Married in the Shadow of My Best Friend のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 61 - チャプター 70

Anastasia's POV I let the water from the shower pour all over me as I the thought of had happened between I and Kasper last night haunted me. “ Eiish! What's wrong with me? How could I ask him for it?” I felt my face redden. The scene of me kissing Kasper replayed in my head, before going over to the hickeys all over his body which I had seen this morning. My heart beat faster and faster and I felt like banging my head against the glass wall of the shower. How was I going to face him with a straight face after I had sort of taken advantage of him last night? “ You just have to do this, Anna,” I self-motivated. “ You're going to head to the dining room and pretend like nothing happened,” I took in deep breaths to calm myself down. Stepping out of the bathroom, I took my time to apply some cream and basic make-up before putting on a light blue jean trouser and a white top. It was Saturday after all so going casual was far from odd. I walked in on the kids talking about a mill

Cora's POV “ We'll get it finalized in a week, be rest assured,” I smiled at the business associate as we shook hands. I had decided to work in dad's company officially. I needed to do what I could to fit Kasper's image of his ideal woman. “ Your daughter is really doing better than I expected. She didn't look the part so I presumed that she couldn't handle business,” he spoke to my father. I guess in the eyes of everyone I was nothing but the pampered heiress of the Vanderburg family. “ I guess, the saying is true about not judging a book by it's cover then,” he and dad shook hands as they laughed heartily in a way common to rich middle-aged people. “ I'm really impressed. We'll meet again next week, then,” he smiled briefly before leaving. “ You're doing excellently well, Cora,” dad praised. “ I never thought you'd praise me like this,” I laughed. He had always looked at me as a child though never in a way that was degrading or disappointing.

A few months laterKasper's POV I sat on the floor of the children's room while the twins stood in front of a black board. Heaven knows where they pulled out those spectacles and ties from. Even as their father, I was baffled by them. ” So... I'm assuming I was dragged here by both of you for a reason right?” I questioned sceptically. I wasn't sure if this was supposed to be regular tea party games with them or they were being serious. “ We wouldn't bother you like this if it weren't important,” Claude adjusted his spectacles and hit the cane in his hand against his palm which he ended up regretting not long after. “ I would,” Chloe his sidekick giggled. I looked at him with twisted brows as I folded my arms. “ Apart from her of course,” he cleared his throat awkwardly. “ So back to the main topic?” I hinted for them to go on. “ Oh right, we have an important occasion coming up and it should be handled with all care,” he m

Anastasia’s POVWe walked into the hall and found our seats which had our names on it. I, Kasper, Stella, Steve and the twins sat down in one row. I heard some ladies gossiping as I and Kasper walked in, the men talked too but that was more of awe than jealousy.“ Is she wearing a gown by Designer Aime?” A lady behind us gossiped to a friend of hers. I had a feeling this would happen. “ It definitely looks like something Aime would make unless it's a fake of course,” she chuckled.“ What are you saying? Anna is rich enough to afford Aime’s designs, not to mention her company for tonight is CEO Kasper,” the other lady rebuffed. Where they idiots or where they just brainless? We were sitting right in front of them.“ Designer Aime doesn't just work for you just because you can afford his designs. He's very picky with his clients so even the wealthiest person can't just get him to make a dress for him or her. I can bet that it's a counterfeit, Aime would never pick her as a client,” the

Anastasia’s POV“ Wow... You look stunning, ” he complimented the moment I walked up to him at the balcony where our table was set. He had on casual beach clothes which consisted of a white shirt and a matching white pair of shorts. The more I saw him on other clothings other than suit and stay-at-home clothes, the more I realized that he looked just as hot in anything. His blue eyes sparkled under the moonlight.“ Thank you, ” I replied bashfully.“ Come on, have a seat, ” he opened a chair for me to sit in, before sitting down on his. The waiters and waitresses went to work immediately, starting off with good old sparkling red wine.“ Thank you for tonight, ” I said after my first sip.“ Why are you thanking me? ” He looked at me puzzled. “ Well, for everything. I guess, ” I looked away shyly. Why was I acting like a complete moron in front of him?“ No, I should be the one thanking you for giving me a chance to be a dad and a good one at that, ” he sounded as sincere as sincerity