Chapter 113- Meeting Again
“ Anna?" My mom's hand went to her mouth in shock as she just stared and then it felt like she came back to her senses. She walked to Anna and hugged her and Anna hugged her back.
“ It's been such a long time,” she said before pulling away. So it wasn't wishful thinking after all.
" Yeah it has, how are you doing Mrs Leonard,” Anna asked and my mom just shrugged with a smile.
" You know each other?” The president asked and Anna nodded,
God she looked even more beautiful than I remember, the blue dress she wore complimented her skin so well and the small diamond earrings she had on made her eyes shine. She was an epitome of beauty.
" Oh Mr Leonard, nice to meet you again,” she said as she finally turned to me with her hand stretched out for a handshake.
I didn't want to shake her hand, I just wanted to pull her close and tell her how much I've missed her and how this past years has been nothing but torture but I didn't have that right, so I just took her slender hand and shook it and she gave me a polite smile before walking to stand beside the man I thought might be Mrs Humphrey son.
The man placed his hand on the small of her back and she whispered something to him and they both laughed before they turned to us.
Who was he? Was he her boyfriend or her husband? My heart clenched at the thought.
“ I think you already know who Anna is, did you watch our morning show today?" The president asked my mom.
" No, I was busy planning for the event," my Mom said,
" Anna here was our special guest,” she said,
Special guest? Was she a celebrity now? Because I know that the Humphrey television show only invites celebrities.
“ Do you know about The Veil of Mist and some other good perfume from Frederick's Essence?” she asked,
" Yeah, I have them in my perfume collections, use it when I'm having a bad day,” she said and Anna smiled. God her smile, I want that smile to be directed towards me.
Now that was wishful thinking.
" You sure have a lot of fans ma'am, well you see, Anna is the face behind The Veil of Mist,” the president finished and my mom gasped, while I turned to Anna in shock.
It was her all along? If Mirabel knows one of her favorite perfume collections is owned by Anna she'd stop using it. I know.
“ Wow, I don't know what to say, that's impressive, congratulations Anna," my mom said and Anna smiled.
“ Congratulations,” I said and she nodded.
I just wanted to keep hearing her speak but Mrs Humphrey took her away to meet other people and that man, that man just kept getting on my nerves with the way his hand was touching her body.
She didn't seem to mind so he must definitely mean something to her.
“ Cole, I know what you're thinking, don't do it, if she's happy you should be happy for her," my mom said, bringing me out of my thoughts.
“ I'm happy for her mom, she looks so good, I'm just sad she's not happy with me, we had planned a life but dad ruined everything,” I said with a sigh.
I told my mom everything I said to Anna in my penthouse that night, she told me it was wrong and I shouldn't have lied to her, but it was for the better. If I had told her the real reason I married Mirabel, she would have been living in guilt and I didn't want that.
I remember that day, the day my father gave me a threat I couldn't ignore. The day that changed everything.
The reason I hate him till date.