Chapter 254

"Who said I wanted you dead?" Julian stared down at Anna, who was sitting on the floor, his face darkening. Then, like snatching up a runaway chick, he simply hauled her up. "The floor's freezing. Not worried about catching a cold, huh? Maybe I should just toss you into a hospital next time and see where you cry your heart out." Anna peeked up at him from his arms, teary-eyed and sniffly, clearly not convinced. "You're… not gonna kill me?" Julian's lips twitched in what barely counted as a smirk. "Honestly, for the sake of our future kid's IQ, reworking you from scratch sounds tempting." Phew—hallelujah. Not dying today. Anna finally let out a breath of relief, kicking her little chubby legs and wriggling out of his grasp. Her eyes were slightly puffy, but she blinked them wide and asked, "Weren't you saying you had something to tell me? I'm all ears now." A single tear still lingered on her cheek, but there wasn't even a trace of fear left in her expression. It was like the terrified