Anna Brookes thought she was getting the perfect life she wanted; a marriage with the man she loved and freedom from her adoptive family. But when she woke up in bed with a stranger with no memory of what happened the night before, that marked the end of the perfect life she longed for Eight years later, Anna is struggling to be a good mother to three children, juggling meager jobs while searching for the truth about her real family Meanwhile, Mark Grayson, CEO of the world’s most luxurious cars is in need of a maid, offering a pay that can solve all her problems. She takes the job only to realize that her previous meager jobs were better and the billionaire CEO is the same stranger she slept with eight years ago, which leaves her wondering if Mark could be the father of her triplets But in an interesting turn of events, Anna’s ex-fiancé Luke returns, begging for a second chance with a promise of a better life. Caught between her unresolved feelings for Mark and her rekindled love for Luke, Anna is torn between the man whom her heart is constantly yearning for or the man from her past
View MoreJackI remained frozen in shock wondering how she knew about George and Edgar. Did she really know about them or was this just another one of her cunning schemes?‘No,’ I shook my head dismissing the thought. She couldn’t have been that specific if she did not already know what was happening.“Ms. Brown, I…” I started to say but she harshly cut me in.“You came into my home, held a knife to my security’s neck, and threatened my guards and now you are here to tell me about an unidentified danger that I’m in, hmhph.” She scoffed and stood up, her icy glare remaining fixed on her face.“Don’t you find that somewhat ironic, Mr…” she called, snapping her fingers as if trying to remember my name.“Jack,” I said with a pretentious smile. I could see through her cunning moves and decided to play her little games. If we wanted to find out what she knew or if she could be of any help to us, I needed to make her feel we were on her side, even if that meant lowering myself before her.Heaving a d
Jack The ride to The Brown’s house was filled with tension but for other reasons. I knew I shouldn’t have bothered myself with the ramblings of a lunatic, but Luke wasn’t far from the truth either. It got me thinking that maybe somewhere deep in my subconscious, I may have been doing this, hoping for a chance that maybe someday, Anna would realize that I’ve always been the right one for her all this time. But just as the thought reflected in my mind, it quickly disappeared just as fast. She’d already told me how she felt about us and our relationship and I had to respect what she wanted. Still, I couldn’t help but wonder how different things would have been if I had met her first.“You okay?” Sheila’s voice filtered softly into my ear as I gazed out the taxi window, wondering what it would have been like to grow up here and how different Anna’s life probably was back then.In a different life, I’d give up everything to live a life so simple, probably in a town similar to this. How
Sheila“You are in love with Anna, aren’t you?” He repeated,“That’s why you are doing all this.”“You know it’s funny how we’re all connected by the same woman. Only that she doesn’t truly know, does she? She’s in love with that other man. What’s his name? Uhm… Mark!” He blurted, as Jack slowly released his grip on him.“It’s Mark, isn’t it? Anna is in love with him while you are stuck playing bodyguard and protector. Boy, it must suck to be you.” Luke taunted. The whole time, Jack remained calm, staring into the distance as if he was musing on every word Luke said.“It must hurt you, to know everything you are doing for her, it’ll all amount to nothing. That even if you can win this fight, she’ll just go back to her boyfriend, Mark and you would have lost her. If you ask me, I think you like the chaos. It’s the only way that you still get a chance to be close to her, and you like that. Deep down you’re hoping that she would realize that she wants you. That she’ll finally see you an
SheilaAs soon as we landed in Brigdon, I could already tell why Anna never talked about her hometown. There was nothing to talk about. Brigdon was one of those cities where nothing good seemed like it could come out.“So this is it.” Jack’s voice sounded behind me, as he dragged Luke along.My heart pounded in my chest as we arrived at the airport. Luke had led us here and I still couldn’t trust him, but right now, it seemed like I had no choice. Edgar and George were planning something dangerous, and if I wanted to keep Anna safe and get my revenge for what they did to Lydia, I had to push all my fears aside.I glanced at Jack and strangely, he looked more calm than I thought he’d be. He was the one who suffered more in all this. From being raised by a cruel man to being a monster, and taking his anger and pain out on a bunch of people who didn’t deserve it. I’d imagined, being here, so close to finishing this once and for all, his emotions would be a stream of chaos.“This is it,”
Chloe“We’re in a lot of danger, Anna,” I repeated and Anna cut in sharply,“I already know about Edgar and his people and I’ve got that handled already.” Anna’s brows slightly frowned. She seemed just like him right now. I didn’t remember much about our father, except for the fact that he left us while I was still very young and never came back, but I remembered how he looked when he was always angry. He’d try so hard to keep it together for me and my mom, but something would always end up pushing him to his limits. I feared that I would catch that same anger from him, but I never did. Seeing it from now on Anna, just affirmed everything I already knew. She was his daughter, my sister.“Now if you’ll excuse me, I don’t think I want to hear anything else you have to say.” She added and brushed past me. I turned hurriedly and grabbed her hand, “I know how you feel, he left me too.” I uttered softly. In a way, I could relate to everything Anna was going through right now.I’d spent t
Anna“Hiding you?” I asked in confusion, placing my hand on my hips, and staring at her directly in the eyes.“Why would he be hiding you?” Chloe hesitated further, unable to maintain eye contact with me, which only made me more curious about what she had to say.“Answer the question, Chloe!” I shouted impatiently, my mind filled with many thoughts.Slowly, she turned her gaze towards me and without saying a word, walked back to the bed, sat, and then beckoned for me to join her. I could see that whatever she was about to say weighed as heavily on her as my curiosity was.Suddenly, a smile slowly parted her lips as she shifted her gaze to me, “There’s something I’ve never told anyone about me. My real name is Chloe Dematrov Linguini. David Linguini is my father. I’m your sister, Anna.”I was frozen in shock. Chloe’s words took me by surprise.‘My sister?’ The words replayed in my mind, casting the same amount of shock and disbelief as the moment she uttered them.“No. No, you can’t b
Anna“My dad?” I asked my eyes wide and ringing in surprise. “Yes, Anna. That’s your father in that picture. I think all of this started with him.”There was a long moment of silence between us. Chloe’s words churned my stomach as I gazed at the picture. I’d spent my entire life not knowing what my father looked like, so even when I saw him in that picture, I wasn’t still convinced that he was the one. He looked almost nothing like I imagined. Nothing like me.The man in the picture had a long thick beard with a dark tan, tall where I was short, and black hair where mine was brown. “I don’t believe you,” I said, stifling the tears in my eyes as I forced myself up from the bed.I took a step and staggered, almost falling, but Chloe swiftly caught me before I lost my balance.“I know this must all be too much for you, but it’s the truth. That man in that picture is your father, John Brookes. I’ve been following and researching your family for a long time, Anna, and I’ve found some thi
AnnaI returned to the ward in a hurry after I found the vial Jack sent me to find, only to be met with an empty ward.Perplexed, I quickly pulled out my phone and dialed Jack’s number. The line rang for a while and then ended with no answer.Immediately my mind ran wild with thoughts, but nothing I imagined at that moment, added up. I hastened towards the receptionist to ask if they had seen any of them, but just before I got there, my phone suddenly rang. I quickly retrieved it and answered when I saw that it was Jack calling.“Jack, where are you?” I asked, sounding worried.“I’m sorry Anna,” he started and got me even more worried.“Where are you? What about Luke?” I asked, fearing the worst, and immediately felt disappointed with myself for thinking that he might have killed Luke.“We didn’t want to get you involved because it’s not safe, but Sheila found him. She found George. We know where he’s going to be next, and we’re on our way there. Luke is with us. Just stay low, I’ll g
SheilaMy mind was filled with so much confusion when Blake showed me that picture of George and Edgar standing with someone he claimed to be a third member of their association.However, what troubled me a lot more was the fact that the man looked a lot like Anna’s boyfriend Mark. I couldn’t fathom or even want to believe that he was working with Edgar all this time to try and steal Anna’s wealth and position. It didn’t make any sense.My mind was still perplexed until Blake mentioned that George and Edgar were planning to kill him in a car explosion and make it look like an accident.It was at that moment, that my doubts began to surface. Even if Mark chose to betray Anna by working with George and Edgar, it was hard to imagine that he would choose to work with people whom he knew would only turn against him in the end. Something was amiss. However, there was no time to investigate this and find the truth, so I quickly took a picture and left after I got Jack’s call that he was read
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