"Anne, I know you almost had a miscarriage and need more nutrition. So I made this soup for you.
Drink up while it's still hot,"
Cherry said nicely, flashing Anne a kind smile as she approached her.
"I'm not drinking that," Anne refused without hesitation, a cold look on her face.
The smile on Cherry's face froze instantly as she turned to Kevin, aggrieved.
"Anne, I know you hate me right now but you have to take care of yourself. Don't forget that you're still
pregnant. The baby needs nutrition."
Cherry opened the container and scooped out a ladleful of soup enough to fill a bowl which she handed
to Anne.
"Would you really go out of your way just to cook for me? You'd be much happier if something
happened to the baby, right?"
Anne spat, eyeing Cherry coldly. She wasn't going to believe for one second that Cherry was genuinely
concerned about her.
"Anne, what are you talking about? How can you see me that way? Why would I want anything to
happen to the baby?" Cherry asked, feigning anxiousness.
She was only putting up an act since Kevin was there.
"Anne, this is too much. Cherry did this nice gesture out of kindness. Why would you talk to her like
that?"
Kevin fixed his gaze on Anne, visibly disgruntled. As much as he felt sorry for her, seeing her treat
Cherry like that infuriated him.
Her eyes bored into him, eyebrows knitted together as if she was disappointed in him.
He might seem to care about her but the minute Cherry showed up, all his attention went to her. It
didn't matter that his attitude towards her had improved because Cherry was the woman he loved and
he would always choose Cherry over her.
"Out of kindness? If it really was out of kindness, why would she choose to tell me about Emily today?
If it really was out of kindness, why did she purposely slow the car down while we were on the way to
the hospital?"
Her anger spiked when she recalled what Cherry had done to her that morning. She couldn't believe
how vicious Cherry could be. They should be looking out for each other not sabotaging each other!
Why did Cherry have to hurt her?
"Anne, I did not slow the car down on purpose. I tried my best to drive as fast as I could. Stop accusing
me of such things in front of Kevin!"
Cherry retorted apprehensively. She feared that Kevin would believe Anne.
A burning hatred for Anne surged in her chest. It was obvious that Anne only said this because Kevin
was here.
"Accuse? Hilarious!"
Anne sneered, disdain filling her eyes. Cherry could make a living out of her acting skills. There was no
point in arguing with her because she would always have something to fight back with.
"Kevin, you have to trust me. I didn't do that! She's framing me!"
Cherry immediately defended herself, gripping Kevin's arm. It seemed that Anne was slowly becoming
more and more to Kevin—her suspicion that Kevin would believe Anne over her was not unwarranted.
"I trust you."
To Kevin, Cherry was a kind-hearted woman. He could believe that Cherry would tell Anne about Emily
out of jealousy but what he couldn't accept was Cherry purposely slowing the car down in a vile attempt
to hurt the baby.
"Kevin, thank you for believing me!"
Cherry heaved a sigh of relief as she threw herself into his arms.
As Anne looked back and forth between the two, she'd already expected that he would believe Cherry's
words over hers but her heart still dropped when she heard it actually come out of Kevin's mouth.
"Are you two done? If you are, please leave. I want to rest."
It pained her to watch the two embrace so lovingly. She couldn't handle any form of stress right now.
For the sake of the baby, she needed to maintain a peaceful state of mind.
"Have some soup first,"
Kevin said gruffly as he lightly pushed Cherry away.
"I already told you I don't want to!"
Who knows what Cherry put in the soup? It was entirely possible that she could have poisoned it. It
would certainly favor her if something happened to the baby. For the safety of the baby, Anne was
going to stay away from anything that Cherry touched.
"Anne, don't try me!"
'Does this damn woman want to starve herself to death? It's been a while since she ate something.
Even if she isn't hungry, she should think about the baby. The baby still needs nutrition!'
"It's my decision whether I want to drink the soup or not. Please get out. I don't want to see you right
now,"
Anne said coldly as she turned around. These two thoroughly disgusted her.
"That's not for you to decide. I'm going to force this down your throat if I have to!"
Kevin walked towards Anne and handed her the bowl of soup. It wasn't difficult to believe that he really
could do something like that.
She glowered at him. How could he be so oppressive? Didn't she have the right do what she wanted
anymore?
"You're leaving me no choice," Kevin said, his tone grating as he narrowed his eyes.
She seethed knowing full well that he meant what he said. Not wanting to cause any more trouble, she
grabbed the bowl from him and quickly drank up the soup.
Once she was down, she slammed the bowl back down on the table and scowled at the two.
"I finished the soup. You can leave now!"
As Cherry scrutinized Anne's attitude towards Kevin, she couldn't help but despise her for being so
ungrateful. Still, she figured it was better this way. It bode well for her that Anne treated Kevin like that.
She approached Kevin and grabbed his arm as she whispered,
"Kevin, let's go. Anne needs to rest. She needs the quiet right now." She didn't want Kevin staying
anywhere near Anne any longer.
"You can leave. I'll stay with her," Kevin said indifferently as he eyed Cherry's hand on his arm.
"Kevin..." Cherry started, frowning.
"It's getting late. You should go and get some rest."
For some reason, Cherry was starting to annoy Kevin that just the mere sight of her irked him.
"Okay. I'll go now then..." Cherry shut her mouth when she noticed that Kevin was getting impatient.
She had no choice but to leave no matter how much she didn't want to.
As she made her way to the door, she turned and shot Anne a sharp glare.
The room fell silent once more. However, the atmosphere this time was much different—it was rather
depressing.
"Mr. Kevin, it's late. Aren't you worried about your sweetheart driving home alone?" Anne asked
sarcastically, peering up at him frigidly.
"Anne, what are you so jealous of? I stayed, right?"
The mockery laced in her tone was not lost on him. He could tell she was jealous and that made him
feel much better.
"……" Jealous? Where the hell did he get that idea?
His mind was so strange.
"Mr. Kevin, I think you must have misunderstood me. I'm not jealous at all. Even if I am, it's not
because of you,"
she said snidely, as if what Kevin said was a joke to her.
"Anne!"
He was at a loss for words as he glowered at her. This was the last thing he expected her to say.
'Damn it! There's not much she's good at except for making me angry.'
When he noticed how pale she was, he quelled his anger. She was in poor health so he couldn't
possibly go off on her right now.
'I'm tired. I just want to rest." She was tired of arguing with him. With that, she lay on the bed with her
back facing him.
While her indifference upset him, he restrained himself.
Meanwhile, Cherry stood in the hallway, foaming at the mouth. Anne was so rude to him just now, but
Kevin was not angry. Instead, he stayed behind so he could accompany Anne. Now more than ever, it
was apparent how much he had grown to care about Anne. How could she possibly let this go?
No, she needed to figure out a way to put a stop to this whole thing.
She balled her hands into fists as her mind raced. Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.
Alan? What was he doing here?
Confused, she carefully neared him.
Alan had just walked into the VIP ward. She then noticed that Ruth's name beside the ward door.
Ruth was also in this hospital? That was great.
A vicious sneer tugged at the corners of her mouth. This was the perfect answer to her problem as an
idea came to her.
Once and for all, she was going to destroy Anne and drive her away from Kevin.
She took one last look at the ward, curling her lips before leaving.
That morning, Anne awoke and squinted her eyes at the blazing morning sun that shone through the
window of the ward.
She struggled to sit up as her eyes immediately went towards the sofa. When she realized that the
ward was empty, a bitter smile appeared on her face.
Why on earth would Kevin spend the night sleeping on the sofa? What was she thinking? Did she really
expect that he would do that for her?
Her expression sour. She couldn't help but feel mildly disappointed. She knew in her heart that he
would leave eventually but she still couldn't help but expect otherwise.
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