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
148.“Anna, hurry up already. You don't wanna be late for your fitting.” Sasha yelled from downstairs.“Allow her to breathe. She's been having a swamped week.” Lucinda chuckled, lovin' the look on Sasha's face.“I know, right? But we need to put everything in place. The wedding is sooner than you think.” Sasha facepalmed, causing Lucinda to chuckle again.“Why are you panicking? You look like you're the one getting married.” Sasha sighed. “I'm just wondering how it's going to be without her by my side anymore. I mean, it's only a week to come and I'm already nervous. She's getting married which means she's going to move out of her apartment and I'd be forced to move back into mine. I miss her already.” Sasha's eyes became teary.“Come on, Sasha, cheer up. I understand how you feel but at least you two can still stay friends. I know Annabel too well and I'm sure she wouldn't forget you. In fact, this is a time for your bonds to get stronger.” Lucinda gave her a reassuring smile.Sasha
149.Annabel parked her car by the side of the road, and rested her head on the wheel as she cried her eyes out. Never in her life did she believe that Roland could do a thing like this to her. She trusted him with all of her heart. She loved him without looking back and he did this to her.“Why, Roland? Why?” She couldn't control the tears that kept rolling down her cheeks.She raised her head up and sniffed. “What am I going to do now? How do I cope with this? Why did I fall in love with him? I should have known he'd never change. He would always remain someone that derived joy in breaking other people's hearts.” She muttered to herself in tears, regretting why she gave him a chance in her heart.It started raining and her cries became louder. She was hurt beyond belief. She thought she had found happiness but what happened? It all shattered in one night.She glanced at the engagement ring in her hand. “Everything was a lie. It was all a lie,” She said to herself and covered her fac
150.TWO DAYS LATER…“Nadia, how could you do something like that?” Mrs. Durand asked after the news about what Nadia did, got to her ears.It's been two days, Annabel didn't want to see Roland or anyone. Roland had been devastated over everything that happened and had refused to eat or drink. He was getting worse daily and no matter how much evidence they gathered, they'd always lose it.Nadia on the other hand was bent on making things worse for them. Roland's parents tried to talk to her but she refused to hear them out. She was indeed showing them the other side of her and it made them relieved that they didn't give her to their son in the First place.Nadia blew a bubble from the gum she was chewing and glanced at her mother. “I've done a lot of things, mum. Which one are you talking about?” She asked.Mrs. Durand couldn't believe how her daughter changed suddenly. Nadia wasn't always like this.“You framed Roland and you know exactly what I'm talking about. Meet Annabel and expla
151.Roland sprung up from his seat and rushed to meet Sasha.“You said what?” He asked to be sure he heard her well the first time.Sasha tried to catch her breath. When her breathing was stable enough, she looked up at Roland. “Annabel is leaving the city with Carson and I have no idea when she'd be coming back.”Roland blinked. “What! Why?” He asked.“She said she wanted to go somewhere far away, rest for awhile and heal. She wants to forget about you and everything you two had.”“No!” Roland shook his head. “I can't let that happen, Sasha. Where is she now?” He asked, picking up his car keys immediately.“She should be at Carson's now. You have to stop her from leaving, Roland. I don't trust Carson one bit.” Sasha was scared for Annabel's safety.“Neither do I,” Roland said and rushed out.Sasha sat in the office with her palms on her forehead. She was already getting a headache from all these issues on ground.“Where is Roland?” Ashton asked the moment he walked in.Sasha sighed.