Chapter 523 - Don't Believe In Promises
Anne should have woken up refreshed after sleeping for more than 6 hours. But when she woke up, she felt so nauseated and vomited. Anne threw up in the sink in the toilet, expelling the contents of her stomach which was only water and it was very excruciating.
"I'll call the doctor." Jack spoke softly with a tone full of regret at the end of his sentence.
Anne shook her head. She then wiped her face with water again. "I don't need a doctor, it's your fault."
"Hey, my fault?"
"Yeah your fault, you kept me from eating since morning, Jack."
Well, Jack's face instantly turned pale. He finally remembered that since this morning, Anne had not eaten anything, even after waking up this afternoon, Anne was – 'Ah you were a jerk, Jack!'
"I'm sorry, Anne, I didn't mean to hurt you."
Anne was silent. She tried to calm herself. Because now in her vision there were four Jacks and Anne didn't know which Jack was the real one.
"Take me to bed, Jack, I have a headache."
Quickly, Jack grabbed Anne's body and carried her to the bed. He laid her carefully on the bed.
"Come now, you have to eat, okay? Your stomach is empty since morning."
Anne nodded her head. "Feed me."
"With pleasure, Princess," shouted Jack excitedly.
Anne pursed her lips when she saw how enthusiastic Jack was in taking some of the food the maid had just delivered. Just like lunch, Jack and Anne's dinner were also brought to the room. Carefully, Jack fed Anne the asparagus soup. Because it was still a little hot, Jack blow it a few times so that Anne could eat it comfortably. When Jack was about to give her the meat, Anne quickly refused.
"What's wrong, Anne? It's better than that soup of goat's meal," said Jack coldly.
Anne glared. "Because of that, I don't eat fellow friends."
Jack raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean, Anne? Who eats friends?"
"Didn't you just say that the asparagus soup is goat's food and because I like that soup, it automatically means I'm a goat, and as a goat I don't eat meat, because I believe it's lamb, where sheep and goats are still related to it. Thank you for your warning, Jack," answered Anne quickly without guilt.
Immediately, Jack cursed himself for saying that asparagus soup is goat food. He forgot that Anne is a lover of asparagus soup. With a face that looked stupid and awry, Jack was silent and sat in the chair, watching Anne finish the asparagus soup she was still holding.
"I want a sandwich," Anne said quietly, as she finished the asparagus soup that was in her bowl.
Without being asked twice, Jack immediately rushed to the dining table and got a round plate containing a few slices of Noah's sandwiches, which were one of Anne's favorites while living at the grandfather's house.
"Anything else?" Jack asked with regretful eyes.
"Not yet, I haven't even finished this sandwich, Jack."
Jack smiled. He then returned the empty bowl that Anne had just finished on the table. Like a child who had just made a mistake, Jack sat back quietly in the chair beside the bed, waiting for Anne to finish eating.
"Jack, I want a hotdog."
"What? Hotdogs?"
Anne handed Jack the sandwich she had just bitten off. "This sandwich has too much mayonnaise, I don't like it."
Jack accepted the sandwich that Anne had given him. His faint smile widened when he saw a lot of mayonnaise on Anne's favorite sandwich. "Don't you like Noah's sandwiches?"
"Yeah, but not this time. There's too much mayonnaise, I don't like it, I just want hotdogs now."
"Okay then, I'll ask Noah to make hotdogs for you, so now you..."
"We'll find some hotdogs outside, Jack, I don't want to eat Noah's hotdogs. Who can guarantee that Noah's hotdogs won't have too much mayonnaise too? I don't want that, Jack Let's just buy it, please." With a hopeful look, Anne led Jack out of the house.
Jack glanced at the clock on his left hand. It was still 7 pm and usually the hotdog sellers were still in the parks in the evening.
"Okay Princess, whatever you want, we will look for it. But you have to wear comfortable clothes, I don't want other men to see your body later on," said Jack in a rising voice.
"Yes sir!" Anne quickly answered Jack's words. It was as if she had a new energy, suddenly she jumped off the bed and immediately went into the walk-in closet to change her clothes.
Jack could only shake his head at his wife's behavior. Because he wanted to go with Anne, Jack then contacted his men who were guarding outside to prepare the car because he wanted to go out with Anne. Five minutes later, Anne had reappeared before Jack, already wearing the clothes that Jack liked, closed and comfortable.
"Should we take Alice and the others with us?" asked Anne innocently.
Jack chuckled. "Alice, Erick, and Nicholas are asleep. After dinner they went straight to their respective rooms because they were tired after working since morning. I don't have the heart to wake them up just to take them out to eat hot dogs."
"Working since morning, is there really a problem at the company?" Anne innocently asked Jack again.
"Muller Finance International, my company in Switzerland is getting lots of offers of cooperation from many entrepreneurs. After finding out that I am still alive, the shareholders who previously left Muller Finance International started approaching the company and want to collaborate again, especially now that they see me also leads Clarke Enterprise, the largest company in the country. Therefore, since this morning, Erick and Alice were busy, Nicholas who couldn't bear to see them, finally intervene to help. He tried to explain to them all that at this time Muller Finance International did not sell its shares anymore," answered Jack at length.
Anne nodded her head slowly, trying to understand the words Jack had just said, even though she didn't really understand what Jack was saying.
"Trying to cooperate again, did they have break off their cooperation before?" asked Anne innocently.
Jack smiled. He then wrapped his arms around Anne's waist. "Erick told me that after I was declared dead, the shareholders in Muller Finance International sold their shares so cheaply that my company almost went bankrupt at that time. Finally Mr. Kevin Cormier was the one who invited me to the event on a yacht in the English Channel that night, bought almost all the shares that had been sold so cheaply and that made Muller Finance International stable again…"
"Evil." said Anne unconsciously.
"That's how it is in the business world. Anyone who is weak will be destroyed, Anne, that's why Erick worked very hard for these past two years to stabilize Muller Finance International and left you alone in London. I already know all the stories from Erick. He also felt sorry because he left you at that time, Anne. I'm sorry, because of my stupidity, you were suffering alone, "Jack said softly full of regret.
Anne smiled. She then touched Jack's face with both hands. "You dumped me once and I forgive you, Jack, but if in the future, you make the same mistake again then don't expect me to forgive you."
Instantly, Jack's eyes flashed sharply. "No, I will never make the same mistake again, Anne. I've lost you for two years and I don't want to go through the same thing again. Let us be separated just once. You know how much I love you, Anne, I can't can live without you."
Anne pursed her lips. "I am a person who since childhood has received sweet promises from many people. Not only once or twice have I been promised something beautiful, but nothing actually happened. So don't promise again, Jack, I don't need a promise, I need proof. What's more, you've never broken a promise you ever made."
"Anne, please..."
Anne chuckled. "Well don't talk about it, I don't want to spoil my mood. Let's go out and hunt for the best hotdogs in Luxembourg. Remember Jack, Luxembourg. I don't want to be taken to go to another country again."
Jack smiled wryly. He couldn't believe that Anne could read any of the thoughts running through his brain. Even though Jack knew that there was a delicious hotdog shop in Italy, and he planned to take Anne there.
To be continued
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