Anya followed Evan to the car and got on. The Bentley was driven out of the carpark soon after.


    Sydney was still stunned and did not move an inch. Her eyes were bloodshot with jealousy. She


    continued gazing after them for a few more seconds before a thought came into her mind. She quickly


    jumped back into her car and tailed them. She needed to verify if the two of them were really dating or


    they were an item.


    The restaurant for their lunch appointment was secluded. But the environment was serene and


    conducive. It would not be a surprise that the restaurant was popr among celebrities and affluent


    people.


    Anya and Evan entered the restaurant. The waitress recognized Evan immediately and led him


    passionately to the table by the window as per his reservation.


    When they reached the table, Anya was about to sit opposite Evan. But Evan shot a judging nce at


    her and said, “Come,


    sit beside me.”


    Anya pursed her lips. She was cautious and unwilling to budge. “Mr. Welton, I’m good here.” She had


    been guarded against Evan and she had a hunch that this lunch wouldn’t go by as smoothly as she


    had hoped.


    Evan could guess what Anya was thinking. He held the ss of water with his slender fingers and


    drank a sip of warm water. “You want me to sit beside Ms. Mars? So, you want rumors to fly between


    us?”


    Anya frowned as she did not have the intention of doing so. But it should be fine if L sat beside her?Têxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


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    “I can sit with Ms. Mars actually. That way, there wouldn’t be any rumors about both of you.”


    “We are representing Welton Group for this lunch. Do you think it is an appropriate business etiquette


    to sit beside her in this case?” Evan had been used to business appointments since he had been at it


    for a few years. There was no way this newbie would be able to win the argument.


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    Indeed, Anya could not think of a good rebuttal. Being a fresh graduate in the working world, she was


    still leaming ropes of the business world and could be led on easily. She could not win Evan in terms of


    experience and negotiation skills.


    She paused to think for a while and eventually sat down beside the demanding man. Now that she was


    seated beside Evan, she could smell the faint minty cigarette smoke from him. It added on to his


    muscr scent that made Anya purse her lips even more. She purposely held back on any drastic


    reactions and sat slightly away from Evan, just in case he got the wrong idea.


    In the next ten minutes, L arrived at the restaurant. Sydney, who was tailing Anya, secretly followed


    behind. Sydney did. not dare to show her face in front of them, so she chose a table that was on the


    other end where she could still observe them. As she watched them, she started drawing up some


    guesses. If the two of them were here on a date, why would they invite L? So, this possibility was


    ruled out. The only thing that could rte the appearance of the three of them together would be the


    incident reported this morning. That would make sense if Evan brought Anya over to apologize to L


    for the incident.


    Sydney concluded that they were not an item and that it was a business lunch. It was just Anya trying


    to get some attention from Evan by wearing that attention–catching dress. What a wretch! So


    despicable that she would resort to any


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    tactics just to attract Evan. Sydney kept cursing Anya in her heart until she was calm enough to ce


    her order. She nned to continue monitoring them while she ate her lunch.


    Sydney’s phone rang. It was her direct manager calling her toe back to the office for a meeting.


    Why would there be a meeting when it was lunch time? Sydney was unwilling but couldn’t wiggle her


    way out of it. She reluctantly gave up on her lunch ns and exited the restaurant from the other side..


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    Back at Anya’s table, Anya started apologizing sincerely once L settled down. “Ms. Mars, I am really


    sorry about this morning’s matter.”


    This was not what L wanted from Anya. Since Evan had given her a call earlier, it did not matter to


    her if this apology came or not. She was only concerned about how to resolve this issue. She said, “It is


    fine. I don’t think you did this anyway.”


    Anya did not think that L would believe her. She was half expecting L to throw her temper at her,


    but she did not.


    Anya replied gratefully, “Ms. Mars, thanks for believing in me.”


    “Actually, there is something that is bothering me. How did my pre–wedding photos got leaked out?”


    L asked as she looked at Evan, who behaved like Anya’s guardian angel, and back at Anya.