Chapter 364

They had all pinned their hopes on Elder Mrs. Lancaster, but disappointment was inevitable.
“What’s impossible about it?” Elder Mrs. Lancaster’s voice sounded more weary and aged than ever. “If it were anyone else trying to bring us down, maybe we’d stand a chance. But this is Mr. Harrison Lancaster we’re talking about!”
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Who could have imagined the family would fall so far, all because of a girl named Anastasia?
If only they hadn’t crossed Anastasia, hadn’t made her their enemy, they wouldn’t now be facing Harrison Lancaster’s wrath.
Elder Mrs. Lancaster’s words shattered whatever faint hope the others had left, plunging the entire family into utter despair.
And yet, it was about to get worse. Before they’d even had a chance to collect themselves, the front door burst open once again.
“What are you still doing here? Get out! This house doesn’t belong to you anymore!”
That’s right—the Lancasters were bankrupt. Even their home would be seized to pay off their debts.
Upstairs, Anastasia watched from the window as the Lancasters were driven out in disgrace, a far cry from their former arrogance and pride. The corners of her lips curled in quiet satisfaction.
She watched Aaron, shoved to the ground, struggling even to stand. The memory of his haughty, untouchable expression from her previous life flashed through her mind, and her smile grew colder.
Suddenly, as if sensing her gaze, Aaron looked up sharply and stared in her direction.
Anastasia didn’t flinch or look away. Her eyes remained cool, detached.
“Anastasia Anastasia!” Aaron’s voice was raw as he was dragged toward the door, his red-rimmed eyes locked onto the girl standing on the balcony.
He saw her beauty, her poise-so distant and unapproachable-and in his voice,
it was impossible to tell if it was love or hate that trembled there.
In that moment, he finally realized just how deeply he had been drawn to her. Somewhere along the way, without even noticing, she had taken root in his heart.
But it was too late. She already belonged to another man.
Worse yet, she was the very one responsible for the Lancasters’ downfall.
Anastasia let her gaze drift away, her tone casual as she turned to her cousin. “Let’s go. Nothing more to see here.”
Aaron was finished. The Lancaster family’s bankruptcy was only the beginning. With Harrison personally involved, the message to the rest of Veridia was clear- everyone would be scrambling to please Mr. Harrison Lancaster now. Anastasia wouldn’t need to lift another finger; others would happily ensure Aaron and his family were dragged down even further.
In her previous life, they had used her, schemed against Harrison, and stolen his inheritance, living off their ill-gotten gains in luxury.
Not this time. Everything they had taken from her and from Harrison-they would pay back, a hundredfold.
Anastasia returned to her apartment in high spirits.
She had barely stepped through the door when she found Harrison waiting for her, his dark eyes intense. “Where were you?”
“I told Logan to let you know-I went to see Juliet,” Anastasia said, hurrying over
to him. But halfway there, she caught the downturn of his lips-the warning sign
of his displeasure—and realized he probably already knew she’d gone to see the Lancasters; after all, her phone was always tracked.
If she tried to hide it, who knew what wild scenarios he’d imagine?
So as soon as she wrapped her arms around him, she kept her expression calm and added, “Then Juliet and I went to take a look at how the Lancasters were doing.”
Hearing her straightforward admission, Harrison’s expression finally softened. He drew her into his embrace. “What’s there to see?”
Anastasia gave a little hum, making no attempt to hide her satisfaction. “Watching Aaron lose everything made my day.”
She rose on tiptoe and pressed a kiss to his chin. “Thank you, darling. I’ve wanted to take Aaron down for a long, long time!”