Unexpected Blessing After Divorce

Chapter 207

Chapter 207

Chapter 207 We Still Have A Chance

Annabelle sat in front. She was wide awake and looking ahead with an empty expression.

She heard the noises behind her, but Yuliana’s words rang in her ears repeatedly.

Yuliana is right. I’m also selfish but dare not admit it,” she thought.

Ever since Daryl died, she became a burden no one wanted to bear. Her biological mother, Xenia, was unwilling to care for her, and Annabelle’s stepmother, Francesca, was even more so.

The Johnson family would never take care of her as it was strenuous and unrewarding.

For a while, she was passed around like a hot potato. She moved from home to home. Finally, for the sake of Annabelle’s money, Francesca agreed to take her in.

The Solace family had given her the money as thanks for Daryl rescuing Christopher.

At the time, the members of the Solace family could tell that no one cared about her. Hence, they divided the money into three portions. One for her grandparents, one for her stepmother, Francesca, and one for Annabelle herself. Of course, Annabelle’s portion was the largest.

After she received the money, her grandparents, uncles, aunts, and even Francesca fought with each other over who should raise her.

Of course, Francesca won in the end, but the Johnson family was unhappy. After all, the amount of money given to her was enormous, or at least it was an amount the Johnson family would have difficulty making even if they spent their entire lives doing so. Hence, they had a long-term dispute with Francesca.

Everyone was fighting over money, and no one cared about the late Daryl, much less Annabelle.

Later on, Christopher took her back to the Solace residence.

While she enjoyed the warmth of a home, she was always haunted by bloody nightmares. The tragic image of when the gangsters killed Daryl was constantly on her mind.

All of this was because of Christopher.

If it weren’t for him, her father wouldn’t have died so tragically.

She was very conflicted and unable to make peace with her negative emotions. Hence, she dumped it all on Christopher

She created all kinds of troubles and messes to torture him, all so she could soothe the pain in her heart.

But no matter what she did, Christopher always tolerated and indulged her unconditionally, just like her father did.

However, it was not the same. Daryl loved her unconditionally because he was her father. On the other hand, Christopher only felt guilt, responsibility, gratefulness, and even pity toward her.

She hated Christopher but was also addicted and couldn’t separate herself from him.

Since she was wallowing in despair, Christopher could only accompany her. Even though she knew Christopher’s feelings, she still struck him where it hurt the most. She wanted to make him feel guiltier and never leave her.

How could she tell him the shameless, cowardly, and selfish wish she had?

But then again, what did Christopher do wrong?

It was noon when she returned to Yarwood.

Annabelle went straight back to the hotel. Christopher, Yuliana, and the driver found a restaurant to have dinner.

They had initially planned to fly back to Juxshire at night, but the driver received a message from other drivers saying that the road to the provincial capital was blocked due to a landslide caused by the recent heavy rain. A large amount of gravel had fallen from the mountain, obstructing the road.

Although people had been dispatched to repair the road quickly, it couldn’t be used for a while. Moreover, gravel was still coming down from the mountain, making it unsafe.

Christopher considered their safety and decided to leave tomorrow.

in the afternoon, they walked around Yarwood with an umbrella.

The new town was not that different from ordinary cities. It had modern buildings, but the old town was quite unique, which was full of mountains, so all the buildings were built on different ground levels. The unique architectural style created a mysterious and tranquil beauty.

“Are you cold?” Christopher put his arm around her waist and looked at her red nose.

Yuliana nodded. “Yes.”

Christopher was worried she would catch a cold, so he said, “Why don’t we go back to the hotel?”

Yuliana shook her head. “Let’s walk around for a while longer. I like it here. Unlike other cities, this place is very tranquil and makes me feel comfortable.”

Christopher paused and replied, “We’ll have another chance to come here again.”

Yuliana looked up at him with a smile. “Next time, I’ll go with you to visit Mr. Johnson.”

Christopher smiled and nodded. “Okay.”

When it was getting dark, the rain stopped.

They set off for the airport early the next day and arrived in Juxshire in the evening.

Annabelle parted ways with Christopher and Yuliana at the airport.

Yesterday, Yuliana brought up the topic of visiting Callie in Jeahron to Christopher. Work in Romdale was about to begin, and there were still many things that Christopher needed to handle, so there was little time.

Hence, they rested for the night in Juxshire and immediately flew back to Jeahron the next day.

After Callie divorced Damian, she remarried Isaac Xanthos, who was from the Xanthos family in Jeahron. The following year, they gave birth to their son, Aaron. Isaac also had a daughter with his ex- wife. Her name was Sarah, and she was slightly older than Yuliana.

Several years ago, Yuliana would go to Jeahron every year during her vacation and stay with Callie for a while.

Later, after she had married Harry, she got estranged from Callie. There was a conflict between them, and Yuliana never went there again.

It had been about four years since then.

The Xanthos family was a family of writers. In fact, many of the current members were still so. On the other hand, Isaac was a businessman, and his business was very large. In recent years, his business was developing well both at home and abroad.

Today, the Xanthos family happened to be holding a banquet. As Callie was unable to excuse herself, she arranged for the driver to pick Yuliana up at the airport.

When Yuliana arrived at the Xanthos residence, Sarah came out to greet her.

When Yuliana came to the Xanthos family before, her relationship with Sarah was not very good. Sarah disliked Callie, so she naturally wouldn’t be cordial toward Yuliana either.

But this time, Sarah greeted her rather enthusiastically, or at least that was what it seemed like on the surface.

After they got out of the car, Sarah stepped forward and hugged her. “Yuliana, it’s been years since I last saw you. You’re getting more and more beautiful. You look just like Mrs. Xanthos,” she said.

Yuliana thanked her with a smile.

She still remembered once when she came to the Xanthos family, she heard Sarah tell the housekeeper that Callie was a hussy.

Sarah then noticed the man beside Yuliana. She stared at him for a while, and an ambiguous smile appeared on her face. “Yuliana, is this Harry, my brother-in-law?” she asked.

Her eyes darted back and forth between Yuliana and the man next to Yuliana.

However, both of them maintained their calm expressions. Yuliana smiled faintly and said, “No. I’ve divorced Harry His name is Christopher”

“Oh Realization dawned on Sarah. “I remember now. Mrs. Xanthos has mentioned it before. I have such a bad memory So, is this my new brother-in-law?”

She blinked and smiled playfully at Christopher.

The corners of Christopher’s lips curled up as he said, “Hello. Since you are Yuliana’s older sister, you will also be my older sister.”

Yuliana couldn’t help but glance at Christopher. He was still quite shameless.

Sarah was only a few months older than her and more than a year younger than Christopher.

Before they arrived, Yuliana had already told Christopher about the Xanthos family’s situation. He knew that Sarah was younger than him, yet he said that to her.