Desires Die Hard (Anya and Evan) by Beryl Occam
Desires Die Hard Chapter 190

Chapter 190

Ellie sneaked into the bedroom hastily and called Anya. The young woman was in the middle of her meal. Anya picked her call immediately. “Anya, are you done with dinner?”

She was in the middle of her dinner with Jamie. Of course, she was not. She had not realized that Evan had left the restaurant. The young woman sounded completely at ease when she replied. “Nope. I might take another half an hour.”

Half an hour? That long?

Ellie was at a momentary loss. Anya had gone for dinner with the lawyer because she needed to get started on her lawsuit on her mother’s inheritance. Ellie should not be interrupting her dinner at all. But Evan was in their apartment right now. She was worried that she would not be able to handle the man alone.

Ellie started pacing while clutching the phone to her ear tightly. She was struggling to put her words together.

Anya frowned slightly when she noticed the long bout of silence on the other end of the line. “What’s wrong, Ellie? Why are you so quiet?”

“Anya……..” After a moment of hesitation, Ellie finally decided to tell Anya the truth. She was sick with worry. Evan might be here to take Eudora and Nathaniel away. She steeled herself before finally blurting out. “Anya, Evan’s in our apartment.”

Her words sent Anya reeling back in alarm. Her fingers trembled. She whipped her head around immediately. Her eyes searched frantically for a familiar face. Evan was not seated at the table next to theirs.

Panic surged through the young woman like a tsunami. She seemed to have forgotten all about Jamie who was seated right across the table. Her mind was somewhere else. Anya bit her lips anxiously. “Is he really in our apartment?”

“Yes. What should I do?” Ellie had no idea what the man wanted,

“Don’t panic. Keep him occupied. I’m on my way back right now.” Anya hung up immediately. She turned towards Jamie with an apologetic look in her eyes. “I’m so sorry, Jamie. There’s an emergency at home. I have to go now. I’m so sorry. I can’t believe I’m leaving you to finish dinner alone…”

Jamie was not a petty man. He could not possibly keep Anya here when she clearly had an emergency to attend to. He knew that Anya was not lying. He had heard parts of the conversation earlier. He knew that something terrible had happened.

“Don’t worry about it, Anya. Let me give you a lift.” The man dabbed his lips lightly with the napkin before placing it down and rising to his feet.

Anys was not going

Anya was not going to trouble the man for a lift.

She was leaving in the middle of dinner. That alone made her feel terrible enough. She shook her head apologetically. “Thanks for the offer, Jamie. I can make my way home. I’m really sorry. I’ll buy you dinner another time.”

Anya seemed insistent. Jamie did not try to change her mind. He was a gentleman who respected a woman’s wishes. Besides, this was their first meeting. He had plenty of opportunities to see Anya again. They were going to work on her lawsuit together. He could afford to be patient.

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Chapter 1901

The man nodded. “Alright. Take care, Anya.”

Anya nodded. “Bye, Jamie.”

She grabbed her bag, turned away and hurried out of the restaurant.

The young woman tried to get a cab as soon as she got outside.

Evan’s personal assistant, Hayden, came running towards her then. He stopped right behind the young woman. “Ms. MacMillan, you don’t have to get a cab. I’ll give you a lift.”

Anya whipped around when she heard Hayden’s voice. The man was dressed for work. She was startled to see him there. “Hayden, what are you doing here?”

“Mr. Welton instructed me to give you a lift home.” It made sense. There was a reason Hayden had seemingly appeared out of nowhere. At this point in time, Hayden was convinced that Evan was interested in Anya.

That would explain why Evan had tasked him to give Anya a lift home.

Mr. Welton? Evan? Again?

Anya knew it. She did not really know Hayden. He would not appear out of nowhere and volunteer to send her home.

thought of Evan.

The look on Anya’s face darkened at the thought of Evan.

She was visibly furious.

She was not going to lash out at nothing though. She had no idea if she would be able to get a cab.

She might as well accept Hayden’s offer to drive her home.

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