But Gaven then realized he was overthinking it. Since Anya totally ignored him on their way, he didn’t have to feel embarrassed at all.
Gaven drove Anya to her house in a few minutes.
He watched her go home safely. Then he left and reported it to Gaven.
Phil was in a great mood and felt much better.
He shared his joy with his buds in the chat group and told them that Anya had come to cook for him. Phil knew that his buddies would not despise the simple dishes cooked by Anya since they knew Anya used to be spoiled and was never allowed to get into the kitchen.
Arthur gave him a blow mercilessly, "Normally, you should get better."
He implied that Phil’s getting better had nothing to do with Anya's visit.
People suffering from acute gastroenteritis would not have persistent vomiting, diarrhea and fever. After a day and night, he must have gotten better.
Julian spoke for Phil, "Stop giving him blows. Anya is willing to take care of him, which means she's not that heartless to him at least."
After Julian’s comfort, here came a blow from Ezra, “Maybe just for the sake of the child.”
Phil was speechless.
Ezra expressed the same meaning as Anya’s. Anya told him that she cooked for him just because she didn’t want the child to be born without a father.
Phil was also not a pushover, and he immediately retorted, "Maisie was not so heartless to you before. Was it also for the sake of the child? No wonder you feel so much empathy."
This time it was Ezra that got speechless.
Indeed, the lawyer's logic and eloquence were beyond average.
Ezra compromised, “Fine! She really cares about you, so she cooked food for you. I wish you happiness and get her back.”
Phil finally found some comfort from his buddies, and only then did he stop.
Anya went home calmly, took a shower, read a book and went to bed. But early the next morning her peaceful life was ruined by two unexpected guests.
Actually, it was not totally out of her expectations.
The visitors were Trevon and Cara, Phil's parents. Cara was wearing a delicate suit and stepped at once after Anya opened the door and asked Anya aggressively, "Why did you lie to Jenny that Phil was abusive?"
Cara got very mad about this. Last night, her best friend's daughter Jenny came to her in tears and told her tearfully what happened at night.
When hearing that Anya went to her son's place, Cara got angry, and she was pissed off after knowing Jenny implied that Phil was abusive.
Although she did not personally raise her son, she more or less understood his nature. He could not be a rude and bad-mannered person, and Phil’s grandma would never make Phil that bad.
Cara was born in a poor family and lived a hard life when she was little. Therefore, she had a strong and snobbish personality. After she finally got a place to study abroad by virtue of her ability, she never wanted to go home or live a poor life.
Trevon was not so career-minded or utilitarian at first. He planned to return home after graduating, but because of Cara’s strong interference, he stayed with her to start a business abroad and fight for it.
But she didn't expect Phil to come to Ustistan. And when she found out that Phil was here for Anya, Cara was very anxious. Since they had divorced, she would not let Phil and Anya rekindle their past relationship again in any case.
At this moment, although Cara was arrogant and rude, Anya did not feel angry or furious at all.
She didn't know why she was very indifferent to Cara the first time they met. And later she analyzed the reason herself. That was probably because she never care about Cara.
She looked at Cara as if Cara was a clown.
It could tell that Anya was very independent in her thinking and was very clearheaded.
She did not rely on anyone to give her a happy life, unlike those women who would try every means to please their mothers-in-law so that they could get their husbands' favor.
Whether or not her husband cared about her had nothing to do with outsiders.
She would be friendly to Cara or other men’s mothers if they liked her and treated her kindly.
If they didn't like her, Anya wouldn't be sad, and she wouldn't try to make them like her.
If they tried to mess with her or hurt her, she would fight back as she was not a pushover.
So at this moment, she glanced at Cara with an indifferent look and deliberately asked, "Excuse me, who is Jenny?"
She was clever and had already guessed that Jenny was the young girl last night. But she was deliberately playing dumb, clearly not taking Cara seriously, just for making Cara angry.
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