After Noel left the office, Matthew calmly surveyed Wayne and asked, “Who was the doctor he just mentioned?”
“Stop asking,” Wayne said, irritated.
Matthew set his fork down and inquired, “Is this doctor female? You’ve been getting a lot of scandals lately, so be careful.”
“Huh? What scandals have you heard?”
Matthew sat straight on the couch. Although he was not tall and obviously a child, he looked very composed. He said, “Rachel’s been coming here a lot lately. If you like her, you should take her home and introduce her to Great-grandpa. But if that’s not the case, don’t let them spread this nonsense gossip. It’s humiliating, in my opinion.”
Wayne was still preoccupied with Noel’s information, so he was taken aback when he heard Matthew say that. He said, frowning, “What are you talking about?”
Matthew got to his feet and said, “You’re no longer young, and you’re not the same person you once were. This type of gossip is ridiculous. I’m not the kid I used to be, so I don’t care if you marry or not.”
Matthew then walked out of the office. Wayne stared at his back in surprise, unable to speak. He had raised Matthew for over ten years. Even though Matthew chose Wayne over Anna, he still missed his mother terribly.
Matthew would become enraged when it came to Wayne’s relationship. And he even threw a fit a few years ago when someone tried to set up a blind date for Wayne.
Previously, Wayne believed this was a big deal because it would save him a lot of trouble. But Matthew was wrong this time because that doctor was his mother.
***
The medical examination resumed after the lunch break. During lunch, Joshua kept asking Anna different kinds of questions about Nancy, giving Anna a headache. In the afternoon, she almost made a mistake at work.
The crowd thinned out after a while. “Dr. Gabriel, Mr. Wright would like you to come to his office,” Noel approached Anna and said to her.
Anna was irritated. However, due to many people present, she was forced to say calmly, “I’m sorry, I can’t go. If he needs anything, he can simply ask the hospital administration. What makes him want to see me?”
Noel seemed to know she would say that, and he replied, “He said you were the one who dressed his wound before. He thought since you were here, it would be a good time for you to change his bandages. Mr. Wight is so busy that he doesn’t have time to go to the hospital to address his wound.”
Hearing Noel’s words, several nurses nearby widened their eyes and became excited. “Since he asked you to go, you should go now,” one of Anna’s coworkers suggested.
Anna’s closest colleague gently pinched her arm and said, “Anna, this is a great opportunity!”
Everyone was staring at her, so Anna had no choice but to go to the office with Noel. It was late afternoon, and the office was bright. The decor there was identical to before.
“Of all the nurses and doctors in this city, why do you have to ask me to bandage you?” Anna grumbled as she entered the office.
Wayne was getting a bottle of juice out of the fridge at that moment. He turned back and said, “All I’m asking is that you change my bandage. Will you do that for me?”
“I could, but I don’t want to.”
“Fine. Then my wound will become infected and rotten, and I’ll return to your hospital to have you dress me.”
Anna asked angrily, “What’s wrong with you? Our hospital is not a nightclub, and you can’t just see whoever you want to see!”
Wayne ignored her and just asked, “Juice?”
Anna became frustrated and then closed her mouth.
Wayne’s wound had become infected and was in bad condition. Luckily, Anna had already changed his bandage the day before. He seemed to know she’d come there, so he kept a medical kit in his office in advance.
Anna bandaged his arm and warned him, “You have to go to the hospital tomorrow to treat your wound until the doctor tells you to stop. Your arm will rot otherwise.”
Wayne put on his shirt and used one hand to fasten the buttons on his chest. His muscles bulged out of the shirt. After that, he turned to Anna and said, “I don’t have time to see the doctor. Why don’t you start coming here every day tomorrow? I’ll pay you.”
“What are you thinking? You don’t have time, and neither do I. Even if I have the time, why should I come? Am I your nanny or your doctor? “
Wayne responded, “You are my son’s mother. Your son will be an orphan if I die from an infected wound.”
Anna shook her head and said, “Stop talking nonsense! You don’t need to threaten me in that way!”
Looking at her with his burning eyes, Wayne refused to back down and said, “In any case, I’m not going to the hospital. It is entirely up to me whether I go to the hospital or not, and you can’t make the decisions for me.”
Hearing this, Anna gritted her teeth in anger and asked, “How did you become like this? I remember that you hated being threatened with kids five years ago!”
Wayne was dazed. He looked at Anne and said, “Five years is a long time, and people change.” His words were loaded with meaning, and he looked at Anna tenderly.
“It doesn’t matter, I’m not coming,” Anna said, lowering her head. She had never seen anyone threaten someone’s health and thought it was childish.
Anna then walked away, not even saying goodbye. But Wayne noticed that Anna was flustered when she left.
Maria was making coffee in the pantry. She then went inside the warehouse to look for more coffee beans and get some other drinks because none were left. Just then, she heard someone outside on the phone. She realized it was a secretary she knew.
“Noel brought that doctor here, and she’s been in Mr. Wright’s office for about an hour. Yes, it has been a long time. Mr. Wright also refused to let his secretary in. I saw someone come in and bring them juice and snacks, I think Mr. Wright asked them to deliver food. “
“No, I don’t think she’s just a doctor. Mr. Wright seems to know her, and Noel is very respectful of her. “
After a brief pause, the secretary hung up because the person she talked to became impatient. Maria hid in the pantry storeroom and listened in on her conversation. She came out with coffee only after the secretary had left.
And Maria pretended as if nothing had occurred. She arranged everything and brought the coffee she had made to Matthew’s office.
At the same time, Rachel was getting her nails done in a downtown beauty salon. The friend sitting beside her said, “You really don’t care about it? I heard that. Mr. Wright is a wealthy and attractive man. You can’t take it lightly even if you have a good chance right now.”
Rachel rolled her eyes and commented, “I’ve asked someone to keep an eye out for me because I’m afraid some sluts will approach him. However, I discovered that there aren’t many women who can do that.”
“Just because you haven’t seen one doesn’t mean they don’t exist. How else could he have had a child?”
Rachel said, shaking her head, “Ugh, you’re right. But that woman is the one and only exception. “
“Who is that woman? The mother of his child? “
“Well, stop asking. That woman is definitely not coming back, and they hate each other. “
Rachel didn’t want to bring up Anna or reveal who she was.
“I’m taking that kid shopping in a few days. His birthday is approaching, and I want to buy him a present. He’s a child, so he’ll listen to his father on everything. I asked Wayne if I could take him shopping, and he agreed.”
***
“Here’s your lunch,” Anna said as she walked into Nancy’s office carrying a thermos box.
Nancy raised her head and asked, “Is he bringing me lunch yet again? He doesn’t want to give up. Why don’t you go out with him, Anna? I’m going to eat in the cafeteria.”
Anna said as she placed the lunch box on the table, “No, he’s your date, and he ordered this meal specifically for you. If I had the time, I might eat it, but I have other plans for lunch these days. I called the restaurant where he ordered the meal, and they will deliver it to your office in the future.”
“Oh, no!”
“What’s the problem with that? He’s not going to show up here in person. He’s ordering your meal from a restaurant, which is the same as him ordering takeout for you. He doesn’t appear to be sincere, in my opinion. Don’t waste food! Here’s steak, shrimp and pasta inside. “
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