"Was it worth it?" Anastasia asked. Lucian looked at her again not understanding her question. "The hate you have for Hades?.... Or how you chased Mia? You've already achieved what you wanted. Hades is forced to marry someone he doesn't want to, you also managed to get me away from him. Are you at peace?" She elaborated her question. Anastasia genuinely wanted to know his answer. She was the same as him at first, filled with hatred towards Liam and Cordelia. She had pondered a lot on whether she wanted to make them pay or add fuel to the vicious cycle of revenge and hate. She always thought how she would feel once she made them pay. When Liam was apprehended she didn't feel anything. She had always thought that maybe when she was done with them her heart would feel some sort of peace. Lucian was also driven by hate and revenge and that made her curious about how he felt now. Lucian was speechless at her quest
When she met an empty living room Ana started looking around for him frantically. "Hades?" She shouted again and again but there was no response. She suddenly heard some noise from her room. She ran towards it only to find him standing there with the picture of her with her mother and father. "Hades…… You shouldn't be here!" She almost yelled and snatched the frame out of his hand and placed it back on the nightstand. "Come let me take you back" She held his hand and tried to tug him towards the door. Yeah! The keyword was tried. He wouldn't move from his place and kept staring at her. "Okay that's enough staring, come on let's go downstairs" She said again trying to convince him to listen to her. He didn't listen to her, instead pulled her towards him and hugged her. Ana was stunned, she was completely locked in his arms. "What are you doing you big baby… Leave me this instant!" She yelled again, struggling to get away from his grasp. He shook his head and plac
Arthur reached her place in 25 minutes. Ana was waiting for him patiently and received him at the door "Sorry for bothering you at this hour Arthur." She was feeling guilty of troubling him."Don't worry darling. The person who should apologize is that idiot. Why is he going around getting drunk and bothering others? Where is he anyway?" He asked, looking around for him. "He's upstairs sleeping. I was waiting for you to wake him up." She said and started walking towards her room. When they reached the room, Arthur tried to wake him up but there was no response whatsoever. He jerked him even more forcefully and Hades let out a groan of annoyance "Ana…." he whispered. Hearing him calling out to her, her heart skipped a beat. Arthur huffed in annoyance and after sometime managed to make him stand. Hades was staggering while Arthur tried to support him. Ana went on the other side and crossed his other hand over her shoulder. Both of them took him downstairs and towards
Anastasia was woken up by the sound of her ringing phone. She looked at the caller ID and saw her father calling "Good morning dear. Sorry to have woken you up so early, I wanted to inform you that I and Kiara would be staying here for a few days till your grandmother gets better." He said."How is she now? What did the doctor say?" She asked worried. "She suffered from a heart attack. They've kept her under observation and gave us a list of things that need to be taken care off." He informed.Ana suddenly realized that it was her engagement today "What about the engagement father?" She asked. Even if it wasn't to her liking, she wanted her father present. She might as well postpone it or just go and talk to Lucian regarding the information and break it off. "Oh don't worry about it. I've spoken to Lucian already, he agreed to postpone it till we come back." Ana sighed hearing this 'Hopefully there might be no engagement at all by the time you come back' she thought. "Well
There was an awkward vibe surrounding both Hades and Anastasia till the meeting started. Later they got fixated on the presentation and forgot about the awkwardness. She was quite surprised with the investment plan that Shaw Enterprises had presented. It was more than enough to bring her out of her situation. Lucian would have no leverage over her. Even if he plans to pull out his investment, with Hades being a part of the project they would easily get other investors on board. Hades had noticed how satisfied she looked with the plan and decided he would give a raise to the people who worked on this. "I'm satisfied with what you have offered, I guarantee the returns will be tenfold. We can go ahead and sign the contract." Ana said, trying to be as professional as she could because all she could think was his words from last night which made her heart flutter. They proceeded with the signing and then completed the remaining procedures. "May I have a chat with you in private Ms. Kimbe
Anastasia rushed out of his office, angry tears falling from her eyes. She thought that she could finally get rid of that man, but she only gets trapped more and more into the endless pit of his blackmailing. Lucian felt guilty for what he said but he was desperate, desperate to keep her in his life, and even if he had to be the villain he wouldn't mind it. Anastasia realized she was still at her workplace and tried calming herself. She rushed to her desk and distracted herself with the designs. There was a presentation in an hour, where Arthur would select the best designs for the upcoming show. It wasn't much for others but to Anastasia, it meant the world. Even after all the turmoils in her life, she had managed to finish most of her designs with sheer dedication. She was hoping that Arthur would select at least one of her designs. The time flew by fast and she prepared herself for the result, however, during the presentation she was lost. Arthur noticed this and knew something w
Hades was restless throughout the drive to the hospital. He had never been this scared and helpless in his life. She still ended up getting injured even after he tried his best to reach her in time. He couldn't even think of the what-ifs. Anastasia didn't think about it much and thought it was just her carelessness and she cannot blame someone else for it. She had already been too stressed with everything that was going on in her life. They reached the hospital and Hades rushed her towards the doctor. She wanted to laugh at his behavior, and she felt bad for finding a worried Hades cute but she also realized she felt warm and safe whenever he was around her. She had been in love with Liam and had given up everything for him in her last life but what she felt around with Hades was different. The smallest of affection that he showed her stirred her heart. She sighed and looked at him when he was busy with the receptionist filling up her details. The doctor patched her up and assured a
Lucian felt hurt by her words but held a stoic face. He knew he was wrong and that's the reason he had come to apologize to her. However, her words stirred the monster inside him. "Doesn't matter what you think Anastasia, you have no choice but to marry me. It doesn't matter where your heart lies. I want you and that's enough. If it means I have to hurt your family in the process I will, so don't test my patience and if you talk to me the way you just did, I won't hesitate to ruin that pretty little mouth of yours. This is your final warning. Another disrespect and I wouldn't care about the only choice I've given you, that is to choose a date to marry and keep your family happy. I'd gladly force you into signing the marriage agreement without a second thought. Am I understood?" He said curtly. She glared at him and without a word she ran towards a room shutting her door with a loud bang. Lucian sighed "All I want is your love baby girl, but you force me into being the villain
She reached home and couldn't help but wonder why there were so many cars outside her house 'Did he bring people to harm them?' thinking she rushed inside only to find Lucian and another couple are sitting and chatting with her parents. The most insane part of it was that Hades was present too. 'What in the world is going on?' She thought and stood there agape. No one noticed her standing there until Cordelia spoke out loud "Finally you are back Ana! Come on in, don't make your in-law wait so much for you" She said cheerfully, enjoying the situation Ana was in. She looked around again and everyone had their eyes on her. She gave a tight-lipped smile and walked inside. "Oh my! She is beautiful Lucian. I'm glad you finally found someone who matched our status. She is definitely better than the last one." Lucian's mother said disdainfully. "I hope you won't lose this one to Hades too." She said mocking at her own son. Lucian clenched his jaw but didn't say anything and Ana grimaced at