Chapter 53: Anya, Call Me Honey
After meeting Michael, he always kept her in his heart, never wanting her to go through even the tiniest bit of trouble.
So yeah, calling her spoiled and pampered? Totally spot on.
Anna had this sweet, gentle vibe, but she could throw a fit too. When she got mad, she'd scrunch up her cute little brows and give the person who had pissed her off that accusing stare.
When she was happy, she'd just fling herself into their arms and act all cutesy.
But, over half a month ago, after Michael's betrayal, she had to grow up real quick.She buried all her real feelings.
She put on this cold, distant act.
She built this unbreakable wall around herself.
No matter who she was with, she didn't dare show her true self anymore.
Today, she must've been half-asleep, all groggy and out of it, dropping her cold act and all.
Charles chuckled softly, looking all indulgent at Anna, who was covering her ears and refusing to open her eyes.
Charles casually twirled a strand of her hair around his finger and shamelessly whispered in her ear, "Anya, if you don't wake up, I'll carry you downstairs like this."
Anna still ignored him.
Charles raised an eyebrow, a playful smile on his lips. He let go of her hair, wrapped Anna in the blanket, and straight-up scooped both her and the blanket into his arms.
The sudden lift made Anna instinctively open her eyes.
Charles deliberately loosened his grip. The blanket and Anna started to slip towards the floor.
Anna instinctively reached out from the blanket and wrapped her arms around his neck to keep from falling.
The smile in Charles's eyes deepened as he carried her out of the room and downstairs.
But halfway down the stairs, the door to the Regal Retreat's hall swung open from the outside. The next moment, Alice appeared in the hall.
When she saw Charles and Anna on the stairs, she froze in place. "Ah!"
Anna's mind went blank. Reflexively, she withdrew her arms, grabbed the edge of the blanket, and shrank her head inside. Afraid of falling, she clung to the blanket, curled up, and snuggled deeper into Charles's arms, completely covered from head to toe.
Charles was stunned by her quick and smooth moves.
The next second, a muffled and urgent voice came from the blanket, "Charles! Quick! Go back to the room!"
Charles smiled and, in a voice only the two of them could hear, took the chance to make a request, "Anya, call me honey."
Anna immediately went silent.
Seeing her reluctance, Charles's eyes flickered, and he took another step down the stairs.
"If you don't call me, then I'll take you to greet Mom," Charles said.
Hearing this, Anna couldn't hold back anymore. Showing up like this in front of an elder? No way!
Without hesitation, she quickly said, "Honey, honey! Hurry, hurry back to the room!"
Charles, satisfied with the nickname, turned around and carried Anna back upstairs.
Meanwhile, Alice, who had been standing at the door, seemed to snap out of it. Covering her eyes in embarrassment, she quickly opened the door and ran out!
In the yard, Cedric, who had just parked the car, opened the car door to head to the hall. He saw Alice hurriedly running out and stopping by the flower bed. "Honey, why aren't you going in? What are you doing out here?"
Alice shoved the lunchbox into his arms, opened the car door, and urged, "Hurry, let's go back!"
Cedric was puzzled and looked suspiciously towards the hall entrance. But he still followed Alice's words and got into the driver's seat with the lunchbox.
After leaving the Regal Retreat and hitting the main road, Alice's embarrassment eased a bit.
Cedric also got the whole story.
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