When the nurse saw Nancy, she exclaimed, “Gee, thank you.”
Nancy was a well-known badass at the hospital and was good at dealing with unreasonable patients. Furthermore, she had never met a competitor before. Because Anna was concerned that Nancy would make a big deal out of it, she stood up as well. She noticed two nurses stopping a struggling woman.
The woman shouted, “Why are you stopping me? Get your hands off me! I swear to you, I’m just looking for a doctor! That slut flirted with my boyfriend!”
“I’m sorry, ma’am, but you can’t go in there. Please tell me her name, and I’ll go get her.”
“I have no idea what her name is! She recently visited the Carousel Group for a medical checkup. She’s completely shameless!” The woman’s voice was harsh and mean, and she sounded enraged.
Nancy turned back and asked Anna, “The Carousel Group?”
Anna looked at that insane woman in the corridor. The woman was always dressed in a Chanel suit to demonstrate her wealth and carrying a limited edition handbag. When she realized it was her stepmother’s niece, her cousin Rachel, Anna was taken aback.
Rachel was shocked when she caught sight of Anna. She asked, “Anna, what are you doing here? I didn’t come here to see you. I’m looking for a doctor.”
She was about to finish her sentence when she noticed Anna’s white robe. Her face became pale, and she asked, wide-eyed, “Is that you? Are you the doctor who visits the Carousel Group every day to see Wayne?”
Everyone began talking and said, “What? Every day, Dr. Gabriel visits the president of the Carousel Group?”
“That’s the first time that I’ve heard of it.”
“I’ve been hearing about it for quite some time! She had gone there earlier to perform medical exams on new employees.”
Those few doctors and nurses all started gossiping and talking while looking back and forth at Rachel and Anna. Their job was boring, so they wouldn’t let go of this juicy gossip. Furthermore, it was connected to Anna, the hospital’s famous beauty.
Anna felt embarrassed and wanted to leave right away. She immediately explained to Rachel, “Don’t get me wrong. I’m a doctor, so I should be responsible for my patients. Me and Wayne are just old friends, and there’s nothing between us. Don’t make a big deal out of it.”
Rachel appeared to be offended. She growled, “That’s enough! Everyone knows you were supposed to be Wayne’s wife, and he’s been thinking of you all along! Why didn’t you tell me you came back here? No wonder your son bought you a gift the other day!”
Hearing that, everyone was discussing it more enthusiastically.
Seeing that, Anna snorted, “Since you know all about it, why are you still bothering me here? Also, I’ve never heard Wayne mention to me once that you’re his girlfriend. Don’t you find it ridiculous that you accused me of seducing your ‘boyfriend’ when he’s not even your boyfriend?”
Rachel yelled angrily, “It’s none of my business whether Wayne agrees to be my boyfriend or not, Anna! I’m not going to be involved with you any longer!”
The doctors and nurses all looked at Anna. Nancy gave her a thumbs up and said, “Awesome! It’s no surprise you never told me who your husband is. So he’s the richest man in town.”
“Anna, please treat us to dinner!”
Anna felt as if all of her money had vanished. She and Wayne had broken up, but she hadn’t expected him to have such an impact on her.
Anna said, “So, I’ll buy you guys dinner. Are you available?”
“We can have take-out delivered to the hospital cafeteria. We can take turns eating.”
“How rich do you think I am?”
“Your husband is a rich man. We want to experience how being rich feels.”
“He’s not my husband, he’s my ex.”
“Yes, we want rich exes too. By the way, why don’t you treat us to some more dessert?”
When Anna returned home from work in the evening, she noticed a man standing near the apartment building. He looked dashing and handsome, standing by the car in front of the door.
Anna noticed that it was after 12:00 a.m. She asked, “What are you doing here? Why are you standing near my house late at night?”
“Why couldn’t I come?” Wayne asked, standing up straight.
Anna said, “Because you were healed, and that day was the last time I changed your bandages. Your wound has scabbed over and will fall off on its own. Besides, I’m very busy at work.”
“Do you mean you won’t see me after my wounds heal?”
“We might run into each other again. It’s already late, and I have to be back home. Tammy is still at home waiting for me. Bye.”
She was about to move forward when Wayne asked, “Are you just going to leave like that? My wounds have healed, but my heart has not. What should I do now?”
Anna stopped. Wayne walked up to her and said, “You got rid of Rachel, the only woman I’ve had around for five years. I’m going to spend the rest of my life alone. Shouldn’t you compensate me for it?”
Anna stared in surprise and thought, Do you really care about Rachel? Wow! What a surprise.
Then Anna said, “You do seem to care about her, don’t you? I didn’t even have to kick her out because she was the one who yelled at me at the hospital. You could have kept her if she had wanted to leave.”
“I don’t like her and don’t want to keep her. Anna, the person I’ve always wanted to care about is you. But you never gave me a chance to do so.” Wayne sounded sad and regretful, and there were almost tears in his eyes.
Anna could tell that he still loved her, and that feeling overwhelmed her. She had returned to England not for him but for Tammy and her internship. Yet, Anna couldn’t help but fall in love with him again.
It was late at night, and there was no one around. The dim light from the street lamp above their heads reflected on his face, making him look very gentle. He was maturing, becoming more attractive, and was no longer cold and arrogant.
Anna’s heart was racing, so she lowered her head and turned away from him. She said, “She’s the one who went to the hospital to find me, so I should blame you for it. It already happened, so what do you want me to do?”
“Let’s not bring her up again. I’ve been waiting for you for three hours, so why don’t you invite me over for a cup of tea?”
“The kids are sleeping.”
“I’m not going to bother them.”
Wayne didn’t seem to want to leave quickly, so Anna had to make a compromise. When she entered her house, she took a pair of disposable slippers from the cupboard and said, “I’ll make you some tea; what would you like?”
“Surprise me.”
“Jasmine tea, then.”
After that, Anna went to the kitchen, took the jar of jasmine tea from the cupboard and boiled two cups of hot water to make two cups of tea. She then handed Wayne one.
“It’s really good!” Wayne exclaimed after taking a sip of the tea.
Anna looked at him and said meaningfully, “You’re so rich so you can have anything you want. What makes you want to drink the tea I made?”
“Because no tea is better than the one you make.”
“It’s all tea, and no matter who makes it, it tastes the same.”
“No, yours is different. Your tea is especially delicious.”
Anna lowered her gaze, wanting to change the subject. “When did you start studying tea?” she asked.
“You know what I’m talking about,” Wayne said.
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