“Let's go home.” Ryan orders when Isabella is done with her rant, I think.“Go home?” Isabella asks in disbelieve. “You are not going to reate a situation and then run home. Wehave control damage to atleast do.” Isabella says and I cannot believe her right now.“We are going back to the party. Anastasia atleast I hope you make makes yourself look presentable.”Isabella says glaring hard at my hair before walking away, Bianca does the same too before walking away.I'm left with just Ryan and we both settle into silence. I know he doesn't deserve my apology and Scarlettdeserved every slap I painted her face with but I feel guilty staring at him look so lost when I have seenhow desperately hard he tries to impress his parents, especially since he's quiet and not screaming myhead off. I better take the opportunity to take precaution.“I'm sorry.” I tell Ryan who spares me just a side glance before hissing through his teeth.“I'll be waiting for you out here.” Is all he says as h
The next week go peacefully by but not with the raging anxiety to atleast see Maxwell for myself andknow how he's doing. I feel so lonely knowing he's vulnerable somewhere alone and I cannot be withhim.That is why I spend the entire week devicing a plan to get find out where he is first hand and I will startby checking his father's place. After work that day I head into Mr. Jaxon's mansion making sure to comeon a week day when Mr. Jaxon will be at work and Bianca would have gone to one of her women's club.I see the house help on my in and I greet her but then she keeps warily watching me.“Ma'am Ana, I'm sorry but you can be here.” She tells me worriedly and I smile at her.“Why not, I used to live here right, I just want to get a few important things I left behind before leaving.”I tell her softly trying to ease her worry but she shakes her head at me.“You don't get it ma'am, you really can't be here, I will get in trouble or worse lose my job, MadamBianca ordered that-” The
Max's POV When I peel my eyes open, the blinding brightness of the room forces my eyelids back shut. Pain, every part of me is in pain. The beeping monitor in the room forces the doctors into the room as the crowd me and suffocate me. It makes me panic even more. ‘what’s happening?’ I think to myself trying hard to remember what happened. I try to trace my memory back in the midst of all the silence, last I remember I was rushing to work after a late night with Ana but then that's all I remember. “He's going into shock.” I distinctly hear one of the doctors yell and after a long while I hear one of the doctors sigh. “He's stable now, get his parents, he'll be awake any moment from now.” The doctor says and I try to force myself to tell him I'm already awake but to no avail. The doctors go in and out and I do not know how long I lay there for being unable to move, peel my eyes open or even speak. The doctors return to the room and I hear them get busy around. One of the d
Max's POVWhen I peel my eyes open, the blinding brightness of the room forces my eyelids back shut. Pain, everypart of me is in pain.The beeping monitor in the room forces the doctors into the room as the crowd me and suffocate me. Itmakes me panic even more.‘what’s happening?’ I think to myself trying hard to remember what happened. I try to trace my memoryback in the midst of all the silence, last I remember I was rushing to work after a late night with Ana butthen that's all I remember.“He's going into shock.” I distinctly hear one of the doctors yell and after a long while I hear one of thedoctors sigh.“He's stable now, get his parents, he'll be awake any moment from now.” The doctor says and I try toforce myself to tell him I'm already awake but to no avail.The doctors go in and out and I do not know how long I lay there for being unable to move, peel my eyesopen or even speak.The doctors return to the room and I hear them get busy around. One of the doctors suddenl
I shake my head in denial. Ana would never do something like that. She loves me, she must have wantedto see me so bad.“Maxwell hun, calm down please.” Scarlett says in panic beside me. “Ana, Ana she has changed so much,she told the media that you and her have nothing together.” Scarlett tells me pulling out her phone to showme something.There the love of my life is on Tv standing beside Ryan as they both smile lovingly at each other.“I'm so sorry son.” My father tells me, his hand on my shoulders.I refuse to believe them at any cost, I must speak to Ana myself. I force myself to say again.“Call Ana.” I croak again weakly pretty sure that the veins in my face and neck were protruding with howmuch effort it took me to speak.“Ana's no picking up, actually the her husband's family has this celebratory dinner to congratulate themfor coming back together so Ana might not be able to return my calls until after.” Bianca tells me sadlyand I wish I could throw something at the wall
The morning I am too be discharged. I'm extra pissed off about having to be put on put on a wheel chairso I go around barking at all the nurses who come to help me in it, claiming I can do it myself.“Come on son, it's not that much of a bad idea.” My father tells me as he stares at me in annoyancealready tired of my regular outbursts.“Well I'm sure you will love to say that again next time when you get hit by a truck and have to sit in awheel chair.” I throw at him also in annoyance.Bianca gasps at my choice of words. “You don't have to be so mean to everybody we are only trying tohelp you here.” Bianca says, annoyance written all over her face and I look at her with a small smile.“Aha, this are the parents I know, I'm so happy to have you back.” I tell the two of them.Scarlett gasps loudly at my choice of words. “Maxwel.” She calls in a scolding manner and Bianca beginsto cry.“What did we ever do to deserve such ungrateful kids Jaxon. We do our very best to support and pro
Ana’s POV“You are going to speak to Maxwell.” Bianca harshly tells me on the line.“Why would I need to do that?” I ask her, my heart beating harshly.“Because I asked you to Anastasia, screw this up one more time and you know exactly what will happen.”Bianca threatens.Before I was very scared of Bianca's threats then I had gotten over it, putting it off because she was mymother, she only needed to control me to quench her insatiable desire of things always going the exactway she navigated it to go but now, knowing exactly what I think I know. I don't even clearly rememberwhat I heard or maybe in reality I really just want to remain in denial but Bianca is a lot of all thingsnegative so I cannot take her threats for granted anymore knowing that the woman who raised me, thewoman who I thought to be and considered a mother was not really, and she has been using me the entiretime.“Alright.” I simply say and the call goes off.“What is it?” Ryan who is sitting in front of me on
Ryan liking my words smiles at me. Maxwell's eyes remains focused on mine.“That's why you didn't bother to check up on me at the hospital, not even once?” Maxwell asks me, hiseyes shining with anger.“I didn't think it was necessary to, we would have both gained nothing from it.” I tell him my revisedwords.“You didn't think it was necessary? Do you know how desperately I waited for you to come?” Maxwellthrows at me, I blink before answering.“I knew you were well taken care of and you have Scarlett, don't you?” I definitely did not rehearse thispart.“Are they forcing you into this? If they are you can always tell me.” Maxwell and I refrain from burstinginto a sob and running to hug him like I have desperately wanted to since I saw him today.Ryan's hands tighten on my waist and I shake my head at his question, “No, this is my own personaldecision, I choose to be with the man who can care for me and protect me.” I tell Maxwell and he closeshis eyes at my painful and hurtful w