Chapter 680 - Old Friend
Chapter 680 – Old Friend
Anne, who was looking at the surrounding scenery, suddenly asked the driver to stop the car, thus confusing Doctor Caitlyn, who was sitting beside Anne.
"What's wrong, Anne? Are you sick again?"
Anne shook her head quickly. "I saw Charlotte."
Doctor Caitlyn raised one eyebrow. "Charlotte? Who is Charlotte?"
Anne, who couldn't wait to hug Charlotte, got out of the car and rushed over to Charlotte who was standing in front of several men around her. Because Anne was wearing flat shoes, so she had no trouble at all when she walked over to Charlotte, who was on the side of the park which was slightly uphill.
"Charlotte!" Anne immediately called the little girl's name as soon as she was not far from where Charlotte was standing.
When her name was called, Charlotte immediately turned her head, looking for the person who had called her. The little girl's eyes immediately lit up when she saw Anne. Even though she had only seen Anne a few times in a short time, but it seemed that the little girl had managed to recognize the woman who had helped her a few months ago.
"Beautiful aunty," Charlotte screamed loudly as she ran to Anne who was already smiling at her.
Edward and all the bodyguards were shocked when they saw Charlotte screaming and running towards a woman who had called her. All of the men immediately turned their eyes to the pregnant woman who was currently kneeling while hugging Charlotte who was immediately familiar to her.
"Who is that woman?" Edward asked quietly to one of Chester's bodyguards.
"I don't know, sir. But Miss Charlotte seems to know her."
Edward, who was curious, immediately approached Charlotte to find out who the woman who was hugging his niece was, but Edward's steps immediately stopped when he saw the face of the pregnant woman who was giving his niece a kiss.
"A-Anne…Marianne…" Edward stammered.
Anne who was focusing on Charlotte immediately turned to the man who called her. The smile on her face instantly disappeared when she recognized the figure of the man who had called her name.
"Edward, you're Edward Cole, right?"
"S-so you're Anne?"
Anne smiled and slowly got up from the grass with the help of Doctor Caitlyn who was already beside her. Doctor Caitlyn, who was trusted by Luis to look after Anne, immediately got out of the car as soon as Anne stepped on the asphalt a few moments ago.
"Long time no see, Edward," said Anne quietly as she extended her hand towards her former college friend, Edward.
Edward, who still couldn't believe that he could meet Anne in Geneva, seemed silent for a while before he finally accepted Anne's hand.
"I can't believe I met you in this town, Anne," Edward said quietly.
Anne chuckled. "I can't believe I meet you here either. You've changed so much, Edward."
Edward let go of Anne's hand and smiled stiffly. "You've changed so much, Anne," Edward said quietly, staring at Anne's big belly.
Realizing that Edward was staring at Anne's stomach, she then slowly touched it. "In a few weeks, my second child will be born."
"What… second child? So you've given birth before?!" Edward shouted in surprise. So far, Edward, who was busy in the piano world, had not really kept up with the developments in the business world, especially the wives of entrepreneurs like Anne.
"Of course, my first child is almost three years old, about Charlotte's age," replied Anne softly while stroking Charlotte's blonde hair that was clinging to her.
"You are absolutely amazing, Anne, and wait a minute, how did you get to know my niece?"
Anne raised one eyebrow, surprised. "Charlotte is your niece?"
"Yes."
"So you and Chester Lloyd are brothers?" Anne asked Edward again.
Edward immediately raised one hand to his chest. "Hold on, so you know Chester too?"
Anne chuckled. "I'm the first to ask, Edward. So you're the first to answer my questions, not to ask questions back to me."
"Chester and I are …"
"If you guys want to talk, you better sit down. Remember your womb, Anne." Doctor Caitlyn interrupted Edward's words quickly.
Edward's face immediately turned red when he realized his stupidity. With a little awkwardness, Edward then invited Anne to sit on the chair he used to sit before. One of the members of the Warriors immediately gave a special pillow on the hard chair before Anne sat down, they really made sure the mistress could sit comfortably.
"Thank you," said Anne quietly to one of her husband's bodyguards who put a pillow on the park bench.
"It is my duty, Madam."
Anne smiled and sat slowly in the chair that had been made comfortable with the help of Doctor Caitlyn who was always by her side. Seeing how people treated Anne made Edward believe that Anne's husband was a person who really loved Anne. As someone who once had feelings for Anne when they were in college, Edward felt a little awkward when he saw the girl who once stayed in his heart was now pregnant.
"So when are you going to answer my question earlier?" said Anne quietly, starting the conversation not long after Doctor Caitlyn played with Charlotte and saw a butterfly on a flower that was near where they were sitting.
Edward smiled nervously. "Chester Lloyd is the son of my maternal uncle, he is five years older than me. And Charlotte is his only daughter after his wife who betrayed his love decided to commit suicide following her affair. What a cruel woman, how dare she leave a child as beautiful as Charlotte alone."
Anne's eyes widened at Edward's words. "Charlotte's mother killed herself? What's the story?"
Edward took a deep breath and began to tell what happened to Chester's wife who had chosen to commit suicide shortly after giving birth to Charlotte. While Edward was talking, Anne covered her mouth with her palm. She couldn't believe there was a mother who was so selfish like that, concerned with her own ego and neglecting a child that she bore and gave birth to.
"You're not making up stories right?"
Edward looked at Anne wistfully. "You know I'm a pianist, right? I don't like that kind of stuff, Anne. Especially when it comes to Chester, my own cousin who is as icy as the South Pole."
Anne bit her lower lip and turned her gaze to Charlotte who was smiling broadly with Doctor Caitlyn. Suddenly, Anne's motherly soul was hurt when she found out that a beautiful and cute child as Charlotte was completely unwanted by her own mother. Anne felt sorry for the fate that befell Charlotte.
Realizing that Anne was staring at his niece, Edward smiled faintly. "Actually it's wrong to feel sorry for Charlotte, the child doesn't feel the pain. I mean at this time at her age she must not know anything, the one who was hurt the most was my brother. Chester was the one who suffered the most in that marriage, the woman he loved wholeheartedly turns out to not love him even though she was pregnant with the baby."
Anne slowly lowered her head. Edward's words bothered her. As a married woman Anne felt sorry for her, she knew the pain of being unwanted.
"Never mind, now it's your turn. How and when did you get to know the ice man?"
Anne smiled. "It was Charlotte who made us meet a few months ago."
"Hey, what does that mean?"
Anne smiled again and recounted her first meeting with Chester a few months ago at the mall, when Charlotte almost became the victim of a kidnapping.
"Fuck! So that's the reason Chester doesn't want to use a baby sitter anymore, apparently," Edward shouted loudly shortly after Anne had finished telling her the beginning of her meeting with Chester and Charlotte.
"Father's love, you won't know about that until you have kids of your own, you bastard!!" Chester's voice sounded loud in response to Edward's words.
Anne and Edward immediately turned to Chester, who was already walking towards them. Seeing that there was the man who was blacklisted by Jack, a member of the Warriors, immediately moved closer, trying to protect Anne from Chester's gaze which automatically made Edward confused. He didn't understand why suddenly Anne's bodyguards seemed to drive Chester away from Anne.
"What's wrong with your bodyguards, Anne?" Edward asked in a low whisper.
Before Anne had time to answer Chester, who had arrived in front of them, immediately touched one of the Warrior's shoulders. "I didn't come to kidnap your madam, don't worry."
To be continued