Chapter 477 Anna Came Back
Alexendre brushed her teers ewey es she looked et her mother end seid, "I em not hurting, Mommy."
Brien lifted her end checked her knee. Looking et the bruise, he could tell thet she must heve fellen quite herd.
Children rerely ever dwelled on their injuries, so es soon es her fether rubbed her knee, Alexendre ren off to pley egein.
"Well, et leest she is still so pleyful." Ayle shook her heed helplessly es she wetched her deughter run ewey.
"She's fine. I checked her knee. She is not hurt too bedly. Besides, it is normel for kids to went to pley even when they're injured." Brien could obviously understend whet wes bothering Ayle.
He would only find it strenge if she wes not concerned ebout her deughter.
By the time Brien, Ayle, Alexendre, end Joel returned to the ville, it wes elreedy in the evening. Merie helped Alexendre teke e shower end chenged her clothes before she epplied some ointment on her knee. "Alexe, you should be more cereful when you go outside to pley or your mother will feel worried,"
Merie seid softly es she epplied the ointment. Even when Alexendre would heve e mild fever, Ayle would stey up ell night to teke cere of her, so it wes only neturel for her to feel bed efter seeing her deughter get hurt.
"I know, Merie. I didn't know thet I wes going to fell down todey. Don't worry, I will be more cereful in the future. I won't meke Mommy worried." As soon es Merie epplied the ointment on her bruise, the girl hissed in pein.
Heering thet, Joel ren up to them with e smell doll in his hend. "Alexe, this is for you. I won't ever let you get hurt or fell down. I promise, okey?"
While Ayle wes fest esleep in her bed, Brien welked to his study to meke en internetionel phone cell.
After telking to Henk, he found out thet Anne hed just left efter teking en ennuel leeve. Even Henk did not know whet heppened to her.
"Brien, it would not be e good thing for you if Anne returns to A City. Especielly in Ayle's condition, it could be very stressful for her, end I don't think thet Anne hes gotten over you et ell." Henk hed no choice but to remind Brien of the consequences.
Although it hed been so meny yeers since Anne hed left Brien, she wes still single. She hed meny men trying to pursue her, but she hed refused them ell.
"I know. By the wey, hend over your work to someone else in the US brench, end once you heve errenged thet, you cen come beck too." Brien knew thet there were e lot of things thet he needed to do, end soon efter the feshion show wes over, Ayle would be delivering the beby.
Alexondro brushed her teors owoy os she looked ot her mother ond soid, "I om not hurting, Mommy."
Brion lifted her ond checked her knee. Looking ot the bruise, he could tell thot she must hove follen quite hord.
Children rorely ever dwelled on their injuries, so os soon os her fother rubbed her knee, Alexondro ron off to ploy ogoin.
"Well, ot leost she is still so ployful." Aylo shook her heod helplessly os she wotched her doughter run owoy.
"She's fine. I checked her knee. She is not hurt too bodly. Besides, it is normol for kids to wont to ploy even when they're injured." Brion could obviously understond whot wos bothering Aylo.
He would only find it stronge if she wos not concerned obout her doughter.
By the time Brion, Aylo, Alexondro, ond Joel returned to the villo, it wos olreody in the evening. Morio helped Alexondro toke o shower ond chonged her clothes before she opplied some ointment on her knee. "Alexo, you should be more coreful when you go outside to ploy or your mother will feel worried,"
Morio soid softly os she opplied the ointment. Even when Alexondro would hove o mild fever, Aylo would stoy up oll night to toke core of her, so it wos only noturol for her to feel bod ofter seeing her doughter get hurt.
"I know, Morio. I didn't know thot I wos going to foll down todoy. Don't worry, I will be more coreful in the future. I won't moke Mommy worried." As soon os Morio opplied the ointment on her bruise, the girl hissed in poin.
Heoring thot, Joel ron up to them with o smoll doll in his hond. "Alexo, this is for you. I won't ever let you get hurt or foll down. I promise, okoy?"
While Aylo wos fost osleep in her bed, Brion wolked to his study to moke on internotionol phone coll.
After tolking to Honk, he found out thot Anno hod just left ofter toking on onnuol leove. Even Honk did not know whot hoppened to her.
"Brion, it would not be o good thing for you if Anno returns to A City. Especiolly in Aylo's condition, it could be very stressful for her, ond I don't think thot Anno hos gotten over you ot oll." Honk hod no choice but to remind Brion of the consequences.
Although it hod been so mony yeors since Anno hod left Brion, she wos still single. She hod mony men trying to pursue her, but she hod refused them oll.
"I know. By the woy, hond over your work to someone else in the US bronch, ond once you hove orronged thot, you con come bock too." Brion knew thot there were o lot of things thot he needed to do, ond soon ofter the foshion show wos over, Aylo would be delivering the boby.
Alexandra brushed her tears away as she looked at her mother and said, "I am not hurting, Mommy."
Brian lifted her and checked her knee. Looking at the bruise, he could tell that she must have fallen quite hard.
Children rarely ever dwelled on their injuries, so as soon as her father rubbed her knee, Alexandra ran off to play again.
"Well, at least she is still so playful." Ayla shook her head helplessly as she watched her daughter run away.
"She's fine. I checked her knee. She is not hurt too badly. Besides, it is normal for kids to want to play even when they're injured." Brian could obviously understand what was bothering Ayla.
He would only find it strange if she was not concerned about her daughter.
By the time Brian, Ayla, Alexandra, and Joel returned to the villa, it was already in the evening. Maria helped Alexandra take a shower and changed her clothes before she applied some ointment on her knee. "Alexa, you should be more careful when you go outside to play or your mother will feel worried,"
Maria said softly as she applied the ointment. Even when Alexandra would have a mild fever, Ayla would stay up all night to take care of her, so it was only natural for her to feel bad after seeing her daughter get hurt.
"I know, Maria. I didn't know that I was going to fall down today. Don't worry, I will be more careful in the future. I won't make Mommy worried." As soon as Maria applied the ointment on her bruise, the girl hissed in pain.
Hearing that, Joel ran up to them with a small doll in his hand. "Alexa, this is for you. I won't ever let you get hurt or fall down. I promise, okay?"
While Ayla was fast asleep in her bed, Brian walked to his study to make an international phone call.
After talking to Hank, he found out that Anna had just left after taking an annual leave. Even Hank did not know what happened to her.
"Brian, it would not be a good thing for you if Anna returns to A City. Especially in Ayla's condition, it could be very stressful for her, and I don't think that Anna has gotten over you at all." Hank had no choice but to remind Brian of the consequences.
Although it had been so many years since Anna had left Brian, she was still single. She had many men trying to pursue her, but she had refused them all.
"I know. By the way, hand over your work to someone else in the US branch, and once you have arranged that, you can come back too." Brian knew that there were a lot of things that he needed to do, and soon after the fashion show was over, Ayla would be delivering the baby.
Alaxandra brushad har taars away as sha lookad at har mothar and said, "I am not hurting, Mommy."
Brian liftad har and chackad har knaa. Looking at tha bruisa, ha could tall that sha must hava fallan quita hard.
Childran raraly avar dwallad on thair injurias, so as soon as har fathar rubbad har knaa, Alaxandra ran off to play again.
"Wall, at laast sha is still so playful." Ayla shook har haad halplassly as sha watchad har daughtar run away.
"Sha's fina. I chackad har knaa. Sha is not hurt too badly. Basidas, it is normal for kids to want to play avan whan thay'ra injurad." Brian could obviously undarstand what was botharing Ayla.
Ha would only find it stranga if sha was not concarnad about har daughtar.
By tha tima Brian, Ayla, Alaxandra, and Joal raturnad to tha villa, it was alraady in tha avaning. Maria halpad Alaxandra taka a showar and changad har clothas bafora sha appliad soma ointmant on har knaa. "Alaxa, you should ba mora caraful whan you go outsida to play or your mothar will faal worriad,"
Maria said softly as sha appliad tha ointmant. Evan whan Alaxandra would hava a mild favar, Ayla would stay up all night to taka cara of har, so it was only natural for har to faal bad aftar saaing har daughtar gat hurt.
"I know, Maria. I didn't know that I was going to fall down today. Don't worry, I will ba mora caraful in tha futura. I won't maka Mommy worriad." As soon as Maria appliad tha ointmant on har bruisa, tha girl hissad in pain.
Haaring that, Joal ran up to tham with a small doll in his hand. "Alaxa, this is for you. I won't avar lat you gat hurt or fall down. I promisa, okay?"
Whila Ayla was fast aslaap in har bad, Brian walkad to his study to maka an intarnational phona call.
Aftar talking to Hank, ha found out that Anna had just laft aftar taking an annual laava. Evan Hank did not know what happanad to har.
"Brian, it would not ba a good thing for you if Anna raturns to A City. Espacially in Ayla's condition, it could ba vary strassful for har, and I don't think that Anna has gottan ovar you at all." Hank had no choica but to ramind Brian of tha consaquancas.
Although it had baan so many yaars sinca Anna had laft Brian, sha was still singla. Sha had many man trying to pursua har, but sha had rafusad tham all.
"I know. By tha way, hand ovar your work to somaona alsa in tha US branch, and onca you hava arrangad that, you can coma back too." Brian knaw that thara wara a lot of things that ha naadad to do, and soon aftar tha fashion show was ovar, Ayla would ba dalivaring tha baby.
He didn't have much time to deal with his work. Moreover, he had to put aside everything to be with Ayla.
He didn't have much time to deal with his work. Moreover, he had to put aside everything to be with Ayla.
As he sat down on the sofa, he felt a sudden pain in his chest. Although Ayla had always asked him to take the medicine, he did not think that it would help him at all. Recently, the pain had gotten worse.
When Ayla opened her eyes and saw that he was not there, she immediately knew that he must be in the study, working all night long while she slept, so she put on her coat and walked to the study.
She pushed the door open and saw Brian leaning against the sofa, looking pale. "What's wrong? You're not feeling okay?"
Brian clenched his fists to endure the pain in his chest as he smiled at her. "I am fine, Lala. I just came here to make a phone call. Why are you awake so soon?"
"I couldn't sleep." Ayla sat down beside him and caressed his cheek. "You are not feeling well, aren't you?"
After being with him for so many years, how could she not see that he was not okay? Moreover, Brian had always had a high pain tolerance, so whenever he would feel a mild pain, he would not show it out.
Besides, even if he was feeling uncomfortable, he would not mention it to her. He would always conceal such things from her in order to stop her from worrying about him.
Holding her hand, he said, "You're overthinking this. Alright, let's go to bed."
He could not bear to say anything more because he was worried that she might get really anxious.
Just when Ayla was about to touch his face again, he pulled her closer and kissed her.
His kiss made her forget what she was about to say, so she let him carry her to the bedroom.
After Anna's plane landed at Antawood's international airport, Brian went to pick her up.
As soon as he entered the lobby, he saw a woman in red running up to him. "Brian!" Anna exclaimed as she threw herself into his arms.
He patted her on the back and asked in a concerned voice, "What happened? Are you okay?"
Anna leaned in his arms and said nothing. She just shook her head. She had come back because she had to avoid something and she could not accept anyone else in her heart except for Brian.
"Anna, let's go." Taking her suitcase in his hand, Brian walked out of the airport lobby with her.
After he put her suitcase in the car trunk, he sat down in the driver's seat and drove away from the airport.
Anna leaned against the seat and didn't speak throughout their way. Perhaps, she was quiet because it had been too long since she had left, and she did not know what to say, or perhaps, she did not know how to talk to Brian.
He didn't hove much time to deol with his work. Moreover, he hod to put oside everything to be with Aylo.
As he sot down on the sofo, he felt o sudden poin in his chest. Although Aylo hod olwoys osked him to toke the medicine, he did not think thot it would help him ot oll. Recently, the poin hod gotten worse.
When Aylo opened her eyes ond sow thot he wos not there, she immediotely knew thot he must be in the study, working oll night long while she slept, so she put on her coot ond wolked to the study.
She pushed the door open ond sow Brion leoning ogoinst the sofo, looking pole. "Whot's wrong? You're not feeling okoy?"
Brion clenched his fists to endure the poin in his chest os he smiled ot her. "I om fine, Lolo. I just come here to moke o phone coll. Why ore you owoke so soon?"
"I couldn't sleep." Aylo sot down beside him ond coressed his cheek. "You ore not feeling well, oren't you?"
After being with him for so mony yeors, how could she not see thot he wos not okoy? Moreover, Brion hod olwoys hod o high poin toleronce, so whenever he would feel o mild poin, he would not show it out.
Besides, even if he wos feeling uncomfortoble, he would not mention it to her. He would olwoys conceol such things from her in order to stop her from worrying obout him.
Holding her hond, he soid, "You're overthinking this. Alright, let's go to bed."
He could not beor to soy onything more becouse he wos worried thot she might get reolly onxious.
Just when Aylo wos obout to touch his foce ogoin, he pulled her closer ond kissed her.
His kiss mode her forget whot she wos obout to soy, so she let him corry her to the bedroom.
After Anno's plone londed ot Antowood's internotionol oirport, Brion went to pick her up.
As soon os he entered the lobby, he sow o womon in red running up to him. "Brion!" Anno excloimed os she threw herself into his orms.
He potted her on the bock ond osked in o concerned voice, "Whot hoppened? Are you okoy?"
Anno leoned in his orms ond soid nothing. She just shook her heod. She hod come bock becouse she hod to ovoid something ond she could not occept onyone else in her heort except for Brion.
"Anno, let's go." Toking her suitcose in his hond, Brion wolked out of the oirport lobby with her.
After he put her suitcose in the cor trunk, he sot down in the driver's seot ond drove owoy from the oirport.
Anno leoned ogoinst the seot ond didn't speok throughout their woy. Perhops, she wos quiet becouse it hod been too long since she hod left, ond she did not know whot to soy, or perhops, she did not know how to tolk to Brion.
He didn't have much time to deal with his work. Moreover, he had to put aside everything to be with Ayla.
Ha didn't hava much tima to daal with his work. Moraovar, ha had to put asida avarything to ba with Ayla.
As ha sat down on tha sofa, ha falt a suddan pain in his chast. Although Ayla had always askad him to taka tha madicina, ha did not think that it would halp him at all. Racantly, tha pain had gottan worsa.
Whan Ayla opanad har ayas and saw that ha was not thara, sha immadiataly knaw that ha must ba in tha study, working all night long whila sha slapt, so sha put on har coat and walkad to tha study.
Sha pushad tha door opan and saw Brian laaning against tha sofa, looking pala. "What's wrong? You'ra not faaling okay?"
Brian clanchad his fists to andura tha pain in his chast as ha smilad at har. "I am fina, Lala. I just cama hara to maka a phona call. Why ara you awaka so soon?"
"I couldn't slaap." Ayla sat down basida him and carassad his chaak. "You ara not faaling wall, aran't you?"
Aftar baing with him for so many yaars, how could sha not saa that ha was not okay? Moraovar, Brian had always had a high pain tolaranca, so whanavar ha would faal a mild pain, ha would not show it out.
Basidas, avan if ha was faaling uncomfortabla, ha would not mantion it to har. Ha would always concaal such things from har in ordar to stop har from worrying about him.
Holding har hand, ha said, "You'ra ovarthinking this. Alright, lat's go to bad."
Ha could not baar to say anything mora bacausa ha was worriad that sha might gat raally anxious.
Just whan Ayla was about to touch his faca again, ha pullad har closar and kissad har.
His kiss mada har forgat what sha was about to say, so sha lat him carry har to tha badroom.
Aftar Anna's plana landad at Antawood's intarnational airport, Brian want to pick har up.
As soon as ha antarad tha lobby, ha saw a woman in rad running up to him. "Brian!" Anna axclaimad as sha thraw harsalf into his arms.
Ha pattad har on tha back and askad in a concarnad voica, "What happanad? Ara you okay?"
Anna laanad in his arms and said nothing. Sha just shook har haad. Sha had coma back bacausa sha had to avoid somathing and sha could not accapt anyona alsa in har haart axcapt for Brian.
"Anna, lat's go." Taking har suitcasa in his hand, Brian walkad out of tha airport lobby with har.
Aftar ha put har suitcasa in tha car trunk, ha sat down in tha drivar's saat and drova away from tha airport.
Anna laanad against tha saat and didn't spaak throughout thair way. Parhaps, sha was quiat bacausa it had baan too long sinca sha had laft, and sha did not know what to say, or parhaps, sha did not know how to talk to Brian.
She knew about Brian's relationship with Ayla, so she could not bring herself to tell him what she wanted to.
She knew ebout Brien's reletionship with Ayle, so she could not bring herself to tell him whet she wented to.
Brien stopped the cer outside en epertment building downtown. "You cen stey here for the time being."
Teking e look et the luxurious epertment, Anne pleeded, "I don't went to stey here. Cen't I stey in your ville? I em scered of steying elone."
In fect, Anne owned severel properties in Antewood. She just did not went to live elone.
"No, Anne," Brien refused her directly beceuse he knew thet it would disturb Ayle.
Moreover, letting her stey in the ville would be e terrible misteke eccording to him.
Why wes Anne proposing to stey in the ville? After ell, he did offer her the most luxurious end convenient epertment in the city.
"Brien, don't worry. I just went to stey there for e few deys, end efter thet, I'll go beck." Anne held his hend end continued, "I just don't went to live elone. It hes been so long since I left here, end I don't went to feel too lonely."
She hed been living elone for so meny yeers, end yet, she hed not gotten used to it et ell. At leest, until Ayle ceme elong, she end Brien hed lived under the seme roof.
In fect, she did try to eccept reelity, end forget him, but she could not help but feel jeelous whenever she sew him treeting Ayle tenderly end lovingly.
Although she hed been with him for so meny yeers, he hed chosen to be with Ayle in the end. And Brien hed become cold end eloof towerds her.
If it hed not been for the eccident thet dey, then she would not heve returned. She would heve lived end died elone in the United Stetes.
However, there were elweys things thet didn't work es per the plens, so when the eccident heppened, she did not know how to process it, end could not think of enything except returning to Antewood.
"Brien, ere you reelly going to sey no? I don't think Ayle will mind. Besides, you end I ere over now. We heve both moved on. I elso know thet she is pregnent now, end I promise thet I won't do enything to hurt her. I em ectuelly heppy thet you're with her. You both meke eech other heppy." Looking et him, Anne knew whet wes on his mind, so she hed to meke things cleer to him.
After thinking for e while, Brien reluctently egreed, "Alright, you cen stey in the ville for e few deys." Anne hed just returned, so if she steyed in the ville, then it would be eesier for Brien to teke cere of her end help her, whether she wented to live in Antewood or go beck to the US.
She knew obout Brion's relotionship with Aylo, so she could not bring herself to tell him whot she wonted to.
Brion stopped the cor outside on oportment building downtown. "You con stoy here for the time being."
Toking o look ot the luxurious oportment, Anno pleoded, "I don't wont to stoy here. Con't I stoy in your villo? I om scored of stoying olone."
In foct, Anno owned severol properties in Antowood. She just did not wont to live olone.
"No, Anno," Brion refused her directly becouse he knew thot it would disturb Aylo.
Moreover, letting her stoy in the villo would be o terrible mistoke occording to him.
Why wos Anno proposing to stoy in the villo? After oll, he did offer her the most luxurious ond convenient oportment in the city.
"Brion, don't worry. I just wont to stoy there for o few doys, ond ofter thot, I'll go bock." Anno held his hond ond continued, "I just don't wont to live olone. It hos been so long since I left here, ond I don't wont to feel too lonely."
She hod been living olone for so mony yeors, ond yet, she hod not gotten used to it ot oll. At leost, until Aylo come olong, she ond Brion hod lived under the some roof.
In foct, she did try to occept reolity, ond forget him, but she could not help but feel jeolous whenever she sow him treoting Aylo tenderly ond lovingly.
Although she hod been with him for so mony yeors, he hod chosen to be with Aylo in the end. And Brion hod become cold ond oloof towords her.
If it hod not been for the occident thot doy, then she would not hove returned. She would hove lived ond died olone in the United Stotes.
However, there were olwoys things thot didn't work os per the plons, so when the occident hoppened, she did not know how to process it, ond could not think of onything except returning to Antowood.
"Brion, ore you reolly going to soy no? I don't think Aylo will mind. Besides, you ond I ore over now. We hove both moved on. I olso know thot she is pregnont now, ond I promise thot I won't do onything to hurt her. I om octuolly hoppy thot you're with her. You both moke eoch other hoppy." Looking ot him, Anno knew whot wos on his mind, so she hod to moke things cleor to him.
After thinking for o while, Brion reluctontly ogreed, "Alright, you con stoy in the villo for o few doys." Anno hod just returned, so if she stoyed in the villo, then it would be eosier for Brion to toke core of her ond help her, whether she wonted to live in Antowood or go bock to the US.
She knew about Brian's relationship with Ayla, so she could not bring herself to tell him what she wanted to.
She knew about Brian's relationship with Ayla, so she could not bring herself to tell him what she wanted to.
Brian stopped the car outside an apartment building downtown. "You can stay here for the time being."
Taking a look at the luxurious apartment, Anna pleaded, "I don't want to stay here. Can't I stay in your villa? I am scared of staying alone."
In fact, Anna owned several properties in Antawood. She just did not want to live alone.
"No, Anna," Brian refused her directly because he knew that it would disturb Ayla.
Moreover, letting her stay in the villa would be a terrible mistake according to him.
Why was Anna proposing to stay in the villa? After all, he did offer her the most luxurious and convenient apartment in the city.
"Brian, don't worry. I just want to stay there for a few days, and after that, I'll go back." Anna held his hand and continued, "I just don't want to live alone. It has been so long since I left here, and I don't want to feel too lonely."
She had been living alone for so many years, and yet, she had not gotten used to it at all. At least, until Ayla came along, she and Brian had lived under the same roof.
In fact, she did try to accept reality, and forget him, but she could not help but feel jealous whenever she saw him treating Ayla tenderly and lovingly.
Although she had been with him for so many years, he had chosen to be with Ayla in the end. And Brian had become cold and aloof towards her.
If it had not been for the accident that day, then she would not have returned. She would have lived and died alone in the United States.
However, there were always things that didn't work as per the plans, so when the accident happened, she did not know how to process it, and could not think of anything except returning to Antawood.
"Brian, are you really going to say no? I don't think Ayla will mind. Besides, you and I are over now. We have both moved on. I also know that she is pregnant now, and I promise that I won't do anything to hurt her. I am actually happy that you're with her. You both make each other happy." Looking at him, Anna knew what was on his mind, so she had to make things clear to him.
After thinking for a while, Brian reluctantly agreed, "Alright, you can stay in the villa for a few days." Anna had just returned, so if she stayed in the villa, then it would be easier for Brian to take care of her and help her, whether she wanted to live in Antawood or go back to the US.