IN NOAH'S OFFICE
"Did you try calling her?" Noah asked as he looked at his friend with a small frown.
"I did. But she didn't answer my phone. She had just returned back here after a long journey and stormed off the house suddenly, before I could say something, she was already out of the house." Darius explained with a groan as he gave his silky hair a hard pull.
"Leave those poor hair and think. Aren't you the reason for Diana's frustration?" Noah asked with a roll of his eyes.
"You can't blame me now. You know why I didn't live in that house and why it slipped my mind to get that house clean before. So much happened from the time she said she is going to return. Anastasia's accident, Richard's fiasco, many past loopholes, the sudden change between me and Anastasia. So, in total, I was packed up." He said in frustration, without thinking. The words just slipped his mouth without h
"Anastasia is my patient and there is no joke in all these. She has been my patient for the past three years." She said while looking dead serious. Darius and Noah's eyes widened in horror and shock as soon as they heard her. Diana was prepared for the rain of questions that was going to fall upon her after she let out the last sentence. Darius didn't make her wait in that as he shrieked out loud just after her words registered in his mind. "WHAT?!" He shouted. "What do you mean by she has been your patient for the last three years?! Why didn't you tell me? Why did you hide such big news for me?! Didn't you see me getting devastated after she went missing?! Do you hate me so much? I know that I was really cruel toward her and you were angry at me for that but that doesn't mean you will punish me that way. By keeping the LOVE of my life away from me for three long years! How could you do that to me? To your own brother?!" He screame
"So, you are trying to say is-..." Darius trailed off with an understanding look on his face."Yes, Anastasia isn't aware of her illness of forgetting events. She only knows that she lost her memory. That's it. Even telling her about it can cause her life danger." Diana said with a small frown."Danger? What kind of danger?" Darius asked with a frown."Well, she is really weak mentally. She can't take any small amount of stress it causes her to have anxiety problems. Selena told me once that somehow she overheard Selena and their grandma's conversation regarding her illness and that time she had a minor heart attack and had been in coma for almost one week." Diana explained the situation and Darius and Noah was shocked would be an understatement."What?!" Darius asked in shock. He was finding it hard to form a sentence after hearing that.She had a heart attack?! And was in c
"Oh, hey beautiful! Where are you going?!" One of the boys from the group said."Hey, listen to us, beauty!" Another one said."Come with us, darling! We will make you feel so good!" Another one said."You will have the best night of your life, sweetheart. Where are you going?" Another one said and they all started to laugh.There were four guys in total. Selena ignored them all and kept walking ahead with her head down and gritting teeth. She didn't want to stay in their presence any longer and started walking faster. But guess fate planned something else for her that day and those boys came and stood in front of her, blocking her path.Her eyes widened when she saw all of them standing in front of her and giving her nasty looks. She felt disgusted by them. She tried to walk around them and leave but they stopped her from doing that by standing around her in a circle.
"I am freaking going to kill them!" Anastasia explained as soon as Selena explained to her about what happened with her in the road."Ana! Calm down! I am fine now." Selena tried to calm her down as she knew that too much excitement wasn't good for Anastasia. She can fall sick."Calm down! You want me to calm down?! I am seeing red right now! Only their blood can calm me down right now! Oh god! Help me!" She yelled in a pissed off tone while taking several deep breaths to actually calm herself down."Let's go then!" Darius who was sitting on the couch of their living room, beside Noah, spoke up suddenly. That took her attention toward him temporarily."Where?" She asked with a frown of confusion as his words weren't matching with the situation."You wanted to see their bloods, right?" Darius asked in a casual tone while she nodded her head at him slowly. She gave him a weird look,
"You are unbelievable!" Anastasia snapped at Darius in frustration. What frustrated her even more is his silence. He wasn't saying any word while she just kept grumbling. His silence was making her feel like a brat who was throwing tantrums like a child which was amusing to her parents."Are you even hearing me?" She asked while frowning at him. He smiled at her softly."I am." He answered shortly and continued to gaze at her."No, you are not! Why aren't you saying anything then?" She scoffed at him."Because right now I want to do something else other than talking." He said and suddenly his voice turned huskier, making her nervous in a second. The tables seemed to turn and her frustration turned into nervousness as she saw the look in his eyes."Wh… what do… you want to do?" She asked while stammering a little as unconsciously her eyes dropped to his lips. He smirked, notic
TWO MONTHS LATERToday is a busy day for Anastasia. The company is going to throw a big success party. This deal has been going on with a big company for six months.She wasn't here in this company when they signed the contract but she worked on the deal by making designs and helping designers. Darius was quite impressed with her designs. Everyone else complimented her designs too. She was happy.She can't believe it's going to be three months in a few days of her in this company and almost two months of her relationship with Darius Henderson.She still gets chills whenever she thinks about it. Her cheeks turn red and butterflies fly in her stomach making her feel ticklish. From the day when he proposed to her, they have been living together in his suite. That was another story. There was a huge fight and blackmailing from Darius's end which made her agree to that. But she had a series of condition
"What are you doing?! Why are you closing the door? Why did you bring me here in the first place?" Anastasia looked at her with confusion in her eyes.She was going toward the event managing team to see the progress of the work for the party. The party will be held in this building only, at the ballroom that it has. She was walking toward the stairs while making a plan of what she is going to do there and what's going to say.She was lost in her thoughts when someone suddenly caught a hold of her right wrist and pulled her back roughly. She was scared at first but calmed down a little when she saw that it was Darius. But then she frowned at him and asked why he pulled her so roughly, he didn't answer. He just picked her up in bridal style and without any word worked toward his office. That's when she noticed that she was on their floor, which meant Darius took the elevator and waited for her to walk up the stairs to reach the flo
She sat in front of the mirror with a blank look on her face as she stared at her reflection in the mirror. There was no expression on her face as she was lost in thoughts.___"YOU ARE MY FREAKING WIFE! No one else but you, as my wife, knew how much I hated whenever anyone used to look at each other. Don't you remember? I used to be like this even before our marriage?! Do I have to remind you how I bet that boy who tried to kiss you? YOU ARE MINE! MY WIFE! AND I HATE TO SEE YOU WITH ANYONE ELSE. THAT FREAKING SCARES ME!"___Those words kept ringing in her ears like a broken music player. These words were continuously haunting her from yesterday and it was difficult to act like nothing happened.She remembers his every word clearly. She remembers the look on his face when he said those words. She remembers how honest he was looking at that moment. She remembers how much emotions were flowing
He looked at her in shock. He wasn't expecting her to forgive him nor did he expect her to be so blank. Her posture wasn't welcoming at all and he didn't want to fulfill his next set of plans after that. "Th... thank you so much, Anastasia for forgiving me." He stammered while looking down in shame, not knowing what to do or say anymore. "Do you want to say anything else?" She asked in the same monotonous tone which was like some invisible slap for him. He got up from his previous position to stand straight and looked at her with a soft look. He couldn't take her dead look anymore. It was suffocating him and he wanted to leave the place as fast as he could. "Thank you for forgiving me and sorry once again for ruining your special day once again." He said that in a small voice before hurriedly turning around to leave the place. Anastasia was
"Now, it's time for the main event for the day!" The host said on the mic in a cheerful tone and the whole audience in the ballroom shouted a cheer. "Today we have witnessed such an incredible fashion show in the history of fashion. All the dresses were remarkably beautiful, gorgeous and eye stunning which is going to create havoc in the fashion world. Now it's time to get introduced to the creator of the havoc!" The host said and took a mysterious break before announcing the name on the mic. "Let's welcome, the very talented and beautiful and gorgeous, ANASTASIA SAMUEL!" The host announced and the audience shouted loudly once again and the loud sound of claps made the building almost move. From the backstage, Anastasia took a deep breath to calm her raging nerves down. Today is the big day of her life. Today she is going to fulfill her dreams of being a successful fashion designer. Today she is g
A FEW HOURS LATER "Ahh… my heart! It hurts!" Anastasia groaned out loudly as she slowly started to come back to consciousness. She clutched her head tightly with one hand and used the other hand to sit up. Underneath her hand was soft material, meaning she was on bed. She sat up completely and leaned back, at the head board. She finally opens her eyes slowly and looks around in confusion. Her sight was still a little bit fuzzy. She closed her eyes before opening them again and this time was seeing clearer. She looked around the room in confusion as it looked really familiar to her. She looked with more concentration and soon realised where she was. She had mixed feelings about this. She was happy, excited and confused as well. So, without thinking, she hurriedly tried to get down from the bed and that's when she realised what a foolish step it was as her head suddenly spinne
THREE MONTHS LATER "Miss Anastasia, you have to get that thing out of your mind! It's not doing any good to you. You have been through all these previously and you know how worse this can get! You have to keep believing in yourself!" The woman whom Anastasia has been seeing from the past three months said in a tired tone. At that moment, Anastasia thought that it was time to change the therapist. Yes, the woman in front of her was her therapist and she was lying down on the couch present in the room which has become too familiar to her. The therapist has now started to irritate her. She is literally forcing her to believe something which is really hard for her. How can she believe it?! She wasn't stupid or sick now to hallucinate something which she didn't do, was she? No! She has changed and is over that phrase of her life. Now she remembers everything, every happenings of her li
"You are going to regret raising that hand of yours at me." Anastasia threatened in a hard tone while looking at Richard with a glare. Her face was bloody as the father and daughter duo removed all their frustration on her pretty face while she couldn't do anything other than being tied to that chair. So frustrating! If only her hands were untied! She would have showed them the real meaning of torture. They were torturing her because she denied signing the property papers. She knew that at that moment, the more she delayed the longer she lived until someone came to save her. She would die but will never sign those papers. "Oh, yeah? Who is going to make us regret? Your dead body?" Melissa asked and landed another punch on her gut and she coughed blood. But she still managed to smile to irritate Melissa and Richard.
"You are what?!" Everyone except Darius and Colton shouted in disbelief as they looked at the new person in shock."I am Anastasia's uncle." The man said with a proud look on his face as he said that.The man was in his late thirties and was a fine looking man. He has muscles and a strong aura. He was carrying a confident posture. Oddly enough, his facial features matched Anastasia a lot."Unbelievable! She… she is an orphan. She has lost everyone in a tragic accident. How can you be her uncle?" Selena asked in shock."You are right. We both lost our every closed one in the preplanned murder. Be she got saved because she was a lucky charm and I got saved maybe because I was her favourite person in the house." He said and let out a light chuckle after remembering some past memories.Even in that situation, Diana and Selena couldn't help but cru
"So, what was I saying?" Richard asked."Something about my past." She reminded him and he smirked."Right. So, are you excited to know about your past?" He asked with a smirk. She didn't say anything, just kept quiet. But that seemed to anger the psychopath as he landed another slap on her cheeks. She gritted her teeth as she could test blood inside her mouth. That bastard just busted her lips! "Answer me when I ask something. You seem to forget all your manners in this three years, huh?" He shouted at her face.She wanted to shout at him in the face and say that she has changed. She wanted to let him know that she wasn't the meek Anastasia whom he used to torment anymore. She has changed and changed for the better. She is now capable of fighting for herself. She is now capable of protecting herself.But she can't say that. It's going to ruin everything for her. It's going to ruin everything that
"You all must have a lot of questions, right? About how I know her? How am I connected to her? Why am I reacting like this? How do I know that man? So many questions, right?" Selena asked in a small tone while looking at distance with a blank look.Everyone just exchanged worried looks but didn't interfere in her talk. She let out a humourless laugh after a few seconds, confusing everyone more than necessary."You all will be shocked to know that I don't know her recently, three years ago, five years ago or ten years ago. I have known her since she was five and we were six." She said with a sad smile as tears kept rolling down her eyes without any break. She didn't even try to wipe them and let them fall freely."We?" Noah asked in a low tone while looking at her with a small frown. She looked at him with a smile of agony and he felt like it was a stab at his stomach."Me and my identical twin sist
"Anastasia… got kidnapped." He said in a breathless tone and there was a pin drop silent for a second before Selena lost the strength on her legs and was going to fall down.Luckily Noah was close to her and was quick to hold her by her waist before she could drop on the ground and hurt herself."Selena! Be strong! Please! Be strong!" Noah said while taking her in his arms and made her sit down on the couch. She let out a small humourless chuckle, her face was blank, void of any emotions."I… I… must have heard him wrong, right? Anastasia is fine, right? She is… sleeping in the suite. Why did you leave her alone there?! Do you know that she gets nightmares?! She is going to be so scared! I have to go to her! If she has a nightmare, only I can handle her. Oh god! How stupid you are to leave her there alone! Noah, can you please take me to her. I have to be with her." Selena kept blabbering while not giving anyone any chan