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OLIVER The silence continued on the way home and once we got in, she was rushing towards the stairs as if she couldn't wait to get rid of me all night. "Rebecca," I grabbed her arm to hold her back but she flinched the minute I touched her, snapping her wild and shocked gaze to me. Her eyes were red from the tears she shed in the car and the shock on her face and mine were a mix of confusion and anger. I saw the hesitation that crossed her face like she meant to apologise for how she just reacted but she shut her jaw and strengthened her resolve. She wasn't going to be that good, well mannered girl anymore, was what her body language read and she was going to try to defy all my words and orders henceforth. Fuck! This wasn't the time to be stubborn, Rebecca! I needed my complying and obedient employee and lover to trust me especially in these times. "I'm sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you," her reaction hurt like a bitch but I pushed that aside to try and explain myself. "I didn'
OLIVER Rebecca was tense for some minutes, raising my suspicions as I began to imagine the absolute worst. An affair? Was she having an affair? That couldn't be possible! What time did she have for that? I always picked her up so early and made sure to keep my tabs on her. It wasn't because I didn't trust her, it was my grandfather I didn't trust but I still got a full report of her every day. She never talked to anyone for anything longer than ten minutes, she was admired by other men- no doubt, she was beautiful, sexy and I knew every man in their right sense was ready to stretch their filthy hands towards her but Rebecca only ever had eyes for me and she made it clear. "I want to know who he is, Rebecca," I demanded, my patience wearing thin. Her face hardened as she made up her mind, "It's none of your business. It's not like I ask you about what you do with Anne-" "I'm asking about you, not me," lunch dates, family events and every formal gathering. Our relationship was stri
OLIVER The next day, Rebecca didn't step outside for breakfast even after I had set the table. I made sure to cover up her food and put a note on it before leaving. The events of last night and how she backed away from me with the shock on her face was still fresh in my head. I knew if I had pressed-- I wouldn't have even needed to. She would melt at my feet and give in to anything I wanted to do with her body last night. I always found her attraction to me sexy and trusted in her body's honesty to continue to bring us closer. When she finds out the truth, would she still let me touch her or would she bolt to that detective guy and seek solace with him? I got into my car and Christopher said his greetings as he pulled out of the driveway to a destination I've always hated. "Send someone to get the CCTV footage at Rebecca's place and move her things back home. Be discreet." "Yes, Mr. Oliver." "Send the footage to Victor. He knows what to do with it." That detective just earned h
OLIVER My stomach churned with a tight ache as my vision blurred and the world seemed to spin. I shook my head every once in a while as the headache only intensified and the bile that threatened to push through my throat only grew stronger. Strong arm gripped me from the side with an arm around my waist for support. "What was it this time?" Victor asked with a grunt as if fed up from my actions. It was the damn cookie. The old man was too paranoid for his own good. "Have a seat," he grunted as he helped me seat while I clawed at my tie to get the tight thing off my neck. I felt like I was suffocating and the room was too hot. "Hurry," or might actually die from food poisoning after spilling out my guts. I tensed when I felt the sharp needle break into my arm and the cold contents shoot into my blood. The antidote would need a few minutes to work so I laid back on the couch in my office, trying to control my pants. "Shit! Jesus Christ, Oliver! You're not to taste a single thing f
OLIVER "I can't do it.” I strode across my office and took a painkiller from one of the drawers. Dwelling on the past would only bring about a headache. Call me a coward but I could never bring myself to tell Rebecca the truth of what happened that night and what happened to her parents. She would never forgive me. "Didn't you say you didn't want her forgiveness?" Victor poked at my wounds, ignoring my glare as I swallowed the pill and poured myself whiskey. "That's a bad combination-" he gave up when I drank it regardless. "It'd be easier if she remembers by herself," after all, I confessed to her the night before it all went down. The look of horror on her face still plagued my mind and when she walked away silently, I heard my heart break. I couldn't bring myself to relive that moment. Not now when she's suffered a great deal and now it felt as though she had to suffer again for her own wealth. The cars and the houses I put in her name were all bought with her father's laid fo
OLIVER "Rebecca!" I slammed my fist on the door again when I got no reply and my thoughts ran the craziest scenarios in my head. What if she jumped out the window or hung herself in retaliation? Shit! I never should've let her be by herself in the first place. My heart drummed in fear and panic as I continued to hit the door, attracting one of the bodyguards who had rushed up the stairs. "Get me something to break this with-" The door suddenly unlocked and it opened a bit where I could see her displeased face and deadpan eyes. "Jeez! Stop it, will you? I've been asleep all day." She sounded tired and although she looked the part, she had no idea the panic she just put me through. "Come out of there, right now!" I demanded. "No, I'm tired. I can't leave the house anyway so let me stay here--" "You haven't eaten anything all day. It's almost 1p.m. are you trying to kill yourself?" "I can't go out, I can't go to work, I can't live on my own. I can't do anything thanks to you an
OLIVER She takes some time to recover from the shock as if I had dropped a bomb and I used that time to move back and forth grabbing the onion from the counter and a knife. I chopped them as she remained frozen and once I placed the pot on the fire and poured the oil, I broke the silence. "A penny for your thoughts, love?" The frown that settled on her face was so sudden, I could swear it would give her a headache. "Is this how much you hate me?" She whispers with concern and I'm suddenly on alert. Didn't she hear what I said? I was offering her a job in my company as a- "Your grandfather already hates me for God-knows- what and you're planning on giving me a position in his company?" In your company, love. It's your company and while I'm in charge, yes I can do whatever the fuck I want with it untill I control the board and kick him out as fucking chairman. "It's not as bad as you think. We may send the man to an early grave but he's already halfway there anyway." Again, she
OLIVER Have I ever wondered what would happen once the five years was over and she learned the truth, maybe she pushed me away and I was in New York starting my life over? Yes. Did my thoughts wander to her starting a family with a man who truly loved her and wasn't clouded by guilt and maybe a child or two to keep her company? Yes. Did those thoughts ever sit well with me? Heck no! I even labelled the thoughts "my demon" and would rather blast loud music in my ears just to have something else to listen to than the consequences of my actions. As much as I claim not to deserve being by her side, her words are infuriating as I think of someone else possibly 'replacing'- "Take that back," I glared at her from across the table and she suddenly tensed up. "Rebecca!" "Don't scream at me!" And just like that, she was yelling back but my expression doesn't change nor do I move from my spot. She quieted down after a while, shifting uncomfortably on her seat. "Jeez, Oliver! Don't look at