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.”

That hurts. Are you

Then Anna explained to him that Tammy’s

exhaled a sigh of

of Peter’s condition and asked, “So, how about Peter? The chief of the cardiology department said they were going to do a heart bypass for him. But because of his

Anna said, “Peter suffers from a heart condition. Although he has been in the hospital and he’s doing fine, his physical exam revealed that he was not

handed Anna the juice and said,

understand him. Peter’s getting older, so he’s a little nervous and hesitant to make a quick decision. In

Together surgery was dangerous and that if he died, he wouldn’t be able to see my father’s life after that. He said

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

Wayne’s previous actions had broken her heart. Anyway, she didn’t expect Peter’s refusal to have the surgery to

and I’m afraid Mrs. Turner made too much

you’re doing it for

smile, “In fact, | have other reasons for doing so. I was afraid Selina

not. You’ve been looking after Matthew for

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

Anna couldn’t help but ask

that | have my own home, I can pay for my grandmother’s medical bills in my hometown, and | 413 Having Dinner Together can give Selina and Joe gifts on their birthdays. I have a good job, and my

but still felt sorry for her. She said, “Have you ever considered that they may have everything prepared for you? They don’t want you to suffer, and they truly consider you to be