The moment Anya snuck outside, she ran into Jake.


    He was in the meeting room earlier but went out to answer the phone. Once he finished, he wanted to


    go back to the meeting room to find Anya.


    She happened to walk out while he was on his way back.


    Jake said gently, “I saw Mr. Weltoning over. Shall we go say hi to him?”


    Anya refused to go. She hurriedly pretended to look unwell as she said, “Mr. Hanson, my bad. I don’t


    feel good. Do you mind if I go back first?”


    “Huh? Are you sick?” Jake waspletely unsuspecting of her pretense. Instead, he was genuinely


    concerned and worried she was ill.


    “Maybe I have l


    yet to fully recover,” said Anya as she covered her belly. She looked so unwell that Jake dropped the


    idea of greeting Evan. Instead, he said gently. “In that case, let me give you a ride back to the office.”


    He could go over and say hi to Mr. Welton on his own. “Let me go talk to Mr. Welton first.”


    Anya nodded as Jake went into the conference room. She watched as Jake went in and was afraid that


    Evan mighte out with Jake to see her if Jake told him she was unwell, so she quietly took the lift to


    the ground floor.


    Anya heaved a sigh of relief and quietly waited for Jake at the hotel lobby.


    Meanwhile, Jake went to see Evan reverently in the conference room on the top floor of the hotel.


    After Jake went over to Evan in the room, he lowered his head respectfully and said to Evan, “Mr.


    Welton, I think now that the air is cleared, no one will be able to tarnish the reputation of JK Couture


    and Welton Group.”


    Evan nced at him and merely acknowledged him taciturnly.


    Jake continued, “Mr. Welton, Anya and I will head back to JK Couture first.”


    The moment he brought up Anya, Evan finally took interest in the conversation. “Ms. Mars is buying


    lunch. I’m sure Ms. MacMin told you about it.”


    Jake was stunned and a little lost. “I–I didn’t know about lunch.” No one told him anything about lunch


    with L.


    Evan acknowledged him thoughtfully. “Didn’t Ms. MacMin tell you about it?”


    “Ms. MacMin isn’t feeling well and wants to go back to thepany,” replied Jake candidly.


    Evan finally figured out what Anya was trying to do. She must be trying to avoid him. Why had it yet to


    dawn on her that she


    could not hide from him forever?


    Evanposed himself as he said, “Where is Ms. MacMin?”


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    “She is waiting for me outside,” said Jake.


    Evan nodded. “Ms. MacMin was a victim of the incident. Since she is unable to join us for lunch, let’s


    rain check this.” Evan told the assistant to pass a message to L about doing lunch some other time.


    Jake, “Mr H


    He went on to say to Jake, “Mr. Hanson, in that case, let’s go back to Welton Group together.”


    Jake did not dare to have any objection and quickly agreed.


    They left the meeting room one after another and took the lift to the lobby. After arriving on the ground


    floor, Evans spotted Anya standing there as expected.


    His eyes turned dark slightly.


    Jake caught sight of Anya too and said, “Mr. Welton, Ms. MacMin is over there.”


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    The moment Jake finished his sentence, Anya heard his voice and thought he was done talking to


    Evan. She turned and instantly saw Evan standing in front of Jake and instantly frowned.


    Wasn’t Evan having lunch with L?


    What was Evan doing here?


    “Ms. MacMin, I hear you are not feeling well.” Anya watched as Evan strode over unhurriedly and


    halted in front of her. His voice sounded mild and normal as he spoke some distance away from her. It


    was impossible for anyone to tell there was anything unusual going on between Evan and Anya.


    “I–I’m just a little unwell. It’s no big deal,” said Anya after sheposed herself and looked at him. She


    really didn’t want to get dragged to the hospital for a checkup.