Desires Die Hard

Chapter 84

“Is there anything else you need, Ms. MacMillan?” Hayden stopped in his tracks and eyed Sydney with indifference.

Whatever he had observed of the young woman had left a bad taste in his mouth. She was rude and crass. However, she was still a colleague at Welton Group. No matter his opinion of Sydney, he would never show it on his face.

“What’s Anya doing inside Mr. Welton’s office?” Sydney plastered a plastic smile on her face.

The young woman’s bluntness had Hayden frowning instantly. He shook his head and replied politely. “I’m not sure.”

“Are you sure you don’t know anything?” Sydney’s smile seemed frozen on her face.

“That’s right. If you don’t mind, I have to get back to work.” Hayden wasn’t interested in continuing the conversation with

her.

He was ready to return to his desk.

Sydney stepped into his path and stopped him. Her voice was soft. “Mr. Lang, please tell me. It’s no big deal. Anya and I are like family to each other. You can tell me.”

Hayden froze. He had not expected that. That had nothing to do with him though. He was just Evan’s personal assistant. He wasn’t going to go around sharing his boss‘ secrets. He wanted to keep his job. It had great perks. He wasn’t stupid or

insane.

the reasons behind Mr. Welton’s instructions.” Hayden took one step to

Sydney

out

her heel into the tiled

going to wait. She needed answers and she will have

Evan’s office, Anya’s heart raced as she made her way towards Evan’s desk slowly. She tried to push the memories of last night’s kiss out of her mind and put on a calm voice as she spoke. Right now, she was just a junior staff speaking to her boss. “Mr.

woman for a moment before finally speaking. “I have a contract here and an offer for Ms. MacMillan. You might be

man slid the contract across the

what the contract was about but it wouldn’t hurt to take a look. She reached for the contract and picked it up from the

of the contract. A dark look settled on Anya’s face. What

to make her

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mind? What was going on here?

recent interactions. He hated her guts. Why would he offer to

she was certain of one thing. Evan

such a contract if he harbored even the slightest bit of love

such an

under control. She took another step towards the desk, placed the contract down

else, I’ll get back to work. I have quite a few matters to attend to.”

and march out of