[Lucas]"Meet me downstairs when you are done getting ready; we still have unfinished business," I yelled at her, and she turned to leave, jamming my door hard.I scoffed and turned to my laptop to continue working, my mind wandered back to last night. I felt so safe and warm in her arms, “Lucas!!” I shook my head in amusement as my inner mind was set to judge me againOn no account should I care about her or even consider moving in with her to persuade her family that our fake marriage was real. I wanted to say no, but there is something about her tears that I do not like seeing; I just sometimes feel like she was like a younger sister to me, because that is probably the only reason I am moved by her tears and do not want to make her feel bad.I closed my laptop and went over to the washroom. I was done in about ten minutes, I walked out of the washroom feeling fresh, I'm scheduled for an important meeting today and I needed to be there on time. I dried myself off, and dressed up in
[Lucas]I parked in front of my second house, which is more like my private space; not every visitor is allowed in here, and I have a large number of guards to ensure the house's safety because it also houses many of my valuables.I walked down and headed for the entrance."Boss, you are here?" Mylo, one of my men, approached and took the briefcase in my hand before heading inside. Since I asked Felicia to move in, my men have provided me with information about her, from her walking out to her walking in.I nodded at him and walked in, immediately heading for the stairs, not having another moment of patience; I wanted to be in my baby's arms.My master bedroom is off-limits to anyone during my absence, so I pulled open the door to the room I assume she would be in.I carefully opened the door and looked around the room, but she was nowhere to be found. However, I knew she was there because her phone was on the bed, and I heard the shower splashing right then."Was she getting ready fo
[Lucas]I walked slowly down the stairs, but I guess the universe was not on my side today; she noticed my presence and turned, something like fear flashing through her eyes, and she immediately disconnected the call, hiding the phone behind her back.I furrowed my brow at her and tended to ignore it. "Why did you end the call when you saw me?" I asked her."No..no, b..baby, why would I do that?" she stuttered. "We were done talking, and I was about to end it, but the sudden shadow behind me startled me," she said.With both hands firmly in my pockets, I arched an eyebrow and she smiled charmingly. "Baby, why did you follow me? Hold on, you are suspecting me," she asked.To avoid making her angry, I had to deny it: "I wasn't, I just wanted to get some water." With that, I walked past her and smiled back at her, even though the smiles did not quite reach my eyes.I walked down to the kitchen and went to the refrigerator, where I grabbed a bottle of chilled water and gulped it down. I l
[Olivia]"Lucas, Olivia, what are you doing here? Mia asked, and I could see annoyance in her eyes."What do you mean by that, Mia? Am I no longer permitted to stay at my father's house?" With an evil smile on her lips, she parted her lips to speak and then snapped it shut again."I see you are too stubborn to give up, Huh." Although it sounded more like a whisper coming from her, I could still clearly hear it. I moved closer to Lucas in an attempt to irritate her and get on her nerves even more, and I was about to say something when I heard footsteps coming down the stairs.I knew who it was even before I looked. With the sound of her walking stick and her footsteps, I could tell my grandmother was the one descending the stairs even though she walks quite well, she still wouldn't let go of her walking stickI looked away from Mia and toward the stairs where my grandmother was coming down. I could see her even from a distance, but I knew that her short sight would prevent her from see
[Olivia]I walked out slowly, my eyes scanning the entire compound, hoping to catch a glimpse of my father or Lucas. Just then, I noticed Lucas emerge from the garage, one hand firmly in his pocket, the other caressing his black hair. I took another step to catch up with him, despite the fact that he was approaching me."Where did you go?" Where is my Dad? Did he do anything? I asked nervously as I scanned his face, but I sighed with relief because every part of his face felt fine. Maybe they just talked, but where is he?"Are you okay?" He furrowed his brow as he took another step towards me, cupping my cheek in his hands. I was about to back away when he held my waist firm and drew me closer to his body, my breast pressing against his chest. He drew me back again and kissed my forehead.I stood there like a zombie, feeling my body go numb as I stared into his eyes. I wanted to say something, but my lips parted and shut again as he brought his lips closer to my ear, sending shivers
[Olivia]The constant knock on the door jolted me awake; I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and turned to look at the other side of the bed, but Lucas was not there. I took my phone from the lamp table behind me, and it was only 6 a.m.; who would be knocking on my door at this time? I got out of bed and went to the door. I peered through the small see-through at the front of the door, but there was no one there. I slowly pulled the door open, and it was one of the maids, she was standing at the door panting like she had just run a race. I was about to ask her what happened when my gaze wandered to the boxes on the floor.Tina, what is this? I asked her as I opened the door further and stepped out."Ma'am, it was said to be sent to Mr. Harrison, and it was just delivered about twenty minutes ago." "Mr. Harrison?" It is fine, you can go, I told her, and she left.What is he doing with all of these boxes? I grabbed the few I could and brought them inside. I went over to the balcony, but h
[Olivia]It has been a week since we moved in, and I would say things are going well. Lucas would have excelled well in acting. outside our room, he is a sweet, loving husband, and once inside, he is the cold human who will not stop bothering my ears with his girlfriend's calls, which is very annoying.It is Saturday morning, and Lucas and Usher have gone outside to play volleyball. I wonder why Lucas did not spend this weekend with his girlfriend. Volleyball which is one of Usher's favorite activities, so I am not surprised he drew Lucas in. Usher is one person you hardly see with ladies, and sometimes I wonder if he does not want to get married someday, because he enjoys the company of his own gender so much. Which woman must have broken his heart for him to become this way?Usher and Lucas had grown close, and I am glad they are getting along; at least he will have someone to keep him company besides me, who he claims irritates him all the time.I was all dressed up, wearing my blu
[Olivia]"What are you doing here?" Were you stalking me? I snapped, but I was still unable to break free from his grip; it felt like my safe haven, as if I had returned home after years apart."Livyana," he released my waist and was about to say something else when the pharmacist's voice interrupted."Ma'am, you will have to use this, and the prescription is written over there; if the pains persist, I will advise you to see a doctor." The pharmacist explained.Just as I was about to take the medication from him, Kaleb moved ahead of me and took it from the pharmacist. “She will follow your instructions, thank you very much. I would like to make payment." He swiped his card and paid for the medicine.I was stunned and filled with emotions as I stood there staring at him. I was still lost in my own thoughts when he locked his fingers with mine, almost giving me a heart attack."Let's go." He grinned and pulled me along, and I followed him like I was under a remote control. He walked ri
[Olivia]"You want to know exactly what I'm talking about right?" Lucas tossed the envelope to me, making me gulp down the sudden lump that grew in my throat, but no matter how much I did, it was stuck right there. What is going on? Why is he behaving this way? Did he in any way get access to the video? Why was he asking me who the father of the child was, if I said my heart wasn't leaving my body then I'm definitely joking"Are you going to keep staring at me like that or look at the god damned thing?" Lucas's harsh voice threw me out of my reverie, I didn't realize I was staring at him with my mouth wide open. I swallowed hard, turning my attention back to the envelope, my fingers trembling as I tried to put myself together but it wasn't working"I don't see the reason why you're tensing up!" Lucas's voice rang out again, I ignored him, pulling out the papers from the big envelope, I placed it down taking out one of the papers as I tried to make sense of what was written there. The
[Lucas]"Go ahead baby what do you want to talk about?" I asked Olivia who pulled her hand from me reaching out for her bag, I stared at her as she took out an envelope from her bag, her hand paused and I could see how she was shivering slightly"Baby, is everything alright?" I asked her more like I pulled her out of her thoughts, she quickly put her bag away and turned towards me, a smile playing on her lips as she nodded in response"Everything is okay, but you need to see this!" Olivia handed me the envelope, I stared at her and back at the envelope before picking it from her hands. I had no idea what it was about but I guess I have to find outA few minutes ago, when I was sitting down in my car at the parking lot, I made up my mind to let Olivia know of the biggest secret I've kept from her, she deserves to know, I can't just keep such an important matter away from her. What if she finds out on her own, wouldn't that be selfish of me, what would she take me as? The best way was t
[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