"Do I have other options?" Olive asked as she stared at Maggie with a dull expression, she didn't expect anything better from her anyway.
Maggie shook her head in denial "None" Olive balled her fists close to her, she cast her head down as she took in the level of insult she was about to place on herself. She was beside herself, not knowing what to decide anymore but Maggie's nonchalant words swept to her ears. "You do not need to keep yourself that much cause as we both know, you have been divorced by your husband, so you do not need to feel guilty or think you are betraying him." She said and Olive looked at her. 'That's right' It seemed she forgot so soon that she no longer has a husband and the only person she has is her sick mother. And she couldn't afford to be alone in this unfamiliar world that has stabbed her multiple times,for this reason, she was ready to do anything to save the one person who was her mother. With a clenched Jaw, Olive Agreed "When do I do it?" A smile quickly spread on Maggie's face "A few hours from now, you have to doll up to meet him" Olive was impatient "When do I get the money??" "After you are done with the work convince the investor to join my husband's company" Maggie decided and Olive twisted her lips, of course, the company was her mother's company that was forcefully snatched from her by her uncle. "Okay." Olive nodded in affirmation. Just then,Maggie's daughter, Adeline's younger sister, Luca walked in. Olive took a step back, while Luca eyed her warily but Maggie quickly butted in "Luca, check for a sexy dress for your cousin, Olive. She needs to look good for our investor" Luca turned to look at her mom "She is to sleep with that fat belly old man whose dad has been trying to pitch into the company??" Maggie chuckled a little before she turned to face Olive who lowered her head "Yes, she is" Luca scoffed before she walked towards Olive "Bitch". Luca roughly grabbed Olive's wrist and she yelped in shock. Luca applied more pressure on the wrist and her fingers dug into her skin and Olive hissed in pain. Luca brought her face closer "I know you are nothing but I'll try to work on you because of my mom, I just hope your stinky and wretched body doesn't stain my makeup set" She roughly pushed Olive forward before she growled "Move out of my way and follow me!" Olive couldn't say a word, afraid If she retaliated, Maggie might hold back her offer. She needed the money to save her mother so a little bit of bullying won't stop her from doing this to pay her mom's hospital fees. A few hours rolled by and Olive was dressed in a short- white- above the knees gown that accentuated her figure. Her hair was styled and she was also made to apply makeup on her face. With that, Maggie gave her a small piece of paper that contained the room number that the investor will be at. Maggie gave her transport f*e and that was how Olive left after a threatening section from Maggie who told her to make sure to please the investor. She knew this was going to be hard but she had to do this. 'All for Mom' she kept chanting in her head like a mantra and soon the taxi got to the hotel building and she paid him before she got out of the car. It was exactly 8 Pm already and Olive sighed for the umpteenth time. She made her way into the hotel and went to the receptionist to inquire and she was directed to the floor where the room number was located. While in the elevator that was to take her to the Third floor, Olive could feel the goosebumps crawling up to her skin. She let out a mouthful of air as she stepped out of the elevator to the grand floor, at that moment, a group of hefty-looking men walked past her, they seemed like bodyguards who had accompanied someone powerful to the hotel. That wasn't her concern at the moment, she searched through the small mini purse Luca had given her, and she took the paper out of the bag to check the room number. She mouthed "Room 099" she reminded herself before she placed the paper back into the purse. Soon, she spotted the room door, she stood there for a while. She hesitated a little before she knocked on the door but didn't get a response. She took that as a cue to enter, she twisted the doorknob and made her way into the room. The hotel room was heavy with a seductive warmth, The dim lighting cast a glow on the luxurious furnishings, creating a sense of erotic intimacy. The aroma of expensive cologne added to the sensuous atmosphere. Olive remembered Luca's every instruction on how to seduce a man, and the first thing she was told was not to stress him and be docile. Olive balled her fists before she opened them again, she willed her mind and dropped her purse on the table close by, and she soon sat on the bed. She was told to prepare herself while waiting for him, she was told she would have to wait for him anyway since he was a businessman. With that in mind, Olive began to undress herself and she lay naked on the bed, waiting for the man. Meanwhile, Outside room number 099, A young man in his late thirties, stood outside the door, he was leaning on the door while his bodyguards tried to hold him. His face was flushed red as he was drunk to a stupor. Even in his drunk state, he was still so handsome. He raised his hands to shoo the guards from holding him. He staggered a bit before holding the doorknob of his reserved room "Stand outside for the night" his words slurred a bit before he pushed the door open and went into the room. The three guards did what they were told and stood outside the door to protect their boss. Olive's breathing hitched in her throat when the 'investor' finally came to the room, she remembered the last instruction from Luca. "Make sure to tease him and pleasure him, be shameless" those were Luca's firm words. Olive stood up from the bed and seductively walked towards the man. The drunk man whose face couldn't be seen due to the darkness in the room, stood there while Olive unbuttoned his shirt. Olive swore that she heard him curse under his breath but she had only one motive—please him. She helped strip his shirt off and the strong smell of alcohol from the man churned her stomach but she couldn't protest about it. Shoving every ounce of shame to the back of her mind, Olive captured the man's lips and it seemed that broke the man's resolve the man carried her straight to the bed and he fell on top of her. He paused for a while before he stared at the woman under him, his vision was a bit blurry and the darkness of the room didn't help issues. Olive turned her face to the side and the evening breeze blew the curtain, letting a little bit of moonlight into the room. The first thing the stranger caught was the crystal mark on Olive's nape and he was immediately drawn to that, he placed his lips there and started to kiss her down to her chest. Olive shut her eyes, feeling like a cheap whore as the stranger pleasured her instead... Completely oblivious of the mess she just trapped herself in...Olive's eyes were met with the blinding sun rays that penetrated the hotel room. Her eyes fell on her lower body and she made to shout in surprise when seeing the hickeys all over her thighs, belly, and her breasts. She was certain there were many of them on her neck but now wasn't the time for her to check. She turned around and Olive spotted the man who was sleeping on the bed close by. She was surprised because he was really good-looking and didn't look anything like how Luca had described the investor. He looked like a mini-Demi god even though he was sleeping! His face was so handsome even though it was still morning time. Olive didn't know why he looked so different from the description Luca gave her. She couldn't help but stare a little bit more. But then she remembered that her mother still needed to undergo surgery so she immediately grabbed her gown from the floor and her heels. She went to the bathroom and dressed up real quick. After that, she rushed to the table
Olive was not only bewildered but also dumbfounded. She quickly shook her head thinking they were trying to make a fool out of her."No aunt. I went into the room and slept with that stranger" Still holding her cheek, Olive confirmed but Luca only snorted."The investor called that he waited for you in the room but you never showed up! How could you be so dimwit to not do this right?" Luca scolded, she was only a year older than Olive and three years younger than Adeline.Olive quickly stood up from the floor, her cheeks had the prints of Maggie's fingers on her face "I went to that hotel, I walked into room number 099 as told and I—""Wait. Room 099??" Maggie bellowed and Olive nodded after a while.Maggie stamped her feet on the tiled floor "Can't you comprehend a thing?? The number written on that paper is 066, how could you turn the paper upside down??" Luca shook her head, amused by Olive's stupidity. Olive's face turned ghastly as the realization dawned on her. Her eyes grew i
“Mr Logan…” Maggie tried to intervene as she turned to look at Logan in bewilderment. Logan didn’t even spare her a glance, his jaw were clenched, his eyes still locked with Olive’s. Luca was in disarray as she cried to her father “Dad, what’s going on??” She tucked at her father’s sleeve and that thrusted him into the reality.He immediately stepped forward to explain “Mr Logan, you can’t go with Olive, she’s—““Why not?” Logan snarled at him, his question cutting him off. His blazing eyes scanned Maggie and Luca “I am not married to your daughter. I have choices and this union with your family is off”He returned his gaze at Olive “ Dear Olive, I am still waiting” Luca snapped her head at Olive, her glaring eyes penetrated Olive’s body.Olive didn’t know how to react, faced with Logan’s Waiting eyes, Luca’s glaring eyes, Maggie’s scrunched face, and Her uncle’s death-sending eyes.She didn’t know what to do at that point but to gulp loudly, her throat popping up and down.Logan s
Olive was stunned at the sight of the red rashes that had covered Logan’s face. Her face turned pale as a sheet, her eyes trailed down to his neck which was filled with rashes and blisters.She wasn’t given the chance to protest when Logan’s firm hands dragged her along with him. Both of them exited the living room.Logan’s eyes constricted as he twisted his face, trying to contain the pain as he matched towards his car in long strides.His driver, Matthew quickly pulled open the car door when he saw Logan. His movement was fast as he pulled open the door.Logan impatiently shoved Olive forward for her to get into the car. “Get in” he gritted out, his voice hoarse as he watched Olive get in quickly.His breathing was rigid as he pushed himself into the car too before groaning “Matthew…Get the syringe” he muttered the last part as he rested his head on the chair.His chest rose and fell at a fast pace, and his body had completely turned red filled with rashes, blisters, and swells.Oli
At that point, Olive was dumbstruck by his statement "You've got a girlfriend?"Logan nodded "Yep" he confirmed and that made Olive even more confused."You date her for a reason, yeah? Though she can't touch you, you still date her..why not marry her?" She blurted. Her eyes searched his and he cleared his throat."It's just that my parents don't approve of her, none of them want us to be together but I love her" Logan clarified, and that made Olive nod."So, during our course of fake marriage, You'll still be keeping her" Olive articulated while eyeing Logan.“Just know this is a fake marriage. Butting into my business won’t be appreciated by me. Just do your own part of the deal and we’re good” he coldly said and that made Olive tongue tied.Instead of answering the initial question, Logan pushed open the car door, leaving Olive to wonder about his answer.Logan moved towards the house and just then, Scott came out of the house to meet him halfway."Logan, what is happening next?" S
Rushing into the hospital lobby, Olive searched for her mother’s nurse all over the place in a frantic mood.Luckily, she spotted the nurse coming out of a ward and she quickly dashed towards her “Nurse Becca…” she called out to her in a hurry.Nurse Becca sighted Olive and a smile graced her face “Hello, Olive.” Olive didn’t waste any time as she inquired “How is my mom?? Is she receiving treatment now?” Nurse Becca smiled widely “Do not worry. She is receiving care while the search in a broader region for a donor is ongoing.”Olive let out a mouthful of air as she held her chest as if to calm it down. The nurse beamed at Her before patting her shoulder “One Mr Smith paid for the bills. I hope your mother will be able to make it before a match is found.” “Can I see her??” Olive asked immediately and she nodded “Sure. She’s in room 23 at the end of the left lane” With that, the nurse walked away. Not wasting time, Olive started to find the room where her mother was receiving trea
It happened so fast. Everything still felt surreal to Olive as she entered the Wedding Bureau with Logan who had a bland face all through.She could tell how he hated the situation they were in.Everything was already set up when they got there, With Scott as a witness, They took their wedding certificates.Olive stared down at her name written boldly on the certificate. Though it was a fake marriage, this was her second marriage so far. She didn't know if to smile about it or laugh at her pathetic self.Logan tucked his hands into his pants pockets, standing side by side with Olive whose gaze was on the certificate.He could tell her mind was occupied with lots of things but that wasn't his business. They would not stick their nose into each other's business so he acted unconcerned.Well, he wasn't concerned about her. He just needed her to play her role well and every other thing would be fine."We need to head home now. Today has been eventful" Logan called out to her without looki
Scott rolled his eyes, ashamed on Ravenna’s behalf. Scott was one of the people who never liked Ravenna much.Logan shook his head “No. I will come over to your apartment later today. I might sleep over so there is no need for you to come over to my house”Hearing that he would come to her apartment, her mood was elevated as she beamed at him “Okay. Will be waiting for you, Babe” Logan smiled before walking away from the bureau with Scott.As they moved away, Ravenna smiled satisfied with the outcome. She finally met the temporary wife. She would make sure Olive never acts funny with her man!Logan asked Scott “Where did Olive run off to?”Scott reported “She’s in the car, waiting for you” He didn’t say any more words after that.Logan reached where the car was, he turned to look at Scott “Prepare a classic dress for Olive tomorrow evening. She’ll be meeting my family tomorrow and I want her to look presentable” “Noted, Boss,” Scott said with a cheeky smile, and that made Logan frow
The next few days went in a blur for Logan. The ongoing war between him and Olive including Ravenna ate him. Olive was very good at making him seem like a ghost. When he tried to talk to her, she glared at him, telling him to back off. She doesn’t want to give him time to talk things out, she grew very distant from him. The silent treatment wasn’t something Logan expected after coming from the bar that day. He misses her so much that he stares at her when she isn’t looking, just like now. Logan was sitting in the dining area, his hands were dancing on the keysboard of his laptop. He looked so immersed in whatever he was doing. Olive climbed down the stairs, she spotted him and her face fell. Watching his back, Olive felt a blockage in her throat, this past few days hadn’t been easy for her too. She couldn’t even complain to him that her back ached and she needed a massage, she couldn’t even laugh with him. Whenever she sees him, she can’t help but remember how he wants Ravenna and
Logan soon found himself in a bar, drowning himself in alcohol while Scott was just staring mindlessly at him from across the table. After that conversation that didn’t yield anything fruitful, Logan had left Olive alone to herself and he went out to clear his head. In Scott’s company, Logan sipped from his beer, his face twisted when the liquor washed down his throat, down his belly. Maybe, this was something he needed at this point. He was troubled by Olive’s sudden change of attitude towards him and she wasn’t even willing to open up and talk about it with him.“Thing just seems to be going the wrong direction, first it was Ravenna, and now,Olive…” his face looked pained as he uttered. “She reminded me about our marriage condition…” Looking at Scott sorrowfully, he whimpered. “She called me, Mr Smith.”Scott didn’t say anything, he just watched Logan take more and more of the alcohol and vent all he wanted. The use of formality was one of the things that pissed Logan. He didn’t w
Logan threw Ravenna’s hand off him and dashed out of the house. Ravenna tried to chase after him while screaming. “If you leave, I’m going to the press immediately.” Logan didn’t listen to her as he got into his car and drove out of the compound. The sickening feeling wasn’t coming just as he had expected.His mind was reeling from what happened as he drove the car out of there. He needed to get away. Far away.Without wasting much time, he headed straight to his doctor’s office. He parked his car outside of the building and ran inside, forgetting public eyes. He matched directly into the man’s office without knocking.Doctor Williams was shocked by the loud noise, breaking his attention from the file he was going through. Logan hurriedly explained. “I was touched. Ravenna touched me, but—“Mr William quickly tried to calm him down. “Calm down, take a deep breath, okay?” Logan pressed his hand to his mouth, he didn’t know how to feel about this. Almost all his life, he has been liv
Ding! Ding! Ding!Olive’s eyes clouded as she stared at the incoming images sent by an anonymous sender. She didn’t need a soothsayer to tell her it was Ravenna behind all this madness.Even though she was aware that Ravenna was trying to provoke her and create a wedge between her and Logan because of the breakup, Olive couldn’t help but feel hurt as she stared at the pictures sent by Ravenna.In the photos was Logan sleeping on Ravenna’s bed while she sat, half-naked close to him. He was sleeping soundly, fully dressed even though some of his buttons were undone.Olive blinked back her tears as they burned her eyes, she threw her phone on the bed before placing her knees close to her chest and wrapping her arms around herself. ‘He lied to me.’ Olive thought amidst anger, she was more than happy when Logan broke the news of his break up with Ravenna but here he was…back on her bed again, sleeping like that was his rightful place, his bedroom. Without reserve. Olive felt a wave of a
Before Logan could utter more words, His phone started to vibrate in his pants, making the wrinkles on his face more pronounced.Logan glared hard at the doctor before turning around to answer the call. He dragged out his phone and saw that it was an unknown number calling. He quickly ignored it.Logan hissed before turning to face the doctor again. “Why didn’t you call me to confirm before giving that to her?? Do you work for her now?? Don’t you know I’m married?!” He screeched.“Sir-you were already married to Miss Anderson when you came to store the sperm and I remember you saying that you’re storing it in case your illness doesn’t get cured, she can have your Child with it. You loved Miss—““Enough!” Logan’s face turned grim in anger, he ran his finger across his hair messing it in between. Just then, his phone started to vibrate again and he mumbled when he saw that it was the same number from earlier.He impatiently answered the call and growled. “Hello.” His brows were tightly
The next few days ran fast, Logan and Olive decided to head over to the Smith family house on Friday for the usual dinner plans. They agreed to share the news of Olive’s pregnancy then. Olive was given multiple access to Logan’s bank cards and it was a time where she lavished. Logan placed in measures to make her comfortable, a female nurse was assigned to her—in all, Logan wanted everything to be convenient for her. Olive was made to wake up, read books,take walks around the garden, eat meals according to time, and stay less stressed. Meanwhile, on Logan’s end, Logan couldn’t wait till Friday that was dragging near ever so slowly than he wanted. Also, Ravenna has been pretty calm unlike how persistent she was when they nearly broke up. She has been rather quiet and it was relieving, he didn’t get to receive multiple texts and calls from anonymous numbers. On this day, Logan was behind his table, sitting with one leg on the other as he flicked his pen between his fingers. He wa
"I'm not some handicapped person who needs private and special attention." Olive countered, her hands were on her hips as she stared at Logan incredulously."You have no choice, Olive. Just to inform you that you will be moving in tonight while your stuff will join you in my bedroom tomorrow." "I'm not moving into your room." She didn't relent even after that.Logan's face twisted as he bicker. "Olive...you do not counter my words, you are pregnant with my child." "It's also my baby and I'm the one with it so do not..." a low whimper escaped her lips as her face twisted while holding onto her flat belly.Rushing to her side, concern and worry laced on Logan’s face. "What happened?? Are you okay.??"Olive only threw him a glare before straightening her back again. Logan asked. "Did the baby kick??"His question made Olive's jaw drop while he just looked at her with curious eyes, waiting for answers. After a while, Olive shook her head in disappointment. "It's too early for that, I j
“Logan…” Olive whispered but Logan cut in on her words.“I know…” His eyes stared deep into Olive’s as if diving into her soul through her eyes. His expression was calm and his tone softened.Olive’s brows dropped. “Know what?” Her heart beating loudly in her ears as she kept gawking at him in anticipation. Her fears were confirmed when he informed her. “I know that you’re pregnant, I saw the pregnancy kit and asked Mrs Jenkins about it and she confirmed that you are indeed pregnant.”For a moment, Olive held her breath, scared of what would happen next. Is he going to ask her to abort the baby?? Is he going to get mad?? Is he going to propose canceling the contract??Her eyes shrieked back in fear as she stammered. “W-what..do you want to do about it?” Her fingers found their way to the helm of her shirt as she gripped them tightly.Squinting his eyes at her, he asked instead. “It’s your body and the pregnancy wasn’t included in the contract. What do you want to do about it?? Your d
Before Olive could control her boiling anger, her hands moved on their own, landing on Joshua's face.The impact of the slap tinged on Joshua's left cheek, throwing his face to the side. A gasp escaped Joshua's lip before he turned to face Olive again with shock written all over his face. His lips were slightly opened and his eyes were bulging out of their sockets.Trembling in hatred, a String of curses escaped Olive's lips as she retorted. "You stupid dick head. You're nothing but my worst mistake and I'm never going back to my vomit." Her eyes shook, her lips quivering due to the raging emotions in her.She forcefully pulled her hand off his grip before threatening him. "If you still want to keep your miserable life intact then stay far away from me else Logan will have you apprehended and you'll rot in jail." She barked at Joshua who was still holding onto his cheek.He was rather stupefied by Olive's bold actions. Her slap on his face was a strong reminder of how brave she was no