Monday noon, Anna paced around the living room of their house as she constantly checked the time on her phone. She nervously walked around the living room with her eyes on the door while she waited for Dali. It has been two days since the party and since she found out from the Midwife at her birth that Elle was in fact not the daughter of their father and all she needed was a confirmation before she finally acts.He was yet to tell Caspian about it too. Like she’d said, all she needed was a confirmation. Once she gets the confirmation, she will make sure to act and give everyone a piece of her mind. Sylvia at most for daring to deceive her father all these years. They’d made the man love and care for someone else’s child even more than his. She could still remember how much their father loved Elle even more than he loved her while growing up. Elle was the favorite daughter.Finally, the doorbell of the house rang loudly and she immediately left the spot where she was and raced toward
The shareholders rose from their chairs at the shock that came from Anna’s slap. The murmurs intensified as they stared at the girl who’d just walked into the meeting and then at Sylvia who had her hand clamped around her cheek as she glared at Anna in shock. Once she registered all that had just happened and the stinging slap that still echoed in her ears, she angrily raised her hand to descend a slap of hers at Anna but she was way faster and caught her hand before it could get to her cheek.“How dare you?” Sylvia yelled, gritting her teeth as she let anger envelop her every breath. “How dare I? How dare you try to take control of the company that you fucking know nothing about, huh? Do you know how things work here?”“Don’t lecture me, you lowlife. This is my husband’s company and I have the right to run it.”Anna shook her head and turned to address the shareholders. “I’m more than disappointed in y’all for listening to these deceitful women, having full knowledge that my father
“What do you mean? We forged no signature,” Sylvia cried, struggling to get her arms away from the policemen but their hold on her was too strong. “Let the fuck go of me,” she yelled. “My husband willingly signed the papers. I did nothing.”“We found out the medical condition of your husband. Including that he’s unable to recognize people at the moment.” The shareholders in the room gasped, their eyes widening at the policeman's words and they found themselves looking from Sylvia to Anna as if searching for an answer in their eyes. “You have to come with us to the station and explain how you got his signature in this condition.”“I’ll explain nothing. This is an assault, I hope you know that. I’ve been nothing but a good wife to my husband.”They began to pull both of them away. But before they could take Elle far away, she yelled at them to stop and spat. “Mother forged the signature.”Sylvia felt blood drain from her face and she tried to communicate with her daughter with her eyes.
At first, Anna thought it was a coincidence but as it maintained its tiny distance, she started to feel uneasy. Anna immediately increased the speed of her car and when the car behind her did the same, she held onto the steering wheel tighter and turned the car to the left, driving in a direction that didn’t lead to the hospital. Yet again, the black car took the same route as her. With her eyes half on the road and half on the car right behind her, she again increased her speed and drove through the road faster than she’d ever done before. She took a different route as again, the car did same. It seemed like the person found out that she caught him in their act and he increased his speed so that he moved right beside her, blocking her from turning in another direction. Anna’s heartbeat immediately increased as she realized that she was in trouble. She searched through the car for her phone and when she found it, she began to dial Caspian’s number, her hand trembling as hell. Just t
“I see you’re finally awake.” Anna froze at the voice that resounded behind her. She gasped in shock as her whole body stiffened, her head immediately becoming hazy. She wanted to look behind her and confirm her doubts but the ropes around her limited her movement. They’d tied the ropes on her like she was a goddamn dangerous criminal. “So it’s you?” She spoke. “How dare you.”She heard the click-click of heels in her direction and soon enough, the owner of the heels stood before her. Anna first looked at those familiar red heels before raising her head to stare at the owner. “You’ll never grow up, right Elle? You sent thugs to kidnap me?”“I didn’t, I swear. It wasn’t me.”“Then who?”“You’ll know soon.” That wasn’t from Elle. It was from a whole different voice behind her and just like Elle did, the owner of the familiar voice walked forward to stand beside Elle. “Jason?” Anna exclaimed. “It was you?”“Chill, babe. I said you’ll find out soon.”Anna couldn’t help the laughter tha
Ethan stretched his hand backward and the man behind him handed him a pistol. He brought the pistol to his lips and pressed a kiss on it. “And when he comes here, I’ll fucking blow his head off with this.” He had no intention of letting his brother go this time, not after he managed to ruin his fucking dream in a blink of an eye. The plans that he had for him, he wasn’t going to ever believe it. Ethan had thrown all humanity off his body the day that his brother ruined his dream. He’d vowed to make him pay even more for what he did. Anna’s eyes widened at the sight of the pistol, panic seeping Into her every being. She felt a cold shiver run down her spine as she remembered all that happened the last time and how Caspian had barely survived Ethan’s ploy. Her husband must not get hurt this time and she was ready to do anything to keep him safe. “I have a feeling that you’ll be in more trouble this time. You’re making a mistake, Ethan.”She flinched when he shoved the gun to her face
The pain that came from the fall and her knee colliding with the stone caused the tears that she’d been holding back to finally spill down her cheek. She let out a sharp cry as the pain spread from her knees down to her legs. She managed to push herself to sit up and held the hem of her jumpsuit before pulling the material that covered her right leg up, her eyes widening at the sight of the blood-covered knee. She gasped. Her knee was filled with blood and a wide injury sat still on it. She looked backward and saw the men so close to her. But before she could stand up and begin her race, their hands got to her and they pulled her backward. “Come here, you bitch,” one of them spat, his breath hot against her skin.She struggled from their hold, her fingers pinching at their skin to make them let go of her but they were way stronger than she was. “Let go of me. Leave me alone.”“You have to come with us.”“I asked you to let go of me, you don’t want to know what trouble you’re getting
Anna was sure it was one of Ethan’s best days from the smile that settled on his face as he watched the scene play out before him. With his gaze still fixated on Anna, he pulled Dali to his side by her hair, ignoring her groan of pain, and as she knelt by his side, he pulled her closer to him. “You did what I asked you to do, didn’t you?”Dali’s eyes burned with unshed tears that she couldn’t afford to let out. He’d warned her not to shed a single tear. She slowly nodded. He shoved her backward and she placed her hands on the floor to balance herself. Ethan’s smirk widened and he continued. “Want to know what she did?”“What?” Anna asked, glaring at him suspiciously. “Called your husband.” He stared at his wristwatch. “He’ll be here in no time. If I’d known that your cousin could be such a good puppet, I would have had her before now. She does exactly as she’s told. So submissive.”Anna clenched her fist tightly, her heart thumping even more at his words. She knew that if Caspian ar