Chapter 652 Distance
Chapter 652 Distance
The next day.
Annabelle did not wake up early and make breakfast for Alistair, nor see him off to the company.
Ever since she was pregnant, she had been sleeping most of the time. Her sleeping hours got longer
and longer. She didn't even notice when Alistair woke up or when he left the house.
She knew that the moment she woke up, breakfast was ready on the table.
Porridge, eggs and milk.
When Annabelle looked at the food, she had mixed feelings.
However, she shook off her thoughts and sat down to eat.
In the company.
Alistair was working behind his desk. At that moment, his office door was knocked. He spoke without
raising his head.
"Come in!"
When the door was opened, a person walked inside.
Alistair was reviewing some documents. However, he heard that the footsteps were odd and he raised
his head. After that, he saw Nancy sneaking in.
"Nancy?"
Nancy wanted to tease Alistair and she didn't expect him to raise his head so soon.
"How do you know it's me?"
"It wouldn't sound like this if it's the secretary!" Alistair said nonchalantly.
Nancy was a little dispirited. After that, she chuckled, "Alistair, are you busy today?"
"Why?"
"I want to eat lunch with you. I heard that there is a good Japanese restaurant around. And I was
thinking of asking you to bring me there!" After saying that, Nancy walked over and grabbed Alistair's
arm naturally. She was acting coy and her eyes were serene and pure.
Alistair lowered his gaze and looked at her as she grabbed his arm. He couldn't help but recall what
Dorie told him last night.
He was stunned for a while and stood up. After that, he pretended to turn around to get something and
shook her hand off.
"I'm afraid I can't do it today. I still have a lot of meetings!"
"Can't you cancel them?" Nancy asked.
"You should know that I had been accompanying you for the past few days. I have a lot of works piling
up in the company!"
"You don't even have the time to eat?" Nancy looked disappointed.
Alistair pondered for a while and said, "Nancy, you should go home first. If you really want to try it, get
Jerry to accompany you!"
"That playboy? He always has a lot of ladies around him. If I were to eat with him, I would just ended
up being public enemy!"
"I'll give him a call and ask him not to bring any ladies!" Alistair said.
Nancy looked at Alistair and she felt that the man was acting different.
"… All right then. I'll just go to his company to look for him!" Nancy said.
"Okay!" Alistair nodded.
Nancy didn't say anything anymore. She simply looked at Alistair and walked out.
However, she kept having a feeling that Alistair was acting weird.
When she was at the doorstep and wanted to leave, she looked at the secretary and thought of
something. After that, she walked towards the secretary.
For the past few days, Nancy had been visiting Alistair almost every day. There were just rumors
circling around and everyone was speculating Nancy's identity. Even the secretary was curious about it.
"Miss Nancy!" Once the secretary saw Nancy, she greeted her politely.
Although the workers preferred Annabelle when putting them to comparison, it was also obvious that
this lady was close with Alistair.
Nancy smiled and asked, "Oh, by the way, I forgot when Alistair's meeting is this afternoon!"
When the secretary heard that, she was stunned. After that, she said in puzzlement, "There isn't any
scheduled meeting. President Mu simply has a client this morning and he didn't have any other
schedule after that!"
Nancy's expression changed. She felt that Alistair was acting weird. So it was true.
As the secretary looked at Nancy, she couldn't help but worry if she had said anything wrong.
At that time, Nancy smiled, "Really? I must have remembered it wrongly!" After that, she chuckled and
turned around to leave.
When the secretary looked at Nancy's back, she frowned. At that time, Jack walked over.
When he saw that the secretary was absent minded, he asked, "What's wrong? What were you
thinking?"
When the secretary looked at Jack, she hesitated for a while and said, "Just now Miss Nancy asked me
about president Mu's schedule and I think I have made a mistake…"
Jack, "…"
The man looked towards Nancy direction. After that, he turned his head back and looked at her, "Be
careful next time!"
The secretary nodded. She knew Jack had a good temper and she couldn't suppress her curiosity. She
looked at him and asked, "Jack, what is the relationship of that Nancy with our president Mu? There
are so many rumors about them lately!"
Jack didn't say anything. At that time, the secretary muttered, "Will our president Mu really…"
"Don't speak nonsense!" Before she said anything, Jack interrupted her. She looked at her and said, "Is
president Mu a man like that? They were just…" When Jack was speaking halfway, the man didn't
know how he should continue. Because even he himself thought that the president had been too
intimate with her.
The secretary stared at Jack with wide eyes while waiting for his answer. After a suspenseful wait, Jack
said, "Relatives!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
Relatives? The secretary frowned.
Really?
But they didn't look like it…
On the other side.
After Nancy left, she kept thinking to herself. Alistair was acting just fine one day ago. Now that he
changed so suddenly, there must be a reason.
And the most probable cause for Alistair to evade her should be none other than Annabelle!
Did Annabelle tell him anything?
Nancy frowned and she was displeased. However, since Alistair did that, she didn't mind to follow
along. Therefore, she looked at the driver and said, "To Hua Yu Group!"
The moment she reached the company, she was stopped by the secretary.
The secretary said unsettlingly, "President Kuang is busy inside…"
Busy?
Nancy frowned a little and her lips curled up, "Your president will not be busy soon!" After saying that,
she strode inside. She didn't even knock on the door and simply pushed it open.
"President Kuong, are you going to bring me there~?" There was a woman in provoking dress. Her
perfect breast was almost falling out from her collar as she was leaning against Jerry Kuang.
That scene was almost something out from an erotica…
However rousing it may be, the moment the door opened, they had to stop.
The two persons stared dull-wittedly at the door.
What happened next was Nancy trying to pick on Jerry Kuang. She purred coyly, "Brother Jerry…" And
glided over to him.
Jerry Kuang was stunned. What was happening?
Nancy approached him and sat beside him. After that, she blinked her eyes in coquettish, "Brother
Jerry, your wife is coming soon and I'm here to give you a heads up!"
What? Jerry Kuang frowned. Since when did he got a wife?
The lascivious woman looked at Jerry Kuang in disbelief, "President Kuang, you, you're married!?"
Jerry Kuang simply sat there composedly. He didn't say anything nor deny it. He simply smiled.
The woman was aware and she glanced at Nancy and Jerry Kuang, "I suddenly recalled that I have
something going on, see you!" After that, she tidied her dress, picked up her handbag and left.
When Nancy saw that the door was closed, she couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into a laughter.
When Jerry Kuang heard her laughter, he turned his head over and looked at her, "My dearest Miss
Nancy, do you mind to explain what is happening? And who is my wife?"
Nancy smiled and looked at him, "I just helped you to dodge a bullet!"
"Helped me? Should I thank you then?" Jerry Kuang said.
Nancy smiled, "You are most welcome!"
"You have sabotaged my fling, if I ended up being single, it is all on you!"
Nancy simply smiled and moved closer to flatter him, "Brother Jerry, let's ignore the fact that you are
still single. Even if you are married, women will still queue up for you!"
When Jerry Kuang heard that, he was pleased. He looked at her and said, "Spill it, what does your
Majesty want with me?"
"I want to eat lunch with you!"
"Me?" Jerry Kuang almost thought he heard her wrongly.
Nancy nodded, "I heard that there is a good Japanese restaurant around here and I want to try it out!"
Jerry Kuang caught on that something happened. He looked at her and asked, "Why didn't you ask
Alistair to accompany you?"
"What now? You don't want to accompany me?!" Nancy asked.
Jerry Kuang pondered for a while and said, "All right then, since you have ruined my afternoon, this
brother will bring you for lunch. But you will be the one paying!"
Nancy simply pouted her mouth, "Got it, you stingy!"
"I am simply giving you a chance to convey your apology. Don't forget that you are the daughter of the
richest man in Malaysia. That kind of money should be nothing to you!"
"Okay okay, let's hurry!" After saying that, the two of them walked out together.
When they were eating, Jerry Kuang could see that Nancy didn't have much of an appetite.
Jerry Kuang looked at her and asked, "How was it? Is it good?"
Nancy came back to his senses and looked at him. The woman nodded, "Yeah, not too bad!"
"Did you have some sort of conflict with Alistair?"
"No at all!" Nancy replied instinctively.
"Then why are you asking me for lunch today?"
"Are you complaining that I am asking you for lunch?" Nancy didn't answer but she asked back.
Jerry Kuang smiled, "So it's true!"
At that time, Nancy looked at Jerry Kuang and said, "Say, do you think it is inappropriate for me to do
this? Getting Alistair to accompany me every day?" Nancy asked.
Jerry Kuang pondered for a while and nodded, "Logically, yes!"
When Nancy heard his answer, she felt dejected and lowered her head.
"After all, he is now engaged and getting married soon. You doing that might cause a lot of rumors.
Even if he doesn't care, you should be considerate towards Annabelle's feelings!"
"But, there really isn't anything going on between us…" Nancy said weakly.
Jerry Kuang smiled, "You think that but that doesn't mean everyone else would think like that.
Moreover, are you sure about your statement?"
Nancy, "…"
She stared intently at Jerry Kuang and didn't know what to say…
"I really don't understand why Alistair divorced her and now he wanted to marry her again!" Nancy said.
"Few years ago, they entered into a political marriage. Now, they got together because of love!" Jerry
Kuang said.
"Love?"
Jerry Kuang nodded. After that, he said, "I could see that the two of them love each other. Annabelle is
a great woman. And it was the first time I see Alistair getting so serious!"
Originally, Nancy didn't feel anything much. However, after listening to Jerry Kuang, she felt a strong
frustration in her heart.
She had completely lost her appetite.
"Say, do you think they will get married?"
"Definitely!"
"Why are you so sure?"
"My hunch!" This text is © NôvelDrama/.Org.
Nancy, "… Your hunch doesn't mean anything!"
"What about you?" Jerry Kuang asked.
"I…" Nancy didn't know what to say. To be honest, she had no idea.
"Have you ever seen Alistair getting so serious? Can you imagine that he was even willing to give up
his life for her?" Jerry Kuang added.
When Nancy heard that, she frowned, "What do you mean?"
And so, Jerry Kuang told her what happened previously. After hearing that, Nancy was stupefied.
"I didn't know so much had happened!" Nancy said. Originally, she thought that Annabelle was just
another woman in Alistair's life. She was someone that he found good enough to enter a marriage but
he could separate with her anytime. She didn't expect them to have such a history.
Jerry Kuang looked at her and smiled, "It is only normal that you don't know about it. You haven't been
here for long!"
"However, what I wanted to say was, things would change in time. The person you knew in the past
might change and we shouldn't assume that everyone was the same person we knew in the past!"
Jerry Kuang said.
Nancy raised her gaze and looked at Jerry Kuang. She could tell that he said it purposely to hint her.
However, was it so easy to move on from the past?
Everything that happened and all those memories, could they be erased so easily?
……
When Annabelle saw all the health foods that filled her cabinet, she recalled something and invited
Kaleb Hua out.
The two of them sat face-to-face. Kaleb Hua thoughtfully ordered a glass of milk for Annabelle and a
cup of tea for himself.
"Mr. Kaleb, the reason that I asked you out today is to thank you!" Annabelle said as she passed him a
box, "I know you like tea and this is for you!"
When Kaleb Hua saw the gift, he smiled, "Exchanging gifts?"
"I don't know how it taste, why not you give it a try?" Annabelle said with a smile. Kaleb Hua nodded
and passed the box to a person behind him.
"How are you? Did you go for a checkup? The doctor said you shouldn't be moving around too much
and you must rest amply!" Kaleb Hua said worriedly. The moment he recalled the last time Annabelle
fainted, he was just frightful.
Annabelle chuckled, "I haven't been moving around for the past few days. Not only that, I've made sure
to eat and sleep properly. There shouldn't be any problem!"
"Not just shouldn't be, you MUST make sure there isn't any problem. Remember to do a regular
checkup!" Kaleb Hua said.
Annabelle nodded.
Logically speaking, two persons of such age difference wouldn't have much common topic. However,
Annabelle felt that they just had never ending topics. Although Kaleb Hua was a mobster, she didn't
feel any intimidation or discomfort when talking to him. Not only that, she felt a unnamed sense of
closeness.
At that time, Annabelle recalled something and she looked at Kaleb Hua, "Mr. Kaleb, can I ask you one
question?"
"What is it?"
"The tattoo on your arm. Is there any story to it?" Previously she had heard it vaguely from Kaleb Hua
but she didn't understand.
Kaleb Hua didn't expect Annabelle to ask him about the tattoo. The man looked at his tattoo, although it
was half concealed by his sleeves, the pattern was already etched in his heart.
Kaleb Hua smiled and explained, "This tattoo is a memory of the woman I loved. Her initial was on it!"
When Annabelle heard that, she was interested, "After that? Where is she?"
"She…" The moment she mentioned that, Kaleb Hua glanced over at Annabelle. After that, he said,
"After I forced her to leave me, I didn't know where she went!"
"Did you ever look for her?"
"It didn't matter if I did, she hated me to death…" Kaleb Hua said.
"Most of the time, hatred comes from love. If she doesn't love you, how could she hate you? Therefore,
when a person still hates you, you should feel fortunate. It was when the person doesn't even hate you
that calls for weeping. That simply means that you no longer mean anything to her!" Annabelle said
indifferently.
When Kaleb Hua heard that, he was quiet for a long time.
Although Annabelle was much younger, she knew a lot of things. What she said was what Kaleb Hua
dared not even imagine.
"Probably. But I just couldn't bring myself to face her…"
"Therefore, because of her, you plan to spend the rest of your life all alone?" Annabelle asked.
When Kaleb Hua heard that, he smiled, "I'm already in my old age. Moreover, I owed her that much…"
When Annabelle heard Kaleb Hua, her lips curled up gently, "I think the woman was lucky. Even if the
two of you didn't end up together, if she were to find out that you cared for her so much and was willing
to go so far for her, she would be happy!"
Kaleb Hua smiled bitterly, "If only she thought that way…" Regrettably… He knew that she hated him to
the guts.
"She most definitely would!" Annabelle said assuredly.
"I sure hope so!"
The two of them was silent for a while. After that, Kaleb Hua recalled something all of a sudden and he
looked at Annabelle, "Miss Xia, I have a request, and I wonder if you can agree to it!"
"What is it?"
"When you give birth, can I give your child a nickname?"
Annabelle was stunned.
Kaleb Hua said hurriedly, "I simply think that fate brought us together, and…"
"Sure, if you are willing, the child can even call you grandpa!"
"Really?"
"You are his life savior, why not?"
"Good good, now I have a grandchild!"