Ch. 176..180: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 176-180

Chapter 176 “Yeah. It‘s Anthony‘s cousin. He didn‘t tell Anthony, though. Probably after something else because he doesn‘t get along with Anthony.”

“More and more people are going to find out,” Lucas said. She bit her lip, knowing that he was right.

‘But what can I do? Where can I hide the children away safely? Anthony has a woman he loves by his side now, and the existence of the three children will only be bad news to him,‘ she thought, unable to imagine what would happen if Anthony found out. “If you don‘t mind, the kids can stay with me,” Lucas offered. “With... you?” Surprised, she said, “How could we? That‘s not okay.”

“I live alone and there‘s a housekeeper at home who can take care of the kids. You can come over to see them anytime you want,” Lucas said. She could not bring herself to trouble Lucas to such an extent. He was the principal of the kindergarten her children went to, and it made sense that he would like children. Her triplets seemed to get more and more accustomed to calling Lucas ‘Daddy‘ and she could not get them to stop “The kids already said yes,” Lucas said.

“Of course, they said yes,‘ she thought. “That‘s... asking too much of you. Seriously...” She had never felt like she owed someone so much.

“It‘s okay. I won‘t affect my life much.” “I don’t know how to thank you,” she said sheepishly.

“We can help each other.”

Anne knew what he meant but still felt like she was taking advantage of him. However, she had no other options. She could not allow Anthony to find out about the children.

Just after she had settled the issue with her children, she was told that there was a gathering for the finance department. She was about to deliver the children‘s belongings to Lucas and had to reschedule due to the gathering

She was new to the department, and so she could not refuse to participate.

It was not until she arrived that she realized the men and women in the finance department were all very good at drinking.

She gaped as they gulped down one drink after another, and by the time she managed to slip out to the washroom, she felt like the earth was shaking.

Anne knew that she would pass out is she stayed because the others were too strong.

She kept her purse close and went to wash her face.

The splash of cold water to her burning cheeks felt heavenly. She looked up at the mirror,

seeing nothing else but her flushed face.

She stepped out and went to the elevator wlien her phone started ringing. She dazedly reached into her purse and searched for her phone. Once she found it, she answered the call without even looking at the display.

The elevator door opened, and someone stepped inside. Anne was leaning against the wall and simply curled up against herself.

When Anthony stepped into the elevator, he did not stop but was clearly taken by surprise. Bianca followed himn into the elevator and glanced at the person at the corner of thie elevator.

Oliver was the last one to step inside and spotted Anne as well. Instantly, he was surrounded by tension.

Anne did not notice who had stepped into the elevator and struggled to answer her phone.” Hello? Who is this?”

“You... Have you been drinking?” Lucas asked. “Oh, Mr. Newman...A... A little bit...” she muttered helplessly. Realizing she had too much to drink, he said, “Send me the address. I will go pick you up.” “Pick me up? It‘s okay, I will catch a taxi myself..” Anne felt like the world was spinning.

Chapter 177 Anthony stood tall coldly and listened to the sound of Anne talking on the phone. The elevator door opened, and he strode out. The other two followed closely as though none of them knew Anne.

Anne gazed up at the number display on the elevator and muttered, “Huh? Why did it go up?”

She pressed the button for the ground floor once again and informed Lucas of her location before waiting by the stairs in front of the lobby.

She could not bear to stand for too long from the dizziness and sat down on the stairs with one hand under her head as she stared at the neon lights afar.

That very moment belonged to her. There was no need to think, and it almost felt as though she was in a world where Clieyenne had not died and Anthony was not there to threaten her. Where she did not have to worry about someone finding out about the children, and Tommy was not trying to control her.

Inside a private room of the restaurant, a few people gathered for dinner, and Bianca had excused herself to answer a call. When she came back, she whispered into Anthony‘s ear,” There‘s something I need to take care of. I probably won‘t be able to stay with you. Raincheck?

“Go ahead. I will drop you off,” he said tolerantly. “It‘s okay. I will get the hotel to call me a taxi.” Bianca proceeded to say goodbye to the others before leaving

The dinner was arranged to introduce a few people to Bianca in preparation for her piano show. Even if she had to leave early, no one dared to protest, seeing how Anthony was there They were more than happy to know that they had a chance to work with Anthony

Anthony glanced at the food before him that was barely touched and completely lost his appetite, so he got up and left the room while Oliver stayed behind to keep the others company

Meanwhile, Anne was about to fall asleep on the stairs when a black car stopped before her.

The driver got out of the car and dragged her into the car roughly.

“Huh? What‘s going on?”

As soon as she was inside the car, it took off. She had seemingly forgotten she was waiting for someone as she leaned back against the seat. “Did I call a taxi?”

She proceeded to give the driver her address before falling asleep.

Not far away from the lobby, Bianca saw everything that had happened from inside her car, and her hands tightened around the steering wheel. The dark expression on her face was a sharp contrast to her enticing features.

So Anne became Anthony‘s lover during the time when I was gone?‘ she thought to herself. In comparison to Michelle, Bianca found Anne‘s presence more threatening. She knew what the Marwood Family thought of Anne, but she had not expected Anne to be in a physical relationship with Anthony.

Lucas arrived at the lotel and circled around, but Anne was 11owhere to be found, so he resorted to calling her again.

The call was answered after a few seconds, and he asked, “Where are you? I‘m here.”

“She is with me. You can go now, Mr. Newman.” Lucas was stunned, and the call ended before he could respond. Anthony tossed the phone aside and shot an icy glance at Anne. Her face was flushed from her drunken state, and her features looked even more seductive under the shifting lights that shone through the window from the street. The temperature inside the car rose as the scent of alcohol filled the air.

When the car stopped, Anne woke up for a moment. “We are here? Hang on, I... I will pay with cash...” She reached into her purse and dug around, before finding a twenty–dollar bill and tossing it onto Anthony. “Keep the change.” Anthony‘s expression darkened dangerously. She stumbled to open the door but was pulled backward before she could succeed. She grunted when she fell against his chest...

Chapter 178 “Umph!”

Her head was already spinning, and the dizziness simply worsened at the sudden movement. She felt a pressure on her chin, and slie was forced to gaze up dazedly.

“Who am I?”

She twitched in fear at the freezing lone. Instantly, her vision became clearer, and she stared dazed at the devilish face before her. “You...”

“Disappointed that it‘s not your Mr. Principal, hm?” He forced her to lift her chin further as he narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Her neck tensed, giving her a beautiful yet frail appearance. “Why... are you here? It‘s none of your business...”

“It is none of my business, but you were in my way,” he said before dragging her out of the car by the arm.

“Ah!” she exclaimed. By the time they arrived at her apartment, Anne had mostly sobered. Though she felt light headed, she finally recognized Anthony and was terrified.

“Cook something,” He ignored the wary expression on her face and commanded. Still feeling a little dazed, she stared at him in confusion with flushed cheeks. He sat on the couch with his legs crossed and simply stared into her eyes wordlessly.

She batted her eyes and muttered, “I... I will just make something, then...”

Anne turned and stumbled into the kitchen, all the while suspecting that Anthony had gone out of his mind to ask someone in her state to cook for him.

She opened the refrigerator door and saw nothing much to work with, so she crouched and found some frozen dumplings in the freezer.

She took it out and stood up, only to bump her head onto the refrigerator door with a baam!

“Ouch...” She fell onto the ground. Hearing the noise, Anthony jumped and went into the kitchen to find Anne on the ground with her hands over her head and tears in her eyes as she looked up at him pathetically.

He went over and stared at her with amusement.

She tossed the frozen dumplings aside. “I give up. I feel dizzy...”

“Get up.”

“No...” Anne leaned against the refrigerator and was already on the brink of falling asleep.

Anthony went to pull her up impatiently, and she fought back. “Don‘t touch me. Don‘t touch...”

She waved her arms around hysterically. Seeing stars before lier, she slipped and instinctively reached up to grab his tje to steady hersell.

Anthony‘s body snapped forward and pinned Anne against the corner between the refrigerator and kitchen counter. “Um...” Her heart raced at the close proximity and the ferocious look in Anthony‘s eyes. She twitched when she met his eyes and muttered, “You...”

She was interrupted by the vibrating noise coming from Anthony‘s phone, and he acted swiftly to cover her nose and mouth.

“You are done?” He kept one hand on Anne‘s mouth whiile answering his phone with another, His tone was calm, as though nothing luad happened at all.

Chapter 179 “I‘m done over here. What about you? Are you still at the hotel?” Bianca asked.

“I already left.”

“I just thought that maybe we can grab some food if you aren‘t full already. Sorry about tonight,” she said.

Anne remained dazed at the beginning when her mouth was covered, but she started to run out of air. It becaule sullocating, and she struggled to move the hand on her moutlı, but it would not budge, so she simply tried to wiggle out of it.

“Where are you now? still not going to rest?” Bianca asked. “In my study room. It‘s still early,” Anthony said.

“I knew it. It‘s quiet on your side. Alright, go back to your thing then!”

“Yeah.”

After the call, he moved his hand away from Anne‘s face.

She coughed as fresh air flowed into her lungs. “Ugh! What are you doing... Ahem!” Eventually, the coughing eased, and she looked up in tears as she struggled to focus on Anthony‘s face, but her vision was blurred from the lack of oxygen. “That was Bianca, right? If you are that afraid that she‘s going to find out about me, you shouldn‘t be here, to begin with.

He grabbed her by the jaw and pulled her up roughly before pinning her against the counter.” Didn‘t I tell you never to show your face in front of me again?” She grunted in pain and bit her lips, feeling like her jaw would be dislocated at any moment. She scowled because she did not even remember how she appeared in front of Anthony. “Since you won‘t listen, I‘m not about to go easy on you!” He leaned closer. “No man would refuse a woman who‘s this desperate...” He swallowed any response she could have, and she whimpered. Once she realized what was happening, she immediately fought back “Let go...Umph!” A sharp pain shot up her lips, but she kept struggling to get away from the terrorist who barged into her home with false accusations and assaulted her.

The alcohol in her body slowly ale away at her consciousness, and Anthony‘s strength was far too overpowering for her to get away. He was rough and ferocious to the point that it was as though he was trying to swallow her whole.

In her attempts to escape, she kicked at the cabinet, and while she could not push him away. she was suddenly rerninded that there were knives behind her.

Right before he was about to rip her clothes apart, she found the knise.

Anthony was an alert man, and even througli the mist of lust, le spotted the danger and backed away.

However, the knife was not pointed at him but at Anne herself. She gasped for air, and it took a while for her to find her voice. “Touch me again, and I will kill myself right in front of your eyes!” He sneered coldly. “You think I would care?”

“Of course, you won‘t, but wouldn‘t it be kind of frustrating to no longer liave someone to vent your anger on?” She retorted, knowing that Antliony would not let hier dic. Who else would he torture when he seemed to take the most pleasure in tormentin: Anne? Why else would he continue to do so relentlessly throughout the years?

Her moment of bravery was cut short when his shadow loomed over her, and she instantly felt a sharp pain on her wrist. The knife dropped onto the ground, and she felt as though her entire arm was going to break.” Ugh!”

Chapter 180 “How dare you threaten me?” His eyes were filled with malicious anger as he questioned in a furious voice. “It hurts...” Her face twitched in pain as she struggled to speak “Yeah, I... only have one life, 50... So even if you manage to do as you please now, I am... going to slit my own throat as soon as you are gone. Why don‘t you try me...” Her drunken voice was weak, but every word was laced with determination. He grabbed her by the jaw, and because her face was small, he could almost hold her entire with just one of his hands. “Playing the virtuous woman now, are we? For who, hm?” he questioned viciously. “Looks like you have really taken a liking to the kindergarten principal!” “It‘s not that... I just... don‘t think we should be doing this anymore if you‘ve already decided to cast me aside...”

He shoved her aside with a dark, vengeful expression. “I look forward to seeing what would happen to that principal now that he has you on his tail.”

With that, he turned and left.

Anne instantly relaxed when she heard the door shut. Forgetting that she was sitting on the counter, she fell and landed on her head.

“Ugh!” Seemingly unaware of the pain, she got up dazedly and went back into her room. She had wanted to take a shower but ended up collapsing onto the bed and falling asleep.

By the time she opened her eyes again, it was the next morning

Realizing that she had lost consciousness, she sensed a sharp pain on her forehead and was startled when she hurried to the bathroom to check on the mirror.

There was an enormous bump on her forehead with a centimeter–wide wound that had dried blood on it.

She rushed to the hospital and was about to call the office to inform them that she would come in an hour late when she noticed that the latest call she received was from Lucas, and the call lasted for only five seconds.

Her expression instantly darkened as she recalled how she received a call from Lucas but could not remember how Anthony came into the picture.

After informing her company, she hesitated for ten minutes before calling Lucas.

Lucas did not ask her anything about the night before and simply asked her to send over the children‘s clothing.

As though she had done something wrong, she promised to deliver them respectfully like she was one of his students.

Luckily, she did not have a concession, and the wound was not too deep, so she did not require stitches.

With a bandage on her forehead, she headed back to the office, and her colleagues all gathered

around to ask her what had happened. She simply told them that she had tripped and fallen. Anne finally understood why there were people who were frozen to death on the road after getting drunk because one simply would not feel anything when they were drunk.

After work, she headed towards Lucas‘ apartment with lier children‘s clothes.

His apartment was located in a luxurious area close to the school, about ten minutes away, and she waited in front of the door in embarrassment for him.

The door flew open, but she did not see anyone. Just as she wondered if it was operated by technology...

“Mama!”

She snapped out of her dazed state at the three voices calling out to her and looked down at the doe– eyed triplets at the height of her knees.