Anastasia sits down between Anastasio and Ermanno. She looks around at the faces of her brothers and father. Arabella is sitting between Allesandro and Adriano. Her eyes meets Anastasia and she makes sure to send a fierce glare in her direction.
Anastasia ignores her and glances at her grandparents- Alberto and Vanessa. Vanessa smiles warmly at Anastasia who tries to share this smile back.
"How is your school life going, dear?" Vanessa asks, grabbing others attention.
"Good."
Hearing her answer, Vanessa's smile widens even more if possible. Alberto does not show any emotion but he is internally relieved that his granddaughter is doing better unlike last time of their meeting.
"Any boyfriend?" Wanda pipes in the conversation, winking cutely at her.
Anastasia feels her cheeks reddening slightly. She softly shakes her head.
"This is better that there is not any." Stefano mutters cooly.
"What the hell are you saying?" Wanda asks with her eyes narrowed.
"She is not allowed to have boyfriend! First, she's just 16 nothing but a baby." Stefano points out the 'obvious'.
"And when she will grow up? Legitimate enough to be adult?" Wanda raises her brow curiously.
"Around 40 years more but nothing is sure."
Wanda blinks at Stefano's reasoning.
"That's absurd."
"Why do you think so? I should take caution. Like I have seen the result of relationships...I would like to keep her away from it." He points at both Wanda and Tristan for instance.
Wanda's left eye twitches.
She was ready to flip the table but Tristan places his hand on her shoulder, effectively stopping her.
"What?" She glares at him making him smile uneasily.
"Calm down, dear." He pats her shoulder, soothingly.
"I'm calm." She mumbles back with anger and annoyance still visible in her eyes.
Luna giggles under her breath.
"And, why are you laughing? Do you have a wish to die, little sister?" Wanda narrows her eyes at Luna who uneasily raises her hands up in surrender.
Nobody dares to mess with Wanda and lives another day.
Wanda looks at Anastasia who is quietly eating her dessert.
"So where was I? Yeah! You are so pretty, my dear niece. You should definitely get a boyfriend. I shall see who dare harm you and him." Wanda says sweetly.
Arabella scoffs under her breath.
Wanda's ears picked on.
"You want to say something?"
Arabella glances at her and then at Anastasia before dragging her eyes to look back at Wanda again.
"I mean, with these scars on her, don't you think you are insulting the word 'pretty'?"
Everyone pauses eating and looks at her. Even little Victor frowns at her wording.
He looks at Anastasia who looks gloomy.
Wanda wants nothing but to slap Arabella hard but Tristan has been stopping her.
"Like mother, like daughter!" Alberto mutters in disapproval.
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Lost Gem (PART 1)
ActionAfter years of abuse Anastasia has shut herself within emotionless walls. Even if the physical and mental abuse have broken her to the high extent, her kindness never dulls a bit. There is an hope. But how much long Anastasia is willing to wait? Wi...
