Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

When Anna was a child, no one in her family cared for her except her grandfather. Selina had been cold to her back then, so her grandfather was the only person who treated her nicely.

Peter was a cold, serious man, the polar opposite of Anna’s warm and loving grandfather. They were, however, both men who would protect their families.

The dinner didn’t go well, but Peter said nothing about it. When he returned home, he took the two children with him and asked Anna not to worry about it anymore. Anna wasn’t bothered but figured Selina wouldn’t necessarily think so.

It was late in the evening when Anna and Wayne got home. Wayne got into bed after taking a shower and then he read the financial magazines by his bedside. After a while, Anna sighed.

Wayne smiled, still looking at the magazine, and asked, You’re still furious about what had happened this evening, am I right? It’s okay; you didn’t know each other that well in the first place. Just don’t contact them ever again.”

Anna rolled over and gazed at Wayne, saying, “I’m sure | won’t see them again. But I’m more worried about Auntie Selina. She must be enraged, and I’m afraid she’ll overthink it. You know, it’s bad for her health.”

“It’s all right, Anna. If you’re really worried, you can pay her a visit tomorrow.”

Anna moaned once again and added, “Of course, yes. To be honest, | 336 Owing Her an Apology think something might go wrong.”

Wayne wasn’t in the mood to read his magazine after hearing her say that. He placed it on the nightstand, lay down, and tightly held Anna. Then he said gently, “Don’t think about it anymore, sweetheart. Good night.”

was unable to sleep at all. She knew that Selina had never wanted her to marry Wayne in the first place. Selina didn’t know that Matthew was Anna’s son, so she always disliked

believed she must tell Selina the truth before they married. However, the most important thing for her was letting Wayne know about it first. After a long moment of hesitation, she plucked up her courage and said,

and rested his chin on

about Matthew’s birth

tightened his grip on her, which made Anna so nervous that she suddenly lost her courage to say anything further. After a little pause, Wayne said, “I’m sorry, Anna. | should not

assumed that Anna was still thinking about Sophia. He was well aware, though, that he owed

Anna was left with conflicting feelings. She found it difficult to say anything after hearing Wayne’s words. After a while, she asked, “You knew later that Sophia was a liar, didn’t you? What did she say about that?” 336 Owing Her an Apology Wayne rubbed his chin on the back of her head and whispered, “She said nothing because

you so concerned about

breathe. She said, “No, nothing. | was

to ask another question when she yanked on the

off the light and said nothing further. In the dark, Anna could hear Wayne’s steady breathing and feel his heartbeat. She realized that she wouldn’t feel so torn about it if it hadn’t been for all the webs of lies

clubs in Birmingham’s city center were as loud and bright as daytime.

rooms of the club, Ada was standing on stage, wearing fishnet garter stockings, and singing a pop song. She appeared attractive as she

man on the sofa cheered and stopped the music before she finished singing. With a sneer, the man looked at her

to her feet and smiled

Ada lost her money and network. She needed money, so she decided to act again. That way, she had to go to all sorts of

she had never thought that she would one day attend such an event. She wanted that five million dollar paycheck, so she had to attend such parties and entertain

and said, “But there’s something missing.