LOGIN“I owe Serena my life. If I can't give her the world, then I'll give her my world.” “What about me? Am I not your wife? What do I get?” Her voice trembled, but her husband merely glanced at her. His eyes were cold, devoid of warmth. “You're already Mrs. Brooke. Isn't that enough?” His answer was sharp, but it gave Anastasia the clarity she desperately needed. There was nothing left to hold on to. “Then give her your world. As for me, I'm done. The marriage is over, Mr. Brooke. Sign the divorce papers.” ************************ Anastasia's marriage shattered the day her husband walked into their home with his first love, and a child who claimed to be his. She watched the man who had never loved her drift further away, devoting himself to his first love and her child while neglecting the wife who had stood by his side. Worse still, the woman's endless schemes turned Anastasia into the villain of every story, leaving her blamed, humiliated, and punished for crimes she never committed. Again and again, he trampled on everything that mattered to her until the final blow, an incident that nearly cost her life. She finally walked away. She signed the divorce papers, leaving the marriage with nothing but her wounded pride and the child growing in her womb. But Anastasia refused to remain a victim. She became stronger. She built a life of her own. And one day, she made her ex-husband regret ever treating her like she was disposable. Suddenly, the man who had never spared her a second glance was chasing after her, desperate to repair the broken marriage. He claimed he couldn't live without her. He begged for another chance. But after everything he had done, did he think Anastasia would take him back?
View MoreAnastasia's POV“Serena!”Panicked voices rang out from downstairs as everyone watched Serena tumble down the staircase. I saw Tristan rush forward just in time, catching her before she could crash into the last step. A breath of relief escaped me, thinking the worst had been avoided.But that relief lasted only a second. I slowly became aware of the heavy silence surrounding me. Every single pair of eyes...Was staring at me.“I'm sorry, Anastasia... I didn't know that offended you,” Serena whispered weakly before her eyes fluttered shut.“Serena! Serena, wake up!” Tristan shouted, panic evident in his voice.“Did you just push Serena down the stairs, Anastasia?” Tristan's cousin, Katherine, demanded.I stood there, completely dumbfounded. Even without Serena's carefully crafted explanation, I suddenly realised how everything looked.I was standing at the top of the stairs. Serena had fallen from the same staircase. The pieces had arranged themselves perfectly against me. But surely..
Anastasia's POVEveryone rushed to receive her, some even bumping into me in the process, but I was too disappointed to react. Not disappointed that my husband had walked in with his first love, but disappointed that he could make time to attend the family dinner with her when I hadn't been able to get him to come with me after all these years.“You've grown so much... and you've become even prettier,” my mother-in-law said warmly as she hugged Serena, carelessly pushing me aside.“When did you get back?”“Were you hiding from us all this time?”Questions came from every direction, everyone eager to hear her answers, while I stood in the middle of the room like a lost sheep. Tristan's gaze briefly landed on me once, and the hostility in his eyes was impossible to miss.It seemed someone was still holding a grudge, but even though his eyes didn't hold warmth for me, it felt like they were still watching over me. But I shook it off. “I'm glad to be back after so many years,” Serena bea
Anastasia's POVI watched as Serena played the victim, tearfully telling Tristan how I had bullied her simply because she asked me not to get angry that she was crashing at my place. And Tristan? He didn't even bother to verify the truth.“Why are you doing this to me, Anastasia? I thought we had outgrown this. Why are you still picking on me?” Serena asked, clutching her bleeding hand while Tristan carefully held it to stop the bleeding.“But I didn't do that...” I started, only for Tristan to cut me off.“You have really crossed the line this time!” His words hit me harder than any slap ever could.I wanted to scream at him.I opened my mouth, then closed it again. Nothing I said had ever changed his mind before.The cycle of Serena playing the victim had begun all over again.“She bullied Mummy! She's evil! Evil!” the little boy cried as he ran to Serena's side.“Don't blame, Aunt Anastasia,” Serena said weakly, wincing as she held onto Tristan. “She just lost her temper for a while
Anastasia's POVI watched Serena cling to Tristan with an easy smile, her gaze never leaving mine, and I wouldn't lie, l, I felt intimidated by her presence. She was the same woman whose disappearance had nearly driven Tristan mad with anxiety five years ago. She was the reason I became Cinderella, because everyone believed I would never have married my prince charming if she hadn't vanished. Deep down, I believed that too. But now she was back... did that mean it was finally time for me to leave the castle and return the prince to his rightful princess?“It's been such a long time, Anastasia... or should I call you Mrs Brooke now?” she asked with another pleasant smile. But beneath that smile, I could hear the mockery dripping from every word. That was the thing about Serena. She wasn't the innocent, fragile woman everyone believed her to be. At least, I knew better because I had always been on the receiving end of her schemes. Growing up, everyone believed I bullied her, and since












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