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Ana's POV
" You changed, Ana. You're not the same person I remember from my childhood. I see Christian has certainly changed you as a person. You're nothing but a gold digger." Ethan spat.
I ignored his words and quickly closed the door of my office behind me. This little encounter with Ethan was a waste of my time.
I sit back down at my desk and continue to work on the manuscript that I am almost finished with.
Sawyer comes up a little while later.
"Ms. Steele, I can assure you that Ethan has been arrested for trespassing and will not be bothering you or Mr. Grey anytime soon." He says. He sits down at his usual spot.
"Thank you, Sawyer." I say, not lifting my eyes from the computer screen.
" You shouldn't take his words to seriously. Everybody knows he's an ass." Sawyer says to me.
" Im not taking his words personally. The majority of people in this country believe the exact same thing as he does." I tell him with a sigh.
"To hell with what they think. At the end of the day, you are the one that knows the truth and they don't. " Sawyer says.
" I know. I just hate how people think so low of me. I am 100% in love with Christian for who he is, not because he has money."
" Ms. Steele, we all know that. We can see it in your eyes; that's why you shouldn't care about what others say about your relationship with Mr. Grey. " Sawyer says.
Sawyer steps out of the office because he received a phone call and minutes later Jose enters the room.
"Ms. Steele, I am so sorry that you had to deal with that man. He is simply stupid for saying such things to you. " Jose says to me.
"How did you hear what he said when you weren't here when it happened?" I ask him. You should be working Jose, not eavesdropping.
" Well that man was quite loud and I think that I am not the only one that heard what he said to you." Jose answers me.
Great now the whole floor heard Ethan!
"You shouldn't worry though. Everybody here signed an NDA, so I doubt that you would hear about this in US Weekly." He said, reassuringly.
I just give him a small grin and nod. He puts a stack of finished manuscripts in a cardboard box in the corner of my office.
" Would you like me to bring you something?"He asks me.
"Some tea would be nice." I tell him. I give him my mug and he quickly leaves my office and heads to the kitchen.
Christian's POV
My meeting with the department heads was about to begin when Taylor called me aside.
"Sir, Ethan has been arrested." Taylor tells me.
"That's good news. Now we can all breathe a sigh of relief." I tell Taylor.
He simply nods and I begin the meeting.
It goes by pretty smoothly. Our numbers for the past 12 months seem to be on the rise and everything is running the way it is supposed to be. The meeting was over shortly, but I had to stay after to answer some questions that my executives had. Luckily there weren't that many questions to answer.
After the meeting, Taylor and I head to the publishing level. I need to see Ana. I want to make sure that she is okay and not shaken up by the whole Ethan thing that happened an hour ago.
We take the private elevator and as soon as we get to the floor, I am out the elevator in a matter of seconds.
Ana is in her office, her blue eyes glued to the computer screen in front of her. Sawyer is sitting at his usual spot and when he sees me he walks out of the office. At that moment, Ana looks away to the computer screen and sees me. She smiles.
"Ana, how are you?" I ask her. I lean forward to kiss her a quick kiss on the lips.
"Im fine, Christian." She tells me.
" Im sorry that you had to deal with that ass hole. From now on, everybody who makes an appointment with anyone will have to show an ID before going into the appointment. That way we can prevent these things from happening." I tell her.
" I like that idea." Ana says. She sounds a little down. It must be because of what he said to her.
"Baby, I know Ethan said somethings, but you know better not to believe him." I tell her.
"I know that, but it just hurts a little. I hate how everyone thinks that I am some gold digger when Im far from one. Im tired of it! Why can't people believe that you can love someone for who they are?" She says.
"Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. There are women and men out there that get paid to make stuff up about people like me and you. Ana, I know that you love me for me and that money isn't something that would make you love me more than you already do. Please don't take what Ethan or anybody else who isn't trusting seriously. " I explain to her.
Ana sighs.
" I know that. At the end of the day, I know what is right and I shouldn't care about what others say about me and you." She says to me.
"That's the spirit. Now why don't you finish up whatever you are doing, so I can take you out for lunch." I tell her.
She smiles.
"Okay, let me just save this manuscript ."She says. After a few mouse clicks, Ana stand up out of her chair and walks out of the office to where I am standing. Ana is wearing a denim dress with some black boots. This outfit is simple ,but on Ana it looks like a million bucks.
I wrap my arm around her and we make way out of the publishing level.
"Olivia, I will be out for lunch." She tells the receptionist.
" Okay, have a nice lunch. I will let Jose know that you are out of the office." She says.
We step into the elevators and head into my car.
We drive for a few minutes. Soon I hear car tires shriek on the pavement and then everything goes black.
Sorry for the short chapter. I will update as soon as possible!