Queen of my heart

Anne caught some of the men winking at her and staring at her lustfully. She had no idea how beautiful she looked.

"Prosecutor Carl, over here" Noah called, approaching Carl.

Carl and Anne turned their backs and saw Noah and Sasha walking toward them.

Noah was putting on a plain black suit and a black tie. He looked really handsome and his fashion sense made him look like those men in the movies who were on an undercover mission except that this is real life.

Sasha was on a white jumpsuit. She didn't look like a cop at all and the bold makeup on her face made her appear to be more beautiful than usual.

Sasha immediately frowned as soon as she saw Anne and Carl together. Although, Carl and Noah didn't notice Sasha's glare at Anne because she always has a cold look on her face. However, Anne who was just meeting Sasha for the first time felt uncomfortable at her death stares. She could tell that Sasha didn't like her but she had no idea why.

"Prosecutor Carl, who is this ravishing damsel I see you with," Noah said to Carl giving Anne a flirtatious smile.

"She's the queen of my heart" Carl replied proudly, holding Anne's waist firmly.

Anne was stunned by what she just heard from Carl's mouth. Her facial expression didn't change at all, in fact, she was playing cool on the outside but inside of her screamed excitement.

A part of her felt like Carl was just saying it because they were pretending to be a couple while another part of her wanted to believe that she was really the queen of his heart.

Sasha creased her brows at what Carl just said. 'queen of your heart? pff,' Sasha said in her head, rolling her eyes. Even though she was married, she didn't want to see Carl with any woman.

Meanwhile, Noah observed the lovey-dovey look on Carl's face. The way Carl was smiling and holding Anne like he had won a lottery made it obvious he was genuinely into her.

"You're a lucky man boss" Noah grinned. He recalled Carl telling him that he was currently in love and seeing Anne in person made him confirm that Carl has good eyes.

"I know right… Anne, please meet my crew who are also my friends, Detective Noah and Commander Sasha." Carl said to Anne.

"Anastasia Robyn Stewart, it's nice to meet you" Anne stretched her hand to shake Noah first because he had a welcoming smile on his face, unlike Sasha who wouldn't stop staring daggers at her.

Noah returned the handshake and kissed the back of her fingers. "It's nice meeting such an angel... wait a second, you're Dexter's sister right?" he said giving her a close stare with squinted eyes. He immediately saw the resemblance after hearing her two last names.

"Yes, I am..." Anne laughed softly

"You two look a lot alike," Noah said.

"I hear that a lot," she said.

Anne turned her face to Sasha to greet her but Sasha quickly looked away, avoiding Anne from talking to her. Anne got the message and she held back. She didn't understand why Sasha was acting like she has a problem with her.

"Prosecutor Carl can we talk?... In private??" Sasha said to Carl with a straight face immediately Anne glanced at her.

"Hey, wait a minute, guys! I'm sure we all remember that we are here to protect Mr. Ross right?" Noah said firmly.

"Of course..." Carl replied

"Good! I'll be outside the hotel in case I find or see anything suspicious... you two don't keep your eyes off Mr. Ross" Noah said pointing to Carl and Sasha and then, he left

"Sometimes I wonder if he's my boss?" Carl said and Anne laughed.

"Ahem" Sasha clears her throat to get Carl's attention.

"Anne, can we..."

"…Prosecutor Carl??" Sasha interrupted Carl as he was talking to Anne.

"Oh, you wanted to see me in private..." Carl said to Sasha.

He looked at Anne in a way as if he was asking for her permission to leave her for Sasha. The look Carl gave to Anne was obvious and Sasha rolled her eyes.

"Go! why are you so dumb?" Anne whispered to Carl and Carl chuckled.

Sasha almost choked on her own saliva when she overheard Anne calling Carl 'dumb'. The worst part of it all was that Carl was laughing stupidly about it.

Sasha knows Carl to be very friendly with people but this time around, she saw a different chemistry between Carl and Anne. They looked more than just friends.

'Are they really in a relationship?' Sasha thought.

Anne gave Sasha and Carl some space so they could talk and a skinny short cameraman with a beard approached her.

"Good evening ma'am, can I please take some photos of you?" The cameraman pleaded to Anne. He sees Anne as the most beautiful woman in the hall and he believed that taking her pictures will take his career to the next level.

"Umm okay," Anne replied.

"Prosecutor Carl it seems you're really interested in that girl," Sasha said to Carl.

Carl looked back to check out his gorgeous queen and he saw her posing and taking different pictures like she was at the studio. She was extremely photogenic and the camera seemed to love her every angle.

The way she was smiling at the camera, even showing off her long leg from her slitted gown will make you think that she was pretending to be nervous at first. Almost everyone was staring at her but Anne barely noticed them. She was just having fun taking pictures.

Her pale white skin appeared to be shinier than usual. She wasn't even on serious makeup, yet her beauty shone like the sun. Her beautiful silver eyes that suited her long lashes were so enticing that literally anyone could get lost in them. Both men and women were staring at her in awe at her unmatched beauty. None of them had seen a lady this beautiful before.

"That's my girl..." Carl muttered, smiling at Anne, feeling proud.

"You're not even paying attention to me!" Sasha said sternly and Carl turned to face her.

"Oh! Sasha, I'm sorry... what were you saying?" he said to her with raised brows.

"Are you two really in a relationship?" Sasha asked to confirm

"Anne and I?... Hum, let's just say I'm really crazy about her" Carl smiled.

Sasha mentally heaved a sigh of relief that they weren't official yet. She knew that Carl would've come clean if they were actually dating.

"I thought you gave up on her since she is dating your best friend," Sasha said.

"Yeah, but now, they're no longer together. They broke up a few months ago," Carl said.

"They broke up? Why" She curiously asked.

"Sasha, you should know that not everything concerns you," he said.

Sasha scoffed "Okay, but what if you two start dating and Carlos, your best friend wakes up from his coma and finds out that you're dating his ex-girlfriend? The Carlos I know wouldn't take it lightly"

"THE CARLOS I KNOW, wouldn't mind," Carl replied surely.

"And what makes you feel so sure about that?" Sasha asked Carl because she knows Carlos to be a lunatic sometimes.

"Because Carlos is my best friend and he's like a brother to me, no one knows him more than I do..." Carl said but that is what he thinks.

"…Oh really?" Sasha gave a mocking laugh.

"What are you insinuating? That Carlos is going to hate me if he wakes up from his coma and sees me dating his ex-girlfriend?" Carl asked a rhetorical question.

"Listen to yourself Mr. Prosecutor. Don't tell me don't you realize that you'll be betraying your best friend if you start dating Anne... Now tell me how trustworthy is that by flirting with your best friend's ex" She said coarsely.

"Carlos wouldn't get betrayed because he never loved Anne," Carl responded sharply.

"What?" Sasha was confused. She has always thought that Carlos was deeply in love with Anne. Although, She wasn't wrong.

"Yeah, because he cheated on Anne," Carl said.

'so that was why she broke up with him,' Sasha thought to herself after putting two and two together.

"...If Carlos really loved Anastasia, he wouldn't have cheated on her continuously. And as if that wasn't enough, he literally told me that if I wanted Anne I could get her… The Carlos I know never had time for women so I'm certain that he wouldn't get betrayed if I start dating Anne." Carl said.

...…

Meanwhile, Mr. Ross was having the best time of his life meeting old friends and well-wishers. And as a wise businessman, he was using his birthday party as an opportunity to promote his brand and also reconnect with old friends. That was why he was trying so hard to make his birthday party the biggest birthday party ever celebrated in New York.

Angelo Ross who was also at the hall happened to see Anne smiling and taking pictures and he approached her grinning from ear to ear. Ever since his father told him that Anne was going to be invited to his birthday party, he couldn't help but anticipate seeing her again.

Angelo came to the scene where the cameraman and Anne were and handed some cash to the cameraman. The cameraman immediately stopped taking pictures of Anne as soon as he got the cash. He left, feeling satisfied with the huge amount he got from Angelo.

"What was that for?" Anne said to Angelo, sneering at him. She was surprised at what just happened.

Angelo just let his money speak instead of using his words.

Being a fashionista, Angelo was in a black sequin tuxedo suit that glitters just like Anne's dress. He looked extremely dashing from his head to his toes. If anyone should stare at him and Anne together, they'll think that they were a couple because of their similar outfit.

Angelo walked closer to Anne with a seductive smile on his face that made him look so irresistible and breathtaking.

"It's such a shame you no longer remember me," Angelo said with his hands in his pockets staring deep into Anne's eyes.

In less than a minute, Anne gasped "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry... you're the man who once helped me pay for my groceries when I was stranded"

Angelo grinned. He was as happy as a clam that Anne got to remember him without him trying so hard.

"You're Angelo Ross if I'm not mistaken," Anne said. How could she forget the person that helped her when she was stranded? She was grateful he came to her rescue and helped her pay her bills despite being rude to him at first.

"You got it right... I know you won't forget this handsome face that easily." He said.

Anne scoffed and Angelo mistook it as a chuckle. He thought that Anne was already blushing at his charming looks.

"And I still haven't returned your favor," She said.

"You could start by having a dance with me, …Please" Angelo stretched his hand to Anne.

Anne looked around and saw couples already dancing together to the soft romantic music playing.

..

"...You're right, no one would cheat on someone they actually love. I only wanted you to be on the right path that is why I'm sticking out for you" Sasha said to Carl. She couldn't find another way to convince Carl to move on from Anne.

"Thanks a lot for your concern, Sasha," Carl said.

From Sasha's view, she saw Anne and Angelo talking so close to each other. Seeing them together made her feel perplexed. Sasha is also aware kind of man Angelo was, which is making every pretty lady he sees, his lover, and Anne happened to be the most beautiful woman in the hall.

Ever since the day Angelo saw Anne at the grocery store, he has been fantasizing about how beautiful and hot she looked. The way she looked heavenly gorgeous in that leather jacket and the crop top she was putting on, showing off her flat tummy was alluring.

How she rolled her beautiful eyes at him, rejecting his offer made Angelo to be more curious about Anne. He was drawn to her because she wasn't like other girls. That day, Anne captured his heart like a smooth criminal. Angelo was really happy to have met her again.

"It seems the queen of your heart has found herself a new king," Sasha said to Carl.

"What do you mean?" Carl answered with a puzzled look and Sasha gestured her hand for Carl to turn his back.

Carl turned back and saw Angelo already holding Anne's waist. His eyes darkened immediately and he felt his chest tighten seeing them together that close.

Carl's body was boiling hot, ready to burn Angelo to ashes for being too close to the love of his life. The gloomy expression on his face, seeing Anne and Angelo together spelled jealousy. As a matter of fact, he was more than jealous.

Unfortunately, because of his past experience with his ex-girlfriend, Aurora, he became very possessive and could not handle being jealous at all. He hated Angelo for sleeping with his ex-girlfriend and now he's already flirting with Anne.

Before Sasha knew it, Carl has marched to the scene where Anne and Angelo were.