Desires Die Hard

Chapter 155

“Thank you, Mr. Welton, for your kind offer, but I’m afraid we’ll have to pass.” Ellie shielded Nathaniel and Eudora fiercely like a lioness with her own cubs. Her gut churned with worry. She was terrified that Evan might suspect that they were his should he take another step closer and get a closer look at them.

That was why she grabbed the kids and fled the scene immediately after turning down Evan’s invitation to a meal.

Hayden stepped forward and whispered in Evan’s ear after the trio had left. “Mr. Welton, do you need me to get them back?”

Evan’s personal assistant had no idea who they were at all.

But he had heard Evan call himself the boy’s father.

He was still reeling with shock from the unexpected revelation. He should’ve expected it though. Families like the Weltons had plenty of skeletons hidden in their deep and dark closets.

He decided to keep his shock and questions to himself.

“It’s alright.” The look in Evan’s eyes darkened. He wasn’t in a hurry.

He might have his suspicions but he lacked evidence.

Without proof, he had no claim to the kids.

as going to

He was going to get his hands on irrefutable evidence that pointed to the children’s parentage. Then, he was welcome his kids back to his family.

As for Anya… well, she was joining his kids as well.

Ellie left the mall with Nathaniel and Eudora in a frenzied haste. Within moments, they were out of the mall.

That was when Ellie finally released a sigh of relief. Nathaniel appeared baffled by the woman’s visible relief though. Why was she so afraid of Evan?

What was going on?

would his mother tell him to stay away

his own adorable

That means you and Eudora. The both of you have to stay as far away from that man as possible,” Ellie got down to her knees and spoke sternly to both kids. “The world is a dangerous place. It’s filled with strangers who might try to lure you away with candy to strange and faraway places. You

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didn’t seem to understand the severity of

She wasn’t as inquisitive as Nathaniel and lacked her brother’s questioning mind. All she knew was that Ellie had just told

simply

had said. He pressed on insistently. “Why can’t

them?”

stealing nice kids from their mothers. You’re both nice kids. Your mother will never see you again if you’re stolen by these terrible, bad

didn’t want that at

his head profusely. “I want

can’t go around talking to

and Eudora nodded their heads

from strange men like Evan, Ellie brought them back with immediate haste. Once they were home, she sent the kids to play in the living room while she headed to the balcony with her phone. She had to

out of Ellie. “Anya, we ran into

her draft laid out on her desk before her at the moment. But as soon as

young woman dared not raise

want her colleagues to overhear

But Evan told Nathaniel that he was his dad… what should we do?” Ellie was terrified of Evan. Men like Evan, who

say something like

the twins

were right on the money.

average man. He held power over every company in the capital

man and possessed

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