After scrubbing off every trace of Caspian from her body, Anna stepped into his walk-in closet, mouth agape at the sight. Although she saw it a few days ago, it still wasn't enough. She still couldn't get over the magnitude of his possessions. From his clothes to sparkling jewelry, his designer shoes, and watches. They were a lot and showed exactly what kind of a man he was. A shopper. Caspian must be someone who shops a lot to be able to get such an amount of accessories in his possession. Tightening the rope of the robe she wore, Anna took a step further into the walk-in closet, at the shirts hung neatly in his closet. They were mostly in black, gray, and blue, a few in red, probably made for marriage ceremonies. Her hands caught sight of a gray sweatshirt that stood side by side with its twin. They were exactly the same, both in size and in color. What kind of person buys the same clothes twice just because he likes it? She saw a few others with their twin also beside them. Goodn
You’re too kind, mother. You let them trample on you all the fucking time ~ Caspian Riordan!“20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,” Anna groaned as she changed from the triangle yoga pose to the tree pose, her breath rough and fast. Guided by the voice of the yoga instructor emanating from her phone, she carefully extended one leg to the side and lifted her hand above her head, trying to find her balance. It was early in the morning a day after the party, a decent time for exercise and she’d decided to start a new morning routine. It was all Caspian’s fault for introducing her to all types of dishes and making her a glutton. She’d been bloated for a while and Dali had advised her to make time for yoga in the mornings. That way, she could keep a good waistline while eating whatever she wanted. She won’t get bloated or belly fat. Sounds good. Stretching for a while, she resumed the position, breathing heavily, tired but too determined to give up. She’d have to continue at all costs for a healt
Once their meal got to them, they wasted no time and started eating, nodding at the delicious tastes that washed over their mouths. The restaurant lived up to their name in their eyes. “Your father is planning to get Ethan married.” Caspian almost spat his drink as he heard the words from his mother. His gaze fell on her, wondering if she meant what she said. “What?”“He’s trying to force him into marriage. Perhaps he’s fed up with his behavior and presence in the house?”“And what is Ethan saying about this?”“He’s not planning to do as your father says. Besides, not many women would agree to get married to a disabled man.”Caspian suddenly felt his appetite flying out of the window, his expression soon turning sour. The mention of his brothers and father always had such an impact on him. “Father won’t let it slide, he’s going to press further.”“That is it. He’s so overbearing. Ethan isn’t that old, he can choose a woman himself.”He sighed. “So you’re uncomfortable at home, Mo
I, Anna Cooper, thereby take Caspian Riordan as my husband~ Anna Riordan“Omg,” Anna exclaimed as Caspian carried her out of the restaurant to his car. Placing her on the front passenger seat, he strapped the seatbelt on her before turning around to get into the driver’s side.Passing her a glare, he started the car. “I wasn’t done telling you the story.” With her face to the window and her hair covering every part of her head, she spoke. “You can continue now.”“Elle, she’s getting on my nerves.”“And I asked if I could get rid of her.” His focus was on the woman seated beside him even though his eyes were on the road. “I want to make her suffer first. I want her to suffer everything that I suffered. She’ll steal my fate.”“Understandable.”“That day, at the baking party,” Anna continued but as if reminiscing everything that happened that day, she burst into laughter. “She fucking fell into the bowl of flour.” Her laughter continued, picturing Elle’s scary, stained face when she r
Caspian paused and let her walk first, following behind her afterward. “Good morning, Mariam,” Anna greeted as they walked into the dining, taking their places on the chairs. “Good morning, Mrs. Riordan, Mr. Riordan.”She proceeded to serve breakfast. Anna moaned in satisfaction as she took a bite of the sandwich, her head bobbing up and down in satisfaction. Once she took a taste from the mug of tea, her eyes grew wide. “OhmiGod, Mariam, where is this tea from?”Mariam lowered her head. “It’s from India. Older Mrs. Riordan sent it.”“That is great, I see.”Soon Mariam walked out of the dining room, leaving the both of them alone. Anna continued eating her sandwiches in silence, occasionally passing glances to the man who sat astride her in his usual work clothes. Halfway to the meal, she abruptly dropped her fork, her gaze on him. “A…about yesterday.”He raised a brow. “What about it?”As he raised his gaze from his food to stare at her, she found herself looking away from him.
“Happy birthday to you.” Elle blew the candles of her birthday cake after the last line of the birthday song. Clapping afterward, her eyes scanned the crowd of people in the room with her. Her friends and a few of her high schoolmates were all present, clapping at the cut of her cake. Like always, she stole the show in the hall, her dress futiling everyone’s effort to steal the show. She wore a perfect purple Disney gown that stopped right before her knees, the diamonds embroidered in it sparkled at each step she took. Her gold jewelries were as expensive as the white heels that she wore. She looked like the princess she believed herself to be.“Happy birthday, Elle,” her friends beamed, circling their seats to come hug her. “Thank you all for coming. Please sit down and enjoy the food and drinks.”“Are you going to have an after-birthday party this year?” A friend whispered into her ear.“Of course, Gina. It won’t hurt singing a happy birthday song for me the whole week right?”The
~Flashback (8 hours ago)~ Anna’s gaze fixated on the white heels before her, her eyes scanning it properly in the exact form it was brought. She placed it on her bed and looked at it from all angles. Why hadn’t she noticed the details of her past life? The heels screamed fake right at first glance. Perhaps she was too blinded by her love for Elle to notice the little detail. She didn’t know what to do with the shoes or how to change the situations surrounding it. If at all, she needed to get the letter version of the shoes to wear to Elle’s birthday eve. But she knew nothing about heels, the fake, the real, or the second grade. She needed someone who would guide her. Grabbing her phone, she decided to give her go-to person a call. Who else, if not Dali? Dali always has a solution to everything. *****An hour later, she sat astride Dali in a cafe. “I want you to help me look at these heels,” she told Dali, opening the box for Dali to see for herself.Dali held the pair in her hand
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
FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER! The hall erupted in a loud thunder of applause as Wendy kissed her newly wedded husband, more like devoured his face. Anna was sure her clap and scream were the loudest as the priest pronounced the new couple, husband and wife. She hooted and applauded and made all the noises with Dali, Mia, and a few of their friends. They were all dressed in purple bridesmaid dresses, white heels, and a white butterfly hair clip on their heads. Well, it was all her idea. She’d practically planned the wedding. Wendy’s wedding came as a shock to everyone. Just months ago, she’d introduced them to Tory, and now, he was her husband. Their romance has caught everyone off guard and their sudden decision to tie the knot left no time to waste. Anna had single-handedly planned the wedding and she was the reason Wendy had chosen the pretty wedding dress that she wore. It literally made her look like a fairy tale princess. It was a dream wedding according to Wendy. Her big day. On A
Jason flipped the backpack and let the items in it scatter on the floor, the sound sending chills down Anna’s spine. She gasped as her eyes trailed from the thick white rope to sharp knives and then to a gas mask that lay limply on the floor. “What are you trying to do, Jason? Don’t you dare…”“Shut the fuck up.” He stormed toward her, bent to her size, and gripped her chin so hard that she heard the sound of her bones cracking and she let out a sharp cry. “I’m the one who has the upper hand here. I’m the one who should speak and not you, you fucking cunt.”“Ahh,” she cried when he gripped her chin tighter and forced her to gaze at him, tears beginning to stream down her cheek.“You think you can ruin my life and get away with it? You fucking ruined everyone’s lives and if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have killed Elle!”Anna froze. Her eyes widened, Jason’s words echoing in her ears over and over again. She shook her head in denial as tears burst from her eyes. She didn’t want to b
“Fuck, is she dead?” Jason gasped as he stepped toward Elle and checked her pulse with his fingers. He froze and returned his gaze to the blonde. “She’s dead. Oh, fuck.” He clasped his hands around his mouth and rose from the floor, his eyes staring at the blonde in shock. “She was carrying my baby, Lia.”Lia rushed to his side in desperation and wrapped her hands around his arms. She didn’t carry the panic that Jason did. “Jason, if it's a baby that you want, I can give you one. Just forget about her, after all, she gave us a lot of trouble. It’s good riddance.”“What do I say to my mother? She spent a lot on the wedding and now, her daughter-in-law and grand baby are dead.” His legs trembled tremendously. “We’ll tell everyone that she slipped. She slipped while bathing. Wait..” their eyes widened at the sound of siren from outside. “Is that the police?”“Police? Who called them? Do you think it’s for us?”“Babe, do something.” Jason pushed the girl aside, threw his shirt and trous
The house was usually noisy. If they weren’t fighting, they were cooking foods that made her stomach churn and if not that, they were waiting for her with their hands on their hands on their hips. Fucking pathetic family! Now that she knew she might not live longer after birthing her baby, it was her turn to make their lives a living hell. As for her mother-in-law, she would make sure that the woman died way before her. Poisoning her tea wasn’t a bad idea, right? After all, she dared to hit her several times, forced her to stop eating much, and called her all sorts of names. She deserved to die. Elle held onto the paper tighter coupled with the small pack of poison that she’d bought on her way to the house and she stepped deeper into the house. It was only after she got to the room that she shared with Jason did she realized that indeed, there was no one at home. She dumped her bag on the floor and took exhausted steps that led her to the bed. She slumped on it, her breathing rough
For the rest of the day, Anna watched Caspian walk and other times took a tour of his office and the company and after the close of day, they both made their way out of the company hand in hand. “How about my car?” She asked when he opened the front passenger’s side of his favorite white Rolls Royce for her, the one that she’d stolen on the first day they met in this life. “I’ll ask someone to get it home.” Shrugging, Anna slipped into the car and he closed the door after her and walked around to get to the driver’s side. Just as the car began to move through the road, she felt a bile rise up her throat. Her hands immediately flew to her chest. Caspian cocked his head to the side, worry laced in his voice as he spoke. “What is wrong?”“I…I think I’m going to puke.” She brought a hand around her mouth and gestured with her hand that he stopped the car. The car immediately swerved to the side and stopped. “Puke, why?”She didn’t bother to answer him and opened the door and threw he
“The couple are hilarious as fuck,” Dali laughed with Anna as they both jumped into the car. “Did you see their faces? They looked like they were forced to get married.” Anna started the car and drove out of the wedding premises, her laughter all the while not dying down. “They were clearly forced.” It was clear as day. “And that gift, she’s going to be shocked as hell when she finds out.” It was her intention to get Elle to find out that the husband she just married was a stank ass useless bastard who couldn’t keep his dick in check. She’d only asked someone to trail the both of them a few days ago and to her surprise- not really a surprise though, he came back with pictures and videos of Jason’s infidelity which she printed out, boxed, and tied as a gift to Elle. What kind of man would cheat on the day before his wedding to a girl half as beautiful as his wife-to-be? Anna wasn’t going to act like it wasn’t disgusting to her like Elle was ugly or unattractive. She had a beauty th
When Anna was told that someone had to steal her ill fate for her to live longer, she didn’t think that she wouldn’t do a single work to get the person to steal her fate. All she had to do was push them together and fold her hands to watch the drama unfold before her eyes. It was the best part of the whole traveling back in time and revenge schemes. To sit back and witness the very people who’d caused her so much pain in the past steal her evil fate from her. It was, in its own way, a form of justice. Today, she watched as Elle took the part, walking down the aisle of the same hall where she’d gotten married to Jason in the past. Not only was her dress and jewelry identical, the hall too, its decorations and everything seemed identical. The man too.She sat at the back of the hall and her eyes burned with unshed tears as she watched the newlywed couple say their vows and pledge to love each other reluctantly. She knew the truth. Each word was a lie, a carefully constructed facade.
“The food,” Anna whined, holding his head away when their kiss became even more intense. She said that yet her legs wrapped around his waist, pulling him further into her to feel the hard rod that poked her. “The food can wait. I’ll reheat it after this.”He wound his hands on her ass and lift her up from the table. He pressed her against himself and caught her lips in his again as he began to lead them both to their bedroom. A kick from him sent the door opening as he got there and he gently dropped her on her feet. “You have five seconds to get to the bed before I lose my shit.” He began taking off his tie and kicking his shoes off his feet. Instantly, Anna nodded and hurried to the bed. But before she could get to the end, he caught up to her and threw her on the bed before getting in after her, looming over her. With his hands, he tugged off the top of her jumpsuit until the material bunched up on her waist. “No bra?” He raised a brow, his eyes on her perky red nipples that sto
Anna had never driven as fast as she did today in her entire life. She didn’t realize that her desire to see her husband was so strong until she got into her car and began the journey to their house. She sped past the cars on the road, realizing for the first time that she was at least a bit of an expert in driving. In a few minutes, she arrived at their private garage at the apartment building, parking her car amongst the others. She noticed that Caspian’s collection of cars had increased over the past few weeks. Her man was crazy about getting new cars every now and then. She wasted no time in throwing herself out of the car and raced into the building, to the elevator. Soon, she got to the door of their penthouse and swiped her card to open it. “Why is everywhere so dark?” A smile stretched on her lips when she opened the door only to be welcomed by darkness. Well, she hadn’t expected it. She felt something on her feet at the first step that she took and bending a bit to the f