The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 24

Chapter 24: Telling him everything. some good

"Hey, Anya," Mary's voice came through the phone, slightly muffled. "I've got so news. I spoke to my contacts at Steele Bank, and they've agreed to help us move the money soon."

Anya's eyes lit up, a look of realization crossing her mind as she I sigh of relief. "That's fantastic, Mary. Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me."

Mary chuckled. "It's no problem, Anya. It was just a few phone calls. But hey, are you okay? Last time we talked, you seemed to have started quarreling with him, your husband, are you okay? He did not hurt you, did he?" Anya hesitated for a moment, exchanging a quick glance with Daniel before answering. "I'm fine, Mary, really. Just a lot on my mind, you know how it is."

Mary seemed satisfied with her answer. "Alright, if you say so. Oh, by the way, has been to the Middle East on a personal visit?"

Daniel ever

Anya's eyebrows jumped into her hairline at the sudden change in topic. She glanced at Daniel again, who raised an eyebrow in return. "Obviously, he probably has. Daniel and his family travel a lot for work, Why do you you ask?"

When Daniel heard his name mentioned, he frowned. Something about the way Anya answered this person was disingenuous.

"Mary hesitated for a moment before answering. "I met someone who claimed to have been in the Middle East with Daniel on the 8th of March this

year.

H

Anya's eyes are still on Daniel in front of her, a small smile rearing to slip from her lips. "Really? That's strange. He had a work trip with some investors almost all of March, but he traveled between Asia and Europe a lot then, I wouldn't really remember." Anya was glad she had found this out during a family gathering when Daniel was absent.

Mary brushed it off. "Hmm, must have been a mistake then. Anyway, I'll let you get back to your day. Take care, Anya."

"Thanks, Mary. You too." Anya hung up the phone, a frown forming on her face. She turned to Daniel, who was watching her with a frown.

points in a game, and there are only two options on which way to fall. To your doom or to victory. Anya considered a lot while staring at Daniel this

that was?" Anya asked, and Daniel raised a

arm, a puzzled look on

24 Taling has

an agent of the Federal Investigative Unit, pretending to be my friend through Lena for almost a year to gather evidence on the Shaw family," Anya

Daniel froze.

of the greatest lies one could ever tell one's self. One is easily deceived to think they truly think about something and come to a decision. Her ing. What one ultimately decides can only fall into the range of what they think possible, or worse, what

what he considered possible when faced with the fact

did you find out?"

"This morning," she answered.

she is investigating us, on what grounds?" he

with terrorist groups in the middle east," she answered and his eyes went

a little research would solve this matter, no need to

was not naive, she knew what came next at this point. Even when one thinks there are many choices, the more variables that keep getting piled onto the problem, the smaller the options. "Who is doing it?" he asked dangerously. The question finally

answered and he walked back slowly and took a seat on the couch in the living room attached to

phone call. The gentle hum of

over Anya's room as she sat opposite

would not believe her but

are we

I have something to do with it?" she asked with raised

24 Telling him

is easy for you to trust a stranger and

He had hit the nail

precaution," he said, "What if I blamed it all on you? What if I made you take the fall? If I

asked and she turned