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."

endured, to

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

not let them kill

his gaze, a small smile

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

they sat there, hand in hand, Daniel seemed to go into deep thought. It was unsure what he was thinking about, but the mood became unknowingly soft and

Daniel and Anya made their way home, the sky painted in

hung over them like a hovering cloud as they approached

sense of contentment wash over him. He

with that she had opened her heart up to Wendy fussing over Anya, before they made

23. A much-needed

led her to their bedroom, the familiar scent of lavender and vanilla

basically theirs, as Daniel spent all his time there, only returning to his room

take Anya back home. While Anya took off her jewelry, Daniel

can we talk?" he

Every time he started a

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

Daniel began slowly, choosing his words carefully. "About us

future.

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

at her for a while before speaking, "I think

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

A much-needed

his words. He sounded as though she had said she hated him. "That's not

to explain to him that she did not hold love for his house? It was the place where he ignored her the most, refused to have anything to do with her, and put

in a lone day and night and even ignored me

shut for a bit before he opened and stared at her, his gaze searching hers. "You are right.

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