Chapter 1475
Anne did not believe a word he said. “There are plenty more rooms here and even if
your room is damaged, you can sleep elsewhere.” She turned to leave.
“I can’t get used to any of the other rooms,” Anthony said, his eyes glittering in the dark.
Anne was about to say something when Hayden overheard them and came over. “Ms. Vallois, Mr. Marwood either stay in his room or yours. He’s probably used to it by now.”
Anne was stunned at the idea of Anthony sleeping in his room. Her heart wavered slightly when she thought of how his hair turned gray overnight but was still reluctant to share a bed with him.
“I’m going back and you can have the room, then,” she said.
When she reached the door, Anthony asked, “What are you so scared of?”
Anne stilled and stiffened before denying stubbornly, “I have nothing to be afraid of.”
Hayden shot the other servants a look, and they all left the room.
Anne watched as the servants left the room and sensed Anthony’s stare focusing on her as he approached.
As a trained assassin, she could not allow herself to face her back toward potential danger, and she turned around to face the man before him.
His eyes were filled with storms of emotions. “If you really don’t care about me, why are you so against being near me? I’m still on your mind, Anne.”
“What?” Rendered speechless by his logic, she said, “It’s impossible. That’s not…”
Anthony had been keeping his eyes on Anne and felt complete even if he was just looking. at the back of her head. Though he could barely contain the longing coursing through his blood, he treasured what he had in the present.
Anne opened her eyes without a word, hoping he would think she was asleep.
An arm wrapped around her waist, startling her into turning around. Her breath caught when she noticed how close Anthony was.
stop.
She pulled away and sighed a breath of relief.
Anthony swallowed hard and said calmly, “The teacher said that the triplets have been really happy at school lately. They have been talking about their mother to their classmates, which they rarely did in the past.”
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