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
“What?” Olive pushed him away as she took a step back. “This is nothing interesting”Logan nodded “Thank goodness you know but refrain from touching me too much so that unexpected doesn’t happen” “Fine.” Olive conceded and Logan gestured for her to come forward.“It’s time” he whispered and she cleared her throat to fit in the role.Almost immediately, the door was pulled open from the inside, making Logan quickly wrap his hands around her waist.Olive smiled up at him as he indulged her “Welcome home love” he said aloud and she smiled warmly at him.“Oh. Welcome home Mr Logan and Miss…” the head maid, Mrs Jenkins trailed off and Olive quickly said.“Olive. Olive Anderson” she said with a big smile on her face.“Welcome Miss Anderson” Logan held Olive’s wrist affectionately “She’s my wife-to-be. She’ll be living here while we plan our wedding. So treat her with utmost care” “Of course. Do not worry about that. She’s so pretty” Mrs Jenkins used her hands to fan her face while beamin
Logan grinned "It's the head maid," he said to her before walking towards the door.Olive bit her lower lip, she had guessed wrong and almost flared up. She pouted her lips a little,slightly embarrassed by her earlier outburst.She sat on the couch docilely, waiting for him to come back. She was a little bit nervous about tomorrow.If all doesn't go well tomorrow and his father suspect them, the deal will be off and she won't be able to get help from Logan anymore.She would put in the effort to make sure everything goes well. Even if it means kissing him to convince them. She would do anything to keep this deal going till her mother is well again."So. I thought alcohol would make things even more better" He proudly announced as he made his way into the room after collecting the bottle of alcohol from Mrs Jenkins.Olive shook her head without saying anything, she already had a rough guess of what he planned to do."Let's seat here" Logan called out to her, he sat on the soft plush ha
Waking up with a pounding headache, Logan growled in pain as he held his forehead that was banging. He dragged himself out of bed with a terrible hangover. At that time, Olive was already gone.He didn’t remember her sleeping on his bed the previous night and he was better off not knowing. He slipped his legs into his slippers, pulling himself in the direction of the bathroom. He went in and came out after a few minutes.His eyes were less drowsy because he went to wash his face and brush his teeth but that pounding headache remained. He spotted his phone on the couch and he went to get it, he sighed when he saw the forty missed calls from Ravenna and also three from Scott.The early morning sun brightened up the room and kissed Logan’s skin, he was only in black pants and he was shirtless.He sat on the edge of the bed, his back faced the window, and his hands swiped through his phone screen.It was 8 Am, birds chirping outside and the soft waves made the morning soothing and the c
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