"Why in the world do you think I will agree to this nonsense? You really are delusional if you think I will happily sign this marriage agreement Lucian. You are insane! I'm done with this!" Anastasia was livid. "And why do you think your opinion matters Babygirl? I'm not giving you any choice. You see, this is the only way for you to save your precious company from going bankrupt." He smirked. Ana was baffled and speechless "What do you mean by going bankrupt? What did you do Lucian?" She was frantic now. Her intuition was right. "Nothing much really, I along with your father invested in this interesting project, It was more like I persuaded your father to invest a large amount. Now I'm sure you know what will happen if I pull back the amount and back away from this project that your father is working so hard on. So why don't you be a good daughter and support him. Sign this agreement, Get married to me and there, Be the hero, and save everyone especially your father." He was happy
Anastasia woke up in an unfamiliar room and she panicked looking around trying to understand where she was. It was dark outside and the room was dimly lit. She suddenly recalled all the event and a lone tear again dropped down her eyes. The stormy night mirrored her emotions well. The man standing in the corner had observed everything from the moment she woke up "What's got you distracted babygirl?'' She was startled by the voice and flinched. Suddenly the lights were on and there stood Lucian, his gaze making her uncomfortable. It was as if he was trying to read her soul and unveil all the secrets buried deep in her heart. "How did I get here?" Her voice was heavy and her throat felt dry. Lucian walked forward and poured her a glass of water. When he handed the glass she looked at him skeptically. He rolled his eyes and sighed, "I know I have a reputation, but I won't poison you Ana, Go ahead it's just water" he didn't understand why he felt a little hurt because of her wariness. "
The morning light lit the room brightly waking Ana up. Her head was pounding because of the crying and thinking she had done last night. A maid entered the room at the same moment and conveyed Lucian's message to her "Maám, Young Master has requested you get ready and come down for breakfast. Here is a set of fresh clothes he has prepared for you. If you need anything please let me know" she said and placed the clothes on the bed. Anastasia had no reaction, she walked towards the bathroom and got ready for the day. She walked down and the same maid directed her towards the breakfast table. Lucian was already waiting for her. The moment he saw her he felt that the aura around her was different. She seemed different than usual, extremely calm and collected. She didn't seem like the woman who was crying her eyes out yesterday. He seemed satisfied with her but was still suspicious with the sudden change."We'll decide the date for the engagement today after I'm
After giving the news Ana got ready for work. She had to make a schedule for herself to manage between her internship and company. She didn't plan on jumping in two boats at once, but Lucian left her with no choice. She must get involved in order to stop him from causing any further damage. As soon as she entered the Moretti building, everyone started staring at her weirdly, but she failed to pay heed to any of it. "Good Morning Anastasia! Arthur was looking for you, he's waiting for you in his office" one of her colleagues informed her. "Thankyou!" She said and made her way towards his office. She knocked and heard a response immediately "Come In"."Good Morning Arthur! I heard you were looking for me." She stated and took a seat in front of him. He looked at her with a perplexed expression as if trying to gauge her reaction about something. "Are you feeling alright?" Arthur asked her suddenly. Ana was confused and asked him "Uhh… Yeah! Why wouldn't I be?"The
Anastasia, after leaving Arthur's office, went back to her workspace and got fixated on her work. She didn't realize that people around her were staring and murmuring. Nina heard the gossip going around the office and decided to warn Ana about the same, but she was too late. Jennifer had already approached Ana "Look at the woman who fell from grace. Did little Ana get abandoned by Hades? Well, I already knew from the start that you were another fling to him." She said smugly. "For the love of God! Can't I just work in peace?" Ana murmured to herself but Jennifer heard it anyway. "What? Can't be all high and Mighty without Hades?" Ana could finally hear everyone murmuring. She sighed, "I really want to know Jennifer… what do you work here as, because all I've seen you do is going around and being all bitchy about everything. As for Hades and I, We were never together in the first place, so why would I get abandoned by him? Get all your facts clear before accusing someone of al
After her work, Ana went to Lucian's office who was patiently waiting for her to come "Finally! What took you so long? Come on, Let's go. I've already made a reservation in an Italian restaurant, I hope you don't mind?" He asked."Since when did my opinion matter to you? Just blackmail me again like always" she said rolling her eyes and he chuckled. "Oh it does matter Babygirl! Just not when it comes to our marriage" he said while both of them walked out of his office. She rolled her eyes again but decided against saying anything more to him. 'What's up with me attracting such overbearing men' she thought to herself. Everyone again stared at them, Ana was uncomfortable as usual whereas Lucian was walking pridefully. He didn't mind showing off Ana to everyone. Lucian was a perfect gentleman when it came to women and Ana was surprised how well mannered he was. She sighed 'if only he wasn't so hell bent on his revenge, he would have achieved quite a lot, along with his mannerism
The atmosphere during dinner was awkward and silent. Anastasia was lost in thoughts and felt hurt. She wanted to leave and go home, but she knew she couldn't. Lucian was furious at Hades and Mia. He wanted to punch Hades as soon as he started degrading Anastasia, but she pulled him out of there and walked away without a word and now they were sitting there in silence. He could see that she was upset but still sat there with extreme poise and finesse. "Babygirl you shouldn't bother about whatever they said. You know none of it is true right?" Lucian tried comforting her. Ana chuckled at his words "Don't worry Mr. Moretti, I've never been someone who's needed other people's validation about myself. If they think about me in a certain way it's their problem, I'm not here to impress anyone or be in anyone's good books" she said curtly and continued eating. Lucian sighed, "You know Ana, I genuinely respect you a lot and that's the reason why I'm willing to marry you. My original revenge
The next day Hades met Jonathan in his office "Good Morning Mr. Kimberly! It's a pleasure to meet you again" he said and shook his hand. "Oh let go of the formalities Hades, I've already asked you to call me Jonathan the last time we met. Have a seat" They both sat down after their greetings "So what brings you here?" Jonathan asked. He was indeed curious about his visit. It was understandable that he wanted to talk about the project, but this was Hades we were talking about. Everyone in the industry knew that he has a team to deal with all the minor discussions and he only joined the meetings after everything was finalized. So his visit took Jonathan by surprise. "Well I am interested in the project you are working on with the Moretti's. I've gone through the details and I'd like to invest in it too." He said not wasting anymore time with unnecessary talks. "That's a surprise but I'm glad that you are interested. We'll have to set a meeting with Lucian too to discuss further on thi
Anastasia's POV-The drive to Kimberly Enterprises with Lucian was filled with silence. I still hate the idea of getting married to him. Even though I promised myself to not fall in love, this was definitely not my idea of having a family. Hades was my exception, but I guess I'm the least favorite of the God of love. I hope Kelly, my hacker friend, manages to get enough information that could be used against Lucian, if not then I really don't know how I'm going to get out of this mess."Why did father call for a sudden meeting?" I asked Lucian. He shrugged "He said there's a new investor who's interested in the project and would like me to meet him" he said and I nodded.When father first spoke about this project, I was really intrigued. If not for Lucian's blackmailing, I would have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of it.If it works out, it will be revolutionary for the fashion industry. We are working on creating a virtual product experience, every time