Chapter 668 Proactive
Chapter 668 Proactive
On the other side.
Hua brought some documents as he entered Kaleb Hua's office.
"Brother Kaleb, I got it!" Hua said in a deep voice.
Kaleb Hua was relaxed at first. But the moment he heard Hua reporting to him, he couldn't help but felt
nervous and unease.
"Show me!"
Hua passed him the documents.
After Kaleb Hua took over the document, he opened it but was afraid to check on it. Hua watched from
the side and he could identify with his feelings.
If it turned out different from the expectations, the man would be just disappointed.
"Brother Kaleb…" Hua called out to him. Kaleb Hua came back to his senses. He looked at the
document and read it slowly.
The moment he saw that the report came back as blood type B, Kaleb Hua was impassioned. He
remained seated and he just couldn't express his elation.
"Brother Kaleb…" Hua looked at Kaleb Hua and he couldn't tell what he was feeling, and what the
report said.
At that time, Kaleb Hua lifted his head and looked at what as his lips curled up, "It's B!"
B?
Hua walked over and took up the documents. He hadn't checked on it earlier and he brought in for
Kaleb Hua as soon as he got it ready. To be honest, even he was afraid to find out the answer.
After reading it, Hua smiled.
"This proved that Miss Xia isn't their daughter!", Hua cheered.
Kaleb Hua shook her head, "We couldn't be sure yet. After all, RH negative might be a genetic
mutation!" Kaleb Hua said.
"There shouldn't be so many coincidences gathering together. Brother Kaleb, if you suspect it, why not
you just do a test? Doing a DNA test is the fastest method!" Hua said.
Now that Ollie Hua was proven not the father, his chances had just greatly increased. DNA test was
definitely the best and most direct way!
When Kaleb Hua heard Hua, he frowned. He stood there and squinted his eyes. The man was in deep
thought.
"If you can't say it, let me go!" Hua said.
He was willing to do anything for Kaleb Hua.
"No!" Kaleb Hua said, "Give me some time to consider!"
"But…"
"We don't know if it's true yet. But if you were to be so forceful, it might…" Kaleb Hua didn't finish his
sentence. But Hua was aware of his concerns.
"I wouldn't be asking Miss Xia directly. I will find some other ways!"
Hua said.
"No!" Kaleb Hua refused.
"Brother Kaleb, the evidences are clear, don't you want to know?"
Kaleb Hua didn't know what he was worrying about. However, he just couldn't shake off that
uneasiness. It had been so many years and he hadn't done anything for her. Not only that, he cruelly
forced Dawson Xiao to leave his side. If their guess turned out to be real, could she accept him?
Kaleb Hua frowned, "Give me some time to think. I will let you know!"
When Hua saw how determined Kaleb Hua was, he didn't know what else to say. He simply stared at
his back view and nodded, "I understand!"
"You should go out. I want to be alone for a while. Don't let anyone interrupt me!"
"Okay!"
Therefore, Hua excused himself. The moment he shut the door, he looked at Kaleb Hua's back view
and his eyebrows furrowed deeply.
Since the man couldn't make the decision, he shall give him some help…
In Kaleb Hua's office.
The man stood in front of the French window. Although he refused the test, his heart was screaming in
excitement!
Even without the DNA test, after all that happened, he had treated Annabelle as his own daughter!
He was afraid that if things turned out to be true, Annabelle would blame him and stop talking to him.
She might even leave him…
Even so, he couldn't suppress his excitement.
As the man stood in front of the French window, his face of fortitude showed a hint of nervousness and
anxiousness.
When Annabelle and Alistair were on their way back, the received a call and they changed their
direction and went to the Xia house.
Ralphy did not tell their parents about the news that Annabelle went missing. He was afraid that they
might get worried.
After knowing Annabelle came back, Ralphy rested his heart. Although she didn't even give him a call,
he was fine as long as she was safe.
The Xia house.
Teneria and Waynie looked at Annabelle, "What had gotten into you? We just couldn't reach you for the
previous week. I asked your brother to look for you but you weren't at home as well!" Waynie said.
When Annabelle heard that, she knew that they didn't know what happened.
Right before Annabelle said anything, Alistair spoke, "It was all my fault. I made her angry few days
ago and she switched off her phone!"
When Waynie heard that, she looked at Annabelle. Annabelle simply smiled and made no deny.
"It is only natural to have conflict when two persons stayed together. No matter what, you mustn't make
your family worry!"
"I understand, mum. Sorry for making you worried!" Annabelle said coyly.
Renee An stood behind and looked at her, "That's right, Annabelle. We are so worried when we just
couldn't get through your phone!" Content © copyrighted by NôvelDrama.Org.
"Sorry about that, sister. I've made you all worried!" Annabelle said with a smile.
"It's okay, we do not blame you!" Renee An said with a smile.
Ralphy simply stood by the side and didn't say anything. He looked at Annabelle quietly.
At that time, Teneria said, "All right now, now that she is here, let's not talk about that. Let's eat first!"
The family walked towards the dining table.
"Annabelle, why do I feel that you have lost weight?" Renee An asked.
"Really?" Annabelle looked at herself. She was very sure that she had gained weight!
"Yeah, maybe it's the way you dress up. Why are you wearing such a loose shirt?" Renee An asked
nonchalantly.
"Doesn't it look nice?" Annabelle asked back.
"Of course, Annabelle looks nice in anything!" Renee An chuckled.
Annabelle smiled and she decided to not let her family know about her pregnancy for the time being.
She wanted to wait after everything stabilized.
When Alistair saw that Annabelle had no intention to speak, he kept it to himself as well.
However…
He glanced over at Ralphy and the man kept stealing looks at Annabelle. Alistair was pissed to see the
way Ralphy looked at Annabelle.
"Alistair, let's have a drink. We haven't been seeing each other since your accident. We kept calling the
both of you but we just couldn't get through. Fortunately nothing happened, otherwise we would just
worry ourselves to death!" Teneria said.
When Alistair heard that, he hurriedly lifted his glass and said, "Dad, sorry for worrying you!"
After saying that, they clinked their glass.
Renee An was curious, "Brother Alistair, what actually happened? What did you feel in the middle of
the accident? What were you thinking? Were you afraid?"
Alistair glanced over at Ralphy. The man was eating uncaringly. He didn't even bother to raise his head.
Alistair sneered and turned over to look at Annabelle. At that moment, his gaze turned into a
gentleness, "At that time, I was fearful that I might not be able to see her anymore. For her sake, I must
survive!"
Renee An was an emotional person. The moment she heard that, she was completely moved.
"Annabelle, the two of you are so happy together!" Renee An said.
Annabelle had never asked Alistair if he was afraid or what he was thinking. Everyone would be afraid
in that situation. However… She didn't expect him to think about that at that time.
She looked at Alistair and her lips curled up. She felt a warmth in her heart…
When Renee An saw them looking lovingly at each other, she bit her chopsticks and showed an
envious expression.
The woman longed to find someone that she loves and loves her back as well.
She tilted her head and looked at Ralphy. The man was simply eating and showing no emotion at all.
Renee An felt dispirited.
Right until now, the two of them had yet to…
When Renee An was eating, she felt that all the food was tasteless.
When the parents saw that Annabelle was so intimate with Alistair, they were restful.
"No matter what, I believe things will go uphill now after you escape death. The two of you will definitely
get better!" Teneria said.
When Alistair heard that, his lips curled up, "I think so too. However, I believe that those that opposes
me will might not have a good time after this!"
As he was saying that, he swept his gaze at Ralphy. The man sat across the table and he was simply
eating indifferently. He was most disinterested person in the dining table.
Teneria and Waynie didn't understand what he meant. But they didn't ask questions.
At that time, Teneria tilted his head and looked at his quiet son, "Ralphy, why are you not saying
anything? It is so rare to see Annabelle and Alistair home. Aren't you going to drink with Alistair?"
"I will be driving later, I can't drink!"
"Where are you going? I thought you are done for the night?" Renee An asked suddenly.
Ralphy, "… I still have a social meeting with my client and I need to go out for a bit!"
"Okay…" Renee An sounded dejected.
"Why are you meeting your clients so late? Why can't you just do it tomorrow?" Waynie asked.
"Mum…"
"If brother doesn't want to drink with me then let's forget it!" Before Ralphy finished his sentence,
Alistair interrupted him.
At that time, Alistair took a sip on his drink and his lips curled up. The man was looking at Ralphy
tauntingly.
Whenever Alistair showed an expression like that, he was up to no good.
After some contemplation, Ralphy lifted his glass and said, "Cheers!"
"Cheers!" Alistair said nonchalantly as he clinked with his glass and bottomed up.
Although everything seemed fine, Annabelle could feel that there was something going on between
them. She heard from Dorie that the two men had fought when she was missing. And Annabelle
assumed that their enmity was due to that.
After the dinner, Annabelle and Alistair wanted to leave.
At that time, Alistair hugged Annabelle and smiled. The man acted tipsy as he said, "Darling, I'm afraid
I'm a little tipsy and I would need to trouble you to drive!"
Annabelle could feel that Alistair was doing that on purpose. However, she nodded, "Okay!"
When Ralphy saw how intimate they were, he simply walked upstairs without sending them.
When Annabelle looked at Ralphy's back view, she wanted to say something, but…
At that time, Teneria looked at them, "If it's too much of a trouble, I will get the driver to send you guys
back!" Teneria said.
"It's okay, dad. I can manage!" Annabelle said.
"All right, drive safe!"
"Okay!"
"Call me when you reach home!"
"Okay!"
Teneria, Waynie and Renee An sent them to the doorstep. After they drove away, they walked back
home.
"Dad, Mum, it's pretty late now. I shall head up first and the two of you should rest earlier!" Renee An
said as she looked at Waynie and Teneria.
Waynie nodded with a smile, "Okay, rest earlier!"
"Okay!"
Renee An smiled as she walked upstairs.
At that time, Ralphy was in his study room. He stood in front of the window and watched as the car left.
The man's eyes dimmed in dejection.
Renee An walked upstairs and opened the door to the bedroom. When she saw that Ralphy wasn't
inside, she knew that the man must be in his study room.
She didn't go and look for him immediately. She went to take a shower and got changed.
After she was done cleaning herself up, Ralphy was still not back to the room. Renee An went to pour a
glass of milk and went to his study room.
She knocked on the door.
"Come in!" She heard him from inside the room.
At that time, Renee An opened the door and walked inside. She was wearing a pink nightgown.
Although it wasn't revealing, it was very sexy an inviting.
She had a great body and the dress insinuated her curvy figure.
When Ralphy saw her walking in, his eyes dimmed.
"Ralphy, milk for you!" Renee An walked over and said gently. She just showered and she smelled
pleasant. Ralphy's body was tensed and he said, "Thank you!"
"It's so late already, what are you doing here?" Renee An asked. Right before she turned her head to
look at his screen, Ralphy hurriedly shut his laptop.
"It's nothing, just work matters!"
Renee An did not think much. She looked at him shyly and said, "It's pretty late now, when do you plan
to go in bed?"
Ralphy understood what she meant and what she was hinting.
However…
He couldn't do that!
"Why not you go rest first? I will go after I finish this!" Ralphy said.
The same old excuse.
Aside from that, he couldn't come up with a better one!
Renee An stood there and she felt dejected. Ralphy hadn't done anything to her ever since their
marriage!
If she were to tell that to others, she was afraid that no one would believe her!
She understood that he was busy. But was he busy until this extent?
The woman couldn't help but doubted him. Or, was she such an unattractive woman?
When she saw how loving Alistair and Annabelle were, she was just envious. As she thought about
that, she felt even more dispirited and she stared intently at Ralphy.
The man didn't even look at her and he lowered his head to work.
Renee An wasn't an unreasonable woman. Since he was busy, she shall accompany him!
Renee An found a place and sat down, "All right then, let me wait for you!"
Ralphy didn't expect her to say that. She had even seated herself on the couch beside him.
Such ancient pondered for a while and said, "It's pretty late now. Why not you get some rest? I don't
know what time I will be done!"
"There's no need. Just let me keep you company here. Since I can't do anything to help, then I think I
should at least stay by your side. I will rest when you rest!" Renee An said and she had decided to stay
with Ralphy for the night.
When Ralphy heard her saying that, he didn't know what to say and simply let her be.
The man continued to sit in front of his table and operated his computer. However, the original picture
folder was changed into work documents.
And so, Renee An simply sat down and watched him by the side. The woman waited for him.
When Ralphy was working so seriously, he was charming and stunning. Renee An remembered the
first time she saw him and she fell in love with that serious look while he was working.
But it was most likely that Ralphy had no impression of that…
There was a day she went to his company to discuss about their contract. She met him and the man
was a gentleman. The confident way he carried himself etched in her heart.
Sometime later, they got to know each other and even got married.
Although it was just a political marriage, Renee An liked Ralphy very much.
As she was looking at Ralphy, her eyes were gleaming with love.
When Ralphy noticed her gaze, he raised his head and looked towards Renee An. Right after he did
that, he saw Renee An staring intently at him.
Renee An didn't expect that and she hurriedly averted her gaze in embarrassment. After that, she
asked gently, "Are you done with work?"
"You should go rest if you are tired!"
"I'm not tired, let me wait here together with you!" Renee An said determinedly.
And she waited all until one o'clock in the midnight.
Renee An was used to sleeping early. Now that she stayed up until one o'clock, she was so tired that
she couldn't even open her eyes., However, she tried her best to persevere.
She had made up her mind to go back her room with Ralphy.
Finally, she couldn't beat her sleepiness and she fell asleep on the couch.
When Ralphy saw that she fell asleep, he shut off the work documents and looked at Renee An.
Although he never felt any love towards the woman, he didn't dislike her as well. And it wasn't his
intention to hurt her.
He walked over and carried her up from the couch. After that, he carried her to the bedroom.
Probably she was feeling a little cold lying on the couch. Once she felt the man's warm body, she
squeezed nearer to him.
Ralphy was a normal man as well. He frowned as she kept moving in his hug.
Finally, Ralphy brought her to the bedroom and put her on the bed. Right after he wanted to get up, she
wrapped her arms around him.
Ralphy looked at the woman in front of him. At that moment, Renee An's eyes were opened wide.
They didn't have any lights on in their bedroom. But Ralphy could see Renee An's twinkling eyes as
she stared at him.
"Thank you, Ralphy!" Renee An wrapped her arms around Ralphy's neck and said.
Did she pretended to fall asleep? Or was she woken up? That was Ralphy's first thought. After that, he
said emotionlessly, "Let me get up first!"
"No!" Renee An purred coyly. She hugged Ralphy's neck even tighter.
"Ralphy, don't you think there is something lacking between us?" She looked at Ralphy and asked.
Their faces were so close together and Renee An's heart was pounding rapidly.
"What?"
"We have been married for so long, yet we haven't… Haven't…" She shouldn't be the one to bring that
up. However, Ralphy showed no interest at all and she didn't have a choice.
Before she finished, she looked at Ralphy in embarrassment. She knew that he understood her.
Ralphy looked at Renee An, the man understood her perfectly.
"It's so late already!" Ralphy said. After that, he wanted to withdraw her hand from his neck.
"But you are coming back around this time every day. No, sometimes even later than now. I don't even
know when you are back sometimes…" Renee An said. As she was talking, she felt dejected.
"Be a good girl. Let me go first!"
"No…" Renee An rejected him. She looked at Ralphy and she was determined not to let him go today.
Ralphy looked at her and didn't know what to do.
"Ralphy, am I not attractive? Or that you didn't like me? We have been married for so long and you
never showed any interest in me…" Renee An looked at him and asked.
After hearing that, shouldn't he take the initiative?
She had spoken her mind so clearly. Should she even take the lead in the actions?
Ralphy looked at her and his eyes was gleaming brightly, "No. I am just not good enough!"
"Why are you saying yourself like that?"
"Renee, you are a good woman. I am just not good enough for you!" Ralphy said.
Renee An didn't know why he was saying that. But that was completely different from what she
thought. The Ralphy she knew was ever so confident and she just couldn't understand why he was
saying that.
"I don't think you are not good enough for me. Now that we are married, you should be responsible for
me!" Renee An said.
"Renee…"
"Ralphy, I know what is important for you. I am not demanding anything. I simply hope that you can
give me a little bit of your attention!" Renee An said determinedly. Her eyes were pleading.
She was making an emotional appeal that the man before her could treat her with more gentleness and
love. That wasn't demanding at all.
Ralphy looked at Renee An and he was moved by her words.
However, he just couldn't give her what she asked for…
Aside from her, the man wasn't able to give himself to anyone else.
When Renee An saw that he remained quiet, she said again, "Ralphy, your affection and gentleness
are the greatest console for me…" Being the woman, Renee An had went beyond her limit. If Ralphy
still decided to not take any action, she wouldn't know what she should do next.
After a long while, Ralphy looked at her and said, "I will try my best to give you more time and attention
in the future!"
A smile blossomed in Renee An's face. Had he finally understood?
"Really?"
"Yeah!" Ralphy nodded.
Renee An thought to herself, maybe the man was a reserved person in relationship. If that was the
case, she shall take the initiative.
However, what Ralphy said next stunned her…
"All right, it's getting late now. Let's rest earlier!"