Few hours passed and it was morning. Anya had already woken up from sleep and was busy following Asher around and nagging him, because he refused to let her go out. “No matter how much you plead, you're going to remain in the mansion, little sis. And no matter how strong or tough you are, you can't change my decision”. Asher announced, as he still won't let Anya follow him. “I already told you that I'm going to be alright. Besides, you witnessed how my elder boss scolded me last night because I resigned. I'm currently jobless, and it's right that I work with you in the Walton's company”. Anya tried her best to explain this point to Asher, but he was still being a strong head. “That's exactly my point, little sis. Since when are you interested in working in our Walton's company?”. Asher stopped walking as he asked Anya. “I know I wasn't interested in the company before, big brother. But that's all in the past. Besides, I'm a brand new Anya”. Anya explained. After listening to
After hearing from their mother, Zeke and Zach began hacking. Since their momma suspected Liliana, Zeke and Zach started with her, by hijacking everything that was connected to her. About 15 minutes later, “Mommy, it's her. Your hunch was correct”. Zeke said all of a sudden. “Is it really Liliana's doing? She's the master culprit? That's believable!”. Anya exclaimed and furrowed her eyebrows in the process. “Yes, mommy. Liliana is the master culprit. After I hacked her cell phone, I saw the conversation, which she had recently with an unknown number. To be fair, the unknown number wasn't deactivated after the call, so I was able to track it down”. “Plus, the unknown number is related to the uncompleted building you described, Mom. So I'm guessing the unknown number belonged to one of those thugs”. Zeke finished explaining. “Whoa! You're really skilled and experienced, Zeke! Even more than me”. Anya exclaimed because she was amazed by Zeke's hacking and knowledge skills. Zac
Anya adjusted the long blue jeans she was wearing, before she said to Zeke and Zach, “You two should remain here”. After saying this, Anya turned to leave with Mrs Addams. It didn't take long and Anya suddenly halted and said, “In fact, Zeke, Zach, come with me outside. Let's show those women that our bond is thicker than blood. What do you two think about my suggestion?”. “It’s an excellent suggestion, Mom. Also, I want them to see that Zach and I are not pushovers”. Zeke declared as he tightened his fists and slightly raised them up. “Yeah!”. Zach supported his big brother as usual. “So sweet. My babies are not only smart, but are also brave”. Anya patted Zeke and Zach's heads as she said with a smile. It took just a few minutes, and Anya eventually arrived outside with her twins by her side. “What was the meaning of all that drama, Anya? You purposely left Larisa and I to wait out here for a long time!”. After seeing Anya, Mrs Griswold scolded her almost immediately, and wa
“What happened back there? Why was blood everywhere?! And what about Anya? What happened to her?!”. Liliana roared in anger. It didn't take long and she parked her car off the road. Actually, she had driven far away from the uncompleted building, so at the moment she was feeling a little bit settled. “I can't believe this. Don't tell me….”. Liliana gasped in disbelief before she continued to speculate, “Did those thugs fail the job I assigned them to do? But yesterday they informed me that Anya was with them! So, how come everything became like this? And that blood”. Liliana gritted her teeth in annoyance as she quarrelled. Every second that passed by, caused Liliana to feel uncomfortable and irritated. In fact, she was able to hear her heart beating fast. “Get a hold of yourself, Liliana…. I can't go back home looking like this. If only those thugs did their job properly, then I wouldn't be panicking like this!”. “No, this won't do. I have to go to Lucian. I can't ever allow Any
Liliana had already left Lucian's mansion, but she didn't totally leave. Instead, she remained outside the premises with her car. Even though Liliana was outside Lucian's mansion, she was feeling so worried and eager. “This is getting worse! At this rate, I don't think Lucian would get married to me! But it's strange though. Why didn't he go to his company today? I know Lucian, and he's a workaholic”. “Lucian must have had a reason for not going to his company today”. Liliana added, before she gasped in horror and announced, “Does this have anything to do with Anya?! Gosh! If it's true, then what should I do? Wait, I know what to do! I must get married to Lucian within a month! And if that's impossible, I'd just get pregnant with his child! But right now, I need to come up with ways to get closer to him!”. After saying all this, Liliana began to calculate what she'd do and how she'd execute it. Few minutes passed and Liliana still didn't know what to do. “That's it! I'm not going
“Of course, I remembered. After all…. You're my one and only little sister”. Asher announced with a smile, as he left his office. It didn't take more than 5 minutes, and Asher arrived at the place his car was parked. He didn't waste time and sat in the back seat, after opening the door. “Boss, is anything wrong?”. Jeremy, who was sitting on the driver's seat and was driving the car, mistakenly saw Asher's smiling face through the front mirror, and asked. “Anything wrong? Does my facial expression look sad or what, Jeremy?”. Asher replied to Jeremy, since he had already hung up his call with Anya. “Oh. Your facial expression is alright, Boss. Actually, I saw you smiling happily. And It was really weird to me, because you rarely smile like this”. Jeremy replied honestly. “Weird? What do you mean by weird, Jeremy? And FYI, I smile like this almost every time. I guess you were not always around to witness it, until now”. Asher argued, before he focused his attention on his cell phon
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
“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.