Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

530 I Miss You

Anna and Patrick returned to the hospital after lunch while Wayne went home alone. On the way back, Wayne received a call from Maria

"Is Anna there? I called her several times, but she didn't return my calls." She asked.

"When did you call her?"

"About an hour ago."

Wayne realized Anna was in the lab at that moment. He said, "She was in the laboratory at the time, and there was no signal. What happened?"

"Something happened to Matthew," Maria said.

Shocked, Wayne slammed on the brakes immediately. He clutched the steering wheel tightly, feeling worried.

"Are you all right?" In a panic, Maria asked.

"I'm fine. How is Matthew doing?"

"His arm had three stitches. I took him back to the hotel after the doctor treated his wounds. I advised him to rest for a while, but he didn't listen to me. He's working in his room right now."

Wayne clenched his fist around his phone, saying a bit anxiously, "Don't tell Anna about it, please. I'll get there as soon as possible. Could you gather information about this project and email it to me?" "Sure." Maria exhaled a sigh of relief after telling Wayne of this.

After hanging up the phone, Wayne pulled over to the side of the road. He thought to himself, Matthew's been through a lot since he was a kid, and this must be very painful for him. Actually, I didn't want Matthew 529 Miss You

to be in charge of the entire company at such a young age. However, I have no choice. Gosh... I used to dream that Matthew and Tammy would live a carefree life and do whatever they want, and/ didn't want to make

Matthew take over our family business. But the cruel fact is, I have no choice but to do so because tons of people are coveting our family business. If! hadn't raised Matthew to become a competent heir, those vultures might've taken everything we have, and worse still, they might've hurt Matthew and Tammy. I can't let that happen!

At the same time, Anna and Patrick both went back to the hospital. After lunch, Anna had been feeling uneasy She walked absentmindedly to her office after leaving a patient's room. "Anna, what's wrong? Do you want to take some time off?" Nancy asked.

Anna nodded. She didn't have to work the night shift tonight, so she was free to leave work as usual today. As Ryan had gotten some clues about Isabella's whereabouts, she planned to go to Wright's house in the evening and ask him about the clues in detail.

With an evil smile, Nancy said, "I heard you took Patrick out at noon, by the way. Where have you two been?"

"Why are you asking me that? Nancy, don't look at me like that. We just have a regular lunch together. That's it," Anna responded.

I was just asking. Why so serious? Patrick couldn't possibly do anything to you with Wayne around."

Anna couldn't understand Nancy because she was suffering from a headache. She said, "Stop the nonsense, okay? I have to go to work now. Bye."

After saying this, Anna returned to her office and shut Nancy out of

the door, Her phone abruptly rang, and she was surprised to find that it was Wayne calling.

"Hello?" Anna said.

"Honey, are you busy right now?" Wayne's voice sounded drained

Anna immediately dropped the notebook on the table, asking, "What's the matter?"

"Nothing, I miss you."

Anna's heart began to race. She said, with a sheepish smile, "I'm not working late tonight, so I'll come back home early today. I'll make you your favorite shrimp."

Wayne laughed and asked, "Did you say that on purpose? Actually, I'm not going to be home for dinner tonight."

Surprised, Anna asked, "You're not having dinner at home tonight? Where are you going? Why didn't you tell me when we met for lunch?"

"Iwas bored at home, so I decided to see Matthew."

"Huh? When?"

"W've already arrived at the airport."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Is there something wrong with Matthew?" Anna asked, perplexed.

"Nothing's wrong. I'll be right back."

Anna put down her heart after hearing his explanation. She felt it was hard for Matthew to do so much work alone. So if Wayne could help her, she would be much relieved. She added, "You can stay there a little longer, dear. I'm worried he won't be able to handle it alone."

"Okay. Bye, I'm going to board the plane."

"Fine. Text me when you see Matthew."

"Got it. I know you've been busy recently, but don't forget to eat 5291 Miss You dinner."

"Im no longer a child! I've got to go, bye!" Anna said.

Anna didn't suspect anything. Although Wayne had been staying at home for the past few years, he frequently traveled to other cities. Also, she was preoccupied with her work, so she never asked him what he was up to.

At the end of the day, Anna left the hospital and went home.

"Mrs. Wright, hello. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes." The maid greeted Anna and said to her as Anna opened the door.

"Honey, help me find my cardigan," Anna shouted toward the second floor. Nobody responded to her. Anna froze for a second before realizing Wayne had left this afternoon

The maid walked out of the kitchen and said, "Mr. Wright has left town. He left quickly this afternoon, saying he needed to see Matthew. He didn't know how long he was going to be there."

"He'll be back soon," Nodding, Anna said.

While Anna was having dinner, Wayne's plane had landed at Cliatin Airport. Cliatin was a relatively underdeveloped city in the south. However, because it was a coastal city, it drew the attention of many real estate developers, including the Carousel Group. And the project that Matthew was in charge of was located on the west coast of the city.

In the study of the hotel room, Matthew was carefully reading the planning scheme on his laptop. Because his right hand was wrapped in gauze and dangling from his neck, he moved the mouse with his left. When

he was occupied with his work, a man placed a glass of milk on Matthew's table.

"Thanks," Matthew assumed it was Maria, so he said so without raising his head. He looked up subconsciously when he noticed the person still standing there.

Surprised, Matthew paused for a moment before saying, "Dad. What are you doing here?"

"Just sit," Wayne said as he sat next to Matthew. His gaze was drawn to Matthew's injured arm.

Matthew frowned as he looked down at his arm. "I'm fine, Dad. It doesn't hurt at all. Did Aunt Maria tell you about it?"

"Were you planning on not telling me anything?" Wayne asked.

After a brief pause, Matthew sighed, "It's not a big deal, and I don't think you and Mom need to worry about me."

Wayne frowned and appeared dissatisfied. After seeing Matthew's gauze-wrapped hand, he sighed resignedly. He thought, Matthew, know that the last thing you like is to have people worry about you. Ever since you were a kid, you've often kept it to yourself And it's mainly because I didn't take good care of you before. For that, I'm deeply sorry.

Having come back to his senses, Wayne said to Matthew firmly, "You're free to leave now. I've already asked Maria to book you a flight for tomorrow."

"No. This project is not yet completed," With a straight face, Matthew refused.

"You don't have to be worried about the project. I'll take care of it for you."

""'m not going," Matthew said firmly, looking at Wayne.

Wayne asked, "Why? Do you think I'm not doing as well as you?"

Shaking his head, Matthew said, "I wouldn't have said anything if you were taking over before the accident. But you'd better not do it for me now." "What do you mean?" "I think they're coming for me.