Wayne remained composed, and all he did was sip his water
Then, as if he’d made up his mind, Peter frowned and took a deep breath. He knelt down, grinned as wide as he could, and said, “I’m sorry, Matthew. It was my fault. You can clap me again if you are still angry. I will not blame you for it. So, could you stop making a scene? Will you please finish your meal?”
Everyone was stunned, and Henry’s jaw was about to drop to the ground. They realized how much Peter adored his great-grandson at that point. They had just learned it because they had rarely spent time together in a long time, and such things had never happened before.
Matthew, on the other hand, was still wailing. He took two steps back after slapping Peter’s hand away.
With tears streaming down his cheeks, he exclaimed, “No! I want my mommy!!!”
Peter sighed and finally understood why Wayne said that no one could coax Matthew while crying. In fact, it was true that no one but Anna could make Matthew stop crying.
Matthew was taken away by the maids. They couldn’t keep him quiet, but they could keep the dining room quiet
However, no one had an appetite for lunch anymore
After Charlotte realized everyone was depressed, she stood up and said, “Well, I’m full. Excuse me, but I should get going. I’ve got plans in the afternoon.”
Hearing that, Peter said, “But some dishes are not served yet!”
Charlotte smiled respectfully and said, “Oh, thank you, but I’m good. I’m on a diet right now, so I can’t eat too much. I also have plans for tonight, so I won’t be able to come over then.”
Peter nodded his head after she finished her words.
Charlotte then left Wright’s house. After getting into her car, she spotted a number on her phone contacts.
She stared at the screen for a long time before dialing it.
“Hello. It’s me, Charlotte.”
“Well, where are you now? You haven’t eaten much just now, have you? Why don’t we get together for lunch? I just wanted to talk to you about something.”
After a few words, they hung up the phone.
Charlotte then took a paper bag from the passenger seat and opened it, revealing the paternity report
Gazing at those papers, she had mixed feelings.
She used to believe that Ada had lied to her. However, when she saw the evidence, she realized that Anna turned out to be Wayne’s surrogate mother back then.
Anna asked Ryan to take care of Tammy. She said to him, “Tammy hasn’t eaten yet. So, would you get her something to eat, please? I’m going to meet someone, and I might be back late.”
Ryan nodded and said, “Sure, no problem. By the way, who are you meeting?” “Charlotte.” Anna said after a brief pause.
Charlotte asked Anna to meet her at a café in the center of town. The café looked just like the ones in Paris with beautiful iron black tables and chairs.
The leaves of the maple trees along the road were slowly turning red, and the weather was getting colder day by day.
Charlotte was dressed elegantly, as she had been when she first met Anna. She wore a Chanel beige suit and looked like a classical rich girl.
After arriving at the cafe, Anna stood still and looked around, searching for Charlotte. Charlotte, seated by the wall at the time, waved to her and said, “Anna! I’m right here!” Hearing that, Anna walked over and sat down in front of her.
Charlotte said, “Oh, I’ve bought you a cup of caramel macchiato, a dessert, and a salad. Do you like them?”
Anna nodded and said, “Yes, thank you. So, what do you want to talk to me about?”
Anna didn’t think Charlotte and her knew each other well enough to go to lunch. After all, they had had an extremely awkward meal and hadn’t even greeted each other back then.
Charlotte stated with her lips pursing, “Oh, Anna, don’t get me wrong. I don’t want to threaten you again. Besides, I want to apologize to you for my rude behavior earlier.”
She appeared sincere. Anna, on the other hand, felt that she was being provocative.
“Oh, you don’t need to apologize to me. Charlotte, you now have everything you desire. So, no matter what you say to me, I won’t take it as your apology. On the contrary. I’ll think you’re going against me.”
Charlotte quickly explained. “That is not the case! To tell you the truth, I’m not in love with Wayne any longer! And he and I are really just friends now. I hope you guys can reconcile so that things can return to the way they were. I hope I haven’t caused you too much trouble.”
When Charlotte said that, Anna felt that she was being ridiculous.
Therefore, Anna frowned and said, “You’ve got to be kidding me, Charlotte! I’m sorry, but I’m too busy to play those foolish games with you.”
“I’m not kidding. Anna. My company is planning to relocate me to its headquarters in France soon. And my parents are moving to France with me. So, I may rarely come back here in the future.”
When Anna looked at Charlotte’s serious expression, she said suspiciously. “What? You’re returning to France? So, how are you and Wayne going to get married then?”
Anna reasoned that Peter would never let Wayne accompany Charlotte to France. Then it was
impossible for them to get married if they lived in different countries.
Charlotte chuckled and said, “Actually, we weren’t planning on getting married at all. Wayne said that because he wanted to keep his grandpa’s mouth shut. You know, Peter will talk to Wayne about our engagement today. So, Wayne is about to reveal the truth to him.”
Anna then went utterly still. She couldn’t believe that Wayne and Charlotte were getting married turned out to be a lie.
“Huh? How is that possible?” Anna inquired, perplexed. She assumed Wayne would not deceive Pete with such a foolish lie.
Charlotte took a file from her handbag and handed it to Anna, asking, “Please believe me on this. I discovered something by chance recently, realizing that my meddling with you guys only makes me look like a fool. But I am still curious about it. Would you mind telling me the truth?”
Charlotte motioned for Anna to grab the papers from the bag. Then Anna’s face became pale as she realized it was a paternity test.
“I was puzzled about why you treated Wayne’s son so nice before. But now, I understand why.” Charlotte said.
Anna felt a chill running down her spine, and her blood was on the verge of freezing. She had never imagined that Charlotte would dig out the secret that she tried so hard to hide from everyone.
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