Nigel stiffened. and Anne..." Celine cut in, "Nothing ever happened between you and Anne, right? At this point, even I could recite those lines by heart, much less Mrs. Hampton." Nigel was speechless.
Celine raised her brow. "Mrs. Hampton and her assistant haven't done anything either, yet you're this upset over it. Perhaps you should try to put yourself in her shoes. Doesn't it make sense that she'd care about your relationship with Anne?" Nigel had nothing to say.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCeline continued, "Mr. Hampton, I looked into it. I know Anne's parents died because of the Hamptons." Nigel looked at her and laughed dryly. "Celine, you actually investigated my background?" She smiled. "I know you've been trying to make it up to Anne all these years, but there are other ways. You don't have to do it this way." Nigel fell silent for a few seconds. "I got it." Then, he turned to leave.
Celine followed him. "Wait, Mr. Hampton. I'll go back to the Hampton residence with you." Nigel drove back to the Hampton residence and parked his luxury car on the lawn. Inside the living room, Anne and Carly were already waiting-they'd been planning to act the moment Nigel returned. Nigel got out of the car and walked inside.
Anne immediately stood up. "I know there's no place forin this house anymore. I'll leave right now!" Carly tugged on her arm. "Ms. Warwick, don't go! You don't have a hanymore—your parents died because of our family. Dad himself said that the Hamptons if your family now. Please don't go!" Anne squeezed out a couple of tears and said in a pitiful voice, "Carly, don't holdback. There's no place forhere. If I stay, I'll only be humiliating myself further Nigel strode into the living room and asked, "What are you making a fuss about?" Carly ran over to him. "Dad, Ms. Warwick wants to leave." Nigel looked to Anne. "Anne, what's going on?" She looked utterly wronged. "Nigel, just letgo. I can't shamelessly stay here any longer." Carly frowned. "Dad, Ms. Warwick never married all these years. She's still pure. But last night, she was in your bed-and you just left her.
"If word gets out, how is Ms.
Warwick supposed to hold her head up? I think Mom can't accept her either She's stuck between a rock and a hard place. She has suffered more than enough." Tears streamed down Anne's face as she sobbed. "It's just my bad luck. I lost my parents so young and becan orphan. I don't blanyone..." Nigel frowned at the scene, then said, "Anne, if you want to leave, then leave." What? Carly froze, and Anne's crying stopped altogether.
They both looked at Nigel in shock.
The whole point of this performance was to get him to beg her to stayn Anne's parents had died because of the Hamptons, and Nigel had been making amends all these years. He promised he'd take care of her for life. He said the Hamptons were her family.
A man like Nigel never went back on his word. They never imagined he'd actually change his mind and tell her to leave.
Anne stared at him in disbelief. "Nigel, what are you saying? leave? Ou wantto leave?"