Chapter 181 FEAR OF ME
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"Our restaurant?" I ask Ann in surprise.
A few days before I suggested Ann to celebrate the New Year together, It's been a while since we three celebrated an occasion together as a family. I have asked her to go for a vacation but Ann refused it because of Tessa's pregnancy.
But now she is telling me that she has decided to celebrate it in our restaurant so that it would stay secretive.
On New Year's eve, we have many invites but Ann is willing to cancel them all as she too wants to celebrate the new year with her child.
"Yes, we all will head together, have dinner, and then later, we can head to the roof to watch fireworks. What do you think?" Ann looks at me with excitement in her eyes and asks.
"Yeah, that would be great, Ann," I tell her happily.
"If there is anything else you want to add." Ann looks at me expectantly, and I grin mischievously, she must have an idea of what I am going to add.
"Good food, Ann. Something different than our diet." I point out and she grins this time.
"Ok, I'll change the menu, then," She agrees happily.
"Trimasu cake, also, Ann." I add and she nods her head, "Ok."
So, this new year would be going to be a good one, with my whole family together. I feel overwhelmed and overjoyed. Cheerfully, I walk inside the mansion with Ann. I can't wait to inform Tessa about the New Year's night plan and without even realizing the vanilla smell in the air and the candle lights around the living room, I enter in a happy mood.
I notice Tessa with a huge cake in her hand, she is smiling at me, and soon it hits me, the date.
F**k
Oh no, before I am able to pull her away, Ann storms towards her and throws the cake from her hand furiously.
God, Tessy.
"Take her away.." Before things would get worst, I instantly ordered Miss Celine, and then hold Ann in my embrace trying to calm her nerves, "It's ok, Ann… It's ok…"
Tessa has finally done a huge mistake, a mistake that I had been looking forward to but I had no idea it would be this grand. Oh God, Tessa, you shouldn't have celebrated my birthday.
This stupid surprise of her has messed up a lot of things now.
Ann was shaking in anger when I very gently lead her to her room. I make her sit on the sofa and then bring a glass of water for her to drink.
"Ann, calm down, please." I look at her anxiously as she takes a small sip of water, her body trembling from immense fear, anger, or pain. I can't choose anyone.
"She… She…" Ann starts to stammer, losing her posture completely.
"Don't say anything, please, Ann. You need to rest." I tell her as I gently hold her up and then take her to the bed. Keeping her head in my lap, I start to caress her hair softly, my heart felt squeezed out as I see her getting too weak and miserable.
She must be thinking about her terrible past. All the disasters she had faced in her life because of me.
I wish I could go back in time and be able to stop my father from doing this iniquity to his own blood, his daughter that has ruined her life completely.
I wish I was able to take away all her grief and give her back all the happiness that she deserved.
I have no idea how many hours have passed until Ann fell asleep in my lap. Thankfully, she is calm now.
I lean back on the headboard thinking about Tessa's happy face, I hope Miss Celine has told her why Ann behaved that way, and next time she would not behave like this and be careful with everything that disturbs Ann.
I didn't know when I fall asleep until I hear sounds around me, slightly moving and walking, and then the door closed.
CLICK
I open my eyes feeling disturbed from all the movements and then sit up rubbing my eyes. My back hurts, I fell asleep in the wrong position, I guess.
Ann looks at me and then smiles, she looks better, she has even changed her clothes. Thankfully.
"How are you, Ann?" I get up and then touch her face, worriedly.
"I am fine, Andrew. Thanks for taking care of me." She holds my hand giving me a soft smile.
I sigh in relief when I see her being normal not affected by the act my stupid wife did before.
I was supposed to leave her to go back to Tessa, she must be worried at this moment, I need to be with her but Ann stops me when she points at the dinner placed on the table in her room.
"Let's eat dinner, together, Andrew." She requests and I nod my head.
After freshening up, I join her on the sofa and then start to eat not exchanging a single word.
"Ann, whatever happened today, I know Tessa must've not known about it. She won't repeat those mistakes again, I promise you." I hold Ann's hand and assure her before leaving her room but her words stunned me.
"Promise? Is this a true promise Andrew or a made-up, again?" She adds the word "Again" while her eyes narrow on me.
"What… What do you mean, Ann?" I ask, puzzled.
"You have started to lie to me, Andrew. I know everything that you had been doing. You're trying to get the contract papers, so you could destroy them. For whom? For Tessa, Andrew." She questions sharply and I gulp nervously.
"No, It's not true, Ann." I lied but Ann didn't buy it, "Don't lie to me, You were trying to make her escape... No..?" She reveals in anger and I could feel myself shaking from the nervousness.
F**k, how did she know about it??
I didn't even discuss this with Ron and Lillian. No one, except Jethro.
"No, why would I? I hate her... I sleep with her just because you wanted a child, otherwise, why would I? Don't forget Ann that it's you who pushes me to her. I never wanted her in my life." I try to find valid reasons that would make Ann trust me.
"This thing is going out of control day by day..." Ann scowled looking frustrated.
No, this isn't a good sign. I don't want Tessa to suffer anymore.
No…
Not when she is so close to delivering her joy to us, to her.
"Don't worry, I'll find a way to get rid of her." I hold Ann's shoulder comforting her. She shouldn't be hating Tessa now. Tessa has too much belief in her love and concern for her.
"Who do you want to get rid of? Me or my child?" A voice startles us both and we look at Tessa in unison.
What the f**k is she doing here?
"Tessy." I begin to explain but she raised her hand firmly to stop me from saying a single word, "You hate me... You never wanted a child... It was Ann who wanted a child, right?" She says looking shocked and hurt.
Oh no… This day can't get any worse.
"Tess, dear..." Ann opens her mouth to explain to her when suddenly she starts to run outside the door in desperate need to escape.
F**k
"Stop her, Andrew." Ann shake my arm and my trance broke as I rush after her.
Tessa's eyes widen deadly when she notices me. I could see the fear in her eyes. It pierce my heart to see her frightened of me like this. Holding her belly protectively she runs towards the stairs in order to escape from me.
"No…"
I shout anxiously while scurrying after her.
"Tessy," My heart nearly comes to my mouth when she missed her step and fell from the stairs.
A low whimper of grief escapes my mouth I hold her up in my arms, "Tessy… Tessy.." I shake her and my eyes widen in horror when I see the blood covering her forehead and eyes.
"Tessy…"
My mind goes numb seeing that red color on her face. Losing my senses I started to shake her violently, eager to wake her up. Why she is not opening her eyes?
Soon a voice comes over helping me to regain my senses.
"We need to take her to the hospital. Hurry, Andrew."
At Ann's command, I pick her up immediately in my arms and sprinted outside while Ann calls the driver to bring the car to the gate.
We hurriedly put Tessa in the car and soon she is brought to the hospital.
No one let me follow her and I was pushed back by the doctor while she hurriedly sprinted into the OT.
"She should be safe, Ann. She should be." I look at Ann worriedly.
"She would be fine," She says as she holds me and makes me sit. I keep looking at my hands that have blood, Tessa's blood. It reminds me of the day when my parent died, I had seen too much blood that terrible day and lost my parents in a blink.
What about Tessa? Would this blood indicate another terrible day of my life? Is Tessa also going to leave me?
No, she can't.
We still have to celebrate our first New Year together and what about our anniversary, she has told me she is excited for the day to come and I am also looking forward to it.
No, she can't leave me, she can't go back on her words.
No…
