Anastasia’s POVI paced to and fro the room nervously, tonight was the night and though I had no reason to be nervous, I was. “ Why is the dress delaying?” I groaned as I clutched my hair.“ Anna, calm down,” Stella tried to calm him down. “ It's just three minutes late, you need to take a moment to breathe,” “ How exactly am I supposed to calm down? If I show up a minute late for the awards, wouldn't I attract unnecessary attention?” Many weird thoughts passed through my mind.“ CEO Kasper, talk to her. I just can't handle her anxiety right now,” Stella got up from the couch and left. “ I'm going to the back.”“ Are you really going to pace about like this?” Kasper asked as he rested against the wall closest. “ I told you that we could have gone for something simpler or better still, I could have made my own dress. I'm a fashion designer after all,” I wish I had listened to my instinct now. “ It doesn't matter if we're a second late, I think it's to our advantage actually,” he
Anastasia’s POVWe walked into the hall and found our seats which had our names on it. I, Kasper, Stella, Steve and the twins sat down in one row. I heard some ladies gossiping as I and Kasper walked in, the men talked too but that was more of awe than jealousy.“ Is she wearing a gown by Designer Aime?” A lady behind us gossiped to a friend of hers. I had a feeling this would happen. “ It definitely looks like something Aime would make unless it's a fake of course,” she chuckled.“ What are you saying? Anna is rich enough to afford Aime’s designs, not to mention her company for tonight is CEO Kasper,” the other lady rebuffed. Where they idiots or where they just brainless? We were sitting right in front of them.“ Designer Aime doesn't just work for you just because you can afford his designs. He's very picky with his clients so even the wealthiest person can't just get him to make a dress for him or her. I can bet that it's a counterfeit, Aime would never pick her as a client,” the
Anastasia’s POV I sat down nervously in Kasper's car in the passenger seat. I tapped my fingers rampantly on my thighs, I felt like a little child for the first time in forever. I was dying of curiosity, I wondered what Kasper had in store for me. ‘ I have a surprise for you ’ My mind played his words over and over again, as I remembered the smile he flashed at me. I took the bold step to glance over at him. He wouldn't notice right? He was driving after all.“ You've been staring at me for a while now,” he giggled, his eyes still fixed to the road.“ I-I just... There was something on your face!” I raised my voice in embarrassment. I covered my face with my hands, once I was sure he wasn't looking, I peeped.“ And you're still peeking,” he found it amusing.“ It's not a crime to stare at someone,” I pouted as I dropped my hands on my thighs.“ Not at all. I know you're curious and excited to see what I have in store for you,” he placed one of his hands on mine. I di
Anastasia’s POV“ Wow... You look stunning, ” he complimented the moment I walked up to him at the balcony where our table was set. He had on casual beach clothes which consisted of a white shirt and a matching white pair of shorts. The more I saw him on other clothings other than suit and stay-at-home clothes, the more I realized that he looked just as hot in anything. His blue eyes sparkled under the moonlight.“ Thank you, ” I replied bashfully.“ Come on, have a seat, ” he opened a chair for me to sit in, before sitting down on his. The waiters and waitresses went to work immediately, starting off with good old sparkling red wine.“ Thank you for tonight, ” I said after my first sip.“ Why are you thanking me? ” He looked at me puzzled. “ Well, for everything. I guess, ” I looked away shyly. Why was I acting like a complete moron in front of him?“ No, I should be the one thanking you for giving me a chance to be a dad and a good one at that, ” he sounded as sincere as sincerity
Anastasia ’s POV“ I indeed thought they had gone home, but when we got to the yacht and you went in to get changed, I caught little Claude and Chloe over here snooping around. They had come here before us to watch everything that was going to happen, ” he shrugged in defeat as he explained. “ I always had a feeling that you still had residual feelings for Kasper and boy was I right, ” Stella was excited. “ Uhh, why do they have to be here tonight? ” I mumbled feeling the need to slam my head against the table. I didn't think there was an actual reason to be embarrassed but I still was.“ No need to feel shy, Anna. We'll be out of your hair in a bit, ” Stella reassured. She wasn't helping at this point. “ Ahem... Can we focus on the reason we came out from our hiding places to begin with? ” Claude cleared his throat. “ Congratulations, daddy and mummy, ” Chloe beamed as she interrupted.“ Thank you, Chloe, ” Claude patted her head. “ Now back to the topic of remarriage, ” he wore
Anastasia ’s POV I winced in pain that came from soreness as I adjusted myself on the bed, was it day already ? I didn't want to get up yet. I slowly opened my eyes. “ You were sleeping so peaceful, I didn't think you'd want to get up so soon, ” the first thing my eyes met was Kasper's dazzling blue eyes. His hair fell onto his face, it was rare to see his hair disheveled even if it was in the morning but I guess, one couldn't exactly style his hair or keep his hair so perfectly aligned when making love. “ How long have you been staring at me like that? ” I asked a bit flustered. “ Well for up to thirty minutes or more, ” he shrugged. “ Did I do anything weird or disgusting? Like, did I snore? Drool? ” I bombarded him with questions as I hid under the duvet.“ Why are you asking this all of a sudden? ” He laughed. “ Wouldn't I already know a long time ago if you did any of that? Besides, I wouldn't mind even if you do that, ” he patted my head and I slowly
Anastasia’s POV“ Everything has been moved to Kasper's place, right? ” I turned to face Stella who sat besides me in the car as the driver drove down the road. “ The last set is already on it's way to Kasper's mansion, ” Stella said scrolling through her tab. “ Alright, thanks, ” I said glancing at my phone.“ I can't believe you're finally leaving me, ” she hugged me as she sniffled.“ And there I thought you were engrossed in whatever you were looking at on your tab, ” I said letting her hug me for a while as she dramatically narrated her feelings. I simply rolled my eyeballs as I watched her perform. “ If you're done with the drama now, can you please let go of me?” She was hugging me a little bit too tight, not to mention she was acting a little too dramatic. “ I can't believe you feel nothing even though we're going to be living separately from now on,” she pouted and sulked. “ Of course I'll feel your absence but you're making it seem like we're not gonna be meeting
WeekendClaude's POV I laid on the beach bed or rather pool bed since we were by the pool side. I picked up the orange juice on the table besides me and sipped from it through the straw.“ So our mission was successful? ” Chloe lifted her pink shades to her hair and looked at me. She was right next to my bed. “ Yup, as expected. Our plans never fail, ” I smirked as I swirled the orange juice around in my cup. “ But there was this one time when you came up with a... ” “ Not now, Chloe. Besides, that was just once, ” I adjusted myself on the bed, placing my hands behind my head. “ It was actually four times, ” she reminded. “ Okay, I get the point but what matters now is this one and all other of my plans excluding those four have been a success, ” I broke it down for her. “ Ohhhh, I get it, ” she finally understood my point. “ If you're done processing, let's have a little toast, ” I picked up my glass and raised it in the air. “ Here, ” she raised hers too. “