Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

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Anna went to the hospital as soon as she got the call. The operation had been going on for half an hour since she arrived

Wayne sat on the sofa near the door, wearing a black coat. He had no expression on his face and appeared to be in a daze. After a while, a doctor came out of the operating room. Wayne immediately stood up and inquired, “How is she?”

“We’re still trying to save her.” A nurse said, then closed the door to the operating room.

Wayne clenched his fists. He had always been calm, but he was shaking at that moment without knowing what to do. On the other hand, Anna appeared calm because it was not the first time she had witnessed such a scene

Tammy had suffered from asthma since she was born. When Anna travelled to the United States, she brought a large sum of money with her. But she ran out of cash soon because she had to pay for Tammy’s medical bills and surgery. As a result, she had to go to work. Despite spending a fortune over the past five years, she could not cure Tammy’s asthma

She looked at Wayne’s worried expression as if she were seeing herself for the first time outside the emergency room, waiting for Tammy. Anna paused for a moment before finally saying, “Please take a seat. She’ll be fine.”

Wayne looked at her in a daze as if something had occurred to him. He asked after a long while, “Tammy’s had a lot of surgeries over these years, right?” 368 | Will Give You Compensation

He had known before that Tammy had asthma. He’d even used it to persuade Anna to let Tammy and Matthew attend the same kindergarten. However, at that time, Wayne didn’t pay attention to this, and he had no idea that this cheerful little girl was his own daughter. “She often had to have surgery when she was younger, but she rarely had an attack after she was three. After that, she knew she was not allowed

to play strenuous sports or go to places that are crowded. In summer, I won’t allow her to go out too often and always make sure she has first aid supplies with her. Tammy’s still a child, though. And she forgot to bring to bring first aid supplies with her from time to time. As a result, she usually has one or two attacks per year.”

if she were telling someone else’s story. Nonetheless, Wayne was heartbroken. He hadn’t spent much time with Tammy, but she struck him as a cheerful and sweet young girl. She made him feel the warmth that Matthew could not give him. And he had no idea that such a sweet little girl was constantly suffering

Damn it! What the hell was | thinking?! Why would I decide to have

asked. He wanted Anna to tell him the answer he wanted to comfort him At that critical moment, he didn’t want to reckon with Jasper about what had happened before. He hoped Anna had someone by her side when she had a nervous

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and at a loss

such a mature child because of this. I was raised to be overly compassionate. As a result, I’m always unwilling to compete for things and I tend to easily forgive others. So, others always treated me casually. But I don’t want

attempted to hug her. But then,

go?” Anna asked

doctor took off his mask and responded, “She is fine, but she will be in intensive

both said it

said, “I’ll do it. Thank you, doctor, and God bless you. Wayne, Anna, you can have a good talk here.” Henry had been nervous since discovering Tammy in the trunk.

intensive care unit. It was already late afternoon, and neither had eaten anything

said as she sipped her coffee, “I know Matthew means a lot to you, and Tammy means a lot to me as well. So, even though | want to get custody of Matthew so badly, I’ve never made up my mind to do so. I know he can’t live without

was not what Jasper had said that day. However, he still listened to Anna’s story without interrupting her, “You got the wrong surrogate girl six years ago. After | found out I was pregnant, my first reaction was

it came to what happened back then, the

my due date, the more | regretted it. I didn’t want to give my child to you then because he’s not a commodity but my baby. So, when the doctor told me had another child in my belly, I paid them a little money to help me hide it. Then |