“Mommy let’s go.”

Anna heard Tammy’s words, and the next thing she knew, Wayne’s car had vanished around the corner of the street. She coughed in embarrassment.

On the way back home, Tammy held Anna’s hand and said with a sly grin, “Mommy, did you just have a crush on him?”

“What? Who?” Anna denied firmly, “What crush?”

“Then why did you stand there and kept staring at Uncle Wright? I was embarrassed by you!”

“Tammy!” She was speechless, a feverish blush on her cheeks.

When they got out of the elevator, she suddenly remembered what Tammy did, so she pulled her collar and looked at her coldly, “I haven’t asked you yet. How could you casually invite other people to our home? Have you asked for my permission?”

Tammy struggled and said with no regret, “Mommy, let me go. One good turn deserves another. That’s what my teacher taught us.”

“……”

Anna didn’t know whether Tammy’s teacher really taught her this kind of thing. On Monday, Anna met Wayne at the gate of the kindergarten after school, who also came to

pick up his child.

“Let me drop you home on the way.”

Wayne’s black car was parked under an inconspicuous old tree. Seeing that there were too many people here, Anna knew it was impossible to catch a taxi here and difficult to take the subway, so she agreed.

When they arrived, she said politely, “Thank you so much, Mr. Wright. If you were not always busy, I would ask you to stay for dinner.”

tone clearly sent a message that she was only being polite, so clearly that it

pretend that he did

say that he wanted to eat the food you made. He won’t eat properly at home

got out of the

face. Why can‘t stop talking?

her apartment. She took all the food from her fridge,

here. I hope

a seat and eat.” Wayne was putting the food in the kids’ plates

and sat opposite him. It was a little awkward, so she tried to say something. She said, “Gabe said this afternoon that you always have business dinner

decided to stop finding topics and shut up. Obviously, Wayne wasn’t

a topic and insisting on talking to him was more embarrassing

was interested in it and occasionally asked her some questions. Matthew, beside him, also nodded or shook his head as a

gradually warmed

Wayne was talking to the kids in the living room while Anna was washing dishes in the kitchen. It was

We should leave now,” said

time. In retrospect, she was embarrassed by herself. When she walked them to the door, she, again habitually, said politely, “It was all in a hurry,

much for the dinner. I hope you have a good meal today. You are welcome to visit us at

took Matthew‘s hand and slightly nodded to her, “Mmm

that he still doesn‘t understand I‘m only being polite? No

parked under the old tree outside the kindergarten again. Wayne dropped Anna and

Anna’s apartment to have dinner for three days in a row before she realized. She found it a little inappropriate, so she avoided the tree and took Tammy to take the

had dinner

soup. She cut the steak for Tammy and said, “This

was as happy as usual and didn’t look any different from the days when Wayne and Matthew came. However, Anna suddenly had

apartment become so quiet without the two silent persons

much

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