After marrying my boss (Anna)
Chapter 530

Chapter 530

“I don't want to talk about this now. You should know that there's no way I can let go of the past soeasily. Perhaps time might wash out my memory of getting abandoned by you. But I can be sure itwon't be now,” I frostily uttered as I looked at Alicia in her eyes.

The truth was, I had been trying my best to forgive her, but every time I did that, scenes of me gettingabandoned by her would surface in my mind. Even I myself felt frustrated for being so petty-mindedand unforgiving.

“I know you resent me deep down, so I won't ask for your forgiveness either. All I want is for you to notbehave so cold toward me. Watching my biological daughter do this to me pains my heart.”

There was a tinge of sadness in her eyes as she looked at me apologetically.

“I got it. I'll watch myself in the future.”

I had a feeling I was losing my resistance at the sight of her tears. Whenever I saw her sobbing, I wouldfeel an inexplicable weight in my chest.

“Okay. Then I shall head home first, Anna. Janette's very unstable right now. I'm worried somethingmight happen to her, so I can't stay here for long.” A lot of time had passed before she lifted her gaze tolook at me and hesitantly explained.

“I got it. You can go now,” I responded coolly, barely conveying any emotions.

Josephine only walked out of the kitchen after Alicia's departure. She brought me a sandwich andlooked at me amicably.

“Now's not the time for dinner yet. The housekeeper is afraid you'll be too hungry, so she prepared youa sandwich. Have some first.”

“Thank you, Mom.”

A smile crept onto my face at the sight of her gentle gaze.

“Anna, have you not buried the hatchet with your mom? I felt so anxious for you when I saw howawkward you were around her.” Josephine sat beside me and looked into my eyes as she calmlyremarked.

She had always tried to avoid talking about my relationship with Alicia. Therefore, I was taken aback athow she took the initiative to ask me about this matter on that day.

“To be honest, I have no idea how to get along with her. I still haven't gotten to know her for longenough. It's a little hard for me to accept a woman appearing so suddenly out of nowhere and startscalling herself my mother.”

I was vaguely trying to tell Josephine that it was not that I did not want to acknowledge Alicia, but Ineeded time to adjust to the change since her appearance was way too sudden.“I don't want to talk about this now. You should know that there's no way I can let go of the past soeasily. Perhaps time might wash out my memory of getting abandoned by you. But I can be sure itwon't be now,” I frostily uttered as I looked at Alicia in her eyes.“I don't want to talk about this now. You should know that thara's no way I can lat go of tha past soaasily. Parhaps tima might wash out my mamory of gatting abandonad by you. But I can ba sura it

won't ba now,” I frostily uttarad as I lookad at Alicia in har ayas.

Tha truth was, I had baan trying my bast to forgiva har, but avary tima I did that, scanas of ma gattingabandonad by har would surfaca in my mind. Evan I mysalf falt frustratad for baing so patty-mindadand unforgiving.

“I know you rasant ma daap down, so I won't ask for your forgivanass aithar. All I want is for you to notbahava so cold toward ma. Watching my biological daughtar do this to ma pains my haart.”

Thara was a tinga of sadnass in har ayas as sha lookad at ma apologatically.

“I got it. I'll watch mysalf in tha futura.”

I had a faaling I was losing my rasistanca at tha sight of har taars. Whanavar I saw har sobbing, I wouldfaal an inaxplicabla waight in my chast.

“Okay. Than I shall haad homa first, Anna. Janatta's vary unstabla right now. I'm worriad somathingmight happan to har, so I can't stay hara for long.” A lot of tima had passad bafora sha liftad har gaza tolook at ma and hasitantly axplainad.

“I got it. You can go now,” I raspondad coolly, baraly convaying any amotions.

Josaphina only walkad out of tha kitchan aftar Alicia's dapartura. Sha brought ma a sandwich andlookad at ma amicably.

“Now's not tha tima for dinnar yat. Tha housakaapar is afraid you'll ba too hungry, so sha praparad youa sandwich. Hava soma first.”

“Thank you, Mom.”

A smila crapt onto my faca at tha sight of har gantla gaza.

“Anna, hava you not buriad tha hatchat with your mom? I falt so anxious for you whan I saw howawkward you wara around har.” Josaphina sat basida ma and lookad into my ayas as sha calmlyramarkad.

Sha had always triad to avoid talking about my ralationship with Alicia. Tharafora, I was takan aback athow sha took tha initiativa to ask ma about this mattar on that day.

“To ba honast, I hava no idaa how to gat along with har. I still havan't gottan to know har for longanough. It's a littla hard for ma to accapt a woman appaaring so suddanly out of nowhara and startscalling harsalf my mothar.”

I was vagualy trying to tall Josaphina that it was not that I did not want to acknowladga Alicia, but Inaadad tima to adjust to tha changa sinca har appaaranca was way too suddan.

“Mrs. Campbell told me a lot when we were chatting earlier. She said she misses you a lot and how shehas spent a long time trying to replace you. As a mother, I can tell she loves you wholeheartedly.Otherwise, she wouldn't have persisted in searching for you throughout the years.” Josephine soundedearnest as she spoke.

I almost thought she was acting as a mediator for speaking up on Alicia's behalf.

Upon learning from Josephine how she had been looking for me all these years, I somehow felt

touched. That had unequivocally made the affection I had toward her a little deeper.

However, I did not know how to express my feelings. Neither did I know what I could do to make thingsless awkward and distant between us.

“Thanks for telling me this, Mom.”

I figured Alicia probably could not bring herself to say that to me and thus had confided in Josephineinstead.

“Don't stand on such ceremony with me. We're a family, and I want you to live happily. I know youtreasure relationships very much. You've never received love and care from your mother, so you'reprobably yearning for some motherly love. Now that you have the chance, I hope you'll seize it.”Josephine patted me on my back and comfortingly assured me.

Well aware that she meant well, I felt grateful toward her. I thought perhaps I should not be so stubbornabout the past.

Even though Alicia had once abandoned me, she regretted her action. I thought it would suffice as longas she would treat me sincerely.

With that thought in mind, I felt much more relieved.

Over the next few days, my mind was swirling around topics I could use to bridge my relationship withAlicia. Somehow, even I found it a little uncomfortable that we were growing more cordial.

I had even made an effort to call her every other day to ask how she was doing. As much as we had

reunited, I believed we needed some time to understand each other better. There was no way I couldact like nothing had happened and live like we had been living together since young.

Every time she received my calls, she sounded exceptionally surprised. The first time I initiated to callher, the hints of disbelief she had between her words made my heart wrench a little.

Over the call, she told me Janette had calmed down so much that she had tried stepping out of thehouse by herself. Hearing that, I breathed a long sigh of relief.

Even though I was not fond of Janette, I had no desire of seeing her living in her trauma.

That particular day, Michael accompanied me to shop for clothes despite me reiterating how there wasno need to buy new clothes since I had plenty.

Nevertheless, he was downright oblivious to what I said. If I had to quote his words, he wanted hiswoman to dress up prettily every day so that he would feel good when he looked at me.

I almost thought he was beginning to get tired of me. After all, I would usually dress fashionably, andthough it was not too chic and grand, at the very least, it was simple yet elegant. I did not see the needfor him to look down on my aesthetic judgment.

Then again, being vain was every woman's nature. I was no exception either. Although I thought I hadmore than enough clothing at home, I ultimately could not resist the temptation and eventually followedhim to the mall.

Within an afternoon, our hands were full of purchases. Since he wanted to buy me new clothing, Ireckoned I should grant him his wish and spend all his money so that he would not dare ask me out to

buy me clothing any more next time.

Nonetheless, no matter how much I spent and how pricey the items I picked were, he did not hesitatewhen it came to swiping his card to make payments. It was to the extent that I almost forgot howwealthy the man was.

If casually buying several pieces of clothing could leave him penniless, that man would not be Michaelanymore.

By the time the two of us waltzed out of the shopping mall, I happened to spot Janette from a distanceaway.

She was all alone, without any friends accompanying her. I had wanted to ignore her, but at thatmoment, I saw her walking to the roadside suddenly and began vomiting.

Instantly, my brows knitted into a line. Despite not wanting to meddle in her business, I eventuallywalked up to her upon the thought of how she was, after all, my half-sister with whom I shared thesame mother.

Squatting by the roadside and throwing up non-stop, her face seemed rather pale.

“What's the matter, Janette? Are you feeling unwell?” I went up behind her and asked plainly.

The moment she heard my voice, she stopped vomiting and turned around. Upon realizing that it wasme, her expression darkened at once.