Chapter 177

Chapter 177“Okay, keep focusing on him. I hope you can find out who exactly made him do it and who ordered him.
By the way, find out what he‘s been doing lately.”
Gabe nodded and said, “Got it. By the way, Miss Gabriel‘s flight will arrive at the airport tonight. Are you
going to pick her up?”
Wayne frowned and said, “No. I‘m going to the hospital tonight to see Charlotte.” Gabe froze for a
moment. Then he sighed in his mind and suddenly felt sympathy for
Anna.
Anna hasn‘t done anything. Yet, they blamed her before for the fire. Now that things are pretty much
checked out, and we know that the fire has nothing to do with her. Also, we are sure that she did not
know that Matthew was in the kitchen. But too bad that Wayne doesn‘t seem to care about her
anymore, Gabe thought to himself.
“Mr. Wright, there‘s one more thing. The hotel staff has been gossiping about Miss Gabriel lately.
Should we do something about it?”
Most of the staff thought that since Anna and Wayne had broken up, and they talked about her all they
wanted. They dared not to say that Wayne did something wrong, so they could only talk s**t about
Anna
When Gabe went to the hotel to take care of business the other day, he heard Anna‘s subordinate
employees talking about gossip.
Someone said, “It took so long for us to realize what kind of person she is. Anyway, I‘ve never seen a
woman treat her step–children nice. It seems that when people are in danger, they usually only protecttheir children. Luckily, Mr. Wright found out that she‘s a selfish woman. Anna would get nothing from
him!“.
“Exactly! I think she used to pretend to be nice.”
Anna hadn‘t resigned from the hotel yet. Wayne suspended her only because he wanted her to stay.
However, people misunderstood him,
Gabe was worried that if Anna heard their gossip, she would also misunderstand Wayne.
And then, Gabe heard Wayne say indifferently, “Just let them gossip. I don‘t care about that.”
His tone was very grim, and Gabe sighed in his heart when he heard this.
*** It was already evening when that plane landed in Birmingham. After picking up her luggage, Anna
walked out of the airport. There were many people at entrance of the airport, but she immediately
recognized Peace standing in front of her car.
“Hey, where‘s Tammy?” Seeing that Peace seemed to have come alone, Anna asked.
After Peace shoved Anna‘s suitcase into the trunk, she then winked at her and said, “Oh, she‘s home.
Don‘t worry, Anna, she should be asleep by now. Anyway, I think you should get in the car first and see
who also came to see you.”
Puzzled, Anna pulled open the car door. She then immediately saw a young man wearing
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sunglasses. He smiled at her, and his teeth were shining under moonlight. He said, “Surprise, Anna!”
Surprised and delighted, Anna immediately got into the car and closed the door. She asked, “Hey!
Scott, what are you doing here? Are you done with your variety show?”Scott leaned over her shoulder and said unhappily. “Well, that show is over for now Honestly, I‘ve been
in a bit of trouble lately So I thought I‘d stay at your house to hide for a while
After Peace got into the driver‘s seat, she said. “Let me tell you, you can take your refuge, but you‘d
better not stay in at our house. There will be a bunch of paparazzi following you no matter where you
go. If you stay at Anna‘s house, she won‘t be able to come home at all!”
Scott frowned and hesitated for a moment, and he looked like he was about to say something hard to
say
He said, “No, I don‘t even care about those annoying paparazzi now I‘ve been in some trouble lately
But, none are reliable, and I don‘t want to talk to them about it. So, I can only tell you guys”
“What is it?” Anna looked at him worriedly
Scott looked a little distracted and even speechless as he said, “Oh, well, just something typical in
show business. You know, my agent took me to dinner with the investor of my new show the other day
But, that investor made a move on me, which made me so damn disgusted”
Peace laughed out loud and said, “Hey. I think it’s pretty good. If that rich woman wants to date you,
just say yes to her! I think that you should feel satisfied, honey.”
Scott was so angry that his face went pale. He said furiously, “What? I wish that person were a woman!
But, no, he‘s a man! Damn it!”
Anna and Peace were silent after hearing his words. After a few seconds, they broke out into a loud
laughter
Scott looked at the two who couldn‘t stop laughing, and said in exasperation, “Why are you laughing?
Well, how would you guys feel if a woman fell in love with you?”“Oops! You know what, I told Anna before that you might be gay. But, she said it was impossible. I
knew it!”
“Hey, I‘m not gay! I‘m straight for real!”
“A homophobia is usually a gay.“” “I believe you now, Peace.” Anna said.
Scott said in embarrassment and annoyance, “Hey, stop it! Stop laughing! I told you this because I
want you to help me with my problems, not to let you make fun of me! Stop the car, Peace, and let me
out. I can‘t stand to be humiliated by you guys anymore!”
Anna finally had enough of laughing and then pulled his shirt. She said, “Geez, relax, we‘re just kidding
with you. Tell us, how do you want us to help you?”
“That p*****t invited me to a party which will be held in a few days. Which one of you two will be
available? You can go with me there and pretend to be my girlfriend. That way, he‘ll know I‘m straight.”
novelbin“Huh? Will it really be that simple?”
“Yeah.”
Looking at Scott‘s innocent impression, Anna and Peace looked at each other inside the rearview
mirror.
He‘s so naive! Scott thought that if he said he was straight to that man, it would deter him. No way! In
show business, straight men could be gay for pay. Anna thought to herself.
Anna refused outright, saying, “No Scott, it‘s not that simple. I think you‘d better just turn down his
invitation. He‘ll stop pestering you when you got married later.”Scott raised his eyebrows and asked, “What? You really don‘t want to go? Anna, I heard that Wayne‘s
ex–girlfriend has been coming after you lately. Let me tell you, this creep is Charlotte‘s brother.”
Anna froze She couldn‘t help thinking, What a small world! Charlotte wants to steal my man, and her
brother wants to steal my foster brother. What a mess!
Scott wanted both Anna and Peace to go to that party desperately. It was the birthday party of
Charlotte‘s second brother‘s son, and the whole of Birmingham‘s high society and some celebrities
would be there.
Anna entered the banquet, holding Scott‘s arm. She wore a black dress and looked very elegant. Her
neck was long and fair,
Peace walked in with them. She looked at the party venue and said, “Wow, this is quite a scene! Scott,
why don‘t you just go out with Mr. Wilson? I heard that he runs the whole group. If you marry him, you‘ll
be the rich Ms. Wilson.”
Scott became huffy and said, “What? Peace, stop joking around! I can swear to God I’m really straight.”
“Well, well, you are the straightest man in the world, aren‘t you?” Peace joked. Anna felt helpless as
she listened to their conversation. “Oh, God, he‘s here!” Scott nudged Anna.
As Anna looked in the direction Scott was looking, she saw a man in a suit walking toward them.
Anna froze and then became shocked.
It seems that the world is really small! She thought to herself.
“Hey, hello, Mr. Wilson. Oh, please allow me to introduce you to my girlfriend.” Scott introduced Anna to
him.Randal‘s gaze became teasing. He looked at Anna and said, “Miss Gabriel, we‘ve met again.”
“What? How do you know her last name? You two know each other?” Scott frowned and stared at
Randal.
Randal looked at Scott and said, “Oh, we’re a little closer than acquaintances.