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.

being courted or wooed

were surprised that Anya had chosen to accept the gifts and Shane’s invitation to dinner. They called Shane immediately to let him know the good news.

came as a pleasant surprise to Shane. His lips twisted into a smug smile. Someone had

had just agreed to a date because of a bag that cost fifty

Shane’s gifts spread throughout

moments before vehemently throwing themselves

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thought of her. She stepped away from her desk and called Ellie. It was her birthday today. But the events of the day had led her to not being able to have dinner with her family.

call, Anya got

got a call from Mdm Welton. It had been a while since the old lady

voice. “Are you busy? Do you have time to spare for an old lady? I was thinking that we could have lunch together.”

adored

I’m so sorry but I’m swamped with work today. Perhaps another day?” Anya might

dislike his grandmother. Mdm Welton was a nice lady who was kind to her.

didn’t have the heart to be unkind to the old woman.

I’ll turn chef for the day and make

would probably make a personal trip to JK Couture If

a lump of cold dread sitting in Anya’s gut. After a long moment of hesitation, the young woman finally spoke again. “Sure. I’ll do that when I

to your work and stop

good day, Mdm Welton.”

hanging up the call, Anya pinched the bridge of her nose tightly in an attempt to ease the agitation and tension bubbling

The view outside the office was a brilliant palette of reds, purples, and

She decided to make her 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