CHAPTER 164: CHAPTER 164: ANNELISE WINTER GAVE HIM A DAUGHTER

Sylvia Lowell’s world suddenly seemed to crumble.

Her whole body was on the verge of collapse.

Indeed, everything was just as she thought.

She originally believed that Luna was Chase Perry’s child.

Only now did she find out that she was Elias Warner’s child.

How could she be Elias Warner’s child?

She clenched her fist tightly, driving her nails deep into the palm of her hand.

If Luna was Elias Warner’s child, did she still have any hope between Elias and Annelise Winter?

Suddenly, footsteps sounded behind her.

Sylvia Lowell suddenly pulled herself together.

She was all too familiar with these footsteps; they were Elias Warner’s.

She immediately perked up.

"Slap, slap."

A few loud slaps landed on her own face.

"Annelise, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault. Please forgive me, I was wrong, I promise I’ll never do it again!"

Elias Warner was already standing behind Sylvia Lowell.

He had one hand in his pocket, frowned tightly, and glanced at Annelise Winter.

Sylvia Lowell clearly saw the expression on Elias Warner’s face; he was angry.

It seemed he was very displeased with Annelise Winter’s bullying behavior towards her.

This was exactly what she wanted.

She wanted Elias’s perception of Annelise to change little by little, into someone Elias didn’t like.

"Elias, help me, please talk to Annelise, persuade her, okay? Tell her not to be so distant with me and still treat me as a friend, okay?"

Sylvia Lowell tugged at the sleeve of Elias Warner’s suit.

Elias Warner’s face turned livid.

"Come with me!"

Elias Warner turned around and left.

Sylvia Lowell happily got up from the ground and followed Elias Warner out of Annelise Winter’s ward.

As she was leaving, she said to Annelise, "Annelise, Elias is calling me. I’ll come back to keep you company later!"

As if showing off.

Annelise Winter sneered.

She thought Sylvia Lowell was beyond saving.

Maybe Sylvia had always been this way; she just hadn’t realized it before.

Outside the ward.

Sylvia Lowell grabbed Elias Warner’s arm but was immediately shaken off.

"I warn you, have you forgotten? The little tricks you play, Annelise might not notice, but you can’t fool me! Sylvia Lowell, I warn you, don’t play tricks in front of Annelise. If I see it again, you’ll regret it!"

After saying this, Elias Warner continued, "As long as you behave, I can agree to all your conditions! Otherwise, you know the consequences!"

Sylvia Lowell was startled, not expecting Elias Warner to go this far for Annelise Winter.

But she couldn’t provoke Elias Warner, she could provoke Annelise.

At the same time, she felt a little jealous of Annelise Winter.

Since she couldn’t have what she wanted, she would first get Elias Warner to agree to her conditions.

"So, are you planning to annul our engagement?"

Sylvia Lowell asked the question she most wanted to ask but was afraid to know the answer to.

"The engagement between us was arranged by our parents. I have no feelings for you; you should know that. I don’t like you, so we should stop continuing this!"

Elias Warner prepared to leave.

Sylvia Lowell gathered the courage to loudly question, "Elias Warner, do you know what impact unilaterally annulling our engagement will have on me? Why can you be so cruel to me?"

Elias Warner suddenly stopped.

His brow furrowed tightly.

Indeed, unilaterally annulling the engagement would undoubtedly have a significant impact on Sylvia Lowell.

Perhaps it would also affect the Lowell Family’s stock prices.

He replied coldly, "I can meet your conditions, as long as they’re reasonable!"

"Alright, since you said so, I want you to help me get a background to return to the country. Also, our Lowell Family is in a financial crisis right now and needs a registration of 1.3 billion. I hope you can help our family through this crisis!"

"Alright, I agree, but I hope you keep your word and don’t harm Annelise and Luna!"

"Alright, I promise you, I won’t harm Annelise and Luna!"

"In the future, matters between Annelise and me are for us alone, and you shouldn’t manipulate her into leaving me with moralities!"

Sylvia Lowell didn’t respond.

Her heart ached so much that she couldn’t breathe.

Ultimately, despite all her efforts, she couldn’t get Elias Warner to even glance at her.

Now that he and Annelise had a child, what else could she hope for?

Without the child, she might still have a chance to make Elias Warner leave Annelise Winter.

But this child was an unseverable blood tie.

"Elias, there’s something I don’t understand. I want to ask you!"

Sylvia Lowell’s eyes were red, with tears brimming in them.

"What is it?"

Elias Warner replied coldly.

"I want to ask you, why do you treat Annelise so well when she treated you like that before? Is she really so unforgettable to you? Am I really inferior to Annelise in your heart?"

"You really are inferior to Annelise in my heart!"

Elias Warner told her the answer she had known all along, but upon hearing it, her heart felt like it shattered.

It couldn’t be stitched back together.

"Elias, she doesn’t love you at all. She said she has no feelings for you and won’t be with you in the future. You’ve done so much for her, what are you expecting in return?"

Sylvia Lowell hysterically cried out and questioned.

The person she had loved for ten years, was he really impossible with Elias Warner today?

"You have no right to interfere with my matters with her! Also, don’t think I don’t know what you’ve done to Annelise, you’d better put away your little schemes! Who would like a woman as scheming as you, who spent ten years getting close to someone just to become their best friend?"

Elias Warner’s eyes gleamed coldly, as though warning her.

Was she truly scheming?

Sylvia scoffed.

In Elias Warner’s mind, she was just a calculating woman.

Heh.

"But Elias, even though I agreed to call off the engagement, Ms. Perry and the others wouldn’t agree. Ms. Perry has already announced our engagement today. You know that this news could heavily impact both our families!"

Sylvia felt a bit of regret, as she really didn’t want to miss out on such an excellent man.

"Do you love Annelise so much that you would give up the Warner Family’s century-old business? Uncle Warner has long planned for you to take over the company, but if you have a scandal now, you certainly won’t get the shareholders’ support!"

Sylvia still hoped Elias Warner would think carefully.

She also wanted to test how much Annelise weighed in his heart.

"Ding-dong... ding-dong"

A series of messages rang on the phone.

As Elias Warner picked up the phone and looked at it, his face turned pale.

The phone was flooded with notifications.

Everywhere there were reports about the engagement between the Warner Family and the Lowell Family.

The news was spreading throughout Kybourne, receiving reports from various major media outlets in the city.

Sylvia saw Elias Warner’s expression and felt quite smug inside.

Now, Elias Warner was facing the dilemma of taking over the Warner Family’s business and a family marriage alliance, or being with Annelise and canceling the engagement, pressured by shareholders to leave the Warner Family’s business.

Which would he choose?

Sylvia felt that she knew men too well; they wouldn’t give up their careers for a woman.

Elias Warner shouldn’t be an exception either.

Elias Warner’s gaze was chilly as he called Uncle Ford.

"Uncle Ford, help me find out what’s going on with the news on the phone? Why didn’t anyone from the Warner Family inform me before releasing this news?"

"Young master, I was just preparing to talk to you about this matter. Madam released the news about your alliance with the Lowell Family, and mentioned that our Warner Family and Lowell Family are partnering in aviation and low-altitude technology projects!"

Elias Warner looked furious and hung up the phone directly.

He turned and glanced at Sylvia Lowell.

"So you’ve known all along about the release of the news?"

"No, Elias, Ms. Perry previously mentioned this to me, but as for the release of the news, I knew absolutely nothing about it!"

Sylvia Lowell continued innocently, "If I knew in advance, I wouldn’t be talking to you about canceling the engagement, Elias. Am I such a scheming woman in your heart?"

Elias Warner sneered, "Sylvia Lowell, I’ve said before, do you think I don’t know the things you’ve done? Did you think I didn’t know about the clothes Annelise sold off that you bought? Or that your decade-long pretense of closeness to Annelise went unnoticed? Hmm?"

He slowly approached Sylvia Lowell.

Like a demon crawling from hell.

Sylvia shivered all over.

She seemed as if she was stripped bare, standing naked before Elias Warner.

The cold wind made her dizzy.

Elias Warner stepped closer.

"So, don’t try any tricks in front of me!"

With that, he abruptly tossed Sylvia Lowell aside and turned to leave.

Sylvia Lowell laughed coldly.

Staring at Elias Warner’s departing back, she yelled, "Elias, even if you marry me, I can tolerate you having other women outside. You can be with Annelise, I can tolerate it, as long as you act like a couple with me on the surface, is that too much to ask?"

Elias Warner didn’t respond to Sylvia Lowell.

He continued walking forward.

Sylvia Lowell saw that Elias Warner didn’t reject her, and her eyes filled with a hint of joy.

It seems Elias Warner hadn’t outright rejected her; he might consider her view.

Elias Warner headed toward Annelise’s hospital room.

Upon reaching the corridor entrance, Elias Warner called Uncle Ford again.

"Uncle Ford, take Sylvia Lowell home and tell my mom that I’m coming home for dinner tonight!"

"Yes, young master!"

Uncle Ford was surprised; could it be that the young master had compromised with his mother’s arrangement?

Elias Warner stood at the hospital room door, hearing the laughter of Annelise and Luna inside.

He smiled.

Feeling that just hearing the voices of Annelise and Luna made him happy.

The happiness they brought was like a balm.

Making him feel it was impossible to quit.

If he could protect them always, he would be willing to continue like this.