Chapter 83Olivia ~•~After spending about an hour with me, Alexander left because he had something to take care of at his office. Since I didn’t have any other plans for the day, I made my way to my room and indulged in a long nap. When I woke up from my nap, I reached out to my phone to see what the time was. But my heart skipped a bit when I saw a text Alexander sent me. [ Arthur is going to drop the kids off later in the day. I can’t even look at your face right now!] I felt a wave of panic wash over me. Did Alexander find out about my secret? How did he find out? I sat upright on the bed and tried calling his number several times but it went straight to voicemail. Did he block my number from calling him? My heart started racing and I didn’t know what to do. I called his office and asked to speak to him but his assistant said he left already. Just as I was about to call his house phone, I saw an incoming call from my mother. I took a deep breath to steady myself before answ
Olivia ~•~My brows knitted into a frown. “What do you mean? Maya isn’t a stranger.” My tone turned defensive. Alexander stood up from his chair, annoyed he continued. “I spent the whole day with you today and you didn’t think to say anything. I spent time with you at the hospital and you still lied to me.” I could hear the disappointment in his voice. I didn’t blame him for reacting that way. I would have done the same if I was in his shoes. “I’m sorry.” An apology tumbled out of my mouth. “I wanted to talk to you about it, I wanted to tell you but I didn’t have the courage to do so.” Alexander snorted. “Of course, you wouldn’t have the courage to tell me because you’ve been running around with him all this while.” “I wa……” Alexander cut me off before I could complete my sentence. “I was busy making arrangements for you to move back to New York. I thought you were done with Ethan but I was just being played. Is it even Ethan? Or there is another man?” My heart broke with each
Olivia ~•~My brows crippled in disbelief as I saw the news. It didn’t even take up to twenty-four hours before Sandra started spreading the news on the internet.I had woken up to several calls from Amanda and when I didn’t, she sent me a text which contained a link to a blog post. Before I even clicked on it, I knew it had something to do with me. But I was even more shocked when I saw the headline of the post. It had Sandra’s fingerprints all over it. The title made my stomach twist: "Trouble Looming? Olivia, the Returned Heir, is Pregnant with Kidnapper's Child. Will Alexander Finally See Sandra as the Perfect Match?"I let out a dry chuckle even if nothing was funny. I had warned Alexander to talk to her but I guess he didn’t listen to me. Ever since I left his house the other day, we hadn’t spoken to each other. He didn’t reach out to me and I didn’t care to contact him either. But after seeing the news, I couldn’t help but call him to confront him about it. I dialed his nu
Olivia ~•~After dropping the kids at school, I went to the mall to do some grocery shopping. I needed anything that would distract me from my reality. I also wanted to use it as a way to pass the time until Maya would call me back for our planned spa date. It was her last day in New York, so she suggested that we go to the spa for a relaxing day. With everything that had been going on, I needed the treatment more than any other person did. I didn’t hesitate to agree to the plan when she first mentioned it. A part of me was sad that she was leaving. She was the only genuine friend I had in my life. I always hoped she wouldn’t turn out to betray me. When I was done shopping, I pushed the trolley to the counter. Throughout my time at the mall, I noticed how people looked at me with judgmental eyes and whispered to themselves. I chose to ignore them but this time I couldn’t hold myself back when one of them started saying mean stuff and was loud enough for me to hear. “What is you
Chapter 87Olivia ~•~As I lay on the couch, my phone buzzed with a text. I looked at it to see it was from Maya. [ I hope you’re ready, I’m picking you up in five minutes.] I smiled as I read her text. The spa was the perfect distraction I needed from everything that was going on. I stood up from the couch and made my way to my room. I indulged in a quick shower and changed into a more comfortable outfit. I made sure to complement it with a hoodie because I didn’t want random people to start examining my body since the news about my pregnancy was all over the internet. My hands hovered around my stomach. I noticed some slight changes. It felt like my stomach was finally protruding. I was bringing another life into the world and it felt so surreal. I never expected it because I wasn’t planning on having another baby. But now, I had no choice but to accept my fate. Deep down, I promised to give my baby the best life, no matter what was going on around me. With a renewed determi
Olivia ~•~There was a brief silence on the other end before a familiar voice cut through the line, sending a cold chill down my spine.“Olivia.” I clutched the phone tighter, my heart racing. I had been dreading this call ever since Ethan was arrested. Hearing his voice brought back memories I was trying so hard to suppress. “Ethan,” I replied, trying to steady my voice. “What do you want?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper. I didn’t want to draw the kid's attention to me. Ethan laughed, a burst of humorless laughter. “Are you seriously asking me?” He muttered, a hint of amusement in his voice. I remained silent. “Why didn’t you tell me about our baby?” He added and I scoffed. “What baby?” I asked, pretending I had no idea what he was talking about. Ethan hesitated for a while, then he cleared his throat and continued. “Have you forgotten that it is everywhere on the internet? Just because you let Alexander put me in prison doesn’t mean I don’t know what is going on.”
Olivia ~•~It had been three weeks since I last spoke to Alexander. I didn’t reach out to him and he didn’t care to contact me either. Whenever the kids asked me about their father, I always came up with one excuse or another. But even if Alexander wasn’t speaking to me, he still delivered the office keys to me. At first, I didn’t want to accept it anymore but when I talked to my sister about it, she convinced me to take the keys. However, I still didn’t start setting up the company because of all the numerous hospital check ups I had. I planned on finally setting up the office with the help of Amanda. It was the weekend and I planned on dropping the kids off with my mother and then going to the new place with Amanda. “Are you guys ready to spend your day with grandma?” I asked the twins as we made our way to the car. They both nodded in unison and we settled down in the backseat. The ride to my mother’s house was a brief one. I also didn’t spend a lot of time there before goin
Alexander ~•~My hands hovered around my keyboard as I contemplated dialing Olivia’s number. It was my usual routine ever since I found out about her pregnancy. I mean, ever since I said some hurtful things to her when I found out about it. I was so upset that I let my emotions cloud my judgment. I regretted my actions and wanted to make it up to her but I was scared of her reaction. She didn’t care to reach out to me and I felt she didn’t want anything to do with me again. I had asked the building manager to call me whenever Olivia finally began the office setup, but ever since I delivered the keys to her, she hadn’t visited the building. I hated myself because I felt she didn’t want to set up the office again. After all, she was upset about my behavior. I had fucked up and I needed to fix it instead of running away from my problems. Three weeks had passed and I hadn’t seen the twins because I was feeling too guilty and couldn’t look Olivia in the eyes. She was going through