“Welcome to Edmonton, Canada.” The crew announced making her heart skip a beat. She had always wanted to go to Canada. They never had the money though. It was her first time on the flight. She did not know she would be that nervous. She had squeezed Thomas’s arm out of anxiousness. It was the first time she had touched him intentionally. He was surprised but he also found it cute that such a strong girl apparently could be scared of flights. They just came to know that morning that their honeymoon location would be in Canada. His grandpa knew he wanted to visit the country since he had already seen almost half of the countries in the world. He had been to Canada before once, but he always wanted to visit Alberta. Now, his dream was fulfilled. And true to his grandpa’s words, the place was not far away from the US and they could get back within hours if something happened as Olivia feared. They got off the plane and their driver was already waiting for them. “Mr. Walker. I will be y
“You look good.” Thomas complimented with a grin. She indeed looked great. She was wearing a button-down shirtdress that was beige. She was also wearing brown sandals. Her hair was tied in a ponytail. She looked cute in her attire. Thank God, the dresses were appropriate for the occasion. Sana had not packed some ridiculous outfits as she did with the “nightdresses”. She called her right away, but she did not pick up her phone. She wanted to lecture her. Now, she had no choice but to go shopping. She did not have the money though. Thomas did transfer some money to her account, but she did not want to use them. It made her self-respect wounded to even think of using them. “Thank you.” She responded. The air had been clear around them for some reason. They did not argue. It was very rare to have a situation when they did not argue, but it felt peaceful. However, she did think of telling him to go without her. They were not on their actual honeymoon for him to take her to places. But
“What you did today was very low. I did not know you were this immature.” Olivia said with an annoyed tone and expression as they entered the villa. She could not believe that he would be so childish. For what reason? She could not understand at all. The entire time Leo was with them, he either scoffed discreetly at whatever he was saying or ignored his existence. The poor guy did not stay for long. He excused himself as soon as they were done with the lunch. He even paid for the lunch which seemed to irk Thomas even more for some reason. “I don’t like anyone ruining my plans. And I am immature? Who was giggling with that stupid boy like some schoolgirl?” Thomas was about to go straight to his room when Olivia interrupted him. Only he knew how much he wanted to leave but stayed just for her. And now she was calling him immature. Olivia’s expressions changed in a nanosecond. It got cold from annoyed in no time. “Nobody ruined your plans. You could have left as soon as he was there
She went to the kitchen to see if she could find something to eat. It was dark outside. She had been sleeping for almost two hours. She was so tired that she remembered nothing else than to doze off in her dreamland. Guess, she was jut-leged.It was alright as she had nothing else to do. Thomas was still sulking probably. To think that she took him as some mature man while he was nothing but a child. At least, his behavior indicated that.She was wearing a long red sundress that reached her ankles. It was sleeveless and had black printed flowers all over. Her best friend had left her with no choice than to move around with dresses inside the house. She could not walk around wearing nothing but a lingerie. What would Thomas think if he saw her in it? He would probably think she was trying to seduce him or something. She would never do that! He already had this giant ego. She would not want to be the reason for the further expansion of his ego. She had to get a few comfortable shirts an
“Why are you sulking?” Thomas asked with a mischievous glint in his eyes as Olivia sat there with folded arms. She was looking to the side. Never once did she look at him since they got into the restaurant.“What I do or do not do has nothing to do with you.” She turned and said with a curt tone before turning her eyes away again.Thomas could not help but chuckle.“I have never seen such extensive use of do’s in one sentence.” He said jokingly making her throw a glare at him.Besides his actions, she was also mad because the whole restaurant was looking at her when they entered. Why wouldn’t they? Her hair was a bird’s nest, she was wearing her casual shoes that she wore inside the house, and her dress had creases all over. He, on the other hand, looked like someone out of a fashion magazine. The jerk was ready, and he did not think about her look for once.He could have at least given her some time to get ready before taking her to a high-class restaurant. She did not know his defin
“Look! There is a roller coaster.” Olivia was pointing at the roller coaster with an amazed expression. She looked so excited being in the park. “Do you want to try it?” He asked suggestively raising his eyebrows. He had never enjoyed himself in a theme park like that ever. She had such a positive and excited energy about her. He could not help but look forward to their fun time together. “Of course.” She said but her expression did not seem like she was confident about the decision. She looked so unsure. She had told him that the last time she was on a ride, she was twelve. She did not get the chance to visit theme parks often. He chuckled as he remembered how she clutched his arm the entire time like her life depended on it. He just kept laughing the entire time. Her shrieks and screams were making him enjoy himself a lot. He realized that there was something more to his connection with her than just desire. He enjoyed his time whenever she was around minus their arguments. She w
“Oliviaaaa, let’s go and d-dance,” Leo yelled excitedly making Thomas glare at him. But he did not notice. He was not in the position to notice anything as he had been drinking the whole night. They were just served some pizza and after that, Leo started drinking like crazy. For such a skinny boy, he surely drank a lot. And now, he was insisting Olivia dance. The dance floor was packed already. People were crazily dancing. Thomas was not foreign to such an environment but he did like how he was the oldest one there. Everybody else looked like a teenager while he seemed to be the only adult one though that was not true. He had been hitting the gym since he was a teenager himself. He always looked older than his age. Now, it seemed to be the same case. He shook his head at the teenage party and sipped a little on his drink. He only took a few sips because he knew he had to drive. Olivia had a couple of drinks as well. She was a little tipsy, but she was alright. He took a look at her
“You bastard!” Thomas screamed as he saw the scene before his eyes. Smoke was coming out of his ears as he launched himself forward and yanked him by his shirt. He was so angry that he put all his energy and pulled him in one go, with one hand. “Motherfucker, you dare to touch her with your filthy hands!” He screamed in pure rage as he punched him in the face. He did not know where his punch landed nor did he care. All he knew was that he had to reshape his face. There was no limit to the anger he felt. Leo screamed and writhed in pain every time his strong punches landed on his face. He was so drunk that he could not defend himself either. His mind could not even comprehend the fact that he was drunk and that was why he did that to Olivia. He did not want to understand anything. He did her wrong and that was all that mattered to him. The image of him on top of her kept playing inside his head as he kept strong blow after blow to his face. “Thomas.” He heard a weak voice from his s
Everything felt blurred. She tried to open her eyes, but even that little task hurt her head. She winced as she finally opened her eyes.The sudden light compelled her to close her eyelids again.“Olivia?” She heard her name being called. The voice…she recognized the voice.She opened her eyes again. This time, it felt less hurtful. The light was too bright for her liking though.“How are you feeling?” She heard the soft familiar voice again, but the voice sounded panicked for some reason. She adjusted her eyes and was finally able to look at his face.The face that she loved to look at… Why did he look like he had grown his beard? He always had this 5 o’clock shadow. It looked quite rough now. His hair was also ruffled. She wondered if he even took care of himself. His eyes looked concerned.She saw him opening the door of the room and calling for the doctor.“Olivia? Are you hearing me?” There was concern written on his face as he came to stand beside her. He looked quite happy but
He was terrified as soon as he heard the scream. It was as if someone had pulled out his heart out of his chest. He had experienced such kind of feeling only once in his life and that was when he got the news of his parents’ accident. He was never the kind of person who would get scared easily. However, at that moment, he was scared to no end.He rushed in the direction where he had heard her terrified voice calling his name. A few steps inside the woods, and he reached there.He saw her plastered against the tree with no shirt on and with her hands tied. He saw that lunatic picking up a piece of wood and getting ready to hit her.How dare he!His blood boiled, and all he saw was red.Thomas did not know where he got the superpower to launch himself on Joe in a second, but he did. He smacked his face and threw him on the ground. He attacked him before he could do any more harm to Olivia.“You bastard! How dare you touch her.” He blew punshes after punches on his face. He was not aware
“I don’t know Mark. I have decided to let her go.” He sighed leaning against his chair. He was in the office when he received her text. He felt devastated to type the reply he sent to her, but he had no other way. He had to free her after all the suffering he put her through during their contract marriage. It was about time he put a full stop to all of that.But why did his heart feel like it had just been pierced? Even the thought of letting her go hurt him to no end.“Listen, man, it is not her fault that her father had been involved in the accident that happened years ago. Don’t get mad but it is not her father’s fault either. Nobody can control an accident, Thomas. He also lost his life. His family has also been suffering just like you have been suffering all these years. Let go of this hatred, Thomas. It will destroy you and your relationship with Olivia.” Mark said trying to make him see sense. He had seen him being engulfed in that hatred for too long. Due to this hatred, he wa
“What did you just say?” He growled as he came closer to her. His eyes looked bloodshot. His hair had also fallen from its perfect position. He visibly shivered with anger as he yanked her hair again. This time, it was even harsher.She yelped as she felt like her hair would be pulled out of her scalp. Even in that state, she rose a little and looked challengingly in his eyes.“I said you are a pathetic piece of shit.” She spat at him after saying it again. She was so angry. He was so eager to see her crumble before him and shudder with fear. He thought he would get rid of her without any fight from her side. He was in for a surprise.She was well aware of her situation. She did not have anything with her to defend herself in that state. She had lost her phone when he started dragging her down the road and into the forest. Nobody knew where she was. Joe was looking at her murderously, and she was sure that he would not let her live another minute after what she said.However, he would
She got up after what felt like hours. She started walking toward the exit of the park. The sun had already set and darkness was slowly engulfing the surroundings. She did not want to move, but she knew that she had to.She was so devastated. What would she tell her mom? She was so happy that her daughter had finally found someone for herself who loved her and cared for her. In front of her, they put up a perfect picture of the happily married couple. She would not be able to take such a harsh piece of reality.Olivia knew that her pretended marriage would have to come to an end sooner or later, but she was not aware that it would be this soon.What hurt her the most was not that he had decided to call the fake wedding off. Her heart had broken into pieces because she thought he might feel something for her. She thought that he would somehow reciprocate her feelings. She thought that he would not blame her father anymore for an accident that happened years ago. But he did not stop bla
She was tired of the push and pull. She was tired of playing the double life. It was not her.The life she was living was not hers. She detested lying to everyone about her relationship with Thomas. She hated that their pasts were connected in such a twisted way.Life was so unpredictable. If she had not lost her job, she would have never agreed to such ridiculous terms. Neither she was happy nor was Thomas.When they got closer after separating for a while, she thought that everything would be all right now. She thought that maybe for once, she would have the life she desired to live with Thomas. Although it was a contract marriage, she could not deny having intense feelings for him.It was true. She never imagined herself wanting to live with a man, craving his touch, desiring his presence so much as she wanted with Thomas. He was the first and only man she had opened up so much. She had opened her heart to him unknowingly. Now, it was hurting her like hell. She was sure he was hurt
“Thank you for today.” Olivia smiled as the car stopped in front of the mansion. Seeing her mom’s face was indeed what she needed after the long, torturous days of being away from her mom. And now that she knew that her mom was being taken care of, she was satisfied.It was all thanks to Thomas.“My pleasure.” She saw him smiling as he also got out of the car and came around to open her side of the car door. She got out and was about to go inside when he grabbed her wrist and made her stop.“Are you okay now?” He asked with an expression of concern on his face. She was confused at first thinking why she should not be alright when she remembered that she was upset earlier. He was undoubtedly referring to that.At that moment, standing in front of him and under the moonlight, her heart felt at peace. She felt like everything was alright for once. She did not feel so miserable anymore.She had no idea what came over her as she closed the distance between them and put a soft kiss on his c
“Olivia?” She whispered as soon as she saw her daughter. She was so sad for the past few days that she did not come to visit her. but she knew her daughter. She knew that she must have been caught up in something. Otherwise, there was no way she would not have come to visit her, especially after her surgery.“Mom, how are you feeling?” Olivia sat down beside her and kissed her cheek. Her mom seemed healthier than before. Mary said that she had been eating well. She had gotten sick the previous day, but the nurse had made sure to take care of her. Olivia felt like her heart would explode with pain. She was not there with her mom when she got sick.“I’m okay, darling. How have you been?” She asked her instead. Olivia smiled. There she was asking about her when her health was not in good shape. She had just had her surgery.“I am fine, mom. Did you miss me?” She asked with a smile. She wanted to make some jokes so she would not ask her why she was absent in the last week. As much as she
Olivia had just gotten off the phone when Thomas entered the room. He had left for work in the morning and just returned. He wanted to see if Olivia had listened to what he had said to her.He still remembered the conversation.“Olivia, I have a request to make. Please don’t leave the room. Stay here.” He had said as he was about to leave the room.Olivia was still sitting in the same position on the bed. The pounding of her head had eased a little, but she still had no strength to leave the room. Besides, she was waiting for him to leave before she would go to her room as she did not want to argue with him when her head felt so heavy and she still felt a little nausea.But he had just told her not to do that. Why would she listen to him?“I will do whatever I want.” She had replied without sparing him a glance. She heard him sigh. He was holding the door open but closed it.He turned around, “This is our room. Grandpa is already suspicious. He might use this opportunity to misbehave