Chapter 280
“If none of them are avable/’ Anna continued, “1’1 have to ask someone from mypany to go with
me.”
Wayne became increasingly irritated and then inquired, “Huh? You even thought of them? Are you
serious? You’re talking about who you’ll bring to the reception with me, Anna/’
Anna’s heart began to race as soon as she heard his gloomy voice.
Wayne rolled over and pressed himself against Anna’s body at that, moment.
Anna reached up and pressed her hand against his chest, saying, “Ah, no! You misunderstood me. |
did it because | was worried you’d be embarrassed. After all, I’m asking for your opinion, aren’t I?”
“You want me to pick a date for you, don’t you?” Wayne growled.
Anna felt she had no way of exining herself to him. She didn’t feel like continuing arguing and could
only say, “Well, if you’re not going, Ineed someone to keep mepany.”
Wayne bowed his head and stared at her. His muscr body and the quilt made Anna feel like she
couldn’t breathe.
“Hey, | didn’t say that.” Wayne said.
Anna became even more upset. She did it because she was worried about him and didn’t expect him to
hold it against her. Anna said, “I did it because of you! Why do you me me?”
She was about to finish when she noticed Wayne staring at her with an aggressive expression. She
became even more agitated, turned her head, and said, “Well, you wouldn’t understand that. Feel free
to think whatever you want.”
Wayne froze, then rolled over to lie beside Anna. When he tried to hug Anna, she struggled and moved
to the bed’s edge and refused to speak to him.
Wayne began to regret what he had just said after reflecting on what had urred between him and
Anna during this time.
He exined, “Thank you for thinking of me, Anna. You know, | don’t even mind being mocked. I’m just
worried about our rtionship. You could go with whoever you want if we weren’t a couple. But,
because | am your boyfriend, | hope | cane with you to the banquet.”
Anna chose to ignore him:
Wayne approached her once more and said, “You know, I’m worried that you might fall for someone
else. Besides, attending a dinner party is not as simple as you think. So | don’t want you to go there by
yourselt.”
He hadn’t anticipated Anna to continue ignoring him.
Wayne was thinking about what he should say when he heard Anna say, “Where are Matthew and
Tammy? Should we bring them along?”
Wayne immediately brightened up and said, “Ryan has plenty of time.”
Anna returned his gaze and said, “Hey! Do you really think of Ryan as your babysitter?”
“Isn’t he?” Wayne raised an eyebrow as if perfectly justified
Ryan had frequently stayed by Anna’s side, exining that he did so to protect her and investigate
things. However, Wayne was well aware of What he was thinking.
He thought, Since Ryan took my money, | should treat myself to theContent ? N?velDrama.Org.
services I deserve. After all, he could work as a babysitter, couldn’t he? The reception was held the
following evening at 7:30 p.m.
AW reserved the top floor of Birmingham’s most luxurious hotel andid out a long red carpet in front of
it. Many elites of the upper ss in town attended that banquet.
AW was in the media business, so, many celebrities were present. Journalists who received invitations
were overjoyed, while those who didn’t could only take pictures at the entrance.
Anna and Wayne stepped onto the red carpet hand in hand. Although they smiled for the camera, they
kept whispering.
“Look, this isn’t a reception, but a film festival! | understand he wants to make Scott more famous, but
does he have to do so?”
Wayne took a moment to consider the venue’s setup before responding, “Actually, he’s doing it not just
for Scott, but also for hispany. You should know that the film and television industries are very
profitable these days. As a result, he wishes to employ Scott in order to attract more customers and
gain attention.”
“Huh? Why didn’t hee out with Scott if he really wanted to get attention?” Anna asked.
Randal and Scott were dating, but they kept it a secret. Anna knew they did it because they couldn’t
find a suitable time toe out. If Scott suddenly revealed that he was gay, his fans might not ept it
for a while.
Anna had no problem with that. However, she didn’t like that Randal constantly had scandals with
many actresses these days. She was disappointed every time she heard the news.
Wayne realized why Anna wasining about Randal. He and Randal had been rivals since they
were children, so he wasn’t about to put in a good word for him.
Scott approached them as they entered the ballroom and asked, “Hey, Anna, I’ve been waiting for you
for a long time! What took you so long to get here?”
“Oh, the traffic was terrible. Plus, did you notice the red carpet at the entrance? If we wanted to get in,
we had to wait in line.” Anna cast a thoughtful nce behind him. Randal had indeed been following
Scott, as she had predicted.
Scott was meaner than Anna. He rolled his eyes at Randal, standing behind him, “Oh, he’s crazy. Okay,
Anna, you’reing with meter. Otherwise, you’re going to meet some jerks.”
“What’s the matter?” Anna inquired, perplexed.
Scott turned to Randal and said, “It’s time for you to answer Anna.”
He sounded as if he was pointing the finger at Randal. Anna chuckled because she wasn’t actually
asking Randal.
Randal wasn’t angry but simply said, “Oh, there aren’t that many people in business. It’s better to have
one more friend than one more enemy, you know. Anna will definitely know what I’m saying, right?”
“Come on, stop those craps. Why don’t you just say you invited Jacob and Lilian?”
Hearing those two names, Anna and Wayne both frowned almost simultaneously. Furthermore, they
both had impatient expressions.
“Ah? Are they also here?” With a frown, Anna asked.
Randal nodded his head. He then looked around but couldn’t find them.
Randal exined, “Yes, they two dide. But, to be precise, they didn’t seem to be here together.”
“They didn’te here together? Randal, what are you talking about?” Anna asked, puzzled.
Randal had invited Jacob to show his respect for the Palmer Group. AW was arge group as powerful
as the Carousel Group. As a result, smallpanies like the Palmer Group were eager to attend this
banquet.
Anna was well aware that Lilian wasn’t wealthy. So, she had no idea how she coulde here unless
she was Jacob’s date.
The three of them became perplexed, and then turned to Randal.
Randal touched his sses and said thoughtfully, “Yes, Palmer didn’t bring his wife with him. And, if I’m
not mistaken, he arrived this evening with a young model from ourpany. More intriguingly, his wife
is his brother’s date.”
Anna froze briefly before continuing to frown. She hadn’t seen her ex-boyfriend, Jacob or her ex-bestie,
Lilian, who cheated on her with her ex-boyfriend, since their engagement party in six months.
She’d heardter that the two weren’t getting along, but she hadn’t expected them to stop pretending to
be a loving couple.