Desires Die Hard

Chapter 195

Anya slid her fingers through her sleep–tousled hair as she stood in the balcony of Ellie’s apartment. She tapped lightly on the screen of her phone and called Jake.

The morning breeze was a cool soothing touch against her skin.

This should have been a great morning.

But the conversation that Anya was about to have was going to ruin the beautiful morning that she had woken up to.

The call got through within a few seconds. Jake’s voice sounded in Anya’s ear. The young man sounded slightly frantic. “Anya, you didn’t leak the news about Ms. Mars‘ engagement and pictures of her bridal gown, did you?”

From the way the young man had worded his question, it was obvious that he didn’t believe that Anya had done it. In fact, his face had been of disbelief and incredulity when he had read the headlines plastered all over the news.

News of famous celebrity Lola Mars‘ engagement leaked! Check out photos of her hundred–and–fifty–thousand–dollar wedding gown!

Every news entertainment platform had been publishing articles on Lola’s engagement since five in the morning. Google’s top searches had been monopolized by the topic.

Jake was an early riser.

He had called Anya as soon as he had seen the news,

They had been told repeatedly to keep Lola’s engagement under wraps. The young woman had instructed them to make sure the design of her bridal gown was kept confidential as well.

Couture was a reputable fashion design agency that took its clients‘ privacy very seriously.

posted online had clearly stated their source of

clearly and firmly pointed to a single

was equivalent to announcing to the world that Anya had been the one

He knew that Anya couldn’t have done something

wasn’t completely sure that she wasn’t responsible. Perhaps it had been an accidental slip of the

to suspect Anya of anything. He liked the young woman a lot. Besides, he had been observing the way she worked and conducted her affairs. She didn’t seem like the sort

have to resort to such unscrupulous means

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because he had

you talking about, Jake? I wouldn’t do something like that!” Anya had not read the news. She had no idea what was going on. In fact, she was baffled by Jake’s unexpected

bridal gown. circulating online,” Jake said after taking a long, deep breath. “Anya, I believe you. You

dawned on Anya. Someone was trying to frame her again. A deep crease furrowed her brow. She replied steadily and firmly. “Jake… I didn’t do it. I didn’t leak the news or

job to protect her client’s privacy. In fact, to not do so would be violating a professional code of

that into her head when she had been

commit such

fell silent for a moment. “But the original article published online stated that they got their information from Lola’s designer. In fact, Lola’s designer was the one who approached them. If Lola hears of this, she might file a lawsuit against JK