It all started from the day she broke up with her boyfriend, Felix. She was raped in a birthday party and the incident couldn't be traced. Her company went down and even the sales dropped. Now the only way to get back her reputation and her company is to get married to the CEO of babel's group and merge her company with his—but it turned out that the CEO is her ex-boyfriend's brother. Their love grew deeper, and at a dime minute she found out that her so-called husband was the one who raped her and damaged her reputation. Will she divorce him and lose her company or stay with him in Bitterness and hatred?
Lihat lebih banyakShe rolled to the other side of the bed having the bed cover on her body, her eyes narrowed to see the dim coloured light shining in the room.
"Goodness!" She forcefully sat on the bed,her eyes darting around the room to study where she was. She blinked and wiped her face. "This is not my room." She pulled off the bed cover only for her to discover her nakedness.Her eyes flew open with mouth agape, she was shocked down to her spine."How? When?" She mumbled in question while covering herself.She is Anastasia Grande, the daughter of one of the trillionaires in the states. Being invited to the birthday party by her friend, Jane…she ended up in a state she couldn't imagine.Trying to recollect everything that occurred the past night in the party, her eyes landed on a sheet of folded paper, placed on the table near the bed she has been seating on.She swallowed deeply, stretched her hand and took hold of the paper. Disclosed it in order to see what's written in it."Not me! This shouldn't be true." She cried out and tore the paper into two. Jumped down from the bed in search of her clothes, but it was nowhere around the corner.'Thank you for the blissful night together.' The words written in the letter rang in her ears again and she covered them up.Hot balls of tears rolled down her cheeks, she was unable to wipe them off. She made a long contorted face."It's not a one-night stand right? I can't do that." She bit her lower lips. "Was I raped? I can't remember coming over to this room? Did I end up being dragged?"A slight smile filled with bitterness and pain stretched her lips, then she finally wiped the tears on her cheek.Having no clothes to put on, she wrapped the towel she saw on the sofa around her chest to leave the room, but the tone of her cell phone drew back her attention.She turned around in search of the cell phone she almost left."Dad…" She sighed when she stared at the screen, and then she picked up the phone."Why aren't you back yet, Anastasia? For goodness sake, why would you mess up yourself at a birthday party? I warned you to stay back home but you insisted on leaving—" Mr. Liam screeched at his daughter through the phone.She glanced at the phone screen again. "What are you talking about dad? I only went to a birthday party with my friend.""Birthday party my foot!!" The phone almost slipped off her palm on hearing him yell that way. "You attended a birthday party that's damaging your reputation. Tell me what happened.""I don't really get it dad, it's a birthday party.""Then you should be back home within ten minutes, we need to sort ourselves out." He hung up the call.Her feet glued to the floor while she stared at her cell phone, still not getting what her father was talking about."Damaging my reputation?" She soliloquized, trying to get what's going on…but she recalled nothing. "Like seriously, I'm gonna leave this resort this way huh?" She scoffed and tied the towel tightly to her body, then made her way out of the door.She felt not just ashamed but frustrated, walking through the empty hallway, lost in thought…not until she stumbled into a pillar that took her up from her feet, ready to hit her to the floor, but she ended up in the arms of a stranger.Her eyes slowly opened to stare at the broad chest she found her head on, the shoulder and arms that had her in. His handsome face and curly hair made her gasp."Uhmm…I'm sorry…Uhmm…" She stammered, taking herself away from him.He let go of her, but his eyes fixed on her body. "Why on towel?""I just decided to have it on, you can get going." She picked up her cell phone that was laying on the floor and twitched out immediately.Her mind raced as she took a turn to any direction she saw,until she found herself outside the building.Different faces and genders passing by took a stare at her and she became uncomfortable with their looks. Being less concerned, she headed to the nearby boutique situated in the resort."I'll make a transfer, just get me a nice cloth." She referred to the first attendant she met, but a lady came over with a package and handed it to her."Uh-huh!" She rolled her eyes."He already paid for it, about to get it for you before you came in.""He? Who's he?" Her brows arched."He's anonymous." The attendant walked out.Standing for a while baffled, she decided to have the cloth on. It's almost the ten minutes given to her by her father.She admired how fitted the gown was on her body before leaving the boutique. In a haste, she drove back home."Dad! Dad!!" She called out after alighting from the car, but one of the servants announced that the father had already left for the company.Instantly, she drove off again, heading to the company this time.The workers were standby, staring at each other and murmuring while taking a look at each other's cell phones.None of them could stare at her with a loud greeting as usual, rather they shifted for her to pass by.She was getting insane seeing what was going on. These aren't the workers she employed, looking down on her like she's trash.No time for bullying. She took the elevator that dropped her on the last floor, then she headed to see her father."My workers are acting weird, what's going on dad?" Her voice rising at each word.The not too old man stood up. "Seems like you haven't taken a look on the Internet since today."She sighed and unlocked her phone, then logged into her I*******m account immediately. The first image she came in sight with sent dread all over her body.Goosebumps fell on her skin repeatedly…her mouth agape staring at her father without a blink."Anastasia…""Dad, tell me this is not true. No! It's not true right?" She took a heavy breath and slumped to the floor.EPILOGUE“It was an order for the both of you to get married, yet you sat back and watched your fellow man take Anna from you,” Lyra screamed at Richard while he was standing before her with his palms dipped into his pocket. “Now, their divorce has been terminated and they will get married soon. What are you going to do?”He scoffed and exhaled a hot breath. “I'll wish them a happy marriage, that's all. We aren't meant to be from the beginning—and there's no way I'll drag her with my brother.” Richard stated.Her eyes grew wide. “Brother? You mean, Reid is your brother?” she walked closer to him. “Are you going to leave this state with him? His father built a company for him and he will be leaving with Anna after their wedding.”“Don't you want me to follow him there? Why do you look anxious all of a sudden?” he grinned and stepped back a bit, but she came closer again and held his hands. “Don't go with him ... you already have your own business here and it's doing well.”He arched hi
“It was an order for the both of you to get married, yet you sat back and watched your fellow man take Anna from you,” Lyra screamed at Richard while he was standing before her with his palms dipped into his pocket. “Now, their divorce has been terminated and they will get married soon. What are you going to do?”He scoffed and exhaled a hot breath. “I'll wish them a happy marriage, that's all. We aren't meant to be from the beginning—and there's no way I'll drag her with my brother.” Richard stated.Her eyes grew wide. “Brother? You mean, Reid is your brother?” she walked closer to him. “Are you going to leave this state with him? His father built a company for him and he will be leaving with Anna after their wedding.”“Don't you want me to follow him there? Why do you look anxious all of a sudden?” he grinned and stepped back a bit, but she came closer again and held his hands. “Don't go with him ... you already have your own business here and it's doing well.”He arched his brows.
Richard was coming out of the shopping mall when he stumbled on a lady, he lifted his face and was shocked at who he was seeing. She was a total stranger to him, and her looks were scary. “I'm sorry about that..” he pleaded, there was nothing to drag when he wasn't with his men. He made a move only for him to get a terrible hit that sent him to the ground.“My name is Lyra. plan A didn't work, I think Plan B will work smoothly,” she uttered and dragged him to his car despite the looks of people. After she left Anna's residence, she visited the nearest hacker with the help of the cab driver who drove her. Anna's cell phone was hacked and she took Richard's number and then began tracking him.She must bring an end to the reunion of Reid and Anna no matter what. She drove the car herself to Richard's residence, and when his men came forward, she faked being a helper to him and would love to stay by him until he was awake. After so much contemplation, she was allowed to do so and that was
It was the first time Lyra met with Anna, and she hated it. There was nothing good about seeing the woman that made Reid stay away from her all these years, she wanted to snap her neck, but that wouldn't help, instead, it would cause more issues. She heard everything about Reid and decided to visit his father thinking that he would help out—at least, Reid should take the national company for himself ...but it looked like Anna came for the same reason as well because she overheard a little of their conversations. Now, the bitter part of it isn't that Anna visited for the same reason, she's scared that Anna will make the old man love her again and want her back to Reid and that she wouldn't want. “They are already divorced, so there's much to think about—still I'm scared that they may come back together. Anna is wealthy and famous, she has a company and can easily build Reid again...then I'll be the loser because I offered nothing.” she let out a hot breath. Her eyes caught with the c
After Anna ended her conversation with the lawyer, she decided to go visit Mr Wilson like she had said. Since the distance was a bit far and it was running late, she booked an urgent flight which took her to their town, and then she boarded a taxi that drove her to their compound.She wished not to see Mrs Wilson, the sight of her still irritates her especially when she recalls that the elderly woman had never loved her. “Greetings Sir!'' She greeted Mr Wilson who was standing at the veranda taking a look around. It's nice to see him stand on his feet without quivering, he was improving faster.“Anna!” he was shocked to see her. He threw his arms around her in an embrace. “It's been a while, how have you been?”She smiled widely. That was unexpected. “Im okay Sir…”“Come on, drop the formalities. Let's go in.” he led the way into the sitting room and offered her a seat. He also ordered the chef to prepare something for her to take which she didn't reject. It's been a while, so everyth
Anna visited Richard, knowing that her son had been there and Richard would never let her take him back, she decided to see how he was fairing. At least, she was glad that Reid was released, that way she wouldn't feel guilty anytime she recalled him. She didn't want to drive, so her driver took the car key and they drove off. Immediately she arrived at Richard’s residence and stepped into the building, Drake ran towards him like he knew she was coming. She glanced around but Richard wasn't in the sitting room—Drake was the only one in there watching the cartoon that was playing.“Where's uncle?” she asked him and he pointed towards the stairs. “In his room, he only came down once and fed me, then he went back to his room saying that he had a lot to do. He was deaf when I talked about going home to see you.” Drake narrated.She pinched her lips. “Your uncle isn't deaf, he is busy and I already told him that i'll be coming that's why.” she cautioned him and he nodded.She walked upsta
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