THE DAY BEFORE."Briana ", he said pure shock in his voice.Anna could feel her heart breaking into pieces again as Vincenzo let go of her hand.The smile on Briana's face made her feel like retching. She did not understand how one person could make you mad but every time she saw her all she wanted to do was leave but there was no way she was going to leave.She was not going to leave Briana with her husband."What do you want ?", Anna asked Briana as she rubbed the back of her neck."Am I not allowed to come see the father of my baby? I was stressed that something really bad had happened to him, I don't want my kid to grow up without a father", Briana said with a pout on her face."We are not sure that kid is his first of all so stop jumping to conclusions ", Anna said trying not to loose her calm."I know that you hate me but you need to accept the fact that this kid is his ,I don't want you treating my kid badly because you don't like me ",Briana said as she turned to go sit at the
Anna could feel the fear creep up in her . Not because she was scared or anything but she knew what Vincenzo's parents wanted to tell him."Hey mum ",Vincenzo said and his mother couldn't help the chuckle that escaped her lips as she rushed to his side to hug him.A nod sufficed between Vincenzo and his father . They never had a relationship and him being in a crash hadn't changed anything or made him love Vincenzo ."Am okay mum ",Vincenzo said as she tried hugging his mum back .He couldn't know what she was feeling though . Her heart had broken when he hadn't recognized her and told her she couldn't be her mother .It was as if he had driven a stake in her heart ."We need to talk ", Vincenzo's father said as he sat down .You could feel the tension in the room as the two men looked at each other .Vincenzo wondered what it was that had bothered his father that much that he was willing to have a sit-down with him."What is it about ?",Vincenzo asked him."It's about the company ",
PRESENT TIME.Anna could feel her heart beating out of her chest but the sweet smile on her lips suggested otherwise.As she entered the room where the meeting was being held she put powdered on her hands to stop them from sweating.Joshua could tell that she was a mess but he didn't dare point it out. The lines on her forehead were a clear indication that she wants to do okay .He wondered if he had been too honest with her. If was true she was the worst person they could have thought for the position.He could t say anything about it though . It wasn't in his position to tell Vincenzo what to do.The door open ed and the members of the board started coming in . Anna knew some of them and had taken time to try and understand what they were like so she wants to be caught off guard.There were three women but she knew it was going to be hard trying to convince one of them to vote for her.Now that she thought of it, this was the most stupid decision that Vincenzo had made.____________
Anna's smile faded the moment she stepped out of the car.She didn't know if it was because of seeing Dylan's face or if it was the excruciating pain she felt in her stomach.She stumbled as the pain got worse and Dylan saw this and rushed to help her stand."What's wrong ?", he asked her as she supported her body and the firm with his but all she could manage to get out was a pained groan.Raul saw this and rushed you to her side to know what was wrong."I'll go call the doctor ", Raul said as he rushed into the hospital and Dylan followed right behind with Anna in his arms.She could see the blood on her leg and wondered what was happening to her bodyShe struggled to breathe as the pain got worse every second. It was as if someone had taken a shovel and was playing around with her insides.She let out a scream as she felt like her side was being jabbed. A nurse came to where they were with a wheelchair and she was out in the wheelchair and taken to one of the rooms.___________Ann
Tears rolled down her cheeks as she stared at herself in the mirror. The hospital looked big on her as her hands slid down to her stomach and rested there.A little gasp escaped her lipstick #as the words played in her head over and over. You lost the baby.How could she have lost a child she never knew she had in the first place?It had been an hour since she had gone to the bathroom and she k re whswhoseoked a like ess there was no way she was facing anyone with the way she lookedHow weak was her body It could t even protect one kid. She felt like beating herself up big couldn't How was she going to tell Vincenzo?How could she tell him that she had been pregnant and lost it? They had big even celebrated her being pregnant and yet they had lost the baby.It wasn't that, that bothered him. All she could think about was Briana carrying his child. Smiling aif s she was going to be the other of either his son or daughter.Briana was better than her and that thought itself infuriated
"Hello ", Vincenzo said as he took the phone and pressed it against his ears."I hope you're having a great recovery ", the person on the other line said and he could recognize that voice anywhere.It had been the cartel he had talked to when he was in Mexico."How can I help you ?", Vincenzo asked.", That's not how you talk to someone you work with now is it ?", Neegan asked Vincenzo chuckling."I don't work with you ", Vincenzo said as he turned to glance at Anna who didn't seem to be phased by the conversation that they were having."That's not true, ask your wife she was here and we came to such an amazing agreement ", Neegan chuckled."She didn't tell me that ", Vincenzo said glancing at Anna as if he wanted to murder her."Yeah well I wanted you to hear it from me first ", Neegan coughed ", hand her the phone now will you, "he said and Vincenzo gave Anna the phone."Hello ", Anna said as she took the phone and left the room."Hello to you too, I didn't know you hadn't told your
She acted like there was nothing wrong when she smiled as she saw Neegan. The bouquet he held in his hand as he tried to hug her brushing her hand.It's like her brain had completely forgotten what had happened that morning but no. She had just forced herself to lock it and not talk about it.Who was she going to talk to about itHow would she tell them that she had lost a child she had never wanted in the first place big nothing had hurt her like that loss.How would she tell them that she wasn't mad that she had lost the baby? She was mad that it wasn't her that was having the baby for Vincenzo.She couldn't fathom the idea that Briana was going to be the one who would give him a baby. For a second she had allowed herself to wonder how life would have been if she had indeed been pregnant and the baby survived.Would have Vincenzo learned to love her? Would he have been a good father to their baby?Those were questions she was not going to get answers to. She had locked the thought a
Neegan followed Anna as she made her way to the stores and watched as the products were being packed.She had to make sure she was there so if anything went wrong she knew what to say."You will go with some of my boys because they know their way around there ", Neegan said as he stared at Anna who just nodded her head to everything he said."Can I please get the map I need to see the areas that you usually supply and I will also need their contacts ", Anna said and Neegan called on to one of his guys."This is Mateo, You'll be going with him as your right-hand man", Neegan as a man approached Anna.He looked like he was in the wrong place as she stared at his well-defined face. The tattoos on his arms and neck made him look cunning but the sweet boyish smile he had made her think otherwise "Hello ma'am ", he said as he took off his hat in an attempt of bowing down but failed miserably."I wish I could stay here and walk you through everything but I have a business to handle. You'll