Ana's Pov:Lucas came to my rescue, albeit unknowingly."And speaking of permissions, father, I want Sophia to go to the same school with me."Greyson didn't even think about it. "Of course," he said and continued eating.For the umpteenth time today, my mouth hung open. I was right when I thought that Lucas's wishes were never really denied. He doesn't even request it. He just demands for something and it's as good as his. I don't think the little guy has ever heard the word 'no' before. At least, not from his father.Tylor exclaimed, "that won't be necessary. I have arranged the best family-teaching tutor for her. He came highly recommended from a friend.""Please, daddy!" Sophia turned the full force of her pleading gaze on him. "I want to make more friends in school. And I want to be with Lucas. Please daddy! Please mummy!""I don't know, sweetie..." I started, "we just got back to the states and we haven't settled in properly–""She can begin classes next month after you two have
Ana's pov:"Goodnight mummy. Goodnight daddy," Sophia said as we both kissed her forehead and tucked her in with her favorite plush toy.We always tucked her in together and played our parts at being a pseudo family. It was a game that both Sophia and Tylor loved but I worried that it would give them the wrong idea and further encourage Tylor."What's the condition?" I asked Tylor as soon as we closed the door to Sophia's room after making sure she was sleeping soundly."You have to stay away from Greyson." He said with a straight face.I rolled my eyes. "Kind of hard to do because I work for him now.""I know but–" he let out an exasperated breath and raked his hand through his hair. "If it has nothing to do with the job, keep your distance from him. Don't go close to him. Don't let him get close to you. And–""That's four conditions, Tylor." I groaned."This one's important. Hear me out," he said, walking close to me until he was a hair's breath from me. He looked into my eyes inten
Ana's pov:His home looked even more exquisite than the hotel. Shiny floors, high ceilings, expensive diamond chandeliers.Sophia squeezed my hand and clung to my side as John led us through the house. She was unusually quiet and timid but I couldn't fault her with that because I also felt intimidated by the home... As if walking on such a pristine surface was a sacrilege."Mr Greyson is working in his study." John informed us. "Do well to not disturb him unless it's very important. He hates being disturbed."I kept that in mind as we began to walk.John gave us a detailed rundown of the various parts of the house and finally, he took me to the state of the art kitchen that looked like it should belong to a world renowned chef instead of little ol' me.The counters and floors sparkled. There were high-end equipments and none of the silverware or glass set was smudged. Everything looked stainless.Gosh. Mr Greyson must be a neat freak and a perfectionist because not a single thing was
Chapter 1I woke up to a sharp throbbing in my skull and the urge to throw up.Groaning, I tried to sit up and realized that a heavy arm was pinning me to the bed.I froze in my tracks, my thoughts coming to a screeching halt, and slowly looked to my left.Sleeping peacefully beside me was the most handsome man I have ever seen; naked, beautiful and without a care in the world.The memories from last night immediately came crashing back.EIGHT HOURS EARLIER"C'mon, Ana, we won, we got the contract. We should celebrate!" my stepsister, Jenny, groaned, pushing two shots of tequila into my hands, "stop being so uptight for once in your life and have some fun."I frowned and took the shots from her, downing it immediately, just to prove a point that I could let my hair down and have some fun.She grinned wide at me and under the bright purple lights of the exclusive club, she looked almost evil.I shook my head to get rid of those thoughts.While I didn't have the best relationship with h
Ana's pov:"How could you?!" My voice cracked from hurt and anger.I didn't know what I expected from them, perhaps to look guilty at least, but they weren't even shaken by my entrance and anger."Oh, you're back," Jenny yawned, stretching out lazily on the couch. "How was your night? Rough, I assume. I could hear you all the way from my room, moaning all night long." Her spiteful face. Her wicked eyes. She wasn't even sorry.Anger and hurt exploded in my chest and all I could see was red as I matched up to her and slapped her hard across the face.She screamed loudly and her mother, my stepmother, rose from the recliner, enraged. She glared angrily at my father. "Are you not going to do anything?! She just slapped Jenny!"Once more, I was shocked by what happened next. My father raised his hand and smacked me hard on my cheek.I crumbled to the floor, pain flaring in my cheek."If you ever lay a hand on Jenny again, you'll have me to deal with!" He roared.I cradled my cheek and lo
Ana's pov:The walk to the market took longer than I expected because I caught myself occasionally thinking about the man I had slept with.The memory became more of a blur with each passing day. All my efforts to track him had proved futile. He obviously didn't want to be found.I wondered if he knew that I was pregnant... If he even cared."I'd like this one, please," I told the man, pointing at the large cheddar cheese on display. He nodded and took the cheese out of the display box, turning around to wrap it up.I looked down, digging into my purse to pay for my purchase when it happened.It only took a split second.A handkerchief came over my lungs and mouth and pressed into my face.I tried to scream as I was immediately carried away by strong arms. Panicking, I clawed at every inch of skin I could find until I felt my lungs giving out with repressed screams. At the same time I tried to protect my stomach from what may try to harm my child.My abductor dragged me away and the
Ana's pov:"Shotgun!" Sophia screamed, running to the passenger side and slipping into the car.Tylor laughed and stared at her fondly before he turned to look at me."My father will be having a field day now that you're back." Tylor complained.My eyebrows creased. "What?" He shrugged with his hands shoved in his pockets. "He has always been on my neck concerning coming back home to take over the business, you know? I held out because I wanted to wait for you to finish your education first. Now that you're back, I'm not going to hear the end of it."I hesitated.I never even knew or considered that his entire life had been on hold for me.Tylor had done so much for me, for very little in return. I could never repay him for how kind he has been to Liam, Sophia and I."No way!" A voice suddenly screamed in excitement, cutting off our conversation.I whirled around to see a very attractive young woman grinning widely at Tylor. "It can't be– Tylor? Tylor Smith? Heir of Smith enterprise?
Ana's pov:I was red faced and out of breath by the time I reached the car.Tylor was strapping Sophia to the front seat and I was surprised to find that the woman that had been hitting on Tylor left already. That was too fast."What about Emily?" I asked, looking around."Oh, I have Sophia to thank for that," he grinned, ruffling my daughter's hair.I sighed, already dreading what she could have done. She always turned devious towards women that showed the slightest bit of interest to Tylor."What did she do?" I asked, exasperated.For some reason, Tylor only grinned wider. "She made a very big speech about how lovely her "mommy and daddy" were together and it pissed Hermione off.""Her name was Emily," I growled, "and I'm guessing you encouraged her."He raised his hands in defence, "hey, she was on a roll. I did want to steal her thunder."I sighed deeply and looked at Sophia with a frustrated look but she only flashed me a proud, toothy grin, clearly pleased with what she had don