Desires Die Hard

Chapter 148

“No.” Anya didn’t want to talk about Even at all. “I have to get back to work now, Jake.”

“Alright.” Jake wasn’t a bully like Evan who had to have his way all the time. In fact, he was extremely thoughtful. He placed the cup of tea on Anya’s desk before heading back to his office.

The sight of the steaming ten simply made Anya more agitated.

She was seized by an impulse to quit right there and then.

But then she thought about it and decided against it. JK Couture was a good company. She wasn’t willing to risk losing a bright future because of Evan.

Anya sunk into a depressive funk as she contemplated her predicament.

That was when Shane’s bodyguards appeared. They hadn’t showed up for a few days.

Shane replicated the usual tactics he deployed when trying to woo a woman. Today, he presented her with an LV bag that was worth fifty grand and an enormous bouquet of red roses.

That was exactly what he had done the last time.

He had gotten a different bag though. It was a different brand.

Shane’s bodyguards presented the LV bag and the enormous bouquet of roses to Anya. Then, they handed an invitation card to her. It was from Shane. He would like her to join him for dinner tonight.

Anya scanned the contents of the card quickly. She was of the mind to turn down the man’s Invitation,

That was when she remembered that Evan had invited her for dinner tonight too,

After weighing the pros and cons and considering her options, the young woman decided to accept Shane’s invitation to dinner. Naturally, she wasn’t interested in dinner. She simply wanted to have a chance to speak to Shane and clear things up between them.

interested in being courted or

bodyguards were surprised that Anya had chosen to accept the gifts and Shane’s invitation to dinner. They called

twisted into a smug smile. Someone had told him that the former young

all, she had just agreed to a date because

Shane’s gifts spread throughout the

few moments before vehemently

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of the day had led her to not being able to have dinner with her family. There was nothing she could do about it but reschedule dinner with her

Anya got back to

had been a while since the

with her usual warm, friendly voice. “Are you busy? Do you have time to spare for an old lady? I was thinking

adored the

work today. Perhaps another day?” Anya might

dislike his

be unkind to

by when you have time. I’ll turn chef for the day and make you soup,” the old lady

personal trip to JK

moment of hesitation, the young woman finally

you to your work and

good day,

attempt to ease the agitation and tension bubbling inside her. Then, she

the office was a brilliant palette of reds, purples, and oranges as the setting sun set the skies ablaze.

excuses and tell Jake that she had an emergency to attend to at home and needed to knock off half an hour earlier. She could leave before Evan came looking