Chapter 170 Babe, I'm here.
Anna was startled.taken aback. She raised her eyes and looked at him with clear and bright eyes. "Simon, you...you know?"
"Hmm."
Simon neither confirmed nor denied it. On his way here, out of concern, he had Giovanni investigate Anna's whereabouts during this time and learned the whole truth.
There was no doubt that he was angry. "With something so big happening, you didn't tell me because you don't consider me your boyfriend, or because you think I'm not capable enough to handle it?"
There was scolding, but more than that, there was anguish.His words carried both admonishment and distress.
Anna's lips tightened. "I'm sorry, I just didn't want to burden you..."
"You are my girlfriend, and I should take care of you," Simon said, wishing he could solve all her problems for her. SeeingLooking at her self-blame, he couldn't bring himself to say more and pulled her into his arms once again.
"Alright, I'm here now, and I won't let you suffer any more. You're my woman, and you will never be someone else's substitute." His tender voice was full of conviction.
Anna felt warmth enveloping her. Words like 'I'm here' and 'I won't let you suffer' were things she had only heard Antonio say when she was young. As an adult, no one had ever said them to her. She sniffled. "Can you really resolve everything?"
Simon raised an eyebrow. "Hmm, you don't trust me? Or do you not want to leave Giorgio?"
Without hesitation, Anna wriggled out of his embrace and firmly said, "No, I can't wait to get rid of my identity as Katherine right now and not be entangled withand sever all ties with him. Really, he is the biggest jerk I have ever met."
It was unclear whether she was complaining or refuting, but her voice was loud. In situations where the reaction is big, it's either due to guilt or truth.
Simon didn't want to investigate which one it was. He held her hand and said, "Alright, let's grab something gto eat first, and I'll take care handleof the rest."
In the evening. Exactly eight o'clock.
In the dimly lit villa, Anna had not returned home yet.
"Daddy, where did Anna go? You should call and check onask about her," Charlie was very worried.
Giorgio, who was sitting in the study handling business matters, had an elegant appearance, and his face was as cold as ice.
"Don't worry about her, she knows to come back."
Charlie was left speechless. His father had previously been actively fosteringpromoting a relationship with Anna, but now he had turned into a zombie-faced person?seemed like a completely indifferent person.
He saidsuggested, "Last time, when Anna came home late, she was in danger of being kidnapped when she came home late. Now, in Crownhaven where she is unfamiliar with the surroundings, she went to her grandmother's house, whom she dislikes. I don't know if she was hurt or bullied by them. She might be's hiding by the roadside crying, not wanting to comego home. Ah, Anna is having such a hard time and she's so pitiful. What should she do if the criminals have bad intentions towards her?"
The Charlies unintentionalded words struck a chord with Penny, who instantly burst into tears, shouting, "Mommy, I want to find Mommy!"
Giorgio furrowed his eyebrowsbrow furrowed deeply.
He didn't really want to get involved with Anna's affairs, and he was well aware of the level of dependence Stefanelli family had for Anna right now, so it wasn't possible for them to harm her. However, the image of Black Jack crossed his mind involuntarily as he paused his hand flipping through the documents.
"Stop crying, I'll make a phone call." He said dialinged the number.
But However, instead of calling Anna, he called the Stefanelli family’s number.
His pride and dignity wouldn't allow him to reach outbow down to her first.
"Giorgio, why are you calling this late?" A voice on the other end inquired.
Giorgio went straight to the point, "Is Anna still with the Stefanelli family?"
"No, she left without even having lunch. Wait, has she not returned yet?"
A surprised reply from the other side made Giorgio's face darken.
"She hasn't come back yet. I'll call her and ask about the situation."
With that, he hung up the phone and immediately dialed Anna's phone.
Little Tony suddenly walked in and said, "Mr. Vittorio, Mr. Dalio is here."
Simon?
What is he doing in Crownhaven?
Giorgio glanced at the unanswered call and said, "I'll go downstairs and see. You immediately investigate Anna's whereabouts and report back if there's any news."
"Yes, Mr. Vittorio." Little Tony obeyed the order.
The elegant and gentlemanly Simon walked into the study on his own and said, "No need to look for her, she's at my place."
His words were quitetoo direct.
Giorgio's expressionface darkened. At
Hhis place?
Before he could ask, Penny cheered with joy, "Future Daddy!"
Upon seeing the little princess, Simon gently picked her up and askedsaid, "Why are your eyes red? Who bullied our little princess?"
Penny replied, "No one bullied me, Penny is just worried about Mommy."
"Don't worry;, Mommy is with Daddy, she's safe. Everything is fine," Simon reassured hersaid softly, gently rubbing Penny's head. "Good girl, go pack your clothes and things. Daddy will take you to find Mommy."
"Huh? Mommy isn't coming back to the villa? I want Mommy to talk to me because Mommy said that nobody, no matter who it is, should take me leave without Mommy's permission," Penny said with a naive look on her face.
Simon smiled gently and took out his phone to send a message to Anna.:
"You guessed it right." Charlie confirmed.
"By the way, the little princess only agrees to leave with me if she hears your voice," CharlieSimon said.
‘Ding Dong~~'
A voice message from Anna came in: "Penny, sweetie, Mommy asked Mr. Dalio to come pick you up. Come back quickly, Mommy is waiting for you with Mr. Dalio."
The clear voice sounded natural and genuine, without any signs of deception.
Penny's heart filled with joy, "Okay!"
She then wriggled out of Simon's embrace and quickly ran out.
Charlie wearing a puzzled frowned, wondering what was going on. He followed closely behind.
As soon as the child left, the roomair became quiet.
With a graceful posture, Giorgio sat up from his seat at the desk, his eyes filled with an undeniable haze: "Simon, what does this mean?"
Anna now belonged to him, and it was inappropriate to let her leave without a proper greeting.
Elegantly, Simon responded, "My girlfriend is leaving with me. Is there a problem?"
A simple and natural question, delivered as a matter of course.
Realizing something, he added, "Giorgio, I don't care about you and Katherine's situation, but as mySimon's woman, Anna cannot become someone else's substitute, nor should anyone bully her.
I won't take into accountconsider the suffering she endured in the Vittorio and Stefanelli families these days, but from now on, her affairs have nothing to do with you. This is also her decision."
When a protective, affectionate, and gentle man took things seriously, he could be quite assertive. Giorgio's face darkened.
He hadn't expected that Anna would spend the entire afternoon and evening pouring her heart out in Simon's embrace!
Thinking of Anna's pleasant voice, and Simon's words, "her decision," he became infuriated.
Since Simon took Penny away, the villa had been enveloped in a heavy, oppressive silence, where even the sound of the wind felt loudcould be heard.
Charlie stayed in his room, hugging a pillow with a rather upset expression.
Giorgio sat at the desk, his handsome face colder than the winter weather.
Little Tony was the most miserable. He almost froze to death in the freezing atmosphere created by Mr. Vittorio!
And now that Anna had left, what would happen next?
‘Ding Dong~'
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of a text message cut through the suffocating, deathly silence.
It was the phone that Giorgio had placed on the desk.
He glanced at it coldly and saw—
Sender: Anna.
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