Anna and Patrick returned to the hospital after lunch while Wayne went home alone. On the way back, Wayne received a call from Maria âIs Anna there? | called her several times, but she didnât return my calls.â She asked.
âWhen did you call her?â
âAbout an hour ago.â
Wayne realized Anna was in the lab at that moment. He said, âShe was in the laboratory at the time, and there was no signal.
What happened?â
âSomething happened to Matthew,â Maria said.
Shocked, Wayne slammed on the brakes immediately. He clutched the steering wheel tightly, feeling worried.
âAre you all right?â In a panic, Maria asked.
âIâm fine. How is Matthew doing?â
âHis arm had three stitches. | took him back to the hotel after the doctor treated his wounds. | advised him to rest for a while, but he didnât listen to me. Heâs working in his room right now.â
Wayne clenched his fist around his phone, saying a bit anxiously, âDonât tell Anna about it, please. Iâll get there as soon as possible. Could you gather information about this project and email it to me?â
âSure.â 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, Matthewâs been through a lot since he was a kid, and this must be very painful for him. Actually, | didnât want Matthew 529 Miss You to be in charge of the entire company at such a young age. However, I have no choice. Gosh... | used to dream that Matthew and Tammy would live a carefree life and do whatever they want, and/ didnât want to make Matthew take over our family business. But the cruel fact is, | have no choice but to do so because tons of people are coveting our family business. If! hadnât raised Matthew to become a competent heir, those vultures mightâve taken everything we have, and worse still, they mightâve hurt Matthew and Tammy. | canât 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 patientâs room.
âAnna, whatâs wrong? Do you want to take some time off?â Nancy asked.
Anna nodded. She didnât have to work the night shift tonight, so she was free to leave work as usual today. As Ryan had gotten some clues about Isabellaâs whereabouts, she planned to go to Wrightâs house in the evening and ask him about the clues in detail.
With an evil smile, Nancy said, âI heard you took Patrick out at noon, by the way. Where have you two been?â
âWhy are you asking me that? Nancy, donât look at me like that. We just have a regular lunch together. Thatâs it,â Anna responded.
| was just asking. Why so serious? Patrick couldnât possibly do anything to you with Wayne around.â
Anna couldnât understand Nancy because she was suffering from a headache. She said, âStop the nonsense, okay? | have to go to work now. Bye.â
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.
âHello?â Anna said.
âHoney, are you busy right now?â Wayneâs voice sounded drained Anna immediately dropped the notebook on the table, asking, âWhatâs the matter?ââ
âNothing, | miss you.â
Annaâs heart began to race. She said, with a sheepish smile, âIâm not working late tonight, so Iâll come back home early today. Iâll make you your favorite shrimp.â
Wayne laughed and asked, âDid you say that on purpose? Actually, Iâm not going to be home for dinner tonight.â
Surprised, Anna asked, âYouâre not having dinner at home tonight? Where are you going? Why didnât you tell me when we met for lunch?â
âIwas bored at home, so | decided to see Matthew.â
âHuh? When?â
âWâve already arrived at the airport.â
âWhy are you in such a hurry? Is there something wrong with Matthew?â Anna asked, perplexed.
âNothingâs wrong. Iâll be right back.â
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, âYou can stay there a little longer, dear. Iâm worried he wonât be able to handle it alone.â
âOkay. Bye, Iâm going to board the plane.â
âFine. Text me when you see Matthew.â
âGot it. | know youâve been busy recently, but donât forget to eat 5291 Miss You dinner.â
âIm no longer a child! Iâve got to go, bye!â Anna said.
Anna didnât 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.
âMrs. Wright, hello. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes.â The maid greeted Anna and said to her as Anna opened the door.
âHoney, help me find my cardigan,â 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, âMr. Wright has left town. He left quickly this afternoon, saying he needed to see Matthew. He didnât know how long he was going to be there.â
âHeâll be back soon,â Nodding, Anna said.
While Anna was having dinner, Wayneâs 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 Matthewâs table.
âThanks,â 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, âDad. What are you doing here?â
âJust sit,â Wayne said as he sat next to Matthew. His gaze was drawn to Matthewâs injured arm.
Matthew frowned as he looked down at his arm. âIâm fine, Dad. It doesnât hurt at all. Did Aunt Maria tell you about it?â
âWere you planning on not telling me anything?â Wayne asked.
After a brief pause, Matthew sighed, âItâs not a big deal, and | donât think you and Mom need to worry about me.â
Wayne frowned and appeared dissatisfied. After seeing Matthewâs 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, youâve often kept it to yourself And itâs mainly because | didnât take good care of you before. For that, Iâm deeply sorry.
Having come back to his senses, Wayne said to Matthew firmly, âYouâre free to leave now. Iâve already asked Maria to book you a flight for tomorrow.â
âNo. This project is not yet completed,â With a straight face, Matthew refused.
âYou donât have to be worried about the project. Iâll take care of it for you.â
ââm not going,â Matthew said firmly, looking at Wayne.
Wayne asked, âWhy? Do you think Iâm not doing as well as you?â
Shaking his head, Matthew said, âI wouldnât have said anything if you were taking over before the accident. But youâd better not do it for me now.â
âWhat do you mean?â â| think theyâre coming for me.