Ashley POV
"Miss Diana, this is your food. Make sure to eat healthy." The nurse placed the food on my table. Even though it's been 24 hours since I woke up, I still had no appetite. I held the spoon and began eating when all of a sudden an old man entered the ICU room. I was scared to see him; he might have been around his late seventies. Two women followed him inside and they closed the door. He appeared so desperate. "Take her inside." He gestured towards the girls. They set aside my food and pulled me out of bed by holding my hand. "Who are you? Tell me who you are?" I started screaming. Those women dragged me into the changing room and undressed me. I was stunned, thinking something worse was ready for me. They turned me around and looked everywhere at my back. They started scratching my back, even using some kind of laser thing on my body. I was scared because even though they were female, they were as powerful as men. "Can you tell me what's going on? You are troubling me, and I can sue you for this," I shouted. They got away from me. I immediately put my clothes on, and they stepped out. "Mr. Dylan was right. She is your lost granddaughter, Miss Ashley." As soon as they said that, my brain fogged for a moment. "Lost granddaughter? Ashley? Can you tell me what's going on?" I asked, but the old man came and hugged me tightly. He caressed my forehead. His eyes filled with tears. "Ashley... Where were you all these years? We all missed you like hell." He was crying, but I still couldn’t understand. It was so dramatic for my chaotic life. "You are Ashley Weber, the elder daughter of Weber Technologies. You were lost when you were twelve, during a family vacation to Croatia. When they couldn’t find you, the Weber family thought you were dead. Many girls came pretending to be you, but they failed to prove themselves. But you have the birthmark that your mother had." They explained everything, but it was difficult to accept that I wasn’t Diana but Ashley. "Do you think I will fall for this trap?" I said, what if they sell me somewhere in the slave market? "See. This is your mother's picture. And this is you when you were twelve." Grandpa showed me the photos. I was a little assured that they were somewhat related to me. I was dying to know my original identity, I already lived three years of a life that was never mine. My new journey began when they took me to my new house, a big palace belonging to the Webers. I had no idea that I had such a beautiful house and an amazing family. As soon as I got there, One tall boy approached me, and I was speechless to see him. He looked exactly like me as if we were twins. "Ashley, this is your younger brother, Alan," he said. I never knew I had such a handsome brother. His eyes turned glassy as if he had controlled his tears for long time. "Alan.." I smiled, I felt sense of security after seeing him. "I missed you so much. It felt like I lost half of my body." He hugged me immediately. The bunch of roses behind me scared me. I was allergic to roses so I suddenly sneezed. "Miss Ashley.." A team of doctors was already lined up to serve me. I was just sneezed and they started acting like I was dying. "We are skilled doctors from the United States. We are here 24/7 for your treatment," they said. I was not used to this. "Brother Alan, what's the need for this? I'm fine. You can send them away." I said to Alan. He held my shoulder and smiled. "You know you are the most precious person in our family. You bring joy to our family. Have you seen that chandelier?" He gestured at the big golden chandelier in the middle of the palace. It was beautiful enough to brighten up the entire place. "Grandpa didn’t light it since you were lost. He only lit it today, after twelve years." "Really?" I asked, shocked. I realized how much I was loved in this household. All must be missing me. "Now you take some rest. You must be tired." Alan said, and I nodded. It was already late. "One more thing, Grandpa wanted to introduce you to the world. He wanted to announce that you are back. So he held a welcome party for you." Alan told me. It was visible that they were not able to control their excitement. "Alright." I came to my room to take a rest. I breathed heavily looking at everything around me as my life had changed overnight. The next day, the palace was being decorated as if for a grand celebration. The sparkling glow of chandeliers lit up everything around. In my suite, servants stood before me, holding a dress, necklace, accessories, and so much more. "What is all this?" I asked them, and they began looking at each other uncertainly. "This is all for you. You’re the heiress of the Weber family," one of the servants said. they helped get me ready. I wore a red satin gown and an expensive diamond necklace, and as evening fell, I went downstairs to meet the guests. As soon as I stepped down, my brother Alan was quite excite to meet me all his friends. He proudly "This is your distant uncle.." Grandpa was introducing me to everyone else. Suddenly someone grabbed my attention. It was him. Dylan. Tall body, well-set brown hair. Black tuxedo. I started searching for him, and as I followed him ahead, he disappeared. I looked around. He took me to the hospital, paid my bill beforehand and even informed my family about me. I need to thank him.Alan left for the mansion to meet the children. He had never seen them personally but had seen them on the news channels. He was eager and left early. Now I was alone with Ashley, and I didn't know how to express my feelings towards her. When those men hit me, I thought I had failed as a husband, as a father.When Blood streamed down between her legs, I thought everything was over. I almost lost my daughter, perhaps my wife too. Ashley slowly sat on her bed, everything was so terrifying for her, her hands were still shaking out of fear. "Ashley, I need to say something." I sat at the corner of the bed and held her hand. "I am sorry for everything. You had to suffer because of me. I shouldn't be this careless." I said guiltily. She held my face and shook her head. "You don't have to apologise. It was I who couldn't understand you. You were never wrong from the beginning." She was a little hesitant, so I pressed her palm. The terror was still reflected on her face. I already knew t
"No, I can't leave you." I said, "Not when I know the consequences." I said, gripping my fingers around the gun. "It's not about us but about our baby. Please leave. One of us must be alive. For the sake of our children," Dylan said. We were busy talking and didn't pay attention to one of his men who secretly came behind and pulled me. The gun in my hand fell, and he placed a knife at my throat. "Dylan.." I screamed, the men gathered around Dylan and started hitting him. They punched him and kicked him in the face. "You dared to betray us. Now see what will see, how can you go alive?" The gangster said as he hit Dylan, Dylan's mouth began bleeding. He was badly injured. "Leave him.. You bastards.." I screamed. They turned towards me. The gangster came and grabbed my chin. "We almost forgot about you. You cared about your children the most?" He said and kicked on my stomach. A scream escaped my lips."Ahhh.." I grabbed my swollen tummy. That hit was painful. I started feeling my b
Dylan and I were both shocked when suddenly laughter came from behind. I turned to see the gangster, his men, and Alex had entered the room. They were smiling as they trapped Dylan. “What is all this? What do you want?” Dylan roared like a lion. His fingers pulled the metal bars. Even in the cage, the men behind him were startled. “What do I want? I want to torment you. I want to make you suffer the way you made me suffer,” the gangster replied with hatred in his eyes. Dylan’s eyes sharpened, and he looked confused. He never messed with any gangster before.“Made you suffer?” “The man you got released from jail and then killed was my brother. And I want revenge for that.” Hearing this, I froze. Dylan had gotten the man who set the factory on fire released, but only to have him killed. And I had thought Dylan was the one who set the factory on fire. I had been so wrong. I had caused Dylan so much pain because of this. I regret everything I did to him.“Revenge? This is how you ta
His eyes started staring at me. His gaze lingering on my baby bump before I instinctively sucked in my breath. I have to protect my little girl who was in my womb. I had no news of my two boys, Adrian and Damien. I was praying for them. “Why have I been brought here? What wrong did I do to you?” I asked him. He looked furious, his eyes red as if filled with rage. I wanted to look strong and fierce, even though I was shattered inside, just like a puffer fish. “You don’t know my husband. He’s extremely dangerous. He’ll tear you to pieces and feed you to the dogs,” I growled.But hearing this, the man burst into laughter. He was unaffected by the threat. “Yes, I know him. That’s why I’ve decided to ruin what he loves the most. But I’ll wait, because I want to do it in front of him.”Saying this, he sat back in his chair. His men started handing him a drink. I had never seen this person before. Not even once in my life. I couldn’t understand what was happening. Everything was fine unti
Ashley POV We walked out of the auditorium. I held Adrian and Damien's tiny hands and took them to the parking area. "How was our dance? Mommy?" Adrian asked me with pouted lips. I smiled and nodded. "It was best." I praised them. They both had wonderful performances, but I felt bad that Dylan missed it. "and mine?" Damien asked me. I caressed his hair. "It was best," I said, the Nanny holding their bags and following me to the car, I put the children inside the car and slid beside them. I grabbed my phone as I sent the videos to Dylan which I recorded during their performance. But Adrian's eyes were peeking out of the glass window and stuck to the ice cream cart across the road. I already knew what was coming. "Mommy, can I have an ice cream?" He asked. "You had a cold a few days ago," I said, but he was not ready to listen. "Mommy, please. I'll have one. Just one.." He pouted. "Fine! I will get that for you. But promise me you will not trouble Mommy or Nanny." I sai
Alex POV"Marcov group had expanded its branch in China, Dylan Marcov gave a hint that he would slowly occupy the whole of Asia. Let's ask him about his further plans.""Well.." Dylan scratched his nose and laughed. "I never planned to expand business out of Europe, but it happened." "I heard the Markov group touching the sky since the day you married, what's the reason that you focused on Asia?""My elder son's birth was in Japan, so basically I wanted him to be rooted at his birthplace.""Are you planning this so that your elder son handles branches in Asia and another in Europe?"Interviewer asked."You can say that.." Dylan laughed at every question. My grip on the remote increased when Dylan Marcov's face appeared on the screen. My teeth gritted at his smile, if one person I held responsible for my condition, it was him. "This Bastard.." I slammed the remote on the floor. "What the fuck you did.. You broke the remote. Do you know how expensive it was? It's the second time you