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Struggle Of The Queen! - Chapter 26
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“This is Riyadh Rahmani and this is Li Wei. These all are connected to this man, Charlie Morris”, Anna said as she swiped to every person’s detail. Everyone nodded.
“There’s still a piece missing from this puzzle which is his main pawn and the reason why he is doing this”, Ryan said as he pointed his finger on Charlie’s face. Anna thought for a while.
“Maybe he has two reasons. Some personal while some dangerous”, Anna said looking at everyone. Her eyes stopped at Ryan. “Personal reason?!”, Ryan exclaimed. Anna nodded.
“You are the King and I’m the Queen. Maybe he has some personal issues”, Anna said half clear while half riddled. Ryan understood and nodded. “We have to go and meet this Riyadh Rahmani first”, Anna said as she slides the screen on Riyadh’s details.
“He’s in Vietnam now for some auction which is to be held two days later”, Ariana informed. “Good. We are old enemies. He would be happy to see me as now we officially announced the things”, Ryan said with a smirk. Anna smirked back.
“Time to go to Vietnam”, Anna said. Everyone nodded. Anna gestured Ryan to come with her. They went to the base office on the higher floor.
“What is it?”, Ryan asked as they entered the office. “You noticed something?”, Anna asked. He understood what she was asking so he gave a nod. They worked together for three hours.
“I cannot believe this”, Anna said in a shocked tone. “Neither can I”, Ryan said as he kept the pen down. The two of them discussed their plans and then called Edger and Ariana to tell them about the plan.
“Tell Colton to prepare the things I asked him for”, Anna said to Ariana who gave a nod then left. Edger too left with Ariana. Anna leaned on the sofa and sighed deeply.
“You won’t go home?”, Ryan asked as he leaned his head on the sofa like her. She shooked her head and said, “Mom will worry about me and even ask me many questions.” He nodded in understanding.
“Ah! I’m so hungry”, Anna groaned and rubbed her flat stomach. “Let’s go have something”, Ryan said and stood up as he grabbed her hand and made her stand. “Where are you taking me?”, she asked as he dragged her out.
“Just wait”, he said with a grin and walked to his car. He drove to a restaurant near a beach. It was beautiful. The restaurant looked expensive with the glass windows and doors. One couldn’t see anything from outside.
Ryan walked inside the restaurant with Anna. The restaurant was empty. “Did you book the whole restaurant?”, she asked suspiciously. “Welcome to Victoria’s Dining”, Ryan said proudly.
“This is your restaurant”, she asked but it came out as a statement. He nodded. The restaurant was expensive and really famous one. People had to book tables five or six months earlier to get a table here.
The two of them sat on the table near the window. They ordered their dinner. The beach had lights outside making it look more beautiful. The area was private and very quiet.
“Victoria is your mom’s name?”, Anna asked breaking the silence. Ryan nodded. “She was the owner of this restaurant when she was alive. She loved to come here. It was a small restaurant when she was alive then I became the owner and gave this restaurant her name.”
“You love her a lot. She would be very happy to see you successful today”, Anna said with a small smile. “She would be angry as I chose violence, the thing she hated the most in her life”, Ryan chuckled.
“She would understand that you don’t do anything to harm innocent people”, Anna said softly. “Your mom would also understand one day about your choice”, he said looking at her face.
Her face glowed under the dim lights making her look more beautiful. “I hope so”, she said and looked outside. The dinner was served and the two of them finished their dinner while discussing about some work.
Anna asked Ryan to drop her at her penthouse. It was near her company. Anna scanned her thumb and typed the passcode which was 0171, her dad’s birthday date and year. “Come in”, she said to Ryan. Ryan came inside and sat on the sofa in the living room.
There were about 10 maids in the penthouse. The penthouse has 5 luxurious bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and toilets, a big study room, a small bar and a balcony swimming pool with glass railings. The penthouse was on 80th floor of the building, the topmost floor.
“My lady”, everyone bowed as she entered. “Get some juice for Mr. King. I’ll get freshen up”, Anna said to a maid. She bowed and then left. Anna went to the master bedroom and took a quick shower.
She came downstairs wearing shorts and tee. Her hairs were tied in a lazy messy bun. She look effortless beauty. Ryan kept staring at her as she walked to him. She snapped her finger on front of him.
“Wanna have a drink?”, she asked with a smirk. “Sure”, he smirked back. They walked to the left of the living room where the small bar was. The interior of the penthouse was modern.
Anna poured Cheval Blanc 1947 in two wine glasses and gave one to Ryan. Anna raised her glass. “Cheers”, they said together and sipped on their wines.
“How do you know Charlie?”, Ryan asked. “We have a close relation. You’ll know when we meet”, Anna said and stared blankly at the glass in her hand. Ryan didn’t ask further and quietly drank the wine.
“Stay here tonight”, Anna said all of a sudden. “Huh?”, he gave a confused look. “It’s late, you can stay here tonight. We are gonna leave for Vietnam tomorrow so… you can stay”, she said and stood up from the bar stool.
“Margaret, prepare the room for Mr. King. He’ll stay here tonight”, Anna ordered her maid. Margaret, the maid bowed and left to prepare a room for Ryan.
Anna took out the files of her office and started working on them. She worked till 2 AM. She laid on the bed and thought about her mom. She called her butler.
“I’m sorry to call at this time, uncle Carson. I was wondering about mom. Is she okay?”, she asked. “She’s fine, my lady. She misses you”, he said on the other line. Anna rubbed her brows.
“Tell her, I’ll be back. I can’t come home now or she’ll know about my identity”, Anna said helplessly. “I understand, my lady. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of her. You too take care”, he said gently.
“Yeah. I’ve increased the security of the mansion and also asked uncle to send some more guards. Don’t let anything miss and be careful. Check everything before passing it to mom. Be it food or clothes”, Anna said in a serious tone.
“I’ll take care of that, my lady. You should rest now”, he said. “Hmm”, Anna answered and hung up. She stared at the ceiling blankly. She took a remote from the bedside table and pressed a button.
The ceiling turned into a transparent glass. Anna looked at the sky full of stars and smiled. She always loved to watch stars so she designed her house like this. Even her mansion has this design.
Anna pressed another button on the remote and all the curtains were closed. “Light off”, Anna said and the lights turned off. She looked at the sky and started counting stars like a small child.
“Daddy, why can’t I count the stars?”, a ten year old Anna asked looking at the sky. Her dad laughed and pinched her small nose. “My baby, try again. One day you’ll succeed for sure”, he said with a warm smile.
“Daddy, I want to become successful like you”, she said and looked at her dad with bright eyes. “Of course, you’ll succeed. You’ll be more successful than me and everyone will bow to you even me”, he said proudly.
“Really, daddy?”, she asked. He nodded with a bright smile. “But you’re my daddy so you don’t have to bow to me. I’ll make everyone bow to you and mommy”, she said with determination. Her dad smiled….
“Dad, please believe me. I and mom are not what you think”, a sixteen year old Anna begged. “If I find out then I’ll kill both of you with my bare hands”, her father spoke in disgust and rage.
“I’ll get myself a new wife and a new mother for Anna”, he yelled….
“Do you want to live with your mom or dad?”, the judge of the court asked. “I want both”, Anna spoke slowly. The judge looked at Anna’s parents then at Anna. “But you’ve to choose one”, the judge said gently. Anna hesitated so the judge asked both the parents to go out.
“I want mom to be happy. Dad will be angry if I choose mom but mom will be more sad if I choose dad. Dad said he will get a new mom but I don’t want anyone else other than my mom”, Anna said in a low tone. The judge asked some questions to Anna and then called her parents.
“I choose mom”, Anna said and looked at her dad in a little fear. Her dad was angry and sad. Her mom was happy yet she was also sad for her husband. “The custody of Anna Jonas goes to Ruby Harris.”
Anna shook her head coming back to the reality. She closed her eyes tightly and then opened them after a few seconds. Her eyes were cold and held no emotions now. After looking at the sky for a few minutes she fell asleep. The ceiling automatically went back to normal after some hours as she kept the timer.