Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

42 Not an Outsider

On Saturday morning, while Anna was still sleeping, Tammy pulled her up. “Mommy, time to get up.”

Anna looked at the alarm clock drowsily and said desperately, “Tam, it’s only seven o’clock. What are you doing?”

Tammy held her arm and wouldn’t let go. She said firmly, “Mommy, it’s the first time that you go to Uncle Wright’s house. Shouldn’t you get dressed up? Come on. Have a shower. Put some makeup on. Get changed.”

Holding the pillow in her arms, Anna felt hopeless. Why does my daughter keep pushing me to every man she meets? 

With Tammy badgering her, Anna put on a light makeup and took out a T-shirt and a pair of jeans that she usually wore on weekends from the wardrobe. Before she put them on, Tammy had taken them away.

“Mommy, how can you wear these?” “What else can i wear?” “This one.” Tammy pulled out a burgundy backless dress, “This one is pretty.”

“Are you crazy?” Anna patted on her forehead angrily, “I’m not going to a night club. Besides, this is a cocktail dress. We‘re only going to your classmate’s house. Do I need to dress so formally?”

“What about this one?” Tammy wouldn’t give up and pulled out another gray-blue dress, “This one must be suitable.”

Anna took that dress and looked at it carefully for a while. She agreed that it was pretty, but she still hesitated, “Won’t it be inconvenient to wear a dress? You two will jump up and down.”

“No, we won’t.” Tammy raised her hand and promised, “I promise I will behave myself today.”

“Yeah, like I will believe you.”

to ignore her suggestion, but she kept pestering her and wouldn’t let her wear

butler had arrived at their apartment to

important meeting, so he’s not at home now. He told me to

was a man in his early forties. He

all the servants. He didn’t trust anyone now. I’m quite surprised that he invited

because I saved Matthew once, he didn’t think I would hurt him.” Anna smiled, though she couldn’t believe what she said. I‘m surprised, too. Who knows what he was thinking.

child seat and sighed like an adult when hearing them talk about

eyebrows, “Look. Matthew can’t talk, and he is so unlucky. I have never seen an unluckier child than him. Mommy, our teacher

astrological thing is so superstitious. Which teacher told you so? I can’t

 him for two months, and he has already had two severe accidents. If I hadn‘t warded off the chandelier, he would probably lose his life. If he had hit his head this time, he would also lose his life. Are these really accidents? She

they arrived at the house in Kingsford Neighborhood and got out of the car, a

boy, “Matthew, you

from the ground, “Haven’t washed your face? It’s alright.

glancing at Tammy and said, “You must be Ms. Gabriel. You’re really young to have a

 Look at the staircase! You can walk up the stairs from three entries! There are even elevators in the house! She immediately started talking with the young

what her daughter was thinking. She took Matthew to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth. She asked,

morning. Do you want to have a bite

Matthew nodded happily.

kids sat at the dining table and opened the lunch box she brought. The maid saw that Anna was

“Please wait, Ms. Gabriel. Matthew is

asked in surprise, with a scone in