When His Perfect Mask Shattered I Awoke (Anneliese) novel Chapter 282

Chapter 282 No Way Back

Carter hadn’t finished speaking when the call was cut off.

With a billion at stake, he didn’t take offense.

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In the hospital room, Anneliese hadn’t expected that the moment she returned from the restroom with Nishay, the head nurse would inform her that a private room had just opened

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Surprised and delighted, she quickly helped Nishay settle into the new space.

Though not large, the room came with its own bathroom, which already felt like a great improvement.

Anneliese called Nicole, whose grandfather had once served as the hospital’s deputy director. It was through Nicole that she had managed to get Nishay admitted.

She offered her thanks, but Nicole sounded puzzled.

“A private room? That wasn’t my grandfather’s doing. Did you ask someone else for help?”

Anneliese froze, recalling Zacharias‘ promise to pull some strings.

Frowning, she said, “There was someone, yes. Since my grandma is already taken care of, please don’t bother your grandfather anymore. Thanks again. I’ll treat you to dinner soon.”

Because of that, when Zacharias showed up at the hospital the next day, Anneliese forced herself to be a little more patient with him.

He made an extra effort to please, and Nishay seemed utterly charmed.

“Grandma, after this surgery you shouldn’t go back to Baytree. Stay with Anne and me so we can care for you. Besides, you know how my mom spoils kids and doesn’t know how to raise them. Once Anne has a baby, we’ll really need your help-”

Returning from the bathroom with a cleaned lunch box, Anneliese overheard Zacharias sitting by the bed, talking.

She frowned. “Zacharias!”

Zacharias glanced at her. Even when he saw her anger, he didn’t take it to heart. Instead, he gave Nishay a helpless smile.

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“Grandma, my company is on track now, and our health checks showed we’re ready to start a family. Don’t you think it’s time for us to have a baby? Maybe you can talk to Anne for me.”

Nishay looked toward Anneliese. “I have to agree with Zacharias.”

Anneliese walked over and handed Nishay a glass of water. “You’ll need a full bladder for the exam later. Drink a little more.”

She threw Zacharias a sharp look, then stepped out of the room with him.

Her expression was tightly controlled. “Thank you for arranging the private room for my grandma.”

A flicker passed through his eyes, but he quickly curved his lips into a smile.

“It was the least I could do.”

“Once Grandma is through the surgery, I’ll tell her about the divorce. That’s why I don’t want you misleading her with all that talk. Stop wasting your energy on it. I hate it.”

Her voice grew colder, harder.

Zacharias clenched his fists. He believed he had done so much these past few days, and done it well.

But Anneliese’s attitude hadn’t softened in the slightest, and the disappointment clawed at him until it became unbearable.

The moment she turned to leave, he suddenly seized her shoulders and shoved her hard against the wall.

Before she could struggle, he pressed his body against hers, his gaze raw with pain.

“Anne, what do you want from me? Is it because we never slept together that you’re leaving me so coldly? If we had a child, would you finally come back to me?”

Back when they first started dating, Anneliese had lived through that horrifying night. The trauma left scars, and she resisted letting him near.

He had once let Selina’s insinuations poison his mind, convincing himself that Anneliese might not be pure, and the thought had left him uneasy enough to avoid touching her.

Over the year that followed, they had tried twice, but the moment he caught sight of the scar across her abdomen, his desire collapsed.

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