Desires Die Hard (Anya and Evan) by Beryl Occam
Desires Die Hard Chapter 175

Chapter 175

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Evening came. It was time to knock off work. The skies above Nordeny were painted in hues of fiery red and orange.

They looked as if they were burning.

Anya was at a textile mill. JK Couture was partners with this factory. She was currently speaking to the tailor and discussing with him the design for Lola’s bridal gown. She had to get the gown done as soon as possible.

This was the first time the tailor was making a bridal gown. He wasn’t very familiar with the design. After studying the draft that Anya had shown him for a very long time, he finally started work on the prototype.

Lola was a celebrity.

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Her bridal gown had to be made from the best fabric and material,

Anya had designed a flowy wedding veil for the young woman. Ordinary chiffon sold on the market wouldn’t do. In fact, the more expensive ones wouldn’t do either. The veil had to be made from the best type of chiffon.

A yard of the best type of chiffon cost two grand.

The fabric required for the wedding gown cost more than ten grand. The rhinestones and pearls that would decorate the veil were going to add to the cost too. The gown was going to cost at least three hundred grand.

But three hundred grand was nothing to a celebrity like Lola. It was but pocket change.

Someone as rich and famous as Lola wasn’t going to quibble over a few hundred grand.

All she wanted was a beautiful gown.

That was why Anya had spent the entire afternoon in the textile mill, keeping an eye on the tailor until the prototype was done. She inspected the dress a few times. After making sure that it was perfect, the young woman’s heart was finally set at ease. She could knock off work now.

Before stepping out of the tailor’s office, Anya made sure to instruct the man. “We designed this bridal gown for one of our company’s most important clients. Our client doesn’t want anyone to know about the gown before she’s ready.”

The tailor knew the importance of protecting a client’s privacy and confidentiality. He smiled. “Don’t worry, Anya. I’ve been working with JK Couture for the past five years. We’re professionals. We adhere to the professional code of conduct.”

“Thank you so much,” Anya said. Her voice brimmed with gratitude.

Lola was a celebrity. The young woman had told Anya repeatedly to keep quiet about her engagement. When it was time, she would issue an announcement on Twitter and tell the world that she was going to get engaged. She would be the one who would share pictures of her own bridal gown.

Anya had agreed, of course. She intended to keep her word.

“It’s no big deal,” the man said as he smiled warmly at Anya. “Don’t worry.”

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Anya was an incredibly beautiful and hardworking young woman.

The tailor had heard that she was still serving her probation at JK Couture. But honestly, she had shown herself to be as good as the rest of the designers working at the company.

He had been working in the textile mill for many years. Talented designers like Anya were a rare breed.

It seemed as if she were born to be a designer.

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Anya nodded. “I’ll be here again tomorrow. I’m going to go now.”

The man rose to his feet and offered to walk Anya out. He honestly liked the young woman.

It wasn’t love, of course. He was forty, for goodness‘ sake. The young woman was as young as his daughter.

Perhaps her youth was the reason for why he liked her. Despite her youth and inexperience, she was a hard worker who took her work seriously. She was also extremely friendly and easy to work with. He couldn’t help but like the hardworking

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While Anya felt bad for having the tailor walk her out, the man had insisted when she had tried to turn down the offer. In the end, she caved and let the man walk her out of the textile mill.

The tailor returned to his work after he escorted Anya to the entrance of the factory.

Anya peered at the skies. They looked as if they were ablaze with the setting sun. The view was breathtaking. The young woman marveled at the gorgeous sunsets that her city was blessed with.

She felt the rare absence of tension in her shoulders. It had been a long while since she had been so at ease.

She admired the sunset for another moment before heading towards the station. She had to get home.

She couldn’t wait to see her two precious angels and spend the rest of the evening with them.

As Anya made her way to the station, she remembered that she owed her best friend a meal. She pulled her phone out and called Cindy. She had had plans of inviting Cindy to join her for dinner on her birthday. But Evan had interrupted her plans. Anya had ended up setting aside her plans to have dinner with Cindy.

She should be free for dinner tomorrow.

She could buy her best friend dinner. In fact, she could take the kids out and treat them to a decent meal.

As Anya made her way to the station, a white Toyota slid into the parking lot in front of the textile mill that Anya had just departed.

Carol had known that Anya was going to be at the textile mill today. The latter had to get Lola’s wedding gown done.

The senior designer wasn’t going to let Anya have her way so easily.