Chapter 363 – After the One-Night Stand with a Heartless Billionaire

“I need to find someone.”

“Sorry, but no. After the plane takes off, you can look for her through the in-cabin broadcast.”

Wayne immediately walked into the cockpit and asked, “Where’s the microphone?”

The captain went completely still.

   Wayne repeated, “Where’s the microphone?”

The captain remained silent and subconsciously pointed to the microphone on his side.

Wayne grabbed the microphone the next second and said sharply, “I apologize for bothering you all. I didn’t board this plane to travel to America or anywhere else in the world. I just want to find someone. So, if she’s willing to give me another chance to rebuild our relationship, I’ll cherish her even more than before.”

The flight crew dashed to the cockpit door to stop Wayne. And Gable blocked all of them. He stood in the doorway, motioning to the captain not to do anything. The captain shrugged as if he didn’t care.

   “I thought it was right to respect your choices and let you go. But my heart broke the moment I realized you were leaving. I knew if I let you go this time, I’d be sorry for the rest of my life. Please give me a chance to apologize to you, Anna, if you hear me.”

Wayne sounded as if he was about to cry. The passengers exchanged surprised glances, all looking for the woman named Anna. None of them, however, responded to him that they had found Anna.

Then the captain said regretfully, “All right. Time’s up.” Immediately after that, he pinned Wayne’s shoulders against the console and shouted into the microphone, “Security!”

***

Anna’s plane had already taken off when Wayne was at the airport police station. She did not take the flight to New York; instead, she travelled to France. She felt that since she was starting over, she should overturn the past and start over.

Three months later, Peace visited her in France.

“Wayne kept asking Karl where you were the entire month you were gone.” Peace said.

“Did he? What happened next?”

“I didn’t tell Karl, so he has no idea about it. Wayne appeared to have given up on you after asking around about your whereabouts for about a month.”

Anna sat down again. She was not surprised, as if she expected things to happen this way. “That makes sense to me. I’m relieved that he stopped looking for me.”

“Really? I never understood why you avoided Jasper as well. You previously said that you were returning to the United States with him, so why have you come here?”

Anna sipped her coffee and said, “I’m not avoiding him. I came here to attend the school he found for me. I can’t ask him to relocate his business here to be with me, can I?”

“Okay. But I believe Jasper will do it for you if you want.”

Anna chuckled and said, “Come on, I know what you’re trying to say. But you’re really overthinking it. Jasper is getting married.”

Peace froze and asked, “With who? He never told me that!”

“Lily, his secretary. Lily has always liked him, which is why she has worked for him for so long.”

“Wow! She’s got a good chance!”

“That is why I didn’t move to New York. I couldn’t meddle in their lives any longer.”

“What makes me think you’re sorry for that?” When she realized Anna was calm, Peace asked.

Anna paused for a moment before saying, “It’s fine. You should know that love is not the only thing in my life. I have a lot of other things on my plate.”

Peace was bored as she looked at the medical books on her desk. She said, “Okay, you’re distracting yourself from your grief. That’s great news, but I still feel bad for you. I’m leaving tomorrow; do you have anything you’d like to say to him?”

Anna paused for a moment before responding, “Yes. Please give this back to him for me,” she said as she took a black suede box from under her desk drawer and handed it to Peace.

Without opening the box, Peace knew what it was: the necklace had changed Anna’s fate for six years. Their fate gears were entangled in this necklace. After Anna returned the necklace to its owner, it might appear that everything had returned to normal.

“What should I say if he asks me where you are?”

“Just tell him I gave it to you before I left, but you forgot to give it to him.”

Peace sighed and said, “Okay. Wayne deserves to be alone in Birmingham because of how he treated you. But now that Jasper has married someone else, I think you should return to Birmingham.”

Anna rolled her eyes and said, “I’ve told you many times before that Jasper and I are just friends. We are understanding and supportive of one another, but we don’t love one another.”

Peace was fiddling with the jewelry box when she said, “Now I believe it. Jasper cares about you and would go to great lengths to help you. But he’s not obsessive. Wayne, on the other hand, is more passionate about you.”

Hearing that, Anna was surprised and then she stared at Peace in disbelief.

Being stared at like that, Peace became embarrassed. She lowered her head and said, “Don’t stare at me like that! Wayne has a bad temper and used to fight with you frequently. But after you left, he went insane. He even traveled to America to find you. He returned to England after meeting Jasper once and never mentioned looking for you again. Maybe Jasper said something to him that he had no choice but to give up on you.”

Anna had only been gone for three months. But when she heard Peace tell the story, it felt like a lifetime had passed. However, she was not sad about it.

Peace left in the evening, and Karl waited for her outside. They had recently married and didn’t want to be apart for even a second.

***

Anna and Wayne used to be madly in love and couldn’t stay apart. But then, everything had become a memory. Everything can change with time. They were still in love but could let go and give each other space.

If a person can afford to give up the pain, they will be able to find happiness.

(TBC. They’ll meet again a few years later.)

Five years passed quickly. Spring had just come, and the weather was chilly. The maids were so busy that they were walking around the house.

Henry stood in the kitchen and asked them, “Why are you in such a rush? Take it easy!”

He then noticed Jennie washing vegetables in the yard and asked, frowning, “Why are you cooking again, Jennie? You don’t have to do that. There are plenty of servants here.”

Jennie raised her head, smiled softly, and said, “It’s fine, I have nothing else to do, anyway. Ryan is coming back, so I’m going to make him his favorite dish.”

Henry sighed and explained, “I get lonely at times. Ryan lives on the army base, and Wayne frequently goes on business trips with Matthew. Natalie is studying abroad, and Peter hardly ever walks around. You’re the only one I can meet every day here.”

Jennie smiled sweetly and said, “The kids have grown up and have their own lives. Besides, they’re all returning today. Ryan mentioned that he’s bringing Emily back. If Peter knows about this, he will be delighted.”

Henry’s eyes shone brightly. He asked, “Is Ryan bringing Miss Lewis back? That’s fantastic! Peter has been looking forward to him getting married because Wayne is unlikely to marry again. I’m going to tell him right now!”

With that, Henry dashed off to Peter’s yard to break the good news to him. Jennie smiled and continued to cook. She knew her children’s lives were in their own hands, and she wouldn’t meddle in their lives. However, Peter was getting older and needed something to hold onto, so he always cared too much about their lives.

Ryan and Emily had been dating for a long time. However, they were both living in the army and rarely returned home at the same time. Although they had never mentioned that they would get married the Wrights had already regarded Emily as Ryan’s fiancée.

At night, the family gathered for dinner, which had been a long time since they had done so last time. As for Natalie, she was still abroad and did not show up. Peter was so delighted that he had the maid fill his wine glass.

Seeing that, Ryan frowned and said, “Grandpa, the doctor said you can’t drink. Maybe you can have some tea.”‘

“I’ll just drink a little, it’s no big deal.” Peter had always been adamant about his decisions. There was nothing anyone could do to stop him from drinking.

Ryan gave Matthew, who sat across from him, a wink. Getting his hint, Matthew said, “Great-grandpa, if you have one drink today and one drink tomorrow, our cellar will be empty.”

Everyone laughed when they heard that.

Matthew was eleven, and he looked quite handsome in his Burberry plaid vest. He was still a child, but his gaze was determined as if he had been through a lot. He resembled his father in appearance.

Peter froze and exclaimed, “Why are you so worried about the wine? You should be as concerned about my health as Ryan is.”

“You know your health better than anyone else. I don’t need to remind you that you’re still waiting for Ryan to marry and have children!”

Ryan immediately glared at Matthew. Matthew, on the other hand, pretended not to notice his gaze. He thought, Ryan, you’re the one who gave me the wink and asked me to persuade my great-grandfather. You gave me this hot potato, so I’m giving it back to you.

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