Chapter 164: Chapter 165

Anna was about to call Frank “Dad” when she realized that he thought she was a nurse. Then, she froze.

“How long have I slept?” Frank asked as he sat up from the bed and leaned over it. He looked as if he was about to get out of bed.

Anna immediately reached out to help him, but he pushed her away. He said, “No, thanks. It‘s okay. I can do it myself.”

With that, he got out of bed on his own. He fumbled with his shoes and then touched the end of the bed. Then, he slowly walked toward the balcony by holding the things along his way.

“It seems to be a pretty nice day, doesn‘t it?” He said, then walked to the balcony. Immediately afterward, Anna opened the door for him.

Frank nodded, walked out onto the balcony, and said, “Thank you. The air is pretty fresh here. It just rained, didn‘t it?”

As he spoke, he suddenly stumbled and tripped over a chair. “Dad!” Anna cried out in shock.

Frank held on to the edge of the chair and stood still. Then, he looked back at Anna in surprise.

“Anna? Is that you?” He asked, and then frozed.

Anna walked up quickly to help him and said, “Yes, it‘s me. Dad, why didn‘t you tell me you were sick?”

Although Frank looked surprised, he was delighted. He said, “Come on, have a seat, Anna. Well, I didn‘t think I needed to tell you about this. It‘s common for people to get sick as they get older. This illness of mine isn‘t terrible, and it doesn‘t hurt. I‘m just having a little trouble moving around. Honey, relax, it‘s no big deal.”

He said casually, trying to show that he was not bothered by the disease. However, Anna felt mixed emotions.

“Dad, why did you move to a nursing home? Can‘t they all take care of you?”

“Shirley is working at the company, and Allie is getting ready to get married. Oh, by the way, did you get your invitation to Allie‘s wedding?”

Anna hesitated for a few seconds and replied, “Yes.”

She knew Allie was getting married. However, she knew it from Peace. Peace had a lot of friends, and quite a few of them had received their invitations. But, as her sister, Anna was not invited. Anna didn‘t want to tell Frank about it because he was already sick, and she didn‘t want to make her angry. So, she lied.

“Anna, Allie has been spoiled by her mother since childhood. She‘s a grumpy kid, and I knew about that. But, no matter what, she‘s your sister. Will you go to her wedding? Just for my sake, darling, please.”

Frank nodded gratefully and held Anna‘s hand, “That‘s great. Anna, I know you don‘t like Shirley and Allie, but you never fought with them because you‘re afraid I‘ll be upset. You‘re a good girl, honey, just like your mother.”

“Do you still remember my mother?”

“Yes. How could I forget about her?” Frank seemed to remember the past. His unfocused eyes looked at the air as if he had mixed feelings. His voice was mournful as if he was feeling guilty and remorseful for what had happened.

“Gee, I’ll meet your mother in heaven. And I don‘t know what I‘m going to say to her yet!”

Anna just sat quietly. She didn‘t know what to say to comfort him or what would be appropriate to say She stayed with her father at the sanatorium for the whole afternoon before leaving. When she came home, she just felt that the house was empty, like a giant box, and it did not make her feel less lonely My father thought he had met his true love at that time. So. he abandoned his wife, who started his business with him. Now he‘s old, and there‘s no one by his side. I am his daughter, but we sometimes don‘t understand each other. So, the only one who can be with him in his old age is his partner. Some people search their whole life for true love, but they never find the love of their life.

Anna thought Anna then asked herself, “Have I found the love of my life?”

Anna kept thinking about this. She didn‘t turn on the light and sat in the dark for a long time.

Then, as if she suddenly woke up, she booked a flight on her phone. She packed her luggage and went downstairs, and then quickly took a taxi to the airport.

It was already July. Compared to Birmingham, London was hotter and more bustling.

It was completely dark by the time Anna got off the plane. As soon as she stepped out of the airport, she felt the heat. It was a good thing she came here in the evening, as there was no sunshine.

“Hello, can you take me to the Carousel Hotel on Central Road, please?” Anna knew that Wayne would stay in his hotel whenever he traveled.

It was already midnight when the meeting ended. Wayne walked out of the conference room, surrounded by the staff. He then summarized the meeting in the hallway as Gabe recorded the contract changes on his iPad.

“I think the terms they came up with are acceptable. But, we don‘t have to act like we can accept it easily...”

“Okay, I got it. I‘ll talk to them again tomorrow morning alone. Then, I‘ll make them aware that we won’t accept the new terms easily.”

“Well, great.”

Wayne stopped abruptly. At that moment, all three men behind him stopped along with him. Not knowing what was happening, they all looked in the direction Wayne was looking.

At the sight of the person in the suite‘s doorway, Gabe was startled and said, “Miss Vuuri...

“Oh, Mr. Wright, we‘ll leave you alone then. We‘ll go get another suite.” Gabe quickly snapped back to his senses, turned around with the other two assistants and left.

Anna and Wayne were left alone, staring at each other in the long hallway. Wayne strode over to her and asked in surprise, “Anna, what are you doing here?”

Anna took a deep breath and then hugged him. Although she did not speak, her actions were more effective than all the sweet words in the world. And she lifted her head and kissed Wayne.

Wayne then pressed her against the wall and kissed her hard. He opened the door to the room and walked in with her.

They then began panting and moaning, which echoed in the room with the sound of clothes fondling rustled. They took their clothes off and threw them all the way through the doorway to the couch.

After making love passionately, they lay on the bed looking at the moon outside the window.

Anna lay in her arms, her face gradually ceasing to blush.

She sighed, “Hey, you know what I went to see my dad this afternoon. My dad is in a sanatorium and has left the company to my sister and stepmother. Also, they rarely visit him. My dad said he misses my mom.”

“Is that why you‘re here?”

Wayne ruffled the messy hair on her forehead and moved his body before wrapping his arms around her again. He closed his eyes and asked in a low voice.

Anna did not answer him directly, but continued, “I don‘t remember much about my mom. But, my uncle and grandfather both told me that my mother was a very dignified and strong woman. She would break down easily no matter what happened to her.

Before my dad met Shirley, my mom and dad had already had issues in their relationship. And that was because they rarely said what they thought to each other.”

After saying this, Anna struggled to look up at Wayne. She saw his pretty chin and his seductive blue eyes.

She swallowed and wondered if he understood what she meant after all she had said.

“My father was very fond of Charlotte. Our parents joked about setting an engagement for us, but no one took it seriously. You know, I was just thirteen at the time, and Charlotte wasn‘t even ten. Later, my father passed away, so my grandfather took this as his last wish. But no one ever asked me about my opinion.” Wayne said.

Then he teasingly looked down at her and asked, “Do you want to ask anything else?“