Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Chapter 401 I Still Love You

At that moment, Wayne interrupted her, “Anna, please believe me. I wasn’t the one who forced you to sign the contract back then. It was because my butler messed it up that you ended up being my surrogate. te

“Well, I can’t blame it all on you as Allie was one of the major reasons why the incident had happened. And now, she’s already six feet underground and our children have already reached their puberty. It’s pointless to discuss who was right or wrong at this point,” Anna said, put ona wry smile and took another sip of the drink.

“Right…” Wayne tightened his grip, his knuckles turning white.

“Okay, where was I? Right. However, even though I’m still haunted by the past, I clearly know that there’s nothing | could do about. It’s not like I can just turn the clock backward as | want. What is settled in the past is already unchangeable. And gradually, after all the struggle | have suffered, |

finally learned to move on.”

“What do you mean? Do you mean that you’ve finally gotten over me?

“Maybe. Maybe not.”

“But we have had such a great time together, haven’t we? Don’t tell me you were faking it all the time… We could’ve built a wonderful and happy family.”

“We did have our good old days, and I was indeed happy when I was with you. But, Wayne, don’t you think that our love was built on a very unstable foundation? Yes, I did love you and I did want to grow old with 400 | Still Love You you. Still, from the moment | realized you were Matthew and Tammy’s birth father, everything changed. From the moment I realized that I fell in love with someone who had once nearly destroyed my life, I couldn’t think straight anymore.”

At that point, Anna had already had tears welled up in her eyes, and the rims of her eyes turned a bit red. Clenching the cup in her hands, she tried her best to refrain herself from shedding tears.

Awhile later, she added, “Wayne, you have to understand me. We both know that I’m always insecure, especially when it comes to marriage. Ijust, ljust don’t want our marriage to end up like that of my parents. Up till now, it still hurts like hell every time I think of the fact that my father married his mistress, who caused my mother’s death. I can’t and I won’t forget the fact that it was the same woman who had killed my father! Damn it!”

Anna couldn’t hold back anymore. With tears streaming down her face, she covered her face and sobbed sadly. Wayne quickly handed over a piece of tissue to her, and she thanked him for it. Just as he was about to reach out his hand to hold her hands and comfort her, Wayne flinched.

Then withdrawing his hand in embarrassment, he said, “Anna, I’m so sorry. I didn’t know what I’ve done in the past have had turned your life upside down. And I didn’t know that your parents’ failed marriage would have such a great impact on your life. I’m so sorry that I’ve hurt you in the past.”

“It’s okay. It’s not entirely your fault, after all. ‘m also to be blamed for how everything turned out the way it is. Anyways, the k********g that happened five years ago was the last straw that made me give up on you Wayne, being with you did make me happy, but it also made me worry about my life because ever since our fate was intertwined, my life had been 400 | Still Love You full of uncertainty. And I hate uncertainty.”

“Originally, I thought I would be able to overcome my insecurity. But it turns out that | can’t. I just can’t. Wayne, sometimes, being with you is exhausting. Not only did | have to worry that you would learn the truth about my identity and then take Tammy away from me, but also, have to always be on guard when facing the women who fawned upon you because they would either try hard to steal you from me or do harm to Matthew or Tammy.”

What?! … Gosh! Why didn’t think of it earlier? Had | known about it, I wouldn’t have said those harsh words to you back then. And you wouldn’t have left me without hesitation. Damn it! How could | be so stupid and ruin the love we had?! © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Much as he wanted to speak his thoughts out loud, Wayne chose to shut it because Anna looked like she still had a lot to say to him. Then with a nodding, he said, “Anna, keep it on.”

“and when I found out that I was pregnant five years ago, I panicked.”

“What?! You were pregnant five years ago?!” This time, Wayne couldn’t hold back any longer. He exclaimed with a pale face

“Yes, I was three months pregnant back then.”

“Why didn’t you tell me, Anna? We could’ve sorted things out together.

“If only it would be the case, Wayne. You think | didn’t want to sort that out with you? Of course, I did! By the way, thank you so much for saving me that day. After | was rescued and taken to the hospital after being kidnapped, | kept wondering whether to tell you about it for a long time. On the one hand, I couldn’t help thinking of the scene in which the

five of us living in a big and warm family happily. On the other hand, at the 400 | Still Love You thought that Matthew was almost murdered multiple times before by Ada and that she might still be an outlaw who would come back any moment to hurt us, | lost the courage to be with you anymore. Also, those hurtful words you said to me suppressed my willingness to be with you even more.

Feeling regretful and sorry, Wayne lowered his head and put his hand on his forehead to support it. He had so many words to say to Anna such as “I still love you, Anna’, “I’m so sorry’, “Please get back with

me”, and so on. However, he was so choked by the mixed emotions that he eventually failed to utter a single word.

“Itwas a boy.” At the moment, Anna’s voice was like a floating melody that came into Wayne’s wandering mind.

Startled, Wayne asked after he was back to earth, “What?”

“I mean our son. He was a beautiful boy. It’s such a shame that we lost him forever. Matthew and Tammy would be more than happy if they knew that they would have a baby brother back then.”

“anna, I’m so sorry.”

“It’s okay. I know you’re heartbroken as well. When I was in France, every time I went to the hospital for the ultrasound exam, I would be excited to see that he grew bigger and bigger day by day. Unlike last time When I was pregnant with Tammy and Matthew, the time when | was pregnant with Archie; yes, I was going to name him Archie; | was expecting his arrival. I wanted him to appreciate the beauty of the world and I wanted him to feel that he was loved and cared for. However, when I was five-month- pregnant, the doctor told me that she couldn’t hear his heartbeat anymore. I told her to double check whether she got it wrong. And after checking it for the fourth time and there was still not a sound of his heartbeat, | know he was really gone…” 400 | Still Love You

Anna couldn’t help sobbing. This time, she shed more tears and her face turned red because she tried so hard to suppress her sobbing. Seeing that, Wayne reached out his hands and held her soft hands. As Anna felt the warmth passing from Wayne’s warm palm to her cold hands, she didn’t refuse him. Instead, she held his hands more tightly.