CHAPTER THREE

MY REBOUND

DOMINEERING HUSBAND

Chapter 3.

The drive back home was a smooth one and Joel wouldn't stop staring at her face. Olivia on the other hand, felt really uneasy by the way he kept looking at her. If only there was a way to make him look away but anyways,, She let him be and kept staring out the window throughout the ride.

The news about her being his wife was still a shock to her. But who is she not to believe him? He's been acting really nice and caring towards her.

"I'll get the door!" Joel's voice broke into her thoughts and that was when she realized that they're already at their destination.

She watched him rush to her side of the door and pulled it open then stretched forth his hands. She stared at his hands, then his face, of which he gave her a curt nod.

She took his hands and he helped her out of the car.

Olivia took the time of running her eyes through the magnificent building in front of her. She couldn't help but wonder how rich Joel is. She was still engrossed staring around when she suddenly felt herself been swooped off her feet.

She passed Joel a perplexed look but he only passed her a smile. The kind of smile she still doesn't understand.

"What are you doing?" She managed to ask.

"Carrying you of course!"

"There's no need for that! I can walk..!" Olivia said, looking around, feeling a bit shy, but the guards all minded their business.

"I want to do it!.. Now stay put!" Joel said with a tone of finality and Olivia had no choice but to stay put.

Joel took her in and walked straight up to the room he had prepared specially for her. He gently placed her down on the bed and placed a lingering kiss on her forehead.

"Thank you!" She mumbled.

"Do you need anything? Just tell me what it is you want to eat and I'll have the maid prepare it for you!"

Olivia shakes her head negatively but her tommy found it the perfect time to grumble noisily. She wrapped her hands around her tommy and bites on her lower lip stylishly, feeling embarrassed.

Joel chuckled silently and then raised his eyebrows questioningly at her. "Really? You don't want anything, yet your tommy says otherwise! I guess you'd have to rephrase your decision then. So, I'll ask again.. What do you wanna eat?"

"I don't know!! Maybe anything light" Olivia said.

"Okay! I'll have the maid prepare something nice for you! But for the meantime, Don't get off the bed. Just stay put and the maid will be with you shortly".

Olivia nodded.

Joel leaned forward and kissed her lips lightly then walked towards the door. He twisted the door knob and turned again to look at her.

"Don't get off the bed! Okay!!"

Olivia nodded again with a small smile and watched him leave while grinning from ear to ear.

She looked around the room, taking in every bit of it, thinking she could recall a thing or two but the room looked strange to her. It feels like it's her first time being here and that she doesn't belong here but then,, she figured it might be as a result of her condition.

She closed her eyes so she could take a little nap because she's already having a migraine from trying to remember her past. Maybe it's best if she rests a bit.

••. ••. ••.

Olivia was almost dozing off to sleep when she heard the door squeak open. She jerked up and snapped her head towards the door, only to see a young girl that looks the same age as her, standing there, holding a tray.

Olivia figured she might be the maid because of the maid's uniform she was wearing.

"I'm sorry if I disturbed your sleep, ma'am" The maid said, placing the tray on the table.

"No, Uhm... It's fine! I just wasn't expecting you!" Olivia said, sighing deeply.

"I already fixed the bath! You can have your bath now, ma'am"

Olivia nodded and stood up. As she made to undress herself, the maid walked up to her and stopped her.

"Please don't! I'll do it!"

Olivia was surprised as she didn't expect the maid to say such.

"No! I can't bathe myself!" Olivia refused.

"I insist ma'am! Besides, it's the master's orders . To get you cleaned up and ensure that you don't do anything yourself!!"

"What?!" Olivia couldn't believe that Joel would ask the maid to do all this, all because of what? That was how he carried her all the way to the room when she could have just simply walked. C'mon!! She just got out of coma, that doesn't mean she's paralyzed! She can do things herself!

"Fine!!" Olivia mumbled with an eye roll when she saw that the maid wasn't ready to let go! It's making her feel like she's a liability, when she's clearly not one.

Moments later, Olivia was now standing Stark naked in front of the maid. A grown up a*s like her is about to get washed up by someone her age. How embarrassing!!.

The maid led her to the bathroom and made her sit in the soapy bath tub. The bathroom was sparkling clean and floored with white tiles. At a corner were different types of shampoos and hair conditioners and varieties of body lotions. One could hardly make a choice.

Olivia loved the feeling of the water on her skin. She relaxed more in the bathtub and closed her eyes, Letting her body get acquainted with the warm soapy water. It felt as if she hasn't had a bath for like, ages now. She really needed a nice warm bath.

Olivia felt even more relaxed when the maid started with washing her hair. She let the maid do her thing for a while before opening her eyes.

"What's your name?" Olivia asked.

"Julie, ma'am" The maid, now known as Julie responded.

"You have a nice name! It suites you perfect! And did I forget to say that you're pretty?" Olivia said, true to her words. She could sense Julie blushing really hard because there was a brief silence between them.

"Thank you ma'am!"

"Uhm, Julie, Can you do me a little favor?" Olivia asked.

"Sure thing, ma'am. I'll do anything, just name it!"

Olivia smiled, already having a liking for Julie. Maybe it's because she could feel that Julie and her would really go a long way.

"Can you stop calling me ma'am! It's really getting cheesy and I'm not used to being addressed as that. Just call me Olivia."

"What? I'm sorry but I can't do that!. I'll get into trouble if master finds out" Julie said.

"Why? why are you so concerned about him? Besides, I have no doubt that we might be of same age, so I feel it's totally weird if you keep calling me ma'am!"

"But, ma'am.. I don't want to loose my job. If the master finds out, then he's going to fire me"

Olivia chuckled a bit "Don't you think he's going to fire you when I tell him you're disobeying my orders"

Julie remained silent.

"Listen, there's no harm calling me Olivia, and you shouldn't be scared of loosing your job because it's not going to happen.. I won't allow it happen. I'm just not used to someone calling me ma'am, Okay!"

"Okay, ma'am!"

"Olivia, remember!!" Olivia corrected.

"Sorry, Olivia!" Julie quickly corrected herself. "I guess it's going to be hard"

"So, how long have you worked here?" Olivia asked.

"It's six month now!"

Olivia curved her lips in form of an O. Even if Julie had worked here for long, She shouldn't be the right person to answer her questions. But six month is enough to know somethings right?.

"Tell me more about Joel Richard Osteen!" Olivia demanded.

"Oh! You mean the master?" Julie asked and cleared her throat noisily. "I think the master would be in the best position to answer that"

"It's Okay! I understand if you don't want to tell me!" Olivia said.

"It's not like I don't want to tell you, ma'am ....Olivia. The truth is that I don't know much about the master. No one knows about his personal life. All we know is that he's the most richest and feared business tycoon in the whole of the states"

Olivia listen attentively and hummed in response! No wonder he has so much authority and influence!.

But why is his personal life hidden? Olivia thought to herself. She still needs to know everything about Joel and also about herself. Then the news of her being his wife is still a mystery to her and she really needed an answer.

But she'll have to wait until tomorrow! She has had a really long day today and would need some beauty sleep! Tomorrow, she'll have to ask Joel all the questions going on in her mind and hopefully, he'd give her the answer she needs.

TBC...