My Pretty Sweetheart novel Chapter 666

I did not know to what extent what Chloe said had affected Monique. Even Ian, who was by her side at that point in time, only managed to hear part of what Chloe said.

He sneered and stopped talking as he directed his gaze back to Anne. "I won't marry Chloe. Anne is a Saunders. She'll have to return to the Saunders eventually."

I was stunned. I didn't expect him to be this blunt.

I felt devastated. I raised my head, looked at him, and eventually lost my composure, "Josiah, Anne is not going back to the Saunders’. This was what Monique wanted. In fact, this was a decision I made for Anne's emotional development's sake. If you insist on taking her away from me, you'd have to go through me."

Hendrix was not in a good mood either. He stared at Josiah before interjecting coldly, "Anne won't follow you back to the Saunders'. You gave your consent for her to stay with us."

Looking at Hendrix, Josiah sneered, "You also promised that you'd take good care of Myra, but she's dead now. So, please explain yourself."

Myra?

Who was she?

Bitterness was written all over Hendrix's face. He retorted, "You know very well how things panned out. Honestly, did you really think Monique and Myra's death were accidents?"

Josiah pulled a long, hurt face. He looked at Hendrix indignantly and replied, "Are you pointing the finger at me?"

Hendrix frowned, frustrated that Josiah was not catching on to what he said. He looked at me while pinching the bridge of his nose. "Can you bring Anne downstairs and wait for me there?"

I nodded. I wanted Anne to leave. After all, I did not want her to be emotionally affected by any of this. Fortunately, Josiah did not go berserk. He merely looked at us as we got up to leave.

When I reached the ground floor, I decided to walk out of the restaurant as I was worried someone would recognize me. We sat on a platform decorated with flowers beside Hendrix's car.

Anne leaned on me. Although she was young, she understood some things. She looked at me and said, "Mom, why does Mr. Saunders want to take me away?"

I had an upset stomach, and my heart was throbbing ever so lightly. I replied while massaging my abdomen, "Mr. Saunders wants a daughter like you."