While Anya was contemting whether she should approach Cindy’s cousin, Zachary was on his way
to meet Sydney
Evan had but him with a golf ball and had embarrassed him in podac
Zachary had to make the man pay for what he had done
He wasn’t going to confront I van in public though He wasn’t an idiot te had no interest in opposing van
openly and incurring the man’s wrath That meant that he had to find someone else to help him carry
out his dirty deeds A scapegrat to shoulder the me tomeone like Sydney
He knew that Sydney was secretly in love with Evan
Unfortunately, so were many other women, which meant that she hadn’t any chance to get closer to the
man
She was going to go crazy with jealousy if she knew that Anya had been seen with Evan
That was why Zachary had invited Sydney out for a meal
“Sydney, it’s been a while. You’re looking prettier by the day!” Zachary wasn’t in a hurry to talk about
Anya instead, he fled Sydney’s ss with red wine and began a tound ofpliments “Just look at
you! You could be a movie star
Sydney knew she was pretty She flipped her hair coquettishly as Zachary showered praises on her and
twisted her lips into a smug smile “Stop teasing me, Zach I’m nowhere as beautiful as the celebrities
you see in Hollywood”
“Not to a man if you ask any man on the street, he’s going to tell you that you’re prettier than any
female celebrity in Hollywood Zachary said smoothly
The smile on Sydney’s face was blinding She lifted the ss of red wine on the table and swirled it
gracefully “Look those praises falling from your lips. What do you want, Zachary?”
They hardly met the other. In fact, a month could pass without them seeing each other at all
N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.
But the man had asked her out for a meal out of the blue and had plied her withpliments with
unexpected vigor
Something was up
“Sydney as always, you’re a genius! There’s no fooling you” Zachary burst out intoughger His narrow
long face looked almost beastly as it contorted and twisted from the exaggeratedughter
For a moment, he looked more animal than man
“Come on, spill. What do you want?” Sydney said after taking a sip from her ss of red wine
“I bumped into your sister a few days ago Zachary finally spilled the beans after taking a sip from his
ss of wine as well “Guess who she was hanging out with?”
“Who?” Anya’s name sent Sydney bristling instinctively She could feel her entire body trembling with
tension. It was as if
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she was getting ready to break out into a fight with Anya right now.
“Evan Welton, that’s who! The most sought–after bachelor in Nordeny. The man every woman in the
city wants to marry.”
Evan? Sydney froze instantly. Her face twisted with rage the next moment. “Are you sure?”
“Yes. They hardly left each other’s side.” Zachary didn’t dare to share too many details. He didn’t want
Sydney to let slip that he was the one who had told her about Anya and Evan. He would find himself in
deeper trouble than he wanted then. He wanted the young woman to arrive at her own conclusions.
She was a smart woman. She knew what he was trying to tell her.
“Are you sure? You’re not lying to me, are you?” A deep crease furrowed Sydney’s brow. Her eyes
were burning with sheer
rage
Anya had sworn that she would stay away from Evan.
Yet here she was, hanging out with Evan despite the oath she had made.
“Cross my heart and hope to die. I won’t lie to you,” Zachary raised his hand and swore.
Sydney took the man’s word for it. She bit her lips angrily. The fury in her eyes burned brightly.
The young woman mmed the ss onto the table heavily. She was going to speak to Anya
tomorrow. Her.stepsister
owed her an exnation.
Meanwhile, in the CEO’s office at Welton Group Tower:
A handsome looking man was drapedzily on his chair, A ck pen twirled easily between the man’s
fingers while a phone was pressed to his cheek. It was Dan. “Clear your calendar next week. We’re
spending a few days at a historic town. It’s a pre–wedding party for my cousin.”
“It’s your cousin’s pre–wedding vacation. Why would you invite me along?” Evan replied coolly. He
didn’t seem very interested.
“Don’t you want to get to know some new people? A few prettydies?” Dan chuckled on the other end
of the line. “This is a great chance! Think about it. A historic town. A beautiful scenic town that’s built for
romance. It’s going to be great. Thedies will love it!”
Evan thought of something then. A light smile appeared on his lips. He didn’t say a word.
*Come on,” Dan pressed on. “Are youing or not?”
“Sure: Why not?”
“That’s great! I’ll book the ne tickets, Dan said before hanging up.
Evan started considering inviting Anya along and began contemting the idea of spending a few days
in a beautiful