Renewal Of Love
Chapter 22 Misunderstanding Deepened

Anne looked back at Emily and smiled gently. "It's not easy for me to replace something I like. Don't you want me to be happy?"

Emily pursed her lips. Her eyes showed a hint of worry. "I'm just worried about you. What if something happens to you?" she said, trying her best to sound calm.

Anne wore a white dress. When she sat on the swing, the hemline of her dress fell just above her knees, revealing her fair white thighs.

The household slippers she was wearing revealed her bony feet when she slightly swung herself.

Her long hair swirled in the wind exuding a faint fragrance.

Anne looked up and smiled as she felt the tender sunlight on her face. At this moment, she felt freedom. She thought that she could definitely live a blissful life without Kevin at her sight.

Kevin stood in front of the courtyard. The servant was about to call Anne but Kevin stopped her. From the point where he stood, he could see the side of her face, her genuine smile, and her unparalleled beauty. He was enticed to move towards her.

She had always been beautiful but he never appreciated it until now.

Cherry was stunned when she saw Anne. Instead of seeing a lonely and sickly pregnant woman, they found a happy and cheerful woman. She was so angry that she clenched her fists tightly, but there was nowhere to vent her frustrations to.

When she turned around to look for comfort, she saw Kevin's eyes fixated on Anne, and there was a trace of admiration in his eyes.

She gritted her teeth. No, she would never allow Kevin to look at anyone but her like that.

"Anne, it seems like you're having a good time!" said Cherry, walking towards Anne in a noble and elegant manner.

When Anne heard Cherry's voice, her shoulders trembled slightly, and her smile fleeted away. She stopped, but didn't turn around.

Because she knew that Cherry was not alone.

"You're pregnant. It's better not to play with such dangerous things. Come down now! That's dangerous!"

Cherry reached out her hand to help Anne get down. When she looked at Cherry, she was frightened when she saw a deceptive smile written on her face.

She hurriedly got off the swing, but she almost stumbled to the ground because of her slippers.

Fortunately, Emily stepped forward just in time to catch Anne. Thankfully, an accident was prevented from happening.

But when Kevin saw this, he was furious.

"Anne, are you okay?"

Regret could be seen in Emily's eyes. In her mind, something like that wouldn't have happened if she had just declined Anne's request.

She was doomed in Kevin's presence.

"I'm fine." Anne stood still and looked at Kevin's deep eyes. Anger and disdain could be felt in his gaze. In a snap, Anne's heart was beating like a drum. Why did he look at her like this every time he showed up? He had always hated her. What was the point of coming to see her?

"Anne, who let you sit on it? How could you do such a dangerous thing?"

Sure enough, his heart was filled with anger when he looked at Anne. He covered his face with his hand and gritted his teeth. This pregnant woman didn't know how to be careful.

Standing up straight, Anne looked away from Kevin. She turned around with a cold shoulder, ready to walk back to the room.

She would feel better if she ignored him. However, her silence made the situation even worse.

Kevin got riled up when she saw Anne heading towards the room. He ran after her to grab her arm and said, "Can't you hear me talking to you?"

Kevin sounded so angry that it made Emily tremble in fear. Now with Sam not being there, if Kevin became uncontrollable, there was nothing she could do to stop it. Anne scowled when she felt the pain in her arm. Kevin must have grabbed it firmly.

"You're hurting me."

She raised her head and looked at Kevin coldly.

"Humph!" Kevin snorted. He tightened his grip even more and said, "So what if I'm hurting you? You don't really care, do you?"

'I don't really care? How could Kevin say those words?' Anne felt her heart getting heavier.

"Kevin, how can you do that?" When Cherry saw how rude Kevin was to Anne, she couldn't resist laughing deep inside, but she had to play innocent this time.

It took her a lot of effort to take Kevin's hands off Anne's arm. After that, she saw that Anne's wrist had turned red.

The corners of her mouth curled into a smile as she proudly raised an eyebrow.

But she immediately hid her enthusiasm with the pretense of concern and distress.

"Oh my God! It turned red. Does it hurt, Anne?" she said while covering her mouth in shock.

Hypocrisy, it was sheer hypocrisy. Anne was not deceived by such hypocrisy that Cherry showed. She didn't want to see or even hear from her anymore. She said nothing, and stared at her with a cold face. Yes, it did hurt, but so what? The pain on her wrist was nothing compared to what Cherry had caused her. No amount of physical injury could ever compare to what Cherry did to her.

Cherry's deceptive look shifted away when she heard Anne, but she couldn't lose her temper. She just cursed her in her mind. Nevertheless, she pretended to be aggrieved. She pulled Kevin's sleeve and whispered, "Kevin, look at you. You made her ignore me."

"How dare you ignore Cherry?" said Kevin while pointing a finger at Anne.

Anne was not surprised with what Kevin said. She knew all along that Cherry was the center of his life while she was just nothing.

The breeze of the warm wind seeped into her skin and made her shiver.

Every corner of her body was clamoring to her, which made her very uncomfortable.

But she still glanced at Cherry and said softly, "I'm fine, thank you for your concern."

"I'm just worried about you. You shouldn't be playing on a swing because you're pregnant, right? It's very dangerous for you and the baby." Cherry put her hand on Anne's shoulder and added, "Don't be mad at Kevin. He did it for your own good."

Emily took a deep breath. The fiasco was too much, and she couldn't stand Cherry's hypocrisy any longer.

She stepped forward wrapped her hands on Anne's back. She smiled at Cherry and said, "Of course Anne already knows that. Thank you for your concern, Miss Cherry."

"You're welcome." Cherry smiled at the two of them. But in the eyes of Emily and Anne, Cherry's smile was nothing but a disguise.

"Let's go inside. You must be tired after standing for so long, right?"

Cherry's act of consideration made Kevin feel relieved. He put his hands around her back and walked inside.

Anne sighed in relief as she looked at the two of them walking away.

She asked herself, did she live so humbly for a mere ten percent of the shares? Was she really going to leave after the baby was born? What kind of life would she have after that? "Oh my God, Anne! Why are your hands and feet so cold?"

When Emily took Anne's hand, she was shocked. Anxiety and worry clouded her eyes as she stared at Anne. She was so worried, but she didn't dare to speak too loud. If Kevin was disturbed again, it would be even more troublesome for Anne.

"Really?" Anne furrowed her eyebrows, but she remained calm. "I'm fine. Let's go inside and see what they want to do."

Looking at the sad expression written all over Anne's face, Emily sighed and said, "Anne, you must love yourself well."

"Silly girl, what are you talking about?" Anne turned around and glanced at the wobbly swing in the yard. There seemed to be something missing in the courtyard. It was her favorite lemon tree that was missing "Emily, replace someone tomorrow to help me move the lemon tree at home to this yard."

"What?" Anne walked inside the room and left Emily confused.

Emily turned round and swept her eyes across the courtyard. Although it was beautiful, it was still the past that Anne missed.

When Anne entered the room, she saw Kevin and Cherry sitting on the sofa intimately. After hesitating for a few seconds, she straightened up and walked in.

Her movements were not too loud or too quiet, but just enough for them two to hear.

She was sitting on Kevin's lap. Her warm body clung to Kevin's broad chest, and her fair hands fell on his shoulders. When she saw Anne come in, she smiled at her confidently.

"Anne, we will stay here for dinner today!"

She didn't expect that Cherry would say such words. Anne wasn't the only person unhappy about her announcement. Kevin also frowned at what he heard.

He raised his hand and put it around Cherry's slender waist. "Why are we staying here to eat? How about I take you out today? We could order your favorite food."

As soon as he finished speaking, his finger had touched the tip of Cherry's delicate nose. He pinched it gently.

Anne's heart felt like it was being cut open with a knife after witnessing the scene.

Nevertheless, she had already gotten used to it.

"No, Kevin. Didn't you say that Anne couldn't eat? I think it's because no one is eating with her. If we stay to accompany her, maybe she could eat."

Cherry wrapped her arms around Kevin. She pouted her lips and acted like a child to persuade him.

Of course, Kevin wouldn't refuse Cherry's request even though he didn't want to have dinner with the woman he hated so much.

But for the child in her belly, he was willing to convince himself to do anything.

After hearing Cherry's request, Anne raised her head and said with a clear voice, "Aunt Amy, Mr. Kevin will be staying over for dinner today. Please prepare more food."

Amy was a bit startled because she had never heard Anne speak in such a manner. Not long after, she nodded and proceeded to get busy in the kitchen.