That night, Anya was still in her studio. She was already alone, as her employees were dismissed earlier this day.
She was fixing her things up, as she needed to give up this studio as well. After she packed her things, she realized it was so much that she could not finish it in just a day. She decided to just get the things she can and leave the rest for later.
She went out of her office to look around the whole studio. This will be the last time she could do this, alone and quiet, just her appreciating the moment for the last time.
She finally felt emotionally as she saw the place she built, being lost in her grasp in just a second. She let out a heavy breath and looked around with sad eyes.
A sudden clang on the door sounded, and she turned towards it. She saw her best friend, Marie, came rushing to her and immediately hugged her tight.
“Anya..” Marie could only whisper as she hugged Anya tight. She wanted to ask what happened. She wanted to ask if she was okay, and she wanted to tell that everything will be alright.
But these words couldn’t help Anya, and she doesn’t want to open her wounds if she was very hurt from this.
Anya felt something warm touched her heart and she returned her friend’s hug. She felt comforted that at least, she still had her right now.
“You can tell me what happened. But if you don’t want to, then it’s okay. Let’s just drink to that.” Marie said in a muffled voice. Her tone was very sad that it seemed their position was reversed. Anya hugged her tight again and she chuckled between her tears. Her friend only knows how to drink during this situation.
Marie sighed when she heard her friend’s tiny chuckle.
Anya then led Marie to a sofa to tell her about everything that happened. She told her about the bidding and her letting Randy being in charge of this. But who knew Randy would betray her? “How could he! Why would he do this to you?!” Marie can’t help but angrily exclaim.
Anya sighed as she wanted to know too.
“He didn’t answer me. And I have no energy to force him anymore.” Anya answered as she stared at her nails.
“You can sue him! Make him pay! This needs to be investigated!” Marie insisted as she was fuming in anger.
She was very shocked this day when she heard the news. Marie knew her friend very well and she would certainly not do such a thing.
And know, she learned Anya was betrayed by an employee she greatly trusted, she almost couldn’t contain her anger.
Anya held her friends hand as she saw she was beginning to be worked up.
“Marie, I don’t plan to do that. It will only make matters worse. He promised to help, but how could he give that amount of money? And also, I am the owner. It was my responsibility and my jurisdiction. So every mistake is my mistake. It’s right for me to own to this fault.” Anya explained lengthily, as this was what she thought she should do.
Marie sighed. This was really how Anya would be. She was too kind and righteous, and she would take all the blame for the things in her hands.
“Then what are you going to do?” She can’t help but ask worriedly.
“I will liquidate my studio and pay for all the damages.” Anya revealed. “Anya!” Marie exclaimed in defiance.
Anya built this studio with blood and tears! But it would just go down like this.
“I already did it. Rie, maybe this is not for me.” Anya added as she lowered her head. “So maybe it’s right for me to give this up.”
Marie can’t help but feel pain when she heard this.
“I thought no giving up?” She trembled as she placed her hands on Anya’s shoulder. Anya looked at her friend and smiled sadly at her.
“If it’s for me, then it’s destined to be with me. It shouldn’t be this hard. If I am worthy to be in this field, then maybe in the future, I’ll find my way here again. But right now, I need to do this so I can do my responsibilities.” Anya looked at the far end, and she thought, this is the truth.
In life, you can’t always be so tenacious and hold on to something that is futile. One needs to step back if she wanted to move forward again.
While the two was immersed in silence, a sudden sound came from the door.
A woman, dressed in a sexy red dress and with a pair of high stilettos walked in.
Veronica saw the two women before her and she smiled amusedly at them. She approached them with a triumphant expression and looked down at Anya and Marie with evil eyes.
“Look at you, very pathetic right now. How does it feel to be slumped to the ground again?” Veronica asked with a smirk, as she arrogantly looked at them.
She was very pleased at the situation. Finally, her plan worked. She had kicked this dirty woman back to where she belongs.
Anya tightened her expression as she stood up. “What are you doing here?” She asked coldly.
Marie also stood up and eyed the red clad woman aggressively. She silently formed a conclusion in her head and thought, maybe this was the annoying woman trying to bet in between Anya and Damon?
Veronica watched amusedly as the emotions played at the two women’s eyes. She smiled sickeningly sweet to Anya.
“Why am I here? Well I’m here to held you, dear Anya.” She smiled evilly as she took out a check.
“A hundred million dollars. I’ll give this to you, if you disappear from Damon’s and OUR life.” Veronica said as she handed her the check. She felt very good, looking down at this slutty woman and stomping her face with money.
She laughed evilly at this when a sudden slap hit her face. She staggered back and her cheek stinged so much that she could only held it and turned back with aggressive eyes.
Marie still had her hand raised as she glared at Veronica hard.
“You disgusting bitch!” She yelled at Veronica. This woman was really evil. Did she think she was so high up that she could step on other people?
Veronica was furious from being hit by a lowly woman.
“Fine! Ungrateful pests!” She turned to Anya and scoffed at her.
“Don’t take the money, you wouldn’t be with Damon anyway! Do you think you have the right to be with him now? He will be disgusted and disdain you and throw you away faster than you could think of it!” Veronica exclaimed as she spitted the words like venom.
Marie became even more angry. Anya took hold of Marie to hold her back, and she could only look back at Veronica with a tight expression.
Looking at the two women’s faces, Veronica was satisfied. She smiled mockingly at them, as she still had the final laugh.
“Swallow all that, losers!” Veronica threw her last words, as she turned back with her head high up. She smiled triumphantly once again. She walked out of the studio with a loud and evil laugh.