Chapter 244
Wayne stepped heavily on the gas and pulled out of his neighborhood. He was expressionless.
However, he looked quite irritated at that precise moment.
Wayne thought. How did you manage to break up with me so soon and leave me without a trace? Why
did you let me deal with so many tricky problems, Anna?
It was almost five o’clock. In addition to the temperature bing lower as autumn arrived, it also
started getting darker sooner. As a result, Matthew’s kindergarten dismissed them 30 minutes earlier
than usual.
At 4:30, Wayne showed up in front of the kindergarten. However, he was unable to find a parking space
Wayne spotted a red car parked to his right under a tree while driving around the campus in search of a
parking spot. Then, a woman wearing a longvender dress, whom he knew well, stepped out of that
car
Wayne was agitated and honked his horn a few times as he thought about what the chef had just said
to him.
When Anna looked back and saw Wayne sitting in the car, she frowned and said, “Hey, you‘re near the
school now. You can’t honk your horn!”
Anna shouted loudly and sounded aggressive as there was another car between them.
Wayne looked subdued and slowly said, “I’m going to pull over further away. I don’t think there is room
for me to park here. So, could you go pick up Matthew for me?”
When Anna heard Wayne‘s request, she immediately said yes
It took Wayne ten minutes to finally find a parking space. After he parked his car and returned to the
entrance, he saw Anna standing at the end of the line.
“Anna, I want to discuss something with you,” he said as he approached her. Anna looked at him
suspiciously before a king, “What?”
Anna thought to herself, if you‘re to bring up getting back together with me now, I‘ll definitely say no to
you. Wayne.
Wayne then told her the truth, “Matthew doesn‘t want to eat anything these days. You have had Tammy
bring him a meal every day at lunch before, right? But, you see, he would only eat that throughout the
day. So, what am I supposed to do?”
When Anna heard this, she grew worried. She asked, “What? Does he really refuse to eat anything?”
Wayne was taken aback by how anxious Anna appeared to be. He believed that since he and Anna
were no longer together, Anna had no obligation to take care of Matthew.
However, it surprised him that Anna actually cared about Matthew so much. Wayne nodded and said,
“Yes, I’ve had three different cookse to my ce this
month. He still won’t eat anything they cooked, though.”
He had been reluctant to discuss it with Anna for fear that she would believe he was doing it to win her
sympathy,
Meanwhile, he had no choice but to ask Anna for help. Matthew was already physically weaker than his
peers, and he couldn’t afford to skip meals anymore.
“I think I can get Tammy to bring Matthew lunch and breakfast each day to school. Well, I probably
can’t do anything about dinner. Oh, yeah, I can bring it to you every day after I’ve made the meal. Then
you can take it home to him.”
After Anna agreed right away, Wayne continued seriously, “It works for Matthew and me. But what will
he eat on the weekends? You know, Matthew can’t be hungry all weekend.”
Hearing that, Anna frowned.
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After ncing at her, Wayne added, “Would you mind cooking for me every Sunday at my home? You
know, Anna, just like we used to do.”
Anna rejected it right away, eximing. “No way!”
She clearly remembered that she and Wayne used to start dating because she always cooked for him
at his ce. Anna reasoned that repeating such action would be extremely risky
Besides, she didn’t want to stay around Wayne anymore.
Wayne continued to ask, “So, you want Matthew to skip dinner all weekend?”
Anna finally thought of a sensible strategy. She said, “How about you send Matthew to your
grandfather’s house on the weekend? I think I can cook for Matthew at his house. It’s not only near my
ce but also rather crowded with people. That way, we don’t have to face each other alone.”
Anna knew that Peter wasn’t a fan of hertely. So, she thought it would be more appropriate to cook
for Matthew at his house so as to assure him that she meant no harm to Matthew.
After hearing Anna’s words, Wayne scowled. He looked impatient and said, “Do you hate being alone
with me so much?”
Everyone had adored Wayne for the past thirty years of his life. So, Anna’s behavior puzzled him. He
didn’t expect her to keep trying to avoid him and be aloof toward him even when he initiated a
conversation with her.
Anna said again, “I’m not trying to avoid you, Wayne, but I don’t want everyone to suspect that we‘re
getting back together. You know, we‘ve already broken up with each other. I know your grandfather
doesn’t want to see us being together again because Henry had told me about it. So, I fear your
grandfather will retaliate against me if he learns that we are still in contact. Wayne, I’m doing this to
protect myself.”
Wayne responded with a quick grimace, “Gee! Why do you make it sound like we‘re living in those
dramatic yet boring soap operas? My grandfather won’t do that to you. He has things to do.”
2/4 Anna rolled her eyes at him and said, “Actually, that’s not necessarily true. Some people may
simply imagine themselves as the lead in a soap opera.”
“What? What are you talking about?”
“Well, I’m talking about your fiancée Charlotte, of course! Charlotte didn’t do anything but talk to me
when she asked me to leave you. She didn’t even pay for my coffee, for god’s sake! You and your
friends, in my opinion, are quite rude. You guys always take everything for granted and want to get
what you want for free!”
Wayne was irritated and unsure of what to say when Anna brought up Charlotte.
After a while, he collected himself and said, “Well, Anna, I’ll pick you up at your house on Saturday.”
“Well, you don’t have to do that. I’ll be at your grandfather’s house on my own.”
As Anna looked at the kids who were lining up from inside the school, she waved to the two of them
and said, “Hey, kids! Over here!”
Wayne saw that Matthew and Tammy ran out holding hands.
Tammy was so excited that her face was flushed. After waving goodbye to her teacher, she looked
back and saw Wayne.
She pouted unhappily and let go of Matthew’s hand. She said, “Mommy, let’s go.” – Wayne frowned.
He was going to say hello to her, but he finally didn’t because he felt she didn’t want to see him.
Anna stroked Matthew’s head and said, “Matthew, honey, your daddy says you’re not eating anything
now. Why?”
After a brief period of silence, Matthew said, “Food’s not good.” Anna sighed and asked, “So, you
prefer the food I cook?”
Matthew nodded.
“OK, sweetie, I just made a deal with your dad. I’ll start cooking for you at your great-grandfather’s
house every Saturday. How’s that sound to you?”
After hearing what she said, Matthew c****d his head and stared at her with bright eyes as if to ask
whether she was speaking the truth or not.
“But you have to promise me that you will have your meals regrly even when you don’t see me. Is
that OK?”
“Okay,” Matthew immediately nodded his head.
Anna grabbed Matthew’s tiny hand and hooked it onto her little finger, “I’ll pinky swear now. Promise
me that, OK? I’ll meet you on Saturday.”
After that, Anna left with Tammy. Matthew’s sparkling eyes dimmed after seeing them drift away.
Matthew rejected Wayne’s attempt to sp his hand. Then Matthew seemed angry and got into the car
alone.
“Matthew! Hey!” Wayne knew there was nothing he could do about it. Meanwhile, he had to go to the
back seat and adjust Matthew’s safety seat.
When Matthew returned from school, Wayne sensed that he was always distant from