James Smith struck down the glass table with a wooden stick, but that wasn't enough to keep him calm. He walked over to the flower vase and smashed it on the floor. As he did all of this, Liam stood behind, jerking at the sound of everything that broke.There was no way he could utter a word in this situation until James was calm.James suddenly turned around to face Liam. His eyeballs were big and swollen, and a few bruises were on the back of his hands."How the hell did those damn photos get off the internet Liam?""I have no idea, but we're looking into it.""It couldn't just vanish. I'm sure Anna's working with someone very powerful, someone who's helping her get away from me."James took a deep breath in,"Sir, your grandfather will be here in a few minutes," Liam announced with a shaky voice as his grip tightened on the case he was holding. He had to prevent James from getting angry so he wouldn't get hit at any time. When James heard this, he tucked his hand into his pocket to
James Smith struck down the glass table with a wooden stick, but that wasn't enough to keep him calm. He walked over to the flower vase and smashed it on the floor. As he did all of this, Liam stood behind, jerking at the sound of everything that broke.There was no way he could utter a word in this situation until James was calm.James suddenly turned around to face Liam. His eyeballs were big and swollen, and a few bruises were on the back of his hands."How the hell did those damn photos get off the internet Liam?""I have no idea, but we're looking into it.""It couldn't just vanish. I'm sure Anna's working with someone very powerful, someone who's helping her get away from me."James took a deep breath in,"Sir, your grandfather will be here in a few minutes," Liam announced with a shaky voice as his grip tightened on the case he was holding. He had to prevent James from getting angry so he wouldn't get hit at any time. When James heard this, he tucked his hand into his pocket to
Anastasia chuckled, and it turned into laughter while Dylan kept staring at her and waiting patiently until she would be done. He was damn serious, but he knew she was finding it funny.She took a deep breath in, "Mr Dylan, you joke a lot. Why would you ask me to marry you? You're the son of a multi-billionaire and you want me to marry you? My family's company went under the ground, and I have no good reputation with my past so I'm the wrong person for that job.""I don't care, Anastasia. I'm not looking at your family or where you came from. Also, I'm not looking at your past. I offered this to you because only you can do it, so are you in it not? You should think about your daughter too."To Anna, it felt like Dylan was trying his possible best to convince her."Why me?""Like I said earlier, you're the best person for it. Both of us have something we really want so why don't we help each other? The contract would be for a year plus depending on when I get what I want done, and you
"Why?" Dylan questioned, crossing one leg against the other as he wanted to know why Anna had said that."Because you're a billionaire. A lot of people out there might call me a gold digger or even worse names. Besides, after one year, we'll go our separate ways, so it's better not to have it announced. Just a simple marriage as evidence for your family would do right?" *After one year, we'll go our separate ways?* The words just rushed out of her mouth, and it was then Dylan realized that she had no idea he liked her and his reason for this marriage wasn't just because of his father's wish or order, but also because he wanted to protect and keep a close eye on her. Maybe for a second, he had forgotten."Yes." He responded with just a word, and kept staring at Anna talk,"Then a secret contract marriage would do." Dylan averted his gaze to his wristwatch. He wanted to change the topic, but thankfully, Anna laid back on the bed to rest,"You should go freshen up a bit, I'm not going
HOSPITAL, EMERGENCY UNIT."Please come with me, sir." The doctor uttered, and when they got to the emergency unit, Dylan was allowed to go in. As soon as he stepped in, his eyes turned red seeing Anastasia in the state she was in,"How's she?""Thankfully, she was rushed in on time and so we were able to save her. There's no internal bleeding or something too serious. It's just a few cuts and some broken ribs, but right now I can't say when she will be awake."Bryan walked until he was standing close to her bed, "I left you for a day, and you're in this state, Anna." He muttered, tucking his hand into his pocket as it was so obvious he was worried about her."I'll take my leave now." The doctor uttered, but Bryan didn't move even an inch from where he was standing or cock his head to stare back at the doctor. He took a seat close to Anna and kept watching over her.After about 2 hours of thinking, he tucked his hand into his pocket and brought out his phone to dial Lucas's number,Whe
Ten minutes later, Lucas walked into the ward, and Dylan rose to his feet when he saw him,"I've gotten everything you need, sir. The pictures on the internet have also been taken care of, and this is everything you need to know about Ms Anastasia George.""George?" The last name sounded familiar to Dylan and he arched his brows as he collected the papers from Lucas."Alright, thank you," Dylan said and took a few steps away from Lucas, heading towards the window. When he heard the sound of the door as Lucas stepped out, he didn't look around but began to go through the papers that Lucas had brought to him.His grip on it slowly began to tighten, and he bit his lower lips. One minute later, when Dylan saw the exact words he was looking for, he turned around slowly till he was able to stare at Anastasia who was still unconscious on the bed.It was so hard to believe, but based on Lucas's research, it was stated that Anna was the only daughter of Mr and Mrs George, which meant, she was
"So where are we heading to right now?" Anastasia questioned as Dylan slowly pushed the wheelchair,"To see your daughter. She's waiting for you home."Those words made Anna smile and she relaxed back in the wheelchair. As Dylan approached the car waiting outside, he halted the wheelchair and moved forward a little bit. The car door was opened by Lucas who was standing close to the car."You brought a Lamborghini just to take me home?" Anna had to question Dylan when he came back to where she was,"What did you expect me to bring?" Dylan responded,"I don't know, maybe a car that isn't too shouty.""Well, you'll have to deal with all the different kinds of shouty cars that there are," Dylan responded and squatted to her level. He whispered to her, "I'm gonna carry you now, if it hurts you, just say it." He uttered sweetly, and Anna could only blink twice while she stared at him.Why was he looking this handsome up close? She wondered and nodded her head after a few seconds. Gently, Dy
Anastasia let out a deep sigh, wrecking her fingers into her hair so she could try and stop thinking about anything. She had come here to free her mind, probably hoping that some loud music in the club would do, but was she wrong? Maybe that wasn't what she wanted at the moment. All Anna wanted at the moment was to stop her existence for just a few days, or rather to stop time so she could free herself from the torment she was going through right now!Her heart was heavy, her mind filled with a lot of her past, and her eyes were swollen because she couldn't cry anymore.James was cheating! Again!Anna let out a small whimper. She had given her all to the man she never loved for a year, trying to make her marriage work out just well by sacrificing a lot, even her heart, but nothing was working. James wasn't going to change.She averted her gaze to the drink still half empty in front of her and cleaned the tears that had managed to escape her eyes even when she didn't want it to.It had