Anastasia POV:I picked up a black pencil skirt and a blue blouse for the day. Yeah, I better wear these clothes now before I won't fit into them. I took a shower, changed my clothes and tied my hair in a neat bun. A perfect office-y look.I smiled as I looked at my tummy. I feel relieved since everyone knows about the baby now. Mom and Dad are also taking great care of me. They couldn't stay mad at me for more than 12 hours and now they are even more excited than me for the baby. They want to see their grandchild ASAP. However, I also got nervous. Ryan will be coming to my office today and I don't know how I am going to talk to him about marriage. 'It will be fine.' I assured myself and grabbed my things to leave. "I will not let you go on an empty stomach." Mom appeared out of the thin air and threatened me. "Mom, I am feeling queasy. Can we not do this today?" I helplessly tried to get away. Although I understand their concern for me still, I kind of regretted telling them the
Ryan POV:When I came to talk to her, I was definitely in favor of marriage with her but the conversation took another turn and she got offended as I called the baby a peanut sized thing. I can't believe that she has gotten so attached to something which she hasn't seen yet. The pain which appeared on her face made my heart clench in my chest. Furthermore, something inside me stirred when I saw her retching. She was going through more than what I have. "Let's get married." It did not take me more than a few seconds to reach this conclusion. But I made it clear that I cannot be bound to a loveless marriage for an entire life. "You are right, Ryan. It is necessary for us to get married. For the baby, for our companies but later things will be different. If we ever want to separate from each other... I am sure our parents will understand us." She added and I could not agree any less with her. "You are smarter than what I thought." I teased her. She groaned and rolled her eyes. "Wha
Anastasia POV: The news that Ryan and I have decided to marry spread like a wildfire in our families and when I came back from the office, Mom informed me that Katherine is coming to our place. "Why?" I asked Mom with my usual widely opened eyes. Mom glared at me, "What do you mean.. why? She wants to talk to you. You are going to be her daughter in law." She showed me the mirror of reality while my lips were tightly sealed."Mom, this is so sudden. Can't you guys give me some time to adjust first?" I almost pleaded with her. "Ana is right. We shouldn't force her." Dad chimed and I gratefully looked at him. He winked but we were forgetting here that the ultimate power at Logan's residence is Grace. "I can't ask her not to come." She announced. The little twinkling hope I had, it died down. I sighed and grabbed my things before going to my room. There is so much going on in my life at the moment that I can't comprehend which thing needs my attention more. I took a shower, dried m
Anastasia POV: Today, I had a meeting with Delilah. Till now, all of my work has been limited to working on the designs. I never got a chance to meet people and talk. So, now I was pretty excited about selecting the ambassador for my brand. "Miss. Logan, Delilah Smith is here." Samuel informed me and then I saw a tall and fairer than the moon figure. She walked into my office with confidence and looked around until her gaze settled on me. Her blonde hair was open and she wore heavy makeup. Furthermore, the short royal blue colored dress she was wearing... It was beautiful but it was short for the meeting. I ignored that and offered my hand for a shake. "Anastasia Logan." I introduced myself. Her pupil dilated. Because of what reason? I don't know. But she took my hand, "Delilah Smith." "Good to see you. Please have a seat." I settled on the sofa while she sat on my left hand side. "Actually, I have no idea about how the entertainment world works so I did some research on you."
Anastasia POV:I have never hated anyone in my life as much as I am hating Delilah Smith right now. Today, we were supposed to have a shoot with her. But there were no signs of that woman. Everyone was on standby but the model was nowhere to be seen. If she wouldn't come here in 3 more minutes, I was sure that I would go and crack open Ryan's skull to introduce her to me. It would have been a lot better if I simply hired a rookie rather than an A-listed model. They all are good for nothing and all they know is how to give attitude. "What should we do, Miss. Logan?" The photographer came to me with a pitiful face. I was blowing with rage now. She is 2 hours late. "Samuel, have you called her?" I called him over."Yes, Miss. Logan. I did but she is not answering her call." Samuel wryly told me. I clenched my teeth really hard."Let's wait another 15 minutes. If she will be here, get to work. Otherwise, call it a day." I had no other choice but to make a decision. We weren't so free to
Anastasia POV:I wanted to take a day off today, however an important meeting with the manufacturer came up and I couldn't postpone it. "Miss. Logan, I have noticed that most of your new designs are based on diamonds. It will be really hard for us to use them in every single piece as the prices of the raw material in the market have raised drastically." Mr. Martin, the head of the manufacturing company shared his thoughts with me. Since, I haven't made so much profit to invest on my own in the new collection, I needed help from someone to cover the cost. Furthermore, what I earned from the launching collection, I invested it into opening an outlet and paid a little sum to Ryan. Once again, I was back to the square with the money issue. I contemplated what to do. "Oh God, you named it as diamonds in the sky." He exclaimed. Most of the designs are based on astronomy so, I squeezed my brain to come up with it. "What do you propose, Mr. Martin?" I leaned back and asked him seriously.
Anastasia POV:"How are you holding up?" He asked me. His voice was so soft that I melted right there. Tears started to build in my eyes all over again. "I slept like a dead person. I guess I am fine." I forced myself to push the ball which formed in my throat and barely stopped myself from choking on it. "Then, I was worried for nothing." He chuckled and it made me smile too. I fiddled with my fingers and licked my lips as they dried up. "It will be fine." He tried to comfort me. I nodded my head although I wasn't convinced at all. "Why did you want to see me?" I could not tolerate his pity anymore. Ryan hesitated and then he pulled out something from the inner pocket of his coat. I couldn't guess what it was in the darkness. "I know this isn't a great time but here... Mom wanted me to give you a ring." He opened the little velvety box in front of me. A huge diamond was sparkling on the ring. It was beautiful indeed. But I never imagined that I would be getting engaged in a car l
Anastasia POV: Even after 3 days, nothing changed. People were still targeting me and my company. No matter how much I tried to not let myself get affected by those malicious comments, still they were bothering me. People were calling me with all sorts of names and that was the end of my patience. Most of all, I wanted to shout at Ryan. He promised me that it will be fine and he will take care of this matter but he was doing nothing. 'This must be fun for him. He must be enjoying it.' I thought he had every reason to hate me. I talked him into having s*x with me and then I got impregnated by his seeds. Now, I am being tied like a leash around his collar forcefully. I am a bone which is stuck in his throat but he can't spit it out nor can he swallow it. I was curious about how his company is doing, so I checked the stock market and that man was seriously getting loaded in money while I was squeezing every cent which I have just to get through another day. Migraine started to get