"Anyone can have a once upon a time or a happily ever after, but it's the journey between that makes the story worth telling."
-Chris Coffer-
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It was a quiet and sunny Sunday afternoon, In the vast graveyard lane, Ana was dressed in a soft black gown with two bouquets of red roses in her hand. She slowly walked over to her parent’s graves and gently placed the bouquet on top of the tomb. When Grigory was murdered he was buried right beside his wife whom he loved so much so the two of them could keep each other company even in death. She found it quite touching and to this day, Ana still regretted the fact she could not be there during his burial, which was why every few months she would come and visit their graves and laid a bouquet of fresh roses in their memory while pouring her heart to them, knowing they were probably listening to it.
That afternoon was no exception. She knelt down and touched her parent’s tomb
"Men are not only women's unpaid bodyguards. They actually pay to be a woman's bodyguard."-Warren Farrel-***It was midnight when young Anastasia stepped out of her room, very carefully as she tried to make as little noise as possible. After all she did not want anyone to wake up and put her back to bed. She was not exactly feeling sleepy, it was the opposite. Her heart was thumping loudly as she walked through the corridor of the mansion in attempt to get to her destination. She knew exactly had her father or any of his men found out about it then she would surely be doomed, they would punish her, not physically, as she was the apple of her father’s eye. The old man loved his youngest daughter so much that he would never harm her that way, heck, he would probably kill himself before he did such a thing, that didn’t mean she would not
"Never put business before family."-Walt Disney-***“This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!” Ana tried her best to not scream at her father who was casually seated right across her. The man was starting to develop some gray hair due to his old age, he was still looking prime in his mid-fifties, but it did not change the fact that he was starting to get older. Grigory Orlovsky had a brief conversation with his only daughter, he knew what he had told her that day would come as a shock to the young lady who was barely twenty-one years old. Ana had only recently graduated from one of the best private university in Moscow under an alias and it was barely days since she celebrated her graduation from university under Intern
"I don't want to be liked, I want to be respected."-Jack Ma-***Anton Chernikov was sitting in the porch of his mansion on the side of Moscow with a piece of Cigar in his hand. Placing it in between his lips, he inhaled it for a bit before breathing out the smoke, which had mixed into the cold air to create even more vapor in the air. He was wearing a long layered coat with a bit of fur on the back to warm his head. The weather that day was rather forgiving for a Russian winter. A little far from his sight was the view of his Serval cats playing around, in the yard, chasing each other as they played in the large yard. He found those creatures so amusing, of course, they were gifts from a good friend of his, ones he could not really reject as h
"Every woman is a rebel."-Oscar Wilde-***Ana was seated in front of the vanity mirror, beside her was Dana, her caretaker who had been caring for her since she was born. The elderly woman gently tapped her shoulder while looking in the mirror alongside her. A proud smile was plastered on her face. “Look at you, as youthful as the day you turned seventeen. It seems that your face had stopped aging. You look as beautiful as your mother, you will definitely stand out tonight. Everyone will look at you and admire you. My beautiful dove.”At the same time, Ana’s face was hiding worry, behind her small, forced smile was a young
"A jealous man always finds more than he is looking for."-Madeleine De Scudery-***After Ana and Alexander was out of sight, Anton turned to Grigory who was seated right beside him at the end of the table, for he was the host. He leaned his body over and lowered his voice as he asked the question which had been bothering him since his arrival.“That guard who just went with her right now, who’s he?” Grigory had no idea why he would ask such question, he did not think Anton would notice Alexander so soon.
"Siblings, children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together."-Sam Levenson-***Ana had just arrived back from one of her intern work when she suddenly heard Alexander calling out to her name. It had been nearly two weeks since the party with Anton and she had been so busy with her newly built career that she had not been able to spend much time at home and when she did, she mostly just ate dinner, took shower and sleep with barely any time for long interactions with her family. For some it might be a torture but for her, she had had some pretty quiet and peaceful two wee
"You have to be possessive about who you love"-Sushant Singh Rajput-***Ana was standing in front of her dressing mirror trying to figure out what she was supposed to wear for the night, among her collections of the finest quality dresses, she still found it difficult to pick what to wear sometimes. She pulled out a few clothes from her hanger and was so focused on the clothes she had not realized that Alexander had entered her room and was standing right outside her closet door. Of course, he did not come in without permission because she had previously told him to check on her since she needed his opinion.
"The more you care, the more you fear."-Wayne Gerard Trotman-***Ana did not know how she was supposed to response, somehow his words made her feel slightly uncomfortable. She felt like it was time for her to go home since her meal was also finished. She politely thanked him for the night and stood up.“Thank you for the meal, Anton, but I need to leave now I remember I still have something to do.” She was about to walk away when he suddenly grabbed her hand, stopping her in her track. She turned to face him, her eyes met his gaze and found displease within them. It was only expected