The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 487 This Is All My Fault

Blanchett could not help falling even more for Jacob when she saw the fleeting smile that crossed his strained face.

"You look really good when you smile," she said fawningly. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Jacob stopped smiling and said calmly, " You love me because of my computer skills and because I'm handsome. However, Anna is different. Even if I knew nothing about computers, even if I was frightful to look at, I'm confident that she would still love me just as much.”

"Those are just your assumptions. That could never happen," Blanchett said, a perplexed expression dawning on her face.

She could not understand Jacob’s reasoning. Personally, if she set her sights on something, she would go for it without caring about the consequences. If she disliked something, she would just turn around and walk away.

This was how a relationship was supposed to be. Simple and easy.

Jacob lifted his brow. "Anyway, Blanchett, I appreciate your love for me, but unfortunately, I can't accept it. There is already someone in my heart, and I can't afford to let anybody else in."

Upon seeing the resolution that flared in Jacob's eyes, Blanchett could not help but gnash her teeth as a scorch of indignance flashed across her face. She could not believe that Jacob would choose Anna over her. What was so good about that barbaric woman with that foolhardy attitude? What did Jacob like about her? What confused her even more was that Jacob had said he could not accept her love because of Anna. Then, why on earth had he used her as a shield to reject Anna?

Why is this man so complicated?’

Blanchett relapsed into thought for a moment before speaking again. "J, I can't force you to love me, and I can certainly give up on you. However, you have to explain to me why you pushed Anna away even though you love her. If you can’t convince me, I will not stop what I’m doing. TH keep going after you again and again until you accept me."

Jacob pressed his lips tightly. It took him a short while to speak again. "Anna likes kids very much, and I... I have an illness that runs in my family, so I don’t want any kids. I can’t take away her source of happiness just because I can’t give kids to her. It would not be fair to her." "That's it? This is the reason you gave up o n her?” Blanchett said, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Is this reason not good enough?" Jacob frowned.

"Let me ask you something: Are you a fool, o r are you an old-school man who accidentally hopped onto a time machine and got stuck in this century? For God’s sake, what kind of backward way of thinking is that?” Blanchett scoffed. "What has it got to do with your relationship whether or not you two will have kids in the future? If that's really your concern, you can just go and adopt a kid from an orphanage. Most importantly, you keep saying that you are doing this to Anna for her own good, but have you ever given her a choice? How do you know that she would not choose not to have children for you?" Jacob was stunned for a moment. Then, he said, "Even if Anna chose me right now on the spur of the moment, she would regret it in the future. By then..."

“How do you know that she would regret it in the future? What makes you think that you have the power to help her choose what she wants and doesn't want?" Blanchett said seriously. "Only Anna herself knows what is best for her and what she really wants. You are not helping her at all, J. You're merely hurting her.

"With all due respect, J, your image in my heart has shattered a little now that I know your reason for giving up on Anna. You’re talented, I'll give you that. However, that's all. You are the perfect role model for me to look up to, but you're not a suitable candidate to become my future husband.’

A smile crossed Blanchett's lips. "After all, f you can make a decision for Anna right now, you could do the same to me in the future. As an independent woman, I'd never accept that."

Blanchett was candid.

Jacob entered a trance again.

'Could I... be wrong?' Jacob questioned himself inwardly.

"Speaking of this, my heart goes out to Anna. If I had known earlier, I would not have gone so hard on her or pushed her around." Blanchett lamented.

Jacob shot her a sidelong glance and said," So are you admitting that you were bullying her earlier?"

"Well, since I don't like you anymore, yeah, you could say that," Blanchett admitted straightforwardly. "When I'm going after someone I like, I do everything I can, by hook or by crook. I don't care so long as I can make that person mine. My woman’s intuition told me that there was some chemistry between you and Anna the first time I saw you. Since Anna was my love rival, of course I had to get rid of her first. Unfortunately, I'm giving up on you now, so everything I have done has gone down the drain."

Blanchett sighed.

Jacob raised his brow. "Is it really that terrible that I used that reason to push Anna away?"

"Yeap, it's very terrible." Blanchett threw her hands up. "In any case, I can't accept doing this kind of bizarre thing in the name of love."

Jacob's eyes shrank.

'Harm done in the name of love... Is that what Blanchett thinks of me? Only Anna herself knows what is best for her and what she really wants?'

"Anyway, there are a few more days left before I return to America. Mr. Shelby, could you do me a favor and show me around before I go back?" Blanchett asked.

Just as Jacob was about to reply, his phone rang. The moment he answered the call, Seth's flustered voice wafted from the other end of the line.

"Jacob, this is bad. We are at Skyking’s Medwin Hospital. Anna..." Seth’s voice was cut off suddenly before he could finish his sentence.

Jacob's eyes constricted.

Hospital? Why would they be at the hospital? What happened to Anna?'

Jacob immediately called back Seth, but

Seth could not be reached anymore.

Fear began to spread fast in Jacob's heart, and his body started to shake uncontrollably.

"What happened, J?” Blanchett asked quizzically.

"I have to go now!" Jacob was not in the mood to explain to Blanchett right now. He hopped into his car and beelined toward Skyking's Medwin Hospital.

Seth had not finished his sentence before the call had been cut off, and Jacob's imagination began to run wild as he stormed toward the hospital.

He did not know why they had ended up in the hospital. Besides, Seth had sounded really anxious and nervous.

Could they have gotten into an accident?

Anna! Anna! How was she right now?

If something happened to Anna, Jacob would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.

Regret welled up and filled his heart.

If he had known, he would never have done that to Anna.

If something bad happened to Anna because of this, would it not make him a joke for restraining himself and giving up o n her?

Jacob did not know how he got to the hospital. Only when he stood in the lounge did he realize that he did not know where Seth and Anna were.

He commanded himself to calm down and pulled out his phone to call the driver.

"Jacob?" At that moment, Seth's surprised voice echoed behind him.

Jacob jerked his head back. Then, he dashed over to Seth and grabbed his arms tightly. "Where is Anna? What happened to her?"

"We ran into a small accident. The driver and I are fine, but Anna... She..."

"What happened to her?" Jacob's voice was shaking.

When Seth saw how anxious Jacob was, something crossed his mind and he suddenly sighed. "Well, go and look at her yourself. I... I don't know how to tell you."

Seth’s face was scrunched up in sadness as he added, "Jacob, I couldn’t protect Anna. Just blame me, Jacob. This is all my fault."

Jacob suddenly staggered to his feet.