Chapter 238
Gerard felt that he was kinda out of luck today.
He came to the hotel just because he wanted to have a one-night stand with Anna. The fact that Anna
didn’t show up had already made him angry, and he didn’t expect someone to somehow punch him.
He then felt extremely angry. He knew he shouldn’t offend Wayne, but he couldn’t help but hit him hard.
Gerard was sure Wayne’s head would c k a gash if he mmed themp on it. He had already thought
of that scenario and how he would brag about it to otherster. He felt proud that he would beat
Wayne, the arrogant guy from the Wright family, into a fool.
However, the reality was not as ideal as he had imagined. Gerard felt something hit him hard in the
back of the head as he prepared to smash themp on Wayne’s head.
Then a warm liquid began to trickle into his neck, swiftly turning cool and continuing to travel lower.
With a frightened expression, Anna held up the steel pipe she had randomly picked up behind him.
After being hit, Gerard immediately froze and looked back.
With a “ng”, the steel pipe in Anna’s hand fell to the ground, rolled to the corner and mixed with the
shattered electronics.
Before Gerard could respond, he noticed that his eyes were turning dark. He immediately fell to the bed
after that.
As Anna looked at her hands, her face became as pale as the wall. Then, she felt like she couldn’t
move her legs at all like they were out of control.
“I killed someone, I… “Anna muttered. She felt like a helicopter making noises in her head and that
there was blood in front of her eyes. She continued repeating the word “blood” because she could not
regain herposure.
She eximed, “Blood! There’s so much blood in here…” Just as she was dazed and confused, she
felt someone holding her tight.
She felt as though she couldn’t even breathe since Wayne was holding her so tightly. Then, as if having
discovered a long-lost priceless treasure, he ced his face into her neck. Until he was certain that the
person in his arms was Anna, he didn’t appear to be in such a panic.
Wayne believed he would never see Anna again before seeing her here. Earlier, Gerard had said
something to humiliate him, making him think that Anna had had an ident.
Then, the siren of police cars sounded outside the window. Soon after, some police officers came
upstairs to protect the scene and took the witnesses away. After being pulled away from Wayne’s arms,
Anna was still feeling quite disoriented.
Before the cops dragged her away, she had no chance to speak to Wayne.
The cop then asked her, “What’s your name?” “Anna Gabriel.” “Age?” “25.”
After asking Anna these basic questions, a police officer found Anna’s information in the database.
Then, he looked at Anna with surprise and asked, “Oh? You are not British?”
Anna nodded and then exined, “I was born and raised in Ennd and moved to the US five years
ago. This whole thing has nothing to do with me, so you can ask me as many questions as you want.
Well, I think the embassy is not going to care about this.”
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Anna was an American citizen. Therefore, the British police had no authority to punish her directly if
this matter became serious.
The police officer nodded and said, “Please tell me what happened.”
Anna then honestly recounted the entire incident. Lastly, she added, “I’m not even sure why he invited
me toe to this hotel, to be honest. By the way, I was the one who called you at first.”
“Then, do you know the person who hit him?” Anna froze for a moment, then said, “Oh, yes. We.”
Just as Anna was hesitating on how should she put it, she suddenly heard a knock on the door. Then,
an older officer opened the door and said, “Anna Gabriel, you’re free to go now.”
“But she hadn’t finished making her statement yet.” the policeman in front of Anna said after a little
moment of hesitation.
“Well, she doesn’t have to do that anymore. They’ve checked things out, so she can go now. “The
policeman said with aplicated expression.
The other cop immediately understood what he meant and then said, “Well, you can go now, Miss
Gabriel.”
Anna knew she wouldn’t be at the police station for long because, after all, Wayne was here for her.
Wayne was a powerful man, so he would definitely bail her out if she was detained by the police.
Anna spotted Wayne in the hallway just as she turned to leave the police station. Then she saw that he
had a visible bruise on his face.
Anna knew that Gerard had hit him there. Gerard had only struck Wayne once, and it happened as
Anna was yelling his name.
Anna forced herself to walk toward him and was so awkward that she was unsure of what to say. They
hadn’t seen each other in a while and had never contacted each other after the breakup. They tried to
avoid each other whenever they attended receptions and parties in Birmingham.
Therefore, neither of them expected that they’d be meeting there again. “Gabe’s waiting for us at the
entrance. Let’s go, Anna. I’ll take you back to your hotel.
Anna froze. She hesitated for a moment and followed him.
Gabe drove the car away from the police station and got on the busy roads. Anna looked out of the
window and found that the city was even more bustling than Birmingham
“Where do you live?” Wayne asked her as she got into the car.
Anna hesitated for a moment. When she saw the dried blood stain on the corner of his mouth, she said,
“Oh, we’d better go to the hospital first.”
Wayne frowned and said, “No, I’m fine…”
Before he could finish his sentence, he coughed violently.
Gabe was driving at that time. He nced at Wayne through the rearview mirror and said anxiously,
“No, he’s not okay! He got into a fight with Jasper earlier and broke two ribs. You know, he’s supposed
to be resting in the hospital now. He still hasn’t recovered from the injuries he used to get. And I didn’t
expect that he got into a fight with someone else again.”
Anna asked in surprise, “What? He injured so badly before?”
“Of course! He…”
With a chilly voice, Wayne cut Gabe off and said, “That’s enough, Gabe. You’re bbing more and
moretely. Would you please shut up and focus on driving?”
Gabe shut up, turned on Google Maps and sped off to the closest hospital. Wayne scowled and didn’t
want to talk to Gabe any further.
They all fell silent after that. As Anna felt embarrassed, she lowered her head and rubbed her knees.
She asked, “Oh, by the way, Wayne, how did you get into a fight with Gerard at the hotel?”
Gerard was powerful and wealthy, but only people in Seriel City knew him. So, he couldn’t even
compare with Wayne. Moreover, Anna even doubted whether Wayne knew him or not.
Wayne scowled again as if he didn’t want to discuss that subject.
Anna looked at him and asked tentatively, “Hey, were you stalking me? I arrived at the motel around
the same time that you did. Perhaps I should have arrived there first if I hadn’t
gone to the incorrect floor.”
When the Scotsman imed that Wayne and Gerard were arguing over his fiancée, Anna promptly
made an assumption. Even if Anna felt a little ashamed to think so, she believed it was the most
usible exnation.
She had walked into the hotel before Wayne, so she was probably the fiancée who had gotten them
into the fight. If that was the case, the whole Wayne and Gerard fight thing would seem much more
logical.
“You’re overthinking it.” Wayne, of course, didn’t admit it. Anna looked at him seriously and suddenly
had an urge to tease him.
She nodded and said meaningfully, “Oh, it seems I’ve made a fool of myself. So, what were you doing
at that hotel?”