Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 270 I'll Ask For Nothing More

"You have to ask Duke about that. We hardly know about it." Rain raised his eyebrows and glanced at

Duke. This fellow seemed so smooth lately. Ever since he was with Belinda, Duke had been acting like

he conquered the whole world, which bothered Rain big time.

"Don't. I didn't know anything until they'd already done it. I'm still trying to figure things out here." Duke

was pissed off when they talked about that. He was so ready to kick Kevin's ass but his father showed

up at that critical moment. Duke was a good son so he could do nothing but let Kevin take Leena away.

Their father seemed okay with it. Duke respected his father and his decisions.

"By the way, who the hell is this Kevin? He seems like more than an ordinary soldier." Edward had met

Kevin several times before. He noticed that Kevin had a imposing aura, which was unusual for a

soldier. Edward knew that Kevin must have come from a noble family which was wealthy and

sophisticated enough to shape his character.

"I heard he is from a noble family of the capital city. A military family. It seems every member of his

family has high military rank. I don't know about the details. I only did some digging after he talked to

my father that day. Nothing useful in fact. It almost felt like someone deliberately edited his profile and ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

released it to the public." Duke was angry back then so he didn't join their talk in the study. All the

information he had about Kevin was his own investigation.

"What? No way! So Leena picked a rich guy! Good for her!" Rain laughed out loud as he usually did.

The extravagant laugh somehow suited his personality.

Edward said nothing; he simply played with his wine glass while staring blankly at the liquid. Then he

suddenly raised the glass and gulped down his wine. He was alarmed by their words. He suddenly

thought of the possibility of Daisy being someone else's wife with good family background and

considerate personality. But thank God she loved him and chose him. He felt so lucky that Daisy loved

him for all these years with all her heart, and her love for him never changed.

"We should definitely ask him out for drinks someday. I want to see what a man coming from a military

family looks like." Tom usually seemed gentle and refined; however, the truth was that he could be as

ruthless as Hades himself. He would kill without hesitation, and his enemy would die before they

realized what had happened. Of course it only happened when someone had crossed the line,

otherwise Tom would be like a sleeping lion, majestic but not harmful.

"What's wrong with you guys? Don't we have something to discuss? Why do we keep talking about that

Kevin guy?" Duke still hated Kevin for stealing his sister, so he didn't want to talk about him or even

hear his name.

"The biggest news today is Leena got married to that Kevin guy! Of course we're talking about him!

What else do you think we should talk about? Your sex life with Belinda? Would you like to share? I

wouldn't mind." Rain always tried to turn whatever they were talking into something dirty, and everyone

hated that habit of his. But even so, he still wouldn't give up trying. It was his way to keep

conversations interesting.

"Nope. Go find out with Annie if you're so keen on it. You won't learn anything from me." Duke

narrowed his eyes and gazed at Rain with a sneer on his face, looking dangerously handsome. He

couldn't beat Edward at a war of words, but he had millions of ways to make Rain beg for mercy. Apart

from that, he'd learned a lot from Belinda lately.

"Damn it! I have no interest in you people! Forget it, I'll just drink." Rain nervously looked away and

filled his glass with wine; he then drank absently without saying anything. Annie was like a stinger in his

heart, and it hurt painfully whenever her name was brought up. It was like a ticking bomb inside him,

which would blow up any minute and destroy all his senses. He had no idea how crazy he would

become when that moment came.

Every one in this room had their own problems to worry about. They gulped down booze while talking,

hence all of them were drunk by the time they left Sexy World. Luckily, Edward's bodyguards would see

they get home safely.

Standing on the balcony and gazing at the starry sky, Annie was lost in her own thoughts. It was cold at

night during the summer. Annie kept thinking about what happened at noon on a loop. Her heart was

numb out of agony, the only thing she could feel at this moment was sorrow and loneliness. The more

she cared for Rain, the further she fell. She was losing everything she had. The burden she carried was

becoming increasingly heavier and almost suffocated her. She wanted to throw it away and ran as fast

as she could.

The night was quiet in a huge villa like this. The sorrow Annie felt was lurking around the house,

gnawing at her bit by bit. She didn't know what she was waiting for. The only thing she knew for sure

was that she needed to see him one more time, so she could remember him forever. She had been

standing motionlessly for hours like a stone statue; tear stains on her face were dry hours ago. Still,

she didn't see anyone coming back to the house.

Annie grew stronger and tougher as time went by. She thought she would have what she wanted as

long as she kept trying and never gave up. But it turned out that Rain was not some object she could

easily take; he was a man with his own feelings; he wouldn't stand there and wait for Annie like she

wanted.

Annie narrowed her eyes as she saw the headlights of an approaching car. Her heat skipped a beat.

Was he finally home? 'But how should I tell him I'm leaving?' Annie bit her lower lip, her hands

clenching nervously. She had to find an excuse before he came in the house. However, she was afraid

that he wouldn't ask her to stay, or even bother asking why she left. The thought almost tore her heart

apart. She would be an empty shell without a soul if he didn't care for her at all.

Fixing her eyes on the dashing Maybach, Annie wanted to see the man she loved so deeply from the

bottom of her heart. But to her surprise, it was not Rain walking out of the car. She was confused. Upon

seeing the man open the back seat door and help another guy out of the vehicle, Annie immediately

recognized him and tried to go to him. However, her feet were numb from standing in one place so

long, so she fell to the floor, sharp pain coming instantly from her legs.

Annie rubbed her feet for a short while and managed to stand up again. 'Is he drunk again?' She

wondered. 'But why? Didn't he smile so happily this noon? Perhaps he was having dinner with clients

and accidentally drank too much?' Thousand of questions hovered in her mind, but she didn't have the

time to stop and think about them. She staggered downstairs towards the doorway. She had to see

him.

It was one of Edward's bodyguards who brought Rain back. He greeted Annie politely as he saw her.

"Hello, Miss Annie. Mr. Rain is a bit drunk tonight. Which room should I put him in?" The bodyguard

knew Edward's acquaintances, and so he knew Annie.

"Yes. Hello to you too. Can you help him upstairs to his room? Thank you." Annie's voice was soft and

tender like herself.

Rain's attention, still clouded by drink, was settled on Annie. He suddenly shook off the bodyguard and

fell into Annie's arms. Not expecting his sudden move, Annie almost fell on her kneels because of his

weight. The bodyguard immediately held Rain's body to prevent the both of them from falling.

After a while, Annie finally managed to carry Rain to his bedroom with the bodyguard's help. She was

frowning all the time. After sending away the bodyguard, Annie went back upstairs and stared at his

beautiful face. Eyes closed, he was quiet like a sleeping angel. No smirk and no bitter smile, he still

looked gorgeous even without any expressions.

Annie sighed heavily and knelt down beside the bed to undress him. Annie carefully loosened his tie.

However, he frowned when her cold fingers touched his neck. Startled, Annie shivered and her nails

almost scratched his jaw. To be honest, she was afraid that he would suddenly open his eyes, and he

would see all her affection to him in her eyes that she had been trying so hard to hide.

Annie slowly loosened his tie with her shaky hands, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. Holding

his tie in hand, she couldn't help gazing at his thin lips. She blushed when she thought of the

affectionate deep kiss last night. It was the happiest moment in her life. But it didn't last long. He

pushed her away and ran off without even looking back at her, as if she were some dangerous beast.

Hesitant, Annie reached out her fingers and gently touched his tender lips. 'Rain, do you know how

much I love you? Do you know how much I have given up for you? Your every look and every smile,

and every frame of our days together are carved into my heart. I have built a fort out of my fantasies,

but you left without me. I have tried so hard to keep up with you, but I just couldn't.

To be honest, I'm exhausted. I have lost myself chasing after you. I have tossed away my dignity but

you never look at me. Tonight, I'm going to be this humble for one last time. I want to be your woman.

And I'll ask for nothing more. I'll let you go. I'll let myself go...' Annie mumbled in her mind desperately.