Anastasia Woke dizzy and couldn't believe what Bruno Lopez had done to her. She heard her Mum calling, but she chose to ignore her
"Francis, what are you searching for?" she asked as Francis Angel entered her room, looking for something with a furious look on his face.
"Anna Dad gave you something to hide last night," he inquired, her face solemn.
She had trouble remembering things when she was under the influence of alcohol. "I can't seem to find them, Dad," she responded with guiltness on her face.
August Angel, her small brother, exclaimed as he entered the room.
"Give Anna something to drink," Lauren Angel stated as she entered the room whilst giving orders to the caretaker.
"What are you looking for?" She inquired, her gaze falling on Lauren.
"Guns anna darling," Lauren says with a smile as she glances at her kid.
Anastasia Angel a professor at the country's largest institution. Her father, Francis Angel, was the president of the country at one time and amassed a lot of riches during his time in government. As a result, he keeps guns close to him because he has a lot of opponents waiting to strike.
Lauren Angel, her mother, is a retired accountant,
and her younger brother is a student at the country's largest university.
She
"I'll leave you, family, to continue your hunt." She began by going to the restroom and taking a fast shower before dressing in her professional gear.
When she arrived at work, she found her best friend Liz waiting for me with a furious expression on her face, "where have you been Anna?" she inquired. How did Mahlon Brown's men find you and why has he been following you?" Liz inquired, "I'm not sure," to which Anna replied, "I'm late for work Anna, I'll see you later, have a patient to see bye." Liz
She attempts to recall the time when she lost her memory as she walks to her office. She was kidnapped for a year by individuals she can't remember now; it's that one year she's lost and can't seem to recall no matter how hard she tries.
She'll be meeting Liz and Alice after work.
Greetings, Professor.
"
"What do you have for me, Justin?"
"Students' assignments" How many classes do I have today?"
Justin.
There are only two.
" After that, you can clear my schedule."
You may then clear my schedule."
Justin said, "All fine," and walked away.
After Justin, her secretary, had left the office, she began to go over the work that the students had presented." She went to the cafeteria after work to catch up with her pals and gab, usually about work and the hottest businessmen. As soon as she walked in, she focused her gaze on Gilbert Green, who was conversing with his assistant about something.
Gilbert Green is a fashion icon who reigns supreme in Country A's fashion sector. Gilbert, Liz, and Alice attended the same university as them.
She had her friends chatting in the cafeteria nook.
"Come on Alice, quit kidding around," Liz said angrily.
"Stop it, you guys," Anna said before the debate became heated. Their wherein the largest cafeteria in country A. It is exclusively open to men and women who work in the business world. One of Alice's pals works in the cafeteria as a manager, so they had the opportunity to mingle from time to time. "How are things going, Anastasia?" Liz inquired. "I guess good." "How's your memory?" she inquired.
Before the questioning became too harsh, Alice decided to intervene.
"You're asking too much, Liz," Alice remarked.
Anastasia said, "It's alright Alice."
She informed her friends what the doctor had told her.
"According to the Doctor, it appears like I lost my virginity during that period."
"You have to be kidding me," Liz screamed, "I can't seem to remember how I lost my virginity."
"Don't sever Anastasia's limbs." "You dumb girl who says I'm sobbing," Alice soothed her companion.
"How can you forget who you did it with?" Alice inquired.
"Alice, please don't bother with Anna."
"I'm just inquiring, Girl."
The ladies were well aware that chatting about something for too long would not end well.
They talked about a lot of things, and Mahlon Brown was one of them.
They departed the café after 6 p.m.
"""
"Anastasia got home later in the evening and immediately went to her room. After a quick shower, it was time for dinner.
She had to stand in the shower for a few minutes and let the waterfall on her body. She had a flashback of herself with a man; she couldn't see his face, but his shoulders looked familiar.
She was uneasy simply because she was sleeping with someone whose face she couldn't recall; she had a lot of questions but no one to answer them.
"Does that man hold the key to the months gone by?" She mumbled something.
She went to the kitchen after bathing to assist her mother in the preparation of supper. Anastasia and Lauren didn't have much to chat about because they were solely focused on cooking, which Lauren did.
After supper, August was the first to excuse himself
followed by Anastasia, leaving Francis and Lauren alone.
She received a notification from We Chat just as she walked inside her room.
"Didn't you hear?"
"Gilbert Green will be throwing a party to commemorate his father's passing." Sr. Gilbert Green
The gathering will take place over three days throughout the day." Liz explained the situation to her friends.
"Prepare appropriately women, this will be our moment to show off our gorgeous bodies, and don't forget ladies, there will be plenty of attractive males to select from, oh I can't wait." She ended it with a series of love emoticons.
" "This is my chance to flaunt my Gucci dress and bag," Alice said, smiling emoticon.
"Are we invited or do you want us to gate crash Gilbert Green's party?" Anastasia inquired.
"I'd hate to embarrass myself in front of my peers." She also added
"Do you think Mahlon Brown will be there, Lizzie?"
Anna had enquired "If he isn't at the celebration, where will he be? Gilbert Green and Mahlon Brown have known each other since they were children."
"Let's talk about it after work tomorrow," Alice explained. "Sleep well, ladies."
I've always liked you since you were a youngster, your father used to bring you to my house so I could teach you how to arrange numbers, give me this chance to show you how much I love you, look at me my Anna," her alarm goes off just as she was going to look at him. It's the sixth time my alarm has sounded.
She had overslept and couldn't believe how she had slept; she had four classes to cover and no way of knowing how she was going to do it.
She found her parents waiting for her just as she was about to leave.
Lauren was the first to speak. "Anastasia, Dad, and I have something important to discuss with you," she said.
"Can't we chat later, Mum, because I'm late for work?" She responded with a solemn expression.
Lauren responded, "No, Anastasia, this is more essential."
By the way, they looked at her, she could tell something significant was about to happen. Lauren motioned her to have a seat.
"Anastasia, your mother, and I negotiated an arrangement with the Brown family," Francis Angel said.
"What is the deal?" she inquired. Anastasia, let your father finish." Lauren acted as an interpreter.
"We signed an agreement stating that when you are old enough, you will marry Mahlon Brown." Anastasia was dumbfounded, unable to believe what her father was saying to her.
"How could you do this to me, Dad, and why didn't you agree on August Angel's behalf?" She begged, her eyes welling up with tears, that she had a memory to recall, and instead of giving her ample time to heal, she got out of her chair and walked away without looking back.
"Anastasia Angel returns, Your Father continues to talk," Lauren yelled.
She called work and requested a one-week leave to clear her head.
She texted Alice Lee to let her know she was on her way. She came to Alice's house and parked her child next to Alice's.
"Anastasia, are you sure about what you're saying?" Exclaimed Alice
Anastasia smiled as she nodded.
"What are your plans? Alice asked
I don't know," Anastasia responded
Alice was puzzled. If they knew she had given up her virginity to a stranger.
"However, do you believe Mahlon will accept someone who is not a virgin?" She enquired of her pal.
Finally, they took to drinking.
Anastasia didn't want to disappoint her parents, and she knew the proposal would be coming soon because of her father's connections, but she didn't know when.
Liz was staring at Anastasia as she awoke.
She felt pity for her friend, but she realized she couldn't help her.
Anastasia checked the time on her phone, only to discover it was past 2 a.m., and she had fifteen missed calls from her father.
six missed calls from her mother.
She was not in the mood to chat with them because she knew they were worried sick.
Liz and Bruno were not a surprise to her; she knew Alice had informed them.
"How are you doing, Anna?" Bruno said, his face sad.
"I'm all right." "Why are you excited, Bruno?" Lizzy inquired, her brow wrinkled, "do I appear like someone excited to you?" Bruno responded.
Bruno Lopez serves as a personal assistant to Mahlon Brown. He's been with Muls for a year.
"""
Anastasia returned home to see her father outdoors, looking tired.
"What have you been up to, Anastasia?" "I'm OK, Dad," she says.
She walked in and found August and Lauren eating breakfast.
Lauren inquired, "Where did you go, Anastasia?"
She didn't react and went inside her room, closing the door behind her.
"She couldn't believe it had been two days already when she heard her mother calling, "Anastasia, Liz, and Alice are here."
She kissed her mother farewell as she walked downstairs.
They arrived at Green's five-star hotel, where Liz was surprised to find three invitation cards.
Anastasia hit her head on something hard right as they walked in, ouch! Ouch! She screamed
are family is always up to something and they don't waste time looking for something unless they are up to no good, she decides to leave and give them enough space to search.
Anastasia looked up to see a man with black hair and stunning green eyes, about 6/5 in height. It's Mahlon Brown, She strained to free herself from his grasp.
He had her in his arms to save her from falling. He guided her to a nice stand and then went with his men, leaving her standing at the entrance with her companions while he entered the elevator with his men.
Anastasia and her companions couldn't believe their eyes when they saw who they had just bumped into.
"Anna, that's your soon-to-be husband," Alice said first since she couldn't handle the awkwardness and there were a lot of people walking by.
Liz, "Did you notice his expression as he gazed at her?"
"Alice, could you tell me what you're saying?"
"Let's go inside, The women were interrupted by Anna, and they went inside.
Bruno Lopez smiled at them as they walked in and motioned for them to come around to his side.
"You girls look lovely," he added, whistling.
"Thank you, Bruno," they all said simultaneously. "Where is the host, Bruno?" Liz asked. "He will be here in a few minutes," Bruno replied.
Liz excused her from the meeting to go to the showroom.
The ladies were well aware of Lizzie's crush on Gilbert.
Shortly after Bruno had left, Anastasia looked up and saw a man standing with his back to the audience; it was his back that caught her attention;
it looked familiar, so she decided to go upstairs and check who it was, leaving her friend Alice behind.
As she makes her way upstairs, she runs into Liz, who is exiting the washroom.
"What's wrong, Anastasia?" Liz said, having never seen her friend seem so perplexed.
"I saw someone I keep seeing every time I close my eyes," she replied, her face puzzled.
Liz inquired, "Did you see his face?"
"I just saw his back" Anastasia replied looking confused.
"Let's go see what we can," Liz said
They go upstairs and only see two men.
Gilbert Green and Mahlon Brown had the same grey suit, were the same height, and had the same hair color.
Anastasia couldn't figure out who she was looking at. "But how can this be, did I offer myself to one of these men?" she whispered to herself.
Gilbert Green approached Anastasia and her companion, greeting and welcoming them.
"Hello ladies, please make yourselves at ease, and it's great to see you," he remarked as he walked away.
For starters, most businessmen have a forceful aura and cold gaze, but they recognize it's all business for these folks. Other people, including them, were perplexed as to why he was hosting his father's funeral.
As they return to the party, they found Mr. Green is finishing his speech and they made their way to where Alice was standing.
"Your soon-to-be fiance was looking for you," Alice teased,
"Are you drunk?"
Anastasia said, and continued
"Stop talking nonsense, Stop talking nonsense." "Mr. Green is staring over here, while the ladies are still conversing "He appears to be charming," Liz said as she brushes.
"Who is that with Mahlon?" Alice exclaims.
"Isn't that Eden Blue?" Liz clarifies.
I saw a photograph of the two of them together. "Liz, how were the comments?"Alice asked
"You're familiar with how internet users act. Mahlon appears to them as a god, and Eden Blue is the epitome of their goddess." Liz explained whilst sipping in her glass of wind.
"Eden Blue is coming over with her dog companion, pigtrice white," Liz said and at the same time, the ladies burst out laughing.
"Hello, Anna"
"Hello, Eden"
"Let me go right to the point: you should avoid my man," Eden said to Anastasia and continued to speak.
"Yes, he informed me of your childhood arrangement that pointless grownup babble" Eden chuckles at your parents' inability to take the small talk seriously. Are you such a pain in the neck that they want to marry you off? If so, I apologize for interrupting your dreams because Mahlon Brown and I will be having our engagement party very soon, and I'm sure you're aware of it. We'll send you an invitation card soon." She remarked this while she sipped her wine.
She didn't give Anastasia time to respond and left.
"Let's go, Beatrice; I'm sure the professor has plenty of work tomorrow."
Beatrice guffawed as they walked away, oblivious to the oncoming conversation.
"Don't you have a scheme to make Mahlon dislike her? shh, the show is about to begin she said giggling.
The three pals stood there silently, but Liz couldn't take it any longer and blurt out, "I told you guys she's a snake" and "didn't you hear how she was hissing?"
"Forget about it, Liz," Alice says before she curses.
"I'm not feeling well," Anna says, "what's the matter?" "I'm overheated," Anna screams.
"Who could do this to tarnish her image?" Alice, I believe her drink was spilled."
"This is Eden Blue's doing."
"Liz, please help me remove my clothing; it's extremely hot in here."
Liz asked her friend, Anna, if she could help her stand.
"I can do it," said Anastasia She shivered as she replied.
The ladies departed the building without drawing much attention to themselves.
Before they could get to the car, Anna began unzipping her dress as soon as they left the hotel.
Females were coerced into stealing.
The ladies were forced to steal one of the jackets lying on the car's roof.
They had to drive a short distance to the hospital.
At the hospital, they had to give her something to help her.
The ladies were relieved to be spared from having to justify herself to her parents;
she is old enough to understand right from wrong.
When Anastasia awoke in the hospital, she noticed her good pals were exhausted and had black circles under their eyes.
"Did you guys sleep here last night, ?" she murmured.
"If we didn't, who would?" Bruno retorted.
Bruno left to report to his boss after making sure she was safe.
Anastasia felt humiliated as she glanced at her pals, thinking about how she had neglected to take care of herself.
They looked into who could have done it.
Lizzie insisted on Eden, but they had no proof.
Anastasia had no choice but to change the subject.
"It's pointless to talk about any of that; the good news is that I'm fine and no harm has come to me."
She was discharged when the doctor confirmed that she was fine and not in any danger."
***
Lauren greeted her with a smile when she returned home later that evening and discovered Lauren and Francis speaking about something she couldn't hear due to the distance from where she was standing.
Lauren inquired, "How was the party, Anastasia?" "I guess it was good," Anastasia said. Anastasia was quick to answer.
They talked for a while, with most of the conversation being on Mahlon Brown and the engagement.
Did you bring up the engagement? "Francis enquired
What kind of engagement are you referring to, Dad?
In the morning, I spoke with his grandfather, who informed me that the engagement is scheduled for a few months from now."
Francis replied.
Okay, father.
Anastasia went to her room, took a brief shower, and began reading her favorite novel.
August Angel enters her room without knocking on the door.
"What's wrong with you, have you sold your manners on the boulevard?"
August, how are you doing?
He maintains his stance by resting his chin on his hand.
"It's fine if you don't want to talk; you know where the to-exist door is," she explained.
"I've lost one of Dad's guns." August was quick to answer.
August was talking very loudly, and Anastasia wanted to cover his lips.
What's the matter, Anastasia? "You want mum to hear you," August said.
Before removing her hand, Anastasia gave his younger brother a warning.
August claimed that he had the gun in his bag because he wanted to show it to his friend Aiden Blue and then put it back in his bag. After all, they had made plans with him.
Anastasia was furious; his father would never recover from one of the Blues knowing about the gun.
She had to explain everything about the firearms and everything they created from the gold guns, which appear to be guns but are genuine gold.
His father has more enemies than any other man in the country as a result of the same gold, and having one of his opponents with one of his instruments will be difficult for him.
This is something they'll see in the morning news because he knows the blues like the back of his hand.
Not simply news, but evidence that Francis stole a large sum of money during his stint as president.
August knew her sister was telling the truth, and he needed to figure out a method to get the gold revolver back without Francis's angel noticing.
"Aiden Blue is Eden Blue's younger brother and the son of Aiden Blue Sr.
"Aiden Blue is the younger brother of Eden Blue, the current Chief Justice's son. His father is rumored to be seeking a means to make Francis pay for his sins.
Francis was hardly the best president the country has ever had, but he gave it his all.
The one thing he couldn't stop was a virus that swept the country during his reign.
And now that Aiden Blue Sr has a high-ranking job in government, it won't be difficult to find evidence of Francis' crimes, file a case against him, and prosecute him.
August went to his room to think of ways to obtain the rifle from his pal without attracting attention.
Ruth knocked on the door and woke Anastasia up. Ruth has been a part of the family since she. was a child.
Miss, your father requests your presence" "she announced "OK,
I'm coming," answered Anastasia
"What could have caused Dad to want to speak with me at this hour, what has happened?" Is everything all right? She murmured as she made her way down the stairs.
When she walks into the dining room, Mahlon Brown is the first person she sees.
"What has brought him here is he coming to call off the engagement?"she murmured to herself.
She welcomes the old man first, then Mahlon, and then Bruno, who is always with Mahlon.
She would assume he's his bodyguard or boyfriend if they weren't pals she chuckles at the thought of It.
"I'm sure you've met Mr. Brown and his grandfather, Anastasia," Francis said.
She nods her head head in agreement.
"You've matured; you were only twelve years old when we first met."
"You've matured; the last time we met you were just twelve years old," the old man says emphatically.
He's the same
We've arrived to talk about the engagement.
"Is it not too soon, dad?" she asked Grandpa Mahlon and her, father.
Mahlon has remained silent, leaving her to wonder what he was thinking.
"Is he willing to marry a non-virgin or is there something he's withholding?" she wondered .
She made a conscious effort not to overthink things.
Mahlon looked at her and said something she didn't understand.
"We'll have the engagement in three months, so you'll have time to think about it this month," Mahlon said
"When he opens his lips, that is the only thing that comes out of it," she murmured to herself with a furious grin on her face.
Mahlon Wesley stands and speaks "don't worry about yourself during this time; everything will be taken care of by us." He looks at Francis Angel and continues to speak.
"In a few weeks, we'll meet to discuss the engagement." Francis nods his head in agreement and escorts them out.
She is left with no choice but to accept her father's decision.
It's quite early in the morning, August has arrived at the University. He couldn't sleep last night and kept tossing and turning.
The rifle was all he could think about.
He parked his Royce roll and proceeded to the library.
Nora Green, who was always sexy, is the first person he sees.
Looking at her short dress, doing crazy things to her is all he could think of and her smile was making it worse for him.
He visioned himself lifting her and putting her on the library table.
At the notion of it, he bites his lower lip.
She kept staring at him, and she was biting her lower lip while doing so.
"Shit." He cursed out, he could feel all eyes on him.
Which made his move to the nearest table.
He mumbled, "Behave junior, she's your friend's girlfriend."
Nora Green is the second daughter of the Greens, one of the country's wealthiest families. She is Gilbert Green's younger sister and Aiden Blue's girlfriend.
She's been dropping hints on him since high school.
He was on the verge of giving in since she is so appealing.
Aiden gets in the way of his ideas as he shows up in front of him.
"Greetings handsome," he says whilst looking at his face.
"Hello," he replies whilst hiding his hands in his pockets so he wouldn't notice.
"Can't you be a guy for a change and leave my bag alone?" he spoke with a furious face.
"I'm sorry, dude, I was looking for your computer and I just happened to find the pistol in your bag," Aiden replies whilst handing him his bag with a pistol in a plastic.
"You're such a jerk, give it to me," August replied before grabbing the bag from him.
"Foolish asshole" he said and walked away.
"What is it with you and your insults August?" Aiden askeds.
He left Aiden and went to attend his first-class.
"Aiden appeared to be wearing something unusual; does he realize it's made of gold?" he murmured to himseLF after seeing Aiden enter.
He looked at Nora who was sitting opposite him and the weird thoughts surfaced again.
"Does she know that I can make her swallow my cum, if she persists one of these days knows to make her cum." he murmurs to himself with a smile on his face.
After classes, he went to his Royce Rolls and found Aiden kissing someone; he looked at the lady, trying to recall where he last saw her "oh shit. "he curses, it's the girl from the party.
Aiden gets out of his Royce Rolls and tries to strike a conversation with him, but he speeds off in his car to avoid picking a fight with him.
August comes to a halt at the cafe, where he discovers Nora crying.
"What exactly is the problem? Why are you so upset?" he inquired whilst making his way to where she was standing.
She rises and leaps into his arms.
"Oh crap she smells amazing," he says as he hugs her again.
August looks to her before beforehand, as if to ask, "What's wrong?"
She says nothing in response.
"Let's go out for a drink," she says.
He smiled at her suggestion and nodded his head"
He drives her to a restaurant and makes a reservation in advance, just in case. He laughs at himself for planning for something he isn't sure about it.
He brought her to a restaurant, found a spot somewhere hidden, and ordered their food.
He ordered something light from, the seductive waiter, and Nora chuckled
"What is it?" he inquired.
"I want something powerful," she replied.
Okay," strong it sighed replied.
He tries to strike up small talk here and there and asked about her state.
She ssighed and averted her gaze.
"I don't want to talk about it," she replied avoiding his gaze.
At that time the waiter decides to enter," just got saved from the useless conversation." They both murmured to themselves.
They try to make small talks whilst they are eating.
No getting drunk and talking more than her usual way of talking and he had noticed that she was getting drunk.
"I like you, August Angel," Nora said.
He laughed, he couldn't believe she was drunk and opening up for the first time after many years.
He acted as if he hasn't heard anything and moved his gaze elsewhere.
She then asked him another inquiry, leaving him with a question mark on his face.
"Can we go somewhere else, somewhere private like a hotel room?" She asked with a smfile on her face.
he wondered what was wrong with her but being a guy he was getting what he had been thinking of since the moment he arrived at school.
Let's get going." he responded.
She had difficulty walking because she had a lot to drink which made him hold her waist and let her line on him.
"This is what a powerful drink does to a woman." He teased her as they made their way to the room.
He takes her hand in his as they make their way to the room he had reserved earlier.
He shuts the door behind him and she grabs his wrist, looking into his eyes.
He sensed his body betraying him as she draws closer to him.
They're already in the fourth round before he realizes it.
Anastasia received a message from an unknown number asking if she wanted to have dinner with him and if that wasn't enough, that someone was going to pick her up at 8 p.m.
As she tried on her third dress, she wondered who it was.
She eventually settled on something basic but distinctive.
She descends to the ground level to await the person who will pick her up.
She checks her, watch and sees that it is 8:10 p.m. She assumes it's someone who isn't very good at keeping time.
"Why have you taken so long?" Francis speaks to have her attention.
She is surprised to find her father and Mahlon Brown, seated and looking like they have been waiting for too long.
He bid farewell to Francis Angel with a nod and leads her outside to his car.
It's a quiet trip with no one speaking; and a little strange.
Finally, they arrived at the MB Hotel, which is owned by the Brown family.
They are directed to a private dining establishment.
They press their orders right away after the waiter arrives with the menu.
The moment the waiter leaves them, the room gets silent, much like her workplace when she is working which bothers her a lot.
She steals a glimpse at him, he is, after all, who they claim he is.
The term handsome is insufficient; the man is a shaman of sexiness.
The waitress chooses this precise moment to disturb her thoughts to bring their orders.
He excuses himself, which makes Mahlon give him a dismissive nod.
Anastasia tries to make small talks by asking questions, she asked a lot of questions about food and places, he simply nodded yes or no.
She questioned, "Why do you want to marry me?"
"I owe you," Mahlon responded.
She asked again, "What do you owe me?"
He looked at her with a blank exprecession.
She studied his perplexed expression; he was both chilly and charming at the same time.
His phone vibrates before she can try to talk to him again.
He looked at her and explained that he had some urgent matter to solve at work so they had to go.
She didn't say anything, only nodded her end and got up from her seat.
They arrived at his workplace a few minutes, they found a few of his employees were available, they decided to use a private elevator which leads them to his Penthouse
"I will be right back," he said assuring her and leaving.
She was left alone in his penthouse with no one to talk which made her doze off.
She woke up early in the morning and found herself sleeping in a man's arms, she looked at his face and found it was Mahlon she covered her face in shame.