Although Damon said those words, Anya still insisted to repay even a little, so she invited him for dinner.
Although Damon felt the she doesn’t need to repay anything, but dinner sounds great. He wouldn’t let go of such an opportunity to be with her.
“Then, I will accept your kind offer.” He said with a bright smile. Suddenly, his phone rang.
Anya saw the situation and told him.
“You seem busy, thank you very much for helping us but you can’t head to work now. It’s still a while before dinner.” Anya tactfully gestured to him.
Damon was indeed busy, that’s why even though he was reluctant, he was still pushed to leave.
Anya watched him go and enter the car silently.
After that she too took her leave. She chose to walk outside for a while.
She looking at the scenery in peace when suddenly, someone hook an arm on her shoulder. She turned to see it was a young man.
“Hey beautiful? Are you alone?” He said with an ambiguous smile and a wink.
Anya felt awkward immediately. And took his arm of her shoulder and moved away from him.
“I am.” She said with a cold voice.
The man saw her actions and he smirked.
“Single? Can I have your number?” He said haughtily and took out his phone.
Anya quickly felt problematic. This doesn’t seldom happen. Since she was young, there were countless of times guys hit on her. When she was married, she finally had a good excuse to resolutely reject them. But when she divorced, she had a hard time turning them down every time.
“I don’t give my number to strangers,” She flatly said and walked away. But the man was persistent and stood in her away.
“Come on. Don’t be so hard to get.”
When she heard this, she immediately became annoyed. Men like these were the ones who are specifically problematic to turn down. They would be pushy, and then would be angry and insult or harass her.
Anya spent a while to brush of the guy, she even arrived to threatened him that she would call the police. It was finally then that the man left with insulting words.
Anya felt tired and very upset with the situation, that was why when she arrived at her apartment, she pondered whether to wear her ring again to block of any guys.
She looked at her jewelry box and took her wedding ring. She looked at it closely. If she wore this, the diamond ring looks more like a legitimate wedding ring. But not long, Anya dreaded the idea. She couldn’t wear the ring from that man.
So, Anya shook the idea off and took one of her accessory rings, and wore it on her ring finger.
She then left her apartment with that.
Thalia was once again standing in front of Damon’s office. Even though Damon can’t meet, or wont meet, her, she was still insistent in coming in this floor.
That is because Gabe did not tell her who was the mysterious woman of Damon. She was dissatisfied and continued to look for Gabe.
While Gabe was having a headache facing the woman’s persistence. When she asked him, he couldn’t possibly betray and talk about his boss’ personal life. Telling Thalia that his boss had a woman he likes was even over the top already, but he still chose to tell her so that Thalia would forget any ideas about Damon.
But he didn’t foresee that she would push to know the woman. So he stood there conflicted, facing the angry and pouting expression of the woman he likes, and also protecting and keeping his loyalty to his boss.
So Thalia stood outside, stubbornly waiting for his answer.
This was the situation Anya saw when she arrived at Damon’s floor. she had been here before for the project of designing their son’s room. Today, she planned to surprise Damon and change their schedule to lunch instead. She planned to give him something.
But what welcomed her surprised her instead. She looked at the beautiful and elegant woman. From her hair, make-up, dress and shoes, everything was perfect. And the woman herself, who wouldn’t know The Thalia?
Anya was a great fan of the woman. Aside from her beauty and allure, she looked up at her being a self-made and independent woman. She was strong and competent, she had no one to fear for.
She was everything Anya wanted to be.
“Come on, you know how much I like Damon, please just tell me.” She heard Thalia said.
Anya stood on her place as she watched the woman he admired, in front of Damon’s office and expressing her like for him.
Right. A woman like her was the one suited for Damon.
She could even picture it, her linking her arms at Damon, the two of them dressed in elegant clothes and looking at each other. They would be the perfect couple.
Anya smiled self-deprecatingly. A sense of pain and suffocation surged in her heart. She was also surprised at this feeling.
‘Why are you feeling this way?’ Anya asked herself.
It was natural for Damon to fall at an amazing and respectable woman. Of course, that would happen.
And who was Anya? She was just a miserable divorcee.
What did she actually think these days? Did she really thought she could be with Damon?
That would only turn out to be the biggest joke of the century!
Anya’s chest was rising and falling as she felt her heart scrunching up. ‘No. I shouldn’t feel this way. I have no right.’
She tried her best to turn around, raise her feet, and walk away from that place. But with that, a tear slid down her cheek.
When evening came, Damon left his office early. He specifically spent his time seriously just to finish his work faster. Tonight, he would be eating dinner with Anya, so he wanted to go quickly.
He drove off to Anya’s studio. When he arrived, he casually went in and knocked on her office.
“Anya, I’m here.” He greeted her. Damon was felt this situation was like picking up his wife. He was very pleased at the moment.
The door was opened and Damon Anya appeared on his sight.
“Good evening, uhm, I’ll just fix up,” Anya awkwardly said. She remembered what she saw this afternoon but she tried hard to brush it off.
Damon faintly noticed her queerness but he acquiesced lightly.
Anya entered her office again. Damon naturally followed her inside. He watched her fix up her things.
But his gaze inadvertently laid at her left hand. He stiffened when he saw the conspicuous shiny thing in her finger.
His eyes darkened when her wearing a ring.
What does this mean? Can’t she still forget her bastard husband?
Damon felt anger and frustrated. All these times, he thought they had finally got closer, yet here she is still can’t let go of her feelings.
He approached Anya in heavy steps.
“Why can’t you forget about him?” Damon said in a little but heavy voice.
Anya turned to him and saw his angry eyes. She was immediately confused. What is he angry about?
“What?” she dubiously asked.
“I’ve tried so hard. I thought I had finally stepped up somehow, but then..” Damon said in an upset voice. He stopped his words and breathed.
This feels like shit.
Damon held back his words and closed his eyes tightly. He doesn’t want to tell awful words to her when his mad, but he also can’t deny the pain.
He just a fool.
He turned his back on her with a dark face. Damon left there without another word.