Nina felt her scalp tingling with fear at Liam's dark gaze.
Mr. Ackman's aura was too strong!
His eyes were like two sharp blades at her throat, causing her teeth to tremble in fear.
She shrank backwards and chuckled, not knowing how to answer.
Michael looked at the two of them in confusion, "What happened? Nina, what did you lie to him about?”
Nina cleared her throat, croaking out a laugh, "No... nothing, hah, uhm...Mr. Ackman must be here to see you, you guys go ahead, I'll head back in and accompany my mom."
With that, she turned and ran away before Michael could say anything.
Nina returned to the ward, hurriedly took out her phone and sent Anna a message.
"Mrs. Ackman, save me!!!"
When Anna received Nina's message, she was at Jamie's bar, sharing a drink with him.
The words 'Mrs. Ackman' gave her a shock, then she immediately called Nina and realized Liam had found out about Nina and Michael’s relationship.
During the conversation, Nina kept calling her Mrs. Ackman, Anna was torn, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Nina finally sighed a breath of relief and ended the call after Anna comforted her, promising her time and time again that she wouldn’t be fired by Liam.
Anna looked at Jamie who was wriggling his brows at her and glared at him.
"Wow...Mrs. Ackman sure is strong and dominating, even your eyes look so fierce, dare I ask whether the M r. Ackman is who I think it is?"
Anna blushed, bowed her head and fiddled with the glass of wine in her hands, murmuring under breath," Go away."
"Ha-ha-ha...”
Jamie laughed brightly, a hand on his hip, the other flicking her forehead with a light snap. "My dear, your guilty expression has given you away entirely.”
"It's not at all what you think," Anna said glumly.
"Why? He slept with you and doesn't want to take responsibility?”
Anna hurriedly slapped a hand over his mouth," Shush, keep your voice down.”
Jamie avoided her hand and said with a laugh, "Fine, fine, then answer me this, he wants to leave you?"
Anna rested her forehead on her palm, sighed and opened her mouth, telling him everything that had happened between her and Liam.
Perhaps Jamie was the one who would understand her best.
He could always point out the right actions she should take.
After listening to her allegations and complaints, he found the situation funny and yet a part of him ached for her, even detecting an unusual sweetness between the two of them.
He filled her glass with more wine, stared directly at her and said, "I never expected my bar to be the place for your first time, tsk tsk tsk.”
Anna rolled her eyes at him, face heating up slightly.
Jamie chuckled and continued, "Even though he's too dominating and insufferably arrogant, I think he likes you.
Otherwise, he won't draft that stupid agreement to keep you by his side."
Anna's eyes flashed with joy, then dimmed, and smiled wryly, "But somehow, I always feel that he is very far away from me, that he does not belong to me."
"Foolish little girl, is the result that important? Sometimes when you think about it, the most
important thing in life is experience and process."
Anna looked at his chin cocked purposely at a 45-degree angle, putting on a knowing air, and laughed, teasing him, "Are you trying to become a philosopher? Reciting poems the last time and now discussing life? This depth, I have to say I'm amazed."
Jamie glared at her, maintaining his posture, took out his phone and took a selfie.
"Hmm, I like this picture, I look so dark and mysterious."
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