BIG HEART CITY

They arrived at the estate a bodyguard unlocked the door for Anna, because she seemed to be focused on the beauty of the mansion. Nestled in the woodland, as humble as any rock face in these parts, was a mansion. Its windows were as humble eyes, large to welcome any ray of sun. The mansion was all concrete and tall glass windows that gave a view of the mountains, a chance to relax and take in the changing of the seasons from the comfort of an easy chair.

She wowed the moment she stepped out of the car. '' Welcome young madam'' a maid said to her, while she had other assistant maids behind her. She looks like the chief of the maids, and the ones behind her seem inexperienced, unlike her, who has experienced eyes, like someone who has been working here for the past 18 years.

'' Anna, please call me Anna. That's my name'' she corrected the middle-aged woman. '' I'm sorry, I can't call you by your name, you are Young master's wife, and I won't be able to bear the consequences of his wrath'' she bowed her head. '' Is he this mean?'' She baffled.

Anna was shown her room, and she was told she would be sharing it with Lucian, she shyly sat on the edge of the bed with an half bum, hopefully, she was lucky he wasn't at home yet, she would have to gather the courage to face him, she should try practising how she would speak to him. Anna's heart couldn't be in a position anymore, they were pounding hard against her chest.

After some hours passed with no sign of her husband in the house, and the weather was ageing into a dark cloud, the room went dark as soon as the light disappeared from the clouds. 

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'' Welcome Lucian there is a document for you to sign'' the old man sat in the living room, beside the window, swinging slightly on his wheelchair. He spoke the moment Lucian entered the house, Lucian was stunned to see the old man in the dark, he stepped forward to him and was baffled. '' Good evening grandpa'' he said. 

'' Yes, yes so good that it's your first step to being the head of the company'' he spoke, beating around the bush. '' What do you mean grandpa, I told you I have no interest in the company, I don't want to get involved'' he said harshly but in a low tone.

'' I'm sorry son, you don't have a choice anymore. I can't afford to tolerate your foolishness any longer, you must bring back what rightfully belongs to your father! And what belongs to you'' he sneered.

'' Grandpa, I don't want to get involved, my parents died because of that company, now you want me to take over?! They lived all their lives for the damn company with no fun attached to it.

 All they did was wake up in the morning, and rush down to the company, on daily basis, and not even had enough time for their son!'' he yelled, recalling the memories, of his parents, they were always leaving him to the maids, they didn't even care to know how he was doing academically, all they knew was the company! They forgot they had a son!'' the pains were evident in his eyes.

The old man sighed out. '' It is in your hand son, don't let the company take all your attention when you start having babies'' he said in a low tone. '' No, grandpa you are wrong, I'm not getting married, not in this lifetime, I have no interest!'' he growled. Anna could hear some noise coming from downstairs, she wondered what it was, and what could be going on down there.

'' Like I said son, you don't have a choice. Go sign the document, your wife is already here'' he smirked. You need to have a wife first before you can be considered as one of the board members, hence marriage is inevitable for you'' he smirked.

'' What? What do you mean your wife is already here?'' Confusion was the exact expression on his face. '' You heard right son, there is a girl in your room she is your wife now, look here she has signed the document, you have to sign yours now'' he reached out the documents to him.

'' I would never sign that old man!'' he tightened his fist. '' Haha,__ how sure are you?'' he grinned, pushing his wheelchair, towards him.

'' Never would I do that grandpa'' he said. '' Good, watch this then__'' he said dialling up a number on his phone.

'' Yero, tie up the girl and bring her downstairs, right now'' he ordered his bodyguard. Anna couldn't endure the noise coming from the living room anymore, she wants to see what was going on, why the screams and arguments? 

She raised her gown flooring the ground, covering part of her legs, she hate wearing a long gown like this, but her mom had forced her to wear it. She pushed herself towards the door and was surprised the door opened by itself, and immediately someone was covering her mouth with a piece of clothes. '' Who are you, leave me!'' she struggle with the strong arms on her, but her strength was insignificant to win against it. He tied her hands with the rope, he began dragging her downstairs as the old man ordered.

'' Let me go! Where are you taking me, you are hurting me!'' she screamed but it was unclear, what she was saying, because of the clothes stuffed up in her mouth, she was tied like a slave.

'' Grandpa, what are you doing!'' he yelled as he heard the girl scream. The old man grinned, in his wheelchair. Yero, push Anna to a chair adjacent to Lucian, and tied the rope around and knot it to the chair. '' Father, let this girl go what are you doing?! Leave her out of this, I am not interested!'' he growled, his amber eyes were growing heavy and bloodshot.

'' Yero, good job. Stay beside her'' he smirked. '' Now son, would you sign the document or I kill her and let the media spread the news, that you have just killed your wife, the woman you just got married to , because you are not interested in getting married huh? Yero, get the syringe and pop the poison up the syringe'' he ordered.

Lucian widened his eyes, and Anna was already screaming and begging for her life, tears were flowing down her cheek, she was confused, and scared she was going to die now. Was this how fate had destined her life to be? Then cruel! She must say, fate is really cruel to her! First, it snatched her mom from her, then her dreams her all means of breathing as been shattered, and now fate was about to steal her life from her?! So she wasn't going to see her father again, I curse you! You are cruel!

'' Grandpa no, you won't do such things!'' Adamant, punched Yero in the face immediately. '' Grab him! I think giving him some beatings would bring his senses back, beat him up!'' 

Three guards with heavy muscles grabbed Lucian from behind, and started throwing punches to his face and stomach, they beat him up to his satisfaction. '' Stop, now!'' the old man ordered.

'' Now, what is your answer son, sign the documents or I kill her in front of you!'' he sneered, his hard eyes falling on Lucian's.

'' You are evil, old man. I despise you, with every gut in my being'' he wiped the blood off his lips, then suck it, lipping the blood from his finger. '' Do you think they can beat me up and go Scott free?'' he grabbed the napes of the two men, standing opposite each other, he collided their heads together and gave them a blow on their heads, the kind they have never received in their entire lives, till the point they both has teeth falling out of their mouth.

'' Uhm__ please I don't want to die'' the sound of the Anna brought back his focus, Yero was having the needle kiss her neck. '' Sorry, Lucian you killed your wife'' the old man smirked.

'' I do!'' his hands were bleeding from his sharp nails, he clenched his nails harder into his palm, slicing through like a blade, as he said those words.

'' Stop!'' he punched Yero again, kicking the syringe off his hands. He rushed and untied her from the chair, her body has gotten bruised, because of the pressure on the rope. '' Good, very good son'' he clapped his hands.

Lucian picked the documents up from the floor and signed them. He stormed angrily upstairs into the room, Anna was shaking in fear, she slowly followed him upstairs.

She sat quietly in the room sobbing. And the silent sob was disturbing him because he could hear every tiny noise loud and clear, that was how sensitive his ears were.

He pinned himself against to the bedframe, burning in a furious rage, and thinking of the next thing to do, the next thing to get out of this old man's trap.

'' Why are you crying, they are disturbing'' he said to Anna, who had pushed up her legs up to her chest, and wrapped her arms around her body, like a baby who was missing her dad.

Anna ignored it and continued her sobbing. '' Weren't you the one interested to Marry me, then shut the fuck up, I'm the one to me emotional now, but I'm a man I can never cry like a girl'' he blasts her.

'' You would never understand the pain in these tears, so it would be better you keep quiet and mind your business'' Anna surely had a sharp tongue. '' What pain? You should be ashamed of yourself, dying to marry a wealthy man. Gold dagger'' he cursed and threw his eyes to the other side.

'' What? Did you just call me a gold dagger? Do you think I'm interested in your miserable life, and useless money!'' she yelled back at him.

'' Miserable? Useless? Haha__ then why the heck did you decide on this marriage?'' he grinned. 

'' Because of your___oops'' she is meant to keep the argument in the contract, she has signed never to let him know, it was the old man's doings. '' Come on gold dagger, go ahead and say the useless lies'' his amber eyes grew darker.