Desires Die Hard

Chapter 261

Back at the basement, Anya was still trying to pull out the wooden planks. Her fingers were already full of scratches and small cuts. Melissa was at the door with the keys in her hands. The moment Anya heard the key rattling into the key hole, she stopped what she was doing and stood on the other side of the room.

Melissa opened the door and looked at Anya. She said coldly, “Anya MacMillan, you have a thing or two up your sleeve, huh? You were able to get Mr. Welton to come looking for you?”

Mr. Welton? Evan Welton?

Anya frowned. She was in a predicament. While, on the one hand, she was glad that Evan was here to save her, on the other hand, she didn’t want to impose on Evan yet again. “Mr. Welton is here?”

“Uh huh. That’s why I am surprised at your competency. We would not dare to lay a finger on Mr. Welton’s woman,” Melissa scowled at Anya to a point she hoped Anya would just drop dead in front of her. “Get out there.”

Anya peered at Melissa as she was not sure if she should believe in what Melissa said. Nevertheless, it would definitely be better than staying in the basement, so she walked towards the door. When she walked past Melissa, Melissa said, “You know what to say later, yah? If you don’t want your aunt to go down the same route as your mom, you better watch your

words.”

“Are you threatening me?” Anya turned and looked at Melissa coldly.

that Anya would abide by her,

more influential than the MacMillan family, but it would be easy for the MacMillans

did not say much but just replied aloofly, “OK,

Mr. Welton is waiting,” Melissa said as she

be easily threatened? She knew this ‘family‘ of

she was going to move house soon. The security at Cindy’s apartment was tight so she would not have to

stairs and reached the living room. Indeed,

the sofa as she walked in. Evan really came to her rescue. She felt conflicted. Evan could be overbearing at times, but he had always come to her aid when she needed it. Even with the incidents before, he would step in

towards people who had helped her. But she just did not want to get involved with Evan. She knew in her heart that he was not someone who would commit to a relationship. He just wanted company. And with Nathaniel and Eudora, she wouldn’t want or

up and walked towards her. Evan was two steps ahead of Cindy. He stood in front of Anya and looked intensely

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warmed Anya’s heart. But she suppressed

man as he grabbed her hands for

to you?” Evan snarled coldly. “They are asking for

of the MacMillans. Cornelius broke into a cold sweat. Mdm MacMillan was a little intimidated as well, but she had to carry a