Anna was able to hear the two men shouting, and despite the fact that she detested the notion of confronting David, her concern for poor Bryan overwhelmed her anxiety about the situation. She got to her feet and then immediately launched into the Korean rant in a voice that was calm and controlled effectively. Excuse me, Mr. Miller, but your grandpa isn't feeling very well, and yelling at him won't do anything to improve his condition.
Anna was giving him a piece of her mind! David was completely speechless since the woman had such courage.
In case you had forgotten, he was involved in an accident, and at this point, he ought to be resting at home.
“I was not shouting,” David said after it took him some time to find his voice. He intentionally reminded her of the intensity they had shared by stating, “We Koreans are as passionate in conversation as we are in everything.” He did not do so in a very subtle manner. “And I am fully aware of what it is that Bryan requires.” He cast a murderous glare at Bryan and saw that the other guy was smiling; he was taking pleasure in this, damn him! David was adamant that Bryan was not going to cast him in the role of the evening's antagonist. He was not about to show any deference to a married lady who openly and frequently slept with other men, he fiercely thought to himself. Regardless of how stunningly beautiful she is.
David explained, “I tried to make him stay at home, but he insisted on coming to the party because he wanted to meet you again, Anna.” Despite my efforts, David added, “he wanted to meet you again.” Because he hasn't stopped talking about you since the board meeting, it appears that you had quite an effect on him there. He mentioned to me that you were in business, but he failed to mention that you had a partner...' He paused and deliberately looked down at her ring finger before adding, 'But then, his English is not so good.' David gave his grandfather a withering look because it was obvious that the elderly man still did not realize the woman was married. “Is your husband in the house?” It was a sharp question that he asked her while his steely stare roamed insultingly over her. “I would quite like to meet him,” he said. His inquiry was meant to point out to Bryan that he had made a fundamental error, but it was also intended to serve as a sarcastic reminder to Anna that there had been no mention of a husband when David was making out with her...
Anna was unable to stop the rapid flushing that broke out in her cheeks in response to the obvious masculine gaze he was casting her way and the subtle jab he was taking at the fact that she was married. She was not willing to sit idly by and let the conceited David demean his grandfather's command of the English language.
She looked at Bryan with compassion in her eyes. There is nothing incorrect about the way you are using English. She reassured him, “I can perfectly understand you,” before lifting her head to look at the man who towered above her. The man was taller than she was. “And you should know better than to demean your grandfather's abilities in front of others,” Anna added tensely, her flashing chocolate eyes clashing violently with his. It was as if they were the only two people in the room, with the tension between them being a force that could be physically felt. “And perhaps if you were better at listening to your grandfather, you wouldn't feel the need to resort to such measures.
It just so happens that my partner is my closest friend Sara, but I never once mentioned to Bryan that I had a partner when we first met.' This statement gives the impression that David is dishonest. “And with regard to my spouse, he passed away quite a while ago. Are you pleased with this?' David was struck into silence for the second time in as many minutes as he thought about the opportunity he may have had with her if Bryan had gotten his facts straight. David was thinking about how Bryan had gotten his facts wrong. It didn't matter to him when Anna's husband had passed away; it was enough for him to know that she was available now. However, there was one little problem: he was seeing Anna's stepsister at the time. He needed to find a way to limit the amount of damage that might be done to his reputation as quickly as possible.
When he straightened his shoulders, he saw a flash of melancholy in her enormous brown eyes that she was unable to conceal completely, and he felt like a heel as a result.
“I'm very sorry to bother you, Anna. It was never my intention to hurt either you or Bryan. Could I give you my most sincere condolences on the passing of your husband?'
“Thank you,” Anna said harshly, finally forcing her gaze away from his, and not for a second thinking he was telling the truth. She was speechless from the shock; she couldn't continue. She was very irate because of David Miller's actions. to the point that she had announced Allen's passing in front of other people, which was something she had very seldom had the fortitude to do in the past, and it terrified her.
“I beg your pardon, since my grandson has been so crude. When Bryan chimed in and said, “I know exactly how you feel,” she was relieved that the elderly guy had decided to step in. After offering her comfort with a compassionate grin, the man turned his attention back to his grandson and said, “I have also lost my wife, but let me assure you it does get easier.” But David, Anna is correct; perhaps I was a touch hasty in coming out today.' Suddenly jumping to his feet with more agility than Anna would have believed he was capable of, he grabbed David's elbow just as Annet walked in. “But Anna is right, David, perhaps I was a bit hasty in coming out tonight.”
“My sweet David, how are you doing? Everything okay?” Anna got the strangest impression that Bryan and David had silently spoken with one another while she was looking back and forth between the two of them.
Annet exerted a possessive touch on David by placing her hand on the front of his shirt.
“No, I'm afraid my grandfather isn't in the best of health, so I'll have to take him back home right away.” David stated with a pleasant tone, “I'm sorry, but we have to leave early, but it is necessary.”
“Oh, do you have to? Annet glared at her grandfather and asked, “Surely you can stay, even if your grandfather has to leave?” I'll get him a taxi,'” she said.
David took Annet's hand off of his chest and said in a firm tone, “No, I couldn't possibly allow him to go home alone.” Anna had the impression that Annet had just made a significant error in judgment with this man. David withdrew Annet's hand from his chest.
Annet exclaimed, “Oh, but you don't need to,” and then she cast a beseeching glance in Anna's direction. “ Anna, could you kindly do David and me another favor and drive Mr. Miller back to his house? You are aware that you do not particularly enjoy going to parties, and he will have no problem with this. In addition, David has not yet had the opportunity to adequately communicate with James.'
Anna was on the verge of laughing. Annet's self-centeredness never ceased to astonish her, even after all these years. When Bryan stepped in, she was in the process of providing a noncommittal response to his question. “I'm sorry, but I have to decline, Miss Williams. It is not something I would feel comfortable doing to impose on your sister in such a way. It's time I got going,' he said, grabbing David by the arm and explaining that he was sorry for pulling his grandson away. “I am feeling rather feeble,” He said.
David wasn't in the best of moods himself at the time. It was embarrassing for a man who was always in charge to acknowledge that he had no idea what was going to happen that evening, since everything had caught him by surprise. He desired to have a conversation with Anna. Who did he think he was kidding? He had a lot of other plans besides just talking to her. But this wasn't the right moment, and this wasn't the right location. He concluded that she would remain his, and the sooner he escaped from this horrible gathering, the better.
David replied, “Sorry, ladies, but unfortunately, we have to leave.”
“Please accept my apology on behalf of your father, and I'll be sure to contact you later, Annet. I have no doubt that we will cross paths again, Anna.”
Not if I catch sight of you first, Anna reasoned. Then, while Annet continued to command David's undivided attention, she leaned in close to the elderly guy and planted a peck on his cheek. “I want you to be careful, Bryan.”
“Yes, I will. Anna, you have been so considerate of me. Even though, I am dissatisfied with not being able to buy back the property. I would like to show my appreciation for your compassion by taking you out to lunch the day after tomorrow before I go back to Seoul.
Anna was relieved that her explanation seemed plausible and therefore declined, saying, “I can't tomorrow.” She had already misled Bryan into believing that she had never met David before, and she would like to avoid having to deceive him once more. But it just so happened that she was in Fullerton at the time having lunch with Allen's parents, which was something she did once a month. “Even though it's been almost two years since I lost my spouse, we still remain in touch, and tomorrow I'm having lunch with his parents. Therefore, perhaps at another time,” she replied in a low voice.
She had a lot of respect for the elderly guy, but she had zero interest in having anything to do with his grandson, and she would have preferred it if he had departed as soon as possible. As Anna saw Bryan follow Annet and David out of the room and into the hallway, she let out a trembling sigh of relief. Annet replied in a sarcastic tone five minutes later, after she had returned after leading the guys out of the mansion, “Thanks so much.” You might have insisted on bringing the elderly gentleman home, and David could have stayed for a longer period as a result. Anna shrugged her shoulders and offered, “Maybe—you know better than I do.” It was as close as Anna believed she could go to warning Annet about how much of a serial womanizer David Miller was by saying, “But he strikes me as a man who does what he wants, and gets what he wants—women included.” Anna said this because she believed it was the only way she could adequately convey to Annet how much of a womanizer David Miller wa
Anna exited her car in a parking spot designated for residents just in front of her front door. She then retrieved her handbag and a shopping bag stuffed with veggies from the passenger seat before exiting the vehicle. She straightened up, stretched her shoulders, and sighed with contentment as her gaze swept over the narrow strip of the front yard, which was a riot of color in the June light. The trip to Fullerton was nice.She had a fantastic day; she had helped Mark, her father-in-law, in the garden, and she had eaten a wonderful lunch that had been provided by Marga, her father-in-law's wife. After that, the three of them went for a stroll on the beach, and on their way back, they stopped by Allen's grave. Following that, they went back to the house and had some tea there.During the ride back to Los Angeles, Anna rationalized the terrible thoughts that had kept her up for a significant portion of the previous night. Her stomach was full, and her spir
Anna, on the other hand, was not amused and she had no intention to partake in his humor. She was at a noticeable disadvantage because his large frame towered over her. He was just inches away from her. She retreated involuntarily and braced herself against the bench as she came to a standstill there. Because she had nowhere else to go, she chose to ignore his implication and instead look up at him. She spoke calmly but with a sarcastic expression on her face as she replied, "Then let me pass, and I'll get you a cold drink." She tilted one of her beautiful brows.When he was too close, his dazzling deep stare was too knowing, and all of a sudden, the heady aroma of his perfume sent her back to another time and place—the close quarters of a yacht's cabin. She inhaled a slow breath that was shaky and deep. She had no intention of coming there...David Miller declined to get a cold drink for Anna, saying, "I don't want a cold drink, Anna." He was tryin
"Would you want the drink I offered?" Anna repeated back in a tone of complete disbelief, as the man's audacity astounded her. "Are you out of your mind? I demand that you leave my home at this very moment.Is this how you treat your visitors?" David straightened up and made his way forward in a casual manner. "Consider what your father would say if he heard that his daughter had shown such a shocking lack of manners to the grandson of one of his major shareholders," he said. "Think what your father would say if he heard that." Then there's Annet as well, as you were so nice to point out.' He halted alongside her, his brown eyes focusing in on her hot face as he stared at her."My father and Annet?' Anna said once again. What exactly was he talking about? And what was the source of the unsettling sensation that there was a danger lurking somewhere in it?Since the death of your spouse, Annet has been under the notion, as have the rest of the people
David concurred, saying, "If that is what you want...yes."Anna started her speech on the assumption that he was telling the truth. " Allen and I first crossed paths while he was working as a researcher for my Aunt Martha when I was twelve and he was twenty-one. When I was in college, he quickly became not just my closest friend but also my boyfriend. He supported my passion for landscaping designs, and once I graduated, he urged me to go into business with Sara. He was sweet, loving, and offered complete and utter support. When I was twenty-two years old, we were married. After another four years, he was eventually taken from us by a ski accident.David mumbled, "He might have been a paragon of virtue, but he was also a fool to risk his life skiing with a passionate, sexy woman like you at home to warm his bed." "He might have been a paragon of virtue," David said. "But he was also a fool."She did not like the characterization of herself as "passionate and sex
David prompted me in a really direct manner by saying, “I asked you a question.” He was able to see by the expression on her lovely face that her thoughts had wandered away from him, and this made him extremely uncomfortable... “Why did you lie?' he asked her.”The demand in his low voice succeeded in drawing Anna's attention to the situation. She concluded that thinking about the past was not helping her deal with the circumstances of the present, and she knew from her own experience that David was not going to let her forget or give her space until he had an explanation for what had happened.She got to her feet slowly and cast a gaze down at him as she did so. “All right, let's make a deal,” she said. “I'll tell you what you want to know.” Her intrinsic honesty compelled her to tell him the truth disgrace the demon and finally draw a line under the horrifying occurrence once and for all. “But you have to promise
As he attempted to pry her lips apart, she was momentarily paralyzed with astonishment for a brief moment. But only for the span of a single heartbeat. Not again, Anna swore, boiling with wrath at his antics and the complete disrespect of his agreement to depart. "Not again," she promised."Not again." She clenched her palm into a fist and lunged at him while simultaneously bringing her knee up in a forceful manner, aiming for the weakest area of the man's body. He was able to get away with lightning-fast reactions. But he was thrown off balance, and as he went backward, he carried her with him, and the two of them ended up in a tangled mess on the sofa.Anna was out of breath, and before she knew what had happened, she was lying face down on him with the weight of her body pressing down on David and he hugged her. She made another attempt to strike out at him, but he managed to grab both of her hands and hold them firmly over her head with
Anna felt a chill down her spine as she listened to the unyielding tone in his voice. It appeared like something had gone wrong. She moved into a sitting position without thinking about it at all. His reply, which he delivered in a silky voice, was like a bucket of icy water dumped over Anna's hot senses. He reached out and stroked a few tendrils of hair off her brow before continuing. "And, beautiful and wanton as you are," he said. "I have no intention of making love to you in this shrine to your dead husband." "Anna, the next time we make love, it will be at a location and at a time that I choose," he said.She couldn't bring herself to accept the reality that her thoughts were painting for her, so she just kept staring at his expressionless face. She was able to see the glint of cynical victory in his chocolate brown eyes and the dark yearning in his enlarged pupils, and as a result, she turned her head away from him. He had purposefully made love to h