My Killing President

Chapter 633 Past

Alistair raised an eyebrow and nodded. He took a sip on his champagne and said, "Yeah, you had

received the news quite early!"

"A collaboration between two companies as big as that? Everyone would have their own means to

secure the first hand news!" Sean said.

Alistair smiled and raised his glass to clink with Sean's. After taking a sip, Brother Kaleb came over and

Alistair walked forward to greet him.

After a simple greeting, Brother Kaleb looked at Annabelle as she was standing right behind Alistair.

When Annabelle saw Brother Kaleb looking over her direction, she nodded with a smile to greet him.

Brother Kaleb nodded his head in return. After talking to Alistair for a bit, he walked inside.

Alistair came back to the group and Thomas Mo said, "We all know about Brother Kaleb's background

and influence. He came from being a mobster and now he's trying to convert to legal businesses. Why

the sudden collaboration with you?" Thomas Mo asked.

Alistair knew about his concern. He raised his eyebrows and looked at them as his lips curled up

confidently, "Don't worry, I will be careful!" After saying that, he lifted his glass and they clinked with his.

Annabelle was wearing a classy evening dress and she was exuding an air of elegance. She had a

glass of champagne to herself.

The dinner party was lively.

Especially after grandma Mu came along.

She came late because the family didn't want her to overexert herself. She was just discharged not

long ago. Therefore, they picked her to the hotel in the middle of the party.

Although it was Ralphy and Renee An's wedding, the grandmother was busy inviting all of her friends

that she met, "Make sure to attend my Alistair and Annabelle's wedding!"

Now the wedding of Ralphy and Renee An became the grandmother's marketing campaign.

When the grandmother looked at the married couple, she was frustrated and started to nag Alistair,

"What are you dragging about now? Hurry and get the wedding done and bring my Annabelle home!"

"Grandma, don't worry, I will definitely do that!" Alistair gave her his words.

At that time, Jerry Kuang jibed at the man, "Grandma, don't worry. He is more anxious than you!"

Right after he said that, everyone laughed.

At that time, Alistair turned his head over to look at Annabelle, "It seems like grandma just couldn't wait

for me to bring you home already!"

Annabelle nodded and smiled, "Therefore, president Mu, you should hurry up!"

When Alistair heard that, his heart leapt in joy, "Bring your identification card tomorrow, we will go to the

civil affairs to get our marriage cert!"

Annabelle, "It should be remarrying…"

"Whatever, let's get it done!"

Annabelle, "…"

As she looked at him, she couldn't help but broke into a laugh. No matter what, she hoped that they

could stay happily like this and live a simple life.

There were over a hundred tables in this dinner party.

The person that received the biggest shock was Zen.

The moment he saw Brother Kaleb, he was stunned.

What was he doing here? Wasn't he in jail?

As the man pondered, he realized that a long time had passed and the man had been released!

However, he was still in shock to see him there!

Although the man didn't have much knowledge about Kaleb's incident, he could recall hearing Dawson

Xiao mentioning about it before…

At that time, Zen glanced over at Annabelle…

If Kaleb were to find out about that…

No!

No matter what, he must make sure that Kaleb never finds out about that!

"Dad, what are you thinking about?" At that time, Alistair appeared behind him suddenly. His words

brought Zen back to reality.

The moment he turned his head back, he looked at Alistair and his expression was if he just

experienced a nightmare. The man tried to calm himself down and said, "It's nothing, what's the

matter?"

Alistair followed after his gaze and saw Brother Kaleb. The man frowned. Was Zen looking at Kaleb?

Why hadn't he responded even when Alistair called out to him several times?

"It's nothing, I simply want to tell you that I will go back with Annabelle later." Alistair said.

"Oh okay, got it!"

Alistair nodded. Right before he wanted to leave, he asked, "Dad, do you know Kaleb?"

Zen was stunned. After that, he denied immediately, "I don't!"

If he said that he knew the man, Alistair wouldn't suspect anything. After all, Kaleb was an influential

man. It was just normal for anyone to know him. However, Zen said that he didn't know him and that

roused Alistair's suspicion. Because he could tell that the moment Zen looked at Song Jing, his gaze

doesn't show that he didn't know him.

But why did he say that? Alistair thought about that. However, he didn't ask further and simply nodded

and left.

Zen took a glance at Kaleb and turned away to leave.

The dinner party continued. Renee An and Ralphy was still accepting toast from their customers. Rong

Annabelle dropped by and gave his wishes before leaving.

Ralphy was drinking heavily. That was the only thing he could do to cope with this wedding. By getting

himself drunk, he wouldn't need to see and think clearly and he didn't need to feel so heartbroken and

out of control. However, no matter how much he drank that day, he just couldn't get himself drunk. The

more he drank, the more conscious he got.

He couldn't help but kept looking at Annabelle's direction. Whenever he saw how happy she was,

sitting together with Alistair, he just couldn't control his emotion. The man told himself over and over

again that he mustn't do that.

Therefore, he drank glass after glass…

The dinner party ended very late in the night.

The moment it ended, Alistair drove and left with Annabelle. Ralphy and Renee An was picked up by a

chauffeur.

In the Xia house.

Inside the bedroom.

Ralphy and Renee An walked inside the room. Now that the two were left alone, the atmosphere was

awkward.

Renee An was wearing a sexy gown and she was blushing. Probably it was because of the

nervousness, or maybe the alcohol. Her cheeks were flushed.

"Umm, you had drunk so much… Do you need any drinks to sober up?" Renee An's question broke the

silence.

"There's no need!"

Renee An nodded. Although she had frequented this room, now… She just couldn't help but feel

nervous.

After all, this is their wedding night.

"Then, I shall go take a shower first…" After saying that, Renee An took a set of change and went into

the bathroom.

When Ralphy saw Renee An walking inside, he was stunned. He came to a slow realization about what

awaited him.

He pulled off his tie and removed two buttons, showing his healthy skin tone. He looked at the wine on

table and he walked over and poured himself a full glass.

He finished it.

As he heard the voice from the washroom, he felt more and more frustrated.

He did everything he didn't want, even dreaded. But now, he still needed to take the final step!

As he looked at the night sky outside, he gripped his hand tightly. Why couldn't he decide on his own

fate? His own life?

When he thought about that, he started to drink heavily.

Half an hour later, Renee An came out from the shower. She was thinking to get Ralphy to shower as

well. But there was no one in the room. The man had lied down in the bed. She was stunned but she

approached the man.

"Ralphy, Ralphy…" Renee An called out to him. But the man was just unresponsive.

At that time, Renee An saw the glass and wine bottle on the table and she knew that he had been

drinking again.

She sighed but she didn't blame him, "Drinking so much again?"

After saying that, she stretched out her hands and moved Ralphy to a more comfortable position.

When she saw Ralphy's handsome face, she sunk to the realization that they were already husband

and wife. Then, she stretched out her hand slowly and removed his buttons.

Just removing his shirt made Renee An blushed completely.

After much hassle, Renee An managed to remove Ralphy's shirt. After that, Renee An helped him to

remove his shoes and tucked him in. After everything was done, she looked at Ralphy's sleeping face

and breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was anyone else, they would most probably be furious when the groom fell asleep in the wedding

night. However, when Renee An looked at Ralphy, her lips curled up.

She was a mature and understanding woman. She knew that it was acceptable for Ralphy to overdrink

himself during his wedding night.

Moreover, ever since knowing Ralphy, the woman had all her attentiveness on him. She could bear

with everything he does.

When she thought about that, she lied down beside him and covered herself with blanket. The woman

turned off the bed side lamp and fell asleep in excitement and nervousness.

The room was pitch black dark.

At that time, the man lying in the bed opened his eyes and his gaze was clear…

Ralphy did not look drunk at all.

As he felt the woman lying next to him, he was unable to bring himself to exact his husband duties to

her. After a long while and a long thought, Ralphy closed his eyes.

On the other side.

Zen sat in his study room and he was holding a lit-up cigarette. As he recalled meeting Kaleb in the

dinner party, he just couldn't fall asleep.

At that time, he took out a box from his drawer. When he opened the box, there was a very old picture

inside.

There was a man in police uniform and another woman that looked almost identical to Annabelle.

However, the way they looked and dressed suggested that the picture had been taken some decades

ago.

When Zen looked at the pictures, he casted his thoughts back into the past.

There was an accident in the past.

Zen was a self-made man. When his business was doing great, he was blackmailed. However, Zen did

not concede and he was kidnapped. Zen did a great deal to escape from them. However, he was

discovered and almost killed. At the most crucial moment, the police officer, Ollie Hua saved him. But

he died in his post.

At that time, Zen was overwhelmed. Although he was saved, he was guilt ridden. The moment he

found out that he had a pregnant wife, Zen did everything he could to take care of her.

That was how he knew Dawson Xiao.

The woman did not blame him for her husband's death. Not only that, she was able to move on quickly.

Under Zen's care, he got more and more familiar with Dawson Xiao, and he happened to hear many

things about Kaleb. At that time, Zen did not know Kaleb's identity. He had simply saw his picture

before.

At that time, Zen was completely uninterested in those. The man's only concern was to take good care

of Dawson Xiao. However, when Dawson Xiao was almost giving birth, she went missing.

Zen looked for her for a long time but he never got any news.

One night, he received a call from Dawson Xiao. And from that call, he learnt that Dawson Xiao's child

wasn't from Ollie Hua but someone else!

The woman said that, "Zen, if you really want to thank Ollie, then help me to take care of the child. I will

put her in your family and follow your surname, Xia. Promise me, do not ever let her meet Kaleb!"

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Zen did not get the chance to ask any question and the phone was hung up on him.

Therefore, Zen started to look for Dawson Xiao but he was unfruitful. After that, he recalled what she

instructed and looked for her child.

That was the day Zen heard that Teneria adopted a baby.

The man wanted to get her back, but when he saw that Teneria loved her so much, Zen held back his

feelings. And he kept Annabelle's birth a secret.

In a blink of an eye, twenty years passed.

That was also another reason why Zen insisted Alistair to marry Annabelle!

Primarily it was because he liked Annabelle. Next, he felt guilty towards her. Ollie Hua sacrificed

himself to save him and Dawson Xiao went missing. The only way he could repay that life saving grace

was through the child.

When Zen thought about that, he sighed.

Fortunately, Annabelle was happy together with Alistair. Otherwise, he didn't even know how he could

face them.

Zen had completely forgotten about the past. But as he met Kaleb today, all the memories flooded back

into his mind.

However…

Why did the mother forbid Annabelle to meet with Kaleb?

When Zen was pondering about that, his room door was knocked.

When Zen heard the sound, he hurriedly kept the picture and put the box back into the draw.

After that, he looked at the door and said, "Come in!"

Alistair opened the door and walked inside.

"Dad!"

"Why are you staying up so late?" When Zen saw his son, he asked casually.

"Aren't you awake as well?" After saying that, Alistair glanced at the ashtray on the desk. It had been a

while since Zen smoked. The father will only smoke whenever he was troubled. And obviously, he

wasn't in a good mental state today.

"Oh, I'm resting soon!"

"Dad." At that time, Alistair walked over and looked at him, "Did anything happen?"

"It's nothing, you overthink!"

"You always smoke whenever you are trouble!" As he said that, he looked at the ashtray, showing the

father that he noticed something wrong.

"Not only that, you showed an unnatural expression when you saw Kaleb in the dinner earlier!"

Zen was stunned as he looked at Alistair. He knew that he couldn't hide things from him.

The father gestured him to sit down as he sighed, "Actually it wasn't anything much, just remembering

some old histories!"

"Do you know Kaleb?"

It was undeniable that Alistair was a sensitive and sharp-witted man. He could notice the slightest hints.

"Not that I know him. But I simply heard about him from an old friend of mine." Zen said.

"Old friend?" Alistair raised an eyebrow.

Zen nodded and looked at Alistair, "Do you remember there was a time when you were a little kid, I

was kidnapped?"

When Alistair heard that, he changed into a serious demeanor. He nodded his head solemnly, "I

remember it clearly. Not only that, I remembered that it was a police officer that saved you!"

Zen nodded, "Yes, that's right. The police that saved me died in the process!"

Alistair nodded. He had the memory of that.

"As for the police officer that saved me also happened to be the one that apprehend Kaleb and sent

him to jail!"

When Alistair heard that, he was stunned. He hadn't expected to hear such a coincidence.

"Therefore, you saw Kaleb earlier and recalled what happened?" Alistair asked. If that was the sole

reason, it was a little hard to justify the father's reaction.

Zen nodded.

"How did you know what happened between the police and Kaleb?"

"His wife told me!"

Alistair nodded, "Then what about his wife?"

Zen shook his head, "I wanted to take care of her. However, I didn't think that she would disappear all

of a sudden…" When Zen said that, he had a pained expression from guilt.

Alistair looked at him and asked, "Therefore, you suspect that Kaleb brought his wife away?"

Zen shook his head, "I don't know. I don't even know what happened back then, even after so many

years had passed. However, Kaleb was already jailed at that time. So that shouldn't be. I simply

recalled this past when I saw him earlier."

He did not voice out his doubts.

When Alistair heard that, he nodded, "Dad, it had been a long while and there is no need for you to

blame yourself. Moreover, her missing had nothing to do with you. I had always known that few years

back you were always looking for a woman secretly…"

When Zen heard that, he raised his gaze and looked at him. The father was surprised.

"You…" It was obvious that he hadn't expected Alistair to know anything.

"To be honest, I did blame you at that time. However, since the woman never appeared, I decided to

forget about it!" Alistair spoke honestly.

"How about your mother…?"

"She knew it too. She was the one that told me not to blame you!" Alistair said, "But I just didn't think

that the truth was like this!"

Zen was stunned.

He thought no one knew what happened. But he didn't expect such a misunderstanding.

However, the man must admit that he was moved.

His wife had misunderstood him for so many years, yet she asked nothing in return. She did not

complain, not even once. Not only that, she had been taking good care of the family and gave him a

warm house.

As Zen sat there, he had an unspeakable emotion.

At that time, Alistair stood up and looked at Zen, "Dad, forgive me for misunderstanding you for so

many years. But since the case wasn't how we assumed, I believe mother will understand you if you

tell her. I believe husband and wife should be honest to each other. Honesty leads to trust. Mum is a

good woman!" Alistair said solemnly.

So many years had passed and she had never once mentioned anything about that. However, Zen

knew that if he didn't clear things up, it would always be a thorn in her flesh.

To the man's greatest surprise, his seemingly immature son was the one that told him that.

It was undeniable that his son was right.

After saying that, Alistair turned around and left.

Zen sat in his room and pondered for a long while. After that, he got up and went back his room.