She had been back from her apartment. She had visited her mom and Mary. Sana tagged along as she did not have anything else to do that day. Amelia could not help crying when she saw Olivia. She had never been away from her, but she was glad that her daughter had found love and was happy with her marriage. She did not want more from life.Olivia was glad that the nurse was with her 24/7. She saw how active and professional the nurse was. She was taking care of her just like how Olivia did. She was thankful to Thomas for that.They spent a quality time together. She made dinner with Sana and had cheerful time dining with her beloved ones. When it was time for her to return, she got sad instantly. It was late at night. Amelia kept telling her to invite Thomas for dinner, but she made an excuse.How could she tell her that she did not want to see his face after what happened between them the previous night. She did not even want to go to his condo, but she had no choice.Now, she was stan
“Coming.” She said as she came out of her room. Someone was knocking at the door. Thomas had said that since he rarely lived in the condo, there was no ring doorbell and the security lock was also not installed yet. He was telling all that to her while making small talk the other night. She felt that he did not look as arrogant at that moment as he always seemed and acted. He was acting normally. She was surprised, but she did not say anything and acted normal as well. She had made his tea and left for her room to rest. She was tired after the events of the day. Now, there was someone at the door. She wondered who they were. She opened the door to reveal none other than the grandpa himself. Her eyes widened seeing him there. He was in his suit looking like he had just come from work. She greeted him quickly. Thank God, she was not in her nightwear. She had just changed after having breakfast. Thomas had left already, and she slept late that day. “Good morning, Mr. Walker.” She gr
She could not believe he just saw her little dance. She had no idea when he had entered the kitchen. She did not hear any sound. She was too busy with her dance that she did not even notice him. She was feeling so bored. After she got his text that he would be coming for lunch, she put her phone on the counter thinking about what to do since he would not be coming anytime soon, she thought. It was just a little past one in the afternoon. She guessed it would take time for him to arrive. She put on some music and started dancing in the kitchen. Since no one witnessed her weirdness, she started doing little moves far different from what she did as a stripper. But she knew dancing, so she began to dance her heart out. The kitchen shelves were made of glass so she saw her reflection while dancing. That was why her back was towards the counter and the reason why she did not notice him. He was so discreet. He was standing in a corner making her unable to spot his reflection on the kitche
“I am coming in ten. Be ready by then.” She stared at the screen of her phone. She wished she did not get the text at that moment. The whole morning she was dreading that moment. The grandfather had decided that they should hold a reception where he was going to invite the remaining guests. He still had a lot of friends and acquaintances he had not invited to the wedding. Thomas informed her just the previous night that they had to attend the reception as his grandpa had ordered. He could not deny him the privilege and she could not deny Thomas. She was in a contract with him. She had to do it at any cost. She did not have any problem except wanting to keep a low-key profile. She did not want a lot of exposure because the marriage was not a real one. Besides, she was afraid her past might be exposed as the grandpa would not let that go and her mom would be hurt in the process. She looked at herself in the mirror. She looked exquisite. She was wearing an emerald cocktail that reache
“What are you doing?” She asked as she felt him grabbing her hand tightly. Her heart was beating so fast at the mere touch. She tried to pull away her had only for him to clutch it tighter.She was so surprised at the way her heart was reacting. His hand felt so strong and firm yet his skin had such a soft texture to it that it did not feel strange at all. She felt butterflies in her stomach despite her being angered at his action. She had her upper body turned towards him and glaring at him while he stared blankly at her without giving away what he was thinking.“Thomas, will you tell me what is this all about?” She asked a bit irritatingly this time. Her fingers were intertwined with his. She took a brief look at their joined hands and found out that her hand looked small in his. Her heart skipped a beat.“We are almost there. We have to look intimate like a couple as there will be reporters.” He reasoned with the same blank expression, but he did give her hand a little squeeze.She
“Thomas, meet our new business partner, Mr. Brown. He is one of the well-known names in the textile industry.” James introduced a man to Thomas. Thankfully, it was now her turn to excuse herself.After greeting Mr. Brown and receiving well wishes for their marriage, she disappeared from the scene letting the men discuss business.She had met a thousand guests—or so it felt—all of them either a businessman, a celebrity, a politician, wives of wealthy men or whatnot. She was drained physically and mentally.She went to the restroom where Sana had called her. She was waiting for her there since the hall was so crowded. She doubted if they could even talk in peace. And the photographers were flashing their cameras on her face every now and then. If that was the life of a person with wealth or a woman whose husband was a billionaire, she did not want that life. Ever.“Phew!” She let out a long, exhausted breath as soon as she entered the restroom. Sana was busy re-touching her makeup. She
Amidst his happiness, he had eye contact with her. He instantly remembered what she said about him, about the marriage. Although what she said was nothing but the truth, what she said and how she said it stirred something in him. She did not feel an ounce of anything for him except dislike and irritation. He had never felt as unlikeable as he did after meeting her. What was it about him for her to not feel anything? Everyone did. Even at that event, knowing that it was his wedding reception, some girls hit on him. They were all the daughters of some of the most influential people in the state. If he wanted, he could have shown interest as well. But he was respecting the thing they had—even if it was just a contract. She spoke to her friend about him like he meant nothing. He was nothing. For some valid reasons, it was annoying him. ‘If she does not want anything to do with me, why should I care?’ He tried to dismiss all the uneasy thoughts and celebrate his success. The thing that
Both of them were looking like deer caught in headlights. Olivia felt like she could not breathe—it was half from the fact that she was shocked as hell and half from the heavy weight of his body pressed on top of her.It all happened so quickly. Thomas could not believe that they were in such a compromising position. But it was her fault. He grabbed his wrist and all of a sudden her foot slipped and she was pulling him with her.Her body felt so soft underneath him. She was also so-so close that he could inhale her mesmerizing scent. The extent of her beautiful eyes staring up at him did not help either. God, she was so beautiful.“Get off of me.” Olivia said with a strangled breath. Thomas realized that in the shock state, he had put the whole weight of his body on her. He quickly arranged himself so he was leaning up a little and putting his weight on his arms.Olivia frowned, “Will you get up?” She asked with a “duh” expression on her face. There she was telling him to get off, and
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