”
The bodyguard frowned. “But… Ms. Porter specifically instructed us to ensure your safety and Ms. Dulce’s.”
I told you to go, so go. Why so much nonsense?”
hat ended their conversation.
The two bodyguards exchanged looks, helpless to refuse.
‘hey were already some distance from home; walking back would take at least twenty minutes.
Dulce still wanted to y for a while. The bodyguards coaxed her for a long time before finally carrying her away.
Once everyone was gone, thekeside became empty and quiet.
inna stood facing the wind, her beautiful eyes seeming to be veiled in mist.
fter a while, a shadow darkened the space beside her as a man came to stand shoulder to shoulder with her.
leither spoke, and the atmosphere held a hint of inexplicable eeriness; a gust of wind blew, brushing her hair against his shoulder, nomentarily creating an illusion of intimacy.
The sensation made Anna deeply ufortable.
She instinctively edged half a step away.
If you don’t have anything to say, then 1-
‘Have you been doing welltely?”
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The man spoke, his voice hoarse beyond recognition.
Anna pressed her lips together. Her pale face held no trace of color. “So–so. If you hadn’t shown up, maybe I’d be doing a little
better.”
The man’s dark gaze was fixed intensely forward, where the undercurrents surged as if they could swallow everything whole.
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“nning to leave Northville?”
Anna didn’t answer.
She knew that with this man’s power, it wouldn’t be strange for him to know anything.
“Fine.” Leon’s voice was deep and raspy, as if suppressing some unspeakable emotion. “I can let you go take a breather. I can even let you go home and see your parents. But Anna–I won’t let go.”
“…” Anna’s breathing instantly fell out of rhythm.
She turned her head in disbelief, parted her lips, yet didn’t know what to say.
What could she say?
Judging by external circumstances alone, she simply couldn’t oppose him.
Once they returned to Trifton, with this man’s ruthless, anything–goes methods, he might even use her parents as leverage.
Cold sweat beaded across Anna’s forehead. She took several deep breaths and said, “Mr. Graves, why do you have to push so hard? There are countless women in this world. You really can’t live without me?”
And it’s not like hecked anything.
He had women who loved him and an adorable child.
The thought made Anna clench her palms tightly; she had never wanted to be the “other woman,” nor had she ever thought she’d be trapped in such a messy entanglement.
Leon… why wouldn’t he let her go?
The brokenness in Anna’s eyes was like a crack appearing on a clean, bright mirror, growing heavier until it spread across her entire vision.
Leon frowned as he watched her, his presence overwhelming, like an invisible closing in from all sides, leaving her nowhere to escape.
After a long while.
He finally spoke. “No matter how many there are, not one of them is you.”
Anna tugged bitterly at the corner of her mouth. “By that logic, Mr. Graves, you’re quite devoted to me.”
“Anna.” Leon’s hand curled slightly inside the pocket of his trousers, the movement subtle enough to go unnoticed. She only heard his hoarse voice say, “Some things, I can’t help.”
“What do you mean? Go on, Mr. Graves. What exactly can’t you help?”
Was he <i>lying </i>to her?
Or was it <i>the </i>child<i>? </i>
He once told her his marriage to his ex–wife was purely contractual, that they didn’t live together and had no feelings. She had believed him.
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Butter, not only did she see intimate photos of them, and out of nowhere, there was a child.
What did that make Anna?
A fool!
Irritated, Anna ran a hand through her hair, unwilling to recall the past. One thing after another, all of it felt like a mockery of her own stupidity.
“Actually, none of that matters anymore. I’ll just treat it as … the price I had to pay for making the wrong choice. But Mr. Graves- Leon-”
She looked straight into his eyes, forcing each word out through clenched teeth. “Could I ask you to let me go? Wouldn’t it be better for you to enjoy your happy family? A wife, a child–haven’t you already got perfection? Why insist on clinging to me?
“Or is it that you want your child to know that his father is actually a-!”
She stopped abruptly.
The man’s expression was far too dark and ominous, as if he might explode at any moment.
Anna’s heart trembled uncontrobly for a moment. But then she thought…
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