Anya didn’t hesitate at all. She got into Hayden’s car. The man drove her to Ellie’s apartment.


    During the drive, Hayden wouldn’t stop sneaking furtive nces at the young woman.


    He was aware of how pretty Anya was. However, she was usually dressed in an understated blouse or


    dress..


    This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.


    She was gorgeous today. In fact, she looked almost like an angel.


    Hayden understood why Evan had fallen for her.


    Anya was truly a beautiful woman.


    After some time, Hayden stopped throwing nces at the young woman. He cast his eyes away from


    the rearview mirror and kept them firmly on the road.


    They arrived outside Ellie’s apartment in no time.


    Hayden couldn’t possible invite himself into Anya’s apartment. He sat in the car and waited for Evan,


    who was currently in the apartment.


    Anya, on the other hand, flew out of the car and sped upstairs.


    She was sick with terror. She was worried about the motivations behind Evan’s unexpected visit. Was


    he intending to steal. her kids from her? The man was a bully who wanted to put his mark on


    everything. He was extremely smart. Anya couldn’t fool him like she would the average man.


    He had doubted the authenticity of the results of the DNA report.


    That spoke volumes about the man’s wary and paranoid nature.


    Who knew what he was up to?


    Perhaps he was really here for her children.


    Terror gripped Anya’s heart. She wouldn’t stop pacing in the elevator. As soon as the doors to the


    elevator slid open, she was dashing out of the elevator and rushing towards Ellie’s apartment with her


    keys in her hand.


    She swung the door open. The sight that greeted her wasn’t what she had imagined. It was neither


    filled with heated tension nor frigid hostility.


    Instead, she heard bursts of giggles erupting from Nathaniel and Eudora. They were clearly enjoying


    themselves.


    Anya froze momentarily. The thought of slipping into indoor slippers slipped her mindpletely. She


    tottered into the living room in her heels.


    The sight that greeted her sent her reeling with shock and disbelief.


    A


    M


    M


    35% 14:23


    Evan Welton, the man whom Anya had thought was arrogant, unapproachable and intimidating was


    sitting on the floor, ying with her two precious angels.


    Nathaniel and Eudora seemed utterly unafraid of the man.


    In fact, they seemed to adore him and seemed topete for his attention.


    Perhaps they were simply giving in to their instincts and behaving like how a child would in the


    presence of their father. What terrifying instincts.


    She did not appreciate that at all. In fact, she would rather her kids stay as far away from Evan as


    possible.


    Evan couldn’t give them a home. He was destined for a marriage of convenience and a partner who


    was


    s approved by his family. She would never be that partner.


    It didn’t matter if he wanted to marry her. Besides, he wouldn’t.


    Evan wasn’t


    in love with ba


    What he wanted from Anya was sex, not love.


    There was no way she was going to let Evan have her kids. Thoughts sped through Anya’s head as


    she stood silently in the living room. Ellie finally walked up to her and whispered in her ear. “Anya,


    you’re finally back. What do we do?”


    Anya yanked her mind back to the present. She gave Ellie’s hand a reassuring squeeze. “Don’t worry.


    I’ll take care of it.”


    de her way tour


    Then, she the trio.


    She approached the three. Nathaniel and Eudora, who were busy having fun, finally heard the sound of


    their mother’s heels tottering into the apartment. They turned around.


    Their eyesnded on their mother.


    The twins mbered onto their feet immediately and started waving their chubby little arms around.


    They wanted their


    mother to give them a hug.


    Nathaniel was ready to shout “Mommy!” like he always did.


    Anya ignored the twinge of pain in her chest, walked past her angels and yanked Evan up from the


    floor. “Mr. Welton, could we step outside for a minute, please?”


    Then, she turned towards her kids. They looked ready to throw their tiny bodies at her. She shoved


    down the anguish rising. inside her. “Nathaniel, Eudora, your aunt needs to step outside for a minute.


    I’ll be back before you know it. You’ll have your hugs then, alright?”


    She didn’t give Nathaniel or Eudora any time to react to what she had just said.


    Instead, she dragged Evan out of the apartment immediately.


    Ellie rushed towards the kids and wrapped her arms around them. “Nathaniel, Eudora, have you


    forgotten what Mommy


    JM


    told you?”


    3


    Nathaniel looked utterly clueless. Eudora was equally bewildered. She had no idea what Ellie was


    talking about.


    352 14.43


    “Don’t you remember what Mommy told you?” Ellie said patiently. “She told you to call her ‘Anya‘ when


    Evan is around. If you don’t, Evan’s going to take you away. You’ll never see Mommy again.”


    Nathaniel finally remembered what their mother had told them. The boy nodded furiously. “I remember.


    I know.”


    Eudora, on the other hand, still appeared confused.


    But she knew one thing. Her brother was always right. She simply had to do what her brother said.


    The girl nodded quietly as well.


    “Remember to call Mommy “Anya‘ when shees back, alright?”


    Nathaniel nodded firmly.


    Eudora, who still seemed clueless, nodded obediently as well.


    They loved the toys that Evan had bought them. But they wouldn’t trade their mother for the world,


    much less a stranger.