Anna looked at the middle-aged man, and the memories resurfaced.
"You're the uncle who found my phone that night and returned it to me!"
He nodded furiously, "So you do live here! It’s nice to meet you!"
"I didn’t know you knew me!" Anna was surprised.
"Of course I would know a pretty lady like you, ha-ha ..." He laughed kindly as if they were close friends.
Anna felt awkward, she had held a press conference when she canceled her engagement to Bryan, and when her sister got pregnant with his child, her face was splashed across all forms of media in the city.
"Haha. Uhm, uncle, would you like to come in?"
"Of course! I'm here to visit my relatives. This condescending security looked down on me and wouldn't let me go in."
The guard pursed his lips unhappily, "Who did you call condescending? There's a wall over there. If you want to go in, you can jump over the wall, see if I’ll catch you!"
The man pointed at the guard, "See! Ms. Hamilton, how can someone like him work as a security guard i n such a high-class villa area like this?"
Anna didn't want to get in the middle of their spat," Alright, stop fighting. If you are here to visit your relatives, just contact the homeowner. Ask them to inform the guards and you can go in."
The man looked awkward, "I don’t have their phone number anymore. I was thinking of going in to look for them. Ms. Hamilton, can you help me? Let me in?"
Anna thought he didn't look like some evil kidnapper, so she convinced the guards to let him in.
He thanked her profusely, Anna laughed and turned to leave.
She was exhausted, all she wanted was to go home and rest.
The second she reached the gates to her home, Chloe walked out.
"You! You do remember the way home! And I thought you were having fun somewhere and got lost," Chloe said, tone low and condescending.
Anna's tone was cold and stern, "I'm single, I can have as much fun as I like! Unlike you. You don’t have the right to fool around anymore."
"You!" Chloe stuck a hand on her hip, her stomach jutting forward. Her tummy wasn't big to begin with, but in that stance, it looked like she was ready to give birth at any time.
Chloe caressed her stomach, and smiled gleefully, "A single woman like you will never understand the joy o f an expecting mother! I'm just worried you won’t ever have the chance. Who would want a woman who was dumped even before she got married!"
"Chloe Hamilton, get your facts straight. I'm the one who canceled the engagement!" Anna was infuriated.
"Hah! It's all because Bryan didn’t love you, and didn't want you anymore..." Chloe’s voice cut off all of a sudden, gazing at a spot in the near distance, consternation written all over her face.
Anna followed the direction of her gaze, before she could see the object of Chloe’s attention, Chloe’s cries sounded in her ear. She even reached out a hand and pushed her.
"You’re just jealous of me!"
"Jealous of you?" Anna barked out a laugh, "Talk to me when you've successfully married into the Dawson family and become his rightful wife!"
Anna scoffed, "The Dawsons sure are a wonderful family. They've been saying the wedding is close for months, and the actual date hasn't been decided! Don't tell me Bryan's just waiting for the baby to be born and doesn't plan to marry you at all!"
"Anna Hamilton!" Chloe was so angry; her tone increased an octave.
"Get lost! I don't have time to waste talking to you!" Anna walked past Chloe and entered the door.
She thought Chloe would refuse to give up and run after her, but she didn't. Unexpectedly, she left without another word.
Anna looked behind her, confused, but Chloe was already gone.
"Even while pregnant, she's still looking for trouble!" Anna strode into the house and up the stairs.
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