Chapter 185 Where Are You Going Dressed Like That?
That evening, Anya and the tailor at the textile mill split the work between them and finally managed to get Lola’s bridal gown done before it was time to knock off work.
In order to keep the final product from being seen by anyone else, Anya had gotten a black garment bag for the dress. Kept securely in the garment bag, no one would be able to snap any pictures of the gown when the piece was delivered from the factory to Lola.
Everything was done.
Anya called Lola and told her that the dress was ready. She could send her men down to collect the gown.
Lola seemed surprised by the designer’s efficiency. But she didn’t say anything. She simply instructed her driver to go to the factory to pick up her bridal gown.
The driver needed twenty minutes to reach the factory.
The tailor took a look at the time. In his opinion, Anya could knock off now. He could handle the rest. He poured Anya a glass of water. “Anya, have some water before you knock off work.”
The young woman took the glass of water from the tailor and smiled politely. She shook her head. “I’ll stick around until the driver arrives and picks up the gown. Otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep well tonight.”
She was worried that she might have missed something.
Something might go wrong again. She would rather stick around a while longer and see this through to the end.
The tailor could tell that Anya was a serious person who cared deeply about her work. He couldn’t help but admire and respect the young woman. “Alright then. Make yourself comfortable. I’m going back to my work.”
Anya nodded and found herself a seat.
After twenty minutes, Lola’s driver arrived at the factory.
Anya packed the gown carefully and handed it to the driver. Her project had come to an end.
The young woman grabbed her bag and left the factory with a spring in her step.
She had a dinner with Cindy’s cousin tonight.
It was a formal meeting with a lawyer. She decided to dress up for the occasion. Anya got home, fed her lovely twins and played with them for ten minutes. Then, she washed up in a hurry and changed into something nice.
She decided to put on some makeup.
Anya hardly spent much time on makeup. She dressed plainly and simply and applied only a simple and light layer of makeup for work every day.
She was going to be asking Cindy’s cousin for a favor tonight. It was a favor that concerned her mother.
The young woman wanted to give Cindy’s cousin a good first impression of her.
She spent some time putting on makeup and picked out a nice floral dress that ended right at the knees. She looked young and doll-like in the dress.
Ellie was blown away by the sight. The older woman beamed at Anya. “Anya, you should dress up more often. You’re a pretty lady. You look incredible when you dress up.”
“This isn’t a date. We’re be discussing business,” Anya said. Her aunt’s compliments clearly made her a little uncomfortable.
“Be careful and don’t stay out too late.” Ellie knew that Anya was going to have dinner with a lawyer. He was Cindy’s cousin.
That set her mind at ease. Yet she couldn’t help herself as she nagged at the young woman.
“I know,” Anya said as she combed her fingers through her dark hair. She headed towards the door and slipped into a pair of heels.
Nathaniel came running towards Anya then. He wrapped his chubby short arms around his mother’s arm. “Mommy…Mommy…pretty.”
The boy seemed gifted with words. He had learned a few new words when Ellie had complimented Anya on how pretty she looked and was repeating the same compliments.
Anya giggled as her son struggled to enunciate the new words that he had just learned. She reached out and tousled the boy’s hair. “That’s cute, Nathaniel. Mommy has an appointment. I’ll be back later. We’ll hang out later, alright?”
Nathaniel didn’t want his mother to go. He wouldn’t let go of her arm. Eudora walked up to the two and started tugging at Anya’s other arm at all. Anya’s kids had both her arms hostage. She couldn’t go anywhere.
This required an intervention from Ellie. The older woman walked up to the trio and lifted Eudora and Nathaniel into her arms.
Anya seized the opportunity and darted out of the apartment. The kids were going to start crying if she didn’t leave soon.
The young woman made her way to the elevator in her heels and pressed the button next to the elevator.
She rode the elevator to the ground floor and headed for the entrance.
Cindy had wanted to give her a lift to the restaurant. But something had cropped up unexpectedly. She wouldn’t be able to make it for dinner. She had texted Anya the address of the restaurant and told her to call a cab. Cindy would pay for the cab fare.
Anya didn’t want to be late for her first meeting with a lawyer. She hurried towards the entrance.
Perhaps she was in too much of a hurry. She didn’t pay much attention to the man who was headed her way. He was smoking.
The moment their shoulders brushed, the man reached his arm out and caught Anya by the wrist. He tugged her towards him. Anya landed heavily against his firm chest. Wisps of cigarette smoke hit Anya in the face. The young woman heard a husky low voice in her ear. “Where are you going dressed up so nicely at night? Is it a date?”
There was a clear possessive note in the man’s voice. He spoke as if he owned Anya.
Anya whipped her head up instantly. Her eyelids twitched violently as she stared at the man who had forced her into his arms.
What was Evan doing here?