Reborn: Another Chance to Leave U by Hazel Ramirez

Chapter 288 Uncontrollable

When Anaya was about to walk into the office, she heard a phone ring inside.

Joshua took the phone out of his pocket and found it was an unfamiliar number.

He picked up, but the call was quickly hung up from the other side.

Joshua furrowed his brows and called back, but there was no one answering.

Anaya pushed open the office door with her elbow and entered.

Joshua heard the noise and turned to look at her. "Why did you fill the cups so much?"

The two cups in Anaya's hands were filled with milk inside, and Anaya walked slowly for fear of spilling

the milk.

Then Joshua put his phone on the table and stood up to help her.

Unexpectedly, just as he approached, Anaya suddenly sprained her ankle. Nearly half of the milk was

sprinkled on Joshua's clothes.

Joshua was a tidy man, and when he saw the sticky milk on his suit, his face revealed displeasure.

However, it was Anaya who splashed the milk. He could only suppress his dissatisfaction and did not

vent his anger.

Anaya did not apologize and directly said, "The bathroom is right outside the office. On the left."

Her voice sounded cold as if it was not her fault to pour milk on Joshua.

Joshua noticed her tone and felt that Anaya did that on purpose.

"Why did you do that to me?"

"You deserve that." Anaya was straightforward.

Joshua didn't know how to respond.

It felt like a punch on the cotton and was very uncomfortable.

He gave her a dissatisfied look but didn't say anything. Then Joshua directly walked out of the office.

After he left, Anaya walked to the sofa and saw the phone on the coffee table at a glance.

Previously, Joshua had said that there was a video recording of what happened that night on his

phone. Anaya had not been able to find any evidence and now she had the chance.

Although Hearst might know the truth the day after tomorrow,

Anaya figured she still had a chance to destroy the evidence.

She didn't want Hearst to see her in a state of unconsciousness, begging for sex from another man.

Just letting Hearst know about the situation was hard enough for Anaya.

If Hearst really saw the video, Anaya would go crazy.

She also put a few sleeping pills in the milk. Anaya thought about taking the phone after Joshua fell

asleep. That was her backup plan if Joshua did not leave his phone on the table.

Unexpectedly, the first plan succeeded.

She placed the milk on the coffee table and picked up Joshua's phone.

The phone was locked with a password. Anaya tried Joshua's birth date and his ID card number, but

they were all incorrect.

She took out her phone, checked Lexie's birthday date from social media, and then typed that in.

It failed again.

Anaya hesitated for a moment and finally entered her birth date.

The phone was unlocked.

But Anaya didn't feel a thing. She immediately went to check Joshua's photo album.

There was nothing in his photo album other than pictures of some commercial activities, screenshots of

some financial news, and a few photos of Anaya.

But Anaya was cautious and even checked the cloud space of

Joshua's phone.

She didn't find anything.

There was no video on his phone.

Joshua was lying to Anaya.

"What are you doing?"

The office door was pushed open, and Joshua came in. He happened to see Anaya holding his phone

and checking something.

Joshua took two quick steps towards her and snatched the phone back.

After getting the phone, he looked at the screen.

Joshua found his phone unlocked.

There was a trace of panic in his expression. The next moment,

Anaya coldly said, "You don't have the video from that night, right?"

Joshua took a deep breath and pretended to be calm. "It's just that I don't have such an important

video on my phone. I have it on my computer."

Anaya did not hesitate and replied with certainty, "You're lying to me."

Noticing Anaya's decisive tone, Joshua knew that it was impossible to lie anymore. "Yes, I do not have

the video of that night, but that thing is a fact!

"Although I don't have a video recording of what happened, the surveillance camera in the hotel

corridor caught everything. If Hearst saw that, he would definitely know what happened that day."

Joshua became crazy and continued, "Things have already happened. Why are you still unwilling to

accept me? I have already put down my pride to show you goodwill so many times. Can't you see?

"We had sex that night. Do you think Hearst still wants you? It's impossible for him to accept a woman

who has sex with another man. Hearst won't even look at you. He won't even fuck..."

Anaya slapped Joshua on his face.

In the quiet office, it made a loud noise.

Joshua was slapped to the side by the slap with his ears buzzing and his cheek burning in pain.

"Anaya!"

He suddenly turned around and gritted his teeth.

When Joshua met Anaya's gaze and noticed the glistening tears in her eyes, he realized that he said

something wrong again.

Every time he was angry, Joshua always liked to add insult to injury, cursing Anaya with mean and

aggressive words.

Then Joshua had his mouth wide open and couldn't make a sound as if he were mute.

Anaya's eyes widened and turned red. She said hatefully, "Fuck off!"

Joshua felt Anaya's sadness, and his heart ached when Anaya pretended to be strong.

He did not want her to be sad.

But Joshua could not control himself.

Every time they met, one of them would always be wronged and end up miserable.

Most of the time it was Joshua, and occasionally it was Anaya.

And this time, both of them had bad feelings. None of them took any advantage.

Originally, Joshua had come with the intention to threaten Anaya, wanting to show the video to Adams.

But in that situation, it seemed impossible to do so.

Joshua clenched his fist and said with a hoarse voice, "I didn't mean that."

All Joshua wanted was for Anaya to come back to his side.

However, for some reason, every time he tried, he ended up hurting Anaya with mean words.

Anaya grabbed the cups on the table and slammed them on Joshua.

She was out of control. "I told you to fuck off. Didn't you hear me?"

The glass cup shattered around his feet, and the milk splashed all over Joshua.

He clenched his fist again but eventually turned around and left.

After Joshua left, Anaya looked up, closed her eyes, and held back her tears.

Then, she trembled as she walked into the lounge. Without turning on the light, Anaya sat down

hugging her knees by the bed.

The thought of sleeping with Joshua sickened her and made her want to die.

And yet Joshua actually dared to use Hearst as a threat.

Anaya thought to herself, how dare he!

The day after tomorrow, what if Hearst knows about that embarrassing and humiliating thing?

What if he dislikes me because of that?

What should I do if he abandons me for sleeping with Joshua?

Anaya buried her head between her arms and knees. She felt an invisible hand grabbing her heart

tightly, making her unable to breathe. And it hurt so much.

It was not easy for her to muster the courage to take that step toward Hearst. She believed what

awaited her would be promising.

But Anaya never expected Joshua would once again push her into the bottomless abyss.

In the darkness, Anaya hugged herself tightly. Her fingers pressed deep against her thighs. Her nails

left marks on her skin. And she clenched her fist so much that it was as if she was about to break her

fingers.

After a long time, the door to the lounge was opened slightly by someone.

Light shone in and landed on Anaya's body.

"Ana?"