“Anna, you must be dreaming. Do you really believe that Nicholas can survive in Avenport?”

Michael took a few strides toward me, all while staring at me coldly, his dark eyes emanated rage.

I panic almost instantly but managed to calm myself down. Our eyes locked before I uttered without any sign of weakness, “Why not? I don't think he's any lesser than you!”

The one year I spent with Nicholas opened my eyes to his abilities. In fact, I wouldn't be able to guess who would have the upper hand if he were to compete with Michael. Regardless, I must stand by Nicholas' side, as he was the only hope that I could be reunited with my child.

“Anna, you sure are confident of Nicholas' abilities. Since you trust him so much, then we shall see who will turn out to be the eventual winner!”

Michael's eyes flashed with disdain and grew even more glacial. Evidently, he was infuriated by what I said.

I glanced at him calmly and fell silent. At the end of the day, an argument between the two of us served no useful purpose. After all, when it comes to the business world, it's one's abilities that are crucial and not whether an argument has been won.

“Then I wish you all the best,” I said calmly before turning and walking away.

“Wait!” Michael's voice sounded behind me. I could feel the rage that was emanating from him.

Frowning, I turned around, and asked indifferently, “Is there anything else?”

“If you want to see Amaury, come here every Friday!”

I stiffened for a moment. He's giving me a chance to spend time with Amaury!


I could no longer maintain my distant and cold expression. I gave Michael one last look before leaving swiftly.

I was not sure of the motive behind Michael's offer. One year ago, he made me utterly disappointed. But now, he was giving me another chance to spend time with Amaury. What's his motive? What is he thinking?

He had always been like this, and his unpredictability had perturbed me since forever.

He's always like this, giving me hope whenever I feel hopeless. I really hated enduring the emotional turmoil he caused me, as it made me feel helpless.

Sometimes, I would be inclined to trust him. However, his past conduct made me extremely hesitant.

As I walked slowly on the pathway, my mind was consumed by images of Michael and Amaury.

I forcefully shook my head to brush away all the negative thoughts. His motive was irrelevant as long as I get to spend time with Amaury. Ultimately, what he offered was something good for me.

Initially, I thought that I could only meet with Amaury after all the matter had been settled. However, Michael gave me a chance to spend time with Amaury last night. His action caused my hatred toward him to diminish slightly.

Nonetheless, it did not influence my decision. Even if he let me meet Amaury every day, I would still want to fight for my child's custody. Only when I successfully obtained the custodial rights would I be in peace.

I knew that if Amaury's custody rights remained with the Shaw family, the same incident that happened a year ago might happen again in the future.

My thoughts were cut off when I felt a pang of pain coming from my nether region. Although I had already applied medication, last night was too intense. Besides, it had been a year since I had any sexual intercourse. As such, it was only natural that my body could not take it.

Only after cursing at Michael in my heart did my rage manage to subside.

Just then, my phone rang. Looking down, I saw that it was a call from Nicholas. Immediately, I felt guilty as I was reminded of what happened the night before.

Regardless, I still answered his call to avoid any suspicion.

“Hey, why are you calling me so early in the day? It's not even time for work.”

I immediately started speaking after answering the call as I did not want him to have the first say.

“Where are you now? It sounds very noisy over there. Are you outside?”

Nicholas spoke softly, but his tone suggested that he was slightly suspicious.

“Yeah, I'm on the road.”

His query made me panic and I answered with guilt flashing in my eyes.

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