"Why do I feel like you will start crying anytime soon?" Allen asked from the other side.
"Nothing. I am just overwhelmed" Anna said, sniffling her cry. She can't let anyone read her right now. Especially not Allen!
If he finds out that she is acting weak and foolish because of Aiden, no one knows what he will do.
"Why so overwhelmed? Are you missing me already?" he asked, trying to lighten up the mood. He could easily yell that she is overwhelmed because of Aiden and that she is on the verge of breaking down because of that bastard.
"As soon as I called you, you started to cry. You must be missing me a lot, right?" he continued to tease her, hoping that she would get distracted by his annoying attitude.
"You are so full of yourself," Anna mocked while chuckling. A tear rolled down her cheek but she felt slightly better after listening to Allen's narcissistic talk. She knows why he is acting like this and she felt grateful for his efforts to cheer her up.
"Tell me something I don't know," Allen smirked, making Anna laugh.
"I called you to ask if you are serious about your decision, Ann. Do you really want to stay there?" Allen asked, coming right into the topic. Although he would love to beat around the bush and have some random talk with her, he has a very busy schedule today.
"Didn't I make it clear yesterday? There is no way I would be coming till I make sure everything is fine here" Anna softly whispered so that it would be audible only to Allen.
"Ann, everything is fine there! You are being paranoid, that's it" Allen sighed as he shook his head
"It could be true, I agree as well. However at the same time I can't deny that there is a possibility that their death is planned. I can't risk the only family I am left with" Anna whispered. This time she spoke in Russian to avoid the risk of other's learning about her identity through eavesdropping.
"So, you have made up your mind to stay there for a while then." Allen spoke.
"How many months?" he asked.
"Six months max." Anna answered, this time back to English.
"That long?" Allen asked.
"Yes. I am not going to compromise with my brother's safety" Anna insisted, this time she spoke in greek.
There is very less possibility of people eavesdropping on her. She is after all a mere secretary with no experience. She is deemed to be taken lightly as it is no secret she came through the back door but she didn't want to risk it, so she tried to be cautious.
"Okay, then. It looks like I need to go overtime" Allen said, trying to cover up the reason for this clingy nature he showed. He is gonna miss her and her absence will trouble him to the extent he might not be able to focus on his work. His constant concern and anxiety will surely make him go mad.
"Don't worry, I will be there to help you whenever you need me" Anna assured him. She will not push her responsibilities onto someone no matter how busy she is. She will try her best to work remotely.
"I have a surprise for you, Ann," Allen abruptly said.
"You need to come back as soon as possible, okay?" He sounded clingy.
Anna chuckled but didn't reply to his request.
"Surprise? For me? What could that be? Why is it so mysterious? Hmm... let me guess, you are going to give me that new sea villa of yours and let me take a long vacation from work? " Anna said, chuckling to herself.
"Don't you think you are asking too much?" Allen mocked.
"Oh! So, I was wrong! I overestimated your generosity!" Anna said, her voice playful. She and Allen spend almost the entire day together as work partners and it has been years so, they are very close and carefree with each other.
"Come on! Tell me, what is that surprise you are planning for me?" Anna asked curiously. Allen used to give her gifts once in a while but this is the first time he sounded so mysterious.
"I told you it's a surprise," Allen teased.
"Fine! Anyway, I don't have time to play with you, I have to go" Anna said, a hint of annoyance lingering in her voice now.
She is really curious because his gifts have always been immensely helpful to her. He knows exactly what she wants at the moment.
"All right. Be careful" Allen said. Even though he has to go, he could only bid his goodbye for now.
"Don't overwork and rest well, okay? Have your meals in time. Don't skip them just because I am not there to monitor you!" Anna threatened Allen. He has a sensitive stomach so he really can't skip his meal times.
"Yes ma'am. I will be obedient." Allen said. His heart warmed up after listening to her nagging. Maybe all the efforts he has put in these years didn't go wasted. She cares for him but it is still not enough as it is not love.
"Good." Anna praised him before ending the call.
She smiled and then shook her head slightly and wondered why he was acting so mysterious. Later she walked away, no intentions to return to longue as Aiden would be there.
Later, she joined for lunch with Ria as Kyle is having lunch with Aiden. Although Aiden invited the girls to join them, Ria denied.
After lunch, Ria went back while Kyle and Anna prepared to attend the meeting. Though these meetings are nothing but child's play for her, she is not that familiar with the Danver corps management system so, she had to put some effort into this.