When she walked down the stairs she heard couple people talking she poked her head out she saw her mother Catherine, Sofia who is her cousin, and Sofia mother Lily, mum sister in law.
"Cousin!" Sofia said and Anastasia smiled she actually recalls this. Sofia is a two face bitch, what but she wanted to see what she is up to.
"Sofia what is going on?" Anastasia asked as she sat down.
"Cousin! I am talking about that ungrateful adopted daughter who had the nerve to push you down," Sofia said and Anastasia who took her tea out of habit it was smooth and looked at the tea.
"That is attempted murder," Sofia said and looked at Serena, who was looking at her phone, Serena was extremely beautiful both Anastasia and Serena were truly beautiful one can say they were ice and fire.
Sofia Gurkin is the second eldest daughter of the Gurkin Family. She is an artist who signed with papa entertainment company. To get ahead Sofia has sucked up to Anastasia and they have been getting up to no good. Sigh honestly the original owner was so troublesome!
"Sofia, why are you calling me ungrateful?" Anastasia asked.
"What! It's not you it's her," Sofia said pointing at Serena. What is up with Anastasia didn't she say to course trouble for Serena?
"But you just called the adopted daughter ungrateful and…"
"Ana," Catherine said gently to her daughter.
"Serena is the biological daughter of the Marcani Family, she the heiress, while I am the adopted daughter aren't you just calling me ungrateful?" Anastasia said.
"What are you saying darling? Did Serena put you up to this?" Catherine asked her daughter. Anastasia looked at Catherine this mum is so biased when it came to protected Anastasia she would protect her no matter what. Anastasia found it sweet, she looked at Catherine with gentleness though her eyes were cold but they were gentle when she spoke to mum Catherine.
"Mum, I have been thinking, this is not fair for sis, she has suffered so much outside, you and papa, plus the older brothers, and the younger brother pampered me, it is time for me to return the identity of Serena back to hers," Anastasia said gently.
"Sweetie," Catherine said.
"While Serena has returned, we need to make things right, we can't let her suffer," Anastasia said.
Sofia on the other hand was all smug Anastasia, you have always looked down her for being an illegitimate daughter. It turns out you aren't even an illegitimate daughter, just an orphan.
"What are you talking about Anastasia, fake or real one gets everything while the other suffers."
"Probably because you aren't deaf," Serena said in her calm voice.
"What did you just call me!? Do you think you can call me deaf! If the Marcani Family cared about they would told people ages ago!" Sofia shouted at Serena.
"Sofia? Aren't you so thick skinned? It could be an armor," Anastasia said Anastasia looked at Serena who also looked at her and Anastasia gave Serena thumbs up who picked up her tea and smiled.
"Ana! You see the only daughter we recognize! Your older brothers, your father and I are we will handle this," Catherine said. Sofia clenched her hands if Anastasia is still the favorite she can use this.
"Oh Anastasia I heard that, Vladimir ruined your makeup! So here I got you some!"
"Wow; thanks," Anastasia said.
"Cousin I heard that your dad invested in a popular artist named Liam Black, I haven't meant but…"
"Cousin you aren't on his level," Anastasia said as she clapped her hand.
"I need to go and practice some of my instruments," Anastasia said.
Anastasia rose gracefully from her seat, offering a polite smile to Catherine and Sofia before gliding towards the exit. The air in the room thickened with unspoken tension, a palpable sense of rivalry and resentment simmering beneath the veneer of familial harmony. She could practically feel Sofia's glare burning into her back as she walked away.
As she reached the doorway, she paused, turning back to face them.
"Oh, and Sofia," Anastasia said, her voice laced with a subtle sweetness that belied the steel in her eyes.
"Don't worry about Liam Black. He's… rather discerning when it comes to his patrons."
With that, she left the room, leaving Sofia sputtering in indignation and Serena offering a barely perceptible smirk.
Once Anastasia was inside the music room she saw many instruments she could play all of them. She looked at the piano and she sat down. Anastasia played a song that she just composed in her pretty head it was soft yet heart warming. She then saw another hand that touched the keyboard. Anastasia felt a presence in the room but she was shocked it was Serena.
"Why?" Serena asked Anastasia who looked at Anastasia confused.
"You mean why did I spill the beans about our identities?" Anastasia said.
"Yes."
"It was yours to begin with, plus that fall taught me one thing life is too short," Anastasia said.
"Hand me that skincare," Serena said holding out her hand. Anastasia found this amusing both Serena and herself both cold and indifferent people by nature but still one cannot say what happened if fire and ice combined into one.
Anastasia just looked at her for a long moment. For a female lead she is truly a beauty, with many talents.
"What? You are unwilling to give me the skincare products but you are willing to give me my identity?" Serena asked Anastasia who snapped out of her Anastasia world.
"Yet you expect me to believe that you're serious about acknowledging me as the Marcani Family daughter?" Serena said.
Anastasia opened her lips.
"Sis, you can tell something is wrong with the skin care products," Anastasia asked. Anastasia can tell since she has smelled all kinds of herbs in her lifetime, plus this was in the novel where Sofia gave her the skin care but in the store Serena never ask for the skincare products. It seems like she is changing the script!
"Aren't you playing the piano?" Serena asked as she opened the window and sat down. Anastasia started to play, back in the 1800 Anastasia was a famous pianist and she was paid a lot of money. Back then she was known as the Mask Pianist Genius.
Anastasia wondered how Serena knew the products were tempered with but didn't bother questioning it too much.
In the original store she didn't bother asking Anastasia for them so it seems her work is being paid off.
"Host host! The mission is complete! Not only did you improve yourself with the female lead, but you change the outcome!" Casper said so excitedly and Anastasia rolled her eyes but she was excited to see what reward the system gifted her.