All Chapters of Flowers for Olivia: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Stefan keeps on driving until we leave Rio de Janeiro behind us, the sun is setting as we exit, the night falls while we drive through a two-way road surrounded by what appears to be the rainforest. The trees on the side of the road are the tallest I’ve ever seen and the vegetation is so thick it’s hard to see inside the rainforest, even with the streetlights. There are few cars circulating on this road and they become fewer as we drive further. At one point, we exit the paved road and enter an almost hidden dirt track. The jeep jumps up and down due to the numerous potholes along the way, there’s no street lighting here, only more and more trees and plants. 

“Doll, I’m so sorry about that,” Stefan exclaims the minute we reach our bedroom. “Don’t mind him, my father was way out of line.”“Whatever... don’t worry, you put up with a lot of crap from my mom, I guess it’s my turn to deal with your hostile parent,” I reply feeling dispirited.“Oh, no, doll. You don’t have to put up with anything, I’ll talk to him, don’t worry, I won’t allow this to happen again,” Stefan promises me.I shrug, I wish I could say Romano’s words didn’t affect me, but they did. Stefan surrounds me with his arms, I lean my head on his chest and close my eyes. I feel a little bit better although I shouldn’t, Stefan is the son of Romano and the apple never falls far from the tree; if Romano is wicked, his offspring must be too and I have to keep that in mind. My eyes go to the air vent. Who cares about Romano’s hurtful remarks? Soon he will pay, for Alex, for my family, and for his words.Stefan goes to talk to his father and leaves me alone in the bedroom. Even though

I sleep like a baby and when I wake up I feel rested and in a good mood. This mansion is beautiful, it’s almost hard to remember that it is the hiding place of my worst enemy. I most keep that in mind, this is not a vacation resort and I am not on a Holiday break, I’m on a mission. Stefan seems in a better mood too. I’m glad he is already over his father’s harsh words. “What were you doing in the kitchen with my aunt last night? I thought you were tired and ready to sleep when I left.” Stefan asks while we get ready to go downstairs for breakfast.I gulp. Last night I felt lucky he didn’t seem to find odd that I was in the kitchen with Agatha casually chatting way past midnight.“What do you mean?” I ask innocently.“Yesterday you told me you were exhausted, but then you magically appeared in the kitchen petting the dog.”“Not magically, I walked there... I was thirsty and went to get a glass of water... I ran into Agatha there and we started talking.” I explain trying to sound as c

I still feel full from all the food that we ate last night, but that doesn’t stop nonna from serving me a big portion of scrambled eggs and potatoes. Romano is not having breakfast with us, so at least we get to have a harmonious morning. Unfortunately, my joy doesn’t last long.   “Lucas is going to the docks to see the shipment off. I suggest you go with him, you know what to do.” Romano says as he walks in the room followed by a

A week goes by and Stefan's condition has not improved one bit. I resent Romano for not letting me go to the hospital, but at least he hasn’t come near me since the day he ordered his men to go through my belongings, he spends most of his days out of the mansion, probably in the hospital or searching for the people who did this to his son.I’m waiting for Agatha to come back from her daily visit to Stefan when I hear a loud bang on my door.“The boss wants to see you,” one of Romano’s men informs me.I step out of the room and follow the man to the library where Romano is waiting for me. My heart is pounding in my chest, what does he want? The man goes away leaving Romano and me alone. I get goosebumps thinking about the fact that Agatha is not home to defend me; I’m going to have to defend myself. I stand near the exit, in case he intends to attack me and I need to run.“I’m about to tell you something you are not going to like. I need you to stay calm and listen carefully, spare me a