Andrei sat in his office with a dark face as he read the report in his hands.
After he saw Brandon parade his ex-wife’s name in the banquet last night, he was constantly in a bad mood.
He had Brandon and Anya investigated, and he soon found out that Brandon was related to Damon.
He laughed mockingly. So, what was Damon Castellano doing? Helping his mistress or helping her friend by gifting him his mistress.
Andrei’s eyes turned red as he threw the report to the floor.
How low could you be, Anya? You are no longer the innocent and pure woman I loved. He abruptly stood on his seat and angrily marched out of his office. He was full of anger that he did not think twice and went to Anya’s new studio.
Anya was inside her studio working on new design plates. She was busy since Mr. Smith’s recommendation of her with different clients.
Clients kept coming, and she was very thankful and flattered. But what comes with that endless work and design drafts she needs to complete? So that is why Anya is constantly working and diligently working on her designs at the studio.
She was drawing on her plates when the bell on her door clanked loudly. She was quite startled and raised her head up in a jolt.
And she was even more surprised when she saw Andrei. She stood up and asked him with tension in her voice.
“What are you doing here?”
Andrei stared at Anya with angry eyes. He looked aggressive as he approached her.
“You don’t have enough shame on you anymore, do you? Sleeping and hooking up with every businessman you meet?! You are such a wench!” He exclaimed.
Anya was shocked at his anger and foul words. What was he saying? And what is he doing barging into her like this like a madman?
“What are you talking about?!” She yelled back.
“Don’t play dumb with me!” Andrei roared as he swept his arms on her desk.
“Andrei!” Anya stared in horror as her design plates were thrown at the floor. The papers scattered everywhere, and the ink spilled and tainted the marble floors as well as her design drafts.
“You worry about that? As if you need these things when you use your body to please those dirty businessmen!” Andrei was insulted as he grabbed a glass of water and smashed it into Anya’s design plate. The glass shattered, and the water wet and destroyed Anya’s hard-made designs. Anya felt her heart drop as she saw the mess and devastating situation of the hard work she made for the past few days.
“NO!” Anya exclaimed as she rushed to her plates. But before she could bend over and grab it, Andrei had caught her arms and forcefully pulled her towards him.
“Tell me, why did you sleep with him? Huh? Why did you cheat on me?! Why did you hook up with Damon Castellano?!” He asked her in a loud voice as he shook her forcefully.
“What are you talking about?!” Anya tried to pull back her arms as she screamed at him as well.
“You were the one who cheated! And stop mentioning that man’s name, who I don’t even know!” She screamed as she pushed him hard.
Andrei was pushed back but still sprung forward. “Liar!” He accused Anya.
“Not only him but all your clients as well! Brandon Smith, huh? Do you have such expensive taste? And you still want to act pure and clean when in truth, you are a dirty whore!” He insulted Anya as he pointed at her.
“What the hell are you saying? Are you crazy? Would you insult me and accuse me of sleeping with every guy I meet? I am not like you!” Anya retorted back. She felt Andrei was really out of his mind.
“And why are you here making a fit, huh? We are already divorced! Stop acting like a paranoid and jealous husband when you sleep with a bunch of mistresses yourself! You’re so shameless!” Anya threw back her words at Andrei. She was really angry right now. How could he come back and ruin everything when she was just starting to get back on her feet?
“So now you finally said it! That you’re sleeping with men as well?! Huh?!” Andrei laughed like crazy as he looked at Anya with a disgusted expression.
“I don’t care if you don’t believe me! I don’t care about you at all! So, leave me alone! Leave me alone!” Anya had finally lost as she pushed Andrei countless of times.
Andrei tried to grab her, but she held her phone.
“I am calling security, leave! If you don’t want to be dragged out of here!” She said as she was also worked up and angry.
Andrei’s chest raised up and down as he stared at Anya in anger. Anya saw this and dialed her phone for the city’s security.
“You don’t want to leave?” Anya asked as she showed him her phone.
“Do you think I’m afraid?! I said I would come back to you! I would not let you off easily! I’ll make you crawl back to me. No one would accept a dirty girl like you!” he said as he inched forward toward Anya.
Anya kept backing up as she stared at him just as angrily.
Before Andrei could make another move, security arrived and stopped him.
“What is going on here?” Security arrived and saw the messy place and the fighting couple inside the studio.
“Security, take him away! He barged in and made a mess in my studio!” Anya pointed at Andrei.
The security is familiar to the owners and tenants of the commercial space within this block, so they drew to the conclusion that Andrei was trespassing on Anya’s property.
“Sir, it is best if you leave. We don’t tolerate disturbance in the establishments here.” The security convinced Andrei.
Andrei heard this, and he laughed.
“Do you know who I am? I am Andrei Davids, and I can buy every establishment in this run-down state!” He bragged as he spat on the floor.
The securities saw this and inched forward.
“Sir, no matter who you are, you are barging and destroying public property, if you won’t leave in peace, then we will have no choice but call the authorities.” They said as they surrounded Andrei.
Andrei angrily looked at them and sneered. He looked past the bunch of securities and eyed Anya.
There was anger and hate in his eyes.
“I am not done with you,” He glared at her as he pointed at Anya’s nose. He brushed off his clothes before he turned his back on them and left the place.
He tried to scold them, but they threatened to call the police, so he had no choice but to leave but he did not forget to throw the last daggers at Anya before he kicked the door open and left.
After the man left, the securities turned to Anya. “Ma’am, are you alright?” They asked concernedly.
Anya swallowed and held up her tears. She answered in a shaking voice. “I am alright. Thank you very much for helping me.”
The securities looked at each other and transferred their gaze to the messy place and then to the shaking woman in front of them.
“Do you need help? Or do you want to call the authorities or medical team?” They asked again as they tried to survey whether Anya was hurt.
“I am okay, there is no need for more trouble. I only ask to be alone. Thank you again, sirs.” Anya answered in a weak voice.
The security asked Anya if she was fine and she could only nod silently, still not fully recovered from the shock. The securities were reluctant to leave her, but she asked to be alone. So, they had no choice but to leave.
When they left, Anya looked around at the pitiful state of her studio. It was a complete mess. Broken glass scattered on the floor, and the white marble floor was stained with water and black ink.
The design drafts were sprawled on the ground, wet and stained with black paint. Completely destroyed.
All the hard work from the past months was destroyed in just one go. The dream she was just building up shattered to the ground once again.
Her hard work and effort were once again taken away just like that. Tears welled in Anya’s eyes as she absorbed the full view of her treasured studio.
The once elegant and clean studio was now tainted and messed up to such a devastating state.
Anya slowly collapsed to the ground, tears trickling down her face and her hands on her chest as she painfully cried.
The events at Anya’s studio quickly arrived at the hands of Damon. When he read the report, he was so angry.
He did not expect that Andrei was that despicable. He underestimated Andrei’s foolishness and malevolence.
He clenched his teeth and stood up abruptly in his seat, and he immediately headed to the Davids without thinking.
He was surprised by the strong feelings he had right now. He felt anger, even killing intent towards that man. He also felt the strong need to protect and avenge Anya. He did not know why he felt this way but what he wanted most right now was to face and warn Andrei. There was no time to ponder over this.
Andrei sat in his office with a clenched fist. He was still surging with anger from the brawl he had with Anya. He wanted so much to drag her away from there and torment her until he was satisfied. His eyes reddened as he gritted his teeth.
He took out liquor from his cabinet and immediately poured a cup. He drank it in one shot. He tried to calm himself by breathing and letting it out with heavy breaths.
He took out a cigarette to calm himself more. He brought it to his lips and blew the thick smoke. He once again grabbed his cup and poured the whiskey and drank it in one go.
Andrei drank and rested, but evil intentions were swirling in his head.
When Damon arrived at the Davids, he marched with heavy steps toward Andrei’s office. He was walking so fast that the secretaries were not able to stop him.
When Damon arrived at the door, he slammed it open.
Andrei, who was inside and was just about to calm down, was startled. He was even more surprised when he saw Damon.
“Mr. Castellano? What are you doing-“ Before Andrei could continue, a punch landed on his face.
“You useless and worthless man!” Damon roared as he pointed at Andrei.
Andrei was stunned by his strong reaction to Damon, and he was confused of his reason for doing so.
“I warn you, if you ever touch and hurt Anya again, I will destroy you and this worthless company!” He threatened.
When Andrei heard Anya’s name and was fresh from anger at the woman, he couldn’t help but retort.
“Why are you poking your nose at our business?” Andrei said coldly.
“Is it because she is your mistress? You better be careful and throw that dirty wench,” Andrei said coldly.
“A man like you won’t settle for a girl like that, right, Mr. Castellano?” Andrei probed. He wanted so much also to punch Damon in his face, but he held back. He knew he would not be able to afford the consequence if he did so. But he wants to rip his and Anya’s relationship apart and slap on his face how stupid he is to bed a dirty woman.
His eyes flashed with malice.
Damon laughed angrily at what he said.
“Do you think I am someone like you,” He eyed Andrei from head to toe. “Don’t associate me with the likes of you,” Damon added.
Andrei heard this, and his smirk was wiped off his face. His eyes darkened as Damon did not even care for his face.
“You are a really stupid man, or could you even be called a man?” Damon’s cold and deep voice rang across the room.”
“Do you know who is the reason why your useless company was able to rise again?” Damon stepped forward toward Andrei as he questioned.
“Do you know how I, Damon Castellano, decided to help this pathetic company despite bankruptcy?” He stepped once again as he eyed Andrei intensely.
“It is all because of the very same woman you are calling dirty.” He said deeply. “The very woman you hurt and thrown away.”
“Anya,” Damon said with a heavy voice, savoring the woman’s name in his mouth. Andrei was stunned by Damon’s words. What did he mean by that?
“You hated your wife because she got pregnant, right? But you did not listen to her because you’re so stupid,” Damon added with acid in his voice. Andrei was even more surprised when he heard this. How did he know all of this?
“Anya accepted a surrogacy to help and acquire funds for your business. The money she got all went to save your company’s ass.” Damon said, dropping the bomb.
Andrei heard the words that shook his whole being. He could not believe his ears. His mouth hung open, but no words came out.
“Yet, you did not even know and appreciated this. You are one stupid man.” Damon did not stop and added another blow to Andrei.
“It was all because of Anya. She sacrificed so much, including herself, for you and for the company she loved. But what did you do? You hurt her, insulted her, and threw her away. For all that she went through and gave you, this is how you repaid her. Tell me, what kind of man are you?” His words were like a knife stabbing into Andrei's chest and his heart. He felt he had gone numb and gone deaf by what he was hearing. Is all of this true? Did she really do it for him? How much did he she sacrifice?
His wife’s face flashed in front of him. His pure and innocent wife.
If so, how could he do that to her? Andrei remembered all the awful and dreadful things he did to her, and he paled. His heart shook and clenched until he felt he could not breathe.
Anya, I was so stupid. What should I do?
Damon stared at the stupid expression on Andrei’s face. He scoffed. It is too late to regret now. Grovel in the ground and its dirt, but you could never turn back time. There is no medicine for regret.
“Now, if you hurt her one more time. I would not hesitate to destroy this company. I brought this company up, and I can easily bring it down, remember that.” Damon’s words held power and domination, and it filled the whole room.