Anastasia's POVI let the water from the shower pour all over me as I the thought of had happened between I and Kasper last night haunted me. “ Eiish! What's wrong with me? How could I ask him for it?” I felt my face redden. The scene of me kissing Kasper replayed in my head, before going over to the hickeys all over his body which I had seen this morning. My heart beat faster and faster and I felt like banging my head against the glass wall of the shower.How was I going to face him with a straight face after I had sort of taken advantage of him last night? “ You just have to do this, Anna,” I self-motivated. “ You're going to head to the dining room and pretend like nothing happened,” I took in deep breaths to calm myself down.Stepping out of the bathroom, I took my time to apply some cream and basic make-up before putting on a light blue jean trouser and a white top. It was Saturday after all so going casual was far from odd.I walked in on the kids talking about a million thing
Anastasia’s POVI walked out of my room and down the stairs after finally picking out a dress to wear. I had tried over ten dresses to see which one was the best.“ You look pwetty, mommy,” Chloe looked at me dazzled.“ You look amazing but why did you change your clothes to begin with?” Kasper looked at me with twisted brows. “ Oh, you're talking about the jeans and the tee?” I laughed awkwardly. “ Yeah, so I felt it was a bit casual to wear to visit your granddad,” I toyed with my hair, looking bashful.“ I didn't really think it would matter,” he shrugged. “ Besides, I'm surprised that you're going very modest, at least since you came back you've been rather flashy,” he emphasized as he reclined.“ Well, I can't be dressing like a domineering CEO when I want to meet your granddad,” I said making the flare part of my floral dress twirl. I had worn a long white floral dress which had a dash of pink and I crowned it up with a sun hat. This definitely wasn't my style as Anna the fashi
Anastasia's POV“ I prepared this room specially for my cutest great-grandkids,” he was absolutely smitten by Claude and Chloe. He showed them their room which was massive and surreal. Chloe dashed into the room with Claude and jumped into her princess castle bed - it was indeed a bed in the shape of a princess castle while Claude’s bed was a pirate ship. Mr. Bourne had really gone all out.“ Hey, old man. Are you still being frugal with rooms as well? You could have just given them separate rooms,” Kasper looked at his granddad who stared at the twins who were busy accessing the place. “ Has too much working made your brain go rotten?” He knocked on Kasper's head. “ Everyone knows that twins should always stay together,” he stated. “ What the hell was that?” Kasper looked at him with twisted brows. Mr. Bourne and Kasper had a rather weird buy unique relationship. It was obvious they were close but at the same time detached, I couldn't fully understand what was going on between th
Anastasia's POVI opened my eyes slowly and hesitantly, I was tired but still felt the need to wake up. My brain must have known I had slept for way too long. I reached out to my waist but his hands weren't there. Had he gone out?“ I guess, you did miss me after all,” I heard his voice from the end of the bed. I sat up to see Kasper standing by the end of the bed. Had he been watching me like this?“ I gambled on the slim chance that you'd look for me the moment you wake up and I was right,” he snickered. It's like no matter how hard I tried to resist him, he kept outsmarting me.“ How long have you been standing there watching me?” I questioned as I sat up.“ What if I said throughout the time you slept? Would that scare you ?” He smiled as he approached me.“ Don't bother, you're anything but scary,” I scoffed as he sat besides me.“ You wanna dare me?” He smirked as he brought his face closer to mine.“ I think we can save Mr. Horror face for later,” I said pushing him away from m
Kasper's POV Anastasia had been in deep thoughts ever since we came downstairs for lunch. Was she uncomfortable with our kissing? But then again, she seemed to like after all, she kissed me back. That couldn't be why she was so lost in thought, something else must be on her mind.“ I thought you said you didn't want to come, what's with the sudden change of heart?” Grandad talked to the figure behind me. I turned to see who it was. “ Last minute alterations, I guess,” turning to see the face behind the familiar voice I was hearing, it was Lucas. I wasn't surprised even though I didn't know he was coming beforehand but then again, it would be strange for granddad to nag me to come home without doing the same to him.“ Have a seat,” granddad instructed and grumpily he sat down opposite me. Our eyes crossed paths for a moment and he didn't hesitate to glare at me. It was none of my business if he felt hurt by my actions. It was only right that I protect the woman I love, moreover, sh
Anastasia ’s POV I wondered why Mr Bourne had called Kasper and Lucas in, I felt nervous for reasons unknown to me. “ Mummy, are you alright?” Chloe tugged at my sleeve as she had noticed how distracted I was from the meal. “ You've been acting strange,” Claude picked up from where she stopped. “ I'm fine, maybe it's the whole trip here that's making my thoughts so disorganized,” I lied through my teeth hoping the kids would buy it. “ While dad and Uncle Lucas are with grandpa, let's take a look around,” Claude suggested. “ Alright, let's do just that after lunch,” I smiled.After lunch, I, Claude and Chloe left the main house and went for a stroll in the courtyard but it seemed more like a we were on a marathon walk if there was anything like that rather than a stroll. Who would have thought the premises of the estate would be this big?? I know I sounded contradictory in my head since an estate was supposed to be huge after all. “ What do you say we p
Cora's POV “ We'll get it finalized in a week, be rest assured,” I smiled at the business associate as we shook hands. I had decided to work in dad's company officially. I needed to do what I could to fit Kasper's image of his ideal woman. “ Your daughter is really doing better than I expected. She didn't look the part so I presumed that she couldn't handle business,” he spoke to my father. I guess in the eyes of everyone I was nothing but the pampered heiress of the Vanderburg family. “ I guess, the saying is true about not judging a book by it's cover then,” he and dad shook hands as they laughed heartily in a way common to rich middle-aged people. “ I'm really impressed. We'll meet again next week, then,” he smiled briefly before leaving. “ You're doing excellently well, Cora,” dad praised. “ I never thought you'd praise me like this,” I laughed. He had always looked at me as a child though never in a way that was degrading or disappointing.
Sebastian’s POV I sat down in my study signing a pile of documents that lay on my desk but to be sincere, my mind wasn't settled in my work like it normally is. Thinking back at what had happened on that night, I couldn't help but recollect the sudden appearance of CEO Kasper. ‘ Anna has a boyfriend and you're talking to him,” Kasper's words kept playing in my head and everything made sense now, from her children to what happened a few nights ago. I didn't even think someone like CEO Kasper would ever have anything to do with love but then again, I wasn't in the position to talk either. A knock came on my door just as I groaned in frustration. “ Sebastian, are you alright?” Liam walked in with a concerned expression on his face. “ You're the one scaring me with talks like that,” I rested my head on the headrest of my office chair as I spun around slowly. It was unlike him to say words like this even if he was worried.“ You moron! I'm just worried about you,