Liliana saw that this was her greatest opportunity, so she quickly removed a few of her clothes, leaving her body almost half exposed. The moment she was about to help Lucian with his clothes, a strong hand suddenly grabbed her hands in a really rough manner. “How dare you come to my room? What the heck are you trying to do?!”. Lucian's face darkened badly as he questioned Liliana.He was really disgusted by the sight of Liliana. And in no time, he shoved her away from him. ‘Isn't he drunk?! How did this happen?! Why does he suddenly look conscious?!’. Liliana thought to herself and gritted her teeth later on. “What…. What do you mean, Lucian?”. Liliana calmly asked with a gentle voice, as she pretended not to know what Lucian was talking about. Soon, she added with pride, “I'm all yours, Lucian. And it's best if I stayed with you tonight”. After saying this, Liliana tried to touch Lucian with her hands, but this time around, Lucian grabbed her hands more tightly and with anger.
[7am] It was already morning time the next day, and Asher had woken up from sleep and was prepared to go to work. Asher decided to work a lot today, so that tomorrow, he'd give himself a break and have quality family-time– with his little sister and his little nephews. Asher dressed himself in a casual manner today, by wearing a baggy grey t-shirt and long black pants. Looking at himself in the large wall mirror, Asher saw that he looked perfect and was good to go. Anyway, since Asher was now ready for work, he walked to the exit door of his bedroom. “Argh!”. As soon as Asher opened the door, he was frightened and also yelled in horror, because Anya was standing right in front of his room door!. “Jeez, Anya. You scared the heck out of me. Why are you standing in front of my bedroom door? You should have just knocked, you know”. Asher admitted, while his right hand was placed on his fast beating chest. “Tsk, I thought you're more than this, big brother. Seriously, aren't you a
“Everything Zach and I said is the truth, big uncle Asher. Just believe it already”. Zeke said, as he was still trying to persuade Asher to believe the truth. “Yeah, big uncle handsome. Everything Zeke and I said to you is hundred percent the truth. We're really skilled at hacking”. Zach announced, and for once, he kept a serious face, which surprised Asher. “You kids are really serious about this? Alright then, I'm just going to ask a simple question. Who taught you two how to hack? Because I'm definitely sure it's not Anya”. Asher said. “That's right…. Zach and I should better go and prepare ourselves, since we're also going to the company with you, big uncle Asher”. Zeke announced, and in an instant, he held Zach's hand and left with him to their bedroom. “Those twins. Was it even necessary for them to leave me curious? I simply asked them a simple question”. Asher muttered because of the way Zeke and Zach ignored his question. “I guess I'll have to eat breakfast, since I'
[4:30pm] “Boss, are you really sure about this?”. James suddenly asked, because the action Lucian wanted to execute was a crazy one. To cut the story short, Lucian was planning to drive to Walton's company, and that was the reason why James was so stunned. Honestly, James knew that Lucian and Asher were rivals. Also, James couldn't understand what was happening. Exactly an hour ago, Lucian was still drowning in sorrow, but all of a sudden, he became not only cold, but also determined. Lucian didn't reply to James’ question, instead, he simply walked to his car and entered it, before he ordered Mike, who was already sitting in the driver's seat, “Drive”. Mike swallowed the invisible lump in his throat after he heard Lucian's order to him. James wasn't surprised when Lucian didn't reply to his question. He even expected that to happen. “I shouldn't ask any more questions”. James muttered to himself, before he also entered the car and sat at the front seat with Mike. Seeing how
On their way outside the company, Asher teased Anya again, causing her to chase him around until they arrived at the first floor of the building. “Hahaha, with those short legs of yours, you can never catch me, little sister. Just give up already”. Asher announced and was smiling so sweetly, because he has never had this much fun before. “Tsk. Having short legs is not a big deal, Asher. But be prepared for my wrath, because after we enter the car together, I'll definitely pay you back for all your teasing”. Anya gave Asher her word, before she stopped running, and was catching her breath. Deborah arrived at the first floor with an important document in her hand. She was urgently walking fast, because she wanted to pass the document to the manager in charge. But suddenly, she stopped walking and her jaw also dropped after she saw Asher. “Wait a second here…. Are my eyes deceiving me? Our ruthless boss Asher is currently having fun by teasing his little sister. He's even smiling!
“No! I can never accept defeat! Wait…. Does Larisa know about the twins? If she does, then it's game over for me! But, Lucian doesn't like Anya, right? Yeah, Lucian would never leave me for Anya!”. Liliana yelled in frustration and was hitting her car horn nonstop. ..... Inside the car, Zeke and Zach were sitting in the back seats with Lucian, while James and Mike were sitting in the front seats. Lucian hasn't said anything to his twins the whole time. Actually, he was sitting straight, and his ocean-coloured eyes, which were identical to that of Zeke and Zach, were shut. “Hey, Mister!”. Zeke suddenly shouted while staring at Mike. He wasn't even a little bit afraid, compared to Zach, who was nervously shaking. “Oh, kiddo, are you talking to me?”. Mike, who was sitting in the second front seat of the car, asked. Technically speaking, James was the one driving the car this time around. “Of course I'm talking to you, Mister! How dare you carry me into this annoying car wi
“I'm going to follow them until the end! I can't be left out in this!”. Liliana said to herself. Her car was driving after Asher's car, which was currently heading to Lucian's mansion. ~~~~ “Little sister, I think you should slow down for a bit. You're driving too fast”. Asher said to Anya, because he was already beginning to feel dizzy. “I never knew you could drive like this”. He added. “Yeah, I could totally drive like this, big brother. But blame that jerk for taking my babies away from me!”. Anya announced, without looking at Asher's face. “You know what, Asher?”. She suddenly asked him. “What?”. Asher asked. “I've stopped being angry for now, Asher. But, do you know why?”. Anya turned to face Asher for a brief second as she asked him again. “Why?”. Asher asked Anya again, since he was curious to hear her answer. “The answer is quite easy, big brother. I purposely suppressed my anger, because the jerk I ought to vent my anger on, is not here with me”. Anya simpl
Griswold's family mansion, the living room, “Mom, Lucian's number is still not available”. Larisa complained to Mrs Griswold, before she added with a frown, “I have been calling his number ever since today, but it's just not going through”. “Darling, I really think that it's you who has forgotten much about our son”. Gideon, who kept silent all this while and was busy watching his wife call their son over and over again, finally said something. “What do you mean by that, honey?”. Larisa questioned with furrowed eyebrows. Annoyance was clearly visible on her face.. “I mean, when was the last time Lucian ever answered our calls?”. Gideon tried to reason with Larisa. “Enough, you two. You're giving me a headache here”. Mr Griswold hissed as he announced. “Bu…. But, Father …” Larisa was about to say some words, but before she could even compose a full sentence, Mr Griswold gestured her to stop. “Why are you disturbing Lucian? Is it perhaps, about the twins again? For crying out l
“I have no other excuse again, Anya. I'm really sorry”. Lucian apologised once more. His heart was pounding like a drum as he awaited Anya's reply. “I- I-”. Lucian curiously looked at Anya, who was trying to say something. “I forgive you, Lucian. You can get up now”. Anya said to him. This was a tough decision for her. Lucian's eyes widened in shock. Even though he eagerly hoped that Anya would forgive him, it was still surprising to him that she had really forgiven him. After Lucian had collected himself, he hurriedly stood up and hugged Anya. He couldn't ever endure losing her again. “I love you, Anya. I really do!”. He admitted. He stopped hugging her and fixed his gaze on her face. As he brought his face closer to hers, he saw that she didn't retreat, causing him to be happy. He continued to lean forward and finally kissed her. Lucian never expected Anya, who had a hot temper, to easily forgive him. “I- I love you too. But don't you dare break my heart again”.
“Do you think we should be worried about our boss?”. Mike asked James, because Lucian was not yet back from where he had been. And the time was already 5pm in the evening. “I don't think so, Mike. He's not a little kid, so why should we be worried about him? I'm going home”. James announced, before he left Mike's side and went out of the office. But after he arrived outside, Mike grabbed his arm and stopped him. “You're going to leave just like that?”. Mike asked. “Why not? Have you already forgotten the kind of person our boss is?” James also questioned Mike, who was unable to say anything because he realised that he was worried over nothing. He shouldn't be worried about Lucian, rather he should be worried about the people who would dare cross paths with him. James added, “I'm now convinced that you remember the kind of person our boss is, Mike. And if, by chance, you're wondering about where our boss is at the moment, just know that he might be apologising to his dear wife, l
“Why hasn't Lucian come here with the twins? Why hasn't he brought them here? I mean, if he couldn't bring the twins to us by himself, he could have at least asked Mrs Hannah to do it for him. I just want to spend a day or two with my grandchildren. Is that wrong of me?”. Larisa asked, while checking the time on her phone. “Calm down, darling. You'll have a fever if your temperature rises”. Gideon said to her, but she wasn't calming down at all. The same goes for Mrs Griswold, who was also patiently waiting for the twins to arrive. “Where did Lucian possibly take the twins to? Don't tell me-”. Larisa gasped in disbelief, before she added, “Did Mrs Hannah lie to me? That would make a lot of sense because she was sweating when we visited. Maybe the twins weren't with Lucian after all. Or maybe Anya took them away”. “Don't get overboard with your imaginations, darling. Previously, didn't you say Mrs Hannah would never lie to you?”. Gideon asked. “That's it! I've had enough of this
Anya’s mouth widened in disbelief. She had already entered the VIP ward when she heard what Zeke had just called Lucian. Anya pointed her index finger at Lucian and asked Zeke, “Di- did I just hear you call him ‘father’? Or are my ears deceiving me?”. She couldn't believe the words her ears had just heard. And most especially, she couldn't believe that the words came out of Zeke’s lips! Zeke didn't say anything for a while. He simply stared at Lucian, before staring at Anya, who was still pointing her index finger at Lucian. Zeke finally said something, “He agreed to apologise to you, mom. He also agreed to be punished. According to my research, it's really rare to see someone like my father apologise to anyone. So after I get better, I'll retrieve this ward CCTV footage”. Anya was even more confused after listening to Zeke’s explanation. She couldn't understand him at all! It was as if Zeke's words entered her right ear and came out of her left ear. “Tell me the truth, Zeke.
Many minutes had passed and no news from the emergency room. Anya was insecure and restless. She couldn't even bear to close her eyes, even though her eyes were strangely feeling really sleepy and tired. On the other hand, Zach had already fallen asleep in Anya’s arms because of the trauma he had newly experienced today, thanks to Liliana. “Oh, you're back already, brother?”. She asked, after seeing that Asher was walking toward her. “You don't look so good, Anya. Your face is pale. And your eyes, they're tedious”. Asher said to her after he arrived at her side. “Really? I didn't even notice any of these”. She rubbed her face with her palm as she admitted. Staring at Zach, who was asleep in Anya's arms, Asher suggested, by saying, “Why don't you give him to me?”. “That's right. I didn't see that son of-. I mean, I didn't see Lucian. I'm sorry, Anya”. He apologised. “Oh. Don't worry about that, Asher. Lucian is already inside the emergency ward with Zeke. He arrived the min
“Lu- Lucian! He has the same blood group!”. Anya exclaimed as she held Asher's shoulders. “I have to get Lucian here immediately! I don't care if he's my enemy. I must save my son!”. She declared. “Calm down, sis. I'll go get him here myself”. Asher assured her. Although Asher hated the fact that Lucian was the only solution they had now, he still had no other choice but to bring him here fast, since Zeke's life was on the line. He added, “Why don't you look after Zach? I'll be back as fast as I can”. “Bu- But”. She tried to say something, but didn't know what to say. It was as if her mind went blank like paper. “Don't worry about me, Anya. I got this”. Asher assured her once more with a certain gaze, before he gave Zach to her and left in a hurry. “Please, hurry. Zeke is counting on you”. She pleaded. Her voice wasn't that loud nor was it too low. To her, it was more like she forced herself to say something. ‘Sure’. Asher replied to Anya in his mind, because he clearly he
“Da…. Daddy?”. Zach's voice was weak when he called Lucian. He tried to stand up but fell on the floor because of the chain that was used to bind his legs. “Zach! Zeke!”. Anya shouted as soon as she entered the building. Without hesitation, she ran to their side. The four guys continuously groaned in pain while holding their injured legs, which were bleeding badly. Liliana fell to her knees in panic. She couldn't stop staring at Lucian and Asher, who had an intimidating aura. They were also staring at her with piercing eyes and dark faces as if they were ready to devour her completely. She was unable to utter a single word. “Are you two okay?!”. Anya was panicking as she asked. She quickly dragged Zach to her side, before she turned to face Zeke. Zeke was lying on the floor. His bent knees were almost touching his chest. Seeing that Zeke wasn't moving, Anya felt the time around her stop. “H- He- is he alright?”. She asked, before she left Zach and carried Zeke instead. Whe
“Wh- Who are you people?”. Zach questioned, and was terrified of the four scary guys. “Don't be scared, Zach. I'll protect you for sure!”. Zeke was looking around as he declared. ‘This is an uncompleted building. And I bet it's located in an isolated area!’ Zeke thought. Although he was scared, he kept a composed expression, as he didn't want to reveal his weakness to his enemies! It was exactly an hour and seventeen minutes ago when they decided to wait for their mommy. Before they knew what was happening, their noses were covered with handkerchiefs that had medicine in them. Because of this, they passed out. And after they later woke up, they found themselves in this uncompleted building, tied up with chains. Their feets were chained, and the same chains were connected to heavy round metal, making it impossible for them to run away. “Don't you dare touch them”. Evans quarreled with his men. “We're going to leave these kids for that lady to deal with. She'll be here soon”. Ev
“How…. How dare you?!”. Anya roared in anger, and also wiped her lips. ‘I can't believe he kissed me with those same lips that he used to kiss Liliana!’. She thought to herself, causing her to wipe her lips non-stop. “I have sincerely apologised to you, my wife. And I also kissed you, as a sign of my love and affection for you. So, why don't you just give me another chance? I promise I will make everything up to you”. Lucian announced, with his hand placed on his chest. “Now I understand. Something is definitely wrong with you, Lucian. Because if you were okay, you wouldn't have said all this nonsense to me”. Anya said. She felt that something was wrong with Lucian, so out of curiosity she touched his forehead with her right palm. ‘His body temperature seems normal. Is he perhaps drunk or crazy?’. She wondered, since she couldn't tell what was going on in Lucian's mind. “I am definitely all right, my wife. Nothing is wrong with me. I know what I am doing. But please, listen to me.