140.Annabel felt like her world had stopped. She stood in shock, her eyes glued on the road; on her daughter covered in blood. She fell to the floor in tears.“Olivia!” She screamed again, crawling to where the body laid. When she got there, she picked Olivia up and screamed in tears again. “Wake up, baby! Wake up, mummy is here,” She kept touching Olivia's cheek for her to wake up but the girl looked lifeless.She picked up Olivia's hand and it went limp. Sasha quickly called the ambulance.A few minutes later, the ambulance arrived and Olivia was placed into the ambulance, with Annabel sitting by her side. The sirens blared as the ambulance drove through the night. Annabel was in shock. She was frantic, her mind racing with a thousand thoughts. How could this happen? What could she do to help Olivia? She felt helpless and scared. Her beautiful daughter, the light of her life, was hurt and she couldn't do anything.“Hang in there, Olivia. Hang in there for me, please.” She cried.Sas
141.“Olivia? My daughter?” Roland didn't know when he chuckled. “I'm sorry, Doctor Preston, you must be mistaken. Olivia is not my daughter, she's—”“Mr. Roland,” Doctor Preston cut him off with a polite smile. “I know what I saw but in case you're having doubts, permit us to do a DNA test. That way, we'd really be sure.” Roland sighed. How on earth was this even possible? How was he going to explain to the doctor that Olivia wasn't his daughter? She belonged to Annabel's ex, who died in a plane crash. He knew that if he kept refusing, the doctor might still do it behind his back anyway, so he wanted to be clear and also for the doctor to know that Olivia wasn't his daughter. If she was, Annabel would have told him.“Fine then. You can do the DNA test, but I'm not saying you should do it because I believe you or I'm having doubts about who Olivia is. I'm asking you to do it so you would know that she isn't my daughter.” With that said, he stood up and walked out of the office.Docto
142.“No, this isn't true. It's a mistake, tell me it's a mistake,” He faced Doctor Preston. “There's no way this is possible. This isn't true.”“You're seeing the results yourself, Mr. D. Ville. You're Olivia's father. It's positive.” Doctor Preston smiled.Roland couldn't believe it even though the results were staring him in the eyes. He was beyond shocked. Annabel had told him Olivia's father was dead. How did he become Olivia's father so soon?He concluded that she wasn't aware. If she knew, she would have told him, but how would a woman not know who the father of her child is? It didn't make sense.He quickly rushed out of the doctor's office. He was going crazy and the only person that could clear his confusion right now was Annabel.He met her, Sasha and Ashton in the ward. Annabel turned to look at him. She knew from the look on his face that something was wrong.“Roland?” She walked up to him. “Are you okay?” She was scared he might be feeling dizzy because of the blood they
143.A Day Later…“I'm sorry, sir but we couldn't find who was behind the hit and run.” The police officer Roland had hired to look for the person that hit Olivia, spoke from the phone.“How can you tell me you couldn't find who did that? It's a car and can easily be found.”“Not without the license plate sir. We needed that number to track it down but all our efforts to get it were in vain.”“But there has to be something you can do. It just can't end there. There must be cameras around that must have captured something. We can't let this person go scot free for hurting my daughter. It's an attempted murder case and shouldn't be treated like a normal thing.” “I'm sorry, sir, there was nothing. The person was so smart and left no trace. But we won't give up, we will keep trying.”Roland sighed and hung up. “What did the police officer say?” Annabel asked the moment he entered the ward.“He said they couldn't find anything. I'm so pissed off right now. If I get my hands on the fool t
144.A FEW WEEKS LATER“Congratulations, Miss. Walter. Olivia is fit and ready to get discharged. I'll go get the papers.” Doctor Preston smiled as he walked out of the ward after checking on Olivia.“Oh goodness!” Annabel exclaimed and hugged Olivia. “I'm so happy!” “Does this mean I can go home and go to school too?” Olivia asked and Annabel nodded. A broad smile appeared on the girl's cute face and she shrieked, jumping happily.Roland scooped her up in his arms and kissed her forehead. “I love you so much for being a strong girl.”“I love you too, Mr. Roland.” She smiled at him.“No, call me daddy.” Roland pouted.“But you are not—”“He is, Olivia,” Annabel cuts in and Olivia looks at her with a confused expression on her face. “You know when I told you daddy went on a long trip and would come soon?” She asked and Olivia nodded. “There he is. The man you kept calling Mr. Roland is your real father. I told you he was handsome, right?” Annabel chuckled.Olivia's eyes widened. She a
145.After Carson left Annabel's place, he didn't return to the office but went home in anger. He still couldn't believe Olivia was Roland's daughter. All this while, the jerk Annabel talked about was right under his nose.He wasn't even annoyed at the fact that Roland was Olivia's father or that Annabel didn't tell him. What infuriated him was Annabel going back to Roland after everything he caused her, while him, who took care of her and showed her nothing but love was thrown aside. He felt insulted and was not going to let this go.He wasn't going to let Roland reap where he didn't sow. He labored and made Annabel who she was today, he wasn't going to allow Roland take her away from him.“Fuck!” He yelled again, kicking the table in the room. In the process, the glass cup on it fell, shattering to pieces. The noise attracted Liam, who rushed in immediately.“Carson,” He called. “What happened? Who annoyed you? Didn't you see Annabel?” He asked.Carson turned to look at him, tears g
146.Nadia couldn't take it anymore and stormed back into the dining room to see her and Roland's parents in shock. They had lost their appetite and couldn't eat anymore. All these while, they thought they were doing the best thing for Roland, but they had no idea they were hurting him. His parents felt bad the most.Nadia glanced at them. She wasn't in for all the shock expressions they carried on their face, what she wanted was for them to find a way to make Roland hers.“Are you just going to sit there and watch Roland propose to someone else?” She asked them, annoyance dripping from her voice. She felt they should have stopped him from leaving and made him propose to her instead but they let him leave and he had the guts to tell her he saw her as just a friend.Mrs. Durand looked at her daughter. “She has a child for him, Nadia.”“So what?” Nadia snapped.“We can't take that away from him.” Mrs. Durand sighed.Nadia scoffed. “So what if she has a child for him? How's that my busine
147.Annabel covered her mouth as she looked at Roland in tears. She couldn't believe it was finally happening. She looked into his eyes, and all she could see was the immense love he felt for her.“Say yes! Say yes! Say yes!” The employees and everyone in the building yelled, raising their hands in the air.Annabel looked at them and then back at Roland. She brought her hands down and nodded. “Yes, I'll marry you!” She replied and the place echoed with screams and cheers.Roland was over the moon. He put the ring on her finger, stood up and hugged her. Annabel hugged him like her life depended on it. They kissed and everyone cheered.“I love you, Roland!” She screamed.“I love you more, Anna!” He screamed as well, causing the place to rumble with applause again.“Best birthday gift ever!” Annabel shrieked happily.“Congratulations, bestie.” Sasha hugged her and pecked her cheek.The music was turned on and people rushed to the dance floor to dance with Annabel. Lucinda and Brian rush