The Billionaire's Mistake

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.

the

washed over 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 dazed Anya. They stepped into a private sitting room before Anya spoke again.

nodded grimly, his mind racing with possibilities. "If we dispose of anything into the sea, it could be used as evidence against

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sinking feeling in the pit of her

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no way to dispose

attention to themselves.

on the ship," Daniel said, his voice soft, 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

looked down at this mischievous bunny. "What is it?"

in closer, her voice dropping

gown. The eggshell A-line dress hugged her curves perfectly, the nude color blending seamlessly with her skin,

of her attire.

touches on her 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. Every move he made was

barely above a whisper. "You look absolutely

as he was afraid that she wanted to leave him. He had finally admitted to himself that he loved her, he wanted her and all it took was her leaving him to realize this for himself. How did he get here? He came up behind her

can act it out well?" he asked. Anya froze at his action. She could not bring. herself

can," she tried to get him off her, but she only hugged

to get used to my clingy nature

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

cousin is not this smart" he said

you think it is?" she

are a lot of people I suspect," he

she struggled

Chap 26 Slurrounded

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only used this opportunity to give my family a blow," he said, his grip around her growing tighter. Anya did not dare to look at him through the mirror, but she could tell

go. She returned to

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