The following morning.........
" Olivia .... I'm sorry ....I should have just listened to you ... I'm sorry " . Robert cried gently on his sick bed .
He didn't want to ride a bycicle but he eventually had to when his friends wouldn't stop calling him a "skirt ",he didn't like the fact that they thought his sister is the one telling him what to do and what not to do.
" It's fine ....stop crying and just focus your energy on getting better ". Olivia replied not sparing their mother a glance .
She just couldn't get rid of the feeling that their mother had sided with Robert too much and that has led him to disobeying her instructions .
At that moment she just hated her mother ..... perhaps she just needs someone to blame for being unlucky .
" Olivia ! Robert !" Matilda yelled rushing into the hospital ward sweating profusely .
She rushed to Robert's side on the bed .
" How's he ?" Matilda asked clearing the silence that has taken over between her and her friend .
" Doctor said he's out of danger......" Olivia replied .
" You know you don't have to walk me back ,I would have loved to stay but I really need to go ,my boss has been constantly calling me ...".
For the very first time in Olivia's life she got jealous of Matilda ....her friend is living her dream life and it never affected her because she knew one day she was going to achieve her dreams but now that all her hope is lost she Just couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy hit her .
" It's fine....you should take a cab , that'll be faster ." Olivia replied faking a smile .
'' see you bestie !"Matilda smiled gently after pecking her friend .
Olivia decided to stroll just to clear her mind and gather herself back together ,how could she be this unlucky? Not once did anything go well for her ,not once did she feel God was on her side .
" Hey !" She heard people yell .
She stood frozen at a spot when she saw the full light of a car flashing at her ,with the car's horn blaring loudly .
How did she get to the middle of the road ?
But isn't it just better to die ? At least that meant getting away from the troubles she's facing .
She closed her eyes hoping the car would just hit her and kill her instantly but once again she got unlucky ,even her wish to die wasn't granted as the car came to a stop right in front of her .
She heard people yelling and the next thing she knew tears started trickling down her face ,she started to cry not minding the people's attention .
Why is life toying with her ?
" She must be really depressed !"
" Oh my God I feel so sorry for her "
She just stood there crying ignoring the people's comments .
She suddenly felt a hand around her arm and the person guided her into the car that almost hit her ,she sat down gently still crying not even minding whoever the stranger that helped her get away from people's stares was .
The car engine started and the driver drove away from the environment till they got to a place with no one in sight .
Christopher just stared at the lady he had asked to marry him few days ago .
The feisty lady that had gotten his attention and Interest is right beside him here crying after trying to kill herself .
It's not in his nature to be interested in others afterall he has enough problems himself but seeing this lady cry this much made me him curious and concerned . what could be wrong with her ?
He noticed she had stopped crying but she's having troubles raising her head because she's embarrassed and that made him chuckle.
He took his handkerchief and handed it to her .
" You can wipe your face with this " .
Olivia shrieked with embarrassment ,what was she thinking crying in a stranger's car ?
" Thank you " she replied taking the handkerchief without looking up .
She wiped her face while muttering curses at herself .
" Thank you for your help ,I really appreciate it " she said whith her head bowed as she stylishly tried opening the door .
" I didn't get your name the other day " christopher asked .
He can't risk getting mocked by David again.
Does he know me ? Olivia raised her head gently to see who the person was and she instantly regretted looking up .
The handsome stranger who proposed to her at the club ! How is she supposed to act around him ?
" Olivia ... Olivia lane ..." She finally managed to reply biting her lips gently ,an habit she has whenever she is nervous.
" Have you thought about what I told you the other day ?" Christopher asked ,he really need to know whether his problem of finding a wife in a month has been solved or not .
Olivia shrieked with fear as the thought of this stranger being a stalker hit her .why is he asking me to marry him when I don't even know him ? She decided to continue the conversation while she plans an escape .
" Who are you ?" She managed to ask while holding onto the car's door if he tried anything funny with her .
" I thought I told you the other day .... I'm Christopher Andrews ,I know I sound frightening and strange ,but you have nothing to worry about ,i can't get into details ... I need to get married in few weeks or ...." . His voiced trailed off seeing how scared Olivia looked .
" or what ?"
" Or I lose my family's inheritance....it's just for six months and after six months you get a huge amount of money while I get what I want ! Win win right ?".
" Win win my foot ! You insane stalker !" . Olivia yelled and ran out of the car wondering how she came in contact with such a crazy person .
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" I can't believe she called me an insane stalker !" Christopher fumed with anger pacing to and fro his office .
" I think I would call you that based on how you acted " David replied in between laughter .
Christopher glared at him and he just kept his mouth shut .
" Well progress has been made at least you got her name " David complemented still trying to stop himself from laughing .
Christopher smiled proudly ...
" How will getting her name solve anything ?" He asked still wondering why that was important to David .
" Hello ....you are the only grandson of a world renowned business man and the only heir to the Andrews holdings ... digging up a woman's information wouldn't be too hard you know ?" . David replied snapping his fingers at christopher who just muttered an "oh " he didn't really think towards that direction .
" I'll lose all of those connections if she doesn't agree ." Christopher said and David chuckled .
" Who knows you might actually find love in the next six months ." David said and Christopher just smirked at him .
He agrees to the fact that it is the first time after a long while that he'll get attracted and act out of character towards a woman but there's no way in hell that he will fall in love with a lady like Olivia ... Never!.
" Olivia lane Twenty two years old Date of birth : 16th august 2000Her parents are divorced has a brother who recently got into an accident. Her mother owns a small eatery and they live in one of this old buildings here in lA .Finished high school but didn't go to college So they are basically poor and that's exactly what we need ". David read out the file about the things he was able to gather about Olivia to Christopher who just sat down with a stoic expression on his face .What exactly led her to trying to get herself killed ? He couldn't wrap his finger around it until now .she must have been frustrated .....The fact that he had at one point in time tried killing himself made him understand her ." Christopher !" David yelled bringing his friend out of his thoughts ." What are you thinking about ?" David asked while christopher just shrugged ." I already sent her a package that she cannot refuse and she'll realize you are not an insane stalker so let's just wait for he
" Christopher Andrews not Mr stranger " christopher corrected trying hard to contain his excitement although he's dissapointed .She decided to marry him because of the money ,he knows he shouldn't be annoyed because of that but he just can't help but get furious at the fact that he had hoped she was different amongst others." Ohh okay Mr Christopher " she replied ." I'll send you a text on where and when we'll meet ". He said and hung up immediately .He chuckled lightly ...what was he thinking? That Olivia lane could be any better than that woman ? Eventually he realized women are just the same .************" Olivia we need to talk ...." Her mother said immediately Robert fell asleep .They both sat on their small sofa chair and her mother gathered her two hands gently ." I'm sorry ....I know it's my fault ,I should have cautioned him with you ,maybe all these wouldn't have happened ....maybe you wouldn't have to let go of your college dream". Her mother begged crying ." Mum
" You don't have to take his words to heart Olivia ....what matters is the fact that you'll be getting paid and out in six months ". Matilda consoled her friend who wouldn't stop talking about how irritated she is with her "soon to be husband." " No Matilda ! How am I supposed to live under the same roof with that arrogant jerk ?! " Olivia complained ." Then don't marry him ! But don't forget the fact that he's your only ticket to ever going to college ". " I know right ......" Olivia pouted her mouth childishly ." So stop sulking and just play along with him ". " What should I do whenever he annoys me ?" Olivia asked " Just take a deep breath to calm yourself and then smile at him ". Matilda responded describing the way she should act .They heard a knock on the door and Olivia opened the door and found a package delivered to her door .She took it in and they unwrapped the big box ,their eyes widened with shock as they found a beautiful blue dress ,with a nude colour heels and
"Of course not ! What do you mean by fake grandpa ?" Christopher quickly said after he had regained his composure .Grandpa Andrews eyed Christopher suspiciously and went over to meet his grandson's fiancee ." Young lady what's your name ? ".Olivia sighed uncomfortably ." Olivia .... Olivia lane Grandpa" she replied forcing a smile .Grandpa Andrews bursted into laughter ,he liked this fearless girl that has the guts to call him grandpa on their first meeting ." Grandpa ? I'm not sure you can call me that yet ". He replied trying to scare her .Olivia glanced at christopher who seemed helpless just as she is and she shrugged ,maybe it's about time she shows this man how brave she can be at least that would help her earn Christopher's respect." I'm sorry .....but I like you already sir and I'm more than ready to become your daughter in law, can you allow me call you Grandpa please?" Olivia pleaded flashing her eyelashes gently at the old man who is shocked and excited at the same
" Mother I need to speak with you " Olivia said mustering all the courage she has. " What is it dear ?" Her mother asked while preparing to close up the eatery ." Promise me you won't get upset with what I'm about to say " " Just tell me already olivia ..." Her mother paused what she was doing and stared at her daughter for answers. " Mum ....I ...uhm .... I'm dating someone " olivia replied and the mother chuckled .She knew her daughter was seeing someone ,the late night outings even though she always lies to her that she's going over to Matilda's house ." Why are you scared of telling me that ? You are old enough Olivia ....I was just waiting for you to introduce him to me " .Olivia smiled gently at her mother knowing the bombshell she's about to drop next is going to definitely annoy her mother ." He already proposed mum and we are getting married in two weeks ". She replied staring at her shock strikes mother.Olivia's mother bursted into laughter not sure how to react to
Christopher and Olivia pulled to a stop in front of Olivia's mother eatery ." Welcome sis " Robert greeted cheerfully smiling more cheerfully at the man beside his sister .He overheard his mom and sister talking about his sister getting married to a rich man and he definitely like this man that drove this latest car to their eatery ." Christopher ...this is my junior brother Robert ". Olivia introduced and Christopher stretched his hand to shake him ."Don't let me dirty your hand brother in law , I'm really pleased to meet you " Robert said happily not taking his hand." He is not your brother in-law so keep your mouth shut and go and attend to customers now !" Olivia's mum yell and Robert squeaked off like a child ." Mum " Olivia called but her mum ignored her and walked out ." I'm sorry about that " Olivia said turning to face Christopher who just stood there with a stoic expression ." It's fine " " She won't be back till night with the way she stormed out , I'm sorry you mi
" I can't believe my little daughter is getting married today ". Olivia's mum said staring at her beautifully dressed daughter. " Me too mum " Olivia replied feeling sad at the fact that she has to lie to her mother ." I wish you a happy married life my daughter .... I'm so happy you are getting married to the man of your dreams " .Olivia sighed gently as tears streamed down her face .For a while she felt like backing out of the marriage .What will happen after six months? The divorce will hurt a lot of people most especially her mother who also got divorced .But she cannot possibly go back on her promise to the stranger she's getting married to and afterall her dream of going to college is worth the pain ." Mum she'll be fine , let's not ruin her makeup " . Matilda answered." Ohh I'm really sorry ,I'll just leave you two alone " . Olivia's mum answered wiping her tears and she walked out of the bridal suite . " Tilda ....do you think I'm doing the right thing?" Olivia asked
A comfy car took Olivia and Christopher to their supposed honey moon house that Grandpa Andrews got for them .Olivia has always fantasized about her wedding night and this is totally the opposite , getting into a car with a stranger to an unknown place ? That has never been in her wildest imagination. The journey was silent ,it seems the two couple enjoyed their privacy and silence so no one spoke until they got to their destination. Olivia couldn't help but marvel at how beautiful the mansion looked ." Wow ....this place is so beautiful ". Olivia said breaking the dead silence.Christopher just shook his head at Olivia and led them into the house. Olivia giggled and marvelled at every beautiful thing they saw in the house ." This is where we depart ,your room is over there .." Christopher said pointing to the room opposite his ." And you should never come near mine " he continued and Olivia rolled her eyes at him .She thought they were friends now but judging from the way he'
Olivia headed back home after she had spent enough time with her mother and her friend .She now has a chaffeur and a personal car to herself ,this is definitely the kind of life she never expected to live ....at least not too soon .She noticed Christopher's car was already parked when she got into the house .She opened the door gently and met him sitting on the sofa his back turned at her ." Hi " she greeted and got no response .She wonders if he's mad at her for leaving the house without telling him .She walked to where he's sitting and he finally turned to face her ." I'm sorry I left the house without informing ....." " Where did you go to ?" Christopher asked cutting her off .She felts chills running down her spine with how cold he sounded. " I went over to my mum's place , the house felt boring and I have missed her ,we haven't seen each other since the wedding and I'm not used to that .... I'm sorry I left without informing you ". Immediately she said that she felt hi
Evelyn got back home annoyed and irritated , how could christopher treat her like that ? .It's all because of that woman he married .If getting rid of that witch he got married to is the only way to get him back then she'll definitely do it .*************" Hi mum " Olivia greeted smiling excitedly immediately she got to her mother's restaurant .After paying their house rent with the half payment she got for her contract married and adding some touches to their eatery it is now worthy to be called a restaurant." My dear daughter " her mother yelled and pulled her into a hug .They both settled down on a seat as Olivia looked around thinking about how much she missed working at the restaurant , delivering food to their customers and working side by side with her mother ." How's Christopher ?" " He's doing great ! ,He's busy at the office which is why he couldnt come with me but He sends his greetings and he promised to come greet you whenever he's free ". Olivia lied .She di
Chapter 19 " Hi David ,hi Chris " Evelyn greeted walking over to seat beside David opposite Christopher . " My name is Christopher and you'll refer to me as Mr Christopher because we are in a working environment ...and you'll only seat when I ask you to " . Christopher replied glaring at her as she tried sitting but paused halfway after his statement . " Come on chris ....I mean Mr Christopher ,don't be so petty ". Evelyn replied shocked at Christopher's attitude although she acted it so well that no one noticed . David watched the scene amusedly . " Why are you here ?" . Christopher asked ignoring whatever she said . " Can I at least sit ?" " Miss Evelyn why are you here ?". Christopher asked again . " Can I talk to you alone then ? ". Evelyn asked staring at David who already got the hint . It's time to leave ..... " If you cannot say why you are here in front of David then you can leave ". Christopher replied rudely. " I have files to attend to in my office ....so
Honeymoon holiday is over and Christopher decided to resume back to work ." Have breakfast before leaving " olivia said rushing over to bring him tea and sandwiches like normal couples do ." yes ma'am " christopher replied .Ever since that day Evelyn had showed up they have become closer ,and their honeymoon became fun although each of them still sleeps in different rooms .Olivia knows she has started to fall for this stranger and knows it all has to stop after 6 months while christohi just loves this new bond they have .**************" You did all that with olivia ?" David yelled unbelievably .His workaholic and cold friend went out for karaoke , night walks and even sauna with Olivia? There's definitely nothing love cannot do to a man ...." Why do you sound so surprised ?" Christopher asked glaring at his friend who looks like he's teasing him ." It's just so unbelievable and surprising ! You would never do that even with me " .Christopher noticed a pinch of jealousy i
" What are you doing here ?" Christopher finally asked not sure how he's feeling." That's not a pleasant way to welcome someone you haven't seen for years chris .." Evelyn replied still clinging onto his clothes ." It's better you leave now Eve....." Christopher replied biting his tongue as the idea of calling her name after all these years gave him an eerie feeling." Why ? Why should I leave ?" She asked ." Because I'm ....."" He's married and we just came from our honeymoon and we won't be needing the presence of a stranger ". Olivia replied cutting Christopher off .She doesn't know who this godforsaken woman is but she knows they definitely won't get along .For these six months she'll have to play as Christopher's wife she might as well just play the role well.Evelyn scoffed at the remarks of this woman who stole her man .A stranger ? No ! " Chris do you really think I'm a ....." " You heard her ,we need our privacy and we don't want a stranger! to be around " .Evelyn
" Sorry ...sorry ..." Olivia pleaded rushing up with her face flushing with embarrassment.Christopher stood up gently from the floor and smiled ." You got what you want ,are you happy now ?" " What I want ? What do you mean by that ?" Olivia asked and rolled her eyes at him shyly. " Kissing this handsome man in front of you " Christopher replied proudly making Olivia choke on her saliva .She can't possibly let him tease her and get away with it just like that so it's only right she says something in her own defense. " Kiss? Come on Christopher that wasn't a kiss we just bumped into each other " she replied swallowing how she originally feels about what happened. " What ?.... Bump into each other ? Really?" .Olivia threw him a fake smile and walked back into her room triumphantly .***********Two days later ........" Mum we are returning back home today "." Your honeymoon is over ? Isn't that too soon ?" ." Christopher has to return back to work tomorrow ,he has a lot a to
Christopher woke up wondering about what happened last night .He still doesn't understand what he did to upset her.He stood up gently from his bed and picked up his phone from the table beside his bed and dialled David's number ." Hey man ! Good morning ,how is the honeymoon going ?" David's always excited voice greeted but Christopher isn't just in the mood for his jokes .He needs to know why Olivia is mad at him and that's why he called ." She's mad at me " he replied ignoring his friend's greetings ." Who is mad at you ?" David asked confused ." Olivia ...." He replied and regretted it instantly ,he knows his friend is going to surely tease me about it ." You guys are having fights already ? Come on ,I taught you better than this Christopher Andrews ". David said mocking his friend who didn't miss out the sarcasm in his remark ." Stop joking around David ....I don't even know what I did to upset her ". Christopher replied surprising David who is so shocked at how desperat
Olivia rolled and rolled on her bed in boredom .It's her first night and first time in such a large room and big bed but she just couldn't bring herself to sleep .She rose up from the bed and checked the time on her cellphone .12 midnight! Christopher is probably asleep so she is free enough to look around the house until she feels sleeping .She tiptoed gently ,the lights were all switched off so she contemplated switching it on but that might wake him up so she decided to just walk around in darkness .She walked into the sitting room but stood frozen when she saw a figure sitting on the chair.A ghost ? Or is it a thief ? She tiptoed gently towards the chair and grabbed the person by the neck .Christopher grabbed the fragile hand that held neck and twisted it then he heard a little yelp of pain .He quickly rushed over to see Olivia crying with pain on the floor ." What the heck are you doing at this time ?" He yelled holding onto her her twisted hand blowing on it ." Wai
A comfy car took Olivia and Christopher to their supposed honey moon house that Grandpa Andrews got for them .Olivia has always fantasized about her wedding night and this is totally the opposite , getting into a car with a stranger to an unknown place ? That has never been in her wildest imagination. The journey was silent ,it seems the two couple enjoyed their privacy and silence so no one spoke until they got to their destination. Olivia couldn't help but marvel at how beautiful the mansion looked ." Wow ....this place is so beautiful ". Olivia said breaking the dead silence.Christopher just shook his head at Olivia and led them into the house. Olivia giggled and marvelled at every beautiful thing they saw in the house ." This is where we depart ,your room is over there .." Christopher said pointing to the room opposite his ." And you should never come near mine " he continued and Olivia rolled her eyes at him .She thought they were friends now but judging from the way he'