Desires Die Hard

Chapter 749

Cohen seemed indifferent and careless, but his words shocked Anya and Jake.

Anya didn’t see it coming that he still remembered it.

Jake was surprised by the story.

That was why Anya told him that she and Cohen might know each other.

Awkwardness began to grow in the atmosphere, especially between Jake and Anya.

Pretending to be calm, Anya spoke first to stop the awkwardness, “What a surprise that you still remember it, Mr. Olson.”

She sat down next to Jake.

Jake played along and said, “It’s good that you guys are old–timers! That will make it easier for us to work together.”

“But she said no.” smiled Cohen as he played with knife and fork on the table.

The smile left Anya awkward again.

He sounded like he still held a grudge.

Anya smiled back at him after a while of silence. “It was all history, Mr. Olson. We were just teens, and I didn’t know much about love and relationship.

take that serious since you’ve made great achievements in your life,

course. It was all

out of

Anya nodded out of relief.

it against her, which would be ridiculous since

time.

he would be troubled by the rejection.

the chance and said, ‘So, shall we get down to business

was not in the mood

Mac

the fork and knife and continued, “Do you still remember the roses I bought you, Ms. MacMillan? You just

screaming in her heart. She thought that they had passed such a

was the point of Cohen trying to reminisce on

It was strange.

since it was embarrassing to

would travel.

She was confused.

was he trying

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in

and said, “I couldn’t recall much of it, Mr. Olson. I’m

was a better choice than me