Lisa was about to sip her drink when she heard that. She changed her mind and put her cocktail down, then crossed her legs. “Asher and I are getting married tomorrow. I can turn a blind eye if you agree to end things cleanly with him tonight.”“Why come to me with such an offer? Wouldn’t it be best if you had had a talk with Asher?” “Of course, I did. But he chose to put your life at risk.” “What do you mean?” “He said he loves you, but it’s unfortunate that he can’t have a weakness called love.”Anamika frowned. She was getting more confused by the second. “I don’t seem to understand what your point is.” “The Quinn and Williamsburg’s family made an alliance for the betterment of the country. The Quinn family are in charge of the security of the Country while Williamsburg’s family is the head of the country’s economy. “However, due to their questionable reputation in the underworld, the World’s Bureau of Crime Investigation (WBCI) are on their trails. The only way to leave them
The wedding hall was filled to the brim with men and women from the echelon of the society. The family of the bride and groom took the front rows while waiting patiently for the couple to arrive. On the stage was the priest, waiting for the groom to join him. In no time, Asher walked into the hall with camera lights going off as the media fought to take photos of him. Unlike other grooms that would walk up the stage with beams, Asher was like a man going to war. Behind Asher was another cute guy with white hair, who was all smiles as he followed Asher to the altar and stood a distance away from him. He was Lucian.“Old man Wilson, what’s with your grandson? Is he against this marriage?” an old man, who was sitting beside Asher’s grandfather asked with a straight face. “Old man Quinn, my grandson’s face should not be a problem to you. You should be more worried about your granddaughter.” “What are you talking about?” Old man Quinn, an old man with Grey and black hair, who also see
Asher returned to Williamsburg’s mansion after hearing that Anamika and the kids were missing. On arrival, his grandfather was having a discussion with Lucian in the sitting room. Asher walked straight to the two of them. Without words said, he pulled Lucian up from his seat and sent a powerful blow to his face. Lucian staggered and fell on another couch. Asher wasn’t done. He got on top of Lucian and started punching him in the face, completely ignoring his grandfather who was staring at him with a frown. Uncle Roger hurried forward with some guards and immediately pulled Asher away. By the time he was separated from Lucian the guy’s handsome face was re-created with blood all over his swollen face. “Young Master, what has gotten over you?! Your grandfather will be displeased!” Uncle Roger yelled. “Grandfather?” Asher snorted. “What grandfather hates their grandson like he does?!” He yelled at Uncle Roger before walking around him and going to his grandfather. Before he could g
Nadia hurried into the room and closed the door. She trod to the telephone, punched in her father’s number and waited impatiently for it to connect while biting her fingers, something she does when she is anxious. Asher, who had long driven out of the Williamsburg estate, heard his phone ringing. He glanced at the ID and saw it was a call from the mansion. He ignored it at first, thinking it was from Uncle Roger. But when the phone rang for the third time, he decided to answer it. “What is it?” “Dad!” “Screeeech!” Asher immediately stepped on the brakes and pulled over. “Nadia? Is that you?” “Yes, dad! Hurry to the mansion. A bad man named… Lucian wants to kill people. He ordered an old man he called Uncle Roger to be sent away. Another old man passed out on the couch and Lucian was making fun of him. Hurry, he has the whole house under…” “Crack!” The door cracked open and Lucian leaned on the frame of the door with his hands folded on his chest. “Are you calling your Papa
With Asher’s claws gripping Lucia’s jugular veins tightly and cutting off his intake of air, nobody told the lunatic to wave his hands in the air, an indication to tell his people to let the child go. “Put her down and throw your guns away!” Asher thundered. The guards immediately did as told and raised their empty hands in the air. Nadia sat on the floor and started gasping for air. After a few seconds, Asher asked the child. “Are you ok?” “Ye–ye–yes, Papa.” Asher glanced at her and communicated with his eyes for her to run upstairs. Nadia nodded and stood up before running with her tiny legs to the stairs. None of the guards saw what just happened between the father and daughter. They were all worried that Asher might kill their boss. When they saw Nadia heading up stairs, one of them was about to chase after her when Asher increased his hold on Lucia’s neck. “Ah, Aaah!” Lucian started making incoherent noises while throwing his hands around for help. “Stop!” The guards yel
The next day, Lisa left the hospital she was admitted at and went to visit Asher. But on arrival, she was stopped by Milo from entering Asher’s ward. “What’s the meaning of this?” one of the female guards following behind her asked. “Asher made it clear that he doesn’t want anyone inside his ward until he wakes up.” Milo replied calmly but with hostility. “Imprudence! Our Miss wants to see her fiance! Who are you to stop her?!” The guard yelled again. But this time, Milo ignored her. The guard grew mad. Just as she was about to throw a punch at Milo, Lisa gave her a meaningful glance. The guard pulled back afterwards. “If Asher doesn’t want visitors, that’s ok. As his fiance, I have the right to know the state he is in.” Milo remained silent as he stood in front of the door with a straight face. “At least tell me–“ she paused when she heard hurried footfalls behind her. Lisa turned only to see a cute little girl in a white gown hurrying over with Roy and a few guards behind her
Madam Woods felt bad for her daughter, so she got on the bed and pulled Cora’s head into her bosom. “It’s ok, you’ll be fine. Everything will be fine.” The woman consoled her for a long time before something occurred to Cora and she pulled away from the embrace. “What about my sister and her children? Is my sister still alive?!” She asked in panic. Madam Woods turned away and refused to answer. Cora’s eyes widened when a bad premonition hit her. “Mother! Where is my sister?!!” “Why do you care? Cora, whatever happens to her should not be your busin–“ “Mother!!” Cora yelled. “She’s the reason I’m alive!! What is wrong with you?!” Madam Woods chuckled. “How is she the reason you’re alive? If not because of the trouble she caused, would she have wanted to run away? Would she have pulled us along?!!” She also yelled. Cora stared dumbly at her mother in shock. She couldn’t believe it. All of a sudden, she laughed like a maniac. While doing so, she pressed the button beside the bed.
“You bastard, what have you done?!!” Lucian roared like thunder. Of course, by now he already knew what the gist was. Asher had made him Lord Ash long before he even started tipping the WBCI! “Why did you think I’ve been silently watching you meet up with some guys from the WBCI? Of course, I know what you’ve been up to over the years. Lucian, who gave you the guts to think you can double-cross me? Huh?” Asher narrowed his eyes into splits. “What do you want? Tell me, what do you want?!!” “Where is my woman and son?” Lucian was stunned for a moment before his bloody lips slowly curled into a sardonic smirk. “All of this is for a mere woman? Hahahaha…!” He laughed boisterously. “I thought you wanted something bigger… Like, what is Taylor Smith’s weakness, Where Cullen is hiding, or how to get away from the Quinn family’s shadow. If I hadn’t seen this with my own eyes, I would never have believed the heartless person like Lord Ash would grovel below a mere woman. Hahahaha…”Asher al
At the hotel… Mr. Richard was amazed and proud of Anamika. Watching her teach those old men a lesson reminded him of how her mother was back then. The man sighed and emptied the glass of wine he was holding. The result of his investigation came out yesterday. Anamika is his daughter. After finding out, he told his family before embarking on the journey to seek his daughter. The Quinn family didn’t have much to say, except that they blamed him for just finding out. As for Lisa, she was having a hard time accepting the revelation. The sound of his phone ringing snapped him out of his thoughts. He picked the phone and checked the caller ID. It was an unknown number, but he decided to answer the call. “Hello,” his voice sounded. ‘Mr. Quinn, the Emperor is back from the meeting.’ Mr. Richard bolted up and hurried out of the hotel. … Arriving at the palace, he was brought to see Anamika in the throne room. Anamika hadn’t even stepped on the dais when the man entered. The father and
The other Presidents cleared their throats and shifted in their seats. They all owe debts. What if she asks them to pay up too? Scrapping their country banks together to pay off the billions they owe Hassride would crumble their economy, so, it would be better they all mind their businesses and live Country B’s president to handle his matter on his own. The old man glanced around, seeing that no president would come to his aid, he swallowed the lump of pride that was stuck at the back of his throat and sat down. “Your Majesty, it hasn’t come to that.” His heavy voice earlier suddenly went low. “As a businesswoman like you called us, we’re strict on marking our allies and curbing our enemies. If you could boldly look at our face and disregard our authority to vomit such atrocious venom, we can’t be guaranteed that you won’t stab us in the back when you see something that would jeopardize our country. So, on this basis, we hereby vote for your country’s removal from the Alliance Nati
Sitting on the deck with a bottle of wine and cake, the two watched the numerous stars in the sky. They’ve gone a bit far from their residence, but Anamika still doesn’t know why she was brought into the yacht. Neither did Asher want to say. Well, the sky looks beautiful from here, so it’s not a loss. Asher fed her a piece of cake. Just as she was about to accept it, her gaze zoomed in on a multi-coloured and sparkling something from afar. “What’s that?” she pointed. “We’re here.” The yacht moved closer until Anamika saw it was a multi-coloured waterfall! “Oh. My. God! How is this possible?!” “It’s the reason I purchased the island. It’s beautiful, right?” He asked. “No, the view is spectacular! Wow!” The yacht stopped a distance away from the waterfall where they could view it clearly. The light coming from the yacht and the multi-coloured Illumination from the waterfall brightened the area, so much so that one would almost forget it was night. “This, I must bring Emma here,
Asher and Anamika didn’t bring their bags, except for the roses she placed in a vase beside the window. The sun was slowly giving way to the moon by the time Anamika was done re-pruning the 99 roses and setting them in a vase of warm water to keep them alive for much longer. “We didn’t bring anything along.” She sat on the bed. From inside, she could view the surroundings, thanks to the glass doors and windows. The place only has one room, a kitchen, and bathroom. “Roy brought your necessities… everything is in here,” he opened the wardrobe for her to see. “Oh, you came prepared,” she looked down at her ring. She’s been caressing it ever since he wore it on her finger. A smile settled on her lips as she remembered his cheeky confession. Suddenly, she chuckled. “Mind breaking the good news to me?” he got into bed and hugged her from behind. “I was wondering. Since when did you realize you loved me?” She asked. Asher pulled her so she was sitting in between his legs while he wrapp
For the next couple of weeks, Anamika was trying to put the country together. She must learn all there was about the country and her Ancestors, replace some workers, bestow titles on the deserving ones, amend the rules to straighten the country and lots more. It would not be easy, which was why Asher didn’t return to Country A as planned. He stayed behind to help her in whatever way he could. Inside the office, Anamika was going through some documents when Lady Seraphina, who has officially been bestowed the title of Minister of communication, knocked and entered. “Your Majesty, Richard Quinn’s men are trying to spy into our data.” “What are they trying to find?” she asked. “About your mother and you.” Anamika raised her head from the document and looked at her, “Do what you think my mother would have done if she was alive.” Lady Seraphina understood the assignment. She bowed and left. Asher entered afterwards and hugged her from behind. “You’ve been on these documents for three
While Anamika and Asher were having the greatest time of their lives, their friends and families in Country A were having a hard time believing what they were seeing on the news. How did CEO Mika suddenly become the ruler of the greatest nations to ever exist? To crown it all, their worst nightmare! Aiden was excited when he found out he was a prince but for Nadia, she was worried about her mother’s safety. Their mother didn’t tell them she was going anywhere. In fact, they thought the ruler was probably their mother’s lookalike, or twin sister, until their great grandfather explained the situation to them. As for Emma, she was lost for words on what to say. She and her husband were supposed to go for their honeymoon today, but with Anamika’s case making waves in the country, she refused to go for her honeymoon until her friend returns. Who knows, she might be facing a lot there. If only she knows that the “a lot” her friend is going through is moaning while Asher’s rod thrust in
Inside the hall… Only Asher and Anamika remained. The two continued to stare at each other. One sitting on a high level and staring down at the other. “Your Majesty, may I come closer?” “One more disrespectful word from you and you’ll have your head severed!” “Thank you, Your Majesty!” Asher closed the distance and walked up the dais. Totally ignoring her warning. Anamika’s heart danced with glee but her face was as stoic as ever. Standing right in front of her, he said. “Your Majesty, I plead not guilty.” “...” Anamika was left speechless. This man… “Hassride has always had prejudice against my country, so when they saw me, they didn’t give me the benefit of the doubt and just apprehended me,” he flattened his lips. “Oh? Are you saying my country is unreasonable?” “Your people treated me with injustice. I was chained to the wall like a criminal…I also didn’t get anything to eat. I’m starving.” His gaze softened to the likes of Aiden’s when he’s trying to talk his way out o
In a dark dungeon, Asher, Milo, and Roy were chained to the wall. Roy had sighed in helplessness for a thousand times already. “Boss, what should we do now? If help doesn’t come, we’ll be killed before we know it. I feel sorry for madam and the kids,” he sighed again. “There’s still time,” Asher responded languidly with his eyes closed. “The situation looks brim. I shouldn’t have given this suggestion. At this point, I finally realized I was stupid.” “Right, you’ve always been stupid,” Milo stole the word from his mouth. “Milo, when was the last time we spared? I think we need to compare notes after leaving here.” “All I can see is death hovering over your head,” Milo said with a straight face. He’s never one to talk too much but at this point, he was angry at himself and everyone. When they came to Hassride, they tried to spy into the country’s history but failed to find anything. Later, they found out the man who can help them was put in the dungeon. Infiltrating the dungeon
This was exactly what Anamika wanted. To plant doubt in the man’s mind. Now, with him not knowing who to trust anymore or what to believe right now, his power has decreased greatly. Too bad she doesn’t have what it takes to back up her power of the tongue. Even though Seraphina said that everything is in place, Anamika has no idea what is in place. There was absolutely no time to discuss the preparations they’ve made, but anyhow, she’ll use her voice to fight for her rights. If it doesn’t work, then, Seraphina and the others can step in.“So, this is how you intend to unseat me? What if I kill you, I’ll be the only Emperor available and your people will no longer be able to fight against me. Before they groom another Female Emperor, it would be too late. How’s that?” Anamika smiled, “It’s your call. But do you honestly think you can kill me right here?” “No, everyone here is your supporter, and killing you in front of them would mean I leave evidence. Like you said, the people will