Ch. 101..105: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 101-105
Chapter 101 Meanwhile, Tommy and his father were having their dinner.
His father, Damian, complained relentlessly, “Ever since your grandfather knows that Anthony is taking over Archduke Group, he now favors Ron over us! If this goes on, the entire inheritance of the Marwood Family would fall upon Ron‘s hands and there will be no place for
us!”
Tommy simply continued to eat without a word.
Damian stared at his son and was increasingly agitated. “You have never been as good as Anthony. No matter what subject it is, your grades have always been lower than him. If only you excel in anything at all, you wouldn‘t be this good–for–nothing in our family!”
Tommy did not waver at the insult as he was used to being compared to Anthony. He simply wiped his mouth with a piece of tissue paper and said, “Even if you get to inherit everything owned by the Marwood Family, you still won‘t get to do whatever you want here in Luton. What‘s the point?”
“It‘s still better than nothing!” Damian was enraged by his son‘s lack of ambition. “Back when Ron disowned his son in order to marry Sarah Vallois, we all thought that it was over for him! Who knew that Anthony would come back? Look at Ron right now. Anthony won‘t admit that Ron is his father, but Ron is still benefiting from his son‘s achievement!”
Not at all affected by his father‘s rage, Tommy asked, “I heard that something happened two days ago?”
“I think Sarah abducted Anne‘s biological mother and Anthony‘s men went to look for her. Hang on, doesn‘t Anthony hate Anne? Why was he helping her? When have they become that close? Am I not getting something here?” Damian was confused by the situation.
Tommy did not answer his question directly. “Why would Sarah abduct Anne‘s mother?”
“What‘s so odd about that? Sarah hasn‘t given birth to any children, and she probably won‘t. Having a niece by her side is better than nothing. Judging from how selfish she is, she obviously wouldn‘t tolerate the competition of Anne‘s actual mother.”
Tommy narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, before pushing his plate away. “I’m full.” Early in the morning, Anne was depressed because she could not find any way to conceal the red marks on her neck as she stood before the mirror. She did not have a habit of putting on makeup, so she did not have anything like concealer.. After giving it some thoughts, she reached up and pinched the reddened area, before twisting... “Ow!”
She jumped at the pain, but did not stop until her skin turned purple. When she arrived at the Aesthetic Clinic, Lucia was shocked to see the bruise on her neck.” Anne, did you get hurt?”
“I fell and bumped onto the corner of the table.” “That sounds dangerous.”
Anne had turned the red mark into a bruise so that no one would think of it as a love bite.
“Hey there. I heard you were on leave again. It‘s a shame you didn‘t break your neck, huh? That way, you will never have to come to work again.” Zelda mocked.
Anne simply ignored her. Shortly after she had started working, Michelle found her way to the Aesthetic Clinic. At the time, Anne was still checking Anthony‘s location with her phone inside the restroom and was relieved that he was still in the Archduke Group.
Michelle barged in and when Anne saw Michelle walking in, she immediately put her phone away.
“I heard you called in sick again, where were you?” Michelle noticed the bruise on Anne‘s neck, but did not associate it to a love bite.
“Why should I tell you anything?”
“Did you go after Anthony again? Who would have known? You are really your aunt‘s best student! You knew that Anthony is meant to marry me in the future. Do you really want to go up against me?”
“Is he really going to marry you?” Anne questioned.
“My parents have met with him a couple of times now trying to set us up. Are you not going to believe me until the day we actually get married?”
Chapter 102 Anne did not argue with her. As she had anticipated, the people standing behind Anthony back when she ran into him at the restaurant were the family members of Michelle. However, it had nothing to do with her. If Michelle could find a way to make Anthony give up on Anne, that would be the best. “Don‘t think that stealing my phone is enough to hide your intentions. One day, I will let everyone know that you are a homewrecker!” Michelle warned, before storming out.
Anne leaned against the cabinet helplessly. She had enemies everywhere and she felt like a puppet on strings every single day.
Ever since she arrived in Luton, her job and the people she ran into all felt like a play that someone else wrote. She was not allowed to have her own opinion, nor could she run, and she was left with living day after day in confinement.
The only relief was that she found out her mother was alive and she had her mother‘s support. She had three adorable children and a loving mother, so there was still joy in her life.
Suddenly, her phone rang. It was a call from Cheyenne.
“What is it, Mom?”
“Anne, I passed the interview. I can work at the school canteen now!” Cheyenne was overjoyed.
“Is it hard?”
“Not at all. I need to cook when I‘m at home anyway. This way, I can be closer to the kids and go home with them after school. I can make a living and look after them at the same time.”
Anne saw no reason to say anything else since Cheyenne seemed content. “Just be careful not to exhaust yourself. I make enough money to pay for your living expenses.” Cheyenne was moved. “With those words, I can die happily now.”
“What are you talking about? Don‘t say things like that,” Anne said.
“Alright, alright. I don‘t have many happy memories from back then, so I‘m content right now. I‘m happy as long as you and the kids are happy and healthy.”
“Same goes for me, Mom.” Tears welled up in Anne‘s eyes. So long as she had her mother and her children, she was content.
Anne felt much better after ending the call. After all, the love of one‘s family was the cure to everything
Cheyenne started working at the school and was more motivated as days passed. She would often go to see the children when she was free and chuckle when she saw how happy her grandchildren were in class. She had never given birth to her own child her whole life, but Cheyenne had always treated Anne as her own daughter. Her heart melted at the thought that she now had three grandchildren, and it did not seem to matter that they were not hers by blood.
Cheyenne felt hopeful for the days to come.
At half past five in the evening, she stepped into the classroom and there were a few other children apart from the triplets that had yet to be picked up from school.
The triplets called her ‘Grandma‘ and the other children followed their lead
Chevenne couldn‘t help but laugh when she heard all the sweet, innocent voices calling her‘ Grandma‘. She took Chloe‘s hand and said, “Look at you all. You are drenched in sweat.”
Chloe and Chris were alright, but Charlie was the more active one of the three and his whole head was covered in sweat.
Cheyenne took out some tissue paper and handed it to him. “Are we going home now?”
The triplets waved their goodbyes at their classmates and left with her. They stepped out of the school and were about to catch a taxi, when Cheyenne heard a familiar voice.
“So you work here! I‘ve been looking for you everywhere.” Cheyenne‘s heart stopped the moment she saw Sarah, her hands started trembling as she began to panic.
Chapter 103 She had not expected for Sarah to be looking for her and to actually find her with the children.
‘What should I do?‘ Cheyenne thought. Sarah walked up to her in contempt. “Relax. I won‘t kidnap you again. We‘re just going to have a little chat...whose kids are those?“.
Cheyenne‘s eyes darted around as she thought about what to say, since Anne had specifically told her not to let anyone in the Marwood Family know about the children.
The three children were wearing face masks and were all looking up at the stranger before them curiously.
“I... I am their nanny. Their mom is busy so I came to pick them up,” Cheyenne said, unsure if Sarah would believe her.
Confused, Sarah questioned, “I thought you are working here? Are you working as a nanny as
well?”
Cheyenne tensed. “That‘s because Aunt Cheyenne needs to follow us to the school to take care of us. Our parents are busy! What do you want?” Chloe asked.
Cheyenne was surprised by how smart the child was to think of such an excuse.
Sarah seemed to have accepted the explanation and said to Cheyenne, “I don‘t care what you do. Don‘t waste my time.”
Terrified that the children would say something that would expose their true identities, Cheyenne immediately dragged the triplets into the school. “Let me send the children inside first...”
It was clear that Sarah did not intend to leave peacefully, so she had to do whatever it took to prevent the truth from coming out.
After sending the children back into the classroom, Cheyenne called Anne.
Anne had just come out of the shower and felt defeated after hearing what happened. “What does she want with you now? After all that I‘ve said to Auntie... Let me call her.”
Sarah waited inside her car when her phone rang, as soon as she saw the caller ID, she felt the urge to strangle Cheyenne to death, knowing that she had told Anne what happened.
Sarah did not answer the phone and simply let it ring.
When the phone dropped, Anne realized that her aunt was doing it on purpose.
Just as she was about to call her mother, the knocking outside her door startled her. She immediately looked down to check on Anthony‘s location and when she saw that he was in front of her apartment. Anne knew that she would not be able to head out for quite some time.
She hastily sent Cheyenne a message. (Anthony is here. You and the kids need to stay inside the school. I will see if I can manage to sneak out later.] She deleted the history as soon as she sent the message and hid her phone underneath the
couch, before hurrying out to open the door. It was dead silent outside the door, almost as though she had misheard, but Anne knew that Anthony was running out of patience.
She swiftly opened the door and saw Anthony standing outside in black. It felt as though the temperature of the entire corridor had dropped with his presence. “What took you so long?” He stepped inside and questioned.
Anne stepped back. “I was in a shower. I already tried to come out as soon as I can.”
Coincidentally, she was indeed having a shower. Anthony scanned the apartment sharply as though he was trying to see through her lies. “Why are you here?” Anne asked gingerly. “I didn‘t realize I needed to let you know before coming.” He strolled toward the couch and sat down with his legs crossed. “Oh...I will pour you a glass of water.” She turned around to grab the mug anxiously as she wondered why he had come to her apartment during this time of the day. She desperately hoped that he would simply leave after finishing his water. ‘I don‘t even know what‘s happening now at the school!‘ She thought, ‘I hope Auntie isn‘t doing something crazy again!‘
Chapter 104 She set the glass of water down onto the coffee table, all the while tensing under the pressure of Anthony‘s presence. He noticed the bruise on her neck and grabbed her chin when she was about to get up. Startled. she froze anxiously. “Wh–what‘s wrong?”
“I don‘t remember it being this bad.” He studied the bruise sharply.
Realizing what he meant, she touched the bruise on her neck and said, “I....I did this, otherwise people would misunderstand...ugh!”
He dragged her closer and she fell, landing one knee on the couch and the other on Anthony‘s thigh. She instinctively reached down to steady herself and bit her lips in embarrassment.
He rubbed his finger on the bruised skin and she still felt sore from the touch.
“Looks like I should have been less merciful with you,” he said while staring at the bruise. “Please spare me.” She glanced at him, doe–eyed. “It really hurt when I turned it into a bruise
He tensed at her pleading expression and grabbed her by the back of her neck, before pressing his lips against hers.
“Umph!” Her heart skipped a beat as she closed her eyes in response to the assault.
Soon, the temperature of the room rose and the situation spun out of control. She panted as she leaned against his chest, his strong, rhythmic heartbeat filled her dazed mind.
The glass she set on the table had fallen and the water had trickled down onto the floor, gathering into a small puddle. Sensing what he was about to do next, she clenched her fists and pleaded, “I‘ve been working the whole day. Can‘t you just let me go for today? I want to rest…” “I‘ll spare you this time.”
Anne was surprised by his answer, since she only thought that there was a ten percent chance that he would agree. She got up and picked her clothes up from the floor, before proceeding to put them on nervously.
Still full–dressed, Anthony sat on the couch and studied her frantic state with interest.
“Go get some food,” he said, his voice still hoarse and laced with lust. She was stunned and stood still as she struggled to understand what he meant.
“I didn‘t cook tonight. I just bought some bread on my way back,” she said.
“I can eat whatever.”
She suppressed the urge to ask a million questions and walked towards the refrigerator. There was some pasta, sausage and tomato.
She could not help but wonder if Anthony would agree to go after he ate, because she could not exactly chase him out in order to not raise suspicion. She could only be patient for the time being.
Once the pasta was ready, she set it down on the table before Anthony.
She had used the tomato to make a Bolognese sauce and it looked extremely appetizing, though she did not think someone like Anthony would be willing to eat something like this.
He picked up the spoon and started eating and it was the first time she had ever seen someone this elegant even when slurping on pasta. One she confirmed that Anthony was not displeased by the food, she went back to the living room and picked up the pillows on the floor.
Her phone was already exposed, but Anthony didn‘t seem to have noticed.
Exhausted, she sat down on the couch after tossing the pillow onto her phone. Suddenly, her phone rang and her heart raced, no matter who it was, she could only hope that her children could remain hidden from Anthony.
She could sense his stare on her even when she kept her head low. When she saw that it was from her aunt, she hung up without answering.
“It‘s nothing important...” She explained.
After finishing his pasta, Anthony approached and though Anne tried to tighten her grip around her phone, he still managed to snatch it away from her.
He went through the call history and saw the name ‘Auntie‘ on the top. He narrowed his eyes at the anxious look on her face and snorted coldly.
When she sensed his shadow looming over her, Anne couldn‘t help but move away.
Anthony did not leave the apartment until after midnight.
Anne fell from the couch in exhaustion. She grabbed her phone from the ground to call Cheyenne, but no one came to the phone even when she tried away.
She then called Sarah, who answered after a while. “Who is this?” Her tone was upset.
“Auntie, where‘s my mom? Did you go after her again?” Anna asked with resignation.
“Do you really have this little trust in your own aunt? I just talked to her and went home.”
“Oh. I‘m mistaken, then. I’m sorry for waking you up!” After the call, Anne figured that Cheyenne might have simply fallen asleep and decided to check on her the next morning. She went for a shower and returned to her room to take her contraceptive pill, before falling asleep. She did not wake up the next day until her alarm went off at seven. Anne struggled out of bed and went onto a taxi to head toward Cheyenne‘s apartment. When she opened the door, she froze at the sight of the untouched slippers on the shoe cabinet. There was no one in the house, Chevenne was nowhere to be found, and neither were the children.
Cheyenne usually only needed to arrive at school at nine in the morning to cook for the children, so there was nowhere else for her to be this early in the morning.
‘Maybe she took the kids out for breakfast?‘ Annie thought.
She tried calling Cheyenne again and still no one answered. Anne then made a call to the school and was told that they had not seen Cheyenne, but the children had spent the night on campus.
Chapter 105 Anne waited for Cheyenne at home, wondering if Sarah had said something that upset Cheyenne. Noticing she was late for work, she went ahead and applied for a half day leave. Her reputation was in the dirt in the Aesthetic Clinic regardless of what she did, so it would not make any difference if she was absent for another day. She waited for hours, but Cheyenne had not returned, she then called the school to check, yet there was still no news of her mother.
When she tried to call Cheyenne again, Anne found out that her phone was turned off and instantly realized the severity of the situation.
No matter how upset Cheyenne might be, she would not possibly be absent in school when she had only started working there. She seemed so happy when she got the job that it wasn‘t possible for her to not show up at work out of the blue.
Anne hurried to the school to ask the guard about it. The guard had not heard of Cheyenne, but agreed to help check the surveillance footage, which showed that Cheyenne had run into Sarah when she was leaving the school with the triplets. Afterward, she took the children back into the school and judging from the time stamp, that was around the time when Cheyenne called Anne.
Skipping to an hour later, Sarah was still waiting outside the school and Cheyenne came out on her own, before stepping into Sarah‘s car, without returning until morning. Anne was furious to say the least. If her aunt had indeed taken her mother somewhere, why would she not admit to it?
She immediately made a call to Sarah.
“Hi, Anne. Have you eaten?”
“Where‘s my mom?“.
“Why are you asking me about her? How would I know?”
“She got into your car last night and she hasn‘t been home since then. She hasn‘t even shown up to work. Auntie, I‘m begging you. Stop torturing my mom, okay? It‘s bad enough that she had to live on her own until now.” Anne felt both concerned and helpless. “She did leave school in my car, but she got off after we talked! How would I know where she went? Anne, I think she went into hiding in an attempt to cause conflicts between the two of us.” Sarah had nothing but contempt for the uneducated, low–born woman.
“My mom wouldn‘t do such a thing.”
“You are too naive, Anne. Don‘t you know why a person who pretended to be dead for years to suddenly come home and cling onto you? She realizes that she is old with no one to rely on. She didn‘t think of you when she was young, now, did she?” Sarah had seen it all. “Even if that‘s what she thinks, it‘s not exactly wrong. Shouldn‘t I take care of her!” “You can‘t be that kind to everyone, Anne. You will be taken advantage of!” Sarah lectured. Anne did not want any advice, all she wanted was to find her mother. Once again, she asked,”
So you really didn‘t kidnap my mom?” “I told you that she got out of the car in the middle of the road. Where exactly am I supposed to hide a person?” “Where did you drop her off?” Sarah gave her an address and Anne hurried over. Along the way, she tried calling Cheyenne again, but it was still not answered.
The road Sarah mentioned was a small road with a crossroad up ahead and a city garden to the right. Anne walked along the street and because it was noon on a weekday, there were not many people in the garden. The garden was enormous with countless trails. She looked everywhere, but Cheyenne was nowhere to be found. In the end, she stood by the peaceful lake and watched as the leaves fell onto the water, sending ripples to where she was standing.
She did not understand why Cheyenne would disappear after getting off the car.
Anne could not bring herself to go back to work without knowing where Cheyenne was, so she took a taxi to the police station instead.
“Has it been twenty–four hours? Could it be that she simply didn‘t mention where she was going? Why don‘t you wait for a while longer?” The police officer said.
“My mom wouldn‘t do that. Her phone is turned off. That‘s not normal. She got off on Baker Street. Can you please check the surveillance camera for that time?” Anne could not bear to wait any longer.