As his gaze became hard to read, Wayne took two steps closer to her and said, “Anna, my flight leaves at 2:00 pm. Also, I hope that you can tell me about your past when I come back. You can ask me about my history, and then I want to know yours too.”
He had looked into Anna‘s profile when he first met her. However, he found almost nothing. He knew that Anna‘s profile seemed to have been revised during her years abroad.
Gabe searched what she had gone through abroad for a long time, but couldn‘t find anything. Wayne didn‘t even try to hide his past from Anna. However, he found out that Anna‘s years abroad seemed to be a bigger secret.
After Wayne left, Anna sat alone in her office chair, lost in thought.
She felt as if the experiences of the past few months had been a dream she had had. Everything had happened so quickly, and time had passed so soon. As a result, her plan was disrupted. Also, the longer she dated with Wayne, the more she was unsure whether she should tell him that she was that surrogate.
Just when she thought Wayne was in love with her, Charlotte came along. Charlotte made her realize that Wayne was not only tender to her. So Anna could no longer confidently say that Wayne loved only her.
Just as she was thinking about it, her phone rang.
She heard Peace say seriously, “Anna, Karl had just told me something. Get ready for that, will you?”
“Don‘t worry, go ahead.”
“Charlotte‘s family seems to be preparing to meet Wayne‘s grandfather recently. They‘re planning to renegotiate her marriage to Wayne with him.”
“Is that so? Ah, it‘s okay. It‘s not a big deal,” Anna breathed a sigh of relief and didn‘t take the matter seriously
She knew that Peter couldn‘t make decisions for Wayne about his marriage. Only Wayne could decide if he wanted to get married and to whom.
Peace immediately shouted, “Dear God! How could you be calm? Anna, I think you have to do something about that. You‘d better ask your dad for some money now. Karl said that the Wilsons are planning to put up a lot of money and property as Charlotte‘s dowry. They‘ve got the shares, the stores and the property ready to go. You know, they spent all that money just to get Charlotte married to Wayne.”
Anna laughed aloud and said, “Why do they need to spend money when they marry their daughter off? That‘s ridiculous.”
Peace was shocked, saying, “Maybe they think that it will be a reciprocal investment.”
“Peace, you just advised me to break up with him last night. You said a man like him wasn‘t worth me paying for him and keeping him.”
“But, I don‘t think Wayne made any mistake! The only thing he did wrong was not telling you about it in advance. And I think that even if he had told you about Charlotte in advance, it wouldn‘t have been good for you. If you knew about it, you would only feel sad.“
Anna was about to call Frank “Dad” when she realized that he thought she was a nurse. Then, she froze.
“How long have I slept?” Frank asked as he sat up from the bed and leaned over it. He looked as if he was about to get out of bed.
Anna immediately reached out to help him, but he pushed her away. He said, “No, thanks. It‘s okay. I can do it myself.”
With that, he got out of bed on his own. He fumbled with his shoes and then touched the end of the bed. Then, he slowly walked toward the balcony by holding the things along his way.
“It seems to be a pretty nice day, doesn‘t it?” He said, then walked to the balcony. Immediately afterward, Anna opened the door for him.
Frank nodded, walked out onto the balcony, and said, “Thank you. The air is pretty fresh here. It just rained, didn‘t it?”
As he spoke, he suddenly stumbled and tripped over a chair. “Dad!” Anna cried out in shock.
Frank held on to the edge of the chair and stood still. Then, he looked back at Anna in surprise.
“Anna? Is that you?” He asked, and then frozed.
Anna walked up quickly to help him and said, “Yes, it‘s me. Dad, why didn‘t you tell me you were sick?”
Although Frank looked surprised, he was delighted. He said, “Come on, have a seat, Anna. Well, I didn‘t think I needed to tell you about this. It‘s common for people to get sick as they get older. This illness of mine isn‘t terrible, and it doesn‘t hurt. I‘m just having a little trouble moving around. Honey, relax, it‘s no big deal.”
He said casually, trying to show that he was not bothered by the disease. However, Anna felt mixed emotions.
“Dad, why did you move to a nursing home? Can‘t they all take care of you?”
“Shirley is working at the company, and Allie is getting ready to get married. Oh, by the way, did you get your invitation to Allie‘s wedding?”
Anna hesitated for a few seconds and replied, “Yes.”
She knew Allie was getting married. However, she knew it from Peace. Peace had a lot of friends, and quite a few of them had received their invitations. But, as her sister, Anna was not invited. Anna didn‘t want to tell Frank about it because he was already sick, and she didn‘t want to make her angry. So, she lied.
“Anna, Allie has been spoiled by her mother since childhood. She‘s a grumpy kid, and I knew about that. But, no matter what, she‘s your sister. Will you go to her wedding? Just for my sake, darling, please.”
Frank nodded gratefully and held Anna‘s hand, “That‘s great. Anna, I know you don‘t like Shirley and Allie, but you never fought with them because you‘re afraid I‘ll be upset. You‘re a good girl, honey, just like your mother.”
“Do you still remember my mother?”
“Yes. How could I forget about her?” Frank seemed to remember the past. His unfocused eyes looked at the air as if he had mixed feelings. His voice was mournful as if he was feeling guilty and remorseful for what had happened.
“Gee, I’ll meet your mother in heaven. And I don‘t know what I‘m going to say to her yet!”
Anna just sat quietly. She didn‘t know what to say to comfort him or what would be appropriate to say
She stayed with her father at the sanatorium for the whole afternoon before leaving. When she came home, that the house was empty, like a giant box, and it did not make her feel less lonely
My father thought he had met his true love at that time. So. he abandoned his wife, who started his business with him. Now he‘s old, and there‘s no one by his side. I am his daughter, but we sometimes don‘t understand each other. So, the only one who can be with him in his old age is his partner. Some people search their whole life for true love, but they never find the love of their life. Anna thought
Anna then asked herself, “Have I found the love of my life?”
Anna kept thinking about this. She didn‘t turn on the light and sat in the dark for a long time.
Then, as if she suddenly woke up, she booked a flight on her phone. She packed her luggage and went downstairs, and then quickly took a taxi to the airport.
It was already July. Compared to Birmingham, London was hotter and more bustling.
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