Chapter 165


    Anna was about to call Frank “Dad” when she realized that he thought she was a nurse. Then, she


    froze.


    “How long have I slept?” Frank asked as he sat up from the bed and leaned over it. He looked as if he


    was about to get out of bed.


    Anna immediately reached out to help him, but he pushed her away. He said, “No, thanks. It‘s okay. I


    can do it myself.”


    With that, he got out of bed on his own. He fumbled with his shoes and then touched the end of the


    bed. Then, he slowly walked toward the balcony by holding the things along his way.


    “It seems to be a pretty nice day, doesn‘t it?” He said, then walked to the balcony. Immediately


    afterward, Anna opened the door for him.


    Frank nodded, walked out onto the balcony, and said, “Thank you. The air is pretty fresh here. It just


    rained, didn‘t it?”


    As he spoke, he suddenly stumbled and tripped over a chair. “Dad!” Anna cried out in shock.


    Frank held on to the edge of the chair and stood still. Then, he looked back at Anna in surprise.


    “Anna? Is that you?” He asked, and then frozed.


    Anna walked up quickly to help him and said, “Yes, it‘s me. Dad, why didn‘t you tell me you were sick?”


    Although Frank looked surprised, he was delighted. He said, “Come on, have a seat, Anna. Well, I


    didn‘t think I needed to tell you about this. It‘smon for people to get sick as they get older. This


    illness of mine isn‘t terrible, and it doesn‘t hurt. I‘m just having a little trouble moving around. Honey,


    rx, it‘s no big deal.”


    He said casually, trying to show that he was not bothered by the disease. However, Anna felt mixed


    emotions.


    “Dad, why did you move to a nursing home? Can‘t they all take care of you?”


    “Shirley is working at thepany, and Allie is getting ready to get married. Oh, by the way, did you get


    your invitation to Allie‘s wedding?”


    Anna hesitated for a few seconds and replied, “Yes.”


    She knew Allie was getting married. However, she knew it from Peace. Peace had a lot of friends, and


    quite a few of them had received their invitations. But, as her sister, Anna was not invited. Anna didn‘t


    want to tell Frank about it because he was already sick, and she didn‘t want to make her angry. So, she


    lied.


    “Anna, Allie has been spoiled by her mother since childhood. She‘s a grumpy kid, and I knew about


    that. But, no matter what, she‘s your sister. Will you go to her wedding? Just for my sake, darling,


    please.”


    Frank nodded gratefully and held Anna‘s hand, “That‘s great. Anna, I know you don‘t like Shirley and


    Allie, but you never fought with them because you‘re afraid I‘ll be upset. You‘re a good


    girl, honey, just like your mother.”


    “Do you still remember my mother?”


    “Yes. How could I forget about her?” Frank seemed to remember the past. His unfocused eyes looked


    at the air as if he had mixed feelings. His voice was mournful as if he was feeling guilty and remorseful


    for what had happened.


    “Gee, I’ll meet your mother in heaven. And I don‘t know what I‘m going to say to her yet!”


    Anna just sat quietly. She didn‘t know what to say tofort him or what would be appropriate to say


    She stayed with her father at the sanatorium for the whole afternoon before leaving. When she came


    home, she just felt that the house was empty, like a giant box, and it did not make her feel less lonely


    My father thought he had met his true love at that time. So. he abandoned his wife, who started his


    business with him. Now he‘s old, and there‘s no one by his side. I am his daughter, but we sometimes


    don‘t understand each other. So, the only one who can be with him in his old age is his partner. Some


    people search their whole life for true love, but they never find the love of their life. Anna thought


    Anna then asked herself, “Have I found the love of my life?”


    Anna kept thinking about this. She didn‘t turn on the light and sat in the dark for a long time.


    Then, as if she suddenly woke up, she booked a flight on her phone. She packed her luggage and went


    downstairs, and then quickly took a taxi to the airport.


    It was already July. Compared to Birmingham, London was hotter and more bustling.


    It waspletely dark by the time Anna got off the ne. As soon as she stepped out of the airport,


    she felt the heat. It was a good thing she came here in the evening, as there was no sunshine.


    “Hello, can you take me to the Carousel Hotel on Central Road, please?” Anna knew that Wayne would


    stay in his hotel whenever he traveled.


    It was already midnight when the meeting ended. Wayne walked out of the conference room,


    surrounded by the staff. He then summarized the meeting in the hallway as Gabe recorded the contract


    changes on his iPad.


    “I think the terms they came up with are eptable. But, we don‘t have to act like we can ept it


    easily…”


    “Okay, I got it. I‘ll talk to them again tomorrow morning alone. Then, I‘ll make them aware that we won’t


    ept the new terms easily.”


    “Well, great.”


    Wayne stopped abruptly. At that moment, all three men behind him stopped along with him. Not


    knowing what was happening, they all looked in the direction Wayne was looking.


    At the sight of the person in the suite‘s doorway, Gabe was startled and said, “Miss


    Vuuri…


    “Oh, Mr. Wright, we‘ll leave you alone then. We‘ll go get another suite.” Gabe quickly snapped back to


    his senses, turned around with the other two assistants and left.


    Anna and Wayne were left alone, staring at each other in the long hallway. Wayne strode over to her


    and asked in surprise, “Anna, what are you doing here?”


    Anna took a deep breath and then hugged him. Although she did not speak, her actions were more


    effective than all the sweet words in the world. And she lifted her head and kissed Wayne.


    Wayne then pressed her against the wall and kissed her hard. He opened the door to the room and


    walked in with her.


    They then began panting and moaning, which echoed in the room with the sound of clothes fondling


    rustled. They took their clothes off and threw them all the way through the doorway to the couch.


    After making love passionately, theyy on the bed looking at the moon outside the window.


    Annay in her arms, her face gradually ceasing to blush.


    She sighed, “Hey, you know what I went to see my dad this afternoon. My dad is in a sanatorium and


    has left thepany to my sister and stepmother. Also, they rarely visit him. My dad said he misses


    my mom.”


    “Is that why you‘re here?”


    Wayne ruffled the messy hair on her forehead and moved his body before wrapping his arms around


    her again. He closed his eyes and asked in a low voice.


    Anna did not answer him directly, but continued, “I don‘t remember much about my mom. But, my uncle


    and grandfather both told me that my mother was a very dignified and strong woman. She would break


    down easily no matter what happened to her. Before my dad met Shirley, my mom and dad had already


    had issues in their rtionship. And that was because they rarely said what they thought to each


    other.”


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    After saying this, Anna struggled to look up at Wayne. She saw his pretty chin and his seductive blue


    eyes.


    She swallowed and wondered if he understood what she meant after all she had said.


    “My father was very fond of Charlotte. Our parents joked about setting an engagement for us, but no


    one took it seriously. You know, I was just thirteen at the time, and Charlotte wasn‘t even ten. Later, my


    father passed away, so my grandfather took this as hisst wish. But no one ever asked me about my


    opinion.” Wayne said.


    Then he teasingly looked down at her and asked, “Do you want to ask anything else?“