chapter two

"Where am I?" Emily asked as she stood up from the bed panting.

"Wasn't I supposed to be dead? Or am I really in hell?"she asked herself, looking around to know where she really was and touching the spot she got stabbed.

"This is my room in the countryside, I'm alive! I'm alive!" she screamed. "What day is it?" she asked herself as she looked around to find a calendar.

"Today is the day I returned back to my biological family," she said to herself as she recalled everything that happened to her in her past life.

"I will make sure I don't repeat the same mistakes I made in my past life," she said to herself.

Let me give you a brief introduction about me. I'm Emily, age eighteen.

I have been with my foster parents for over a decade now, without knowing about my biological parents.

My foster mum, on her deathbed, gave me the name and location of my family and asked me to return home to my parents, which I did, and it cost me my life.

"I will return home, but this time it's not for family love and reunion; I will return home to take my revenge.

I will make sure that house is a living hell for them all," I said as I stood up to arrange my bag, ready to go to the Zu's mansion.

"I remember this was the location where I saved Anthony," I said to myself, moving towards a lonely alley.

As expected, Anthony was there on the floor, out of breath. I rushed towards him and started giving him CPR because, thanks to my foster parents, I have a little knowledge about medicine.

When he was finally stable, I asked him to sit up, which he did, taking in a very deep breath. "Thanks for saving my life," Anthony said to me. I blushed and looked away.

I never knew Anthony was this handsome," I said to myself, smiling.

That was because after helping him in my past life, I ran away without giving him the opportunity to say anything to me.

But this time, I will make sure I love him wholeheartedly," I said to myself.

"I will make sure you are well rewarded for this act of yours," said Anthony, bringing me back to reality. "You're welcome," I responded.

I was about to say something else when I got interrupted by Michael, who was rushing towards us with a doctor. "Boss! Boss! I'm here!" he screamed.

"Can you stop shouting? You are disturbing the neighborhood!" Anthony said to Michael.

"I'm sorry, but how did it happen? When I left here, you were almost out of breath," Michael asked no one in particular.

"Why didn't you take him to the hospital instead of leaving him in this lonely alley?" I asked.

"That's because we were trying to avoid some paparazzi, and again, now is a critical time for the company. We have a big contract with a foreign country that is yet to be signed, so we don't want false news spreading on the internet," Michael responded.

"Oh! I see. Okay, I will leave now," I said, staring at Anthony, who was now standing erect.

"Okay, let me give you a lift," Anthony said to me, making me blush again.

"OMG! His voice is so heavenly," I thought to myself.

"Hello," he said, tapping me on my shoulder, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"Okay," I responded because I recalled that in my past life, i didn't even talk to him, not to talk about agreeing for him to give me a lift, which resulted in me missing out on an opportunity to know him better.

We all moved towards the car, with Michael opening the door for me and Anthony to go in. "You first," Anthony said with his deep voice, causing me to shiver.

I entered, and Michael shut the door. Then Anthony turned around and moved to the other door, with Michael running over to open the door for him.

Michael entered the car with the doctor sitting in front with him.

"Where to, boss?" Michael asked. "Let's drop off the doctor first before taking Miss?" Anthony asked, looking at me.

"I'm Emily, Miss Emily," I responded. "Okay," Anthony said, looking at Michael through the rear view glass to give him signals.

After dropping off the doctor, Anthony turned towards me and asked, "Where to?" looking at me.

"To the Zu's mansion at Blackwood," I responded.

"Okay, you heard her, right?" Anthony asked Michael. "Yes, boss, I got it," Michael responded, driving to the Zu's mansion.

"Anthony," he said, looking at me.

"What?" I asked.

"I'm Anthony by name," he repeated.

"Oh, okay," I responded, as we locked eyes.

"We are here," Michael said, breaking the tension us.

"Thanks for the lift," I said as I stepped down from the car.

"Can I get your contact number? So I can probably call you later and we can have lunch together?" Anthony asked me.

"I would have loved to, but I don't have a phone," I said to him.

"Okay, this is my card; call me when you're ready," he replied as he rolled up the car window and drove away.

"Boss, this is the first time I have seen you take an interest in a lady," Michael said, looking at Anthony through the rear window.

"She saved my life," Anthony replied. "Is that all?" Michael asked again with a funny look on his face.

"Can you concentrate on the road so you don't get me killed?" Anthony said, giving off the boss vibe.

"I'm sorry, boss," Michael said, rolling his eyes.

I stood outside and watched the car drive away until it was out of sight.

I let out a heavy sigh and then turned to face the mansion before me.

To think I was very happy returning to my parents in my past life, but right now it's just hatred and revenge.

"They must all pay for what they did to me," I said to myself, moving towards the gate.