Elena's POV
I keep watching the time. I know exactly how late Anna will enter my room with the documents. I know what she is going to say. I have lived this life before. I hope nothing has changed because I have come back. However, when I expected her to arrive, there was a knock on my door, and the door opened because she did not wait for me to answer. She always thought she had the right to walk into my room whenever she wanted. I know she cannot wait for me to leave the house. She wants my room. She wants everything that I have. She wants my mother's company. She wants my family company, and she wants my fiancé. She can keep my fiancé. I do not care about him. However, I want revenge for my previous life and will take it slow. I am going to slowly but surely expose all of them. All who made my previous life hell will pay in this life.
"Hi, sis. I brought the papers that you wanted me to bring. I cannot believe how lucky you are. You are going to marry Rick Stevens. He is lucky to have a fiancée like you. I cannot believe you are giving him your mother's company. You are doing the right thing. It will make him feel like he is equal to you. Although his family are wealthy, they are not as wealthy as you are. Father gave his company to you. You still have your mother's company. Rick will help you with both of them. He is very good at doing business. You should sign both companies over to him," Anna says. Back then, I did not think anything about her words. I thought she just wanted Rick and me to be happy, and she wanted Rick to feel like he was my equal. I did not hear the jealousy in her voice because I was stupid and naive. She wanted everything she wanted: my life, my love, my money, my jewellery and my clothing. Looking at her face now, I can see the jealousy. I can hear the envy in her voice. I know exactly why she wants me to sign both companies over to Rick tonight: she doesn't have to marry him, and they can walk away with all I have.
"I first want to see how Rick handles my mother's company before I give him my father's company to run. I do not want him to be overwhelmed. It is a lot of work. I have to balance everything I do to get to everything. Father trained me for years to run his business. It is not something that I can do overnight. I must train Rick before I can give him my family's company." I gave her the same answer I gave her in my previous life. I know this answer will satisfy her. She smiles at me.
"I understand you are a sage woman. I wish I were more like you. I do not have a company to run. I am just working for you. Perhaps one day I will be like you. You are my role model. Let's get you ready for the party tonight. I have so much gossip news to tell you," Anna says. I always thought she was sweet and meant every word she said. Now I know better. I know what a evil b***h she is. I want to vomit while I listen to her voice. It is not the same voice she used when she talked to me in the last few years of my previous life. She never showed me any respect. She talked to me like I was her maid. She hated me with everything. She was furious and called me names when I told her I was not going to divorce Rick. She did not show me any respect then. Her voice was not as soft, and she never came to gossip with me about our mutual friends. I feel like I can vomit. However, I smiled and let her help me prepare for my engagement party.
"Your dress is so beautiful. I don't have the money for a dress like that," Anna says. In my previous life, I had surprised her with a new treat. The dress is hanging in my cupboard, but I won't give it to her. She can wear whatever she has. I have always been good to her. I always wanted to give her the best. And I was hoping that she would one day become a good businesswoman so that I could make her a partner in my business. In my eyes, she was always my little sister, and I had to look out for her. I know better now. I will not give her anything; Look where it got me in my previous life. It got me murdered by my husband. I am trying very hard to be friendly. I am not very talkative today. Damn, what do you expect from me? I was just killed a few hours ago. I got reborn a few years back. I'm still trying to work through all the trauma.
"Well, thank you for helping me. I am looking forward to tonight. I cannot wait for Rick to see me in this handmade, one of the most beautiful dresses that I have ever owned. The lady who made this dress for me was a very good friend of my mother," I say. I am trying hard to sound enthusiastic about my engagement.
"You seem a little off. Is there something that is bothering you? You know, you can always talk to me about your problems. You regard not having any problems, are you?" Anna asks.
"No, I didn't sleep well last night. My body is aching," I say.
"I hope you are not getting sick. Is your body aching? Why? You do not go to the gym," Anna says. Again, I can feel the bite in her words. I don't need to go to the gym. I do not put on weight easily. Besides, I work in high heels all day, and it keeps my legs in good shape.
"I don't know. It feels like somebody pushed me off a balcony last night," I say. Anna frowned as we walked out of my room to the awaiting limousine. Really or not? Here I come. Oh, Anna, you and Rick don't know what awaits you.