Desires Die Hard

Chapter 25

Sydney caught the flicker of interest in Evan’s eyes. She decided to seize the opportunity and do her worst. “I’m terribly sorry, Mr. Welton. Anya’s always shown a great deal of avarice when she was a kid. She knew that the Weltons were a rich and powerful family with a vast business empire and political connections. Even though she was engaged to another man, she couldn’t stop herself from setting you up so that she could try to marry into the Welton family and become the lady of the house. We chased her out of our family after what she had done. It’s been a year. We thought that Anya would change for the better.”

“We didn’t expect her to come back. A few days ago, she turned up at our doorstep, pleading for our help. She told us that she wanted to marry into the Welton family and wanted a life of luxury and wealth. She begged us to help her get into Welton Group Tower somehow. We didn’t want to help her but she threatened to kill herself if we didn’t. We were left with no choice but to give her what she wanted.”

“For that, I owe you an apology, Mr. Welton.” Sydney bowed her head.

A dark expression rippled across Evan’s face when he heard what Sydney had said. Then, he remembered what Anya had told him. She had insisted that she was no longer interested in him.

Evan wasn’t sure if he could trust the woman before him. “I heard you,” he replied coolly.

“I won’t take up any more of your time then, Mr. Welton,” Sydney said. She decided not to push her luck. Anyway, she had gotten herself a job in Welton Group.

She would have plenty of chances to run into Evan again. This won’t be the last time she was seeing him. The young woman left without a fuss.

Dan’s curiosity was piqued. He couldn’t stop himself from asking as soon as Sydney was gone. “What was she talking about?”

A setup? What setup? Had Sydney’s sister somehow managed to lure his good friend, the almighty Mr. Evan Welton, into some kind of trap? Dan couldn’t help the curiosity and fascination bubbling inside him.

in talking about how he had been lured into bed by a woman a year ago.

casually.

didn’t believe Evan at all. However, it appeared that Evan wasn’t going to tell him anything. Well,

lady of the MacMillan family. She said her name was Anya,

the warm spill of sunlight through the clouds. Dawn broke and cast its light across the

her alarm. She struggled to open her heavy eyelids and found herself staring drowsily at two chubby little figures standing next

back at her. They realized that

They were followed by two voices. and the repeated

her precious angels, then reached out and wrapped her arms around them. “Hey, my little

Eudora were still learning how to talk. But somehow, they understood what their mother had

manner. “Mama…Elle… Ellie…hug!” The last utterance came out loud and clear though.

he wished he could talk in full,

love you. Mom, give me a hug!” Yet all that came out of his mouth were

blabbering unintelligibly. Eudora joined him the next moment

sent Anya bursting into laughter. She got out of bed, lifted her two angels into her arms and carried them out of the bedroom and into the

kids in her arms. “Anya,