Desires Die Hard

Chapter 69

“Ellie, I’ll be home late tonight,” Anya said. She had been planning to drop Ellie a call later to let her know that.

After all, she was going to head to Cindy’s after work.

“You’re working late again?” Ellie asked.

“It’s not work,” Anya said. “Remember my best friend, Cindy? She’s just came back. I’m going over to her place later.”

Ellie had no idea who that was.

After a few moments of confusion, she finally recalled who Anya was talking about. Cindy has been Anya’s best friend.

“Is she back in the country?”

“Yup, she is. That’s why I’m going over to her apartment. I’ll have to trouble you to take care of the kids again.” Anya couldn’t help the wave of guilt rising within her at the mention of her children.

She had been so busy since she had started work. She hardly had any time for her children.

The thought of that sent another wave of guilt surging in the young woman.

“It’s no trouble at all. But they wouldn’t stop asking for you though,” Ellie said before placing the phone against Nathaniel’s ear. She murmured to the young boy gently. “Come on, Nate, it’s your mom. Say hi to your mom.”

Nathaniel knew his mother was on the other end of the line. He immediately started shouting into the phone excitedly. “Mama! Mama..”

“Hey, Nathaniel, my sweetheart. That’s right, it’s Mom.” The sound of Nathaniel’s voice sent tears welling up in Anya’s eyes.

much. How she wished she could be back home right now,

Eudora wanted to talk to her mother too. She wasn’t going to let her brother have all of their

knew to say to their

enough

was choked with tears. “Hey, my

not to take

had a chance to get out of the house for

disapprove of the idea but she appeared

a

at Ellie’s apartment building to issue her a

lived.

It’ll be fine.” Anya’s mind

a glimpse of the world outside. She

silence.

I have to go now. I’ll be heading straight to Cindy’s place after work. I’ll feed the kids when I get

“Sure.”

that he wanted to talk to his mother. But

from her fingers and shouted into

twinge painfully at the

Mom’s going to be home soon,” Anya said softly as she dabbed the tears at the corner

attempting to soothe her boy. His voice was

looked as if she had just seen a ghost. At the sight of the man, Anya’s grip on her phone loosened. The

It was Evan.

was he