"Why are you here, Anna?"
Charles's heart skipped a beat.
He tried to remember the last time he saw Anna. After she had handed over her letter of resignation, she left the Mu clan's private hospital. Since then, Charles had never seen nor heard from her.
Charles had once thought that there was something wrong about Anna's sudden resignation, but he didn't have time to think it through. He was too busy finding out what happened to Linda that he forgot about Anna's resignation. Still, he was surprised to see her here.
Anna was happy and thrilled to see Charles. She unconsciously dropped all the meals on the ground when she saw him. She finally came to her senses when she noticed the mess she made on the floor.
"I'm visiting someone." Anna couldn't find the words to describe her feelings at that moment. She wanted to tell Charles everything, but she didn't know where to start.
"Why are there three meals? Who are you eating with?" Charles noticed that there were three meals on the ground. If Anna was alone, she would only need one.
Anna replied honestly, "They are for me, Mrs. Xie, and... Lady Linda."
On their way to the hospital, Linda had told Anna that she was ready to see Charles Mu again, which meant that she had decided to go back to him. That was why Anna thought it was okay to tell Charles Mu that Linda was here.
She couldn't wait for the two of them to reunite.
"What? Linda... My Linda is here? Now?"
Charles Mu immediately grabbed onto Anna's shoulders.
Charles's grip was so tight that Anna could feel a slight pain.
"Yes. Lady Linda is here, and she is in Mrs. Xie's room. Young Master, don't you want to see her?" Anna said with a smile.
When Charles heard what Anna said, he let go of her at once and ran toward Donna's room without turning back.
Anna had never seen Charles act like this. When he heard that Linda was here, she noticed his eyes glistened with tears. He must have missed Linda very much.
Before Charles ran, he shouted at Paul who was nearby, "Paul, help Anna get three sets of meals from the cafeteria!"
In Donna's room, Linda and Donna were chatting about their daily lives. Since it had been a while since the last time they saw each other, they both had many things to talk about. They had lived with each other for over a decade. Even though Donna wasn't her biological mother, Linda always treated her like one.
Suddenly, the door swung open. Linda turned around to see who did something so reckless.
She froze when she saw Charles.
The familiar face... Looking at him, she felt like it was just yesterday that they saw each other. But it had actually been four months since the last time they met.
"Babe..."
Charles muttered at the door.
His eyes turned very red. It seemed like he was holding back all his emotions.
Somehow, Linda had the urge to cry, too. She had never seen Charles like this before.
Charles was a strong man, and he would never cry about anything. But now, Linda clearly saw the tears in his eyes.
There was an old saying. Men do not easily shed tears. Charles tried hard to stop the tears from falling, so he would not cry in front of Linda.
But Linda could hardly control herself since the moment she saw Charles. Tears started streaming down her cheeks; she could not help but cry.
She looked at Charles and mumbled, "Charles Mu, you asshole."
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