"God, that was insane!" A still-shocked Anna shook her head slowly to rid herself of the memory that was still stuck in her head and had refused to disappear. It was like her mind kept going back to what she had seen at the hotel."Damn, how could I make such a stupid mistake!" Anna scolded herself for the tenth time, slowly hitting her forehead. She kept seeing him and it was only worse when she had her eyes shut. How could a man be so physically fit, yet freaking handsome like a Greek god? Anna thought and had no idea when a smile crept on her lips. The moment she realized it, the smile was replaced with a frown.She had only seen him for a second and had looked away after that, but her mind suddenly drifted to what she had seen on his chest."How could a man have so many scars around his chest and yet look so perfect?" Anna asked herself as she thought about what she had seen, but then she shook her head again, telling herself that it was absolutely none of her business. With a dee
"Lucas, did you check everything?" Dylan questioned, buttoning his shirt in front of the mirror with his hair neatly arranged and packed in a grand style."Yes, Ms Anna works the day shift, but care to tell me why you're still going to the party when she wouldn't be there?" Lucas asked, standing behind Dylan and staring at him with so much curiosity. It wasn't until after a minute Dylan turned back to return his gaze,"Maybe I need to get closer to him, I don't know, or maybe…" Dylan was silent for a few seconds, then he brought his gaze back to Lucas whose brows were arched,"Is that what you wanna hear me say, Lucas?"Lucas gave Dylan a surprised look, and it was at that moment he realized Dylan was teasing him. He let out a deep frown, "Here's your jacket. I checked the status of the company like you instructed, it's still like you expected, and the doctors were able to get your father to a stable condition for the moment. For now, we should be thankful the company's doing so well
A loud resounding slap echoed in the room, and Liam immediately lowered his gaze afterward. "You fucking bastard!" James cursed as he turned around to take a deep breath to calm his nerves.Right now, the only thing running through his mind was Anastasia, and how the hell she even knew Dylan Scott of all people in the world. How the hell did she manage to know someone so powerful!!!Maybe everything was starting to make sense now. Was that the reason Dylan had agreed to come to the party? But then he recalled the question Dylan had asked her and discarded the first thought immediately wrecking his fingers through his hair."I need to get her back, Liam. I need to get my ex-wife back at all costs before that bastard tries to lay a claim on her." He turned around to stare at Liam who still had his gaze on the floor,"Now, listen to me, I need everything you can find out on Anastasia. Where does she live, and what she does? Whom she goes about with, I need every damn thing.""Yes sir," L
"I thought you said she wasn't going to be there, Lucas, so what the hell happened?" Dylan questioned in anger. What if he had decided not to come for the party like Lucas had said, then Anna would have fucking been alone with that bastard."I was certain she wasn't going to be there, maybe something happened without my knowledge. There's something else, I found this on Lyon, he's behind the article as well."Dylan collected the envelope from Lucas and walked over to his bed. He sat down and opened it, taking out whatever was in there. They were photos of Lyon in bed with a lady.Dylan scoffed,"That fucking bastard, he could have tried harder to keep this away from me. No one else knows?"Lucas nodded his head, and once again, Dylan scoffed out loud. "Send this to him immediately, and ensure you leave a message as well. If he fucking messes with me once again, I'm fucking going to pull his company under the ground without a second thought."Dylan rose to his feet and picked up his je
2 DAYS LATEREvery damn thing James had warned her about was slowly happening right before her very own eyes. Anna folded her arms on the couch with the remote tightly glued to her hands. It had to take so much effort for her not to stand up on her feet and head to James' house immediately.Soon, Anna curled her finger into a fist and looked away from the TV when she heard the nanny's voice,"Ma'am, I already put Emma to sleep, is there anything else you would like me to do?""No, thank you, Nanny Sophia,"The nanny nodded her head and began to head back up the stairs to her room while Anna remained on the couch. Fuck! Everything was beginning to slowly become a mess, knowing fully well that her father's company was about to go down the drain and her ex-husband had requested they get married again just to save it.What about Emma? Would she be happy with James? Anna thought about it for a second, but that thought was immediately discarded from her mind as she recalled every damn thing
"It's two days left, and you're working?" Lucas questioned Dylan as he kept staring at him go through some files in a very serious manner on the couch."I know."Lucas turned his head sideways in curiosity as he stared at Dylan. This wasn't the Dylan he had known for years because a week like this really meant every damn thing to him and it was also at this time Dylan would usually be so silent, distant, and cold towards everybody including him."Okay, somethings wrong. Care to share." Lucas finally uttered after about ten minutes of silence, but Dylan simply raised his head to spare him a glance.He heaved deeply and said, "Do you think I'm going crazy?"Lucas arched his brows when he heard the question as he was confused. "What?""Oh, no, never mind. Did you send those stuff to Lyon?" Lucas cleared his throat aloud. He was worried about Dylan, but at the same time, he was glad Dylan was using days like this to keep himself busy with something and not think ok about his parent's dea
"Take it easy, Anna, everything's going to be fine, trust me," Caroline uttered on the phone. It was best to talk to someone, and the only person Anna thought about was Caroline. She didn't tell her about James or about what he was planning because she was certain Caroline would want to step in the way."Thanks a lot, I really appreciate everything you've done for me Caroline, I love you so much.""I love you so much, Anna. I'll come to check up on you during the weekend okay."The call ended soon, and Anna leaned back on her couch. Maybe right now, she needed Emma to be here and available for her, but at the same time, Anna didn't want her daughter to see her at her weakest point. Anna's eyes were red, teardrops clinging to her eyelashes and tracking down her flushed cheeks with each sob. It was so hard to understand what the hell was happening. Her dream job was gone, and if she didn't help her family, they would lose every damn thing.Anna wrecked her hand into her hair and rose to
Anna woke up with a bad feeling, staring at the wall for as long as she could until she heard her daughter call her attention."Mommy! Mommy!" Emma called and ran up to her mother for a hug and a peck on the forehead."My little angel, did you sleep well baby?" Emma nodded her head. "Mommy, I saw Daddy."Anna arched her brows and gripped her daughter's arms by mistake. When Emma winced in pain, she immediately let go. "I'm so sorry baby, I didn't know." Anna had been scared. Did James meet her daughter in secret?"Daddy, where did you meet Daddy?" Anna questioned wondering what the hell her daughter was saying. Her heart kept thumping so hard and fast as she stared at her daughter. "Damn it!" Anna cursed in silence knowing that her daughter would not be able to answer the question. "Nanny, nanny!" Anna called out loud and when Sophia rushed downstairs, Anna rose to her feet."Emma says she met her Daddy? What is my daughter talking about?""No, when we went to the park, she met a str