Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Matthew had already stood up before Anna could react. “I haven’t, eaten yet, let’s go to lunch together,” he said to Anna.

There was a dining table in the office in the corner by the window. When Anna and Matthew went in, they saw many foods on the table, all of Which were Anna’s favorite. She had treated patients in the morning and had rushed there at noon, so she was starving.

Wayne said, “Sorry for being late, I just had a meeting. I heard the secretary say there was an accident just now.”

Matthew immediately said, “You can come back a little later. You can marry that Miss Turner after my mother left here angry because she was bullied.”

“I know her personality well enough to know she won’t be bullied by others so easily. Furthermore, your mom has always despised the Turners,” Wayne said.

Matthew felt that Wayne should not say that. “If you don’t want to eat with us, I can take my mommy out to eat,” he grumbled. He appeared imposing and not at all vulnerable as he had earlier.

Anna immediately said, “Okay, stop it. Nobody is bullying me. And thank you, Matthew, for arriving on time to get me out of the awkward situation. Let’s eat now.”

Because Anna was present, Matthew smiled and handed her a dish, saying, “Mom, this is absolutely delicious! Come on, give it a shot!”

Wayne sat alone across from them, staring at them. “I haven’t changed my bandages yet,” he grumbled. 413 Having Dinner Together

“Let me change your bandages first,” Anna suggested.

Matthew said, shaking his head, “Dad, if you need to change your bandages right away, you should go to the hospital. The fact that you’re so late shows that you’re not in a hurry at all. My mother came here to eat with me, not to serve you.”

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to introduce the dishes to Anna He also asked about Tammy’s illness. Then Anna explained to him that Tammy’s asthma had been effectively treated in the United States. But, they returned to England because they wanted

a sigh of relief

about Peter? The chief of the cardiology department said they were going to do a heart bypass for him. But because of his age, we can also just

has been in the hospital and he’s doing fine, his physical exam revealed that he was not in good health. He will go into shock if he becomes emotional.

Wayne nor Matthew responded right away. After a brief silence, Wayne handed Anna the juice and said,

and hesitant to make a quick decision. In fact, having this surgery can be quite dangerous” Anna

he wouldn’t be able to see my father’s life after that. He said he wanted to say something

was afraid to see him. Because they had almost been family before, Anna assumed they would get emotional and not know what

heart. Anyway, she didn’t expect Peter’s refusal to have the surgery to have any

On the way, she said, “I’m sorry. The things happened so quickly today, and I’m afraid Mrs. Turner made too much

I know you’re doing it for

fact, | have other reasons for doing so. I was afraid Selina would hold it against

looking after

in my hometown after high school if Selina hadn’t sponsored me through college. I owe her and her husband a lot for the good life | have today. Everyone has to make decisions, and that

Anna couldn’t help but

my grandmother’s medical bills in my hometown, and | 413 Having Dinner Together

that they may