Chapter 518 You're Taking Care of Your Ex-Boyfriend?
Giorgio took out his phone and texted Anna: [What are you doing?"] After sending the message, he walked to the bedside to accompany Penny, waiting for a reply.
Unexpectedly, half an hour passed with no response.
Then he dialed her number, but no answer either.
Giorgio couldn't help but feel a tinge of worry. He stepped out and called Tony, "Locate Anna and send it to me ASAP."
"Yes, Mr. Vittorio."
Tony, who received the call in the middle of the night, didn't slack off and quickly responded, "Mr. Vittorio, Ms. Stefanelli is at Villa No. 8, Brookside Mansion. I also found out who owns the villa."
He hesitated to speak further.
"Who is it?" Giorgio asked coldly.
Feeling a shiver down his spine, Tony stammered, "It belongs to Mr. Dalio."
As soon as he finished speaking, he could sense the air seemed to drop several degrees.
Even through the phone, it felt suffocating.
"Mr. Vittorio, maybe Ms. Stefanelli just needed help or had something to discuss with Mr. Dalio," Tony tried to explain.
Despite that, Giorgio's face grew darker and colder.
Going to a married man's house, what help could she need? What could they discuss?
Then he ordered, "Prepare for the return trip."
In the Brookside Mansion.
Anna said, "Mr. Dalio, Simon's condition has finally stabilized."
"Ms. Stefanelli, thank you. You should rest now. I've prepared a guest room for you." Richard's attitude wasn't bad.
Earlier that evening, Simon had a sudden attack at home, and it was Anna who discovered it and handled it promptly. She hadn't left his side for hours.
Anna kindly replied, "No need to trouble yourself. I need to get back to the hospital to see my daughter. You should rest too. I'll come back in the morning with fresh ingredients to make soup for Simon."
With that, she turned and went downstairs.
In Richard's eyes, Anna was better than he had imagined, quiet and well-behaved.
It was a pity she's already had a child.
Otherwise, he could have accepted her as a daughter-in-law.
Downstairs, Anna picked up her phone from the sofa and saw that Giorgio had texted and called her half an hour ago.
She quickly dialed back, but only the cold automatic voice came through. "Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."
No answer? Could he be asleep already?
Thinking it over, Anna decided not to disturb him and replied:
[Sorry, I was busy earlier and didn't see your message.]
Then she took a cab back to the hospital.
The nurse saw Anna and was surprised. "Miss, why are you back? You texted saying you wouldn't be back tonight, so we told the child's father. He stayed for a while and then left."
Hearing that, Anna frowned, the child's father?
"Penny's father?" she asked. Were they sure they weren't mistaken?
The nurses nodded and said, "Yes, we initially thought Mr. Dalio was the father. Last night, while we were discussing it, the child's father suddenly came in, making us feel quite embarrassed."
Another nurse chimed in, "But Penny's father is really handsome! Even with a mask on, his figure and eyes suggest he's a real looker! When he came tonight, I almost couldn't resist asking him to take off his mask."
Anna's beautiful eyes gradually dimmed.
The night before? A mask? Could it be Giorgio?
Thinking about his calls and messages tonight, Anna became more certain. In an instant, everything made sense.
Giorgio must have come to take care of Penny last night. Hearing the nurses talk about Simon being Penny's father made him uncomfortable. When she woke up and didn't seem enthusiastic, telling him not to come, he must have overthought. That was why he called her a terrible girlfriend.
Then tonight, he probably knew she was at Simon's place.
So, he wasn't sleeping; he was angry and not answering the phone!
Yes, that must be it!
"Please help me look after Penny." With her thoughts clear, Anna quickly ran out and dialed Giorgio's number.
However, no matter how many times she called, he didn't answer.
She anxiously sent a text.
[Giorgio, I know you're in Vista Heights.]
[Please answer the phone and let me explain.]
[Simon and I are not what you think.]
High in the sky, the night was as dark as ink, with no clouds or stars in sight.
Giorgio glanced at the constantly flashing messages on his phone screen, his expression cold and stern.
Simon? Such an intimate name.
He directly put his phone on silent.
Next to him, Tony watched the screen light up repeatedly, feeling speechless.
He thought there must be a misunderstanding and that Anna deserved a chance to explain.
Most importantly, Giorgio's icy demeanor was really domineering.
He cautiously said, "Mr. Vittorio, honestly, not answering the phone is pretty childish. Avoiding it isn't your style."
Giorgio shot him a cold look, scaring Tony into retreating to the last seat, not daring to say more.
Giorgio sat with a cold face, exuding a chilling aura. His gaze gradually fell on the still-flashing phone screen. Anna seemed relentless in seeking a response.
Thinking it over, he picked up the phone.
"What is it?"
Hearing his voice, Anna choked up.
Before he answered, she felt she had a lot of words to explain the misunderstanding. But hearing his voice now, she was at a loss for words.
"If it's nothing, I'm hanging up," he uttered.
"Wait." Anna anxiously spoke, finally finding her voice to explain, "Simon got sick today, and I just helped take care of him for a bit. His parents were there too. It's really not what you think."
Taking care of him for a bit?
From afternoon to late night, that's a bit?
Just imagining the scene of Anna and Simon being together made him inexplicably fumed.
He coldly said, "What is your relationship with him? Why do you need to take care of him? Sort out your relationship with your ex-boyfriend before righteously explaining to me."
The call ended.
Anna stood frozen on the hospital balcony, her face pale.
She was just helping Simon because he was sick, with no other intentions. Did he have to point out that Simon was her ex-boyfriend?
But she understood Giorgio. If she had flown to Crownhaven to find him and learned he was taking care of Edith or Lola, she would also feel angry and uncomfortable.
Fine, he was her boyfriend; she should pamper him!
Then Anna took out her phone to message Giorgio again: [Where are you? I'll come find you.]
The message replied: [On a plane back to Crownhaven. No need to come.]
Anna was left speechless for a moment.
Leaving without hearing her explanation? How decisive!
The key was, if he didn't give her a chance to apologize and make up, what should she do?
They couldn't just stay in a long-distance relationship and have a conflict.
That night, Anna didn't sleep well at all.
The next morning, she got up with dark circles under her eyes.
"Miss! Are you awake?" Just after Anna washed up, a nurse knocked on the door.
Hearing the knock, Anna's heart tightened, and she quickly walked over to open the door, asking, "Yes, what's wrong? Is something wrong with Penny?"
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