Chapter 293 – After the One-Night Stand with a Heartless Billionaire

“Do you really want to know about this?” she asked.

Wayne nodded. He knew he wouldn’t like what Anna said, but he was curious nonetheless.

Anna elaborated, “The younger boys, according to Mona, are cuter.

However, older men are harsh, bad-tempered, and tend to compliment others less.”

Wayne frowned and seemed to disagree with what she said.

“Is that your definition of ‘harsh?™ he asked

Anna responded immediately, “Of course! You see, you’d never say any good words about me!”

After Anna said that, she looked at Wayne and realized he maybe had never complimented others.

Then she added, “Wayne, don’t mind it. Actually, | don’t need people to praise me all the time.”

Wayne, still intrigued, asked, “So, Mona actually said I’m a harsh person?”

Anna pressed her lips together. When she saw his curious expression, she nodded and said, “Sorry, but yes.”

Wayne became increasingly agitated before saying, “Well, maybe it’s time for you to have a new assistant then.”

Anna wanted to laugh out loud but didn’t dare to do so. She said, “You said you would give Mona a raise the other day, right? It’s your decision because you’re the treasurer.”

Wayne had an embarrassed expression on his face as if he was ina difficult situation.

When Anna saw his expression, she knew it was time to give Mona a raise and that it would be well worth it.

Plus, she felt she needed to spend more time on TikTok to keep up with the latest fashion trends.

Over the weekend, Anna went to Peter’s house to see the children.

Wayne wanted Anna to take the kids home, but she refused it. She had recently been too busy to take care of them. Besides, Peter would be lonely if she took away the kids.

When Anna and Wayne arrived at the door, they were greeted by Henry and several servants.

“Where’s grandpa?” Wayne asked as he stepped out of the car, holding Anna’s hand.

“Well, he’s up on the hill in the back garden with the kids. | suppose they’re building a snowman. Matthew said he wanted to play in the snow some time ago. It’s been cold lately, so Peter got a snow machine and made a lot of snow on the hill.”

Wayne frowned and asked, “Huh? Why are they interested in making snowmen all of a sudden?”

Anna said, “Oh, | believe Tammy came up with the idea. Her favorite winter activity is having fun in the snow. | used to take her skiing every winter, but I’ve been so occupied with work lately and have no time for it. According to the weather forecast, it will snow in the next few days.”

Every year in early December, it would snow in this city. However, it was already mid-December, and there had been no snowfall.

Anna and Wayne had to go to the mountain behind the mansion because Peter and the kids were not there.

After a while, they found the hills covered with snow, which looked like a winter wonderland.

The Two children in yellow and red hats were running through the white snow and throwing snowballs at a person hiding behind a tree. Anna recognized that it was Natalie.

Then she noticed Peter crouching on the ground, who appeared to be full of life. He was standing still, but there were a lot of snowballs around his feet.

Anna was taken aback, pointed at Peter, and asked Wayne to look at him.

Wayne froze after he saw Peter. He knew his grandfather was always a serious man, so he would be the last person on earth to play in the snow with the kids.

Anna said, “Can we take a bet? I’m sure I can convince Peter to play in the snow with us.”

Wayne said, shaking his head, “No way! | know him, and he doesn’t like playing in the snow.”

“OK, so what should we bet on?” Anna asked.

“Ifyou win, I’ll do the dishes for the month.”

Anna immediately walked ahead and said, “OK, it’s a deal! Ah, no! You’ve always been the one in charge of doing the dishes.”

Wayne remained silent, smiling and looking at her calmly, waiting to see what she would do.

Anna didn’t care if the bet made sense or not. She raised her chin at Wayne before sprinting over to Peter and saying, “Grandpa, hello!”

Peter shuddered with shock as he saw her. He looked awkwardly at her while trying to hide the snowballs by his feet. He said, “Oh, it’s you, Anna, hi.”

Anna knelt and took two of the snowballs in her hands, saying, “Please do not hide them. Look how perfect the snowballs are!”

With that, Anna immediately threw one of the snowballs made by Peter at Tammy, who was running wildly in the snow.

Tammy collapsed to the ground after being hit. When she turned around and saw Peter standing there, she said to him, “Who hit me? Was it you? But you said you wouldn’t play with us, Grandpa Peter!”

Peter said as he was in a daze, “Ah, it wasn’t me! | didn’t do it.”

Anna was hiding behind Peter at that point.

Tammy didn’t even notice her mother because she was slimmer, and Peter was wearing a heavy black down coat.

Anna threw another snowball at Tammy, hitting her on the head, while she was arguing with Peter.

Tammy screamed again and then shouted to Matthew, “Hey, Matthew! Grandpa Peter threw a snowball at me!”

The two kids talked for a while as if they were planning something. They then threw more snowballs at Peter as they worked together.

When Natalie realized no one was using her as a target, she ran out and exclaimed, “Dad, let me help you!”

Then, like bullets, countless snowballs flew through the air. Tammy hit Peter because he couldn’t dodge in time.

Anna quickly picked up the snowballs on the ground and began throwing them.

After throwing a huge snowball, Peter seemed as happy as a child.

Everyone laughed as they were running and playing in the snow.

The war of snowballs then became increasingly intense, and Wayne, a neutral standing on the sidelines, was hit.

Later, he was forced to take part in their fight.

Then no one cared about which side they belonged to anymore. They simply smashed the snowballs against the first person they saw.

Henry told them to have dinner many times, but they all ignored him. Finally, they stopped playing because they were all starving.

As they walked to the dining room, they were talking excitedly about the snowballs fight. Their faces flushed from running and laughing.

During the meal, while everyone was eating quietly, Peter suddenly said, “Oh, | heard Henry say that Tammy likes skiing a lot. So, why not build a ski resort in the suburbs?”

Anna’s eyes widened in surprise as she heard his words.

Wayne nodded very calmly and said, “Okay, you make the call, grandpa.”

Although it snowed in this city every year, the snow would melt immediately. As a result, the snow in the ski resort was always artificial. It was a good idea because there were no major ski resorts nearby.

Then Peter said, “No, | cannot make that decision on my own. Wayne, you should be in charge of the investment and planning. I’m an old man and don’t have the energy to run around for investment.”

It took Anna a moment to realize Peter was pressuring Wayne to go back to the Carousel Group.

Wayne handed a piece of dessert to Anna and said, “No, Grandpa, I’ve been extremely busy recently. So, maybe I’ll think about it sometime later.”

Peter said impatiently, “What are you working on these days? You’re just a mid-sized corporate treasurer! You know, it’s not as good as being a president!”

Anna felt humiliated immediately because she was the president of the medium-sized company Peter was referring to. She felt awkward and even wanted to leave the table.

When Wayne noticed Anna’s embarrassed expression, he paused for a moment before saying, “Actually, | think being treasurer is a great job since it’s stable. If | were president, someone else would strive to replace me at any time.”

Hearing that, Peter was speechless.

They wouldn’t have had such a big fight if he hadn’t misunderstood Wayne and thought he’d done something terrible. Although Wayne took the initiative to resign, Peter actually forced him to do so.

In fact, if Peter had replaced Wayne with someone other than Richard, things might not have gone so terrible.

Wayne and Richard had always been bitter enemies who despised each other to the guts. Therefore, Wayne was pissed off when he found that it was Richard who replaced him.

When Anna noticed Peter was silent, she said, “Grandpa, Wayne is eager to come back. But, he isn’t ready for it right now. Can you allow him to return to your company after the holidays? He needs to clean up the books at my company right now. Just do it for my sake, please.” To lighten the mood, Anna suggested.

Peter nodded his head and said, “Yes, you are right. As | said before, Wayne, you should finish everything you started. Well, you can come back after you finish your work at Anna’s company.”

Then Anna said to Peter, “Grandpa, it’s your birthday next week, right? Wayne is not only preoccupied with work these days but also preparing for your birthday party.”

Peter waved his hand and said, “Thank you very much. But | don’t like big parties, and | don’t like being in a crowded place. You can throw a simple party.”

“No. We can’t have just a simple one. You’re turning 80 soon, aren’t you? Henry said that many people have called recently to wish you a happy birthday. Besides, we’ve already reserved a hotel room for the party. By then, all you have to do is be there and have fun.”

Peter finally nodded his head as Anna continued to persuade him.

After pausing for a moment, Peter asked, “Then have you guys made a guest list yet?”

Hearing that, Anna cast a glance at Wayne. She hardly knew anyone in the Wright family and didn’t believe she could make decisions on her own. Asa result, she had to let Wayne decide on the guest list.

Wayne raised his head and said, “Oh, no, not yet. | believe it would be better to let Henry handle this.”

Although Wayne had many relatives, he knew few of them.

“Anna, would it be okay if | invite your uncle and aunt to my party?” Peter asked.

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