Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand novel Chapter 369

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Anna went to the hospital as soon as she got the call. The operation had been going on for half an hour since she arrived

Wayne sat on the sofa near the door, wearing a black coat. He had no expression on his face and appeared to be in a daze. After a while, a doctor came out of the operating room. Wayne immediately stood up and inquired, "How is she?"

"We're still trying to save her." A nurse said, then closed the door to the operating room.

Wayne clenched his fists. He had always been calm, but he was shaking at that moment without knowing what to do. On the other hand, Anna appeared calm because it was not the first time she had witnessed such a scene

Tammy had suffered from asthma since she was born. When Anna travelled to the United States, she brought a large sum of money with her. But she ran out of cash soon because she had to pay for Tammy's medical bills and surgery. As a result, she had to go to work. Despite spending a fortune over the past five years, she could not cure Tammy's asthma

She looked at Wayne's worried expression as if she were seeing herself for the first time outside the emergency room, waiting for Tammy. Anna paused for a moment before finally saying, "Please take a seat. She'll be fine."

Wayne looked at her in a daze as if something had occurred to him. He asked after a long while, "Tammy's had a lot of surgeries over these years, right?" 368 | Will Give You Compensation

He had known before that Tammy had asthma. He'd even used it to persuade Anna to let Tammy and Matthew attend the same kindergarten. However, at that time, Wayne didn't pay attention to this, and he had no idea that this cheerful little girl was his own daughter. "She often had to have surgery when she was younger, but she rarely had an attack after she was three. After that, she knew she was not allowed

to play strenuous sports or go to places that are crowded. In summer, I won't allow her to go out too often and always make sure she has first aid supplies with her. Tammy's still a child, though. And she forgot to bring to bring first aid supplies with her from time to time. As a result, she usually has one or two attacks per year."

Anna spoke calmly as if she were telling someone else's story. Nonetheless, Wayne was heartbroken. He hadn't spent much time with Tammy, but she struck him as a cheerful and sweet young girl. She made him feel the warmth that Matthew could not give him. And he had no idea that such a sweet little girl was constantly suffering from illness.

Then Wayne was lost in thought, Tammy/is physically ill while Matthew's mentally traumatized. | could've provided them with a happy family but failed to do so. Damn it! What the hell was | thinking?! Why would I decide to have children with a surrogate back then? None of these would've happened if I hadn't made those stupid mistakes!

"Was Jasper always with you when Tammy had a seizure?" Wayne asked. He wanted Anna to tell him the answer he wanted to comfort him At that critical moment, he didn't want to reckon with Jasper about what had happened before. He hoped Anna had someone by her side when she had a nervous breakdown over her child.

To his surprise, Anna shook her head and said, "I hadn't met him when I first arrived in America. At that time, Tammy's health was at its worst. | 368 | Will Give You Compensation couldn't even fall asleep every day because I was so worried. I was afraid I'd wake up one day to find she'd stopped breathing,"

Wayne was heartbroken and at a loss for words.

"Back then, I got pregnant unexpectedly and was unprepared. I had no idea what to do or how to do it. At that time, no one told me how to bea good mother. So, I had to figure it out on my own. Tammy became such a mature child because of this. I was raised to be overly compassionate. As a result, I'm always unwilling to compete for things and I tend to easily forgive others. So, others always treated me casually. But I don't want Tammy to grow up like that. I want her to be a carefree child that can do whatever she likes."

Hearing her heartfelt words, Wayne was deeply touched, extended his hand to her and attempted to hug her. But then, the lights went out in the operating room and interrupted his movement.

"How did it go?" Anna asked right away.