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Chapter 1821
It was a sunny day, but Anastasia paced around and kneaded her hands anxiously with a heavy heart.
Although she trusted Lily, it was almost noon, and she had not arrived yet. Anastasia had no idea what
was happening because Lily had not answered her phone. Anastasia wondered if her father could
wake up.
At this juncture, someone knocked on the door. Anastasia was so nervous that she nearly jumped and
asked reflexively. "Who is it?"
"Miss Rollins?" I was the voice of a servant.
Anastasia heaved a sigh of relief and glanced at her father, who was still unconscious on the bed. Then
she turned around, opened the door, and looked at the servant. "What’s the matter?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe servant hesitated before asking, "Miss Rollins, the phone downstairs has been ringing nonstop
since we plugged it in. Would you like to answer it?"
They would unplug the landline phone every day between 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., and only those closest to
them could reach Anastasia's mobile phone. That was because Anastasia was exhausted from dealing
with requests to see her father.
She pursed her lips. "Don't bother about it!"
'It’s better to let it ring. Even if I don’t answer the call, I know
the caller is trying to gather information. For days I kept telling people that dad had been sick, but in the
past, he would still answer the phone and do his work when he was ill. It’ll come off as too unusual for
others.’
She knew about it but could do nothing. She could not pretend to be her father to do his work.
Her father’s trusted assistant had been taking care of some of the simpler chores and had come here
several times, but Anastasia could tell he was gradually losing trust in her. If it continued and those
around her caved in, Anastasia would have no choice but send her father to the hospital.
She had started to waver, not knowing if she should continue trusting Lily and not send Cameron to the
hospital.
After sending the servant away, she returned to the bedside and held her father's hand as she gazed at
his sleeping face. He appeared to have lost weight, and his breathing was somewhat labored. The area
around his eyes was sunken, but he was still breathing.
If it were not because Rhea had already died, Anastasia would rush to her and ask her what she had
done to Cameron and why she had cruelly poisoned herself and her father.
"Miss Rollins!" It was the servant's voice again, and Anastasia grew somewhat impatient. "Didn't I tell
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmyou not to bother and let it ring?"
"N-No..." Having been shouted at, the servant timidly paused, then continued, "Mr. Russell is here."
Surprised, Anastasia rushed to the door and opened it, asking, "Lily is here?"
The servant reflexively took a step back. "No, no, it's Mr.
Russell. He came alone."
"Just him?" Anastasia was dumbfounded.
However, she knew it was better than no one coming and asked the servant to let Alexander in. She
quickly tidied up the room before going downstairs.
When Anastasia saw that Alexander was indeed alone, she was disappointed despite herself. "H-Hi,
Alex."
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