It appeared that Wayne and Charlotte did not have a deep bond. People thought they were close because James wanted them to feel that way.
He used to let Charlotte stay at his house not because he wanted her to marry Wayne. But, he did it to tell his wife in a euphemistic way that he wanted a daughter.
Anna was stunned and speechless after hearing this. She marveled and said, “Your dad is really good at hinting! Or, he can…”
However, she shut her mouth after realizing that James was Wayne‘s father, and she couldn‘t randomly judge him like that.
Then, Wayne said in a husky voice, “My dad and my mom have been sleeping in separate rooms ever since I can remember.”
Anna felt her heart aching a little after hearing those words. She said, “Oh, I’m so sorry.”
Wayne lifted the quilt over her shoulders. Then, he concluded, “Anna, you don‘t have to feel sorry for me. Anyway, I‘ve told you everything I know. I only treat Charlotte as my sister, and I have no other feelings for her.”
“Oh, I get it. You don‘t have to keep saying it.” Anna said and then felt her face flushing.
Wayne emphasized that Charlotte was just a sister to him since he started talking about his childhood. Was he doing this because he was afraid I would overthink? Gee, it‘s not like I‘m going to be unreasonable with him. Anna thought.
“Well, Anna, what else do you want to torture me about?” Wayne asked flirtatiously.
Anna immediately grumbled with laughter, “What? Hey, I didn‘t ‘torture‘ you! You‘re the one who started telling me those things.”
Wayne raised his eyebrows. He suddenly put his mouth close to her ear and said softly. “Anna, you‘re much cuter when you‘re jealous than when you‘re sensible.”
Anna felt her ears burning, and with it, the temperature of her whole body rose. And they spent an extremely fantastic night
Anna decided to return to Birmingham the next day. To see her off to the airport, Wayne deliberately postponed the meeting.
“Anna, you know, Charlotte was spoiled by her family since she was a kid. So, it‘s not surprising that she would do anything out of line”
“I know. She‘s like your sister, so I’ll be more tolerant of her.”
Wayne lifted a hand to straighten the hair around her ear and said, “No. I mean, if she does anything out of line, you don‘t have to be polite to her. Anna, I don‘t want you to be bothered by that.”
Hearing this, Anna was stunned and looked surprised. She asked, “What? Didn‘t you say she was like your sister?”
“Oh, that’s not what I meant. She has two brothers, and she doesn’t need me to be her brother. So, you don‘t have to be afraid of embarrassing me.” Wayne‘s hand traced downward and rested on her waist. Then, he embraced her.
Anna couldn‘t help but smile joyfully after hearing his words. Finally, she didn‘t mind their relationship anymore.
Anna wrapped her arms around his waist and swayed as if she was being cute. She sighed, “God, you‘re so nice! I‘m so lucky to have a boyfriend as good as you!”
Then, she heard Wayne seriously correct her, “No, I‘m your fiancé.”
Anna thought the whole thing through on her plane to Birmingham. She found that the reason why Charlotte came back to England was apparent, and she was sure that Wayne knew it as well.
She thought to herself, but Wayne didn‘t respond to Charlotte at all. Or rather, Wayne had already rejected her in the bathroom after I ran away. So, I knew that Charlotte wouldn‘t treat me nicely. But that‘s okay. I knew that when I first met her. Charlotte‘s definitely not an ordinary woman. The fact that she‘s the president of SG Group England at only twenty–five proves that she‘s not a tame woman. However, if she deliberately makes things difficult for me, I will fight with her to the end.
After her plane landed, Anna turned on her phone. Then, She saw that someone had called her not long ago
She glanced at the number and immediately called John.
“Hey, Anna! You‘re back!” John said as soon as he answered the phone.
“Yes, I just arrived. John, can you find out Charlotte‘s cell phone number for me? She‘s that president of SG” Anna asked.
Anna didn‘t have Charlotte‘s cell phone number. When Charlotte first arrived at the hotel, she scolded Anna. So, Anna was not with Charlotte during the days she evaluated the hotel.
John sounded surprised. He froze for a moment before answering, “Charlotte? Oh, I can! I‘ll ask the person in charge of that.”
Anna had just gotten off the airport highway in a cab when she received a text message from John. After seeing that it was the same number that had called her that morning, her gaze turned somber. She then immediately turned off her phone screen and closed her eyes as she wasn‘t in the mood to pay attention to Charlotte at the moment.
As she expected, it was Charlotte calling. Anna could guess what Charlotte was trying to say Moreover, she was sure she would call again sometime later.
It was afternoon when Anna arrived at her apartment. She was feeling delightful, so she took a shower and started cleaning the house. Then, she planned to bring her two children home for the weekend
As she was humming a song and tidying up her room, Charlotte called her again. “Hello! Who is this?” Anna asked deliberately as she answered the phone.
“It‘s me, Charlotte.” Charlotte‘s voice was somewhat somber. She sounded not as lively as she had been at the dinner party the other day.
Anna asked in a composed manner, “Oh, hello. What‘s up?” “Are you available now? I‘d like to have a talk with you.”
“Oh, Charlotte, you may be mistaken. I‘m not the project leader, so I can‘t talk to you about our collaboration. You‘ve called the wrong person.”
“No, I don‘t want to discuss about our partnership. I‘d like to talk about a personal matter.”
“You know, your personal matters‘ have nothing to do with me.”
Charlotte immediately became impatient. She sounded like she wanted to get angry, but she controlled herself, saying, “Anna, don‘t try to play dumb. You know that you can‘t hide from me forever. Don‘t you think you‘re going to stay safe and sound with Wayne just by doing this.”
When Anna heard that, she almost laughed out loud. She had assumed Charlotte to be a powerful and sophisticated woman. However, she didn‘t expect her to irritate Charlotte by just playing dumb.
Wayne was right. Charlotte is just a spoiled rich girl. Anna thought to herself.
Charlotte asked her to meet her at a café on Business Road at 3 pm. It was tea time, but there were hardly any customers in the cafe.
Anna immediately knew why it was empty after looking at the menu as the cheapest iced Americano there sold for three hundred dollars.
“I‘ll pay the bill. So, you can order whatever you want.” Charlotte, who was sitting opposite Anna, said.
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