Lilly POV
My thoughts were interrupted with the sudden bang on the door, I looked up and saw the doctor walking towards me. "Are you ok, Miss Anderson?" He asked with a shaking voice. Is he scared of me? Why was he scared? Then again, the previous owner of this body was a scary being who does feel pain, but now that I am here, thereof will be some changes. Back to the present. "Am fine?" I told him blankly, I wanted to smile, but it seems this body doesn't express any emotion whatsoever, I don't even feel anything when the nurse injected me. It's weird. How can someone feel nothing, not even pain or anger nor happiness "Where are they?" I asked the doctor eventually "Who?" Why was he acting dumb? Doesn't he know that I was asking about Lillianna annoying family members. "You know who?" I answered him blankly. "Oh, I am so sorry, I may have informed them that you were dead. They went home to organize a press conference to announce your death to the world," he answered nervously. "So soon," 'I will call to inform them immediately that.............." "Don't bother, you may leave." I told him to leave because I need to be alone right now. Immediately he left with the nurse, I laid down to process the memories I got from the previous owner of this body. i had always thought rebirth and reincarnation happen in the movies and books, but I was reborn into the body of an emotionless being that considers emotional people as fools and pathetic people. #Anderson Empire Building# James POV I need to announce my daughter's death to the world, although I do pity her a little. I guess she deserves it. She is just like her annoying mother. She may have been a money-making machine for me when she was alive, but that didn't change the fact that she had been the one stopping my dream of taking over Anderson empire due to a stupid will my late wife wrote now that she was finally dead, I need to announce it to the world and peaceful, graciously take over what was rightfully mine. "I'm sorry for inviting you all here within short notice. I am grieving right now." "Why are you grieving, sir?" One of the reporters interrupted me. They won't even let me finish but I really need to act like a father who just lost his whole world if not the international investor will definitely pull out and the shares I have been trying to protect will fall rapidly but I could even know what was happening. "I'm a Father who just lost his daughter; I paused dramatically and allowed tears to fall from my eyes, I know and being melodramatic right, but this melodrama was needed. "What! "Who?" "Which of your daughters?" " Mr Anderson, please do answer our questions Different questions at the same time, just what I wanted, Their sympathy "My daughter Lillianna is dead," I finally announce with more tears coming out. "What happened," a female reporter asked. The shock was evident in her shaky voice. "Was she sick?" "Did she get into an accident?" "According to the news yesterday, she was in a business gathering. What suddenly happened? All the reporters were just asking me different questions at the same time. I'm sure the internet is in an uproar right now after Lillianna is not an ordinary woman, She was the Queen of the business world and she never hesitates to crush her opponent and a lot of people fear her that was how ruthless she is was. I can't imagine what was going on in the business world right now, am sure they found it unbelievable that the girl nicknamed 'ice queen' who came into the business world when she was 18 and made a falling company becomes one of the biggest company in New York City, suddenly dead, they we are definitely not going to take the news well. The reporters are still harbouring me with questions until my wife Jane takes over from me. "Our daughter died of food poisoning, I did not know what happened or who tried to kill my baby," She said in between sopping, I think she is a better actor than me. No one will even know that she was lying or making things up. Lucky me, right? Helena POV Even at death, that bitch won't let us rest. Who the hell does she think is, she always stole my limelight now she was finally dead and I still need to cry for her. I spent so much time doing my makeup, now because of that bitch, I allowed tears to ruin my beautiful makeup, but I knew I need to keep on acting like Dad and Mom.Lily POV I kept staring at my reflection on the mirror inside the hospital bathroom, I was amazed by my new look, although I was beautiful before the reborn, but not this much the girl in the mirror was flawless and perfect. According to what the doctor told me, I know by now that the Anderson's must have declared me dead, The Anderson family is filled with actors and pretenders. How were they even able to fool Lilianna for such a long time. Well, a girl with no emotion may not understand it as well. Lilianna's father was just as cruel as mine they body has no empathy for mankind, I can't imagine what she went through as a child, according to the memories obtained from the previous owner of this body. Lilianna's mother, Evelyn, married James (Mr. Anderson) when he had nothing. Anderson Empire was previously known as Altee group of company. Evelyn was the only child of her parent which makes her the heiress to her father's empire, she took over when she graduated colle
Time they say heals all woundes Time cures Time changes, But Liliana and I are both stuck in time, I tried to be normal for the sake of my mother, where as Lilianna feels nothing she was just a empty human whom have been deprived the right to live a normal life. She was stuck in time right from birth, and I was stuck in time pleasing my mother without considering my own emotions. This body may feel nothing but my soul feels all the emotion buckled up for years in me and now that this body belongs to me and i want a second chance to live a normal life i need this body to feel. I will find a way to make this body feel my own very emotion and try to be happy this time around. Evelyn family try to take Lilianna away so she could grow up in a favorable and good environment so it would increase her mental health and perhaps help create some emotions in her, but Evelyn last wish was to not deprive her husband the memories of her, not knowing the man she was defending on her dea
Chole Pov I still can't believe the call i received right now was from my boss. It is quite unbelievable. When i read about her death on social media, i was broken from within, although my boss is special in her own way and amazing. She still the only person we believe in my capability. She may not know how to express and feel, but she is a kind soul, I remember when I first met her, I was just a nerd with no confident nor-income but she changed my life. During the interview, she asked me if I was willing to change for the better cause she doesn't need an assistant with low self-esteem. She taught me how to be brave, She taught me how to be expressive, She taught me how to believe in myself, even though she kept telling me that whatever I have become now is by my own doing but I knew deep down I'm nothing without her, know that she was alive and kicking is enough for me. I got up and grab my car keys and go straight to the hospital, when I got to the hospital I asked wh
"When is the board meeting for the ceo replacement take place?" i asked, This is all new to me, so as the fight for power. I know you must be wondering how I managed to have the same expression as Lilianna and so confident as her and all, but this is me , this has always been who I was. I have never smiled at any other human before than my mother, and right now, I need to learn how to smile at people. " well ma'am due to the falling shares since yesterday because of your fake death. Many investors are pulling in out, and the meeting will be held tomorrow." "Good, buy some shares since the price are dropping, it will be useful later on, and i don't mind if you blackmail or threaten them." "I know, boss, your order shall be carried out properly." "Good. Also, I want you to make sure all the stakeholders are against my dad I feel weird calling such a dispeakable, my father, i hate all fathers, but this body doesn't. "yes boss" " If you do your job properly, your salary ma
"Mr. Anderson, you should know that you are no longer the biggest shareholder. " "Wait, what!" I yelled even before i could stop myself. It was quite unbelievable. After acquiring Lilianna shares, i should be the biggest shareholder. What the hell is going on right now. "Yes, it's true, Mr. Anderson" "That's impossible! if we are to include my late daughter shares, I should have about 55% of the company shares" That how it should have been. So i don't get where this problem is arising from right now. There is no way i will let all my effort go in vain after everything i went through to get here. " Someone else has acquired your daughter shares and also bought Mr. Gabriel shares, which made him or her the biggest shareholders right now," 'No no no no this can't be happening.' i kept chanting in my mind. " Impossible! my sister, my sister, left those shares for Father, and no one else has any right to it other than him. " Helena shouted I know my baby girl is pissed off right
I know i need another plan, and soon, before all my hard work of almost a decade ends in the trash. After killing so many people to acquire this empire, i can't wait to see that one person who came out nowhere to ruin my amazing plan. "We don't know, the person identity yet, we just have to wait. Watching all of them sitting calmingly and waiting with anticipation. What the hell does this person think of him or herself to keep everyone in this room waiting. After waiting for almost an hour, we heard the door open and Lilianna assistant Chole or what was her name again, walking in like she owned the place. "What the hell are you doing here? This meeting is for the shareholders only." "Your wife and daughter are not a member of board if am to recall." When i heard Mr. Badmus voice again, i felt like kiling him right now. They are not family and this is a family business" i said gritting my teeth i really need to keep my emotion in check before i eventually lose control.
Liliy Pov I was expecting all the shareholders to be on his side, and i was never expecting this not even in my wildest dream, wait a minute, Was this Chole handwork? When i looked toward Chole, she just smiled at me, which meant this was her doing. Wow! i got myself a capable assistant, or rather, should i say good work Lilianna for appointing yourself a capable assistant, but let wait and see what else she can do. Did she threaten them or what. "I never declared my daughter dead the doctor did, and all i did was annoucing what the doctor told me." James said anxiously. "And you did not wait for validation before making an announcement," Mr. Badmus asked mockily. Wow! this is what they call the fight for power, Badmus had been james best friend forever, well, according to the memories i obtained from Lilianna. They have been in this together like forever, and now he can't ever wait to pull him out of the game. "I didn't validate it cause i trusted him," James said,
Wow! no one has even spoke to like that. " I know you didn't ask for my name, but can I know yours please?" i asked with pleading eyes." "Lilianna" she answered when she realise I won't leave her alone if she didn't answer me. She left immediately, and she told me her name. I kept looking at her back even though she had walked far away and could only see her in a distance. * * * * * Ray Pov "What are you staring at bro?" Jerry asked me when he saw me looking at the same direction for a long time. "I think i just saw the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life." "What! he exclaimed when he heard what I said because this was the first time I was talking about any woman with him. "Yes, her face was flawless and she has magical voice, little brother she was beautiful and most importantly my body reacted to her. "..............................." He was speechless because this was the first time he saw me behaving in such a weird manner and checking to see if he wa
Fairy tales didn’t exist. Ray had always known that. And yet, he had let himself believe. Believe that after everything, he could finally have his happy ending. That Lily would come back, that they would put all the chaos behind them and just… be. But four months had passed. Four months, and she was nowhere to be found. And in those four months, she had caused more destruction than she probably even realized. The Anderson family was gone. The Manchester family had been silenced. The power structures that once dictated everything had crumbled beneath the weight of her actions. And yet, the world had gone eerily quiet. The media barely spoke about it. There were no reports, no scandalous headlines, no outrage. It was as if the universe had conspired to erase all traces of her, making her untouchable. He couldn’t reach her. He couldn’t speak to her. He couldn’t even see her. It was hell. And the worst part? It was starting to feel like the version of hell he had
The silence stretched between them.Lilly and Jerry—two people who had seen death, caused death, lived among death—now sat here, unable to make sense of the one loss that actually hurt.Lilly swallowed the lump in her throat.“I thought I could tell you that time would heal this. That one day, you’d wake up, and the pain would be gone.”Jerry gave her a hollow stare, waiting for her to continue.“But that would be a lie.”Her voice broke slightly, but she pushed through.“The truth is… you won’t wake up one day and magically feel okay. You’ll carry this pain with you. Every damn day.”Jerry’s jaw clenched. He knew that already, he knows deep down he will never get over losing his love right before it could even blossom.Lilly reached out and placed a hand over his.“But you’ll learn to live with it,” she whispered. “Because that’s what Chloe would have wanted. She didn’t fight this hard, endure this much, just for either of us to fall apart when she’s gone.”Jerry let out a ragged bre
Ray stared at her, his heart pounding in his chest.“One… m-m-month?” His voice cracked. “That’s too much, wifey.”His grip on her hands tightened, as if afraid that if he let go, she would disappear before his eyes.Lilly’s lips trembled, but she held her ground.“At least this way, you won’t be married to a woman who is mentally unstable, Ray,” she said softly. “And worse—a woman who shares her new body with her dead twin’s split personality.”Ray’s body stiffened.“Split what?” His brows furrowed, convinced he had misheard.Lilly sighed, wiping the stray tear that escaped her eye. “I’m sure you’ve already guessed it, Ray. You’ve seen it. You’ve felt it. Lia and I… we aren’t just one person. And I need to do this—for myself, for you, and for our baby.”Her voice wavered.“I need to be able to give you the same love you’ve given me. To birth our baby in a safe place. Please, Ray… please.” She squeezed his hands, her tears falling freely now.Ray felt something twist in his chest.Lil
The room felt unbearably heavy.Jerry sat still, his elbows on his knees, his head in his hands.And then, without warning—A sob tore through him.“Haaaaaa~~~” he yelled out. For the first time in life he felt like someone was trying to zap life out of him.The kind that clawed out from the depths of his soul, ripping past the walls he had spent years building.Tears streamed down his face. He didn’t even bother to wipe them.This wasn’t grief.This was devastation.This was an unbelievable moment, it was only aFew days ago that he realized the extend of his live for Chloe and now she dead.Dead just like that.This was the feeling of watching the one person who made life feel like more than just blood and war—slip through his fingers.He had lost Chloe.And now, what was left of him?Nothing.Nothing but this unbearable silence, this emptiness that no amount of vengeance could ever fill.He clenched his fists.He had always thought himself untouchable, someone who laughed in the fa
The room was too quiet.The kind of silence that made the air feel heavier, pressing against their chests like an unbearable weight.Lilly sat frozen, her eyes staring into nothing.She wasn’t crying. She wasn’t speaking.She just sat there, lost in the void.Ray was right behind her, not touching, not speaking just there.Because what could he say? What could he do?There were no words for grief like this. No bandage for wounds that cut this deep.On the other side of the room, Jerry knelt beside Chloe’s bed, his hands gripping hers with a desperation that made his knuckles turn white.His lips moved, whispering something under his breath.A prayer.Jerry Manchester the man who had never feared death, who had laughed in the face of danger—was now begging.To a God he didn’t even believe in.“Please—”His voice cracked, his fingers tightening around Chloe’s.“Please, don’t take her.”Tears burned at the corners of his eyes, but he refused to let them fall.He didn’t cry. Not Jerry Man
The scent of iron was thick in the air.Lilly’s eyes, cold and unyielding, swept across the men standing by. Their hesitation irritated her.“What the hell are you all waiting for?” Her voice cracked through the tense silence, sharp as a whip.The men snapped to attention.“Get him out of there. Now.”She didn’t need to say it twice.Two men rushed forward, reaching into the trunk and dragging David Deluca’s battered body out. His weight was dead, limp, his blood smearing against their gloves.“Take him to Damon.”Her tone left no room for argument.The men moved swiftly, disappearing into the building with their barely breathing cargo.Lilly stood still, her breathing measured, her fingers clenched so tightly her nails bit into her palms.She should feel satisfaction.But for some reason—She didn’t.Inside, the air was suffocating.The rhythmic beeping of the life support machine filled the room—until suddenly, the sound changed.The sharp, rapid BEEP—BEEP—BEEP sliced through the ai
Lilly inhaled sharply.Ray cursed under his breath.Jerry looked up, his expression wild, desperate. “We need to stop the bleeding!”But his hands were unsteady, his mind a mess.Lilly took over.“Move,” she ordered, her voice firm.Jerry hesitated, unwilling to let go, but Ray grabbed his shoulder, pulling him back.“Let her work.”Lilly worked fast, grabbing supplies from the medical kit. She cut away the fabric around the wound, assessing the damage. The bullet hadn’t passed through it was lodged inside.“Shit.”With gloved hands, she cleaned around the wound, applying pressure to slow the bleeding. Her movements were steady, precise years of training kicking in.Jerry could barely breathe.“Is she going to be okay?” His voice cracked.Lilly didn’t answer immediately. She grabbed a hemostatic gauze and pressed it firmly against the wound.“This will slow it down until Damon gets here,” she murmured.Ray kept his focus on Jerry, who looked like a man on the verge of breaking.“She’l
The shockwave rattled the car, and Chloe instinctively ducked.“What the fuck—?!” Jerry shouted, glancing at the rearview mirror.One of the enemy vehicles was now a burning wreck.And behind it—The Alpha Team had arrived.Meanwhile, in the Shooter’s Car…Matt watched in horror as one of their vehicles went up in flames.He gritted his teeth, his fingers digging into the seat.“Stop shooting!” he roared.His men hesitated, confused.But one look at Matt’s expression—twisted with fury and frustration—was enough to make them obey.Clark, sitting beside him, turned with a scowl.“Boss, I thought you said they wouldn’t have backup until we reached the city.”Matt’s jaw clenched. His hands balled into fists.“Well, are you fucking blind?” he snapped. “Or just too dumb to realize we’re already in the city?”Clark stiffened.“They own this place,” Matt muttered, his voice low and furious. “This is their fucking territory.”Clark exhaled sharply, running a hand down his face.“Then why the h
Jerry’s hands gripped the steering wheel tighter, his knuckles turning white. His mind was spinning, Chloe’s words echoing in his head.“You never miss a chance to make me feel like an object.”“But guess what, Jerry? I’m not an object.”His jaw clenched.“When have I ever treated you like an object?” he asked, his voice unusually quiet—almost confused.Chloe scoffed, rolling her eyes.Jerry, however, wasn’t done.His mind raced, trying to piece together where the hell he had gone wrong. Is that why she won’t give me a chance? Does she really think I see her that way?For the first time in his life, Jerry Mancini found himself questioning his own actions.And in doing so—He completely forgot they were being followed.A loud bang erupted behind them, and the car jolted violently to the side.Chloe snapped her head around, eyes widening as she saw the dark SUV gaining on them, its headlights like glowing eyes in the night.“Jerry, focus!” she shouted.Jerry’s head whipped back toward t