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
After the Morettis left, Jonathan had asked Ana to meet him in his study. She helped Kiara with clearing out the table and made her way to the study. "Is everything alright father? You look stressed. Is grandma alright?" She asked as soon as she entered. He waved his hand around and asked her to sit. There was complete silence and Anastasia didn't understand what her father was thinking. He looked stressed and that made her anxious, but before she could speak he said: "If I ask you something will you tell me the truth, Anastasia?" He looked serious and all the usual playfulness he had was absent. She gulped already anticipating the question he might ask. She nodded not being able to answer, her throat felt dry all of a sudden. "Then tell me the real reason for agreeing to be with Lucian Moretti! I know for a fact that you don't love him and you have absolutely no reason to be with him. I don't understand why did you agree so easily?" HE probed genuinely confused about the reason. Sh
Cordelia had seen Anastasia and Hades meet. As usual, she panicked and called Mia, but she didn't answer. She became even more frustrated "Where the hell is she at such a crucial time? If this keeps going on I bet that we'll fail again." For the next 20 minutes, she tried contacting Mia but to no avail. She gave up and decided she'll handle it in the morning.The next day everyone except Anastasia was surprised when they heard the news of Hades breaking off his engagement. Ana was calm and collected as the matter didn't concern her. Cordelia on the other hand had the opposite reaction 'What the hell is going on? They broke off their engagement! Where is Mia?' She became restless thinking about everything. 'If Hades is not tied up with her now he will definitely try and stop Ana's engagement with Lucian and that won't work…..But now since Mia is not responding, will Lucian help her against Ana? He seems to be interested in her now. Urgh! Where did the bitch run off so s
Anastasia got ready half-heartedly and the Kimberly went to the venue. All the preparations were taken care of by Lucian himself. The dress for the party was selected by him too 'Maybe he knows how I feel and wouldn't have out in any efforts' she thought. Kiara was unaware of the tension so she was the only person who looked excited whereas Jonathan looked gloomy and Cordelia looked agitated. Once they entered they were greeted by a lot of people, some close family friends, some business partners, and to Anastasia's relief she found Ashley among the crowd so she excused herself and went to greet her. Ashley had already been waiting for her, she knew her best friend needed her support now more than ever. They hugged each other and Ana could feel her silent support and encouragement. They stood there chatting with each other when suddenly her attention was grabbed by the man walking towards her. "Sorry to say t
Anastasia's POV-I feel as my heart is being ripped out of my chest. He's injured because of me, after everything I'd done to him, broke his heart, again and again, he still put his life in danger for me. I don't know how I will repay him in this life. I can't lose him now, not after everything we went through. He took care of Lucian too. I'm not sure if the evidence will be enough to put him away for good, or not but at least now we don't have to deal with him. I had not expected to fall in love again in this life. I tried so hard to keep myself from falling for him but I guess he's more stubborn than me. 'Please come back to me Hades. I'm sorry, I won't trouble you anymore I won't be stubborn I promise.' I covered my face and wiped my tears but they seemed unstoppable. The last time I felt this way was when I was dying. Father sat beside me wrapping his arms around my shoulder and directed my head towards his shoulder. He always knew how to comfort me but I couldn't r