"What do you really want?" She didn't believe that they had thought things through and were here to make amends. They would die before doing that and even if they came back to life afterwards, they would still think she was the villain.
"We want to reconcile with you." Olivia lied. "I didn't know any of the things my son did to you. I only recently found out that I had been blaming the victim for all these years." "Ha." Gemma chuckled and grabbed her coffee which Cora had kept away, which she sipped as she watched this ridiculous show. Cora looked like she was ready to make popcorn. 'Make some for me too, please.' She thought. What exactly was Olivia expecting? That she would go down on her knees and apologize for torturing them? Fat chance. "You didn't know what your son did to me? You had no idea that he was cheating on me when he brought his girlfriend to you for an introduction? Are you not the one who advised him to set me"Sir, I've found something related to what you asked me to investigate." Darrell reported over the phone when Livian was on his way to his old home."Speak." He demanded almost impatiently."Ten years ago on the night before Gemma was to leave, someone did indeed break into your house."Livian gritted his teeth in annoyance. "I know that. Isn't that why I asked you to investigate? I want details. Tell me who broke into my house, at what time they got in and what time they left. Before you get that information, don't call me about it.""Yes sir.""Tell me about it in two days." He hung up. He knew that Darrell was questioning his decision to continue working for him. He had just indirectly given him two days to investigate everything.He knew that it was too soon but he couldn't help it. He couldn't let Gemma continue to think that he was a scumbag, and he could not let the real scumbag continue to live, probably having the
"What are you talking about?" He grabbed Declan's collar.Although his collar had been grabbed, Declan laughed like a maniac. He was completely unfazed. "I can't believe she didn't tell you. I thought the little maid was loyal to you. It turns out she is loyal to no one but herself."Livian squeezed the idiot's neck in fury."Go ahead and kill me. Then you will never know what happened." Declan shrugged as if being choked didn't matter.It wasn't only about the maid. If Charles were to see this kind of scene and think Livian had a motive to murder his brother, the result would be entertaining.Seeing the sinister smirk on his half brother's face, Livian realized that it was a trap but he didn't care. "Speak!" He roared."Are you going to kill your brother for her? She isn't even a good lay anyway. She's a dead fish."Livian punched him before he could let out the next part of his taunt. He didn't hear any more of
"You better be telling us the truth. If I learn that you are trying to cover up for a scumbag by lying in his favor, I will not be happy about it." William warned for the umpteenth time. He didn't completely believe the tale that Gemma had woven about Livian wanting to be a model in disguise.She laughed awkwardly. "There is nothing else to it." She was not nearly as professional at lying as Livian was so she hoped she would not forget her lie and end up exposing the truth at the most unexpected time. When she was young, she liked sneaking out of the orphanage to play outside but every time the director asked her where she had been, she would tell a lie.She soon discovered that she was lying so one day, she tested Gemma by asking if she enjoyed her time at the ancient city library. When she said that she had never been to the ancient library, she called her out on the lie she had told four days ago.Since then, Gemma would write her lies down
Gemma had her chauffeur enter Livian's location and they set off to find him. Halfway through the ride, a strange feeling settled in the pit of her stomach. What if they went all the way to find him and he had already left? It was not impossible considering she had ghosted him for hours. He wouldn't be to blame for seeking help elsewhere either.She should be happy for him if someone else helped him but instead, the thought left a bitter taste in her mouth. She inwardly cursed and scolded herself for being unreasonable. Why should he keep waiting for her?"Do you think we can go any faster?" She asked the chauffeur for the umpteenth time."We are already at the speed limit, ma'am. We will waste a lot of time if we get an overspeeding ticket." He responded regrettably before glancing at the map. "Don't worry, we will be there soon."She relaxed a little at his words and tried not to think about Livian. She should be focusing on the scenery.
Livian spun with Gemma in his arms and trapped her between the trunk of the car and his body."Livian…" her tone was full of complaint as she wanted him to keep holding her, to grind against her core like he was doing before he put her down. It felt so great that she thought she would come undone from the sensation.He gathered her hands behind her back and restrained them with one hand as the other cupped her face. He traced his thumb against her lips that were swollen from the ferocity of his kiss. "Did you dress up for me?" He asked.She hesitated and shook her head. "No.""No?" He chuckled as his fingers traced down her jaw, to her neck. He held her head back and found the front of her neck, kissing and sucking on it until she gasped."Your body tells me a different story." He taunted before his head sunk into her chest. He kissed the exposed part of her boobs and nipped it, sending a pleasurable shiver down her spine
"Okay." She tilted her head ready to listen to him. He knew for a fact that it wouldn't be two minutes before she interrupted him. Heck, it wouldn't be thirty seconds.He let out a breath and did everything to stop himself from kissing those pretty lips that looked tempting in her adorable pout. "This is about ten years ago.""I'm not talking about that." She retorted. It hadn't even been ten seconds."Gemma?" He raised an eyebrow to remind her that she had promised to be quiet until he was done speaking. He knew that this was hard for her. It was her sore spot and hell, he wanted to never mention it. However, he knew the consequences of not having this conversation so he was not going to let her speak. Because if she did, it would turn into an argument.She nodded and zipped her mouth but she was uncomfortable. The fact that she was ready to listen was a good sign so he continued."I'll start from the day when my adorable
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." He pressed her body against his.She sniffled against his chest. All he had done was explain his side of what had happened. He could have been lying for all she cared but she trusted him. Her heart chose to trust him even though his eyes were exactly what she saw that night.As if reading her mind, he kissed the top of her head. "It was Declan.""What?" She looked up at him in shock.He nodded his confirmation. "I had Darrell look into it. Don't worry, he didn't look into the details but he found out that Declan had been snooping around my house at around that time.""I used to feel someone watching me." She gasped in shock when it fell into place. "I even found my panties missing on more than one occasion and I…""What?" His voice raised in a mixture of shock and anger. She was startled and didn't dare to look at him, knowing that he was going crazy in rage."Fuck!" He cursed. "Fuck!
Livian took out an inflatable car mattress and she looked at it in surprise. He really was planning to move into his car. She got out to let him set up and he was done in a few minutes. The mattress had been set up onto the back seat and placed pillows on one end. It looked comfortable."Do you sleep in your car a lot?" She asked as she settled in.He slotted himself beside her and pulled the soft blanket over them, holding her so she was trapped between the backrests and his body. "It's just a little habit I developed over the years." He lied.There was no way he would ever admit that he had parked his car near her mansion for many nights after she got married, spending the nights inside it just so he would feel closer to her. Although he had not tried to sneak into her house for any reason, that didn't make him any less of a stalker than Declan was and it wouldn't scare her any less. Luckily, she didn't probe."It's comfortable here. So