The Xia family.
Annabelle found out the moment she reached home.
There was a guest in the Xia household.
The esteemed daughter of the An Group, Renee An.
All of the Xia family members were present in the living room, including Ralphy. And Renee An sat elegantly on one side. She looked like a well brought up lady and she wasnât arrogant and overbearing.
"Annabelle, let me introduce to you, this is the daughter of the An Group, Renee An!" Waynie introduced.
Annabelle looked at the woman. Although she didnât have beautiful features, she had a fine temperament. Annabelle smiled at her, "Nice to meet you, Miss An!"
"Nice to meet you too!" Renee An smiled gently and greeted her.
When Annabelle saw Ralphy sitting quietly, she seemed to have guessed what happened.
"Miss An came over today and so I asked you to join us for dinner!" Although the mother didnât say it openly, it was pretty obvious.
Annabelle nodded.
As they were talking, Annabelleâs phone rang.
When she saw that it was Alistair calling, Annabelle picked up her phone and went to a side.
"Hello..."
"Where are you?"
"Iâm at home, why?"
"Why didnât you let Coby follow you?" Alistair asked.
After that, Annabelle came to a sudden realization, "I... I forgot..."
Alistair, "... Iâll go over to find you now!"
"Okay!"
After the simple conversation, they hung up. Annabelle stood there and massaged her temple. She had completely forgotten about Coby...
She wasnât used to having a bodyguard following behind her.
Soon after they ended the call, Alistair came.
After a few meetings, the Xia family had changed their impression towards Alistair. To be exact, it wasnât just a simple change but it was obvious that Teneria was very satisfied with Alistair. The father would care for Alistair whenever he saw him.
And of course, there was an exception... Ralphy.
The moment he met Alistair, he showed no sign of happy. The man simply sat there uncaringly.
The moment Alistair saw the woman inside, he was stunned. And noticeably, the woman was stunned as well.
"Brother Alistair!" Renee An called out to him sweetly.
"Renee? What are you doing here?" Alistair asked. The moment he saw Ralphy behind her, he understood.
"Auntie Xia invited me over for dinner!"
Alistair nodded. After that, he stretched out an arm to hug Annabelle and his lips curled up, "I think we will be one family soon!"
Renee An smiled and lowered her head shyly.
At that time, Annabelle walked with Alistair to one side and the woman raised her eyebrows, "You know her?"
"Jerry Kuangâs cousin!"
Annabelle nodded in approval.
"Are they dating?" Alistair asked.
Annabelle shook her head, "I know nothing more than you. But from what it seemed, my parents seemed to be interested!"
"Renee is a nice girl!" Alistair commented objectively.
"I can tell." Annabelle agreed. She looked at the young womanâs eyes and she seemed to be pure and innocent. After that, she turned her head over and looked at Alistair, "My brother is nice as well!"
Probably as Alistair knew about Ralphyâs feelings towards Annabelle, he turned his head over and grabbed Annabelleâs shoulders, forcing her to meet his eyes.
"Miss Xia, please repeat what you just said!"
Annabelle was stunned and she raised her eyebrows, "Mr. Mu, donât tell me that you are jealous?"
"Let me warn you, from today onwards, you can only see the goodness in me and only me!"
"President Mu, arenât you too overbearing?" Annabelle chuckled.
"If this works, I donât mind to be even more so!" Alistair looked at her and said.
"Okay, you are the best for me!" Annabelle chuckled. As she said that, her smile deepened as she looked at Alistair. The woman was contended and happy.
It didnât matter how Alistair behaved, he could always let her taste the sweetness and happiness of love.
Alistair held her face and gave her a deep kiss...
Ralphy saw what they did. As the man looked at the couple, he squinted his eyes slightly.
"Dinner is ready!" At that time, Waynie called out to the family. When Annabelle and Alistair heard that, they came out from the balcony.
When they were eating, Ralphy did not show any hospitality. The man completely ignored Alistair.
However, that was not an easy task at all!
Alistair would always carry a strong presence with him!
"President Xia, Renee is a nice girl, you must appreciate her well. Let me congratulate you in advance!" As Alistair said that, he lifted his glass of wine and bottomed up.
Probably, Alistair was giving the man a warning. Though it may be subtle.
But he wanted him to know that Annabelle wasnât someone he can covet.
When Ralphy heard that, he raised his gaze and looked at Alistair. If it werenât for this man, why would he know Renee An?
Hmph...
Although the man thought that, he said nothing.
He did it for Annabelle.
Ralphy lifted his wine glass and finished it as well.
As they were drinking, Renee An sat by Ralphyâs side. As the woman looked at Ralphy, her eyes were gleaming in gentleness.
"All right, letâs eat!" Annabelle said.
And the few of them started eating.
During the dinner, Annabelle, Waynie and Alistair were friendly towards Renee An. They would entertain and receive her generously. Renee An carried herself elegantly and the way she spoke was pleasant.
Ralphy was the only quiet one. The man just kept drinking.
"Ralphy, donât drink so much. You still need to send Miss An back!" Teneria was displeased when he looked at how his son behaved.
When the crowd heard that, they looked at Ralphy together, and they saw that the man had been drinking a lot.
Alistair looked at him in deep thoughts but he said nothing. Ever since he knew that Ralphy had impure feelings towards Annabelle, the man just couldnât bring himself to like him.
Ralphy nodded.
At that time, Renee An spoke, "Itâs fine, I can go back myself!"
"How can that be, Ralphy should send you home!" Teneria said.
It was obvious that the parents were satisfied with Renee An being together with Ralphy. And they seemed to have taken a special liking towards this Renee An.
"Right, Ralphy?" Teneria asked.
Ralphy nodded reluctantly, and Renee An simply smiled.
After the dinner.
They did not send Renee An right back home. The group sat in the living room and Annabelle was chatting with Renee An.
Ralphy simply stood in the balcony and looked into the distant. No one knew what he was thinking. At that time, Alistair walked towards the man and stood beside him. His broad shoulders could always give Annabelle a sense of security.
Alistair looked into the distance as well and his lips curled up, "President Xia, it seems that I should congratulate you in advance!" Alistair said slowly.
When Ralphy heard that, he frowned and turned his head over to look at Alistair. The manâs eyes were filled with resentment and even hatred.
"Isnât this what you want?" Ralphy said that and his tone was cold. There was no one around them and he need not pretend to like Alistair.
When Alistair heard that, he sneered coldly, "President Xia, why are you saying that?"
"You tried to help the Xia Group at first, by introducing president An to bridge our company, and then Renee An, isnât everything your scheme?"
Ralphy stared at Alistair and enunciated. The manâs tone wasnât of doubt but assurance.
Alistair smirked and tilted his head to look at Ralphy.
"But you are the one that benefited!"
"Alistair, what are you trying to do?" Ralphy asked coldly. If it werenât for the two women inside, they would be arguing already.
"I simply want to warn you that you shouldnât covet those you shouldnât!" Alistairâs simple and soft reply was heavy weighted.
Ralphyâs expression changed immediately.
Although Alistair did not say it openly, Ralphy could understand him.
But, how did he find out?
Ralphyâs eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Even if you want to destroy yourself, I wouldnât allow you to destroy her. Ralphy, if you still have a conscience, please keep those words and those repulsive thoughts just to yourself!" Alistair looked at him and enunciated.
Ralphy stood there and didnât know what to say.
He had never thought that his love would become a burden. And it even shocked him that it would destroy her.
After hearing what Alistair said, Ralphy had a sudden realization.
When Alistair saw that he wasnât speaking anymore, the man glanced at him and turned around to leave.
Leaving Ralphy standing alone in the balcony... Helpless and didnât know what to do.
"Letâs go home." Alistair looked at Annabelle and said directly.
Annabelle stood up, "But..."
"Annabelle, if you have something going on, you should leave first!" Renee An said.
"But you are alone here..."
"I will send her back!"
Before Annabelle finished her sentence, Ralphy came out from the balcony and walked towards Renee An, "Let me send you home now."
Renee An was stunned for a moment and she nodded, "Okay!"
"Annabelle, Brother Alistair, see you!"
"Okay, drive safe!"
"You too!"
When Annabelle saw them leaving, she stood there and pondered. She kept feeling that Ralphy was behaving weird earlier. But as she recalled what Belle told her, she felt that it was better to stay quiet.
"All right, we can go home as well!" Annabelle chuckled.
Alistair nodded and looked at Annabelle. The manâs eyes were filled with gentleness.
Therefore, the couple went to bid their parents goodbye and left.
On their journey back, Annabelle was quiet.
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His Real Wedded Bride ï¤Chapter 1404 A Long Silence She did not mention anything about Ralphy and Renee An. She simply sat on the passenger seat and looked outside the window.
"What were you thinking about?" At that time, Alistair said.
When Annabelle heard his voice, she turned her head back and looked at Alistairâs side view. Her lips curled up and she stretched out her arms to hug him, "I was thinking about you..."
Alistair raised his eyebrows at her response. His lips curled up in satisfaction.
Both of them tacitly avoid mentioning about Ralphy.
Annabelle was everything to Alistair. No matter what, he would make sure to protect her. Be it her safety or her reputation, he wouldnât allow anyone to cause the slightest harm to her...
No matter who that was!