Chapter 160
“All right. Thank you. You’re the best!” Charlotte said with a smile.
After taking her shoes off, Charlotte leaned back on the couch. She was giggling the whole time when
she was talking. But when she thought of something, she suddenly stoppedughing.
She immediately asked earnestly, “Hey, Karl, I remember that you told me earlier that Wayne has a
girlfriend. Is she the lobby manager named Anna Gabriel?”
“Oh, nothing. I happened to see her at the hotel today. She’s pretty gorgeous, I thought. Well, I have to
hang up now, sorry. I’ll take you to dinner in a few days, okay?”
After Charlotte hung up the phone, she put the phone aside. Then, she sat down on the sofa and
wrapped her hands around her legs. She leaned back on the cushion and then began to ponder.
She thought to herself, the woman I saw this morning is Wayne‘s girlfriend. I think she is young and
pretty. But she‘s not as beautiful as me. Also, I feel that she is a push–over and has nothing special. I
thought Wayne did not like that kind of woman. Did Wayne make a random woman his girlfriend
because he thought that he had to get married? Well, I don‘t care what kind of woman she is. As long
as she is Wayne‘s girlfriend, she is my rival in love.
Charlotteughed contemptuously. She came back to Ennd for one purpose only, to win back
Wayne and get back together with him.
Anna was working as usual at noon the next day. As she cruised through the lobby, she saw a familiar
car pull up in front of the hotel. And her eyes immediately lit up, and then she quickly walked over to the
door. However, she had barely taken a few steps when she saw two people step out of the car.
They were Wayne and Charlotte.
“I think you need to buy me lunch, Wayne. You see, I got you such a big order! You know, I did it just for
you. There will be a lot of guests staying in your hotel, whether it’s low or high season for tourism.”
“Oh, thank you. What do you want to eat?”
“I really want to eat the local food. I’ve been in France for so long, and I’ve never had British food.”
Just as they were talking, they both saw Anna, who was in front of them looking at them.
Charlotte frowned and said unhappily to Anna, “Gee, it’s you. I’ve already told you that your manager
can punish you all he wants. But I can’t say nice things to him for you. Besides, you‘re an irresponsible
employee, and I don’t want to see you right now.”
Anna‘s face immediately darkened after hearing Charlotte’s words. She clenched her hands into fists.
She walked over to them because she wanted to say hello to Wayne. However, she
The Ne Is Lost immediately realized that if she spoke to Wayne, she would embarrass him. Anna
felt so angry and ashamed that she wanted to disappear from the world instantly
“Oh, sorry. I’m really sorry.” Anna said and immediately left. Wayne looked at her back and frowned. He
asked Charlotte, “What happened?”
Charlotteughed, and then briefly told Wayne what happened yesterday. She then said, “You know
that if people are severely allergic to pollen, they can have respiratory failure. You‘ve seen cases like
this, haven’t you? Miss Gabriel is the manager of the lobby. How can you let a careless person like her
be in such an important position? I think it’s time for you to fire her.”
Wayne nced at her and said, “Oh, it’s not a big deal. And Charlotte, I remember that in the past, you
didn’t care about details like that.”
Charlotte blinked and said, “Gee, I used to be just a regr employee. But now I’m the president of a
bigpany. You know, my job is a tough one, and I can’t make mistakes.”
Wayne nodded and didn‘t say anything. He looked at Anna’s back and then got a mixed feeling in his
heart. He said, “Well, Charlotte, you‘ve certainly grown up. But let’s drop it this time.”
“Drop it? What are you talking about? Why should I let this go? Wayne, you used to be very strict.
When you saw such irresponsible employees in the past, you would fire them immediately. Oh, well, I
see. Maybe it’s because you think she’s pretty that you can’t bear to fire her.”
“She’s my fiancée,” Wayne said briefly. Charlotte stoppedughing immediately after hearing his words.
At night, a banquet was held at the hotel to celebrate that the hotel passed the examination smoothly.
Anna was also there because she was invited.
Sitting next to Wayne, she felt ufortable because of what happened between Charlotte and her
before.
Charlotte lifted her ss and said to Anna, “Please allow me to start by giving a toast to Miss Gabriel.
I’m sorry, and I didn’t know you were Wayne’s fiancée before. I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that.”
Charlotte was very shrewd. By saying that, she meant a lot of things. She apologized to Anna to show
how forgiving she was. She also seemed to mean that she was apologizing to her for Wayne‘s sake.
Not only that, but she implied that Anna was not capable at all. In her opinion, Anna could be a
manager only because she was Wayne‘s girlfriend.
“It’s okay. After all, I was the one who made a mistake at work.” Anna said and then forced herself to
give Charlotte a toast. In fact, she was actually angry
Just as Anna was about to drink, Wayne stopped her. Then, he said to Charlotte, “Let me drink this for
her, okay? She’s not very good at drinking.”
He took Anna’s ss and then finished all the wine. Anna felt less depressed when she saw Wayne
drinking for her.
I can‘s always get what I want. Although I‘m not doing so well at work, I’m doing very well in dealing
with rtionships. Anna thought to herself.
However, neither of them noticed that Charlotte became very upset when she saw Wayne drinking for
Anna.
Wayne drank a lot of wine at the dinner, and he had rarely done that before. When the party was over,
Wayne went to the restroom.
Anna sat in the lounge and waited for him. However, she waited there for a long time and found that
Wayne hadn’te out yet. Anna guessed that he might have thrown up in the restroom because he
drank too much wine. Then, she went to the front desk and asked for a ss of hot water and a hot
towel.
Anna walked towards the restroom to look for him. But, just as she reached the restroom door, she
heard a woman talking.
Anna immediately stopped and stood in the doorway. Then, she nced at the sign on the door and
confirmed that it was the men’s room. Next, Anna realized who the woman was and then froze.
“Wayne, I’m sorry. I’m here to apologize to you for all the wrong things I did six years ago. You know, I
was only twenty at the time. I was young and naive. At that time, I didn’t know what love was, and I just
wanted to cancel my family’s engagement for us. So, I didn’t even think about whether I loved you or
not before leaving you.”
Anna stumbled at the door. She looked inside and saw Wayne standing there with his back to her. Also,
Charlotte leaned against his chest and whimpered in a low voice. Wayne’s tall body blocked her so that
Anna couldn’t see her face.
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“Wayne, I know you love me. And you won’t abandon me. Karl told me about the ne. Your
grandmother told you to make a ne for your future wife from her emerald ne. And, I know
you made one for me. I regret it so much now, Wayne. I shouldn’t have left you. I’m sorry.”
At that moment, Anna suddenly felt her mind go nk. She could hear her ears ringing and the sound
of her rapid heartbeat. She thought she had lost the ability to think. She wanted to escape, but she felt
like she couldn’t move her legs as if they were out of control.
Then, Wayne raised his hand and embraced Charlotte. “Charlotte, the ne is lost.” He whispered.
His low voice echoed in therge bathroom. He spoke softly and clearly as if he felt very sorry for that
Anna found that she could not stand it any longer. Then she immediately turned around and fled.
She kept running. After a while, she ran out of the hotel and onto the road nearby. Eventually, Anna
stopped and stood on a random street. As she gasped for air, many cars were driving past her.
Standing by a streetlight, Anna bent over her knees and panted heavily. At that moment, she realized
that the ss in her hand was already empty and the towel had long been cold.