"Kevin, thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do." This time, Cherry was actually being
sincere.
She often acted weak and frail to win over Kevin's attention especially when Anne was around.
However, this time around, she genuinely appreciated Kevin. Without him, she wouldn't know what
would happen to her.
"Now you can go back by yourself," Kevin said plainly.
In response, Cherry shook her head and refused, "No, I don't want to. Kevin, he already knows where I
live. Considering what I said to him today, he definitely won't let me go!"
She shivered in fear at the mere thought of Devin.
It was true that she hated her mother with a burning passion. That was also what drove her to push her
mother which caused her death.
It was her mother who had been unfaithful to her father. When she gave birth to Cherry, she did it in
secret. She should have been the daughter of the Ye Clan. Why did her mother have to tell her the
truth and let her live in the shame of being constantly threatened by Devin?
"That's none of my business." Kevin didn't even attempt to hide his disappointment at Cherry.
In particular, he hated Cherry for setting him and Anne up that led to a misunderstanding between the
two of them. It was ironic that the one whom he hated the most turned out to be the most innocent.
"Kevin, what if something happens to me? Are you just going to stand back and watch?" Cherry said
softly, sobbing.
Resigned, Kevin took Cherry home.
All the lights in the entire Fu Family's Villa were turned on. The lamps stretched all the way to hundreds
of meters outside the gate as if they intended to greet the people who were coming home late.
Upon Cherry and Kevin's arrival at the villa, the first person they saw was Anne sitting on the sofa. It
seemed as if she was drawing something.
Anne looked up only to find Kevin with Cherry.
To make things worse, Cherry raised her eyebrows and smiled tauntingly at Anne.
Naturally, Anne was pissed off. She had told Kevin that he was free to go wherever he wanted with
Cherry. However, he couldn't bring her home.
'Is he just so eager to see her? It just has been only a few days.'
Scowling, Anne packed up her things in an attempt to leave. Kevin grabbed her by the hand and
quickly said, "Anne, please listen to me."
She had a sour look on her face. "What do you have to tell me? Like you said, this is your home. You
can bring home whoever you want and make anyone leave. What is there to explain?"
"That's not it," Kevin said helplessly.
At that moment, Cherry chimed in, "Yes, Anne. My father wanted to hurt me today. Kevin was just nice
enough to save me so he took me back."
Anne turned and left as soon as Cherry finished speaking.
Regret filled Kevin as he glared at Cherry. Then he turned to the housemaid and ordered, "Find her a
room on the second floor."
With that, he went to chase after Anne.
Anne became even more infuriated knowing that Kevin was following her. She intended to close the
door, slamming it to his face. However, he reached out to block the door but was unable to as his hand
was injured.
When she caught sight of this, she blinked her eyes in concern.
"Anne, listen to me. I didn't bring her back to annoy you this time." It wasn't until then that he realized
how much she truly abhorred Cherry.
"Sure, you weren't trying to piss me off." A cold smile appeared on her face laced with skepticism.
Just as he heaved a sigh of relief, she then said, "You're just trying to drive me away."
"I already know that Cherry isn't your uncle's child," Kevin said loudly.
Only then did she come to her senses. Despite not knowing what was going on, she still couldn't help
but feel upset.
She'd always hoped that Cherry would be exposed—that she wasn't actually a daughter of the Ye Clan
so that Anne's uncle could finally rest in peace. Now it was rather useless for everyone to find out since
her uncle was dead already.
"Anne? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Kevin asked worriedly, putting his arm around her shoulder.
This was the first time that she had heard him talk to her in such a tone.
"Would you have believed if I told you then? You always thought I was after the money and that I was
unkind to Cherry because she was a threat to our relationship. Would it have made a difference if I told
you?"
she said, smiling bitterly—a smile that tugged at Kevin's heartstrings.
Normally, she would be upset but she was done feeling bad for herself. She was much stronger now.
No one knew how much she had struggled and suffered.
Carefully studying her expression, he realized he had been wrong.
"From now on, I'll make sure that you never have to suffer anymore," he said solemnly.
Unfortunately, it was already too late. He'd already disappointed her beyond repair. "I don't care if you
still have feelings for Cherry or not. I don't care if you think you owe me or not. Just stay away from me.
I hate you."
"What if I want to make it up to you?" Kevin pressed.
"It's too late now, Kevin. If you still want your son to be a part of this family, don't force me or I'll take
him away with me." This was Anne's last trump card.
In reality, he had a million ways to stop her—he just chose not to. He knew she was much tougher now
and he had to be careful around her. If he forced her, he might only drive her farther away.
"Well, I'll try my best but I have to tell you that I don't really like Cherry. Recently, I've been investigating
into everything that had happened that year. I want to get to the bottom of this. How many secrets has
Cherry hidden from me? I know you hate the Ye Clan and Cherry. Would you mind helping me?" Kevin
asked.
This time, Anne didn't object. She too wanted to know what else Cherry had done besides the things
she already knew about.
"Okay."
Night passed and soon, the morning sun broke out in the dawn.
Anne sat in the garden, seemingly in a daze.
Worried that she would catch a cold, Kevin draped a blanket over her. Since she didn't want to fight
with him anymore, she merely accepted his kind gesture without putting up a fight.
Meanwhile, Cherry stood by the window of her room on the second floor, watching this entire scene
unfold.
Fury surged through her veins as she watched Kevin carefully drape a blanket over Anne.
He used to reserve his tenderness for her and now Anne had taken that away.
Anne was actually related to the Ye Clan but only Cherry carried the name as the daughter of the Ye
Clan. In contrary, Cherry was the one who wasn't actually a member of the Ye Clan.
This was precisely the reason why Cherry targeted Anne.
"Why? Are you not happy?" Kevin asked thoughtfully, studying the expression on her face.
It was true that he cared about Anne deeply. He had just been in denial for so long in fear that he would
fall for her further.
"No, Kevin. If you can leave me alone, I'll be happier," Anne spat.
She knew that he was indifferent to her before because of all the evidence against her. Everyone
thought she was a bad person. But if he really cared about her, shouldn't he be believing her over what
other people said?
"I know you're probably blaming me. I'll ask my mother and grandpa to come over one of these days
and I'll tell them that you didn't do anything wrong. I'm sure they'll accept you. Then you can stay in the
Fu Family permanently."
More than anything, he wanted to marry Anne again and make her the happiest bride in the world.
An ironic smile played at the corners of Anne's mouth. "Don't you think you're being a hypocrite?
I couldn't care less about staying in the Fu Family or not. I don't love you so I don't care."
Her words felt like sharp knives stabbing into Kevin's heart, crushing his pride.
While this hurt, he chose not to blame her. He understood how much he must have hurt her in the past.
"It doesn't matter whether or not you care. But I don't like owing anyone anything. As long as you're still
in the Fu Family, I'll do my best to make it up to you," Kevin said coolly.
Anne's cold heart suddenly softened. She didn't care about compensation. Some wounds just ran too
deep to heal even if there was compensation.
He had always held a special place in her heart but he had just hurt her too much that she felt as if her
heart was long dead.
This wasn't how she wanted things to be. All it took was for Kevin to show her love and affection and
her heart would spring back to life.
'Anne, it seems you forget about all the pain and suffering you experienced just because you've
recovered,'
she cursed herself inwardly.
Selma arrived before noon.
She had with her bags of toys, clothes, and milk for the baby. If anything, she didn't look like the mother
of the CEO of the AN Group but just a regular old grandmother who loved her grandson.
"Auntie," Cherry greeted, seemingly embarrassed.
She wanted to avoid Selma especially that Selma had already kicked her out last time.
However, Cherry didn't want to be impolite lest Selma get even angrier with her.
With a straight face, Selma asked Kevin, "What is she doing here? She might hurt my grandson."
As much as she didn't like Anne, she loved her grandson too much. As a result, she hated Cherry eve
more.
"Mom, I'll explain it to you later tonight," Kevin said plainly.
That night, everything about Cherry and all the evil things she had done was going to be divulged.
He was going to find out everything that Cherry had done and expose her for who she truly was.
Consequently, he would be able to portray Anne in a better light.
"I don't care. I just want you to stop messing around with Cherry. You should be treating my grandson
well. You haven't even given him a name. How could you call yourself a father?"
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