She said, “Don’t make this ‘hard! for me, okay?”
Wayne froze and then locked his gaze on her. “Can you repeat that?” he asked, his voice husky.
“Please promise to stay at your house during this time, okay?”
Wayne agreed right away. Anna knew exactly what she had to do. Wayne also knew when he needed to do what she said.
As Wayne was about to do something to her, Anna said, “I want to have ice cream.”
“Now?”
“Yeah. Honey, I love you. Could you please go downstairs and get some ice cream for me?”
Wayne was immediately aroused with lust when he heard her sweet voice. He even desired to sleep with Anna immediately. On the other hand, Anna had learned how to bargain with him. She said, “Darling, I’m going to take a bath right now. I’m hoping to get some ice cream after my bath.”
Wayne was excited, thinking about how lovely Anna would look after her bath. “Wait for me,” he said as he walked out the door.
When she saw him leave, Anna smiled smugly. She changed the combination lock on the door and then texted Wayne. You’re not going to make it back tonight, my dear, she thought to herself.
She had planned to visit Jennie the next day, so she needed to pack her belongings for the night. Plus, she didn’t want Wayne to know aboutit.
Wayne had just walked downstairs when he saw Anna’s text message, “I’ve thought about this. Why don’t we start it tonight, since you’ve promised not to stay with me until we’re married? In case you change your mind, I’ve changed the code of the lock. You should return to your house tonight. I love you.”
Anna’s words were like a cold breeze on Wayne’s neck, killing the burning desire in his heart. He became aware that whenever Anna acted cute in front of him, ‘bad* things would happen to him. However, he couldn’t always see through her trick. Then he walked downstairs, then sighed and went to the garage. Wayne felt there was nothing he could do about it because he loved her with all his heart.
The next morning, Anna drove to Laxis Town. She’d just gotten out of the car when she noticed Sally standing in the doorway, taking out the trash. The glass in the garbage clattered as it collided with the bin. Seeing that, Anna walked over to her right away.
“I know you, you’re Anna,” Sally said when she saw Anna.
“Why is there so much glass in the bin?” Anna asked, nodding,
“Basically everything in the hotel is ruined now!” Sally exclaimed, looking depressed.
Anna froze and asked, “Why? What happened?”
Sally then led her inside the hotel. On the way, Anna noticed that the windows and the glass above the door had vanished as she walked through the door. The tables, chairs and benches inside the lobby were also broken and cluttered on the floor. She remembered that there used to be people sitting and talking in the lobby on the first floor, but there was no one at that moment.
Sally explained, “Three days ago, a group of people broke into the hotel and smashed almost everything. And they took Ryan away.”
Anna’s eyes widened in surprise as she asked, “Did you call the police?
Sally shook her head and whispered, “Jennie wouldn’t let me call the cops. After I cleaned up this mess, she told me to go home and rest for a While. But I’ve been concerned about Ryan for a few days. Is he in huge trouble? Why did someone break in and destroy everything here?”
Anna looked at the second floor and asked, “Where’s Jennie? Is she upstairs?”
“Yes.”
“Allright, I’ll go check on her.”
Then Anna went straight to Jennie’s room. She thought this was a very serious situation, but she couldn’t figure out why Jennie hadn’t called the police. And she had a feeling that those people knew something about her secret, which was why Jennie didn’t call the police.
At the time, Jennie was in her room, packing her belongings. She had piled her jewelry on the desk, which was unusual for her because she was a neat person.
Dressed in a pink knitted dress and with tears in her eyes, Jennie wiped her tears and asked as soon as she saw Anna, “What are you doing here?”
Anna shut the door and asked, “What happened? Who kidnapped Ryan?”
Jennie frowned and then said, “It has nothing to do with you, Anna. You’re going to marry Wayne soon, aren’t you? You should be planning your wedding right now.**
“No, I’ll never leave you alone. You are Wayne’s mother and Ryan is. Wayne’s brother. You’re both my family. 11
Still, Jennie was stubborn. After hearing Anna’s words, she remained silent as if she wanted to force her to leave.
Anna calmed down and patiently said, “Jennie, please calm down Please let me know what I can do for you. I will do everything I can to help Ryan because I’ve always considered him my brother!
Jennie slowly raised her head, then locked her gaze on Anna. She was crying again, and after a long time, she said, “Could you please lend me some money? I can take my hotel as a mortgage and I’ll pay you back later. I’m at a loss for what to do now.”
Anna sighed with relief and said, “You can solve this problem with money? Don’t worry, I’ll find a way for you. How much do they want?”
Jennie clenched her teeth and appeared hesitant to tell Anna. She finally said, after a long time, “He wants $5 million, but I only have a few hundred thousand right now. I don’t have enough time to sell my hotel.”
That was a lot of money for Anna as well. She frowned and resisted the urge to ask about what was happening. Awhile later, she said, “I’ll figure it out, don’t worry.*’
Anna couldn’t get that much money in such a short period of time, but Wayne could. Wayne was Ryan’s brother, and she was confident he would lend a hand to them. Knowing that Jennie didn’t want to talk to Wayne anymore, she reassured her once more before going downstairs to call Wayne.
“Wayne, do you have time now? I want to talk to you about something,”
“What is it2”
“Do you have $5 million?” ‘iad
“Yes. What’s the problem?”
“It’s along story. I’m at the Maplesugar Hotel, the one that Jennie owns. Something went wrong here and she needs money. Can you help her?”
“Is that why you kicked me out last night?” Wayne asked after a brief silence.
“Yes, but that’s not the point. Can you help her?”
After a brief pause, Wayne said coldly, “No, I will not. Gabe will pick you up tonight. This whole thing has absolutely nothing to do with me.”
Wayne sounded very calm and didn’t seem to care about it.
Anna was silent for a moment and said, “Wayne, I know it’s reasonable that you don’t care about this. But no matter what, she’s your mother. And you’ve always thought of Ryan as a friend, too.’’
Wayne cut her off before she could finish her sentence, saying, “Stop it” He sounded cold as if he didn’t care and didn’t believe it had anything to do with him.
Then he continued, “I don’t want to help her. Since she left my house, everything she has done has had nothing to do with me. I’m not obligated to help this total stranger. Go home, Anna.”
Anna said, “I treat Ryan as my brother. Why don’t you help him for the sake of me?”
“The only brother you have is Scott.”
Hearing that, Anna was so angry that she was speechless. She paused for a moment before saying, “Okay, I don’t need you to help me. I’ll figure it out by myself!”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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