As Anna strode out the hall, she let out a sigh of relief, her hands fanning her face. She let the cool night breeze caress her face and hair as she let out the groan she’d been holding ever since she walked into Elle’s birthday party. “Goodness, I was suffocated,” she grunted. Finally, she had a breath of fresh air again. With the amount of perfume smell back in the hall, she’d been bound to get suffocated. Thinking about the event and how she ended up changing the situation, she smiled. It was a huge achievement on her part, getting to change an event that happened in her past life. She not only got to change the event, she humiliated Elle in front of her friends. Someone, tell me what bigger joy can anyone get except from seeing their enemies pained and humiliated. She’d fed on the looks on Elle’s face while acting, the facial expressions that she couldn’t hide. She saw them all, the frustration, the hatred, the pain, and the anger, she saw them all and fed in them. For goodness
Caspain raised a brow, his smile wide at her acting. Anna threw her head back and burst into laughter and as always, her laughter was contagious. Before he knew it, he was laughing with her, his eyes never leaving hers. And no, he wasn’t laughing because of her story, he was laughing because she laughed, her contagious laughter causing him to find the story funny. The way he laughed, he never laughed so hard for a long time. When had it been since he last threw his head back and laughed, worse in public where eyes were on them? But when with her, everything seemed to pale in comparison. He couldn’t care less about the eyes watching them and perhaps judging them for their loudness. All he saw was his wife, genuinely happy. He wanted the smile on her lips to last forever and as he would have it, he would make sure that her laughter never ceases. Those beautiful smiles and eyes, he would maintain them even if it cost him everything. She looked more beautiful with her head thrown back
Caspian’s eyes widened and right before the barrow could hit them, he pushed them both to the size, stabilizing her body with his. The barrow wheeled past where they stood a few seconds ago, the driver apologizing with his head down. Caspian turned to Anna, examining her body for any trace of injury. “Are you okay?”She nodded. Even with what happened a few seconds ago, her smile still stood on her lips, proud and hesitant to leave. “We’re leaving.”He held her wrist but she quickly snatched it from him. “What?”“You didn’t see what just happened? You could’ve been hurt.”“But I wasn’t? Bedside, it’s just a barrow. The worst that would have happened is a few injuries on my legs.”“Anna.”“Don’t call my name like that,” she retaliated, folding her hands under her chest, determined to not listen to him, at least not this time. She has every intention of enjoying her night and celebrating the victory she had over Elle. It was a progress, even if little. To be able to change a situation
With intertwined hands, Caspian and Anna ran out of the market, escaping the children and the other people who’d surrounded them. Once they got to a safe point, they stopped. Anna heaved rapidly, trying to catch her breath, her hands hitting her chest slowly. “Oh my,” she let out. “That was hectic. Jeez.”Her head tilted upward to look at the man who didn’t show any sign of tiredness like her. His hands were buried in his pocket, his gaze fixated on her. “Why are you staring at me like that?” She snapped. He stared at her like a mother hen waiting to scold her chicks. “You know this is your fault, right?”“My fault? How?”“Coming to the market this late and attracting the kids to us. If you hadn’t passed a hundred dollars to that child, we wouldn’t have to take off like we did just now.” “I dropped her sweets.”“And you couldn’t pay for the sweets you wanted or simply let her go?”She rolled her eyes, bringing her hand to her waist. “How can you be so cruel to a child? That was ju
“Welcome young Mrs. Riordan,” the servants greeted Anna with their heads down as she walked into the Riordan's ancestral mansion, her eyes scrutinizing the large living room for any trace of her mother-in-law. She turned to the servants. “Where is mother and grandmother?” She asked. “At the tea room, ma’am.” Nodding, she made her way to the tea room, passing through the many rooms that weren’t bedrooms until she got to the door of the tea room. The Riordans lived up to their name, having one of the biggest mansions in the country. According to rumors and articles that she read, the mansion was sold to them in an auction many many years ago and cost almost a billion dollars if not more. She pushed the door of the tea room open, peeping in with her head. Mrs Riordan’s eyes sparkled as her eyes fell on Anna, quickly standing up from the chair she’d been sitting in. “Come on in, dear.” She gestured with her hands for Anna to walk forward. Anna stepped in, walking into the waiting han
Anna’s heartbeat increased when the man took steps and stood right before her, towering over her. “You’re just like the other women, cunning, gold diggers, desperate sluts. Sorry to disappoint but I saw through your facade.”She gasped. The man was exactly like Caspian, arrogant. What facade was he talking about? If there was anyone with a facade, it was him and of course his son. Hiding their true nature behind a mask of charm and charisma, making everyone fall in love with them. But behind closed doors, they were devils- the kind of nightmares parents whispered about into their children’s ears at night. She took a step back, managing to breathe in the space she got between them. “I don’t know what you’re talking about, Mr Riordan. Perhaps you’re mistaking me for somebody?”He sneered. “You don’t deserve him, just like the girls out there, soon he’s going to find out and throw you out of his life.”“That was quite rude, sir. If you don’t mind, can I leave? Mother must be waiting for
“Anyway, someone called you.”“Where?” Caspian asked. She looked at his phone before staring back at him. Caspian picked it up, staring at the screen. “She said she’s your psychiatrist.”“Okay.”“Okay?” She angled her body to face him. “A psychiatrist. What do you need a psychiatrist for? Are you sick?” He looked away from her, typing on his phone and ignoring her question. She frowned. “You’re not going to reply?”“What’s it to you, Anna?” He cocked his head to the side to stare at her. “I…I just want to know. We’re married.”“Now you realize?”“If anything is wrong, shouldn’t I know? Besides, you know everything about me but I know nothing about you.”He let out a sigh. “It’s nothing, Anna. She’s just a psychiatrist friend.”“I’m not buying that.”“Then it’s up to you. There’s nothing wrong with me.”“Fine.” She agreed. Although she didn’t buy his words, she didn’t push further as she was going to make sure to find out by herself. Friend? The lady clearly stated that she was his
“The fuck is this doing here?”“I’m trying to figure it out too.”Caspian and Anna stared at the white fluffy puppy on a box at their doorstep, they looked down at it, their lips twitching in confusion. Caspian turned to Mariam who was standing behind them, still watching the puppy who stared at them, his tongue out and its tail wagging behind him in the box. “Who brought this here?” He inquired. “I’d been in the kitchen when I heard the bell ring. When I opened the door, there was no one there, just the box. That was and then, I called you both.”“Just the box?”“Yes, sir.”“But who would drop a damn puppy at my doorstep and leave?”Anna examined the puppy, side-eying it as if warning it to get its eyes off her. She wasn’t a fan of pets and just like her, it seemed Caspian also wasn’t a fan of pets, maybe just puppies? “Should we throw it out?” She asked him. “We should then.”Just then, her eyes caught sight of the envelope at the side of the box and she bent to pick it up. Casp