The Billionaire's Mistake

Chapter 26

MISTAKE 26

Chapter 26: Surrounded.

"What is that?" Daniel asked about the branch when he saw her smile.

"Something from my childhood," Anya answered and put the branch safely away.

Daniel fell silent, his mind weighing the options of pushing her further. Finally, he spoke up. How did you intend to dispose of the box?" he asked and she sighed internally when he let it

1. go.

Anya looked at him, confusion written all over her face. "What do you mean? Throwing it overboard, obviously," she said.

"I don't think that would work," he shook his head as he replied.

"Why?" she seemed even more confused.

Daniel took her hand and led her out of the cabin, a placid look in his eyes. "Come with me, Anya. Let us go ask the captain."

"The captain?" Anya asked in confusion.

Curious, Anya followed him through the corridors of the ship until they reached the control room. The captain looked up as they entered, a questioning look on his face..

"Mr. Shaw, Mrs Shaw, what can I do for you?" he asked, after a brief greeting

Daniel glanced at Anya before turning back to the captain. "Captain, are there any other ships in the area?"

The captain frowned, consulting a monitor before replying. "We've seen several passing ships since we began our vacation. Why do you ask?"

"Has anything been constant?" he asked and the captain nodded.

on the water," he answered. "Fi. hing

Anya as she realized the implications of Daniel's question. It means the government is already monitoring our ship. She looked to Daniel in worry. "Thank you, captain. We will leave you to it, then," Daniel thanked the captain and took away the slightly

possibilities. "If we dispose of anything into the sea, it could be used as evidence against

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the pit of her stomach as the

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were trapped, with no way to dispose

attention to themselves.

none of them noticing that they were standing really close to each other, whispering almost. "Somewhere no one would look when searching the ship," Anya took a deep breath, calmed herself as a thought

"What is it?" he asked,

leaned in closer, her voice dropping

room, her fingers trailing lightly over the smooth fabric of her gown. The eggshell A-line dress hugged her curves perfectly, the nude color blending seamlessly with her skin, creating an illusion of barely wearing anything. Her red hair cascaded in loose waves around her shoulders, adding a

of her attire.

make up, the door to her room opened, and Daniel stepped inside, his eyes darkened in awe at the sight of her before him. He was dressed in a classic black tuxedo, she only glanced back for a moment before looking away. This was the man she loved with everything.

above a whisper. "You look absolutely

he could not. He was not afraid of what would happen at night, as he was afraid that she wanted to leave him. He had finally admitted to himself that he loved her, he wanted her

you can act it out well?" he asked. Anya froze at his action. She could not bring. herself to look his way. Why was he doing this,

off her, but

have to get used to my clingy nature all night,"

think Lena did this alone?" Anya asked, wanting to change

My cousin is not this smart" he said and she

think it is?" she

a lot of people I suspect," he said,

irrelevant." she struggled to get him

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used this opportunity to give my family a blow," he said,

my makeup," she said and he finally let go. She returned to what she

soves

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