Chapter 167
Chapter 167
“I’m not going back, Dre. I want to be with you.” Annie once again held onto Drake’s hand and said pitifully.
Lowering a pair of calculating eyes, she took out the trick that was the most effective against Drake.
“It’s alright if you don’t love me anymore, Dre, but I’ve been by your side for so many years, I can’t do without you anymore. I’m not expecting you to love me, I’m just asking you not to drive me away.” The former Annie also used this attitude to win Drake’s love time and time again and frame Jane time and time again.
“I know it’s my fault Zac has an accident, but… I just want a child that truly belongs to us. You also know that I can’t have a child, so I lost myself temporarily and did such a thing.”
“I’ve already repented deeply. What happened to Zac was my fault. I’m willing to accept any punishment. Just please, don’t drive me away. I’m not expecting you to marry me anymore so I won’t compete with Jane, I just want to stay by your side.”
Annie’s gesture reminded Drake of the past.
“Do you still have the memento I gave you?”
Hearing that, Annie was delighted. She said immediately, “Of course, Dre, that’s a token of love you gave me. I’ve always kept it well.”
With that, she took out a crescent–shaped jade pendant from her neck. It was perfectly round and glowed with blue light. It was a rare blue jade. It was as pure and flawless as the deep blue sky.
The jade pendant was a family heirloom. Drake gave it to the girl who was by his side when he lost
his vision.
Looking at the familiar jade pendant, his heart became very complicated. The jade pendant was real, but Annie seemed to be different from what he remembered.
Back then, he was immersed in the joy of finally finding the girl he longed for. He never delved into the fact that she was different from his memory. Now that he thought about it, there were many differences between them.
“When I gave it to you, can you remember what I said?” He asked seriously.
Hearing this, Annie’s heart skipped a beat. Was he suspicious of her?
This realization made her panic a little, but she still tried to calm down and pretended to recall it.
“You said that you’re hoping after the operation when you recovered your vision, the first person you
see is me.”
Hearing her say the familiar words, Drake felt even more irritable. This was an agreement between him and her back then, and she had said it verbatim.
Was he really in that deep in the rabbit hole back then? That he had mistaken her for his ideal
woman?
“I know you don’t love me anymore, Dre, but how can you doubt me? That time is not only a deep memory for you but is also extremely precious to me. If it wasn’t for my illness, I won’t go abroad for medical treatment, then I would be the first person you see after your surgery”
Seeing him lost in thought, Annie covered her face and wept, making her pitiful appearance even more tragic.
Drake’s expression finally eased up a little. He did not look at Annie as impatiently as before.
“I’ll give you compensation after returning home.” He said softly.
Annie was not satisfied when she heard this. Compared with his wife and his family’s wealth, that sum of money was just a drop in the bucket.
If she could marry him and give birth to his child, the entire Warner family would be hers in the future.
However, seeing his already cold expression, she did not continue pestering her. Instead, she lowered her gaze.
“You don’t have to love me, Dre, but you can’t use money to insult my feelings for you. I don’t want compensation.”
After she finished speaking, Annie settled back in her seat and remained silent. However, her hands that were wrapped around her shoulders kept trembling. She could not help but rub them together.
Drake noticed her movement. After struggling for a while, he still could not bear it. He took off his coat and gave it to her.
Annie was overjoyed when she saw it. She thought her trick worked and once again won his sympathy.
“I knew you still care about me, Dre.”
She took over the jacket happily and draped it over her body. She felt the familiar warmth that she had not felt for a long time. In her heart, she cursed Jane a million times.
If it was not for her, why would Drake hate and abandon her? Not only did she lose the chance to become his wife, she even lost his love.
Annie, who was bent on blaming Jane for all her mistakes, did not know that Drake had never had any feelings for her. It was just the companionship in his youth that made him want to continue his youthful feelings.
After years of being with her, he witnessed Annie become someone else, unlike in his memory when she was just a girl.
Drake did not bring Annie back to the hotel where Jane was staying but to another high–end hotel.
After sending her to her room, he was about to leave.
“Can you please not leave, Dre? I’m still shaken up from what happened. Can you stay with me?” Annie said pitifully. Her crying face made it hard for people to refuse.
Drake also hesitated for a moment, but when he thought of Zachary’s exhortation that he had to bring Jane back he still decided to leave.
Annie chased after him and could only watch his leaving back unwillingly.
At night, she was lying on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep. She had no phone with her, so had no way to surf the Internet.
When she thought about what happened to Drake, she became even more upset.
At this moment, there was a faint scratching sound coming from the entrance. If it was before, she
19.50
Mi Warner Your Ex–d
would not have noticed it at all. She only heard it because her mind was still fully awake.
Hearing the sound, she became nervous. Who could it be?
The sound continued. After a while, the door was opened. She sat up in shock, turned on the light at the bedside, and shouted.
“Who are you!”
Because of her exclamation, the figure at the door paused for a while, then rushed up to her, held her down, and covered her mouth.
The intruder’s sudden action immediately bound her, which meant that it was too late for her to call for help.
She could only widen her eyes as she watched the door of the room closed and the lights turned on. Only after the dazzling light blinded her did she realize that there were two figures in the room. The person who stood calmly beside the bed and looked at her was Simon Reed.
♡ (9)
