Chapter 171
Anna saw her name on the disciplinary action issued by the hotel. She was one of the people in
charge, and she needed to take responsibility for the fire. Also, she was suspended for one month
without pay and should cooperate with thepany to investigate into the fire.
The notice was issued suddenly in the early hours of the morning. The HR used it as an excuse, and
said that “employees will not be allowed to resign during their suspension”. So, Anna’s resignation was
firmly rejected.
Anna couldn’t go back to the office, so she had no way to vent her anger. After a while, Peace brought
breakfast to visit them.
Tammy sat on the bed drinking milk. In a still hoarse voice, she asked, “Mommy, is Matthewing
today?”
Anna was stirring her milk with a spoon. She frowned at the words and replied, “I’m sorry, honey.
Matthew isn’t feeling well now, and he’s in another hospital. He’lle to see you when he’s better.”
“Okay. So, what about Daddy?”
Peter had always wanted Tammy to call Wayne “daddy”. As time went on, Tammy got used to calling
Wayne that.
Anna looked up abruptly. She said unhappily, “Oh, no, he’s not your daddy. Tammy, don’t you ever call
him daddy again!”
Tammy didn’t expect Anna to scold her. She immediately looked like she was going to cry and
whispered, “Mommy.”
Peace immediately took Tammy into her arms. To smooth the thing over, she said, “Gee, okay, okay.
Anna, what’s wrong with you? Wayne is the one who made you mad. So, don’t talk to Tammy like this.
Tammy, don’t cry, okay?”
Tammy was never a crybaby. However, she was scared by the fire yesterday and had been uneasy
since she woke up in the emergency room. The way Anna just spoke to her frightened her
again.
See Tammy whimpering in Peace’s arms, Anna was frustrated. She said, “Oh, my God. Tammy, baby,
I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say that. I was just…”
“You were just thinking about something else.” Peace finished her sentence.
Peace then rolls her eyes at her and says, “Anna, I know you’re feeling sad and indignant because
Wayne wronged you. You think the incident isn’t as simple as it seems and suspect that you‘ve been
set up. But, you know, Wayne is not a fool. Both of you got angry yesterday and said something
unpleasant to each other.”
“After he gets to the bottom of itter, he’ll regret treating you that way. You know, you can find out the
truth yourself if you really can’t wait. If you need help, just say it. Matthew is your son, but Tammy is
also still your daughter. Anyway, stop talking like that to Tammy. Tammy was scared yesterday, too.”
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Anna was embarrassed that Peace knew what she was thinking. “Well, I know you feel guilty about
Matthew as you were not around as he grew up. If you want to do it, just go ahead. I can take care of
Tammy for you.” Peace was angry, so she spoke in an irritated tone.
Anna knew that she did pay most of her attention to Matthew since she knew that he was her son. She
didn’t ignore Tammy. But, she let them y together at the hotel because she wanted them to get
along. Tammy wouldn’t have been trapped in the fire if that wasn’t the case.
Anna knew that Peace was angry, but she had no idea how to exin what had happened to her. And
she knew that she had to find out the truth about the fire.
“Fine. I’ll deal with the incident as soon as I can. Then, I’ll resign from the hotel.” Anna said.
She assured Peace before she left, “Don’t worry, I promise you that something like this will never
happen again.”
“Oh. Then, what about Matthew?”
“I’ll have him back with me.”
Peace looked less angry. She lowered her voice and said, “I’ll help you get awyer by then.”
“Thanks,” Anna said. Then, she had an urge to cry.
She had been through so much in the past few years, and the only by her side was Peace. They met
by chance, and neither of them expected that they would be with each other for so many years at that
time.
The hotelter issued an official notice to exin the cause of the fire. The notice said that the fire was
caused by an employee who broke the rules and smoked in the storage room. Also, theypensated
the customers who were frightened and those whose properties were damaged.
There was hardly any discussion about the incident on the Inte. The PR work worked on time and
quickly deleted the negative news on the Inte. However, although the official statement was
released, they still didn’t find out the truth.
Wanting to know how the investigation was going, Anna asked John to meet her at a cafe to talk about
the matter.
“Ah, tell me, what is going on? Did Mike Smith actually smoke in the warehouse? Did he admit it?”
Anna asked John.
John replied doubtfully, “Oh, I’m not sure. Mr. Jones issued this statement after discussing it with
several managers in the HR and PR departments. Mr. Smith has retired and is now in his hometown in
Liverpool. So, we have no way to ask him. Moreover, if Kenny hadn’t rushed in to get him out, he might
have died in the fire.”
“Kenny? Oh, yeah, I was just going to ask you about him. I don’t remember meeting that guy before.”
“Kenny came to the hotel half a month ago, and he came from Liverpool with Mike. He’s a new
employee, so you probably hadn‘t seen him before. Well, honestly, he got into the hotel
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before, but not a regr employee. So, he was paid as a trainee. After the fire broke out, he officially
became employee. HR department did this because they thought he had saved someone’s life and our
property.”
Anna nodded. Instead of asking more about Kenny, she asked, “Can you find the security footage
inside the kitchen and the entrance that day?”
John looked in a dilemma. He said, “Ah, to be honest, it’s quite difficult. The police department took the
originals away when they were searching for the evidence. There is a copy left in the security room.
But, you know, no one dares to ask for the video now.”
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Anna looked at him and said, “Oh, don’t be afraid, I’ll take responsibility if something goes wrong. Do
you still think I’m your boss now? If so, get the footage for me.”
John said thoughtfully, “Well, I’ve always treated you as my boss. Don’t worry! I’ll get the footage and
prove your Innocence.”
Anna looked at him suspiciously and asked, “Innocence? What do you mean? I was suspended for
dereliction of duty.”
“Ah, you don’t know about that yet?” John opened his mouth wide in surprise.
He hesitated for a moment and decided to tell Anna the truth. He said, “Now, people in the hotel are
spreading rumors about you again. They say that you deliberately did not save Matthew. And that you
did it so that your daughter would inherit Mr. Wright’s property after you married him. Also, everyone
says that Mr. Wright suspended you because he knew about this.”
Anna frowned and said irritably, “Damn! This is nonsense! Who the hell is spreading these rumors?
When I go back to work, the first thing I’ll do is to tell them to stop bbing. I’ve told them many times,
but no one listens to me.”
John immediatelyughed and said, “Wow! It seems that they were wrong about that. What a bunch of
bbers! You and Mr. Wright are so in love, so I knew you couldn’t possibly do that. They even said
you guys had broken up. Ha, that’s ridiculous!”
“But we did break up.” Anna said slowly and indifferently.
Hearing that, John winced. He immediately regretted joking about them being a lovely couple at that
moment and showed an embarrassed and sad expression.
What the hell?! Did they really break up? But I just promised her I‘d get her the footage! It turned out I
picked the wrong side. John thought.