Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Chapter 342

Wayne sounded very calm and didn’t seem to care about it.

Anna was silent for a moment and said, “Wayne, | know it’s reasonable that you don’t care about this. But no matter what, she’s your mother. And you’ve always thought of Ryan as a friend, too.’’

Wayne cut her off before she could finish her sentence, saying, “Stop it” He sounded cold as if he didn’t care and didn’t believe it had anything to do with him.

Then he continued, “I don’t want to help her. Since she left my house, everything she has done has had nothing to do with me. I’m not obligated to help this total stranger. Go home, Anna.”

Anna said, “I treat Ryan as my brother. Why don’t you help him for the sake of me?”

“The only brother you have is Scott.”

Hearing that, Anna was so angry that she was speechless. She paused for a moment before saying, “Okay, | don’t need you to help me. I’ll figure it out by myself!”

She then hung up the phone. And she became even more irritated When she saw the smashed door. Anna had always believed that Wayne was very kind despite he looked cruel. However, she realized she might be mistaken.

Jennie might have done something wrong, but it was all part of a grudge between the previous generation. Jennie and Wayne had no bad blood; she was his mother anyway.

The more Anna thought about it, the more enraged she became, so (342 He’s My Worst Nightmare she called Andrew and asked him, “Help me figure out how much working capital the company has left.”

She then made a few more calls and calculated how much money she could withdraw. Anna realized she couldn’t sell her properties right away and couldn’t get that much money out for a while.

After that, she sat in front of the hotel, lost in thought.

In the evening, a car drove up to the door, and Gabriel stepped out. He said to Anna, “Miss Gabriel, Wayne’s worried about you, so he asked me to pick you up.”

However, no matter how hard Gabe persuaded her, Anna refused to

return with him. Helplessly, Gabriel said, “Miss Gabriel, please don’t make

things difficult for me. If you don’t come back with me, I can’t go back either!

Anna said, “Then you’d better stay here. There are plenty of guest, rooms here so you can just stay here like | do.”

Gabe paused for a moment before saying, “He’s actually doing it for you. | believe you should leave this matter alone. Wayne said some not- so-nice things about this. But if you’ll go back, he’ll be polite to them.”

Anna frowned and asked, “What? What did he say?”

Gabe hesitated, then said cautiously, “He said it was the first time they had seen each other in the last twenty years, but this happened immediately. It doesn’t seem like a coincidence. Five million dollars is not a small sum of money. The money meant nothing to him, but he was worried that they was actually blackmailing him.”

Anna slapped the table hard and stood up, shouting, “What is wrong with him? Who the hell would do that? Ryan is going to be a police later, and he has a promising future. How is it possible that he and Jennie would (342 He’s My Worst Nightmare blackmail Wayne?!”

Gabe remained silent and listened patiently to Anna. Wayne had ordered him to say that because it would enrage Anna so that she would go home.

Then Anna stood up and said, “I’m going to argue with him!”

Gabe’s eyes widened, he looked up, and he was taken aback. Wayne, you re really smart. | didn’t think that your trick would work, but it works anyways, he thought to himself.

“Great! Let me drive then. Miss Gabriel, do you have any luggage?”

“No, | don’t.” Before Anna could finish her sentence, she noticed someone standing on the second floor. When she turned around, she discovered that the person had vanished. Anna’s heart skipped a beat as she realized Jennie had probably just overheard their entire conversation.

As Jennie sat at her bedroom desk, flipping through her photo album, there was a knock on the door. “It’s me, Anna,” Anna said.

“Please come in,” Jennie said, wiping her tears.

Anna quietly opened the door and walked in as if she didn’t want to startle Jennie. “Are you crying?” she asked cautiously.

Jennie tried to smile and said, “No. My eyes have swollen from crying over the last few days.”

“You just heard our conversation, didn’t you?” Anna asked after a brief pause.

When she saw Jennie’s sad expression, she realized it was true. She then explained, “Don’t get me wrong; Wayne wasn’t doubting you. He was trying to make me angry so that | would go home.”

Jennie nodded and said, “You don’t need to explain, Anna. He has (342 He’s My Worst Nightmare

every reason to hate me, and James would have been alive if it weren’t for me. | will always owe it to the Wrights. | believe I can save my son myself. Besides, | don’t even want him to help me.”

Anna frowned and asked, “Tell me, who exactly did Ryan offend? Why can’t you call the police?”

Jennie frowned and didn’t want to talk to Anna about it.

Seeing that, Anna said, “We’ll have to call the cops if we can’t get that much money. He’s a top student at school, so they will take this very seriously. That is the best option for us. To be honest, | still think we should C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.

call 911.”

Jennie abruptly grabbed Anna’s sleeve and exclaimed, “No!

Don’t!”

Anna asked suspiciously, “Why? You should at least give me a reason because Ryan’s life is on the line.”

Jennie appeared to be torn as if she couldn’t breathe. She immediately broke into a cold sweat.

Anna went on, “What matters more than his life? He’s your son, Jennie.”

Jennie became increasingly depressed and then started crying. Anna was speechless, standing still and whispering Jennie’s name.

Jennie let go of Anna’s hand and motioned for her to sit down, wiping her tears away, saying, “I understand what you mean, Anna, because I’ve considered it myself. If | can’t find that much money, I’ll have to call the cops. However, the man who kidnapped Ryan is an outlaw. If he knows it, he won’t let Ryan go.”

Anna frowned, thinking the incident was related to what had happened before. “Who the hell is he?” she couldn’t help but ask. 342 He’s My Worst Nightmare

Jennie said through gritted teeth, “William Davis. That man has been haunting me like a ghost for the last thirty years. He’s the one who got James killed.”

Hearing that, Anna was stunned.