135.The day went by with neither of them talking to each other and when work hours were over, Annabel left the company before Roland would even have the chance to see her. He acted like he didn't care but he was hurt that she had left without even saying a word to him.Sasha finished what she was doing in her office and was arranging her desk when Ashton entered."Hey, Sasha." He waved with a smile and she turned to look at him.“Oh, hi, you didn't later get back to me.” She said with a smile and picked up her handbag.“Huh?” Ashton knew what she was talking about but he didn't know how to tell her that it was going to be just the two of them tonight.“About the restaurant you said you were taking us to? You said you were going to ask Roland and Anna if they were coming. Did you ask them?” She asked, facing him.Ashton cleared his throat and hesitated. Sasha gestured for him to speak. “I did but they said they had plans for tonight,”That moment, Sasha realized she was going to be alo
136.Annabel walked into the restaurant with Carson and just as they were about to sit down, her phone beeped. Thinking it was Roland, and that she wasn't in the mood to listen to his apology or even read it, she refused to check it and sat down.She made Olivia sit as well and their orders were taken.“How do you like the place?” He asked and she smiled.“It's lovely,” The food came and she helped Olivia with a napkin as they started eating. Even as she ate, her mind was elsewhere. She wanted to check her phone badly but she didn't want it to look like she was weak and can't do without her boyfriend.She sighed.“Anna, are you okay? You've been sighing for a while now. You weren't yourself in the car either.” Carson inquired, worry laced in his voice.She forced a smile. “I'm fine. Just had a bad day but I'm okay.”Carson arched his brows but he didn't want to probe further. He knew her too well. If she wanted to talk, she would have told him everything the minute he asked what was u
137.Next Day…Ashton rushed into the office and met Roland. He didn't even notice how devastated Roland looked.“Roland, I need your help!” He exclaimed and sat down. After what happened with Sasha last night, he couldn't get enough sleep as digger thoughts raced through his head. He didn't know how he was going to face her that morning and wished she wouldn't even come to work.But he just saw her going into her office and knew they were definitely going through to bump into each other today, so he needed Roland's help.Roland sighed and managed to put on a smile. “What's going on?” His voice was low. He wasn't able to get a good sleep last night. The worst thing he hated was seeing Annabel in tears, and he just saw her last night. He felt worse because he was the reason she cried.“Something crazy happened last night!” He exclaimed.“Tell me about it,” Roland said with his hands on his forehead.“I kissed Sasha last night.”Roland dropped his hand from his head and looked at Ashton
138.That day seemed to go too slow for Ashton and Sasha as they both prayed for the day to be over soon so they could go home and NOT see each other.They avoided talking to each other and acted like they didn't know each other. It was becoming tiring and frustrating for Ashton.Sasha sat in her office still reminiscing over what happened when she heard a knock on her office door. “Come in,” She answered.The door opened and Annabel walked in with a smile on her face. “Ooh, it seems you've settled with Roland. You look quite happy.” Sasha winked when she saw how happy Annabel looked.Annabel smiled. “Yes, we settled our differences and he has promised never to do such a thing again. I take his word for it because I'm sure he won't dare that, and do you know what makes me even more happy?” Annabel chuckled as she couldn't contain her joy. It felt just good to put some certain bitches where they belonged.“Enlighten me.” Sasha smiled, eager to hear what Annabel had to say.“I was final
139.“What do you have in mind?” Carson asked her.She made him lean closer and whispered into his ears. Carson's eyes widened. He quickly shook his head.“No! I can't be part of that. The child is innocent and shouldn't be dragged into this.” He expressed his disapproval.“I'm not going to kill the child, Carson. I'm not that heartless. It'll just be like a note of warning to her. When she sees that the life of her precious daughter is under threat because of her relationship with Roland, she will reconsider her decision of not leaving him alone.” Nadia explained.Carson wasn't convinced. Olivia was a child he adored so much and he wouldn't want anything to happen to her. Using her as a pawn in their game is making him look worse than he already did.Because of his love for Annabel, he had dipped his hands into diverse dirty things that he shouldn't have. “Olivia is just a child.” He argued.“And so what? What's your problem, Carson? I'm not saying we should kill her. It's just a war
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