nnie, why don’t you stay here?” I said. “I know you spend hours on th bus every day. Don’t worry–you’re more than welcome.”
Evan looked stunned, caught off guard. Usually, if Lucas drunkenly utt Annie’s name, I’d tear up. I suppose he thought he’d found the perfect weapon to punish me. But today, his weapon seemed to have lost its sti
“I want ice cream!” Evan demanded. “Get me two, no–ten of them!”
The only response was the sound of the door closing behind me. After days of looking a mess in the hospital, I needed a skincare session. A d was already waiting for me outside. As the door clicked shut, Evan’s expression crumbled.
“Sir, here’s the ice cream,” the housekeeper said, retrieving it from the
freezer.
“Who said I wanted it?” He threw the ice cream to the floor, his eyes fix on the closed door.
Could Mom really not remember him?
When Lucas’s mother, Laura Blake, learned that Annie had returned to the States and was teaching Evan piano, she wasted no time in bringing over bags of high–end gifts. She settled on the sofa beside Annie, taking her hand in a show of affection.
“Annie, my dear,” she said warmly. “You’ve been through so much. Just think, if only you and Lucas had ended up together from the start, then Wynn Corporation would’ve had him to manage it. You wouldn’t be in this position
now.”
Annie’s face flushed with embarrassment. “Laura, that’s not something we can say now. It’s all in the past, and I’m grateful Lucas offered me work.”
“Why shouldn’t I say it?” Laura gave her hand a reassuring squeeze. “With you teaching Evan, I’m so at ease. And, you know, Lucas is filing for divorce. Surely you realize what that means?”
She lowered her voice, adding, “Don’t worry, darling. Evan adores you, and so do I. You’d never feel out of place with us. Besides, Lucas has every intention of helping Wynn Corporation get back on its feet.”
Though Laura knew I was home, she hadn’t informed me of her visit, so I stayed out of their way, listening from afar. Both Lucas and Evan liked Annie, and clearly, so did his mother. From the very beginning, Laura had wanted Annie as her daughter–in–law. Annie came from a sophisticated, well–established family, a perfect match for the Blakes. And the moment Lucas had met her, he’d been smitten. Laura was thrilled, quickly making arrangements for their marriage.
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Unfortunately for them, Annie hadn’t shared Lucas’s feelings. She’d rejected his confession and left to study music abroad. Laura, though disappointed, respected Annie’s independence, admiring her ambition and sense of self. As for me, from a small, ordinary family, I’d been labeled vain and ambitious, supposedly marrying Lucas for wealth. Laura’s restraint kept her from making her disdain obvious, but I could sense her disapproval.
Sometimes, I wondered if Annie had married Lucas from the start, maybe everyone would have been much happier.
