After Dylan left her alone in the dining room, Anna sat down there trying to come to gems with what Dylan had just told her. She knew that she had to marry him, and she had agreed. But still, now that it was this close, it was a different thing. It was one thing saying that you were going to do something, but then going through with it was another thing altogether. Then there was Dylan who was behaving differently, when didn't know if this was just him being in a mood or if this was how he was going to be moving forward. She shouldn't complain I mean it's not like he was maltreating her or stepping out on her like James did. He had done most of what he promised, he took care of her and Emma and he was also a very good father to Emma, she could tell that her little girl already loved him so much. So she shouldn't be complaining about his attitude towards her, but still, it hurt. Somewhere in her mind, she had thought that this arrangement might move from a contract to so
James came back home and he noticed that Kendra's car was parked in his garage. He wasn't expecting her, and he didn't tell her to come over, had it been any other day, he would be angry, but today after the things he just found out about Dylan, he felt like celebrating and Kendra was a good fuck, that is when she wasn't talking. He walked into the house, expecting her to be in her room but he could hear her voice coming from the kitchen. “Oh baby, you're home.” Kendra squealed when she saw James and then went to hug him, he didn't even bother pushing her off like he normally would, because he was too stunned by the sight that greeted him. There were different kinds of food laid out on the table and all the candles were lit up. When he finally recovered from his shock, he pushed Kendra off him. “Kendra, what exactly is going on here?” He asked her, he tried to maintain a cool exterior, but on the inside, he was seething with anger. “Oh baby did you forget,
Dylan was back at his office, a part of him felt bad for leaving or rather sneaking out of the house that morning to avoid Anna, but it had to be done. Somehow in just the few days that they had spent together, Anna was able to breach the walls that he had built up around himself ever since he lost his parents. He couldn't let that happen yes he admits that he does care about her but he can't let it go any further, after a year their contract runs out, and he'll have everything he wants and she'll be gone. He wasn't meant for love, tragedy always came to those who loved him, starting with his parents and then Mr. Scott. He wouldn't let that happen to Anna. He spent most of his day, going through his emails and attending meetings that he couldn't have on video chat when he would be in London. Everything was looking well, all three branches of Kings Enterprise were in the green and the Pharmaceutical branch was close to releasing a drug that would take them to the
Anna stared at Dylan and he stared back at her, Anna read the look on his face and as much as he tried to remain indifferent, Anna could see in his eyes that he was scared, which made her think that he needed this contract just as much as she did. “What if I was backing out of the agreement?” Anna asked him, she wasn't though, but she wanted to get a reaction out of him, crack the cold exterior that he had put on since yesterday. “Then I wouldn't fault, it's your choice,” Dylan told her but deep down he was hoping that she wouldn't change her mind. Seeing that her plan didn't work, Anna released a huge sigh and rested back against her seat. “I'm not going back on the agreement, we had a deal and you have more than left up to your end of it,” Anna told Dylan. Anna couldn't see it but her words made Dylan's heart rate come down. “Good, so why haven't you told her?” Dylan asked Anna again. “Daddy, are you and mummy fighting?” Emma asked as she looked at t
Anna ran into her room and locked the door behind her. She was such a fool, believing for one second that she they could be a family. She wouldn't be making that mistake again, she was going to fulfill her end of the deal and be the wife that Dylan wanted and then when the contract was over, she would leave. But apart from him acting cold towards her today, there was something different about him, the way he called her by her full name, there were only three people that ever called her Anastasia and those were her parents and her childhood friend Dylan. That's who he reminded her of this night, but there's no way that the both if them could be the same person, her friend was kind and loving and Dylan was the complete opposite. It took her a while, but she finally got control of her emotions, she left her room to go check on Emma. When she entered Emma's room, the lights were off except for her barbie night light. Her baby girl was asleep on the bed and next to her was
The next few hours flew by, after Anna ran out of Dylan's room, she played with Emma until the hair and makeup people came. They set up in her room and it took about two hours to style her hair and finish her makeup. Anna looked at herself in the mirror and she couldn't recognize the person staring back at her, it looked like her, but she was glowing. The makeup wasn't too much, it just highlighted all her features. “So, do you like it?” The makeup artist asked her. “I love it, thank you,” Anna told him. “You look beautiful mama,” Emma told her mother. “Well thank you, sweet girl, you look very beautiful too, like a princess,” Anna told her daughter who had a huge smile on her face, the hairstylist had also done her hair and she put in butterfly clips and flowers in it and she was also wearing her flower girl dress, she couldn't wait to put it on and Anna couldn't say no to her, she just hoped that she wouldn't get it stained before the wedding. There
Anna walked downstairs and Emma was waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs with her baskets of flowers in her hand. “I'm going to go out first and then Emma will follow, once you hear the violins, that's your cue to come out,” Lucas told her and then he left. Anna took Emma's hand and then they both walked to the double doors that led to the garden. When Lucas walked out, Anna waited a few minutes and then she turned to Emma. “That's your cue baby girl.” She told Emma and then Emma left, sprinkling flowers as she went. Anna waited a few more minutes and then she heard the sound of the violins playing the bridal march she took a deep breath and stepped out into the garden. When she stepped out the first thing her eyes saw were the photographers and videographers at the one end of the garden and she started getting nervous all over again, the flashes from the cameras were too much. She turned around to the other side of the garden and that's when sh
James was at his office, he had a huge smile on his face like the cat that ate the canary. Everything was going as planned, the last time he spoke to his guy, he told him that he had infiltrated the team that was working on the high blood pressure drug at Kings Pharmaceutical and he said he would have the formula before the end of the week. Everything was looking up for him. His intercom in his office buzzed. “Sir, Mr. Patrick is here to see you,” Liam informed him. “Really, I wasn't expecting him,” James said, wondering why he would come to his office without informing him. “Send him in,” James instructed Liam and then a few minutes later, Mr. Patrick walked into James' office. James stood up from behind his desk to greet him. “Mr. Patrick, I wasn't expecting to see you till the end of the week.” He told him as he stretched out his hand to shake him. Mr. Patrick took his hand and returned the handshake. “Yes, I know that sir, but this was an emergency an