Chapter 194 Neither Dol
Annabelle still didn’t respond. She closed her eyes. No one could tell her thoughts.
Christopher walked toward the window and turned his back to the bed. He looked out of the window.
Annabelle opened her eyes and looked at Christopher. Then, after a while, she suddenly shouted, “Chris.”
When Christopher heard her voice, he tilted his head and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Annabelle smiled and said, “If I regret it now, will it be too late?”
“What do you regret?” Christopher asked lightly.
It was a question, but he did not look at her inquisitively. Instead, his gray eyes seemed to have seen through
her.
Annabelle curled her lips into a smile and laughed at herself. She looked into his eyes and replied, “I regret running
away from the wedding. If we got married, Christopher, you wouldn’t have the chance to marry Yuliana, and I’ll be
your wife. I won’t be in this embarrassing situation today too.”
Christopher stared at her for a moment. His expression was unreadable. Finally, he said, “Annabelle, when can you
stop being so willful? Not everything is about you.”
He paused and added, “Nor is it about me.”
His voice was a little cold, and Annabelle couldn’t help but grab the quilt tightly.
“Willful?”
She covered her eyes and smiled. Then she said bitterly, “No matter what I did in the past, you wouldn’t say I was
willful. Do you plan to stop caring for me now that you have a wife?”
“If I don’t care about you, do you think you’ll have the chance to lie here and tell me this?” Christopher said. He
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwalked to the chair by the bed and sat down, his long legs spread. Then, he leaned forward and gave Annabelle a
serious look. “Annabelle, I will still help you without hesitation if you are in trouble. But don’t joke about your body.
I’m not always there to save you.”
Annabelle responded, “You could, previously.”
If she had any trouble in the past, Christopher would come to her and deal with it as soon as possible.
Christopher remained silent for two seconds before he replied, “As you said, it was in the past. It’s different now. I
have a wife and a child. I have to be responsible for them. Annabelle, you’re not young anymore. Don’t be as
childish as before. Don’t make a fool of yourself.”
Annabelle’s face darkened after she heard this. She sneered, “What? Do you think I’m troublesome? Do you think
I’m dragging you down? You can leave me alone. It’s okay if I die. After all, I died because I had an allergy after
eating the wrong food. It has nothing to do with you.”
Christopher didn’t answer and shrugged. They looked at each other for a few seconds.
He lowered his eyes and leaned back. Then, he took out his phone and looked at it without raising his head. “You lie
down for a while. I’ll drive you home later.”
Meanwhile, at the Solace residence, Zavier and Zaiden also left consecutively after Christopher took Annabelle to
the hospital.
The house, which was initially merry, suddenly became quiet.
According to the original plan, Yuliana and Christopher would stay in the Solace Residence today and spend the New
Year with Zachary and Winnie. Therefore, after Christopher took Annabelle to the hospital, Yuliana didn’t leave.
But she was unsure when Christopher would return or if he would even come home.
“Aunt Yuliana, I won!” When she heard Zofia’s cheers, Yuliana returned to her senses. She found that Zofia had won
again.
Shortly after Christopher left, Zofia found chess game and pestered Yuliana to play with her. Yuliana didn’t know
how many rounds they had played, but Yuliana could concentrate on the first two rounds and let Zofia
win.
However, she did not pay attention to the game afterward, so Zofia could easily beat her.
Yuliana smiled gently and praised, “Zofia is so smart!”
When she heard Yuliana praise her, Zofia was so happy. She felt a sense of accomplishment, and she jumped back
and forth.
Layla saw her daughter behaving like a little madman when she finished her work. “What are you doing?”
When Zofia saw her mother, she ran toward and hugged Layla’s waist. “Mom, I beat Aunt Yuliana again just now.”
Layla pinched her face and said, “You’re awesome.”
Zofia was brilliant, and she could sense the perfunctoriness in her mother’s tone. She pouted and snorted. Then she
ran to Yuliana and said, “Aunt Yuliana, let’s continue to play.”
Yuliana called out Layla’s name to greet her. Then she placed the chess pieces and adjusted the chessboard before
playing another chess game with Zofia again.
Layla sat down and glanced at Yuliana. She said, “Christopher called me just now. Annabelle is fine. She should be
back soon.”
Yuliana nodded lightly. She seemed focused on playing chess with the little girl.
After Christopher left with Annabelle in his arms, she didn’t react much or say anything about it. Instead, she stayed
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmcalm. It was as if the man was not her husband.
“Yuliana,” Layla spoke again.
“Yes?” Yuliana answered and glanced at Layla. Then, when she saw Layla hesitating, Yuliana asked, “Layla, is there
something you want to talk to me about?”
Layla turned around and remained silent for a bit. Finally, she said, “Yuliana, you’re smart, so I’ll be straightforward.
Christopher didn’t do the right thing today, but he and Annabelle are not what you think.’
Yuliana’s hand, which was still holding the chess piece, froze. When she heard Zofia’s urging, she gathered her
thoughts and moved the chess piece forward.
She looked at Layla. “Layla, can you tell me what happened between Christopher and Annabelle?”
Layla pursed her lips and met Yuliana’s eyes. She said, “Annabelle’s biological father died to save Christopher.”
Yuliana was stunned for a long time when she heard this. Zofia had to call her several times before she came back
to her senses.
Layla didn’t continue. She looked at her daughter, who was still focused on playing chess and said, “Go and play
with Daddy first. I have something to talk about with your Aunt Yuliana.”
When she heard this, Zofia was unhappy. “No, I just want to play with Aunt Yuliana.”
Yuliana said, “Zofia, play with your father for a while. I’ll come to you after talking to your mother, okay?”
Zofia looked at Yuliana and hesitated for a while. Then she nodded and left with the chessboard in her arms. After
Zofia left, Layla continued, “Yuliana, although the Solace family seemed glorious, we have a lot of enemies.
Christopher and I were kidnapped when we were little. I was lucky and didn’t let the kidnappers succeed.
Christopher was kidnapped twice. Someone once hired outlaws to hurt Christopher. They hoped to take revenge on
the Solace family.”
She paused and said coldly, “At that time, Christopher was still in kindergarten. He was only about six years. old.”