The Billionaire's Mistake

Chapter 73

MISTAKE 73

Chapter 73: A much-needed talk

"Did they bully you, baby?" he began tentatively, breaking the quiet between them. "If they did, then you should definitely go. I will have you walk in like a star. Fifty bodyguards, eighty road clearers."

His words almost made her spit out her food.

"Road clearers?" she asked.

"They pat the crowd like the red sea for you," he said.

"Why would I want that?" Anya chuckled.

"For effect." He shrugged.

"I will look like a clown."

"You will look like a star. So, did they bully you?" he asked.

Anya shrugged, her expression unreadable. "Not really. I was just... ignored."

"Ignored?"

"They behaved as though I did not exist."

Daniel's heart clenched at her words, a pang of sympathy sweeping through him.

"Why?" he asked.

"I was a busy body. They would play pranks on people regularly. One time they took a prank too far and almost killed someone. No one was supposed to tell a teacher, but I told a teacher to call the police.

The firefighters came and got the girl out of the building before she ran out of oxygen. She survived, but she was in a coma for a few months. Her family withdrew her from school, and the students involved were reprimanded. Since then, they all agreed to pretend I don't exist."

had endured, to shield her from the pain of feeling like an

that not bullying?" he said coldly, squeezing her hand. "They ignored you because

let them

met his gaze, a small smile

tell he was angry on her behalf. For some reason, she felt her heart sing. He was behaving unusually. He would call her baby at any moment and touch her when he felt like it. For some reason, she did not want to tell him to

hand in hand, Daniel seemed to go into deep thought. It was

and Anya made their way home, the sky painted in hues of

dependence on Daniel hung over them like a hovering cloud as they approached the Shaw

feel a sense of contentment wash over him. He and Anya were becoming

heart up to

A

bedroom, the familiar scent of lavender and

his time there, only

Anya back home. While Anya took off her jewelry, Daniel turned to Anya, his gaze searching

can we talk?" he

time he started a sentence this way, she knew

bed, patting the space next to him invitingly. Anya joined him, his hand finding hers instinctively as

slowly, choosing his words carefully. "About us

future.

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narrowed slightly, suspicion creeping into her expression.

a while before speaking, "I think it's time for us to

his words. "Move? But why?" Of all the things she had thought he would say, this was at the bottom of the list. For some reason, she had never really considered moving out of the family mansion. Daniel reached for her hand, squeezing it gently. "You don't want to move back with

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ached at his words. He sounded as though she

where he ignored her the most, refused to have anything to

her voice barely above a whisper. "That is the house you left me to stay in a lone day and night and even ignored me when I

before he opened and stared at her, his gaze searching hers. "You are right. I did stupid things

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