Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

Chapter 0254

ANASTASIA

Oh my God! I knew I shouldn't have left her for an event as ridiculous as this.

"I'm coming right now," I sputtered out to Clara, my voice trembling with worry. Then I blindly turned around and I almost rammed into Aiden who was already by my side. "Is there a problem?" Aiden asked, just as the call abruptly ended.

I grabbed my purse from the couch, fumbling with the clasp in my haste. Then I walked back to the door and muttered something along the lines of, "I'd like to take my leave now." And then I dashed out of the door without a second glance back.

My heart was in my throat as I repeatedly dialed Clara's number. Why did the call suddenly end?

"Ana?" Rachel was suddenly before me and I almost knocked the tray in her hands down. The glasses on it tinkled precariously,

I looked up from my phone to her probing gaze that was intensely trained on my face. Her eyes were wide with concern, searching mine for answers.

"Are you okay? Where are you running off to?" She rushed out and before I could manage to process and answer any of her questions.

She took a step forward and whispered, "Did something happen back there?"

"Relax, Rachel," I said impatiently, trying to keep my voice steady.

"I'm fine. I just got an emergency call from home and I need to rush back.

"O' as she mouthed

is well? Do you need a ride

I

was tempting, but

told her quickly as

for your concern.

air doing little to calm my nerves, I seriously considered hopping on Rachel's offer but I still kept trying to order a ride. To my dismay, none of the available cars were nearby. It would take a freaking thirty minutes

threw my phone on the floor. "Why isn't there a taxi?

on my left and my heart further dropped; it was silent and there was no-taxi in sight. The streetlights cast long

to dislodge the lump in my throat. I was already on the verge of tears.

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a few more minutes, each second feeling like an eternity, I concluded that I'd take up Rachel's offer and ran

could not waste valuable time Searching for her so I turned back around and decided to walk down the

walked by the road, I hissed about Clara not picking and grumbled about my lack of ride to

fault, all this won't be happening." I muttered under my Suddenly, I heard a horn behind me

breath.

was a private car. And right there, I firmly concluded that if I needed to get on my knees for whoever the driver

my lips instantly turned down. The familiar face that greeted me was