Olivia stared at the message on her screen for the umpteenth time, completely unsure of what to make of it. The things she had just heard and read were diabolical, and she just didn't know if any of it were true or not. She had called Lisa a thousand times now, but she wouldn't answer her phone. Olivia was completely confused, and right now the only person that could answer the questions rampaging inside her head was Noah. She didn't call Noah, the last thing she wanted was to give him time to prepare for her confrontation. Olivia knew better than anyone, and she knew how smart the man was. If given any warning, he was sure to come up with the perfect explanation to all of this. But Olivia was smart enough to not tip him off. She wanted to see his true reactions to these accusations. It took a while, but Noah finally returned, his face beaming with smiles as he entered the house. "I've gotten the documents signed, now we can—""Did you get Lisa pregnant?" Olivia interrupted sharply
Michael stopped his car right in front of Lisa's apartment gate. He could have driven inside, but he didn't want to tip her off by drawing too much attention. He didn't want to be here, but Olivia had insisted and pleaded for him to pay Lisa a visit as soon as possible. Olivia feared that Lisa might harm herself, and while he had been concerned at first, Michael couldn't care less if Lisa jumped off a bridge when Olivia narrated the entire ordeal to him. Regardless, he was here now, so he might as well just get the job done. Taking in a deep breath, he alighted from the vehicle and walked straight to Lisa's apartment. Without knocking, he pushed the door in, and luckily for him, it had not been locked. It wasn't like Michael to just barge into someone's home without knocking, but it was crucial that he didn't tip Lisa off in any way. She could have locked him out if he had knocked and announced his presence. The stench of alcohol was the first thing that hit Michael the moment he st
"You can't go back to work yet, Liv. You're pregnant, and I don't want you overworking yourself!" Noah screamed at Olivia who clearly wasn't listening to what the man was saying. She had been at home for three straight days, and it had been nothing short of torturous. Now that Olivia knew the truth about Noah, staying under the same roof with him felt almost intoxicating. But that really wasn't why she was so adamant on going to work. In fact, Olivia had no plans of actually going to work at all."I have a company, Noah, and I need to do my work in order to ensure that I don't go bankrupt." Olivia argued as she hastily shoved everything she needed into her purse. She turned towards the door, but Noah was quick to intercept her movement."You don't need to worry about money when I'm here. I'll make calls if you want me to, please just stay here and rest a little bit more—""I've done nothing but rest for the past three days Noah! I need to go out and do something. I'm pregnant, not you
Michael froze for a full minute, the silence on his end loud and long even though it had lasted for only a minute. "What?" He returned after a minute of silence, unsure if he should be happy or angry. Was it his? Or was it Noah's? He asked himself as he waited for Olivia's reply. It couldn't be Noah's, right? If it was his, then there was no really no need for Olivia to tell him about it. "Yes! We're going to be parents soon!" Olivia clarified, and only then did Michael remember to breathe properly. His eyes teared up in joy, and if he hadn't been at work, he likely would have jumped up and screamed out his lungs out of excitement. "Where are you now? Tell me so I can come get you!" He demanded, his tone vibrant, barely containing his excitement."I'm at the hospital, but there's no need for you to come here. I want to pay Lisa a visit, and once I'm done, I'll come straight to the office. We can celebrate properly once I'm there, okay?" Olivia revealed.Michael hesitated, unsure if
Olivia made it to the office thirty minutes later, and she wasted no time in running to Michael's office. She jumped into his arms the moment she saw him, and immediately began to fill his face with kisses. They hadn't seen each other in almost two weeks now, and she had missed every bit of him. Michael didn't hold back either, he held Olivia close, deepening the kiss and wanting to never let go. He had missed her more than she could imagine. And after the ordeal he had been through with Amelia, he couldn't be more grateful to see that she was in good health. "I've missed you so much." Micheal whispered the second he found the space to. "And I've missed you more than you could imagine." Olivia replied before closing the gap between their lips a second time. Michael tightened his hold on Olivia, his hands gently caressing her back as he deepened the kiss. After a long minute , he finally pulled back slightly and rested his forehead against hers."How are you doing, Liv? How's the b
Although Noah had a feeling that Olivia was not going to work, he hadn't expected that she would be heading for Lisa's home. He had paid some of his henchmen to keep an eye on Lisa ever since the day she told him that she was pregnant. And today, they had called to tell him that Olivia just pulled up to Lisa's apartment, and had spent more than half an hour inside with Lisa as well. He had immediately prepared himself and had driven straight to Lisa's. Olivia was already gone by the time he arrived, but that didn't stop him from entering the complex, and heading straight for Lisa's home. He wanted to know what they had discussed, and he needed to know why Olivia had come here. Without knocking, he stormed in and entered the room to find Lisa on the couch, holding a half glass of champagne and watching television."You son of a bitch—" Lisa's words were drowned out by the shock of seeing Noah in her living room. Her surprise soon turned to rage, and she hurled the glass in her hand
Noah was the last person Olivia had expected to come to her office, and quite frankly she didn't know how she didn't see it coming. She should have expected it, Noah was never going to let her go without trying to know everything that she was up to. She was grateful for her secretary, if it weren't for her, Noah would have caught her in Michael's office, being intimate with the man."There was no need for you to come here, Noah." Olivia argued as she lifted her head up from the system that she was barely using. "I was worried, pregnant women shouldn't be in the office, Liv. You should be at home, resting—""I am fine, Noah! How many times do I need to tell you that?!" Olivia interjected sharply, annoyed and angry that Noah wouldn't just let her live her life in peace. What was up with him anyway?! "You should go back home, you're distracting me from work, and there isn't really anything for you to do here." Noah sat still, contemplating on whether or not he should confront Olivia ab
Damian could feel his anxiety growing as the days passed. His final court hearing with Noah was approaching soon, and so far he was on the losing end of the game. There was barely a month left before they got down to the final stages of the succession crisis. He had run out of ideas on what to do, and it seemed like Olivia wasn't making much progress with her plans.He got down from his bed, confused and feeling miserable. There wasn't much he could do anymore, and he hated that more than anything. If he lost, Noah was going to take everything and leave him with nothing, and he simply just couldn't sit still and let that happen. He needed to speak with Olivia, to know exactly where she was headed to with this plan of hers. Getting down from the bed, Damian entered the bathroom and immediately freshened up. He had been in town ever since Noah and Olivia got attacked, but hadn't made his presence known to anybody. He had been watching Noah and Olivia from the shadows, and the things he
"Olivia?!" Damian exclaimed with relief, yet there was an underlying scolding tone in his voice. He wanted to scold her, but at the same time he was grateful that she had shown up when she had. If she had been here a second later, Noah might have actually killed him. "You're a stubborn lady, aren't you?" Damian said as his heartbeat began to slow down just a little. He had been scared to death by everything that had happened. But finally it was over. Noah was down, and almost all of his henchmen were either dead or being captured by the policemen that had just arrived. "Michael!" Olivia gasped at the sight of the man she loved. She could barely recognize him. He was covered in wounds and blood, and seeing him in such a sorry state made her break down in tears. "He's alive, just unconscious. He's going to be fine, I promise." Damian assured before yelling out for the paramedics. Olivia held onto Michael's bloodied body, her tears soaking him as she cried uncontrollably. Noah was go
Noah cracked the whip for the hundredth time that night before sending it at the tied up Michael. Each stroke tore a piece of the victims flesh, but even then Michael could scream no further. He had lost his voice, and at this point all his body felt numb. He just wanted to die at this point, but Noah was smart enough to never go overboard. Michael could already tell that Noah wanted to torture him for as long as possible, so death was very far from him at that moment.He did his best to take his mind off the pain and his environment as a whole. It was difficult, but he managed to pull his thoughts away. He thought of Olivia, how happy they would have been if Noah Grant hadn't come back into her life. He wished she never picked up that plan of hers, wished that they had just continued living their simple lives. But there was no time for regrets. There was no telling when these men would decide to kill him, and he couldn't afford to spend his final moments drowning in regret. "CRACK!"
Damian was disappointed when he heard the cause of all the problems they were facing at the moment, but he didn't openly blame Olivia for it. She was pregnant and was currently going through a lot mentally and emotionally, the last thing he wanted was to make her feel worse than she was already feeling at the moment. But even then, he felt that it was really a careless move on her end. Couldn't she have waited just a few more days before going to visit Michael? And why inform Noah that you were leaving the house to a friend's house, knowing very well that he knew every single one of your friends? "Don't worry about anything, Liv, just try to get some rest. I'll handle everything from here onwards." Damian consoled before ending the call. Picking up his jacket and gun, he raced towards his car and immediately made his way to Olivia's home. He needed to make sure that she wasn't harming herself or doing something detrimental to her health before he could really focus on anything else.
Noah waited anxiously in his room for a phone call from José. The sun had already gone down, and he had spent all day waiting anxiously to get the call. "Those bastards! Don't tell me they couldn't even get one man?!" Noah lamented as he glanced at the face of his watch for the thousandth time that night. On the thousand and oneth time, the vibration of his phone finally distracted him. Anxiously, he picked up the cellphone and a bright smile spread across his face the moment he caught sight of the caller's ID. It was José, and he couldn't be more happier than at that particular moment."Tell me what's up! Now!" Noah demanded desperately. "We have him here, he's unconscious but he'll come around soon. We're at the abandoned cottage you bought close to the outskirts of town. Is there anything you'd want me to do, boss?" José relayed sharply. "No, just stay there, you'll see me soon enough." Noah replied before picking up everything he needed. Without wasting a single second, he mar
Noah did his best to stay calm and think everything through. But the more he thought about the entire situation, the more infuriated he became. He needed to get all the rage out of his system somehow, and Olivia was not a choice. The only person he could think of at the moment was Michael Black, and every thought of Michael ended with him torturing and beating the living shit out of that man. His hands itched for blood, Michael's blood, and it wasn't long before his yearnings got the better of him. Grabbing his phone, Noah immediately put a call to José, the leader of his henchmen. He paced around the room as the phone rang, his rage rising by the second. He was going to teach Michael to continuously mess with him, and he was going to make sure he enjoyed every bit of his time torturing the bastard!. The phone rang for a while before a deep, gravelly voice answered. "Boss?"Noah didn't waste time with pleasantries, there was far too much to be done for him to waste any time on know
Majority of the drive home was spent in silence, only broken whenever Noah decided to mumble threats under his breath. Olivia didn't reply to any of his mumblings, and that had been for the best. The last thing she wanted was to start an argument in the middle of the road. Noah was already angry enough, and she didn't want to make things any worse, and also the fact that she didn't want other people in traffic to look at them like crazy couples. After twenty long minutes, the car finally came to a halt in front of Noah's mansion, but even then neither of the two wanted to step out. The tension in the air was palpable, and Olivia couldn't help but feel that a war might actually break out anytime soon. Tired of sitting in silence, she made the first move towards the door, and instantly regretted it."Right, walk away first! It's what you always do." Noah lamented the moment Olivia's hands came in contact with the door handle. Rolling her eyes inwardly, Olivia backed away from the doo
"Please give me a chance to explain myself—""Just get in the car, we're not doing this here!" Noah interjected before Olivia had the chance to finish her sentence. Olivia wanted to decline, she wanted to settle everything here before going home with Noah, but refusing to get into the car might just escalate matters even more. She turned towards Michael, and just as she suspected he was against her leaving with Noah, it was visible from the look on his face. Olivia perfectly understood Michael's concern, he didn't trust Noah, and feared that he might harm me in a fit of rage. But I knew Noah a lot better now than ever, and I knew for certain that he wasn't going to hurt me, at least not in the way Michael was envisioning it in his head.Taking in a deep breath, Olivia picked up her purse and immediately exited the house. She walked ahead of Noah who seemed to have some unfinished discussions with Michael. Michael was definitely strong enough to defend himself, so Olivia didn't bothe
With Noah gone, Olivia found the perfect opportunity to pay Michael a visit. They hadn't seen each other since she returned from visiting the Grants, and it was slowly getting to her. However, an opportunity had presented itself, and there was no way she was going to miss it. She picked up her phone and immediately texted Noah, informing him that she would be going to a friend's place. She could have left the house without informing him if she wanted, but had decided against that. She didn't want to get herself in any sticky situations with Noah, especially not at the moment. If he returned and found the house empty, he was definitely going to panic, and she didn't have the patience or strength to answer his litany of questions afterwards. Once she was done informing Noah about her plan to leave the house, Olivia quickly got prepared and immediately set off to Michael's place. She had missed him more than anything, and needed someone to distract her from the pregnancy stress and eve
Noah felt his blood run cold at the sight before him. Surely this was false, right? Dr Gregory was clearly lying to him, right? There was simply no way that Olivia could have lied to him about that. There was no way that baby wasn't his!"Are you playing with me?! Don't fucking play games with me!" Noah bellowed, rage welling up inside of him. This was some sort of joke, and he wasn't here for jokes. "I'm sorry, but these are the real results. Damian hired me to fabricate the results after the tests. Somehow he already knew that the baby wasn't yours, and he called ahead of your visit, giving me enough time to get everything done." Dr Gregory explained. He didn't really care about the family drama that these two were in, getting his money was all that mattered, and his loyalty lied with the highest bidder.Noah didn't want to believe it, but it seemed to make sense now. Perhaps that was what Olivia and Damian had been discussing back then. All of it had been an act, the drama, the t