Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

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The next morning, Anna went to Selina's place with some fruit and flowers. Selina was alone in the garden trimming roses when
Anna arrived.
The maid opened the gate for Anna and showed her the way to the backyard. She said, "Anna, you're quite polite. You always
bring so much stuff every time you visit your aunt.”
Before Anna could reply, Selina said, "Every time | see these things, it makes me feel like you're here to visit a patient.” Anna
immediately frowned and said, "No, Auntie Selina. | brought them because | respect you!"
Selina hadn't smiled at Anna since she walked in. She was "concentrating" on the roses and almost cut all the leaves off, and
she seemed to also be mad at those flowers as well.
Anna felt terrible for the lovely roses, and then sighed. She sat next to. Selina and asked, "Are you still upset over what
happened last night? Don't be angry, it really doesn't matter.”
Selina asked, frowning, "Don't you think it matters? This is your family's first meeting with Wayne's family, for God's sake! The
Gabriels have a poor reputation, and I'm afraid the Wrights will look down on you after you get married. Bruce and his family are
unbearable people. They not only embarrassed me, but also made you look awful in front of the Wrights. What a bunch of
snobs!"
Hearing that, Anna wrapped her arms around Selina and leaned on her shoulder, saying, "Gee, Auntie Selina. You know what
kind of people
they are, and Peter will find out about it if he wants to. Wayne and Peter 337 About Matthew's Mother are nice people, believe
me. Also, they know I'm not familiar with Uncle Bruce and his lousy family.”
"But they acted so rude and outrageous last night! They were very eager to get familiar with you, so they can take advantage of
you. They didn’t even greet you before trying to get you to do something for them. It's such a disgrace!" Selina said furiously.
"But | didn't say yes to them.”
"Even if they had persuaded you, | would not have agreed! They're all idiots! Bruce would've still been poor if your grandfather
hadn't adopted him fifty years ago. | hope they could get a job and stop idling around.”

Anna giggled at Selina's words and realized she was still as skilled as ever at swearing. When Anna was a child, she was very
afraid of Selina when she was angry. However, Anna only found that she was actually amiable now.
Then Anna laughed and said, "If you keep pruning, you'll get nothing but the branches.”
Selina lowered her gaze to her rose, then asked Anna, "Do you really not care about it? if so, I don't even want to talk to you
anymore,
Anna."
Anna exclaimed as she shook Selina's arm, "No. | still need you to plan my wedding for me. If you don't talk to me, then | will
have difficulties planning a wedding. I need your help, aunt Selina.”
Selina soon stopped being angry. She smiled and said, "You were a dependable little girl when you were younger, but how did
you become like this now?" Though Selina was grumbling, she was delighted for Anna. Selina could tell Anna was doing well
since she seemed happy in love.
Then Selina added, "Actually, it would be nice if Wayne didn't have children. | truly don't want you to be someone else's
stepmother. If 337 About Matthew's Mother something goes wrong, they'll all point the finger at you.”
Anna immediately stopped laughing and said seriously, "Auntie Selina, | actually came here to tell you something. I've been
keeping this a secret for years."
"What is it?”
Anna pursed her lips and said, "It's about Matthew's mother.”
In the evening, Ryan helped the waitress clean the tables at his mother's hotel. Numerous tourists were visiting this town during
the recent holidays, so it was often messy.
The waitress asked as she wiped the tables, "Ryan, does your mother still have a cold? She hasn't been downstairs in several
days, and I'm worried about her. Is everything okay?"
Ryan frowned and turned to face the first floor. The door to his mother's room was locked, as he could see through the wooden
railing of the stairs.

He explained, "Probably because it's been so cold lately, so her cold will worsen if she catches a cold breeze. It's fine. She just
needs a couple more days to rest. I'll have the cook prepare something she'll enjoy and send it to her later.”
The waitress nodded and asked, "Fine. By the way, how come you came back with your mom this time? You said that you were
busy with school and wouldn't be back for a while.”
Ryan made an excuse and said, "I'm not busy anymore.”
"Huh?"
Ryan became irritated and snatched the rag from the waitress's grasp,
saying, "Sally, why are you asking me so many questions today? Why don't 337 About Matthew's Mother you clean up the front
desk and stop bugging me?"
The waitress didn't get angry with him. She just sighed and rolled her eyes. As she walked toward the front desk, she said, "I'm
not interested in that at all. No wonder your mother is always worried that you can't find a girlfriend. See, you have a really nasty
temper.”
Ryan was in no mood te talk to her and said nothing, Jennie had never left her room since they had returned from Birmingham a
week before And Ryan had the waiter bring Jennie meals every day, but she was losing weight by the day.
Itwas already dusk. Because it was a local festival that day, most of the guests were out celebrating, and there was almost no
one in the hotel. Sally was sitting at the front desk, dozing, After a while, someone opened the door and asked, "Is this the
Maplesugar Hotel?"
Sally replied as soon as she awoke, "Yes. Are you staying here?"
"Yeah."
"Have you made a reservation?"
"No, | forgot. Is there a room available?"
Sally observed the man wearing a black bowler hat and clutching a camera. She then lowered her head, checked her computer,
and smiled, saying, "Lucky you! It just so happens that someone checked the room out at noon. But the cleaners haven't had a
chance to clean it yet. Just a moment, I'll go and clean it for you."