“Ryan, would you ever shut up? He’s your brother, for God’s sake!” Emily said, rolling her eyes.
“We can give it a try! Come on! It won’t hurt anyone!” Ryan said excitedly.
After Emily pulled Ryan away, Anna returned to Wayne’s ward.
Wayne turned back at the sound of her opening the door and asked, “Are they gone?”
Anna looked to the two shadows in the doorway and said, “Yes.”
“Great. Don’t let them come here again. I don’t know them and I don’t want to see them again!” Wayne said in annoyance.
Anna approached him hesitantly and asked, “Do you really not remember either of them? Ryan is your brother and Emily will be your sister-in-law.”
Wayne said, closing his eyes, “No, I don’t remember either of them. I get a headache whenever I try to remember something. I’m getting tired of this. All I want is to sleep.”
Taking a deep breath, Anna said, “Wait! After you get out of the hospital, let’s go to the court, shall we?”
“Why?”
“To get married.” Anna said firmly as she examined Wayne’s expression.
Wayne leaned back on his pillow, his gaze fixed on her. After a brief pause, he asked, “Are we not married yet?”
Anna froze, and for a moment, she was at a loss for words. It wasn’t until then that she realized Wayne forgot about what had happened after they separated.
***
On the day he was discharged from the hospital, Wayne refused to go home but wanted to stay with Anna. Not wanting him to be unhappy, Anna had no choice but to move to his place with him.
About half an hour later, they reached their destination. Standing in his bedroom and looking around, Wayne asked in suspicion, “Are you really my fiance? If so, how come I didn’t see any stuff of yours? Did we have a huge fight before I had the accident? Is that why you moved out of the house, Anna?”
“Huh? Why?” Anna asked back as she unpacked her suitcase.
“If we didn’t have a fight, why would you move out?” Wayne asked, looking at the closet in the room.
Anna was at a loss for words. She took her clothes out of her suitcase and placed them in the closet. And when she opened the closet door, she was stunned at the sight of her clothes that were neatly hanging inside.
She froze for a moment and then got lost in thought.
Wow! Wayne, I didn’t expect that you still kept all my stuff at your place. I thought you would just throw them all away out of anger, but surprisingly, you didn’t. Also, the clothes look clean. Do you ask your maids to wash them to keep them clean from time to time? If so, then you still had feelings for me back then. But why? Why didn’t you trust me five years ago? Or was it because it was already too late when you realized your true feelings for me that you chose to let me go?
“What’s the matter?” Seeing that Anna was absentminded, Wayne asked with concern.
Anna shook her head, collected her thoughts and then hung her clothes in the closet. Then she replied, “Nothing.” After giving it some thought, Anna decided to tell Wayne the white lies, “Wayne, we didn’t fight. I’m very busy at work and frequently have to spend the night there. So, I rented an apartment near the hospital to avoid disturbing you when you’re asleep when it’s working days. And when the weekend comes, I’ll come back home and spend the weekend with you.”
Wayne held her from behind, resting his chin on the top of her head. He asked with uncertainty, “Is that so? Are you sure you’re not lying to me?”
“Why would I lie to you? We made the deal before and you’re quite satisfied with it,” Anna answered firmly while reaching her hand, trying to stroke his hair.
And when she touched his head, she heard Wayne hissing in pain. Startled and panicked, she jumped out of his arms, saying in an apologetic tone, “Oh, my gosh! I’m so sorry, Wayne! I didn’t mean to touch your wound. Does it hurt? Let me take a look…”
Looking at her watery eyes with affection, Wayne, who was frowning, suddenly burst into laughter. Seeing that, Anna was taken aback. Having made sure that his wound was still intact, Anna asked him in surprise, “Why are you laughing like that, Wayne? It’s not funny.”
“I got you, Anna! Relax. You didn’t touch my wound. It’s just… You look like a kid who did something wrong and was afraid that her parents would find out about it just now. I just couldn’t help laughing as it is the first time that I have seen you acting like this,” With his hand on his belly, Wayne said in a choking voice.
“Ha, ha. Very funny,” Nearly rolling her eyes at him, Anna said to him. However, somehow, hearing Wayne laugh so happily just now, Anna felt like the unpleasant moments they had had in the past just faded away magically.
It turns out that your selective memory loss isn’t necessarily such a bad thing, I guess? At least you became the happy and carefree version of Wayne before we fell out with each other. Wayne, I won’t let you go this time. Even if you regain your memory and resent me for leaving you five years ago and blame me for it, I won’t leave you. I lost you once before, and I can’t afford to lose a wonderful guy like you again.
Thinking of that, Anna approached Wayne and hugged him tightly. In return, Wayne hugged her more tightly. Surrounded by his scent, Anna felt so happy and relaxed that it seemed that all her sorrows and worries were gone at that moment.
Holding Anna tightly in his arms, Wayne rested his chin on the top of her head, saying in a low voice, “Move back home and stay with me all the time, Anna. You should live with me because we’re getting married. From now on, I’ll drive you to and from work every day. And you don’t have to worry about disturbing me while I’m sleeping because I’ll wear a soundproof headset when sleeping.”
Anna widened her eyes in shock. Then turning around, she looked Wayne in the eye seriously but said in a somewhat playful tone, “What? Are you serious? Mr. Wright, don’t you tell me that you forgot the fact that you still need to run a big company. You have to go to work! You’re the president of a big company, and you’re very busy. You don’t have time to drive you to and from work every day.”
Wayne said gently with a smile, “Well, we have a son, so we can let him run the group. In this way, not only can I manage to keep the group functioning but also accompany you every day.”
Anna laughed and said, “But Matthew’s only eleven! How is it possible that you just let him run the group like that? Stop joking around, Wayne. Also, it seems that you still remember the kids. Does it mean that you’re gaining back your lost memories?”
“Maybe. The scenes in which Tammy and Matthew holding hands with us happily kept flashing back in my mind from time to time recently. Still, what I remember most is how I feel about you. I swear I’m not lying to you, Anna. I knew you were the one I loved the moment I opened my eyes and saw you. My feelings for you make me feel at ease.”
“Really? I, I love you, too,” With her eyelashes fluttering, Anna grinned and said.
As Wayne got closer and closer to her, Anna couldn’t help leaning closer to him as well. She missed him. Every part of her body missed him like crazy. She couldn’t take her eyes off his handsome face; she could never get enough of his faint orange scent; she longed to feel the softness and wetness of his lips; and she was more than eager to become one with him again and again and again…
Just as they kissed so passionately that they were going to take off their clothes, Wayne’s tummy suddenly rumbled, killing the romantic atmosphere.
With a chuckle, Anna let go of him and said a bit unwillingly, “It seems that the food in the hospital was indeed so horrible that you seldom took a bite of it. Am I right?”
“Yeah, you got me. The food there surely tastes horrible. It’s so horrible that I wonder whether the cooks have taste or not at all.”
“Alright, I’ll cook you something. What do you want?”
“You make the call. I’ll eat whatever you cook for me,” Wayne said dotingly.
After a peck on his lips, Anna walked to the kitchen and began her cooking. Looking at her receding back, Wayne let out a sigh and decided to follow her to the kitchen.
“Do you need a hand?” Wayne asked her as he hugged her from behind and landed a kiss on her forehand when Anna raised her head.
“No, thanks. All you need to do is sit down and wait for me to serve you the meal,” Anna replied while washing the tomatoes in the sink.
About half an hour later, Anna handed the plate of spaghetti bolognese she made for Wayne.
Seeing that there was only one dish for him, Wayne asked, “Aren’t you gonna eat with me? Aren’t you hungry?”
“Nah, I’ll pass.” Waving her hand, Anna sat down and watched Wayne eating the spaghetti.
Under her gaze, Wayne felt a bit embarrassed. Then he asked, “Anna, why are you staring at me like that? Why do you act like you’ve just reunited with me after a long time?”
Hearing that, Anna trembled a bit, and her heart skipped a beat. With a shake of her head, she answered, “I stare at you like that because I love you! Besides, what makes you think that we’ve been separated for a long time? I’m always there with you, honey.”
“Yeah, right,” With his mouth full of food, Wayne nodded and decided to drop the topic.
Seeing that, Anna let out a sigh of relief secretly. She thought, That was tense! I didn’t know that you could still be so sensitive after suffering from selective memory loss. Thank goodness, you just dropped the topic. I… I know it’s not good that I lied to you like that, Wayne. But I hope that you could understand me. I’ll explain everything to you when it is the right time.
“Done!” Wayne said triumphantly as he wiped his mouth with the tissue, bringing Anna’s mind back to reality.
“So soon?!” Anna asked in surprise.
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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