LOGINTristan's POVI walked out of the mansion in wobbly steps because my body was still weak and the fever was catching up with me, but I couldn't stop. I needed to see Anastasia and have her put a stop to this madness before it blew up out of proportion.“Tristan…”Serena's voice came from behind me, and I halted in my steps, turning to look at her, even though the movement made my headache flare up, but I couldn't ignore her.“About what you said in the living room, it's not true, right?” She blurted as she got closer to me.“What are you referring to? I said a lot of things,” I breathed, my voice coming out hoarse and ragged as my head was pounding.“That you aren't going to divorce Anastasia in this lifetime. What if that's not what Anastasia wants?” She breathed, and I immediately felt offended.Why was everyone so certain of what Anastasia wanted?“Then I'm going to ask her. If she tells me to my face that she wants the marriage over, I might allow it.”“But Anastasia is not here no
Tristan's POVI hissed in frustration as everyone gathered after my mother's outburst, but what was more concerning was my grandfather's reaction. It was as if he wanted to bite my head off.“Tristan Brooke, did you just raise your voice at me?” Grandfather asked in a grave voice as he walked towards me, and my mother could already sense the tension as she immediately shielded me from him.“Calm down, Father. I don't know what's going on, but forgive Tristan. He's just being a child,” my mother said, and I scoffed.“Really? Maybe you are right. That's why his wife decided to divorce him, and he didn't even get a bit of knowledge of it,” my grandfather hissed.“Maybe I didn't get any knowledge of it because I was blindsided and...” I rumbled, trying to find an excuse even when it sounded ridiculous because, looking back at it now, there had been signs.Those vacant looks...I should have known something was wrong.“And that's your incompetence. It's one thing to make your wife unhappy,
Tristan's POVThe rain poured relentlessly over me, soaking me to the bone as I stumbled forward, barely able to keep my eyes open. My clothes clung heavily to my body, and water dripped from my hair and ran down my face. The cold was getting to me, but one thought kept me rooted to where I was standing. I knew Anastasia was going to come out to see me.“There’s no way she wouldn't come out,” I mumbled, but my teeth chattered because of the cold, and I found my vision getting dizzy as the downpour didn't have mercy on me. It was attacking me with full force.I could barely feel my fingers anymore, and with every step, my strength seemed to drain away.I tried to push myself forward, but my knees suddenly buckled beneath me. As I fell, I forced my eyes open one last time and caught sight of a blurred silhouette in the distance.“Anastasia?” I breathed, my voice coming out hoarse as I tried to keep my eyes open.Someone was running toward me through the rain. I wanted to call out, to st
Tristan's POVI arrived back from my business trip after a week, and I found out that Anastasia hadn't come back to the house, not even once. I couldn't believe that she was going against me, and a strange feeling surged inside of me.I couldn't place my hands on the feelings, but I knew anger was among them. How could she abandon our home for weeks and not call even once? Even after what she did, she had the audacity to ignore me completely. So, I decided to make her crawl out of her hole.“Sean, I want you to take this to the court and process it,” I said, handing the document to Sean.“This is a family registration form,” Sean mumbled, and I nodded. “Are you really doing this for Ms. Serena? Or is it for Mrs. Brooke?”I knew he could already tell the reason I was doing it. There was no reason to hide it. Anastasia needed to know that actions had consequences, and I couldn't wait for her to find out that she had a legal son.“I know she's going to come out of that shell if she finds
Anastasia's POV I heaved a heavy sigh as I walked into the traditional restaurant that Elder Brooke had invited me to, and I followed the waiter earnestly while taking in the exquisite sight of the restaurant's interior. I was a bit nervous to meet Elder Brooke, since I didn't know the reason the old man had invited me, but I knew this time around, I wasn't going to stomach any injustices. I had no reason to do that anymore. “We are here, ma'am,” the waiter said as he opened the door to the private room, and I walked in to see the old man already seated. “Grandfather,” I called as I walked in, smiling at the old man, who looked like he hadn't aged a day over sixty, even though he was already in his late seventies. “My child, come in.” I got seated while he called the waiter over to serve the dishes, and I noticed all the food was mild, full of vegetables and fruits, but I paid no attention to that. We started eating while Elder Brooke kept throwing in some jokes, but I wasn
Anastasia's POV “That insolent bastard!” My brother, Alexander, screamed as I entered the second living room, where he was waiting with my father. I knew he and my father's anger would be on the rise after Tristan's visit today, but I decided to send the maids out of the room first to avoid any rumours circulating. “Calm down, Alexander, your sister is back,” my father mumbled, and I could tell he was hiding his anger so Alexander wouldn't act out of place. “Are you still keeping calm after how that boy acted earlier? So what if his family is the most influential in the country? Does that mean he can…” Alexander rambled, his old grievances surfacing, but I didn't want to dwell on the past again. It was already bad enough that Tristan came into the Lancaster estate to rub his devotion to Serena in my face. He also disrespected my family, making me lose face, and as if that wasn't bad enough, he was threatening me with not signing the divorce papers. That man had really ruined the







