Unexpected Blessing After Divorce

Chapter 246

Chapter 246 Do You Still Love Me?

“Look at these eyes. They’re exactly the same as Christopher’s when he was a kid!” Winnie gently tapped Rowan’s face as she gazed at him lovingly. A long-lost smile appeared on her face.

Since Zachary’s incident, Winnie seldom smiled. Her health condition had also gotten unstable.

The three siblings of the Solace family did not dare to mention Yuliana’s kidnapping to Winnie after it happened. It was not until a while ago, when Rowan’s condition in the hospital had stabilized, that they told the old woman about the child’s birth.

However, they did not dare to bring up the kidnapping. They feared that Winnie would get worried, so they only said it was a little hiccup.

“Roe is so cute!”

Beside Winnie, Zofia stared at Rowan in the old lady’s arms. She reached out to touch the baby’s hand with her fingers, but Rowan grabbed her fingers instead.

“He’s grabbing my hand. She waved to Alex next to her.

Refusing to back down, Alex stretched out a finger to touch Rowan’s other hand. Rowan grabbed that too. Alex lifted his chin toward Zofia and said, “He’s grabbing my hand too!”

Winnie looked at the three of them and smiled. “You are siblings now. You have to protect your little brother from now on, okay?”

Alex and Zofia rarely agreed on anything, yet they nodded at the same time.

Winnie was quite happy that day. She rarely got to chat with everyone. However, Rowan was far too young. After a little bit of fun, he started to feel sleepy. In the end, Winnie allowed the maternity matron, Kylie, to coax the baby to sleep.

As soon as the kid left, the smile on the old lady’s face disappeared again, as her thoughts drifted to Zachary. She sat for a while longer before deciding to go upstairs.

Annabelle accompanied Winnie upstairs.

Joyce said, “Mom has been like this for some time. She would ask to be taken to Dad’s room during mealtimes. She can only eat as she watches over Dad.”

Basically, Winnie was reluctant to leave unless it was bedtime.

She was afraid that Zachary would draw his last breath as soon as she left.

Yuliana frowned. “She can’t go on like this. Her body won’t be able to bear it.”

She had not been to the Solace residence for over two months. She used to come every so often. Back then, she could not see the difference. This time, it was clear that Winnie was, mentally and physically speaking, totally different than she had been before Zachary’s incident.

Besides, the old lady was in poor health.

Joyce knew very well what Yuliana meant. The doctor had said that Winnie was mentally unwell. As long as Zachary remained unconscious, she would not be able to recover.

Recently, Yuliana would put aside her work whenever she could to accompany Winnie at home, but doing so had not been effective.

These days, Winnie looked forward to seeing her grandson, and that put her in a better mood.

Joyce said, “Ana, why don’t you stay in the Solace residence for a few days? Don’t go back today. With you and Roe here, perhaps Mrs. Solace will feel better.”

Yuliana nodded.

Over the past few months, the Solace residence had been rather lifeless. The birthday party that day added quite a bit of joy. Many people were in attendance. The children ran about. It was a lively occasion.

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The weather was warm and sunny. Joyce had prepared an open-air banquet. At that moment, many people were enjoying the food and drinking wine in the yard as they chatted.

Yuliana was holding Rowan in her arms as she talked to Isabella and Wendy.

They were a little far away, so Annabelle could not hear what they were talking about. Based on their expressions and manners, they seemed to be talking about the child. It was apparent that they had taken a liking toward Rowan.

Annabelle saw that kid a moment ago too. He certainly took after Christopher and was likable by all.

She looked away from Yuliana and gazed at the endless sky. Her heart felt empty.

Annabelle left after lunch.

She drove aimlessly through the streets, both familiar and unfamiliar ones. She had been in Juxshire for nearly twenty years. She thought she would have been more than familiar with the city, but it turned out to be false.

She did not return to Grand Island Mansion until late at night.

When she opened the door and went in, she smelled a strong stench of alcohol. She paused and turned on the light. It was then that she saw a man lying on the couch. One foot was on the armrest while the other pressed against the couch,

The lights might have been too blinding for the man. He instinctively lifted an arm and pressed it against his

eyes.

Annabelle stood there for a while before she walked over and kicked at the man’s leg. In a low voice, she said, “What are you doing here?”

The man on the couch neither spoke nor moved at all, as if he had not heard her.

Annabelle bent down and pulled his hand away. When she was about to speak, her eyes happened to meet the man’s. His dark orbs resembled two black holes attempting to suck her in.

She briefly pursed her lips. Her eyes fell on his forehead resting on the backrest. It seemed to have been scraped as if it had hit something. The wound was a deep one. The area around it was bruised and swollen.

Apparently, the wound had not been treated.

Annabelle frowned. “Were you in a fight?”

Harry just looked at her without saying anything. His dark orbs dazzled in the light, revealing slight drunkenness even though he was mostly sober. Annabelle felt that her heart skipped a beat. For a moment, she could not look away.

Before she could react, Harry closed his eyes again.

Annabelle pursed her lips briefly. In the end, nothing was said. Then, she went looking for a first aid kit to treat his injury.

The room was quiet except for some crackling noises. It was so quiet that they could even hear each other’s breathing.

After applying the medicine, Annabelle closed the kit and was about to put it back where she found it. As soon as she got up, Harry grabbed her wrist. The kit had not been closed properly, so all sorts of medicine and tools fell out of it and scattered all over the floor.

As for Annabelle, she lost her balance and fell directly on top of Harry.

Instantly annoyed, Annabelle punched him in the chest. “Get some medical help, psycho! Don’t come to my place just to go crazy!”

Her eyes reddened when she said that.

That infinite sense of openness once again flooded her mind.

The truth was that she was glad to see Harry. At least she would not be alone.

Immediately after that, she recalled that Harry was not hers to keep.

Harry remained expressionless as he watched the tears roll down Annabelle’s cheeks. He merely lifted a finger and lightly wiped them away. Then, he moved her toward him, pinched her chin, and kissed her hard.

In fact, he kissed her so mercilessly that it would be more accurate to call it a bite.

Annabelle only felt numb and painful. The smell of blood spread out in her mouth, but she neither struggled nor evaded it. Instead, she bit back much harder. They went at it like two ferocious beasts.

After some time, Annabelle lay quietly on Harry’s chest, listening to his heartbeat. The sense of loneliness

Do You Still Love Me?

within her gradually disappeared.

She looked up and gazed into his eyes as if she had been bewitched. She asked, “Do you still love me?”

Harry stared at her calmly. After a few seconds, he said lightly. “What do you think?”

The expression on Annabelle’s face froze, but it soon returned to normal. She laid on Harry’s chest again and smiled gently. “It’s fine that you don’t love me. I’m afraid you’ll be as stubborn as before and I can’t get rid of you.”