"Who is she?" "She's the one I truly love." "And what about me? What am I? What about our marriage?" "This marriage was nothing but a sham." Jackson and Olivia's marriage was made in heaven and arranged by their parents. Everything was perfect. Olivia had thought that she had found her happily ever after until her husband showed her true colors. Impregnated and cheated on, Olivia flees the city a broken woman. But five years later, her ex-husband is at her doorstep and he wants her back. And he would do anything to win her forgiveness.
View More_____________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~.“Thank you so much for having me for dinner, Li- Olivia.” I stared at the bouquet of yellow roses that Jackson Reign held outstretched.“Yellow roses mean eternal love.” That’s what he used to say before one fine day, he revealed that there was no love at all and everything I lived and cherished had been nothing but lies and betrayal. “I developed an allergy to roses after my pregnancy.” I gave him a saccharine smile and waved the flowers away. Jackson raised a brow, an amused smirk forming on his stupidly handsome face. “Is that so? Because I could swear that I saw a vase of roses on the dining table yesterday.” Oh well, it was worth a try. “Hyper-realistic faux flowers.” I shrugged. “Right.” He was not buying it for a second but I would be damned if I let him have it. “I am sure one or two of them were wilting.” “As I said, hyper-realistic.” I stared him down. He stared right back for a good minute before letting out a sigh and
_______________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~ .I slammed the door in Jackson’s smug face as I felt anger like no other boiling inside me. How dare he charm my daughter and manipulate her into striking another meeting with her? And how dare I be so weak to let that happen? “Mommy…” Came my precious little troublemaker’s very familiar tone. “No, monkey, he is not going to be your Daddy.” I turned to her. “But he is so nice!” She clapped. “And handsome and strong! I bet all my friends will be super jealous if he becomes my Daddy.” I rubbed the back of my neck. “Is it really a Daddy you want or a show pony?” I asked. “Huh?” I took in a deep breath. I had to calm down. I could not make the mistake of taking out my anger for him and myself on my most precious baby. I sat down on my haunches in front of her. “You know what Daddy means?” “What Granna is to you?” “Yeah, good girl. Daddy is part of your family. Daddy is someone who you love and respect and look up to despite their
________________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~ ."My name is Jackson Reign," Jackson told my sweet sweet girl as he knelt down in front of her. "I am your Mommy's... friend. What's your name?""I am Kelsey Smith." Kelsey gave him a toothed grin as she put forward her hand, which he took. "I am my Mommy's baby.""Yes, that you are." He grinned back.My heart felt like someone was squeezing it inside their fist. It was not a good feeling but the scene in front of me was something that I had dreamt of endless times even as I navigated to get over the heartache."So how long have you known Mommy?" Kelsey was ever the curious kid. She took Jackson's hand and tugged at him, a gesture which brought some very wide variety of emotions in Jackson's eyes. And I could not and did not want to decipher any of them. I was done trying to do that. Jackson and I were way past those days."Umm, five years?"I rolled my eyes as Kelsey guided Jackson to the couch and sat down next to him while I took the
_________________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~."What Christmas present?" Jackson asked.Before I could handle the situation, Kelsey spoke up. "Mommy is getting me a Daddy for Christmas." She held up two fingers. "In two weeks."I kept staring at my daughter even when I felt Jackson's eyes boring into my skull."Hello, Mr. Stranger." Kelsey diverted his attention and I finally felt his laser gaze leave me. Why did it feel like we were back in the past and he had some crazy power over me again?This was not good. I needed to get my shit together.For the past five years, I was positive that I would not see or hear from Jackson ever again. Never did I harbor any hopes of him showing up at my door. I was desperate to move on, desperate to give my daughter only the best because she deserved nothing but the best.And I was convinced that I had indeed moved on.And I still do believe that.Except, I feel like he is still capable of manipulating me. Still capable of making me feel that I d
________________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~.I stopped abruptly only to almost fall over when Jackson bumped into me. He threw his arms forward and around me, exactly around my breasts."They are bigger than I remember." I heard him mutter.I shrugged him off and whipped around to glare at him. "Excuse me?""What?" He shrugged as if it was entirely normal for an asshole to grope his ex."Keep your hands off of me!" I gritted out."You would have fallen and broke your nose if I hadn't." He said as he touched his own swollen nose."My nose, my business. Stay out of it." I stomped my foot. I knew it looked childish but I really did not have the energy to take this up with him like a proper adult. It was taxing to have a dynamo for a daughter. Besides, I had had a fairly taxing day otherwise as well.He opened his mouth like a fish, as if he wanted to say something. But he was smart enough to think that it was a bad idea and close his mouth and simply nod.I squared my shoulders as I
_____________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~."Mommy, Mommy!" My angel ran towards me. "I told all my friends you will get me a Daddy for Christmas!"I mentally face-palmed.Why did I think it was a good idea?I smiled at her nevertheless. "Did you, now?""Yes!" She fell into my arms and I picked her up."Maybe you should have kept it as a surprise."What was the use of telling her that now?My darling thought for a moment. "Oh, I should have!"I patted her head as I walked to the car. "That's okay. No need to fret over it now.""Okay. Mommy, will you get me ice cream today?" She asked as I buckled her into her car seat."Hmm..." I pretended to think about it. This was my chance. "Do you want ice cream now or Daddy in two weeks? You can only choose one."I waited for Kelsey to choose the former. Come on, it was such an easy choice. Who would choose Daddy over ice cream?"Daddy!" She threw her hands up in the air.Apparently, my daughter would choose Daddy over ice cream.Sigh.I was ho
_______________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~.I took a deep breath and steeled myself. I could do this.But did I want to do this?He would leave if he thought I was not here, right?What did he want from me?I swiped at my cheeks and took another deep breath. I had to be strong.I unlocked the door and pulled it open.Jackson stood there, looking as handsome as ever, but his eyes were filled with something unreadable. Regret? Pity? I couldn't tell. I could never tell."Liv." He said, his voice thick.I raised a brow. Liv? LIV?Jackson's gaze searched my face, looking for something.I kept my face a mask. "What do you want, Jackson?"He stepped closer, and the scent of his cologne hit me like a tidal wave of memories. "Can I come in?""Umm... No." I said blankly.Jackson's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Liv, I need to talk to you."I smiled at him."I don't want to listen to a word you say." I shot back.Jackson looked taken aback, his eyes widening for a moment before he regained hi
_______________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~.5 years later…."Kelsey Jennifer Smith, you really need to get up now or you will be late!" I walked into my baby's room, a spatula in hand to find that my baby girl who had to leave for kindergarten in half an hour was still in bed and with the blanket over her head."I don't want to go to school!" She whined from under her space-themed blanket.I sat down on the edge of the bed and placed my hand on where I saw the bump of her head. "And why is that, monkey?" I asked her, lighting tapping on what I assumed to be her forehead.Kelsey threw the blanket off her face and pouted. "I will go to school if you give me something that I am going to ask you!"Oh boy. This was never fun.My baby girl, no matter how much I hated to admit it, was a product where the sperm won the gene battle. My genes didn't even try. Except for hair color and face shape.So she was stubborn as an ox, like her biological father.And she always got what she wanted, l
_____________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~.I stared at the pap photos and videos of my husband hugging and kissing another woman. The last video was of today when they were caught walking out of a hotel hand in hand - the same hotel we had spent our first night as a married couple because we didn't have the time in our busy schedule for a honeymoon.Apparently, the husband who didn't have time to take a Sunday off from work had the time to take another woman."What have you done?" My Mom screamed. "How could you not know? How could you let this go on for so long?"Jack had been with this woman even before our wedding.Then why the hell had he even married me?I dialled his number one more time. Though all the proof that I needed was right in front of me, I was still willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I was willing to give him a chance at an explanation.My heart ached. Like it was about to explode inside my ribs.I loved him just too much.But I knew this pain could incre
_____________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~."I am so drained." I confided in my best friend, Sarah Hopkins. "I just can't handle all this nonsense anymore, Sarah.""What's up, Liv?" She replied, "Your stupid Dad dumped more work on you again? Or did your Mom want you to meet her socialite friends to show off her perfect daughter?"I fidgeted with my phone, balancing it between my ear and shoulder as I worked on the day's never-ending report. "Neither, though I think those might have been better. It's my and Jack's six-month anniversary today and they are throwing a huge useless party!""Oh yeah, I got the invite a month ago." She sighed. I could hear her typing away on her computer as well. "But I thought you said you wanted to keep it low-key?""I would have loved that." I slumped in my chair, taking a break from all the typing. "Jack has been doing all these really sweet tiny gestures the past five months. But the past month, he has been insanely busy and closed off so I figured it
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