“Anyway, I don’t want to sit beside a bad-mannered man like you!” Peace said coldly.
“Sorry, the economy class was also fully booked,” the stewardess said, looking more embarrassed.
Karl’s face was also darkened and he said snappishly, “Do you think you are good-mannered? The plane is about to take off but you made an unreasonable demand to embarrass the airline stewardess. You are no better than me, you bad-mannered woman.”
“You…” Frowning, Peace was speechless. She looked at the stewardess apologetically and motioned her to leave.
Then she stared at Karl and said, “I don’t bother to talk to you. Just pretend that we don’t know each other. And don’t talk to me from now on.”
Hearing that, Karl didn’t get angry and suddenly found it interesting to argue with her. Meanwhile, he couldn’t help wondering why Peace was so dissatisfied with him that every time they met she would quarrel with him.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the logo on the invitation card on Peace’s table and his eyes brightened.
Is she also going to attend the activity held by Orangelight Culture Media Co., Ltd? What a coincidence. No, it must be fate, Karl thought and couldn’t help smiling.
On the next day.
It was Monday and Anna was very busy with the preparation for the centennial celebration of the Carousel Group
She spent the whole day in the hall and divided the hall into different sections.
“The poster on the partition is not good enough. Make it more beautiful, or the guests will think that they will be disturbed by the noises during the decoration. Be careful and try not to cause any trouble to the guests.”
“And don’t pile up so many things here. Put all of them into the warehouse and take them out when we need them.”
At this time, a receptionist’s voice came from not far away. “Miss Gabriel, a gentleman wants to see you.”
Anna was directing the workers to install the new chandeliers when she heard the voice.. Then she turned around and saw a familiar figure stand at the front desk.
She hadn’t seen her father Frank for many years. Frank looked much older than before. And because of aging, he stooped slightly.
It was almost dinner time.
In the cafe on the first floor of the Carousel Hotel, Anna and Frank sat at a table in the corner.
Anna spent most of her working hours in the hotel lobby so she was familiar with the staff in the stores on the first floor.
When the waiter served the coffee, he nodded at Anna with a smile as a greeting.
“Dad, what is it you want to see me about?” Anna asked as she stirred the coffee, feeling a little uneasy.
Frank was about fifty years old. He was refined in manner, wearing a brown suit, and a watch worth more than a million dollars. And the hair at his temples was a little gray.
“Allie went to Jacob‘s engagement party on Saturday. She said that she saw you and told me that you worked here,” Frank said.
Anna had guessed that Allie would tell Frank about what had happened at the party. Thinking that Allie might exaggerate the details, she said coldly, “What else did she say? She must have spoken ill of me.”
Frank frowned and said, “She just told me that you worked here and didn‘t say anything else. Anna, is there any misunderstanding between you and Allie?”
Anna clenched the spoon in her hand with an unhappy look and said, “There is no misunderstanding between us. It‘s just that we don‘t get along well.”
Frank said, “Indeed, Allie has a bad temper. But she is concerned about you. After all, you are sisters. And she…”
“Dad,” Anna interrupted him, “Did you come here just to mediate the relationship between Allie and me?”
Hearing that, Frank glanced at her and said, “I heard that you are dating Mr. Wright. Is that true?”
Anna was not surprised at his question.
Since Allie told Dad that she met me at the party, she must have also told him about my relationship with Wayne.
Even if she hid it from Dad, Dad would hear of it from others and he might even learn what Allie has done to me at the party.
Therefore, shrewd as Allie was, she knew that it was better to tell Dad about everything first
“Does it matter if it is true or not?” Lowering her head, Anna didn‘t answer Frank‘s question directly. Then she said, “You have never shown concern for me these years. Since you don‘t care about me, then don‘t ask more about my life. I know what I‘m doing.”
Frank was not angry with Anna‘s indifference instead, he said with a worried look, “I heard that he has a child. I‘m afraid you will have a lot of things to consider in your relationship.“
Anna raised her head slowly and asked, “What iflaso have a cho” Frank‘s face changed Anna looked at him and waited for him to lose his temper
Since she grew up. she had hoped that Frank would get angry at her and lost his temper so that she could take advantage of it and express her dissatisfaction with him over the years
However, Frank just sat there with a surprised look After a moment, he picked up the cup with his trembling hand and took a sip of the coffee to calm himself down
After drinking up the coffee, he looked calm and gentle again. “When did you have a chilo?”
“Five years ago. I didn‘t want to take her back home so I went abroad.” Anna answered perfunctorily.
“Then… The child is five years old now,” Frank said with a frown, not calm as he looked
To Anna‘s surprise, Frank still didn‘t get angry or lost his temper. Instead, he asked a lot about the child as if he had forgotten that he was here to ask Anna about her relationship with Wayne.
Later, the two of them ended the conversation.
After paying the bill, Frank hesitated for a while before he left and said, You may come back home with the child at any time when you have free time. You two can live there if you want
After saying that, he left, looking lonely
Anna lost her mother when she was young and it was her grandfather who raised her. Later, her grandfather passed away and she was taken back home by Frank
At that time, Frank had already remarried and he had a daughter, Allie, who was a few months older than Anna
Anna did not know what the existence of Allie meant when she was a child. But as she grew up, she heard the gossip about her family and knew about the affair between Frank and Allie‘s mother.
Frank had always felt that he owed Anna. Therefore, since he took Anna back home, he had always granted her whatever she asked to make up for her.
Even when she suddenly brought back a homeless boy when she was fifteen years old and asked Frank to adopt him, Frank didn‘t refuse her.
Frank almost did everything he could do for Anna. Even so, he still felt that he was not a responsible father.
After the meeting with Frank, Anna was a little irritable. Fortunately, the work in the afternoon was about to be finished and she got off work soon
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