Chapter 369 – After the One-Night Stand with a Heartless Billionaire

Isabella said, “Oh, it’s you! I remember you.”

“I went to the airport security office yesterday to look for you after I found my driver. However, they said that you had left. I wanted to thank you and look for you, but I didn’t expect to see you here today. By the way, my name is Natalie Wright,” the girl said, smiling and extending her right hand.

“Isabella Thomas.”

Natalie smiled and looked at the little girl next to Isabella, “Is this your sister? Wait… Are you… Are you Tammy?!”

Tammy was stunned when she saw Natalie and even more surprised when she heard them introduce themselves. Natalie, on the other hand, was the first to recognize her.

Bewildered, Isabella asked, “Huh? You two know each other?”

“We don’t just know each other, she’s also my Grandaunt,” Tammy said awkwardly.

“What?!” Isabella widened her eyes in surprise, thinking that she had heard it wrong.

For dinner, the three girls went to a nearby Japanese restaurant. Isabella listened to the two of them talk, confused about what was happening.

“Has Anna been back for a while?” Natalie asked.

“We didn’t stay long, and we still have to return to America once I’m better. So, please don’t tell your family you saw me today.”

Isabella was confused and asked, “So, Natalie is your Grandaunt?”

Tammy explained, “Natalie is my great grandfather’s adopted daughter, and my daddy’s aunt. So, she’s my Grandaunt.”

Natalie nodded, “Isabella, I’m your Grandaunt as well. We’re a family. I didn’t expect to see you at the airport.”

Isabella laughed awkwardly and said, “I’ve never even met Tammy’s father. To be honest, Anna never brought him up. And I don’t have that many relatives.”

Isabella’s demeanor was a little hostile. Natalie kept her cool and didn’t say anything. She said, “I haven’t seen you and Anna in years. Tammy, where do you live now?”

Tammy was about to say something when Isabella put a piece of sushi in her mouth and said, “We don’t live far from here. We’ll invite you over our place later.”

Natalie smiled and nodded, “Okay.”

Isabella remembered Natalie running the airport shortly after the incident. So, Isabella thought Natalie was very clever and cunning, and she just used the catch-up to get information from Tammy. Tammy was a little girl who missed her dad, so she was willing to say anything to her.

Later on, Isabella realized what Natalie was trying to do. So, she planned to tell Anna about it when she got home.

At the same time, Anna had spent the entire night working in the emergency department. She received a message that a patient was arriving when it was time for her to change shifts. A short time later, a knock came on the door outside.

“Come in,” Anna yawned, trying to wake herself up. And when she looked up, she froze completely. It was Wayne. He was dressed in a navy suit and was as oppressive as ever. However, Wayne wasn’t surprised to see Anna as if he’d come here specifically for her. Having shut the door, he sat across from her at her desk.

“It’s been a while.” His voice was huskier than it had been five years before and sounded a little sexier.

Anna’s heart was racing, and she tried hard to calm down. She browsed the information on her computer screen and asked, “Noel Lesley? Are you Noel Lesley?”

Wayne explained, “Noel is Gabe’s cousin, and he’s the one who finished the register.”

“I apologize, sir. The hospital is attempting to boycott scalpers, so patients must use their real names when registering.”

“I can re-register right now, and it won’t take long. At this point, the emergency department has more doctors than patients. Are you sure you want me to waste my time here?”

“I’m not trying to waste your time; I’m just going through the process.”

“Or are you just trying to run away while I go register.”

Wayne guessed it right. Anna frowned at him for a moment before opening her chart book and asking, “Okay. Go ahead. What’s the matter with you?”

Wayne stood up, his tall figure blocking the light. Anna blushed as she noticed him begin to undress himself. She asked in a fluster, “What are you doing?!”

Ignoring her, Wayne sat on the chair and threw his suit on the floor. He then gradually unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his toned chest.

Anna’s face flushed even more. She stood up and said anxiously, “Stop it! I’m going to call security! I’m telling you, the security office is not far from the emergency room, and they can hear me when I yell.”

“What do you want to call security for?” Wayne asked, stretching his injured arm out in front of Anna. He removed one sleeve of his black shirt, revealing his left shoulder and a bandaged arm.

Anna’s eyes widened in surprise, and she couldn’t help but blush. “No. Nothing,” she replied.

“Dr. Gabriel, help me see how the injury on my arm is, will you?” Wayne calmly held up his bandaged arm and looked at Anna. He appeared to be only here to see a doctor.

Anna was at a loss for what to do. The attending doctor in the ER had gone home to celebrate the anniversary with his wife, leaving her alone to see patients. She thought no one would come and she didn’t expect to see Wayne.

As she removed the bandage, she noticed Wayne staring at her, and he didn’t seem to think it was a coincidence.

Who comes to the hospital at two a.m. for a wound that was already bandaged the day before? Anna thought.

As Anna unwrapped the bandage, she saw the severe wound inside. She then stopped thinking about anything else and focused on treating the wound. Her hand trembled as she asked, “Who bandaged you? That person didn’t even clean your wound or apply medicine. That’s so irresponsible!”

Wayne remained silent. He was staring at her and seemed to have a lot to say to her.

Anna ducked away as if she had been electrocuted, “Wait here while I go get the medicine. Don’t touch the wound.”

Five minutes later, Anna returned with a tray of antiseptic drops. She sterilized and cleaned his wound, applied ointment, and bandaged him with clean bandages. She didn’t look up at Wayne the entire time, and she didn’t make eye contact with him, either.

She then cleaned everything up, wrote the prescription, and said to him, “You have a mild abrasion. Because your wound is infected, you’ll have to come here every day after I redress it. Don’t use your wounded hand too often; otherwise, the wound will split. You can stop coming here once the wound has completely scabbed over.”

Anna tore the prescription off and handed it to him, saying, “Go pay the bill and get the medicine.”

Wayne sat down instead of taking the piece of paper. “You wouldn’t be talking to me if I hadn’t really been hurt, would you?” he asked as he sat down and put his shirt back on.

“Why did you say that? We don’t have a grudge, so why wouldn’t I talk to you? We sort of know each other, so I would have at least said hello to you.”

“We sort of know each other?” Wayne asked, then fell silent.

“Don’t hold up the patients behind you because your consultation is over. Besides, I’m almost done with my shift.” Anna said this without looking up. As if she didn’t want to talk to him anymore, she kept her head down and read her psychology textbook.

Meanwhile, Wayne sat in his chair, not intending to leave. He said, “Great! Let’s meet for breakfast after you get off work. I’d like to thank you for bandaging my wound.”

“It’s three o’clock, I don’t think any restaurants are open right now,” Anna grumbled.

“There will be if I want to.”

Hearing that, Anna put down her pen and looked at Wayne unhappily, “You don’t have to do that. I’m a doctor, and you’re a patient. You came here to see a doctor, and it is my responsibility to treat you. You don’t have to buy me food to thank me.”

“You don’t treat other patients this way, do you?” Wayne asked joyfully.

He had met Natalie on his way home yesterday evening, and she had told him that Anna had returned. He read the list of doctors at Birmingham’s hospitals and found that she worked at the hospital where Peter was staying. As a result, he was delighted about it. Of course, he wanted to see her right away.

His question caught Anna off guard. She remained silent for a long time before saying, as calmly as possible, “You can whine all you want about me, but I’ve already taken care of you. You’re the one who’s stuck here.”

“I’ll leave after I ask the questions.”

“What exactly do you want to know?”

“When did you get back?”

Anna was no longer hostile. She squeezed her fingers, attempting to distract herself from recalling things from the past. Then she put on a cold face and said, “A month ago.”

Wayne smiled immediately.

“But not because of you,” she added.

Wayne remained calm and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Anna asked aloud, “Why should I bother telling you? Is it necessary for me to do that? Why?” She felt that since the two of them had said their final goodbyes five years ago, there was no need to do so again.

“Aren’t we friends?”

“Friends? I don’t believe we could be friends.” Anna became enraged. She had no idea what Wayne was thinking, but she could never be friends with him again after their breakup.

“Does that explain why you avoid me?”

“When was the last time I avoided you?” Anna raised her head and fixed her gaze on him.

“I asked around, and you were scheduled for the inpatient cardiac surgery rotation today. Yesterday morning, Grandpa was admitted to this hospital, and you were abruptly transferred to the emergency department. Aren’t you avoiding Grandpa on purpose?”

“Did you have someone look into me again?”

“I was also concerned about a misunderstanding, so I came to ask you directly what was going on.”

“You’ve already figured everything out, haven’t you? You wouldn’t believe me even if I deny it.” Anna became enraged. She thought, Wayne, you haven’t changed a bit; you still love to look into things about me, don’t you?

“I believe you.” Wayne said firmly.

Anna was irritated when she realized how firm Wayne was. She flatly denied it, “I’m not avoiding him. I’ve just been reassigned to stay in the emergency room for the time being. Things will be back to normal in the morning, and I’ll be there. I treat every patient the same way. Why should I hide from anyone if I haven’t done anything wrong?”

Wayne nodded, “Thank you for taking care of Grandpa for me. I may be unable to visit him in the hospital, so I was hoping you could look after him for me.”

“Work is important, but you should have time to see your family,” Anna said scornfully.

“I didn’t visit Grandpa not because I don’t have time, but because Grandpa doesn’t want to see me.”

Anna was taken aback and wanted to ask him what was going on. She didn’t say anything in the end, figuring it was better not to ask. Then she uttered, “You’ve asked everything you need to ask. So, you will leave now, right?”

Wayne stood up right away. Before leaving, he turned around and said, “Dr. Gabriel, even though we can’t be friends, we can say hello next time we see each other. I’m not a robber, and this is a law-abiding society. What are you scared of?”

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