âOnly Anna can change youâ, echoed in Wayneâs head.
Karl gradually calmed down and then sat back on his chair. He glared coldly at Wayne and said, âOnly Anna broke all your boundaries and changed your principles, and she even made you doubt yourself. Sheâs the first gray area youâve encountered in your life.
Just admit it, Wayne, you canât live without her anymore.â
Wayne frowned. Karl had just said exactly what he was thinking, making him feel uncomfortable. So he glared at Karl and said coldly, âStop staying in my company and get your ass back to yours.â
Then, he left the conference room straight away.
Karl rubbed his chin and smiled teasingly, thinking, Wayne is so stubborn!
Wayne had too much of a smooth life over the past thirty years. Even though his parents hadnât gotten along, it hadnât done him much harm. He was always the coolest kid in school. However, After his fatherâs death, he lost the only tenderness and joy he had.
At Wayneâs fatherâs funeral, Wayneâs mother finally made a change. She decided to never leave home again and stop chasing her so-called dreams and freedom, and to just take care of him.
However, Wayne was calmer than anyone else at that point. He told her in front of the entire Wright family, âHow much money do you want? Go to the finance department and get your money. After that, donât ever show up in front of me again in your life.â
Wayne was such a ruthless man. But, he had compromised with Anna many times.
Karl, as a bystander, knew better than even Wayne what he had done.
Afterward, he called Peace. He said to her gently, âHey, baby. When are you available? Letâs go camping! Iâve got everything ready, I saw the weather forecast, and it will be nice lately.â
Peace stayed as calm as she could and said, âOh, letâs just wait a little longer. Annaâs not in the mood these days, Iâm afraid.â
âWhatâs wrong?â Karl asked and sat up straight. At that moment, his instincts told him that something was wrong.
After a brief period of silence, Peace said, âSomethingâs happened to Annaâs father.â
Annaâs father, Frank, suddenly fell seriously ill in the morning and was taken to the hospital. He still hadnât come out of the operating room at that time.
Peace and Anna were shopping at the mall and ready to have lunch when they got the news. Luckily, Anna had been to her fatherâs nursing home and had the phone number of his doctor. Anna did this specifically to get an update on her fatherâs health condition.
As soon as she received the call, Anna rushed to the hospital. She was trembling violently the entire way.
Most people thought that Anna and Frank were father was the only one she could rely on. She deliberately shunned him because she thought that he was the one who made her mother die.
She was well aware that Frank loved her.
Annaâs bedroom was the largest in the house except for the main bedroom, and her birthday presents were all the most expensive and rare. Even when she was tricked by Allie into going to the underground boxing ring and was arrested by the police as a result, Frank didnât scold her When she offered to adopt Scott, Frank didnât hesitate to say yes. At that time, he was even delighted and said that it was the first time Anna had ever asked him to do something for her.
Anna knew that Allie and her mother hated She was spoiled by her father, so she could understand why Allie hated her.
âAnna, Iâm sure thngs will be fine. The doctor said that your father is just in temporary shock. Also, theyâre doing their best to save hun. Donât worry, nothing bad will happens,â Peace said.
She was sitting with Ana in front of the operating room, but she didnât know how to comfort her.
+25 Points Anna hadnât said a word since they arrived face 3*25 Points turned pale.
The light in the operating room was still on. Anna found herself dizzy as she looked at that light for too long and saw a red dot in front of her eyes.
At that moment, two people were making their way down the hall, and their jumbled footsteps and the sound of crying were distracting Peace shot an impatient glare into the distance.
Then, Shirley and Allie stumbled across the scene. With her hands trembling, Shirley was on the verge of collapsing from the emotional trauma she had just experienced. She said, âWhat happened to my Frank? God, how could this happen?!â
Allie held her up, and there were tears in her eyes. She said, âMom, please donât cry. My dad is going to be fine. Okay, itâs alright.â
âGod! I told him to go to the hospital before, but he never listened to me. Itâs a good thing he was in a nursing home, and there were nurses to take care of him. What would we do if he has fainted at home then! Oh my God, Frank, you canât leave me! I canât live without you!â
âMom, donât cry.â
Hearing that, Peace felt like she was going to throw up. She lowered her voice and whispered in Annaâs ear, âJesus Christ! What are they doing? They surely are good at acting! Theyâre saying that on purpose, arenât they?â
Anna stopped looking at the lights in the operating room. She glanced at them indifferently and said, âHey, youâre in a hospital now. Please be quiet!â
They both seemed to have just realized that Anna was there and suddenly stopped talking. Then, they looked at Anna grimly.
âOh, what are you doing here, Anna?â Allie asked. Her sinister expression was a stark contrast to the tender one she had just worn.
âIs there a problem? What makes you think that I canât come here? Iâm Frankâs oldest daughter!â
Hearing her words, Allie and Shirleyâs expressions became more gloomy.
Shirley said with dissatisfaction, âAnna, how can you say this? Why are you doing this to us now? Donât forget that your dad is still alive! Why are you saying that you are his oldest daughter?â
Anna sat calmly in her chair, and her gaze became fierce. She said, âThen, you have to answer the question yourself. Why the hell are you so shameless that you hooked up with my dad when my mother was giving birth to me?!â
Although Anna had hated Allie and her mother since she was a child, she had never shown it. Instead, she had been polite to them.
All this time, if they didnât treat Anna unfairly, she wouldnât have done anything to them.
But today, she was extremely hostile towards them.
Allie Wasifmediately angry. In a harsh, sarcastic voice, she said, âWhat do you mean? Anna, donât you think that you will become the hostess of our latudy if das dies. Youâre such abb! Alew years ago, you ran away to America without even an explanation.
We later learned thal you were knocked up by Sorne stranger and you were alraid that dad would be angry. Now, you come back and pretend to be a good daughter when dad is sick.â
Her voice echoed in the comidor. Hearing her words, many patients and nurses gathered around them.
âGod, everyone knows what youâre thinking! Donât you think youâre some kind of âg moral role model, you hypocrite! Anna, youâre nothing but an unyiatelulbâhiâ
Anna stood up, and her lacetumed very pale because of her anger. She said slowly, âDonât you dare say that again, Allie!â
âWhy canât 17 Youâre such a psycho...â
Before Allie could finish her sentence, Anna slapped her on the face hard.
Shirley screamed and then held Allie, who was about to fall, and she yelted. âAre you crazy?! Anna, why did you hit her?!â