Never in Anya’s wildest dreams would she have dreamed of Evan kissing her.


    They were standing right outside Cindy’s apartment!


    She wondered if Evan had had too much to drink tonight. That was the only reason that could exin


    his bizarre behavior.


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    He hated her, didn’t he?


    Yet, the kiss felt so real. Anya felt her head going dizzy as she struggled for air. She could taste it.


    There was no stench of alcohol in the man’s mouth.


    He tasted not of alcohol but of something sharp and clean.


    Evan was not drunk.


    Why had he kissed her then?


    Why had he offered to pay to spend the night with her?


    With the little reason that she still had left in her head, Anya gradually came to her senses. Evan


    believed that she had set him up and tricked him into bed. He must think that her services could be


    bought at a cheap price.


    The thought of that made her stomach turn.


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    He might be the CEO of Welton Group but so what?


    He might be the man she had once been madly in love but so what?


    He was kissing her. But had he sought her consent before doing that?


    Anya gave Evan a hard shove and pushed him away. Her fingers had curled tightly into fists. She lifted


    her hand and sent it swinging at his cheek. “Mr. Welton, you’ve stepped out of line. Perhaps you didn’t


    hear me the first time. I’m not for sale.”


    Having said her piece and given the man a hard p for his inappropriate behavior, Anya clutched her


    bag tightly, turned around and headed for the elevator.


    Evan didn’t try to go after her. His eyes darkened as he touched the cheek that she had pped. The


    look in his eyes sharpened with rage.


    He had to give it to her. She had spunk.


    He couldn’t believe that she had hit him.


    The young man stared at Anya’s slender form as she marched right into the elevator.


    After some time, Evan finally withdrew his gaze. He was terrified by the impulse that had seized in him


    earlier. Evan wasn’t an inexperienced young boy. He was a grown man who had survived countless


    trials and tribtions of the harsh world.


    He returned to his apartment. Slowly, the young man cooled down and returned to his senses.


    He had acted rashly earlier.


    What had caused his moment of madness?


    Why was he still thinking about that woman?


    Evan’s eyes darkened. He stared out of his window. It stretched from the floor to the ceiling. The night


    beyond was pitch


    ck.


    The young man looked exhausted. He casually yanked his cor loose.


    Did he honestly want the woman? Or was it something else that he sought?


    It didn’t matter anymore.


    She had set him up and lured him into his bed a year ago. Well, he wanted her back in his bed now.


    Shouldn’t she be pleased?


    Perhaps she was ying hard to get.


    She was ying hard to get and denying it.


    Evan’s eyes fell shut slowly. He tried to shove the thoughts of Anya out of his head.


    But he couldn’t…he found himself longing for the taste of her lips.


    They were soft and tasted sweet. Like strawberries.


    The calm that he had carefully gathered fled him once again.


    Evan pinched his brow hard. He decided to abandon all reason.


    He had reached the appropriate age where he should have a lover.


    It didn’t matter that she was someone who had set him up.


    Evan pulled his phone out of his pocket and called Hayden. He told his assistant to prepare a contract.


    It was a contract procuring Anya’s services as his lover.


    He was willing to pay her two hundred grand every month.


    She had been the youngdy of a rich family. She must have suffered some hardships after being


    driven out of her family. She wouldn’t refuse such a generous offer, would she?


    Evan instructed Hayden what to do and ended the call. Then, he headed for a shower.


    Meanwhile, Anya was still in a daze when she got home. Ellie was the one who opened the door for


    her.


    Her aunt saw the strange look on her face and was concerned. She thought Anya had got herself into


    some kind of trouble. “Are you alright, Anya? You look terrible. Weren’t you at Cindy’s?”


    “I was. I’m fine. I tripped and nearly fell. I’m still recovering from the scare, that’s all.” Anya patted her


    cheeks and made an attempt at feigningposure.


    “I’m d nothing happened to you. You should be more careful in the future.”


    “I will, Ellie.” Anya slipped into a pair of indoor slippers and peered into the living room. She didn’t see


    her kids. “Where’s Nathaniel and Eudora, Ellie?”


    “They’re asleep.” Ellie headed to the kitchen and got Anya a ss of water. “Have some water.”


    “Thanks.” Anya took the ss and took a small sip. The water helped to calm her down a little.


    “It’ste. You should get a shower and go to bed.”


    That was what Anya was thinking of doing as well. She allowed the shock of the night to ease out of


    her. “Alright”


    What an eventful night.