509 The Househusband
The next morning, Anna woke up at nearly nine o'clock. She felt her entire body ache as if all her bones had crumbled. As she picked up her phone and looked at the time before sitting up, she exclaimed, "Sh*t!"
The hospital had recently become even busier than usual. So, as chief of surgery, Anna just chaired a meeting for all the doctors yesterday. She sternly told everyone they could not be late or leave work early at the meeting. However, she hadn't expected to be the first to break her rules.
After quickly washing and dressing, Anna dashed downstairs. Later, she saw Wayne sitting leisurely at the table in the dining room, eating breakfast.
"Did you turn off my alarm clock again, Wayne? I told you, if you turn off my alarm clock again, | won't sleep in the same room with you!” Anna yelled angrily toward the dining room.
"| didn't turn it off," Wayne said calmly as he buttered the bread.
"Who else could it be? Matthew's not at home, and Tammy is staying at Selina's house. We're the only people in the house, along with a maid who cooked for us,” With a sigh, Anna decided not to argue with him. Then she added, "Okay, I'm going to work. I'll definitely discuss this with you tonight.”
‘‘Aren't you going to eat something for breakfast?”
"I can't. It's too late. The patients are waiting for me." Anna rolled her eyes and walked out the door with her bag, saying, "Don't bring me lunch to my office at lunchtime.” 508 The Househusband
"Why?" Wayne frowned and asked.
"The hospital has a cafeteria and I can eat there. If you're bored, go find Karl and kill time with him." Then Anna walked out the door without looking back before Wayne could respond.
Wayne hadn't cared about the company since he let Matthew take charge. According to Anna, "Wayne has done nothing for the last three years but causes me trouble every day.” As long as he was home, she was, late for work almost every day.
Being late wasn't a big deal for Anna. What bothered her the most was that Wayne came to the hospital every day to bring her food. Wayne would bring her and her coworkers a lot of food if she happened to be on the night shift. Knowing that he was showing his love and care for her in this way, Anna still found it a bit awkward as Wayne had always the domineering CEO in her mind. And she had difficulty getting used to the fact that he somehow became a househusband.
After Anna left, Wayne turned to the kitchen and asked the maid, "Did you put the breakfast in her car?”
"Yes, | packed her sandwiches and hot coffee, and | put everything on the passenger seat so she can see them as soon as she gets in," the maid said as she walked out of the kitchen.
"Anna has been getting busier since becoming a doctor and works a lot of overtime. She doesn't get enough sleep. And she suffers from stomach problems. You should tell her how much you care for her. Otherwise, she will only think you are meddling in her business without her consent, Mr. Wright,” the maid said as she brought out another glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.
Wayne nodded, but he didn't take the maid's words seriously. He knew he still had a long way to go before showing his love and care for her 508 The Househusband without being scolded by Anna. Yet, he didn't mind that Anna always blamed him for that in his mind, it was better than Anna ignoring her.
"By the way, you don't have to cook for me at noon," Having collected his thoughts, Wayne said to the maid.
"You're not having lunch at home?"
"No," Wayne said, "I haven't been back to my grandfather's house ina few days, and I should go see him"
Anna was wearing her white coat in her office when she heard a knock on the door. She looked up and saw Nancy looking at her thoughtfully.
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