Anna took a large bite of her food. She thought. Patrick, will you please stop talking? You just implied Wayne is old, and then you refer to him as a “kept man.” This is so embarrassing!
“Please take it to heart, Wayne,” Anna said, attempting to calm him down.
Seeing that Patrick was about to say something else that might irritate Wayne more, Anna gave him a death stare to silence him. She gave him a stern look and said, “You’d better stop talking while you eat! It’s bad for your stomach.”
Hearing that, Patrick couldn’t say anything because he sensed that Anna was angry. Still, he smiled at Anna as he thought she was cute while eating.
What the hell, Patrick?! Anna is a married woman! She’s my wife! And I’m sitting right opposite you! How dare you look at her with affection right at my face! At the thought of that, Wayne was so angry that he slammed his fork against the table.
“What’s the matter?” Anna asked, startled. As things went off, she had also lost her appetite completely and regretted bringing Patrick there.
“Nothing,” Wayne said calmly.
“I’ll get you a new set of utensils then,” Anna said as she stood up and walked away.
After she left, Wayne turned to Patrick across from him and asked, “You’re Patrick Dawson, aren’t you?”
“Yeah.”
“I heard you’re the dean’s nephew.”
“Yes.” Patrick immediately replied.
Wayne said coldly, “You just mentioned that my wife is a professional doctor. Since you already know that, you should be clear about what you should not do. I won’t do anything to you because you’ve already an intern. But I hope you won’t cause her any trouble in the future.”
Patrick’s smile faded. He gave Wayne a serious look and said, “Before you say that, Mr. Wright, you should figure out who is causing her problems. I was confused why Mrs. Wright couldn’t go to Fleosil until I met you.” Wayne, I have to say that you’re hindering Anna’s career. I‘m sure she didn’t sign up for the project because you wouldn’t let her go. At the same time, Patrick sneered secretly.
When Wayne heard that, he frowned. And Patrick was about to say something when he saw Anna, who had no idea what the two men had just said.
“Here you go, honey,” Smiling, Anna handed the knife and fork to Wayne.
“Thank you, SWEETIE,” Wayne said as he placed another piece of meat on Anna’s plate, stressing the word “sweetie”.
Anna and Patrick returned to the hospital after lunch while Wayne went home alone. On the way back, Wayne received a call from Maria.
“Is Anna there? I called her several times, but she didn’t return my calls.” She asked.
“When did you call her?”
“About an hour ago.”
Wayne realized Anna was in the lab at that moment. He said, “She was in the laboratory at the time, and there was no signal. What happened?”
“Something happened to Matthew,” Maria said.
Shocked, Wayne slammed on the brakes immediately. He clutched the steering wheel tightly, feeling worried.
“Are you all right?” In a panic, Maria asked.
“I’m fine. How is Matthew doing?”
“His arm had three stitches. I took him back to the hotel after the doctor treated his wounds. I advised him to rest for a while, but he didn’t listen to me. He’s working in his room right now.”
Wayne clenched his fist around his phone, saying a bit anxiously, “Don’t tell Anna about it, please. I’ll get there as soon as possible. Could you gather information about this project and email it to me?”
“Sure.” Maria exhaled a sigh of relief after telling Wayne of this.
After hanging up the phone, Wayne pulled over to the side of the road. He thought to himself, Matthew’s been through a lot since he was a kid, and this must be very painful for him. Actually, I didn’t want Matthew to be in charge of the entire company at such a young age. However, I have no choice. Gosh… I used to dream that Matthew and Tammy would live a carefree life and do whatever they want, and I didn’t want to make Matthew take over our family business. But the cruel fact is, I have no choice but to do so because tons of people are coveting our family business. If I hadn’t raised Matthew to become a competent heir, those vultures might’ve taken everything we have, and worse still, they might’ve hurt Matthew and Tammy. I can’t let that happen!
At the same time, Anna and Patrick both went back to the hospital. After lunch, Anna had been feeling uneasy She walked absentmindedly to her office after leaving a patient’s room.
“Anna, what’s wrong? Do you want to take some time off?” Nancy asked.
Anna nodded. She didn’t have to work the night shift tonight, so she was free to leave work as usual today. As Ryan had gotten some clues about Isabella’s whereabouts, she planned to go to Wright’s house in the evening and ask him about the clues in detail.
With an evil smile, Nancy said, “I heard you took Patrick out at noon, by the way. Where have you two been?”
“Why are you asking me that? Nancy, don’t look at me like that. We just have a regular lunch together. That’s it,” Anna responded.
“I was just asking. Why so serious? Patrick couldn’t possibly do anything to you with Wayne around.”
Anna couldn’t understand Nancy because she was suffering from a headache. She said, “Stop the nonsense, okay? I have to go to work now. Bye.”
After saying this, Anna returned to her office and shut Nancy out of the door. Her phone abruptly rang, and she was surprised to find that it was Wayne calling.
“Hello?” Anna said.
“Honey, are you busy right now?” Wayne’s voice sounded drained.
Anna immediately dropped the notebook on the table, asking, “What’s the matter?”
“Nothing, I miss you.”
Anna’s heart began to race. She said, with a sheepish smile, “I’m not working late tonight, so I’ll come back home early today. I’ll make you your favorite shrimp.”
Wayne laughed and asked, “Did you say that on purpose? Actually, I’m not going to be home for dinner tonight.”
Surprised, Anna asked, “You’re not having dinner at home tonight? Where are you going? Why didn’t you tell me when we met for lunch?”
“I was bored at home, so I decided to see Matthew.”
“Huh? When?”
“I’ve already arrived at the airport.”
“Why are you in such a hurry? Is there something wrong with Matthew?” Anna asked, perplexed.
“Nothing’s wrong. I’ll be right back.”
Anna put down her heart after hearing his explanation. She felt it was hard for Matthew to do so much work alone. So if Wayne could help her, she would be much relieved. She added, “You can stay there a little longer, dear. I’m worried he won’t be able to handle it alone.”
“Okay. Bye, I’m going to board the plane.”
“Fine. Text me when you see Matthew.”
“Got it. I know you’ve been busy recently, but don’t forget to eat dinner.”
“I’m no longer a child! I’ve got to go, bye!” Anna said.
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