"What do you intend to get with all of these, Aindrea? I mean, with me, father and mother gone, you'll have no one on your side. That's going to be such a sad and pathetic life, don't you think?" Andrea tutted. "I've been living that pathetic life since the day I was born because my parents thought my younger sister was the cuter twin. So they did a lot of things for her." "You always talk about being the firstborn and everything. The responsibility of being the first born is to be self-sacrificing. You certainly do not have such quality." Andrea chuckled, her eyes almost losing. Aindrea smiled and squatted beside her, "Do you think I care?" "I know you don't, which is why I'm offering you the best thing that could ever happen to you; take as much money as possible and go far away from us. Start up a new life with your son and live the luxurious life you've always wanted. You can start up your own empire and in the future, we will act like we have no idea who we are to each other.
Three months later Carrie and Andrea sat on the roof of Ryker's house overlooking that buzzing city. Life had gone back to normal for them. Or at least for the moment. Gabriel had taken back his entire after Andrea refused to take over it just like before. Elaine also bailed out of being the head of the Forbes and the mafia boss. And so did Andrea. Hence, it fell on Carrie's shoulder. Carrie held up the jug of coffee in her hand and chuckled sheepishly, "I've always hated coffee, but for the last three months, it's been my very good friend." "It must be hard finally being at the top of the pyramid, isn't it?" Andrea grinned. "Hard isn't the word you should use. I think difficult and impossible should fit just right. At the rate at which my life is going, being the boss will soon become an impossible task for me. How did you deal with it when you were there?" Carrie breathed out in exasperation. "As a woman, it was hard. Marco dared me, a lot of men in the mafia also dared. All I
Year 2023, an unknown prison In a dark cell, the sound of nail scraping on a wall echoed throughout it. It continued for a minute before it suddenly stopped. Inside it, a haggard figure dropped her shaky hands on the floor. Her unkempt hair was scattered all over her face. Almost immediately, the loud voice of the prison warder echoed throughout the corridor. "There's a visitor for you, Andrea Accardo!" Andrea was so exhausted that she couldn't sit up, but her teeth grit in anger when she saw the shiny red shoe and the luxury handbags which dangled from the lady's hand. The lady walked towards Andrea and turned her over with one feet. She was quite satisfied by the wretched sight of Andrea; The once beautiful woman who had turned heads literally everywhere she went, now looked hideous. She looked like an AIDs sufferer thanks to her lack of flesh. "Andrea, that's not how you welcome your big sister." This lady was none other than Andrea's stepsister, Valerie Griffin, and she is t
Year 2019, Ryker's Manor Outside a door, Ryker Darius clenched his fists tightly until his hands turned pale. The Butler stood behind him nervously and a dozen maids had their heads down in fright.The door opened and the family doctor, Dr. Michael, walked out. "Mr. Darius, she's fine. Although she fell from her room's window, the trampoline was placed right on time before she touched the ground. She only fainted because she had a huge shock afterward.""Is it advisable for my master to see her?" The Butler, Duke, asked worriedly and the doctor shook his head slightly.The doctor had heard of Andrea's various attempts to escape from Ryker because she destested him so much. But he also heard Ryker loved her very much. He just wouldn't understand why she'd want to leave such a perfect man. "I'll take my leave now, Mr. Darius." The doctor said with a slight bow of his head.Ryker nodded absentmindedly and glanced at the butler. He got the message immediately and walked the doctor out.
The silence in the room was eerie and Georgia, who couldn't condone the two being that close, suddenly reprimanded Andrea. "It was really bad of you to jump down your room's window. Now, there are numerous reporters outside the house, and your father is also pretty worried." Andrea naturally had a sloppy appearance and her eyes always looked conceding. As soon as she heard Georgia, she disengaged from the hug, much to the displeasure of Ryker. He glanced at Georgia with darkened eyes, but the woman misinterpreted his displeasure to be directed at Andrea because he just recalled what happened a few hours ago. Andrea had always had a weak body system and as a result, she'd stay in bed all day; Asleep or either staring up at the ceiling blankly since she had no energy to get up. It worsened after she gave birth. Regardless of this, Valerie had made it her sole aim to belittle Andrea because of this, always reminding her of her one flaw. Andrea remembered Valerie advising her to tak
Hayden tried to shove her away gently, but Andrea, who was still wrapped around the events of her last life, held onto him tightly, refusing to let go. Hayden gulped down several times and kept trying to shove her aside. Only when he whispered the words, "I'm really going to die, Andrea!" Did she let go? She noticed the gloomy figure behind Hayden and moved towards him almost immediately. She held onto his hand and rubbed her head on it like a cat. Hayden, on the other hand, rubbed his head in fear. "I came to clean up." He said to Ryker, but still evaded looking at him. Andrea's stomach decided to make a sound at that moment, drawing the two men's eyes toward her stomach. Ryker creased his brows into a frown and spoke worriedly, "Let's go eat." She nodded sheepishly and walked behind him, but didn't forget to throw one last glance at Hayden. After she was gone, Hayden wondered why she was suddenly nice to him. Ever since they learned of each other's existence, they had done n
Andrea felt the tense atmosphere lighten and breathed out a sigh of relief. Ryker turned to her minutes later and gave his go-ahead order. "Sure, but I will assign a driver and personal bodyguard to you." Andrea nodded in agreement, and he breathed out a sigh of relief silently. He was really glad that she changed and, although it seemed like a dream; he didn't want it to end. Andrea headed to her room afterward and slept off. She woke up by 8 am the next morning, much to her horror. "What did I say about being reborn?" She asked herself as she hurriedly got ready for school. Before she slept off the night before, she made a mental note to do away with all the bad attitudes her stepmother had instilled in her. One of them included lateness to school. Ryker, who had been waiting for her in the dining room, frowned when he saw her rushing out of the door. "Won't you have breakfast?" He asked, and she paused for a few seconds to glance at him. "I'll eat at the school's cafeteria.
Andrea's black skinny jeans clung tightly to her long legs like a second skin. The loose top she wore made her pale skin stand out and also highlighted her slender figure. Because she was in a hurry, she had tied her hair in a messy bun and took her bag which she discovered was extremely light. Well, she didn't mind.Jessie widened her eyes in shock before a smile slowly graced her face. She didn't talk much as she ushered Andrea into the classroom before turning to the board again. Andrea attempted to walk to her seat but stopped, a frown gracing her face. Her eyes settled on the empty desk which was just beside Valerie who now flashed a supposedly bright smile at her. "I didn't expect to see you today, Andrea." Valerie mouthed, her smile still plastered on her face. When she realized Andrea wasn't responding to her, the air grew awkward. Then she joked loudly, "I know it's been long since you attended classes, but I hope you haven't forgotten your seat is right beside mine?"Jes