Birmingham, 1919
Gathering

Thomas came out of the bathroom with his body fresh and ready to go to headquarters, doing his usual activities. Her wet body and hair were only wrapped in towels from her waist to her knees. But Anne still did not get out of bed. Thomas then sat on the edge of the bed and his hand grabbed Anne's sleeping forehead. Anne who felt a cold hand on her forehead immediately opened her eyes.

"You sick?" ask Thomas.

"Ah. I don't seem to be feeling well, my head is also a bit dizzy," Anne replied.

"Then you're not going anywhere today. Take a break" Thomas said, then began to get dressed and get ready.

Anne nodded. As he did not get out of his bed, he saw the sight every morning. The sight of Thomas just finishing his bath and changing clothes in front of him. A beautiful sight in the morning, Anne loved it. Does Anne miss the male touch?

Yeah, but he doesn't want to be carelessly touched by men. He wanted to be touched by the man he wanted to touch. Thomas has that prevalence, but to date Thomas has never touched it. And Anne's self-esteem is still higher for that begging thing.

Last night Anne took a sleeping pill, so she woke up late and she had a reason not to go anywhere. He's going to the lake to meet George like he whispered yesterday.

Thomas was ready, before coming out of the room he glanced at Anne who was sitting on her bed. "Do I need to call a doctor?"

Anne shakes. "No, I just need to rest, I'll get well later."

"Alright, let me have the waiter bring you breakfast."

Anne nodded. "M."

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Thomas came to the base and all of Scott's family members were at his desk. Aunt Poly wonders why Thomas didn't come with Anne.

"Tomy, where's Anne?" aunt Poly asked as Thomas crossed his desk.

"He didn't come today, he said he wasn't feeling well" Thomas replied.

Aunt Poly scrunched her forehead. "Is she probably pregnant?"

Adda. "Akh..really?"

Thomas shook his head with Aunt Poly's thoughts, then walked into his room. Grace, who is very sensitive to Thomas' expression, harbors suspicions of Thomas and Anne's marriage.

Thomas sat in his chair and did not think. Where Anne may be pregnant, she hasn't touched her since the wedding a few months ago. Although every night she had to try to resist her cravings when she saw Anne lying in her nightgown beside her. Grace's betrayal was bad enough for her. She thought that if she trusted Anne completely, she was afraid that Anne would betray her as she did.

Her marriage to Anne was indeed her plan to save The Blinders from bankruptcy. Now after marrying The Blinders became famous for being with The Alexanders. The whiskey business and the smuggling business are getting better. Then once he achieved his goal, what would he do with this marriage? Shackling Anne to continue to bond with her?

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Anne had finished breakfast. He soon gets ready to meet George at the lake.

"Mrs, where are you going? Mr. Scott said, The lady must rest" said one of the servants who saw her coming out of the room with an attractive appearance.

"I want to breathe fresh air and feel the warm sun outside. I won't be long" Anne replied.

"Do the madam want company?"

Anne shakes. "Not to."

He came out of his house and walked to a lake not far from his house. Arriving at the lake, he found no one, only a few swans were seen swimming over the lake. Anne sighed.

"Is he lying?" muttered.

Sreeks...

Someone came out from behind the trees. That person was George in a more modest outfit, who looked familiar to Anne. That was the appearance of George Anne had known in the past.

"You came too" said George.

George walked over to Anne. Then sit next to the lake, looking at the swans swimming. Anne sat down next to George.

"Why didn't you come back then?" ask Anne, who can no longer bear to express all her emotions.

George scrunched his forehead, not understanding what Anne was asking. "What do you mean?"

George was surprised to hear that. He didn't know about Anne's plan. All she knows is that the letter Charlotte sent her explained that she had to forget Anne. George reached into his pocket and saw a scraped paper roll. He gave it to Anne.

"That's the letter I received from Charlotte before your wedding" George said.

Anne opened the paper and read the contents. The writing on the paper was similar to his handwriting, but the contents were different. George never came at that time. Anne's eyes began to shed tears. Tears of regret and regret.

"Charlotte lied to me" Anne muttered.

George realized, it was Charlotte who made him have to leave Anne. Days after Anne got married, George was devastated. How could he accept the girl he loved marrying another man. It felt so crowded, but he was helpless. At that time, he was just a coal digger who had nothing. Until one day he gets a letter that is like a lottery for him.

Emma, George's mother cried as she read the letter. George, who had finished breakfast, looked at his crying mother.

"What letter is Mom?" ask George.

"Your father is dead" replied Emma.

As if struck by lightning many times, after the death of his lover, now he must accept the fact that he was left by his father. Father who has not been visiting for years. He had been abandoned by his father since the age of 11, because his father had gone to Scotland to work.

Never again had he heard from his father since, including in the family's business of living. His father took his responsibilities as the head of the family for granted. He was angry with his father, because his father, his mother was always sad and became the backbone. At the age of 18, George began working in coal mining, replacing his father as the backbone.

"You have to go to Scotland" Emma said.

George shakes. "No. Let him die lonely. He himself has left us."

"George! Even so, he's still your father!" henk his mother.

If it wasn't for his mother's coercion, George wouldn't have gone to Scotland. By the time he went to Scotland, how surprised he was that his father had become a wealthy alcoholic beverage entrepreneur there. The reason why his father never returned to London was because he remarried the son of the owner of the alcohol trade. After marriage, his father George became part of the company's owner and replaced his elderly father-in-law in the company.

"You're Edward's son?" ask a woman who is older than her, but looks younger than her mother.

George nodded.

The woman then cried. Before long, he wiped his tears and looked at George seriously. Before long an old man came and gathered the three men in the workroom of the mansion, which was the home of his late father and stepmother. From the marriage of his father and stepmother, they were not blessed with a child.

"Well, here I will read Mr. Edward's will" said the old man, who is the family's lawyer.

From the reading of the will, George believed in the luck that befell him. First, her father apologizes to her and to her mother George for abandoning her. Second, he passed down a portion of the company's shares to George. George is required to continue his father's trading business and help his stepmother in running his business. Instantly, George turned into a wealthy businessman in Scotland. His mother took him to Scotland and their lives have been better.

After he leads a stable life with his newfound busyness, George still can't forget Anne. With his wealth like that, he felt he had the strength to fight for his love.

Anne was stunned, hearing George's story. Now he knows that George is not in love with her anymore, so he does not want to risk taking her away on the wedding day. But because Charlotte changed the contents of her letter and George still loves her and even wants to fight for her by returning to her life.

"Do I still love George?" the question was in Anne's heart. A shadow of Thomas appeared in his mind.

"Anne," George stroked Anne's cheek gently and looked at her deeply. "Come back to me."

Anne fell silent, feeling the caress of George who was still like before. Slowly, George grabbed Anne's red lips. Gently, George played his lips on Anne's sweet lips. Anne did not reply. Deep down, George realized something. Anne's feelings may not be the same, but George still wants Anne.

As George's hands begin to slip under his clothes, Anne immediately stops George. George he didn't want to touch his body. Anne stood up and left George.

George was upset. "****!"

Anger arises from within George's chest, the anger of Thomas Scott which is now a barrier to his love.

"Thomas Scott must die" said George, gazing at the lake, then picking up a pebble and throwing it at one of the geese in the middle of the lake.

'PLAC!'

'WEK WEK WEK!'

The stone hit the goose, until it flapped its wings and was in pain.

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