“Stop being curious about Jeremy, Anya”. Asher announced with a firm voice. “Hmph. Killer joy”. Anya mumbled under her breath, but since Asher was standing close to her, he was able to hear what she just said. “Killer joy? I just don't want you to start another relationship”. Asher admitted immediately. Immediately after Anya heard Asher's words, she burst out laughing. “Stop being hilarious, big brother. What nonsense relationship are you talking about? I was just curious about Jeremy. There's no way I want to involve myself in a relationship with him”. Anya explained. “Oh, I misunderstood you, little sister. I actually thought you were interested in Jeremy”. Asher chuckled and was scratching his head when he said to Anya. “I understand, big bro”. Anya nodded at Asher as she said. In no time, she opened Asher’s car and sat in the seat which was next to the driver's seat. Asher also got into his car, after which he drove off. Seeing that Asher's car had already driven of
Outside Lucian's Mansion, “There's no way that Lucian would send me away. I can't believe that. Never”. Liliana gritted her teeth as she announced. In fact, she refused to believe that Lucian didn't want to see her. So she made up her mind and entered the Mansion by herself. In no time, Liliana arrived inside the living room. As always, the living room, including the other rooms of the mansion, was decorated exquisitely. Almost everything inside the mansion got Liliana’s attention. Though, this mansion shouldn't be much of a surprise because all these exquisite designs are expected from the no 1 billionaire in the entire city. Liliana ascended the stairs, and when she arrived at a particular door which happened to be Lucian's room, she halted and took a deep breath in and out. Later on, Liliana entered the room before her. She didn't even mind knocking. “Lucian…. Are you here?”. Liliana softly asked as she continued to step forward. “Who told you to come here?”. Fear imme
“Huh? What do you mean, Uncle Asher?”. Zeke asked. “What do you want me to say, Zeke?”. Asher pretended not to know what Zeke was asking him about. “But right now, you said….”. Zeke was not able to complete his words because he was interrupted by Asher. “Alright, don't mind me, but I found out that you twins are good at operating laptops. I know you two don't want Anya to know about your abilities, so that's why I said I'd keep your secrets”. Asher explained and continued eating later on. “What exactly do you know about us, Uncle Asher?”. Zeke curiously asked again, and was hoping that Asher– didn't figure out about the revenge plan. “You lied you couldn't make use of laptops, but I noticed that you two are pro when it came to that aspect. I watched you two last night, you're professionals. I guess at this rate, you two are perfect to work in the company with me”. After saying this, Asher patted Zeke and Zach's heads, before he focused on his meal once more. Zeke secretly s
“Wh…. Where am I?”. Anya finally opened her eyes after being unconscious for a long time. Soon after, she raised her head to stare at the five roughly-dressed thugs, who were standing in front of her. “Who the heck are you guys? How dare you bring me to this strange place? Do you even know who I am?”. Anya questioned with fearless eyes. “You're really a bold one. Lady, don't you have no fear? You should be really scared right now, but instead, you're asking silly questions. You're supposed to be begging for your life!”. Ethan, the leader of the thugs, yelled out at Anya. “What? Me….? I should be scared? You are really insane for you to think like that. You're no more than trash, so why would I be scared of you?”. Anya simply stated her mind. After hearing what Anya said, Ethan lost his cool and slapped her. “You really have a death wish, lady! But don't you worry, I'll definitely take my time with you”. Ethan said and was staring at Anya's body with lustful intentions. ‘Wait a
Anya was still held captive by the five thugs. Not only that, she was so angry because of the slap she received on her face. To payback for Ethan's slap on her cheek, Anya charged against all the thugs, and since she was a really skilled fighter, she bruised them badly. “So, what were you guys saying before? Did you actually think I was a weakling? Look me straight in the eyes!”. Anya announced harshly before her fingers roughly grabbed Ethan's chin and forced him to stare at her face. “If you've experienced what I've gone through, then you would know that I'm capable of destroying more than 10 thugs put together!”. Anya added, and this time around, her voice was more terrifying. The thugs were all groaning in pain as they watched Anya standing tall before them. She even has the audacity to smirk at them. In no time, Anya felt disgusted and left Ethan's chin. Soon after, she walked to the place where a chair was kept. Upon arriving, she sat on the chair. ‘Tsk, bunch of wicked i
“W…. Why in the world is this guy here? And, police? Tsk, I thought he could handle stuff on his own”. Anya instantly spoke her mind because she was extremely surprised. She never expected Lucian to come here with the police. Well, Anya spoke this way because Lucian was a dangerous guy in the past. Lucian approached Anya, and when he noticed how dumbfounded she was, he worriedly asked, “Scared?”. “Tsk, You're asking me whether I'm scared? Let me tell you something, the police just destroyed my only clues. How daring of you to ask me if I was scared. Is it because of the police guns? Who hasn't seen guns before?”. Anya said her mind in one go before she rudely added, “Today has been a messy day for me, I'm returning to my home this instant”. After Anya said all those words, she was about to leave, when suddenly, Mike and James showed up and stood in her way. After Mike and James arrived, Anya didn't leave yet. Instead, she questioned Lucian by saying, “Huh? Mr stranger, do you wa
“What did you mean by that, Lucian? And how is it my concern if you didn't proceed with the divorce agreement? All I know, I did my own part by signing the divorce agreement. So, your business isn't my damn business anymore! And my business is neither your damn business!”. Anya yelled at Lucian because she was indeed frustrated at him. With just a swift action, Lucian knocked Anya out and took her with him. Asher's company, After breakfast, Asher prepared both Zeke and Zach, before he also took his bath and dressed himself up. Afterwards, he took Zeke and Zach to the company with him. “Uncle Asher, may I know what perfect work you'd like for me and Zach to handle? I'm only asking because of my curiosity”. Zeke simply admitted, so he wouldn't sound like a nagging kid. “It's nothing fancy, Zeke. But, it's sure going to be hard work”. Asher announced. “Huh?”. Zeke and Zach reacted almost at the same time because of what Asher had said. “No need to overreact just yet, twins. It'
“Zeke, Zach…. Where did you brats run off to? Are you trying to play a prank on me right now?”. Asher muttered before he sighed deeply and continued to search for the twins. Asher has been searching for Zeke and Zach for the past 25 minutes now. Even Fiona joined him in the search because of how serious the situation was. After checking the CCTV footage, Asher rushed outside the building, but that was where the trail ended. “Where could you two possibly be? Damn! If I can't look after Zeke and Zach, then how am I capable of looking after my little sister?!”. Asher gritted his teeth after saying. As the second pass, he was gradually losing his mind. Asher was still outside his building when Jeremy approached him where he was standing. “Boss, I heard you're looking for the twins”. Jeremy went straight to the point and said to Asher, who looked really troubled. “Yeah. Did you see them?”. Asher quickly asked as he was feeling quite impatient. “Yes, Boss. I saw them about 30 mi
“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.