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."

to shield her from

said coldly, squeezing her

let them kill

a small smile tugging at

behalf. For some reason, she felt her heart sing. He was behaving unusually. He would call her baby at any moment and touch

they sat there, hand in hand, Daniel seemed to go into deep thought. It was unsure what he was thinking about, but

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

hung over them

wash over him. He and Anya were becoming inseparable as the days grew. It

They greeted their parents first, with that she had opened her heart up to Wendy fussing over Anya, before they

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to their bedroom, the familiar scent of lavender and

theirs, as Daniel spent all his

took off her jewelry, Daniel

can we talk?"

flicker of suspicion crossing her features. Every time he started a sentence this way, she knew something was about

of the bed, patting the space next to him invitingly. Anya joined him, his hand finding hers instinctively as they sat in silence for a moment, gathering

began slowly, choosing his words carefully. "About us

future.

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eyes narrowed slightly, suspicion creeping into her expression. "What about our

stared at her for a while before speaking, "I think it's time

at the bottom of the list. For some reason, she had never

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words. He sounded as though she had said she hated

the most, refused to have anything

voice barely above a whisper. "That is the house you left me to stay in a lone day and

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

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