Anastasia's POV-
"Hades! Get your boys to come down soon, we are getting late for Nova's graduation" I yelled at my husband. Yes, you guessed it right, we have two boys, twins- Lucian and Lucius, complete brats. If it weren't for the fact that they were scared of Hades, I wouldn't have been able to manage those two. Nova is graduated today and I can't help but feel, how time flew by so quickly. Hades and I still manage our companies and prepare Nova to take over mine.
I still remember how those had proposed to me, it still brings extreme joy to my heart. Hades finally did go for a cliché by going down on his knees and asking me to marry him. The most surprising part would be the whole ordeal with Nova. The sweet child went on her knees too and give me a stack of papers asking me to be her mother. Those were her adoption papers. I couldn't have been happier that day. "Mom, I can't find my socks" I heard Lucian yell from his room. I didn't even step forward when anLove ...... It's something that can make your life blissful or end your life painfully. As my soul drained out of my body slowly I realized and regretted a lot of things and I do have a lot of regrets, I wish i had a second chance to make things right and to live for myself. But it's all just my wishful thinking as I see my step sister Cordelia and my husband Liam waiting eagerly for me to take my last breath.I was out shopping for a gift for Liam. I wanted to give him the news we both were eagerly waiting for. We were going to have a baby and I couldn't wait to start the new chapter of our lives. While I was busy in my world someone grabbed me and suddenly everything blacked out. I woke up in an empty room lying on the floor. I was freaking out, I didn't like dark places. My hands instantly covered my stomach." No, no, no, this can't be happening. My baby! Liam will be so worried" I started hyperventilating and the tears wouldn't stop. The door opened with a loud bang and I fli
I woke up suddenly, my body burning with heat and my throat dry. Water... I needed water. I looked around frantically and found it on my nightstand. My breathing was still heavy. I guess it was a bad dream but it felt too real. I relaxed and looked around but I was perplexed. I was in my room. The room I used before my marriage. I remember giving it to Cordelia. This didn't make any sense, how did I come here. I was out shopping for ........my hand went to my stomach and eyes wide. I stood up from my bed to look around and suddenly looked into the mirror. My eyes widened in horror. It was me but the younger me. How? What happened? And then I realized that it wasn't a dream. It had all happened in real. I was killed! I had lost my baby. I couldn't help but mourn my unborn child. But how did I went back in time? There were so many questions running through my mind. Suddenly the door burst open and Cordelia came in crying. She came and hugged me " oh my god Ana I thought u would die. W
I woke up excited the next day. I was excited about the new beginning and the goals I had to achieve. I'm currently in my last year of college and pursuing a designing course. My mother was one too. She had started her own company 'Kimberly Enterprise' with the help of my father. Mother had the highest number of shares which she has left for me and my father still manages it and is waiting for me to take over. It is one of the country's best fashion designing company and I can't be more proud to be a part of my mother's legacy. In the last life, I was so consumed with my love for Liam that I had given it up. My father was burdened with everything, and like a fool, I had transferred all my shares to Liam and slowly he took over everything. I think I signed my death sentence the day I signed those share papers. Well, it won't be the same this time. My father will continue managing it and I would continue being a designer as well as learn some management skills from him too. I'll be mo
I was walking towards my classroom when a hand covered my eyes. I panicked at first until I heard her voice "Guess who?". I smiled and turned around hugging her tightly. It was Ashley my best friend who has always been more of a sister than Cordelia could ever be. Last life I had lost connection with her, Cordelia made sure of that. She too didn't like Liam and warned me about him time and again. I had it coming after how I had treated the people who genuinely loved me and looked out for me. I promise I'll cherish it this time. As soon as we turned around to head to our class I bumped into Liam. I immediately took a step back and pulled Ashley towards the class without sparing him another glance. Even though I put up a strong front, my heart wasbeating fast, if I would have been around him another minute I would have smacked him. Ashley however was stunned, she didn't expect me to behave this way. She knew how crazy I was for him but little did she know that the same craziness l
Third person's POV - Liam saw all this from a distance and his jaw clenched as he knew his plan was failing. His hard-to-get strategy was not working anymore and he couldn't understand why Anastasia suddenly turned cold towards him. He remembered her stalking him around the whole day and trying to grab his attention. She had proposed just last week and he knew his plan was working. He had to do something and soon because the look he saw in Hades's eyes was the look of want and he knew he was no match against him. He was panicking and called Cordelia "This isn't working anymore babe, she's lost interest in me." Cordelia was calm, she was confident about Anastasia's fascination with Liam. She thought Liam was overreacting for a very minuscule thing. She assured him and asked him to try and keep approaching her. Maybe she was playing hard to get, to get his attention and it was working they thought. Cordelia was sitting near her dressing table looking at herself in the mi
I was relaxing and analyzing a few designs from the design magazine when Cordelia barged into my room "Ana did you reject Liam? Why would you do that? Didn't you love him and wanted to be with him?" She was shaking with anger but I could see that she was trying to keep her emotions in check. I rolled my eyes " yes Cori, I rejected him so what? And no I didn't love him it was just a meaningless crush." She looked like she would punch me any minute now. I just gave her a bored look and continued reading. She snatched the magazine from my hand and kept it aside. She was trying to act like a sweet and caring sister "Ana is everything okay? I know you are in a denial. I know you still love him, why don't you give him a chance and I know he loves you too, or he wouldn't have asked you out." She was looking at me expecting me to give in to her sugar-coated lies " you sure know him well, don't you Cordelia? How do you know he loves me, and he's good for me? How do you know he wouldn't break
When she reached home, she was greeted by Jonathan, her father, with a big grin on his face. He didn't have a lot of work that day, so he decided to spend time with his daughter, but one look at her, and he knew something was wrong. His grin fell, and he became serious "Ana dear is everything alright?" Anastasia was contemplating whether to burden her dad with her troubles or not "Look I know I'm not your mother Ana but I'm here for you if you need anything, I'm all ears and more than willing to help you out. So tell me what it is and this old man will try his best to help you out." Anastasia felt overwhelmed, her father had always been strong support, she hugged him "Can we go to your study?" He nodded and both of them made their way to his study. After settling down Anastasia briefed her father on the events that happened and how she had one week to give new designs. Her father sighed and both were engrossed in their thoughts trying to find out a solution. Jonathan suddenly rushed
Anastasia wanted to smack him so hard "And why would I want to agree to any of your demands Mr. Shaw, I will just shout for help and I'm sure someone would be willing to help me" he raised his eyebrows challenging her however she knew her threats were useless, everyone knew who he was and wouldn't even bat an eye to help her. "Fine tell me what are your demands your majesty" rolling her eyes her tone dripping with sarcasm. He smirked "First, you will start calling me Hades, no more Mr. Shaw." she rolled her eyes again, she did that a lot with him she thought. "Second, I'm taking you on a date as soon as this competition is over" he stated more than asked. She was about to protest when he continued "If I hear a no, it'll not be you just trapped in my arms Anastasia, I'm the judge of the competition remember?" Hades felt guilty to blackmail her with the competition, but he knew she was too stubborn for her own good and this was the only way. Anastasia on the other hand hated to be in
Anastasia's POV-"Hades! Get your boys to come down soon, we are getting late for Nova's graduation" I yelled at my husband. Yes, you guessed it right, we have two boys, twins- Lucian and Lucius, complete brats. If it weren't for the fact that they were scared of Hades, I wouldn't have been able to manage those two. Nova is graduated today and I can't help but feel, how time flew by so quickly. Hades and I still manage our companies and prepare Nova to take over mine. I still remember how those had proposed to me, it still brings extreme joy to my heart. Hades finally did go for a cliché by going down on his knees and asking me to marry him. The most surprising part would be the whole ordeal with Nova. The sweet child went on her knees too and give me a stack of papers asking me to be her mother. Those were her adoption papers. I couldn't have been happier that day. "Mom, I can't find my socks" I heard Lucian yell from his room. I didn't even step forward when an
Even through her struggle, he managed to tie both her hands to the bedpost. She wriggled and screamed for him to leave her, but he didn't bat an eye. He was enjoying this. When her yells became too out of control, he gagged her with a cloth. "You need to relax darling, how are we going to enjoy this if you keep being a brat." He leaned forwards and wiped her tears, caressing her cheeks. "So beautiful!" She could see the admiration along with lust in his eyes. He pressed himself on her, making her cry out more. "No one can save you this time Ana, not even Hades. You are all mine now. I won't allow anyone to be an obstacle and if they wish to be, then they will end up like Cordelia too" His grin sent chills down her spine. She looked at him with wide eyes, surprised at what he said. 'Did he kill her?' Looking how he had all her attention "You are right darling! I killed her, along with that unborn child." She w
They reached the place after a while, she was still feeling anxious to be alone with him. When they entered the place, she immediately recalled her childhood. She tried to mask her sadness but he already noticed it. "Come on, Let's get you settled inside." She hesitantly walked inside, not knowing what to do anymore. She could only sweet-talk her way out of this situation. "Do you know why I have brought you here darling?" She resisted an urge to roll her eyes at his question and smiled instead "I believe, my surprise is due" He chuckled and sat beside her, giving her a file. She already knew what it was but feigned innocence. "Here!" She read the contents in the file and this time didn't hold back from rolling her eyes "These are the shares your wife transferred you. How is it a surprise for me" She kept the file on the table and looked at him with a raised eyebrow. These documents were fake, but he didn't h
Aurora had to stay up late at her office, to finish up some pending work. Since it was past work time everyone had almost left. "Ms. Pierce, do you need anything else?" Her assistant asked "No! I've got it. You can leave for the day" She smiled gratefully and her focus immediately went back on the work at hand. After a while her phone rang, breaking her focus "Baby girl, the lawyer just called. The documents had been successfully changed and you have all the shares in your hand now. Liam doesn't know about it. He thinks, Cordelia signed away everything to him and yes, the lawyer has been paid. He won't open his mouth." She leaned back with a winning smirk on her face. "Thank you, Lucian! I'll take it from here.""Wait! Are you still working? Why aren't you home yet?" He asked worriedly."I had some urgent matters to deal with, it's almost done. I'll in some time" She said while reading her files again. He sighed as he was used to her working overtime "Fine! Call me if
Liam woke up with a pounding headache and tried to adjust his eyes to the light in the room. He looked around to see an unfamiliar house 'Did I hook up last night?' He thought at first, but seeing that nothing was amiss he disregarded that possibility. "You're awake!" He turned when he heard a familiar voice was dumbfounded 'I spent the night with her!' His eyes widened and tried to recollect what had happened. "Good morning! Here's the medicine and there's the bathroom. Freshen up and have breakfast. My assistant is here if you need anything. I got to go." She said nonchalantly and walked out. By the time he regained his senses, she was already gone. 'What happened?' He was confused when his phone rang aggravating his headache even more. He took the medicine first and then answered the call "Liam!" He got irritated "What is it, Cordelia?" She gulped, "You need to come home. I have something to say to you. It
That evening Aurora was at home, busy designing. This had become her way to relax her nerves after a tiring day. She was fixated on it when her doorbell rang. She walked towards it confused and checked the time.' It's dinner time, Who would be here at this time.' She thought but opened the door anyway. Hades stood leaning to the wall with a bag of takeout in his hand. She shook her head and smiled at the man in front of her. "I'm sure, you haven't had your dinner yet" She broke the silence and walked inside. She took the bag from his hand "Ah! My savior!" She said dramatically and went to prepare the dinner table. "You are still so careless! When will you start taking care of yourself?" He asked exasperatedly. She placed her arms around his neck and he instinctively held her waist and pulled her close "If I start doing that, then why would I need you" She said and pecked his lips. His lips curved into a smile
After a few days, Liam had started getting restless. However, he didn't know how to approach the matter with Cordelia at a time like this so he decided to give her time. He knew she had asked his lawyers to prepare the documents. That day he decided to pay Aurora a visit, so he went to her company. When he reached there, her assistant asked him to wait as she was in a meeting. He waited there patiently for an hour, thinking that it was his fault for not informing or taking a prior appointment. After an hour her office door opening and he saw Hades walking out and Aurora tailing behind him. Hades turned around and pecked her lips bidding her goodbye. Liam's frustration at this couldn't be controlled. His nostrils flared and his jaw clenched at the scene that unfolded in front of him. Hades walked away and it seemed like she didn't notice him standing there. After a few minutes, her assistant came and asked Lia
Liam came out of the bathroom and found her sitting in a daze "We should head back tomorrow. I have a few important things to take care of urgently" She was about to acknowledge and agree with him when her phone rang "Hello?" She said without checking the caller ID "Mrs. Arden, it's your mother…she...She's dead" Cordelia was surprised by the news and she felt incredulous. "How? What happened? She was fine when we left" uncontrollable tears came out of her eyes. Liam looked at her with confusion and stood beside her. "The doctor said she suffered a cardiac arrest" A hand flew up to her mouth and she sobbed uncontrollably. "Cordelia, What's wrong? Why are you crying like this?" He couldn't understand what was going on. "Liam, we need to go back now. It's mom! She's dead." One could see the surprise in his eyes, however, the sudden turn of events made him anxious 'Urgh! I had finally manipulated this stupid woman to give me everything and I was so close to getting it. That old ha
When Liam came back to their room, he saw Cordelia waiting for him. He ignored her and walked towards the bathroom. However, before he could enter he heard her calling him. He looked at her annoyed but didn't say anything, "You wanted me to prove to you that I loved you right? I've called my lawyer and asked him to prepare the share transfer documents. I don't care if I have anything or not, all I want is you to be with me, Liam. Promise me that you won't leave me" She asked, tears falling through her eyes. She looked defeated and tired, if it was someone else then they would have found her pitiful. Liam was happy but his face was brimming with apathy. He scoffed "Stop fooling me Cordelia, I won't believe you till I see those papers signed by you in my hands. I won't believe your words, for all I know you could just be trying to coax me to not divorce you " He turned but she stopped him again"No, these aren't just empty words. As soon as we reach back home, I'll complete the formali