121 Ch. 121 Get Lori Back
The trip from the secret tunnel until they entered a swallower path took two whole hours. Richard already got Quinnâs location, thanks to Andrew, the ladyâs older brother. Andrew was furious when he learned his sister had taken a baby without her motherâs knowledge. Hence he found no guilt in revealing his sisterâs favorite hiding place.
It wasnât long before the super advanced car shook as if the wheels had hit something.
âWe have arrived,â Richardâs sudden announcement pleased Anxia. The sooner they arrived, the sooner they could get their daughter back!
In the next second, the car landed on an iron platform, and the iron rose as if they were in an elevator. Not long after, Anxia could see they were in a garage-like place.
Once they were out of the lake water, a spray of soapy water doused the car. A rumbling and washing machine sounds were heard, and Anxia knew the car was being washed.
âRichie, who are you? Why do I feel like Iâve married someone I shouldnât have?â
Richard laughed at that and stroked his wifeâs head affectionately. âDo you find it unfair? I know almost everything about you, but you havenât even half enough to know me.â
âAre you saying... youâre not the Richard I know?â
âI am me. Everything Iâve done to you is Richard trying to get your heart. But besides that, I also have another secret.â
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âAnd youâre not going to tell me?â
âI will... one day,â he answered in a mischievous tone while giving a mysterious smile.
Anxia snorted in annoyance while Richard grinned in satisfaction.
âAlright, itâs time for us to pick up our daughter.â
Richard took over the wheel and drove the car out of the garage. Anxia glanced out the window and realized the garage was above a lake with a bridge connecting the garage to the main road.
Richard followed the car programâs instructions to where Quinn was holding his daughter. He wished his cousin had treated Lori well and hadnât found out about their bond. Otherwise, he wouldnât even be able to prevent his wifeâs wrath because he would be furious if something happened to his daughter.
Not long after, the car stopped in front of a three-story house. Richard and Anxia got out of the car, and without waiting any longer, Richard pressed the bell to notify the owner.
The door opened, and the same stunning yet cunning lady appeared behind the door, wearing a pleasant smile to welcome Richard. But her smile faded when she saw Anxia standing next to Richard.
âWell, I didnât think my brother would ever reveal my favorite place.â
âWhere is the kid?â without paying any heed to Quinnâs complaints, Richard immediately asked the purpose of his arrival.
âSheâs inside. Donât worry. I would never hurt her. On that note, I wonder why you brought your maid here.â
Anxia glanced cynically at her husband, expecting Richard to correct her. But strangely, Richard was indifferent!
âQuinn, my patience has a limit. Where is she?
âWhy donât you see for yourself?â Quinn opened the door wider and shifted to the side to let Richard inside.
Quinn investigated Anxiaâs expression, but she was expressionless. Even though it was quite disappointing, at least she was sure that this lowly maid already knew where she belonged.
Anxia deliberately lets Richard walk in first to pick up their daughter. If it were any other normal mother, she would immediately rush in looking for her child without a second thought.
But Anxia was not an ordinary girl, let alone a normal mother. She did love her baby, but she could still think clearly and think about the next step before anyone else did.
Seeing Quinnâs sweet demeanor that seemed genuinely sincere when she said she would never hurt Lori, Anxia decided to believe that. Thus she did not act rashly and announced to everyone that she, Qiao Anxia, had given birth to a daughter.
As long as there was Master Yu in this world... as long as her enemies roamed around looking for loopholes to get her, Anxia would never be able to reveal to the world that Lorreine Summer Richie was her child.
Thatâs why she didnât want to give Lori a baby brother for now. She didnât want to risk putting their childrenâs lives in danger. It would be easier to focus on protecting one child than to have their focus split, which would harm both of them.
Oh, if only Anxia knew that Richard was more than capable of overseeing the protection of all of them. In addition, Diego, Richardâs cousin, had Tiffany II, who had the duty to protect all of Diegoâs beloved family members in all corners of the earth. Even master Yu would have to think twice, knowing that Richardâs backers were Diego Regnz and Kendrich Alvianc.
After waiting for a while since Richard stepped inside, Anxia strolled to catch up with her husband. Quinnâs probing gaze never left Anxia, and Anxia noticed it.
She didnât know why Quinn looked at her so suspiciously, but when she recalled that Quinn confessed that Richard was her fiancé, she started to understand.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
It seemed the lady was green with envy, seeing Richard take Anxia out of Hallstatt Island even though the workers there werenât allowed out for any reason.
Anxia felt irritated and offended because Quinn equaled her with the status of a maid, and Richard, her husband, didnât justify it. It seemed that Richard didnât care whether Quinn viewed Anxia as a maid or lowly peasant, not that Anxia cared about it. But she was disappointed.
If she didnât know that Richard loved her, she might get angry and throw a tantrum by exposing everything. But she wasnât a stupid girl, and realizing that Richard wasnât the ordinary man she thought she was, she believed there was a reason why Richard didnât want to admit that Anxia was his wife in front of Quinn.
Because of that, Anxia sealed her lips. Befitting a good maid, she waited for Richard to come downstairs with their daughter.