Attracted By My Ex-wife

Chapter 287 She Had Changed Too Much

"If I hadn't come back, would you have kept yourself busy until eleven o'clock tonight?" Kevin said, looking disappointed but only feeling concerned for her deep inside.

Anne felt guilty at first. On second thought, she had asked the maid about the timetable he made for her, and there was no schedule arranged at around 7 p.m. based on it, so she thought she did nothing wrong.

When she realized this, she straightened up and said, "First of all, I didn't plan to stay up until 11. And when I checked the timetable, I saw that this schedule was free. That means I can do anything I want, right?"

As she spoke, she was looking at Kevin fearlessly. She didn't even pause.

However, no matter how hard she tried to look fierce, Kevin knew that she was actually feeling like a scared little girl deep inside. He found this very adorable and seeing her like this only made him want to pull her even closer.

"Anne, my dear, are you mad because I didn't arrange anything for you during that time?" Kevin smiled and his eyes twinkled like stars in the night sky.

But Anne just rolled her eyes at him. She was confused at how Kevin reacted to what she said. Did Kevin misunderstand her?

"Okay then," Kevin said, trying to console her. "I will think it over tonight to see what you can do around seven to eight o'clock every evening."

"No." Anne frowned, in a pitiful way.

"Please don't be mad. I'm going to arrange everything so well you wouldn't feel that you're not being well taken care of," Kevin said in an insensitive way because he couldn't guess what she meant.

Her face immediately turned all gloomy after hearing it.

"Stop it, okay? I said I don't want it," Anne pleaded, pulling the sleeve of his black shirt like a lovely kitten.

Kevin didn't say a word but his heart was full of affection. This was probably the first time for him to see her being playful like this and he liked it. It made him feel as cool as the spring breeze.

He was very surprised at what he was seeing and it turned him on. If only Anne wasn't pregnant, he would surely just grab her, push her onto the table, and make love to her right then and there. But he couldn't.

Realizing this made Kevin feel really regretful and heavy-hearted. He even blamed himself for being so physically fit, which was the reason why Anne got easily pregnant.

But Anne didn't have any hint of what Kevin was thinking. Otherwise, she wouldn't have made such a gesture which made Kevin think about it in the first place.

"Alright, then," Kevin said in a low voice, surrendering himself to Anne. He wanted to take a firm stand, but he couldn't, not when Anne had a pitiful look in her eyes. Seeing her like this made him feel helpless and now he couldn't be tough.

He felt that Anne had changed too much. The Anne he knew before would never act like such a cute baby to him.

It had been said that women were just like cats. Only when you were being good to her would she behave like a sweet and adorable baby to you. But if you were not good to her, she would most likely act like she didn't need you.

It seemed this was indeed the case. Kevin thought that was true. However, he also found that when Anne acted like a baby, he could do nothing but listen to her. It made him feel helpless, which was not a good feeling. But, still, he enjoyed it.

"Well, thank you," said Anne. Kevin wanted to rest his legs so he leaned against the sofa. With his eyes directly parallel to hers, their position made it easy for her to kiss him, so she did. She kissed his face very gently, and quickly let go.

It happened so fast that Kevin didn't have time to react.

So he reached out his hand and gently caressed Anne's cheek, smiling at her and carefully studying her face. This made her blush, which somehow made her conscious that she might be looking like a bashful little girl for him.

Seeing her this way made his heart flutter and he knew, then, that this was the beginning of his true love.

Maybe they didn't immediately find how to get along with each other when they first met, and maybe they took a lot of detours before finding their way to where they were now. But what was important was that now, he was sure that he was starting to fall in love with her. Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

At first, he just hoped that Anne could at least be softer to him, while Anne thought that he didn't like her at all.

It was just one of those times when he wondered whether the fates conspired against him. He was lucky, he thought, because he also felt that their previous selves suffered just so their present selves would be happy.

"I'll go ahead," Anne said. She came to her senses and felt embarrassed. 'Why have I been acting so strange lately?' she thought to herself. Every time she thought about this, she felt uneasy.

Realizing what she just did made her feel awkward. It was definitely not in her personality to act like that towards Kevin.

That was why she wanted to get away as soon as possible. She was afraid of being laughed at by him so she headed hurriedly towards the door.

But as soon as she took a few steps forward, Kevin hugged her from behind.

"What is this? You're going to leave after taking advantage of me?" Kevin said with a smirk. His voice was a little hoarse which sounded unique and attractive to Anne.

She swallowed and took back the strange feeling she had in her heart. She pretended to be rascal and replied, "Excuse me, I did not take advantage of you."

Kevin had expected her to say that, so he kissed her ear gently, which made her gasp.

"It happens right now. Don't deny it," Kevin whispered slowly. Seductively.

Anne got a little annoyed. "It's you who took advantage of me, okay?" She tried to break away from Kevin's arms as she raised her voice.

Damn it! Kevin knew that he shouldn't have touched her sensitive ear, not knowing that what really annoyed Anne was how he teased her and insisted that she was the one taking advantage of him.

"No, Anne," he said in a sincere tone, "It's you. My heart has been captivated by you." When Kevin whispered these words in Anne's ear, her legs suddenly became weak.

"Stop it. I'm leaving now." She finally managed to break away free from Kevin and hurriedly went out of the study.

His lips were looking charming and irresistible.

"If it weren't for me to let you, how could you have managed to leave my arms?" Kevin said in a heartfelt way.

He felt very resentful of himself. It made him feel uncomfortable to see the person he loved in front of her and not be able touch her passionately.

So he made up his mind that as soon as she gave birth to the baby, he would relinquish all that built up passion and make love with her. And the more he thought about it, the more it turned him on—and what better way to release all that energy than taking a cold shower?

K Country.

While A City still stayed warm, in K Country, it was very cold because it was winter there.

The moon in K Country was very bright and the place where the snow had just fallen reflected the moon's luster.

Starting to feel the frigid temperature, Sam was standing above the thick snow with only the thermal mug in his hand and his thick trench to keep him warm.

Emily immediately saw him from afar and ran as fast as she could to meet him. She immediately threw herself into Sam's arms and said, "I'm so glad you are here. I thought we wouldn't be able to see each other until next month."

Because of the weather, not to mention her delicate physique which incapacitated her to endure the cold, she got into the coat of Sam and refused to come out. Sam savored this moment and just stroked Emily's hair with his gloved hands.

"I missed you so much so I decided to come and see you." As soon as he said this, all his unhappiness was gone and there was only softness left in him.

He suddenly remembered his plane ride on the way here. All the way, he felt resentful at how Kevin made him feel pathetic by showing off his love with Anne. And yet all he could just think of was how torturing the whole trip was just to get here, just because he couldn't wait to see Emily. But he was here now. Being with her right now made it all worth it.

"I miss you, too," Emily said through his jacket, and then looked up at him with sad eyes. Emily looked cheerful at first, but now that she was with Sam, all his bubbliness just faded away in fear that it would annoy him.

"How's your work going?" Sam asked, smiling at her.

He didn't think she was suitable for the business world because she was not sensitive or decisive enough. If only he could put matters into his hands, he would be able to handle her business in less than a month. But he didn't want to interfere, not because he wanted her to suffer but because he respected her choice.

"Luckily, I will be able to finish it in a few days. I will go back to live for some time," Emily replied.

Suddenly, Sam got very excited and hugged Emily tightly. He had been looking forward to this day for a long time, so he didn't know how else to express his feelings.

But a moment later, Sam realized that if she went back and only lived at home for some time, it meant she would go back here later.

"What are you going to do next?" Sam asked.

Emily just smiled and said, "I will come back, of course. It may always be cold here, but it still takes time to move all the foreign businesses back."

Sam felt disappointed with what he just heard. That was not the response that he wanted. He wanted her to say that she would be wherever he was.

"Emily, why don't you just agree to partner with Kevin?" This was what confused Sam the most.

If only she agreed to cooperate, she could go back now.

But Emily just smiled at him and said, "Do you think I don't know why Kevin only wants to partner with me? It's only because of you." She sighed. "I like you, but I don't want to live in your world because I already have my own. I certainly want to be with you, but I also want to live my own life. Just like Anne, who wouldn't let other people make her feel she's inferior, even if it is a successful person like Kevin. That's why they are a perfect match."

As Emily spoke, her face was full of confidence, and underneath it, hope.

Sam then finally understood why Emily and Anne were so close. They were friends not because they spent a lot time together. It was just that they were very similar in a way that they both did not want to accept failure. Although on the surface, Anne did seem to be the more stubborn one.

Enduring the sadness in his heart, Sam just sighed slightly, and then smiled right back. "Okay fine, then I'll wait for you. But you have to give me a deadline," he paused and took a breath. "So that I could prepare to marry you."

"M-marry me?" Emily felt her own heart skip a beat.

"Have you made up your mind?" she asked, her face all stunned.

She always felt very lucky that she got to be with such an excellent person like Sam. But he was talking about marriage, which meant that this man's whole life would be connected with hers. She felt happy about it, but deeper than that, she felt a looming fear that she might lose him at any time.

"Of course I have. I made up my mind, and my decision is I'm going to marry you." Sam did not even blink. He stared at her long enough to make her realize that he was dead serious.

The snow not far away reflected a faint luster. There was no light, but the world was bright, and it felt like just a little less warm than the day.

"But I'm not ready for this, Sam. Yes, I do want to marry you. It's just that... I have other things in my life that I need to deal with first so that I could keep up with you." Emily lowered her head.

"Keep up with me? What do you need to keep up with me for? I will stop and wait for you. Two people looking after each other, isn't that what love is?" Sam looked at Emily with deep sincerity in his eyes.

Raising her head to look at Sam, Emily fell into a deep thought and reflected on what he said.