In fact, Wayne had no idea that Sophia would show up at the dinner party. But he guessed what had happened when he saw Peter’s attitude and what he said to Anna.
Sophia quickly explained, “I didn’t offer to come here. Mr. Wright invited me. He arranged for me to sit at the far comer table, where | could see Matthew.”
Wayne said indifferently, “You’ll never see him again.”
He then left the restroom. Wayne had previously felt that it was his fault that Sophia had become the surrogate by accident. As a result, when she offered to see Matthew, he agreed out of guilt. But he wondered if things were really that simple.
As he walked back to the ballroom, he ordered Gabe, “Run a background check on Sophia again.”.
“Why, what’s wrong?”
Wayne glared at him and said, “Just do it. Stop asking questions. You’ve been a blabber recently. Are you the one who told my grandfather about Sophia?”
Gabe shuddered slightly before saying, “Ah, I…”
“Go ahead and report the results to me tomorrow.”
Gabe didn’t dare to say anything else and dashed away. ‘
Gabe had worked as Wayne’s personal assistant for many years. Wayne had never doubted the outcome of his investigation because Gabe had always been dependable and had never made a mistake.
So, when Gable showed Wayne the paternity test and the evidence, he believed that Sophia was Matthew’s mother.
But, because Anna was unhappy, Wayne didn’t meet with Sophia again.
Wayne honestly couldn’t recall what the girl looked like. He couldn’t be sure if that person was Sophia, no matter how much he remembered.
However, after the recent incident, he had doubts about her. He was well aware that Anna would never hit anyone. As a result, he assumed Sophia was lying.
After the party was over, Wayne sent the kids and Peter home. Then he and Peter sat alone in the living room after the babysitter had put the kids to bed.
“I was about to ask you why Anna left halfway through the party,*’ Peter said suspiciously.
“She wasn’t feeling well, so she went home,” Wayne explained as calmly as he could.
Knowing that he was lying, Peter said, “I guess it has something to do with Sophia, right?
Anna is being a little paranoid about the whole thing. Actually, Matthew’s mother just wanted to see him. Besides, she’s leaving the country in a year. Isn’t she a psychiatrist? I believe she is the best person to see what is going on with Matthew.
Wayne frowned and said, “Well, I’ll have to give it some more thought. Please stay out of this.”
“Do you think I’m being nosy?” asked Anna.
Wayne said coldly, “Actually, I don’t want Sophia to meet Matthew.”
Peter gave him a stern look and said, “What? Her husband is ill, and she is extremely miserable! This poor woman has only one wish, that is to meet her son. Is that an outrageous request? Why can’t you just give her what she wants?”
Wayne shook his head as if unconvinced no matter what Peter said. He said, “Well, please stay out of this, Grandpa. I’m going to go home.”
Wayne then stood up and walked away.
At the same time, Peter slapped the table very angrily.
Standing to the side, Henry sighed and said, “It’s okay, Peter. In fact, | believe there is something wrong with this situation. | don’t think you’ve made a wise choice by letting Miss York go to this party. You know, it would irritate Miss Gabriel”
“but what’s the big deal about Sophia meeting Matthew?” Peter asked in confusion.
“Well, let me put it this way: would you rather have Miss Gabriel look after Matthew or his mother?”
“Of course I’d go with Anna! Wayne and Anna are getting married later, after all.”
Henry nodded and said, “Right. So, if you want Miss Gabriel to take Matthew as her child, you shouldn’t have let Sophia interact with Matthew. It will only make the situation even more awkward and it might damage the relationship between Wayne and Anna.”
Hearing that, Peter froze and asked, “Well, what am | supposed to do then?”
“You can let Wayne handle this on his own. He is an adult, and he can ‘ handle his own affairs. Let’s not make any more trouble for him.”
Peter nodded, thinking he had made his point.
Meanwhile, in a suburban villa, a woman was yelling at and slapping another woman hysterically.
“You f*****g moron! | told you not to play games with Wayne! Why didn’t you just do what | told you to do? | didn’t ask you to slander Anna! You i***t!”
Sophia covered her face, then bit her lower lip tightly and said, “Ada, I’m only doing this to avenge you. Wayne trusted me in the beginning, and he didn’t blame me for anything. You know, he just asked me some questions.”
Ada was furious and wanted to slap her again. She said, “Oh, my God! Do you think Wayne is a moron? He must have had his assistant reinvestigate the entire thing right now! You’re screwed if he finds out who you are!”
Sophia’s face gradually turned pale as she realized she had made a big mistake. “Ah, what am | going to do now?” she asked.
Ada slapped the table angrily and yelled, “Are you questioning me? You should return to your hometown now and avoid coming to this city for the next few years. You know how powerful the Wright family is, so get out of here as soon as possible. Otherwise, you’ll get me involved.”
Sophia hung her head and covered her face with her hands, whimpering in pain. “I know,” she said, shocked. “But I’m not going to tell him about you. I don’t want to return home because I’ve worked hard to get here.”
Ada screamed angrily, “I swear to you, you deserve it! You really shouldn’t have done it!”
It was at that point that she realized she had lost everything. Even if she felt sorry, she couldn’t do anything about it.
Ada glared angrily at her and said, “Get out! I don’t want to see you!”
Previously, Ada had devised a perfect plan to cause Wayne and Anna to split up. To her surprise, however, Sophia ruined everything.
At dusk, Gabe put some files on Wayne’s desk and said nervously, “Mr. Wright, I’ve checked the whole thing out. Sophia York is not a psychologist; all her documents are forged, including her name.”
“Go on,” Wayne said, clenching his fist.
“Her real name is Lily Johnson, and she was still working in a clothing factory a few months ago. And | heard from her coworkers that she said would become wealthy before she quit her job. And she was in the hospital with her ‘husband* when | found her.”
“What? Where has her husband gone?”
Gabe said, turning pale, “The point is, that man wasn’t even her husband, and he was not even sick. They had already left the town, and that’s all the information | found about them.”
Then Wayne asked angrily, “What? How did she know so much about Matthew?”
Hearing that, Gabe broke into a cold sweat and stuttered, “Ah, | think Leo told someone about this, and that may be why he was killed later on. | thought he had an accident a first because he had no enemies.
However…”
Bang!
Enraged, Wayne slammed the file on the table to the floor hard before Gabe could finish his words. It hit Gabe on the calf, but he just gritted his teeth and remained silent.
Wayne said through gritted teeth, “Stop whatever you are working on and look into this. Tell them | told you to do so if anyone asks you about ‘
that. Find out the truth about what happened before. I’m curious about why Leo died and who set up this scheme. This is so damn absurd!”
Gabe nodded immediately and said, “Sir, III definitely look into it. I’m sorry for my negligence before.”
Saying that, he left the room quickly for fear that Wayne would blow off steams again.
After Gabe left, Wayne took a long and deep breath. His eyes were as dark as an endless abyss as he was so depressed and angry.
f**k! I should ve seen it coming! |knew things wouldn’t be as simple as | thought it was supposed to be. | should’ve asked Gabe to dig deeper about Leo*s death so that | wouldn’t be fooled by Lily Johnson that f***”*g phony! And | almost let her spend some time alone with Matthew. God knows what that phony will do to Matthew! Damn it…
Thinking of that, the blue veins bulged out on Wayne’s forehead. And he clenched his fists even more tightly.
But on second thought, he gradually loosened his grip. Then, shaking his head, he was lost in thoughts again
Thank goodness | asked Gabe to run a background check on that woman and know about her real identity. Otherwise, | might lose Matthew and Anna will definitely hate me for it… Right, Anna, much as |hate to admit it, you were right about the woman. I shouldn’t have trusted her so easily. | should’ve listened to you and trusted you more.
It took us so long for us to finally be together. | know I’m not a perfect boyfriend and | appreciate that you put up with my bad temper again and again, And… |don*t wanna lose you again. This time, | mean it. | really want to get married to you and spend the rest of my life with you. Anna, | promise you. We’ll make it through though there are always some bad people and many unexpected obstacles getting in our way.
Wayne felt that what happened last night wasn’t as simple as it seemed. He frowned as he reflected on the strange events that had occurred recently.
He realized many unexpected things had happened since Leo died in the accident. Furthermore, it appeared that someone was deliberately attempting to harm him and Anna. And he knew that coincidences wouldn’t just happen in a row for no reason.
At that precise moment, someone called him. As soon as he picked up the phone, he heard Andrew ask, “Wayne, is Anna with you? I called Mona, but | heard that they were in a car accident. According to the news, there was a serious accident on the overpass. And they seemed to be on that road.”
“What? What are you talking about?”
“I’m not sure if they were involved in the car accident, but neither Mona nor Anna has answered my calls.”
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