Desires Die Hard (Anya and Evan) by Beryl Occam
Desires Die Hard Chapter 152

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Anya brought the dress that was worth a hundred grand home with her.

During her ride back home, she peered into the bag and caught a glimpse of something hidden within the folds of the dress. It was a beautifully made card.

The young woman pulled the card out of the bag and flipped it open. Her eyes widened with incredulity instantly. Written on the card were two simple words: Happy Birthday.

Happy birthday?

Sure, it was her birthday today, but why would Evan know that?

He had placed the card in the bag though. He must know that it was her birthday today.

Anya could feel her heartbeat speeding up slightly.

Was that why he had invited her out for dinner tonight? Did he intend to celebrate her birthday with her?

The young woman’s heart was beating furiously now. She took a few moments to calm herself down.

What was she thinking?

An expensive dress and a birthday card weren’t going to win her over. She wasn’t going to fall into bed with the mant because of a simple birthday gift.

She had principles.

Anya pulled herself together. She ripped the lovely birthday card into pieces and tightened her fists around the crumpled shreds. As soon as the bus reached her stop, she alighted and threw the torn pieces of the card into a bin.

She had planned to bring her kids out for a good meal to celebrate her dinner. It appeared that her plans were now dashed.

After some thought, Anya decided to buy a cake from a bakery around the corner. She would have her birthday cake with Ellie and her kids. They could have dinner at a nice restaurant some other time.

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Anya tried to cheer herself up. The young woman was greeted by the cries of her kids when she stepped into the apartment with the cake that she had just bought..

Ellie was trying her best to make them stop crying.

It was to no avail. No matter what she did, Nathaniel and Eudora kept wailing. The sound of their loud cries made Anya’s

heart break.

She placed the cake on the table hurriedly and turned towards her aunt. “Ellie, why are the kids crying? What’s wrong?”

“I’m so glad you’re back.” Ellie was at her wits‘ end. She was ready to burst into tears as well. “Nathaniel’s running a fever. He feels really warm.”

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Nathaniel had started running a fever unexpectedly. It was a high fever. His skin burned a worrying heat. The discomfort of suffering such a high fever had finally driven the boy into tears.

The sight of her brother wailing had upset Eudora as well. She couldn’t bear to have her brother suffering in misery. That was why Eudora had burst into tears as well.

Ellie had no idea what was going on in both the kids‘ heads. She had been trying desperately to stop the twins from crying. After they had quietened down, she was going to bring them to the hospital and get Nathaniel seen to.

They couldn’t let the fever ravage the young boy’s body. It was a terribly high fever. It might lead to brain damage if it were left untreated.

The consequences were unimaginable.

A fever? A sudden wave of panic surged inside Anya. She rushed towards the couch where Nathaniel was currently sprawled across, and stuck her hand out. Her palm fell on the boy’s forehead gently. It burned.

“Ellie, have you taken his temperature?”

“I just did. It was 102.2. I’ve been taking his temperature regularly. It’s been stuck between 100.4 and 102.2. I stuck a cooling pad on his forehead earlier. It didn’t help much,” Ellie said. Now that Anya was back, her aunt turned her attention to Eudora, who had not stopped crying.

“Nathaniel, be a good boy and stop crying. Let’s take you to the hospital now. The doctor will fix you.” Anya’s heart broke at the sight of her son’s flushed and tear–stained cheeks. The boy wouldn’t stop crying. She could feel her own eyes turning wet. Without saying another word, she lifted Nathaniel into her arms and headed towards the door.

Ellie lifted Eudora into her arms. She took a minute to shove some diapers, milk powder and milk bottles into a bag. Then, they were off to the hospital.

Meanwhile, somewhere else in the city of Nordeny was a nightclub filled with neon lights, loud music, and a crowd that lost itself to alcohol and dancing.

A handsome young man was draped lazily on a comfortable couch in a suite in the nightclub. He had a glass of red wine in his hand and was swirling it nonchalantly. He wasn’t talking to anyone at all. In fact, his mind seemed to be elsewhere. Next to him was Dan, who was chatting happily with the other patrons in the suite.

After some time, Dan finally turned around. The look on his friend’s face seemed unreadable in the myriad of wild and flashing lights. Dan whirled the glass of wine in his hand gently. “We’re supposed to be having fun. What’s with that look on your face?*

“Til be leaving soon,” Evan said before taking a sip of wine from his glass.

“What’s the hurry? Do you have someone waiting for you back home? Or are you sneaking off to a date?” Dan’s lips quirked into a playful smile. “Is it Anya?”

Evan wasn’t behaving like his usual self.

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The man might dislike loud crowds, but always shared a few drinks with them.

He would take the opportunity to relax and let himself go.

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But that wasn’t what he was doing today at all. Dan wondered if this had anything to do with Anya.

It might be.

The mention of Anya seemed to make the man unhappy. “It’s nothing.”

“I’ve invited a few models to join us. You should get to know them. Make a few friends,” Dan said with a laugh. He didn’t

believe a word that Evan had said.

“I’m not interested.”

Dan wasn’t having any of that. He raised his hand, caught the attention of a waiter and then snapped his fingers.

Within minutes, a few gorgeous–looking, skimpily dressed young women sashayed into the suite.

Their eyes fell on the two handsome looking young men seated in the middle of the couch instantly,

The models‘ eyes brightened instantly at the sight of the two young men.

The men that they usually had had to drink with were fat and ugly. Hardly great specimens of the male sex.

There were currently six men seated in their suite and at least two of them were handsome looking young men who looked like they belonged in a Hollywood movie.

The young models buzzed with excitement. They walked up to Evan and Dan before the young men invited them over.

Evan didn’t like strange women around him. His voice was frosty when one of the models tried to sit down next to him.

“Move over.”

“What’s wrong?” the young woman murmured sweetly. She didn’t seem to know who Evan was, “Don’t you want someone to drink with you?”

The look in Evan’s eyes darkened with anger. His voice was as cold as winter. “Do you need me to repeat myself?”

A waiter standing at the corner tugged the model away immediately. He kept his voice down as he reprimanded the clueless young woman. “Do you have any idea who you’re talking to? That’s Mr. Welton. When he tells you to get out of the way, you get out of his way!”

A young woman like her couldn’t have known that the man that she had tried to get friendly with was the most powerful man in Nordeny.

Her face paled instantly. “I didn’t know. I had no idea he’s Mr. Welton.”

“Just stay out of his way. You can drink with the others.” The waiter was clearly worried that Evan might get upset. He

wanted the young woman as far away from Evan’s sight as possible.

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The young woman didn’t dare to linger as well. She immediately left and found herself another companion.

Without any further intrusions from clueless young models, Evan began to drink alone. He couldn’t stop the rampant twitching of his eyelids as he drank..

It felt like a message. As if something temble had just happened.

Frustration pooled inside him gradually and sat heavily in his gut like a stone. The image of two adorable kids popped into his head without any warning.

He wondered how they were doing right now. Were they alright?