Desires Die Hard

Chapter 227

The moment Anya snuck outside, she ran into Jake.

He was in the meeting room earlier but went out to answer the phone. Once he finished, he wanted to go back to the meeting room to find Anya.

She happened to walk out while he was on his way back.

Jake said gently, “I saw Mr. Welton coming over. Shall we go say hi to him?”

Anya refused to go. She hurriedly pretended to look unwell as she said, “Mr. Hanson, my bad. I don’t feel good. Do you mind if I go back first?”

“Huh? Are you sick?” Jake was completely unsuspecting of her pretense. Instead, he was genuinely concerned and worried she was ill.

“Maybe I have l

yet to fully recover,” said Anya as she covered her belly. She looked so unwell that Jake dropped the idea of greeting Evan. Instead, he said gently. “In that case, let me give you a ride back to the office.”

He could go over and say hi to Mr. Welton on his own. “Let me go talk to Mr. Welton first.”

Anya nodded as Jake went into the conference room. She watched as Jake went in and was afraid that Evan might come out with Jake to see her if Jake told him she was unwell, so she quietly took the lift to the ground floor.

a sigh of relief and quietly waited for

the conference room

room, he lowered his head respectfully and said to Evan, “Mr. Welton, I think now that the air is cleared, no one will be able to tarnish the reputation

him and merely

I will

took interest in the conversation. “Ms. Mars is buying lunch. I’m sure Ms. MacMillan told you about it.”

and a little lost. “I–I didn’t know about lunch.” No

“Didn’t Ms. MacMillan tell you about

to go back to

must be trying to avoid

hide from him forever?

said, “Where

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Chapter 227

is waiting for me outside,”

victim of the incident. Since she is unable to join us for lunch, let’s rain check this.” Evan told the assistant to pass a message to

Jake, “Mr H

to say to Jake, “Mr. Hanson, in that case, let’s go