She had been on a roller coaster with Wayne before. At the time, he had just thrown up all over the place after stepping off of it. It was a scene she never wanted to see again, so she didn’t understand why Wayne was doing it.
“Don’t you like it?” Wayne asked, his brow furrowed. His eyes were gentler and kinder than usual.
“No, it’s not important whether I like it or not. You don’t like roller coasters, so don’t push yourself. Look, we can go over there! That seems fun. We waited in line for a long time with the kids the last time, and we didn’t have the opportunity to play it. There are fewer people here today, so let’s go.”
With that, Anna took his hand in hers and walked happily into the distance. Wayne followed her. He stared at their hands together, and his gaze slowly became tender. He couldn’t help but smile as his eyes brightened.
In addition to thrilling rides, the amusement park had a variety of family-friendly activities. They ended up watching a 5D movie while being sprayed with water.
“We’ll have to bring a raincoat the next time we come here,” Anna said as they walked out.
There were almost no people there, so they had a chance to play all of the facilities without waiting in line and experience everything they wanted. They left there around 2:00 in the afternoon.
Standing at the gate, Anna checked her watch and said, “Wayne, let’s go home. We should be able to return in time for dinner.” “We’re not going back for dinner today,” Wayne said, taking her hand in his.
“Huh?” Anna looked at him, puzzled.
She was aware that Wayne had been preoccupied with the work these days. Shirley refused to sell the group to him, so the acquisition was tricky. So, she assumed he wanted to relax because he was too stressed these days. As for Anna, she hadn’t been busy with work lately, so she was willing to accompany him.
She asked, nodding her head, “Good! Where are we going?”
Wayne then drove for two hours after they left the amusement park. It took them half an hour to get to the restaurant before hitting rush hour when they arrived downtown.
As soon as they arrived at a crowded Mexican restaurant that had recently become very popular on Instagram, Anna exclaimed, “Are we going to have dinner here today? Have you made a reservation?”
Hearing that, Wayne looked puzzled. It wasn’t until then that Anna realized that he had underestimated how popular the restaurant was. Plus, she expected that they would have to wait at least two hours for dinner.
“Please, a table for two,’ Anna said as she squeezed into the doorway and told the waitress. Then she held up the card and said to Wayne, “Bad news, we have fifty tables ahead of us.”
“What? Fifty?” Wayne frowned as he looked at the small restaurant, which could only fit twenty tables.
“How long do we have to wait?” Wayne asked impatiently.
“I’d say an hour or two. I’m not sure.”
Anna appeared relaxed as she sipped the lemonade the waiter had just brought her. She returned her gaze to the crowd and asked, “Is this a good restaurant? I’ve seen a lot of my employees come here to eat and post pictures on Instagram recently.”
Wayne frowned and looked at his watch as if he hadn’t heard what she said.
“You’re up to something, aren’t you?” Anna asked.
Turning around to face her, Wayne said, “Nope. Actually, I planned to watch the movie at 7 tonight, but I’m afraid we won’t make it.” Anna exclaimed cheerfully, “What’s the matter with you today? Why do you suddenly want to do that? We’ve never been to amusement parks ora popular restaurants alone before. We’ve never even followed a movie theater schedule. What exactly is going on? I thought you hated wasting time.”
Wayne paused for a few seconds before asking, “I thought you like to go on dates with me like other couples. So, I arranged the day like this. I can’t afford to waste this much time every day, but I’d do it for you.”
“You’re doing this because of me?” Anna froze. She thought for a long time before returning to her senses. Then she asked once more, “Is it Karl who suggested that you do so again?”
“To be honest, I still think it’s waste of time.” Wayne said. Anna thought this was ridiculous. She asked, “So, who gave you the idea to go on a date to an amusement park and to eat at a popular restaurant?”
“Gabe.”
Anna frowned and said, “He’s wrong. Not every couple in a relationship has to go on dates like this. We don’t have to come here if you don’t like going to haunted houses. Besides, Mexican food is not my type.”
“You don’t like it?”
Anna wanted to laugh out loud. She grabbed Wayne’s coat and made him stand up, saying, “Seriously, I don’t like this restaurant. I thought you liked it here, and I had no idea you did this just for me. I know there’s a really nice barbecue restaurant around here; why don’t we have dinner there?”
Anna then drove Wayne to a barbecue restaurant near an office building. There weren’t many people there, but the roast meat smelled delicious.
After the waiter served their dishes, Anna placed a piece of beef on Wayne’s plate and said, “You just scared the crap out of me. I thought something had happened to you because you had been acting not like yourself all day.”
Wayne was feeling down. He had meticulously planned the day and had not anticipated Anna to mock him. He thought about the entire day again and decided to deduct Gabe’s year-end bonus.
After she realized why Wayne had arranged the day this way, Anna asked Wayne to return the movie tickets for the evening. Following that, they went for a walk along the river.
The wind was cold by the river. Wayne put Anna’s hand in his coat pocket and said, “I wouldn’t have done it if Ihad known you didn’t like it. I think it will be better if we just spend the entire day at home today.”
Anna said with a smile, “That’s okay, I appreciate it very much. I know you’re doing this to make me happy. If my aunt knows about this, she will be happy for me.”
“I think it’s best if we don’t tell anyone about this,” Wayne said after a brief silence.
Anna laughed and asked, “Aside from watching a movie, what else did you plan for today? I’m very interested.”
Wayne cast a silent glance at the car’s trunk in the distance. Anna looked at him for a second, then ran to the car. The trunk slowly opened, revealing a massive purple gift box.
Anna turned back and asked, “Is this for me?”
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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