Chapter 278: Chapter 279

Anna saw a light as she dashed out of the hallway.

When Anna came back to her senses, she heard a cheer, “SURPRISE!”

Then, confetti flew in the air. Many people, wearing various masks and costumes, were gathered at the elevator’s entrance.

Among them, there were two small children with pumpkin hoods.

Anna recognized that voice after she screamed Confused, Anna asked, “Tammy, Matthew?”

The shorter child removed her hood and smiled happily, “Hey, Mommy! It’s me!”

“Huh? What are you guys doing here?”

“Happy Halloween, Miss Gabriel!”

At that point, everyone in costume removed their masks and hoods. Anna recognized that they were all her neighbors in the building.

Anna, surprised, touched her forehead and said, “What are you doing?”

Lisa, Anna’s neighbor, approached her at that moment. She was dressed as a Corpse Bride and wore black lipstick.

She said with a smile, “Are you terrified? It’s our Halloween event, and we’re scaring everyone who comes home after dark. Let me tell you, you’re not the only one scared by us.”

Anna froze for a moment before regaining her composure and saying, “Gee, | thought it was that serial killer! You guys scared the hell out of me.” Anna looked around for a moment. She knew some of them, while she had only met others a few times.

However, she was touched when she noticed that everyone was smiling at her.

Selina bought Anna that apartment at a high price. And Anna rarely participated in the apartment’s activities because she was always on the go. They would, however, bring her gifts after each event Lisa suddenly asked, “Where’s your husband?”

Anna froze and asked, “What? My husband?”

“Well, the father of your children. He’s inside your house, isn’t he?”

Anna then said, “Oh, you mean the man who’s...”

Under Everyone’s gaze, Anna quickly opened the door. When she saw that Slime had covered the switch, she realized why she couldn’t turn on the light before.

Anna noticed Wayne sitting in Matthew’s room as the light was turned on.

His beige pants were stained with red liquid, and he had a visible bruise on his brow. He appeared to be in a daze and unaware of what was goingon.

Someone outside the door burst out laughing. Then, everyone laughed joyfully together. Anna bet that Wayne had never been so embarrassed in all those years.

Wayne refused to participate in the Halloween activity the committee had planned because he thought those customs were silly.

Out of his expectations, he was embarrassed in front of all the residents.

Anna took an ice pack from the freezer and placed it on Wayne’s brow, but she continued to laugh and say, “I’m sorry, that was just too funny! Sorry about that.”

On the other hand, Wayne was pleased when he felt Anna gently rubbing his face.

“Oops, | assumed you didn’t want to take part in the event. Why did you bring the chainsaw? You scared the hell out of me!

Fortunately, bought potatoes today rather than knives!”

Wayne became even more upset after hearing Anna’s words and said, “You should have asked the kids! I’m not sure why that ketchup- stained chainsaw is here.”

Tammy and Matthew were scaring people around the building with the other residents while they talked.

Tammy quietly walked out the door, carrying the plastic saw with her. So, Anna was aware that Tammy had done this.

Anna guessed she wanted to scare people but couldn’t find a better tool, so she had to make her own. Anna knew Tammy couldn’t think of a way to scare people, so it had to be Matthew’s idea.

Matthew guessed that Anna would return home soon, so he directed Wayne to his room to retrieve the saw.

Anna thought to herself, Matthew, Tammy, you two are really bold.

“But Wayne, it’s all because you spoil them too much,” Anna rolled her eyes at Wayne, then pressed hard on the bruise on his forehead and said.

Anna poked him in the wound, causing him to groan.

Wayne was about to retort, but he stopped himself. He came to a halt When he noticed Anna’s displeased expression.

Asa child, he used to enjoy going to Charlotte’s house because he enjoyed watching her parents argue. He thought that when the Wilsons were fighting, they were more lovey-dovey than his parents, who were always indifferent toward each other.

He loved that kind of cozy feeling. Therefore, he felt that he and Anna were like the Wilsons.

When he realized this, he felt as if everything made sense. He realized he had everything he had been looking forward to. They would usually fight over trivial matters, and he initially hated them.

Wayne later indulged Anna and blamed himself for everything that Went wrong. As a result, he had the impression that they were becoming more and more like a couple.

He remembered what his father had told him when he was a child, “The world is, in fact, a lovely place. If you don’t believe it, it’s because you haven’t met the person who makes you feel good.”

The two kids went to someone’s house for dinner and then returned with a large bag of candy.

Anna put them to bed after bathing them. The kids were so tired from playing that they dozed off when Anna only told them the first few lines of astory.

As Anna returned to her room, she noticed Wayne reading a book in bed.

Wayne said, “I’ve made some hot milk for you.”

Anna noticed that there was a pale pink cup filled with hot milk on the bedside table. Her cup matched Wayne’s, but his was blue.

Anna lifted the cover and drank the entire glass of milk.

Wayne seemed to be staring at her the entire time. He closed his book and turned off the light as Anna finished her milk, and said just in time, “Good night, dear.” Anna tried to sleep, but she couldn’t. She asked him, “Do you think we can keep living like this?”

Wayne pressed his chin against the top of Anna’s head, so she felt the vibrations when he spoke.

He replied, “Oh, | think it’s pretty good. Why?”

“What if you run into someone you knew before? Won’t you be embarrassed by then?”

“Of course not. They are the only ones who will be embarrassed,” Wayne said calmly, and he didn’t seem to mind it.

“So what if | asked you to accompany me to the AW Group’s reception? Randal invited me, and | intend to attend it. If you come with me, you’ll certainly run into someone you knew!”

Wayne remained silent.

Anna regretted discussing it when she realized how quiet the evening had been. She knew men’s egos were big, so she shouldn’t have brought it up.

After some time, Wayne wrapped his arm around Anna’s waist and asked, “If | don’t go, who will you bring as your date?”

Anna froze, hesitated, and said, “I was going to ask Andrew to come with me. He’s a designer, after all, so he can meet more people that way. But, he’s been extremely busy lately. Scott is definitely going with Randal, so only Ryan can go with me.”

Anna kept talking, so she didn’t see that Wayne was becoming increasingly upset.