Chapter 501 His Hug Is Warm
I placed the phone beside my ear. Although I was silent, I did not hang up. Through the screen, I could hear him panting because he was walking briskly.
“Michael, I feel really sad now…” I mumbled gloomily after a while.
Now that I was feeling extremely upset, Michael was the only one I could share my sorrows with.
“I know. If this happened to anyone else, they would find it hard to accept too. However, listen to me. No matter what happens, I’ll be by your side!”
Michael never knew how to console someone. However, his words were more effective than any consolations.
I felt an urge to cry. It was really lucky of me to have him by my side now. If he was not here, I would be at a loss for what to do.
Sniffling, I stopped my tears from streaming down my cheeks.
After a few minutes, Michael appeared in front of me. As I was squatting beside the road, he gazed down at me with a frown. His eyes were filled with a look of heartache.
“Aren’t you afraid that you’ll be in danger if you come here alone?”
I could hear the reproaching tone in his voice. At the same time, he lifted me up from the ground and hugged me tightly.
The night was starting to get cold. However, I felt warmth in his embrace.
“I just want some peace to myself. My mind’s a mess now and I can’t think of anything,” I explained softly as I leaned in his embrace.
“Let’s go home. Regardless of what decision you make, I’ll support you. Everything that you do is right!” He tightened his grip on my hand, his voice gentle yet firm.
I was panicking initially. However, after I heard what he said, I calmed down. I knew that no matter what happened, he would always support me and be my pillar of support.
“Let’s go home. I don’t want to see anyone,” I said sadly as I sniffled.
Although I still found it hard to accept, I did not want to let it affect my mood anymore.
Since Michael and I had come here separately, I left in his car. Meanwhile, he called his secretary over to drive my car away.
Perhaps because I was too exhausted, I immediately fell asleep the moment I entered his car.
However, it was not a restful sleep and I was frowning constantly. Even in my dreams, that incident kept occupying my mind. I wished so dearly for everything to be just a dream that would vanish after I woke up.
When I finally woke up, Michael had already parked the car at the Shaw residence.
I did not know when we arrived. Upon opening my eyes, I discovered that he was gazing at me with his head turned toward me.
“Why didn’t you wake me up?”
I glanced at my surroundings, my voice was still hoarse. At the same time, my eyes still felt very sore.
Since I cried too much today, my eyes would definitely be swollen the next morning.
“You’re too tired today, so I wanted you to have a good rest.”
His voice was very calm and devoid of any emotion.
“Let’s go upstairs. I’m exhausted.”
Not wanting to mention that incident, I opened the door and alighted the car. Then, I directly walked upstairs.
As it was already getting late, those in the Shaw residence had already fallen asleep. Hence, our return did not alert anyone.
Perhaps, I was too exhausted. When I lay on the bed and hugged Michael, I fell asleep immediately again.
When I woke up the next day, Michael was already gone. I got up from bed, washed up, and headed downstairs.
The Shaw family was eating breakfast at the dining table. Maybe they allowed me to sleep for a little longer because I was in a bad mood from yesterday.
“Good morning, Dad, Mom and Grandpa.”
When I arrived downstairs, I greeted them politely. Then, I sat beside Michael and started eating breakfast with my head bowed.
“How was your sleep yesterday, Anna?” asked Andy warmly as he glanced at me.
“It was quite good.”
I knew that Andy was concerned about me, so I smiled at him before lowering my head again and eating.
Perhaps as everyone knew the reason why I was in such a bad mood, the entire family ate quietly. No one brought up what happened yesterday.
After breakfast, I drove to the office. Although I had already calmed down, I was still distracted.
When I was driving, my phone rang. Seeing that it was a call from Alicia, I panicked and immediately rejected it.
I did not want to see her or hear her voice. From what Mom said yesterday, I knew that she had abandoned me at an orphanage. This made me feel a tinge of hatred toward her.
No matter what her grievances were, I thought that there was no need for her to come looking for me after having abandoned me.
I was already an adult. When I needed motherly love the most, she did not show up. Instead, she had her own family and children. Something as useless and empty as motherly love was pointless to me now.
Since she had abandoned me, there was no reason why she still wanted to look for me.
After I hung up, I felt even more frustrated. However, Alicia did not give up and my phone quickly rang again.
My frustration built up. After rejecting the calls a couple more times, I decided to switch off my phone completely.
When I arrived at the office, I focused all my attention on work. It was only by busying myself with work that I could forget all those troubles.
However, when it was almost noontime, the person whom I wished to see the least appeared. Alice came to my office, holding a thermal food jar.
“Why are you here, Mrs. Campbell?”
When I saw her appear in my office, I was surprised. At the same time, I spoke in an abnormally cold tone.
I would still be able to talk to her in a friendly manner if I was still completely oblivious to our relationship. Yet, at this point, I really could not make myself do that.
“I’ve called you a few times today, but you didn’t pick up. I couldn’t reach your phone after that. I felt worried, so I came over to take a look. I made soup and brought some over for you.”
It was as if Alicia did not notice my strange tone. When she gazed at me, her eyes were still filled with affection.
In the past, it felt heartwarming when she treated me so nicely. Yet, I only wanted to scoff at her coldly now.
She had abandoned me in the past. Does she think that she can compensate for how badly she treated me then just by treating me nicely now?
“There’s no need for that. There’s an employee’s cafeteria here. I’m used to eating lunch there.”
Not even sparing a single glance at the soup that she had brought, I rejected her coldly. I did not want to be involved with her in any way.
“What’s wrong with you, Anna? You look like you’re in a bad mood. Did a problem happen at work?” Frowning, she asked anxiously.
Alicia was smart enough to quickly discover that something was strange about me.
