Chapter 1901

Charmine looked into Anthony's for a moment before she blurted," Anthony, do you have...an illness?"

Why else would he stop things when they reached such an important moment?

Anthony's face turned dark at the meaning behind Charmine's words.

Where would Chris have come from if he was 'ill'?!

A look of bewilderment was plastered onto Anthony's face, and he pinched her nose as if he was punishing her. "You're overthinking. I just thought of some unresolved things from work, and I need to work them out so I'll be able to see how my darling wins tomorrow," he spoke, his tone warm to the heart and endearing altogether. "Furthermore, you also need to rest, don’t you?"

Charmine, feeling helpless, had no choice but to drop the subject. "Oh."

Of course, the look of dissatisfaction on Charmine's face did not go unnoticed by Anthony, who lowered his head and smiled.

All too suddenly, he swept her off of her feet and lifted her into his arms.

"Ah!" Charmine gasped and wound her slim arms around Anthony's neck." What're you doing!?" "I'm taking you to rest!"

and placed her onto the soft bed. He then lowered his head to leave a gentle peck

"Rest well."

blinked her eyes and nodded. "Come home early when you

pulled up the blanket over Charmine's form. He then adjusted the temperature in the room and turned off the lights

his way to the study in the mansion and went straight to hit the showers. He allowed the cold

that overtook his heart finally dissipated. Once he was done, he put on his

a cigarette. He walked out toward the balcony and exhaled the smoke, his gaze drifting into the night

had to come clean to Charmine about the incident

touch her, even when he could

out all sorts

a deep breath and started to plan

the precise time naturally the next morning. After washing up, she went downstairs for

seeing how level-headed Charmine looked, asked with worry," Ms. Charmine, you'll be competing with Ms. McKenzie afterward. Are you

looked up at Annabel. "Why should I be?" she answered, her

competition that could affect her marriage was something so small

gazed at Charmine with high

surely win!

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