Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand novel Chapter 165

165 Have I Found the Love of My Life?

Anna was about to call Frank “Dad” when she realized that he thought she was a nurse. Then, she froze.

“How long have I slept?” Frank asked as he sat up from the bed and leaned over it. He looked as if he was about to get out of bed.

Anna immediately reached out to help him, but he pushed her away. He said, “No, thanks. It‘s okay. I can do it myself.”

With that, he got out of bed on his own. He fumbled with his shoes and then touched the end of the bed. Then, he slowly walked toward the balcony by holding the things along his way.

“It seems to be a pretty nice day, doesn‘t it?” He said, then walked to the balcony. Immediately afterward, Anna opened the door for him.

Frank nodded, walked out onto the balcony, and said, “Thank you. The air is pretty fresh here. It just rained, didn‘t it?”

As he spoke, he suddenly stumbled and tripped over a chair. “Dad!” Anna cried out in shock.

Frank held on to the edge of the chair and stood still. Then, he looked back at Anna in surprise.

“Anna? Is that you?” He asked, and then frozed.

Anna walked up quickly to help him and said, “Yes, it‘s me. Dad, why didn‘t you tell me you were sick?”

Although Frank looked surprised, he was delighted. He said, “Come on, have a seat, Anna. Well, I didn‘t think I needed to tell you about this. It‘s common for people to get sick as they get older. This illness of mine isn‘t terrible, and it doesn‘t hurt. I‘m just having a little trouble moving around. Honey, relax, it‘s no big deal.”

He said casually, trying to show that he was not bothered by the disease. However, Anna felt mixed emotions.

“Dad, why did you move to a nursing home? Can‘t they all take care of you?”

“Shirley is working at the company, and Allie is getting ready to get married. Oh, by the way, did you get your invitation to Allie‘s wedding?”

Anna hesitated for a few seconds and replied, “Yes.”

She knew Allie was getting married. However, she knew it from Peace. Peace had a lot of friends, and quite a few of them had received their invitations. But, as her sister, Anna was not invited. Anna didn‘t want to tell Frank about it because he was already sick, and she didn‘t want to make her angry. So, she lied.

“Anna, Allie has been spoiled by her mother since childhood. She‘s a grumpy kid, and I knew about that. But, no matter what, she‘s your sister. Will you go to her wedding? Just for my sake, darling, please.”

Frank nodded gratefully and held Anna‘s hand, “That‘s great. Anna, I know you don‘t like Shirley and Allie, but you never fought with them because you‘re afraid I‘ll be upset. You‘re a good

girl, honey, just like your mother.”

“Do you still remember my mother?”

“Yes. How could I forget about her?” Frank seemed to remember the past. His unfocused eyes looked at the air as if he had mixed feelings. His voice was mournful as if he was feeling guilty and remorseful for what had happened.

“Gee, I’ll meet your mother in heaven. And I don‘t know what I‘m going to say to her yet!”

Anna just sat quietly. She didn‘t know what to say to comfort him or what would be appropriate to say

She stayed with her father at the sanatorium for the whole afternoon before leaving. When she came home, she just felt that the house was empty, like a giant box, and it did not make her feel less lonely

My father thought he had met his true love at that time. So. he abandoned his wife, who started his business with him. Now he‘s old, and there‘s no one by his side. I am his daughter, but we sometimes don‘t understand each other. So, the only one who can be with him in his old age is his partner. Some people search their whole life for true love, but they never find the love of their life. Anna thought

Anna then asked herself, “Have I found the love of my life?”

It was already midnight when the meeting ended. Wayne walked out of the conference room, surrounded by the staff. He then summarized the meeting in the hallway as Gabe recorded the contract changes on his iPad.

Wayne stopped abruptly. At that moment, all three men behind him stopped along with him. Not knowing what was happening, they all looked in the direction Wayne was looking.

Anna and Wayne were left alone, staring at each other in the long hallway. Wayne strode over to her and asked in surprise, “Anna, what are you doing here?”