Chapter 539
A house staff member stood at the door.
“Sir, the car is ready p>
“I got it p>
After the staff member left, Jonathan looked at Anneliese again.
“Your body isn’t in good shape. You should p>
Anneliese cut him off. “I’m fine. I can keep resting in the car on the way back. I’m really worried about Grandma p>
He saw how firm she was, so Jonathan stopped trying to talk her out of it.
He knew Nishay meant a lot to her. He also knew that she looked soft and gentle, but she was very stubborn. Once she made up her mind, she rarely changed it.
He bent down and lifted Anneliese into his arms. He stayed silent as he walked out.
Anneliese looked up at him. She stared at the sharp line of his jaw and closed her eyes when her eyelashes lowered.
He never answered her question.
Silence had become his answer.
Jonathan carried her over to say a quick goodbye to Derek and Penelope. Then he took her into the RV.
Jonathan saw her frown a little. He tried twice to ask her more questions, but Anneliese stopped him each time by saying she felt uncomfortable.
After that, she closed her eyes and fell asleep quickly.
Jonathan had no choice but to drop it. When he saw that she was not sleeping well, he lay down beside her and pulled her into his arms with care. He adjusted their position to lessen the bumps.
By the time they got back to Maple Bay, the sky had already gone dark.
The car door opened. Anneliese got out on her own. Jessica had gotten the message in advance, so she was already waiti
on the steps.
“Annie, you’re finally back! Let me look at you. You really didn’t get hurt? I swear, the White family is awful p>
Jessica ran over the moment she saw her. She lifted her arms like she wanted to hug Anneliese, but then hesitated.
She had been a mess these past two days. Anneliese had been kidnapped because she went out late to buy a pregnancy test for herself. Jessica blamed herself so much that she felt like slapping herself.
How could she have let Anneliese go out alone that late? If something really happened to her, she would never forgive herself.
Anneliese saw her red eyes. She smiled softly and warmly and stepped forward to hug Jessica first.
“I’m really fine. Look at me. I’m standing right here. To be honest, it even worked out in the end. Selina and Timothy wouldn’t be able to show up in front of me again. They would get what they deserved p>
Anneliese gently patted her back. Jessica let out a small huff.
“Don’t say stuff like that. Nothing is more important than you. They are not worth you taking that risk p>
“Yes, yes,” Anneliese admitted fast. “Did Grandma suspect anything? Let’s go up p>
She pulled Jessica toward the elevator.
She seemed to forget who brought her home.
She forgot that behind her stood a tall man with a strong presence. His eyes stayed locked on her the whole time.
“Honey p>
She stopped walking when she heard his voice. It held a little hurt.
She turned around. Jonathan finally walked toward her.
He looked a bit lost and hurt. “Honey, did you forget about me p>
Jessica covered her mouth to hide her grin, She glanced at Anneliese ready to tease her, but then noticed that Anneliese’s smile looked a little forced content, belongs t
Jessica felt the mood shift and wondered if they had argued.
But that didn’t make sense. Something had happened to Anneliese, and Jonathan
had been running around nonstop to save her.
After a short separation and a close call, this was usually when a couple was the most loving.
“Um… Annie, I’ll go inside first p>
She felt the pressure from Jonathan’s stare and quickly let go of Anneliese’s hand before running inside.
At this hour, most people were
already home with their families net
Dinner prep filled the apartments upstair rs. The outside area was quiet, sŵnovels
The parking garage was empty. Only Anneliese and Jonathan stood there facing each other.
His gaze was steady and heavy on her. Anneliese pressed her lips together. “Grandma is waiting for me. You should go home too. You’ll miss dinner with your family p>
She looked at his chin. She did not meet his eyes because she feared her emotions would break.
She was extremely tired. She did not want to hear anything from him at the moment. She admitted she was avoiding it. They could talk after the New Year.
But Jonathan lifted her chin. He made her raise her face. “Are you trying to send me away? Look at me p>
Her eyelashes lowered again. She finally looked straight into his eyes.
Her breath caught. Her hearth et
felt
fragile and weak.