I Did Her a Favor Chapter 4 Holden's POV I knew Ana saw the video , but she didn't reply . I wasn't going to push her . We've been friends since she was old enough to follow Seth and me around . I don't know exactly what happened , but I knew she was serious about avoiding me . The bad part was that my parents and hers knew something was going on , but they stayed out of it . They could have smoothed this over , but they refused . I had once asked my mother if she knew why Ana refused to acknowledge me anymore . When Ana saw me coming , she went the other way , or if she had to speak , she gave one - word replies before finding a reason to get away . There had to be a reason for it , but for the life of me , I don't know what happened . I like Ana , she was like a younger sister to me . I would never intentionally hurt her . " Why are you asking me , Holden ? Don't you know it yourself ? Ana adored you , now she can't bear to look at you . What did you do ? Because I know the problem didn't occur on her end . I won't let you tear our friendship with the Caldwells apart over this . So you need to figure it out and fix it ," my mother , Naomi , had told me that every time I asked her about the issue between us . I was stunned by her words . Mom was the one who had suggested the arranged marriage . My mother and Alicia , Ana's mother , met in college . They became fast friends and were pregnant with Seth and me as soon as they graduated from college . I thought it was a small issue . I believed she was just having a temper tantrum . But anytime I tried to broach the subject with Ana , she lied to my face . " I don't have a problem with you , Holden . I don't know what you're talking about , " Ana always replied , I knew she was lying , but I thought whatever it was , she would get over it quickly . I knew she liked me . She was Initially happy with the arranged marriage , I thought she would get over whatever issue was between us , but i was wrong . Seth knew something was up , but he left it alone . As far as our families were concerned . It was between Ana and me , and they were not going to intervene . I knew now that whatever it was , it was serious to her . I was surprised to discover she still had me blocked . I had to ask to borrow my assistant's phone to send her the video . I waited for half an hour after the read receipt , and finally gave up . Deleting the video and text from Kevin's phone . I still had her social media accounts and w ****** p . That was how I would tell her ' happy birthday ' each year , but she never replied . I honestly thought she would be happy that I saved her from that jerk . He was planning to ruin her . We might not be on good terms at the moment , but I still care about her . They had been vicious with their words . They didn't try to be quiet about who they were humiliating . It seemed that the more disrespectful they were about Ana , the happier the woman with Roger became . I was furious . I knew who Roger was ; Seth kept me updated . Her family didn't like him and knew he was using her . They allowed Ana to make her own de e him for Ana . After I arrived at my Add to Library penthouse , with no reply to the video or med it to Seth . He wouldn't sit back and let Ana be bullied . I told myself it was for her own good . 1/4 | Did Hey & Favor I knew how much Ana did to get Roger's company to where it was now . He didn't deserve it , and Seth didn't like him at all . Seth still hinted that I should try to sweet - talk Ana into discussing our arranged marriage . He still thought it could happen , I knew in my heart that whatever happened , it was serious enough to have hurt her pretty badly . Even if she still refuses to discuss it , I'm not going to let her go through with the wedding . Ana was a class act ; it's no wonder my mother really wanted her to be my wife . I grabbed a drink and poured myself three fingers of whiskey . I needed liquid courage to do this . I'm sure it's going to piss Ana off even more , but Seth and I won't stand by and allow her to be humiliated like this . That witch sitting with Roger had smiled at me and batted her eyes when I passed them to leave . I had to scoff . This was the woman Roger chose over Ana ? She was going to lead him to ruin , and he was happy about it . He was wrapped around her finger and couldn't see her for who she was , but that was going to be his problem . I would protect Ana , but Roger has sealed his own fate . Seth will make sure that Roger gets exactly what's coming to him . I finally picked up my phone to send the text . Holden [ Hey , I'm back in town . I ran into Ana's fiancé . I sent the video to Ana , but she hasn't replied yet . So I'm sending it to you . We need to make sure that she isn't taken advantage of . ] Seth [ Glad you're back , man . What did he do ? I swear , if he hurts her , I'll ruin his company quicker than he can ask why . ] Holden [ We need to help her . I guess she's still holding a grudge . I had to send the message through Kevin's phone . She still has me blocked . I know she's seen it , and believe me , it's bad . But she hasn't replied . I just need to make sure she doesn't go forward with the wedding . ] Seth ( Just send it . I will deal with him . I was planning on going to Mom and Dad's tomorrow anyway . I will discuss our next steps after I watch the video . How long are you going to be here this time ? ] Holden [ Here to stay . I have the right people in place . I will only need to go back as needed now ] Seth [ Great . Let's have dinner and catch up this week . I haven't seen you for a while . We can discuss what we plan to do at that time ] Holden ( Great idea , see you then . Ana doesn't deserve what he is planning to do to her . I know she cares for him ; she has to in order to be willing to do all this to help him succeed . He deserves everything that's coming to him . I'm sending the video now . I recorded it myself , but don't run off to deal with him . We need to do this the right way . ] Ten minutes later , my phone rings , and it is a very angry Seth . " What the hell , Holden ? Why didn't you punch that jerk in the mouth for the horrible things he said ? If it had happened to Tiffany , I would have dealt with whoever it was right then . If I were to do it for your sister , you should have done it for mine despite your issues , " Seth's voice boomed through the phone . " Clam down , Seth . Ana loves him , and she already hates me . Why would I do something to push her further away ? I'm trying to help her . I know how your father is ; he would prefer to ruin Roger , which will bring him much more pain than punching him in the face . We can punch him later ; first , we need to make sure Ana doesn't marry him . She's the most important factor here ," I replied . I was already on my second drink . It was how I was dealing with the guilt tonight . I had wanted to go punch วอ ล ซ Did Her a Favor that entitled jerk . He had no reason to act so high and mighty . He was never worthy of Ana . She lifted him up to where he was . Now that she knows what he's done , she shouldn't let him get away with it . How dare he try to replace Ana with that woman ? I could tell from a distance that she wasn't worth a hair on Ana's head . No matter what his new wife thinks . " You're right . Sorry , Holden . I watched the video twice . Seeing what he was planning made me furious . How dare he try to make my sister a mistress ? Clearly , he doesn't know who she is yet , but even if she were broke , it's disgusting behavior . We need to deal with him . I will talk to her . You told me months ago that you were finally willing to settle down . Is that still the case ? I only trust Ana to you . I know that you would treat her well , and that is what I want for her . Plus , the wedding is just a few weeks away , I don't want Ana to be utterly humiliated in front of the whole city when this falls apart . I need to find her a quality groom , and I need to do it fast . That way it looks like he was the one who was dumped , not her " Seth replied . " Seth , she won't even speak to me . How in the world do you think she would be willing to marry me ? I know our parents would be thrilled about it , but nothing I have done up to this point has worked . She's still mad at me , I doubt she will just accept me all of a sudden , " I replied . " That's not what I asked . I asked if you were willing to marry Ana ? Are you ? " Seth responded . " Let me think about it tonight . I will have an answer for you in the morning , Seth . I wanted to settle down and have children . We're thirty now , it's time to give our parents what they want . I just don't know if Ana is willing to marry me . You might have to find someone else ," I suggested . " Ana loved you , Holden . I'm sure she just got her feelings hurt , but she will get over it . Her wedding might not be the talk of the town right now , but because of who we are , all of high society will be there . As much as I'm sure Ana is upset with you , she won't want to be humiliated like this , and neither will our parents . We will have to move forward to contain this and get ahead of the narrative . As long as we can cover up what happened , that would be for the best . I'm going to discuss this in the morning with Mom and Dad . They already love you like a son , so this should work out well for everyone . She loved you once ; she can learn to love you again . You just need to put some work into it ," Seth replied . " Alright , if Ana is willing to marry me , I'm in , " I answered . Seth was happy to hear my response , and we ended the call quickly . Seth was very protective of Ana . We graduated from high school in her freshman year . My younger sister Tiffany told us that she would keep an eye out for Ana . It made both of us breathe a little easier knowing that Ana was safe . Years later , we found out differently , as Ana started to gain weight . We found out that Tiffany's best friend , Gretchen , had been Ana's biggest bully . Tiffany still swears she hadn't known about it . She had never seen Gretchen do anything in front of her . Seth and I were both disappointed that Ana had been bullied . It came out when Gretchen tried to get a job at Ana's company . She was furious when she was denied the position she wanted , at Ana's request . KatVonBeck