Chapter 1197

Chapter 1197

Kathryn remained standing, feeling helpless as she listened to Anne's desperate wails. Anthony had

married Anne and the two had three children together, so how could their relationship worsen to

such an extent?

“Mr. Marwood is used to being ruthless at work, so maybe that's just how he deals with everything

in life. Maybe there's some sort of misunderstanding between you two. Just resolve it. You know

what kind of a man he is, so just don’t provoke him. That's what survival is like. You will need to

learn to be careful in front of Mr. Marwood.”

Devastated, Anne felt like bursting into laughter. “Be careful? Can you read the future?” Anne

retorted. “Is it wrong of me to run into Tommy? Is it a crime for me to invite him into my office for a

cup of tea? What did I do to deserve this?”

Kathryn finally realized that the triggering point of the conflict between Anne and Anthony was

Tommy.

“If you know that this is what triggers Mr. Marwood, just avoid Tommy altogether from now on,”

Kathryn suggested.

Anne remained silent blankly and thought, “Sure. I should just run from any man that comes my

way. Is that fair? Do I not have the freedom to talk to someone else? The only choice I get is to live

the rest of my life fawning over Anthony? How about what happened in the past when Anthony

injured me? Did I have it all coming? This isn't the marriage that I want...”

Kathryn walked closer to her. “Does Tommy like you?”

Anne shot her a confused look. “What?”

“I'm just saying that if Tommy likes you, that's all the more reason to stay away from him. You are

challenging Mr. Marwood by speaking to Tommy,” Kathryn said.

She did not want Anne to lose her mind, or she would only be burdened further as Anne's doctor.

Kathryn knew that Anthony would never let Anne go and anyone with eyes could tell that he was

obsessively possessive of her.

“I don't know if Tommy likes me, but he’s helped me a lot and I see him as a brother. Nothing has

ever happened between us and I've explained this to Anthony before!” Anne stared outside the

balcony, paling as the sunlight shone into her eyes. “He isn't doing this to me because of that. It's

because of...Bianca.”

Stunned, Kathryn asked, “Are you saying that Mr. Marwood is doing all these for

Bianca's sake?"

Anne lowered her head in defeat. “Is that even surprising? I saw them kissing! Antony has always

been protective of Bianca and he even let her go after she killed my dad. I feel nothing but

resentment and disappointment toward him, so why should I have to change myself in order to

please him? We belong to two different worlds..."

“How complicated,” Kathryn thought, “love is the most complicated thing in the world."

“Mr. Marwood said that if you admit that you were wrong and promise not to do that again, he will

let you out.”

"Don’t send food here again.” Anne took a deep breath to ease the pain she felt in her chest, before

proceeding as though she did not hear a word Kathryn said. “Just fill the refrigerator with food. I can

cook on my own.”

Kathryn nodded, but knew that she would need to consult with Anthony before making the

decision. “Just eat first.” She opened the lunchbox, worried that Anne would refuse to eat as

negative emotions could affect one’s appetite.

To her surprise, Anne did not say a word and simply took her seat, before proceeding to eat.

Kathryn sighed a breath of relief that Anne was willing to eat.

“Take it slow. I will tidy things up once you are done,” Kathryn said, before gathering the tools in her

briefcase.

She looked up as Anne ate in silence, wondering what Anne was thinking at the moment.

“Maybe she’s thinking about her kids,” she thought, “her triplets are in the Royal Mansion, so she

must really want to see them. If that's the case, why fight Anthony to begin with? Is it because she’s

reached her limit? I suppose that makes sense. There's a limit to how much a person can take.’