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Chapter 83
Chapter 83
Upon hearing Drake’s inquiry, Annie paused for a moment and then smiled as she spoke, “Drake, what I want most is to marry you and be with you for the rest of my life.”
“Besides that, what do you want most?” Drake asked again.
Drake’s words finally made Annie realise that something was amiss, and she looked at him with a furrowed brow. “Drake, what do you mean by that?”
“Let’s… cancel the wedding,” Drake said calmly after a moment of contemplation.
Upon hearing his words, Annie was struck with disbelief. It took her a moment to gather her thoughts before she spoke, her voice tinged with both anger and hurt, “Drake, are you teasing me?”
“No, I’m serious,” Drake affirmed.
Annie’s body was consumed by an uncontrollable urge to move. Standing up, she felt a lump form in her throat as tears pricked at the corners of her eyes.
“Drake, why? Is it because of Jane? Because she’s back, you don’t want me anymore? Is that it?”
Drake remained quiet, the only sound the soft tapping of his fingers on the table as he wrestled with his thoughts.
“But you said you would only love me in this lifetime. Why? Why did it suddenly change?”
Annie was in such shock that she didn’t cry out, but tears streamed down her face.
Knowing how Drake responded to vulnerability, she purposely appeared pitiful and fragile in his presence.
“Drake, it’s my fault. Tell me what I did wrong, and I’ll change. Why do you want to cancel· the wedding? You promised me a grand wedding, to marry me. At the very least, you should give me an explanation, shouldn’t you?”
Torn between conflicting desires, Drake was at a loss. He realised he was no longer interested in this woman, whom he had believed to love for ten years.
It was as if his heart had been set on the wrong person from the very beginning.
“It has nothing to do with you. It’s my problem,” Drake spoke.
“No matter what you want, I can make it up to you.”
Annie chuckled softly at Drake’s words, but her laughter was tinged with melancholy.
“All I want is your unique love from beginning to end.”
Upon hearing this, Drake’s expression turned to one of deep concern. Drake was caught off guard when Annie approached him and stopped at a close distance, forcing him to look up at her.
Her eyes were filled with desolation. “Drake, you don’t love me anymore. I don’t blame you. If you want to cancel the wedding, I won’t blame you. It’s my own fault. I couldn’t make you love me for a lifetime. Thank you for the love you once gave me. I’ll return the keepsake
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you gave me after I go back.”
Annie’s eyes filled with tears, and one finally spilled over as she finished her sentence. People couldn’t help but feel extreme pity when they saw her pitiful appearance.
Drake closed his eyes as Annie pressed her lips to his forehead.
Memories that had been buried deep in the distant past were suddenly awakened in an instant. As soon as the kiss ended, Drake’s hand shot out and grabbed Annie’s arm.
He stood up, embracing her tightly, his body shaking with the weight of his self blame.
During the darkest moment of his life, this girl had been his unwavering companion. She trusted him, so how could he betray her like that?
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said those things,” Drake apologised.
Upon hearing his words, Annie appeared even more pitiful.
“I should be the one apologising. I shouldn’t have done those things out of jealousy towards Jane. I was just so afraid of losing you, Drake. I was really scared of losing you.”
Annie left the Warners‘ home, feeling triumphant, and wore a smile that wouldn’t fade.
She had Drake wrapped around her finger a simple mention of their past and the keepsake was all it took to bring him back to her.
What difference would it make if Jane found out about Zac’s identity? As Jane held Drake’s heart, she couldn’t help but think of the painful ending that awaited her if she didn’t release
- it.
Throughout the night, Jane tended to Zac’s needs at the Warners‘ home. After a long night of battling his fever, Zac finally woke up the next day feeling better.
Seeing Jane by his bedside, Zac became excited. “Pretty teacher, it’s you!”
“Zac, you’re awake. How do you feel?” Jane felt relieved to see Zac awake.
“Pretty teacher, I’m fine,” Zac shook his head and happily told Jane about the dream he had last night.
“Pretty teacher, I dreamt that you became my mommy, and you and Daddy hugged me tightly. I was so happy.”
Jane was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this. She was at a loss for words in response to Zac’s statement.
She longed to embrace him and tell him the truth, but she knew it would only cause more confusion.
Zac was hoping for a reply from Jane, but her silence made him feel disappointed. Jane’s words saying that she will be his mommy were all that he wanted to hear.
Despite this, he knew that it would require a lot of effort.
The reason for this is that Daddy didn’t put in enough effort. He had been trying to win over the pretty teacher for so long, but she remained indifferent.
“Pretty teacher, let’s go downstairs for breakfast. I’m hungry.”
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“Alright,” Jane snapped back to reality and no longer delved into Zac’s words. She took him downstairs.
Drake sat on the sofa downstairs, flipping through a book, the sound of pages turning the only noise in the quiet house. He remained still, not bothering to lift his head, as he heard Jane leading Zac downstairs, emitting a chilly aura.
As Jane glanced at him, she couldn’t help but notice the frigid air emanating from his direction. She cocked her head to one side, trying to figure out what was happening.
What was this man up to, wearing such a stern face early in the morning?
Jane didn’t understand. No sooner had they finished breakfast than Drake urged her to leave.
“Zac is fine now, so you can go.”
Jane’s irritation matched the man’s frigidity upon hearing his words. Using people and discarding them was his modus operandi, and this was no different.
“Zac still needs careful attention. Can you, a grown man, take care of him?”
“You don’t need to worry about that,” Drake said coldly.
Jane’s fury was ignited by the tone of his voice, causing her to question him in a chilly
manner.
“What do you mean, Drake?”
“It doesn’t mean anything. Just follow your own wishes and find your own place,” Drake replied.
It finally clicked for Jane when she heard this. The dog man was at it again!
The consequences she faced were a direct result of the words she had spoken. Jane resigned herself to the situation and accepted it. As she left, she reminded Zac to take it easy and
get plenty of rest.
Jane’s schedule remained unchanged in the following days as she continued to take the children to kindergarten, pick them up, and tutor Zac.
Jane noticed that Drake was keeping his distance, as promised, and she couldn’t help but feel a sense of unfamiliar calm.
One day, Jane got caught up with work in the morning and ended up working late into the afternoon, missing her usual leaving time.
It was only when she glanced at her phone that she realised how late it had gotten. She was almost out the door when Drake appeared at the elevator, causing her to hesitate. He wore a pained expression, his brow furrowed in embarrassment. His shoulders slumped and his usually straight posture appeared slightly bent.
Jane immediately sensed that something was wrong and blurted out, “Is your stomach acting up again?”
Jane, who had once deeply loved him, was aware of Drake’s stomach problems She knew that every time he had an episode, he would be writhing in pain, just like he was now.
“You don’t… need to worry,” Drake trembled as he spoke with a strained voice.
