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."

could erase the years of loneliness and isolation she had endured, to

that not bullying?" he said coldly, squeezing her

not let

small smile tugging

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

thought. It was

dipped below the horizon by the time Daniel and Anya made their way home, the sky painted in hues of purple and pink as dusk

on Daniel hung over them like a hovering cloud as they

contentment wash over him. He and Anya were

first, with that she had opened her heart up to Wendy

23. A much-needed

the familiar scent of lavender

room was basically theirs, as Daniel spent all his time there,

While Anya took off her jewelry,

we

crossing her features. Every time he started

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

slowly, choosing his words

future.

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creeping into her expression. "What

speaking, "I think

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

A much-needed

as though she had

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

she said coldly, 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 crawled on the living room floor in pain from my mother's

eyes squeezed shut for a bit before he opened and stared at her, his gaze searching hers. "You are right. I did stupid things in that house. We can't

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