Desires Die Hard (Anya and Evan) by Beryl Occam
Desires Die Hard Chapter 148

Chapter 148

“No.” Anya didn’t want to talk about Even at all. “I have to get back to work now, Jake.”

“Alright.” Jake wasn’t a bully like Evan who had to have his way all the time. In fact, he was extremely thoughtful. He placed the cup of tea on Anya’s desk before heading back to his office.

The sight of the steaming ten simply made Anya more agitated.

She was seized by an impulse to quit right there and then.

But then she thought about it and decided against it. JK Couture was a good company. She wasn’t willing to risk losing a bright future because of Evan.

Anya sunk into a depressive funk as she contemplated her predicament.

That was when Shane’s bodyguards appeared. They hadn’t showed up for a few days.

Shane replicated the usual tactics he deployed when trying to woo a woman. Today, he presented her with an LV bag that was worth fifty grand and an enormous bouquet of red roses.

That was exactly what he had done the last time.

He had gotten a different bag though. It was a different brand.

Shane’s bodyguards presented the LV bag and the enormous bouquet of roses to Anya. Then, they handed an invitation card to her. It was from Shane. He would like her to join him for dinner tonight.

Anya scanned the contents of the card quickly. She was of the mind to turn down the man’s Invitation,

That was when she remembered that Evan had invited her for dinner tonight too,

After weighing the pros and cons and considering her options, the young woman decided to accept Shane’s invitation to dinner. Naturally, she wasn’t interested in dinner. She simply wanted to have a chance to speak to Shane and clear things up between them.

She wasn’t interested in being courted or wooed by anyone.

The bodyguards were surprised that Anya had chosen to accept the gifts and Shane’s invitation to dinner. They called Shane immediately to let him know the good news.

The news came as a pleasant surprise to Shane. His lips twisted into a smug smile. Someone had told him that the former young lady of the MacMillan family was a proud woman. Apparently not.

After all, she had just agreed to a date because of a bag that cost fifty grand.

News of Anya accepting Shane’s gifts spread throughout the company like wildfire.

Everyone stewed in Jealousy for a few moments before vehemently throwing themselves back into their work.

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Anya couldn’t be bothered by what the rest thought of her. She stepped away from her desk and called Ellie. It was her birthday today. But the events of the day had led her to not being able to have dinner with her family. There was nothing she could do about it but reschedule dinner with her family to another day.

After the phone call, Anya got back to work.

After hours of work, she got a call from Mdm Welton. It had been a while since the old lady had rung her up.

“Hi, Anya,” the old lady greeted her with her usual warm, friendly voice. “Are you busy? Do you have time to spare for an old lady? I was thinking that we could have lunch together.”

Mdm Welton honestly adored the young woman.

“Hi, Mdm Welton. I’m so sorry but I’m swamped with work today. Perhaps another day?” Anya might dislike Evan but she

y but I’m swamped with work today. Perhaps another day?” Anya m didn’t dislike his grandmother. Mdm Welton was a nice lady who was kind to her.

She didn’t have the heart to be unkind to the old woman.

“Sure. Drop by when you have time. I’ll turn chef for the day and make you soup,” the old lady said brightly.

She would probably make a personal trip to JK Couture If Anya suggested the idea to her.

The old lady’s enthusiasm only left a lump of cold dread sitting in Anya’s gut. After a long moment of hesitation, the young woman finally spoke again. “Sure. I’ll do that when I have the time.”

“I’ll leave you to your work and stop bothering you then.”

“Have a good day, Mdm Welton.”

After hanging up the call, Anya pinched the bridge of her nose tightly in an attempt to ease the agitation and tension bubbling inside her. Then, she was back to her work again.

Time sped by. Soon, it was evening. The view outside the office was a brilliant palette of reds, purples, and oranges as the setting sun set the skies ablaze.

Anya checked the time. She decided to make her excuses and tell Jake that she had an emergency to attend to at home and needed to knock off half an hour earlier. She could leave before Evan came looking for her.

She was right. No one tried to stop her from leaving the tower.

Evan was in the middle of a meeting then.

The meeting was meant to end right before everyone at JK Couture knocked off work.

It did. Hayden was back with an ivory–colored dress that glittered brilliantly under the lights. That was when both of them found out that Anya had left the office half an hour ago.

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What made things worse was the fact that she hadn’t knocked off work early because she had to get home.

She had knocked off work early to go on a date with Shane.

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A streak of anger flashed across Evan’s dark eyes when he was informed of that fact.

His fingers tightened into fists.

Anya was his. How dare Shane try to steal her from him?

What did Shane think he was? Chopped liver?