Evan stared at Anya’s reserved self. Her meek demeanor pleased him very much.


    For a moment, it seemed as if Anya was indeed his lover.


    He shifted slightly away from the young woman but kept his arm around her slender waist. His arm was


    like a vice around the young woman that kept her in her ce. His eyes were dark with anger, the


    message within clear. Anya was his. “Mr. Brown, you seem to not only have your eye on mynd. You


    have your eye on my lover as well.”


    The smile that Shane gave Evan dripped with insincerity. He had no ns to get into a fight with Evan


    in public. He didn’t want to dere an open war when he wasn’t confident of his chances of defeating


    the Weltons. All he could do was swallow his pride andugh a liar’sugh. “Mr. Welton, you must be


    mistaken. I’m not putting any moves on Ms. MacMin. I was interested in engaging her services as a


    designer. That’s why I invited her out for dinner.”


    “Are you forbidding Ms. MacMin from having an ordinary meal with a potential client? Surely, you’re a


    bigger man than that, Mr. Welton.” The look in Shane’s eyes was sly and calcting as he stared Evan


    in the eye.


    The revtion of Anya’s romantic involvement with Evan had surprised him.


    But the moment of shock soon passed and was reced by cool calction and thought.


    He s


    swiftly arrived at a conclusion. There was something fishy going on here.


    Evan’s im that Anya was his lover seemed preposterous.


    It was utterly ridiculous.


    Shane didn’t believe a word of what Evan had said. Evan could have any woman he wanted.


    Anya was


    was simply a young disgraced woman who had been driven out of her family because of her tainted


    reputation and loose morals. She had nothing. She had neither influence nor wealth. Why would Evan


    be interested in her?


    Was Anya hiding something? Perhaps that was what had caught Evan’s interest in the first ce.


    That was the only possible reason Shane could think of that exined why Evan was interested in


    Anya.


    Evan always made sure he came out on the better end of the deal.


    Naturally, Shane wasn’t going to get into a fight with Evan in public. He would y along.


    “Is that so? I’m not opposed to Anya discussing work with you, Mr. Brown. But wouldn’t it be more


    appropriate if you conducted your business meeting at JK Couture tomorrow instead?” Evan said with a


    lazy drawl that did nothing to hide


    the steel in his voice.


    There was no way Shane could keep Anya there any longer. His lips twitched upward as he smiled


    limply at Anya and Evan. “Of course. I’m sorry if I caused any misunderstanding”


    “Apology epted. Let’s go,” Evan said before pulling Anya along with him and marching out of the


    fancy restaurant.


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    Shane remained rooted in his seat. All he could do was watch as Evan led Anya away. There was


    nothing else he could do.


    He wasn’t a particrly generous man though. Someone had robbed him of a good night. He wasn’t


    going to forgive and forget.


    Naturally, he was going to have a fit.


    The man swung his arm across the table.


    A deafening cacophony sounded in the restaurant as tes were sent flying. They shattered into


    countless shards upon. impact with the hard marbled floor.


    Themotion caught everyone’s attention. The other patrons in the restaurant and the waiting staff


    snapped their heads around and stared.


    Shane didn’t care that they were staring. He yanked his cor loose and red at the ruined mess of a


    dinner before him. Then he cursed out loud.


    He wanted Anya too..


    Evan might have won this time round but Shane didn’t mind. He was going to crush the Weltons.


    When that happened, Anya was going to be his.


    Meanwhile, outside the restaurant:


    Anya had just been dragged out of the establishment by Evan. The scene turned the heads of


    everyone on the street.


    It made sense. Evan was one of the most good–looking men in Nordeny.


    He was also an extremely tall man.


    Dressed in a white shirt and a pair of dress pants, he looked like a movie star that had stepped out of a


    Hollywood movie.


    Naturally, he was going to turn heads. Especially those of women.


    Anya allowed herself to be dragged down the street. Somehow, they ended up on an empty stretch of


    the street next to a wall. Anya looked around and realized that there was nobody around. That was


    when she tugged her arm out of Evan’s fingers and pulled herself away. “Thanks for getting me out of a


    tough spot, Mr. Welton.”


    Having uttered her thanks, she turned away and was ready to leave.


    Evan gave the woman a long deliberate look. “Is that all? Are you nning to leave?”


    As soon as he spoke, two bodyguards appeared out of nowhere and stood in Anya’s way. Naturally,


    they had been lurking in the shadows all along.


    Anya found herself trapped. She wasn’t going anywhere soon.


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    She red at the towering bodyguards before her and bit her lips. Then, she turned around and stared


    at Evan. The look on her face was dark. “Mr. Welton, I need to get home.”


    Evan pulled a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket leisurely, then pulled a single stick out. He stuck the


    cigarette between his lips, then fished a lighter out of his other pocket. With a loud snap, he flipped the


    lighter open. A tiny me erupted from the tip.


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    The tip of his cigarette lit with a bright orange glow.


    Evan took a long drag of his cigarette. There was a dark, unfathomable look in his eyes. His voice was


    slow and measured when he spoke. “Have dinner with me.”