Chapter 27When Olivia woke up the next morning, her body felt so warm as if she was sleeping next to a furnace.She wondered if the seasons had jumped and now they have reached summer.The blankets have never felt this warm for the past week. Olivia turned around in her drowsy state only to bump into a hard chest. She was so shocked that she immediately widened her eyes, and all the sleep in her head vanished.She sharply turned her head around and her awakened eyes were met with a handsome face, so handsome that she felt her heart skip a beat.Was she still dreaming or had the man really come back? A fragrant of memories of what happened last night flashed through her mind. She remembered feeling the man's presence, but she only thought that it was her mind playing tricks on her again.The man had really come back and he had even shared the bed with her. He was now sleeping so peacefully and looked so harmless that Olivia was finding it hard to associate him with the beats he was in
Chapter 28"Where have you been for the past week?" Olivia asked as she nestled herself in the man's arms. Her skin was rosy and she looked very tempting to the eye."I have been busy with work overseas. Did you miss me?" Ethan asked as he kissed her slowly on the lips. They were so sweet that he did not want to let go.Olivia blushed at his question. She missed him but there was no way she was going to admit that. The moment she saw him, she was so excited that she forgot all her grievances."Who missed you? I just want to be done with whatever I owe you on the contract as soon as possible. I still have a life to live and a college to finish." Olivia said. She wondered where she had gotten the courage to say all those words.Ethan looked at her without saying anything. Although he was quiet, he guess spoke otherwise. He indicated that he did not believe the words she said."Is that so? Then why didn't you want to let go of me earlier? You were so passionate that I thought that I had
Chapter 29 The both of them were stunned and the air around them turned still. Olivia felt as if her head was spinning while Ethan was so happy that he was already smiling from ear to ear. “Well, since you have shown too much enthusiasm, then I will have no choice but to agree,” Ethan spoke to break the silence. Olivia was too embarrassed that she kept her head down. Her forehead almost touched the food in the bowl. She must have been out of her mind to call this man darling. Jeez, she was too ashamed of herself that she did not want to look at anyone. And why the heck did she even kiss him on the cheek? She felt like dying this instant. How could she continue with her meal? She was not too thick-skinned to pretend as if nothing happened. “Uhm, I think that I am full. I will go and take a nap because I am feeling a little tired.” “You have only eaten a little. Didn’t you say that you were starving and you could finish all the food in the house? Why are you not eating?” Ethan qu
Chapter 30 “What is going on?” Ethan asked. Although he had listened to the whole information, he still wanted to hear it from Olivia. “Can you imagine what this man is telling me?” “What?” “That he is not my father. How could he throw such words around? Does he know the consequences of saying such words?” Olivia asked in a flabbergasted voice. “What do you think?” “I think that he actually meant it. Since he wanted money and he saw that he was not going to get it, he decided to play his trump card. And that can also explain why he so easily sold me to you. I have been wondering what kind of a father would do something like that to his flesh and blood. But I guess I now have my answer.” Olivia said. Her eyes were filled with tears as she recalled everything that her ‘father’ had made her go through. She thought that he was just helpless after her mother died but as it turns out, he had done everything on purpose. “Hey, that jerk does not deserve your tears. There is no need fo
Chapter 31 “Please Olivia, don’t say that. I know that you have every right to be angry at me right now, but please, just give me a chance to make it up to you.” “No. You all want me to die. I am going to die. I am going to kill myself.” Olivia screamed. She jumped off the chair and before Ethan could react, she already had a fruit knife in her hand and she was pointing it at her wrist. “I heard that when someone wants to die, she just has to cut the vein here and then she will bleed to death. I don’t want to live anymore. No one wants me and no one has ever loved me. What is the point of staying alive with all the pain that I have to endure.” “Olivia, calm down and don’t do anything stupid. Listen to me, you are amazing and the moment you showed up in my life, you practically lit it up with your brilliance. I regret coming up with that crappy contract every single. I never thought that you will ever mean anything to me. But now, the thought of losing you only scares me.” “You
Chapter 32 When Olivia and Ethan arrived at the airport, it was only a few minutes before their flight took off. Ethan had not wanted to use the private jet because the plane was more comfortable and given that it was Olivia’s first time, he wanted her to have the best experience. “Wow, I have only seen this on TV. So, this is what an airport looks like?” “Yeah. Are you happy?” Ethan asked as he looked at her with a smile. He just felt in his heart that this woman was cute even when she was being curious. He was falling in love with her every moment they spent together and there was no other way around it. He just loved her every personality and expression. She really did not know how to fake anything. If she was sad then it will show on her face and if she was excited, then it would be obvious. She was not like those socialites who had received elite education of behaving like proper ladies since they were young, she was like a mystery and he was excited to unveil what was hidden
Chapter 33 “Here.” Ethan pointed to his cheek. He was indicating that he wanted to be thanked by being kissed on the cheek. Olivia smiled slyly as she looked at him. She moved closer as if she was going to kiss him but evaded his cheek as she whispered in his ear- “Although I have never been on a plane, I heard that it was easy to lose your breath when you kiss while in the sky.” She spoke in a seductive tone that sent excitement through Ethan’s body. The moment she finished her sentence and before she could seat back properly, she felt herself float in the air and before she could even scream out loud, she found herself sitting on firm thighs, trapped in powerful arms. The excited Ethan did not give her time to react to what was happening as he pried her mouth open with his hot tongue. It was agile as it tried to absorb all the sweetness in her mouth without giving her time to react. Olivia only felt that she could not breathe as she was being kissed senseless. She had only mea
Chapter 34 When they arrived at the hotel, Ethan did not have time to rest. He took a quick combat shower and donned a business suit without wasting time. “I am going but I won’t be gone for long. It is already late and this is a foreign place. You can stay in the room and wait for me to come back. You just have to call the room service if you need anything.” Ethan said as he hugged Olivia. If possible, he wished that he could take her with him but he knew that she must be feeling jet lag. He wanted her to have some rest. “Come back soon then. I will be waiting for you.” Olivia said as she hugged the man back. “Good girl.” Ethan pecked her on the lips before leaving reluctantly. Olivia walked around the room, amazed at how expensive everything in the room was. She thought that she might feel awkward being in a foreign place, but she was actually feeling kind of at home. Maybe it was because Ethan had stayed in this room before or he will be coming back. But she was not scared at
Chapter 80 On the day of the trial, Olivia, Ethan, Tom, and other important board members gathered in the court. They had already recovered the funds so; it was time for Nathan and his minions to face judgment for their actions. Almost a month had passed. Zari appeared haggard and older than her age. Her eyes were puffed and she seemed as if she had been crying a good one in jail. Luke appeared as thin as a stick and he could be easily carried away by the wind. But no one was feeling mercy for them. They were just paying for their actions. Yusuf had his head lowered. He did not dare look at Tom or Olivia. No one knew what was going on in his mind. He had requested to see Tom and Olivia a few times over the past month, but they had refused his request. Especially Tom. He was still recovering from the fact that someone he saw as a son had actually betrayed him, and almost caused him to lose his only granddaughter. The only person who appeared at ease was probably Nathan. He was no
Chapter 79 Although Olivia had been kidnapped and Nathan had said all kinds of confusing words to her, Olivia was not afraid. She was confident that Ethan will be finding her as soon as possible. Her earring had a GPS tracker but only Ethan, her grandfather, and herself knew about it. Also, Ethan taught her to always carry something that she can use to protect herself, after the snake accident. She has always carried a Swiss knife in her clothes, and not even her security knew about it. After knowing that the man would not come back any time soon, Olivia used all her wits and finally managed to get the Swiss knife in her hands. Her grandfather had given it to her. He said that it was made of special material and it could cut through anything. And true to his words, the ropes that were used to tie her up were now in pieces as Olivia looked at them with cold eyes. Olivia’s eyes had already adjusted to the darkness and after freeing herself, she looked around, trying to find a way o
Chapter 78 “Nathan!” Olivia slowly called out the man’s name. “Huh, you still remember me?” Nathan asked as he chuckled devilishly. The scars on his face cracked when he laughed, leaving him with a scary look. Olivia looked at the man she had almost forgotten that he existed and her heart sank. Was he back to exert revenge on what happened back then? Why now? Where had he been all these years? “What happened to you?” Olivia asked as she looked at the man’s face which was full of scars. “Ha ha, what happened to me? Don’t you know what happened to me when you abandoned me and left with my brother? I thought that you were a damsel in distress and I was willing to cross my brother, just so that I could help you. Who would have thought that you will be such an unappreciative bitch?” “I also never knew that you had such a strong background. If I had known, I would not have let you go back then.” “What do you want from me? Money, sure, I can give it to you no matter how much you want
Chapter 77 Tom looked at Yusuf and furrowed his eyebrows. He did not like the sound of that. “What is it?” “Take a look at this,” Yusuf said as he tossed a pile of documents on top of Tom’s desk. The killing intent in his eyes had not dwindled, and he looked like he could not wait to shoot someone. Tom looked through the documents. After he finished, he slammed it on the desk and looked at Yusuf. Anger was spitting through his eyes, and he almost reached for his gun. “What is the meaning of this?” he angrily questioned. “Master, I have never believed for once that Olivia would do this to you. After we caught Luke, he said a bunch of crap, and just to be sure, I went ahead and raided his house, and these are everything I found. I rushed here immediately because I did not want you to be deceived anymore.” “See, there are DNA reports, stating clearly that Olivia is not your granddaughter. If you look at the dates, it is before you found her and even performed the DNA test. But the
Chapter 76 When Olivia left the office, all the workers were waiting outside the door, looking at her with fear in their eyes. “Boss, is it true that the company accounts have been emptied and we are about to be sent packing?” Olivia frowned when she heard that. “What nonsense are you talking about?” “The accounts manager has already resigned and she told us that there is nothing that can be done about it. Someone stole the company’s money and there is no way of getting it back.” “Oh my God, what am I going to do about my mom’s hospital bill? They just called yesterday and told me that the bill is overdue.” “My son was sent home yesterday because of school fees, and I told him that he will report to school the day after tomorrow. What am I going to do if we are not paid?” “My bills…” “My rent…” “The Shylock will definitely cut my head off.” The workers started to protest that Olivia felt her head almost bursting. Everyone was shouting and they had sandwiched her in the midd
Chapter 75 At Palmer’s Mansion, inside Tom’s study room. There was a stifling feeling in the air as Tom listened to Olivia recount what had happened. When she finished, he flung his fist on the table, making the wooden table almost snap into two. His nose flared up and he was trembling from anger. “Insolent! How dare he steal from me, Thomas Palmer? Who gave him the courage?” “Grandfather, calm down, please. We still don’t know the concrete situation of what really transpired. What we need right now is to find that man as soon as possible.” Olivia went to her grandfather and held him. He had a heart condition and having his emotions worked up was not good for him. He needed to calm done, only then will he think. “I have already ordered the bank to freeze his accounts. The moment he tries to do any transaction, we will know where he is.” Ethan said from the side, as he looked at the old man. Tom took out his phone and sent an orange alert, very soon, a lot of top secret agents
Chapter 74 “How are the plans coming along?” Nathan asked over the phone. No matter how powerful of an army he had, he still needed money, to maintain his people and to carry on with his plans smoothly. He had just made a huge shipment and the buyer was yet to pay. But he could not wait to put his plans in motion. Seeing his brother and Olivia living so happily as if nothing could ever come between him, was getting on his nerves. He wanted to bring them the pain he has felt all these years, and that could only happen if he lured the tiger out of the cave, and made it vulnerable by cutting off its powerful paws. He wanted to remove all the protective gear around Olivia, and when she would be in her most vulnerable state, he would offer his final blow. He wanted them separated, dead or alive. He did not care. As long as they felt the pain. After the presentation went successful, Olivia asked for the end-of-month financial report. Starting this project would require a huge amount of
Chapter 73 Three months went by after the snake incident. Tom fired every person that was supposed to protect Olivia. It caused so much trouble that Yusuf was almost removed from his position. He was just glad that the man who pulled the thing off was very experienced and even with Tom’s resources, they have not been able to find him. Tom had personally rearranged Olivia’s security detail. They were his most trusted subordinates who could not be tempted easily so, it was hard for Yusuf to find an opening again. Ethan had also assigned his great men to watch her in private. She was being protected even more than the president. “I can’t believe that she was actually that lucky and managed to survive.” A man with a long scar on his face said as he looked at Yusuf. “Yeah. It was a one-clean shot but she came out unharmed. Now with all the people hovering around her, even a fly cannot penetrate.” “It doesn’t matter. I have been waiting for so long for this. I know that there will be
Chapter 72 At the hospital… Ethan did not stay unconscious for long. Olivia was by his bedside, holding his hand with a worried expression. Although the doctors had extracted all the poison in his body, she was still worried. Ethan slowly opened his eyes. He felt someone gripping his hand hard and when he turned his head, he saw his wife’s worried expression, and her face was filled with streaks of tears. “Hey.” He softly called out. “You are awake,” Olivia called out excitedly. “What happened?” Ethan inquired after realizing that he was in a hospital. “You were bitten by that python and although your bodyguard helped to suck out the poison, you fainted on the way here.” “How are you feeling?” she asked. She was worried that there were still traces of poison in his body and it might endanger his life. “I am fine. I just feel a little numb on my arm but that’s all.” “I was so worried about you.” Olivia started to cry. When Ethan fainted in the ambulance, she felt as if her w