472 The Love Between Brother and Sister
Wayne smiled as he watched Anna leave, and he no longer appeared exhausted
After leaving the hotel, Wayne and Anna got into their car. Anna was upset the entire way, as if she recalled an unpleasant memory. She was about to cry when she felt someone take her hand in his. When she looked up, she noticed Wayne staring at her. And the colorful neon from the street reflected on his face. It wasn’t until then that she came back to her senses.
Finally, they were together happily. Still, Anna constantly remembered she was terrified when she walked out of the hotel more than a decade ago. She had suffered from insomnia since then and would frequently wake up in the middle of the night from nightmares.
Wayne knew what she was thinking and realized she was drowning in grief. He couldn't talk about it because he was the one who had hurt her back then. Moreover, he realized that no matter what he said, it would not relieve her pain.
"I found out about the man's sister," Wayne said after a brief pause breaking the ice.
Anna's eyes brightened. "Where is she?" she asked, tightening her grip on his hand.
“In a hospital in the suburbs.”
"Hmm? Why?" Anna asked, puzzled.
"Because she has leukemia," Wayne said calmly.
Anna nodded, not looking surprised. The vast majority of those 471 The Love Between Brother.
protesting were family members of the patients, including the man. Anna knew he did it for a reason. If not because he hated her, it was because he wanted something from her.
Looking at Anna tenderly, Wayne started telling their story, "The man is named Bill, and his sister is Joanna. But the truth is, they are not biological siblings, nor are they related in any way. They met a few years ago in Ireland and returned to England together last year. Six months ago, Joanna was diagnosed with leukemia and is receiving treatment in a hospital. She never worked for Lemon, though.”
Hearing Wayne's words, Anna gradually realized that everything was coming together. Following the incident. Lemon presented evidence denying that the workers’ illness was related to them. Yet, Anna provided financial assistance to those twelve workers after privately confirming their condition. Those people then stopped causing problems.
Joanna, however, was not on that list.
"Joanna is likely unaware of what is going on. She had found a perfect match for the bone marrow, but that would cost her a lot of money. | think Bill is doing this for the money. So perhaps we should meet with her and get some information from her,” Wayne suggested.
"Ill go to the hospital and see her tomorrow," Anna said, nodding.
Titling his head against the window, Wayne looked at her and nodded. As he felt tired, he closed his eyes after that.
They didn't say anything after that. Anna leaned against the other side of the car window and looked out. It was late at night, and the streets looked empty. Everything in the world suddenly seemed meaningless to her.
Then, she felt a weight on her shoulder. And she was shocked to find
Wayne leaning his head against hers as if it was the only way he could sleep 471 The Love Between Brother, soundly.
At three o'clock in the morning, they returned home. When Anna awoke the next morning, she touched the pillow beside her. To her disappointment, Wayne was not there.
When she opened her eyes and checked the time, it was eleven o'clock in the morning. Anna then stood up and entered the dining room, where she found Isabella eating at the table. Because there was toast and milk on the table, Anna assumed she was eating breakfast.
Seeing Anna sit across from her, Isabella glanced at her several times. Under her gaze, Anna took a toast from the plate, smeared it with strawberry jam, and began eating it. She didn't seem to want to talk about what had happened the night before with Isabella.
Meanwhile, Anna's attitude caused Isabella to fidget even more. The last thing she could remember about last night was Jasmine and Lauren taking her into the hotel. So, she was confused about why she woke up in Wright's house.
“Anna, about last night
Isabella paused for a moment before dropping the half-eaten toast in her hand.
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