Anastasia POV: The news that Ryan and I have decided to marry spread like a wildfire in our families and when I came back from the office, Mom informed me that Katherine is coming to our place. "Why?" I asked Mom with my usual widely opened eyes. Mom glared at me, "What do you mean.. why? She wants to talk to you. You are going to be her daughter in law." She showed me the mirror of reality while my lips were tightly sealed."Mom, this is so sudden. Can't you guys give me some time to adjust first?" I almost pleaded with her. "Ana is right. We shouldn't force her." Dad chimed and I gratefully looked at him. He winked but we were forgetting here that the ultimate power at Logan's residence is Grace. "I can't ask her not to come." She announced. The little twinkling hope I had, it died down. I sighed and grabbed my things before going to my room. There is so much going on in my life at the moment that I can't comprehend which thing needs my attention more. I took a shower, dried m
Anastasia POV: Today, I had a meeting with Delilah. Till now, all of my work has been limited to working on the designs. I never got a chance to meet people and talk. So, now I was pretty excited about selecting the ambassador for my brand. "Miss. Logan, Delilah Smith is here." Samuel informed me and then I saw a tall and fairer than the moon figure. She walked into my office with confidence and looked around until her gaze settled on me. Her blonde hair was open and she wore heavy makeup. Furthermore, the short royal blue colored dress she was wearing... It was beautiful but it was short for the meeting. I ignored that and offered my hand for a shake. "Anastasia Logan." I introduced myself. Her pupil dilated. Because of what reason? I don't know. But she took my hand, "Delilah Smith." "Good to see you. Please have a seat." I settled on the sofa while she sat on my left hand side. "Actually, I have no idea about how the entertainment world works so I did some research on you."
Anastasia POV:I have never hated anyone in my life as much as I am hating Delilah Smith right now. Today, we were supposed to have a shoot with her. But there were no signs of that woman. Everyone was on standby but the model was nowhere to be seen. If she wouldn't come here in 3 more minutes, I was sure that I would go and crack open Ryan's skull to introduce her to me. It would have been a lot better if I simply hired a rookie rather than an A-listed model. They all are good for nothing and all they know is how to give attitude. "What should we do, Miss. Logan?" The photographer came to me with a pitiful face. I was blowing with rage now. She is 2 hours late. "Samuel, have you called her?" I called him over."Yes, Miss. Logan. I did but she is not answering her call." Samuel wryly told me. I clenched my teeth really hard."Let's wait another 15 minutes. If she will be here, get to work. Otherwise, call it a day." I had no other choice but to make a decision. We weren't so free to
Anastasia POV:I wanted to take a day off today, however an important meeting with the manufacturer came up and I couldn't postpone it. "Miss. Logan, I have noticed that most of your new designs are based on diamonds. It will be really hard for us to use them in every single piece as the prices of the raw material in the market have raised drastically." Mr. Martin, the head of the manufacturing company shared his thoughts with me. Since, I haven't made so much profit to invest on my own in the new collection, I needed help from someone to cover the cost. Furthermore, what I earned from the launching collection, I invested it into opening an outlet and paid a little sum to Ryan. Once again, I was back to the square with the money issue. I contemplated what to do. "Oh God, you named it as diamonds in the sky." He exclaimed. Most of the designs are based on astronomy so, I squeezed my brain to come up with it. "What do you propose, Mr. Martin?" I leaned back and asked him seriously.
Anastasia POV:"How are you holding up?" He asked me. His voice was so soft that I melted right there. Tears started to build in my eyes all over again. "I slept like a dead person. I guess I am fine." I forced myself to push the ball which formed in my throat and barely stopped myself from choking on it. "Then, I was worried for nothing." He chuckled and it made me smile too. I fiddled with my fingers and licked my lips as they dried up. "It will be fine." He tried to comfort me. I nodded my head although I wasn't convinced at all. "Why did you want to see me?" I could not tolerate his pity anymore. Ryan hesitated and then he pulled out something from the inner pocket of his coat. I couldn't guess what it was in the darkness. "I know this isn't a great time but here... Mom wanted me to give you a ring." He opened the little velvety box in front of me. A huge diamond was sparkling on the ring. It was beautiful indeed. But I never imagined that I would be getting engaged in a car l
Anastasia POV: Even after 3 days, nothing changed. People were still targeting me and my company. No matter how much I tried to not let myself get affected by those malicious comments, still they were bothering me. People were calling me with all sorts of names and that was the end of my patience. Most of all, I wanted to shout at Ryan. He promised me that it will be fine and he will take care of this matter but he was doing nothing. 'This must be fun for him. He must be enjoying it.' I thought he had every reason to hate me. I talked him into having s*x with me and then I got impregnated by his seeds. Now, I am being tied like a leash around his collar forcefully. I am a bone which is stuck in his throat but he can't spit it out nor can he swallow it. I was curious about how his company is doing, so I checked the stock market and that man was seriously getting loaded in money while I was squeezing every cent which I have just to get through another day. Migraine started to get
Anastasia POV:In the next few days, I noticed that things on the internet about my company started to die down. People who have been leaving negative comments suddenly went quiet while I also saw that the customers who got my jewellery were leaving good comments and it was making others curious. 'I want to buy jewellery from Stones but I found that they are out of stock.' Someone said on the post. 'I can't wait for them to open their outlet.''Their designs are so unique and fragile that it changes your whole image. Everyone asked me where I got my accessories from. My self confidence is on cloud nine right now.'"So is mine." I smiled as I read that. I know Ryan is behind this. When he was out of the frame, he was busy arranging things for me. Furthermore, the articles regarding our marriage were also taken down and now they were replaced by the 'Couple of the century', 'match made in heaven' or 'perfect for each other'."What exactly did you do?" I was curious. Despite our differe
Anastasia POV: Today wasn't going to be a great day either. Delilah will be coming to the office to finalize the pictures for the marketing and we can't take a day off this weekend as we have to advertise it. I leaned back on my seat and took a sip from my decaf coffee. My eyes were continuously wandering to the clock. Delilah Smith was once again late. Who the hell does she think she is? I called Samuel and asked him to come to my office. The second he stepped in my office, I unleashed at him, "Where in the world is she?" Samuel moisturized his lips as he cautiously glanced at him, "Sarah is trying to get a hold of her-" I shut my eyes and slammed hard on the table. My palms were on fire as I did that but I had many other things to worry about. "Really, Samuel? Now do I have to wait for a mere model every single day?" "I am sorry, Miss. Logan-" "I don't need your goddamn apology." I cut him before he would give me an excuse. "I don't care whether you have to threaten her in