Chapter 223 – After the One-Night Stand with a Heartless Billionaire

“But, in the end, I was able to persuade him to believe me. I told him that I intended to marry him in exchange for a green card and the opportunity to live in the U.S. with my daughter.”

It was difficult to convince Jasper, but Anna did it. And, he did do what he was supposed to do.

Karl went on to ask, “So, what did you do after you were married? You two didn’t live together?”

Anna answered, “We didn’t, of course. He later moved to another office with the money I gave him. There was a strait between us because he lived in the North End and I in the South End. He would come over to my place in holidays to spend time with Tammy and let her feel like she had a father.”

After knowing the truth, Karl breathed a sigh of relief in his heart for Wayne. However, he couldn’t help but be concerned about him.

Wayne completely misunderstood Anna! I knew him well enough, so I knew that he must have said a lot of hurtful words to Anna out of anger! I want to see how he could make it up to Anna. I can’t help him with it, so Wayne has to do it on his own. He thought to himself.

Karl looked at Anna and said, “He didn’t understand that probably because he’s the one involved in it. You see, although I’m a bystander, I can’t look at this thing from an objective perspective. Even if I try my best to remain neutral, I will still be biased somehow. You’ll forgive him, won’t you? After all, he loves you very much.”

Anna rolled her eyes at him and said, “Just say what you want to say. Karl, I’m not in the mood to play word games with you right now.”

Karl nodded and did his best to explain, “You didn’t explain to Wayne at first that your marriage to Jasper was a sham, and that was why he misunderstood you. In any case, you and Jasper are not divorced now. So, you can’t pretend that nothing has happened. I can apologize for him to you, Anna. Please, just let this go. I really hope you guys can make up.

Anna thought he had a point as she had also realized that Wayne might suspect her because she had downplayed the fact that she was still married. However, she grew enraged when she thought that Wayne would curse her and say so many hurtful words because of such a trifle.

Anna glared at Karl unhappily and asked, “He really meant it? He would have come here himself if he meant it.”

Karl said as he felt that he could do nothing about it, “Oh, please don’t make it hard on him, Anna. He’s staying in a hospital right now. Two of his ribs are broken, and he can’t leave there these days. Otherwise, he would have come here and said it to you himself.”

Anna was taken aback and asked, “What? What happened?”

Karl pretended to look surprised and asked, “You didn’t know about that? Oh, he was hurt in a fight at a restaurant half a month ago. He was admitted to the hospital on that day, and his wounds have not recovered yet. Someone broke his bones, and it’s pretty serious. The doctor said he had to stay in the hospital for a while.”

Anna’s face immediately turned pale.

When she heard Karl say that Wayne had fought with someone else, she knew what he was talking about. She had no idea, though, that Wayne had been seriously injured that day.

“So, he called me every day while he was in the hospital. I thought he was annoying, so I just came here and asked you what happened between you two. As far as I can tell, nothing appears to have happened.”

Karl is indeed an eloquent speaker who can make the actual fact sound like a fake, Anna thought.

“I don’t think he needs to mind Jasper at all since you’re not actually a couple. You and Wayne truly love each other, so your fake husband can’t stop you two from being together.”

Anna frowned and asked, “Which hospital is he staying at?”

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Gabe’s anxious voice echoed in the large VIP hospital room, “They didn’t say anything else in the meeting. But as you know, one of our projects in Leeds was canceled. So, many people on the board wanted you to explain it to them. Mr. Taylor said some good words for you, but Mr. Davis almost got into a fight with him.”

“Okay, got it.”

Wayne had taken off his patient clothes and put on a black haute couture suit. The suit fit his muscular body perfectly and concealed the bandages on his back.

When he got up, he didn’t look like he’d been seriously injured.

“Do the discharge paperwork for me, please.” “But, the doctor said you can’t leave here yet.”

Wayne acted as if he hadn’t heard the words. After buttoning his jacket, he walked out of the ward with a big stride. Before he left, he said indifferently, “Get me out of the hospital, Gabe, and figure out what you’re going to tell them.”

Gabe thought there was nothing he could do but watch Wayne leave. He sighed, and then walked after him.

Wayne suffered from two broken ribs in his chest, which could have compressed the heart’s nerves. So, he should stay in the hospital for at least one month, according to the doctor.

Wayne, though, gave the impression that he didn’t give a damn.

When the elevator reached the top floor where they were, Gabe followed Wayne into it.

At the same time, the elevator next to it arrived. A nurse came out first pushing a surgical bed, followed by a large group of people. Among them, a slim woman stood there helplessly.

Because it was so crowded, she couldn’t even take a step, and all she could do was to be pushed forward by the crowd.

Wayne and Anna turned around at the same time, but they brushed past one other since it was so noisy there.

Anna asked the nurse at the front desk which ward Wayne was in. She was shocked when she learned that Wayne had left there.

“What? How is that possible? I came over as soon as I heard he was here. Are you sure you’re not mistaken?”

The nurse patiently explained to her, “Yes, he’s already left the hospital, and he just finished the procedure. Did you come from the elevator over there? He just left! Maybe you just bypassed him.”

Anna froze and asked, “Huh? Has he just left?”

“Yes. Just now, a man who appears to be his assistant checked him out of the hospital. They simply…”

A senior nurse standing next to her interrupted her before she could finish. She said, “They left. Well, you can run after them if you really want to see him. His injuries are not serious. But you know, rich people value their lives more than anything else. The doctor told him that he didn’t need to stay in the hospital for so long. But, he was skeptical about it and stayed for days anyway.”

Anna snapped back to her senses and cast a confused glance at the nurse who had just spoken. She looked less anxious as she thought about what the nurse had just said. Then, she smiled mockingly to herself.

Why did I come here? I thought Wayne was seriously injured. It’s good that he happened to have left the hospital. If he had known I was coming, he would have been sarcastic to me. Anna thought to herself.

The young nurse at the front desk patted her chest in relief as she watched Anna leave. She said, “Thank goodness you saved me! I almost said something I shouldn’t have! If the head nurse knows this, she will blame me for it.”

“She just said that Mr. Wright’s assistant told her that if anyone asked about his illness, we couldn’t say anything. So, you didn’t listen to her carefully just now, did you?”

The young nurse laughed awkwardly and said, “Oh, I heard her, of course. Well, I just didn’t expect someone would ask me about it. It’s just too bizarre! It’s not like he has some kind of weird disease or something. So, why can’t we tell anyone?”

Another nurse frowned and said, “Oh, you’re so naive! You know, all the people staying in the VIP ward here are rich and powerful. I think everyone is on guard because the competition in large companies is so fierce. If someone is unable to work because he’s sick, others will take his place at any time. So, he definitely can’t let anyone know what kind of illness he has.”

The young nurse said in shock, “What? Oh my God! I had no idea at all. I’ve just.”

“Come on, stop thinking about it. Nothing bad happened, and she has left. You need to be careful about such things later. I won’t tell our superiors about it, don’t worry. Well, you can now check on your patients now.”

“Thank you, I’m on my way.”

Anna returned to her store first after leaving the hospital. To her delight, there were many customers there.

Andrew was also there because he was the designer. Like a salesperson, he followed the consumers and explained the clothing’s materials and how comfortable they were. Moreover, he even listened carefully to the consumers’ suggestions on the clothes.

“Mr. Cooper, good job! The clothes you designed were sold out both online and at the shop. Just now, several customers complained to me that they didn’t get the clothes they wanted. So, they asked me to make sure to save a few pieces for them when the next collection comes out.”

The clerk told Anna about the sales that day. Then she said, “Miss Gabriel, should we tell the manufacturer to make more of those clothes?”

Anna shook her head in response as she glanced at Andrew, who was still speaking to the customers in distance, and replied, “No, that won’t be necessary. Hang the samples in the store with a “out of stock” sign once the clothing has been completely sold out.”

In fact, Anna had discussed this with Andrew before she opened her store. Andrew served as the chief designer this time and designed a series of fall clothes. However, he told the factory that there should be a limit on the number of pieces of each garment.

So, after the clothes hit the shelves, some of them had been sold out immediately.

Andrew, however, said that having the clothes go out of stock was his goal.

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