[Olivia]We walked down the stairs with our bags. Grandma was downstairs, and my father had already returned, Usher and Mia were also present. We walked down and headed directly to the sitting room when my father's voice brought me out of my thoughts."Olivia, you okay?" He asked, and I batted my lashes as my gaze shifted to him, am I making it obvious that something is bothering me?"Yes, Dad, I am fine, just a little weak." I smiled at him and my eyes met Usher's, his eyes were fixed on me, I don't know if it was my imagination or if I had seen a smirk on his face, he averted his gaze and concentrated back on his laptop."You guys sure you don't want to stay a little longer?" Dad asked Lucas."We would love to, but we need to move, especially because of the distance to our workplace," Lucas replied. My gaze shifted to Mia as I attempted to read her facial expression, but she was preoccupied with the drama she was watching, could she be the one? Is she the one sending me the messages
[Olivia]"You should do what!!!" Joan asked, snatching the phone from my hand to take another look at the message, what kind of stupid option was that?I should get the hell out of Lucas' life. Are these the options?"Joan, hold on." I took the phone from her and immediately sent a message to the numberMe: [Can you elaborate more, get the hell out of whose life, you said you would message me this morning and I am just seeing your message, and as much as I do not want to sound disrespectful, your words are sounding weird.] I punched in the message and it was delivered, and in a matter of seconds, the number was typing backStranger: [You don't tell me when to message you, you are completely at my mercy right now, and all you should do is pay attention to me or else you will not like the other side of me, so my options are, you either divorce him and let go, you don't belong to him, it is either you file for divorce or you will have me sending these videos to him and you will still be
[Olivia]I walked back into the house, Lucas had called me earlier that he was going to come home a bit late, I was a bit grateful that he was not home yet because of the state I was in right now, there is no way he would not know that something was wrong and I am fucking tired of lying to him, what the heck is all this temptation?I made my way to the sitting room, dropping my bag and my car key on the table. I plopped down onto the couch, burying my face in my palm as I sucked in my breath. The day was already messed up for me.My mind wandered back to the idea Joan brought up, would it be possible for it to happen before that three weeks? Joan had suggested that I give her the number the stranger texted me with, she has a friend who knows someone who can hack the number and trace whoever this person is; she said she would reach out to the guy as soon as possible to know what can be done, even when I can't tell if hacking the number will help muchIs it possible that we could find o
[Lucas]Walking out of my doctor's office with the same report I have had over the past few years since my accident, staring down at the report, I had thought at least that my doctor would tell me that everything was okay now, I had been contemplating on how to tell Olivia about this, I wanted to come by for the last test to see if a miracle could happen before deciding on what to do next.It's been a week since we returned to Los Angeles, and I would say that loving Olivia has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. At times, I think back to when I was with Felicia, what I have with Olivia now is not comparable to what I had with her. With Felicia, it felt more like lust to me than love, overlooking her mistakes, begging her to be with me, her ghosting me and just coming back whenever she wanted, and I would open up my arms for her, thinking that was love, but it wasn't, it was just that I needed love and she was right there, and I did not mind her toxic love as long as I w
[Olivia]My heart thumped hard against my chest as I stared at the sight before me, I was leaning on the bathtub, my mouth clutching over my mouth as I stared at the pregnancy test strip in front of me, since the moment I vomited from the smell of food four days ago in my office when Lucas brought food, I have been vomiting ever since. I finally felt the need to take a test because my period had been delayed for weeks. It's not the first time it's been delayed like this, but I felt compelled to check it, and here it is. I am pregnant."Olivia, are you not done?" Joan knocked at the door, we were in the guest bedroom downstairs, and I had locked myself in the bathroom. Staring at these results, my mind keeps drifting off in an unknown direction, placing so many thoughts in my head."Olivia!!!" Joan yelled at the door, pulling me out of my thoughts, I immediately flushed down the pee and washed my hand thoroughly, holding up the strip as I strode out the door. I turned the doorknob and
[Olivia]I sat inside my bedroom, my heart thumping hard against my chest as I held onto the pregnancy result, my mind was in a complete mess, abortion? That's not an option, killing an innocent child I can't be so heartless to do that, I know it is still very little to notice, but I would be lying if I said I was not already in love with the little human growing inside meI gulped down as Joan's words from a few hours ago played back in my mind."Listen to me carefully, Olivia, you made the mistake of not informing your husband from the start, and I know how much you love Lucas, you will inform Lucas of the pregnancy, and when the baby is born, we will secretly run a DNA test, and even if it happens not to be Lucas's child, that's a secret you would have to take to your grave because there's no way Lucas would believe you now if you come open to him about what happened,"I can't even imagine telling him about the incident because firstly I lied to him about where I was going, I told
[Olivia]“Olivia, we've heard enough of your empty promises, you have one month to decide if you'll settle down or hand the company back to your grandma,” my dad's voice was firm but I detected a hint of disappointment like he was tired of me giving silly excuses.My eyes snapped open, my mind reeling with the possibility of what he just said, a month? To find a man? I felt like I was being cornered, trapped with no escape.“Are they selling husbands now at the mall?” I thought to myself, my heart raced like a runaway train.I knew I had to do something, but what? The clock was ticking and my future was hanging in the air in front of me.I blurted out the first thing that came to my mind. “Fine, I have a man!” I declared, trying to sound more confident than I felt. “I wanted to keep it a secret till I put some things together before introducing him to the family.” I blurted out avoiding eye contact with my DadMy grandmother's eyes widened in shock, her mouth agape. “You have a man? S
As I drove through the busy road my mind was still reeling from the tense conversation with my grandma. I couldn't shake the feeling of panic that had settled in my chest ever since I blurted out the lie a few hours ago. I was eager to see Joan, I needed to know where this was heading.Lost in my thoughts, I failed to notice the red light ahead until it was too late, with a startled gasp I slammed on the break, but it was too late to avoid the collision.The screech of tires and crunch of metal filled the air as my car collided with another vehicle, the impact sent me snapping forward, and just then my forehead struck the steering wheel.I heard a car zooming off but I was too weak to raise my head. I wished for a miracle, was this how I was going to die? I couldn't help but feel the weight of pain in my head like my brain had been sliced up, my heart was pounding like I ran a marathon race. “God I can't die this way, I believe in miracles and I know you won't let me die,” I prayed si
[Olivia]I sat inside my bedroom, my heart thumping hard against my chest as I held onto the pregnancy result, my mind was in a complete mess, abortion? That's not an option, killing an innocent child I can't be so heartless to do that, I know it is still very little to notice, but I would be lying if I said I was not already in love with the little human growing inside meI gulped down as Joan's words from a few hours ago played back in my mind."Listen to me carefully, Olivia, you made the mistake of not informing your husband from the start, and I know how much you love Lucas, you will inform Lucas of the pregnancy, and when the baby is born, we will secretly run a DNA test, and even if it happens not to be Lucas's child, that's a secret you would have to take to your grave because there's no way Lucas would believe you now if you come open to him about what happened,"I can't even imagine telling him about the incident because firstly I lied to him about where I was going, I told
[Olivia]My heart thumped hard against my chest as I stared at the sight before me, I was leaning on the bathtub, my mouth clutching over my mouth as I stared at the pregnancy test strip in front of me, since the moment I vomited from the smell of food four days ago in my office when Lucas brought food, I have been vomiting ever since. I finally felt the need to take a test because my period had been delayed for weeks. It's not the first time it's been delayed like this, but I felt compelled to check it, and here it is. I am pregnant."Olivia, are you not done?" Joan knocked at the door, we were in the guest bedroom downstairs, and I had locked myself in the bathroom. Staring at these results, my mind keeps drifting off in an unknown direction, placing so many thoughts in my head."Olivia!!!" Joan yelled at the door, pulling me out of my thoughts, I immediately flushed down the pee and washed my hand thoroughly, holding up the strip as I strode out the door. I turned the doorknob and
[Lucas]Walking out of my doctor's office with the same report I have had over the past few years since my accident, staring down at the report, I had thought at least that my doctor would tell me that everything was okay now, I had been contemplating on how to tell Olivia about this, I wanted to come by for the last test to see if a miracle could happen before deciding on what to do next.It's been a week since we returned to Los Angeles, and I would say that loving Olivia has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. At times, I think back to when I was with Felicia, what I have with Olivia now is not comparable to what I had with her. With Felicia, it felt more like lust to me than love, overlooking her mistakes, begging her to be with me, her ghosting me and just coming back whenever she wanted, and I would open up my arms for her, thinking that was love, but it wasn't, it was just that I needed love and she was right there, and I did not mind her toxic love as long as I w
[Olivia]I walked back into the house, Lucas had called me earlier that he was going to come home a bit late, I was a bit grateful that he was not home yet because of the state I was in right now, there is no way he would not know that something was wrong and I am fucking tired of lying to him, what the heck is all this temptation?I made my way to the sitting room, dropping my bag and my car key on the table. I plopped down onto the couch, burying my face in my palm as I sucked in my breath. The day was already messed up for me.My mind wandered back to the idea Joan brought up, would it be possible for it to happen before that three weeks? Joan had suggested that I give her the number the stranger texted me with, she has a friend who knows someone who can hack the number and trace whoever this person is; she said she would reach out to the guy as soon as possible to know what can be done, even when I can't tell if hacking the number will help muchIs it possible that we could find o
[Olivia]"You should do what!!!" Joan asked, snatching the phone from my hand to take another look at the message, what kind of stupid option was that?I should get the hell out of Lucas' life. Are these the options?"Joan, hold on." I took the phone from her and immediately sent a message to the numberMe: [Can you elaborate more, get the hell out of whose life, you said you would message me this morning and I am just seeing your message, and as much as I do not want to sound disrespectful, your words are sounding weird.] I punched in the message and it was delivered, and in a matter of seconds, the number was typing backStranger: [You don't tell me when to message you, you are completely at my mercy right now, and all you should do is pay attention to me or else you will not like the other side of me, so my options are, you either divorce him and let go, you don't belong to him, it is either you file for divorce or you will have me sending these videos to him and you will still be
[Olivia]We walked down the stairs with our bags. Grandma was downstairs, and my father had already returned, Usher and Mia were also present. We walked down and headed directly to the sitting room when my father's voice brought me out of my thoughts."Olivia, you okay?" He asked, and I batted my lashes as my gaze shifted to him, am I making it obvious that something is bothering me?"Yes, Dad, I am fine, just a little weak." I smiled at him and my eyes met Usher's, his eyes were fixed on me, I don't know if it was my imagination or if I had seen a smirk on his face, he averted his gaze and concentrated back on his laptop."You guys sure you don't want to stay a little longer?" Dad asked Lucas."We would love to, but we need to move, especially because of the distance to our workplace," Lucas replied. My gaze shifted to Mia as I attempted to read her facial expression, but she was preoccupied with the drama she was watching, could she be the one? Is she the one sending me the messages
[Olivia]"Is everything okay?" Lucas asked me as I stared at him and then back to the pictures and messages on my phone. I pressed my lips together and took a slow deep breath."Olivia, are you okay?" He asked again and stood up, I can't let him see this, I have to do something"No, baby, don't worry, it's a picture from...from Joan, she just sent me some pictures," I spat out the first thing that came to mind, forcing a smile that I knew did not reach my eyes, and he sat back, his gaze still fixed on mine."Baby, it's nothing, she wanted to send her boyfriend a sexy picture, so she sent it to me to help her choose the one with a good posture, I did not expect her to do that, oh my God, Joan can be so silly!!" I chuckled and averted my eyes from him, if I keep staring at him, he might start seeing right through me that I am lying as fuck."You almost scared me, I thought something happened.""Not at all, baby." I was not looking at him anymore, rather I was walking towards the washroo
[Olivia]"Did you sort everything out at the office? Lucas asked me as I walked into the house, he was sitting on the couch with his laptop on his lap. I nodded and leaned in closer, and he placed a kiss on my forehead."Yes I did," I lied averting my eyes from him"Your Dad asked about you before he left, I told him you had to leave early because of the meeting, and I also told him we would be leaving for Los Angeles today." "Oh, that's true, do you know I even forgot to tell them grandma, I will go see her right now, maybe I will call my Dad later if he does not come back before we leave.""Alright, did you eat something?" He asked, and I checked my watch, it was exactly 2 p.m, I had breakfast at Joan's house before dozing off earlier."Yes, I ate before coming back, I will be right back," I told him, I went over to my closet and dropped my bag, pulled out my heel, and fitted into my flat slippers before walking out the door and heading to grandma's room.I knocked softly on her do
[Olivia]"Hi, good morning," I greeted Usher as I walked down the stairs dressed in my light blue chiffon top, black pants, and 4-inch pencil heels; he was leaning against the wall, his gaze fixed on mine."Good morning, Olivia, how was your night?" He asked, and my leg came to a halt, did Usher just ask how my night went? Did Usher just talk to me casually?"Fine... and yours?" I asked, and he smiled."Great, you are off to work?" He asked again, and I nodded. I saw a smile tug at the corner of his lips, but he was quick enough to conceal it; it appears he is in a good mood today."Have a nice day then," I smiled back at him and was about to leave when he stopped me again."You are not going with Lucas, has he left?" He asked, and I glanced at my watch, it was only 6 a.m., and I had to lie to Lucas that I had something to do this early in the morning at the office, even though I knew I had nothing to do, I needed to go to the hospital to run some tests and make sure everything was fi