“Oh my goodness, this is so weird.” Anna nearly tripped over her own feet as she hurried out of the hall, heat radiating from her cheeks. “That was… something else.” She fanned her cheeks, her mouth puffing out air and her hands doing the job of an air conditioner. She had been suffocated at the party. The hating eyes of the ladies and judging eyes of the men had seeped air out of her. She could barely breathe as she made her way out of the party grounds. She’d immediately left Caspian’s side after his announcement, darting away from the snooty ladies and the scumbag men who harbored more hatred for her after the announcement, displeased with the relationship. “This whole building is suffocating.” She groaned, clutching her purse to her chest. Just as she was about to step forward, to make her way out of the building, a loud scream of her name halted her footsteps. “Annaaaaaaaa!!!” Her whole body trembled in shock, her hand on her chest trying to calm her racing heart. She whipp
Although it was an engagement party of Riordan and Cooper, it was a small affair. Only a few people were invited, family and friends with a few business partners. Anna took a deep breath, frowning for a while before resuming her carefully constructed smile. She'd been smiling for hours, pretending to the whole world that she was in love with the tall man who stood across the room, equally faking his emotions. “Betraying your family is nothing to smile about, Anna,” Anna rolled her eyes at Sylvia’s voice, her presence commanding behind her. With hands folded under her chest, Sylvia made her way toward her. “Mother,” Anna bowed. “Thank you for coming. I thought you won’t be able to make it.” Her gaze fell on the woman’s dress. She was dressed even more than the celebrant herself. Her sharp red dress flowed freely on the floor with a long slit that ran from her thighs down. Her hair was left down, falling freely on her back and neck. The makeup, goodness, Anna could hardly rec
“Wow, wow,” Jason exclaimed, rising from the bed, his eyes wider as he scanned the mysterious text over and over again making sure his eyes were not playing tricks on him. “Ten times? That's insane.” He gazed at the number the message had been sent from, pondering at the fact that it was an unknown number. “This… this must be God. He must have heard my worries. Yessss!!!” Jumping in happiness, he made his way to the other side of the room where his tiny tight office was located. Sitting on the chair, he turned on his laptop, his fingers tapping on the keyboards with lightning speed, waiting for it to load. The website finally displayed on his screen after a while of waiting. His eyes darted across the screen, taking in the positive reviews and testimonials. Good lord, he was going to be rich. He would regain his lost status and be filthy rich if he invested money in this. He might make ten times more than what he invested. Rummaging through his drawer, he brought out a
“Oh my, haha, he called you his fiancée, how sweet.” Dali squealed in excitement, her feet kicking the air as she blushed second-handedly. “Shh, lower your voice or we’ll get caught.” “I don't care anymore. I was simply helping you blush.” Anna rolled her eyes at her dramatic act. “Who helps someone blush? We're not in the 90’s so stop.” “Oh, Anna. You don't know how lucky you are. The hot dude called you fiancée and you're taking it lightly? If a man like Caspian asks me to crawl, I'll get on my knees and fucking crawl.” Gaping at her overly delusional friend, Anna shook her head, her legs leading her to the window. Staring down, she saw him waving at her from below. “I’ll be back, Dali.” Silently making her way out of the room in order not to attract the people asleep, she made her way out of the building, her feet leading her to Caspian. “Anna,” he greeted.” He looked her over from her head down to her crocs-covered foot, his head bobbing up and down in approv
[A/N] I think it’s time we learn more about Caspian, right? The stench of cigarettes filled Caspian’s car as he sat behind the wheel, his eyes fixated on the stock market in his phone, still outside the Cooper's manor. Why he drove there? How he got there? He didn’t even know. After the party, he found himself unable to concentrate on anything and before he knew it, he got out of his house and eventually ended up in the manor. He was only supposed to pass harmless stares at her room through her bedroom window but as time passed, he found himself wanting more. Luckily, he’d found her necklace in his car and used it as a valid excuse to see her. Asking her to move into his house was never part of the plan but back then as his mind rewinded to the videos he saw some days ago, he couldn’t help it. One word, a single go-ahead from her the Cooper family would finally meet its end. Each and every one of them who made her life a living hell. Just a go-ahead is enough to wipe the Coope
Was she excited to move? No. Does she want to remain living in the Cooper’s mansion? No. Would she love to move? Definitely. As Anna gathered her belongings in the huge suitcase, she made a mental note not to leave even a pin that belonged to her. Everything she owned was placed carefully in the suitcase. Her eyes fell on the bedside clock, remembering that she was being waited for downstairs by Caspian. Right, he was at the Cooper’s mansion to pick her up. A smile rode up her lips at the memory of the scene that took place just an hour ago. She'd been packing her bags while waiting for him to arrive when Sylvia walked into her room and scattered everything she’d gathered. She even went as far as to lock her up in the room. But that was until Caspian arrived. He came into the mansion as if he owned it and ordered that she gather her belongings and go with him. They couldn't say a word, let alone oppose his orders. Right then, she realized just how much power he had on the C
“Is the food that bad?” Grabbing a fork from the counter, Caspian tasted the Noodles, the delicious taste washing over his mouth. To think that he'd made sure to cook the best Noodles he'd ever made in his life only for her to reject it. “It’s not bad at all. There’s nothing wrong with it.”“Then why can't you finish it?” He stared at the plate. “I made the right portion.”“It’s just me. I can't e…eat more than a few spoonfuls of food.”He chuckled, the one gentleman who agreed to marry her because she wanted to, who bruised Jason’s eyes because he messed with her, who took her away from her parent's house because he found out how badly they treated her was now gone. “That's a sorry excuse. I'll throw it away.”“What? No.” Anna’s hands quickly came around the plate, shielding it from Caspian’s grasp. Does the man have two personalities or something? Goodness. “Get your hands off it, little Anna.”“Little Anna?” Right, the rude, snickering Caspian who never fails to annoy her was ba
“Wow, you're so pretty.”“You’re so pretty, Miss Cooper.”The two girls before Anna grinned in admiration as they stared at her fully dressed in a lacy wedding gown that flowed all the way to the floor covering her foot. “Am I?”“En. You'll make a perfect bride,” the first praised. Anna's lips curled up as she stared at her gorgeous self in the mirror, the dress fitting her perfectly. “Can I see the other dresses you have?” She asked politely. “Of course.”The salesperson quickly bowed and walked to the other side of the huge mall, rolling a set of wedding gowns in the huge stand. Anna stared at the time on her phone, before raising her head to look at the entrance of the mall in search of Caspian. They were supposed to come together for her wedding dress fitting but he'd asked her to go ahead as there was an emergency at work. It was over an hour now but he was nowhere in sight. Twitching her lips in annoyance, she turned to the salesperson. “Miss Copper, here.”Her eyes fell on