Anna was confused when hearing the conversation between Charlotte and Wayne. She hadn‘t even thought that Wayne actually had a girlfriend that he was going to get married with before, which was why she was caught off guard and had to run away.
She had always thought that Wayne was a decisive man and that he treated every woman the same way. Even when Ada was with him, pretending to be his fiancée, he hadn‘t treated her very well. Meanwhile, apparently, Wayne was being gentle and patient with Charlotte.
Also, Anna realized that the necklace she had taken off of Wayne was the token of love between him and Charlotte.
Peace froze for a few seconds before coming back to her senses. Feeling surprised, she asked, “He has an ex–girlfriend?”
“Karl! I remember you telling me that Wayne doesn‘t have an ex!” Karl asked worriedly, “You guys said that I couldn‘t talk. So, can I keep quiet now?”
Peace clenched her fists and threatened, “Are you saying you know what happened between Charlotte and Wayne?”
“Of course! The three of us grew up together…“
Sensing that something was off, Karl kept his mouth shut. Then, Anna turned back to Karl and looked at him sorrowfully. They‘ve known each other since they were kids, she thought to herself. Peace urged him, “Ah, it turns out that you do know about it! Tell me everything.”
Karl looked at the two women and realized that if he didn‘t tell the truth, he‘d be screwed. After thinking for a while, Karl decided to betray Wayne for the time being.
“Charlotte‘s surname is Wilson. Her family knows our family and the Wrights for many years. Wayne, her two brothers and me are about the same age, so we used to hang out together when we were kids. However, Wayne was a bit of a loner and didn‘t like to play with us. Charlotte was younger, and we didn‘t like to play with her. So, Wayne always spent time with her.”
Their parents were happy to see that these two children hit it off. And Wayne‘s father had always wanted a daughter before. So, he treated Charlotte as his daughter. Every time he saw her, he was happier than seeing Wayne.
Therefore, Charlotte‘s father and Wayne‘s father set up a marriage engagement for the two children. Wayne did not object to this matter. Moreover, it was good for the Wilson family because they could be relatives to a wealthy and influential family like the Wrights.
Their marriage was set. And everyone was waiting for Charlotte to come back and marry Wayne after studying in France. But Later on, Charlotte fell in love with a French man while she was in France.
To break the engagement with Wayne, she went back to Birmingham and had a huge fight with her parents. And then their engagement was canceled, and Charlotte married the romantic French man as she wished.
Generally, the story should ended with Charlotte living happily ever after with her husband. But, it turned out that Charlotte fell in love with the wrong man. The French man treated her well, but he often cheated on her. A few years later, they finally divorced. Heartbroken, Charlotte went back to England.
“Well, that‘s it. It‘s not complicated. So don‘t overthink about it, guys. Wayne‘s father died years ago, and Charlotte had married and divorced. Just let bygones be bygones.”
Karl finished telling the story of Wayne and Charlotte over the decades in a few words. However, although he deliberately described things very briefly, Anna knew that they were deeply in love before.
Anna thought, but he refused it when Peter forced him to get married six years ago. The only reasonable explanation was that Wayne still hadn‘t gotten over Charlotte.
Anna‘s face turned pale. She merely clutched the gray sheets and felt her brain was very confused. She felt as if a hurricane had blown through her brain and only ruins remained.
Wayne and Charlotte had known each other since they were children and had been with each other for twenty years. Anna realized that she had lost in the battle of love from the beginning
“Anna” Peace said, bringing Anna back to her senses. “Oh, don‘t worry, I‘m fine. I just need to take a break.” “Okay, honey. You can sleep in the room you stayed in before.”
Watching Anna leave in a daze, Peace stood in place and did not know what to do. At that moment, she heard Karl sigh.
She turned around and snapped, “Hey, why are you sighing? I haven‘t blamed you yet! Why didn‘t you tell me that Wayne has an ex–girlfriend? If I had known about it, I would have told Anna!”
Everyone knew that choosing between a current and an ex was always tricky, which was why Peace was so angry that Karl hadn‘t told her about Wayne having an ex–girlfriend.
After being scolded, Karl said awkwardly, “I didn‘t tell you because it‘s Wayne‘s own business. I thought he would tell Anna himself. But none of us expected Charlotte to come back out of the blue.”
Peace sat on the edge of the bed and asked, “So why did she come back?”
Karl waved his hands and said, “I swear I really don‘t know! I just know she had just gotten divorced. Oh, I guess she probably wanted to get Wayne back.”
Peace raised her eyebrows, “What? Is she trying to get him back? That‘s insane! What about Anna?”
“Hey! I can‘t say anything about his love life!” Karl covered his mouth and yawned. Then. he lifted a corner of the covers and was about to sleep.
Peace lifted her leg, kicked his butt, and said, “I didn‘t allow you to sleep here! Sleep on the couch.”
“Peace, how can you do this to me?! I just betrayed my best buddy. Don‘t you think I’m a good guy? Don‘t you want me to have a good place to sleep?” Karl looked miserable.
“I‘m already kind enough to allow you sleep on my couch. If you don‘t want to, then get out of my house.”
Anna tossed and turned for the whole night and woke up early the following day. Karl slept on the couch all night. When Anna got up, she accidentally woke Karl up.
Looking at his watch on the coffee table, Karl asked in surprise, “You‘re going to work? It‘s only five o‘clock!”
Anna was getting ready to open the door with her bag in hand. She looked as composed as if nothing had happened last night.
“Yes, good morning. Sorry that I woke you up. I‘m going to go to work early today. You can go sleep in the guest room, Karl.”
Karl nodded dazedly. He then went to the bedroom with the cushions. However, he turned the corner in the wrong direction and went into the main bedroom.
Anna didn‘t correct him. She just smiled and left Peace‘s house.
What happened to Wayne did surprise her. But, she knew that life must go on and work must go on. She still planned to get Matthew back to her. She thought that since she had kept some secrets from Wayne, she would continue to hide them until he found out about it.
“Good morning, Miss Gabriel.” “Good morning.”
As Anna walked into the hotel, she met many people who were on the night shift and ready to change shifts. She said hello to them before going to the cafeteria for breakfast.
She had just turned on her phone when she saw that Ryan had called her and sent a text message. After glancing at it, she called Ryan.
“Are you awake?” She asked.
She heard Ryan breathe heavily and say, “Yes, I just finished my morning run.”
“I just saw your text. Do you have your trip all planned out? It’s so soon. You‘re planning to leave today?”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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