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“Was that necessary?” Davis questioned, his tone sharp and cold.
“No, not really,” Anna said with a light chuckle when Lily kept making gestures, asking her who she was on the phone with.
“In that case, refrain from unnecessarily using endearing names for me. I don’t appreciate it,” he
stated.
She rolled her eyes. “Sure, darling,” She could have sworn she heard him curse. She was about to ask when she remembered who it was she was talking to she’d most definitely get ignored. “Now, why are you calling me?”
“You asked to see my house, how could you forget the day we agreed on?” Her mouth formed an ‘O‘ as she recalled their meeting.
“Right. I’m sorry I forgot, my mind’s been-”
“I didn’t ask. I’m outside, so come out and let’s get this over with,” He snapped, ending the call before she could respond.
Will he ever stop being rude?
“Since when did you have a baby? And why don’t I know about him?” Lily raised a brow.
Anna rolled her eyes as she stood from the couch. “Since I got married to Davis,” she replied, picking up her sling bag from the table. “I have to go now. He’s waiting outside.”
Lily’s eyes widened as her hand flew to her mouth, “You’re going on a date?” she yelled.
Anna’s lips dropped as she stared at Lily with tired eyes. “I’m starting to think you need to get your cars checked. How and when did I say I was going on a date with him-?” she exhaled deeply.
Sometimes she wanted to crack her best friend’s head open to check if something was broken; perhaps then she’d know how to deal with her.
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He’s taking me to his home because I asked to see it and I’m also going there to sign the new contract he wrote. And please, don’t exaggerate or make a big deal out of me going to his house-” She folded her fingers into a fist and raised it high, “-Do that and I’ll hit you this time,” Anna
finished.
“Since when did you two become so close?” Lily raised a brow.
“I doubt that’ll be happening anytime soon.”
“Wait up! Let me get my bag, I’m confused with you as well,” Lily told her, standing from the couch
as well.
Anna shook her head negatively, “You can’t come with, Lily. After what he did to those reporters, it’s clear he doesn’t want people to know where he stays and he’s only showing me because it would be
odd if I didn’t know where my husband lives-”
“And he really wouldn’t appreciate me bringing you along because he already said he doesn’t want you to be involved in every single thing we do.”
Lily’s shoulders dropped. “I’m guessing he doesn’t like me,” she remarked.
“I’m his wife and he doesn’t like me either,” Anna shook her head slowly. “But I doubt it’s because of that. Since he and I are supposed to be married, he’s probably trying to maintain that image and it wouldn’t be proper for you to always be with us.‘
Lily raised her hand in surrender, “Fine, then. You’re right,” she exhaled deeply and added, “You should get going now that he’s waiting for you. We’ll be all later and I’ll just find something else to do.”
Anna pulled Lily in and wrapped her hands around Lily, embracing her in a tight hug. “I’ll keep you updated on what happened and don’t take what he thinks about you to heart, okay?”
Lily nodded with a wide smile. “It’s fine. Now, go.” Anna nodded and dashed out of the house.
“Now, I’m alone,” Lily muttered as she fell back on the couch. “I need to get something to do with my life and stop being so nosy about Anna’s-”
-Soon, she’ll be too busy for us to hang out the way we do now,” With a deep sigh, she closed her
eyes.
Outside, Anna hurried toward Davis who was leaning against his car with his arms crossed across his chest. “Took you long enough,” he muttered, through gritted teeth, his eyes darkened as he glared at her as though she had betrayed him.
“I’m sorry,” she apologized, stopping in front of him with an awkward smile on her face. “But you seem to be forgetting we’re supposed to keep an image of the perfect couple that’s in love. What if we’re being followed and they see you frowning?” she corked a brow.
At her words, he immediately replaced the frown on his face with a wide smile that looked as fake as a plastic flower in bloom.
37 0- She She leaned forward and pinched his cheeks. “That smile isn’t going to convince al wrapped her hands around his neck, making him raise a brow. “-you’ll have to try harder. Perhaps watch some movies-”
“No way!” he snapped, the thought of becoming whatever Paul was turning into made him shudder.
She nodded slowly, “O…Kay. So you hate movies. Now I know something about you,” she said with a wide smile before pulling away from him. “We should go now, no?” Without waiting for an answer, she walked over to the front seat of the car and got in, leaving Davis in a daze by her actions.
Shaking it off, he entered the car, sitting on the driver’s seat and started the engine.
“By the way, how did you find me here? Did you already check my mansion?” she asked as he pulled out of Lily’s driveway.
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“I didn’t have to check to know you’d be here. Whenever the Monroes leave to work, you always come here to stay with your equally jobless friend,” he stated, his tone communicating he wasn’t interested in a conversation with her.
“She’s jobless by choice,” Anna snapped.
“And how does that make it any better? She’s still living off her father’s money at age thirty, isn’t she?” He questioned.
When she couldn’t come up with a response that was capable of shutting him up, she looked out the window, biting her lips in anger.
“I’m working for you so I’m not jobless,” she finally said after a while.
“You will be if you keep spending all your time at your friend’s place, rather than using it to find out the secrets the Monroes are hiding,” he threatened, his eyes fixed on the road.
She scoffed, “And that’s exactly what I’m doing, okay?” She sat up straight, staring fixedly at him. ” They’re still battling with the last news I dropped on them and that has created a rift between them for sure. I’m-”
“That doesn’t mean you can take a break or go on a vacation,” he turned to her. “I’m paying you enough for the work you do, aren’t I?” he questioned and looked back to the road.
She nodded slowly. “Talking to you is pointless and just so you know, I’ve done way more than you ever did in all your years of planning so you might want to get off your high horse and quit acting so
high and mighty.”
“You couldn’t have done all of that without my help,” he stated bitterly, his grip on the steering wheel tightening.
She chuckled unhumourous, “The only thing you did is to get me into the house and make them doubt our love for each other. Lily, who is jobless, and I have been the one doing everything, so don’t give yourself too much credit and focus on improving your acting—”
“-You should also try watching those movies you hate so much, perhaps then you about how to treat a woman, especially when you love them.”
‘earn a thing
He didn’t reply to her and gripped the steering wheels harder. With a satisfied smile, she scoffed and stared out the window. “That’s more like it,” she muttered, letting out a yawn as she felt herself drifting off to sleep.
At least I put him in his place. Now, it’s a tie.
