When Wayneâs voice came from the other end of the line, Anna felt as if he was whispering in her ear and her face was flushed when she thought of that night.
Did I make such a request? I have no impression of it at all.
Anna summoned up her courage and said, âThatâs impossible. How is it possible that I make such a request?â
I was just drunk, not crazy.
âYou are doubting me?â Wayne asked. âYou mean that Iâm lying to you by making up a story?â
Anna was speechless. At the same time, she thought, Yes, there is no reason for Wayne to make up a story and lie to me. I might really make the request when I was drunk.
Although Anna still didnât want to believe that she really made such an unreasonable request, she thought she was very likely to do so because she was so drunk that day.
Then she stammered in embarrassment, âI didnât mean that. I was drunk that day and I donât remember what I said that night. I...
Iâm going to pick Tammy up right now.â Then she hung up the phone.
The driver drove fast and soon Anna arrived at the Kingsford Neighborhood. It was getting dark. Wayne and Matthew as well as Tammy were in the living room. When Matthew saw Anna, he rushed over happily and held her legs Anna caressed his head and said, âMatthew, be careful. Your hand is injured. Does it still hurt?â
Matthew shook his head and looked at Anna with attachment.
His hand recovered nicely and the plaster had been removed. But the doctor said that he still should be careful with his hand.
The maid was putting the dishes on the table. When she saw Anna, she smiled and said, âHi, Miss Gabriel. The dinner is ready.
You may have dinner now.â
Anna was stunned and then said with an embarrassed look, âNo, thanks. Iâm here to pick up Tammy Weâre leaving nowâ
âLetâs have dinner together.â At this time, Wayne said as he closed the book in his hand and walked over from the sofa.
Seeing this, Tammy nodded and said, âMommy, Iâm hungry.â
Thinking that it was impolite to refuse again, Anna had no choice but to sit down at the table helplessly âMommy, look at the smoked salmon. I told Uncle Wayne that you liked smoked salmon fish most and he specially asked the cook to cook it for you!â Tammy said happily and blinked at Anna.
Hearing this, Anna felt even more embarrassed. She took a glance at Wayne and said shyly, âThank you.â
Wayne just nodded as a reply. When he was about to get some food, someone suddenly tugged at his sleeve. Then he lowered his head and saw that Matthew was pulling his sleeve with one hand and raising his drawing board with the other hand. And on the drawing board was a big word, âJuiceâ.
Wayne then poured some juice for Matthew.
Seeing this, Matthew became anxious. He grabbed Wayneâs sleeve and kept shaking it while motioning Wayne to look at Anna.
It was not until then that Wayne realized that Matthew was asking him to pour some juice for Anna. Then he raised his eyebrows and looked at Matthew with a helpless smile.
While Anna was eating silently with her head lowered, a goodâlooking hand suddenly came into her view and poured some juice into her glass.
She raised her head in surprise and met Wayneâs calm gaze. She was flattered and immediately said, âThank you, Mr. Wright.â
âMatthew asked me to pour you some juice just now. Have more if you like it,â Wayne said naturally Although he said it as if he didnât do it voluntarily, his words made Anna have an illusion that she was a wife who was spoiled by her son and husband.
Since Matthew liked the food cooked by her, Wayne and Matthew always went to her place for dinner before and it was not the first time that they had had dinner together. However, due to what had happened the night before yesterday, Anna found it embarrassing to have dinner with Wayne.
What she didnât know was that she had fallen into Wayneâs âtrapâ..
Yesterday, on the way Wayne sent Anna back home, Anna said casually that he didnât need to be responsible for her and asked him not to take the oneânight stand seriously However, her attitude made Wayne feel displeased. The more he thought about her words, the unhappier he was.
Donât take it seriously? Let me see if you can really pretend nothing has happened, Wayne thought The two kids seemed to eat slowly on purpose and it took them almost two hours to finish the dinner Finally, urged by Anna, Tammy finished the food on her plate.
It was dark outside. Anna looked at the time and surprisedly found that it was already ten oâclock at night.
âTammy, where is your schoolbag? Pack it quickly. We have to go now.â Tammy blinked her big eyes and asked, âMommy, arenât we staying here tonight?â
Hearing this, Anna blushed and said, âWho said weâll Åiay here for the night? Weâll go home now. Go get your schoolbag now.â
At this moment, Wayneâs voice came from the living room âItâs so late now. Just stay here tonight. The guest room has been cleaned.â
As soon as he finished his words, Tammy cheered, âGreat! We can stay here tonightâs âMatthew, letâs go to the entertainment room!â she said as she ran upstairs with Matthew happily.
âTammy...â It was too late for Anna to stop her.
Ann then turned to look at Wayne and said, âThank you, Mr. Wright. But we have to go now. And Iâm sorry that we bothered you today.â
âItâs no bother,â Wayne said gently, standing in front of the cabinet where many antiques were displayed and taking out a jade in an unhurried way.
âIâm not busy these days. Didnât you say that I should spend more time with Matthew? Iâll spend more time with him and help you take care of Tammy these days.â
âNo, thanks. Mr. Wright...â Anna still wanted to say something but was interrupted by Wayne.
âI never go back on my words,â Wayne turned around and said. âSince I have promised you that I will take care of Tammy, I will keep my word.â
âI was drunk that day. Please donât take my words seriously. Besides, itâs not appropriate for Tammy and me to stay here,â Anna explained with a guilty conscience.
She suddenly felt a little annoyed and regretted drinking so much at the party âDidnât you tell me not to take what happened that night seriously?â Wayne asked. âThen why have you been avoiding me since that night? You and Tammy always come and spend your weekends here before, donât you? Why do you look so guilty?â
Annaâs heart jolted and she was speechless. â... Iâm not guilty.â
With a frown, she said frankly, âYou are going to get married soon. It will cause misunderstanding if I stay here. Your fiancee will misunderstand our relationship.â
In fact, the main reason why she had asked him not to mind the oneânight stand was that Wayne was about to get married to Ada. She didnât want to destroy the relationship between Wayne and Ada and didnât want to offend Ada.
âJust because of this?â Wayne asked carelessly.
âIsnât that enough?â Seeing his careless look, Anna was confused. Then she repeated what she had said just now again, âItâs indeed inappropriate for Tammy and me to stay here.â
After thinking for a moment, Wayne walked closer to her with a meaningful smile and said in a low voice, âBut that is not a misunderstanding, is it?â
He stressed the word âmisunderstandingâ deliberately to remind her of what had happened between them.