Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

414 Having Dinner Together

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.

"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

That hurts. Are you really

also asked about Tammy's illness. Then Anna explained to him that Tammy's asthma

a sigh of relief and exclaimed,

thought 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 age, we can also just

he has been in the hospital and he's doing fine, his physical exam revealed

handed Anna the juice and said, "We both thought it would be better

getting older, so he's a little nervous and hesitant to make a quick decision. In fact, having this

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

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 when they

expect Peter's refusal to have the surgery to

said, "I'm sorry. The things happened so quickly today, and I'm afraid Mrs. Turner made too much of a fuss. Actually, there have been a lot of rumors about you in the group recently.

you're

| have other reasons for doing so. I was afraid Selina would

will not. You've been looking after

been a village teacher in my hometown after high school if Selina hadn't sponsored me through college. I owe her and her husband

Anna couldn't help but

strange. But now 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

still felt sorry for her. She said, "Have you ever considered that they may