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.

relief and quietly waited for Jake at

in the conference room on the top floor

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

and merely acknowledged him taciturnly.

Welton, Anya and I will head back to

up Anya, Evan finally took interest in the conversation. “Ms. Mars is buying lunch. I’m sure Ms. MacMillan

know about lunch.” No one told him anything

acknowledged him thoughtfully. “Didn’t Ms. MacMillan tell you

MacMillan isn’t feeling well and wants to go back to

trying to do. She must be trying to avoid him. Why had it yet

not hide from him forever?

as he said, “Where is Ms.

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waiting for me outside,” said

unable to join us for lunch, let’s rain check

Jake, “Mr H

Jake, “Mr. Hanson, in