《Mummy, Daddy is on his knees》


 Chapter 1_ Olivia Parker

    A young blondedy rushed into the hospital hallways frantically searching for the ward her dad was currently staying at..


    She received a call a while ago about his health deteriorating rapidly and had to drop everything she was doing to get here on time..


    She crashed into a nurse who wasing out of a ward and knocked out the stainless tray off her hand.


    ¡°Olivia Parker right?¡± The nurse who was putting on a pink colored uniform asked hastily to see the young girl nod in affirmation..


    ¡°Y.. yeah.. my dad..


    The nurse moved aside granting Olivia entrance into the ward..


    Olivia pushed the door open and ran in, when she got in her heart dropped to the pit of her stomach..


    She stood rooted to the ground watching how her mum struggled with the doctor and nurses who were trying to move the lifeless body covered with a white sheet..


    ¡°He¡¯s not dead.. he promised never to leave us behind.. don¡¯t take him away!¡± Sandy Parker yelled out giving a fit as they tried to move her husband¡¯s body out of the ward.


    Tears streamed down Olivia¡¯s eyes, she couldn¡¯t bring herself to ept that her beloved dad was gone after everything she and her mum did to save his life..


    There was a loud thunderbolt that rocked the sky at that moment which meant it was about to rain, the lights in the ward flickered continuously further igniting the sparks in her amber eyes..


    Olivia took a step backward and then another before she bolted out of the room, she couldn¡¯t stand it, she couldn¡¯t bear to see her dad¡¯s body, she felt like she was at fault for everything that was happening to them¡­


    She moved as fast as her legs could carry her, Olivia wasn¡¯t sure where she was heading to at thiste hour but she felt disappointed in herself and she couldn¡¯t bring herself to face her mum at this critical time..


    ***


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    The doctor stared briefly at the two men who stood before him, he returned his gaze back to the young man they brought before to him..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry but this is not treatable.. he was given a heavy dose of aphrodisiac.. and you know what that mean right?¡± The doctor murmured obviously ufortable by the subject and the presence of the men before him.


    The two muscr men who looked like bodyguards nced briefly at each other and gave a short nod..


    The doctor shook his head and left the ward in a hurry leaving them alone..


    They stared back at their young master whose knuckles has started turning white and he looked really ufortable, his face glistered with sweat that rolled down his neck, left with no other choice the guards both left the ward..


    ***


    Olivia held the walls for support, her mind was clouded with various thoughts on what would be of she and her mother now that her dad was no more..


    Thinking of it alone was enough to shatter her heart into a million pieces..


    Maybe if she hadn¡¯t bugged him about the camping trip where he unfortunately met with an ident, he might still be with her..


    A soft gasp escaped her lips when she raised her head to see two huge men ring down at her, she swallowed and moved to the other side and to her surprise they blocked her path again..


    She turned back briefly and noticed that the hall was empty, she snapped her gaze back to them nervously..


    They looked dangerous emitting a deadly aura, especially the one with a scar that ran across his face..


    ¡°Who.. are you?¡±


    In a blink of an eye, a palm was ced over her mouth to stop her from screaming and alerting the attention of others..


    She kicked and wriggled her body trying to break free from their hold, but who was she kidding? she was a featherpared to their strength..


    ***


    The two men pushed her into a dark ward and locked the door behind them..


    ¡°Do you think this will work?¡±


    ¡°let¡¯s hope¡±


    They both stood by the side of the door guarding it and looking out for whoever wants to trespass.


    Olivia banged the door behind her, the room was dark and she couldn¡¯t fathom what made them lock her in here..


    A loud thunderbolt rocked through the sky further apanied by a blue lightening that illuminated the room a bit and that was when she realized that she was not alone..


    Her eyes rounded in fright, her feet stood rooted to the ground trembling..


    ¡°Who¡¯s.. there?¡± She asked nervously, her heart beat was so loud that she could hear it herself.


    A tall dark figure emerged from a corner in the ward, he staggered a bit as he walked to the fidgetingdy few metres away from him.


    Fear engulfed her whole being, she swiftly turned to the door to run out but was pulled back by the stranger.


    Her back touched the wall the next instant and a soft gasp escaped her lips..


    He pulled her chin up with his hands and crashed his lips against hers, Olivia felt her body weakened under his sudden assault on her lips..


    She tried to peel away from his grip but he was stronger, his hands were firmly around her..


    ¡°Please let.. me.. go¡± She trembled trying to push him off..


    In a swift motion, he swiped her off her feet and moved towards the bed present in the ward..


    ¡°Don¡¯t struggle..¡± his husky voice made her shudder, she could smell the faint scent of alcoholing from him..


    ¡°I¡¯ll take responsibility¡± he mumbled once more and took her lips once more..


    Tears streamed down from Olivia¡¯s eyes when she felt her clothes being ripped off her body..


    ¡°I promise to be gentle¡± his assuring voice came again.


    ***


    Olivia opened her eyes slowly, she looked around her surroundings and her eyes rounded..


    Her heart leaped out of her chest recalling what happened few hours ago..


    She pulled the man¡¯s hands off her waist and climbed down from the bed in fright, she just gave her first time to aplete stranger..


    She picked up her clothes that were torn apart but was still manageable..


    Olivia wore back her clothes, she nced briefly at the man whoy on the bed still sound asleep, she tried to take a look at his face but stopped when she heard somemotion just right outside the door..


    She gave up the thought and bolted out of the room, the guards who saw her running off tried to stop her but she was long gone..


    ¡°Wait a minute ma¡¯am.. it¡¯ste..


    ***


    Sandy¡¯s eyes were swollen from crying all throughout the night, she was also worried that her daughter was nowhere to be found all through the previous night..


    The door suddenly pushed open and Olivia nervously walked in..


    ¡°Mum I..


    Sandy¡¯s eyes teared up once more, she rested her gaze to her daughter who was fidgeting before her..


    ¡°before your dad passed away, he kept demanding to see you.. but you were so busy that you didn¡¯t show up to hear hisst words¡±


    Olivia raised her head to meet her mum¡¯s burning gaze. ¡°Mum.. it¡¯s not what you¡¯re thinking, I was there but I..


    Sandy¡¯s gaze fell on Olivia¡¯s neck, Olivia who noticed where her mum¡¯s gaze was directed at adjusted her cor a bit to conceal the hickey on her neck ..


    After what happened between she and the unknown man at the hospitalst night, she couldn¡¯t bring herself toe home that way..


    So she had to stop by at her friend¡¯s house in the middle of the night where she passed the night..


    Sandy took a step forward to Olivia, she pulled open Olivia¡¯s cor and her gaze fell on the numerous hickeys from her neck to her chest..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes watered ¡°Mum I can exin..


    A pnded on her left cheek which made her face fall to the other side..


    ¡°I see you were having a good time while your dad was busy waiting for your arrival.. I can¡¯t believe that you¡¯d actually do this Olivia!¡±


    Olivia sniffed back, tears flowed down her eyes like endless streams, she didn¡¯t miss the look of disappointment that crossed her mother¡¯s face..


    ¡°Mum please listen to me¡­


    Sandy turned around and left the room, she just lost her husband and now her daughter was already driving her insane..


    Olivia fell to her knees, she clutched her chest crying her eyes out, who would have thought that a day like this will befall her?


    A young girl about her age rushed up to her and pulled her into a tight soothing embrace..


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry Olivia please don¡¯t cry anymore¡± Bianca, Olivia¡¯s best friend cooed but her words didn¡¯t seem to have any impact rather it only made Olivia feel worse¡­

 Chapter 2_ Find her!

    The door to the ward was pushed open after a brief knock, the two men stepped inside to see their young master still asleep..


    They exchanged worried gazes, it¡¯s past ten in the morning and he wasn¡¯t still up yet..


    His eyelids moved a bit before it fluttered open to reveal a grey deep set of eyes..


    ¡°Boss you¡¯re awake!¡± One of the guards eximed in relief..


    His thick brows furrowed as his hand went to the back of his head in pain, he tried to recall what happened the previous night but received a headache in return..


    ¡°What happened?¡± he said which sounded more like a groan.


    ¡°You were drugged at the partyst night boss and we had no other choice than to bring you here¡±


    His gaze fell on the little bloodstain next to him on the bed, memories fromst night suddenly started reying in his mind..


    He closed his eyes briefly with a sigh ¡°Where is she?¡±


    ¡°Boss she¡¯s gone¡±


    ¡°Find her!¡± He ordered and came down from the bed..


    ***


    Meanwhile in arge living room a middle aged man and woman sat on one of the fine leather cushions going through a magazine..


    ¡°Wow.. this dress is so pretty¡± Anita sterling eximed tugging her husband¡¯s shirt..


    Aldrin sterling yawned and flipped the page to the next item however the magazine was snatched out of their grip by a young girl of about eighteen years of age..


    ¡°Alexa!¡±


    Alexa rolled her eyes hard at them, she threw the magazine to the opposite cushion and turned back to them with a re..


    ¡°That¡¯s right! it¡¯s me! your precious little son didn¡¯te back home all throughoutst night.. what are you going to do about that? huh?!¡±


    The two exchanged brief nces, how was that possible? Damien wasn¡¯t one who sleeps out..


    And just in time a firm footstep was heard and a youngd stepped in with his leather jacket over his shoulder..


    ¡°You¡¯re just returning from the party? we thought that..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be in my room and I don¡¯t want anyone to bug me¡± He murmured and left their questions hanging.


    ***


    A weekter¡­


    Bianca narrowed her eyes at Olivia who just opened up about her ordeal a week ago.


    ¡°You¡¯re kidding right?¡±


    Olivia sighed and stood up from Bianca¡¯s pink princess bed and picked up her backpack..


    She pulled out a white sheet of paper and handed it over to her friend who hesitated for a while before she epted it..


    Bianca went through the sheet and her eyeballs nearly popped out of its sockets when she read the contents of the piece of paper.


    ¡°Tell me this is not true Olivia¡±


    Olivia pulled her gaze away from Bianca¡¯s intense gaze, she was so ashamed of herself.


    ¡°It¡¯s true Olivia¡±


    Bianca sprang up to her feet in a hurry, she just couldn¡¯t digest the new information she just got..


    ¡°How can you be pregnant when you haven¡¯t.. you know?¡±


    Olivia snatched the sheet from Bianca and folded it before cing it into her backpack..


    ¡°I told you about what happened at the hospital, do you think I¡¯ll joke about this? I¡¯m freaking out right now because my mum will literally kill me once she finds out that I¡¯m pregnant for a stranger¡±


    Honestly she was fed up with the little dramas that kept ying around her after her father¡¯s uncalled death.


    Tears welled up in her amber eyes recalling that awful day, she lost two things precious to her on that same day..


    ¡°I¡¯m so scared Bianca, what am I going to do? I have no idea of who it was, I went back to the hospital to make inquiries about him but there was not a single trace of him¡±


    Bianca engulfed Olivia into an embrace, this was just too bad Olivia was only eighteen and will be neen in a few months time..


    And what about her education? Bianca nted a kiss on Olivia¡¯s blonde hair..


    ¡°I know a friend Olivia.. tomorrowe over I¡¯ll take you somewhere with me¡±


    Olivia sniffed back and nodded in approval, she was willing to do anything if it meant to save her mother¡¯s name from disgrace..


    ***


    The next day as agreed the two friends met and headed out, it was a great difficulty trying to convince their mums to let them hang out of town this weekend..


    Bianca squeezed Olivia¡¯s palm, she noticed how nervous her friend was and she was willing to support with whatever she can..


    Olivia who by now already knew why she was here, swallowed hard, she has heard multiple stories of girls who tried to have an abortion only to lose their life in the process..


    ¡°Next!¡± An irritated voice of ady came through pulling Olivia out of her thoughts..


    ¡°That¡¯s you Olivia.. trust me you can do this¡±


    Olivia nodded and walked into the shabby looking room, she nced around the poor apparatusying around..


    She instantly knew this was an illegal operation being operated over here..


    ¡°Get on the table and spread your legs wide open!¡± The plumpdy barked out at her..


    She wore a blue hand gloves over her hands and picked up a long thin metal..


    Her gaze fell on Olivia who was still standing still looking at her surroundings..


    ¡°Hey missy! will you get on it or not?! I have a lot of things to do!¡±


    Olivia was jolted out of her thoughts, she nervously climbed andid down on the cold metal table..


    ¡°Spread your legs wide open!¡± Thedyshed out at her once more.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡± Olivia blurted out of the blue which earned a smug smile on thedy¡¯s lips..


    ¡°Oh! inexperienced I see, you decided to have a taste and look at where it has gotten you to! I¡¯m sure your little boyfriend didn¡¯t ask you more than once to open up your legs for him.. now be a good little girl and do so!¡±


    Olivia shut her eyes and did just as thedy had instructed her..


    ¡°Good girl!¡±


    ¡°Is this gonna hurt?¡± Olivia asked nervously, this was the first time she was taking such a step and she was too scared and afraid..


    ¡°Are you kidding me?¡± Thedy mocked and to her surprise Olivia sat up and climbed down from the table..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am but I¡¯m not doing this anymore¡± she eximed and ran out of the room leaving thedy who was cussing behind her..


    Bianca who was sitting patiently in front of the door waiting for her friend toe out was startled when Olivia suddenly ran past her..


    ¡°Olivia¡±


    ¡°Such a coward! next!¡±


    Bianca stood up to her feet and ran out of the old building in search of her friend, she spotted Olivia walking down the street in a hurry..


    ¡°Olivia!¡±


    Olivia stopped on her tracks and waited patiently for Bianca to meet up with her..


    ¡°What was that about Olivia? you left in a hurry, did you get rid of it?¡±


    Olivia narrowed her eyes at Bianca ¡°Did you just address this child as it?¡±


    Bianca rolled her eyes at Olivia¡¯s naiveness, there was no other choice left than to do this..


    ¡°You don¡¯t know the father and you¡¯re still so young to be a mother, what about school? you still have a long way ahead for you..e on let¡¯s go back¡± Bianca said softly and took Olivia¡¯s hands..


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to do that Bianca.. I¡¯m very scared.. I can¡¯t risk it¡±


    She touched her t tummy, she couldn¡¯t believe that there was a living thing growing inside of her, it still felt surreal to her..


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s my ill fate¡±


    Bianca sighed and ced a hand over Olivia¡¯s shoulder..


    ¡°Fine! just know whatever you do.. I will always have your back¡±


    ¡°Thanks for always being there for me¡±


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    Olivia closed the door behind her, she walked into the oddly quiet room and was startled to see her mum ring at her..


    Her gaze fell on her opened pink backpack resting on the chair beside her mum and a white sheet dangled on her mum¡¯s hand..


    ¡°Mum you..


    ¡°You¡¯re pregnant Olivia.. what more do you have to say?¡±


    Olivia gulped down nervously, she fondled with the hem of her cream colored gown, tears formed at the corner of her eyes, she could also see the tears brimming from her mum¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°It¡¯s just been a week since your father left us for good and you¡¯ve changed so much! do you realize what you¡¯ve done?!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s cries intensified, she failed, she was a bad daughter but who would hear her out and believe her when she narrates her ordeal with the strange man a week ago..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry mum.. I made a mistake¡±


    Sandy stood up and crushed the white sheet in between her palm..


    ¡°A mistake huh? go up to your room and get your luggage down you¡¯re leaving the city to stay with your aunt and that¡¯s final!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows knotted, was her mum throwing her out? if her mum could say this to her what will the rest of the world say then?

 Chapter 3_ Out on the street

    Olivia took in a deep breath and pressed the doorbell, almost immediately a footstep was heard approaching..


    The door opened and ady came into view, she was putting on a blue jean pants and a pink colored top, an apron hungzily around her waist.


    ¡°Hi Mrs Greg¡±


    ¡°Oh hi Olivia.. pleasee in Bianca was just talking about you¡±


    Mrs Greg¡¯s eyes fell on the blue luggage beside Olivia.


    ¡°Welle in..¡± she murmured and moved back for Olivia to step in.


    ¡°Honey Olivia is here..¡± Olivia heard Mrs Greg called out and few secondster Bianca ran down the stairs hurriedly..


    Her gaze fell on Olivia and then to her luggage, it took her only a second to understand everything..


    ¡°Come here¡± Bianca murmured and pulled Olivia into an embrace..


    Mrs Greg stood at a corner staring keenly at the two, she wondered what they were up to and why Olivia was at her house with her luggage¡­


    ¡°It¡¯s okay.. you can stay with us I¡¯m sure mum won¡¯t mind¡±


    Mrs Greg cleared her throat to gain their attention, she smiled sweetly at Olivia..


    ¡°Dear make yourselffortable, Bianca I need to see you in the kitchen Now!¡±


    ***


    Mrs Greg listened patiently to her daughter¡¯s exnation.


    ¡°At least let her stay here.. Olivia is not a burden¡±


    ¡°That girl is pregnant! don¡¯t you know how that can affect you and I negatively?¡±


    Bianca ced a palm over her mum¡¯s mouth to hush her down..


    ¡°Softly mum, she¡¯s right outside and please think about it.. do you really want her living on the street?¡±


    ¡°She has a mother and a few rtives right? if it were to be a different situation I might have considered, but honey she¡¯s pregnant, this won¡¯t be good for you..


    ¡°I understand Mrs Greg and Bianca I think your mum is right¡± Olivia who suddenly came in spoke out..


    She had expected this to happen, like seriously no one would like to take in a pregnantdy, if her mum could kick her out on the streets she expected more from outsiders..


    ¡°I only dropped by to see Bianca one more time before I leave for Norway to stay with my aunt¡±


    Bianca¡¯s jaw dropped in shock, Norway?


    ¡°What? but your aunt is so mean, how can your mum let you stay with someone like her?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes teared up, she forced a tight smile at her best friend..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be fine Bianca.. don¡¯t forget to beep me everyday¡±


    Bianca¡¯s eyes welled up in tears, she couldn¡¯t believe that this might be thest time she sees Olivia..


    They both shared a brief warm hug which left Cassie, Bianca¡¯s mum emotional from the sight before her..


    Olivia pulled away from Bianca and turned around to leave..


    ¡°Olivia¡± Cassie called out to see Olivia turn to her, she nervously smiled rubbing her palm against her jean pants..


    ¡°Yes Mrs Greg?¡±


    ¡°You can stay with us.. after all it has always been I and Bianca all along another addition to the family wouldn¡¯t hurt¡±


    Bianca and Olivia exchanged brief gazes before they jumped into Cassie¡¯s arm..


    ¡°Oh! easy girls¡± She chuckled and nted small kisses on their foreheads..


    ¡°Thanks Mrs Greg¡±


    ***


    Days rolled by so fast into months and the due date for Olivia¡¯s delivery came..


    Bianca and Cassie could be seen pacing around in front of a door, Olivia was just taken in..


    ¡°Mum how long does it take? will she be alright?¡±


    Cassie ced her hands on her daughter¡¯s shoulder, she guided her to a metal seat for her to have a sit..


    ¡°Rx.. Olivia is a strong girl.. she¡¯ll do it¡±


    Cassie had to encourage her daughter, she had seen the me burning in Olivia¡¯s eyes countless of times and she could tell that Olivia was a strong girl..


    Thirty minutes passed by before the door opened and a doctor stepped out.


    ¡°Umm.. how¡¯s she?¡±


    The doctor smiled at the both of them ¡°Congrattions Mrs Greg.. your daughter just gave birth to a baby boy¡±


    Bianca jumped out of excitement, she was d that both mother and child were alright..


    ¡°Can we see them now?¡±


    ***


    Olivia sat up when the nurse handed her baby wrapped in a white neat showl..


    ¡°It¡¯s a boy¡± Bianca chirmed, she looked obviously ted about the news..


    Cassie took a peek at the baby in the showl and was marveled..


    ¡°If he were to be a grownup.. I¡¯d have asked him if we had met before¡± Cassie joked which earned a loudughter from the girls..


    Bianca noticed the look that crossed Olivia¡¯s face, though it was for a second, she still managed to read it..


    Her son looked nothing like her at all, which only meant his looks were all inherited from his father..


    The trio snapped their gaze to the door when it was pushed open to reveal a woman..


    Her eyes were teary as she slowly approached them.


    ¡°You silly girl.. you didn¡¯t think it was right to tell me about my grandson¡± Sandy said with a painful smile..


    Olivia pulled her gaze away from her mother¡¯s, she didn¡¯t want to look at her in the face even though deep down she wanted her mum to give her a tight warm embrace..


    Bianca stood up from the bed and stood in front of Sandy..


    ¡°And why should she inform you? you clearly threw her out on the street..


    ¡°Bianca!¡± Cassie called out..


    Cassie took in a deep breath and faced Olivia who was now sobbing hard..


    ¡°Your mum never left you Olivia.. she called everyday to check up on you.. she sent supplements and most of the meals you had during your pregnancy were also sent by her¡±


    Olivia shifted her gaze back to Cassie, now to think of it she once asked Cassie why her meals taste just like her mum¡¯s and now everything made sense..


    ¡°Really?¡±


    Sandy walked closer to the bed and took a seat next to Olivia..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for everything.. I only did that for my selfish interest to save our family¡¯s name from embarrassment.. now I think I¡¯m really an awful mother for doing that.. please forgive me my dear¡±


    Olivia took in a deep breath and ced her child in her mum¡¯s hands..


    ¡°Here is your grandson mum.. isn¡¯t he cute?¡± Olivia murmured amidst tears..


    Sandy¡¯s smile broadened as she stared down at the tiny frame in her arms..


    ¡°What should we call him?¡± Cassie asked stroking Olivia¡¯s hair softly..


    ¡°Kelvin¡±


    ***


    Damien raised his phone angrily to his ear, he red at the two men in front of him..


    ¡°Fine, check the records¡± He ordered and threw his phone on the desk before him..


    ¡°Boss we¡¯ve searched everywhere but we couldn¡¯t find her¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s been over nine months and I get the same news every single day! it¡¯s just ady, she couldn¡¯t possibly be a ghost to vanish into thin airpletely!¡±


    The two men swallowed, how could they tell their boss that they didn¡¯t get to see her face properly because there was a ckout that night at the hospital..


    The only detail they were able to get about her was her glowing amber eyes..


    ¡°We will find her soon boss¡± One of the guards said..


    Damien dismissed them and tugged his tie in annoyance, he needed to find thatdy because he owed her a lot.


    That night was also her first time, and he had promised to take responsibility for his actions but before he woke up, she already disappeared..


    ***


    Olivia ced her baby in the cot after he fell asleep, she walked towards the opened window in her room and stared at the stars that spread across the sky like glitters.


    The wind blew gently on her face, she couldn¡¯t help but recall everything she passed through in thest couple of month..


    ¡°Dad.. I wish you were here.. your daughter has gone through a lot¡± She sobbed gently.


    She heard a footstep behind her and soon after Bianca ced an arm around her shoulder, both of them smiled and continued staring at the sky..


    ¡°So what¡¯s your next n¡±


    Olivia smirked at the question Bianca just asked, she didn¡¯t have a reply to that now but only time will tell..


    ***


    Six yearster¡­


    Two young men followed a blondedy around the mall as she shopped for dresses..


    She picked out a red gown from a hanger and ced it over her body and immediately a picture of her was taken..


    ¡°Wow! so sexy!¡± One of the guys lustfully remarked zooming in the picture to get a proper look at what he just took..


    ¡°Excuse me¡± A little yet powerful voice called out to the two grown-up men..


    They both turned their attention to the little boy who was ring hard at them with his burning grey orbs..


    ¡°And you are?¡±


    ¡°Why are you spying on my mummy?¡± He asked knotting his brows together..


    The two menughed hard at him, they turned back to thedy who seemed to be searching for something or someone perhaps..


    ¡°Run along child! she¡¯s also our mummy¡± One of them joked and they bothughed out loud..


    And in the next minute theirughter died down when the kid pushed them down from the stool they were both standing on, they fell out of their hiding ce and came tumbling down before thedy they were spying on..


    ¡°And that will teach you not to spy on people!¡±


    Thedy raised her head when she heard the little boy¡¯s voice..


    ¡°Kelvin¡±


    Olivia called out and walked towards her son ¡°They were spying on you and I had to teach them a quick lesson!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips formed an ¡®o¡¯ shape, she turned back to the two men who were still groaning on the floor..


    ¡°Definitely serves you two right!¡± She picked up the phone that one of them was trying to reach and as expected they took pictures of her trying out every dresses she picked out today.


    She deleted the photos and stepped her foot on their hands..


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to mess with my mummy again!¡± Kelvin warned..N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    Bianca gasped when she saw the littlemotion going on..


    When she got nearer, she shut her eyes briefly, this mother and son duo were really so protective of each other.


    ¡°What happened?¡±

 Chapter 4_ A new beginning

    Bianca rolled her eyes as she heard Olivia and her son Kelvin discussing how they taught the bad guys a lesson..


    They exited the mall with a lots of bags which contained things they just purchased..


    Olivia who was still engrossed in the conversation with Kelvin failed to see the red car heading straight towards her..


    The car¡¯s tires screeched after hitting Olivia, the bags she was holding all flew up in the air andnded harshly on the ground..


    Bianca and Kelvin¡¯s eyes widened by the sight, though the car barely touched her, the impact was still enough to cause a few bruises..


    ¡°Mummy!¡±


    ¡°Olivia!¡±


    The red Porsche¡¯s ss rolled down to reveal ady on sunsses, her face showed no remorse whatsoever for what she just did..


    ¡°Blind fool!¡± she barked at them and slowly drove off..


    Kelvin¡¯s brows knotted, thatdy just left without apologizing to his mum even though she was at fault!


    He crotched down and picked up a stone few metres away from him and threw it at the car¡¯s windshield..


    Olivia and Bianca¡¯s eyes widened when they heard the sound of breaking ss not too far from them..


    The Porsche came to a halt once more before the door opened..


    A slenderdy on a royal blue thigh length gown stepped out, she pulled off her sunsses as she took graceful steps..


    Her brown eyes zed in anger when she saw the damage caused on her shy car..


    Her gaze rested on a little boy not too far away from her, he was also ring at her furiously..


    She approached him in quick steps ¡°How dare you?!¡±


    ¡°You didn¡¯t apologize to my mummy.. so don¡¯t expect me to apologize to you¡± Kelvin retorted in a sharp tone..


    Out of rage she raised her hand ready to strike the boy for being insolent but to her surprise her hand was caught on air..


    And before she could react a pnded on her left cheek, she snapped her gaze to the person who would dare disrespect her in that manner..


    ¡°How dare you raise your hand to hit my son?!¡± Olivia barked as she applied a bit more pressure on thedy¡¯s hand she was still holding..


    ¡°You! let me go now! or I¡¯ll make you disappear from the face of the earth!¡± Thedy threatened and to her astonishment she was gifted with another p.


    Bianca dropped the shopping bags she was holding to the ground when she read thedy¡¯s te number behind her car..


    She snapped her gaze to the mother and son and ran to them, thisdy was the daughter of the sterlings, the most powerful and influential family in the country..


    ¡°Miss Alexa Sterling! I¡¯m deeply sorry for the damage my friend and her son caused you..¡± Bianca apologized on behalf of Olivia..


    She peeled Olivia¡¯s hands off Alexa¡¯s hands, Alexa withdrew her hands sharply as if stinged by an insect..


    ¡°Don¡¯t touch me! don¡¯t make me dirty than I already am! you lowly peasants!¡± Alexa scorned and stepped back from them..


    ¡°Get the hell out of here.. you rich brat! there¡¯s no need to make this an issue since you¡¯re at fault why don¡¯t we call it even?¡± Olivia spat out


    Alexa smirked and after a second it vanishedpletely from her face like it was never there to begin with.


    ¡°Even? my new car got ruined by your son.. I should just stop wasting my time with a pitiful being like your self because I know you can¡¯t afford to fix my car in a zillion years! and watch out for me too!¡±


    Alexa turned away from them and began walking away..


    Olivia crotched down to Kelvin¡¯s height and stared into his eyes..


    ¡°Why did you do that Kelvin?¡±


    Kelvin pouted his lips blinking his cute grey eyes at her..


    ¡°She picked on you mummy, how could I let her go so easily?¡±


    ***


    In arge conference meeting room several men and women were discussing among themselves which caused a little noise..


    But as soon as the tworge double doors opened, everywhere turned quiet as a tall figure walked in, his grey orbs were fixed ahead of him as he was directed to the head seat by a man tailing behind him..


    He was the perfect definition of the word ¡®Handsome¡¯ he had high cheekbones and thick dark brows which were furrowed as he took a seat.


    His ck hair was perfectly permed all the way to the side of his face, his full lips drew a thin line and he cleared his throat to get everyone¡¯s attention..


    ¡°Mr Sterling!¡±


    He gave a short nod and proceeded to give his speech..


    ¡°So as we all know about the two percent decrease in our sales in thest couple of months.. I¡¯ve decided to employ a new strategy¡±


    The man standing next to him leaned next to his ear and murmured a few words to him..


    ¡°Hmm¡± came his short reply, soon after he continued his speech..


    The assistant left the room and came back after a while with a file in his hands..


    ¡°Here¡¯s every little detail you asked for boss¡±


    Damien collected the file from his assistant and opened it, he scanned through it and nodded his head in approval..


    ¡°So this is the breakdown of all funds used in thest project and there seems to be a big hole in it.. I¡¯ll give the culprit only a second to signify himself¡±


    Everyone of them stared at each other in bewilderment, what was the big boss talking about?


    A smug smile appeared on Damien¡¯s lips, it seems these oldies sees him as a fool but they were very wrong..


    ¡°One!¡± Damien counted and immediately one of the men stood up with his head bowed, he suddenly went down on his knees..


    ¡°Mr Sterling please have mercy on my poor soul I didn¡¯t do it on purpose¡±


    Damien stood up from his seat and straightened his suit.. He ced a hand into his pants pocket and began walking out of the conference room..


    ¡°Escort him out of the building and make sure he pays every little cent he stole¡±


    ***


    The next morning¡­


    Olivia screamed out staring keenly at her PC, she sprang up to her feet and hurriedly walked to her wardrobe to find a suitable outfit to wear..


    Bianca who heard her scream came into her room with Kelvin fully dressed up for school..


    ¡°are you alright? I heard you screaming¡± Bianca asked straightening Kelvin¡¯s cor..


    Olivia stood in front of the mirror, she ced a white top over her chest..


    ¡°Remember when I told you that I applied for a job a month ago?¡±


    Bianca folded her arm and nodded ¡°Well yeah¡±


    ¡°I just received a mail stating my interview is scheduled for 9 o¡¯clock this morning, do me a favor and drop Kelvin off school¡±


    ¡°Wow that¡¯s great! I hope you get it this time, and be rest assured that this cute little prince is in safe hands..¡± Bianca uttered..


    Olivia smiled in appreciation and dashed off to the shower room..


    ***


    In less than forty minutes she was already standing in front of the building, she straightened her ck pencil knee length skirt which she wore over a white blouse..


    Her hair was let loose to fall over her shoulder, she took in a deep breath and stepped into the building..


    She was directed to the office where the interview was holding at..


    Her eyes scanned the broad room and a small gasp escaped her lips..


    ¡°Who do we have here?¡±


    Ady who was sitting behind a desk stood up when she spotted Olivia peering around her office, she rolled her index finger at the tip of her hair while harshly chewing on a gum..


    Olivia took notice of her thigh length ck skirt and her white shirt with the first three buttons opened showing a glimpse of her mounds.


    ¡°I¡¯m here for the interview¡± Olivia said with a small smile..


    ¡°Oh!¡± Be moved back a little, she stared at Olivia from her head to her feet with nothing but disgust in her brown eyes..


    ¡°I guess you don¡¯t need to be interviewed.. I¡¯ve seen more than enough.. I¡¯ll show you to your cubicleter but as for now pick up those files and send them to the financial department¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows collided in confusion, she felt something was off here..


    ¡°Does this mean I got the job?¡±


    Be raised a brow at her question ¡°Should I write it out on my forehead?! do as I say!¡± Sheshed out at Olivia..


    Olivia heaved in a deep breath and walked to the pile of files on the wooden desk, she picked it up and gasped when Be added more to the one she already picked..


    The files ended up blocking her face ¡°Where is the financial department?¡±


    Be shrugged and returned back to her seat ¡°Ask anyone around little fool!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s chest heaved up in anger, she reluctantly left the office with the huge pile of files that were on the same level as her head..


    ¡°Hi, can you direct me to the financial department?¡±


    ¡°Just walk down a bit more and then take your left¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°Thanks!¡±


    Olivia set off with the heavy pile of files, she hadn¡¯t walked a distance more when a man crashed into her knocking every single files off her hand..


    She staggered backwards, luckily for her his reflexes was good to save her from falling, one of his arm reached out to her waist..


    Olivia¡¯s gaze was locked with his for a brief second, she snapped out of her daze and her brows turned into a frown..


    ¡°Are you blind or something?!¡± sheshed out at him and immediately he retracted his arm off her waist which resulted her into falling on her butt..


    The other employees gasped as they witnessed the sight before them..


    ¡°Who the heck do you think you are?!¡± Oliviashed out in fury..


    ¡°Boss please sign here¡±


    Damien pulled out a pen from his inner pocket and scribbled on the sheet of paper brought to him, his gaze never left hers for once..


    Olivia¡¯s jaw dropped in shock, boss?? did she hear that right? and why did he look and smelt so familiar to her?..

 Chapter 5_ you鈥檙e fired!

    Damien ced both hands into his pockets ring down at the foolishdy..


    Be rushed out of her office immediately she heard the littlemotion going on outside, her eyes nearly popped out of its sockets when she saw the file littered around..


    ¡°Who is she?¡±


    Be nervously looked up to him, he had given her this task to take care of, she¡¯ll definitely get into trouble because of thisdy..


    ¡°Boss.. she¡¯s a new employee¡±


    Damien¡¯s face remained indifferent as his gaze locked down on hers, he couldn¡¯t shake off the weird feeling he felt at the moment..


    ¡°You¡¯re fired!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows knotted, fired? she hasn¡¯t even spent up to twenty minutes at her new work ce..


    ¡°What?!¡± she stood up to her feet and pointed her index finger at him..


    ¡°Escort her out of thepany immediately!¡± Damien gave his verdict and started walking away..


    Be smirked as she stared at the look of distort on Olivia¡¯s face, she was startled when Olivia took off to the direction where their boss went..


    ¡°Such a fool! what are you all staring?! get back to work!¡±


    ***


    The elevator¡¯s doors were about closing when a foot was ced in between, the doors opened once more startling Damien..


    Olivia casually walked in and snapped her gaze elsewhere, she couldn¡¯t help but notice his burning gaze on her..


    ¡°Am I that pretty that you can¡¯t take your eyes off me?¡± she asked with her brows raised..


    Damien¡¯s hands suddenly grabbed her chin, he pushed her backwards till her back pressed against the walls of the elevator..


    ¡°Who do you think you are to share my personal elevator? and what sought ofdy are you?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s amber eyes shone in delight, she forcefully grabbed his arm and pushed it down, she has dealt with men of his kind who think that they can boss anyone around just because they were wealthy and good looking..


    ¡°Are you trying to take advantage of me? you¡¯ve fired me isn¡¯t that enough?¡±


    Damien was awed by her audacity, he stared at her in shock, never has he ever crossed such an audacious woman in his life before now..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have any idea of who you¡¯re talking to?! ¡±


    Olivia waved her hand nonchntly, honestly she didn¡¯t care at all..


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to know¡± She replied back in a bored and uninterested tone..


    Damien sighed in frustration, he doubted if she was normal, his phone rang out on seeing the caller¡¯s id he didn¡¯t hesitate before picking up..


    ¡°Hey I¡¯m almost down.. I¡¯ll see you in a bit¡±


    Silence returned in the elevator once more before Olivia chuckled staring at something on her phone..


    Soon her chuckle turned into a loudughter causing a crease line to settle on Damien¡¯s forehead..


    ¡°Uncivilized!¡±


    Olivia pulled her gaze away from her phone and stared at him with an arched brow..


    ¡°Excuse me? are you referring to me as uncivilized?¡±


    Damien released a breathpletely ignoring her, he didn¡¯t want to get a headache by talking to her again..


    Olivia who was angered by his silence smirked coyly, she suddenly stood before him and wrapped her hands around his neck startling him, she raised her phone up and took a quick peek of their posture..


    His eyes rounded in shock at her level of shamelessness..


    ¡°Give me back my job or else everyone will see this.. I guess some of your girlfriends too¡±


    Damien held her hand trying to pull it off to snatch her phone but hell! this damneddy¡¯s grip was tight..


    ¡°Are you threatening me?!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s smirk widened, she released her grip on him..


    ¡°You can consider it as one¡±


    Damien lounged forward to snatch her phone but to his utter surprise she ced it into her white top, his hands unconsciously tried to reach for it..


    The door suddenly opened and everyone¡¯s gaze fell on them, their jaws dropped in shock on seeing their boss trying to reach into ady¡¯s top..


    Damien cursed beneath his breath and retracted his hand, and he thought that was all until the dramaticdy next to him bursted out crying..


    ¡°How could you do this to me? you can¡¯t fire me.. I have a very old and sick father, how am I to pay his medical bills if I don¡¯t work here¡±


    Olivia sat on her heels crying out to gain sympathy from his employees..


    ¡°What is going on?¡±


    Damien turned to the direction of the voice and closed his eyes briefly..


    ¡°Mum what are you doing here?¡±


    Anita swayed her hair backwards and walked past her son to thedy who was crying her eyes out, as soon as she was near thedy she was suddenly engulfed into a tight embrace..


    ¡°please don¡¯t let him do this to me ma¡¯am, Ie from a very poor family.. and they depend on my ie but he fired me on my first day of work¡±


    Anita sniffed back her tears listening to thedy¡¯s touching story, she patted Olivia¡¯s back gently..N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    She snapped her gaze to her son who wasn¡¯t showing any sign of remorse whatsoever..


    ¡°how can you do this to her Damien? she¡¯s been through a lot and you¡¯re bullying her?¡±


    Damien was dumbfounded by his mum¡¯s words, bullying her? that really wasn¡¯t the case here infact he was the one being bullied by her..


    ¡°Mum I can assure you.. you don¡¯t know how shameless thisdy here is¡±


    Anita raised her hand in the air to stop him from speaking, she pulled Olivia to take a look at her face..


    ¡°I give you my word dear.. no one will be allowed to fire you.. I¡¯ll sought everything out¡±


    Olivia¡¯s grin widened, she pushed her hair behind her ear while staring at Damien¡¯s darkened face..


    ***


    Olivia followed the nicedy to one of the offices in thepany, her smile widened by the spacious view in front of her, therge floor to ceiling window overlooks the city..


    Meanwhile, Damien wasn¡¯t so happy about what his mum was about to do, he clearly detests thisdy¡¯s boldness and badly wanted to wipe off the smile off her ugly face..


    ¡°Damien take her as your secretary since you¡¯re in need of one¡± Anita suggested taking a peek at Olivia who had such a pitiful expression on her face..


    Damien sent a re to thedy who didn¡¯t budge, if it were to be any normaldy she¡¯d have fled for her life by now..


    ¡°No mum! that won¡¯t happen, she¡¯s better off as a cleaner than my secretary!¡±


    Anita narrowed her gaze at him ¡°She¡¯s your new secretary and that¡¯s final!¡±


    She stood up to her feet and smiled at Olivia ¡°As from today you¡¯ll work with him, if he dares give you a hard time.. you can reach me on this line¡± She said handing a card to Olivia who epted it without hesitating..


    Olivia ced her hands together with a wide grin on her lips..


    ¡°I can¡¯t possibly thank you enough ma¡¯am, you¡¯ve saved a life by doing this good deed¡±


    Anita blushed by her kind words, she bade them goodbye and hurried out of the office..


    Olivia waved at her until she vanished through the doors, she brought the card to her face looking at it meaningfully..


    In the next second it was snatched from her hold by Damien, she turned to meet his dead cold re that sent shivers down her spine..


    ¡°Give that back!¡±


    Damien raised it above his head and due to his height she wasn¡¯t able to reach it..


    ¡°You¡¯ve just signed a death wish, you got the job through my mum¡¯s help but how are you going to survive working under me?¡±


    Olivia arched her left brow ¡°You can¡¯t bully me dear boss ¡°

 Chapter 6_ You鈥檒l regret working with me..

    Damien¡¯s once sullen expression lightened up within seconds, now that he thought about it, she can stay..


    ¡°You know what? I think I¡¯m a bad boss for trying to fire you on your first day of work.. so from now onwards you¡¯re my secretary¡±


    Olivia arched an eyebrow at the 360 degree turn his words just took, wasn¡¯t he against her staying here a while ago? and why was he nice?


    ¡°Really?¡± her eyes glowed in delight when he gave her a nod, she was just about to leave the office when she heard his next words..


    ¡°I¡¯ll make sure you regret working with me!¡±


    ***


    Sandy Parker giggled when she was suddenly embraced by a small frame..


    It was her grandson Kelvin, not too long she heard Bianca¡¯s voice which sounded like she was on a call..


    ¡°Grandma you didn¡¯t tell me that you were stopping by.. did you get chocte for me?¡±


    Sandy took him by his hand and led him to the small dining table for four at a corner in the living room..


    ¡°Of course I got you chocte.. but as you know cavities aren¡¯t friendly to little kids.. I made you a very tasty snack¡±


    Kelvin¡¯s eyes grewrge when he saw the te of cookies and a ss of milk sitting on the table..


    ¡°Wow grandma.. you made cookies for me¡±


    Sandy nodded, she excused herself when her phone rang out..


    ¡°Yes dear.. send their portfolio to me as soon as you can.. thanks¡± She said with a smile, sooner orter she would find the suitable man for her daughter..


    Kelvin instantly knew what she meant by that but like always, he was always here to protect his mum from bad men..


    ¡°Mrs Parker.. I¡¯m sorry I have to leave now.. my mum just called, she¡¯s having some trouble with her car¡±


    Sandy waved her off, she didn¡¯t mind, at least she was here to take care of her grandson herself before Olivia gets back from work and speaking about Olivia how was she doing?


    ***


    Be threw arge amount of files on Olivia¡¯s desk that was already filled up with various colours of files..


    ¡°Boss said you must finish sorting all these before the end of today or else you¡¯re working overnight¡±


    Olivia heaved up and down in anger, so this was what he meant by making her regret her decision to work with him?


    ¡°You¡¯ve dropped it right? why don¡¯t you leave?!¡± Sheshed out irritably at the b*tch in front of her, was this how they treated every new employee they hire?


    A loud gasp ensued from the other employees, no one has ever talked back at Be before now, she was like the second boss whenever the boss wasn¡¯t around..


    Be¡¯s pupils dted as her jaw clenched staring down at thedy who wasn¡¯t a little inch scared of her..


    ¡°Are you deaf or something?¡± Olivia asked once more with an arched brow..


    ¡°How dare you speak to me in such a tone?! do you know who I am?!¡±


    Olivia shrugged, she failed to understand why people asks her this question when she honestly didn¡¯t care at all..


    ¡°Please don¡¯t shout! I have a lot of walk to do and if you don¡¯t mind.. please leave now¡± Olivia added and watched Be stormed away in anger..


    She faced her PC once more and suddenly felt some gazes on her, she snapped her gaze to the others who quickly pulled their gaze off her pretending to do something on their desk..


    ¡°Weirdos¡± she murmured..


    Few minutes after Be left, the telephone beside her rang out, she stared at it for a while before she raised it up to her ear..


    ¡°To my office now!¡±


    Olivia shrunk back and pulled the telephone off her ear, she could tell he wasn¡¯t in a good mood on hearing his angerced tone..


    ***


    Damien rxed back on his seat with his hand on his temple, by his side stood Be who was all smiles..


    Olivia who stood before them pulled off her gaze elsewhere to avoid his interrogative stare..


    ¡°You¡­


    ¡°Before you scold me.. I wasn¡¯t at fault, she was the one who clearly started it.. but if you want to punish me for a mistake I didn¡¯t do.. you can go ahead, I¡¯ll simply dial the number on the ck card¡± Olivia bbed on cutting Damien off his speech..


    Damien sat up and lowered his gaze at her ¡°Are you threatening me?¡± his tone came out in a low and demanding growl..


    Be was the most infuriated, she couldn¡¯t believe how rude and ill mannered this newbie was and especially to the boss himself..


    She wasn¡¯t sure what made him changed his mind after he fired her earlier today..


    ¡°Be..¡±


    Be straightened herself up with a small smile directed at him..


    ¡°Yes boss?¡±


    ¡°Leave us¡± He ordered while his eyes was fixated on the daringdy in front of him, he couldn¡¯t point out exactly what he found familiar about thisdy in front of him..


    Be¡¯s smile froze on her face, however sheposed herself and left the office leaving the two alone.


    Olivia watched him as he stood up from his seat, he walked to her in a slow and intimidating step, he was a bit surprised that she wasn¡¯t even making an attempt to step back or blink her eyes nervously..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°What are you trying to do?¡±


    Damien grabbed her arm and pushed her gently to the wall with a hand above her head, he lowered his gaze down at her..


    ¡°You¡¯ve only been here for six hours but you managed to break fifteen rules in the span of that hour¡±


    Olivia smirked, she bit her bottom lip and at the same time, her hand grabbed his tie..


    ¡°I¡¯m awesome don¡¯t you know that? and besides that I¡¯m not one who follows the rules.. you can ask around¡±


    Damien pulled his tie off her grip and took a step backwards from her but instead she took a step forward to him..


    This went on until Damien felt his desk behind him, he looked at her in unbelief..


    How on earth was she so brave? doing something like this to her own boss??


    ¡°Are you suddenly scared of me boss? weren¡¯t you trying to be tough a while ago?¡±


    Olivia raised her hand to his cor straightening it and just then the door opened as a graceful figure entered..


    ¡°Babe¡­


    Her footsteps stopped midway as she stared at her boyfriend who was about to be seduced by a female employee.


    Olivia and Damien turned their heads to thedy who just stepped into the office..


    ¡°Rihanna.. you came¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes zed in anger as she matched to thedy who was still clinging onto Damien¡¯s shirt, she raised her hand ready to strike Olivia to her face but to her dismay her hand was caught with ease on air..


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to make that mistake of raising your hands to me!..¡± Olivia warned with a stern look on her face..


    Rihanna¡¯s brown orbs widened in surprise, she staggered backwards when Olivia threw down her hand forcefully..


    ¡°How dare you?! how dare you try to seduce my boyfriend?!¡±


    Olivia swiped her blonde hair backwards which swept over Damien¡¯s face ¡°Ask your boyfriend and spare me out of this drama!¡± She casually said and left the office for them..

 Chapter 7_ Blind dates

    Rihanna snapped her gaze back to Damien who was oddly quiet about his employees behavior towards her..


    ¡°did you see that Damien? thatdy just disrespected me.. fire her!¡±


    Damien sighed and returned back to his seat, if it were to be in his power, he¡¯d have done so without batting an eyelid but since his mum got herself involved, he¡¯d rather tolerate Olivia¡¯s ill mannered behavior than disrespect his mum..


    ¡°Just ignore her..¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s lips parted in disbelief, ignore her? thatdy just insulted her and he asked her to let go?? she shot him an interrogative stare..


    ¡°What?¡±


    Damien inhaled deeply and raised his head to look at her..


    ¡°Rihanna I told you already, ignore her.. she¡¯s a new employee¡±


    Rihanna folded her arm beneath her bossom, she didn¡¯t want to hear any of it..


    Damien groaned out in defeat and walked to her once more, he held her shoulder and turned her to face him..


    ¡°Don¡¯t give me that look..e on smile, you know how much I hate seeing you this way¡±


    Rihanna snapped her gaze elsewhere feigning anger.. ¡°I don¡¯t want to talk to you anymore.. you obviously like your new employee more than your girlfriend¡±


    ***


    Olivia sighed in relief and got up to stretch her body, that was the moment she realized that she was the only one left in therge room..


    She picked her phone up and saw several missed calls from Bianca and her mum..


    Packing her things swiftly into her bag, she dashed out of the room..


    Few minutester she found her way out of the building, she stopped her movement when her phone rang out..


    ¡°Hi Bianca.. what? who gave him my location? hello!¡± She stared down at her phone, Bianca disconnected the call..


    A ck Rolls Royce stopped in front of her, she stepped back feeling the chilly gazeing from the car..


    ¡°I thought you¡¯d be spending the night in the building given the pile of work that was on your desk earlier¡±


    Olivia rolled her eyes hard at him, who knew that she would meet him here also?


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t finish it all.. I¡¯ll continue tomorrow morning, I have a sick father to take care of¡± Olivia lied..


    Damien¡¯s brows furrowed, how dare she? he made an attempt to step out of the car when another car rolled up next to his..


    A smile yed on Olivia¡¯s lips as soon as she saw the other car that pulled over, she hurriedly walked to it and hopped in afterwards..


    She sighed in relief when their car finally joined the highway..


    ¡°My mum told you didn¡¯t she?¡± she nced at the figure on the driver¡¯s seat..


    The youngd smiled at her and gave a nod ¡°She did, how was your first day at work?¡±


    Olivia sighed and looked out through the ss, if Damien wasn¡¯t trying to pick on her tonight she doubted if she¡¯d have ever epted a ride from Jacob..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Jacob was one of the numerous men her mum had set her up with on blind dates, he was the only adamant one who refused to leave her life alone..


    ¡°Are you upset with me?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t need you looking after me Jacob, my mum is just being concerned that¡¯s all.. you should also understand that andstly Kelvin doesn¡¯t like you neither do I!¡±


    The car came to an abrupt halt, Olivia who forgot to put on her seatbelt lounged forward, she snapped her head to the man who was ring daggers at her..


    ¡°What? did I say something wrong?¡±


    Jacob caught her chin in his hand and leaned forward to her..


    ¡°Can¡¯t you see how much I truly care for you? to hell with your son, once we be an official couple we can send him abroad or send him to an orphanage..


    No sooner had the word dropped before he was pt twice by Olivia, and this was the exact reason she had warned him to stay away from she and her son..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare say that to my face again.. otherwise I won¡¯t go easy on you!¡± She gave her strict warning before stepping out of the car..


    He wanted her son at the orphanage? she really didn¡¯t n to settle down with anyone, all she wanted was to give her son the best life he could possibly have..


    She hailed down a cab and got in, he just ruined her mood even more than it already was..


    ***


    Olivia turned on the lights immediately she stepped into her apartment, she tapped her chin slightly everywhere was oddly quiet which meant her mischievous son was on it again..


    ¡°Boo!!¡±


    Olivia who was startled at first turned swiftly to find the culpritughing hard at her expression..


    ¡°I got you again mummy.. you were so scared!¡± He remarked throwing himself into her wide open arms..


    She nted a kiss on his forehead ¡°You¡¯ve managed to relieve me of my stress.. how do you do it?¡±


    Kelvin held her face in his small hands, he tilted his head to the side..


    ¡°It¡¯s a secret mummy.. very soon you won¡¯t have to stress yourself anymore¡±


    Olivia creased her brows with a small smile, she stroked his hair tenderly..


    ¡°Really? do you have a n?¡±


    Kelvin nodded ¡°of course I do.. if I eventually find a new handsome daddy you won¡¯t have to stress yourself anymore¡±


    The smile on Olivia¡¯s face froze, a new daddy? she pulled him into her arms..


    ¡°We don¡¯t need any one else okay?¡±


    Kelvin nodded his head with his fingers crossed behind his back, he smiled mischievously, of course he wasn¡¯t a fool not to know what his mum passes through just to cater for every of his needs..


    ¡°You¡¯re back Olivia¡± Bianca who just walked in with two bag filled with groceries murmured..


    She walked into the kitchen and ced both of the bags into the sink before joining the mother and son who were having a little chic chat..


    ***


    Meanwhile¡­


    Damien walked into his living room and frowned hard when he saw his mum, dad and sister having a hearty meal in his dining area..


    He dropped his briefcase on the sofa and started walking towards them..


    ¡°Oh look he¡¯s back!¡± Anita eximed patting the empty seat next to her..


    Damien¡¯s gaze remained indifferent, honestly he wasn¡¯t so surprised that they were here, nothing they do surprises him anyone..


    ¡°So you all decided to have dinner in my house without informing me? you¡¯re intruding my personal space¡±


    Aldrin looked up to his son and scoffed ¡°Aren¡¯t we a family? your question is so ridiculous son.. sit and join us for dinner¡±


    Damien reluctantly took a seat next to his mum who already started dishing out his meal for him..


    Alexa casted him a nce when she felt his gaze on her..


    ¡°Do you have a problem with your eyes big bro?¡± She asked with a brow raised..


    Damien pulled his gaze off her with a loud huff, and here was his younger sister who is always in a bad mood..


    ¡°I heard your new car was smashed.. care to exin what happened to it?¡±


    Alexa dropped her cutlery harshly on the table ¡°Please! I¡¯m in a bad mood don¡¯t try to make me feel worse¡±


    ¡°Alexa,¡±


    She stood up from her seat ring down at her mum who was about to scold her and probably lecture her on how to be respectful and all that..


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to scold me mum! I clearly told you all that I¡¯m in a bad mood.. why can¡¯t you all just let me be?!¡±


    Damien reached for his phone in his pocket and brought it out, he excused himself and walked farther away from his family..


    ¡°You found her?¡± He asked in shock and disbelief..


    ¡°Yes boss!¡±


    He took a nce behind him ¡°Send me her location immediately!¡±

 Chapter 8_ Wrong lady

    Damien arrived at the location his men just sent to him, he found himself in an empty street that was well illuminated by street lights..


    A car pulled over next to him and his two personal bodyguards stepped out of the car, they also happened to be the guards from that night..


    ¡°Boss we got the wrongdy¡¯s address¡±


    Damien¡¯s intimidating grey orbs narrowed at them, the only reason he hadn¡¯t fired them was that they were the only ones who knew what thedy from that night looked like..


    ¡°Boss we searched for everydies in the city with amber colored eyes.. and we¡¯re down to ten.. one of them lives in this neighborhood¡±


    Damien took in a deep breath, amber colored eyes, that was the only thing they could recall from that night..


    He turned to leave for his car when he spotted adying out of the building opposite him with a bag of trash..


    He recognized her immediately or should he say he knew who she was at once, she was none other than the rude employee that resumed today at hispany..


    Olivia who was oblivious to the people standing a few metres away from her turned back after dumping the trash into the dumpster..


    The two guards failed to see thedy that caught their boss¡¯s attention just now, after she vanished behind her closed doors they followed his line of gaze and found nothing..


    Damien snorted, why did he have to see her now? she has tortured him enough for one day..


    ¡°Boss we¡¯ll search for her tomorrow morning.. it¡¯s prettyte now¡±


    Meanwhile¡­.


    Olivia snuggled close to Kelvin who was fast asleep, she could hear his soft breaths brushing against her ears..


    She fell into deep thought recalling how her whole day went and suddenly the image of her new boss popped up into her head..


    Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door before it was pushed open, Bianca tiptoed into the room to avoid waking Kelvin up from his sleep..


    ¡°He¡¯s finally asleep..¡± Bianca murmured with a small smile, her gaze rested on Olivia who was lost staring at Kelvin¡¯s sleeping face..


    She sighed and walked around the bed to Olivia, she pulled Olivia¡¯s chin up to her face with a small smile..


    ¡°Are you crushing on your son?¡± Bianca jested which earned a smile from Olivia..


    Olivia carefully detached herself from Kelvin and followed Bianca out of the room in order not to disturb Kelvin¡¯s sleep..


    ***


    Bianca stood by Olivia who was standing by the window staring at the dark sky with stars twinkling like tiny diamonds..


    ¡°So how was your first day at work?¡±


    Olivia chuckled recalling how her day went, she pushed the hair falling on her face behind her ears..


    ¡°It went great! I¡¯m sure my boss must be cursing me in his sleep by now..¡±


    Bianca wasn¡¯t surprised by the response she got from Olivia, over thest couple of months she has been fired from different ces because of how bold she was when it came to her words..


    ¡°Whatever you do.. don¡¯t mess this up okay? and please don¡¯t be rude to your boss and by the way who is your boss?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips twitched when she heard Bianca¡¯s warning about her not to be rude to her new boss, if only she knew what happened at her new working ce today..


    ¡°No I have no idea who he is.. but he looks familiar in a way though¡±


    Bianca raised a brow and nodded in understanding..


    ¡°Okay then.. goodnight!¡±


    ***


    The next morning..


    Kelvin looked up from his cereal bowl to his mum who was running around the living room packing his backpack..


    ¡°Mummy why don¡¯t you get ready for work, let aunt pack my things.. I don¡¯t want your boss to scold you¡±


    Olivia sighed and looked up to him with a small smile..


    ¡°Oh! you¡¯re worried about me? forget it, my boss can¡¯t scold me¡±


    Damien¡¯s image suddenly shed past her eyes as she stared at Kelvin, for a moment she was lost staring at him until Bianca took a seat next to Kelvin..


    ¡°Olivia! are you alright?¡±


    Olivia blinked twice and nodded her head, she tapped her forehead and closed her eyes with a sigh..


    ¡°I must be overthinking things..¡± She murmured beneath her breath..


    ¡°You can tell me if something is bothering you.. right?¡±


    Olivia forced a smile and picked up her purse,¡±I¡¯m totally good.. please drop Kelvin off today..¡±


    Kelvin pouted his lips, he wasn¡¯t happy about the fact that his mum won¡¯t drop him off today again, he stirred his cereal slowly with his head bowed down..


    Olivia caught his sad expression and sighed ¡°Alright I¡¯ll drop you off on my way to the office¡±


    His mood was ted in seconds, he hopped down from his seat and ran to her..


    ¡°Yay! thanks mummy¡±


    Bianca casually grabbed a red apple and took arge bite out of it..


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we leave together?¡±


    ***


    Damien took in a deep breath resisting the urge to throw a punch at the guard in front of him, they never seem to get their job right..


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    The guard bowed his head in shame avoiding his master¡¯s burning gaze on him..


    ¡°When we got there, no one was at home¡­ but I don¡¯t think she¡¯s the one we are looking for¡±


    Damien shut his eyes and turned his seat to face therge floor to ceiling window in his office, he had to find thatdy no matter what..


    ¡°Get out!¡±


    The guard obliged and turned around to leave when he bumped into ady that seemed to be in a hurry, he ended up knocking every files on her hands to the ground..


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry¡±


    Damien turned his seat towards them, a frown settled upon his forehead when he saw the mess they created..


    Olivia crotched down picking up the files that were littered around the ground and the guard followed suite..


    The guard creased his brow as he took a look at her face, thisdy before him had the same color of eyes that they were searching for also and her demeanor was also soft like the girl from that night..


    Olivia noticed the guard wasn¡¯t moving, she raised her head to catch him staring at her like he had seen a ghost..


    ¡°I know I¡¯m really pretty! stop staring at me that way.. I¡¯m really ufortable!¡± Sheshed out irritably at the guard and stood up to her feet..


    The guard shook his head gently, maybe it was his head messing with him, the girl from that night was innocent and calm unlike thisdy..


    Olivia ced the files on Damien¡¯s desk with a little force than normal..


    ¡°Why was your bodyguard staring at me like that? oh.. I see, did you hire him to get rid of me?¡±


    Damien was left puzzled, he nced at his guard who quickly left the room after a while, his gaze then settled on Olivia who was giving him a questioning gaze..


    Now he thought of it, Olivia has the same color of eyes as thedy from that night, he doubted if it was her..


    Thedy from that night was calm even though she was scared but thisdy in front of him was so annoying and bold but he still remembered her scent..


    He stood up from his seat and walked around hisrge desk and stood before her..


    Olivia narrowed her eyes at him wondering what he was about to her, however she took a defensive pose to stop him from approaching her, her palms was folded into fists ready to throw a punch at him if he dared crossed his boundaries..


    Damien moved back with creased brows wondering what was wrong with her..


    ¡°Do you want to fight with me?¡± He asked in disbelief staring at her keenly..


    ¡°That depends on what you¡¯re about to do¡±


    Damien snorted and suddenly pulled one of her fisted hands..


    She crashed against his firm chest, he leaned forward slowly to her causing Olivia¡¯s eyes to widen..


    And before he could tell what was going on he suddenly felt a strong kick on his groin, a groan escaped from his lips, he held his table for support and looked at her in disbelief..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes grewrge after realizing what she had done..

 Chapter 9_ I鈥檒l make you pay

    Olivia chewed on her nails feeling remorseful for what she just did, she could see how ufortable he was and suddenly wished to vanish into thin air..


    She approached him slowly ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to do that.. I see you¡¯re in pain.. let me help you check it out¡±


    Damien snapped his head to her in unbelief, was she insane? what sought of ady was she? and what exactly does she want to check out?


    His long finger pointed to the exit, if she stayed any longer he couldn¡¯t tell what he was going to do to her..


    Olivia hesitated to leave for a while until the door opened and ady stepped in, she was the samedy who imed to be Damien¡¯s girlfriend yesterday..


    The takeouts on Rihanna¡¯s hands dropped to the ground as she rushed to Damien who was wriggling slowly in pain..


    ¡°Babe? what¡¯s wrong?!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s gazended fiercely on Olivia who was standing aside, ¡°What did you do to him?!¡±


    Damien reached his hand to Rihanna who led him to sit back on his seat, he raised his head to see Olivia still lingering around..


    ¡°Get out!¡±


    Olivia obliged to his words this time and scurried out of the office, she closed the door with a little bang and scoffed..


    ¡°Serves him right!¡± she mouthed and returned back to her cubicle..


    Not too long after she stepped out of the office, the door to Damien¡¯s office opened and a loud clicking footstep was heard, Rihanna stopped when she got to Olivia¡¯s cubicle and suddenly banged her fist on her desk..


    Olivia looked up to thedy who was sending icy cold res to her, if looks could kill perhaps Olivia would have been cremated by now..


    ¡°How dare you?!¡±


    Olivia pulled her gaze away from Rihanna to her PC, all her colleagues looked at her in awe, what was she made of?


    She was just a newbie and only resumed yesterday but she had already double crossed all three people who they were all scared of..


    ¡°Please don¡¯t yell.. we¡¯re all busy with work¡± Shemented nonchntly typing away on her PC which not only annoyed Rihanna but made her feel extremely embarrassed..


    ¡°You¡¯re fired!¡±


    Olivia chuckled and slowly stood up to her feet, she didn¡¯t want to be like this but she was really asking for it..


    She tilted her head to the side and took a long look at Rihanna..


    ¡°And what gives you the right to fire me miss? even the boss can¡¯t dismiss me¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s brows drew together in amazement, this new employee really didn¡¯t know who she was messing with at the moment..


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    Olivia rolled her eyes and almost immediately four security men came in..


    Rihanna pointed a finger at Olivia who was surprisingly calm at a time like this, her chest heaved up and down in anger..


    She badly wanted to p the small smile off thisdy¡¯s face..


    ¡°Escort her out of this building and see to it that she never sets her foot back here!¡±


    Rihanna frowned when the men didn¡¯t move to carry out her order, she walked in hurried steps towards them..


    ¡°Are you deaf?!¡±


    The men bowed their heads but still refused to move an inch from their spot..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am I¡¯m afraid we can¡¯t carry out your order..


    No sooner had he said the words when a deafening p echoed..


    There was a loud gasp from everyone followed by murmurings and chattering, this was the first time they were witnessing something like this..


    ¡°Are you going against my order?!¡±


    Rihanna turned back to Olivia who wasn¡¯t the least bothered by what was going on at the moment..


    ¡°Will you please stop creating a scene over here? if you really want to get me fired then I guess you have to beg me to resign!¡± Olivia said with a smug smile on her lips..


    ***


    Few minutester..


    Damien massaged his head staring at the twodies in front of him, he hadn¡¯t recovered from the pain Olivia inflicted on him yet and now this!


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t the one¡­


    ¡°Keep quiet!¡± Damien who was enraged barked at her the moment he heard her speak, he failed to understand what made his mum chose to leave this insolentdy under him..


    Rihanna smirked when Olivia was yelled at, she casually walked around the huge wooden desk and stood beside Damien..


    ¡°You can¡¯t keep me shut for her sake! she started it.. and I had to retort, I¡¯m not a statue to keep mute or anything¡± Olivia defended herself despite the re she received from Damien..


    Damien picked up his phone and raised it to his ear after a few minutes Be stepped into the office and as usual in her revealing clothes..


    Rihanna frowned when she saw this, what was wrong with all the female employees in thepany? don¡¯t they have manners?! or where they trying to seduce her man?


    ¡°I never knew this was a clubhouse¡± She sarcastically remarked at Be¡¯s outfit..


    Be sneered but covered up with a tight smile, she didn¡¯t want to be rude to the boss¡¯s fling or whatever she addressed herself to be.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry if my outfit isn¡¯t to your liking ma¡¯am but this is what I¡¯mfortable in¡± Be bit back with a small smile..


    Rihanna snapped her gaze to Damien who was already fed up with the threedies in his office, his gaze zeroed on Olivia¡¯s name tag attached to her white shirt..


    Olivia who saw where her boss¡¯s shameless eyes were staring at folded her arm beneath her bossom, who knew he could be this shameless too?


    Wasn¡¯t his girlfriend enough for him? her gazended briefly on Rihanna, Olivia¡¯s eyes roamed on Rihanna¡¯s figure, she wasn¡¯t really endowed with big b**bs or a back side which made her chuckle diverting Damien¡¯s attention to herself..


    ¡°You find this funny?!¡±


    Olivia swallowed hard and shook her head slowly ¡°No boss¡±


    Damien sighed and turned towards Be ¡°Pack up we¡¯ll be leaving for the main branch tomorrow and as for you¡­


    He turned to Olivia who was keenly focused on staring at a painting of a vase on the wall..


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Since you¡¯re my secretary that my mum blindly assigned to me.. you¡¯ll being with us also.. so pack up your things!¡±


    Olivia was left puzzled, she blinked several times wondering where she was moving to, she could swear that she didn¡¯t pay attention to what he said a while ago..


    Be gave a small bow and left the office soon after, Rihanna nted a soft kiss on Damien¡¯s cheek and bade him goodbye..


    As she got nearer to Olivia she silently mouthed a few threatening words to her..


    ¡°You¡¯ve messed with the wrongdy.. I¡¯ll make you pay dearly!¡±


    As soon as the door closed Olivia diverted her gaze to Damien and thetter instinctively raised his leg over the other..


    ¡°My mum sure gave you a lot of nerves to talk back at me.. but I assure you she won¡¯t be able to save you over there¡­


    Without waiting for him to finish his words she turned around and walked away from the office to start packing up her things..


    ***


    Later during that day..


    Rihanna walked around the park with Alexa chatting away happily, they stopped by a bench and took a sit..


    ¡°Is something bothering you?¡± Alexa asked worriedly staring at her friend, just from a nce she could tell that something was bothering her..


    Rihanna sighed and stared ahead at the kids ying around with their various parents..


    ¡°Damien has a new employee who was assigned by your mum.. she¡¯s so rude and she also embarrassed me in front of everyone today¡±


    Alexa¡¯s eyes narrowed at Rihanna trying to decipher why mum would be interested in hiring a female employee for Damien..


    She hardly ever get involved with thepany¡¯s affairs unless she was up to something like always..


    ¡°I¡¯ll help you figure things out..¡±


    As if recalling something Rihanna turned to Alexa with a furrowed brows..


    ¡°I heard your new Porsche was ruined.. what happened?¡±


    Anger shed past Alexa¡¯s orbs recalling what happened few days ago at the mall, for some reasons that kid¡¯s image has refused to leave her head..


    ¡°An annoying kid broke the ss.. anyways I¡¯m a bit over it .. but if I ever cross path with either him or his mum I¡¯ll squash them under my feet!¡±


    Rihanna stood up after checking the time, she had a party to attend to tonight and she needed to prepare for it..


    ¡°I¡¯ll get going now.. I have to get ready for a party tonight¡±


    Alexa nodded and stood up to leave, they¡¯ve walked only a few steps when a ball from nowhere striked Rihanna¡¯s forehead..


    ¡°Ouch!¡± she screamed out..


    Alexa turned to her friend who was holding her forehead in pain and then her gaze fell on the ball, she picked it up and looked around only for her eyes tond on a kid not too far away from them..


    The moment Rihanna¡¯s gaze fell on him, her legs gave way and she fell to her knees..


    Kelvin stretched forth his hand to Alexa ¡°Can I have my ball back?¡±

 Chapter 10_ Speechless!

    Alexa¡¯s pupils dted as soon as her eyes fell on the boy stretching forth his hands towards her, now she understood why his image wasn¡¯t leaving her head..


    It was because he looked like someone she knew well, he was the carbon copy of her brother Damien Sterling!


    Meanwhile, Rihanna wasn¡¯t spared out of the shock, shepletely forgot about the pain she was feeling a while ago and unknowingly got lost staring at the kid..


    Alexa was the first to snap out of her daze when the ball was snatched away from her grip by Bianca..


    ¡°You! Rihanna this is the annoying kid i was talking about that broke my car!¡±


    Rihanna stood back up to her feet with the help of Alexa, was it only her that saw the resemnce between this kid and her boyfriend?


    Bianca tilted her head to the side staring at the two who were looking down at Ray like they¡¯ve seen a ghost..


    ¡°Alexa is this Damien¡¯s¡­


    Her voice trailed off, she shook her head to clear off the thoughts she was having, this was a big lie, she hasn¡¯t heard of Damien having a child as far as she knew him, she was the firstdy Damien wasn¡¯t repelled to..


    ¡°Won¡¯t you apologize for what you did? or weren¡¯t you taught manners by your parents?!¡± Rihanna suddenly barked out loud..


    Kelvin¡¯s brows furrowed, he hated it whenever someone questions his parents when he was really at fault, his initial thought to apologize melted down like ice..


    And to their surprise he threw the ball at her face once more..


    ¡°Don¡¯t say mean things about my super mummy okay?¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes widened at his audacity, she blinked her eyes when she felt a little dust particles in her eyes¡­.


    ¡°How dare you?!¡±


    Rihanna matched forward in an attempt to hit him for talking back at her rudely but her hand was caught on air..


    She met with Bianca¡¯s burning gaze, Alexa who tried to warn Rihanna of what might befall her closed her eyes after a deafening pnded on Rihanna¡¯s face..


    Rihanna looked up at Bianca in disbelief with her hands on her cheek.


    ¡°You¡¯re very much lucky that his mum didn¡¯t witness what you were trying to do a while ago to her son.. you can confirm from your friend here what she went through that day when she tried to make that same mistake!¡± Bianca retorted and took Kelvin¡¯s hands in hers before walking away..


    Rihanna¡¯s left hand were glued to her left cheek, she stared at their retreating backs and suddenly took a step forward to go after them but was held back by Alexa..


    ¡°She raised her hands to me Alexa! I¡¯ll make sure Damien teaches her a lesson¡±


    She raised her phone up to her ear after dialing Damien¡¯s phone ¡°Damien I¡¯m being bullied.. please help me!!¡±


    Olivia cleared her throat at the other end ¡°The boss isn¡¯t around now.. he¡¯s currently in a business meeting so if you don¡¯t mind.. I¡¯m hanging up¡±


    Rihanna stared at the disconnected call and felt a surge of anger passed through her, thatdy again?! and what was she doing with Damien¡¯s phone?


    Alexa took a nce at Rihanna¡¯s annoyed expression and asked the obvious question..


    ¡°What happened?!¡±


    ¡°Thatdy answered his phone!!¡± She suddenly screamed out which earned her weird nces from the kids ying around in the park..


    ***


    A cab pulled over in front of a building as Bianca and Kelvin stepped out of it, she settled the fare and turned around walking into the building where she spotted two men lingering around the building which seemed like they were waiting for someone..


    She stood rooted to the ground as they approached her..


    ¡°Miss do you live here?¡±


    Bianca stared at the huge men in front of her wondering what they want from her, however, she gave a nod to their initial question, she also noticed their gaze was fixed on Kelvin who was covered in mud like he just had a swim in a mud puddle.. except his grey orbs that kept peering back at them..


    They both exchanged brief nces with each other..


    ¡°I assume you¡¯re his mum right?¡±


    Bianca pulled Kelvin to herself with a smile ¡°Yes! he¡¯s my son is anything wrong?¡±


    One of them leaned forward to the other and whispered a few words to him..


    ¡°Okay we¡¯ll get going now¡±


    Bianca stared at their backs confusedly as they left and crossed over to the ck car parked by the side of the road..


    ¡°What was that for?¡±


    Kelvin looked up to Bianca ¡°Why did you tell them that you¡¯re my mummy.. mummy said it¡¯s really bad to lie to others¡±


    Bianca took his hand and walked hurriedly into the building, whoever those men were she was sure they¡¯ll be back soon, they didn¡¯t look ordinary to her..


    ¡°Forget it dear let¡¯s go get you clean.. or else your mum will be really mad to see you in this state¡±


    ***


    Alexa bardged into her parents room without knocking, her face frowned in disgust when she caught them about to share a kiss..


    ¡°Eww¡±


    They pulled away from each other and Anita smiled nervously at her daughter like she has just been caught in a bad act..


    Her father was the slightly annoyed one, only he knew how long he had to wait for this moment before she suddenly bardged in..


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± Anita worriedly asked peering at her daughter..N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    Alexa rolled her eyes, does she look alright to them? why ask her the obvious question when they knew what her answer would be?..


    Honestly, she was fed up with all them and her big bro tops it all..


    ¡°Who was the newdy you hired to work with big bro?¡±


    Anita snapped a brow and took a sit at the edge on the king sized bed covered with white and ck sheets..


    ¡°Why do you ask?¡±


    Alexa turned to her dad hoping he¡¯d pitch in something, just anything would be fine! everyone deserved to know who that mannerlessdy was..


    ¡°Really mum? thatdy is very rude and doesn¡¯t miss a chance to bully big bro.. and she even went as far as embarrassing Rihanna at thepany today¡±


    Anita scoffed after she listened to the end of her daughter¡¯s speech..


    ¡°You¡¯re also rude and you bully anyone too.. and by the way Olivia is quite innocent.. Damien is the one who bullies her every now and then, she even spoke to me a while back that your bestie Rihanna tried to fire her today!¡±


    Aldrin took a seat next to his wife, he was suddenly lost in the conversation and couldn¡¯t help but ask..


    ¡°Who are you both talking about?¡±


    Anita turned to her husband and briefly exined everything to him which she witnessed at thepany..


    ¡°That¡¯s a big lie mum! thatdy is a big problem! she even pt me twice at the entrance of the mall and how can I forget that her six year old son broke my car few days ago?¡±


    Anita tilted her head to the side and her hands folded beneath her bossom.


    ¡°You¡¯re even willing to lie just so I can have a bad opinion about her? Olivia is the same age as you how could she possibly have a six year old son?¡±


    Alexa¡¯s lips parted to speak but she couldn¡¯t bring the right words out her mouth, she heaved a deep breath..


    ¡°You don¡¯t believe me?! fine! but what about Rihanna? she is Damien¡¯s girlfriend and she isn¡¯tfortable with him having Olivia around¡±


    Anita stood up to her feet and moved closer to her daughter..


    ¡°I don¡¯t care what your bestie thinks and besides I never liked her in the first ce, she looks just like her conniving mother!¡±


    Alexa turned to her dad who was oddly quiet, he was the one who always supported and believed every single words she told him without a doubt..


    ¡°Dad! won¡¯t you say anything?¡±


    Aldrin was about to speak when he received a sharp re from his wife..


    ¡°Say one word and you¡¯ll be sleeping alone tonight¡± She threatened in a low tone..


    Aldrin didn¡¯t need to be told twice, he sealed his lips shut and immediately sent an apologetic look to his daughter..


    Alexa rolled her eyes and stormed out of the room in nothing but rage..


    ¡°You¡¯ve spoilt her so much that she doesn¡¯t have any manners, we better fix her marriage before she gets out of hand¡±


    The door pushed open once to reveal Alexa¡¯s icy cold res..


    ¡°Come again mum!¡±

 Chapter 11_ Quest

    Kelvin stood on the dining table refusing toe down, Bianca sighed and ced the small bowl on the table..


    ¡°Do you have to be so difficult with me every single day?e down and have your meal¡±


    The door opened as Olivia stepped in with all smiles, however her smile slowly vanished when she saw Kelvin standing on the dining table..


    ¡°Olivia! thank goodness you¡¯re here.. he¡¯s driving me insane.. I¡¯ll step out for a few minutes, don¡¯t wait up for me¡±


    Bianca stepped out of the small living room leaving the mother and son alone..


    Olivia threw her purse to the sofa and folded her arm staring at Kelvin who was still on the table..


    The kid tilted his head to the side with a wide grin, he opened his arms wide for an embrace..


    ¡°Come on mummy don¡¯t force it, I know you can never be upset with me..¡±


    Olivia giggled, she walked to him and epted his warm embrace that seemed to relieve her of all her stress..


    ¡°My baby.. I missed you soo.. much today¡±


    She carried him in her arms off the table and gently ced him back to his feet..


    ¡°So I see you haven¡¯t had your meal yet, do you want to see me unhappy?¡±


    Kelvin shook his head slowly, he walked to the dining table and grabbed his bowl of Mac and cheese..


    ¡°I¡¯ll have it right away please don¡¯t be upset alright?¡±


    Olivia chuckled and watched him eat, her little prince charming was ready to do anything to put a smile on her face..


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    Bianca walked into the dimly lit bar that was bubbling up and down with loud music, she took in a deep breath and sat in front of the bartender..


    ¡°What would you like to have mdy?¡± He shed her a toothy smile which she returned back with a forced one..


    ¡°Whiskey¡± she replied back..


    Meanwhile three guys who sat at a hidden corner in the bar all focused their gaze on thedy who just walked in..


    ¡°Who¡¯s that chick? I¡¯ve never seen her around before¡± One of themmented checking her out..


    ¡°I know her¡­ she is hard to please.. asked her out once and I was totally left embarrassed¡± Another imputed, the first guyughed to his heart contents..


    ¡°I can get her¡±


    Simeon and Justin looked towards the quiet Xander who just spoke..


    Simeonughed mockingly ¡°I bet you two million dors that you won¡¯t get a positive response from her tonight¡±


    Xander raised his ss to his lips with a nted grin on his lips, he took a nce at thedy who just took her second shot of whiskey..


    ¡°I have a clean record of getting anydy I approach, so I¡¯m super confident¡±


    He stood up from his seat and emerged out of the dark part of the room, he walked elegantly and took the seat in front of the bartender..


    Xander took a nce at thedy by his side who wasn¡¯t sparing him a look, she was too focused on her phone to even notice his presence..


    ¡°What would you like to have Mr Gray?¡± The bartender asked politely trying to divert the yboy¡¯s attention to himself, he could tell exactly what was going through thetter¡¯s mind..


    Xander peeled his gaze off her and turned to the bartender..


    ¡°Vodka¡±


    The bartender gave a nod and turned around to get what was ordered..


    Xander adjusted on his seat and leaned a bit towards Bianca..


    ¡°Hi.. can you please tell me what says the time?¡±


    Bianca turned her gaze to her side and that was when she noticed the man sitting next to her..


    His chiseled features were a testament to his Greek god-like physique, with piercing blue eyes that seemed to see right through you.


    His dark hair was perfectly messy and his chiseled jawline was entuated by a devilish smirk that left women weak in the knees.


    His full lips curved into a perpetual smile, giving him an air of approachability, while his broad shoulders and muscr build made him a force to be reckoned with.


    Bianca pulled her gaze off his face, she noticed he was putting on a golden wrist watch but either way she ryed the time to him and returned her gaze back to her phone..


    Xander heard a series of gigglesing from the other end of the room, he snapped his head to his friends who were clearly making jest of him..


    However he refused to stop just there, he was about to say something to her before the bartender ced the ss of vodka in front of him..


    ¡°Your order sir¡±


    Xander pulled the ss a little bit harshly on the hard marbled b..


    He drank the contents of his ss in one go, howe she wasn¡¯t trying to strike up a conversation with him like every otherdies do?


    He cleared his throat to gain her attention which he seeded in doing, Bianca faced him once more..


    ¡°Are you new to the city?¡±


    Bianca raised a brow and shook her head ¡°No.. I practically grew up here¡±


    Xander shed her his mischievous smile that could make any girl fall at his feet, he was pleased that she at least spoke to him..


    ¡°Do you visit frequently?¡±


    Bianca shook her head, she hated wherever this conversation was heading to, she took a nce briefly at the other two who were ogling at her..


    ¡°Well? do you wanna waste your whole youth? can I get your contact info just in case you might wanna hang out?¡±


    Bianca stared down at his phone stretched towards her, she hopped down from the backless bar stool..


    ¡°Don¡¯t push your luck¡± She said in a clear and firm tone before she walked out of the bar, from a distance she could hear the murmurs and teasing voices of his supposed friends.


    Xander returned back to his friends and took a seat..


    ¡°Look who got his first rejection tonight.. I told you she was a little hard to please¡±


    Xander nced back once more, he couldn¡¯t believe that there was ady in this world that could reject his advances..


    He wasn¡¯t the one to chase girls, instead girls were the ones to chase him around offering themselves to him at every chance they got..


    ¡°I make sure I get every singledy that I want and she is no exception.. no girl can resist this face..¡±


    ***


    Olivia yawnedzily and sat up on the bed, she closed her eyes briefly trying to enjoy thest inch of sleep left in her eyes..


    Her amber orbs suddenly snapped open when she recalled that her boss would personally pick her up and take her to the main branch today..


    She dashed off her bed and ran into her shower room to take a quick shower..


    In less than five minutes, she was done with her shower, Olivia picked out her white shirt and ck skirt which was the official color in thepany..


    She dorned it on in no time and soon after she heard a horn outside the building, she picked up her heels and tried to force them on her feet while standing only tond on her butt..


    ¡°Ohe on!¡±


    In six minutes she was out of the building with a loud bang resounding right after she left, her eyes widened when she saw the car moving away..


    ¡°Wait! stop! I¡¯m here!¡± She pulled off her heels and ran after the moving car like an insanedy till it vanished out of her sight..


    Olivia threw down her heels in anger, her chest heaved as he took deep breaths in and out, her hair was all over her face which made her look like she was mad..


    ¡°He did this on purpose!¡±


    She picked her purse off the ground and searched for her phone, when she pulled it out, her lips curved up into a smirk..


    ***


    Damien sat behind hisrge desk swivelling on his chair, when he recalled how she was chasing after his car half an hour ago he suddenly bursted outughing..


    This was just the beginning, he still had plenty more torture installed for her..


    However his door was pushed open which made a loud bang, an angrydy panting heavily stepped in throwing daggers at him with her fierce gaze..


    He sat up on his seat in shock wondering how she got here so fast and also how she able to locate this ce..


    Olivia marched in and stood in front of him with a questioning gaze..


    ¡°I can see you¡¯re mad right now.. and it¡¯s only making me feel even more proud of myself.. get settled over there, and start your first official work as my secretary¡±


    He pointed to the transparent space in his office which was another small office meant for a secretary..


    Olivia¡¯s jaw clenched in anger, she suddenly had the urge to throw a punch at his face..


    ¡°Dear boss aren¡¯t you worried about what might happen to you behind this closed door?¡±


    No sooner had she asked the question when she saw his name deeply carved on a golden intricate resting on his desk..


    Damien Sterling!

 Chapter 12_ Shocked!

    Olivia raised her face to him in shock and unbelief, her boss was Damien Sterling? how on earth did she not know that?


    ¡°You¡¯re so foolish Olivia!¡± she scolded herself mentally, how on earth was this possible? she has heard a lot of stories about the sterlings and how they trample on anyone who double crossed them..


    And the youngdy whom Kelvin broke her car was his sister? that exins the reason she hated them both..


    Damien snapped his fingers and brought her out of her reverie..


    ¡°I know I¡¯m everydies dream but please don¡¯t include your annoying self by staring at me..¡±


    Olivia pointed a finger at him ready to snap at him only for him to raise his hand to stop her speech..


    ¡°Zip it! and go make me a cup of coffee¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips curved up into a devilish grin, she walked slowly to his desk and ced both hands on it after which she leaned forward to him..


    ¡°Of course boss.. I¡¯ll get your coffee right away¡±


    Damien leaned back on his seat staring at her skeptically, why does he feel that he was the one being bullied here and not her..


    The door pushed open and Be stepped in, today her outfit was a little decent unlike the previous days where she dresses like a sl*t queen..


    Olivia stepped away from the table granting Be ess to stand in front of the boss, she threw Olivia a menacing gaze and huffed..


    ¡°Go get the coffee!¡± Damienshed out at her when she wasn¡¯t making any attempt to move out of the office..


    Be looked up to the boss and then back to Olivia who was fuming in anger..


    ¡°Make that two Olivia.. I hope you don¡¯t mind?¡± Be asked with a smug smile..


    Olivia grinned from ear to ear, since they wanted to drink coffee so bad then they were gonna have it..


    ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t mind.. after all what are colleagues for? two cups of coffeeing right up!¡± She said in excitement and hurried out of the office..


    Damien stared at the closed door and sighed in relief, that woman will be the end of him and there was no other way about it..


    ***


    Bianca frowned when she found Kelvin still asleep, she sat beside him on the bed and touched his head gently..


    ¡°Kelvin you¡¯ll be veryte to school today wake up¡±


    Kelvin opened his eyes slowly ¡°Aunt I don¡¯t feel so good.. please let me stay today¡±


    Kelvin blinked his cute grey orbs at her with a small pout, Bianca touched her chest and was unable to refute him..


    ¡°Okay dear.. I¡¯ll go warm up some milk for you.. be good okay?¡±


    She nted a soft kiss on his forehead and left his room, soon after she left Kelvin stood on his bed with a wide grin on his lips..


    ¡°Now for phase two of my n!¡±


    ***


    The door opened gently as Olivia came in with a tray where two cups of coffee sat, she ced it on the desk..


    ¡°I hope you like it¡± she said with a polite smile and left for her office.


    Be¡¯s brows furrowed when she saw Olivia going into the transparent space in Damien¡¯s office, she had always wanted that ce to herself where she could get go see the man of her dreams everytime while she works..


    Olivia settled down in her little office, she took a nce at them and caught Damien staring at her, she shed him a toothy smile which made his face scrunch..


    He picked up his cup of coffee from the table and raised it to his lips, Be quickly closed the file in her hands and lifted the cup to her lips..


    They both took a sip and almost immediately they stood up to their feet and spat it out of their lips as if they¡¯ve tasted a piece of junk¡­


    Damien took a look at Be who also had the same expression as him, he snapped his head to Olivia who was trying to cover up her smile even though she wasn¡¯t staring at them..


    His knuckles tightened into a fist as he stared at the bolddy at the other room..


    ***


    Bianca turned off the cooker and pulled off her sky blue apron..


    She walked out of the kitchen and was a bit surprised to see Kelvin holding a ss of orange juice to her with a wide grin..


    ¡°Kelvin, aren¡¯t you supposed to be up in your room?¡±


    ¡°Aunt.. I know how tired you must be since mummy left earlier than usual today.. please have this and get your strength back¡±


    Bianca was moved, she ruffled his hair with her hands and epted the ss of juice from him ¡°Thanks honey.. I really needed it¡±


    Kelvin smiled at herpliment, he watched her raise the ss to her lips and drank its content to thest drop..


    Bianca burped softly and giggled, she suddenly felt refreshed..


    ¡°I¡¯ll go get changed alright? and then we¡¯ll have breakfast together.. I made pasta especially for you¡±


    Kelvin¡¯s smile never left his face, he watched her leave the living room and slowly tailed behind her..


    Bianca untied her ck hair which she tied into a messy bun..


    She staggered forward feeling a little bit drowsy, maybe it was as a result of staying wide awake all night..


    Her eyes fell on her smooth bed and instantly she was tempted to sleep on it, she fell on her bed staring at her ceilings with a small smile..


    ¡°I¡¯ll just close my eyes for a little while¡± she murmured with her eyes closed..


    ***


    Olivia stood under Damien¡¯s scrutinizing gaze, she noticed how red Be was getting as she remained silent..


    ¡°I asked for a cup of coffee not a death wish!¡± Damien suddenly yelled out of the blue.


    Olivia rolled her eyes with a small smile dainted at at the corner of her lips..


    ¡°Oh you did! but you never asked if I could actually make a coffee¡±


    Damien was dumbfounded at the reply he got, Be turned to Olivia in anger, she was traumatized after tasting the horrible coffee..


    ¡°You did this on purpose! I¡¯m sure you can tell the difference between salt and sugar!¡±


    Olivia shook her head with a pout ¡°what? I¡¯m so sorry i wasn¡¯t able to make a nice cup of coffee for you both.. actually it¡¯s my first time of making it so I¡¯d appreciate it if you can show me the right way to make a nice cup of coffee just in case of next time¡±..


    Be¡¯s demeanor changed when she heard Olivia¡¯sst words, was she indirectly sending her out to make coffee?


    ¡°You should apologize to the boss this minute!¡±


    Olivia scoffed, she owed no one an apology most especially if that person was Damien Sterling! he started it first and now this is just payback..


    She swiped her hair resting on her shoulder over Be¡¯s face and walked slowly to Damien who had an indifferent expression on his face..


    ¡°Dear boss.. are you upset with me? but I don¡¯t think you should be because we are even now..¡±


    Damien¡¯s jaw clenched in anger, he took in deep breaths to stop himself from acting irrational towards the bolddy in front of him..


    ¡°Be.. leave us¡± Damien ordered and Be nodded to his words and did as instructed, she failed to understand why the boss hasn¡¯t fired her despite her ill manner towards him..


    Olivia returned her gaze back to his face, he was quiet and she knew this was the calm before the storm..


    But before he stormed on her, she had a few more words to say so she cleared her throat to speak..


    ¡°Well.. the thing is you¡¯re too mean to work with, I¡¯m only tolerating you because your mum asked me to work under you.. if not I¡¯d rather be jobless than working for you..¡±


    ¡°Olivia Parker.. you¡¯re so bold which makes me want to know how far you¡¯re willing to go with such attitude of yours..¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    She arched a brow at him with a loud scoff, who does he think he is? Damien Sterling? so what if he is Damien Sterling that doesn¡¯t give him the right to bully her at every chance he coukd get..


    ¡°I n to go far in life boss.. but I have a question for you, how much farther can you go? today you luckily escaped from my clutches.. but I¡¯m not sure you will next time¡± She said with a sly smirk..


    Damien¡¯s thick brows furrowed trying to decipher what she meant by that..


    ¡°What do you mean by that?¡±


    Oliviaughed out dryly which he found even more suspicious..


    ¡°With time we will find out!¡± She dered and returned back to her post which left him even more confused..

 Chapter 13_ Apologize!

    Kelvin walked into Bianca¡¯s room right after he heard her soft snores, he leaned to her and nted a kiss on her cheek..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry aunt.. I¡¯ll be back before you wake up¡± He whispered softly and turned around leaving the room..


    ***


    Kelvin narrowed his cute eyes at the man in front of him, he was currently in an eatery where his grandmother had set up four blind date for his mum..


    He had a habit of checking the men out first if they were good enough of his mum or not but sadly this man in front of him wasn¡¯t ready to hear him out..


    ¡°Look kiddo! I don¡¯t know who you are.. but I¡¯m supposed to meet ady today not you¡± The man said impatiently looking around as if searching for someone..


    ¡°The person you were supposed to meet today is my mummy.. grandma arranged a blind date for her but she can¡¯t make it because she of work..¡±


    The man stood up from his seat in anger and walked out of the eatery..


    However Kelvin giggled and ticked out his name from the list of men his grandmother picked..


    ¡°One off.. three more to go¡±


    ***


    Olivia yawned and stretched her hands, having to sit and stare at the screen was really tiring, she stood up from her seat and stepped out of the office where she came across Damien who was engrossed in a document he was about to sign..


    Her brows furrowed when she stared at his side profile which looked nothing less than Kelvin, the resemnce was too much from his grey orbs to his dark hair, infact all of his features..


    ¡°How can this be possible?¡± She murmured beneath her breath and raised her phone, she took a quick pic of him which made a loud shuttering sound..


    Damien raised his head when he heard the sound, his thick brows collided wondering what she was up to again..


    ¡°Did you just take a pic of me?¡± he asked in disbelief for Olivia to snort..


    ¡°You? there¡¯s nothing so good about you so why bother?¡±


    The door opened and a slender figure walked in causing Olivia¡¯s eyes to momentarily roll, the drama queen was here..


    Rihanna walked in elegantly on the two who were staring at each other, she casted Olivia a look of disgust before walking to Damien..


    ¡°Babe! I knew you¡¯d be so busy.. have a moment to think about your health.. I made you lunch.. I hope you¡¯ll like it¡±


    Damien stretched his hand towards her which she took and to her surprise, he pulled her to sit on hisps..


    ¡°So thoughtful of you..¡±


    Olivia shuddered at the sight, she walked out of the office and mmed the door a little harder than necessary..


    Rihanna pushed Damien¡¯s chest when he tried to steal a kiss from her..


    ¡°Hold on a sec.. I want to get something downstairs and I promise to fulfill every single demands you make when I get back¡±


    Damien smiled and nodded his head and soon after she was gone leaving him to the peaceful surrounding..


    His gaze fell towards Olivia¡¯s little space and he couldn¡¯t help but wish for it to be a little bit smaller..


    ***


    Meanwhile¡­


    Olivia stared at her phone zooming in on the pic she just took of Damien..


    She could remember clearly that the hospital where her dad passed away wasn¡¯t a really famous hospital, they were one of the hospitals with the worst facilities ever..


    It couldn¡¯t possibly be Damien, and the hospital records didn¡¯t show his name, infact that room was under someone else¡¯s name..


    She took in a deep breath and ced her phone by the edge of the hand wash bowl, she stared at her reflection on the mirror with a small pout..


    ¡°You¡¯re losing weight rapidly Olivia!¡± She scolded herself while she mentally noted to eat arge proportion of meal whenever she gets the chance..


    Olivia turned on the tap and rinsed her hands gently under the running water, however, her phone was snatched from the ce it was kept..


    She turned swiftly to see Rihanna looking down at the screen..


    ¡°Why is Damien¡¯s picture on your phone?!¡±


    Olivia sighed and forcefully snatched her phone from Rihanna who still had a confused look on her face..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you know prying through other people¡¯s properties without their permission is a bad habit?


    Rihanna snorted, who exactly was teaching her about bad habits? she chuckled at the thought..


    ¡°I just want to warn you to stay away from my boyfriend, stop trying to make him notice you because he really won¡¯t!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes narrowed at thedy who was openly challenging her..


    ¡°I¡¯d have taken that as a challenge if only your so called boyfriend was a good taste, but sadly.. he sucks pretty bad!¡±


    ***


    Kelvin tapped his chin slowly, this man in front of him wasn¡¯t so bad looking after all..


    ¡°Do you like kids uncle?¡±


    The man smiled politely but instantly shook his head..


    ¡°I don¡¯t like kids.. scurry off I¡¯m waiting for a date!¡±


    Kelvin snorted and ticked him out of the list, he wasn¡¯t good enough for his perfect mum..


    ¡°I¡¯m taking her ce because she¡¯s my mummy.. but you said you don¡¯t like kids.. so this means you cannot be my daddy!¡±


    The man was taken aback by the kids choice of words, he looked around and saw people staring at their direction..


    ¡°You¡¯re sick!¡± he spat out irritably and walked out of the eatery..


    Kelvin pouted staring at the four tick marks on the white sheet of paper he was holding..


    ¡°It seems no man is good enough for mummy¡±


    ***


    Olivia walked in with a cup of soda where she spotted Rihanna sobbing really hard while Damien consoled her..


    She frowned at the side, as her dad always told her ¡°Live long enough and you¡¯ll see everything¡± well that is exactly what was happening right now..


    She snorted and was about to walk away when Damien called out to her..


    ¡°Stop right there!¡±


    Olivia turned swiftly to them only to see Damien walking to her inrge strides..


    ¡°Did I do something wrong?¡±


    Damien grabbed her chin with his hands tightening his hold every second like he wanted to rip her face out..


    ¡°What makes you think you can raise your hand to her?!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes zed in anger, now that was something she¡¯d never ept, someone lying against her..


    She yanked Damien¡¯s hands off her chin and turned to Rihanna who was feigning tears..


    ¡°Damien let it go.. I don¡¯t want to make this an issue¡± Rihanna pleaded as tears flowed down her face, she walked to him and hugged his arm..


    ¡°Apologize to her!¡±


    Olivia turned to Damien with raised brows, she took a deep breath in and took Damien¡¯s hand, she quickly ced the soda cup on his palm with a pout..


    ¡°I¡¯ll apologize to her¡± Olivia dered which caused a look of doubt to cross their faces..


    They doubted if it could be that easy for her to agree.


    Olivia turned to Rihanna who was glued to Damien¡¯s arm like a leech, she suddenly pulled Rihanna by her hair and threw a p at her face..


    Damien was dumbfounded by her audacity after which she collected her sofa from his hand..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I pt you your Majesty!¡± She scorned..


    Rihanna stared at thedy in shock wasn¡¯t she scared of what Damien might do to her by doing such a thing..


    ¡°Have you lost it?!¡±


    Olivia raised her hand to stop him from speaking ¡± I apologized for pping her didn¡¯t I? I had to p her to be able to apologize since I didn¡¯t touch her earlier¡±


    Damien stared down at the proud creature in front of him, he suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her along with him out of his office..


    Rihanna smiled from ear to ear when she saw that her little trick worked, to be honest she saw Olivia as apetition because she was fully endowed with a pretty face and figure whereas she was just..*sobs*


    ***


    Xander walked into an eatery, he had an appointment to make with a friend in here..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    He was putting on a ck ripped off jeans and white shirt with the first three buttons opened showing a fair view of his solid chest..


    However, his gaze fell on a kid who was sitting at the table he booked earlier..


    He walked up to the kid and pulled out a chair to sit in front of him..


    ¡°Hey kid.. can you move somewhere else or go to your parents? this table has been reserved already¡±


    As soon as the kid raised his head up to him, a gasp escaped his lips..


    He blinked severally to ensure that he wasn¡¯t seeing things this time, was it his eyes deceiving him or did this kid looks like his best friend?


    Kelvin¡¯s eyes grewrge as he stared at the handsome man in front of him..


    ¡°You¡¯re here for the date? wasn¡¯t it supposed to be four? with you here that makes it five¡±


    Xander had a frown on his forehead, he was confused on what the kid was bbing on about..


    ¡°Where are your parents?¡±

 Chapter 14_ You?!

    Kelvin shed Xander one of his cute smiles that can make even the hard hearted people melt like butter..


    ¡°I can¡¯t find them¡±


    Xander looked around the eatery before settling his gaze back on the kid, he failed to see the mischievous smile that yed at the corner of the kid¡¯s lips..


    ¡°You can¡¯t? do you know where you live?¡±


    Kelvin gave a nod and hopped down from his seat, he stood next to Xander and took his hands..


    Xander looked down at the kid, he couldn¡¯t be wrong about this resemnce but Damien wasn¡¯t that kind of person, as far as he could recall, he has only one woman in his life..


    ***


    Bianca sat up with a yawn, her half opened eyes looked around the room..


    Her hand went to the back of her head that was banging hard, how did she fall into a deep sleep?¡­


    She left the room in search of Kelvin when she remembered that he hasn¡¯t had his breakfast..


    ¡°Kelvin¡±


    She called out several times but got no response, she went back into his room in search of him when her eyes fell on a pill on his nightstand table..


    Bianca picked the pill up and her brows furrowed together before it suddenly dawned on her..


    ¡°That little brat! he must have put this into the juice he gave me..¡±


    ***


    Olivia pulled her hands out of Damien¡¯s grip the moment they entered the elevator..


    ¡°Let go of me! I really didn¡¯t do anything wrong for you to treat me this way, your pathetic girlfriend lied against me¡±


    Damien turned swiftly to her cing a hand on the wall of the elevator above her head..


    ¡°Is this one of the numerous tactics you¡¯ve devised to get close to me? I hope you¡¯re not having any silly thoughts in¡­


    Olivia ced her palm over his mouth to stop him from spurting out nonsense, she could bear it anymore, who does he think he was to tter himself so much?


    ¡°You¡¯re not even my taste in men neither are you that good looking, I wake up next to the most handsome face in the world every morning and you don¡¯t stand a chance! ugly!¡± She mocked before taking her hands off his mouth..


    Luckily for her, the doors to the elevator opened and just when she was about to step out, Damien pulled her back in gently by her cor..


    He raised a finger to her face ready to thunder into her ears but was stopped by another thunder bolt..


    ¡°Damien!¡±


    Damien and Olivia turned to the direction of the voice to see a woman standing just in front of the door..


    ¡°Mum?¡±


    Anita¡¯s eyes narrowed at her son who was still holding onto Olivia¡¯s cor..


    Damien who noticed where his mum¡¯s gaze was focused at, pulled his hand off Olivia¡¯s cor..


    Olivia suddenly ran into Anita¡¯s embrace sobbing gently..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am thank goodness you came here, he was threatening me to resign a few minutes ago, and when I didn¡¯t agree¡­ he tried to choke me in there¡±


    Damien¡¯s jaw dropped at her tant lie, how could she?


    Anita gasped and turned to her son who didn¡¯t try to say anything which meant it was true..


    He was found of bullying the poor girl at anytime he got, at least that¡¯s what she thought..


    ¡°Damien.. didn¡¯t I tell you that she can¡¯t be fired as long as she wants to work here? look at how sad she is now, you never miss a chance to bully her¡±


    Damien was left speechless for words, how can his mum trust thisdy blindly? was he the only one that saw through her lies?!


    ¡°Mum that wasn¡¯t what really happened.. she pt Rihanna and I had to¡­


    Anita patted Olivia¡¯s back slowly ¡°This is about that little fling of yours isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Olivia pulled away from Anita sniffing back, ¡°Ma¡¯am please don¡¯t scold him anymore.. I¡¯m afraid he might get back at me by increasing my workload¡±


    ¡°He wouldn¡¯t dare to do that!¡±


    She nced towards Damien with a small pout which thetter found really annoying, he had a sudden urge to push her in front of a moving car..


    ¡°Are you seriously going to believe this woman lies?¡±


    Anita frowned and moved closer to him ¡°I don¡¯t get why you and Alexa thinks that she is a liar, look at her.. so innocent and yet you bully her¡±


    ***


    Xander¡¯s ck Maybach came to a halt in front of a building..


    He nced at the back to see the kid¡¯s wide smile, he stepped out of the car and came around to open the door for Kelvin..


    Kelvin stepped out of the car with the aid of Xander..


    Xander took a look at the building with a frown on his face..


    ¡°You live here?¡±


    Kelvin nodded and took his hand in his leading him into the building..


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you supposed to be in school? I guess you have an irresponsible parent¡±


    Kelvin stopped on his tracks, so as Xander who had a stoic expression on his face..


    ¡°Is something wrong?¡±


    Kelvin pulled his hand off Xander¡¯s hold and moved back gently..


    ¡°My mummy isn¡¯t irresponsible! she¡¯s really great! don¡¯t call her that anymore!¡±


    Xander¡¯s left brow arched was this another way of saying ¡®thank you for the ride home¡¯ in kid¡¯snguage?


    Bianca stepped out of the building tying her shoulder length hair with a band, she had to find Kelvin before his motheres back home and destroy the whole world..


    A sigh of relief escaped her lips when she saw him standing a few distance away with a man, they seemed to be involved in a serious conversation that they didn¡¯t seem to notice her..


    ¡°Kelvin!¡±


    Kelvin snapped his head to the direction of the voice and instantly he ran towards her..


    Bianca touched his head gently when he suddenly engulfed her into a tight embrace..


    She looked up to the man who was keenly staring at the both of them..


    ¡°You?!¡± Xander and Bianca asked at the same time..


    Kelvin pulled away from Bianca and stared at the two who seemed to know each other..


    Xander stared at thedy in front of him in shock, wasn¡¯t she the samedy that made him have sleepless night all throughout the previous night because of his failed approach to her..


    ¡°What did you do to him? wait a minute! did you abduct him?!¡±


    Xander was left puzzled, doesn¡¯t she know how reputable he is? if someone heard what she just said his image might be tarnished..


    ¡°Oh I see! you¡¯re the irresponsible mother who left her child at the eatery unbothered.. such a pity, beauty with absolutely no brains..


    Kelvin gasped and slowly moved back, he nced at Xander who still had a mocking smile on his lips, if only he knew what wasing for him..


    Bianca rolled up her sleeves and walked to him in hurried steps before he could tell what she was up to, all he saw next was stars before a ck out ured..


    ***


    Anita held Olivia¡¯s hand as they made their way to Damien¡¯s office and without prior notice, she pushed the door opened startling Rihanna who was sitting on Damien¡¯s seat behind the desk..


    She brought her legs down from the table and rose to her feet when she saw thedy of the sterlings walking in..


    ¡°Mrs Sterling.. I.. umm.


    Anita snorted and turned back to her son ¡°Was it because thisdy you chose to bully Olivia?¡±


    Rihanna gulped down nervously as she tried to keep the smile on her face..


    How could she forget how much this woman despises her?


    ¡°Mum.. you know I¡¯d never treat a woman like that! but this crook here is asking for it.. all she does is to cause one trouble or another.. and I¡¯m already fed up of all her drama¡¯s!¡±


    Anita¡¯s face fell, she slowly walked to the couch in the office and sat down with a long face..


    ¡°I knew it! you clearly don¡¯t respect me anymore, you think I¡¯m a bad mother¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows rose up in surprise, here she thought that she was the drama queen but right in front of her Mrs Sterling was actually crying?


    Damien sighed pinching the space between his brows..


    ¡°Mum what are you doing?.. this isn¡¯t your fault in anyway.. it¡¯s all her¡¯s and I promise to make her pay dearly for it¡±


    Olivia stuck her tongue out to him, to top it all the more, she sat next to Mrs Sterling to console her..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am.. boss isn¡¯t like this, he bully¡¯s me whenever thisdy is around, she always look for ways to make him yell at me¡±


    Anita¡¯s feigned sobbing became even louder, one thing she knew about Damien was that he couldn¡¯t stand to see her in tears..


    She pointed a finger at Rihanna who was silently observing everything, she refused to blink, for a moment there she thought that she was the real bully..


    ¡°Send her out of here! or else I¡¯ll tell everyone how bad my own son treats me¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes nearly popped out of its sockets, how can thisdy be so demanding, however, she knew Damien wouldn¡¯t agree to it since he loves her so much..


    ¡°Rihanna.. please leave¡±


    Rihanna was about to speak up when Anita interjected..


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear him?!¡±


    Rihanna picked up her purse from the desk and hurried out of the office..


    Anita¡¯s once sullen expression lightened up as soon as she was gone, she stood up to her feet and walked towards Damien..


    ¡°I guess everything is good now.. I have to be at the beauty spa.. and for thest time Damien, don¡¯t bully Olivia!¡± She warned sternly and kissed him on his cheek..


    ¡°Bye son¡±Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    Olivia bade her goodbye and as soon as the door closed she turned to leave for her office when she was suddenly pulled back by Damien..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think that we have a little score to settle?¡±

 Chapter 15_ I鈥檓 sorry

    Olivia shut her eyes tightly as she slowly turned to see the mischievous smirk on his lips..


    She knew she was done for, her sharp eyes darted around looking for a possible way of escape from his clutches..


    ¡°Cat got your tongue now?¡±


    Olivia shook her head ¡°How can I talk when my boss hasn¡¯t given me the permission to..¡±


    Damien¡¯s smirk turned into a frown when he perceived a soothing fragranceing from her, he slowly leaned forward to her neck and raised his head back to her in surprise..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes rounded, what was her shameless boss trying to do?


    ¡°I know you¡¯re mad at me.. but can you stop trying to get close to me?!¡± Sheshed out but surprisingly it didn¡¯t seem to have any effect on him as he was frozen on his spot..


    She slowly trailed his line of sight and almost immediately she crossed her two hands over her chest..


    ¡°Pervert!¡±


    Damien suddenly pulled her closer to himself and leaned in to her taking a sniff off her once more which left Olivia feeling confused..


    ¡°What are you trying to do?!¡±


    Damien snapped out of his daze and ced a palm over her mouth to shut her up..N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°I have a girlfriend.. no to be precise, a fiancee so don¡¯t think so highly of yourself.. and by the way have you always worn this perfume?¡±


    Olivia bit his palm which he retracted quickly, he stared at thedy in front of him in shock wondering what sought of a person she was..


    This was the first time in his life that a woman dared him in such a way, for some reasons he felt powerless to punish her not just because of his mum..


    ¡°Why are you interested in it? do you want to get it for her? if yes, hell no! I don¡¯t want her having my scent!¡±


    She clicked her tongue and swiped her blonde hair over his face before leaving for her office..


    However, Damien¡¯s suspicion was aroused at that moment..


    He walked back calmly to his seat and picked up his phone..


    ¡°I need you to do a background check on ady.. Olivia Parker¡±


    He nced towards the transparentpartment separating them..


    ***


    Meanwhile¡­


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Olivia stood up to her seat after the outburst, her brows creased in worry, she turned around to find her boss staring at her..


    She managed to force an apologetic smile at him before taking her seat back..


    ¡°Seriously Bianca? how can a six year old outsmart you this way? and wait! isn¡¯t he supposed to be in school?¡±


    Bianca cleared her throat from the other end, she rested her gaze at the unconscious man lying on the sofa..


    If only Olivia knew about him, she¡¯ll drop everything she was doing and rush back home..


    ¡°Well.. how was I supposed to know that he drugged my juice? your little boy is really something else..¡±


    Olivia pinched the space between her brows with a small sigh..


    ¡°Please pass him the phone..¡±


    A few secondster his voice came through before she even spoke..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry mummy.. I promise I won¡¯t do it anymore.. if you scold me, I¡¯ll be very sad and unhappy¡±


    Olivia¡¯s heart warmed up, how could she ever be upset with him?


    ¡°Come on Kelvin! do you have to ckmail me this way?¡±


    ¡°I love you mummy¡±


    Unbeknownst to her about another presence just right in front of her corridor, his brows drew together, was she pretending not to notice him? or was he too small now?


    ¡°awwnn I love you too baby¡­


    Damien suddenly cleared his throat which startled her a bit, she disconnected the call and ced her phone on her table..


    ¡°How long have you been standing there? boss you know how wrong it is to eavesdrop on people¡¯s conversation¡±


    ¡°I called you several times but you didn¡¯t answer because you were busy on the phone talking to your boyfriend!¡±


    Olivia was left speechless ¡°That wasn¡¯t my boyfriend but my son¡­ sunny¡­. sky¡­. day¡±


    Damien raised a brow, does that word even exist? however, he didn¡¯t care less since thedy was a little bit loosed in the head..


    ¡°Get yourself ready we are going out for lunch and before you say no¡­ we are meeting a client there¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that the role of a personal assistant? I mean I¡¯m just the secretary..


    ¡°Do I look like a fool to you? or did I stutter? just do as I say!¡±


    ***


    Bianca closed the magazine she was reading when the man lying on the sofa next to her moved slightly..


    It¡¯s been two hours already but the fool wasn¡¯t awake yet, she honestly didn¡¯t know what came over her that she had to punch him in the face that hard..


    She noticed his nose was red, and yes! it was from the punch she sent to his face two hours ago..


    Xander snapped his bright blue eyes opened, he stared at his unfamiliar surroundings before sitting up..


    His gaze rested on thedy who had a leg over the other reading a magazine..


    ¡°Guess who decided to wake up from his little nap¡±


    Xander touched his nose and gasped softly, did she use something else other than her fist on him?


    ¡°You!¡­


    Bianca stared boredly at his face ¡°You¡¯re awake right? now get yourzy sorry a*s off my sofa before Ie after your b*tt next!¡±


    Xander jerked up from the sofa and came to stand in front of her, he lowered his upper half to her with a little smile dainted on his lips¡­


    ¡°If you¡¯re this interested in me.. you could have just dropped your contact infost night, you know?¡±


    Bianca grabbed his shirt with her two hands, she heard a chuckleing from Ray at the dinning table, the kid found this funny when this was literally all his fault..


    ¡°I¡¯ll slit your throat if you dare try to flirt with me..¡± She warned sternly which Xander took as a harmless joke..


    ¡°Bianca!¡±


    Bianca and Xander turned to the woman who just walked in with four bags filled with groceries..


    ¡°What are you doing? and that too in front Kelvin?


    The moment her eyes fell on the charming young man, her smile appeared once more..


    Bianca released Xander¡¯s cor and stood up pushing him aside, her mum was here, it was so typical of her mum and Olivia¡¯s mum to drop by anytime without a prior notice..


    Kelvin who noticed her presence hopped down from the chair and ran into her embrace..


    ¡°You¡¯re here big aunt..¡±


    Cassie ruffled his hair and nted a kiss on his head, she opened her purse and brought out a red action figure and handed it over to him..


    ¡°I got this for you¡±


    ¡°Wow!! Iron man! I love you so much!¡± he eximed and ran off to y with his new toy..


    Cassie directed her gaze back to the two, she wriggled her brows teasingly at her daughter..


    ¡°So you decided to bring your little boyfriend home.. without informing me?¡±


    Bianca¡¯s jaw dropped and she was just about to correct her mum¡¯s intuition but Xander beat her to it..


    He extended his hand forward which Cassie epted immediately as if she was expecting his gesture..


    ¡°I¡¯m Xander Gray¡±


    Both mother and daughter¡¯s brows creased, he couldn¡¯t be from the well known Gray family right?


    Cassie smiled and pulled her hand away from his slowly..


    ¡°As in from the Gray¡¯s?¡±


    Xander gave a firm nod, he was a bit confused by the look of surprise that crossed by their face the moment he gave a nod..


    ¡°Well?¡­


    Cassie cleared her throat and smiled once more, she couldn¡¯t describe how joyous and excited she was feeling at the moment..


    ¡°Oh! make yourself at home.. you know Bianca never brought a man home..


    Bianca¡¯s ears reddened as her mum shamelessly ratted her out..


    Xander turned to her with a teasing grin, for some reasons he wasn¡¯t ready to clear up this misunderstanding..


    ¡°Mum! he isn¡¯t my¡­


    ¡°I¡¯ll go make lunch.. don¡¯t leave okay?¡±


    Xander gave a firm nod and took a seat back on the sofa as soon as Cassie left with the groceries she dropped earlier..


    Bianca turned to the fool who was sitting proudly in front of her..


    ¡°You have to leave!¡­ like right now!¡±


    ¡°Your mum just said that you¡¯ve never brought a man home, so whose child is that?¡±


    Xander peered at her with his sharp blue orbs, he couldn¡¯t shake off the feeling he felt staring at that boy earlier..


    He was the exact carbon copy of his friend..


    Bianca shot him a mean nce ¡°He¡¯s mine! do you have any problem with that?¡± She questioned back..


    ***


    Olivia gasped when she saw the car they were going out with, Rolls Royce! and without hesitating or waiting for her boss she jumped in and rxed on the plush seat at the back..


    She was so lost in enjoying thefort of the seat that she failed to see the frown that settled upon the face of the man outside..


    The door suddenly opened jerking her off her daydream..


    ¡°Little fool!¡± He snorted and closed the door with a little bang..


    Olivia was startled, she looked out of the ss to see him getting into another car a few metres away from the car she was seated in..


    Her phone rang out, on seeing the caller id she raised it up to her ear in confusion..


    ¡°When you¡¯re done fooling around.. meet me at Caper¡¯s relish in the next twenty minutes!¡± He ordered and soon after his car sped past her..


    Olivia¡¯s jaw dropped unable to decipher what just happened..


    ¡°Urgghhh!!!¡± She groaned out in anger

 Chapter 16_ Assumptions

    Damien¡¯s brows knotted as soon as he heard what the person at the other end of the phone just said..


    He was currently seated in the restaurant waiting for Olivia..


    ¡°Fine! send me the reports tomorrow morning.. something is wrong here and I must find out¡±


    ***


    Alexa rolled her eyes as she listened to Rihanna¡¯s sad story apanied by several sobs..


    She was currently holding a tissue box for her friend, the floor was already littered with a lot of used tissue..


    ¡°Alright that¡¯s enough! you¡¯ve been crying and narrating for thest two hours!e on give me a break!¡±


    Rihanna looked up to Alexa who had an irritated look on her face, her eyes were already red and swollen from crying..


    ¡°You¡¯re yelling at me? your mum clearly doesn¡¯t like me, I think she won¡¯t let me get married to Damien, she¡¯ll rece me with his secretary..


    Alexa stood up to her feet, she was done listening to this big cry baby, sometimes action speaks louder than words..


    ¡°And so what are you going to do? sit here and cry your eyes out till eternity?! wipe off your tears and listen to me attentively!¡±


    Rihanna sniffed back her tears, she was willing to do anything as far as she didn¡¯t lose Damien in the process..


    They¡¯ve been engaged for six months already and her parents have been bugging her about the marriage and thest time she talked to Damien about it he didn¡¯t give her a reasonable exnation..


    Alexa cleared her throat and leaned next to Rihanna..


    ¡°Have you and my brother.. you know done the deed?¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s face reddened, she pulled her gaze elsewhere in embarrassment..


    ¡°Alexa.. that is a personal question you¡¯re asking¡±


    Alexa turned the dummy to face her ¡°Just tell me already! yes or no?¡±


    Rihanna shook her head slowly, Damien never tried to cross the boundaries even if she was already willing to give herself to him..


    Sometimes she thought that she wasn¡¯t attractive enough for him, or perhaps he wasn¡¯t interested in moving forward in the rtionship..


    Alexa¡¯s brows collided, how was that possible? Damien was a man too, he must have certain desires.. and if he truly loved Rihanna what was stopping him from doing the needful?


    ¡°What? are you kidding me?¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Rihanna turned her back against Alexa once more, she felt ashamed, maybe she wasn¡¯t good enough for him..


    ¡°When I try to get closer to him, he always repel from my touch..¡±


    ¡°I know what to do¡±


    ***


    Olivia entered the restaurant panting slightly, she searched around looking for her boss, she spotted him sitting alone by therge transparent ss that overlooked the busy streets..


    She made her way to the table and took a sit in front of him..


    He raised his head up when he perceived the soothing scent he had learnt to like..


    ¡°What was that for? you left me behind, just like¡­


    ¡°The clients aren¡¯t going to make it today, their flight got dyed¡±


    Olivia pursed her lips, soing here was a total waste of her time.


    ¡°How long have you been using this perfume?¡±


    Olivia raised up her arm and sniffed it, why was he interested in her perfume?


    ¡°When I was just eighteen.. is there a problem with it? oh wait! even if you don¡¯t like it, I don¡¯t care and I won¡¯t stop using it because of you¡±


    Damien fell into deep thought as he stared at her, he wanted to ask the main question about that night but couldn¡¯t bring himself to ask..


    She might have the same color of eyes as thedy that night but she definitely didn¡¯t have her calm nature..


    If it were to be her that night, he wasn¡¯t sure if he¡¯d have woken up with hisplete body part..


    ¡°Was there ever a time¡­


    Her phone rang out cutting off Damien¡¯s question, she looked up to him and answered it when she saw Bianca¡¯s name on her screen..


    ¡°Bianca.. I¡¯m in a meeting..


    However, Kelvin¡¯s voice came through the next second..


    ¡°Mummy¡±


    ¡°Kelvin?¡± Olivia mumubled out and sighed at the end..¡±Honey what are you doing with Bianca¡¯s phone?¡±


    ¡°I miss you.. pleasee home quickly¡±


    Damien narrowed his eyes down at her, even though he was sitting opposite her, he had a good sense of hearing, he could tell that she was speaking to a child..


    ¡°Alright I will.. bye.. muah¡± She blew an invisible kiss at the phone with a wide grin after which the call was disconnected..


    She faced the man in front of her once more and her smile melted away like it was never there to begin with..


    ¡°Don¡¯t give me that look, I had to take because it was urgent.. if there¡¯s nothing else you want to say can I at least get lunch? and oh.. you were saying something before the call came, what was it you wanted to say?¡±


    ¡°Nevermind!¡±


    Olivia rolled her eyes and picked up the menu from the table..


    ¡°Geez.. are you on your period?¡±


    ***


    Cassie saw Xander off, after her daughter tantly denied to do so..


    ¡°Xander¡± She called out to him with a small smile when he was just about to get into his car parked right in front of the building..


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am¡±


    ¡°Thanks for stopping by today, please ignore my daughter¡¯s ill treatment towards you.. I¡¯m sure she doesn¡¯t really mean it¡±


    Xanderughed it off, Bianca¡¯s ill behavior towards him only made him more piqued about what type ofdy she was and why didn¡¯t sumb to him like every other girls did..


    ¡°I know that well.. and thanks for the meal, I loved every bit of it¡±


    Cassie chuckled and gave him a nod, he was just about to get into his car when a cab stopped right next to his car..


    A blondedy hurried out, she opened her purse and handed the driver a few bills, she turned around to walk into the building where her gazended on Cassie and an incredibly handsome young man..


    ¡°Aunt! you¡¯re here?¡±


    Cassie was suddenly engulfed in a tight embrace..


    ¡°You and mum are so alike.. dropping by without informing anyone¡±


    Olivia pulled away and returned her gaze to the man who was peering at her intently..


    ¡°Hi¡± she said with a wave..


    ¡°Well Olivia this is Xander Gray and Xander.. meet Olivia my second daughter and also the mother of Kelvin¡±


    The smile on Xander¡¯s face froze as he stretched his hand towards her which she epted..


    ¡°Have a safe journey home¡± Cassie said softly and walked away with Olivia..


    Meanwhile, Xander was too surprised to blink his eyes lids, Damien was searching for ady who had a pair of amber eyes and coincidentally thisdy has a son who looked like Damien and also had the same eyes as thedy he was searching for..


    ***


    Olivia opened herzy eyes the moment she heard her phone beeping by her bedside..


    ¡°Hmm.. so early¡± She groaned out and raised the phone to ear still in her drowsy state.


    ¡°Olivia.. run down to thepany this instant!¡±


    Olivia sat up with a frown on her face, what exactly could be his problem now?! wasn¡¯t he supposed to pick her up or send a driver over?..


    Within half an hour, she reached the office door panting heavily..


    The door opened and Be stepped out, she snorted as she walked past Olivia..


    ¡°Guess who had a bad morning¡± Olivia mocked and stepped into the office..


    The moment Damien saw her walking in, he ced the telephone down and stood up to his feet..


    ¡°I got here as fast as I could.. is everything alright?¡±


    Damien picked up a file from the table running his hand through the edges..


    ¡°Believe me you have no idea of how desperate I was to look for a little mistake from you that could make me fire you¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows arched, was that all? was this the reason she had toe to work early? her face fell into a frown..


    ¡°You have no sick old father! infact your dad died six to seven years ago and you dared lie to us all??¡±


    She rolled her eyes at him, so that was all? a sigh escaped her lips..


    ¡°So?¡±


    Damien pulled his tie in frustration, couldn¡¯t she at least beg for mercy? that was what normal human beings do right??


    ¡°one thing my mum detests the most is when someone lies to her, so I¡¯ll urge you to resign now or face her wrath¡±


    Olivia yawned and walkedzily back to her smallpartment, she still felt a little bit sleepy, in the next minute the leftover sleep cleared off her eyes when the door was suddenly pushed open..


    Damien rested his gaze at the person who just walked in and the next thing he heard was¡­


    ¡°You?!¡± Xander and Olivia both asked simultaneously in shock..


    Damien stared back and forth between them, he wouldn¡¯t be surprised if he learns that Olivia was Xander¡¯s ex and that was exactly what he assumed..


    ¡°Xander? what brings you here?¡±


    Xander pointed a finger at Olivia ¡°Don¡¯t you recognize her?¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows furrowed, hell yeah! he recognized her, she was his overbearing secretary, if he could erase her image from his head he might be a lot better..


    However, Damien felt his question was more than what he asked.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±

 Chapter 17_ Are you his mum?

    Xander narrowed his eyes at his buddy who didn¡¯t seem to get what he was trying to point out here, for all he knew thisdy here might be the one he was actually searching for..


    ¡°She is¡­


    Olivia¡¯s phone rang out cutting off Xander¡¯s speech, she moved a few metres away from them before she screamed out..


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Bianca sighed at the other end too with a hand on her forehead, like every other day Kelvin pulls off stunts like this..


    ¡°He said he was on his way to find you a nice looking man because you were working way too much¡±


    Olivia¡¯s jaw dropped, well where does her little boy know in L. A? he will eventually get lost in the big city..


    ¡°I¡¯ming right away!¡±


    Damien raised a brow on hearing her outburst, no matter what sought of emergency it was, he wasn¡¯t going to let her leave..


    She raised her head up to Damien and sent him an apologetic look..


    ¡°Please boss.. I¡¯ll be back in a hour.. an emergency just popped up..


    Damien ced both hands into his pocket with a loud scoff..


    ¡°No matter the emergency.. this is work hours and you¡¯re not allowed to leave!¡± He warned sternly with a smirk..


    The door was suddenly pushed open as a man in ck suit walked in, he seemed to be in a hurry..


    ¡°Boss I¡¯ve gotten everything you asked for.. and there¡¯s something you should know.. Mrs Sterling is currently at a mall having a heated argument with thedy of the Browns!¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows creased,dy of the Browns? that was Rihanna¡¯s mum..


    He collected the envelope and threw it at his desk before heading out with the guard, Olivia was left speechless..


    Xander sent her a meaningful gaze which she got and hurried out of the office..


    ***


    In less than thirty minutes Damien was already at the Mall, he noticed a little crowd ahead of him which made him sigh..


    ¡°Young master¡±


    Everywhere suddenly fell quiet as he walked to their midst, his collected gaze rested on his mum who puffed her cheeks proudly..


    ¡°Mum, what is going on?¡±


    Anita pointed to ady opposite her, who was being held back by some people..


    ¡°She started it, she snatched the lipstick I badly wanted to get!¡±


    Damien breathed out exasperatedly pinching the space between his brows, he was aware of the bad blood between Mrs brown and his mum, whenever their path crosses, there¡¯s bound to be a fight between them..


    ¡°Listen to yourself Anita! you¡¯re actually fighting for a lipstick! why don¡¯t you just let me have it?¡± Tracy, Mrs Brown and also Rihanna¡¯s mother yelled out like a freak..


    Anita smiled and gave a firm nod ¡°Yeah, you can keep it! or better still give it to your ugly daughter! just let her know that whatever she does, she¡¯ll never be a part of the Sterlings! hmph!¡±


    After pouring her mind out, she held Damien by his arm and started walking away, from a distance she could hear Tracy cursing at her, but she couldn¡¯t care less as long as she already said what was on her mind!.


    Once they were out of the Mall, Damien shot his mum a look, it was a bit funny seeing her seeth in anger, but the truth remained that they were a reputable family and things like this should be avoided..


    ¡°Don¡¯t give me that look son! she deserved every little bit of the things I said to her!¡±


    ¡°Mum! you¡¯re even willing to fight for a lipstick? I can¡¯t believe that you¡¯d actually do a thing like this!¡± Damien scolded and to his surprise she started sobbing pounding his chest gently..


    ¡°I knew it! you don¡¯t love me anymore, you¡¯ve grown so much to treat your mother like this, I feel like ending it all right now¡±


    Damien released a deep breath and pulled her into his embrace, sometimes he wondered what really made his dad fall for a dramatic woman like herself..


    When things don¡¯t go her way, she sheds tears to ckmail you into doing it which could be frustrating at times..


    ¡°It¡¯s okay mum.. as long as you promise not to do something like this anymore¡±


    ¡°Yes, as long as you break your engagement with that sassy and ill mannered daughter of the Browns!¡±


    Damien sighed and opened the car¡¯s door for his mum to get in, he was already fed up with her constant ckmails and there was one thing he was sure of, she didn¡¯t know how to differentiate the ill mannereddies from the good ones..


    ¡°Get in¡± he murmured and was relieved to see her getting into the car as per his request, he was just about to get into the car when he felt a tug on his pants..


    His thick brows furrowed as he turned to see who it was, however, the moment he did, his eyes widened in surprise, shock, and disbelief..


    The little boy before him blinked his grey orbs cutely with a small smile..


    ¡°Mister, do you need a wife?¡±


    Damien¡¯s guards were also shocked by what they were seeing, was it their eyes or does this kid look like a mini version of their boss?..


    Anita who was getting impatient sitting in the car stepped out and was about to scold Damien when her gaze fell on the little boy who had his back against her¡­


    ¡°Damien we have no time to waste, I had a pretty rough day and only a good massage can relieve me¡±


    The little boy turned around to her and she was left speechless just like her son..


    ¡°Gracious! Damien what did you do?!¡±


    Damien finally snapped out of his daze when he heard his mum speak..


    ¡°I¡¯m as surprised as you are¡± Damien managed to say..


    Kelvin turned back to Damien and stretched his little hand forward..


    ¡°I¡¯m Kelvin nice to meet you¡±


    Damien unconsciously epted the handshake, he fell into a deep thought, could this also be a coincidence? he wasn¡¯t the type of guy who sleeps around, so there was no way his assumptions might be correct..


    ¡°I have a mummy for sale, do you mind buying her? wait! I have her photo¡±


    Kelvin pulled out a white piece of paper and handed it to Damien who snatched it like his life depended on it..


    He opened the paper to find a childish sketch of ady..


    He was just about to ask a question when ady suddenly called out to him from a distance..


    ¡°Kelvin?¡±


    Damien and his mum diverted their attention to thedy who just called out to the boy..


    Kelvin chuckled and hid behind Damien, he poked his head out a little and stuck his tongue out to her..


    However Bianca had a frown on her face looking towards Damien who was also staring keenly at her..


    Now she thought of it, this was the reason she found Kelvin¡¯s looks a little bit familiar, she unconsciously took a look up and down between the two..


    ¡°Look! i told you I¡¯ll find a daddy sooner orter, doesn¡¯t he look like me?¡±


    ¡°Are you his mother?¡± Damien asked skeptically..


    Bianca looked towards the man and her mind was clouded with various thoughts, was the famous Damien Sterling, the real father of Kelvin? if he was, wasn¡¯t he engaged to thedy of the Browns few months back?


    Her heart ached for her friend, who would be torn apart if eventually these rich family ims her child as their¡¯s..


    Without wasting any much time, she walked towards Damien and snatched Kelvin away before walking away..


    ¡°Hey miss stop!¡± Damien ordered and to his surprise she boarded a cab and left in such a hurry that only aroused his suspicion..


    ¡°Follow that cab!¡±


    ***


    Olivia returned back to the office with a huge relief, she was d that Kelvin was found by Bianca or else she¡¯d have gone nuts by now..


    She had to do something about Kelvin¡¯s new found attitude, she had told him countless of times that they don¡¯t need a man in the house but no! he was hellbent on finding a good match for her..


    Her eyes naturally fell on Damien¡¯s empty seat as soon as she stepped in..


    Her greedy butt suddenly wondered how it would feel to sit on his chair..


    A mischievous grin crawled up her lips as she made her way to the chair..


    A soft soothing cry escaped her lips the moment she sank her butt deep into thefy swivelling chair..


    ¡°So selfish of him! he uses such an exquisite material and over there he gave me a hard wood!¡±


    Her eyesnded briefly on the table where she saw a brown colored file, she picked it up examining it for a while before her eyes caught something..


    The smile that was originally on her face fell as soon as she flipped through it..


    ¡°That jerk! he did a background check on me!¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Her eyes fell on another page where Kelvin¡¯s photo was hung and without wasting any second, she tore that page out..


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    She raised her head up in shock when she heard the familiar bossy voice, howe she didn¡¯t hear him walking in?

 Chapter 18_ Audacious

    Olivia jerked up to her feet as if stinged by an insect, she hid the torn part of the document behind her back and managed to force a weird smile..


    ¡°Well Mrs Parker, I see you¡¯re one of those who want to take away my seat from me¡±


    Olivia walked around the table and came to stand in front of him..


    ¡°Yes! how can you be so heartless?.. my butt hurts each time I sit on my chair, howe you have a fine leather one?¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows creased trying to understand what the weird woman was saying, he snapped his gaze back to her once more after he realized what she meant..


    ¡°Oh you mean that.. anyway that doesn¡¯t justify the reason you had the nerve to sit on my seat¡±


    Damien¡¯s gaze fell on her hand which she hid behind her back, that only indicated that she took something she wasn¡¯t supposed to..


    ¡°What did you steal?¡± he asked and at the same time trying to reach her hand behind her back, she dodged his attack and swerved to the left..


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing.. it¡¯s just my rough work¡±


    However Damien wasn¡¯t convinced enough, he tried to grab her once more but caught her shirt instead, the moment he applied a bit more force, a ripping sound was heard..


    They both froze like statues for a minute and in the next few seconds Olivia screamed to the top of her lungs..


    Damien¡¯s hands reflexively closed her mouth to stop her from screaming, if anyone were to hear her scream, they¡¯ll burst through that door and get the wrong idea of everything..


    And just like he had thought, the door burst open as Rihanna and Be stepped in to see the sight before them..


    Olivia crossed her arm over her exposed chest, her eyes rounded when she saw the twodies who suddenly appeared..


    Rihanna shook her head gently with a scoff escaping her lips, and in the next second she turned around and left..


    ¡°Rihanna..


    Be casted Olivia a hateful expression and closed the door behind her, leaving the two alone¡­


    As soon as they were gone Olivia pushed Damien away from herself and sent a p to his face..


    ***


    Anita had a grumpy expression on her face as Aldrin scolded her..


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have done that honey.. I know she gets on your nerves but¡­


    Anita shot him a look ¡°But? she¡¯s your girlfriend? huh?¡±


    Aldrin sighed in defeat, he gave up trying to argue with her because he¡¯ll never win this conversation over..


    ¡°Old master, old Mrs.. you¡¯re back from your trip?¡±


    Anita and Aldrin shared a brief look and suddenly sprang up to their feet..


    Two elderly couple walked in, they both had gray colored hair, the elderly man, although old had a strong aura that made people freeze or be nervous..


    However, the elderlydy was all smiles, it was evident in her face that she was a cheerful person unlike her husband who had a stoic expression on his face..


    ¡°Mum? dad? you¡¯re back so early!¡± Aldrin blurted out only to receive a smack from his wife..


    Elder Sterling sneered and walked over to a sofa in the living room with his wife, he helped her to a spot on the sofa and also sat after she did..


    ¡°We had to return earlier than nned because I know how irresponsible you both are!¡± Bernard, Elder Sterling, remarked in a subtle tone..


    Anita crossed her arm with her cheeks puffed, she was sure he had heard what happened earlier today and there was no way she¡¯d escape the long sermon that was yet to begin..


    ¡°Dad it¡¯s nothing like that¡­


    Bernard pointed a finger to Aldrin and then to Anita..


    ¡°Says the man whose wife fought for a lipstick at the mall today!¡±


    Anita was about to retort when she felt Aldrin arm around her shoulder..


    ¡°Dad, forget it, it was a mistake and I¡¯ve spoken to her about it¡±


    Patricia turned to her husband who was fuming in anger, she didn¡¯t like the fact that he always scolded them whenever they made a little mistake..


    ¡°just let it go Benny, I¡¯m sure they¡¯ve learnt their lesson¡±


    Alexa who was unaware of their presence casually walked past them with her eyes fixated on her phone..


    ¡°Alexa¡±


    She stopped on her tracks and turned to her mum with a cold re..Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m in a bad mood mum! don¡¯t make me mad than I already am now¡± Sheshed out in an irritated tone and was about to turn when she felt a chilly gaze on her..


    She turned around to meet her grandparents sitting right there in front of her now, her mouth hung open in disbelief, weren¡¯t they supposed to be back by next month?


    ¡°It seems you¡¯re getting out of hand too youngdy¡± Bernard sneered rising up to his feet, his collected gaze swept the living room..


    He stretched his hand forward to Patricia who was seated to take it, she epted his hand and stood up also..


    ¡°Aldrin! I need the list of all respectable bachelor, someone needs to be sent off¡± He said thest part directly staring at Alexa who had a look of horror on her face..


    ¡°What?! I¡¯m not getting married to any freaking person! okay?¡±


    Aldrin gave a nod to his dad and turned to his wife who gave him a nudge..


    ¡°Yes I¡¯ll get right on it¡±


    He was just about to leave the room when he heard his dad speak again


    ¡°And also.. we should start preparing for Damien¡¯s wedding to his fiancee¡±


    Anita snorted in denial and walked slowly to the old man, she had never disagreed with his decisions but this time she will..


    ¡°No son of mine will get married to thatdy!¡±


    There was a pin drop silence in the living room, they watched the old man turn back in anger to the person who dared challenge his decision, he narrowed his gaze at Anita..


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    Anita took in a deep breath, just because she was calm towards him doesn¡¯t necessarily mean she was scared of him, this matter concerned her beloved son and she wasn¡¯t going to let him ruin his life..


    ¡°You heard me father, I¡¯m not in support of this alliance to the Browns! I don¡¯t want my son¡¯s life to be ruined by that family!¡±


    Aldrin quickly walked to his wife and held her shoulder gently, he forced a smile to his dad..


    ¡°She didn¡¯t mean it dad.. I¡¯ll talk to her¡± Aldrin murmured and immediately pulled his wife away with him before she spurts out any more words..


    ***


    Damien¡¯s contour changed as he snapped his gaze to the audacious woman who dared hit him across his face..


    ¡°Have you gone nuts?! how dare you?!¡±


    Olivia swallowed and took a step back when he growled out at her..


    ¡°That isn¡¯t the question you should be asking me Mr Damien Sterling! I can lodge aint against you for harassment and your image will be destroyedpletely!¡±


    Damien grabbed her chin with his hand ¡°Harassment huh? you¡¯re not even my taste in women to be harassed by me! if you had done your job properly and stayed within your limits, then this wouldn¡¯t have happened!¡±


    Olivia gasped when she heard him speak, she pointed a finger at him usingly..


    ¡°Just admit that you have a little crush on me.. stop trying to get my attention by ying all these cheap moves!¡±


    Damien pointed to himself, he couldn¡¯t believe how highly she deemed herself to be..


    ¡°Me? I won¡¯t even look at you on a normal day if I was walking down the road, because you¡¯re a bit loosed in the head!¡± He remarked in a firm tone..


    Olivia suddenly had an idea, he wasn¡¯t the one to call the shot here even though he was the boss, she swiped her blonde hair to one side of her neck and looked up to him teasingly..


    Meanwhile¡­


    Rihanna waited at the lobby patiently, Damien was supposed to run after her like every other lover did when they were caught in such a situation, but he never did which only made her more upset..


    She knew it! she had always known that Olivia was up to no good and she was right! that cheap girl tried to seduce her fiance, and to top it all, Damien didn¡¯t repel from her advances..


    ¡°I¡¯ll make her pay!¡± she turned back to the elevator going back to Damien office..


    ***


    Damien moved back gently as she approached him in slow steps, she raised her hand to his chest which he caught with ease..


    ¡°Hey! what are you trying to do?!¡± he snapped at her, but it only fell on deaf ears..


    Olivia had a flirty grin on her lips, wasn¡¯t he bragging a while ago? why was he suddenly scared of her?


    With a single push from her, he fell into the sofa, he gulped hard when she ced her knee in between his legs..


    ¡°Boss.. are you really sure you don¡¯t have a crush on me?¡± She teased..


    Damien held her arm to push her off but then a light thud was heard, they raised their heads to see Rihanna staring at them in horror..


    However Olivia didn¡¯t stop there, since these pair has caused her a little bit of trouble these days, she concluded to have a little payback..


    ¡°Baby.. didn¡¯t you just say that she was gone? what on earth is she still doing here? ask her to leave¡± Olivia murmured with a pout..


    Rihanna¡¯s chest heaved up and down in anger before she let out a piercing shrill..


    ¡°Arrghhh!!! I¡¯m gonna end you Olivia!!¡±

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    Olivia pulled away from Damien when Rihanna came at her in full speed, due to her sudden pace, she ended up falling t on her face..


    Olivia chuckled at the pathetic soul lying on the ground, she returned her gaze to Damien who had a shocked expression on his face.


    Rihanna groaned out in embarrassment, but she didn¡¯t stop there, she stood up to her feet and readied tounch another attack on Olivia when Damien caught her in ce..


    ¡°Rihanna! behave yourself¡±


    Rihanna pulled her hand out of his grip, he was asking her to behave herself, when they were the ones in the wrong..


    ¡°You¡¯re in a secret rtionship with her?¡±


    ¡°No alright!¡±


    Sheughed out painfully with a hint of tears in her eyes ¡°No? and you expect me to believe that? you¡¯ve never allowed mee so close to you the way she did!¡±


    Olivia raised a brow, well this was new information, her boss wasn¡¯t romantic, she suddenly chuckled at her thought..


    Damien turned to her direction and pulled off his suit jacket..


    In as much as he hated to see her face, at least he still needed to cover her up, since he was partly responsible for her ripped shirt..


    He left Rihanna¡¯s side and draped the ck jacket over Olivia¡¯s shoulder..


    For a moment there, she was lost, a hazy image shed past her glowing amber orbs, now she thought of it, she recognized the scent emanating from the jacket over her shoulder..


    Could he be¡­ Her thoughts suddenly vanished as soon as Rihanna pulled Damien away from her..


    ¡°Why are you obsessed with my fiance?! just because you work for him doesn¡¯t mean¡­


    Olivia raised a finger to Rihanna¡¯s lips with an arched brow..


    ¡°I have a lot of work to do!.. and once you¡¯re done ranting.. please leave, I really hate lousy people¡±


    Damien sighed in frustration, he wasn¡¯t lucky at all when it came to thedies around him, each of them were some sought of trouble one way or the other.. and he thought he had met them all until the queen among them came into his life..


    ¡°This isn¡¯t what you¡¯re thinking Rihanna, just ignore her, you know how she behaves¡±


    However, his words didn¡¯t have an impact on her, he watched her turn away and left the office which was apanied by a loud banging of the door..


    ¡°Good riddance!¡±


    Damien turned back to her with a cold re ¡°Do you realize what you¡¯ve done? that was my fiancee! and you shamelessly threw yourself at me!¡±


    Olivia shrugged her shoulders nonchntly ¡°Oh she is? well I don¡¯t care!¡±


    ¡°You do realize that you¡¯re speaking with your boss right?¡±


    Olivia snorted, he was her boss only in name, he wasn¡¯t the one who called the shot when it came to her, infact his mum was the real boss of her not him!


    ¡°Then fire me for behaving so rudely with my boss¡± she challenged with a small smirk..


    Damien took in deep breaths and out to calm his nerves, she was so lucky to be ady if not, he wouldn¡¯t have been sure on what he¡¯d do to her..


    ¡°You¡¯re fired!¡±


    Olivia raised a brow, he wouldn¡¯t dare to fire her, which meant he had to go again his mum¡¯s order..


    ¡°As if you have the right to do so, only Mrs Sterling can fire me.. not you¡±


    Her smile vanished the instant he raised his phone to his ear..


    ¡°Come in!¡±


    He smirked when he saw the look of disbelief that crossed her face, he could fire her if he wanted, but he didn¡¯t because of his mum..


    But now, he had to go against his mum, he raised his hand to the jacket draped on her, buttoning it up, even if she was a huge pain in the butt..


    Four security men all walked into the office and stood behind their master..


    Olivia¡¯s demeanor still remained calm, she couldn¡¯t believe he¡¯d go against his mum, but nevermind, she wasn¡¯t ready to give him the satisfaction he wanted..


    So before she gets dragged out like a thief, she needed to do it herself and save herself some dignity..


    ¡°Well I guess this is it then..¡± she murmured with a soft sigh and picked up her purse..


    ¡°Escort her out of here!¡±


    Olivia raised her hand to stop them from approaching her..


    ¡°Hold on! you can¡¯t really fire me Damien because¡­


    Damien smirked, he knew she woulde back to her senses to apologize to him from being a jackass..


    ¡°I quit!¡±


    The smile originally on Damien¡¯s lips froze as he watched her storm out of the office, so she¡¯d rather quit than to apologize?!


    ***


    Bianca nced at the clock wondering who that could be when she heard the doorbell, she unlocked the door and was awestruck to see Olivia..


    ¡°Oli¡­


    Olivia walked in and threw herself at Bianca ¡°I quitted my job, I can¡¯t take it anymore in that ce¡±


    Bianca rolled her eyes hard with a soft chuckle, this was what she heard each time she quits from her job..


    She stroked Olivia¡¯s back gently with a smile ¡°I thought your boss was nice¡±


    Olivia pulled away from Bianca when she heard what she just said..


    ¡°Damien Sterling? nice? he¡¯s evil!¡±


    Olivia who was busy badmouthing the jerk Damien, failed to see the change of expression on Bianca¡¯s face¡­


    ¡°Wait.. wait.. wait, who did you say your boss was?¡±


    Olivia stared skeptically at Bianca, she was sure her friend was having it hard to believe also..


    ¡°Damien Sterling.. the heir of the Sterlings, like the real Sterlings..


    ¡°Okay I get it!¡± Bianca panted out in frustration, this was really a bad thing..


    ¡°Geez.. why are you acting so strange? are you one of those girls who have a crush on him?¡± Olivia casually asked walking to a sofa..


    Bianca rolled her eyes hard at what Olivia just said..


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    Olivia turned to Bianca with a soft re ¡°I had no idea that the Sterlings owned thepany.. it was just a small branch.. we only moved to the main branch one or two days ago.. but why are you suddenly bothered by this?.. I¡¯ve quitted haven¡¯t I?¡±


    Bianca wasn¡¯t sure if telling Olivia about her assumption was right? she didn¡¯t want a situation where her friend will be torn apart after Kelvin is taken away by the Sterlings..


    ¡°Well youngdy.. there¡¯s something you should know!¡± Bianca stated in a firm tone, she headed to the table where an openedptop satzily before returning back to Olivia..


    ¡°Okay? tell me¡±


    Bianca typed on theptop for a while and turned it to Olivia..


    ¡°Well I think your boss is actually..


    Ding Dong!


    Olivia sprang up to her feet and left for the door, she opened it and was a bit surprised by who she saw, her lips suddenly curled upwards..


    ¡°Jonah?¡±


    The young man had a warm and inviting presence, with a gentle face and a soft smile that puts those around him at ease.


    His eyes were deep brown, filled with kindness andpassion, and his dark hair which was neatly trimmed fell to the side of his face..


    He stood at around 5¡¯10¡± with a lean build, and his rxed style often featuresfortable jeans and a in white or gray shirt.


    ¡°Daddy hurry in.. I need to see Kelvin it¡¯s been so long¡±


    Olivia chuckled as she stared down at the little girl who just spoke, this was Kiara, Jonah¡¯s daughter, she was just the same age as Kelvin except Kelvin was a week older than her..


    Her mum died as soon as she was born which left Jonah to be both her mother and father, she herself knew how difficult it was to be a single parent because she was one..


    ¡°Oh! pleasee in..¡±


    He stepped into the medium apartment with his bobbling daughter who was running around looking for someone..


    Bianca shut herptop and stood up with a smile..


    ¡°Hi Jonah.. it¡¯s been a while¡± Bianca pointed out with a wild grin..


    ¡°I guess so..¡±


    Olivia returned with two sses on a tray, a ss of water for Jonah and the ss of milkshake for the little girl..


    ¡°Where is Kelvin aunt?¡± Kiara asked blinking herrge brown eyes at her, at least she got her dad¡¯s eyes whereas her son doesn¡¯t even look like her in any way..


    ¡°Oh dear.. Kelvin isn¡¯t home, he went to school¡±


    Kiara¡¯s face fell ¡°I really wanted to meet him¡±


    Jonah held his daughter¡¯s shoulder ¡°Of course you can meet him whenever you want to, we just moved in a few blocks away from here¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips formed an ¡®o¡¯ shape, well now it was convenient for Kiara to drop by..


    ¡°Wow really? that¡¯s great!


    Jonah¡¯s face suddenly turned serious as he recalled something..


    ¡°I guess you¡¯ve found Kelvin¡¯s dad.. and don¡¯t ask me how I found out about it, I saw a man few days ago across the street¡­


    Olivia¡¯s brows furrowed, on seeing her expression Bianca walked back with a smile..


    ¡°Umm Jonah.. can I see you for a moment?¡±

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    Olivia was left puzzled by what Jonah just said, how could he think like that? or was she missing something here?


    Bianca led Jonah a distance away from Olivia and Kiara¡¯s hearing reach..


    ¡°What did you want to talk about?¡± Jonah inquired with a raised brow, for some reasons he always had this impression that Bianca had a crush on him..


    ¡°You saw a man across the street few days ago?¡± she asked to receive a nod from him, he stared at her skeptically wondering what was wrong with her strange behavior..


    Bianca took in a deep breath, okay, that could be anybody and not Damien Sterling right? and then her mind drifted back to a few hours ago where she had had an encounter with him..


    ¡°Oh geez.. there¡¯s a big problem¡± She mumbled to herself which didn¡¯t miss Jonah¡¯s ears..


    ¡°Is something wrong?¡±


    Bianca shook her head slowly ¡°Whatever you do, don¡¯t bring this up in front of Olivia¡±


    ***


    Later that night¡­.


    Damien walked into his usually quiet home with a smile smile on his face, today went smoothly for him right after Olivia left..


    Maybe he didn¡¯t notice earlier on, but she was the one who has been ruining his day with her endless tantrums..


    ¡°With the glow on your face, I¡¯m sure you¡¯re proud of what you¡¯ve done¡±


    He was a bit startled by the voice, he turned back to the couch he just walked past and he could swear that he saw Olivia¡¯s face..


    ¡°You?!¡±


    ¡°Were you expecting someone else?¡±


    He blinked his eyes several times and that was when he saw his mum¡¯s angry face ring at him, by the look on her face, she must have found out about what he did..


    But why the hell did he just see Olivia in ce of his mum? he sighed, maybe it was because she has been a lot of trouble to himtely..


    ¡°Mum.. it¡¯s you¡±


    Anita ced her phone on the sofa as she stood up to her feet, she walked around the sofa and came to stand in front of him..


    ¡°You fired her Damien? after everything I told you, you went against my orders¡±


    Damien took in a deep breath and gave a small nod..


    Anita¡¯s eyes teared up which Damien sawing, she suddenly sat on the ground sobbing..


    ¡°Nobody listens to me, not even you.. because you¡¯ve grown up you feel like you can treat your mum anyhow you want..¡±


    He was left speechless, okay, he knew about his mum¡¯s frequent emotional ckmail but this one was a little bit too much, he cursed himself so much for having a soft spot fordies who were shedding tears..


    ¡°Come on mum.. she¡¯s not worth your tears¡±


    Anita stood up to her feet ¡°Well I see you don¡¯t need a mum anymore.. let me just end it all¡±


    Damien¡¯s hands went to his temples, howe he was the only one who fell for her ckmails? Alexa and his dad doesn¡¯t even spare her a nce whenever she does this in front of them..


    ¡°Okay fine! mum! what do you want me to do?! she already quitted her job..¡±


    Anita¡¯s face turned serious once more ¡°Well.. go get her back, and if she doesn¡¯t return back, then¡­


    She clutched her chest gasping for air, Damien rolled his eyes, she was fond of doing this to him every time..


    ¡°Mum! that¡¯s outrageous!¡± he blurted out in denial, that was almost the same as asking for her forgiveness and if he ever did that, he wouldn¡¯t hear the end of it from Olivia..


    Her face scrunched ready to let out another cry but Damien beat her to it, he didn¡¯t want to listen to her cries anymore..


    ¡°Fine! as you wish!¡±


    Anita¡¯s face brightened up when she heard his words..


    ¡°Okay, I made dinner for you.. and please don¡¯t stay up sote.. love you son¡± She remarked and nted a soft kiss on his forehead..


    After she was gone, he gritted his teeth in annoyance as the thought of him kneeling and begging Olivia crossed his mind..


    ¡°Nope!¡±


    ***


    Kelvin sat next to his mum on the bed after she had chosen to ignore him all through out today, she didn¡¯t even feed him his lunch or supper..


    ¡°Mummy.. are you still mad at me? but I already apologized to you.. I¡¯m sorry okay¡±


    Olivia snapped her gaze elsewhere, she was finding it really hard to stay upset with him, this was the longest she had stayed without talking to him..


    He suddenly embraced her and herst restraint was broken, she nted a kiss on his forehead and wrapped her hand around his small frame..


    ¡°Baby.. I missed talking to you too.. but you have to promise me that you won¡¯t do that again, you got mummy worried¡±


    Kelvin nodded his head with a mischievous grin his mum failed to see, of course he knew that he was only getting started..


    ¡°I promise¡±


    Kelvin suddenly recalled something and looked up to her..


    ¡°Mummy guess what?¡±


    Olivia tapped her chin gently ¡°Umm.. you saw Superman?¡±


    Kelvin chuckled and shook his head slowly ¡°No mummy, I saw daddy today..¡±


    The smile on Olivia¡¯s face freezed, he saw who? and what daddy?


    ¡°What are you saying baby?¡±


    Kelvin held her face in his small hands, his eyes shone in delight as he recalled his encounter with the man earlier today..


    ¡°yes, believe me.. aunt also saw him too, he was tall and very handsome, I even gave him your photo¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes went wide, what? how could he just hand a total stranger her photo..


    ¡°my photo? but why would you do that?¡±


    ¡°I thought if I gave him the drawing I made of you, he¡¯ll say yes to marry you and be my daddy too¡±


    Olivia pulled him into her arms, the thought of sharing him with someone else didn¡¯t seem to sit well with her, and no matter who his father turned out to be she wouldn¡¯t even let hime near her son!..


    ¡°Hush baby.. go to sleep okay?¡±


    ***


    The next morning¡­


    Olivia left her room to the dining table for breakfast, when she came in her smile broadened..


    Kelvin was all dressed up for school, this was the huge benefit of having a friend who was just like a sister to you..


    ¡°Oh.. I see you your other mum dressed you up for school and she¡¯s also serving you breakfast..¡± Olivia jested..Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    Bianca ran her fingers through Kelvin¡¯s dark hair when she found some strands out of ce..


    ¡°Mummy you¡¯re sounding jealous.. I thought you¡¯ve left for work that¡¯s why I didn¡¯t bother going up to your room¡±


    Olivia touched her chest and cringed ¡°Awwnn.. I don¡¯t mind dear..¡±


    A te of toast was pushed to her, she raised her head up to see Bianca¡¯s teasing smile..


    ¡°Come on eat up..¡±


    ¡°I love you¡± she mouthed followed by a loudughter..


    The doorbell suddenly rang, Olivia picked up a slice of the toast bread munching on it as she walked to the door..


    She opened the door and was almost knocked down by Kiara who sprinted in..


    ¡°Kelvin!!!¡±


    Jonah sent her an apologetic look with a smile ¡°Hope you don¡¯t mind Olivia.. she insisted on you dropping her off.. I¡¯m off to work¡±


    Olivia brushed it off ¡°it¡¯s absolutely fine¡±


    He nodded and handed Kiara¡¯s backpack to her..


    ¡°Have a nice day.. and oh have this¡± She said and at the same time pushed in the toast bread into his mouth..


    She chuckled at his expression and waved him goodbye which he did also with a smile..


    ¡°Thanks for the toast I guess¡±


    She closed the door behind her after he left in a hurry..


    ¡°Mummy, Kiara took a bite out of my toast¡±


    Olivia rolled her eyes and walked back to the table..


    ¡°There¡¯s love in sharing Kelvin.. she¡¯s your friend isn¡¯t she?¡±


    Bianca left the dining table and at the same time Olivia followed her out to the living room..


    ¡°Bianca there¡¯s something I was meaning to ask you..¡±


    Bianca arched her brows with a nod ¡°Okay? I can hear you¡±


    ¡°Kelvin said he met a man yesterday after he ran off, do you know who he is?¡±


    Bianca¡¯s face paled, she managed to force a smile at Olivia..


    ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s a friend¡±


    Olivia nodded in understanding and was about to leave when she heard Bianca¡¯s next words..


    ¡°Is something wrong?¡±


    Olivia turned back to Bianca with a narrowed gaze ¡°Kelvin told me that he saw his dad, and I felt a little bit scared¡±


    ¡°Scared of what? a man showing up to im Kelvin as his son?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows furrowed ¡°even if that happened I won¡¯t let anyone take him away from me!¡±


    ¡°Not even Damien Sterling?¡±


    Olivia was just about to retort back when the door bell rang again..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back¡± she excused herself and walked to the door brushing her hair with her fingers..


    She opened the door and was dumbfounded to see Damien standing on her porch..


    ¡°You?!¡±


    ¡°I have to speak with you urgently¡± Damien murmured cutting her off..


    ¡°Mummy, Kiara spilled her chocte drink on my uniform¡± Kelvin¡¯s voice rang out..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there in a second honey¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows creased on hearing a kid¡¯s voice and was she just addressed as a mum?


    Kelvin bolted to the door and forced his little frame to take a look at the person his mum was talking to..


    ¡°Daddy!! are you finally here to marry my mummy?¡± Kelvin¡¯s giddy voice came through excitedly..

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    Damien was dumbfounded as he stared down at the little boy who was smiling from ear to ear, he also recognized him as the kid he saw yesterday..


    He raised his head to Olivia and it only took him a minute to summarize what was going on in front of him..


    Damien pointed a finger to Kelvin in uncertainty ¡°Whose child is he? Is he your son?¡±


    ¡°Yes she is, this is my mummy¡± Kelvin imputed with a smile..


    Olivia folded her arm beneath her bossom ¡°That is none of your business Mr Sterling! this is my private life, and I really hate it when people try to poke their noses in my affair¡±


    Bianca walked towards the door when she heard some noises, she pulled the door open and was shocked to see the city¡¯s own Damien Sterling just right on her porch..


    Damien turned his gaze to Bianca who just showed up..


    ¡°You?¡±


    Bianca suddenly reached out for Kelvin who was standing in front of Damien, he instantly knew something was wrong..


    ¡°Who is this child¡¯s father?!¡± His voice echoed multiple times into her ears..


    ¡°I don¡¯t have a daddy.. talk to my mummy with respect!¡±


    Bianca quickly pulled Kelvin in with her before he spills out more words than necessary..


    One of Damien¡¯s men approached him with a small bow..


    ¡°Boss, your grandfather has requested your presence¡±


    However, Olivia¡¯s eyes never left the guards face for once, an image suddenly shed past her amber orbs that she took a step backward..


    It was him! he was one of the men, she recognized him by the scar that ran across his face..


    The guard met Olivia¡¯s eyes, he noticed how she was fidgeting by staring at him and in the next second she dashed back into her apartment and mmed the door shut..


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    Damien shot him a cold re ¡°You think?!.. find out everything I need to know about that child!¡±


    ***


    Bianca pulled Olivia who was sobbing into her arms, it¡¯s been quite a while Olivia broke down this way..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Olivia, I tried to tell you but I couldn¡¯t..¡±


    Kelvin walked into his mum¡¯s room, he walked slowly to his mum with a pout, all he wanted was a daddy but he ended up making his mummy cry so much..


    ¡°Mummy, please don¡¯t cry anymore.. you¡¯re making me sad, I know you¡¯re upset with me¡±


    Olivia reached out to him and pulled him gently into her arms, she nted a kiss on his hair..


    ¡°Shhh.. mummy isn¡¯t upset with you, she loves you a lot and no one will take you away from me..¡±


    ***


    Anita stood up from her seat as soon as she saw her soning in, she couldn¡¯t wait for him to tell her the good news of Olivia returning back to the office..


    But judging from the expression on his face, all didn¡¯t go well as she had initially thought..


    ¡°Damien..¡± She called out to him softly but got no response..


    Bernard cleared his throat to get the attention of the young man who just walked in, one thing he loved the most was attention and Damien wasn¡¯t giving him that..


    Damien snapped out of his daze and sat down on the sofa next to his mum, she reached her hand to his cheeks caressing it softly..


    ¡°Are you alright baby?¡±


    He managed to force a smile at her which she took as a cue that all was well but still her motherly instinct was roaming about..


    ¡°You sent for me grand father¡±


    Bernard sneered and stood up to his feet, the moment he did, everyone fell quiet except a footstep approaching was heard..


    Alexa rolled her eyes, not only her but everyone knew who was approaching..


    ¡°Hmm.. I guess I¡¯m on time today¡±


    A charming young man stepped into therge living room, he shed a smile which exposed his white set of perfect teeth..


    He exuded a cool aura, the type that makes girls jaw drop..


    ¡°Asher quit fooling around and take a seat!¡± Bernardshed out..


    Damien snorted in disdain as his eyes met Asher¡¯s brown eyes, his lips had a teasing grin which only annoyed Damien the more..


    ¡°Mr Sterling, I¡¯m sorry my sister couldn¡¯t make it because of what happened recently, so I¡¯m here to fill in for her¡±


    Anita snorted which earned her a look from Asher..


    ¡°She¡¯s so dramatic, what exactly happened to her? jeez, I feel so sorry for my poor son who is about to make a big mistake with her¡±


    Aldrin nudged his wife only to receive a re in return, they had talked about this earlier before they got here but still she just had to be blunt with her words as always..


    ¡°Aldrin didn¡¯t you tell your wife that this marriage doesn¡¯t need her opinion?¡±


    Anita raised a brow, she found the old man¡¯s words a little bit funny, the marriage doesn¡¯t need her opinion? wasn¡¯t Damien her son?


    ¡°He¡¯s my son, of course I also have a right to decide if thedy is good enough for my son or not!¡±


    There was a brief silence in the room, they knew this was the calm before the storm..


    ¡°What did you say?!¡±


    Anita was just about to retort when Damien held her back down..


    ¡°Let it go mum¡± he whispered gently into her ears, which she surprisingly adhered to, he was aware of the fact that she didn¡¯t like Rihanna at all.


    ¡°Are you well aware that your son here is seeing another woman when clearly he has a fiancee? or do you want to pretend that you¡¯re not aware?¡±


    Anita stood up to her feet ring down at Asher who just spoke.


    ¡°And who are you to judge him? you¡¯re not better either, and for your understanding, thatdy was his secretary and I¡¯d much rather prefer her a million times over your annoying little sister!¡±


    She panted heavily as if she just ran a marathon but the truth was that, the Browns makes her go nuts every single time!.


    ¡°Mum that is my bestie you¡¯re talking about here¡± Alexa interjected with a frown only to receive a sharp re in return..


    ¡°Yeah I know that, she has managed to rub herself all over you but guess what? she won¡¯t stand a chance with me!¡±


    After saying all that, she turned around and left the living room and everyone hanging..


    Aldrin sighed massaging his temples, his wife was a little bit too much even though she was right..


    ¡°I¡¯ll talk to her¡± Damien murmured and went after his mum¡­


    ***


    Cassie dropped her purse on the bed and rushed to Olivia who was sitting on the ground with her head on herps while Bianca stroked her hair gently..


    Bianca stood up as soon as she saw her mum approaching..¡±mum¡±


    Cassie gave her a small nod and crotched down next to Olivia..


    ¡°What happened here honey? I could barely hear a word you said over the phone¡±


    Bianca sat on her heels and met her mum¡¯s worried eyes..


    ¡°We found out who Kelvin¡¯s father is¡±


    Cassie¡¯s face rxed a bit, wasn¡¯t that a good thing? at least Kelvin would finally get to have a dad right?


    ¡°That¡¯s not a bad news right?¡±


    Bianca sighed ¡°Except that he is Damien Sterling¡±


    Cassie¡¯s forehead wrinkled in confusion before it suddenly hit her, now that she thought about it, it became clear to her on why she found him a bit familiar when he was born..


    Cassie¡¯s eyes fell on Olivia who was sobbing gently, she could feel the poor girl¡¯s pain, she had endured so much mockery while being pregnant and fought really hard to raise her little boy..


    ¡°Wait, isn¡¯t he engaged to the daughter of the Browns?¡±


    Bianca gave a nod to her mum, she was really scared that they might demand custody over Kelvin if they found out about him and now Damien did..


    Olivia raised her head up, her eyes were red and bursting with tears that rolled down her cheeks..


    ¡°Oli..


    Olivia wiped her face with the back of her palms, she wasn¡¯t a weakdy to cry out in pity, her amber eyes zed in a different light..


    ¡°I won¡¯t let anyone touch or take my son away from me! he¡¯s only mine!¡±


    ***


    Damien closed the door behind him the moment he entered his mum¡¯s room, he rested his gaze at her frame sitting on the edge of the bed..


    ¡°Mum..


    ¡°Don¡¯t say anything Damien.. go on, finalize your marriage with her, I¡¯m sure you also don¡¯t need my opinion too¡±


    He walked towards therge window in the room ¡± There¡¯s a huge problem mum¡±


    Anita stood up to her feet and touched his arm gently ¡°What happened?¡±


    Damien turned to her with a sigh, no one knew the huge mess he was currently into right now..


    ¡°I have a son mum¡­¡±


    Anita was left puzzled, she had a hard time digesting and believing what she just heard, her son was not that sought of man who sleeps around..


    ¡°What?! but with who? I mean¡­¡±


    ¡°I have a son with Olivia¡±


    The door suddenly opened to reveal a dazed figure lingering at the corridor..


    ¡°What?¡±

 Chapter 22_ Paying her off 1

    Damien and his mum swiftly turned to the direction of the door to see Aldrin rooted to the ground..


    Anita¡¯s lips suddenly curved up, she walked to her husband and held his arm..


    ¡°Did you hear that honey? we are grand parents!¡±


    Aldrin gasped in shock and faced his son, in as much as he wanted to be happy about this news, he couldn¡¯t because Damien was about to get married..


    ¡°You got a girl pregnant Damien? when you have a fiancee?¡±


    Anita smacked his arm to shut him up ¡°The baby has been born already, I think he did the right thing, now those browns won¡¯t get a chance in our family¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s jaw dropped as he listened to his wife¡¯s words, howe this mother and son support each other so much even if they were in the wrong?.


    ¡°Great! now how are you going to break this news to father? or the Browns?¡±


    Damien sighed, he wondered what he was going to do, he cursed his fate so much, of all girls in the world, why Olivia?..


    ¡°Leave all that to me, I¡¯ll fix it¡±


    Aldrin sneered, there was nothing to fix in this situation, there was no other choice left other for him to choose between the two women..


    ¡°How exactly?.. look Damien I know you¡¯re old enough to make decisions for yourself, but just so you know, your grand father won¡¯t ept this..¡±


    Anita snorted and walked to Damien, she embraced him warmly patting his back..


    ¡°Don¡¯t listen to your dad, do what you have to do and remember, I don¡¯t like Rihanna¡±


    Aldrin shook his head slowly, these two didn¡¯t know what they were doing, his dad won¡¯t be happy with this news..


    ***


    Meanwhile¡­


    Bianca peered down at Olivia¡¯s sleeping face, her poor friend had cried her eyes out before falling asleep..


    She heard the doorbell ringing downstairs, she slowly lifted Olivia¡¯s head off herps to a pillow before moving out of the room..


    ¡°Who could it be?¡±


    Bianca pulled the door open and her eyes fell on twodies who were ring at her in surprise and anger, perhaps they had expected another person other than her toe out..


    She immediately recognized them, the one putting on a armless peach gown on ck heels was Alexa Sterling..


    While the other one putting on a ck ripped up blue jeans and a pink top was the daughter of the Browns..


    She closed the door behind her and stepped out to avoid disturbing Olivia¡¯s peaceful slumber..


    ¡°Oh! you live here too!¡± Alexa scorned, she looked around her surroundings and shuddered in disgust..


    ¡°What do you want?¡±


    Rihanna snorted and walked past Bianca in an attempt to go inside the apartment, she hadn¡¯t forgotten how thisdy pt her because of that little boy..


    ¡°Move!¡±


    Bianca reached her hand out and pulled Rihanna back to stand in front of her by her hair tied into a ponytail.


    ¡°Ouch! are you trying to pull out my brains?! you psycho!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you two a minute to leave here or you¡¯re gonna regret it!¡±


    Alexa snorted and took a step forward ¡°As far as I know, my family calls the shot in L. A and no one, not even you can tell me to leave this ce!¡±


    Bianca raised a brow and nodded her head, she was just about to go back in when she heard the scream from the two behind her..


    ¡°The heck?!¡±


    Bianca turned back to them and was surprised to see them covered in yellow paint, her eyes darted to the opened window to see Olivia¡¯s mischievous smile..


    Oh boy! and here she was feeling bad for her whereas she had something up her sleeves..


    The two raised their heads to the window in anger..


    ¡°You little b*tch! how dare you?!¡±


    ¡°Come on you you two.. scurry out of here¡± Bianca said with a giggle before going back into the apartment..


    And just then Olivia ran down the stairs ready to go outside but was held back by Bianca..


    ¡°Alright ma¡¯am, you¡¯ve done enough damage to them.. it was hrious, good job bestie¡±


    Olivia snorted, she felt like that wasn¡¯t enough, she couldn¡¯t help but pin this whole phase she was going through on Damien..


    ¡°This week has been a bit of a bad luck for me, maybe if I had just left after I was fired, I wouldn¡¯t have gotten to know the truth¡±


    Bianca sighed, they weren¡¯t back to this again right? she had honestly run out of words offort for Olivia but when she recalled what Olivia did a minute ago, she doubted if she needed it..


    ***


    Anita nced around therge room she found herself in with a scrunched face, she rolled her eyes and walked to one of the sofa¡¯s..


    She swiped a finger on it to check for dust before sitting on it..


    ¡°Hmph! ours is much morefortable than this¡± She mumbled beneath her breath and almost immediately she heard a voice behind her..


    ¡°Oh my! look who¡¯s here!¡± The woman who just appeared..


    Tracy, thedy of the Brown¡¯s and also Rihanna and Asher¡¯s annoying mother, as Anita had thought..


    However, apart from being surprised to see Anita in her home, the smile on her face was also priceless.. Tracy couldn¡¯t help but wonder why she was happy..


    Anita stood up from her seat with an evil smile ¡°Come on! I¡¯m here to celebrate after all my son will be getting married soon¡±


    Tracy¡¯s brows drew together, she knew something wasn¡¯t right here, on a normal day Anita wouldn¡¯t smile at her and not to talk of being happy about her son¡¯s marriage to Rihanna..


    ¡°Fine! spill it, what are you up to?¡±


    Anita beamed, she couldn¡¯t describe the feeling she felt within her after learning about her grandson earlier today..


    ¡°Nothing much, I just wanted to let you know that my son has found a better match other than your ugly daughter!¡±


    ¡°What? what are you talking about? Asher told me everything that happened over there and how you also tried to oppose the idea of this alliance¡­


    Anita nodded in understanding ¡°Well did he also tell you that my handsome little boy Damien has a son with his real lover?¡±


    The smile that was on Tracy¡¯s face froze like ice, she was just about to retort when she spotted her daughter and Alexa rooted to the ground and at the same time surprisingly covered in yellow paint..


    ¡°What?!¡±


    Anita enjoyed the look that crossed the face of the mother and daughter..


    ¡°Oh, the ugly daughter is here looking more ugly, didn¡¯t I tell you that my son will never have anything to do with you?¡±


    ¡°Damien loves me! and I¡¯m very sure that we will get married soon!¡±


    Rihanna made an attempt to move only to slip on the polished marbled floor..


    Anita chuckled and walked closer to thedy on the floor..


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure why you¡¯re covered in paint but whoever did this to you deserves some des, actually it looks nice on you, this way no one will be able to see your ugly face¡±


    ¡°Mum!¡±


    Anita raised her head to her daughter, she walked to Alexa, grabbed her arm and pulled her out with her..


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to see you with her anymore!¡±


    ***


    The door to Damien¡¯s office was pushed open, after which a young man forced himself in despite being held back by Be..


    ¡°Boss..


    Damien turned his swivelling chair around to face them, he murmured a few words to the person over the phone before cing his phone back on his desk..


    His grey orbs were fixated on the person who bardged into his office..


    ¡°Boss I tried to stop him but he..


    Damien gave her a nod and soon after she left leaving the two alone in the room..N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    ¡°What do you want?¡± Damien¡¯s irritated tone came, thest person he wanted to see was this guy in front of him..


    Asher sneered ¡°You¡¯re asking me that?! I should be the one asking you that Damien! what exactly do you want?!¡±


    Damien stood up to his feet, one thing he wouldn¡¯t take was someone yelling at him after badging into his office without an appointment..


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you to the count of three to leave this ce..


    Asher stepped forward with a raised brow ¡°You¡¯re still acting all high and confident?! while my sister is crying her eyes out! if you knew that you couldn¡¯t love her or be faithful to her, then why did you choose to propose to her?!¡±


    Damien had a confused look on his face, he wasn¡¯t in bad terms with Rihanna, he spoke to her a few hours ago, so what was wrong this time?


    ¡°What do you mean by that? don¡¯t piss me off! I have a lot on my te right now!¡±


    ¡°Is my sister also on that te? I guess not! or perhaps I guess your new girlfriend and her kid are on your mind right now¡±


    Damien shot Asher a surprised look, no one else knew about his son with Olivia, other than his parents..


    ¡°And as for your mum.. warn her to keep her mouth in check otherwise I won¡¯t hesitate to¡­


    Asher hasn¡¯t evenpleted his words when a punch was thrown at his face by Damien..


    Few secondster, two of Damien¡¯s men came in after receiving the gesture they needed from their boss, they seized Asher and pulled him out of the office..


    ¡°I¡¯ll make sure you regret this Damien Sterling!¡±


    Damien exhaled deeply and picked up his phone that rang out, he stared at the caller¡¯s id..


    ¡°Yes grandfather? I¡¯m in a meeting call backter¡±


    ¡°Come home this instant!¡±


    Judging from his tone, it must be really urgent, or could it be that he found out already?

 Chapter 23_ Paying her off 2

    The silence in therge living room was tense as everyone tried their best to avoid the burning gaze of Bernard..


    Aldrin massaged his head when he noticed how rx Anita seemed to be when she was the one at fault, he knew this won¡¯t end well for the both of them¡­


    ¡°Do you regret getting married to me?¡±


    Aldrin was caught off guard by the sudden blunt and unforeseen question she just asked him..


    ¡°What? No!¡±


    Anita raised a brow ¡°Then why are you staring at me that way?!¡±


    Bernard¡¯s gaze narrowed at the two who were murmuring to each other in a hushed tone..


    ¡°You still dare to talk when this is all your fault Anita?!¡±


    Patricia touched her husband¡¯s arm gently when she heard him yell, times like this made her worry about his health..


    ¡°Easy dear¡±


    ¡°it isn¡¯t entirely my fault father¡± Anita retorted.


    Bernard sprang up to his feet ready tosh out at her when a voice broke in..


    ¡°I¡¯m here¡±


    Everyone diverted their attention to Damien who had an indifferent look on his face, he casually walked to the seat next to his mum that was already upied by his dad..


    Anita shot Aldrin a look and it took him only a minute to understand what they wanted him to do..


    He moved to the next sofa with a sigh and watched how his son sat where he was sitting a second ago, sometimes he felt like Damien was the one married to his wife and not him..


    Bernard pulled his gaze off Anita and rested it on Damien..


    ¡°Care to exin yourself Damien?! and what is this I¡¯m hearing about you having a child?!¡±


    Damien snapped his head to his mum who raised a finger to the back of her ear with an awkward smile on her lips..


    He sighed and rxed back on his seat, his mum had a little bit of problem when it came to keeping a secret or hiding her excitement..


    ¡°I have a son¡±


    Hearing that from the horses mouth seemed to smash Bernard¡¯s pride and ego, how was he ever going to face his long time friend all because of the mistake his grandson made?


    ¡°Do you have any idea of what you¡¯ve done?!¡±


    ¡°Yeah I know, I¡¯m a father now and it¡¯s quite unfortunate that the alliance with the Brown¡¯s will be affected by this¡±.


    Bernard pointed a finger at Damien to see him rise up to his feet.


    ¡°What do you mean by that?!¡±


    Damien inserted both hands into his pocket, he stared straight into his grand father¡¯s eyes with a determined expression..


    ¡°We are calling this marriage off..¡±


    He announced to see everyone¡¯s shocked expression of course except his mum who was overjoyed, this decision he made could cost them their reputation and one thing the old man cared about the most was the reputation of the Sterlings!


    Bernard¡¯s face darkened, he knew once Damien had made his mind up on something then it was final but this time he won¡¯t let that happen..


    ¡°I don¡¯t ept! you¡¯ll get married to Rihanna and delete every otherdy off your mind!¡±


    ¡°But I agree to my son¡¯s decision, he won¡¯t get married to Rihanna, he¡¯s not a kid who you impose those rights on!¡±


    Anitasted out irritably at the old man and almost immediately Alexa stood up, she had a scarf tied around her head which was a bit of..


    ¡°Mum! will you just stop trying to defend him? thedy who you¡¯re pushing him to is trouble, I and Rihanna had to cut our hair because she poured paint all over us¡­N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    ¡°Extend my apologies to the Browns¡± Damien murmured and walked away from the room, even though a part of him was hurt about breaking up with Rihanna..


    He still couldn¡¯t forget the promise he made to Olivia six years ago, he promised to take responsibility for his actions and that¡¯s exactly what he¡¯s going to do..


    ¡°Damien! get back here!¡±


    Bernard called after Damien which fell on deaf ears as thetter didn¡¯t stop for a second till he was out of sight¡­


    ***


    The next morning¡­


    Olivia rubbed her eyes as she came down from the stairs, her lips turned into a smile when a strong aroma warft through her nose..


    ¡°Oh dear bestie, what am I ever going to do or be without you?¡±


    Bianca chuckled and pulled out a seat for her, she was d that Olivia was back to her usual bubbly sef unlike yesterday when she sulked all through..


    ¡°I made pancakes¡±


    Olivia smiled at the table greedily, she was about to take a bite from the pancakes when she noticed the unusual quietness in the house..


    ¡°umm where is Kelvin and Kiara?¡±


    Bianca raised her head with a small smile, she took a sit opposite Olivia..


    ¡°Oh the school bus was here a while ago¡±


    The small smile on Olivia¡¯s face dimmed a bit, she squinted her gaze at Bianca trying to find out if she was joking or telling the truth..


    Bianca raised a brow ¡°What?¡±


    Olivia sat up on her seat when she noticed the die hard look of seriousness on Bianca¡¯s face..


    ¡°What? Bianca you know Kelvin and Kiara¡¯s tuition doesn¡¯t cover the school bus¡­.


    She sprang up to her feet and dashed back up to her room, she found her phone on the bed and picked it up..


    She heard the door behind her close as Bianca came in view, she also had a look of worry on her face..


    ¡°What is wrong Olivia? you scared me for a second out there¡±


    Olivia turned her back against Bianca and raised the phone to her ear the moment the call went through..


    ¡°Hi Mrs Penelope, umm.. this is Kelvin¡¯s mum.. Kelvin Parker, the school bus picked him and Kiara up a while ago and I wanted to confirm if they are with you¡±


    At the other end, Mrs Penelope turned back to the kids who were chattering away happily on the moving bus..


    ¡°No ma¡¯am he¡¯s not here, we didn¡¯t show up at your house since Kelvin and Kiara¡¯s fees doesn¡¯t cover up the school bus ride¡±


    ¡°Alright¡±


    Olivia looked towards Bianca with her phone still ced to her ear in shock..


    ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°Kelvin and Kiara are not on the bus and his teacher just told me that a bus was never sent here to pick them up!¡±


    Bianca¡¯s eyes rounded in shock ¡°What?!¡±


    In the next minute Olivia bolted out of the room seething in anger..


    ***


    Bernard looked up to the two man dded in ck suit in front of him..


    ¡°Howe there are two kids?¡±


    ¡°Old master, thedy brought two kids to the bus and we had to bring them both to avoid suspicion¡±


    Bernard dismissed them, after which they left, his gaze darted to the two children who were roaming around the living room ying carefree without worrying about their new environment..


    Anita raised her hand to her mouth to block a yawn, it was evident that she was just getting off bed, she was still a bit sleepy but she had to get out of bed to fill her empty stomach..


    The left over sleep vanishedpletely from her eyes when two little figures crashed into her giggling softly..


    She stared down at them and at the same time they raised their face to her with a toothy smile..


    ¡°Hello¡±


    They both waved at her with wide grins, she blinked her eyes several times in shock..


    And to their amazement she dashed off back to the stairs..


    ¡°Honey!e quickly I think Damien and Alexa has shrunk into little kids!¡±


    Reality suddenly hit her after she realized what she just said, she stopped on her tracks and turned to the two who were now staring at her strangely..


    Anita felt a chilly gaze on her from across the room and when she turned, she met with Bernard¡¯s burning gaze..


    Aldrin hurried down when he heard his wife¡¯s loud screams earlier on..


    He came to stand by her and was left speechless when his gaze fell upon the kids who were giving him a smile..


    However, his gaze rested on the little boy who had a striking resemnce to Damien which cannot be ignored or denied..


    ¡°Who brought them here? and wasn¡¯t it only one kid Damien mentioned to have? howe there are two of them? ¡±


    Anita took a brave stance in front of the old man who was sitted before her..


    ¡°You brought them here didn¡¯t you? I hope it¡¯s not what I¡¯m thinking that you¡¯re nning to do¡±


    Aldrin also stood next to his wife, he also wanted to know what his dad was nning to do with the kids he brought into their home..


    Kiara nudged Kelvin towards Alexa who just entered with her eyes glued on her phone, her other hand held four shopping bags..


    Wasn¡¯t it a little bit early to shop for clothes at the mall?


    Kelvin instantly recognized her, she was thedy that knocked his mum down with her shy car and left without apologizing!..


    He leaned to Kiara¡¯s ears and whispered a few words to her..


    And in the next second they were running in full speed to Alexa..


    Unbeknownst to the ignorantdy of what their cute motives were, she was dumbfounded when her shopping bags and phone flew up and fell harshly on the ground..


    After their sessful attempt they gave a high-five to each other with a smile..


    Alexa¡¯s face darkened as she rested her eyes on them..

 Chapter 24_ Take back your money!

    Olivia hurried out of the building with Bianca right behind her back tailing after her..


    She watched Olivia¡¯s back that was moving fast away from her, she had no other choice than to jog to catch up with the worried mother..


    ¡°Olivia.. do you have any idea of where you¡¯re going to find them?¡±


    Olivia stopped on her tracks and turned to Bianca with a firm nod..


    ¡°Who else? he found out that Kelvin is his son and he thinks that he can just take away my child away from me?!¡±


    Bianca closed her eyes briefly, this was the exact thing she was scared about, she had heard stories like this before and she must confess that the rich people¡¯s mindset works differently..


    They probably want to take possession of the child because he had the Sterlings blood flowing through his veins..


    ¡°Well we don¡¯t know where the Sterlings live? and I¡¯m sure that surrounding must be heavily guarded¡±


    Olivia¡¯s amber eyes zed in unfathomable gleam as she said the next words to Bianca..


    ¡°I don¡¯t care how dangerous it is, I¡¯ll get my son back even if I have to cross the seven sea to get there!¡±


    Bianca swallowed back with a forceful nod, she watched Olivia¡¯s back leaving again..


    ¡°I¡¯ll search it up on Google¡±


    ***


    Damien walked into the living room inrge strides, he was already on his way to thepany this morning when his guards ryed an information to him concerning his grandfather¡¯s recent doings..


    The moment he stepped in a loud shriek from a little kid startled him for a second..


    ¡°Daddy!!!¡±


    Before he could tell what was going on, he was suddenly engulfed in an embrace..


    Alexa¡¯s pupils dted as she stared at the things she spent millions purchasing on the ground..


    She marched straight to Kelvin who clinged onto Damien¡¯s legs tightly, she pulled him out of her brother¡¯s body ready to strike him but her hand froze on air..


    ¡°What are you trying to do?!¡±


    Alexa squirmed as his grip around her wrist tightened like he was going to crush her bones to a million pieces..


    ¡°Let me go!¡±


    Her face fell to the other side the next second, she raised her head up only to see her mum¡¯s annoyed expression..


    ¡°Mum!¡±


    Anita snapped her head to Aldrin meaningfully, thetter nodded in understanding and walked to them, he quickly pulled Alexa away with him before she makes things worst..


    Damien looked down at Kelvin who took his hands in his with a smile..


    As if struck by something, it suddenly dawned on him on why he was here in the first ce and he also noticed that there were two kids in the room..


    ¡°Why did you take them away from their mother?!¡±


    Bernard shot Damien a look and snorted ¡°I have no idea who that little girl is, but I can¡¯t stand to see our blood living in the slums of poverty, get that into your head alright?!¡±


    ¡°This is my decision to make and not yours! do you get that?! stop trying to force your rules down on me! I also have a life to live!¡±


    Anita couldn¡¯t agree less to his words, she was happy to know that she had a grandson but this was a wrong approach and she was sure that Olivia won¡¯t stay still about this..


    Now that she thought of it, howe Olivia had a six year old son for Damien when she was just the same age as Alexa?


    ¡°And I support my son¡¯s choice, these kids should be sent back to school or Olivia¡±


    Not too longter, they heard a little noise at the entrance and soon after Rihanna ran in, she was looking miserable, her once back length silky straight hair was now shoulder length and messy..


    And to top it all, she was still in her PJs, tears flowed down her face freely which smudged the mascara over her face..


    She freed herself from Asher¡¯s grip as she made her way to Damien..


    ¡°Damien, do you know what my brother told me a while ago? he said you were breaking up with me¡­¡±


    She sniffed back with a smile, her hands caressed his cheeks slowly..


    ¡°I knew he was telling lies because I know how much you love me.. our families are nning towards our grand wedding¡­


    ¡°We can¡¯t get married Rihanna¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s smile froze on her face, she slowly retracted her hand from his face and took a step backward..


    ¡°You¡¯re joking right?¡±


    Her eyes suddenly fell on the little boy clinging on to Damien¡¯s hand like his life depended on it, it was him! the little boy who threw a ball at her few days ago at the park..


    He was the same freaking child! as if possessed by a demon she suddenly rushed forward to the kid, she made an attempt to wrap her hands around his small neck..


    Just before she couldy her hand on him another hand caught hers, she snapped her head to meet a pair of amber eyes with sparks of fire burning in them..


    A word hadn¡¯t dropped down from her lips when a pnded on her face, she thought she had received it all until her hair was pulled harshly..


    ¡°Olivia!¡±


    Bianca who suddenly ran in called out, and right behind her were a few men who were after them as a result of trespassing..


    Damien and Asher were rmed, they quickly intervened trying to free Olivia¡¯s grip from Rihanna¡¯s hair..


    ¡°Ouch!.. stop.. pulling!¡± Rihanna choked out through gritted teeth..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    The rest were shocked at the scene before then, however Anita wasn¡¯t shocked, she was happy that Rihanna was getting what she deserved, that was how much she disliked her..


    ¡°Add more pressure Olivia! make her go bald!¡±


    Aldrin shot her a look and immediately her finger went to her lips..


    ¡°Enough of this madness!¡±


    The room suddenly turned quiet as the patriarch of the family spoke, Asher sessfully freed him sister from thedy¡¯s grip..


    Olivia turned around to Damien and snatched Kelvin from his hold..


    ¡°You have no rights whatsoever to take my son without my permission! Mr Sterling!¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows furrowed, he understood that she was the one who gave birth to him and raised him all alone but she can¡¯t deny the rights he has over Kelvin..


    ¡°He¡¯s also my son..


    ¡°No he¡¯s not!¡± She retorted in a fierce tone ring hard at him..


    ¡°I was the one who brought him here, do you have a problem with that?!¡±


    Olivia turned around to see who just spoke, her eyes fell on the old man whose head was held up high like he had just done a great job..


    ¡°I don¡¯t want any blood of the Sterling¡¯s to be found on the dirty grounds of poverty! you can¡¯t afford to bear this family¡¯s prestigious name and so I think what I did was infact the best thing to do¡±


    Anita was just about to oppose the old man¡¯s idea, when she saw Olivia walking towards him in slow footsteps..


    ¡°Say that again! you¡¯re a big time joker if you think that I¡¯m dying to get married into your family! my son has nothing to do with you or anyone else!¡±


    Bernard bellowed at the youngdy who was just the same age as his grand daughter Alexa..


    How dare she raise her voice at him in a rude manner?


    He pped his hands and immediately two guards came in with two briefcases, he gave them a nod and they walked to Olivia, after which they left the brief case by her feet..


    ¡°Those briefcase contains the sum of five hundred million dors, take it in exchange for the boy and get out of our lives!¡±


    Bianca¡¯s lips parted in shock, she wasn¡¯t going to stand back and watch them humiliate Olivia this way, she rolled up her sleeves and stood beside Olivia..


    ¡°What do you mean by that? do you think we arecking? we¡¯ve been managing our lives ever since Kelvin was born and we don¡¯t need any favors from you!¡±


    Olivia and Bianca exchanged nces and gave a nod, they both kicked each of the briefcase which slid smoothly on the polished marbled floor to Bernard¡¯s feet.


    ¡°Take back your pathetic money, I only want my son!¡±


    Damien who has had enough of everything going on in front of him walked to Olivia and took her hands in his and at the same time Kelvin smiled and took his hands also..


    He turned to his grandfather with a stern expression on his face..


    ¡°I¡¯ve made my decision!¡±


    After saying that he led the two away, he could hear the distance voices behind him, he heard his grandfather yells and Rihanna¡¯s cries of pleas..


    ***


    As soon as they were out of the building Olivia withdrew her hand from Damien¡¯s grip and also pulled Kelvin to herself..


    ¡°We can take it from here¡±


    Damien raised a brow, was that all she could say to him right now?


    ¡°Daddy can you drop us off at home?¡±


    Olivia ced a palm over his mouth, she snapped her head to Damien..


    ¡°Of course I don¡¯t mind¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t bother, we don¡¯t need your help! at all¡±


    Damien sneered ¡°Stop giving me that attitude, I know my grandfather took a drastic step in this matter but I promise to take responsibility for you just like I promised that night..


    Olivia raised her hand a little, she didn¡¯t want to hear this long talk, all she wanted was to leave immediately, soon after Bianca and Kiara emerged from the building..


    ¡°Oh, is this an excuse to pursue me?¡±


    Damien¡¯s lips curled up and a chuckle escaped his lips..


    ¡°Pursue you? don¡¯t think too highly of yourself, you¡¯re way too annoying¡±


    Olivia¡¯s chest heaved up and down in anger, she raised a leg and stepped on his foot..


    ¡°Jerk!¡±


    ¡°Ouch!¡±


    Olivia smiled in satisfaction at his pain filled face, she took Ray by his hands and turned around to leave and at the same time, she swiped her hair over his face..


    But this time he was faster, he caught her hair gently with his hand refusing to let go¡­


    ¡°Not so fast wild cat!¡±


    Bianca¡¯s brows were raised, as she stared at the two wondering what they were about to pull off next..


    Her brows collided when he gestured with his fingers for her toe closer..

 Chapter 25_ Attempted Murder

    Olivia gasped and tried to pull her hair out of his grip but he wasn¡¯t willing to let go of it yet..


    Bianca¡¯s legs involuntarily moved close to the two, she raised her head up to Damien who pointed at something ahead of her..


    She followed the direction of his finger and almost immediately a gasp escaped her lips as her hair cascaded down her shoulder..


    She turned to him in surprise and was even more speechless when she saw him tie Olivia¡¯s hair into a ponytail with her hair band..


    Olivia touched her hair and turned around to face him..


    ¡°What the heck?¡±


    Damien stared ahead of him with a nk expression on his face..


    ¡°Work resumes by 8:00 am tomorrow morning don¡¯t forget that¡±


    He didn¡¯t give her a chance to object to it before he walked to the ck Mercedes Benz waiting for him which was opened by a guard..


    ¡°Bye daddy¡± Kelvin waved..


    Olivia¡¯s teeth gritted in anger, who does he think he is to order her?.


    ¡°He¡¯s cool alright¡±


    She snapped her head to Bianca who just spoke, cool? in what way exactly?


    ¡°What?¡±


    ***


    Tracy sighed for the umpteenth time staring at her daughter¡¯s closed door, she had refused toe out ever since she returned from the Sterling¡¯s ancestral home..


    ¡°She¡¯s really upset, what are we supposed to do about this Asher? our image will be tarnished in the society if they find out that Rihanna¡¯s wedding won¡¯t be taking ce¡±


    Heaven knew how much she had bragged about this wedding to her friends, and to top it all, she might be ridiculed by the high ss women whenever they call for a meeting..


    The high ss women meeting were meant for the Wealthy women in the society, She was ranked third while Anita Sterling was ranked first and also the leader of this meeting, the second position was given to thedy of the Gray¡¯s.


    ¡°Maybe if grand father returns from his vacation, he¡¯ll be able to handle this, after all he¡¯s friends with Bernard Sterling¡±


    Tracy sighed, what bugged her the most was how Anita was going to rub this all over her face, this alliance between the two families was her biggest pride and now it has been smashed..


    ¡°Do me a favor son, send me the address of thatdy who dared to ruin my daughter¡¯s rtionship with Damien¡±


    ***


    Bianca stepped out of the cab and took a nce at the huge hotel in front of her, she settled her fare and was about to go in when she spotted a familiar face going into the building..


    she snorted in disdain, he was no other person than Xander Gray, the dummy who had showed up at her apartment iming to be her boyfriend in front of her mum..


    Her phone rang out and when she saw the caller id, she swiped the answer button..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there soon just give me a few minutes¡±


    She tucked her phone away and walked into the building with a sigh..


    ***


    Kiara chewed on the bottom of her pencil as she tried to take a peek at Kelvin¡¯s homework, he caught her in the act and screamed at the top of his lungs..


    ¡°Mummy, Kiara is trying to copy me!¡±


    Olivia took a nce at them from the opened kitchen and sighed..


    ¡°Youin about every little thing Kelvin, she¡¯s your friend.. help her out and stop whining¡±


    Kiara giggled and snatched his book from the table..


    Kelvin reached out to grab it but she took off to her heels which left him no other choice than to run after her around the table..


    Olivia turned back to them and shook her head slowly, one day these two might be the end of her..


    ¡°Let me have it Kiara!¡±


    ¡°Catch me first!¡±


    She took out her phone from her the pocket on her apron, she took a nce at the unfamiliar number and frowned..


    She raised it up to her ear after a lit contemtion ¡°Hi?¡±


    Olivia raised her other hand to her other ear, when the kids noises got intense..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    ¡°is this Olivia Parker?¡±


    She straightened up at once when she heard the deep male voice at the background..


    ¡°Yes, I am¡±


    ¡°Well we¡¯ve detained a certain miss Bianca Greg for attempted murder¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes rounded in shock, attempted murder? what?


    ¡°what?!¡±


    She had always known Bianca for her bad temper and knew that one day she¡¯d murder someone if she wasn¡¯t control, but who knew that ¡®one day¡¯ will be today?


    She pulled off her apron and turned off the cooker, ¡°Baby, take Kiara up to your room alright? and please pack your books into your backpack¡±


    ¡°Hi mum, please could you stop by at my apartment to look after Kelvin and Kiara? something just popped up¡±


    ***


    Olivia bursted through the police station¡¯s front doors, her eyes were wide with worry and urgency.


    She rushed up to the reception desk, out of breath, and eximed.


    ¡°I need to bail my friend out! She¡¯s been used of attempted murder, but it¡¯s a mistake! She didn¡¯t do it! I¡¯m very sure of that!¡±


    The officer behind the desk looked up from his paperwork, slightly surprised by thedy¡¯s sudden arrival.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, please calm down. What¡¯s your friend¡¯s name?¡±


    Olivia took in a deep breath, trying topose herself.


    ¡°Her name is Bianca Greg. She was brought in a little while ago. Please, you have to help me! She¡¯s innocent, I know it!¡±


    The officer nodded sympathetically and began typing on hisputer.


    ¡°Let me check on her status¡­¡± he paused for a while before looking back up to Olivia.


    ¡°Okay, yes, Bianca Greg is being held here. Bail has been set at $50, 000.¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes widened in shock, where was she gonna get that huge amount of money from? neither she nor Bianca had a proper job as of now.


    ¡°That¡¯s outrageous! I need to speak to someone in charge, please!¡±


    The officer nodded and picked up the phone, calling for a supervisor to assist.


    Meanwhile, Olivia paced back and forth in the lobby, her mind racing with thoughts of how to prove her friend¡¯s innocence and get her released.


    She wondered who filed such aint against Bianca in the first ce?


    She approached the officer again, her voice firm but controlled. ¡°I want to know who lodged theint against Bianca. I have a right to know who¡¯s using her of this heinous crime!¡±


    The officer hesitated, he took a nce at their supervisor, who just arrived.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, I understand your concern, but the identity of theinant is protected for their own safety and privacy.¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes narrowed. ¡°That¡¯s ridiculous! If someone¡¯s going to ruin my friend¡¯s life with false usations, they should at least have the courage to face her and me!¡±


    The supervisor stepped forward, calmly but firmly.


    ¡°I understand your frustration, ma¡¯am, but our procedures are in ce for a reason. However, I can offer you a chance to speak with the detective handling the case. He can provide more information and answer your questions.¡±


    Olivia¡¯s amber eyes sets in determination. ¡°I want to see the detective now. And I want to know who¡¯s behind this vicious lie!¡±


    The supervisor nodded and led her to a nearby interview room, gesturing for her to take a seat. ¡°Detective James will be with you shortly.¡±


    ¡°But can¡¯t you at least tell me who reported this case? I¡¯d like to know.. please¡±


    ¡°I did!¡±


    Olivia turned around swiftly where she came face to face with the fool who had a wide grin on his lips..


    His brown orbs glowed with pride and a bit of mockery in them..


    ¡°Asher!¡±


    Her teeth gritted in annoyance, she walked to him with furrowed brows..


    ¡°You did this?!¡±


    Asher nonchntly took a seat on one of the wooden chairs in the office and nodded his head in affirmation..


    ¡°I did! is anything wrong?¡±


    Olivia lowered her gaze to him ¡°In as much as I know about Bianca¡¯s bad temper, I also know well enough that she wouldn¡¯t attack unless she had been provoked or attacked first!¡±


    Asher tilted his head to the side taking in the angrydy¡¯s beautiful figure..


    He slowly returned his gaze to her with a smile ¡°You are too young and pretty to be a mother of a six year old, maybe if you¡¯re willing to offer yourself.. just maybe I might release your friend¡­


    No sooner had the words fell out of his mouth that he received a resounding p in return, his face fell to the other side..


    ¡°If you dare try to flirt with me, I¡¯ll make sure that my finger prints never leaves your face again! withdraw yourints and I¡¯ll let this slide!¡±


    Asher stood up overshadowing her with his height, he red down at her before a chuckle escaped his lips..


    ¡°you sure are brave, and I like it! anyway your dear friend tried to kill me today by pushing me in front of a moving car!¡±


    ¡°And by the look of things, you¡¯re really hurt and unable to move from the sick bed¡± Olivia added in sarcasm..


    Asher gave a nod to the supervisor who was patiently listening to them..


    ¡°I¡¯ll only withdraw myint against your friend if you convince Damien to get married to my sister or you can just bail her out!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s knuckles tightened by her side, but she was a little bit confused, Did Damien and Rihanna really break up because of her?


    ¡°You¡¯re being quiet! he¡¯s ckmailing me! do something about it!¡±


    The officer shrugged and rxed back on his seat ¡°I mean he is giving you an option right?¡±


    A cop suddenly ran into the room and saluted to his superior..


    ¡°Sir! Mr Xander Gray is here!¡±

 Chapter 26_ Scenes

    Sandy opened the door when she heard the door bell ring, her face smile fell a little. She had initially thought that it was her daughter..


    But seeing the elegant woman on dark sunsses standing on her porch drew a questioning look on her face..


    She was dressed in a tailored Chanel suit that entuated her slender figure.


    Her long, raven-ck hair was styled in a sleek, low bun, revealing a pair of chandelier earrings that sparkled like diamonds in the light.N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    ¡°And you are?¡±


    Tracy blew air over her face with her hands chasing the invisible flies around her face, she stared at her surroundings with nothing but disgust in her eyes..


    Sandy arched a brow, with just a nce at the prouddy before her, she could tell that she was a wealthy person.


    ¡°Dummy, everyone in L. A knows who I am, by the way I¡¯m Tracy Brown¡±


    Sandy¡¯s expression remained nk ¡°So?¡±


    Tracy pulled off her sunsses revealing her deep brown eyes.


    ¡°To be honest, I don¡¯t like you much either, I¡¯m here to see ady named Olivia Parker, go in there and call her out!¡±


    Sandy¡¯s brows drew together, she wondered what Olivia had done to warrant a visit from this annoying woman..


    ¡°Olivia isn¡¯t here at the moment¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me you old hag! I know well that she is in there or perhaps she¡¯s scared of what the consequences might be, well she should have thought about before trying to steal my daughter¡¯s fiance!¡±


    Sandy shed Tracy a polite smile ¡°Oh my! she did? I will go get her for you, just wait right here¡±


    That was all sandy needed to say for the foolish richdy to believe, she casually walked back into the apartment and sat on one of the couches to resume her soap operas..


    ***


    Olivia shook her head slowly as she signed some paperwork given to her to fill..


    She couldn¡¯t believe how arrogant Bianca could be at the moment, saying ¡®thank you¡¯ to someone wasn¡¯t gonna hurt a bit..


    ¡°Here, I¡¯m done¡±


    She announced to the officer who collected the papers back from her to examine it..


    ¡°Alright miss you¡¯ve been cleared of all charges¡±


    Bianca snorted and walked out of the station closely followed by Olivia..


    Once they were out of the police station, Olivia started her queries, Xander had been of great help in there but she was so arrogant to thank him for his help..


    ¡°Come on Bianca, you don¡¯t have to be an a*s everytime, he bailed you out the least you could do is to thank him¡±


    Bianca chuckled at Olivia¡¯s words, thanking him will only give him the right to be friends with her, and she wasn¡¯t ready to be acquainted to such a person as himself..


    ¡°Just forget it, I¡¯m sure $50, 000 is nothing to him¡± Bianca nonchntly murmured..


    ¡°and why would you say that?¡±


    The twodies diverted their gaze to the young man who just spoke, he had a nted grin on his lips, his blue eyes glowed in mischief gawking down at the prouddy who refused to acknowledge him..


    ¡°Look Mr Gray, no one asked for your help so don¡¯t expect me to say thank you¡±


    ¡°you just did¡±


    Olivia held back Bianca who was about to step forward to Xander..


    ¡°Hey.. umm Mr Xander, thanks for your help today, please ignore Bianca she¡¯s just a little bit cranky today¡±


    Xander gave a nod and walked to his red sports car parked at a little distance away from him, he turned back once more to them and settled his gaze on Bianca who was sulking..


    ¡°Crazy¡± he murmured and got into his car.


    Meanwhile¡­.


    Tracy nced at the closed door once more and rang the doorbell, she rang it a few more times but no one wasing forth..


    ¡°Hey you rascal! you tricked me!e out and show me what you¡¯ve got, if you dare!¡±


    She yelled at the top of her lungs, no one has ever treated her like this, well except Anita Sterling, But this woman was a nobody and she dared to leave her hanging and waiting!.


    Oliviaughed hard at the joke Bianca just dropped, she settled the fare and turned to the building, the smile on both she and Bianca¡¯s face fell..


    ¡°Oh no¡± she eximed beneath her breath..


    In the next second, Tracy screamed out in shock and disbelief as she felt the clear and cold liquid dripping down on her body..


    She snapped her head to the window, where she spotted Sandy with an empty jug..


    ¡°Leave my porch! you mannerless woman!¡± Sandy yelled down at her..


    Tracy pulled one of her heels and threw it up towards the window but it bounced on the wall and dropped down on her head..


    ¡°Arrghhh!! I¡¯m gonna kill you once Iy my hands on you!¡± She yelled furiously and turned away to leave in anger..


    Bianca and Olivia who were originallyughing at the once in a lifetime scene before them suddenly stoppedughing when Tracy stopped before them..


    ¡°So it was you! you are the one responsible for my daughter¡¯s heartbreak! her marriage couldn¡¯t take ce because of you!.


    Bianca creased her brows, it seems thedy mistook her for Olivia but either ways she wasn¡¯t ready to clear that misunderstanding yet..


    ¡°Okay so?¡±


    Tracy¡¯s eyes widened ¡°so? you know what? I can¡¯t deal with lowly peasants like you all! you all will hear from me very soon!¡± she screamed out like a maniac walking away very quickly to the other side where her car was parked at..


    ***


    Olivia and Bianca exchanged brief nces before facing Sandy who was peering intently at them, obviously waiting for an exnation..


    ¡°Well mum you see..


    Sandy raised her hand slightly which cut Olivia¡¯s speech off, she was quite aware that any words thates out of her daughter¡¯s mouth now will be nothing but a big fat lie..


    ¡°Bianca go ahead and tell me everything¡±


    Bianca cleared her throat, she wasn¡¯t one who beat around the bush with her words..


    ¡°We know who Kelvin¡¯s biological dad is and he is no other than Damien Sterling¡±


    Sandy¡¯s lips parted in shock, she wanted to speak, scream or perhaps cry out loud, but none of those things wereing forth, she felt weak to her bones unable toprehend her next words¡­.


    Olivia pped her forehead in disappointment, she hadn¡¯t expected Bianca to blurt out the truth in such manner, she had preppd Bianca earlier about what to say whenever her mum asked..


    ¡°What?!¡± Sandy finally found her voice, she rose up to her feet still in shock..


    ¡°Come on mum, it¡¯s not a big deal.. I mean you¡¯re just overreacting¡±


    Sandy ced both hands on her hips ring down at her daughter..


    ¡°Overreacting? you found your child¡¯s father, who surprisingly turned out to be a very wealthy man and you¡¯re just rxed?!¡±


    ¡°What should I have done? I don¡¯t want to share my son with anyone else alright? yes he¡¯s wealthy so he has every right to have a mistress who can bare his children for him, it mustn¡¯t necessary be my own kid!¡±


    Bianca rolled her eyes, as always Olivia was ready to argue with anyone..


    ¡°Okay whatever you wish! so what was Mrs Brown doing here a few minutes ago?¡±


    Olivia shrugged nonchntly, feigning ignorance until Bianca spilled out every little detail..


    ¡°The marriage alliance between The Sterling¡¯s and the Brown¡¯s was called off because of Olivia¡±


    Sandy shot her daughter a look, if the wedding between the two families was called off, then it meant that they were willing to ept her and Kelvin into their family..


    ¡°Well what are you waiting for? isn¡¯t he your child¡¯s father?¡±


    ¡°Well did I mention that he was my boss whom I despise so much? he irks me! and I won¡¯t let hime near Kelvin and I¡±


    ***


    Aldrin pulled his wife gently by her cor when he caught her cing her ear against his father¡¯s study.


    ¡°Hey! what are you doing here? you know how wrong it is to eavesdrop right?¡±


    Anita shrugged him off ¡°Shh be quiet! that joker is in there with father and I want to know what his response will be..¡±


    Aldrin rolled his eyes at her childish behavior, she suddenly chuckled when she heard thest part of the words Tracy just said in there..


    ¡°What happened?¡± He asked curiously obviously interested to know what she heard that made herugh out loud.


    ¡°She said ady threw water on her, she¡¯s so pathetic!¡±


    Anita was caught upughing about Tracy¡¯s ordeal that she failed to see the door open..


    ¡°Oh it¡¯s you! how cheap of you to eavesdrop on our conversation!¡±


    Anita was just about to retort but was held back by Aldrin, he didn¡¯t want to witness this at least not right now..


    ¡°Ah! I¡¯m so d my son isn¡¯t getting married to your sorry daughter! now let me see you brag now!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re crazy!¡± Tracy barked and left their presence, Anita grinned from ear to ear until she heard her name being called in the study..


    ¡°Anita! join me in here this minute!¡±

 Chapter 27_ Ugly face!

    Anita took a peek behind her to find her husband¡¯s teasing smile, of course he was happy that she¡¯d finally receive some scoldings from his father..


    ¡°Jerk!¡±


    She pushed the door and stepped into the semi dark study..


    ¡°You have¡­


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything wrong, I was just passing by when I spotted Aldrin lingering around the door, I tried stopping him but he didn¡¯t pay heed to me¡±


    And In the next second the door was pushed open once more but this time by Aldrin who had a look of disbelief on his face..


    Anita was startled to see him, she thought he must have left..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have any manners son?!¡±


    Aldrin ignored his dad¡¯s question and settled his gaze on Anita who was avoiding his gaze..


    ¡°You¡¯re seriously using my name when you were the one eavesdropping?!¡±


    Anita snorted and faced Bernard who was confused on who was actually telling the truth or not..


    ¡°Father, did you see that? he mes me for everything, when he¡¯s the one at fault¡± Anita added in a saddened expression..


    Bernard massaged his temples slowly, he knew where this was heading to and he wasn¡¯t ready to witness it..


    ¡°See yourselves out you both!¡±


    Anita was the first to bolt out of the door, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to leave when she met Aldrin¡¯s nk expression..N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    She stroked her hair resting on her shoulder with a small smile on her lips..


    ¡°What? don¡¯t expect me to apologize okay? that¡¯s your role as a husband, you have to take the mes of your wife even if you¡¯re not at fault¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s jaw dropped, what?


    ***


    Later that night..


    Olivia nted a kiss on Kelvin¡¯s head and slowly tiptoed out of his room..


    She made her way to the living room where she saw Bianca and her mum watching a movie together..


    She found it really strange, this movie was a romance movie and by how far she had known Bianca, thetter doesn¡¯t watch these type of movies..


    Unless, she was trying to avoid her numerous questions..


    ¡°Umm sorry for the interruption, Bianca I need your help, the window up in my room can¡¯t close, I think it¡¯s stuck¡±


    Sandy turned to her daughter who was standing behind her..


    ¡°Wait mum! are you seriously crying over a movie?¡±


    Sandy dabbed her face with the tissue she was holding..


    ¡°It¡¯s so emotional¡±


    Bianca and Olivia exchanged brief nces before leaving the room..


    ¡°Geez¡±


    ***


    Bianca pulled Olivia¡¯s window and it closed with ease, she frowned and turned back to Olivia whose head was tilted to the side with her hands crossed beneath her bossom..


    It suddenly dawned on her, she has been tricked intoing up here, she groaned out in displeasure and casually took a seat on Olivia¡¯s bed..


    ¡°Come on that¡¯s not fair!¡±


    Olivia chuckled but still maintained her initial pose..


    ¡°Nothing is fair in this world, so I wanna know how you ended up behind bars, I feel like there¡¯s something you¡¯re not telling me, alright?¡±


    Bianca cursed beneath her breath, why was she bad at keeping things??


    ¡°Alright! what do you want to know?¡±


    Olivia pulled out the wooden chair facing her mirror and took a seat in front of Bianca..


    ¡°What were you even doing at that hotel in the first ce?¡±


    Bianca¡¯s lips twitched, she didn¡¯t want to disclose that yet, however, who said that she couldn¡¯t jump some details?


    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare jump any details Bianca!¡±


    Bianca was taken aback by Olivia¡¯s next words, so this was how bad she was at telling lies..


    ¡°Okay fine! but first get out of my head, it¡¯s frustrating. I found out that my mum has been seeing a man recently, so that¡¯s why I went to the hotel, I¡¯m happy that she has finally taken a chance to move on..¡±


    Olivia¡¯s grin curved upwards, that was a very good news, Cassie deserved happiness but she couldn¡¯t understand why Bianca had a sad expression on her face..


    ¡°Are you alright Bianca?¡±


    Bianca chuckled to mask her gloomy expression¡­


    ¡°Yeah, and so moving on, I met Asher who threatened to lock you behind bars forever if you didn¡¯t leave Damien for his sister.. you can imagine the rest¡±


    Olivia stood up from her seat and suddenly engulfed Bianca into an embrace..


    ¡°You tried to kill him just because of me?¡±


    Bianca pulled Olivia back a little with an arched brow..


    ¡°Hold on a sec, I¡¯m not stupid lol, why would I try to kill someone? he was the one who didn¡¯t have enough stamina, so don¡¯t get any weird thoughts in your head that I care about you, because I really don¡¯t¡±


    Olivia gasped softly, she reached for a pillow behind Bianca and smacked thetter on her head..


    ¡°Just when I thought this scene was very emotional, you ruined it¡±


    Bianca touched her head and raised her head a little to Olivia feigning a shocked expression..


    ¡°You just hit me?!¡±


    She grabbed the other pillow behind her and smacked it against Olivia¡¯s butt..


    This went on between them for a few minutes as they ran after each other around the room with loudughs and giggles filling the room..


    After a while they both crashed on the bed staring at the ceilings..


    ¡°I love you girly¡± Olivia said in between fast breaths.


    ¡°Yeah me too.. just a little bit¡±


    Olivia raised her head a little when she heard Bianca¡¯s few lines..


    ¡°Just a little?¡±


    Bianca¡¯s eyes widened ¡°Oh no you don¡¯t!¡±


    ***


    Olivia yawned and stretchedzily like a cat who hadn¡¯t gotten enough rest..


    Today was another day, which reminded her that she was now jobless again..


    She jumped out of the bed and went into the bathroom for a quick brush..


    She stared at her reflection in the mirror and chuckled hard at her hair which looked like a bed nest, but for some reasons she was toozy to fix it..


    Olivia made her way downstairs to have breakfast, she was already half way down when she heard chuckles and gigglesing from her living room..


    ¡°Mum, Bianca I¡¯m starving¡± She called out to them..


    The trio who were sitting on the couch in the living room suddenly turned to her..


    Olivia almost lost her bnce, she wondered what they were doing in her apartment..


    Bianca walked past her with a steaming hot bowl of braised pork and casually murmured in a lowered tone..


    ¡°Close your mouth, there might be flying bugs around¡±


    However, that was the least of her problems as of now, her main problem was, why were they in her apartment? and by the ¡®they¡¯ she meant¡­.


    ¡°Hi dear! you¡¯re finally awake!¡± Anita dered in excitement..


    And for the second ¡®they¡¯ Kelvin suddenly bolted to her pulling her to their midst..


    ¡°Mummy, Daddy is here¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face fell, she red down at Damien who was sitting sofortably on her couch like he was the owner of the apartment..


    Sandy coughed in embarrassment as her gaze settled on Olivia¡¯s disheveled hair that was all over the ce..


    ¡°What are you doing here?!¡± Sheshed out at Damien whose gaze casually rested up on her hair..


    Anita stood up to her feet before any more harsh words will be used by the two who obviously disliked each other..


    It took her a great difficulty trying to get her son here, and by the ¡®great difficulty¡¯ she actually meant feigning heart wrenching tears which she knew Damien couldn¡¯t resist..


    ¡°Umm Olivia, we actually dropped by to pick you up for work¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows drew together, her gaze moved in circles, first to her mum, then to Bianca, and finally to Damien who had been oddly quiet..


    ¡°Umm Mrs Sterling¡­


    Anita ced a finger on Olivia¡¯s lips to stop her from speaking..


    ¡°Call me mum¡±


    ¡°What? non of these makes sense to me! I¡¯ve resigned from my job, didn¡¯t he tell you all that?¡±


    ¡°Well I had to, because I couldn¡¯t tolerate your bad attitude¡± Damien finally broke his silence with an icy re..


    Olivia chuckled hard like he just dropped an expensive joke..


    ¡°Oh my! like you had the best attitude when I was working under you! can someone show him the way out of this room please? I¡¯m sick and tired of staring at his ugly face!¡±


    ¡°Mummy, don¡¯t send daddy away.. look he bought a gift for me¡±

 Chapter 28_ I hate you!

    Olivia diverted her gaze to Kelvin who was unting a brand new blue bike with an ear to ear grin on his lips..


    She walked to Kelvin and snatched the helmet he wore on his head..


    ¡°Take it back! he doesn¡¯t need it!¡±


    Damien caught the helmet she just hurled at him before it could hit his faxe..


    ¡°Mummy but I love it¡± Kelvin whined.


    ¡°you want a bike? fine! I¡¯ll get one for you alright?¡±


    Kelvin shook his head in protest, ¡°That¡¯s what you said on my fourth and fifth birthday¡±


    Damien chuckled and rose slowly to his feet, he ced the blue helmet gently on Kelvin¡¯s head and peered down at Olivia who was getting red by the seconds due to anger..


    ¡°It¡¯s a gift I got for him, and he doesn¡¯t need your approval to ept the gift¡±


    Anita skidded in between them before things gets out of hand..


    ¡°Woah! guys rx, and Olivia I don¡¯t think Damien did a bad thing after all, Kelvin is also his son too¡±


    Sandy moved next to Olivia who was having a staring battle with Damien..


    ¡°Of course she doesn¡¯t mind, she was just on her way to get dressed for the office, right Olivia?¡±


    Bianca picked up a red apple from the table, she really didn¡¯t want to get herself involved because she loved the scene before her..


    ¡°Mum? what are you talking about?¡±


    Sandy sent an apologetic smile to Damien and his mum before she led Olivia out of the living room.


    And once they got to her room, Sandy closed the door behind her with a little bang..


    ¡°Mum! you were clearly taking his side down there¡± Oliviained bitterly with a pout..


    ¡°Are you kidding me? you are unbelievable Olivia! get dressed and leave for the office, can¡¯t you see the young man is trying to make amends?¡±


    Olivia pulled her gaze elsewhere, she didn¡¯t want to have any of it, her encounter with his family yesterday hadn¡¯t left her mind..


    It showed that they could go to any length to take Kelvin into their custody and she wasn¡¯t going to sit and watch that happen..


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to work for him anymore¡±


    Sandy snorted and pulled Olivia by her left ear ¡°Say that one more time¡±


    Olivia yelped out of her mum¡¯s grip rubbing her sour ear..


    ¡°Fine! you win! but don¡¯te bailing me out when I murder him alright?!¡±


    Sandy rolled her eyes and walked out of the room, she and Anita came to a conclusion a while ago that to make Damien and Olivia cast their differences aside they had to force them to work together within the same range..Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    ***


    Tracy screamed out staring at her phone in shock, Asher who was passing by that moment walked hurriedly to her with a worried expression on his face..


    ¡°Is everything alright mum? I heard you scream¡±


    ¡°Anita just got thetest and only collection of the Hermes purse I wanted to get today, look at her unting it so happily!¡±


    Asher sighed in relief, he understood that his mum and thedy of the Sterling¡¯s had a little spark between them but this was just outrageous!..


    He had thought that something bad had happened, but here she was sulking over a Hermes purse.


    ¡°Mum! Rihanna has refused toe out of her room since yesterday and you¡¯re worried about a purse?!¡±


    Tracy threw her phone aside on the couch, she raised her head to her son and that was the moment she noticed his bruised and red nose..


    ¡°Did you get into a fight Asher?¡±


    Asher shook his head, how could he tell his mum that he was badly beaten by Xander Gray just because he had filed aint against Bianca..


    ¡°Oh it¡¯s nothing mum,st night I hit my face against my bathroom¡¯s door but I¡¯ll be alright¡±


    They both diverted their attention to the stairs when they heard soft footsteps descending down..


    ¡°Rihanna¡±


    Rihanna turned to the two who were ogling at her like they¡¯ve seen a ghost, well she couldn¡¯t me them since she now looked like a shadow of her former self..


    Her hair was out of ce and order, she was putting on an oversized white polo that had small food stains all over..


    ¡°What are you both gwaking at?!¡± she suddenly snapped at her mum and Asher..


    Tracy walked up to her daughter, even though she looked unkempt, she really didn¡¯t care, she suddenly engulfed the rude brat into a tight embrace..


    ¡°Honey.. I¡¯m so d that you¡¯re alright!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes held no emotion except that they were red and swollen from crying all throughout yesterday..


    ¡°Did Damien call to check up on me?¡±


    Asher and his mum shook their heads slowly, they didn¡¯t fail to see the fresh new tears that were brimming at the corners of her eyes¡­


    ¡°I¡¯m sure he must be busy, he really does care about you¡±


    Rihanna turned around and walked back up to the stairs, her initial idea of taking a bag of chips with her melted down like ice.. she knew her mum was just trying to make her feel better, Damien had really moved on..


    ***


    Bianca closed the door behind her after bading Jonah goodbye, she walked hand in hand with Kiara..


    ¡°Kelvin, Kiara is here!¡±


    Kelvin leaped out of Damien¡¯sps and pulled Kiara along with him to show off his new bike..


    And at the same time, the grumpy Olivia stepped out with her official wear which was a ck skirt over a white shirt..


    She cleared her throat to gain their attention once more..


    ¡°We thought you were gonna take forever! you kept them waiting¡± Sandy scolded walking towards her..


    ¡°If you blow this off, I¡¯ll chop of your ears¡± Sandy threatened in a hush tone.


    Anita sent a re to Damien who was sitting nonchntly like nothing mattered to him..


    ¡°If you try to bully her, I¡¯ll make sure i cry to sleep every night¡±


    The moment Bianca heard the threat from Anita directed at Damien, she arched a brow.. well so?


    ¡°Mum, will you stop this? I¡¯m the one being bullied by her, why don¡¯t you see that?¡±


    Anita diverted her eyes to Olivia who wasing towards them with a smile..


    ¡°She¡¯s ready to go Damien¡±


    Damien rose up to his feet and walked past Olivia with a side re directed at her¡­


    ¡°Bye daddy,e over tomorrow okay?¡±


    He shed a small smile to his mini version before leaving the apartment, the moment he was out, he breathed out in relief..


    All those while he was in there, he has been pretending to be who he¡¯s not and almost immediately he saw Olivia stepping out of the house..


    ¡°I thought you didn¡¯t want to work with me anymore! it seems you aren¡¯t ready to give up on me yet!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s jaw hung down in astonishment, what was he yapping up about?


    ¡°You think I¡¯m into you?! well guess what?! I hate you!¡±


    Damien shrugged ¡°Well guess what too?! the feeling is mutual! now get into the car!¡±


    ¡°And if I don¡¯t what are you going to do about it?¡±


    Damien was just about to retort when he spotted his mum and Sandy walking out of the building towards them..


    He suddenly reached his hand to Olivia and pulled her to himself with his hand around her shoulder..


    ¡°Oh! look at them getting familiar with each other, I told you that this was a good idea!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s stomach shifted and suddenly felt the urge to throw up¡­


    The two managed to force a tight smile on their lips..


    ¡°Go on you two.. I¡¯m sure there are lots of pending works to be done¡±


    Damien nodded, he instantly pulled his hand off Olivia¡¯s shoulder and opened the car¡¯s door for her to step in..


    He mmed the door shut, luckily for her she was already seated in the car or else she¡¯d have broken a bone or two..


    ¡°Alright! I¡¯ll see you at home mum¡±


    Anita waved at him as he got into the car from the other side..


    He sniffed the air in the car and slowly leaned to her sniffing her too..


    ¡°Oh please stop it!¡±


    ¡°You changed your perfume? this new one sucks!¡± he grabbed a can of air freshener from the backseat and sprayed it around..


    ¡°What are you doing? are you trying to suffocate me to death?¡±


    He started the car and slowly left the vicinity and far away from their mum¡¯s eye sight before he came to another halt..


    ¡°Get off¡±


    Olivia blinked back at him in surprise ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t repeat myself twice your majesty!¡±

 Chapter 29_ We are done

    Olivia ignored his words and remained seated in the car refusing to budge.


    ¡°I won¡¯t step out!¡±


    Damien grunted in annoyance, he gripped the steering wheel hard and started the car once more..


    ¡°Suit yourself!¡±


    Olivia turned to him in shock when the car¡¯s eleration was increased..


    ¡°You know? if this car were to crash because of the speed at which you¡¯re moving I won¡¯t be the only one to die¡±


    Seems like her words struck something in his head, he involuntarily reduced his pace, he didn¡¯t want to die now at least not with her..


    Who knows? she might be a thorn in flesh even in the after life..


    ¡°Good boy¡±


    ***


    Xander yawned in boredom as he received a earful from his father..


    Mr Gray was just like any typical dad who doesn¡¯t want their kids to throw their lives away, he mmed his palm on the brown mahogany desk separating them..


    ¡°I¡¯m talking to you son!¡±


    Xander looked up to his father boredly ¡°haven¡¯t I told you that I¡¯m no longer a kid? I have to enjoy my life to the fullest!¡±


    Mr Benson Gray scowled at the unfilial son speaking about him not being a kid..


    ¡°Do you have any idea of how many bad reports I¡¯ve gotten from different bars, hotels or hospitals concerning you?!¡±


    Xander ran his hand through his hair, yikes! he really had a bad reputation but only when it came to two things.. women! and fights! and oh, a little bit extra.. ¡®drinking¡¯..


    ¡°Dad can you swear on your life that you didn¡¯t do any of these things you mentioned when you were young just like me?¡±


    Benson¡¯s gaze darkened, his knuckles turned into tight fist balls..


    ¡°See? you¡¯ve be speechless, I¡¯ll give you a very good advice dad, let me live my life the way I want it, that way you can get to live longer too¡±


    Benson couldn¡¯t help but feel like there¡¯s an underlying meaning behind his son¡¯s words, however and whatever it may be, he really didn¡¯t care!..


    This son of his was irredeemable! he really didn¡¯t bother much because Xander was good in the business world but his reckless habits needed to stop..


    ¡°Fine! do whatever you want! andstly go down to the Brown¡¯s house and apologize for what you did to their son!¡±


    Xander snorted and swirled on his chair, he faced the huge floor to ceiling window in his office..


    ¡°Nope! I can¡¯t do that one, he started it!¡±


    Benson gave up and was just about to leave the room when the door was opened, a curvydy with an hourss figure on purple stepped in..


    ¡°Hey babe ¨C


    Xander turned back to them to meet his dad¡¯s burning gaze..


    He nonchntly shrugged his shoulders and gestured for thedy toe to him, Benson sneered and stepped out of the office..


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry about¡­


    Xander raised his hand up a little bit to stop her from apologizing..


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.. but why are you here? we really didn¡¯t have an appointment, anyway now that you¡¯re here.. how about we make the best out of it?¡± He said hoarsely with a flirty smile..


    ***


    Olivia turned to Damien when she saw the way they were headed, she sat up looking out through the window..


    ¡°This isn¡¯t the way to thepany¡±


    Damien ignored her question and focused ahead, he had onest correction to make before he starts his life afreash with this annoyingdy..


    ¡°I hope you¡¯re not nning to sell me off to some secret organization, you probably run!¡±


    Damien shed her an eery smile ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be so smart! well you guessed right!¡±


    Soon after, a cream colored building came in view, it screamed of money and luxury but for some reasons she found the house a little bit familiar..


    The car came to an halt and almost immediately, Damien stepped out of the car without waiting for her, he headed into the building..


    ¡°You jerk! wait up!¡±


    She scurried out of the car running after his retreating back..


    Meanwhile¡­


    Tracy stood up to her feet as soon as the lean and tall figure stepped into her home, a small smile crept on her face in relief that he was here to patch things up with her daughter..


    But the smile died down the moment sheid her eyes on Olivia who was checking out her new surroundings..


    ¡°Mrs Browns.. I¡¯m here to Rihanna¡±N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    Tracy managed to force her smile back on her face, she pointed upward indicating that she was in her room..


    ¡°She hasn¡¯t left her room ever since yesterday, neither has she eaten or drank anything, my daughter is so broken and has refused to see anyone¡±


    Damien¡¯s expression remained nk as the olderdy rambled on and on..


    He took a nce at the dummy behind him who was stroking a statue of a penguin..


    ¡°Let her know that I¡¯m here¡±


    Tracy stopped a servant who was passing by at that moment..


    ¡°Hey, go call Rihanna down, tell her that she has a guest¡±


    The servant gave a bow and left for his assigned task..


    ¡°Oh my! it¡¯ll be rude of me to keep you standing, please take a seat¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll prefer to stand Mrs Brown¡±


    Tracy felt his distant and cold tone, she instantly knew that he wasn¡¯t here to make things up with Rihanna..


    Her gaze fell on Olivia who has been absentmindedly looking around her home and touching anything she found fancy enough..


    ¡°Is she your assistant?¡±


    Damien faced Tracy when he heard her speak, he turned to Olivia who has been surprisingly hiding behind him all these while..


    ¡°Not at all¡±


    Olivia had no other choice than to poke her head out from her hiding ce which was Damien¡¯s back..


    She was scared thedy of the Brown¡¯s was going to recognize her..


    Tracy¡¯s eyes suddenly shed with hate when thedy¡¯s full face came in view to her..


    So she was the one? she was the reason Damien and Rihanna couldn¡¯t be together!


    ¡°You!¡±


    Damien arched a brow at her outburst, however, their attention was pulled over to thedy who squeaked in excitement at the sight of Damien..


    She couldn¡¯t care less about her disheveled state and in the next minute, Rihanna bolted to him engulfing him in a tight embrace..


    ¡°I¡¯m d you came, I knew you would eventuallye, you don¡¯t need to exin anything to me anymore Damien.. I¡¯ve forgiven you¡±


    Damien pulled her gently to stand in front of him, she noticed his distant attitude towards her and felt her heart thumping wilding in her chest..


    ¡°Rihanna listen, I came to make things clear between us..¡±


    Rihanna held her breathe, even though she knew what he might say next, she still tried to convince herself that they¡¯ll be together and fine once more..


    She could feel her heart breaking, he hadn¡¯t said a word but she couldn¡¯t stop the tears that ran down the side of her face..


    ¡°We are done¡±


    Those three words seemed to crush her into a billion pieces, her lips parted in shock and disbelief that she took a step back away from him, it was even more devastating than when he told her yesterday, she thought it was like always but this time, he was really ending it all..


    She suddenly noticed a figure standing behind Damien, a dry chuckle escaped lips that instance, judging from the blonde hair, she could already tell who it was..


    ¡°You¡¯re breaking up with me because of her?¡±


    Tracy closed her eyes briefly in annoyance but she dared not interfere in this matter, her heart throbbed so much for her daughter..


    Olivia came out of her hiding ce behind Damien when she heard the usation made against her..


    ¡°Hey! don¡¯t drag me into this mess! I didn¡¯t hold a gun to his head to make him break up with you¡±


    Rihanna suddenly fell on her knees holding one of Damien¡¯s legs crying her eyes out..


    ¡°Please don¡¯t do this to me Damien, you only want her son right? fine! I don¡¯t mind being his stepmom, just bring him to me, but please don¡¯t chase me out of your life this way.. I¡¯m pleading with you¡­¡±


    The three all failed to see the darkened gaze of Olivia immediately Rihanna choked out those words amidst tears and in the next second a p was sent to Rihanna¡¯s face that sent her falling on her butt hard on the ground..


    ¡°I dare you to say that again!¡±

 Chapter 30_ Dark hearts 1

    Tracy¡¯s eyes widened by the sight and in the next minute, her legs moved on their own ord to Olivia in anger..


    ¡°How dare youy your filthy hands on my daughter?!¡±


    Her scream was apanied by a raise of her hand ready to hit Olivia across the face..


    And to her astonishment both Damien and Olivia held her hand back before it striked..


    ¡°Don¡¯t make that mistake with me Mrs Brown¡± Olivia threatened with a fierce re in those amber eyes of hers..


    Asher walked in on this scene right at that moment, his eyes fell on his sister who was on the ground sobbing and then to his mum whose hand was held back by Damien and Olivia..


    They both exchanged brief gazes before releasing their grip on Tracy who was in shock..


    ¡°I believe my mission here has beenpleted, have a nice life¡±


    ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going Damien Sterling?!¡±


    Damien released a deep breath and held Olivia¡¯s hand pulling her out with him in fast pace, she had to jog to catch up with him..


    And as soon as they were out of the building, Damien trapped her by the side of the car they came with..


    He left little or no space at all between them which made Olivia¡¯s eyes go wide like saucers..


    ¡°That wasn¡¯t really necessary¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re able to say this because you weren¡¯t there to see me suffer in my teenage years where I had to cater for my child¡¯s needs¡­ I can¡¯t stand to hear someone talking about taking my child away from me! do you get it?!¡±


    Damien moved back away from her, he pinched the space between his brows with a heavy sigh..


    ¡°I caused you a lot didn¡¯t I?¡±


    ¡°What do you think?¡± She asked with a hint of sarcasm in her tone..


    Damien¡¯s brows furrowed ¡°Don¡¯t make me feel bad than I already am okay?¡±


    Olivia opened the car¡¯s door and hopped it ¡°Well you¡¯re meant to feel worse,e on driver.. take me away from this environment.. I¡¯m suffocating¡±


    ¡°Did you just address me as your driver?¡±


    ¡°What do we call a person who drive a car? oh let me make it a bit fancy.. chauffeur..¡±


    Damien closed the door with a slight bang, he was infuriated by her boldness¡­Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°annoying!¡± He gritted his teeth in annoyance..


    ***


    Bianca pushed the trolley with the two kids around the shopping mall..


    ¡°Aunt, we need a carton of milk¡±


    Kelvin murmured reading out thest item on the grocery list..


    Bianca¡¯s eyes scanned the shelves for the required item, until she spotted it at the top shelf..


    ¡°Okay that is pretty high¡± She murmured beneath her breath..


    ¡°You can¡¯t reach it? maybe that handsome uncle can help¡± Kiara mumbled gaining her attention..


    However, she was determined to reach the shelf by herself without anyone¡¯s help, she stood on her tippy toes trying to reach for the milk..


    Kiara and Kelvin giggled softly at her attempt, she snapped her gaze to the two with a huff..


    ¡°You both find this amusing? well can youe up with a better idea other than this?¡±


    The kids exchanged brief gazes and whispered softly to each other, Bianca arched a brow and wondered what they were up to..


    And in the next second, they were at the top of their voice..


    ¡°Someone help! help our mummy out! she can¡¯t reach the shelf!¡± .


    Bianca¡¯s eyes nearly popped out of its sockets, she noticed the attention that she was getting and heaven knew how much she hated it..


    She ced her palm over their mouth to stop them from screaming but to her surprise, she felt a warm body towering behind her..


    He reached for the milk with ease and handed it over to her..


    ¡°Here¡±


    She was awestruck for a second, the charming young man before her had a warm and radiant smile with bright sparkling blue eyes that light up when he smiled..


    His chiseled features and strong jawline were entuated by a stylishly messy haircut, giving him an effortlessly cool and confident air.


    Bianca shed a polite smile at him and epted the carton of milk from, she ced it in the trolley or more specifically on Kelvin¡¯sps..


    ¡°Thanks¡± she managed to say..


    She saw him pick another carton of milk and ced it in his trolley..


    He gave her a short nod and settled his gaze on the two kids who were arguing in the trolley..


    Bianca watched him push the trolley to the counter, she sighed and reluctantly followed behind, she couldn¡¯t help but notice an odd familiarity with him..


    ¡°Aunt, isn¡¯t he handsome?¡± Kiara teased shing her white little set of teeth..


    ¡°You both are naughty, no milkshakes for you two today¡± Bianca murmured to them and pushed the trolley next to the ¡®Handsome guy¡¯ as the kids has tagged him..


    There was an awkward silence between them until the kids got on it once more..


    Kiara tugged his shirt with a pout ¡°Uncle, we won¡¯t be having milkshakes today because you helped our mummy¡±


    Bianca frowned, when did shey turn into a ¡®mummy¡¯?


    She shed an awkward smile to the guy who was now staring at her weirdly..


    ¡°Umm hi again, I¡¯m Charles Gray¡±


    Bianca epted his hand with a smile ¡°Bianca Greg¡±


    Her mind did a quick rey to hisst name, he couldn¡¯t be from the Gray¡¯s right?


    ¡°Gray?¡±


    He gave a short nod, now she knew why he looked familiar, he was from the Gray family, and worst of it all, he was rted to Xander..


    She suddenly pulled her hand off from the friendly handshake, Charles noticed was she just did however, he brushed it off..


    The sales manager looked up to him with a smile as she calcted his bill..


    He slid his card on the counter which she took immediately and returned it after she was done..


    ¡°Have a nice day Mr Gray¡±


    He collected his card and turned around leaving, Bianca snorted behind him and lifted the two little trouble out of the trolley..


    ¡°Now it¡¯s certain, you¡¯ll have veggies for lunch¡±


    Kelvin and Kiara pouted with their heads down, they were only trying to help her out..


    She returned her attention to the sales manager who was calcting her bill..


    She opened her purse and creased her brows when she couldn¡¯t find her card, she inserted her hand into her pockets to find it empty..


    Bianca cursed beneath her breath, she noticed the look thedy behind the counter was giving her and also the murmurs from the people queuing up behind her..


    ¡°Umm just one moment..


    ¡°here use my card¡±


    Bianca raised her head once more hearing the familiar voice once more..


    ¡°No, don¡¯t bother¡­


    Charles collected his card once more from the sales manager after she was done and made his way out of the mall..


    ***


    Bianca spotted him getting into his car and soon after he drove off..


    ¡°Just let it go..¡±


    She stared down at the two who had managed to make her look vulnerable in a matter of minutes..


    ¡°I seriously don¡¯t know how Olivia handles you both together, you¡¯re making me go nuts¡±


    ***


    Be unbuttoned the first three buttons on her white shirt which showed a fair amount of her mounds..


    She pulled up her skirt a bit before stepping into the office with the files her boss sent for, however, the small smile on her lips died the instant she spotted Olivia in the otherpartment typing away on her PC..


    Wasn¡¯t she fired? she failed to understand why her boss kept on bringing this rudedy back everytime he fired her, she was happy when she learnt that she was fired again..


    ¡°Will you just stand there and gwak? let me have it!¡±


    Damien¡¯s irritated voice brought her out of her reverie, she walked in slow but careful steps to him and handed him the files he needed..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about that boss¡±


    Olivia raised her head from her PC when she felt a hot stare on her, she turned to her side only to see Be at the other end ring daggers at her..


    ¡®Don¡¯t me me! I don¡¯t want to work here either!! talk to your boss!!¡¯


    She sighed in relief when she realized that she only said that in her head..


    Be pulled her gaze away from Olivia and settled them on Damien who was staring at her intently, did he finally notice her after all this while?..


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear me?!¡±


    She blinked back twice with an apologetic smile ¡°I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t catch up on that¡±


    Damien handed her the files ¡°Send this to the PR team¡±


    As soon as she was gone, Damien took a nce at the other side of the office where Olivia was surprisingly working seriously..


    He stood up from his seat and walked towards herpartment with a mischievous gleam in his eyes..

 Chapter 31_ Dark hearts 2

    Olivia raised her head gently when the strong male cologne reached her nose..


    She was surprised to see Damien leaning on his side by the corridor, his arms were folded on his chest and a small smirk crept up on his lips..


    She creased her brows wondering what he wanted..


    ¡°What do you want?!¡± sheshed out at him showing her displeasure with his uncalled presence..


    Damien peeped at his wrist watch and settled his gaze back on her..


    ¡°I was just surprised, you¡¯ve been working for four hours straight without causing any trouble and mypany isn¡¯t on fire which makes me extremely worried, what are you up to?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips parted in disbelief, what was wrong with him exactly? what does he really want from her?


    ¡°Is this one of the ways you show your boredom? I mean if you¡¯re bored and have nothing to do, you can offer to help me¡±


    Damien¡¯s smirk vanished from his lips, he pointed a finger at her..


    ¡°In your dreams!e over, there¡¯s something I need you to do for me¡±


    The hold around her pen tightened as she red icy cold daggers at him, now he was finding ways just to bully her like other times..


    She he stood up from her seat and walked past him, hitting her shoulder against his arm in the process, he shook his head slowly and walked behind her..


    ***


    Alexa engulfed Rihanna into a soothing embrace when she couldn¡¯t take her bestie¡¯s heart breaking cries again..


    ¡°Please don¡¯t cry anymore.. I know there¡¯s a way we can fix this, my brother is such a jerk!¡±


    Rihanna pulled back from Alexa wiping her face with a tissue..


    ¡°This isn¡¯t his fault, we¡¯ve been good all these while until that good for nothingdy came along with her son! I hate her!¡± She choked out amidst the tears that stained her cheeks..


    Alexa took in a deep breath and stood up to her feet, Rihanna might be able to let this slide by crying her eyes out and epting defeat..


    Her brother has made a huge mistake by choosing Olivia and her son over his five years long rtionship with Rihanna.


    ¡°Will you quit whining? if you had been wise enough, that stupiddy wouldn¡¯t even be in the picture in the first ce!¡±


    Rihanna looked up at Alexa in surprise, how was this her fault? wasn¡¯t it her brother who messed this up? why scolding her?


    ¡°Are you seriously going to pin this up on me?¡±


    Alexa gave a firm nod ¡°Yes! what exactly were you doing five years ago that made him go to Olivia when he had a you as his girlfriend?¡±


    Rihanna pulled her gaze elsewhere, she felt embarrassed talking about something like this with Alexa..


    Maybe she wasn¡¯t just good enough for him, but whatever it was, the truth still remained the same, Damien really broke up with her..


    ¡°What could I have done? whenever I try to touch him, he repel from me, sometimes I even wondered if he was impotent!¡±


    Alexa¡¯s pupils dted as she heard Rihanna¡¯sst words, if this hadn¡¯t been her friend, a p might have been sent to her face by now..


    ¡°Stop giving excuses, she has been here for only a week and yet she was able to get Damien and wrap him around her finger and on the other hand we have you, who is sulking and crying¡±


    Rihanna flushed in embarrassment, she was far too heart broken to be scolded again..


    ¡°Do you have any ideas?¡±


    Alexa swiped her hair backwards and gave a nod to the question..


    ¡°Yeah I do, freshen up quickly and stop crying, seriously, it¡¯s starting to get really annoying¡±N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    ***


    Olivia followed Damien¡¯s finger and itnded on a shelf few metres away from her..


    She returned her gaze back to him with a re ¡°What do you want?¡±


    Damien opened a file pretending to go through it,¡± There¡¯s a blueprint on the first shelf, get it down¡±


    Olivia nodded forcefully resisting the urge to rush up to him and smack him on the head, she turned around to the huge shelf. A gasp escaped her lips at the height and did he also say the first shelf?


    ¡°I can¡¯t reach up there, you¡¯re way more taller than I am.. I¡¯m sure you can reach it with ease..¡±


    Damien peered at her from the file on his hand ¡°well if I were to go get it, that means I failed hard as a boss!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows drew together at his irregr thinking, she really needed to smack him hard for spurting out such nonsense!


    Luckily for her, she spotted a stool by the side of the shelf and climbed on it..


    She wobbled slowly on the unstable stool, she heard smallughs and snapped her gaze to Damien who was deeply engrossed in the file he was reading..


    ¡°Jerk!¡± she mumbled under her breath..


    Damien pulled out his phone as he took a video of her wobbling and shaking on the stool, he really didn¡¯t look like he cared if she falls..


    She stood on her toes to get the blueprint that was poking out from the shelf, just when her fingers has grazed on it, the stool wobbled and she lost her bnce..


    ¡°Arrghhh¡±


    That was the loud shriek heard before shended on her butt with a groan, the blueprint fell out of the shelf and striked her head adding to her misery..


    Damien¡¯s eyes widened, he stood up from his seat in a swift and ran up to her..


    ¡°What were you thinking?¡± his voice came at her and for a moment there she thought he had a conscience until he picked the blueprint next to her examining it..


    ¡°That¡¯s a relief! nothing happened to it!¡± he eximed and turned around to leave for his seat when her voice rang into his ears..


    ¡°Well do you have any idea that I¡¯m still on the ground?!¡±


    Damien faced her once more with an arched brow..


    ¡°So?¡± came his short and hurried reply..


    So? that was really his question right now? she was sure that her butt was broken and all he cared about was a stupid blueprint!


    She slowly stood up from the ground wincing in pain, she held her buttocks with both hands as she red furiously at him..


    ¡°I could have died!¡±


    ¡°Well you didn¡¯t and you look fine to me too¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips hung open in disbelief ¡°Fine? but my butt hurts!¡­ pretty bad! and all you care about is that stupid paper?!¡±


    Damien¡¯s demeanor changed into a worried one which was obviously feigned, he walked closer to her and turned her back against him..


    ¡°Point out the most painful part, I¡¯ll give it a masage ¡±


    Olivia turned to him in surprise, was he really going to touch herdy bump if given a chance? such a shameless boss!


    ¡°Pervert! you won¡¯t get a chance¡±


    Damien¡¯s lips curved into a smirk ¡°I already did.. believe me you really don¡¯t want to go down that road because you¡¯ll be the embarrassed one¡­ I¡¯ll let this slide just this time¡±


    ¡°And oh.. I really don¡¯t need this put it back up¡± he added tossing the blueprint whichnded briefly on her head before falling to the ground..


    ***


    Bianca giggled as she listened to Olivia¡¯s irritated tone, she was narrating an annoying move her boss yed on her..


    ¡°I¡¯m sure he¡¯s doing all that to get your attention, he¡¯s cute you know?¡±


    And just as she had expected, she pulled the phone far from her ear the moment, Olivia¡¯s growl came out..


    ¡°Fine! just endure it a little bit longer, your mum and his mum had put in a lot of efforts to convince you both, do it for Kelvin¡¯s sake at least¡±


    Olivia sighed at the other end, of course who else was she doing this for other than her little prince? she wanted to give him the best life possible even if it meant that she¡¯d have to endure Damien¡¯s attacks..


    She took a peek at him from the transparent ss where she caught himughing at something on his phone..


    ¡°He¡¯s having a good timeughing, while I¡¯m sitting on a pack of ice, I really hate him¡±


    Bianca¡¯s brows creased when Kiara opened the door talking to someone outside¡­


    ¡°Umm Olivia.. I¡¯ll call youter.. something just popped up¡±


    Bianca murmured staring at thedy who just entered the apartment ring hard at her..

 Chapter 32_ Dark hearts 3

    Bianca retracted her phone from her ear and ced it on the kitchen counter..


    She pulled off her apron tossing it aside on the couch..


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± her voice was void of any emotion as she spoke..


    Alexa¡¯s sharp brown orbs swept the whole living room with nothing but disgust, her gaze fell on the little boy, who was the said son of Damien..


    He failed to notice her presence as his gaze was fixated on the puzzle he was solving..


    ¡°I¡¯m here to see my nephew, is that wrong?¡±


    Bianca snorted, she was very sure that this spoilt and entitled princess was here to cause trouble for them..


    ¡°Umm Kelvin.. look who¡¯s here to see you¡± Bianca murmured dryly..


    Kelvin raised his head up from his puzzle to meet Alexa¡¯s smile, however, his face turned sour at her presence, who even let her in?


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to see her, she¡¯s very mean!¡±


    Alexa¡¯s nails dug into her purse, how dare he? he might look like her brother but he definitely has his mum¡¯s spiteful tongue..


    ¡°I hope you heard him? leave now and don¡¯t make this an issue¡±


    Bianca called out to her once more only for her to turn to Alexa who was waving a white sheet of paper in her hand..


    ¡°I¡¯m not interested in staying either!¡­ here¡±


    She tossed the sheets of stapled paper at Bianca with a sly grin on her lips..


    ¡°What is this about?¡±


    Bianca caught the paper and went through it, she stared back at Alexa who now had a victorious grin on her lips..


    ¡°You¡¯re kidding me right?¡±


    Alexa shrugged her shoulders nonchntly ¡°Am I? I¡¯m giving you all less than three days to pack your filthy things off my property!¡±


    Bianca chuckled hard hitting the paper softly on her other palm..


    She took a step to the arrogantdy in front of her and tucked the sheet into her pink gown¡¯s neckline after which she patted it softly..


    ¡°I¡¯ll suggest you reconsider your outrageous idea.. you little fool¡±


    Alexa pointed a finger to Bianca¡¯s face ready tosh out and to her astonishment Bianca grabbed her finger..


    ¡°What are you doing?!¡± she panicked after seeing the cold gleam that crossed thetter¡¯s eyes..


    ¡°Just think about it, what will your brother do when he finds out that Olivia and his son has been kicked out of the house by you? yeah.. he¡¯ll be mad but guess what? they can move in with him to his Vi..


    ¡°and then they can start their beautiful life together¡± Bianca said with an eery smile on her lips..


    Alexa pulled out the sheet of paper out of her dress in annoyance, well she didn¡¯t think this through! her absurd n backfired..


    ¡°You just wait and see! this isn¡¯t over!¡± she barked out and was about to leave the apartment when Kelvin called out to her..


    ¡°Wait¡±


    She turned slowly to him with a re which softened as soon as her eyes fell on the little blue outstretched box he was holding..


    ¡°What do you want?¡±


    Kelvin pouted his lips and handed her the box ¡°I¡¯ve always wanted to give you this because I felt bad for what I did to your car.. please ept it and we can call it even¡±


    He blinked his cute grey eyes at her which made her consider her choice, she snatched the small blue box with a ribbon on top of it..


    He waved at her until she left the room and after that the two kids bursted out inughter, Bianca¡¯s brows drew together in suspicion, she knew that they were up to something..


    ¡°Okay that¡¯s enough.. Kelvin what did you do?¡±


    Meanwhile¡­Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    Alexa gave a nod to her driver who took that as a cue and started driving away from the surroundings..


    She was infuriated by her failed attempt, if only she had thought things through..


    Her eyes fell on the box which the little boy gave to her a while ago, she picked it up and brought it forward to examine it..


    ¡°He wants to call it even by giving me this cheap box?¡± She snorted in disdain and pulled it open, immediately she did, a loud shriek enveloped the car..


    The car came to a halt as soon as her scream reached the driver¡¯s ears, he turned back to her only to see cockroaches and spiders running on herps..


    She bolted out of the car wiggling her body to get rid of the irky insects crawling on her dress..


    ¡°Argghhh!! get it out!!..¡±


    ***


    Bianca ruffled their hair with her hands, this really made her day..


    ¡°I¡¯m so proud of you both, definitely serves her right.. anyway since you both taught miss arrogant a lesson, I¡¯ll make you milkshakes alright?¡±


    They jumped in excitement at her words and hurried off to continue their puzzles..


    ***


    Olivia took a nce at Damien once more, he has beenughing non stop at something on his phone and she has had enough of his annoyingughs!


    She sprang up to her feet and yelped out in pain, she hadpletely forgotten about her sour butt..


    ¡°Ouch!¡±


    The door to his office opened and Be stepped in, she ryed a few words to him which made him jerk up to his feet and immediately they strode out of the office..


    Taking this as a nice chance, she hopped out of her smallpartment determined to find out why he wasughing so much..


    She picked up his phone from the desk, luckily it wasn¡¯t locked yet..


    Her eyes nearly popped out of its sockets when she saw what he has beenughing about..


    ¡°He took a video of me falling down the stool, how immature!¡±


    She ced the phone back down on the table right after she deleted the video from his phone, she turned around and left for her office..


    ¡°Now let me see himugh now¡±


    The door opened once more and he stepped in, he took his seat and picked up his phone..


    She sneaked a nce at him to find him staring intently on his phone as if searching for something, well too bad for him because he¡¯ll never find it anymore..


    Damien snapped his gaze to her suspiciously, he knew the missing video has something to do with her.. however, he was one step ahead of her..


    He turned on his PC with a grin on his lips ¡°She wants to y smart¡±


    ¡°Umm.. Oliviae over¡±


    Olivia rolled her eyes hard at him, she knew that he wanted to ask about the missing video on his phone..


    But how would she know that? she never got up from her seat because of her sour butt..


    She walked slowly to him feigning an unbearable pain expression on her face..


    ¡°I¡¯m here¡±


    Damien¡¯s eyes swept through her, his gaze left her face and settled on her hands that rested on her butt..


    ¡°What are you staring at?!¡±


    He leaned back on his seat taking in her annoyed expression, he loved to see the crease on her forehead whenever she was upset..


    ¡°A video on my phone is missing.. care to exin? I left for only two minutes but you managed to have your way¡±


    Olivia feigned ignorance, her brows knotted in confusion ¡°What do you mean? and what video? I haven¡¯t gotten up from my seat!¡±


    Damien arched a brow, his calm and collected gaze read her expression that looked innocent, he would have believed her words if he hadn¡¯t taken a look at the camera footage.


    He turned his PC towards her which left her speechless..


    Her cheeks burned red in embarrassment, howe there was a camera in here and she wasn¡¯t aware of it..


    ¡°Dare to lie again?¡±


    She crossed her arm beneath her bossom with heads raised up high, she didn¡¯t want to let him have the finalugh..


    ¡°Yeah I did it! but why would you have a video of me in your possession?! you secretly shot a video of me falling down from the stool earlier today! and you were having a good timeughing your guts out!¡±


    Damien turned the PC towards him once more and hisughter only increased leaving nothing but confusion to rest upon her head..


    ¡°Well good thing that you¡¯d never find it!¡±


    He turned the PC to her once more ¡°Says who?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes widened, he saved it on his PC!


    She tried to snatch his PC but he was faster, he grabbed it before her fingers could even graze it.


    She walked around the table to him and lounged forward to grab it, though seated his hand was raised about his head..


    He leaned back on his seat dodging her attacks until she fell on hisps..


    A soft groan escaped her lips after her she sat on hisps with her sour butt..


    A light thud was heard in the office, they pulled their gaze away from the ck purse on the ground to the owner of the purse..

 Chapter 33_ Misunderstanding

    Anita picked up her purse from the floor and shed them a wide grin..


    ¡°Oh my! please carry on with whatever you were doing, I just stopped by to check on you both.. have fun¡± she winked teasingly at her son and bolted out of the office¡­


    ¡°mum!¡±


    Damien frowned at Olivia who wasn¡¯t making a move to stand up from hisps, but for a moment he was lost staring at her..


    From this close, he could perceive her signature floral scent and the faint scenting from her hair which smelt like vani..


    But what surprised him the most was that a little part of his body was a little bit too excited which caused a line of confusion to carve up on his perfect brows..


    In the next second, she jerked up from hisps and turned to him with raised brows, Damien instinctively crossed one of his legs over the other¡­


    ¡°Pervert!¡± sheshed out in irritation and stomped her way back to herpartment..


    Damien stared down at the bulge trying to rip its way out of his pants, he wasn¡¯t sure if he should be happy or sad about this..


    Firstly, he had a condition right after the night he was drugged at a party six years ago, he found out that his little monster doesn¡¯t rise anymore which bothered him greatly..


    He had been to several hospital in and out of the country but always got one answer every single time.. ¡®There¡¯s nothing wrong with you Mr Sterling¡¯


    Secondly, he had to invite top notch beauties and models in and out of the country secretly to different hotels for a private strip show..


    But they failed miserably at making his little monster power on again, luckily Rihanna came around..


    Even though she wasn¡¯t able to power ¡®it¡¯ up well, he was relieved that he would heal over time with her but his condition only worsen..


    But today, without having to do anything, thedy across the room really did what nody could do all these years..


    Should he be happy or sad?


    ***


    Xander¡¯s brows creased when a young man stepped out of his kitchen with an apron around his thin waist..


    ¡°Good you¡¯re back¡±


    He threw a death re at the man who was unfazed by his ry daggers..


    ¡°What are you doing here? I¡¯ve told you haven¡¯t I? stoping to my house unannounced! it¡¯s really creepy!¡±


    Charles shrugged nonchntly and walked towards the iceberg who was rooted to the ground..


    ¡°Rx, I¡¯m just gonna crash in for a few days or probably weeks¡±


    Xander snorted ¡°Thest time you said this, you ended up staying for a whole freaking year!¡±


    Charles chuckled going down the memoryne, he really just loved hanging out with his little cousin but thetter only saw him as apetition..


    He ruffled Xander¡¯s hair yfully and walked back slowly to the kitchen..


    ¡°With time you¡¯ll understand things little bro¡±


    Little bro? oh no! Xander¡¯s knuckles tightened..


    ¡°Little bro?! you¡¯re only older than me with a day! stop calling me that and get yourzy a*s out of my house this minute!¡±


    Charles knew how much Xander hates being called ¡®little bro¡¯ by him when they were technically the same age, except Charles was older with just a day..


    Funny enough, Charles never missed the chance to rub it over Xander¡¯s face at every opportunity he could get, sometimes at business meetings, parties and other times at Xander¡¯s numerous dates..


    ¡°Trust me this stay will be short.. I promise¡±


    Even at that Xander wasn¡¯t still convinced, he knew Charles well by now, they practically grew up together.. thetter does just the opposite of his words..


    ¡°Fine! but stay away from my chics!¡± he warned sternly with a re..


    Charles raised both hands up just above his chest backing away slowly..


    ¡°Rest assured, and besides none of your chic¡¯s caught my attention, and the one who did has two kids already..¡±


    Xander rolled his eyes and made his way up to his room, he was too tired to argue with the ever so bubbly Charles..


    ***


    Damien stood up from his seat the moment he spotted Oliviaing out of her little office with her bags..


    She was a bit startled by his sudden behavior, she gave a loud snort and made her way out of the office..


    He followed behind her, they both got into the elevator and Olivia could swear that his eyes never left her till they got out of the building..


    She stopped on her tracks and swiftly turned to him when she couldn¡¯t bear it anymore..


    ¡°Stop staring! you¡¯re making me ufortable!¡± Sheshed out with a sharp re..


    A ck Rolls Royce pulled up to them closely followed by another car, a guard walked out of the other car and pulled the door of the Rolls Royce open for their boss to step in..


    Damien massaged his nape in embarrassment, he shed a forced smile and nudged her towards the car..Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Get in, I¡¯ll drop you off¡±


    Olivia took a step backwards in protest, for him to watch her fall to the ground earlier today and also make a video out of it, she doubted if he won¡¯t strangle her in the dark car..


    ¡°Why? so you can push me out of the moving car and also make a movie out of it?¡± She sarcasticallymented rolling her eyes hard at him..


    Damien gave a nod to her and held her arm, he pushed her gently into the car not giving in to her dramatic protest..


    ***


    All throughout the ride Olivia was glued to the door like a leech, she really didn¡¯t want to end up being strangled by him in this small space..


    He caught her staring at him and this time a smirk carved deeply on his lips..


    ¡°You suddenly can¡¯t stop staring at me? it¡¯s okay I don¡¯t mind it¡±


    Olivia retracted her gaze in embarrassment, she felt something was a bit different about him but couldn¡¯t ce a finger to it..


    He was rather too calm or was he plotting something against her?


    The car came to a halt right in front of her building..


    Her brows furrowed when she saw him about to step out of the car..


    ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    Damien ignored her question and stepped out of the car and so did she..


    She watched him moving towards the building and immediately caught up with him blocking his path with her hands wide open by her sides..


    ¡°You¡¯re not weed into our home.. I suggest you leave¡±


    Damien pushed down her hand that was blocking his way..


    ¡°Move! I want to see Kelvin¡±


    Olivia was just about to retort when she saw Jonah heading their way, her lips pulled up into a small smile..


    ¡°Olivia¡±


    He called out and embraced her warmlypletely disregarding the tall and imposing figure whose countenance turned dark the next second..


    Jonah pulled away from her with augh, ¡°I thought you quitted your job because your boss was a total loafer.. too bad he took you back because I already reserved a position for you¡±


    Olivia¡¯s smile froze on her face the moment Jonah said those words, she could feel Damien¡¯s burning gaze on her and then on poor Jonah..


    Jonah followed Olivia¡¯s line of sight and was a bit surprised to see a man behind him, he massaged his nape gently, how on earth did his eyes miss him?..


    ¡°Oops! I¡¯m so sorry, I didn¡¯t see you there.. I¡¯m Jonah¡±


    Jonah beamed stretching his hand to the man before him who was as still as ice, he could even count the number of times he had blinked..


    Damien stared down at the outstretched hand before him and suddenly gripped it, tightly!


    Olivia¡¯s eyes rounded staring at the veins popping out of Damien¡¯s wrist and also the look of difort on Jonah¡¯s face..


    She cleared her throat pulling their hands apart with a dryugh..


    ¡°Alright!¡±


    Jonah widened and folded his palm continuously to ease his palm, he stared back at the quiet man and for a second found him familiar..


    Perhaps because he had some familiar features as Kelvin, or because he looked a lot like the business Lord, Damien Sterling!


    ¡°Umm.. I think Kiara must be waiting for you..e on in¡± Olivia urged Jonah in..


    She shot Damien a mean gaze and huffed loudly before moving in with Jonah..


    ¡°Umm boss.. something happened at the Brown¡¯s a few minute ago!¡±

 Chapter 34_ Suicide

    Damien¡¯s brows creased slightly, he was about to question the guard but was interrupted by his buzzing phone..


    He pulled it out of his pocket and raised it to his ear..


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ***


    Olivia embraced Kelvin who just ran into her arms with a loud shriek ¡°I missed you too baby¡±


    Kelvin looked towards the door as if expecting someone else to burst in, he turned his gaze to his mum who crotched down to his height..


    ¡°Daddy didn¡¯te?¡±


    Olivia rolled her eyes and stood up to her feet feigning anger..


    ¡°Yeah, because he doesn¡¯t care¡±


    ¡°Stop being jealous of Mr Sterling, I saw everything that happened outside¡± Bianca who just came in murmured sending a soft re to Olivia..


    Olivia snorted and threw her purse to the couch, she noticed her mum was not in sight..


    ¡°Where is mum?¡±


    Bianca nced at her phone ¡°She left.. anyway I made dinner.. help yourself and please don¡¯t eat my share.. I¡¯ll be back before 11 pm don¡¯t wait up for me¡±


    Olivia rolled her eyes and waved at Bianca who stepped out of the apartment..


    ¡°You fought with daddy?¡±


    She raised a brow at the sudden question Kelvin just asked..


    ¡°You know I never start a fight, and I never gave you the permission to address him as your daddy¡±


    Kelvin¡¯s brows furrowed ¡°Aunt was right, you¡¯re jealous of daddy¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face fell at his back that was moving away from her..


    ¡°Come on baby, you can¡¯t be mad at me¡±


    ***


    Tracy sighed in relief when Damien walked in, inrge strides towards them..


    She ran up to him sobbing gently, she pointed a finger to the closed door of the ward..


    ¡°Damien, Rihanna haspletely lost her mind! she tried to end her life a while ago..¡±


    Damien took a nce at the door that opened and immediately a man stepped out of it, he was dded in a white neat coat and a nose mask covered his nose..


    ¡°Mrs Brown¡±


    Tracy diverted her attention to the doctor who called out to her.


    ¡°Doctor.. how is she?¡±


    The doctor pulled off his nose mask and turned to her..


    ¡°She¡¯s out of danger now.. but she lost a lot of blood, she¡¯s still in a state of shock.. however, she kept on protesting that she wants to see Damien¡±


    Tracy sobbed even more, Damien was left with no other choice than to walk past them and he entered the ward..


    His nose was struck with the hard scent of disinfectant and then his eyes rested on thedy whoid on the bed..


    Her eyes slowly opened on noticing another presence in the room..


    ¡°Damien..


    She softly called out trying to get up from the bed but was quickly held back by Damien, his gaze fell on her wrist that was wrapped with a white bandage..


    ¡°Stay back¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes teared up ¡°I¡¯m really sorry Damien.. I had no other choice than to do this.. I couldn¡¯t bear to see you with another woman other than me¡± she choked out amidst tears..


    ¡°Have you gone nuts? you were trying to take your own life by slitting your wrist? do you have any idea of what you¡¯ve done?!¡±


    Damien sighed when he realized that his tone was rather harsh but truth must be told! she was aplete psycho for trying to do this..


    Rihanna¡¯s sobs filled the room ¡°Of course I¡¯ve gone nuts! I¡¯m totally mad over you! and you know that! but you chose to disregard my feelings because of that woman and her son!¡±


    The door opened and Asher stepped into the ward closely followed by Alexa who had a worried expression on her face..


    ¡°Jeez! Rihanna what have you done?!¡± Alexa barked out in irritation..


    ¡°This is all your fault Damien! my sister tried tomit suicide because of you!¡± Asher stated ring hard at Damien whose gaze rested on his the moment he spoke


    ¡°Keep a watchful gaze on her¡± Damien boredly murmured and left the room..


    ¡°Damien!.. Damien..!¡± Rihanna¡¯s pained filled voice called after only to be ignored..


    ***


    Bianca raised her head to the dashing bartender she met here a few days ago..


    ¡°I thought you won¡¯te here anymore after what happened thest time you came¡±


    She chuckled brushing him off ¡°Oh that? pfff! this is the bar nearest to my apartment.. just Incase I get drunk or something I¡¯ll find my way home with ease¡±


    The bartender stretched his hand forward to her ¡°by the way.. I¡¯m Louis¡±


    Meanwhile at a farther end of the bar¡­


    Xander¡¯s gaze trailed off to a familiar face sitting in front of the counter..


    ¡°Oh, she¡¯s even willing to be friends with a bartender whereas she doesn¡¯t spare me a nce¡±


    Charles chuckled staring at something on his phone, he didn¡¯t bother to take a look at the person his cousin was referring to..


    ¡°What are youughing at?¡±


    ¡°Maybe she¡¯s ying hard to get or perhaps she just doesn¡¯t like you at all¡±


    Xander found that hard to believe, he grabbed his ss and drank its content in one go, he didn¡¯t want to ept the fact that there was ady who didn¡¯t bow to his charm..


    ¡°You think you can get her?¡±


    Charles raised his head from his phone to his cousin who just asked him a question..


    ¡°I¡¯m not really into all these shitty girls in your neighborhood.. I¡¯m very sure most of them have been banged mercilessly by you!¡±


    Xander snorted, well part of Charles words were true in a way..


    ¡°You¡¯re probably scared of rejection..¡±


    ¡°Where is she?¡± Charles asked with am arched brow..


    Xander pointed to thedy who was deeply engrossed in a conversation with the bartender..


    ¡°Watch and learn baby cousin¡± Charles uttered ruffling Xander¡¯s hair, he stood up to his feet and made his way to the counter..


    The bartender saw Charles approaching and inwardly sneered..


    Charles took a seat beside Bianca who didn¡¯t spare him a nce as she was busyughing at whatever joke Louis just dropped..


    Xander turned to thedy next to him and was surprised to see her, he recognized her as thedy he met at the mall..


    ¡°I never knew mum¡¯s hang out at the bar¡±


    Bianca pulled her gaze away from Louis to the person sitting beside her..


    Her brows drew together on seeing the familiar face smiling at her, he was the man from the mall today..


    ¡°You?¡±


    ¡°Mr Gray what would you like to have?¡±


    Charles waved his hand in protest, he has had more than enough to drink for tonight..


    Xander¡¯s brows furrowed at the other end, that went well than he had expected, she was willing to talk to literally any other guy other than him.Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    Bianca raised a brow when she spotted Xander at the other end, she rested her gaze back at Charles who was peering at her intently..


    ¡°How may I help you Mr Gray?¡±


    Charles chuckled ¡°I was only wondering what could make a mother of two hang out at a bar.. had a problem with their father?¡±


    Bianca¡¯s brows creased in confusion, what mother of two? it suddenly dawned on her, he was referring to Kelvin and Kiara..


    ¡°Umm.. I think you¡¯ve gotten it..


    ¡°Ah.. no worries.. I understand.. honestly I¡¯ve seendies of your age who have actually given birth to three or more kids¡± Charles uttered cutting off Bianca¡¯s speech..


    Louis stared skeptically at Bianca, he found it hard to believe that she was a mum of two kids..


    Her phone buzzed on the cold marbled b which diverted their attention, she picked it up and raised it up to her ear..


    ¡°Can we talkter please? I¡¯m currently in the middle of something important..¡± Without waiting for the other person on the line to finish, she hanged up with a snort..


    Bianca hopped down from the stool ¡°Goodnight Louis.. I¡¯ll be on my way¡±


    ¡°Can I drop you off?¡±


    Xander stood up from his seat walking towards them, for some reasons he didn¡¯t like where this conversation was heading to..

 Chapter 35_ Stay away

    Bianca¡¯s brows creased when thest person she wanted to meet or speak to appeared before her with a devilish grin on his lips..


    ¡°Going so fast?e on I just got here.. stay around for a little while¡±


    ¡°And you are?¡±


    Charles chuckled, now he saw what Xander really meant..


    ¡°What? like for real?¡±


    ¡°Stay away from me!¡± She warned sternly and walked out of the bar..


    Damn! he has been humiliated by her twice this week in the same bar..


    ¡°I¡¯m leaving!¡± he announced and walked out of the bar in anger..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be out with you in a second¡± Charles said after Xander who was walking out in a hurry probably to catch up with Bianca..


    He turned to the bartender who he caught smiling, of course thetter was obviously happy about the response the two brothers got from the samedy..


    ¡°Our bill?¡±


    ***


    Bernard¡¯s teeth gritted in annoyance as his gaze fell on Anita who was being audacious as ever to him..


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t vent your anger on my little boy.. after all he didn¡¯t force her to slit her own wrist¡±


    Aldrin touched his forehead gently with a sigh, he pulled his wife down to sit next to him before she says anymore words..


    ¡°Anita.. please not now.. Rihanna is in a bad state¡± He tried to reason..


    ¡°Oh! and my son isn¡¯t? she¡¯s obviously trying to make him feel bad about what he didn¡¯t do.. such a psychoticdy can¡¯t end up in our family¡±..


    Bernard scowled at her ¡± But you managed to enter my family¡±..


    It took Anita only a few minutes to digest what her father inw really meant by saying that..


    ¡°Oh really?! if I didn¡¯t fall for this charming yet troublesome son of yours do you really think I¡¯d have married into this family?¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s ears reddened, well it was a good thing his wife praised him but seriously, she was the only one who could talk to his father this way whenever he made a bad decision..


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s time you both get a divorce¡±


    ¡°What?!¡± Anita and Aldrin both squealed out in shock and surprise..


    And that was it! thest screw holding her head in ce loosened!


    The three things she couldn¡¯t joke around with were, her SON!, her husband andstly her annoying daughter.


    She sprang up to her feet with a sharp re directed at the old man..


    ¡°Alright! that¡¯s it! Aldrin we are moving out of this house! I¡¯m sick and tired of your dad trying to mould my life the way he wants!¡±


    Aldrin breathed out exasperatedly, he stood up to his feet and pulled her out of the living room with him..


    ***


    Bianca and Olivia were both startled by the harsh knocks that came rushing on their door..


    ¡°Bianca! did you break anyone¡¯s headst night?¡±


    Thetter snorted rolling her eyes, she moved back gently on her chair which made a screeching noise on the floor..


    ¡°I¡¯ll go check who it is¡±


    Kelvin exchanged his sd bowl with his mum¡¯s when she wasn¡¯t paying any attention..


    Olivia pulled her gaze away from the door back to the te in front of her, her brows collided feeling something off..


    She snapped her gaze to Kelvin who was more focused on his half empty bowl..


    ¡°Kelvin? did you exchange¡­


    Kelvin giggled before she could even question him properly, he tilted his head to the side taking in her feigned annoyed expression..


    ¡°Try as much as you want you can¡¯t be mad at me!¡±


    Olivia chuckled tickling his sides at every little chance she could get..


    Meanwhile..


    Bianca pulled the door open, she was suddenly pushed out of the way and in came five burly men..


    Olivia¡¯s attention fell on Bianca who was on the floor and at the same time the appearance of the men in her apartment caused a line of worry to appear on her forehead..


    ¡°Bianca!¡±


    ***


    Anita scrunched her face as her husband lectured her like one of those days she talks back at his dad..


    She moved to the window when she suddenly felt hot in the room, perhaps from her husband¡¯s boring lecture..


    He really sucked when ites to scolding, and she wasn¡¯t the least bothered about it..


    ¡°I¡¯m talking to you honey¡±


    Anita yawned dryly raising her palm to her mouth ¡°Well? what exactly do you want me to do? you¡¯re boring me out.. you and I know how clever thatdy is! she¡¯s just the same as her mother.. cunning set of family!¡± She huffed out in irritation..


    Her eyes narrowed when she caught sight of a familiardy being chased in by some of their guards..


    ¡°Umm.. isn¡¯t that Olivia¡¯s friend?¡±


    Aldrin followed her line of sight and came to stand by her side..


    ¡°Yeah.. she is¡±


    He trailed off not until he heard the door closing behind him..


    ¡°Oh jeez..¡±


    ***


    Damien dropped his cutlery the moment he heard his mum¡¯s words at the other end..


    ¡°What?! I¡¯m on my way!¡±


    He grabbed his suit jacketying on the wooden dining chair and made his way out in a rush..


    He walked out of his house where the car¡¯s door was already wide open waiting for his arrival..


    ¡°I¡¯ll drive!¡±N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    Snatching the key from the driver, he made his way to the driver¡¯s seat..


    ***


    Olivia opened her eyes slowly, her teeth gritted out in pain as she felt the pain behind her head..


    She stared around at her unfamiliar surroundings which looked like an old warehouse or something.. a ton of brownrge boxes were littered everywhere..


    She suddenly recalled how she got here in the first ce..


    Those burly ugly men who came into her apartment abducted her and Kelvin before pushing them into a van..


    She recalled giving a fit in the van where she was sedated to keep her still..


    ¡°Kelvin!¡± She suddenly called out remembering her little boy..


    ¡°Mummy¡±


    She looked around the room trying to trace his voice, she made an attempt to stand up to her feet when she realized that she was tied to a wooden chair..


    ¡°Kelvin! can you hear me?!¡±


    All she could hear next was her echo reaching her ears..


    She looked around her new surroundings once more looking for possible exit but found none, except a tiny window which wouldn¡¯t even fit Kelvin..


    Just who the hell could have done this to them? an image shed past her orbs..


    ¡°Oh.. it¡¯s probably him! doing this to scare me! I¡¯ll show him how rx I can be!¡±


    She gritted her teeth in annoyance cursing at Damien at every chance she could get..


    Meanwhile¡­


    A man sat back in a dimly lit room with various monitors in front of him..


    His chin pulled up into a smile as he stared at the daringdy who wasn¡¯t fazed by her new surroundings..


    The door was suddenly pushed open and ady stepped in..


    ¡°Asher!¡±


    Asher swirled his seat to Alexa with a raised brow, he snorted and turned back towards the monitor once more..


    ¡°What is it? don¡¯t you have anything important to do today?¡±


    Alexa walked next to him and mmed her palm on the hard table in front of her..


    ¡°You sly crook! didn¡¯t you say you were gonna hire someone to get rid of her?!¡±


    Asher shot a look at the reddy beside him who was visibly upset..


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t.. I mean look at her, she¡¯s too sweet and beautiful to be eliminated that way!¡±


    Alexa gripped his shirt with both of her hands lowering her gaze to him..


    ¡°We made a deal in the beginning! that little boy was taken out two minutes ago, he¡¯s currently in a car heading to the airport, this is a win-win situation for the both of us! now get rid of her¡±


    Asher stroked his chin slowly, even though his sister was wronged by thisdy, he still felt hesitant to make such move against her..


    ¡°Are you still contemting?!¡±


    Asher massaged his temples slowly, he was very sure Damien¡¯s men were all over the city looking for his son and Olivia..


    ¡°I¡¯ll deal with her myself, your only task is for you to keep your brother out of our den¡±


    ¡°You!¡­ you¡¯re not considering sparing her life right?! have you forgotten that she¡¯s the reason your sister tried to kill herself?¡±


    Asher¡¯s sharp re fell on her ¡°You and I know well enough that Rihanna wasn¡¯t really hurt! you can drop the act now!¡±


    He pulled his gaze away from her and focused on the screen once more, he quickly stood up ring hard at the monitor when he couldn¡¯t spot Olivia where she was tied up a while ago..


    ¡°What?!¡±

 Chapter 36_ it was you!

    Alexa snapped her gaze to the monitors and was rmed, how did she manage to leave without them noticing her?!


    ¡°Find her!¡± She barked out furiously at him before leaving the room..


    Asher cursed beneath his breath and walked out of the room..


    ***


    Kelvin pouted his lips blinking cutely at the two men, one was sitting down next to him while the other was driving the ck van, they were currently taking him to a ce he knew nothing about..


    ¡°Can I at least talk to my mummy? I¡¯m sure she must be worried¡±


    The man beside him sent him a cold re but that still didn¡¯t stop him from speaking..


    ¡°It¡¯s very wrong to take little kids away from their mummies, what if someone took you away from your mummy? how would you feel?¡±


    The two men exchanged gazes and shrugged nonchntly..


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you just shut it kid?!¡± The driver barked in irritation, kids were his nightmares, they were so irky and chirpy at every chance they could get..


    Kelvin¡¯s lips curved up into a smile ¡°Fine.. you can take me to wherever you want after all my daddy can find me¡±


    The two men bothughed their guts out, poor kid had no idea that he¡¯d be on board a ne going to Chicago very soon where no one knew him and neither does he know anyone..


    ¡°You don¡¯t believe me?¡± his eyes gleamed with nothing but mischief..


    He received a snort in response from the man next to him..


    ¡°Daddy ced a tracking chip in one of my teeth just in case I got lost.. so I¡¯m sure he¡¯s on his way to find me¡±


    The two men exchanged gazes, was the kid telling the truth?


    ¡°What the hell?! check if he¡¯s telling the truth George!¡± The driver barked out suddenly feeling uneasy..


    Kelvin was startled when George grabbed his chin forcing it open by pressing the sides of his cheeks..


    ¡°open up widely.. where is it?¡± He questioned looking into Kelvin¡¯s mouth.


    ¡°I have no idea.. I think he ced it somewhere up here¡±


    Without wasting more time, George inserted his finger into Kelvin¡¯s mouth, running his hand slowly along his tiny white pearly teeth..


    And the next instance George flinched back in pain as Kelvin¡¯s teeth locked up on his index finger..


    ¡°Arrghhh!! let it go! you little wimp!¡±


    Kelvin, however refused to let go, his teeth clenched tightly around the finger as if his life depended on it..


    The car came to a halt as the driver turned to his partner who screaming and sweating out in pain, he unbuckled his seatbelt and turned back to the two trying to pry the kid off George but failed to do so..


    He stepped out of the van and ran to the other side, in a single pull he swerved the door open to the side..


    He reached out to Kelvin trying to pull his mouth away from George¡¯s finger only to get poked in his eyes by Kelvin..


    The driver moved out of the car rubbing his eyes that watered..


    Taking that as a cue, he released his teeth from George¡¯s finger when he tasted blood..


    ¡°Ha! serves you right!¡± he remarked before bolting out of the car where he came at full speed towards the driver who was still trying to keep his eyes open..


    Thetter was caught off guard as he lost his bnce and fell into a mud puddle..


    ¡°Get that little terror George!¡±


    George winced in pain, he could barely feel that finger anymore..


    ***


    Asher ced his phone down slowly when the two men who were supposed to be on a ne leaving for Chicago appeared before him badly battered..


    ¡°I¡¯ll call you back¡± he murmured and ced his phone into his pocket..


    The two bowed down their head shamefully as they shuddered under the gaze of Asher..


    ¡°was the flight to and fro Chicago so fast?¡± He asked in sarcasm..


    He noticed one of them had a white bandage around his finger that was stained with a little bit of red while the other had tears flowing from his eyes freely..


    ¡°Boss.. the kid got away¡±


    Asher raised a brow, there was something he really wanted to get here right now..


    ¡°Wait.. so you mean his father¡¯s men took him away?¡±


    The two exchanged nces and shook their heads slowly..


    ¡°No boss.. this was what exactly happened¡±


    Asher was amused by the unbelievable exnation he was hearing at the moment, he didn¡¯t know if he shouldugh his guts out orsh out at their stupidity, he chose thetter..


    ¡°Have you bothpletely lost your freaking minds?! you¡¯re trying to tell me that you couldn¡¯t keep your hold on a six year old? and he managed to inflict all these on the both of you?!¡±


    They foolishly nodded their heads which added to Asher¡¯s fury..


    ¡°You both are useless! find that kid and his mum immediately!¡±


    ***


    Olivia sighed rubbing her wrist that was hurting so much, those fools nearly tried to cut her wrist off with the rope they tied around her..


    ¡°I¡¯ll make him pay¡± She punched her fist lightly into her opened palm with a narrowed gaze..


    She was sure her little baby boy must be crying his lungs out wherever they¡¯ve kept him, she vowed to make Damien pay dearly for treating her this way..


    ¡°He must be so scared right now¡± she winced softly..


    Meanwhile¡­..


    Kelvin giggled softly at thedy who touched his cheek..


    ¡°You¡¯re so cute.. where¡¯s your mummy?¡±


    Kelvin pouted his lips and pointed behind him ¡°Bad men took her away¡±


    She looked around the street buzzling with people and cars, she pulled her gaze to the little boy once more who had looked like someone she knew..


    ¡°Come on.. let¡¯s go look for your mummy¡±


    Kelvin shook his head slowly ¡°Mummy told me never to go out with strangers¡±


    ***


    Damien sighed in frustration not knowing where exactly to search for Olivia and Kelvin, he was following a lead but on getting here.. it was really empty..


    This road only led to a small abandoned warehouse..


    ¡°Abandoned warehouse! that¡¯s it!¡± he eximed and stepped out of the car, it would be best if he went there by foot in order not to alert the kidnappers of his arrival..


    He hadn¡¯t gone too far when he spotted a familiar figure stomping towards his direction mumbling and chanting something to herself..


    ¡°Olivia!¡±


    Olivia raised her head the moment she heard her name from a distance in front of her, her brows drew together in anger..


    She quickened her pace to him and so does he, Damien¡¯s lips pulled up into a smile but it fell as soon as he was punched in the chest by her..


    ¡°I knew it! it was you! you were the one who kidnapped me and Kelvin just so you could get your little revenge on me!¡±


    Damien was dumbfounded and lost for words, did he just drive all the way down here to be used of something he had no idea of..


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    She squinted her gaze at him ¡°Don¡¯t try to act all innocent now okay? now tell me where you¡¯re holding Kelvin captive¡±


    Damien raised the back of his palm to her forehead just to be sure that she was alright..


    ¡°What? you¡¯re mistaken.. if I really wanted to abduct you, I¡¯d have left my poor little son out of this.. it¡¯s you who I have a gigantic problem with!¡±


    Olivia gasped at the revtion ¡°You¡¯ve admitted to it! so where is my son? before my fist do the talking¡±N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    Damien pulled his gaze away from her and settled it above her head where three burly men appeared behind her, they akimbo ready to talk with their fist..


    She noticed his eyes was looking at something behind her, she swiftly turned to the see the men who abducted her at her home..


    ¡°See? they are here to pay respect to their master¡±


    She walked straight to them and sent a p to the one in the middle..


    ¡°Hmph! that¡¯s for knocking me out!¡±


    Damien pinched the space between his brows, originally he¡¯d have driven away and let her handle them on her own but his son was still in their custody..


    So he had to fight..


    Olivia walked back to Damien with her head held high..


    ¡°Now tell me¡­


    Damien shoved her next to him suddenly when a punch from one of the men nearly touched her head..


    ¡°See that? they are not my men!¡± he rified..


    Olivia rolled her eyes ¡°ssic! fighting their master to prove me wrong¡± She said with a snort..


    Damien hissed in irritation and threw a punch at the man who attacked him..


    ¡°And now.. there¡¯s fake blood too¡± she murmured staring at the man with bloody nose..


    ¡°Get him!!¡±

 Chapter 37_ They are real!

    Alexa pulled Asher back behind a wall, her face paled when she spotted Damien fighting off the useless men Asher hired..


    ¡°Crap! my brother is here.. tell your men to stop! this wasn¡¯t part of the n¡±


    Asher shrugged off her hold on him with a snort, he really had no intention of telling his men to back down.


    ¡°This is more of a revenge for what he did to my sister!¡± he seconded.


    ¡°That is also my brother your men are fighting with! what is he gets hurt?!¡±


    Asher turned around and started walking away before he murmured.. ¡°You should have thought about that in the first ce.. princess!¡±


    ***


    Damien shot a look at Olivia who still believed that he was the one who orchestrated all these..


    ¡°What is wrong with you?¡±


    A kick was sent to his leg when he wasn¡¯t paying any attention to them..


    Olivia raised her palm to her mouth holding back a gasp at the sudden attack..


    ¡°Oops! is this also part of the script?¡± She sarcasticallymented as she watched him single handedly take out the three men..


    ¡°This show is really boring.. now tell me how a lean figure like yourself took out those three men all alone¡±


    Damien dusted his hands satisfied to see them on the ground in pain..


    ¡°You¡¯ve got to be kidding me!¡± he remarked


    Olivia rolled her eyes with a loud scoff, her face suddenly paled when more men appeared each with a long stick and bottle..


    ¡°Oh there are more.. isn¡¯t this a little bit dangerous? I mean there¡¯s no need to convince me this much..¡±


    Damien sighed in frustration, just who on earth cursed his day? he failed to understand how her silly mind works!


    They were in the midst of a very dangerous situation and she still thought this was all his doing??


    Great!


    ¡°Will you please zip it? if you feel like it¡¯s a show.. then I think you should just watch it quietly!¡±


    He bent his neck sideways easing every tensed and stiff muscle..


    ¡°Oh boy this is crazy!¡± Damien murmured as he took a stance..


    Olivia screamed when a bottle broke next to her foot, she ran to hide behind a ton of red bricks probably abandoned for some reasons..


    She shielded herself with the bricks which served as a barricade for her small frame..


    The sounds of grunts, groans, bones breaking, and screams reached her ear..


    ¡°Oh my goodness! they are real!¡±


    She suddenly yelled out which reached Damien¡¯s ears who was currently fighting off two men at once..


    ¡°I told you!¡± he retorted panting with each swerve he took..


    Olivia screamed out again when a bottle was thrown on the brick where she was hiding..


    She noticed that there were a few more bottles thatid next to her..


    She looked back at Damien who was obviously going to lose this fight because he was outnumbered..


    More men oozed in from nowhere in particr, she took one of the bottles and threw it straight after securing her target..


    Her eyes widened when the bottle struck Damien¡¯s back after he moved..


    ¡°What the heck?!¡± he yelled out at her in frustration..


    ¡°Sorry.. that was a slip of my fingers¡±


    She picked another one and this time it met the head of the man fighting with Damien..


    ¡°Yes!¡± she eximed when the bottle met the target who yelped out in pain holding his head in pain..


    Olivia walked out of her hiding ce and picked up a stick which one of the men writhing on the ground dropped..


    She swiped it against the butt of some of the men who were all going after Damien..


    Another car pulled over and immediately, several men in ck suit came out rushing to the scene fighting off the bad guys..


    Damien was led out of their midst safely by one of the guards..


    ¡°We are sorry it took sote toe..¡±


    The guard noticed his boss wasn¡¯t paying attention to him except he was staring to one direction, where Olivia was busy hitting the wood against them..


    ¡°You little scoundrels! you dared tried to hurt me! where is my son!¡±


    Two guards held Olivia away from the henchmen who were already writhing on the ground in pain¡­..


    ¡°Hmph!¡±


    Damien bursted outughing but as soon as she came closer to him, hisugh turned into a frown¡­.


    ¡°Take them away and make sure they spill out every single thing out.. including Kelvin¡¯s location¡±


    ¡°Boss the kid has been found¡±


    Damien and Olivia snapped their gaze to the guard who just spoke..


    ¡°Really?¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ***


    The living room in the Sterling¡¯s Vi was peaceful except for Anita¡¯s overbearing wails..


    ¡°My little baby boy¡­ who knows what they are making him pass through?¡±


    Aldrin pulled his wife into hisforting arms, he mentally rolled his eyes at her tantrums..


    He wondered how she still found the voice to screech out loud, it¡¯s been two hours already and damn! her high pitched voice was still surprisingly loud!


    ¡°Will you keep quiet?!¡±


    Anita was startled at first but then her eyes rolled when she saw her father inw ring at her..


    ¡°My son didn¡¯t take my call at first ring! that means something terrible has happened to him and you¡¯re not worried?!¡±


    Alexa who just came in seething in rage walked past them like they were invisible to her..


    ¡°Youngdy!¡±


    She halt her movement and turned to the person who called out to her, she lifted one of her thin eyebrows..


    ¡°Yes? did I do something wrong again?¡±


    Bernard snapped his gaze to his son who was still trying to pacify his overbearing wife.. ¡°I thought i gave you a task to list out the most eligible bachelors in the city!¡±


    Alexa¡¯s eyes widened when the conversation took a different turn..


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°You know what?! since your brother has managed to sabotage the alliance we had with the Brown¡¯s.. I think the only way to resolve this is for you to get engaged to Asher!¡±


    A loud gasp filled the room ¡°Are you kidding me?!¡± she barked and in the meantime, she nced towards her mum who was quiet about the old man¡¯s decision..


    Wasn¡¯t she always against the Sterling¡¯s and Brown¡¯s being tied together by marriage? what happened now? or does this rule applies only when her precious son was involved?!


    ¡°Mum!¡±


    ¡°Aldrin¡± Anita called out gently..


    Aldrin smiled sheepishly looking at his father ¡°Well dad.. if she doesn¡¯t want to.. I guess you can just let her be right?¡±


    A soft footstep was heard as ady approached the people seated..


    ¡°Hello family!¡±


    ***


    Olivia caught sight of Damien¡¯s injured knuckles and winced..


    ¡°You¡¯re hurt¡± She pointed out..


    Damien raised his knuckles a bit and shrugged nonchntly..


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing¡±


    She caught hold of his hand and when he tried to pull it out, she sent a sharp re to his face..


    ¡°I had no idea that you¡¯re a poor fighter¡­¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Damien asked confusedly with a brow raised..


    ¡°You look malnourishedpared to those guys you were fighting a while ago..¡±


    Damien pulled his hand out of her grip, he suddenly had the urge to push her out of the moving car..


    ¡°If only you had listened to me and not proved stubborn, this wouldn¡¯t have happened! all these is your fault!¡±


    ¡°My fault?! ever since you came into my life! my whole life has been filled with drama! every one of your enemies and family pour out their frustrations on me! just because you found out that Kelvin is your son, that doesn¡¯t actually prove anything¡±


    She took a sharp breath in ¡°my son will never bear your family¡¯s name! and you surely don¡¯t have a right over him!¡±


    The car tires screeched harshly on the ground as the car came to a halt..

 Chapter 38_ Move in

    Thedy¡¯s bright hazel orbs glowed as she walked to their midst, she snapped her finger to bring them out of their daze..


    ¡°Becky?¡± Anita called out in uncertainty, well she noticed that she wasn¡¯t the only one who had the look of disbelief on her face too..


    Becky giggled softly, she knew it would be hard for them to believe since it¡¯s been almost seven years she left the country..Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    Before she left, she was known and ridiculed to be the over weighted fatty of the Sterling¡¯s..


    Anita stood up still in disbelief, she walked towards Becky moving around her for a while before engulfing her in a tight embrace..


    ¡°It¡¯s really you!¡±


    Alexa rolled her eyes at the drama, well she was happy that the once miss fatty cleared her from the stupid alliance her grandfather was about to set up with the Brown¡¯s..


    Aldrin was also marveled by her three sixty degree transformation..


    ¡°Becky, what did you do? you look amazing and really pretty¡±


    Anita cleared her throat to bring him back to reality, on getting her cue, he zipped his lips shut with a small pout..


    ¡°Thank you uncle Aldrin.. by the way.. I kinda missed an old grumpy man who never missed a chance to scold me!¡±


    Bernard sneered, he disliked her, when she was oversized and also now that she has a great figure..


    She was too chirpy which gets really annoying at some points..


    Alexa snorted, she couldn¡¯t believe this was the young girl she once taunted for being oversized years ago..


    Her figures were really great, and even she couldn¡¯t bepared to her.. her eyes shed with envy and hate towards thedy..


    ¡°Fatty!¡± she scorned and turned around stomping her way out of the living room, great! another thing to spoil her day..


    ¡°Ah! she still hates me.. I see, anyways I¡¯m still so excited to meet my cousin bro, I was reminded of him as soon as I reached the airport, I saw a boy who looked just like him¡±


    Anita and Aldrin exchanged brief nces ¡°What? I hope she¡¯s not talking about Kelvin¡±


    Becky looked back and forth between the two feeling lost..


    ¡°And who is Kelvin?¡±


    ***


    Olivia was relieved that she had her seatbelt on otherwise she¡¯d have lounged forward against the dashboard and would have gotten a bump on her head for sure..


    Eeks! hideous bumps!


    ¡°Why did you stop that way you psycho?!¡± sheshed out at him in irritation..


    Was he created only to make her life a living hell? at least she deserved some happiness in her life, but he had to rub himself all over her life and made it sour once more..


    ¡°I guess you¡¯re blind to notice that there¡¯s a red light up ahead¡±


    Olivia¡¯s cheeks flushed in embarrassment, luckily for her, his phone buzzed..


    He pulled it out of his pocket and ced it against his ear..


    ¡°Alright get on it as soon as possible¡­ and I¡¯ll be there soon¡±


    Olivia noticed the change in his expression, she knew she had no right to ask but she still asked anyway..


    ¡°Is everything alright?¡±


    Damien gave a stiff nod, and lowly mumbled ..


    ¡°Your house is prone to attacks as of now.. why don¡¯t you move in to my ce with Kelvin for sometime¡±


    Olivia shifted her gaze to him in amusement, he wanted her to move into his home?


    ¡°What?¡±


    The car started moving once more, he took a brief nce at Olivia with an arched brow..


    ¡°Hold on a sec! I hope you aren¡¯t thinking of anything else? it¡¯s just for a few days until everything settles down¡±


    ¡°No thank you!¡± she dered and faced forward once more..


    ***


    Bianca nted a kiss on Kelvin¡¯s forehead, he was just dropped off by a policeman a minute ago..


    ¡°I¡¯m so d you¡¯re safe¡±


    Kelvin shook his head almost in tears ¡°but they still have mummy.. I¡¯m sure that she¡¯s very scared of those bad men¡±


    Bianca pinched his cheeks slightly with a small smile..


    ¡°Your mum is totally fine.. alright? daddy has gone to find her¡±


    There was a knock on the door and for a second her heart skipped a beat..


    In thest couple of days, they¡¯ve opened the door toe face to face with people who had eithere to warn them or hurt them..


    Hearing a sound on the door again after what transpired at the early hours of today made her think twice before going to the door..


    ¡°wait right here honey..¡±


    Kelvin gave a nod and watched her back leaving for the door..


    Bianca took a deep breath in and opened the door, her eyes rxed seeing it was just Olivia¡¯s mum..


    ¡°Aunt!¡±


    Sandy brushed past Bianca with two bags filled with groceries, like always, her mum and Olivia¡¯s mum were almost the same, they always wanted to stock up the fridge with as much food as they could find..


    ¡°What took you so long to get the door?.. I had a very tiring day¡±


    Bianca turned around after shutting the door behind her..


    ¡°Grandma you came!¡±


    Sandy was a little bit startled by his loud shriek, wasn¡¯t he supposed to be at school? she embraced him regardless but sent a questioning brow to Bianca..


    ¡°His school fees isn¡¯t due right?¡± Sandy asked skeptically with an interrogative stare..


    Bianca shook her head in denial ¡°Oh no.. no.. he skipped a day off¡±


    Sandy crossed her arm over her chest, she felt something was off and wrong at the same time and plus Bianca was bad at telling lies..


    ¡°What happened?¡±


    Bianca was caught off guard by the question, her throat went dry as she found a suitable lie to tell Mrs Parker..


    ¡°Some men barged in here a few hours ago and took Olivia and Kelvin away¡±


    ***


    Olivia felt lost on why they needed to be in a hospital, she tried to keep up with Damien¡¯s long strides but had to jog to catch up with him..


    ¡°Are you hurt anywhere other than your hand?¡±


    Damien halted his movement and turned to her ¡°why? do you care?¡±


    Olivia snorted ¡°hell no!¡±


    Damien pulled his gaze off her and started walking away again..


    ¡°Then don¡¯t ask¡±


    ¡°Jeez! is he on his period?!¡±


    ***


    Rihanna was d to see Damiening into her ward, which meant that he still cared about her, she smiled at him which he returned with an expressionless face..


    The door opened behind again and the first thing herzy eyes caught was a blonde hair..


    Her smile froze on her face, she took a nce at Damien who was unbothered by her presence..


    Her blood boiled, did he bring Olivia over just for her to make jest of her current predicament?


    Olivia¡¯s brows arched, so this was the reason he came to the hospital? whereas she thought that he was here to get his injuries treated..


    ¡°I heard you tried to stab yourself today with a scissors¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s cheeks reddened, this was supposed to be an emotional scene between she and Damien but a third wheeler was present in the ward..


    Olivia¡¯s face scrunched up at Rihanna¡¯s fake sobs that slowly started filling the room..


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry Damien.. I¡¯m not brave like you think I am.. I tried but I just can¡¯t.. I can¡¯t¡­¡± her voices trailed into sobs..


    In a matter of seconds, Olivia already got the idea of what was truly going on..


    ¡°Umm.. I might have a perfect solution to this problem, you two are facing¡± she uttered sheepishly raising her index finger a little..

 Chapter 39_ Let her do it!

    Damien shot her a sharp re, whatever she had to say was bound to make matters worse, it was already pretty bad that his name was attached to Rihanna¡¯s suicide attempt..


    ¡°Did you really have to bring her along? she¡¯s the main reason our marriage won¡¯t happen! she¡¯s the root cause of everything!¡±


    The door opened behind them as Tracy stepped in, she was d that Damien was here to see her daughter, but instantly her face fell when sheid her eyes of Olivia..


    ¡°what are you doing here?!¡± she seethed in anger, ring furiously at Olivia..


    ¡°It¡¯s not my wish to be here either! you should be more concerned about your daughter, she has really lost her mind!¡±


    Tracy pointed a finger at Olivia¡¯s face ready to bark but was cut shut by an authoritative tone..


    ¡°That¡¯s enough!¡± Damien firmly stated.


    ¡°Well you need to tell her to leave this minute! she is the reason Rihanna tried to kill herself in the first ce¡±.


    Olivia sneered, she rested her gaze on Rihanna with a hint of mockery in her amber orbs..


    ¡°And why didn¡¯t she die?¡±


    Damien took in a deep breath and led the vicious tongueddy out of the room with him, he was right, she only makes things worse..


    ¡°Damien!¡±


    Rihanna called out sitting up on her bed, she made an attempt to stand up from the bed only to be held back down by her mum..


    ¡°Are you crazy?! what are you trying to do? he¡¯s gone alright? and I¡¯m sure that he¡¯d be back again¡±


    Rihanna wailed out loudly in protest, she had really lost Damien, she had lost.. her cries only intensified..


    ¡°I can¡¯t do it mum! I can¡¯t take it, Damien can¡¯t leave me like that!¡±


    ***


    Sandy came out of her daze and a low breathless whisper followed suite..


    ¡°What?¡±


    Bianca took in a deep breath, she took a nce at Kelvin who was standing a few feet away from them..


    ¡°We have to move¡±


    Sandy massaged her temples gently, was moving the best solution? if they really moved to a new location, the Sterling¡¯s will still be able to find out about their whereabouts..


    But on a second thought, Damien was Kelvin¡¯s dad, what if he takes Olivia as his wife then the both of them can be protected under his shield..


    And finally, her strong headed daughter will settle down..


    Judging by the expression on Sandy¡¯s face, Bianca could already piece what the woman was thinking about..


    ¡°Olivia doesn¡¯t want that¡±


    ¡°Huh? want what?¡± Sandy asked confusedly..


    ¡°She doesn¡¯t want anything to do with that family¡±


    Sandy crackled a dryugh and left for the kitchen. ¡°Time will tell, by the way Bianca.. I met a very dashing young man today when I went to get groceries¡±


    Bianca arched a brow, so? what has this gotten to do with her? oh jeez! she hoped it wasn¡¯t what she was thinking about..


    ¡°Okay?¡±


    ¡°Well he was tall and handsome.. and rich too¡± she chuckled ¡°I think you both might work out well¡±


    Bianca¡¯s eyes momentarily rolled, she wasn¡¯t ready to be the new target of Sandy right now with her numerous blind dates..


    ¡°Nope.. thank you¡±


    ¡°Well you don¡¯t have a choice baby, I already gave him your contact information¡± Sandy added with a little shrug before dashing off to the kitchen..


    Bianca¡¯s eyes grewrge ¡°What?!¡±


    ***


    Olivia took a peek at Damien whose head was resting on the steering wheel, he has been in this position since he got into the car..


    She badly wanted to ask questions but his aura said otherwise..


    ¡°Well?¡± She managed to utter..


    Damien raised his head and snapped his head to her¡­.


    ¡°Where exactly did I go wrong?¡± He murmured with a hint of sarcasm in his tone which confused Olivia..


    ¡°If you really want to know that, I can list it all out for you¡± She said with a small devilish grin..


    Damien snorted and started the car, he was loss for words.. whenever it came to her, he always felt that way..


    ¡°Umm.. where are we heading to right now?¡±


    ¡°To thepany.. you really didn¡¯t think you will use this as an excuse to get off work do you?¡±


    Olivia sneered resting back on her seat, she stared out of the ss..


    ¡°How about this?¡± Damien murmured hesitating to speak ¡°Let¡¯s go somewhere and have a proper talk, we haven¡¯t really spoken about.. you know? that night.. where we.. umm¡± he cleared his throat..


    ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s necessary¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s necessary Olivia!¡±


    ***


    Anita squealed out and stood up to her feet, Aldrin who heard her screams rushed out of the walk-in closet to know what happened..


    His heart skipped a beat on seeing his wife¡¯s horrified expression, he could guess something bad must have happened..


    ¡°What happened honey?¡±


    Anita slumped back on her seat with a pout, ¡°Thest collection of Gi¡¯s limited dress has been sold out.. and worst of it all it was bought by Tracy!¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s jaw dropped, he gaped at his wife in bewilderment, so that was all? no one died? or is about to..


    ¡°Anita.. you scared the life out of me just now.. it¡¯s just a dress you¡¯ll get it another day!¡±


    Her face scrunched into a deep frown, ¡°Stupid Brown¡¯s! and here I thought she¡¯d be by her ugly daughter¡¯s side pacifying her.. she still has enough time to buy a dress!¡±


    Aldrin ran his finger through his hair, he failed to understand the cause of the rivalry between the two women..


    ¡°Honey.. that¡¯s no way to speak, she¡¯s still sad about her daughter¡¯s recent suicide attempt.. please don¡¯t make matters worse¡±


    A snort escaped the back of her throat, ¡°Sad my foot! she¡¯s faking!¡±


    ¡°Damien had a hand in it in a way¡­.


    She shot him a look before he could even finish his sentence, jeez! that look..Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°My son had nothing to do with her suicidal thoughts! if she really wants to die, then let her do it! she¡¯s only seeking his attention.. I know this because I was once in her shoes!¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s brows arched at the sudden revtion from his wife..


    ¡°Hmm really?¡±


    Anita blushed red in embarrassment, she recalled how she threw a tantrum to get married to Aldrin, their parents were totally against them, but just like always she had her way..


    By ckmailing them, not by crying this time, but by threatening to jump off the roof..


    ¡°Well if I hadn¡¯t done that, you wouldn¡¯t have had the best, most beautiful, loving and caring wife like me¡±


    ¡°I think that¡¯s just an over hype¡± he murmured in sarcasm and strode back casually to the closet..


    Anita gasped ¡°Well you¡¯re not that handsome too!¡±


    ***


    Damien cleared his throat when he couldn¡¯t bear the awkward silence anymore, he stared out of therge ss window where their table was designated at¡­


    ¡°So?¡±


    Olivia arched a brow ¡°So? are we gonna eat or what? I didn¡¯t have breakfast today after those men took me away¡±


    Her phone rang out on the table, she smiled seeing it was a video call from Bianca..


    She epted it totally disregarding the man seated in front of him..


    Immediately Kelvin¡¯s cute face popped up on the screen, her smile broadened even more..


    ¡°Hey honey it¡¯s you.. are you alright?¡±


    Kelvin pouted at the other end shaking his head slowly ¡°I¡¯m truly sorry for not being able to protect you from those bad men today¡±


    ¡°Awwnn baby, you don¡¯t have to worry about that¡±


    Damien knew she was talking to Kelvin, he could hear his voice at the other end, he suddenly stood up and sat next to Olivia..


    ¡°Daddy is with you!!¡± his little shrieks pierced through their ears..


    Olivia was startled by his sudden movement, she sent him a re which he ignored..


    ¡°How are you doing little man?¡±


    Meanwhile at the other end..


    Bianca ced the ss of water on the kitchen¡¯s ind, she took a seat next to Kelvin who was on a video call with his mum..


    ¡°Look aunt, mummy and daddy are together¡±


    Sandy¡¯s ears picked that little information all the way from the opened kitchen behind them, she dried her hand with a hand towel and sat down at the other side of Kelvin..


    Olivia was a bit startled to see her mum¡¯s face popping up next..


    ¡°Mum?¡±


    Sandy chuckled wriggling her brows at the two who were turning red..


    ¡°It¡¯s good to see you both progressing, I know you two can work things out.. by the way, enjoy your date!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a date¡­


    Before she couldplete her sentence the screen went nk..


    ¡°What are you smiling about?!¡±

 Chapter 40_ I don鈥檛 regret it!

    Damien pulled his gaze off her to his phone that just rang out.


    Her mum seems cool and nice but when it came to her, she was the exact opposite.


    ¡°Yes?¡±


    Olivia noticed the change in his expression when he answered the phone call..


    ¡°Alright.. I¡¯ll get back to you¡±


    Damien ced his phone back on the table, he stood up and walked back to his original seat which was opposite her..


    ¡°ce your order, I¡¯m afraid this discussion will be postponed to another day, something just popped up¡±..


    Olivia rolled her eyes, like she wanted to tell him anything in the first ce..


    ¡°There¡¯s never gonna be another day.. and I think what you should be more concerned about is to find out who really abducted my son and I¡±


    She failed to see the anger that shed past his orbs at that moment..


    ***


    Patricia stood next to her husband, they both stared at the angrydy who just stepped into their home..


    ¡°I never knew the Sterling¡¯s could go back on their words and also abandon people who were once considered family¡± Tracy murmured in mockery, it was a good thing the olddy was present..


    Since she was always absent whenever she came here, which was as a result of her health conditions, however, the olddy was a bit more sensible than her husband and thetter always fulfilled every wishes of his wife¡­.


    ¡°We can definitely talk this out Tracy..¡±


    Tracy lifted her hand silencing the old man from speaking any words offort, all she needed to see here was action!


    Her daughter will not be embarrassed in this way and lose face in the society!


    ¡°Not this time.. it¡¯s quite unfortunate that my husband is still out of the country to finalize a business deal.. if not he won¡¯t be able to tolerate this!¡±


    Bernard was just about to speak when he spotted Aldrining down with his wife, oh jeez! not her! of all time toe down why now??


    He released a deep breath and faced Tracy once more..


    ¡°We will definitely sought this out between the children.. it¡¯s very obvious that the reason for their separation is thatdy and her kid¡±


    Anita¡¯s brows furrowed, what was she doing here? she was probably here to create a scene or give a lecture about her daughter¡¯s suicide attempt..


    Tracy seemed to notice the burning gaze behind her, she turned around to see Anita and her husband who looked like they were about to go to an event..


    The twodies eyes met and a scoff followed suite, Anita was just about to look away when her eyes caught sight of Tracy¡¯s Gi red purse..


    She stared back at her purse which was the same design but ck in color..


    As if realizing the same thing, Tracy took out her phone and her lip stick out of her purse after which she stopped a servant passing by..


    ¡°Here! a gift from me! keep it¡± she muttered through gritted teeth..


    Aldrin took a nce by his side to see his wife pulling out her phone, she pushed the purse to his chest..


    ¡°Here! give it to one of your numerous girlfriends!¡± She said in a firm tone and returned back to her room..


    Aldrin clutched the purse to his chest, he smiled sheepishly before tailing behind his wife who was upset..


    ***


    Anita sat on the bed with her hands folded beneath her bossom..


    ¡°Anita-


    She snapped her gaze elsewhere ¡°Go on.. you were so happy to see her a while ago¡±


    Aldrin pinched the space between his brows in worry..


    He ced the purse on the bed and sat next to her..


    ¡°You know I can¡¯t stare at any other woman that way except for you.. because I love you and also because I won¡¯t get to see another day if I did.. you¡¯ll obviously kill me¡±


    He murmured which earned a chuckle from her, he ced an arm around her shoulder and pulled her to himself..


    ¡°Don¡¯t ever feel insecure about me anymore¡±


    Anita pulled away from him and stood up to her feet..


    ¡°I¡¯m not feeling insecure.. don¡¯t think so highly of yourself okay? it was your fault anyway, you shouldn¡¯t have allowed her stare at you that way..¡±


    Aldrin was left perplexed, what exactly was running through her mind..


    ¡°Anita.. don¡¯t make this hard for me.. I really didn¡¯t notice that she was there.. I had my whole gaze fixated on you¡±


    ¡°As if¡±


    ***


    Asher was startled when his door was pushed open without a knock..


    ¡°Who the ¨C


    He swallowed his words when a pair of burning grey orbs pierced through him..


    ¡°You-


    He fell out of his seat after a punch was sent to his face by Damien, he scrambled back to his feet only to receive yet another punch..


    ¡°You had the nerves to go after my son and his mum!¡±


    Asher was caught off guard when he was suddenly pushed down to hisrge desk after which a series of punch followed..


    Alexa stepped into the office and was left speechless, she hurried to her brother who was brutally thrashing Asher..


    ¡°Big bro.. let go!¡±


    She sessfully detached him from Asher, she turned back to thetter who was bleeding from his nose..


    ¡°What was that about? you almost killed him!¡±


    Damien yanked her to stand before him, he grabbed her chin with his hand giving it a squeeze..


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to act innocent!¡±


    He pulled his hand off her chin harshly ¡°We¡¯ll talk better once we get home! and as for you.. this is just a warning to you!¡±


    Asher grimaced in pain, he sat up on the desk wiping the blood at the corner of his lips..


    ¡°I don¡¯t regret it!.. my sister¡¯s life is at stake here! and I will do everything in my power to-


    Damien rushed forward to him and sent another punch to his face..


    Asher groaned out in pain, he was sure that his nose was already broken..


    ¡°Stay away from them! I won¡¯t spare you the next time youy a finger on them..


    ***


    Rihanna sat up on her bed when she spotted her mum walking in, she looked behind her as if expecting someone else toe in after her..


    ¡°Mum? Damien didn¡¯te along?¡±


    Tracy took a seat beside Rihanna ¡°He¡¯s never going toe! as long as that mother of his is still breathing!¡±


    Rihanna snorted and stepped out of the bed, so staying in the hospital and pretending that she was depressed wasn¡¯t going to work..


    ¡°I think it¡¯s time we call dad and tell him everything or perhaps we¡¯ll call grandpa.. he¡¯s friends with Damien¡¯s grand father¡±


    Tracy stood up and touched her daughter¡¯s shoulder..


    ¡°Look honey.. we have to get things done quickly, Damien is about to slip out of your hands, andstly I¡¯ve been dying to ask you this question! how on earth did Damien entangle with thatdy? whereas you¡¯ve always been by his side?¡±


    Rihanna folded her arm beneath her bossom, she had a hunch Kelvin¡¯s existence had something to do with that night six years ago at the party she hosted..


    ¡°I have no idea mum..¡±


    ***


    Sandy rolled her eyes as she listened to Olivia¡¯s one hundred reasons why she won¡¯t get married to Damien..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°Your excuses are ridiculous honey.. the young man is feeling remorseful and yet you don¡¯t acknowledge him¡±


    Olivia chuckled hard, Damien wasn¡¯t feeling remorseful! he only wanted her son¡¯s custody and nothing more.


    ¡°But mummy.. I¡¯d really like to stay with the both of you and daddy isn¡¯t bad, I like him very much¡±


    Olivia sneered and pointed to Kelvin, she lowered her head a bit to her mum¡¯s ear..


    ¡°See that mum? he also got into Kelvin¡¯s good books, his intentions are not pure at all..¡±


    Bianca pulled off her headphone when she couldn¡¯t take it any more..


    ¡°Come on Olivia! you¡¯re obviously jealous of their bond, I also think Damien is a good man but I can¡¯t say the same for his grandfather ¡±


    Olivia was about to retort when the door bell rang..


    ¡°I¡¯ll get it¡±


    She walked to the door and pulled it open to reveal an unfamiliardy grinning from ear to ear¡­


    ¡°Hi¡±

 Chapter 41_ Weird

    Bianca and Olivia exchanged nces at thedy who sat before them in the living room grinning from ear to ear..


    Sandy leaned next to her daughter who had a look of confusion etched on her face. ¡°Who is she?¡± she asked to receive a shrug in return..


    Kelvin returned back to the living room and sat next to thedy with a smile like he had known her for a very long time..


    ¡°So? are you gonna introduce yourself or what?¡± Bianca murmured impatiently which earned a nudge from Olivia..


    ¡°Mummy, she is my friend, she took me to the police station today when I got lost¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips rounded, she wasn¡¯t really expecting that.


    ¡°Oh.. thanks for your help miss.. by the way I¡¯m Olivia Parker, his mum¡±


    ¡°Becky Sterling¡±


    The smile on Olivia¡¯s face froze, just how many more Sterling¡¯s could she handle? don¡¯t they have anything else to do other than to ring her doorbell every now and then?


    ¡°Oh.. I see¡±


    Sandy intervened before Olivia or Bianca could say any more words..


    Becky took a nce at Kelvin who was by her side, he looked a lot like her older cousin brother no doubt..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I dropped by unannounced, I just wanted to confirm that the little boy I saw today got back home to his parents safely¡± Becky rified and rose up to her feet..


    Olivia followed suite only to be engulfed into a tight embrace by Becky which left her almost gasping for air¡­


    ¡°See you some other time Olivia..¡±


    Olivia breathed out in relief when she was released from the embrace, she touched her chest, for a second there, she thought she was going to pass out from that deadly embrace..


    ¡°Bye Kelvin¡± she bade Kelvin goodbye and walked out through the door..


    The four of them stared at the closed door trying to understand what just happened minutes ago.


    ¡°She is trouble¡± Bianca whispered softly beneath her breath..


    ***


    The next morning..


    The city rocked back and forth with silence as everyone carried on with their daily lives, everywhere seemed peaceful until¡­.


    ¡°Achoooo!!!¡±


    A fleet of birds sitting idly on the roof pped their wings and flew off in a swift..


    Bianca and Sandy exchanged nces at the dining table..


    ¡°Oh no! mummy is down with a fever again¡± Kelvin cried out.


    Bianca sprang up to her feet and pulled Kelvin up with her, she needed to get out of here as fast as possible before Olivia gets down..


    ¡°Umm.. aunt! I¡¯ll drop Kelvin off and go visit my mum after that¡±


    Before Sandy could speak, the two already bolted out of the room leaving her alone..


    ¡°Cowards!¡± she called after them..


    Sandy sighed and stood up to her feet, Olivia¡¯s fever was extraordinary, she gets cranky and bossy and almost insatiable and if one wasn¡¯t careful she could hurl a knife at you..


    She sighed in relief when the doorbell rang, without wasting any much time, she scurried to the door and pulled it open..


    ¡°You!¡±


    Damien felt himself being pulled in by the older woman, he almost lost his bnce but regained his stance afterwards..


    ¡°Good ¨C


    He ate back his words after a thunderous sneeze rocked the apartment, his face scrunched as he met Sandy¡¯s weird smile..


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re here Damien.. Olivia was just asking about you, I need to rush to the mall to get a few things, please go on in and take your time¡±


    Damien opened his mouth to speak and like a sh, she bolted out of the house without giving him a chance to argue..


    ¡°Everyone seems to be in a hurry¡±


    Meanwhile¡­


    Olivia stared at her disheveled appearance in front of her mirror, her hair was all tangled up into a glorious mess, while her nose was red like a monkey¡¯s butt..


    All in all she looked like a lost puppy found in a cow¡¯s dump..


    ¡°I knew I shouldn¡¯t have taken that cold dip in the tub! I fell asleep in it!¡± She groggily scolded herself, heavens knew how much she hated herself anytime she had a fever..


    This meant she won¡¯t be able to make it to work today, she picked up her phone from the dresser ready to call her boss..


    ¡°I doubt if he¡¯d give me a day off.. arrogant brat!¡±


    She raised her phone to her ear and was startled when his ringtone reached her ears..


    Her eyes rounded in shock when she saw him through the mirror standing behind her with his phone in his hand..


    ***


    Bianca baded Kelvin and Kiara goodbye as they both walked into the school gates, she turned to Jonah who had a faint blush on his cheeks..


    ¡°I never knew men blush too¡± Bianca remarked teasingly.


    ¡°What? no! I¡¯m just a little bit excited nothing much..¡±


    Bianca arched a brow not fully convinced, she had a hunch it had something to do with Kiara¡¯s teacher..


    She had notice this quite a number of times whenever they drop the kids off..


    ¡°You have a crush on her don¡¯t you?¡±


    Jonah poked her chin with his index finger teasingly ¡°Come on!¡±


    Unbeknownst to them a car pulled over across the street watching them..


    ¡°I guess that¡¯s her husband¡±


    Xander who was more focused on his phone hummed in response without looking at the person his cousin was referring to..


    Charles smiled softly and started driving once more..


    ¡°Cute¡±


    ***


    Olivia closed her eyes briefly, she knew this was her head messing with her but today she wasn¡¯t going to let that happen..


    She took hold of her lotion container, turning swiftly, she hurled it at him..


    ¡°Take that!¡±


    ¡°Have you lost your mind?!¡± Damien barked rubbing his chest where the lotionnded..


    Olivia was startled, he really was here, if that was the case..


    She ced her palm over her face, she looked unpleasant right now and she was so sure Damien would make jest of her current state..


    ¡°Look away!¡±


    Damien rolled his eyes, he took a nce briefly at his wrist watch..


    ¡°You¡¯re not ready yet-


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    He scrunched his face, jeez was her nose a motorbike or something?


    ¡°As you can see I am sick!¡±


    ¡°Well no one asked you to expose yourself to cold air or water..¡± Damien retorted with a sharp re, she was down with a fever and yet she had the strength to yell?..


    ***


    Bianca paced around the porch, she has been lingering around for the past twenty minutes, Damien¡¯s car was packed right in front of the building which meant he was clearly in there with Olivia all ALONE!


    ¡°Well she¡¯s sensible.. she won¡¯t possible hurt him after all he is Kelvin¡¯s dad¡±


    A loud crashing sound pulled her out of her thoughts as she traced the sound up to Olivia¡¯s window..


    ¡°Oh no!¡± she gasped in fright..

 Chapter 42_ Choke

    Anita¡¯s brows drew together in anger and impatience as she stared at the two guards who were blocking her path..


    She clutched her red purse tightly before taking a swerve to the left and to her amazement her path was blocked again..


    ¡°What is the meaning of this?!¡± she barked impatiently ring cold chilly daggers at the two who were scared to look her in the eyes..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am.. old master has ordered us to restrict your movement, you¡¯re not allowed to leave without his permission¡±


    Anita was perplexed, so this was her father inw¡¯s new found way to keep her under hismand..


    The guards bowed before her which left her confused for a while until she heard a grunt behind her..


    She swiftly turned to face whoever was behind her, and it was just who she wanted to see, his lips pulled up into a devilish grin as he dismissed the two guards..


    ¡°I see you¡¯re on your way out so early to cause more chaos¡± Bernard sneered..


    ¡°You have no right whatsoever to stop my movements!¡±


    Aldrin paused on thedy staircase trying to figure out what his wife and father were arguing about..


    ¡°I did! what are you going to do about it?! you¡¯re not leaving this environ until Damien and Rihanna finally tie the knots!¡±


    Anita was taken aback, where they still on this? wasn¡¯t Damien¡¯s answer clear enough?


    ¡°Really? are you still desperately trying to force this burden on Damien¡¯s shoulders?¡±


    Aldrin moved quickly to them, once he was close enough, he pulled his wife to himself and sent a re to his father whose attention was now fixated on him..


    ¡°I agree to Anita¡¯s words this time.. Damien already made his choice and you can¡¯t force anything down on him¡±


    ***


    Damien pulled off his ck suit jacket and tossed it on the bed next to her, he stared down at the supposed breakfast brought for her which he knocked down from the table identally..


    He raised his head from the food on the floor to Olivia who was tucked in on the bed, she sent him a deadly stare which made him ufortable..


    ¡°That was my breakfast!¡±


    He rolled his eyes at her outburst, he failed to understand how she had the energy to yell when she was burning really hot..


    Her nose was really red and her eyes looked heavy andzy..


    ¡°You look pathetic right now, no one is in this apartment except the both of us¡­ so I¡¯d advice you speak to me nicely or else you¡¯ll have to do everything by yourself!¡±


    Olivia sneered, nice her foot! no one asked for his presence in the first ce.


    She opened her mouth to speak but it was interrupted by a sneeze..


    ¡°Oh goodness! I can¡¯t feel my nose anymore..¡±


    Damien moved away from the spilled food to avoid stepping on it..


    ¡°I¡¯ll go get something¡±


    ***


    Alexa stepped out of her room and at the same time the door opposite her room opened to reveal Becky who was all smiles..


    ¡°Good morning Alexa.. hope you had a beautiful night?¡±


    Alexa snorted in disdain, great! just what she needed for her morning to be ruined..


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing good about this morning since you¡¯re the first person to appear before me! how unlucky! fatty!¡±


    Becky corked a brow, she caught hold of Alexa¡¯s arm who was about to walk away from her..


    Alexa retracted her hand harshly from Becky¡¯s hold, she turned sharply to her ready tosh out when she heard the next words that came from Becky..


    ¡°I don¡¯t like you much either.. stop thinking so highly of yourself Alexa, being proud and arrogant won¡¯t lead you anywhere!¡±


    ¡°Oh! even the fatty speaks too! after spending six years outside the country you definitely grew strong guts to be able to talk to me in that way!¡±


    Becky smirked ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s wise of you to address me as fatty anymore.. skinny!¡±


    Alexa¡¯s eyes rounded, did this once extra fleshed human just address her as skinny?


    ¡°Skinny?! have you lost it?! my figures are what mostdies envy!¡±


    Becky shrugged and walked past her ¡°I think that¡¯s another way to pacify yourself sis!¡±


    Alexa¡¯s knuckled tightened, just who does she think she was to insult her in that manner, this was one of the exact reason she had always hated Becky!


    ***


    Rihanna pulled her phone away from her ear with a slight crease on her face, she had just been to Damien¡¯s office but he hadn¡¯t reported yet..


    Alexa affirmed a while ago that he already left for the office, which made her wonder where exactly he was currently..


    ¡°Honey you look stressed out.. what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Rihanna turned to her mum who just walked in with a pout on her lips..


    ¡°Just how exactly am I going to ckmail Damien emotionally if he is nowhere to be found? I tried calling him but he didn¡¯t pick up.. I guess he¡¯s still avoiding me¡±


    Tracy¡¯s gaze rxed a bit, she pulled Rihanna into her arms stroking her hair..


    ¡°Baby.. I thought I told you to leave this all to me.. I¡¯ll handle everything, elder Sterling will be turning a year older this weekend, and he¡¯s nning to throw a grand party..¡±


    Rihanna pulled away to stare at her mum, so? what has this birthday party gotten to do with her rtionship with Damien?


    ¡°So?¡±


    Tracy held her daughter¡¯s two hands moving in circles with her..


    ¡°So.. what I¡¯m saying is that.. you should get prepared, dress to the nine.. and leave the rest for your mum to handle¡±


    Rihanna sighed deeply, she didn¡¯t care whatever it was her mum needed to do as far as Damien will eventually be her¡¯s then there¡¯s nothing she wouldn¡¯t do..


    And speaking of Damien where exactly was he?¡­Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ***


    Olivia¡¯szy eyes opened when she felt a gentle tap on her cheek..


    She took in a deep breath, she must have fallen asleep when he had left her room earlier, a strong mouth watering aroma reached her sour nose..


    ¡°Come on have your breakfast¡±


    Her eyes widened, didn¡¯t he knock down her tray a while ago? wait! Did Damien Sterling make breakfast for her? was it even edible? or another word for poison?..


    ¡°Oh jeez! poison!¡± She blurted out weakly which drew a line of crease on Damien¡¯s forehead..


    ¡°What? did you say something?¡±


    Olivia shook her head in denial, she watched him take a seat next to her on the bed as he supported her to sit up..


    He positioned the pillows behind her carefully making Olivia¡¯s brows knot, she had a strange feeling within her..


    Why was he being nice all of a sudden? what if he had actually poisoned the food? that way he would be the rightful parent to Kelvin..


    And what will happen to her ghost? it will be sad for eternity, she was suddenly pulled out of her thoughts when she felt and tasted a warm tasty liquid in her slightly parted lips..


    She pinned her gaze on him to see the side of his lips pull up into a smirk..


    ¡°You can¡¯t seem to take your eyes off of me.. are you that interested in me?¡±


    She choked, hard!¡­ Damien reached for the ss of water on the tray and held it to her lips..


    ¡°By the way I added a little teeny weeny pinch of poison in the soup¡± He nonchntlymented with a serious expression on his face¡­


    Olivia¡¯s eyes rounded before a single word slipped out of her lips.. ¡°What?!¡±

 Chapter 43_ Soup

    Anita sat on her bed with a loud irritated huff, her father inw was just too much, she had told Aldrin several times that they should relocate back to their vi..


    But as always, he wanted to be the good son of the family..


    Aldrin sighed in defeat, he sat on his heels in front of his dramatic wife who was boiling hard in anger..


    ¡°Alright honey! I get your point now¡­¡±


    ¡°No you don¡¯t! you obviously want to remain by your parents side forever, your dad never misses a chance to ridicule or make me mad.. I¡¯m really fed up¡±


    Aldrin rolled his eyes, he took her hands in his and gave a firm nod..


    ¡°Yeah ma¡¯am you are always right.. we¡¯ll move after my dad¡¯s birthday alright?¡±


    Anita pouted pulling her gaze away from him, what was the use of being ady if you didn¡¯t y a little hard to get?


    ¡°Alright?¡± he asked again only to receive silence in return..


    ¡°You can¡¯t be serious right now honey..¡± Aldrin remarked in frustration..


    Anita rose up to her feet without a warning which made Aldrin fall on his butt, she swiped her hair backwards with a little snort..


    ¡°I guess you have to try harder to win back my heart Mr Sterling¡± She murmured nonchntly and left for the closet leaving Aldrin perplexed..


    ***


    Olivia¡¯s eyes grewrge, she knew it! he was up to no good, he really poisoned her..


    ¡°You don¡¯t actually believe that or do you?¡± Damien asked in uncertainty, he was obviously messing with her a little and she fell for it..


    Olivia¡¯s face flushed red in embarrassment, how could she have fallen for a lie like that?


    She sneezed into her bent elbow with a low grunt escaping the back of her throat..


    ¡°Why are you here? did my mum call you over?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been here for the past three hours and you didn¡¯t ask me that question.. why now?¡±


    His phone rang out, picking it up from the drawer beside her, he took a peek at it before cing it back down..


    Rihanna had been calling and texting him nonstop asking about his location, he knew better than to respond to her..


    He already made his decision when he chose to break up with her, he had to fulfill his promise to Olivia no matter what..


    After he found out that she could cure his weird ailment..


    ¡°Umm.. don¡¯t you n to move out of this apartment? it¡¯s a little bit small..¡±


    Olivia stared around her room, and then settled her gaze back on Damien who had a weird glint in his eyes..


    She wondered what brought about this weird change in him all of a sudden, or was this another plot to snatch her son away from her?


    ¡°I don¡¯t n on moving out.. after all this ce holds a lot of memory for Kelvin and I¡±


    ¡°You can move into one of my houses in the city and create more memories there.. just think of this as my sincerest apologies.. for.. you know?¡±


    A snort escaped her lips, this was just the same thing as luring Kelvin to himself..


    ¡°We really don¡¯t need your help.. let¡¯s just forget about that night like it never happened¡±


    Damien¡¯s face darkened, what does she mean by that? he was really trying to make amends and she wasn¡¯t ready to give him a chance..


    ¡°I can¡¯t forget about that night Olivia! I want to fill the parts that I missed out in those years that you raised Kelvin all by yourself..¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t go down that road Mr Sterling.. we can do better without you in our lives.. you have a fiancee who is willing to do anything for you, just spare us out from this mess¡±


    Damien sprang up to his feet, he closed his eyes briefly before snapping it open once more..


    ¡°I¡¯m trying to be rational here Olivia.. if I really wanted Kelvin¡¯s custody, he¡¯d be with me by now.. but I don¡¯t want that.. I want you both¡±


    Silence engulfed the room for a minute as they were both lost staring at each other..


    ***


    Tracy¡¯s mouth was left open in bewilderment as her son came in view..


    ¡°Asher! what happened to your face?¡±


    Asher shrugged nonchntly, there was no way he was going to tell his mum how Damien thrashed him so instead he came up with another excuse..


    ¡°Ahh.. I bumped into a pole¡±


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    ¡°What were you thinking? you really don¡¯t want to ruin your face do you? Alexa isn¡¯t going to marry a guy whose face has been battered badly¡±


    Asher¡¯s face frowned in disgust, okay, maybe it was time he addressed this issue with his mum, he really didn¡¯t want anything to do with Alexa..


    And it¡¯s pretty weird their families were already matching them up just because of Rihanna and Damien¡¯s failed alliance¡­


    ¡°Gross! I have my eyes set on someone else and it¡¯s definitely not Alexa..¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s a good girl, grab her before suitors starting in for her, you know she¡¯s currently on the hot list? ¡±


    Asher rolled his eyes, well he knew for sure that his morning has been ruined, he snorted and walked away..


    ¡°He¡¯s so shy!¡± Tracy sheepishlymented..


    ***


    Sandy tapped Bianca¡¯s shoulder lightly to see her jerk a little bit..


    ¡°Aunt?¡±


    She smacked her hand against Bianca¡¯s behind..


    ¡°You little traitor! why did you run off that way during breakfast?¡±


    Bianca groaned out in displeasure with a small pout, was she really asking this now? she was a little bit more worried about Damien who was in there with a cranky Olivia..


    Heaven¡¯s knew how much she hated it whenever Olivia was down with a fever..


    ¡°But you left too!¡±


    Sandy shrugged, the house was oddly silent, if it were to be on a normal day she had a fever, there would have been loud noises and crashes..


    ¡°Well I had to since Damien showed up at the door¡±


    Bianca nced up to Olivia¡¯s opened window with a little frown on her face..


    ¡°Well guess what aunt.. you might not have Damien as your son inw if Olivia kills him¡­ everywhere is quiet.. why don¡¯t you go in and check it out?¡±


    ***


    Thankfully for Olivia, the door bell rang breaking the awkward one minute silence between them, she retracted her gaze from his piercing stare that seemed to bore a hole in her heart..


    ¡°You heard the doorbell didn¡¯t you?¡±


    Damien arched a brow, how on earth can a person be so bad mannered? he was the one helping her out and here she was ordering him about.


    ¡°So?¡±


    ¡°Well go get it! it might be someone important or better still my mum¡± She seconded with a re..


    She reached her hand for the bowl of soup he brought earlier luckily for her, it was still warm..


    She brought the spoon to her mouth with her eyes fixated on Damien¡¯s retracting back, and that was when she noticed it..


    He was putting on an apron, she choked, harder than thest time patting her chest slowly..


    So this meant that Damien really made this soup, well that exins why it¡¯s so¡­


    ¡°nd¡± she murmured bringing the spoon to her mouth..


    Her expression said otherwise, well okay maybe it was just a little bit okay?


    Bang! the empty bowl made a harsh contact with the nightstand table beside her, she wiped her lips with the back of her palm..


    ***


    Sandy and Bianca¡¯s jaw dropped in bewilderment as the front door was pulled open to reveal an incredibly dashing young man who they recognized well but what surprised them was the sky blue apron he was putting on..


    Bianca who was only a few inches apart from Sandy leaned next to her ear..


    ¡°Are we at the wrong address?¡±


    ¡°Nonsense!¡± Sandy retorted, she faced Damien once more with a wide grin on her lips..


    ¡°Don¡¯t stand under this scorching heat,e in.. it¡¯s your apartment though¡±


    Sandy and Bianca broke out of their stupified daze and walked into the apartment closing the door behind them..


    ¡°Well I guess I¡¯ll be leaving now.. since you both are here.. I¡¯ll go grab my jacket¡±


    Sandy gave him a nod after which he left for Olivia¡¯s room..


    ¡°How is this possible? the house hasn¡¯t been destroyed and Mr Sterling also looks fine.. what really happened?¡± Bianca murmured stroking her chin as if in deep thought..


    ***


    Damien¡¯s gaze fell on the empty bowl which once contained arge quantity of soup but it was gone to thest drop!..


    She knew what was running through his mind and before he could question her, she beat him to it..


    ¡°Well it was so horrible that I had to throw it out of the window¡±


    His brow arched in amusement, just wow! more things to discover about thisdy..


    ¡°I never asked you but I have my way of finding it out¡±


    He remarked with a devilish grin on his lips, his long legs slowly moved to her on the bed where her eyes grew wider as seconds ticked by..


    One of his knee sank at the side of the bed..

 Chapter 44_ The plots 1

    Damien dipped his head down to her face with a smug smile on his lips, his eyes lingered on her lips for a second before travelling back to meet her glowing eyes..


    ¡°Has anyone ever told you how bad you are at lying?¡±


    The door opened slowly as two figures peeked into the room, Sandy¡¯s eyes grewrge at the sight before her..


    ¡°Cute¡± She murmured to receive a soft re from Bianca¡­


    ¡°Shhh¡±


    Damien¡¯s expression turned serious once more ¡°I meant every word I said earlier.. I hope you think about it¡±


    He backed away from her and picked up his suit jacket resting next to her on the bed..


    ¡°I¡¯ll take my leave now.. and you¡¯re wee¡±


    Olivia sneered, ¡°I didn¡¯t say thank you and I¡¯m not gonna say it¡±


    ¡°But you just did¡± He argued with a grin..


    Sandy and Bianca scurried away from the corridor on seeing Damien approaching them..


    ***


    The weird silence in the atmosphere caused a line of worry on Olivia¡¯s face, she was currently seated in front of Bianca and her mum who were giving her the teasing look..


    ¡°Okay.. will one of you talk or should I force you?¡±


    She asked impatiently with a raised brow, it was obvious from the way that they looked at her that they both had the same question running through their minds..


    ¡°Well.. we were gone for quite sometime and we were only wondering what really happened in there? I mean.. you know what I mean!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s spoon dropped harshly into her bowl of cereal..


    ¡°Nothing happened okay? and hey! you both better not get any weird thoughts into your head.. that jerk just wanted to make me more sick¡±


    Bianca giggled softly, from the few seconds they were able to peep into the room, they already made up their own scenario in their minds..


    ¡°Well what did he say? I don¡¯t find anything wrong with him.. infact he cooked for you! I wasn¡¯t really expecting that?¡±


    Olivia rolled her eyes, well he cooked alright, but it wasn¡¯t that nice.. she argued with her head..


    ¡°Can you imagine? he asked me to move into one of his houses with Kelvin-


    ¡°Well do it!¡± They both said in unison startling Olivia before she could finish up her speech..


    ¡°What?¡± she uttered in surprise, a little bit confused about their behavior today, and when did Bianca join her mum¡¯s team?


    Sandy touched Olivia¡¯s hands resting on the table with a sigh..


    ¡°You should go.. I think he wants more than just being Kelvin¡¯s dad¡±


    Olivia retracted her hand with an indifferent expression on her face..


    ¡°Eww.. no mum!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you get what you¡¯re trying to do to yourself and Kelvin? he called his engagement off just for you and Kelvin¡¯s sake.. do you know even stop to think about how hard this might have been for him?¡± Bianca tried to reason..


    Olivia moved her chair backwards and stood up swiftly..


    ¡°Just like he made his decision.. I¡¯ve also made mine, and besides that, I don¡¯t trust that family one bit!¡±


    She turned around and left for her room stomping her feet against the staircase with each step she took..


    ¡°Okay! maybe it¡¯s time we take matters into our own hands!¡± Bianca seconded which Sandy openly agreed to immediately..


    It was time to straighten her arrogant daughter to the right tracks..


    ¡°I¡¯ll go have a chat with Anita Sterling¡±


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    Becky pulled back thedy who crashed into her and thought it was okay to just walk away without apologizing to her..


    ¡°Don¡¯t touch me!¡± Rihanna screamed out in arrogance..


    Becky snapped a brow at her outburst, she immediately recognized thedy, wasn¡¯t she the supposed youngdy of the Brown¡¯s?


    ¡°Oh! it¡¯s you..¡±


    Rihanna folded her arm beneath her bossom, she really wasn¡¯t ready to argue with anyone..


    ¡°Who the hell are you?!¡±


    Alexa approached the two who were arguing a little distance away from her, when she got nearer her mood changed from a being slightly angry to being mad..


    ¡°What is going on here?¡± she questioned making direct eye contact with Becky..


    ¡°Your friend bumped into me and now she¡¯s being a b*tch to apologize!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes rounded, she took a step forward to Becky only to be pulled back by Alexa, this was a public ce and it would be very bad for their reputation..


    ¡°Just let it go Rihanna! what¡¯s the use of staining your name all because of a fatty like her?¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s brows arched, she wondered if Alexa really knew that thisdy was curvy and graceful? and somewhat familiar too..


    ¡°You really have nothing to use against me now.. that¡¯s the reason you¡¯re still calling me by that name.. aren¡¯t you afraid of being called a fool?¡± she murmured with a smirk before walking away..


    ¡°Hey!¡± Alexa screamed out diverting the attention of passers by to herself..


    She badly wanted to w that pretty face of Becky¡¯s with her fingers badly..


    ***


    Be tailed behind Damien who was walking inrge strides towards the elevator leading to his office..


    ¡°Boss.. by eleven we have a meeting with the Japanese clients and by twelve we have to be at the site where our new branch is being built.. there¡¯s a little problem over there..¡±


    Damien hummed in reply but he had a feeling that she wasn¡¯t done yet with his tight schedule for today..


    ¡°And?¡± he murmured walking into the elevator with his hands in his pockets..


    ¡°you have to be at Chicago for the conference meeting which is in two days.. since Mrs Parker is on a week¡¯s leave.. I might have to take her spot and apany you over there¡±


    The elevator was quiet for a while before it opened, he stepped out and immediately all his employees stood up and greeted in unison as he passed by their cubicle..


    ¡°Get every documents i need ready for the meeting at Chicago and also make the necessary requirements..¡±


    Be¡¯s grin widened, she was d that Olivia was not the one to go along with their boss to this conference meeting.


    ¡°Alright boss.. andstly, there¡¯s someone waiting for you in your office¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows furrowed, he wasn¡¯t expecting anyone or perhaps it was Rihanna or probably Xander..


    ¡°Hmm¡±


    He hummed and walked away heading to his office, he took a deep breath and pushed the door open..


    He stepped in with a small crease on his forehead as he stared at his seat rocking back and forth and also facing therge floor to ceiling window overlooking the city..


    He wondered who it was that could sit on his seat nonchntly without a worry in the world, well Olivia once did that.. but she was currently not at work..


    ¡°I see you¡¯ve been doing well to even call me or text me..¡±


    The chair turned to reveal ady smiling from ear to ear, Damien raised a brow¡­ feeling a bit lost, he recognized that forever chirpy voice from somewhere..


    ¡°What¡¯s up big bro?¡± shemented with a wide grin on her lips..


    Damien was left speechless, as Becky stood up gracefully from his seat, she walked elegantly to him with a teasing grin..


    ¡°Becky?¡±


    Becky ced both hands on her hips with a nod ¡°Yeah right!¡±


    She suddenly jumped into his embrace startling him, heavens knew how much she had missed this cousin of her¡¯s..


    When others ridiculed her, he was always the one who defended her.. he fought many boys whoughed at her for her size, all in all he was her favorite person..


    ¡°I missed you so much bro..¡±


    Damien wrapped his hands gently around her, he couldn¡¯t believe that she was the same teenage girl who was once bullied for being too fat¡­


    ¡°I¡¯m speechless¡±


    Be opened the door without knocking and was left puzzled by the scene going on in front of her, she wondered who this newdy was and why she was clutching onto Damien that way..


    ***


    In a dimly lit storage room, a long bearded man stood next to an old wooden door counting the new bills in his hand..


    ¡°This is just half of the money we bargained¡± his hoarse voice came out impatiently staring at the twodies in front of him..


    Alexa red at him ¡°Well yeah! the other half will be paid when the job is done.. I¡¯ll send you an invitation card tomorrow afternoon¡±


    Rihanna looked around her surroundings, she wondered how Alexa got got to know of a ce like this..


    ¡°And hey! you can¡¯te into a party of an elite with that irky beard of yours!¡±


    The man stroked his chest length beard with a snort..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am but this will do.. I can¡¯t cut my identity.. they call me long beard around here¡±


    Alexa looked around the room and her eyes settled on a scissors sitting idly on an old table infested by termites..


    She walked to the table and picked up the scissors, she returned back to them and before long beard could tell what was going on.. his beard was cut off to his jaws length..


    ¡°There goes your identity¡± She murmured with a loud huff wiping her fingers with a neat napkin..


    Rihanna muffled herughter at the sour face of the huge man..


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget! her name is Olivia Parker!¡±

 Chapter 45_ The plots 2

    Rihanna¡¯s eyes fell on Alexa¡¯s tightened fist around the steering wheel, it¡¯s been twenty minutes since they entered the car but she hasn¡¯t made an attempt to move yet.


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± Rihanna asked worriedly trying to take a peek at Alexa¡¯s face..


    ¡°My brother froze all my bank cards after he found out that I was behind Kelvin and Olivia¡¯s kidnap.. Heavens know how much I hate that woman and her son!¡± Her teeth gritted in annoyance..


    ¡°I¡¯m running low on cash and I can¡¯t tell my parents otherwise I¡¯m screwed! I¡¯d be sent back to Europe!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s gaze softened, she brought her hand to Alexa¡¯s cheeks stroking it tenderly, Alexa has always been by her side no matter the situation..


    And to think that she was going against her brother and mum for her sake warmed her heart¡­.


    ¡°Shh.. it¡¯s fine, it¡¯s only a matter of a few days before we get rid of herpletely.. and then everything will go back to how it used to be¡± She pouted.N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    ¡°But I¡¯m not sure Damien will look at me the same way he does before¡± She added with a deep breath..


    She had always liked Damien since they were younger, but thetter didn¡¯t spare her a nce at all, six years ago, luck smiled on her when he finally noticed her and they bonded quickly¡­


    Well as of now, that bond was breaking rapidly after Olivia showed up with a son..


    ¡°I got your back bestie¡± Alexa murmured with a small smile..


    ***


    Olivia sat up on her bed when she saw the new message notification that popped up on her phone¡¯s screen..


    It was from the office, didn¡¯t Damien give her a week¡¯s leave to recoverpletely? or perhaps he suddenly regretted his decision after finding out that there was no one to bully for a whole week, she snorted at the thought..


    ¡°Chicago?!¡± she blurted out in surprise with a mix of anger..


    The door opened as Bianca stepped in, she walked over to the vanity table skimming through it until it settled on the pink colored lipstick..


    ¡°Can I borrow this for a sec?¡±


    ¡°Yeah I guess¡± Olivia murmured still concentrated on her phone without even taking a peek at what Bianca was talking about..


    As if sensing her foul mood, Bianca turned towards the mirror applying the lipstick to her lips..


    ¡°Okay spill it..¡±


    Olivia sighed and fell back t on her bed staring at the ceiling above her..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be leaving for Chicago in two days time..¡±


    Bianca turned swiftly to Olivia with an arched brow, she wondered what suddenly brought about the idea of leaving for Chicago..


    ¡°Okay.. but why?¡±


    Olivia sat up in a swift with a bored expression on her face..


    ¡°It¡¯s work rted.. stuff like that¡± she rolled her eyes at the end of her sentence..


    ¡°But I thought you were on a week¡¯s leave..¡±


    Olivia closed her eyes briefly tugging her hair frustratingly, she was more worried about her little boy, how would he survive without her for two whole days?


    An image of Kelvin sulking all day because of her absence shed past her mind..


    ¡°Yeah I thought so too! until this overbearing boss of mine sent me a message¡±


    Bianca¡¯s brows shot up, okay this was a lot different now, she smiled from ear to ear wriggling her brows teasingly at the annoyed Olivia..


    ¡°Whenever you smile like that.. I feel scared to be honest¡± Olivia murmured..


    Bianca rarely ever smile this much, and whenever she did.. boy! you¡¯ve got to be scared..


    Bianca giggled softly ¡°Well.. this is a good way to bond with Mr Sterling.. if you¡¯re worried about Kelvin it¡¯s totally fine.. your mum and I are here to look after him¡±


    ***


    Charles took a nce at his wrist watch, it¡¯s been a while and Xander wasn¡¯t here yet, he had no idea of what was wrong with that little cousin of his..


    ¡°Sorry I kept you waiting.. I had to grab these¡±


    Charles snorted staring at the magazines his cousin was unting which showed half naked women on the cover..


    ¡°Don¡¯t look at me that way.. you¡¯re aren¡¯t innocent either¡± Xandermented nonchntly with a shrug..


    If there was anything he knew well about Charles then that would be his glorious title of being a man wh*re..


    ¡°Shut up!¡±


    Xander chuckled turning around to leave with his cousin when he spotted a familiar face heading towards their direction..


    ¡°Wait isn¡¯t that¡­¡± his voice trailed off as the figure drew nearer..


    Bianca cursed inwardly, just wow! whenever she steps out at night, they were always lurking around in the shadows..


    She raised her phone pretending to be on a phone call just to avoid them..


    ¡°Hey¡±


    Xander called out to her which she ignored and walked past him, heading into the hotel..


    ¡°Can you believe thatdy? she just ignored me!¡±


    Charles watched her back disappearing into the building before facing his cousin once more, from the looks of things, his baby cousin was interested in this marrieddy..


    ¡°Come on little bro.. don¡¯t tell me that you¡¯re suddenly interested in her..¡±


    Xander shed Charles a stern look hearing the words ¡®little bro¡¯ from his mouth..


    ¡°Watch it!¡±


    Meanwhile¡­


    Bianca took in a deep breath as she garnered enough courage to knock on the door before her, she heard footstep approaching from inside before the door was opened..


    Cassie poked her head out a little to know who it was, on seeing her daughter, she pushed the door wide open for her to step in..


    Bianca brushed past her mum going into the room, immediately she walked in, her eyes fell on the crumpled sheet on the bed..


    ¡°Mum! couldn¡¯t you have at least fixed this before I came in?¡±


    She murmured in irritation, all these felt so new to her, she was still trying to digest the fact that her mum had a new man friend..


    Her brows furrowed deeply when she heard the water running in the bathroom..


    Her eyes rounded in shock as she stared at her mum who was blushing beet red in embarrassment..


    ¡°He¡¯s still around?¡±


    Cassie ran her fingers through her long ck hair ¡°Alright honey.. I know this might take a while for you to ept it.. he wants to meet you so he can get to know you more.. you¡¯ve been avoiding meeting him for some time now¡±


    Bianca took a step back, she was just about to retort when the bathroom door was pushed open and a tall figure stepped out of it..


    A gasp escaped her lips as the man¡¯s warm brown eyes fell on her..


    His lips curved upward into a sly grin on seeing the dazed state of the girl before him, his dark dampened hair dripped with little drops of water gliding down his face..


    Bianca¡¯s lips parted in surprise at the man¡¯s appearance, damn he looked too hot for his age¡­.


    His chiseled jawline tightened as he looked towards Cassie..


    ¡°Nathan! put on something.. there¡¯s a child here¡±


    Bianca finally snapped out of her daze, she diverted her gaze to her mum..


    Well she had expected a man in histe fifties to appear before her with a big belly and bald head but who knew that her supposed mum¡¯s man friend was actually in his early forties?


    Well her mum was technically around that age too and Bianca was born when her mum turned neen after a stand with an unknown man at a hotel..


    Nathan left for the bathroom after picking out his clothes, as soon as he was gone Cassie turned to Bianca in glee..


    ¡°So what do you think about him? handsome right?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I guess so..¡± her voice trailed staring at the crumpled sheet..


    Cassie held her daughter¡¯s face from turning to the bed, she mentally scolded herself for not arranging the bed before Bianca got here..


    ¡°I thought we agreed to search for dad¡± Bianca suddenly spoke causing the smile on Cassie¡¯s face to freeze..

 Chapter 46_ Business trip 1

    Bianca crashed on the bed next to Olivia who was already fast asleep, she snuggled closer to her stroking her hair calmly..


    Sensing another presence in the room, Olivia instantly knew who it was, she cursed beneath her breath and sat up..


    The bedsidemp was turned on by Olivia which illuminated the room, whenever Bianca crawls into her bedte at night like this it usually meant that something was bothering her..


    It might sound creepy but she was already used to it by now, since they¡¯ve been friends since childhood..


    She pulled Bianca¡¯s head gently to herps stroking it tenderly..


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? I¡¯m always here to help out you know?¡±


    Bianca groaned out in displeasure, she just couldn¡¯t bring herself to ept the fact that her mum was seeing someone else other than searching for her real dad..


    Ever since she was a kid, she had always craved for a father¡¯s attention and care but her¡¯s was nowhere to be found, whenever she asked her mum where her dad was..


    She gets only one reply ¡°Daddy is out of the country, he¡¯ll be back soon honey¡±


    And that was all she heard from her mum over the years till she turned seventeen, her mum revealed everything to her..


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe that mum would actually mingle with another man, she promised to search for dad¡±


    Olivia sighed, not this issue again, she threw her head back with a little grunt..


    ¡°What are you? like five? even Kelvin didn¡¯t throw a tantrum this way¡±


    Bianca sat up with a chuckle, she pushed her loose strands of hair behind her ears and focused her attention wholely on Olivia..


    ¡°If you don¡¯t want to hear this type of sad story like mine anymore, I guess you should do the right thing by letting Kelvin bond well with his dad¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips parted in disbelief, she didn¡¯t believe that this was the person acting all sad a while ago..


    ¡°You-


    ¡°Hush now mini mum! just listen to me.. all these while we never got to listen to Damien¡¯s side of the story.. all we got was yours and now he¡¯s trying to make up, please give him a chance¡± Bianca added with a small pout..


    Well, Olivia just didn¡¯t know how to react but she did know how to sleep, so in the next second she shoved the other part of the duvet covering Bianca and sank back into her bed with the duvet over her face..


    ¡°Well look at that attitude!¡± Bianca murmured andid back next to Olivia after turning off the bedsidemp, she decided to pass the night over here..


    She stared at the ceilings recalling how happy her mum was trying to introduce her to Nathan, tonight was the first in thest years she ever saw her mum that happy..


    But she just couldn¡¯t bear having a super hot step dad, the thought irks her..


    ***


    The next morning at the Sterling¡¯s Vi, everywhere was quiet as the family helped themselves to breakfast..


    Aldrin took a nce at his wife when he caught her picking on her food like she had no appetite..


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± He asked which garnered everyone¡¯s attention..


    Anita raised her head to him with a pout, she shook her head slowly..


    ¡°Not at all.. I¡¯m just worried about Damien.. ever since he moved out of here, he hardly eat at his home.. don¡¯t you see how skinny he looks now? my poor baby¡±


    Alexa rolled her eyes, what poor baby was she talking about? Damien who was already a father to a six year old child? good gracious, she knew how dramatic her mum was but this was just too much of her..


    ¡°You do realize that he¡¯s a father now? and you¡¯re a grandmother?¡±


    Anita arched a brow ¡°Yeah?¡±


    ¡°Then why are you acting like a sixteen year old?¡± he asked impatiently..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Bernard cleared his throat, this was just like every normal day where he had to witness this two bicker about every little things, yesterday it was about a spoon¡¯s weird shape¡­


    ¡°Not another word from you both.. today Bruce ising back from his three months business trip.. I hope you two already prepared yourselves on how exactly you¡¯re going to exin this failed engagement with him¡±


    Bruce was Asher and Rihanna¡¯s dad and also Tracy¡¯s husband who had been out of the country for some months now..


    ¡°Not exactly! it isn¡¯t failed yet, they can still work out if only that pestydy and her son leaves Damien!¡± Alexa butted to hear the sound of cutlery dropping harshly..


    Aldrin rubbed his wife¡¯s arm gently as she red at their daughter, he really didn¡¯t want to witness one of these endless banter¡¯s between the two..


    ¡°And who exactly are you to decide that? Aldrin! I thought father asked you to fix her marriage with one of the top bachelor¡¯s in the city.. oh! since you like your bestie a lot!¡­


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we set you up with her brother.. Asher?¡±


    Alexa stood up to her feet pushing her chair back harshly against the marbled floor..


    ¡°Never! I¡¯m not going to settle down with a punk like that! and no one is going to force me to do so!!¡±


    Anita smirked ¡°And the same applies with Damien! no one will force him to get married to anyone he doesn¡¯t want to alright?!¡±


    ¡°Anita!¡±


    Anita diverted her attention to Bernard who just called out to her, she stood up to her feet already knowing where this was heading to..


    ¡°Not now father!.. not now¡± she murmured in a soft but stern tone before walking away..


    Aldrin moved his seat back gently and stood up, he picked up Anita¡¯s untouched te of food and took it away with him..


    ***


    Kelvin¡¯s loud shrieks was heard as he ran away from Olivia¡¯s grasp, Sandy shook her head slightly as she stared at the two..


    ¡°Kelvin! get back here with my lipstick!¡± Olivia called out to him with a sigh..


    ¡°Mum, can you talk to him? he¡¯s making me run around so early¡±


    Bianca came down the stairs yawning boredly, she felt refreshed after crying herself to sleep, maybe having a hot step dad wasn¡¯t that bad..


    ¡°Nope! still pretty bad¡± she mumbled beneath her breath..


    ¡°Hey! aunt catch!¡± Kelvin yelled out to her before tossing the red lipstick to her..


    Bianca moved back a little and caught the lipstick with ease..


    ¡°Alright! it¡¯s mine to keep now¡± She concluded walking into the kitchen, she took a long sniff once she got in, Sandy was at it again with her mouth watering dishes..


    Sandy pointed to the dishes on the kitchen ind while rinsing her hands under the running water¡­..


    ¡°Bianca could you please help me move those to the table?¡±


    ¡°Okay.. my pleasure¡±


    Kelvin rushed to the door the moment he heard a knock, he knew it was Kiara at the door..


    He pulled it open and yes! he was right, she brushed past him into the living room in her school uniform..


    He nced up to Jonah who ruffled his hair yfully..


    ¡°What¡¯s up Kelvin? is your mum in?¡±


    Kelvin gave a nod and the door opened further to reveal Olivia..


    ¡°Oh hi Jonah¡±


    Jonah stared intently at Olivia¡¯s face, although she was all smiles, her nose was still a bit red and her face looked pale..


    ¡°You caught one of those fevers again..¡±


    He handed her Kiara¡¯s backpack with a small smile when she gave him a nod in affirmation..


    ¡°Well I hope you¡¯re feeling better as of now?¡±


    ¡°Yeah I am.. hurry up you don¡¯t want to bete to work right?¡±


    Jonah¡¯s mouth twitched as he immediately bade her goodbye and hurried off..


    Olivia closed the door with a little bang, she turned back to see everyone seated around the table..


    She dropped Kiara¡¯s backpack on the couch before going back to the table.. well it waspletely filled up since there were only four seats..


    ¡°Oh! Kiara took my seat.. how cute!¡±


    Kelvin hopped down from his seat and guided his mum to sit after which he sat on herps..


    ¡°He¡¯s quite sensible.. you never did that when you were a kid¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes widened when her mum spoke ¡°Mum!¡±


    Bianca giggled softly, she suddenly recalled something and leaned next to Sandy¡¯s ear..


    ¡°What?¡± she asked in amusement staring back at her daughter who had a confused expression on her face..

 Chapter 47_ Business trip 2

    Olivia stared back and forth between her mum and Bianca who were making things weird, were they silently teasing her red nose?


    She brought her hand to touch her nose unconsciously..


    ¡°You¡¯re leaving for Chicago with Damien tomorrow?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face rxed a bit, she was quite relieved it was something else but this was way worse than her initial thought in the first ce..


    ¡°Bianca! you little snitch! did you really have to?¡±


    Sandy dropped her cutlery cing both hands under her jaw, she stared dreamily at her daughter who still wasn¡¯t getting what she really meant..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry it slipped out of my mouth..¡± Bianca sarcastically mumbled stuffing her mouth with bread..


    Kelvin looked up to his mum with a wide grin, this meant his mum and dad were turning into friends and very soon they¡¯ll be together..


    ¡°There¡¯s no way I¡¯m going to Chicago with him! I¡¯m still recovering from my illness, I¡¯m on a week¡¯s leave andstly I can¡¯t possibly leave my little boy over here¡±


    Kelvin¡¯s cute face crumpled into a frown ¡°I¡¯ll be fine with aunt and grandma.. you can go alright? don¡¯t worry about me, I¡¯m a big boy now¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face rxed she nted a kiss on top of his head, clutching onto him tightly, she really can¡¯t go and there was no way anyone would force her..


    ¡°You heard that right? you can go! you don¡¯t have to worry about packing your suitcase.. leave that all to me¡±


    Sandymented rising up to her feet without giving her a chance to refute..


    Bianca stood up also with a wide grin, ¡°I¡¯ll help you also by pressing your clothes.. right after I drop them at their school¡±


    Kiara who had been quiet all along looked up to Olivia with a small pout..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you want to see Kelvin happy? look at how sad he is now¡±


    Kelvin instantly got where Kiara was driving at, his once soft demeanor changed into an upset one, he sniffed back with a pout..


    ¡±I know you¡¯re upset with daddy but please can you go?¡±


    ***


    Damien stepped out of the bathroom staring around his room, a towel hung loosely around his waist..


    He held another towel wiping his damped hair, he had a feeling that someone was here a while ago and he wondered who it was..


    Or perhaps it was one of the servants here to clean his room..


    He turned to leave for his closet when he spotted an outfit resting on the bed, a sigh escaped his lips as he instantly knew who was here..


    In less than twenty minutes he was already on his way down all dressed up, he took a seat on the dining table expecting his usual breakfast.. ck coffee.


    A te of pancakes with maple syrup was ced in front of him, he raised his head to meet his mum¡¯s stern face..


    ¡°What were you expecting? a tasteless ck coffee?¡±


    Damien shrugged picking up his cutlery, she took a seat next to him feigning anger..


    ¡°Alright.. what happened?¡± he asked with a small grunt, it was still so early for her to start her mini dramas around him..


    ¡°Mr Brown is returning back today.. and your grandfather wants us to send our apologies to them.. you know I can¡¯t! I¡¯d never hear the end from Tracy..¡±


    Damien¡¯s lips pulled up into a smile, his mum and Mrs Brown had bad blood between them which obviously wasn¡¯t a new thing.


    Going over to the Brown¡¯s mansion to apologize to Tracy was like pushing her off a cliff, infact! she¡¯d rather jump off a cliff than to apologize to anyone especially if that ¡®anyone¡¯ was Tracy Brown..


    ording to his mum, this feud between them started when they were still in their early twenties when she was being forced to get engaged to the heir of the Brown¡¯s which was Rihanna¡¯s and Asher¡¯s dad, Bruce, but she already took a liking to Aldrin..


    Her family were against it but as always she had her way and got engaged to Aldrin whose alliance had already been fixed with Tracy when he was out of the country..


    Tracy¡¯s engagement to Aldrin had to be called off because of Anita who wanted the ever so hot Aldrin Sterling to herself..


    To save herself from embarrassment and humiliation Tracy had no other choice than to get engaged to Bruce..


    Damien snorted, his dad wasn¡¯t even aware of any of these twists as he was currently out of the country at that time to know..


    He only got back to meet his supposed fiancee and was smitten by her at first nce without prying further..


    And till this day, they never failed to show how much they loved each other, except that his mum kept this huge secret away from his dad, she had pleaded with him not to mention any of it to his dad after she told him the truth..


    ¡°You don¡¯t like it? I can make something different for you¡±


    Damien snapped out of his thoughts and shook his head gently..


    ¡°This is great mum.. by the way.. I¡¯ll be leaving for Chicago tomorrow morning for a business meeting, I¡¯ll be back the day before grand father¡¯s birthday party¡±


    Anita¡¯s face fell, she won¡¯t get to see him for two whole days?


    ¡°Can¡¯t you just stay? you can always send someone else in your ce..¡±


    ¡°It needs my attention urgently.. and also Olivia will being along with me too¡±


    Anita sprang up to her feet ¡°Really?!¡± she asked in a high pitched tone to receive a slow nod from Damien who was staring at her skeptically..


    She was always ted to hear Olivia¡¯s name but upset to hear Rihanna¡¯s name? well it seems her judging skills were quite poor..


    *That¡¯s his thoughts not mine*


    ¡°Well why didn¡¯t you say so in the first ce? I¡¯ll go pack your stuff.. enjoy your meal!¡±


    Before a word could slip out of his mouth, she already bolted out of the dining room..


    ***


    Olivia took a nce at the door, she was currently watching her favorite TV show and was way toofortable on the couch to get up..


    Her mum and Bianca were currently in her room packing her suitcase for a two day trip she wasn¡¯t interested in going to..


    ¡°The door is open!¡± she managed to yell, at this point whoever it might be can walk in freely, she really didn¡¯t care..


    She dipped her hand into the bowl filled with chips before stuffing her mouth with a handful..


    The door opened as a tall figure walked in with a bouquet of rose in his hand, he walked in light step towards her..


    ¡°It seems like you¡¯re feeling well now¡±


    Olivia was startled by the husky male voice that rang behind her, she sat up on the couch and turned around to face the owner of the voice¡­


    ¡°You?¡±


    Her eyes fell on the bouquet of roses he was currently holding..


    Damien noticed her attention was suddenly fixated on the roses he brought along with him, he cleared his throat to gain her attention once more which he seeded in doing..


    ¡°This is for you¡± he forced a smile stretching the bouquet to her..


    Olivia arched a brow, why was he suddenly giving her red roses? was there some kind of deadly trap in it?


    ¡°Why? I never told you that I needed flowers or I can¡¯t afford to buy one for myself¡± She murmured arrogantly pushing her hair behind her ears..


    Damien¡¯s grip around the bouquet tightened, he was trying to make amends over here by offering her flowers, he was Damien Sterling after all, every girls dream man¡­


    ¡°Well they weren¡¯t for you actually.. I brought them for Kelvin, but I¡¯m a bitte since he already left for school.. so take it on his behalf and make sure nothing happens to it!¡±


    Olivia reluctantly snatched the bouquet from him, resisting the urge to bring it close to her nose..


    ¡°Alright! anything else?¡±


    ¡°Pack up.. we¡¯re leaving for Chicago by eight in the morning¡±


    Olivia crossed her arm over her chest ¡°And what if I don¡¯t want to go?¡±N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    Damien diverted his attention back to the screen ying in front of them..


    ¡°Then I have no other choice than to do that¡± He nudged his brows pointing at the screen..


    Olivia turned to look at the screen behind her and turned red in embarrassment, seeing the couple in the TV sharing a passionate kiss, she turned around ready tosh out at him only to hear the sound of the door closing..


    ¡°Did he just try to flirt with me?!¡±


    Her cheeks burned realizing what he meant by that, she suddenly felt hot in the room..


    ¡°I thought I heard a man¡¯s voice¡­ and what¡¯s wrong with you?¡±

 Chapter 48_ intentional 1

    Olivia turned around to meet her mum¡¯s curious eyes that were roaming about searching around the living room but that wasn¡¯t what caught her attention..


    Her attention was drawn to the red bra her mum was currently waving in front of her which belonged to her..


    Her eyes widened in surprise, she marched straight to her mum trying to snatch the bra from her..


    ¡°Mum! what are you doing with that?¡±


    Sandy chuckled, she moved the bra is circr motion around her index finger..


    ¡°I see most of your bra¡¯s are a little bit boring.. why don¡¯t we go for pushup bra¡¯s you know? let¡¯s go bra shopping¡±


    Olivia was left speechless, what has a business meeting gotten to do with her bras? it¡¯s not like she was going to run around in her underwear over there..


    As if that was not enough, Bianca strode in casually with one of her panties like it was normal for her to hold it..


    ¡°Well she need panties too..¡±


    She turned back to Olivia unting the Victoria¡¯s secret ash colored panties in front of her..


    ¡°What are you? a grandma? aunt.. why don¡¯t we go forcy panties? or perhaps G-string¡¯s¡± She suggested with a click of her tongue..


    Okay that was the limit to Olivia¡¯s cool, she snatched her bra from her mum¡¯s hand and also her panties from Bianca..


    ¡°This is just a business meeting! and not some honeymoon or a strip show alright?!¡± She uttered irritably and stomped away turning red in embarrassment..


    From a distance she could hear their teasingughter and she couldn¡¯t help but roll her eyes hard..


    ***


    Anita giggled softly as she picked out a marvel characters underwear for her son, she took a nce at her wrist watch, Sandy was supposed to meet her here..


    Not too long, she felt a tap on her shoulder, she turned around to see Sandy who was grinning from ear to ear. The two women engulfed into a brief embrace before pulling away from each other..


    ¡°You¡¯re here! finally! where¡¯s Olivia? didn¡¯t shee along?¡±


    Anita asked looking behind Sandy in search of Olivia..


    ¡°She¡¯s proving so stubborn.. but don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s much more better since she¡¯s not here.. let¡¯s get some nasty things!¡± Sandy eximed pumping the air with her hand..


    Meanwhile¡­.


    Rihanna eximed in excitement on hearing something at the other end of the phone, she ended the voice call with Alexa and soon started a video call..


    Alexa¡¯s bored expression came up the next instance which caused a line of worry on Rihanna¡¯s forehead..


    ¡°Are you alright baby?¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s brows drew together in surprise staring at the dress her bestie was putting on..


    ¡°Wait.. didn¡¯t you wear that dress likest week?¡±


    Alexa tugged her dress with a loud groan, she hadn¡¯t gone shopping since her brother froze all her bank cards and there was no other way than to keep mute about it from her parents..


    They¡¯d punish her so badly, well her mum especially, since this involved her precious little son and Olivia..


    ¡°Damien hasn¡¯t unfreezed my bank cards.. I¡¯m so broke that I can¡¯t even tell my parents about it they¡¯ll kill me.. most especially my mum, she¡¯d literally blow my brains out!¡±


    Rihanna chuckled at the other end, her expression turned serious once more as she stared meaningfully at Alexa over the screen..


    ¡°You know.. you can alwayse to me for help..¡±


    Alexa rolled her eyes at the other end, she was just like her mum who would rather stand in front of a moving train than apologize or ask for help..


    That was the only trait she got from her mum..


    ¡°Forget it.. I¡¯m fine¡±


    ¡°Nonsense!¡± Rihanna dered at the other end..


    ¡°Let¡¯s go shopping together.. after all I need to get some new outfits if I really want Damien to notice me at Chicago¡±


    Whenever Damien goes for a business meeting, she goes along with him just so no other foreigndy could set her eyes on him..


    Tomorrow¡¯s trip wouldn¡¯t be so different, but he hadn¡¯t called her to inform her of his trip, she only learnt about it from Alexa a few minutes ago .


    ¡°No.. I don¡¯t want to go¡±


    ¡°Alexa Sterling! I¡¯ll give you twenty minutes to pull yourzy ass off that seat and meet me at your gate¡±


    ***


    An hourter at the mall..


    Sandy and Anita giggled continuously, they could only imagine the expression on their children¡¯s face when they get over there to see these stuff in their luggage case¡­


    Anita¡¯s eyes fell on the shelf which contained c*nd¡±ms, she pulled one packet out examining it closely..


    A gasp escaped Sandy¡¯s lips on seeing the item Anita was checking out..


    ¡°How could you?¡±


    Anita¡¯s eyes widened, she quickly pulled the packet out of the cart cing it back down on the exact spot on the shelf..


    ¡°I got so carried away¡± She replied sheepishly with a weird smile..


    ¡°How could you take only one packet?¡±


    Anita¡¯s brows arched in confusion not until Sandy picked four packets did she realize what she meant, her smile reached her ears seeing as they were on the same page..


    They bothughed loud at their silly minds as they pushed their carts away..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    Meanwhile¡­


    Alexa¡¯s brows furrowed as soon as she spotted her mum and Olivia¡¯s mumughing over a piece of clothing they were holding..


    She sat up from her usual executive armrest seat offered to her whenever she got to the mall..


    ¡°What are they doing here?¡±


    Rihanna turned around with a peach colored lingerie ced over her body..


    ¡°Who?¡±


    Alexa nudged her head to a little distance away from them, she wondered when her mum started hanging out with ssless women..


    Rihanna followed her line of sight to see Alexa¡¯s mum with anotherdy who she recognized to be Olivia¡¯s mum, the samedy who humiliated her mum by spilling water on her..


    ¡°Yeah right.. what are they doing here?¡±


    Alexa snorted, whatever they were doing here was certainly up to no good..


    ¡°I¡¯ll go check it out¡±


    Anita looked up when she felt someone behind her, she was surprised to see her daughter standing behind her..


    She hid the piece of clothing she was holding behind her back to prevent her from seeing it, seeing as she was here that pesty bestie of hers must be somewhere around here and she right because Rihanna was heading to them right now¡­


    Alexa¡¯s face scrunched up when she saw the packet of condoms in the cart..


    ¡°Eww.. okay I¡¯ve seen enough¡± she murmured and pulled Rihanna back with her..


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with her?¡± Sandy asked to receive a shrug in return..


    ***


    Becky stepped out of the car heading into the building which stood mightily in front of her, she recalled how often she visited this ce during her summer breaks years back..


    Meanwhile¡­


    Xander ran his finger through his ck messy hair as he came down from the stairs still in his PJs..


    He perceived the mouth watering aromaing from the kitchen with a wide grin on his face, well this was the only benefit of Charles in his home..


    ¡°Rise and shine little bro¡±


    Xander snorted and took a seat on the dining table, he grabbed a red apple from the fruit bowl in front of him and took arge bite out of it..


    ¡°Will you just shut it?¡±


    Charles approached the table with a teasing grin holding a te of scrambled eggs..


    ¡°I saw ady leaving your room few minutes back she looked worn out.. that exins the weird noises I kept on hearing and also the sounds..¡±


    Xander rolled his eyes taking another bite out of his apple..


    ¡°It¡¯s my house isn¡¯t it?¡­¡±


    Charles chuckled and turned to leave for the kitchen when he spotted ady walking into the room..


    ¡°Looks like there¡¯s one more for you to tame¡± Charles jested before leaving for the kitchen..

 Chapter 49_ Intentional 2

    Xander raised a brow, he wondered what his cousin was talking about not until he heard a soft footstep approaching him..


    He snapped his head to take a look at the uninvited guest and was left speechless at the level of familiarity she had with someone he once knew..


    ¡°Hey!¡± Becky called out to him taking the nearest seat closest to him, she shed him a smile which brought him out of his daze..


    ¡°Do I know you?¡±


    Becky shrugged and snatched the red apple from him after which she took a bite out of it..


    ¡°Maybe¡±


    Xander was left totally confused, he stood up to his feet taking a closer look at Becky trying to point out the weird things he found familiar about her..


    ¡°Wait.. hold on a sec! I recognize you! you¡¯re Becky!¡±


    Xander eximed in shock and disbelief, she stood up to her feet and threw herself into his opened arms..


    Well, here was another person she cherished, Xander Grey, the only one who troubles her non stop, not a bully actually but a total jerk!


    ¡°No way!¡± he whispered checking her out, as far as he could recall she was known to be an overweighted teenager who was always being teased every now and then..


    He was also one of those who teased her in the past but in a more friendly approach..


    *Well that made enough sense right?*


    Becky turned around when she heard the clearing of one¡¯s throat behind her, she turned around swiftly a bit startled..


    She felt her heart banging against her ribcage, damn! he still had that effect on her till date, her lips parted admiring the male god who just stepped in..


    He was putting on an apron that made him look so sexy, his blue ocean like eyes pierced through her like a cold dagger..


    ¡°Do I need to excuse you both? I mean.. I can have my breakfast up in my room¡± Charles murmured and was about to leave when he was stopped by Xander..


    Xander smacked Charles yfully at his back pointing a finger to Becky who was suddenly red in color, his brows drew together in worry was she sick?


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± he asked and at the same time raising his hand to her forehead..


    Becky blushed red in embarrassment, she yfully pt his hands off her forehead..


    Charles raised a brow, he failed to understand what was going on in front of him, should he leave or stay?


    ¡°Don¡¯t you know who thisdy is?¡±


    Charles raised a brow, just to be honest his answer was a clear big NO..


    ¡°Nope! not even a bit¡±


    Becky¡¯s heart pounded wildly, but she managed to maintain a small smile on her lips, she tried so hard to convince herself that he probably didn¡¯t recognize her just like the rest of her family and friends..


    ¡°Come on bro.. she¡¯s Becky.. you know? Fatty Becky?¡±


    ¡°Oh¡± came his short and only reply, he recognized her now but what exactly happened to her now? she looked different and so much more natured and should he say¡­. sexy?


    ¡°Hi¡± she managed to utter with a small smile stretching forth her hand for a friendly shake which he epted..


    ¡°It¡¯s been a while¡±


    ***


    Be straightened her skirt a bit before walking into her boss¡¯s office, she couldn¡¯t contain her smiles all day because she and Damien would be all alone at Chicago in the next few hours..


    ¡°Boss¡±


    Damien looked up from his PC to his assistant who just walked in, he noticed her smile was unusually too noticeable..


    ¡°Is there any special asioning up that I don¡¯t know of?¡±


    Be was caught off guard at the totally unrted work question he just asked, maybe he was starting to notice her presence..


    She chuckled hard at his question shaking her head in response..


    Damien cleared his throat and pulled his gaze off her, he picked up some signed documents on his desk and handed it over to her..


    ¡°These are the signed documents the Japanese clients signed a while ago, keep them safely..¡±


    Be collected the documents from him with a small bow, she was a bit hesitant to leave the office, wasn¡¯t he going to brief her a bit about their trip tomorrow?


    She cleared her throat ready to ask but was caught off by Damien who threw a question to her..


    ¡°Do you have anymore to say?.. oh that reminds me, I need you to send me the reports if there¡¯s any in the next two days I¡¯ll be away¡±


    Be¡¯s brows collided confusedly, how was that going to be possible if they were at Chicago? or perhaps¡­.


    ¡°Olivia will apany me over there¡­ and I hope you¡¯ve booked our rooms at the hotel?¡±


    Be¡¯s face fell, she clutched the documents she was holding to her chest almost squishing it into her body, she forced a tight smile and gave a nod.


    Damien waved her off and almost immediately, she stomped away in anger, her mood has already been ruined by her boss¡¯s deration..


    Of all well mannereddies why her? why Olivia Parker?! she gnashed her teeth in anger..


    The other employees noticed her annoyed expression as soon as she stepped out of the boss¡¯s office, they gaped at her as she walked to her office..


    Be halted her movement just when she was about to open her door, she snapped her gaze back to those of them ogling at her, they pulled their gazes away from her pretending to do something on their PC¡¯s..


    ¡°Get back to work! you nose pokers!¡± Sheshed out in irritation and turned around ready to leave for her office when she suddenly bumped her head on her office¡¯s closed door..


    She turned back to them with her hand against her forehead when she heard their muffled and silent chuckles..


    ¡°Keep quiet!¡± She barked out in anger..


    ***


    Olivia¡¯s jaw dropped as her mum hurried past her with four big shopping bags, she wondered what was wrong with everyone today?


    For crying out loud, it was just a two days business trip, why were they making this seem like a month¡¯s long honeymoon?


    Bianca stepped into the room holding two lipstick in her hands, she waved it in front of her curiously..


    ¡°Umm.. Olivia, which one do you prefer the most? red or nude?¡±


    ¡°None!¡± Olivia dered in a firm tone..


    She sighed exasperatedly and returned back to the couch where she was seated a while ago, today was just so frustrating..


    She heard the door opening and the once quiet living room turned rowdy as two little kids ran in..


    ¡°Mummy!!! I¡¯m home!!¡± Kelvin yelled out excitedly as he crashed next to her on the couch, he nted several kisses on her cheek without giving her a chance to recover ..


    ¡°Oh.. alright Kelvin¡±


    Kiara giggled softly tugging Olivia¡¯s dress ¡°Aunt.. Kelvin told everyone at school today that you¡¯re going on a vacation with his daddy tomorrow.. is that true?¡±


    Olivia sat up from the couch staring back and forth between Kelvin and Kiara..


    ¡°Kelvin.. did you?¡±


    ¡°Olivia! how does this dress look? isn¡¯t it nice?¡±


    She turned back to see her mum unting a pink armless mini gown which looked like a five year old¡¯s dress, alright that was it!


    She jerked up on her feet and walked out of the living room with a loud bang following suite after she mmed the door behind her..


    The living room fell silent as they all looked at each other before bursting out into a loudughter..


    ¡°Alright! I guess we drove her out¡± Sandy murmured fondling with the pink dress she was currently holding..Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    ¡°Yeah.. I hope she doesn¡¯t run away, do you think we were a little bit too much?¡±

 Chapter 50_ Sharing a room 1

    Olivia rolled her eyes on seeing her mum and Bianca pull out two pregnant luggage cases towards Damien¡¯s car, she could only imagine the number of poor innocent clothes that were forced into it begging to be spared..


    She didn¡¯t fail to notice the look that crossed his face at that moment, she didn¡¯t me him though, her mum was just a little too dramatic¡­


    All these didn¡¯t faze her, what troubled her the most was leaving her son behind for two whole days, it felt like torture..


    ¡°I¡¯ll miss you the most baby¡± She whispered softly pulling Kelvin to herself..


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me.. I¡¯ll be fine alright?¡±


    Kelvin turned to Damien and motioned for him toe closer which he did.


    Damien crotched down to Kelvin¡¯s height only to be engulfed into a tight embrace..


    ¡°Take care of mummy, don¡¯t make her sad, give her her meal on time and also.. don¡¯t let her sleep in the tub¡±


    Sandy and Bianca chuckled at the cute order Kelvin was giving out to his dad..


    Kelvin reached for his mum¡¯s hand and pulled her down gently till she was around his height¡­


    ¡°Okay son.. I promise to do all that¡­ be good okay?¡±


    Kelvin nodded to Damien¡¯s words, he suddenly pulled them in for a hug..


    ¡°I¡¯ll miss you both so much¡±


    Olivia sneered at Damien¡¯s face which was only inches apart from hers, Kelvin moved abruptly causing the two to bump their heads together..


    ¡°Ouch!¡± Olivia screamed out ring at Damien who was also doing the same..


    Sandy cleared her throat breaking the eye contest going on between them, she pulled Kelvin to herself and turned her attention to the two who were now standing up on their feet..


    ¡°Like I said.. everything will be alright, you may go now¡± she shooed them away impatiently..


    ¡°Bye mummy.. bye daddy¡± Kelvin said his final goodbye as he watched them get into the car and soon after, the car sped off..


    ¡°I¡¯m gonna miss mummy¡± Kelvin said with a small pout, he tried to put on a brave stance so that his mum wouldn¡¯t stay back, he wanted them to stay together and to make that happen, he had to work towards that..


    Even if it meant staying apart from them for two whole days..


    Sandy giggled evily ¡°Oh they are gonna love our surprise¡±


    ***


    The flight to Chicago took about four hours thirty minutes or more, it was a good thing they boarded a private ne which belonged to the Sterling¡¯s¡­ well Damien in particr..


    All throughout the ride, Olivia felt sick to her stomach, her fear of height was the one to be held responsible for her sickly feeling..


    She almost jumped out of joy when the ne finally kissed thend..


    Oh! sweet mother earth! how she missed stepping on the solid ground for almost five hours..


    A ck Mercedes Benz rolled up to them and immediately a guard walked over and opened the door for them to step in..


    The moment her butt touched the plush soft seat, a small moan escaped her lips..


    Damien turned to her with raised brows ¡°What was that?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t call your name.. or did I?¡±


    He snorted and stared out of the moving car, today she had been surprisingly quiet, he didn¡¯t know why but he felt like he preferred her talkative state than her quiet state..


    He had tried several times to strike up a conversation with her when they were on the ne but she ignored him all through..


    ***


    A crashing sound was heard startling the two who were having a hearty chat..


    A minute ago, Rihanna walked in in anger totally disregarding their presence no matter how many times they called out to her..


    Hearing that sound made them truly realize that she was more than upset, she was furious and the only thing that could make her this furious was if something didn¡¯t go her way..


    Not too long Alexa hurried in, she was just about to go up the stairs when Tracy called out to her impatiently..


    ¡°Alexa!¡±


    Alexa turned around finally noticing the mother and son who were standing at the other end of the living room..


    She diverted her direction from the stairs to them worriedly..


    ¡°What happened to her?¡± Tracy asked.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Another loud crash was heard again startling them, Tracy turned to Alexa in worry, she was scared that her daughter might do something bad to herself if not stopped on time..


    ¡°She just found out that Damien went to Chicago with Olivia and not her¡±


    Tracy sighed frustratingly, not this again, she closed her eyes and snapped them open once more..


    ¡°I¡¯ll go check it out¡± Asher murmured and left for Rihanna¡¯s room closely apanied by Alexa..


    As soon as they were gone, Tracy¡¯s eyes zed in anger, that godforsakendy! why wouldn¡¯t she let Damien be just for a second?


    Her husband should have been here since yesterday but his flight got cancelled, hopefully he¡¯ll be back today to put an end to all of this drama!


    Asher got to Rihanna¡¯s door and tried to open it but it was locked from the inside, he cursed beneath his breath banging the door hard..


    ¡°Rihanna! open up!¡±


    ¡°Yes Rihanna!e on girl.. we can sought things out ourselves okay? please don¡¯t do anything stupid in there¡± Alexa pleaded but all fell on deaf ears as the sound of things crashing in the room reached their ears..


    ***


    The two got into the hotel closely apanied by three guards who held their luggages, they walked to the front desk to make enquiry about their room..


    ¡°Wee Mr Sterling!¡± the chirpy female receptionist eximed in excitement, it wasn¡¯t everyday one gets to see a famous personality walking into their ce of work..


    Damien gave a nod, thedy turned to the drawer next to her and pulled out a card handing it over to him..


    ¡°Please do tell us if you don¡¯t find anything to your liking¡­ Enjoy your stay here¡± She remarked with a wide grin..


    Olivia raised a brow, wasn¡¯t that supposed to be two? and she could tell that was the exact thought going through Damien¡¯s mind, because thetter was foolishly pulling the card like it would birth another card..


    ¡°We booked two rooms¡± Damien interjected before the receptionist could speak..


    ¡°No sir, only one presidential suite was booked¡±


    Olivia stepped forward, she wasn¡¯t sure if this was his doing or not but at least there were other rooms in the hotel for her to stay..


    ¡°Don¡¯t bother about that.. i¡¯ll just book another one¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am, but there aren¡¯t any spare rooms left, we are fully booked¡±


    Damien and Olivia exchanged brief nces before it was diverted back to the receptionist who was all smiles..


    ¡°What?¡± They both asked in unison..


    Few minutester¡­


    The guards pushed the luggage in and left the presidential suite afterwards..


    Damien pulled off his suit jacket and tossed it to therge double king sized bed, he started pulling off his cufflinks when he felt a chilly gaze on him, he turned to his side to see the angrydy ring hard at him..


    ¡°What? you¡¯re not going to me me for this right?¡±


    Olivia stepped forward to him with her hands on her hips, from her expression it was obvious that she was displeased by this arrangement..


    ¡°Well who else is to be med? we could have lodged at a different hotel but no! you wanted to get close to me so badly!¡±


    Damien chuckled and walked past her, she didn¡¯t find what she just said funny at all so why was heughing about it?


    ¡°I didn¡¯t crack a joke!¡±


    ¡°well you did in a way.. this hotel has a five star rating, it¡¯s currently the best in the city.. and i don¡¯t want to get involved in a scandal saying..¡± he paused.


    ¡°The famous Damien Sterling was spotted at a three star hotel or probably worse..¡± He added mimicking the voice of a news broadcaster..


    Olivia rolled her eyes ¡°Seems more like a nned setting to me¡±


    ¡°Oh dear.. I hope you¡¯re not getting any strange thoughts into your head? don¡¯t think I¡¯m so into you¡± he scorned..


    Olivia ignored him and walked to her luggage cases, she pulled them and felt her hands were gonna break if she didn¡¯t drop them back down..


    ¡°The least you could do is to ask for help nicely¡± Damien murmured pulling off his tie nonchntly..


    ¡°But there¡¯s no one else in the room to ask for help from¡± She said with a cocky smile which made his heart skip a beat..

 Chapter 51_ Sharing a room 2

    Damien masked his expression with a small smile, he turned around to her with an arched brow..


    ¡°You won¡¯t melt if you ask me for help.. but anyway I promised Kelvin to take good care of you¡­ and I¡¯m not one who breaks promises¡±


    Olivia¡¯s heart skipped a beat, she felt hisst words holds an hidden meaning which she got instantly..


    ¡°I¡¯m not a kid for you to look after.. don¡¯t use Kelvin as an excuse to get closer to me, because I won¡¯t let that happen¡± she dered arrogantly..


    Damien ignored her choice of words, even if that was really the case, but what could he do? she was just like a double cheeseburger.. she has a son for him and was also surprisingly able to make his monster machine power up without having to do much..


    How could he let her go so easily?


    *Hmm, he has a point though*


    He walked towards her luggage cases and pulled them up with ease only for his hand to be held back..


    ¡°I told you that I can manage¡± She argued trying to pull the case out of his grip..


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.. let me help¡±


    This went on back and forth between them until the luggage case fell on Damien¡¯s foot, he groaned out in pain hopping on one foot..


    ¡°You caused this!¡± They both yelled out at each other and at the same time..


    ***


    Anita rolled her eyes hard as always she was receiving a lecture from the old man, the old dude just found out that Damien left the city with Olivia instead of Rihanna..


    As she had picked out of his long and boring speech, Tracy was the one who called to inform him of her daughter¡¯s reaction towards the news..


    ¡°So? what if she locked herself in her room? no one asked her to do that! I don¡¯t get why you always want to pin the me on my poor little boy every single time.. thest time she tried tomit suicide-


    ¡°Be quiet!¡± Bernard snarled viciously at her which made her jerk up a bit..


    For an old man of his age, he sure do have a lot of strength to scream and yell at her every now and then, her mother-inw was so far the only sensible one between the two..


    But sadly, her health conditions prevented her from butting in on most family discussions that might trigger her health..


    Aldrin sank back on the couchzily, one thing he knew was that his wife was right but she needed to understand that once the public got to know of the failed engagement between the two powerful families and the reason behind it, their whole reputation was going to be tainted and that was exactly what his father was the most worried about..


    ¡°You don¡¯t get to keep me shut when I¡¯m saying something that concerns my son¡¯s life.. he already made his choice by choosing to chase after his son¡¯s mother.. and I think we all should respect that decision of his!¡±


    Anita stated in a firm tone, she rose up to her feet ready to leave the room when she heard him speak up once more..


    ¡°Just like how you got into my family.. that¡¯s the exact same way Rihanna will eventually be one of us.. I hope you understand what I meant by that.. or should I exin it in front of Aldrin?¡±


    Aldrin sat up on hearing his name, he suddenly felt lost in the conversation, what has their marriage gotten to do with this matter between Damien and Rihanna?.


    Anita sneered, she arched a brow with a mocking smile stered on her lips..


    ¡°Really father? ckmail? well here he is! tell him everything he needs to know!¡± She fired harshly at the old man..


    She knew he didn¡¯t like her at all, he never did, he still preferred Tracy over her till date and that was the reason he listens to all her pleas like a doting father..


    But she really didn¡¯t care about that, as far as she got the man she loved at the end, everything she did was worth it and there was nothing to feel regretful about..


    ¡°What are you both talking about? and why was my name even mentioned?¡±


    ¡°I also want to know honey.. I want to know what exactly he had to say¡±


    ***


    Bianca sighed when she heard the doorbell, she stretched and yawnedzily like an overfed cat, she was the only living soul present in this whole apartment, Kelvin and Kiara were currently at school and Sandy left for work few hours ago..


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s high time I find a job¡± She mumbled beneath her breath lifting herzy ass from the couch which her butt had grown ustomed to in the past two hours..


    She walked slowly to the door and pulled it open with a yawn escaping her lips..


    Her heart skipped a beat..


    ¡°You?¡± she asked in disbelief..


    ***


    Bianca stared boredly at the man before her, she wondered why he came looking for her, they were currently in one of the fanciest restaurant in the city and she could tell that he was a wealthy man from the car they came with and the attire he was putting on ..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    ¡°Umm.. Bianca, I¡¯m really sorry that I stopped by unannounced, I wanted to prep you about it but I realized that I don¡¯t have your contact info¡­¡± he paused and then continued.


    ¡°and when I asked of it from your mum, she told me that you don¡¯t like sharing your contact information with everyone-


    ¡°So what exactly is your point?¡± Her hostile tone came out rather harsh cutting him off his unfinished speech..


    Nathan took a look around, luckily for him no one was close by to have heard Bianca¡¯s harsh words..


    ¡°I¡¯m very serious with your mum.. and I¡¯d like to take things further with her but she told me that until you give your consent she won¡¯t go further than this with me..¡±


    Bianca stabbed her steak gently with her fork, she looked up to Nathan with a cocky smile, so her mum was still thoughtful to include her?..


    ¡°So.. you¡¯re trying to get me to say yes then? am I right?¡±


    Nathan sighed, if she put it that way then maybe yes..


    ¡°I know you don¡¯t like me much but i-


    ¡°Much? much is an understatement! I don¡¯t like you at all!¡± She dered arrogantly taking a bite out of her fork which Nathan found cute..


    His warm brown eyes settled on her calmly, he knew she needed space and maybe time too to ept him..


    ¡°I don¡¯t get why you don¡¯t like me at all.. am I not good enough for your mum?¡±


    Bianca sighed in frustration, she hated to be rude and mean to Nathan who was just trying to be a part of she and her mum¡¯s life but she just couldn¡¯t help it..


    All throughout her childhood she had hoped and waited patiently for the day her dad woulde back home from the said business trip her mum always talked about..


    ¡°Well you¡¯re good.. but I don¡¯t really want a super hot dad!¡±


    Nathan¡¯s brows shot up in amusement, well this was new, he couldn¡¯t help but chuckle at her words..


    Realizing what she had just said she pt her forehead in frustration..


    ¡°Your mum likes me this way.. and I think you should too, regardless of whether I¡¯m hot or cold¡±


    A waitress approached them with a tray and ced it gently on their table..


    ¡°We didn¡¯t order any side dishes¡± Bianca murmured staring at the slenderdy who was smiling from ear to ear, she noticed her gaze was mainly focused on Nathan, she snorted, her supposed future dad..


    She rolled her eyes at the thought..


    *There¡¯s nothing wrong in having a super hot dad*


    ¡°Oh no! this is totally free, today is our restaurant¡¯s tenth year anniversary and we are gifting every couple in the restaurant a free side dish¡±


    Bianca sprang up to her feet shocking the waitress and Nathan..


    ¡°Okay that¡¯s it!¡± She dered and turned away leaving the restaurant..


    Nathan stood up to his feet and sent a chilly re to the waitress..


    He ced a few bills on the table with a slight bang..


    ¡°That was my daughter! not my girlfriend or wife!¡± he said in a firm tone before running after Bianca who just left..

 Chapter 52_ An old friend 1

    Nathan caught up with Bianca who was just about to enter a cab, he held her arm to stop her from boarding the cab back home..


    ¡°Bianca.. I¡¯ll drop you off,e on let¡¯s go¡±


    She inhaled deeply and reluctantly agreed to go along with him, he opened the front door of the ck Maybach for her to step in..


    ¡°This feels really awkward.. how about you let me do it myself?¡±


    Nathan¡¯s brows creased, he wondered what she meant by that and to his surprise, she shut the door of the car and opened it by herself once more..


    ¡°See? not so weird anymore.. you¡¯re my mum¡¯s boyfriend so behave like one, and stop making me feel so ufortable..¡±


    Nathan raised his hands in a surrender gesture, he got her point really well, he walked around the other side to get into the driver¡¯s seat..


    The ss to a ck Rolls Royce at a farther end rolled down as a pair of icy blue orbs traced the car that just left the restaurant¡¯s parking lot..


    ¡°She literally talks to every other guy except me¡± Xander muttered irritably which Becky heard quite well..


    She chuckled hard at Xander¡¯s tantrums, this was a new thing to her, it was shocking that there seemed to be ady who Xander was trying so hard for her to notice him..


    ¡°Wait, do you know her?¡±


    She asked to receive a nod from him, she recognized who thatdy was, she saw her two days ago at Olivia¡¯s house..


    ¡°If you like her, why don¡¯t you just walk up to her and tell her about it? don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re scared of getting rejected¡±


    Xander snorted, he doubted if that was really the case, he was upset because she was the firstdy who rejected him and that too in public..


    Heaven¡¯s knew how embarrassed he was on that fateful night, his drinking buddies still teased him about it till date, he had made a little bet with them that he¡¯d get her at any cost..


    ¡°Why would you even think of that?¡± He asked curiously.


    Becky shrugged before stepping out of the car, she was way too famished to argue with anyone and especially if that happened to be Xander Grey..


    ¡°Come on out.. Mr Grey.. don¡¯t sulk in there all day¡± She called out to him walking into the restaurant..


    ***


    Damien propped his left foot against a small table, an ice pack was ced on top of the foot which he imed was very sour..


    Olivia¡¯s scrutinizing gaze fell on his foot, didn¡¯t he say that it was just a little pain? howe he was being so dramatic?


    ¡°If you had just listened to me.. you wouldn¡¯t have hurt yourself¡± She started pulling her luggage case up the couch..


    Damien turned his attention from his sour foot to her face which held no emotion, not even a single trace of pity could be found, was she really a human being?..


    ¡°You think I hurt myself on purpose?.. you were the one who clearly dropped your case on my foot! and for the question I¡¯ve been meaning to ask all day.. why exactly did you bring so much for just a two day trip?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t pack any of these!¡± She argued..


    Damien sneered, he examined his foot for a while before rising up to his feet, he walked to his luggage case and ced it on the double king sized bed..


    ¡°Hurry up we are having dinner with an old friend of mine by seven¡±


    Olivia hummed in reply and opened her luggage case and at the same time Damien did, a look of horror crossed both of their faces when their eyes fell on the things in there..


    ¡°The heck?!¡± they both yelled out at the same time..


    They faced each other confusedly before forcing a tight smile like all was well, as soon as they peeled their gazes from each other a sigh escaped their lips..


    Olivia picked out a redcy lingerie from the case holding it with the tip of her fingers, she should have known better than to let her mum and Bianca pack up her things..


    Damien¡¯s face fell also, he closed his luggage in frustration and pulled out his phone, he felt like everything going on right after they stepped into this city were all prenned..


    He was about to leave for the balcony when his eyes fell on the piece of clothing Olivia was holding..


    He almost coughed out blood, Olivia quickly stuffed the lingerie into her luggage before shutting it, she cleared her throat in embarrassment..


    Her cheeks blushed beet red, she took out her phone and turned away from him, her mum was so going to have an earful..


    ¡°Mum! what on earth did you pack up for me? I can¡¯t wear that around.. you know¡± Olivia irritably asked..


    Damien massaged his forehead at the other side ¡°Mum stop specting things that won¡¯t happen! I trusted you enough to pack up my things and you-


    The two turned around to face each other with their phone still ced to their ears..


    Whatever they heard at the other end from their mothers made them yell out in unison..


    ¡°It¡¯s just a business trip!¡±


    ***


    Today was another day for the top ss women in the society to gather for one of their show off meetings, Anita being the leader of the meeting since she was technically the wealthiest among them rxed back on the throne like sofa she sat on whenever they hold a meeting..


    To be honest, this meeting they held every week holds no meaning, it was just a bunch of women gisting, gossiping and showing off..


    Which Anita was good at..


    *That exins everything, hehehe*


    In therge living room which belonged to the Grey¡¯s, everyone of them sat on the plush sofa¡¯s sinking into thefort and luxury..


    The use of living rooms was also considered as showoffs, on every meeting they held, they pick out their next meeting location..


    ¡°Silence women¡±


    Anita called out to the women who were sitting before her holding their respective sses of wine chattering away, her wandering eyes roamed around the living room in search of someone and almost immediately a firm footstep approached the living room..


    ¡°Oh there she is! Mrs Brown what took you so long to get here?¡±


    Tracy¡¯s eyes fell on Anita holding out her ck colored Gi bag and stretching on of her foot covered in a ck heel..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I was a bitte.. I was just out getting these limited collection babies..¡±This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    A gasp ensued from the women as they marveled at the shy items Tracy was unting..


    ¡°Amazing!¡±


    ¡°So beautiful!¡±


    ¡°It suites you well!¡±


    Anita rolled her eyes hard, she didn¡¯t like how her attention was given away to Tracy like that making her feel left out..


    She cleared her throat to get back their attention which she seeded in doing..


    ¡°I¡¯d like for everyone standing to find a spot to seat and if there isn¡¯t any left.. the floor looks polished and clean enough to take a seat on¡± She nonchntly mumbled obviously throwing her words at Tracy who was the only soul standing..


    Tracy snorted in disdain and walked to a couch upied by two women, as soon as they saw her approaching, they adjusted for her to sit obviously looking for a way to strike up a conversation with the third wealthiest woman here..


    ¡°Mrs Sterling! why don¡¯t you tell us how your week went¡±


    Anita¡¯s smile grew wide as she stood up from her seat proudly, she twirled her ss of wine slowly as she took small steps closer..


    ¡°Oh! sure!.. my week would have been a lot better but some stupid stuff ured but anyway.. I was gifted a Bugatti by my lovely husband as a good morning present.. that man loves me to the moon and back¡±


    Every otherdy gasped except for Tracy who rolled her eyes, Aldrin should have been her husband by now, not Anita¡¯s..


    ¡°And¡­ my son, you know? Damien, got me a customized diamond essory which is what I¡¯m putting on right now..¡±


    She raised her hand for them to see her diamond bracelets, hair pins, earrings, rings andstly the ne around her neck that glowed whenever a ray of light fell on it..


    ¡°Then I spent a fortune getting this babies for myself¡± She added unting her red satin gown and her gold colored stilettos..


    ¡°Enough with the show off already! and tell us why you organized this meeting for today¡±


    Anita turned to the person who just spoke, her gaze fell on Tracy who was fuming in anger and jealousy..


    ¡°Oh yeah right! how could I forget the main reason I called for this meeting!¡±


    Her lips curved into a mocking smile ¡°I wanted to tell everyone about the failed marriage alliance between the Brown¡¯s and the Sterling¡¯s, that¡¯s one juicy gist the city needs to hear, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Tracy sprang up on her feet with a threatening re, if Anita says anymore, her reputation would be tarnished amongst these gossip mongers lurking around..

 Chapter 53_ An old friend 2

    Anita cocked a brow after seeing the reaction on Tracy¡¯s face, she didn¡¯t really want to do this but this woman left her with no other choice..


    Tracy walked towards Anita and came to stand before her..


    ¡°If you do this.. then everyone here will know about your son¡¯s affair! he¡¯ll face a huge bacsh since he was the one who cheated on my daughter in their rtionship¡± She said in a low but firm tone..


    Anita fell quiet for a while, what Tracy said was a bit true in a way, she couldn¡¯t risk her son¡¯s spotless image by trying to get back at Tracy..


    ¡°Fine! I won¡¯t say a word for now.. not because I¡¯m scared of your little threat.. but I¡¯ll wait for Damien to get back so that he can publicly announce his rtionship with Olivia¡±


    Tracy raised a finger pointing at Anita¡¯s face with a cold re..


    ¡°I¡¯m warning you-


    Her finger was flicked back by Anita¡¯s index finger..


    ¡°Don¡¯t make me change my mind.. now go back and sit down like a good little girl¡±


    Mrs Grey excused herself from thedies she was sitting next to, she stood up to her feet walking towards the two who were having a silent argument like always..


    Every week was a different drama, and no meeting of theirs has ended on a happy note just because of these two who fight a lot whenever their path crossed..


    ¡°Hey there you two! what are you both talking about? everyone is waiting¡± Alice, Mrs Grey chirmed with a curious gaze..


    ***


    Olivia pulled her gaze away from Damien¡¯s piercing stare, they were currently in a restaurant where the said ¡®Old friend¡¯ was to meet with them, it¡¯s been twenty minutes and whoever they were waiting for wasn¡¯t here yet..


    ¡°Will your friende or not? I¡¯m famished okay?¡± Sheined in irritation..


    ¡°Oh look he¡¯s here¡± Damien pointed out behind her, she sighed in relief..


    Finally! food!


    The young man brushed her arm gently with his shoulder unknowingly as he tried to pull out a seat for himself..


    ¡°Damien! yo man! what¡¯s up?¡±


    The chirpy dark haired man chirmed epting Damien¡¯s handshake, she took a side nce at him and unknowinglypared Damien to him..


    ¡°Hmph! he doesn¡¯t stand a chance¡± she mumbled to herself picking up the menu card on the table, her eyes skimmed through the whole list..


    As if realizing another¡¯s presence, the young man turned to her with a small grin on his lips..


    ¡°And who do we have here?¡± He asked coyly staring at her keenly as if taking in her beauty..


    Damien cleared his throat to pull his friend out of whatever thought that might be going through his mind, he needed to make it clear to thetter that she was off limits!..


    *Oohhh I didn¡¯t see thating!*


    ¡°Jeremy meet Olivia Parker my-


    ¡°His secretary¡± She chirmed cutting Damien off his speech, she stretched forth her hand to him..


    Jeremy took her hand in his with a wide grin on his face, maybeing here wasn¡¯t a bad idea after all..


    Damien¡¯s eyes fell on their hands, he checked his watch, it was exactly twelve seconds, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen¡­ he cleared his throat once more..


    Olivia pulled her hand out of Jeremy¡¯s somewhat tight hold..


    ¡°Ah, I¡¯m so sorry¡± he apologized which she nodded to..


    ¡°So I see you¡¯re nning to start a new project¡± Damien butted in to divert Jeremy¡¯s attention back to him..


    Jeremy sighed ¡°Yeah.. I¡¯ve submitted applications to some toppanies for investment and I¡¯m still waiting¡±


    ¡°Well send one to mypany too, it¡¯s the least I could do for a friend¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face fell, he talked about meeting an old friend, why were they suddenly talking about business? and also starving her in the process?


    She took in a deep breath and stopped a waiter passing by, after pointing out what she wanted from the menu, the waiter turned around and left¡­


    ¡°So Olivia right?¡± Jeremy suddenly asked..


    ¡°Huh?.. I mean yeah..¡±


    Damien looked back and forth between the two as they discussed in his presence totally disregarding his existence..


    And what was sheughing so much about? Jeremy¡¯s sense of humor wasn¡¯t really that good, she neverughed this way whenever she was with him..


    He knew Jeremy so well, back when they were still in high school, this dude practically dated half the number of girls in a span of six months..


    Thankfully, the waiter Olivia stopped a while ago brought her order to the table..


    ¡°Oh thanks¡±


    ***


    Bianca led the two cute little troubles down the stairs, she picked them up a while ago at their school and currently they were making a lot of mess in Kelvin¡¯s room..


    Kiara¡¯s cheeks was stained red in color which was from the ketchup they both snuck up to his room, Kelvin¡¯s white top wasn¡¯t spared either..


    ¡°Aunt.. she started it, you know I¡¯d never start a fight.. mummy told me to be a good boy until she gets back¡± Kelvin defended only for Kiara to interject..


    ¡°Don¡¯t listen to him.. Kelvin was the one who brought up the idea, I only helped him out because he asked nicely¡±


    Their little tantrums fell on deaf ears because Bianca wasn¡¯t having any of it, she led them to the couch and made them sit on it whether they wanted it or not..


    ¡°Now how do I punish you both?¡± She ced her hands on her hips peering at them intently..


    ¡°You could sing us a song¡± Kelvin suggested with a little shrug..


    Her eyes blinked back in embarrassment, this little creature knew she was terrible at singing, well that punishment was too good for them..


    ¡°Fine! I have one! the both of you should sit still and think about what you¡¯ve done, no side talking or murmuring..¡±


    ¡°But what if I want to pee?¡± Kiara asked with a pout hoping Bianca would change this atrocious punishment..


    ¡°You peed five minutes ago..¡± she retorted..


    ¡°I hate thinking about what I¡¯ve done..¡± Kelvin imputed which Kiara nodded to..


    Bianca snorted, she leaned down towards them ¡°And I hate cleaning too.. especially when you both messed up everywhere like that¡±


    ¡°But I¡¯m ¨C


    A knock came on the door cutting Kiara¡¯s speech off..


    Bianca took a nce at the closed door before returning her gaze back at the two..


    ¡°Stay right there.. and don¡¯t move an inch¡± She added before walking away..


    She opened it to see her mum¡¯s smiling face, just great!


    ¡°Hey baby..¡± She called out to Bianca who was staring at her nkly like she had expected her presence before now..


    Her mum turned to look behind her ¡°What are you waiting for?e in..¡±


    Bianca¡¯s brows creased she wondered who her mum was talking to, Cassie brushed past her walking into the apartment and that was when her gaze fell on the figure..


    Blue..


    His blue eyes sparkled with a glint of mischief, his lips pulled up into a smirk as he took a step forward ready toe into the apartment when she ced a hand to his chest pushing him back a little bit..


    ¡°Yes? who are you here to see?¡±


    Cassie closed the refrigerator¡¯s door after grabbing a bottled water, she uncorked the lid and drank from the bottle..Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    She walked towards the door once more when she saw what her daughter was trying to do, she gently shoved her aside and smiled sweetly at Xander..


    ¡°pleasee in.. ignore her behavior she¡¯s a little bit upset today¡±


    Xander gave a nod at the charming woman and stepped into the apartment, his face almost froze off with the amount of cold res that was sent to him by Bianca..


    Cassie turned to Bianca once more ¡°I know couples fight a lot.. but you shouldn¡¯t have gone on a date with another man today just because of a little fight.. go on and make up with him¡±


    Bianca stared at her mum like she had grown a horn on top of her head..


    ¡°What?¡±

 Chapter 54_ interest

    Cassie rolled her eyes at her daughter¡¯s outburst, she held Bianca¡¯s shoulder guiding her back to the living room where Xander was currently being interrogated by the two little kids..


    ¡°Go on.. make up with him¡± Cassie whispered softly into her daughter¡¯s ear..


    This was the first time Bianca had shown interest in a boy, she used to think that her poor daughter would end up all alone in life..


    But thankfully, this young gentleman seemed to have caught Bianca¡¯s attention, how could she possibly let them stay apart from each other because of one little fight between them?


    Bianca red at her mum softly ¡°Mum! there¡¯s really nothing between us.. I have never even had a proper conversation with ¨C


    Cassie ced a finger to Bianca¡¯s lips hushing her off..


    ¡°Shhh baby, I¡¯ve been at a point like this with Nathan, you can¡¯t simply deny your rtionship with him, it could break his heart¡±


    Bianca snorted, if that was the case let his heart smash into a billion pieces, she really didn¡¯t care a teeny weeny bit about it¡­


    Kelvin ced a hand on his hips peering curiously at Xander..


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you scared of being beaten again by aunt? why are you here?¡±


    Xander looked around him, luckily for him Cassie and Bianca were quite a distance away from them..


    His face flushed in embarrassment, no doubt that he was Damien¡¯s offspring, the dude was beginning to rub himself all over his son..


    *I guess it runs in the blood*


    ***


    Back at Chicago¡­


    All throughout the dinner, Damien watched Jeremy and Olivia chat nonstop without bothering to include him in the conversation..


    Whenever he tried to start up a conversation with them, he ends up getting ignored and he had had enough of it!


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    The two turned their heads to him when he suddenly yelled out, Olivia snapped a brow, obviously waiting to hear whatever he had to say¡­


    ¡°Is something wrong?¡± she asked mockingly with a nk expression on her face..


    Damien moved his seat backwards and suddenly stood up to his feet with a cold re directed at them, most especially at Jeremy..


    ¡°We have to discuss some things pertaining the meeting tomorrow.. I hope you don¡¯t mind that Jeremy?¡±


    Jeremy shook his head hurriedly ¡°Of course I don¡¯t!¡±


    Damien gave a short nod to see Olivia rise up to her feet after which Jeremy followed suite, he stretched forth his hand towards Damien with a wide grin..


    ¡°It was nice meeting you again after so many years.. I hope we can hang out again in the nearest future¡± Jeremy uttered..


    ¡°Most definitely!¡±


    Jeremy retracted his hand from Damien and stretched it towards Olivia who was about to ept it only to be pulled away by Damien..


    ¡°We¡¯ll be on our way now¡­ bye¡±


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    Damien snapped his gaze everywhere except Olivia¡¯s direction, he could feel her amber eyes burning through the side of his face..


    They were currently in the elevator going up to their room..


    ¡°You¡¯ve been staring at me for two minutes now.. do you have something to tell me?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± she replied curtly with a sharp re, she wasn¡¯t a fool not to have notice everything he had been doing back there at the restaurant..


    He had tried several time to sabotage the conversation between her and Jeremy..


    ¡°Are you that upset to see me happy? I was finally having a good time with someone who had positive vibes.. and you had to ruin it¡±


    Damien snorted at her reply, if there was one thing he knew well about Jeremy, then it would be his reputation of dating girls and then dumping them right after he had gotten what exactly he wanted..


    ¡°He was obviously flirting with you.. but you were so engrossed in whatever boring conversation you were having to notice that!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips parted with a sigh ¡°So? how does this affect you? it¡¯s my life isn¡¯t it? sooner orter I¡¯ll find a very good man for Kelvin and I and then we would live our little lives happily-


    No sooner had the words fell out of her lips, she felt her back pressing against the wall of the elevator, he ced one of his arm a little above her head caging her..


    ¡°Really? get a good man for yourself and Kelvin? when I¡¯m very much alive?¡±


    Olivia corked a brow at him before docking out of his arm cage..


    ¡°You¡¯re not my taste in men.. Mr Sterling¡±


    Damien was left speechless, he was Damien Sterling! everydies dream! how dare she say that to his face so boldly?


    He was just about to retort when the elevator¡¯s doors opened with a small ding..


    She stepped out without waiting for him, he thought so highly of himself! he needed to understand that not alldies were dying to stand next to him as a wife..


    Most especially not her..


    *Are you really sure?*


    ***


    Aldrin stared at his wife¡¯s back as she sat in front of the mirror taking off her earrings..


    She stared at his reflection from the mirror and creased her brows in worry, she turned around the seat to face him..


    ¡°Do you want to say something honey?¡±


    Aldrin inhaled deeply with a nod, he wanted to say a lot and probably ask a few questions too, today his father had mentioned something which troubled him greatly..


    He felt like they were keeping something away from him that he needed to know, and to think that his dad was able to use that to ckmail Anita further added to his suspicion..


    He loved his wife dearly and he wouldn¡¯t trade anything for her, but right now he was suspicious of her, he knew he was wrong to suspect her and he so much hated this feeling..


    ¡°My dad mentioned something about our marriage today.. is there something you¡¯re keeping away from me?¡±


    Anita gulped down the huge bile rising up in her throat, she raised her hand to the back of her ear itching it with a small smile..


    ¡°Yes.. I¡¯m keeping something away from you.. I know you¡¯d be mad if I tell you about it and probably won¡¯t talk to me for a day or two.. and I can¡¯t risk it, I love you a lot to tell you about it¡±


    She replied nonchntly and turned back to the mirror leaving Aldrin¡¯s question hanging..


    ¡°Well people who love one another don¡¯t keep things away from the other¡± Aldrin pointed out..


    Anita turned to face him once more, she folded her arm beneath her bossom sending him a mean look..


    ¡°Now you¡¯re making it sound like I¡¯m head over heels in love with you..¡±


    ¡°Of course you are¡± he interjected


    Anita stood up from her seat and took steps forward to him..


    ¡°I¡¯m not ready to part ways with you.. so I¡¯ll zip my lips, I really can¡¯t tell you honey.. I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll see me as a bad person¡±


    *Huh? you already are*


    ¡°Sure whatever¡±


    She leaned down to his sitting figure to nt a kiss on his lips, their faces were only inches apart when the door was suddenly pushed open as Alexa stepped in..


    Her face scrunched as if she just saw a nasty thing, she pulled out her tongue dramatically like she was about to throw up..


    Anita turned around heading to the mirror to continue what she was doing earlier on¡­.


    Aldrin diverted his gaze towards his daughter who was ransacking his drawer looking for something, this was a bad habit of her¡¯s, alwaysing in at the wrong time..


    He was sure that she was the reason he didn¡¯t have a third child..


    ¡°What are you searching for?¡± He asked rising up to his feet.


    ¡°Your wallet, I¡¯m hanging out with my friends tonight and I need some bills¡±


    Anita turned back to face the two, she spotted Aldrin pulling out his wallet when he was supposed to ask the obvious question..


    ¡°Since when have you started taking money from your dad¡¯s wallet and also.. I noticed you don¡¯t shop anymore.. Aldrin when was thest time you received a debit alert?¡±


    Alexa¡¯s face paled, she watched her dad go through his phone checking for something before he raised his head to her in surprise..


    ¡°It¡¯s been a few days since I received one.. is something wrong?¡± he asked Alexa feeling a little bit surprised..


    Anita pointed her hair brush at her daughter¡¯s face..¡± What happened to your card? you aren¡¯t low on funds either or are you?¡±


    Alexa gulped down nervously staring back and forth between her parents..

 Chapter 55_ Lingerie

    Olivia paced around the bathroom tugging at her hair at every chance she get, her mum was just so ridiculous to do this to her..


    She stared at her reflection in the mirror before her, her mounds were clearly visible from the thinyer of fabric..


    She tried okay? this was the most decent dress out of everything in her trunk.. a lingerie..


    A rasp knock came on the bathroom¡¯s door startling and jolting her out of her thoughts, she cleared her throat.


    ¡°Is everything alright in there?¡±


    Damien¡¯s worried tone came, it¡¯s been quite a while she left to take a shower, his eyes suddenly widened when he recalled something..


    ¡°I hope you¡¯re not nning to sleep in the tub?!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be out in a second! quit bugging me!¡± She retorted in a stern tone panting heavily, if she steps out this way, he might get the wrong impression of everything..


    Damien¡¯s lips twitched, he moved away from the door and walked to the table where he kept hisptop..


    His brows furrowed confusedly as he looked around the room, wasn¡¯t there a sofa here before they left for dinner? or was his head messing with him?


    ¡°How strange!..¡±


    He picked hisptop up from the table and walked to the bed taking a seat, he ced his long legs on the bed before resting his back against the headboard..


    He opened theptop typing away nonstop until he heard the small click the bathroom door just made..


    His breath hung up in his throat when Olivia stepped in putting on a thin red lingerie..


    ***


    Alexa handed an envelope to a man standing in front of her, she stared at him meaningfully, he was none other than long beard whose beard she chopped off the other day..


    She could tell from his expression that he still held that grudge against her, but she honestly didn¡¯t care, all she cared about as of now, was to take care of Olivia and her son who had caused her so much trouble in thest few days..


    Rihanna was way too heart broken to say a word, she just gawk silently, she supported Alexa with whatever she nned on doing.


    No matter how dangerous it may seem to be now, she didn¡¯t bother to find out, all she wanted as of now was to cast Olivia out of the way..


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget toe along with this card or else you want to guard the hall outside all night!.. you¡¯ll get the bnce once the job has beenpleted, andstly go get yourself a fancy outfit! you can¡¯te in looking like a hooligan!¡± Alexashed out at him irritably..


    Long beard, or perhaps short beard now, nodded his head in affirmation.


    He opened his mouth to speak only for Alexa to raise her hand a little..


    ¡°Save it! you reek of alcohol and I don¡¯t want to throw up.. just do as you¡¯ve been instructed.. now leave with your stench!¡±


    Veins popped up on long beard¡¯s forehead, if not for the sake that she was paying arge sum of money and also because she was the daughter of the Sterling¡¯s, he doubted if he¡¯d have gone easy on her..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there..¡± he gritted in annoyance before walking away..


    Alexa turned to Rihanna who had been standing aside and also quiet..


    ¡°Come on Rihanna.. stop sulking, we¡¯ve got this covered okay? let¡¯s just wait for my grandfather¡¯s birthday party alright?¡±


    She murmured softly pulling Rihanna into an embrace..


    ¡°I¡¯m leaving for Chicago tomorrow Alexa¡±


    Alexa¡¯s brows drew together..


    ***


    Olivia¡¯s toes curled up in embarrassment, she practically stared at every other part of the room except for Damien¡¯s direction..


    Damien¡¯s heart thumped wildly in his chest, he gulped down a lump in his throat, he pulled his gaze off her suddenly feeling hot in the room..


    ¡°Umm..¡±


    He closed his eyes briefly with a curse escaping from his lips, he could hardly try to keep his attention on his openedptop..


    They roam on their own and settled on her once more, he wondered what made her put this on when they were supposed to be sharing a room together, has she forgotten that he was a man? a man only she could arouse?..


    Okay, maybe because she didn¡¯t know about thest part..


    His body was behaving strangely and surprisingly acting ording to what his eyes saw..


    A part of his body was already hardening by the seconds threatening to rip out of his pants but he took several deep breaths to calm his nerves down..


    ¡°What are you putting on?¡± he managed to say in a hoarse voice..


    Olivia blushed red, she knew it! he was going to take this the wrong way when she really wasn¡¯t the one at fault..


    Actually she was, she should have just cross checked what her mum packed up for her given how mischievous she really was..


    ¡°It¡¯s not really intentional¡­ this is so far the most decent wear in my trunk¡±


    Damien¡¯s jaw dropped, was she trying to say that her two luggage cases were filled up with this type of wears?


    This was going to be a long and tough night for him if she remained in the same room with him..


    ¡°What?¡±


    And here he thought his mum was a little bit too much, he smelt something fishy, this must have been their little conspiracy..


    He stepped down from the bed keeping hisptop aside, he tried as much as possible not to look at her while he moved to his luggage case..


    He opened it, skimming through it for something appropriate for her to wear in there, he took out a white shirt and tossed it to her which she caught with ease..


    ¡°Put that on¡±


    They both stared down at the little pack that fell out of the shirt and their cheeks burned red in embarrassment..


    Olivia swallowed hard staring at the little pack on the floor, she wasn¡¯t a kid not to know what it was, but either way, what was Damien doing with it?


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    Damien picked it up and stuffed it into his luggage once more, he raised his head to meet her questioning gaze..


    ¡°Umm.. I guess it was packed up by mistake¡±


    Olivia stared nkly at his face for a while, she turned around heading into the bathroom once more to change into the shirt..


    Once she was in, she stared at the transparent white shirt with a scrunched face, this was way worse than her lingerie..


    Her eyes rounded as if realizing something..


    ¡°What if.. he¡¯s having shameless thoughts about us?¡±


    She clutched the shirt to her chest in deep thought, everything was going wrong one way or the other, she heard his footsteps fading, probably heading back to the bed..

 Chapter 56_ Sleepless night

    Damien raised his head once more when he heard the bathroom¡¯s door unlocking again, a small groan escaped the back of his throat..


    He peeled his gaze off her, he was right! she would be the end of him sooner orter, but this was a lot sooner than he had thought..


    Olivia rolled up the long sleeves of the shirt which was way bigger than her normal size, the shirt stopped just on her tighs showing off her fair and smooth legs..


    ¡°Umm..¡±


    She cleared her throat a bit to get his attention which she seeded in doing..


    ¡°We haven¡¯t talked about our sleeping arrangements yet¡±


    Damien closed hisptop and stood up from the bed, he ced it gently on the table it originally was before..


    ¡°What other arrangements? that¡¯s a bed isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Olivia stared at the bed and back to him in utter disbelief, he really wasn¡¯t expecting her to share a bed with him or was he?!


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you just sleep on the couch? and I¡¯ll sleep on the bed.. that¡¯s what a true gentleman would have done but sadly you aren¡¯t one¡± She snorted arrogantly..


    A sigh escaped from Damien¡¯s lips, it was suddenly reced by a sweet smile..


    ¡°Of course! I¡¯d have loved to be a perfect gentleman except that there is no couch! except the bed!..¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes rounded, she turned around darting her eyes here and there in search of the couch she saw few hours back just before they left for dinner..


    It was right there..


    She paused for a while after she got the whole concept of where this was heading to..


    She pointed an using finger at him with a sharp re..


    ¡°You must have asked them to take the couch away.. just so that you can sleep next to me on the bed! you¡¯re such a pervert Mr Sterling!¡±


    Thetter chuckled at her naive thoughts, he would be thest person to do that kind of cheap move by taking the couch away, after all, it took him a great amount of self control to stop himself from pinning her under him, why would he torture himself even more?¡­.


    ¡°Come on! if this is your weird way of getting my attention.. then let me tell you¡­ you¡¯ve failed really hard!¡±


    ¡°Why would I even seek your attention?.. forget it! I¡¯ll sleep on the bed and you can sleep in the tub.. or maybe here on the floor¡± She pointed out dramatically with a mocking smile which disappeared the moment she heard his next words..


    ¡°What¡¯s the worst that could possibly happen, that hasn¡¯t happened between us yet?¡±


    *Oops*


    Olivia¡¯s cheeks flushed pink realizing what he meant by saying that, he arched a brow and then a smirk smeared across his lips, just what he wanted, for her to eat back her words and stay mute for a while..


    ¡°I thought as much¡± he added and walked back ready to get into the bed but was startled when she suddenly pulled the duvet off andid in the center of the bed..


    His brows drew together wondering what this was all about..


    A new way to trouble him? he snorted at the thought of it..


    ¡°Umm I¡¯m quite sure this bed is big enough for the both of us to share.. you¡¯re just being a little bit selfish by taking more than half of the space..¡±


    Olivia ignored him and pulled the duvet over her face, she turned her back against him and released a sigh of satisfaction..


    Damien¡¯s hand around the pillow he just picked tightened, he had a hard time deciding whether to smack the pillow at her head for being greedy or toy back gently on the bed and doze off..


    He chose thetter, if he were to smack her head with the pillow, she¡¯d make this a very big issue..


    Olivia took a peek behind her when the lights were turned off by him, she felt the other end of the bed sink a little before his warm body brushed her arm gently¡­.


    Her heart skipped a beat at their close proximity, she moved forward and away from him, inch by inch until there was a little space between them which didn¡¯t help much either..


    Her heart was still beating faster than earlier, perhaps she was feeling this way because she was still traumatized by that night¡¯s incident years ago..


    At the other end, Damien was having a tough time battling his innermost desires, he failed to understand why thedy he found troublesome, annoying and daring could make his body react this way even without her doing anything..


    His breathing became deep, he tried as much as possible to control himself but hisst sanity was broken when her signature floral soft scent reached his sensitive nose..


    He sat up hurriedly startling Olivia who was already at the verge of falling into a deep slumber..


    The lights came on illuminating the room a bit, he peeled his gaze off her and walked hurriedly into the bathroom..


    ¡°Such a weird man¡± she mumbled in irritation andid back down¡­


    After half an hour of a cold bath, Damien returned back to the room and sighed, his eyes fell on Olivia who was now fast asleep..


    She looked so innocent and harmless, a devilish thought suddenly crept into his mind which he shooed away the next second..


    If he were to strangle her in her sleep, her ghost would still hunt him till eternity, he wondered where such an idea came from in the first ce when he was trying to make things up with her..


    But she was making it extremely difficult and tough for him to handle, all he wanted was his son and the only woman who can actually ar*use him..


    ¡°Trouble¡± he murmured beneath his breath and joined her back on the bed, this time giving her a lot of space..


    ***


    Tracy yawned and stretched her body as she made her way down from the stairs, she smiled raising her phone to her face taking several cute pictures of herself..


    Her eyes narrowed at one of the pictures she just took, at the background she could see a figure pulling a trunk..


    She turned around quickly to see her daughter making her way out of the house in the early hours of the day and that also with a trunk..


    ¡°Rihanna?¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s back stiffened as she slowly turned to her mum with a surprised look on her face, how could she have not seen her?


    She inhaled deeply as her mum approached her with a questioning gaze..


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    Tracy asked pointing to the trunk beside her daughter which was obviously suspicious..


    Rihanna cleared her throat andughed out dryly, if her mum knew that she was going to Chicago to meet Damien, she¡¯d be given one or two lectures on how to be a properdy and how the men were supposed to do the chasing¡­


    For real, her mum¡¯s prep talk was the most boring thing she would want to listen to right now andstly she had thirty minutes to get to the airport which was a twenty minutes drive to get there..


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t inform you about it earlier.. I¡¯m going on a vacation mum.. I want to start my life afresh and also move onpletely from Damien.. I figured out that I needed some time and space to clear my mind¡±


    Tracy¡¯s lips pulled up into a small smile, she was d her daughter was taking such a huge step but deep down she was upset, upset that her precious little girl won¡¯t be a part of the Sterling¡¯s because of Anita, Damien and that leech named Olivia..


    *I wouldn¡¯t say that Mrs Brown.. Rihanna is the real leech*


    ¡°You should have told me earlier.. but either ways, take care of yourself and be back before the birthday party this weekend¡±


    Rihanna nodded and embraced her mum briefly, she pulled away from the hug and turned around leaving the house..


    A devilish grin graced her face¡­

 Chapter 57_ Embarrassed

    The morning golden rays seeped into a suite where two figuresy entangled on the bed with an even breathing..


    The phone next to the nightstand table beeped which woke Damien from his slumber, his eyes fluttered open only to close back as soon as the soft rays prated into his warm grey orbs..


    He made an attempt to raise his hand over his face to block the morning rays and that was when he noticed the awkward position he was in with thedy who was sleeping next to him..


    He snapped his head to Olivia whose leg was on his groin, while her hand was ced firmly on his chest in a possessive manner..


    He picked up his phone from the drawer beside him and took a quick photo of their posture, just for future purposes..


    *Hehehe*


    His gaze fell on her face, that looked calm, her blonde hair sprawled on the pillow her head was resting on, she looked so gentle and innocent until¡­


    Her amber eyes snapped open startling Damien whose attention was deeply engrossed in staring at her face..


    ¡°You! what were you trying to do to me?.. did you-


    ¡°I should be asking you that!¡± Damien curtly said pushing her hand off his chest..


    Olivia pulled her leg off him in embarrassment, so much for taking the biggest part of the bed, she suddenly wished to vanishpletely after seeing the teasing grin at the corner of Damien¡¯s lips..


    ¡°Well.. don¡¯t think too much about it¡± Olivia murmured which was loud enough for him to head..


    Damien pulled the duvet off and stepped down from the bed with a mocking smile..


    ¡°I wouldn¡¯t say that if I were you.. after all not alldies are entitled to sleep next to me.. go on, go write it out in your little diary!¡± He scorned and turned around to leave for the closet when he turned back to her again..


    ¡°And also.. don¡¯t forget to order some clothes.. it wouldn¡¯t be appropriate for you to run around in your undies¡±


    Olivia¡¯s cheeks burned, just how on earth was hefortable saying all these? and howe she slept so peacefullyst night despite knowing that a man slept next to her all throughout the night?..


    ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± She seethed in annoyance, she followed his line of sight only for her to see one of the redcy panties her mum got for her on the floor next to her luggage¡­


    She hopped down from the bed in the next second and picked it up, she wondered how much redder she could get this morning..


    Damien chuckled and walked a few steps closer to her..


    ¡°Why? you¡¯re suddenly quiet and embarrassed? don¡¯t worry it¡¯s definitely not the worst I¡¯ve seen.. red is cute too¡± He jested which Olivia didn¡¯t find funny at all, she squeezed the panties in her palm ring daggers at him..


    ***


    Anita rolled her eyes staring at something on her phone, it was Tracy¡¯s recent post on Instagram showing off her ugly face..


    ¡°So ugly!¡± She snorted in disdain, Aldrin who was knotting his tie took a peek at what his wife was talking about..


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong with the pictures honey, sometimes you behave really jealous¡±


    Anita snapped her gaze up to him, she pushed her seat back and stood up still maintaining eye contact with him..


    ¡°I¡¯m jealous? or you probably like her just the way your dad does¡± she said with a pout..


    Aldrin ced both of his hand on her shoulder, he wasn¡¯t ready for her drama¡¯s this beautiful morning, he had to rush to thepany to take care of some things since Damien was currently at Chicago handling things over there..


    ¡°Was I supposed to hate her because of the feud between you both? Bruce and Tracy are well acquainted to our family.. how could you even ¨C


    ¡°In other words you like her¡± Anita replied curtly cutting him off his speech, her eyes narrowed at him when he didn¡¯t try to deny it..


    ¡°Well guess what?! I like Bruce too!¡±


    Aldrin watched her back leaving the room in a hurry before the door was mmed shut, he exhaled deeply, this was a really big issue..


    He knew his wife well enough by now, she¡¯d probably stop sleeping in their room if he didn¡¯t fix this on time..


    He pulled out his phone quickly, maybe Damien could help, after all she listens to her son way more than him..


    The door opened once more to reveal Anita¡¯s annoyed expression, he raised his head back to her while she folded her arm beneath her bossom..


    ¡°Seriously?! you aren¡¯t going to run after me?¡±


    Aldrin opened his mouth to speak but the door closed once more..


    ***


    Alexa ced her phone to her ear still in her drowsy state, she was still asleep when her phone rang on her bed..


    Whatever she heard at the other end made her sit up immediately, she brushed her dark hair to the back using her fingers..


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    Rihanna groaned out in displeasure, she hated it whenever her n didn¡¯t sit well with Alexa but either ways there was nothing she could do since the ne already took off..


    ¡°There¡¯s no point.. I¡¯m already thousands of feet off the ground.. I¡¯m currently in the restroom alright? I¡¯ll give you a call once I get there¡±


    Alexa tugged her hair and hummed in reply, she disconnected the call before she tossed her phone aside..


    ¡°She¡¯s crazy¡±


    She stepped out of bed in her pink colored PJs, her feet found her fluffy bear slippers which she slipped on and made her way to the bathroom for a quick brush¡­..


    After a while, her stomach grumbled fiercely, she left her room and at the same time, Becky stepped out of the room opposite Alexa¡¯s with a small yawn escaping her mouth..


    ¡°Oh good morning Alexa, hope you-


    Alexa walked past her and made her way down the stairs to the dining table where she met everyone seated..


    ¡°There you are! we¡¯ve been waiting so long for you..e on join us¡± Aldrin called out only for Alexa to smile giddily, at least someone still cared a lot about her..


    She walked towards the empty seat beside him where he was patting gently..


    ¡°What are you doing Alexa?¡± Aldrin asked staring at the seat then back to her face..


    Alexa¡¯s brows furrowed in confusion, not until she was gently shoved aside by Becky, she watched thetter take a seat on the spot that she originally thought was reserved for her by her dad..


    ¡°Excuse me!¡±


    Everyone¡¯s attention fell on Alexa who just called out to Becky..


    ¡°Is something wrong Alexa? take a seat and stop creating a scene..¡±


    She turned sharply to her mum who just spoke, ¡°I didn¡¯t ask for your interference mum! this fatty just took my seat and you think I¡¯m creating a scene?¡±


    Bernard pulled his gaze off Alexa and diverted it to his son..


    ¡°Aldrin.. you¡¯re aware of Bruce return, call him over today.. we need to discuss the possibility of renewing our alliance with a different person since your son is now old enough to make his own decisions..¡±


    Alexa fell quiet, she hoped it wasn¡¯t what she was thinking right now, were they still on this? she really didn¡¯t want to form a rtionship with Asher even though he happened to her bestie¡¯s older brother..


    ¡°Yes dad.. I already spoke to Tracy about it, and she agreed.. so let¡¯s hope Bruce also agrees to this alliance between Asher and Alexa¡± Aldrin said in a lowered tone..


    ¡°Haven¡¯t I told you all that I don¡¯t want to ¨C


    ¡°What?.. of course you should be happy.. after all Rihanna is your bestie..¡± Anita added firmly cutting Alexa¡¯s speech off.


    ¡°I agree with aunt though.. I don¡¯t think Asher is a bad guy, he seems cool to me as of now..¡±


    Except that he was a big bully..


    Alexa suddenly grabbed Becky and pulled her up from her seat with a chilly re directed at her..


    ¡°Just because yourst name is Sterling.. doesn¡¯t necessarily mean you have the right to input your opinions in this family¡¯s discussion.. so how about you just sit!, eat! and get fat! just like how your mum used to be!¡±


    Everyone¡¯s cutlery dropped the moment a p fell on Alexa¡¯s face..


    They held their breath in astonishment, one thing they knew quite well was that, this wouldn¡¯t end well..

 Chapter 58_ Scoldings

    Alexa¡¯s palms fisted by her sides as she tried to wrap her mind around what just happened, that¡¯s right! this fatty! just pt her..


    ¡°How dare you?!¡± She screeched and suddenly pulled Becky by her hair..


    Aldrin¡¯s eyes widened, he stood up to his feet trying to detach the two from each other, Becky¡¯s hand grabbed a ss from the table after which she spilled the content on Alexa..


    Anita was less concerned about this whole fighting scene next to her, for starters, her daughter was way too rude and arrogant, and whatever Becky just did made her somewhat happy..


    ¡°That¡¯s enough you both!¡±


    Bernard¡¯s yell fell on deaf ears as the two continued to scratch and pull each other¡¯s hairs..


    ¡°Anita.. the least you could do is to help¡± Patricia scolded which made Anita¡¯s brows crease, the olddy finally spoke..


    ¡°Hey you both stop fighting..¡± she murmured in sarcasm before turning to Patricia..


    ¡°See? they didn¡¯t listen¡± She added


    Aldrin¡¯s hands went to his nose after a punch from one of the girls was sent to his nose..


    Becky and Alexa voluntarily detached from each other as they stared at Aldrin in horror..


    Anita¡¯s seat screeched back immediately as she rushed to Aldrin examining his nose..


    ¡°Oh goodness.. not the good part of him!¡± She groaned out touching his hand that was still holding his nose..


    She turned around to face the girls who now had a look of sympathy on their faces, but heck no! she wasn¡¯t going to fall for that not especially when her husband was involved!..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you both have any inch of shame?! fighting over a seat?!¡±


    ***


    Bianca sighed in satisfaction before cing the empty ss on the table..


    Today she woke up on a positive note, which was obviously because of the dream she dreamt aboutst night where she had pushed Xander off a cliff..


    ¡°Nothing can ruin my beautiful morning!¡±


    Her mum walked in with a bouquet of red roses sniffing it..


    ¡°Ahh.. smells so good, I¡¯m so jelly of you baby¡±


    Bianca¡¯s brows creased, what came to her mind at first when she saw the roses was that Nathan had probably sent them for her mum..


    But that wasn¡¯t the case it was sent for her..


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Cassie giggled teasingly wriggling her brows ¡°Xander sent them for you.. I think the young man is really in love with.. I have no idea why you¡¯re giving him a cold shoulder¡±


    Bianca¡¯s eyes fell on the rose, she snatched it from her mum and threw it down to her feet, after what she had done to him yesterday?


    Her thoughts drifted back to the previous day when he stopped by at her house, she had literally chased him out with a fork threatening to stab his butt with it if he didn¡¯t leave..


    ¡°Mum! there¡¯s nothing like that between us! how many times do I have to tell you that?¡±


    Cassie folded her arm beneath her bossom, she gets that Bianca was shy but why exactly? Xander wasn¡¯t a bad man, infact he was lovely and also charming..


    ¡°You¡¯re just too much Bianca¡±


    ¡°Aunt.. can we call mummy? I¡¯ve missed her a lot¡± Kelvin who just appeared spoke out with a pout, this was the longest he had stayed without seeing his mum..


    Bianca opened her arms for Kelvin to walk into her embrace, she wrapped her arm around him and nted a soft kiss on his forehead..


    ¡°Awnnn guess who is missing his mummy a lot.. of course let¡¯s call her after all I miss that little troublemaker too¡±


    Kelvin giggled and pulled away from Bianca while she reached for her phone in her pants pocket..


    ***


    Olivia took a nce at the bed when she heard her phone ringing, she rushed to it knowing well enough who the caller was..


    Great! it was a video call, without wasting any much time, she answered the call and the first thing that popped up was Kelvin¡¯s face..


    ¡°Mummy!!¡± he shrieked in excitement..


    ¡°Awwnn baby.. mummy has missed you a lot, wait why aren¡¯t you dressed up for school? are you feeling sick?¡±


    Kelvin shook his head slowly at the other end, Bianca¡¯s face popped next to his with a teasing smile..


    ¡°So bestie, how do you like the surprise you met over there?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes narrowed at Bianca¡¯s face, of course! she was also an aplice in this whole show she didn¡¯t find funny at all..


    ¡°Just let me get back home! I¡¯ll rub my sweaty armpits over your pillows!¡±


    Bianca chuckled hard at Olivia¡¯s expression, Olivia noticed the door opening at the other end until her mum hurried in..


    ¡°I¡¯m here!!¡± Sandy announced walking closer to the sofa where the three sat..


    She hovered over the sofa and suddenly smiled on seeing her daughter¡¯s annoyed expression which was obviously feigned..


    ¡°From that expression I can tell you loved what you saw over there¡±


    Olivia pt her forehead feeling speechless, her mum was just too much..


    ¡°Mum please not now¡±


    However, she noticed everyone of them suddenly froze up staring at her which made her crease her brows in worry, not until a fresh scent of sandalwood and male shampoo reached her sensitive nose that was not so red anymore unlike thest two days she was down with a fever¡­.


    ¡°Daddy!¡±


    Kelvin screeched breaking the silence from the two ends, Olivia turned around swiftly to find Damien just standing behind her.. her lips parted slightly..


    Why??


    Damien¡¯s body glistened with droplets of water which was obviously because he just stepped out of the bathroom, wrapped only in a towel that slungzily around his waist showing off his toned body.


    His chiseled physique shed in her eyes, for a moment there she was lost, lost staring at the male god that suddenly appeared before her..


    His damped hair stuck to his forehead, and a few stray droplets trickle down his rugged jawline before gliding down to his neck and then to his chest before it disappearedpletely into the towel¡­


    She gulped..


    Damien¡¯s grey eyes sparkled with a hint of mischief, and his full lips curve into a subtle teasing smile, knowing that he was also able to get this type of reaction from her¡­.


    Meanwhile at the other end, Sandy and Cassie giggled at Olivia¡¯s dazed face..


    ¡°Umm.. I guess we will speakter since you¡¯re a bit busy..¡± Bianca imputed and suddenly disconnected the call without giving Olivia a chance to speak..


    Olivia stared at the ck screen and cleared her throat trying to ease the tensed air..


    ¡°Seems not everydy can resist my charm after all¡±


    She turned around to face him once more with a mocking look in her amber eyes..


    ¡°You¡¯re so far the worst I¡¯ve seen.. but don¡¯t feel bad about it there¡¯s still a chance for an improvement..¡± She scorned before leaving for the bathroom..


    Damien stared at her back moving away quickly with a smirk, no matter how hard she tried to deny it, he knew well that he had an effect on her..


    ***


    Rihanna got out of the cab and settled her fare, she turned around staring at the hotel where Damien and Olivia were currently staying at..


    A corky smile smeared on her lips as she pulled her trunk along with her into the building, she walked to the reception desk with a small smile..


    The receptionist¡¯s eyes narrowed down at Rihanna who was approaching her, she instantly recognized her..


    She was Rihanna Brown.. and also Mr Sterling¡¯s fiancee..


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    Rihanna gave a nod and leaned in a little bit closer than normal to the receptionist..


    ¡°I¡¯m here to book a room¡­. wait a minute.. which room is Damien Sterling currently upying?¡±


    The receptionist¡¯s smile froze, she recalled that both Mr Sterling and ady were both sharing a room.. was he cheating on his fiancee?


    She felt confused on what to do, what if she got fired for telling Miss Brown the truth?


    ¡°Ma¡¯am.. he asked me to keep it confidential, I hope you understand?¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s once smiling face changed into an annoyed expression as she red hard at thedy before her..


    ¡°Do you have a death wish?!¡± She barked out sending chilly res to the receptionist whose eyes darted around..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am.. I¡¯m so sorry but that¡¯s the truth.. you can call him to hear from him, I¡¯m deeply sorry¡±


    Rihanna took in a deep breath, she just had a four hours flight and she was so worn out to argue with thetter..


    ¡°Fine! just tell me the room where his Secretary, Olivia Parker stays¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, only one room was booked¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes nearly popped out of its sockets, Damien was sharing a room with Olivia?!


    Her eyes zed in anger before she turned to the receptionist once more with a murderous re..


    ¡°What room are they currently staying at?! and don¡¯t you dare lie to my face!¡± She threatened through gritted teeth..

 Chapter 59_ Clash 1

    Damien rose up to his feet and exchanged handshakes with the young man before him who was surprisingly his around his age..


    He had expected a middle aged man to appear before him, either ways it still worked..


    ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure to finally meet you Mr Sterling.. I¡¯ve heard a lot about you from my dad and other business partners¡±


    Damien shed him a small smile, thetter didn¡¯t seem bad to him not until he stretched his hand to Olivia who epted it without hesitating..


    Four.. five.. six.. seven.. eight.. nine.. ten.. ele-


    ¡°I think we shouldmence now¡± Damien gritted impatiently, his eyes boring into their sped hands..


    Olivia¡¯s brows furrowed, when the man¡¯s finger grazed gently on her palm..


    She instantly pulled her hand away from his hold and took a seat on the armchair next to Damien..


    ¡°So Mr Jones.. I guess my assistant must have briefed you about this-


    Jones sat up with a wave of his hand cutting Damien off his speech, his eyes roamed back to thedy seated opposite him who was looking rather ravishing to his eyes..


    ¡°Yeah she did.. so I came here hoping for the contract to be signed today¡±


    Damien gave a nod to Olivia who brought out the documents they needed, she stood up and walked around therge and long table..


    ¡°Here¡± She said softly cing the document on the table just in front of him..


    Thetter¡¯s eyes roamed behind her as she pointed out some things in the opened document before them..


    He pulled out his pen from his inner pocket and intentionally dropped it to the ground, Olivia turned to him and smiled politely..


    She crouched down to get the pen and was startled when his fingers brushed past her cheeks, she stood up to her feet with the pen..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about that¡± he apologized with a small smile..


    He epted the pen from her and made sure their fingers brushed..


    Olivia left his side and walked back to her seat which was next to Damien, he took a glimpse at her crumpled face..


    ¡°Is something wrong?¡± he whispered.


    She shook her head slowly, maybe it was her head messing with her but this man did try to act naughty with her, she couldn¡¯t afford to make Damien lost such a good deal just because of her assumptions..


    ¡°Here.. I¡¯m done¡± Jones stood up with the signed documents in his hands, he walked next to Damien who stood up on his feet to ept thetter¡¯s outstretched hand..


    ¡°Thanks for investing in our project Mr Sterling¡­ I¡¯m d that we are business partners now¡±


    Damien gave a nod and retracted his hand from Jones¡¯ hold..


    ¡°I guess this calls for a celebration.. let¡¯s meet up for dinner tonight¡±


    ¡°Fine! just pick up the spot and send the address to my secretary, we¡¯ll make it if we have the chance to do so¡±


    Jones shed a toothy grin, he took onest nce at Olivia before walking away..


    ***


    Rihanna paid deaf ears to the receptionist who was pleading with her not to barge into Damien¡¯s room..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am.. I¡¯ll lose my job¡±


    The door clicked open after which Rihanna stepped into the room and closed the door behind her..


    She ced her trunk next to her feet staring around the spacious room, there was only one bed and no extra rooms or even couches!


    Presidential suite indeed!


    ¡°She must have done this on purpose! they both share a room and also the same bed, who knows what they must have done!¡±


    Her pupils dted when the thought crossed her mind, Damien didn¡¯t care about her anymore! she finally learnt about that the hard way..


    ***


    Olivia stared at the tab she was holding, a yawn escaped her lips..


    They still have onest meeting to attend to before they call it a day, today was really tiring and stressful to her..


    Damien noticed her little body movements, ¡°If you¡¯re feeling tired.. we can head back to the hotel and postpone this meeting till tomorrow¡±


    Olivia heard him speak and shook her head, that would mean more work for her tomorrow and she wasn¡¯t ready for that..


    ¡°No¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need for you to go.. if you don¡¯t want to, I can manage by myself over there, I promised Kelvin to look after you¡±


    Olivia sat up and shot him a look, she wasn¡¯t a child to be looked after, She failed to understand why he even chose her for this business meeting, Be was willing toe along..


    ¡°Stop dragging Kelvin into this.. if you have other hidden motives, just let me know now¡±


    Olivia¡¯s phone rang out pulling both their attention away, she took it out of her purse and raised it to her ear after sometime..


    It was her mum.. who probably called to tease the living day light out of her..


    ¡°Yes mum.. and before you ask, I¡¯m not in the room, we are on our way for a meeting..¡±


    Sandy¡¯s brows drew together, ssic! just what she wanted to ask but anyways, a more upsetting news just got to her and she wanted her daughter to be aware just in case..


    ¡°Well I called for an entirely different reason.. but I¡¯d have asked that though¡± She chuckled sheepishly..


    Olivia rolled her eyes at the other end ¡°Tell me why you called¡±


    ¡°Rihanna left for Chicago at the early hours of today, Anita just called to inform me.. I¡¯m sure she must have gotten there by now, just stay out of trouble baby.. and make sure she doesn¡¯t try to belittle you or try toe in between you and Damien..¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips parted slightly, Rihanna was really shameless! does she really think, she was interested in Damien? she questioned herself to receive silence in return..


    *You sure are*


    ¡°Alright mum.. I¡¯ll be careful¡± She murmured and inserted her phone back into her purse..


    Damien noticed her change in expression and was a bit worried, he hoped everything was okay..


    ¡°Are you alright?¡±


    Olivia faced him with a mocking grin, how could she ever be alright? his lousy fiancee was currently in this city to cause more troubles for her..


    ¡°My mum just called.. Rihanna is here in the city, she probably thinks I want to snatch you away from her¡±


    ¡°Well that¡¯s exactly what you¡¯re doing Olivia¡±


    Olivia¡¯s heart mmed against her ribcage, just why on earth must he make her feel this way whenever he mentioned her name..


    ¡°I¡¯m not snatching you away from her! and why would I even do that?¡±


    Damien¡¯s lips curled into a smirk, he leaned a bit closer to her ear and silently whispered..


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you answer that question yourself?¡±


    ***


    Tracy stepped out of her room after she received a knock on her door a while ago by one of the servants stating that she had a guest..


    Everyone she was well acquainted to ran through her mind as she stepped down from the stairs, her legs froze on thest staircase on seeing the back of thedy here to see her..


    Thedy turned to her with a mocking grin, she rolled her eyes and casually walked slowly towards her..


    Who knew that this guest would be her worst nightmare?


    ¡°From the look on your face.. you were disappointed to see my face! well.. I¡¯m also disappointed too, but there¡¯s nothing much I could do.. I wanted to speak to you one on one¡±


    Anita spat out in disdain, after she found out about Rihanna¡¯s trip to Chicago, her mood has been soiled ever since..


    ¡°What do you want Anita? I was very busy before you came along.. I have way more important things to do than to stare at your annoying face¡±


    ¡°You shamelessly sent your daughter over to Chicago so that she could throw herself cheaply at my son?!¡±


    Tracy was taken aback by the ferocity in Anita¡¯s tone..


    ¡°Watch your words Anita Sterling! or else I¡¯d ¨C


    ¡°Report me to elder Sterling? really Tracy? do you still see me as that twenty year old Anita who was scared of her father-inw?¡±


    A firm footstep approached the two causing their gaze to snap towards the direction..


    ¡°Honey!¡± Tracy eximed and ran into his embrace,


    Anita¡¯s gaze widened, of all times to appear, why now? she suddenly cursed her luck so bad..


    Bruce wrapped his arm around his wife but his gaze was fixated on thedy who was peering at him as if in shock..


    Tracy pulled away from him with a smile totally disregarding Anita¡¯s presence but her husband wasn¡¯t because in the next second he walked towards her..


    ¡°Anita.. what brings you over to our house? I never thought I¡¯d see you here¡±


    Tracy¡¯s brows furrowed when she heard the little excitement behind his words..Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    ¡°Bruce.. you just got back, please go up to your room, I¡¯ll join you soon¡±


    He gave a nod and left for his room with a servant tailing behind him with his trunks..


    ¡°You asked a question before right? now let me answer that for you, Rihanna left to get back the man she loves! just the way you pulled off different strings to get Aldrin in the first ce! I should have been Aldrin¡¯s wife, but you shamelessly got your way with him! you cheap sl*t!..¡±


    At the mention of Aldrin¡¯s name a p was sent over to Tracy¡¯s face rendering her speechless..


    ¡°You can call me all soughts of names! but don¡¯t you dare drag my husband into all of these.. otherwise I¡¯ll have to show you.. a taste of Anita Sterling¡¯s power!¡± She spat out scornfully..

 Chapter 60_ Clash 2

    Tracy turned sharply to Anita ready to bark out but she swallowed her words back down staring at the sharp finger pointed to her face..


    ¡°Not another word Tracy Brown! that¡¯s the limit to our rivalry!.. and I hope in the future you¡¯ll learn to stay away from me and also my husband!¡±


    After saying all that, she stomped away seething in anger, she could literally tolerate anything anyone hurls at her but not when ites to Aldrin, she¡¯ll fight..


    Tracy cursed after Anita who was long gone..


    ¡°The audacity she has! I¡¯ll make her pay-


    ¡°What happened this time?¡±


    Her back stiffened hearing Bruce¡¯s voice behind her, she wondered if he had overheard their conversation..


    She turned swiftly to him with a fake smile ¡°Oh.. you almost gave me a fright¡±


    Bruce arched a brow, he knew well enough that she was trying to divert the subject..


    ¡°Why was she here?¡±


    Tracy cleared her throat trying to maintain the smile on her face, if Bruce knows what really happened he might yell at her or probably ask her to apologize to Anita.


    ¡°Forget about it honey.. it¡¯s not a new thing between us, she was just upset that I got thetest pair of shoes while she didn¡¯t¡±


    Bruce forced a nod, he chose to believe what she said but deep down he knew that wasn¡¯t the case at all..


    ¡°I heard someone was missing me.. and all they could do after seeing me was to stand still and gawk¡± He said in sarcasm..


    Tracy sighed deeply and walked to him, she wrapped her arm around him..


    ¡°I thought as much¡­ by the way where is Rihanna?¡±


    ***


    Bianca strode down from the stairs with an annoyed expression on her face, her mum had been yelling her name nonstop for a while now. Just when she thought that she could get enough time to binge watch her favorite show..


    ¡°Bian-


    Cassie looked up when she saw her daughter approaching, she waved the empty bottle of ketchup..


    ¡°We¡¯ve ran out of ketchup.. will you be kind enough to get one?¡±


    Bianca stared at the empty bottle which had something to do with Kelvin and Kiara, she groaned out at the thought of going out..


    ¡°Mum.. can¡¯t you just go? and what¡¯s up with all these foods? are we expecting a guest?¡± She inquired staring at the piping hot dishes on the kitchen¡¯s ind..


    Cassie itched the back of her ear which Bianca found suspicious..


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    Bianca sighed in defeat and left to grab her purse after which she left the apartment..


    Sandy and Cassie both raised their heads to the closed door with a meaningful look before they bursted outughing¡­


    ¡°Great! she left¡± Cassie eximed and at the same time, she pulled her phone out of her pants pocket..


    She typed on it for some time before inserting it back into her pocket..


    ***


    Bianca raised her head when she felt someone blocking her path..


    A pair of blue eyes peered intently at her, his lips pulled up into a smirk as he saw the look of surprise that crossed her face, even though it was just for a mere second..


    ¡°You!¡±


    Bianca instantly turned around heading back to the door, she pulled it open but it was locked from the inside..


    ¡°Mum! not cool!¡± she yelled out at the closed door only to hear a chuckle behind her, she turned swiftly to the culprit with a chilly re..


    ¡°What do you want?! don¡¯t you get tired of being humiliated?!¡± Sheshed out irritably, she honestly felt like going crazy..


    Xander ced both hands into his pants pocket with a mocking grin..


    ¡°Your mum called me over.. she really does think that we are a thing.. she told me how much you loved the red roses and how you¡¯ve been craving to hang out with me again.. I couldn¡¯t resisting over, I didn¡¯t want to disappoint her, she¡¯s cool¡±


    Bianca¡¯s re intensified, of course her mum was bound to think of them that way since he didn¡¯t bother to rify everything her mum assumed!


    She failed to understand what makes her dislike him so much, was it his hair? or his strong guts? just what exactly?


    ¡°Well next time you meet up with her, tell her the truth! and stop bugging me!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve caught my attention, I don¡¯t think it will be that easy to stay away now¡±


    ***


    Rihanna closed the closet after stocking it up with her clothes, she noticed that the closet only contained Damien¡¯s clothes but surprisingly Olivia¡¯s things were not in there..


    Her eyes fell on three unpacked trunks which satzily next to the closet, her interest was piqued instantly..


    She opened the first trunk which had some male clothes in it, she guessed it was for Damien but that wasn¡¯t what caught her attention..


    She picked up the packet which she recognized staring at it with a widened gaze, what was Damien doing with a pack of c*nd*m?!


    She ransacked a bit more to find two extra packs of it, but at least none was opened, she sighed in relief.. but what if they¡¯ve used up other ones?


    Rihanna¡¯s hands went to her ears blocking it before she screamed out loud, the thought of Damien and Olivia curling up together under the nkets irked her, she instantly closed the case and went for the other..


    She opened it, the amount of red in the case was enough to blind her, she picked out a red piece of clothing holding it with the tip of her fingers..


    ¡°That b*tch! I knew it! she really has something for Damien! she must have seduced him, so shameless!¡±


    She shut the case and zipped it before pulling it along with her to the door..


    ¡°I won¡¯t let her stay in this room or anywhere near Damien!¡±


    She was still pulling the case when the door suddenly opened startling her a bit..


    Damien walked into the room and just behind him was Olivia who had a look of surprise and disbelief on her face..


    She got that Rihanna was shameless, but this was just too much..


    Rihanna forced a smile at Damien, she left the luggage case to stand on its own and suddenly ran into Damien¡¯s arm..


    ¡°Surprise! I¡¯m sorry I came without telling you.. I wanted to give you a beautiful surprise..¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows collided, his hands gripped her shoulder before pushing her off him, his gaze lowered to her like a beast ready to devour its prey..


    ¡°What the hell are you doing here?!¡±


    Olivia rolled her eyes at their little couple fight, she was about to excuse herself when her gaze fell on her luggage case..


    ¡°I came here for you.. just like how we used to be back in those days¡± Rihanna sheepishly murmured trying to ignore the harsh tone he used on her..


    Her eyes fell naturally on Olivia who was ring daggers at her .


    ¡°Dami.. I know that you weren¡¯t expecting me toe over.. I¡¯m sorry for not informing you¡±


    Damien closed his eyes briefly trying to calm down his nerves which he seeded in doing, he understood Rihanna¡¯s plight but she needed to know that they were really over and there was no way they¡¯d go back to how they used to be..


    ¡°Fine.. I don¡¯t mind you staying.. after all, Chicago doesn¡¯t belong to me.. but first leave us, we have something important to talk about¡±


    Rihanna smiled at his response, she turned back to the luggage and proceeded to take it out only to be held back by Olivia who had been quiet all these while..


    She snapped her gaze back to Olivia whose amber eyes were burning with nothing but anger and disgust towards her..


    ¡°That¡¯s my luggage you¡¯re taking out!¡±


    Rihanna chuckled hard at Olivia¡¯s words which thetter didn¡¯t find funny at all..


    ¡°Yeah.. I know dummy, that¡¯s why I¡¯m taking it out now, you see?.. I¡¯m here now, so I¡¯d suggest you book another room, I¡¯ll be staying with Damien from now on.. I already packed my things in the closet¡±


    Olivia¡¯s knuckles tightened, she should have been happy about moving out of the room and finally away from Damien but something within her didn¡¯t find this fit..


    She snatched her case back from Rihanna..


    ¡°Get the hell out of here!¡± Sheshed out in irritation shocking both Rihanna and Damien..

 Chapter 61_ Clash 3

    Rihanna¡¯s jaw clenched in anger, she made an attempt to snatch the luggage once more only to be pushed back a little by Damien.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you ten minutes to pack up every single one of your belongings and leave this minute!¡±


    Her lips parted with a soft gasp escaping, was he really asking her out of the room? just because of this shameless b*tch?!


    ¡°Dami.. you-


    ¡°Do as I say!¡± He interjected with a sharp re which sent shivers down her spine..


    Olivia smirked at Rihanna¡¯s annoyed expression, that¡¯s what she gets for trying to belittle her, this was just the beginning..


    Damien took a nce at Olivia, it would be best if they left for their dinner with Mr Jones, while Rihanna packed her things out of the room before they got back..


    ¡°I guess you must be famished.. you¡¯ve stressed yourself so much today.. how would I exin that to Kelvin if I drain his mum out so much?¡±


    Olivia snapped a brow, since when did he start caring? but given as Rihanna was still staring at them in anger, she decided to act a little more clingy..


    She touched her temples feigning a headache ¡°Yeah you¡¯re right.. I¡¯m so tired¡±


    She staggered forward and immediately Damien¡¯s arms were around her to keep her in ce..


    ¡°Easy.. let me help you to the bed.. we can cancel the dinner with Mr Jones if you¡¯re not feeling alright¡±


    Olivia gave a nod, she held his arm walking slowly to the bed and of course she didn¡¯t miss to bump her shoulder against Rihanna¡¯s petite frame..


    Rihanna was left puzzled, that should have been her holding unto Damien like that, not this sly fox! She really couldn¡¯t do anything except to heave up and down in anger..


    Damien ced a finger under Olivia¡¯s jaw pulling it upward to take a closer look at her face..


    ¡°Stay right here.. I¡¯ll be back¡± He murmured softly with a small smile which made Olivia a little bit confused..


    Should she be worried and scared for her life? Damien was being too nice since today, she wondered what brought about this sudden change.. doesn¡¯t he hate her?


    She managed to give a small and also a nod, he left her side and stopped just when he was about to open the door..


    He turned back to Rihanna who was still in a daze standing a few feet away from him¡­.


    ¡°Before I get back, you better be out of this room or else I won¡¯t go easy on you¡±


    ¡°Dami-


    The sound of the closing door was heard and after which a chuckle emerged from the other end of therge room..


    Rihanna diverted her gaze to Olivia, her eyes burned red in anger..


    ¡°You sly b-


    Olivia stepped out of the bed clicking her tongue mockingly..


    ¡°I really pity you Miss Brown.. how much lower can you stoop? you flew all the way over here for what exactly?¡±


    Rihanna took a step forward to the daringdy ¡°I came here for Damien! whom you¡¯re trying to snatch away from me! don¡¯t you see that you¡¯re the one ruining my rtionship with him?!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s pupils dted, one thing she wouldn¡¯t take or tolerate was someone lying against her, because she¡¯ll be left with no other option than to do just what she has been used of to justify their ims..


    She crossed her arm beneath her bossom with a brave stance..


    ¡°You know what? I never actually thought of taking your ce in Damien¡¯s life, but you¡¯ve left me no other choice Miss Brown, I¡¯ll make sure I get my child¡¯s father and you won¡¯t be able to do anything about it!¡±


    Rihanna pointed a warning finger at Olivia¡¯s face but to amazement thetter grabbed it and gave it a tight squeeze..


    ¡°Ouch!¡± Rihanna yelped out in pain and pulled out her finger from Olivia¡¯s grasp..


    ¡°Keep that finger to yourself! Now go on.. pack up your things and get the hell out of here!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes teared up, she was being bullied, Alexa wasn¡¯t here to back her up like always which made her turn towards the closet to pack up the things she already piled up in there..


    ***


    Xander muffled hisughter as he watched the stubborndy in front of him trying to reach for the ketchup on the top shelf..


    Whoever made this arrangement was surely awful and unjust to the average height people, just how on earth were they supposed to reach for the top shelves?


    ¡°You won¡¯t die if you ask for help¡±


    Bianca heard him mumble behind her, she quickly turned around on her heels and shot him a mean look, she failed to understand why he was here in the first ce..


    She had a hunch this had something to do with Sandy the ¡®Matchmaker¡¯ She had sessfully paired her daughter with Damien and now she was trying to do the same for her..


    No less, her mum was also a part of whatever n this was.


    ¡°I¡¯m not a damsel in distress for you to help me.. I can reach it.. it¡¯s just that¡­ I¡¯m not really ready to take it just yet¡±


    Xander¡¯s brows arched, he raised his hands in a surrender gesture and watched her hopping like a rabbit to reach for the ketchup..


    When he couldn¡¯t stand it anymore, he stood behind her and raised his hand to the ketchup..


    On feeling the warm body just behind her, she turned around to see their close proximity, she raised her head from his chest to his face..


    His blue orbs locked against hers..


    ¡°There¡¯s something about you that drives me crazy¡±


    Bianca snapped out of her daze when she heard his whisper, she ced both hands against his chest and pushed him a little away from her..


    ¡°Everything about you makes me go mad!¡± She murmured in irritation, her eyes settled on the ketchup he was holding..


    ¡°Great! you got it¡± She sarcastically remarked snatching the bottle of his hand..


    He watched her back leaving and a smirk curled up on his lips,..


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    ***


    Becky walked into the quiet living room, her brows furrowed confusedly, Xander wasn¡¯t at hispany and surprisingly it was quiet here too..


    ¡°Wait a minute.. is he still asleep?¡±


    She rushed up the stairs gently and straight to Xander¡¯s room, she knocked on it once and pushed the door open after which she stepped in¡­


    His room looked messy, just like their teenage days, he was never one to clean up..


    She turned to leave the room when she heard the water running in the bathroom..


    ¡°Great! he¡¯s still in the bathroom..¡±


    She walked to the bathroom¡¯s door banging on it severally..


    ¡°You little piece of sh*t! you¡¯re still taking a shower? I thought we made ns today! get yourself out this minute!¡±


    As if paying heed to her, the water stopped running, but that didn¡¯t stop her from knocking gently on the door..


    Unexpectedly, the door opened abruptly with her fisted hand on air ready to give another knock..


    Becky was left in a daze, her eyes fell on the firm build of the man in front of her, who was he? she had no idea.. her gaze was deeply engrossed on his abs that glittered with drops of water rolling down and vanishing into the towel hung on his waist..


    She slowly raised her head to meet the blue deep set of eyes peering at her curiously, this wasn¡¯t Xander but his cousin Charles..


    Heat crept up to Becky¡¯s cheeks, she suddenly closed her eyes and turned away from him..


    ¡°I¡¯m really.. so.. s.. orry, I thought it was Xander in there.. bye¡±


    Without waiting for his reply, she dashed out of the room..


    Charles stared at the spot she was standing a while ago with a devilish grin on his lips, he had to use Xander¡¯s bathroom because his shower was broken..


    ****


    Anita sped her hand nervously, honestly this was the first time she was feeling this way about a family meeting, the feeling of being caught in a bad act..


    Bruce and Tracy just arrived a while ago, and Elder Sterling just called for everyone¡¯s presence..


    Aldrin noticed her tense behavior the moment he stepped into the room, this was unlike her, if it were to be any other day, she¡¯d have been the first one to be present..


    ¡°Are you now scared of Tracy?¡±


    Anita raised her head when she heard him speak, she was a bit startled by his presence but managed to cover up with a small fake smile..


    ¡°No way! it¡¯s just that Bruce would be there and I don¡¯t know how to face him after-


    Anita¡¯s lips paused, she almost forgot that Aldrin didn¡¯t know the truth..


    ¡°After?¡± He questioned with an interrogative stare, she felt bad for keeping something as important as this from her husband..


    ¡°Forget it.. I.. really didn¡¯t have anything to say¡±


    ¡°I have a feeling that you¡¯re hiding something from me, tell me Anita.. I¡¯d be very upset with you if I find out about it from others¡±


    Anita bit her bottom lips with a sigh..

 Chapter 62_ The Truth

    Aldrin narrowed his eyes down at his wife, he wondered what exactly she was keeping away from him that was very hard for her to say..


    ¡°You don¡¯t love me anymore?¡± he asked skeptically for her eyes to grow wide..


    ¡°Nonsense!.. you know that¡¯s not the case¡±


    She uttered diverting her eyes from his questioning gaze, she sighed deeply and groaned out..


    ¡°Fine! I¡¯ll tell you¡±


    Aldrin took a sit on the bed with an arched brow ready to listen to whatever she had to say, he badly wanted to hear it, he knew that whatever she had to say concerned him too..


    Anita dragged herzy feet and stood before him with a pout..


    ¡°Alright, but promise you won¡¯t be mad at me..¡±


    Aldrin gave a firm nod..


    ¡°Well.. years ago.. I wasn¡¯t actually the girl arranged for you¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s brows drew together in confusion, he was just about to ask her a question when the door pushed open with a small bang..


    Alexa¡¯s bored expression came through from the corridor, she narrowed her eyes at the two who were acting weird..


    ¡°Enough with your love speech.. the Brown¡¯s are waiting for you both¡±


    She turned around and left the room closing the door behind her..


    Aldrin turned to Anita once more, he rose up to his feet and took her hand in hisrge palm..


    ¡°We¡¯ll talk about this when the meeting is over alright?¡±


    Anita gave a nod with a smile on her face as they made their way to the door..


    ***


    Bruce¡¯s and Tracy¡¯s attention was pulled to the direction of the stairs when they heard footsteps descending..


    ¡°Aldrin! long time!¡± Bruce eximed and rose up to his feet along side Tracy, he stretched out his hand which Aldrin took without a second thought¡­


    ¡°Yeah it feels like ages¡± Aldrin imputed for the two men to share a heartyugh..


    The two women made brief eye contact and quickly pulled their gazes off each other.


    ¡°hmph!¡± Anita snorted and swiped her hair backwards, she took hold of Aldrin¡¯s arm possessively and followed him to an empty sofa in the living room..


    They both sat down a seat opposite Bruce and Tracy which looked really awkward right now because the two women didn¡¯t miss a chance to send a re to each other..


    Asher hurried in tucking his phone into his suit¡¯s inner pocket, he smiled apologetically to them and took a seat next to Alexa..


    Not like he wanted it, but that was the only space left and it¡¯ll be really weird if he remained standing while others were seated..


    Bernard cleared his throat to gain their attention, most especially Tracy and Anita¡¯s attention..


    ¡°So.. Bruce, as you know, I called for this meeting for a specific reason which you¡¯re well aware of..¡±


    Bruce gave a nod urging the old man to go on, his eyes slowly wandered to Anita who was avoiding his gaze like a gue..


    ¡°I¡¯m the most disappointed with the fact that the alliance didn¡¯t work out well for Damien and Rihanna.. so.. we have no other choice than to rece them with Asher and Alexa¡±


    At the mention of their names, they both stood up pinning the old man with their gaze..


    ¡°What?!¡± They bursted out in unison..


    ¡°Asher! sit down!¡± Bruce ordered..


    Asher sat back down, if he had known that this was the reason for this shitty meeting, he¡¯d have dly stayed back at the office..


    He had initially thought this had something to do with the old man¡¯s uing birthday celebration, but who knew that they¡¯d actually be nning his marriage to this ill mannereddy standing next to him?


    Anita arched a brow at Alexa who was still standing on her feet..


    ¡°Well miss? do you need a special invitation to grace your ass on that sofa?¡±


    Alexa sat down in embarrassment, she sent a cold re to Asher who returned it with a cold expression..


    ¡°So what do you say about it Bruce? does this sound okay with you?¡± Bernard asked guaging Bruce¡¯s movement with his eyes..


    Tracy leaned next to her husband¡¯s ear and whispered a few words to him..


    ¡°Of course I don¡¯t mind, but the children¡¯s opinion matters too, I mean.. if they¡¯re not willing, we can¡¯t force them right?¡±


    Asher nodded to his dad¡¯s words, for the first time, his old man actually did something in his favour unlike before, where he does everything that favours Rihanna alone..


    ¡°Exactly dad! I don¡¯t ept this marriage.. I mean we can find someone better-


    Anita¡¯s eyes narrowed at the young man¡¯s choice of words, in as much as she¡¯s way more closer to Damien than Alexa, she couldn¡¯t sit back down and watch aplete psycho like Asher bad mouth her stubborn daughter..


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    Alexa couldn¡¯t agree less to her mum¡¯s words, at least her mum said something good in her favour, old Sterling should understand that whatever rtionship he had with the Brown¡¯s in the past shouldn¡¯t necessarily lead to marriage like it was a generational thing..


    All eyes fell on Anita the moment she said those words, she puffed her cheeks feeling proud that she was the center of attraction..


    ¡°Good one¡± Aldrin whispered next to her ears with a teasing smile, which vanishedpletely the moment he heard his name..


    ¡°Aldrin!.. is also my son.. though I was against your marriage, I still epted you into our family! so you better think twice before spurting out words you might regretter on¡±


    ¡°And you never miss a chance to remind me of it¡± Anita retorted..


    Aldrin sat up, here was this topic again..


    ¡°What do you both mean by that? is there something I should know?¡± Aldrin asked staring back and forth between his wife and his dad..


    Anita faced him with a nod, she stared down at her hand sping his unable to form words out of her mouth..


    ¡°Well.. your dad is right Aldrin.. i-


    Tracy sprang up to her feet, if Anita was going to spill out the truth, then she¡¯d dly be the first to reveal it to Aldrin..


    ¡°I can tell you everything you need to know Aldrin!.. Anita wasn¡¯t the bride arranged for you all those years ago, I was the your chosen bride! but she managed to have her way by threatening to jump off a roof if she didn¡¯t get married to you!¡±


    Aldrin was taken aback, Anita wasn¡¯t thedy who his dad picked for him? that exins why the two don¡¯t get along..


    Anita¡¯s eyes teared up seeing the look that crossed his face..


    She stood up to her feet and stomped away to avoid wailing her lungs out in front of her enemy, tagged ¡®Tracy¡¯.


    At the other hand Tracy was furious, why wasn¡¯t Aldrin reacting furiously to this piece of information?


    ¡°Carry on.. I¡¯ll be back¡± Aldrin murmured and excused himself from the tensed atmosphere, he hurriedly followed behind Anita..


    ***


    Olivia walked slowly behind Rihanna who was already done packing her things, she watched thetter¡¯s back moving out of the room with her trunk..


    Rihanna opened the door and stepped out dejectedly and turned around once more with a re directed at Olivia who was all smiles..


    Olivia reduced her smile a little bit, she figured out that she¡¯d look like a viiness in a romance novel who was happy after the two main characters were separated because of her..


    ¡°Alright! stop making me look like a viin whereas I¡¯m not.. you brought this upon yourself¡± She murmured boredly..


    ¡°This isn¡¯t over Olivia!¡± Rihanna seethed out through gritted teeth..


    Olivia rolled her eyes hard at Rihanna¡¯s words and closed the door shut at thetter¡¯s face..


    She made an attempt to walk back into the room only to halt back after feeling a slight pull on her shirt..


    She turned back to find it stuck between the closed door and the wall, she opened the door once more to meet Rihanna standing in front of her with a mocking smile..


    She obviously knew what must have happened..


    ¡°Well pretend you didn¡¯t see that!¡± Sheshed out and watched Rihanna¡¯s back moving further down the hall..


    She closed the door once more but this time a bit more careful¡­


    She turned around heading back to the bed when she heard a hurried knock on the door, her teeth clenched..


    ¡°Isn¡¯t she tired of being humiliated?!¡±


    Olivia marched to the door and pulled it open ready to thunder into Rihanna¡¯s ears but she stopped midway on seeing the familiar man grinning from ear to ear..


    ¡°You?¡±

 Chapter 63_ Trauma

    Olivia took a step back when he took a step forward to her, his hawk like eyes pinned on her like she was his prey..


    ¡°What do you want? I believe whatever deal we had a while ago has been finalized, what are you doing here Mr Jones?¡±


    Jones stepped into the room and mmed the door shut which caused a weird reaction from Olivia, a hazy image shed past her orbs..


    ¡°I spotted your boss leaving a while ago, and I came here to search for thedy who caught my attention in one blink¡±


    Olivia docked away from him when he tried to reach out to her chin..


    ¡°Get out now! or I¡¯ll call the security on you!¡±


    Sh*t! where were Damien¡¯s guards when you needed them? they were all bunch ofzy dummies..


    Jones devilish grin widened, he suddenly grabbed Olivia by her hand and pulled her to himself only to receive a p in return..


    His eyes zed in anger, he harshly pushed her to the bed and hovered over her..


    ¡°You little b*tch! trying to act all smart with me¡±


    He pulled off his suit jacket in a sh and leaned down to her face to receive yet another p from her..


    She kicked, pinched, scratched and did everything that came to her mind, her eyes were bloodshot as images from that night yed in her head..


    Jones took hold of her hands and pinned them above her head with a sly grin..


    ¡°You¡¯re making me more excited baby.. just rx, I¡¯ll be gentle¡±


    ¡°Let me go you dummy!¡±


    She screamed out turning her head from side to side, he ced a palm above her mouth to keep her shut..


    Luckily for her, the door opened..


    She bit into his palm which he retracted examining it, he raised his hand in an attempt to strike her across her face, only for his hand to be caught on air..


    He turned around to meet the burning grey orbs that red knives and daggers at him..


    ¡°You-


    A punch was sent to his face by Damien, who was visibly shaking in anger, he pulled thetter off Olivia and threw him across the room..


    Olivia sat up panting heavily, she touched her forehead as fast images started shing past her eyes..


    Jones groaned on the cold ground wiping the blood off the corner of his lips, he took a nce up at Damien who towered over him with his phone raised to his ear..


    ¡°Get over here this minute!¡± He barked..


    Jones stood up to his feet staggering a bit, he pointed a finger at Damien..


    ¡°You hit me because of her?¡±


    Damien sent a kick to thetter¡¯s guts, he hated to see him still standing straight, he should have broken a bone or two forying his eyes and hands on his woman..


    Four of Damien¡¯s men all strode into the room and stood beside their boss..


    ¡°Take him away.. and make sure you deal with him so badly that it will leave a permanent scar in his mind!¡±


    The men in ck seized Jones and pulled him like some criminal..


    ¡°Andstly whatever deal we have is off!¡± Damien added and watched them leave the room, his gaze diverted back to Olivia who was gasping continuously¡­.


    ¡°Olivia!¡± He rushed to her side and almost immediately she wrapped her hands around him sobbing gently..


    ***


    Anita heard the door opening, she sinked back on the bed with the duvet over her face, the other side of the bed sank making her cease her gentle sobs..


    Aldrin stared at her figure with a frown on his face..


    ¡°You-


    She suddenly sat up startling Aldrin a bit, her eyes were a bit red from crying..


    ¡°I know¡­ you probably hate me and probably want nothing to do with me again, you¡¯re disappointed in me.. see why I never wanted to tell you anything? but it¡¯s okay I¡¯m ready to bear the consequences¡± She murmured in between sobs and at the same time stretching forth her hands for him to cuff them..


    Aldrin arched a brow, he inched closer to the bed and pulled his dramatic wife into his arms shocking her..


    ¡°You silly woman.. you¡¯ve actually forgotten that you¡¯re a grown up, not that same twenty year old who throws her tantrums here and there¡±


    Anita pulled away gently from him, she wiped her tears with the back of her palm peering at him confusedly.. wasn¡¯t he mad at her? she had kept the truth from him for a long time now, he should be upset right?


    ¡°You¡¯re not mad at me?¡±


    Aldrin chuckled ¡°Of course i was a bit mad.. but look on the bright side, I got you as a wife.. that¡¯s the best thing that could ever happen to me.. even if you can be a little dramatic and jealous-


    Anita threw herself back into his arms cutting him off his speech, she sniffed back with a small smile..


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry Aldrin, I had to do that to get married to you¡±


    Aldrin patted her back gently, like he had said before, he wouldn¡¯t trade his wife for anything, he was a little bit upset that his wife and dad kept this away from him..


    Now he felt really awkward for him to face Bruce and Tracy after discovering the truth they¡¯ve been hiding from him..


    ¡°I¡¯m happy that you went extra miles to get me.. it showed how charming I was back then for you to pull off that stunt¡±


    Anita pulled away from him and threw a light punch at his chest..


    ¡°Don¡¯t tter yourself so much, I really wasn¡¯t that into you¡±


    Aldrin nodded his head ¡°Fine then! I guess Tracy might be interested-


    To his amazement, his back touched the bed the next minute..


    ¡°Hold on a second Mr Aldrin Sterling! I¡¯m not done with you yet, so she doesn¡¯t stand a chance¡±


    ***


    Damien was left confused on what to do, it¡¯s been over twenty minutes and Olivia was still clutching onto him fidgeting..


    ¡°Calm down Olivia¡± he whispered gently which she surprisingly adhered to..


    He pulled her away gently to look at her face ¡°Did he do something to you?¡±


    Olivia shook her head gently, she threw herself back into his arms almost squishing the life out of him..


    His brows collided, on a normal day, Olivia wouldn¡¯te this close to him or even make an attempt to, which meant that something was wrong with her..


    He stroked her hair gently trying to calm her down of whatever was wrong with her..


    ***


    Damien had no idea of how many hours he had spent coaxing Olivia till she fell asleep in his arms, he gentlyy her back down on the bed and pulled the duvet over her body..


    He left her side and walked away from the room to the balcony where the soothing breeze brushed his face gently..


    He raised his phone to his ear after sometime of contemtion..


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    Sandy pulled off the cucumber from her eyes when she heard Damien¡¯s voice at the other end..


    ¡°Oh it¡¯s you Damien!¡± she eximed in excitement for the others to get up also..


    Bianca and her mum pulled off their sliced cucumbers from their eyes, they all had a white face mask on their face basking in the moonlight right in front of their porch..


    They rushed to Sandy¡¯s side trying to hear what Damien was saying to her.


    Sandy¡¯s gaze fell a bit, she exhaled deeply when she heard what he just said..


    ¡°Yes dear.. I¡¯m afraid this is the trauma Olivia had faced after that night between you both..¡±


    Damien nced briefly at Olivia who was sound asleep on the bed, he said a few more words to the older woman and disconnected the call afterwards..


    He walked back to the bed with a small smile on his face, he reached his hand to her face pushing all loosed strands falling on her face behind her ear..


    ¡°I¡¯m the reason.. you had to drop out of school, and also the reason you got pregnant at an early age, you faced so many criticism all by yourself at such a young age.. I promise to correct all my mistakes¡± He whispered softly watching her sleeping face intently with a smile at the corner of his lips..

 Chapter 64_ Dancing Stars

    The Golden morning Ray¡¯s seeped in through the opened dark curtains and fell on a figure whoy peacefully on the bed..


    Her lips curved into a smile causing a line of worry on the forehead of Damien..This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    He pushed the food cart in, which contained the breakfast he just ordered for her..


    Damien walked to the bed and ced the back of his palm against her forehead to check if everything was alright with her..


    Her smile only broadened by his actions which made him a bit more confused, he got that she was a really weirddy but this was a bit too much..


    Her eye lids fluttered open and a breathy sigh escaped her lips, her smile died down when she saw Damien peering down at her intently..


    ¡°What-


    ¡°I got yoy breakfast..e on, go brush up¡±


    However, Olivia was left in a daze, why was he nice? she had noticed his behaviour towards her had changedtely..


    She suspected that he was up to something but regardless, she stepped out of the bed with his help..


    ¡°Hurry up¡±


    Olivia gave a forceful nod and left for the bathroom, she tried to wrap her mind over what was going through his mind but found nothing..


    She stared at her reflection for a while in the mirror, the incident from yesterday oozed back into her head..


    Her hands gripped the washbasin, if Damien hadn¡¯te on time, she doubted if things wouldn¡¯t have gone a little farther..


    ***


    Sandy yawnedzily walking out of her room, she itched her head as she made her way downstairs still in a drowsy state..


    Last night was a bit wild, since they decided to have an all girls night, they basked under the moonlight, drank, ate, danced, sang,ughed, chatted away happily and a lot more that she couldn¡¯t recall..


    A knock on the door startled her a bit, she groaned out in frustration and walked to it, she pulled the knob and poked her head out a bit to know who it was..


    Her lips parted staring at the tall young man in front of her, she took a peek behind him to see two men in ck standing next to an expensive car at the background..


    Nathan¡¯s brows creased, he took one more look at the house to confirm if he was at the right ce, and hell yeah! he was..


    Sandy¡¯s eyes widened ¡°You¡¯re here for Bianca right?¡±


    He gave an awkward smile and nodded, Sandy took a step back in and opened the door wide for him to step in..


    She closed the door behind her and made a little dance step, moving her waist from side to side¡­


    ¡°Please have your seat.. I¡¯ll go get her¡±


    Few minutester¡­


    Nathan stared at Sandy who stood behind the kitchen ind in the open kitchen peering at him in the pretense of drinking from her mug..


    He took a peek at his wrist watch, it¡¯s been ten minutes and still no sign of Cassie or Bianca, he was already getting a bit ufortable by the interrogative stare from the woman across from him..


    Luckily for him, a footstep descending down was heard, Bianca stepped out still in her face mask, she waspletely oblivious to the fact that she just walked past a man sitting on one of the sofas..


    She joined Sandy in the kitchen who was gazing intently at one direction, she nudged thetter who didn¡¯t budge..


    Bianca followed Sandy¡¯s line of sight and was a bit startled..


    ¡°Look who came here for you.. isn¡¯t he a little bit too-


    ¡°old?¡± Bianca asked cutting Sandy off her speech¡­


    ¡°No! he¡¯s good looking but sadly we chose Xander, I¡¯m contemting on how to chase the young man politely without hurting his feelings¡±


    Smokes came out from Bianca¡¯s ears and nose when she heard what Sandy just spurted! why does everyone think that she was Nathan¡¯s girlfriend? or lover? this was her mum¡¯s boyfriend or man friend¡­ whatever..


    ¡°Hey Nathan.. I¡¯m sorry I took so long¡±


    The two snapped their heads to the chirpy Cassie who just walked into the living room fully dressed for the day..


    Sandy raised her palm over Bianca¡¯s face when the two shared a kiss totally disregarding their presence like they were not there to begin with..


    ¡°Grown up things are happening..¡±


    Bianca rolled her eyes and moved away from Sandy¡¯s palm blocking her face..


    ¡°That¡¯s my mum¡¯s boyfriend not mine..¡±


    Cassie itched the back of her ear weirdly when she spotted the two who were ogling at her, Sandy had a teasing smile on her lips while the other, who was her daughter ¡®Bianca¡¯ had a sneer on her face..


    ¡°Hi guys.. I didn¡¯t see you there.. umm Bianca, Nathan and I have an urgent and pending matter to take care of¡±


    Bianca folded her arm and tilted her head to the side, she stared at Nathan then back to her mum who was getting ufortable by her stares..


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it a little bit too early to go on dates?¡±


    Sandy ced a palm over Bianca¡¯s mouth pulling her down a bit..


    ¡°Ignore her.. go on and enjoy your date!¡± she added with a teasing wink directed at Cassie, thetter reddened before she left the living room with Nathan..


    As soon as they were gone Sandy shed Bianca a re..


    ¡°Look! everyone already has a boyfriend.. when will you have one? we have Xander who is ready to do everything for your sake ¨C


    Bianca groaned out walking away from the kitchen, not now!


    ¡°Come on aunt.. it¡¯s too early for this.. I¡¯ll get one when you get one for yourself too¡±


    ***


    Olivia¡¯s face froze as she felt Damien¡¯s thumb brushing the corner of her lips, she licked the spot he just touched and faced him..


    It was really awkward when he ordered breakfast for her and now he watched her while she ate, she felt something was off about his mood this morning..


    ¡°Umm.. about yesterday, I¡¯m really sorry that I wasn¡¯t there-


    ¡°You came.. so it¡¯s fine, and thanks too for saving me from that pervert..¡± Olivia murmured, she pushed the tray away from her gently..


    Damien¡¯s hand reached for her blonde hair, he stroked it gently with a smile..


    ¡°Okay! what did you do?¡± She asked with a re, his behavior was starting to creep her out, just why would he be nice to her all of a sudden?


    Damien retracted his hand from her hair, he stared back at her with a serious expression on his face..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡±


    Olivia arched a brow, she just couldn¡¯t wrap her mind around what was going on, and what exactly was he apologizing for?


    ¡°For?¡±


    ¡°Everything, everything that I put you through because of my actions years ago.. it wasn¡¯t really intentional-


    She pulled her gaze off him, her heart ached whenever she recalled that night, and she wasn¡¯t going to go down thatne..


    ¡°Damien.. I don¡¯t want to talk about this¡±


    ¡°Because of your trauma?.. you¡¯re not the only one who was traumatized by that night alright?¡±


    Olivia got off from the bed and looked down at his figure sitting on the bed..


    ¡°You didn¡¯t lose your v-card to a stranger, you didn¡¯t get pregnant and got ridiculed by your peers! I faced all that! I faced criticism and everyone pointed fingers at me for having a loosed character! do you know how that feels?¡±


    Damien rose up to his feet and suddenly engulfed her into an embrace, he didn¡¯t care if she wanted it from him or not, but one thing he knew was that she really needed it right now..


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry..¡±


    Damien cursed beneath his breath feeling a part of him rising, he groaned out inwardly, this was just a hug..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes widened feeling the bulge poking her belly, she pulled away from the embrace and pushed Damien to the bed..


    ¡°You pervert!¡±


    His eyes widened when a pillow was smacked against his face..


    ¡°I¡¯m dead¡± he whispered beneath his breath and this time the pillow smacked on his face harder than thest time, he could swear that he saw stars dancing above his head¡­.

 Chapter 65_ Arrested

    Damien buried his face into the file he was definitely not reading, he sighed knowing fully well that Olivia might have the wrong impression of him..


    How was this his fault? that his body only reacted to her touch? Rihanna never made him feel this particr way all throughout the years he had spent with her..Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    He touched his chin that hurt a little, he lost count of how many times she had smacked that pillow against his face..


    His phone rang out breaking the awkward silence in the room..


    ¡°Yeah?¡­ where exactly?¡±


    Olivia diverted her gaze to him, from his tone and facial expression one could tell that something was wrong..


    He took a peek at Olivia who was peering at him intently..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back, Rihanna got into a fight at a bar and was detained and right now she¡¯s currently at the hospital¡±


    Olivia rolled her eyes hard, she wasn¡¯t surprised at all about it, but what if this was a new tactic to get closer to Damien? she went through all that just in one night?..


    ¡°Fine! I¡¯lle along!¡±


    Damien was surprised at her response, he wasn¡¯t really expecting it, most especially since this involved Rihanna.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.. I¡¯ll manage, just stay back and-


    She walked past him and made her way out of the door leaving him behind..


    ***


    Tracy ced the mug of coffee in front of her husband who was going through the business newspaper..


    After they came back from the Sterling¡¯s home the previous day, he has been ignoring her, whenever she tried to strike up a conversation with him, he walks out on her..


    ¡°I got you your coffee.. it¡¯s extra creamy just the way you like it¡±


    She got no response from him again, she failed to understand why he was behaving so off with her¡­..


    ¡°Alright! will you tell me what I did wrong? I¡¯ve been trying like forever to get you to say a word to me¡±


    Bruce closed the newspaper and ced it next to him on the couch..


    ¡°What you did wrong?! don¡¯t you know? what you pulled off in front of Anita and Aldrin, what was that about?¡±


    Tracy¡¯s brows furrowed, she didn¡¯t understand what he was trying to say, what exactly had she done?


    ¡°Come clear Bruce..¡±


    ¡°You told Aldrin the truth.. Anita was about to tell him herself! do you realize what that might have caused for them? he¡¯ll be furious and heavens know what he¡¯ll do to her!¡±


    ¡°So? how is this any of our business? don¡¯t judge me! she started it first.. and for once it would be nice to see her sobbing her eyes out.. I¡¯m sure she must be on her knees begging Aldrin to forgive her¡± She concluded with a smile, the image of Anita on her knees begging and sobbing soothed her a bit.


    For once, that proud woman would actually be broken..


    Meanwhile¡­


    Anita came out of the bathroom with a yawn, her gaze fell on Aldrin who was still sound asleep on the bed..


    She walked to the thick ck curtains and pryed it open with one swipe, she giggled at his expression when the sun rays fell on his face..


    ¡°Get off the bed youzy man¡­ it¡¯s prettyte¡±


    Aldrin turned his back against her, he grabbed a pillow and pressed it against his ear..


    ¡°Tomorrow is father¡¯s birthday and we have a lot of work to do today..e on get up¡±


    Aldrin groaned out in displeasure, all he wanted was to sleep peacefully, besides that, it was so early in the morning..


    ¡°Go without me.. I¡¯ll be there soon¡±


    Anita walked to the bed and pulled the pillow off his face, she smacked it against his butt facing her direction..


    ¡°Get off! we still have to go for our dress fitting, I don¡¯t want Tracy to be the first toy her eyes on things I might get.. it will ruin the asion for me¡±


    Aldrin clenched his eyes, this was still about their little fight over him, he suddenly pulled her hand and she fell right next to him..


    ¡°There are lots of servants to do all the work.. spend sometime with your husband, he really needs you.. I think Alexa needs a ymate too¡±


    Anita blushed hard at his words, he was being unnecessarily cheeky..


    ***


    Damien and Olivia arrived at the hospital and as expected two officers were waiting patiently for the hardened criminal they brought here..


    Olivia chuckled at the thought..


    ¡°Mr Sterling!¡± The two officers stood up to their feet to acknowledge him..


    She cleared her throat suddenly feeling ignored and left out..


    ¡°And¡­ this random citizen¡± One of the policemen chirmed in uncertainty peering at her¡­


    The door opened and a man dded in a white coat stepped out with a stethoscope hanging around his neck..


    ¡°It¡¯s good to see you here Mr Sterling¡± the doctor remarked with a smile..


    Damien took a nce at Rihanna¡¯s supposed ward, he wondered what happened to her and why exactly she ended up fighting..


    ¡°Is she alright?¡±


    Olivia cleared her throat and extended her hand towards the doctor who epted it..


    ¡°I¡¯m the patients distant rtive and I¡¯d like to see how she¡¯s doing now¡±


    The doctor nodded and stepped aside for her to pass through, he excused himself and went towards the opposite direction.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go make sure she¡¯s alright.. deal with the cops¡± she whispered and went into the ward before he could even speak up¡­


    Rihanna who had already been aware about Damien¡¯s arrival started sobbing the moment she heard the door open behind her..


    She bowed her head sobbing into herps..


    Olivia stared around the room, she noticed one of Rihanna¡¯s hand was cuffed to the bed¡¯s handle..


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry for troubling you this way Damien.. I didn¡¯t mean to get drunk, he tried to touch me and I couldn¡¯t tolerate it.. so I had to use the bottle on him¡± She choked out amidst tears..


    Series of apuse and whistles filled the air as Olivia made her way to the sobbingdy who was now staring at her in shock..


    ¡°What a nice performance! Damien would have been touched and moved by this scene.. but sadly that¡¯s not the case this time¡±


    Rihanna made an attempt to step out of the bed only to be held back by the cuff around her wrist, she fell back on the bed with a small thud..


    ¡°What are you doing here?!¡±


    Olivia shrugged ¡°Tough at you? who else were you expecting? Damien? haven¡¯t I told you to let go of everything that concerns him?¡±


    Damien who was about to step into the room arched a brow, he pressed his ear against the door to eavesdrop on whatever they were conversing about that involved him..


    ¡°Just shut up! okay?!¡± Rihanna barked, it was really no use fainting a while ago at the station, she had thought that Damien would show up and have sympathy on her..


    But who knew that this lice will show up instead of Damien?!


    ¡°Why? I was just about to tell you what happens behind our closed doors.. don¡¯t you want to hear it? anyway.. I just came to check how you¡¯re doing, I¡¯ll go inform the cops that you¡¯re ready to go back to jail¡± She teased with a mocking smile..


    ¡°Wait, did I just sound like a viiness?¡± she asked herself as she made her way to the door..


    She pulled it open only for Damien to stumble forward into the ward, she stared at him skeptically, was he really eavesdropping on their conversation??..


    Damien tugged his tie trying to wade off the embarrassment of being caught red handed eavesdropping..


    ¡°I was about to fix my shoces they came loose..¡± he murmured and walked further into the room..


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes lit up when he suddenly appeared, she started her fake tears once more..


    ¡°Damien i-


    ¡°The cops are outside ready to take you back.. I spoke to them, they¡¯ve promised to keep you in their custody till tomorrow morning..¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes widened, that was so cruel, she knew Damien could have asked them to release her right away and they¡¯d have done so without arguing with him..


    ¡°What? I¡¯ll be locked up behind bars till tomorrow morning? that ce is filled with irky beings.. and the mosquitoes!¡±


    ¡°Well if you¡¯re against this idea.. you can run out now.. oh you can¡¯t¡­ too bad you¡¯re still cuffed to the bed¡± she said with a shrug and pulled Damien along with her..


    Rihanna¡¯s screams filled the ward the second they were gone..

 Chapter 66_ The Grand celebration 1

    Damien opened the car¡¯s backseat door for Olivia to get in, after she did, he walked around the car and entered through the other side and gave a nod to the driver who started the car¡­


    ¡°We are leaving tonight¡±


    Olivia faced him and gave a nod, she had missed home so much especially her little baby boy..


    ¡°What about her?¡±


    He got who she was talking about instantly, but went quiet for a while, he could have asked the cops to let Rihanna go but he didn¡¯t want her flocking around him when he was trying to make it up with Olivia..


    He could say that they¡¯ve progressed a bit, but hopefully, she¡¯ll get to see the genuine side of him if she gives him a chance..


    ¡°She¡¯ll be released as soon as we are high up in the sky.. what do you think?¡±


    ¡°Hmm great I guess..¡±


    She stared out of the ss watching the houses and cars that sped past her..


    Her eyes suddenly grewrge as she pointed at something ahead..


    ¡°Wait..¡±


    Damien turned to her staring at her in confusion, he wondered why she stopped the car..


    ¡°Give me one minute¡± She said and got out in a hurry..


    He whined down the ss as she stopped in front of a stall pointing at something which the vendor picked out..


    His lips pulled up into a small smile on seeing the radiant beam on her face, this was the first time she smiled so genuinely since they got here, he pulled his gaze off her when she turned around walking back to the car with a brown paper bag..


    The car¡¯s door opened and she sat in cing the paper bag on the seat in between them..


    The scent of freshly baked bread reached his nose..


    ¡°You got bread?¡±


    She shook her head at his question while inserting her hand into the brown paper bag..


    ¡°It¡¯s been so long since I had this¡±


    Cinnamon rolls? he snorted when she waved it in front of his face like it was a priced artifact, one thing he hated was eating street foods..


    Olivia took a bite out of the roll and threw her head back to the headrest with a small moan..


    ¡°Here have some¡±


    She pushed it to his mouth without giving him a chance to decline her offer, he held her hand gently guiding the roll into his mouth..


    She stared back at him with a gleam in her eyes awaiting his response..


    ¡°So how was it?¡±


    ¡°Not the worst I¡¯ve eaten¡± he murmured forcing the rolls down his throat..


    Olivia snorted, it wasn¡¯t like she was expecting a good response though..


    She took arge bite out of the cinnamon roll she held between her fingers, and to her astonishment, Damien held her chin turning her face towards him..


    He leaned down and took a bite from the roll hanging on her lips..


    Time froze as their gazes locked with each other, unfortunately for them, the car jerk up a bit after falling into a pothole which made them bump their heads together..


    ¡°Ouch!¡± Olivia yelled out ring at him, she rubbed her forehead gently that was starting to hurt..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry boss¡± The driver apologized gripping the steering wheel tighly..


    Damien cursed beneath his breath, just what on earth was her head made of?!


    ¡°What was that about? I can¡¯t feel my head anymore!¡±


    He diverted his gaze out of the window, today was definitely not his day..


    ***


    Back at L. A


    There was a pin drop silence as the trio who sat at the dining table munched on their meal silently..


    Thedy sitting in between them who was Becky raised her head a little to stare at them, she knew something was wrong with the two brothers given as they haven¡¯t spoken a word to each other since they came down for breakfast..


    These two were the worst pair together, they chirp and banter every now and then..


    ¡°Umm.. are you both upset that I¡¯m having a share of your breakfast? you can tell me so that ill-


    ¡°This has nothing to do with you Sophia¡± Charles boredly answered picking on his sd..


    Becky turned to him with an arched brow ¡°Okay?¡­ and it¡¯s Becky not Sophia¡± She corrected with a small smile..


    Xander¡¯s dropping cutlery made a harsh noise on the table diverting their attention to him..


    ¡°You could have told me that you liked her at least..¡±


    Charles peered at his younger cousin who had an annoyed expression on his face..


    ¡°I thought you knew.. I didn¡¯t know you were interested in her either¡±


    Becky stood up to her feet suddenly feeling lost ¡°Woah woah woah.. guys.. what happened to table manners? ¡±


    Xander pulled her back down to sit, he was annoyed, he just found out that Charles had a thing for Bianca..


    The least he could have done was to tell him about it,..


    ¡°It¡¯s totally fine Xander.. it¡¯s my duty as an older brother to sacrifice some things for my younger brother¡±


    Xander¡¯s seat screeched back harshly against the ground in an attempt to reach for Charles who was at this annoying topic again!.


    ¡°Hey you both.. calm down.. and who is thisdy you both are talking about?¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you mind your business Shelly?¡± Charles murmured..


    ¡°Okay how does Shelly even rhymes with Becky?¡± She frustratingly asked, she had no idea if he does this on purpose or not..


    Xander shrugged her hold off him and walked away from the dining, soon after his banging door was heard..


    Becky turned to Charles who also stood up to his feet ¡°You can have the whole table to yourself Brittany¡±


    She opened her mouth ready to shun him, but he left..


    She stared down at the table filled up with different dishes, her eyes settled on the grapes in a white ceramic bowl.


    She picked one and ced it into her mouth ¡°At least Brittany starts with the letter B, just as Becky.. I¡¯ll ept that¡±


    ***


    Asher massaged his temples staring at the annoyingdy in front of him, this annoying person was none other than Alexa Sterling..


    ¡°What do you want? I have a lot of work to do¡± he groaned impatiently..


    ¡°Stop giving me that look like I¡¯m ted to stare at your face.. someone called me at the early hours of today that Rihanna has been locked up behind bars¡±


    Thetter sat up on hearing her words, he knew something like this would happen, Rihanna was always reckless with her life whenever she was alone..


    ¡°I¡¯ve tried to convince the cops but they didn¡¯t heed to him ording to them.. another Sterling is on this.. which can obviously be my brother, he wants her locked up until tomorrow morning¡±


    Asher raked his hand through his hair, yeah, he never got along well with his sister, but that doesn¡¯t mean he hated her..


    But since Damien already gave his order about her release, there¡¯s nothing left for them to do other than to wait for her release..


    ¡°Then I guess she¡¯ll be spending a night behind bars.. do me a favor and get out of here¡±N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    ***


    The ride back to the hotel was a queit one as the two turned their faces to the opposite direction, right on their foreheads was a bit of redness which was as a result of their earlier bump against each other..


    ¡±Take the next turn¡± Damien ordered..


    Olivia turned to him when she heard him speak, the next turn? the hotel was just straight down the road..


    ¡°Umm¡­ the hotel is that way¡± she pointed out for him to give a nod..


    ¡°Since we¡¯ll be leaving tonight, I figured out that it would be nice for us to explore the city for a while before we leave.. what do you say?¡±


    He asked hoping he¡¯d get a reasonable response from her this time, all his efforts today to get into her good books failed..


    Firstly today he tried to give her a warm embrace, but his body reacted differently today and just a few minutes ago, he tried to be a bit romantic but they ended up bumping their heads together..


    ¡°Is there something I should know? you¡¯re suddenly acting nice to me.. and it¡¯s really creeping me out.. just like that smile on your face¡±


    Damien cleared his throat ¡°Well.. I figured out that I can¡¯t possibly be mad at my son¡¯s mum.. even though she can be annoying sometimes¡±


    ¡°Oh.. now I get it.. are you trying to flirt me?¡±


    ¡°I want much more than that.. that¡¯s if you¡¯re willing to give me a chance¡±


    His eyes held nothing but sincerity in them as he met her amber eyes searching for answers..

 Chapter 67_ The Grand celebration 2

    Olivia pulled her gaze away from his piercing stare, now she got why he was being so nice, the dummy wanted something else in return..


    ¡°I¡¯m very serious Olivia.. are you willing to give me that chance?¡±


    She cleared her throat suddenly feeling ufortable with the question he just asked, a thought like this had never crossed her mind, or maybe it did..


    ¡°Damien.. this is all too sudden.. I get that you want to be a part of Kelvin¡¯s life but we don¡¯t necessarily have to be together for that to happen¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want you to be only my son¡¯s mum.. I want more¡± He dered


    Olivia went loss for words, she simply remained quiet and stared out of the ss all throughout the ride to God knows where..


    ***


    Aldrin shook his head at the cream colored gown Anita was unting in front of him, she ced a hand on her hips while lifting up her head proudly..


    ¡°No..¡±


    Anita sighed and dropped her hand to her side, this was the fifth outfit she had tried out and she has been getting the same reply over and over again from him..


    ¡°Come on honey! I¡¯m tired of putting on dresses only to get a single worded response from you!¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s eyes roamed around the mannequins that wore various designers gowns..


    His eyes settled on a mannequin on a red gown with a gold colored embroidery, he stared back at Anita allowing his eyes to rake her figure¡­


    He turned to thedy next to him and pointed to the mannequin..


    ¡°We¡¯ll take that.¡±


    Anita¡¯s eyes widened in awe, howe that piece missed her eyes..


    She turned to her husband who had a grin on his face, this was a very pretty gown, she¡¯d definitely outshadow her father-inw tomorrow evening at the grand celebration..


    ¡°It¡¯s pretty! I¡¯ll take that¡±


    The genuine smile on her face died down when ady touched that same dress examining it, she turned to the sales assistant approaching her..


    ¡°I¡¯ll take this¡±


    A sigh escaped Aldrin¡¯s lips as soon as he recognized who thatdy was, he wasn¡¯t honestly ready to witness one of their brawls again..


    It felt more awkward now that he knew what transpired all those years ago and the reason for the women¡¯s banter..


    ¡°Umm ma¡¯am.. this has been sold out.. this piece has been sold too¡±


    Tracy¡¯s eyes narrowed down at Anita who was approaching her with an annoyed expression, funny enough how they both shared the same taste in clothes..


    ¡°What are you waiting for? wrap it up!¡±


    Tracy sneered and pulled out her card, she handed it to the sales assistant..


    ¡°I¡¯ll pay double of what she intends to pay you¡± Tracy dered with a hint of mockery in her voice.


    ¡°You wouldn¡¯t dare! my husband picked that dress for me.. and if you think that I¡¯ll let it go, then you¡¯re mistaken!¡±


    Tracy faced Anita once more with a re, she took a step forward to thetter with her hands beneath her bossom..


    ¡°You never miss a chance to snatch things that are not yours! that¡¯s just one of your bad habits Anita Sterling.. and it¡¯s really disgusting¡±


    Anita gasped out in shock at Tracy¡¯s words, she took a step forward ready tounch an attack only to be held back by Aldrin..


    ¡°I¡¯ll make sure I wipe off her ugliness out in a second!¡± She screeched trying to break free from Aldrin¡¯s hold on her..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    ***


    Alexa raked her hand through her shoulder length hair, she was low on funds since Damien hadn¡¯t unfreezed her cards..


    And her only option had been locked up behind bars, tomorrow was her grandfather¡¯s celebration which meant that she¡¯d have to wear one of her old dresses..


    Her ringtone pulled her out of her thoughts, she raised it to her face a little and was a bit surprised by the name that shed on her screen..


    ¡°What is it? the party is tomorrow not today! stop bugging me with your annoying calls! I¡¯m not your girlfriend-


    ¡°Hold on you little spoilt princess! you never told me that a wealthy man¡¯s suit was that expensive! I was mocked at the mall today.. so you better send me some cash to buy an outfit otherwise.. I¡¯m not showing up!¡± An angerced tone retorted at the other end..


    Alexaughed out loud like he just dropped a joke, she herself hasn¡¯t gotten a dress for the asion, what made him think that she would buy one for him?


    ¡°Just shut up okay?! I paid you half of the money.. buy what you need from that money.. you¡¯ll only get the other payment once the task has beenpleted! now buzz off!¡± she yelled in frustration and threw her phone on her bed..


    All these wouldn¡¯t have happened if Damien hadn¡¯t freezed all her cards, that was so inhumane of him! all because of ady and her son?!


    *Not really*


    There was only one choice left, she inhaled deeply and stepped out of the room..


    Right now Becky wasn¡¯t home, which made her task easier..


    She pushed the door open and stepped into the room after making sure that no one was around to spot her..


    ***


    Sandy stared at the invite in her palm with arge grin on her face, they were invited to the birthday celebration of Bernard Sterling..


    ¡°Bianca!e and take a look at this..¡±


    Bianca strode out of the kitchen with a bored expression on her face..


    She epted the invite Sandy was stretching forth to her..


    ¡°You know this won¡¯t be good right? there¡¯s bound to be a scene over there.. I¡¯m very sure that event would be covered by the press..¡±


    Sandy shrugged, well that was better, if the press were to find out about Damien having a son, then that would speed up the process she and Anita have been plotting all along..


    She snatched the invite from Bianca¡¯s hold ¡°Let me have it! there¡¯s no need for you to be a party pooper.. Olivia isn¡¯t a fool.. she has a response for every question thrown at her..¡±


    Bianca groaned out in frustration, this wouldn¡¯t turn out good and she knew it..


    ¡°Aunt.. think about this thoroughly.. this won¡¯t end well¡±


    ¡°Come on Bianca.. just think about the food and drinks and all those wealthy people.. it would be magical and also there would be lots of potential groom waiting over there¡± Sandy cooed trying to convince the hardened heart of Bianca..


    ¡°Nice try.. I¡¯m very sure Kelvin would support me on this one¡±


    ¡°No aunt¡­ I think grandma is right! I¡¯ll get to see daddy¡¯s mum and dad..¡± Kelvin imputed..


    They turned their attention to him, he had a blue helmet on his head while he stood next to his blue bike..


    ¡°And where are you off to young man?¡± Bianca asked curiously folding her arm beneath her bossom..


    ¡°I¡¯m having a bike race with Kiara today..¡±


    ¡°okay baby.. stay safe alright?¡±


    ¡°Ok aunt.. bye¡± he waved at Bianca as he rolled the bike out of the living room..


    Not too long after he left, the doorbell rang..


    Bianca and Sandy exchanged brief nces before turning to the door, whenever their doorbell rings it was always trouble or danger mixed with trouble..


    Bianca opened the door to see two men in ck peering straight at her, oh! just like she had thought, she arched a brow at their closeness with the door, one more inch and they¡¯ll be the door itself..


    ¡°And you are?¡±


    They parted ways to reveal the person standing behind them who had a gentle gaze on her face..


    Bianca¡¯s brows shot up in wonderment, this was another unexpected guest she wasn¡¯t expecting from the Sterling¡¯s..


    ¡°May Ie in?¡±

 Chapter 68_ Home sweet home 1

    The ck Bentley rolled up in front of an arcade, Olivia snapped her head back to Damien, was Damien Sterling trying to have fun? and that too with her?


    He met her gaze with a meaningful smile ¡°You like it here right?¡±


    She gave a nod and almost immediately bolted out of the car, only her mum and Bianca knew how much she loved going to the arcade..


    So this meant, either Bianca or her mum tattled her to Damien, she chose thetter, her mum has been trying to pair her with Damien and so, this was one of his ways to get into her good side..


    Damien watched her back moving excitedly until she entered into the doublerge ss doors..


    ¡°Cover the environment.. we¡¯ll be out in three hours time¡± he said briefly to his guard who was tailing behind him..


    ¡°Yes boss¡±


    Damien entered the colorful room that was bubbling here and there with young men and women, and even some families too..


    His grey orbs roamed around the room in search of Olivia until he spotted her in front of the w machine trying to get a stuffed animal..


    ***


    Bianca and Sandy exchanged nces and then back to the older woman who was sitting before them with a nk expression..


    She sure was old, but her aura was very strong, one that could make anyone nervous but that wasn¡¯t the case when it came to the two who were sitting opposite her¡­


    Bianca¡¯s eyes fell on the two guards by the olddy¡¯s sides who has a stern expression on their faces like they were holding in a hot fart..


    One of them shot her an eery smile when he caught her peering, she shuddered, his smile looked creepy making him look ugly..


    ¡°Okay ma¡¯am.. who are you here to see?¡± She asked curtly unable to bear the silence in the living room..


    Patricia cleared her throat and suddenly chuckled surprising them..


    ¡°I thought you¡¯d never ask.. as you must know.. I¡¯m Patricia Sterling, the olddy of the Sterling¡¯s.. I¡¯ve heard a lot about this small family and so I decided to pay a visit¡± She paused locking her eyes with Sandy who had a frown on her face..


    ¡°Okay?¡±


    She stretched forth her hand to the guard standing by her left side, a gold colored box was handed to her immediately..


    She stretched the box towards Bianca who hesitated for a while before epting it, things were really awkward around here..


    Was it the olddy? or the guards who suddenly pinned her down with their gaze..


    ¡°That¡¯s for my future granddaughter inw.. it¡¯s the dress I got made specially for her.. I heard she¡¯d be back tomorrow.. let her wear this for the event tomorrow¡±


    Sandy snatched the box from Bianca who looked like she was about to hurl it at the old woman¡¯s head..


    She can¡¯t be med, after all the olddy was there to witness the ill treatment they received at their home when Kelvin and Kiara were taken away by her husband..


    ¡°Thanks Mrs Sterling..¡±


    ***


    Charles took a deep breath before pushing the door in front of him open.. he felt like he needed to rify things with Xander..


    Ady shouldn¡¯t be the cause of their fight..


    ¡°Hey man¡±


    Xander sat up from his bed with a small nod, he pulled the headphone resting on his head to settle around his neck..


    ¡°Hey¡±


    ¡°I think we need to talk bro..¡± He said and casually took a seat on the bed..


    Charles raised his hand to Xander¡¯s hair and ruffled it gently with a small smile..


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry things had to go down this way.. I swear I didn¡¯t know that you were interested in a married woman who has kids-


    Xander raised his index finger a bit, he just heard something that needed to be corrected..


    ¡°Woah dude.. she isn¡¯t married neither does she have kids..¡±


    Charles was dumbfounded by the revtion, she didn¡¯t have kids?? but those children she came with to the mall addressed her as their mum the other day..


    ¡°What?¡±


    This was the reason he didn¡¯t pursue her, he had honestly thought that she was married with two kids..


    ¡°I¡¯m serious bro.. her mum and aunt has invited me a couple of times to their home.. and I can confidently tell you that she¡¯s single¡­ but it¡¯s fine.. if you have a thing for her, I¡¯ll step back¡±


    Charles snorted when he heard thetter¡¯sst words..


    ¡°Look at you trying to be matured.. I don¡¯t mind stepping back, after all I did promise you to stay away from your chicks.. and I¡¯m a man of my words¡±


    Xander pulled Charles in for a bro hug, he parted his cousin¡¯s back gently..


    ¡°I¡¯d have said I love you.. but I figured out it would have sounded awkward¡± He joked to receive a light punch from Charles..


    ***


    Olivia stomped her feet in annoyance when the w dropped down the cute stuffed purple rabbit she had been trying to get for a while..


    Damien chuckled at her expression, he held her shoulder and gently moved her aside..


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to be mad about it.. let me help, I¡¯m sure it¡¯s way much easier if I do it¡±


    He collected a coin from her and inserted into the coin hole..


    ¡°I want that rabbit please¡± She blinked her eye at him with a small pout¡­


    He gave a nod, a smile tugged at the corner of his lips at her cute reaction¡­.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    The ws grabbed the purple rabbit moving from side to side, Olivia¡¯s eyes widened, she pounded his arm in excitement..


    ¡°Yes! yes! yes! ¨C


    suddenly it dropped..


    Her face fell in disappointment..


    ¡°I¡¯ll try again¡±


    ¡®I¡¯ll try again¡¯ Olivia lost count of how many times he had said that to her in thest one hour and still they got nothing, she was getting impatient so as Damien who was at the verge of breaking the w machine..


    A couple beside them shrieked out in excitement when they got their fifth win, Damien snorted and tried once more..


    ¡°Are they doing this on purpose?!¡± his tone came out rather annoyed, he inserted another coin and tried to navigate the control, this time he got it..


    Olivia screamed out in excitement and threw herself into his arm unexpectedly, Damien was astounded..


    ¡°You did it!¡±


    She pulled away from him oblivious to what she did and turned around to grab her stuffed animal..


    She turned back to the w machine and pointed to a white teddy bear..


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we try again? we might win this time again¡±


    Damien clenched and unclenched his fingers feeling confident about it..


    ¡°Of course.. just give me two minutes..¡± he turned back to the w machine..


    Half an hourter¡­


    Olivia held Damien back from smashing the w machine with his fist, the dude was literally fed up of losing to the machine..


    ¡°Hey let it go.. it¡¯s just a machine!¡±


    She yelled out to him pulling him out while he continued to curse and threaten the w machine..


    ¡°I¡¯m Damien Sterling okay?! who do you think you are to y dirty with me?!¡±


    Olivia smiled apologetically to the people around as she pulled Damien out with her, once they were out she bursted outughing at him..


    That was so hrious, a full grown man like himself, cursing at a machine for ying dirty..


    Damien¡¯s anger subsided a little seeing herugh so much..


    ¡°It¡¯s not so funny¡±


    Olivia smacked his arm gently with an amused expression..


    ¡°Of course it is.. it¡¯s not everyday you see a famous personality yelling at a w machine.. what were you thinking Damien Sterling? it¡¯s just a machine you know?¡±


    Damien¡¯s lips pulled up ¡°I find it cute whenever you call out my name that way¡­.¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face burned red, she turned on her heels moving fast to the direction where their car was parked..


    Damien chuckled and followed slowly behind her..

 Chapter 69_ Home sweet home 2

    The rest of the few hours was spent driving around the city till nightfall, the ck car pulled over in front of the tall hotel building..


    Damien took a nce at his side to see the once lively and chirpydy resting her head on his shoulder in deep slumber..


    His idea to explore the city for a while paid off, he noticed she was a little bit free with him as of now, he suddenly chuckled..


    It was crazy how life yed tricks on people, thedy from that night six years ago happened to be thestdy he¡¯d want anything to do with but he had no other choice than to change that mentality..


    The driver turned back to face his boss who was intently peering at the sleepingdy..


    ¡°Boss we¡¯ve ¨C


    Damien ced a finger to his lips to shut the lousy driver up, he didn¡¯t want to wake her up from her sleep..


    She looked tired and stressed out..


    He held her head gently cing it back on the headrest, she moved a bit but didn¡¯t open her eyes or wake up..


    The car¡¯s door opened as he stepped out walking to the other side of the car, he pried the door open and lifted her out gently from the car heading into the building..


    They had a long flight tomorrow, so it¡¯ll be best if they get enough rest..


    He carried her in his arms all the way to their room..


    Damieny her gently on the bed like she was an egg he was afraid to drop, he pulled off her ck heels cing them on the floor, he drew the duvet over her body¡­


    ***


    The birds chirping by the balcony seemed to cause a disturbance to thedy tangled on the sheets of the bed..


    Her amber eyes opened slowly, she peered at her surroundings before her gaze settled on a figure standing next to her staring at his wrist watch as if contemting whether to wake her up or not..


    Olivia sat up running her hand through her blonde hair that was all messed up, this should only be med on her abnormal way of sleeping at times..


    ¡°Good you¡¯re up.. we¡¯re leaving in the next twenty minutes.. go get ready¡±


    Olivia¡¯s jaw dropped, twenty minutes? but she didn¡¯t have enough time to pack upst night? and howe she got back to the hotel? thest thing she recalled was when she was in the car..


    ¡°But I haven¡¯t packed-


    ¡°I took care of that.. your outfit is over there¡­ I¡¯ll be waiting down for you¡±


    She gave a nod and watched him turn around heading out of the room..


    ¡°Did he bring me upst night?¡± She pondered curiously..


    ***


    Today was the said grand celebration the Sterling¡¯s were holding today in the evening, every news channel was talking about today..


    It¡¯s been like this for years now, whenever any of the Sterling¡¯s were hosting a party, it would automatically be the talk of the town for at two weeks..


    They saw it as a day where all the elites and high ss families in the society meet up to celebrate the old man¡¯s new age..


    Just like how things were in the Sterling¡¯s ancestral home, everyone gathered around the table where a big cake sat with two candles on top of it..


    Old Sterling was all smiles, by his side sat numerous wrapped boxes of gifts he received from his family..


    ¡°Ahh.. do you think father would love this?¡±


    Aldrin stared nkly at the enormous bouquet of white roses Anita was holding onto, the old man sure loved flowers especially if they were white roses..


    Well, today was like every other years Anitapeted with Tracy on who could get the best gift for Bernard..


    He held onto the gift boxes he was struggling to hold going down the stairs, Anita had literally stayed up all night wrapping those gift boxes..


    ¡°Yeah I guess.. what are in these boxes? and why are they so heavy?¡±


    Anita rolled her eyes at his dramatic tantrums, she walked slowly to the rest who were hovering over therge table showering the old man with gifts..


    ¡°Happy birthday Father¡± Anita screeched out with a wide grin on her face..


    Alexa, Becky, Patricia and Asher all turned to the duo who were approaching them, Anita¡¯s face was barely visible due to the white roses blocking her face..


    Bernard¡¯s smile froze on his face at the amount of roses Anita was holding..


    ¡°Thank you?¡±


    And he thought he had seen it all until another screech filled the living room..


    Tracy walked in with a single white rose smiling from ear to ear..


    ¡°Happy birthday Elder Sterling¡±


    She handed the rose to him which he epted skeptically..


    Anita chuckled nudging Aldrin with her elbow ¡°Look at that.. she¡¯s so stingy to get him a nice gift.. she got father a single rose¡±


    In as much as Aldrin wanted tough so much at what his wife just pointed out to him, he couldn¡¯t..


    Why??


    Ten men in ck all strode into the living room right behind Tracy, five out of them had white roses each, times two bigger than the ones Anita was currently holding..


    While the other Five had four medium sized boxes each of wrapped up gifts..


    Tracy met Anita¡¯s cold re with a mocking smile, she settled her gaze back at the old man..


    ¡°Please ept this on behalf of the Brown¡¯s.. we wish you a joy filled asion¡±


    Aldrin took a nce at his side, good gracious! she was fuming which wasn¡¯t a good thing..


    Tracy collected one of the bouquet from one of the men and stretched it forward to Old Sterling who was about to ept it, but Anita was faster, in a sh, she shoved Tracy aside and handed her own bouquet to her father-inw..


    ¡°What the-


    Anita turned back to her feigning a sorry expression ¡°I¡¯m really sorry.. I didn¡¯t mean to push you, but as you can see.. his hands are pretty upied.. please hand the roses over to one of the servants to take it away.. and thank you for your act of kindness¡±


    Tracy forced a tight smile at her, she tolerated this ill treatment all because Aldrin and his father were present, otherwise, she¡¯ll have taught the prouddy a lesson or two..


    ¡°It¡¯s okay Anita.. I don¡¯t mind¡± she gritted out through clenched teeth..


    Aldrin ced the gift boxes next to his dad who was seated in front of the table..


    ¡°Well I guess we have to blow out the candles.. and dad don¡¯t forget to make a wish¡±This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    Bernard and the rest had a goodugh at his words, well except for twodies who were ring at each other..


    They sang the famous birthday theme song with smiles on their face, Bernard blew out the candles after making his supposed wish..


    Then another contest came between the two women on who would be the first to feed the old man the first bite of the cake..


    The smiles on everyone¡¯s face died down as the two women cut out a piece of cake and both shoved it into Bernard¡¯s mouth at the same time..


    ¡°Should we p or walk away?¡± Becky whispered to Aldrin to see thetter shrug..

 Chapter 70_ Trouble

    Aldrin stood next to Anita while she washed her hands covered with the cake¡¯s icing, their little contest went too far this time..


    His dad almost choked as a result of their childishness and zeal to outdo the other..


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s time we talk about yourpetitive spirit honey.. I mean everything happened in the past why don¡¯t you let it go?¡±


    Anita turned to him with a sigh, she wiped her hand with the brown colored towel he offered ¡°Don¡¯t you see? your dad clearly prefers her to me.. I¡¯m just trying to please him¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re clearly overthinking things Anita.. I¡¯m sure he likes you too if not he¡¯d have sent us out of his house back to our home¡±


    Anita smiled finally convinced not until her name rocked the entire building, jeez! he sure has the voice to scream..


    ¡°Anita!!¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s eyes widened ¡°Okay.. maybe he¡¯s just a little bit mad at you¡±


    ***


    A frown appeared on Becky¡¯s forehead as soon as she received another debit alert on her phone, she searched through her purse to find two cards..


    One of it was missing, she has three cards which she carries everywhere with her whenever she leaves home..


    Except yesterday when she had left without them, her room wasn¡¯t even locked too..


    Okay! maybe that was because, this was the Sterling¡¯s house, no one can actually be a thief in here.. even the servants knew the implications of entering the rooms..


    A beeping sound on her phone was heard again, this time, the amount that was taken out was twice than the first..


    ¡°What on earth?!..¡±


    She ced her phone against her ear while she tapped her left foot impatiently..


    ¡°Hey bro.. um sorry to disturb your honeymoon, well I just discovered that my card has gone missing.. and I¡¯ve received up to four debits alerts in the span of ten minutes¡±


    Damien sighed massaging his forehead, he knew her card wasn¡¯t stolen, it was taken by someone, someone who needed to shop so badly or they might have seizures..


    ¡°I¡¯ll sought everything out..¡±


    Meanwhile..


    Alexa pointed to a silver gown on a mannequin a few metres away from her..


    ¡°I¡¯ll take that.. and oh.. here¡¯s my card¡± She uttered with a cheeky smile handing the card over to the sales assistant..


    Going into Becky¡¯s room the previous day turned out to be a lucky day for her, now she had a dress to wear for her Grand father¡¯s birthday party..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am the card has been declined¡±


    Alexa sat up from the sofa when she heard what the sales manager just said..


    ¡°What do you mean by that? it was working fine just a moment ago.. try it again!¡± She bellowed in fury..


    ¡°Ok ma¡¯am¡±


    Her phone rang out which she hesitated for a while before picking it..


    ¡°Umm.. yeah?¡±


    The other end was silent for a few seconds before a low deep voice growled out..


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you twenty minutes from now to return Becky¡¯s card back to her.. do you get that?!¡±


    Alexa swallowed hard, she took a nce around checking to see if he was anywhere around her, before she could snap out of her daze and speak up, the call went dead..


    ¡°Big bro- darn it!¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am.. the same thing happened, it was declined¡±


    Alexa snatched the card off thedy¡¯s grip ¡°I suddenly dislike the dress!¡± She snarled..


    She turned away walking with her two shopping bags feeling a bit embarrassed, on a normal day, her hands would have been hurting but today she just had two bags..


    ***


    By the time Damien and Olivia arrived back in L. A, it was already noon and they were both tired..


    Damien peeped at his wrist watch with a sigh, only a few hours to his grandfather¡¯s birthday celebration..


    He took a nce at Olivia when he felt her head resting on his shoulder, he stared at her eyes that were closed, it was really obvious that she was stressed out..


    ¡°Umm boss.. there¡¯s been an ident up ahead.. and the road leading to ma¡¯am¡¯s apartment has been shut down¡±


    Damien took a nce at her once more before he met his driver¡¯s eyes in the rearview mirror..


    ¡°Turn around.. take us back to the vi¡±


    Meanwhile¡­


    Kelvin and Kiara took turns to sniff the red roses a young man at the door just handed to them which was meant for Bianca..


    ¡°Come in.. aunt has been talking about you all day¡±


    Xander arched a brow, he doubted if that was the case, Bianca has been one of the toughest girls he hase across..


    ¡°Where is she?¡±


    Kelvin and Kiara exchanged brief nces, they pointed to the stairs which led all the way up to her room..


    ¡°She¡¯s up in her room¡­ wait right here uncle.. we¡¯ll go call her down for you¡±


    They didn¡¯t wait for his response before they bolted up to the stairs, they didn¡¯t spend up to two minutes when they ran down screaming..


    Xander was startled ¡°What happened?¡±


    Kiara sobbed pointing back to the stairs ¡°Aunt is stuck in her bathroom.. and she¡¯s very scared¡±


    His brows creased in worry, he took a nce up at the stairs..


    ¡°Come show me her room¡±


    The two little troubles tailed behind Xander whose strides wasrger than their tiny steps..


    He got to the door where a sign of ¡®Do not disturb¡¯ was hanging on a piece of cardboard dangling by a string..


    He turned the knob and hurried into the room, he closed the door behind him totally oblivious to the pair of eyes staring at his back in shock..


    Bianca closed the novel she was reading and gently pulled the duvet covering her feet off..


    ¡°What are you doing here?!¡± She yelled out causing Xander to freeze on the spot..


    Kiara pulled out the key from its keyhole and handed it over to Kelvin..


    ¡°Now they won¡¯t be able to get out..¡±


    Kelvin chuckled and pulled Kiara along with him .. ¡°Come on.. let¡¯s go ride our bikes down the street before my grandma gets back home¡±


    ***


    Damien stared down at the sleeping figure on his bed, he walked away from her taking off his cufflinks and tie..


    His phone rang out, he took it out of his pocket and raised it up to his ear..


    ¡°Oh alright.. I¡¯ll send someone over to handle it¡±


    He ced his phone back on the dresser, Rihanna¡¯s airne justnded at the airport, it was a good thing that she wasn¡¯t around to cause havoc yesterday..


    That gave him enough time to bond with thedy on his bed..


    A soft knock came on his door, he walked slowly but calmly to it and pulled it open..


    The head maid came in view, she bowed her head staring down at her feet..


    ¡°Boss.. Old Mrs Sterling sent a few outfit that you can wear to the birthday tonight..¡±


    Damien hummed in reply before he closed the door shut..


    His grandmother was just a sweet soul, always considerate, but he was very sure that his mum would have picked something different for him to wear tonight..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    One thing he knew about her, was her jealousy to every little thing..


    The woman on his bed stirred a bit but she didn¡¯t wake up, she grabbed the nearest pillow to herself clutching it to her chest..


    Damien chuckled at her unconscious yet cute behavior..


    ¡°Trouble¡± he murmured..


    Speaking of Trouble..


    Xander was in for a big trouble after being tricked by the kids toe into Bianca¡¯s room, he cursed himself for being stupid..


    How could those little kids trick a full grown man like himself?


    ¡°Umm.. I can exin.. it¡¯s actually a little bit funny but¡­¡±


    Bianca stepped out of her bed, she reached her hands underneath her pillows to pull out a baseball stick..


    Xander gulped down hard, does she always sleep with that stick underneath her bed every night?


    Well, that wasn¡¯t what he should be asking now because right now Bianca was walking towards him in slow steps hitting the stick softly against her palm..


    ¡°I¡¯ll ask you one more time Xander Gray.. what are you doing in my room?¡±

 Chapter 71_ Embarrassed 1

    Xander took a step backwards while Bianca took slow steps towards him, there was something about her, she was the first to make him feel scared about the consequence of his actions..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.. the kids told me that you were locked up in the bathroom.. and I had no other choice than toe up here¡±


    Bianca pointed the baseball stick to his nose with a narrowed gaze..


    ¡°Don¡¯t bring those innocent kids into this.. today is your day of reckoning Xander Gray!¡± She grinned, which made him more scared of what she might do..


    Darn it! he was a full grown man and yet he was this scared of ady? Maybe it was because of the grin on her face, this was the first time she had smiled at him and he didn¡¯t need anyone to tell him that danger was heading his way..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry i-


    Fireworks and stars sparkled above his head cutting his speech off, he suddenly felt himself falling to the ground..


    Bianca stared down at his figure lying at her feet, she rolled her eyes with a snort..


    ¡°Lazy bones¡±


    ****


    Damien stood next to the bed staring down at Olivia who was still asleep, he pondered whether to wake her up or let her sleep some more..


    But he chose to wake her up, after all she needed to be present at the party tonight..


    ¡°Olivia¡±


    He called out softly to her but got no response, he called out again to her and got the same thing.. no answer..


    Was she deaf or something?


    A sigh escaped his lips, he tapped her arm gently and this time she stirred on the bed pulling the pillow she was clutching to even closer to herself..


    ¡°Olivia wake up¡±


    Her eyes opened slowly, she sat up with a yawn escaping her lips..


    She peered at her surroundings with a small frown on her face..


    rge window.. huge bed! ck curtains! a man staring at me-


    Damien was dumbfounded so as she, she snapped her head to him once more with a wide gaze..


    ¡°You-


    ¡°Before you use me of anything.. I didn¡¯t do it, I brought you here two hours ago.. you have to get ready for the party tonight¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows knotted together, so theynded two hours ago, she fell asleep and here she was.. she tugged her hair with a groan..


    ¡°Are you alright?¡±


    She nodded and pulled the duvet off her body after which she stepped down itching her head weirdly..


    ¡°Umm.. sorry for the inconvenience.. I¡¯ll get going now¡±


    ¡°Wait.. my driver can drop you off-


    The sound of the door closing made him realize that she was gone..


    ***


    Xander groaned out on the ground, what was her fist made of? metals? rocks? what exactly??


    He helped himself up from the floor to his feet staring at her in shock, he touched his nose that stinged a little..


    ¡°What the hell?¡±


    She snapped her gaze back to him with an arched brow..


    ¡°Still dare to talk?! I know my mum and aunt see you as my boyfriend or whatever.. but you¡¯re making this more believable bying to our home.. will you please just stop?¡±


    ¡°I wish I could.. it seems like you¡¯ve gotten my attention..¡±


    He raised his hand in a surrender gesture when the baseball stick was pointed to his face once more, he¡¯d rather she hit him with her fists than that stick..


    ¡°Get out! now!¡± She stressed each words while pointing towards the door..


    Xander touched his nose that was a bit red in color, he wondered if she hated his nose so bad that she doesn¡¯t miss a chance to hit him..


    ¡°Just watch out for me.. babe¡± he teased knowing fully well that she¡¯d be mad with the endearing he added at the end of his sentence..


    He hurried towards the door to get away from her before she uses the stick on him this time, and to his disappointment the door was locked..


    Leaving him yet in another deep trouble, he pulled again, still yet the door wasn¡¯t ready to pay heed to him..


    ¡°Crap! it¡¯s locked!¡± he eximed..


    Meanwhile¡­


    Sandy and Cassie strode into the living room that was oddly quiet, they exchanged brief nces, something felt odd..


    Cassie¡¯s eyes fell on the bouquet of roses sitting atop the table..


    ¡°Who sent those? and where is Kelvin?¡±


    ¡°Kelvin?¡± Sandy called out cing the shopping bag she was holding on the table..


    She heard from Anita that Olivia and Damien were back from their trip, she wondered where everyone was at, even Bianca..


    Did they really leave the apartment without locking it?


    A little thud above them made them panick a little, they suddenly rushed up the stairs..


    ***


    Anita squealed out in joy as she threw herself into Damien¡¯s arms, she tightened her embrace around him almost squeezing the life out of him in the process..


    She was so happy to see him after two whole days of him being away..


    ¡°I missed you so much baby..¡± she said amidst tears which made Damien roll his eyes hard..


    ¡°Come on mum.. not today¡± he groaned out holding her shoulders to take a look at her face, a teasing grin tugged at the corner of her lips..


    He squinted her eyes suspiciously at her, why was she smiling? wasn¡¯t she crying a while ago?


    ¡°What happened?¡±


    Anita sniffed back her tears with a small giggle ¡°You smell of ady¡¯s perfume.. Olivia¡¯s to be precise!¡±


    Damien sighed in relief, he sniffed his arm and truly he had her sweet scent on him, perhaps because she rested on him or because he carried her all the way up to his room..


    ¡°I knew it! I also heard that you both shared a room together.. and there was no couches or extra rooms!¡±


    He narrowed his gaze down at her, howe she knew about this? only he and Olivia knows about that..


    Andstly Rihanna, but Rihanna would be thest person his mum asks anything for, or else everything that happened over there had something to do with her..


    ¡°Mum did you really do all that?¡±


    Anita shrugged nonchntly ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about honey¡­ anyways I heard that nasty little b*tch followed you all the way there¡±


    Damien knew she was trying to change the subject, anyways he already got his answer and speaking of Rihanna where was she? he was sure that she¡¯ll be pretty mad


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    Tracy gasped as soon as her daughter stepped into the living room pulling her trunk harshly on the ground..


    ¡°sweetie? you¡¯re back?¡±


    ¡°Why? you don¡¯t want me back?! I¡¯m really mad right now! and I¡¯ll like everyone to stay out of my personal space! I just spent a night with the mosquitoes!!!¡± She barked out before leaving for her room..


    She pushed the door open and flung her trunk across the room, if she had known that she¡¯d be humiliated that way, she would have dly stayed back at home..


    Damien made her look like aplete fool in front of Olivia, while Olivia on the other hand openly challenged her about getting her child¡¯s father..


    She pulled out her phone from her purse before raising it to her ear, it rang a few seconds before it was answered..


    ¡°Rihanna? I heard you¡¯re back baby!¡± Alexa¡¯s excited phone rang out at the other end..


    The grip around her phone tightened, Alexa had no idea of what she had passed through over there..


    She stared down at the tiny red marks on her pale skin, those nasty little blood suckers turned her into a grand feast!


    ¡°Yes I¡¯m back Alexa! I hope long beard will be at your grandfather¡¯s birthday party as nned tonight? because I¡¯m so eager to see that awfuldy¡¯s downfall!¡±

 Chapter 72_ Embarrassed 2

    Sandy and Cassie traced the sound to Bianca¡¯s room, they stood in front of the door where the sign was clearly hung..


    ¡°I guess she¡¯s on do not disturb mode.. we better get going¡± Cassie suggested taking a step forward to leave..


    However, the sound came again this time louder, their eyes widened and that also sounded like a man¡¯s groan..


    ¡°Bianca open up!¡±


    Bianca¡¯s hand froze on air with the baseball stick ready to strike Xander¡¯s butt for the third time, she dropped the stick to the ground staring at the poor figure groaning on her bed..


    ¡°Quit whining! I didn¡¯t even hit you that hard!¡± she scorned walking to the door, she pulled it but it didn¡¯t open..


    ¡°It¡¯s not opening!¡± She groaned out in displeasure¡­.


    Cassie ced her ear against the door, she had a feeling Bianca wasn¡¯t alone in her room, did her daughter bring any man home?


    ¡°It¡¯s locked Sandy..¡±


    ***


    Thirty minutester..


    The mini living room was quiet as Bianca narrowed her gaze at the two kids who had their heads bowed down..


    ¡°So who among you both locked us up?¡±


    Kelvin and Kiara both pointed at each other, Bianca closed her eyes with a sigh..


    ¡°What on earth were you thinking when you hit your boyfriend with a stick? he looks scared and hurt¡±


    Bianca turned around to face her mum and Sandy who were tending to Xander¡¯s every need like he was really hurt..


    She knew that he was faking being hurt just so they can scold her or worse, force her to tend to his needs..


    They didn¡¯t even bother to ask him why he was here in the first ce..


    ¡°Scared? He¡¯s faking! all he wants is attention and nothing more¡±


    ¡°Which you aren¡¯t giving to him.. he needs attention but¡­ baby, will you please stop fighting with him every time? the poor boy is hurt and needs you by his side¡±


    Bianca sighed in defeat, nothing she says to them matters, they really thought that she was Xander¡¯s girlfriend..


    Xander shed her a toothy smile which annoyed her deeply..


    She pulled her gaze off him to the the kids before her who were now whispering to each other¡¯s ears in turns..


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    They jolted out in startlement, Kiara blinked her cute brownrge orbs at her..


    ¡°Aunt.. I¡¯m very sorry, Kelvin forced me to do it and I had to help him because he¡¯s my best friend..¡± she pouted..


    Kelvin snapped his head to her ¡°Liar! I didn¡¯t do that.. it was you who locked the door and also flushed the key down the toilet¡±


    Bianca¡¯s eyes widened in surprise at their cute devilish ns towards her..


    Why on earth was everyone so eager and desperate to match her up with Xander? thetter was an annoying freak who thinks he could get whatever he wants with the snap of his fingers..


    ¡°That¡¯s right! no dessert for you both tonight!¡± she dered..


    The doorbell rang, Kelvin was ready to bolt towards it only to be caught back by Bianca..


    ¡°Not so fast little man.. I¡¯ll get it myself, I want you both to sit down here without moving an inch.. and think about what you¡¯ve done!¡±


    She hmphed! and walked to the door, she pulled it open for a smile to spread on her face..


    ¡°Olivia!¡±


    Olivia embraced Bianca tightly with a small chuckle..


    ¡°Mummy! Aunt!¡±


    Kiara and Kelvin crashed into Olivia¡¯s body, she kissed Kiara¡¯s forehead before lifting Kelvin up with a small groan escaping her lips..


    ¡°Baby.. I missed you the most.. you¡¯ve put in so much weight in just two days..¡±


    ¡°Hey Hun¡±


    ¡°Hi Olivia¡±


    Bianca pulled in her luggages taking them away while Olivia strode to the couch where a figurey with a white sheet over his body..


    ¡°Mum! aunt Cassie!¡± She eximed embracing them one after the other..


    Her gaze fell on the figure once more ¡°Uhh.. there¡¯s a man on my couch¡± she pointed out for them tough out like she had just dropped a joke..


    ¡°That is Xander Gray and also Bianca¡¯s boyfriend.. you know how she is? they had a little fight again and she ended up breaking his butt¡± Cassie sighed at the end of her speech..


    ¡°Oh¡±


    ***


    Alexa stared at the mirror taking in several deep breaths, her big brother was in their grandfather¡¯s study, they seem to be having a conversation..


    She had been practicing in front of the mirror for over twenty minutes on how to approach him nicely and convince him to unblock her card..


    it¡¯s been really tough for her, she just couldn¡¯t speak nicely.. even to her own reflection! jeez!


    ¡°Arrghhh! this is a lot harder than I thought..¡±


    She turned to her phone that rang out on her bed, she left for the bed and picked it up, when she saw who it was, she hesitated for a while before taking it..


    ¡°What is it?¡± she asked impatiently..


    ¡°Our car broke down.. we won¡¯t be able to make it there in the next two hours.. send a car toe get us¡± A deep male voice resonated at the background..


    Alexa¡¯s face scrunched in displeasure, this was so far the worst henchman she has ever seen or heard of.. and what does he mean by ¡®we


    ¡°I gave only you a job! what do you mean by ¡®we¡¯?!¡±


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    Alexa¡¯s jaw hung in disbelief, this fool might actually bring his entiremunity with him and eventually put her in a big trouble..


    And who does he even think he is to be offer a ride by the Sterling¡¯s?


    Her brother would definitely cut off her oxygen supply if he gets to know about her ns tonight, it was already worse that he froze all her cards..


    ¡°Now listen carefully to me long beard¡­ you better get yourself over here before the next forty minutes or else I¡¯ll skin alive!¡± She barked out loud and threw her phone back to her bed..


    ¡°Who was that?¡±


    Alexa froze for a second.. no.. no.. no. no.. not him, not Damien! did he overhear her? she panicked before turning to him slowly..


    Howe she didn¡¯t hear him walking in?


    She forced a tight small at him ¡°Umm.. hey bro¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows furrowed, was it his hearing or did Alexa just threaten someone over the phone?


    ¡°Who were you talking to?¡±


    Alexa gulped down hard, she had to say something, anything! or else Damien will make sure to figure everything out..


    ¡°Huhh.. that was my.. boyfriend! yes.. boyfriend¡±


    He squinted his eyes at her, it was a little hard to believe that any man would be able to put up with her endless drama..


    ¡°Oh really? I can¡¯t wait to see him at the event tonight.. in the meantime.. I¡¯ve received reports about you..¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Damien inserted both hands into his pocket staring around her room, he had a feeling she was hiding something from him after all she was his sister..


    They practically grew up together..


    ¡°In thest two days I¡¯ve been away.. you¡¯ve been causing one trouble or another.. and about today.. what made you think that it was okay to take Becky¡¯s card?¡±


    Alexa went loss for words ¡°If you hadn¡¯t frozen my cards I wouldn¡¯t have done that.. please Damien.. I¡¯m a total mess-


    ¡°This should be thest time you make that same mistake.. I¡¯ll unfreeze your card when I feel it¡¯s the right time.. but for now, I¡¯ll keep a close eye on you¡±


    Alexa opened her mouth to speak once more, but he already walked out through the door closing it behind him..


    She sat on her bed and banged her fist on the soft mattress..


    ¡°Darn it bro! you¡¯re making me mad..¡±


    ***


    Cassie and Sandy listened to the one hundred reasons their daughters wouldn¡¯t be making it to the party..


    ¡°I¡¯m tired of staring at my boss¡¯s face.. would you please let me stay?¡± Olivia murmured exasperatedly..


    ¡°I¡¯m very sure Xander would be there and to cut the long story short, I hate those lousy rich people.. they only know how to show off¡± Bianca added..


    ¡°Nonsense!.. we¡¯ve been invited by the Sterling¡¯s themselves.. do you know what this means?¡± Sandy asked staring dreamily at nothing in particr..


    Olivia frowned, well yeah.. she knew what this party might turn out to be.. Kelvin¡¯s identity as Damien¡¯s son would be at stake..


    ¡°The press and the guests are going to confirm that Kelvin is Damien¡¯s son at the party.. and then we¡¯ll get involved in one of those nasty mean scandals on social media¡± Olivia reasoned hoping to change her mum¡¯s mind against going to the party¡­.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous Olivia.. no one is going to find out that Kelvin is Damien¡¯s son¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips parted in shock, was this one of the ridiculous ways to convince her?


    She pulled Kelvin to stand in front of Cassie and her mum..


    ¡°Look at this cute soul.. he lookspletely like his father.. even Damien believed that Kelvin was his son without conducting any DNA test.. the guests won¡¯t be daft you know?¡±


    Cassie sighed and pulled Bianca along with her to a distance far away from Olivia..


    ¡°Mume on..¡±


    ¡°Listen Bianca.. you have to go to this party! Olivia will choose to go if you change your mind!.. otherwise she and Damien will be strained once more¡±


    ¡°But-


    Bianca groaned out in displeasure, she sighed when she saw her mum¡¯s hardened expression..


    ¡°Fine I¡¯ll go.. but don¡¯t me me when if I eventually break anyone¡¯s butt again!¡±

 Chapter 73_ Embarrassed 3

    The evening was set as men and women entered the grand hall decorated and transformed into a ce of glitz and mour..


    They tend their invitation cards to the two big burly men at the entrance of the hall, who allowed them in after confirming their identities..


    Among these fancy people was long beard who was dressed in a ck cheap looking tuxedo, beside him was ady who was assumed to be his date..


    The body guard looked up from the invitation card to the man before him who had a smile on his face..


    ¡°Enjoy your night..¡±


    They were granted ess to go in afterwards, Long beard¡¯s eyes roamed around the hall in search of a familiar face or perhaps faces..


    Meanwhile¡­


    Anita adjusted her dress a little when she spotted some women from the ¡®high ss women meeting¡¯


    She wore a red stunning dress with a touch of gold which shimmered like sunlight on silk, its fitted bodice and flowing skirt draped elegantly on her curves.


    By her side stood Damien who was hissing in impatience peeping at his wrist watch at every chance he got..


    ¡°She isn¡¯t here yet?¡± She asked..


    He hummed in response, he took a deep breath in and turned around to leave her side when he spotted Alexa speaking to an unfamiliar man discreetly..


    ¡°Is that the boyfriend she was talking about?¡± he arched a brow at his own words..


    He knew of his sister¡¯s high taste in everything but this time it seems different..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be right back mum¡±


    Anita reached out to his arm before he could take a step, she pouted blinking her eyes at him..


    ¡°Don¡¯t leave yet.. I have to introduce you to a few friends.. even though they know who you are, since you¡¯re famous¡±


    Damien exhaled sharply, this sounded awkwardly familiar to him, she does this every time they host a party..


    Three women approached them with wide grins on their faces, one which was obviously feigned.. he knew them all..


    ¡°Mrs Sterling!¡± They chirmed in unison and all he could do was just stand there to be used as a bragging tool by his mum..


    Anita shed them one of her widest grin, she tucked her hand into Damien¡¯s arm to unt him off like always..


    ¡°Heydies!.. you¡¯re looking all pretty¡± Sheplimented..


    ¡°OMG! I love your dress!¡± one of them who wore a royal blue gown eximed with her eyes almost popping out of its sockets..


    And as always, Anita grinned from ear to ear..¡±My husband got it for me.. he¡¯s too sweet and oh.. here is my son.. I¡¯m sure you all must have heard of him and seen him in several TV interviews¡±


    Damien offered a polite smile, his gaze fell on his mum who was loving the attention she was getting from the women..


    ¡°He¡¯s handsome but definitely not single.. my baby is taken and rumors has it that thedy he¡¯s into is quite mysterious¡±


    One of the women arched a brow ¡°Wait Anita.. isn¡¯t he like engaged to Rihanna Brown?¡±


    Anita snorted, Rihanna her foot! her precious son can¡¯t be with a woman like her..


    ¡°Oh! is he? I guess-


    Damien sighed and suddenly pulled his mum along with him, she never misses a chance to speak ill about Rihanna..


    ¡°Hey slow down honey..¡±


    He stopped walking when he was quite a distance away from the women who were now murmuring amongst themselves..


    ¡°Mum what was that about?¡±


    ¡°I have no idea of what you¡¯re talking about.. sooner orter everyone will find out that you have a son with Olivia.. so what¡¯s the big deal if I tell everyone about Olivia?¡±


    Damien touched his temples with a groan escaping his lips, luckily for his mental state, his dad appeared in front of them..


    ¡°There you are Anita! you look stunning..¡±


    He rolled his eyes and walked away from their side, he wasn¡¯t ready to listen to themplimenting each other or else he wanted to die from redness..


    He collected a ss of red wine from a waiter passing by feeling a bit annoyed that Olivia and Kelvin weren¡¯t here yet, a sudden gasp from the guests made him turn around to face the entrance of the hall¡­


    His throat bobbed up and down the moment his eyes fell on her, he swallowed hard, she was here..


    She looked breathtakingly beautiful in her gold colored dress that flowed down her height, its deep cut neck showed off a little of her mounds..


    Which in a way annoyed him, he shook off every negative thoughts and ced the ss of wine on a table before walking to their direction..


    ¡°Woah! who¡¯s that hot dudeing our way?¡± Bianca teased pointing her brows to Damien¡¯s direction..


    Olivia¡¯s face flushed, she bit her lower lip suddenly feeling nervous, this was the first time that she was invited to such a grand event hosted by the Sterling¡¯s..


    She was startled when Kelvin suddenly left her hand and bolted to Damien who immediately lifted him into his arms like he weighed nothing..


    She frowned, he just gave Kelvin more reasons topare him to her..


    She could hear the murmurs and also feel the stares as Damien stood in front of her..


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    ¡°Bianca! get back here!¡± she said in a lowered and firm tone but thetter had a mind of her own as she scurried off with Kiara¡­


    Damien cleared his throat and stretched forth his hand to Olivia..


    ¡°Come on..¡±


    She panicked a little, the cameras were clicking and shing while the guests were murmuring and whispering among themselves, she took a deep breath in and raised her hand to ce it on his..


    But¡­


    She was shoved aside by another figure who epted Damien¡¯s outstretched hand..


    And that figure was none other than Rihanna Brown!


    ¡°Damien.. I think we need to talk in private¡± her chirpy and annoying voice broke out..


    Olivia snapped her head back to Rihanna who casted her a look of hatred, this little act didn¡¯t miss the eyes of everyone..


    ¡°How dare-


    Her speech was cut off.. why??


    Kelvin who was still in Damien¡¯s arms suddenly pulled Rihanna¡¯s hair packed into a messy bun..


    ¡°Why did you push my mummy? you bad aunt!¡± His little voice pierced through everyone¡¯s ears..


    Damien tried to move back away from Rihanna but Kelvin¡¯s grip only got stronger leaving Rihanna screaming on top of her lungs..


    ¡°Kelvin.. let her go¡± Olivia cautioned which fell on deaf ears..


    ¡°No mummy.. she picked on you, she¡¯s a baddy and bad people should be taught a lesson¡±


    Olivia touched her forehead with a sigh, she knew it! she knew it! she knew it! they were going to create a scene.. and look, they¡¯ve barely spent a minute in here..


    The shes and clicks of cameras became even more rming, Olivia walked in between the two and detached Rihanna¡¯s hair from Kelvin¡¯s grip..


    Rihanna stepped back panting heavily, her once beautifully styled hair was now a royal mess, she could hear the giggles and loudughter flying around the hall..


    ¡°How dare you?!¡± She screeched ring furiously at Kelvin..


    ¡°You started it bad aunt! my mummy could have gotten hurt!¡±


    Alexa walked to Rihanna and stood by her side, her eyes fell on Olivia and then to her son who looked like he wasn¡¯t satisfied by what he just did..


    ¡°You listen carefully to-


    Damien took hold of Olivia¡¯s hand and turned around walking back to their designated table totally disregarding the two who were fuming behind them..


    Rihanna¡¯s face reddened in embarrassment, she was totally embarrassed.. for real, this was the most gruesome way to humiliate her..


    Anita turned to face her friends who also had a look of confusion on their faces, who was thatdy? and why does the little boy look like Damien?


    ¡°I told you! that¡¯s his wife and son!¡± She eximed which made Aldrin choke on his drink..


    Meanwhile from a distance, Bernard was seething in rage, not only did Oliviae to his birthday party, but she chose to bring her son along with her and also wear the dress meant for Rihanna..


    ¡°Call Damien over.. I want to have a word with him¡± He murmured to the guard standing next to him..


    Patricia held her husband¡¯s arm shaking her head slowly..


    ¡°Let them be.. Damien already made his decision to chase after Olivia and her son.. you can talk to him when this event is over.. you¡¯ll only make matters worse by talking things out with him now¡± the olddy said calmly, and like an antidote her words were able to cure his anger..


    He took in a deep breath and squeezed her hand holding his arm gently..


    ¡°Fine¡± he remarked in defeat..


    At another part of the hall..


    Alexa strode to long beard who was chunking down his ss of red wine greedily, she snorted in embarrassment and approached him¡­


    ¡°You rascal! I didn¡¯t call you here to drink and eat like a fool! do you get that?!¡±


    The red haireddy standing next to Long beard snapped a brow at Alexa¡¯s rudeness..


    ¡°Excuse me you spoilt little brat!.. that¡¯s no way to talk to my boyfriend!.. don¡¯t think he¡¯s your puppet all because you invited him to your old man¡¯s party.. ugly!¡± She seethed in rage ring daggers at the insolent youngdy..


    Alexa pointed a finger at thedy¡¯s face gritting her clenched teeth..


    ¡°Mind how you speak to me you poor rat! or else I¡¯ll bounce you out of this party with nothing but embarrassment! and as for you long beard.. caution whoever she is to you.. meet me at the agreed location in five¡± she barked out, turned around and left..

 Chapter 74_ Cake disaster

    Olivia narrowed her eyes at Damien who has been sneaking side nces at her every now and then, she felt that he had something to say but was hesitating..


    ¡°Uhh.. do you have something to say?¡±


    Damien shook his head and turned his attention to Kelvin who left his seat to upy hisp..


    ¡°Daddy wanted to tell you that you look very pretty¡±


    Olivia and Damien cleared their throat, this little boy of theirs really know how to leave them in an awkward position..


    ¡°Nice try Kelvin.. don¡¯t think I have forgotten what you just did..¡±


    Kelvin shrugged ¡°I was only trying to protect you.. she¡¯s mean¡± he said with a pout..


    Damien was about to speak when the seat next to him was taken, his mum¡¯s smiley face came in view as her gaze fell on Kelvin and Olivia..


    ¡°Hello Mrs Sterling¡±


    Anita waved a little to Olivia with a smile before her gaze settled on Kelvin¡¯s face..


    ¡°I¡¯m very d that you both could make it today.. Sandy and Cassie said they¡¯ll be here a bitte due to traffic¡±


    The little boy reminded her of Damien when he was still so young and really cute..


    ¡°I¡¯m very upset with you Kelvin¡±


    Kelvin¡¯s head tilted to the side taking a closer look at the olderdy who he recognized to also be his grandmother..


    ¡°But why? I didn¡¯t do anything¡±


    ¡°Of course you did, you pulled Rihanna¡¯s hair¡­ you should have pulled it much more harder than that-


    ¡°Mum!¡± Damien cautioned, he ced both of his palms against Ray¡¯s ears to block it from whatever he was about to say..


    Anita sat back up stroking her hair resting on her shoulder, Rihanna deserved whatever treatment she got tonight..


    She couldn¡¯t wait to see it on the news tomorrow morning..


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    Olivia gave a nod with a thumbs up, she loved what Kelvin did, but again she was a bit annoyed, they¡¯ve certainly drawn attention to themselves tonight and something tells her that their normal lives was about to get bursted..


    ¡°I honestly can¡¯t believe you both.. I know Rihanna can be silly at times but-


    Kelvin hopped down from Damien¡¯sps ¡°daddy can I go to Kiara?¡±


    Damien gave a nod and thetter scurried off¡­


    ¡°Look at him go.. you were just like him Damien.. sometimes I wished you¡¯d go back to being a toddler¡±


    OKay! this conversation was bing a little bit weird between the mother and son, she stood up to her feet and excused herself..


    Meanwhile..


    Alexa rolled her eyes at Rihanna who was still sobbing from the humiliation a while ago..


    ¡°Please will you just stop it?! you¡¯re beginning to get on my nerves right now!¡± She screamed out in frustration..


    There was a knock on the door before it was pushed open, a tall figure stepped in looking around the room for a while before it settled on the twodies in the room..


    Alexa took a step to him with a cold re ¡°What took you so long? e.. what¡¯s that on your teeth? I didn¡¯t pay you to eat!¡±


    Long beard arched a brow ¡°I¡¯m here now right?!¡± heshed out which startled Alexa, she narrowed her eyes at him and suddenly raised her hand ready to strike him on his face..


    He caught her hand swiftly on air squeezing it between his rough palm..


    ¡°I¡¯ve only tolerated your I¡¯ll manners just because you¡¯re the daughter of the Sterling¡¯s.. don¡¯t underestimate my capabilities, this is just a friendly warning to you!¡±


    Alexa pulled out of his hold on her wrist, she massaged it a little, surprisingly she was left speechless by the fierce tone he used on her..


    Rihanna came in between them before they start one of their words exchange that would definitely head nowhere..


    ¡°You¡¯re here which is good.. so how are you going to lure her into this room?.. Olivia is a very smart and sharpdy and she can¡¯t be fooled easily¡±


    Long beard stroked his chin in deep thought, his eyes brightened up a bit..


    ¡°Leave it all to me..¡± he concluded..


    Alexa snorted in disdain ¡°Now that¡¯s a really dumb thing to say.. you aren¡¯t capable of doing anything just right.. but you can have your first try and don¡¯t you dare mess it up.. otherwise you¡¯ll pay me back every cent that I paid to you¡±


    He peered intently at the two rude punks standing in front of him..


    ¡°And when will I get the other half of my money?¡± He inquired


    ¡°You¡¯ll get it after you¡¯vepleted the task.. now get out!, this room is starting to smell just like you¡± Alexa muttered in disgust pinching her nose a little¡­.


    ***


    The hall roared withughter as the guestsughed to the joke the MC just dropped, Damien¡¯s eyes scanned the hall searching for either Olivia or Kelvin..


    It¡¯s has been a while since Olivia left to God knows where..


    Meanwhile at the restroom, Olivia fixed her hair and reapplied her lipstick..


    She smiled at her reflection in the mirror which suddenly turned into a frown as soon as a familiar face popped up behind her..


    She turned around swiftly with an arched brow ¡°Huhh? do you need anything?¡±


    Be snorted, she approached Olivia with a nk expression on her face..


    ¡°You sure had a good time with the boss over there at Chicago didn¡¯t you?¡±


    Olivia gave a nod, she swerved to the left ready to leave the restroom but Be stretched out her hand blocking her path..


    ¡°I never knew you had a son.. but now I¡¯m wondering why any of the documents you submitted didn¡¯t actually address you as ¡®Mrs¡¯ but rather ¡®Miss¡¯ don¡¯t tell me your child don¡¯t have a father.. that exins why you¡¯re trying to glue yourself to our wealthy boss¡±


    Olivia took a step back, she walked to the hand wash bowl where a box of tissue papery on, she took out a tissue and walked back to Be who had a grin on her lips..


    Her smile soon died down the moment Olivia inserted the tissue forcefully into her mouth before sending a sharp but hard p to her face..


    ¡°There.. I hope that answered all of your questions!¡± she mocked shoving thetter aside before stepping out of the restroom..


    She inhaled deeply and returned back to the hall which was a little bit rowdy as different couples danced at the centre of therge hall..


    ¡°What did I miss?¡± She murmured gwaking around the hall..


    Kelvin and Kiara did their little childish dance with the rest of the couples..


    ¡°Your mummy isn¡¯t dancing with your daddy..¡± Kiara pointed out for Kelvin to stop dancing, he looked around the hall till his gaze fell on his mum..


    His eyes lit up seeing Damien approaching Olivia, but just like before, that pesty mean aunt, Rihanna got to Damien before he could go to his mum..


    ¡°Come on Kiara.. we have to teach that bad aunt a lesson¡±


    They made their way to Damien who was trying to pull out of Rihanna¡¯s hold without attracting the media¡¯s attention to himself..


    ¡°Daddy!!!¡± Kelvin¡¯s shrieks reached Damien¡¯s ears but unfortunately Rihanna was too engrossed in the dance to know what the two little troubles were up to..


    All she felt the next minute was two little figures crashing into her, she stepped on her long ck gown and missed a step forward due to her high silver stilettos..


    And boom! she fell face t on therge birthday cake that was meant to be cut after this warm up dancing..


    Once again, the music died down as everyone gasped..


    Kelvin and Kiara made a high five with wide grins on their faces..


    Rihanna pulled her face out of the cake after regaining her stance, her face! and dress were both covered in icing..


    The hall went quiet until¡­


    A loudughter suddenly broke out at one end of the hall, and just the right timing for the spotlight to fall on theughing figure..


    Aldrin took a step to the side leaving Anita all alone in the spotlight..


    Herughter died down after she noticed the gazes on her, she cleared her throat trying to stop theughter rising up from her throat..

 Chapter 75_ Spiked

    Alexa held the box of tissue for Rihanna who was crying her eyes out and at the same time wiping off the white icing from her face..


    ¡°He just stood there and watched me-


    She huped and continued wailing, Alexa could almost feel her best friend¡¯s plight, this night wasn¡¯t for her to be honest..


    If she had known something like this would happen, she¡¯d have convinced Rihanna froming..


    ¡°Those little terror in kids form! I¡¯ll make sure I scold them so much¡±


    ***


    Long beard handed the ss of wine to his girlfriend Nathalie, she stared nkly at the ss of red wine..


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you had enough of expensive wine for one night?¡± She scolded..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    ¡°I want you to do me a little favor babe.. help me pass this to that blonde¡±


    Nathalie¡¯s eyes trailed to the blonde who was speaking with Damien Sterling, she snapped her gaze back to him..


    ¡°Is she your new lover because she is a blonde?!¡±


    ¡°What? no! it¡¯s part of the n remember?¡±


    She took in a deep breath and grabbed her ss of wine resting on the table..


    ¡°Fine!¡±


    She turned around heading to the dance floor, she stopped by their side with the most sincerest smile..


    ¡°Hello..¡±


    Damien casted her a nce, he hoped she wasn¡¯t one of those girls who asks for a selfie with him or worse handshakes..


    But to his dismay, she shed him a small smile ¡°I hope you don¡¯t mind lending me your date for a few minutes?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows shot up in surprise, was she already famous by flocking around Damien? well except the case was vice versa..


    ¡°Oh I don¡¯t mind.. take your time¡± he excused himself..


    Nathalie handed the red wine to Olivia ¡°I¡¯m Nathalie.. but everyone calls me nat¡±


    Olivia hesitated before epting the ss from Nathalie, she found nothing wrong with the chirpydy, but why exactly was she here?


    ¡°Hello nat.. I¡¯m Olivia¡±


    They exchanged handshakes with wide grins on their faces..


    ¡°So.. I¡¯m a photographer, and I love your outfit.. you definitely rock in it, I have an ongoing project to get the most amazing photo.. I came here in the hope for that, and so far no one has gotten my attention like you did¡±


    Olivia raised a brow, she stared at Nathalie¡¯s face trying to pick out any lie from her words but all she found was sincerity..


    ¡°Umm okay.. like right now?¡±


    Nathalie gave a nod, deep down she wondered why Olivia hadn¡¯t taken a sip out of her ss, she smiled once more and clicked her ss against Olivia¡¯s..


    ¡°Cheers¡±


    Olivia brought the ss to her lips but stopped feeling a gaze on her, long beard turned his face away from her when she caught him staring..


    She brought down the ss suddenly feeling uneasy, one look from the young man and also from his way of dressing sent shivers down her spine..


    If not for the tuxedo he was putting on, on a normal day in casual outfits, he¡¯d be seen as a hoodlum or thug..


    ¡°Umm.. can we go now?¡± Nathalie asked pulling Olivia out of her thoughts..


    ***


    Olivia made her way out with Nathalie to the garden where the said photo was to be taken since the full moon shown brightly at this spot..


    ¡°Umm where is your camera?¡± she inquired as she got ready to take a pose..


    Nathalie cleared her throat as she took out her phone..


    ¡°We can improvise right? the men at the entrance took it away from me, only the reporters were allowed to go in with cameras for security reasons.. and I couldn¡¯t tell a lie about me being a reporter since I don¡¯t have an identity card as one¡±


    Olivia chuckled, she took a pose as directed by Nathalie ready to be captured, but for some reasons, she noticed Nathalie was staring right behind her every two seconds..


    She turned around to take a look behind her, suddenly she felt a piece of cloth over her face while a strong arm pressed her against himself, she stepped on his foot trying to get away from his hold until all she saw was darkness..


    ¡°That was an epic performance right there babe..¡±


    Long beard pulled off the hankie from Olivia¡¯s face when she suddenly went limp in his arms, he swiped her off her feet going through the back door of the building..


    Meanwhile at the hall..


    Bianca scowled at the figure that suddenly sat in front of her with a teasing grin on his lips, it seemed his butt was perfectly fine for him to show up in front of her..


    ¡°You look hot in that dress.. for once you¡¯re giving a girly vibe¡± Xandermented checking her out..


    It took her a great amount of self control to stop her fingers from poking his eyes roaming over her..


    ¡°Can¡¯t you just go around the hall and find ady who is ready to give you her full attention? you¡¯re wasting your time trying to flirt with me.. because you¡¯ll never get a response from me¡±


    Xander leaned forward to her with their faces merely an inch apart from each other..


    ¡°I¡¯d have done that, but like I said earlier.. you¡¯ve gotten my attention, I¡¯m not sure if you know this.. but I have a clean record of getting girls.. though you¡¯re a bit tough to get through.. but sooner orter, I¡¯ll make you mine¡± He smirked at the end of his speech, after which he left..


    Bianca exhaled deeply after he was gone, she touched her chest that was thumping wildly like it was about to burst out of her chest..


    ¡°Bianca.. have you seen Olivia?¡±


    She turned to face the tall figure behind her who was none other than Damien..


    She shook her head slowly, right after that hrious moment Rihanna fell face t on the birthday cake, she hadn¡¯t seen Olivia afterwards..


    ¡°I¡¯m sure she must be around here somewhere¡±


    ***


    Alexa gave way for long beard who came into the room with an unconscious Olivia in his arms, he walked towards the bed and gentlyy her down..


    Nathalie turned to Alexa with a displeased expression on her face..


    ¡°For a youngdy as yourself, you sure have a dark heart! you¡¯re utterly disgusting!¡±


    ¡°Shut up!¡± Rihanna barked out ring at thedy who dared to speak..


    Nathalie swiped her hair to the side, just because they were richdies doesn¡¯t necessarily mean that they can go about speaking rudely to anyone they like..


    ¡°You have no idea of what thisdy has made me passed through! your smelly boyfriend is getting paid for the job! and as a doting and stupid girlfriend.. you should support him!¡± Rihanna added shaking in anger..


    Her anger towards Olivia and her son just keeps on growing rapidly, she was humiliated twice all because of that little boy!


    ¡°Whatever! just spare my boyfriend out of this mess if eventually your n backfires!¡± She huffed and left the room closing the door a little harder than necessary..


    Silence returned to the room once more as everyone tried to catch their breath..


    ¡°I¡¯ll send the reporters in.. in twenty minutes, so until then.. enjoy!¡± She dered with a smile stepping out of the room along with Rihanna..


    ***


    Damien came out of the hall where he crashed into the two kids who looked like they were running away from someone..


    ¡°Daddy.. we found you¡±


    Damien noticed the tense look on their faces like they¡¯ve seen a ghost..


    ¡°That bad man took aunt away..¡± Kiara said almost in tears, she handed Damien one of Olivia¡¯s earrings that fell off her ear while she was struggling to free herself from long beard¡¯s grip..


    Damien¡¯s brows shut up in surprise, he felt himself being pulled back into the building..


    ¡°Come this way daddy!¡±


    After a few minutes of running around with the two kids, they stopped in front of a door and pointed to it..


    ¡°Mummy is in there daddy.. when I tried to get in that ugly uncle sent us away¡±


    Damien turned back to the two, he wondered why Olivia would be in there anyways, sometimes kids say the exact opposite of what they see..


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry I¡¯ll handle this¡­ go back to the hall and stay with your aunt and don¡¯t leave her side no matter what¡±


    He ruffled Kelvin¡¯s hair a bit and watched their little frames scurrying away happily..


    He faced the door with a sigh and raised his hand to knock but it creaked open a bit which meant it wasn¡¯t locked, he ced his palm on the door and pushed it open before walking into the room..


    Damien¡¯s jaw clenched in anger as his gaze fell on the figure who was taking his shirt off, his gaze fell on Olivia whoy motionless on the huge bed..


    As if sensing another¡¯s presence in the room, long beard turned around to meet the deadly stare boring a hole on his forehead..


    And before he could speak up, a punch was sent to his face..

 Chapter 76_ Get engaged 1

    Long beard crashed on the sofa after a punch was sent to his face by Damien, he sat up moving back on the sofa as the figure drew nearer to him¡­


    Damien grabbed the cor of his unbuttoned shirt and pulled him up ring ice cold daggers at him, his pupils dted at the thought of what this despicable soul was about to do to Olivia..


    ¡°How dare youy a finger on her?!¡± he barked sending a kick to long beard¡¯s gut..


    ¡°Pl.. ea.. se spare me.. I haven¡¯t touched her yet.. the reporters-


    Damien heard the sounds of footsteps approaching the room, he pulled thetter by his cor and dragged him to bathroom after which he locked it ..


    His gaze fell on Olivia whose dress was a bit out of ce, by the sounds and voices approaching, he knew that it was the reportersing..


    If they were to find him in the room with Olivia, they might get into a messy scandal.. and without wasting any time..


    He hovered over her and pulled the sheet covering them thoroughly, the door burst open as ten reporters with a few camera men stepped in..


    They gasped at the sight, though they weren¡¯t able to make out who it was on the bed..


    ¡°Are we at the right room?¡± one of them whispered for the other to shrug, they turned around to leave the room..


    Meanwhile..


    Damien¡¯s gaze widened as his eyes fell on the once sleepingdy beneath him whose amber eyes were now round like saucers..


    ¡°Arrghhh!!!¡± she shrieked out pushing him off her, the duvet fell off their body revealing them to the reporters who were previously on their way out..


    Clicks, sh and questions filled the room as the two figures exchanged brief nces, Damien climbed out of the bed and immediately helped Olivia too..


    They made their way out of the hotel room being chased by the pesty media¡¯s behind them..


    ¡°You do realize what this mean right? if you hadn¡¯t pushed me off and revealed our faces.. none of these would have happened!¡± Damien breathed out.


    Olivia panted slightly trying to keep up with his pace, how did she end up there in the room in the first ce?


    ¡°I had to scream! what were you even doing on top of me?¡±


    Damien stopped running and faced her ¡°I was trying to save you! I saw some man trying to take advantage of you..¡±


    Her brows furrowed, a man? it suddenly dropped on her, she recalled being forcefully held by a strong arm..


    Nathalie!


    She gritted her teeth in anger, how could she have fallen for a trick like that?!


    ***


    The rest of the family met up with Olivia and Damien and soon after the reporters flocked around them throwing questions at them..


    ¡°Mr Sterling.. are you having an affair with this woman?¡±


    ¡°Mr Sterling aren¡¯t you engaged to Rihanna Brown? or are you cheating on her?¡±


    Alexa and Rihanna exchanged gazes, the n backfired really hard!


    Old Sterling sent a cold nce to his grandson who was still clutching onto Olivia when everything that was happening was clearly her fault!


    The guards were quick to rescue them from the reporters when their questions got intense, the Sterling¡¯s were led away except for Anita who had a solemn look on her face..


    Aldrin turned back with a frown when he didn¡¯t spot his wife by his side, he made his way to her..


    ¡°Let¡¯s go Anita..¡±


    She held back his arm sniffing back tears that were not even there to begin with..


    ¡°Mrs Sterling! do you know about your son¡¯s affair with that woman?¡±


    ¡°Mrs Sterling.. does this have any thing to do with the feud between you and Mrs Brown?¡±


    Anita dabbed her white hankie under her eye lids wiping her invisible tears..


    ¡°My son isn¡¯t having an affair.. infact! thatdy is his soon to be wife.. they also have a son together, the engagement between the Sterling¡¯s and the Brown¡¯s ended a few weeks ago¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s eyes rounded, he¡¯s dead! his dad would kill him!


    He took hold of her hand and instantly led her away while the pests chased after them demanding more answers to their questions..


    ***


    The next morning, the whole country was left talking aboutst night¡¯s incident, footages of Damien and Olivia running out of the room we¡¯re being aired on every news channel..


    ¡°ording from sources, thisdy has a son who looked like Damien Sterling.. Which leaves everyone to question what exactly is going on within these rich families?..¡±


    Bernard massaged his temples as he listened to the reporters talking aboutst night¡¯s disaster.. everyone of the Sterling¡¯s and the Brown¡¯s were all seated before him in therge living room with a pin drop silence except for the TV news..


    They could even hear the sound of their eyes blinking..


    ¡°Damien.. didn¡¯t I warn you about this?! look at what you¡¯ve done!¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything grand father.. I did the right thing by saving Olivia from a huge bacsh that would have been way worse than this! haven¡¯t I made my decision clear?!¡±


    Anita nodded to his words ¡°Yes father.. it¡¯s quite unfortunate that things ended that wayst night.. just when I was starting to like Rihanna¡± She sobbed gently..


    Rihanna sat up with glee in her eyes, Anita Sterling was beginning to like her?


    Anita¡¯s voice was heard next on the TV where she had publicly imed to know about Damien and Olivia¡¯s.. she only made matters worse or good in a way..


    She sank back on her seat with a weird smile on her face seeing as she was now the center of attraction..


    ¡°Aldrin! where were you!¡±


    Aldrin sat up with a frown staring at his dad who looked like he was about to hurl the vase sitting next to him..


    ¡°Me? how is this even my fault in anyway? I¡¯m not the one being shown on the news¡±


    ***


    Meanwhile over here at Olivia¡¯s house, everyone seemed to be living their normal lives like nothing happenedst night..


    ¡°Pass me the butter Bianca¡± Sandy chirmed with a bright smile on her face..


    Well Olivia was done with it, she dropped her cutlery harshly on the table the next second..


    ¡°Seriously?! no one is going to talk about what happenedst night?¡±Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Cassie pulled out the seat next to Olivia and began spreading butter on Olivia¡¯s bread..


    ¡°What should we say? you¡¯re now popr, everyone is talking about you and Damien¡± She chuckled..


    Seriously? even her mum? Bianca? nothing? she knewst night was going to be the end of her normal life..


    ¡°People are addressing me as his secret lover, home wrecker and his mistress! one even called me a baby mama!¡±


    Bianca pointed her fork at Olivia¡¯s face with a teasing grin on her lips..


    ¡°Then you have no choice than to get into a rtionship with him.. take this as an opportunity to start your life afresh with your child¡¯s father..¡±


    ¡°Yes honey.. You¡¯ve been exposed to the world now.. and it¡¯s only right if you hide under Damien¡¯s wings for protection¡± Sandy reasoned..


    Olivia sprang up to her feet staring at each of them like they were imposters..


    ¡°Everyone in that family literally hates me.. even Damien isn¡¯t as pure as he looks.. I¡¯m sure he has some ulterior motives¡±


    ¡°Anita likes you a lot.. and as for Damien, his ulterior motives is just to have you and Kelvin in his life¡±


    The doorbell rang startling them out of their conversation, Kelvin¡¯s shrills followed suite as he raced down the stairs..


    ¡°Yay!! daddy is here!!¡±


    He sped past them like lightening and pulled the door open a little..


    His face fell as he saw the unfamiliar man standing in front of him, he took a nce behind them hoping to see Damien behind the huge man..


    Sure enough, he recognized the ck Maybach to be Damien¡¯s car..


    ¡°Where is daddy?¡± He questioned with his hands on his hips..


    Olivia pulled the door wide open to take a look at who her son was talking to, her eyes dimmed even more, yay! great!


    The Sterling¡¯s were at it again, she crossed her arm beneath her bossom..


    ¡°What? are you here to abduct us again? or perhaps throw us out of the city?¡±


    The guard bowed before Olivia which drew a line of confusion on her forehead..


    ¡°Good morning young miss.. Elder Sterling has requested your presence at the Sterling¡¯s ancestral home urgently..¡±


    Sandy¡¯s squeal burst through the door, she shoved her daughter aside and stood in front of the guard with an awkwardly wide grin on her face..


    ¡°Just send the address she¡¯ll be-


    ¡°We were assigned to bring her along with her son¡± The guard ryed once more..


    Sandy gasped out softly ¡°one sec¡±


    She mmed the door shut and turned to Olivia with a teasing grin..


    ¡°What mum? I¡¯m not going over there!¡±


    ¡°You will honey.. I¡¯m very sure that old man is thinking just exactly what I¡¯m thinking about.. the guard even addressed you as young miss¡±


    The other two who were sitting at the dining stared dreamily at Olivia..


    It seemed everyone in her apartment haspletely lost their minds!

 Chapter 77_ Get engaged 2

    Alexay t on her bed staring at the ceiling, she was doomed and she knew it, her brother would skin her alive if he found out that she was the reason behind this disaster..


    Their n went from bad to worse, none of them could even step outside without being surrounded by the media in a minute..


    ¡°This is really bad Alexa.. Long beard is nowhere to be found and Damien won¡¯t stop until he finds out everything¡±


    Rihanna murmured pacing around, visible sweat could be seen on her forehead, things were already so bad and the possible solution to the problem the Sterling¡¯s were facing is for Damien toe clean in public about the rtionship he shares with Olivia..


    ¡°He might even tell everyone the truth¡± She added with a groan..


    Alexa sat up and staredzily at Rihanna¡¯s worried frame, she couldn¡¯t help but pin this whole disaster on thetter..


    ¡°This is all your fault Rihanna..¡±


    Rihanna stopped on her tracks and turned swiftly to Alexa with a surprised expression on her face, as far as she knew, they were both involved in this n.. so why putting the me on her?


    ¡°My fault? are you kidding me?! you were the one who started all this! you involved long beard and gave him the task.. we are both deep in this mess! so don¡¯t think you can ditch me at s time like this!¡±


    Alexa stood up to her feet and sighed, honestly, ming each other wouldn¡¯t solve anything right now..


    ¡°Fine! and that¡¯s the reason we need to find a solution to this as soon as possible.. my brother can¡¯t find out.. we have to get and delete the CCTV footage from that hotel¡±


    ***


    Damien sat on a sofa next to his mum, he rxed back with his hand on his temple, he felt like he was going insane just by listening to his grandfather..


    He couldn¡¯t really tell how many hours the old man had been talking, everyone in the room was getting very tired and frustrated..


    It¡¯s been quite a while Rihanna and Alexa excused themselves to get something and they weren¡¯t back yet..


    ¡°We can¡¯t even step out without being chased around!¡± he barked once more..


    Anita rolled her eyes, of course she can step out whenever she wanted, and if the media were to chase her around, then she¡¯ll happily give them a response..


    Right now, they were waiting for Olivia and Kelvin to get here, before a final decision will be made..


    She already had the most brilliant idea possible to quench the fire and rumors..


    ¡°Father¡­ there¡¯s really no other option left than for Damien toe clean.. everyone already knows that he has a son-


    ¡°So you¡¯re suggesting?!¡± Bernard bellowed cutting her speech off..


    Aldrin shot her a nce for her to keep quiet, his dad was already pretty mad mad it¡¯ll be best if everyone just kept mute..


    ¡°Daddy!!!¡±


    The excited voice of a young kid pulled them all out of their various thoughts, Kelvin skidded across the marbled floor and jumped right on Damien¡¯sps..


    Damien was surprised at the unexpected entrance even though everyone was expecting their arrival..


    He pulled his gaze off Kelvin to meet the warm set of eyes boring into him..


    ¡°Ohhh!! they¡¯re here!!¡± Anita eximed, she turned to Kelvin poking his cheeks a little..


    Olivia sighed exasperatedly as Anita stood up from her position next to Damien offering it to her, she doubted if she was that generous..


    ¡°Sit next to Damien.. I bet you both might have a lot of things to say to each other¡± She teased with a wink..


    ¡°Thanks..¡± she mouthed and reluctantly sat on the sofa, her hand brushed slightly with his which caused a weird tingling sensation to run down her spine..


    She cleared her throat staring directly at the old man who was now ring at her.


    ¡°You sent for me..¡±


    The old man stood up to his feet, his cold gaze fell on Olivia¡¯s equally cold expression..


    ¡°You¡¯ve managed to have your way.. you should be proud of yourself, you managed to trap a great family like ours to give in to your little demands!¡±


    Olivia sprang up to her feet the next second, her left hand turned into a light fist..


    ¡°Did you call me over just to insult me?.. do you even know what I¡¯m currently facing right now?! I¡¯m the one beingbeled as a bad person and not your family!¡± She gritted in a high pitched tone ring hard at him..


    Damien sighed and pulled Kelvin off hisp, he stood up and held thetter¡¯s small hands..


    ¡°I¡¯ll sought this out grandfather.. you honestly have no right to interfere in my affairs, especially when it concerns my family-


    ¡°Family?! Aldrin have you seen the impact your wife has on him? the kid haspletely lost his mind!.. it¡¯s no big deal to tag her as your mistress.. the real person who you¡¯re meant to be with us Rihanna!¡±


    Just then Rihanna and Alexa came into the room, they hadn¡¯t expected for Olivia to show up given how proud she was.. but here she was standing head to head with Old Sterling..


    ¡°Mistress?¡± she faced Damien with a sardonic smile, her brows arched in amazement..


    ¡°That¡¯s exactly who you are!¡± Rihanna interjected with a firm tone..


    She left Alexa¡¯s side and stood before Olivia with a mocking smile on her lips, all she felt towards the amber eyeddy was anger and hatred! she was the reason she and Damien couldn¡¯t be together, the same reason she was locked up behind bars at Chicago! and the same reason she was humiliated at the party..


    She was currently theughing stock of the country, memes were even made of her after she fell on the cakest night..


    ¡°And who exactly are you? you hold no ce in his life except you were once upon his fiancee.. so don¡¯t you dare speak a word against me!¡±


    Anita apuded her hands, she just loved Olivia¡¯s every response to this awfuldy called Rihanna..


    ¡°Father there¡¯s no other way for them to get out of this mess except they get engaged.. Damien already agreed to it and so should you¡± Anita imputed with her head held high..


    The veins at the side of Rihanna¡¯s neck almost popped out, she gritted her teeth in anger!


    ¡°What?! that¡¯s absurd!-


    ¡°No one needs your opinion youngdy.. Damien was the one who made this decision.. not me or you.. so the least you can do, is to get the hell out of here!¡± She added with a snort..Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Damien took hold of Olivia¡¯s hand and pulled both she and Kelvin along with him..


    ¡°Damien! get back here! this meeting isn¡¯t over!¡± Bernard growled out to thetter who didn¡¯t turn back for a second..


    Rihanna bursted out into tears watching Damien leave with Olivia and her son..


    ¡°Rihanna-


    Aldrin called out only to be shunned back by his daughter..


    ¡°Forget it.. I¡¯ll take care of her, you can go ahead and side with your beloved wife since you go with everything that she says or do¡±

 Chapter 78_ it鈥檚 hard

    Sandy pulled her phone away from her ear a little when she heard the door bell ring, she looked around the room hoping to spot Bianca anywhere..


    ¡°Bianca-


    ¡°I¡¯m on it!¡± Bianca dered walking to the door, she pulled it open only for Olivia to brush past her and head straight to the kitchen..


    She opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of water..


    ¡°Someone seems to be in a bad mood¡± Bianca giggled softly, her brows furrowed slightly wondering where Kelvin was since he didn¡¯te in after her¡­


    She turned to Olivia who was drinking water from the stic bottle like someone who had been thirsty for a whole week..


    ¡°Yeah.. she just got back.. I¡¯ll call youter, bye¡±


    Sandy ced her phone away, she arched a brow at the annoyed expression on her daughter¡¯s face, maybe things didn¡¯t go exactly as nned..


    ¡°Where is Kelvin?¡± She asked looking around for the kid..


    Olivia tossed the empty recyble bottle into the bin, she faced the two who were expecting answers from her..


    ¡°They didn¡¯t take him away right?!¡± Bianca asked aggressively, she was ready to pull down that family if that seemed to be the case..


    Olivia sighed ¡°He¡¯s alright.. he stopped by at Jonah¡¯s apartment.. he and Kiara are having a y date¡±


    ¡°Then what¡¯s with the sour expression? how did it go? and what was their reaction? I spoke to Anita a few minute ago and she sounded a bit faint too.. tell me what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    She walked around the kitchen counter rolling her eyes hard at her mum, she was so worrisome, that¡¯s how all mother¡¯s were..


    ¡°Can you believe what Damien and his mum are suggesting? they want the both of us to get engaged.. isn¡¯t that insane?¡± She questioned hoping to receive an affirmative nod from the two, but Instead she got the opposite..


    ¡°Really?!¡± They bursted blinking their eyes at her, she cowered back gently with a confused expression on her face..


    ¡°Yeah.. but why do you both look ted about the news?¡±


    Sandy exchanged gazes with Bianca as a broad grin smeared on their faces..


    ¡°Of course we are! don¡¯t worry about anything honey! I¡¯ll make a quick call to Anita and ask her when exactly they want the engagement to hold¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows knotted, she opened her mouth to speak but her mum walked past her and out of the room..


    ¡°Why does my mum behave this way?¡±


    Bianca shrugged picking up herptop from the table, she clutched it to her chest with a toothy smile..


    ¡°I better start searching for the most prettiest gowns online.. and also stilettos.. that¡¯s my way of helping out too¡±


    Olivia stood rooted to the ground as she watched Bianca scurry off her sight..


    Was she the only one who opposes things in this apartment? no one ever agrees to her words..


    ***


    Damien moved to therge window in his office with his phone pressed against his ear, he tucked his other hand into his pocket..


    ¡°I want to know who he was and how he got into the partyst night¡± He ordered and tossed his phone back on the desk .N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    He raked his fingers through his dark hair with a small groan..


    It was obvious everything was prenned, Olivia was meant to be publicly shamedst night if he hadn¡¯t arrived on time..


    Who knows what that psycho would have done to her if he wasn¡¯t there.. well it¡¯s not like thing turned out pretty well either but this was far better..


    ¡°At least it was with me.. and not that-


    The door to his office opened and in came Be who had a bored expression on her face, since Damien and Olivia¡¯s scandal got out, she had lost her sense of reasoning..


    She cried herself to sleepst night knowing well that nothing can ever happen between she and her boss..


    All because of Olivia.. and speaking of her, she didn¡¯t bother to show up today which made her workload drastically increase..


    ¡°Boss.. you sent for me¡±


    Damien rested his gaze briefly on her before pointing a finger to his desk..


    ¡°Sought those out.. and you¡¯re to cover for Olivia in the next two days just Incase she doesn¡¯t make it to work¡±


    She forcefully nodded trying to maintain the faint smile on her lips..


    ¡°Yes boss..¡±


    She turned around and stomped out of the room¡­


    Meanwhile¡­


    A p fell on a man¡¯s cheek who wore a face cap on his head, his hands fisted by his side and in the next second, his hand wrapped around thedy¡¯s slender neck..


    ¡°Alexa!¡± Rihanna screamed out in shock trying to pry long beard¡¯s hand from Alexa¡¯s neck..


    Thetter choked and gasped for air as his hand tightened around her neck..


    ¡°Get lost!¡± he shoved Rihanna aside and faced Alexa once more..


    ¡°I¡¯ve tolerated your attitude for quite sometime now and I¡¯m fed up with it! your brother saw my facest night and is after me! ¨C


    He paused releasing his grip around her neck ¡°And I need part of the payment to leave the country as soon as possible!¡±


    Alexa held the table behind her for support as she gasped continuously..


    This wasn¡¯t what she had nned! this fool was ckmailing her and she didn¡¯t really have the amount that he was asking for..


    ¡°You didn¡¯t do the job.. infact you ruined it! and you dare ask for money?¡± Rihanna questioned..


    She would have given him therge sum that they owe but it will only arouse suspicion from her family..


    ¡°I hope you both aren¡¯t trying to make a fool out of me? because I¡¯ll go straight to your family and tell them the whole truth!¡±


    ¡°Fine! just give us forty eight hours to arrange the money.. in the meantimey low for a while¡± Alexa gritted massaging her neck gently..


    Red streaked lines could be seen on her neck, evidence of the pressure Long beard applied earlier..


    Long beard snorted, he stared at them in amusement, they both belonged to wealthy families and they needed two whole days to get him a measly sum?


    ¡°Are you both kidding me?! two days? is this a trap?!¡±


    Rihanna took a deep breath in and faced him once more..


    ¡°You heard her right? get out of here before anyone sees you.. and don¡¯t you dare make that mistake ofing into the Sterling¡¯s territory or else you have a death wish!¡±


    Long beard stared back at them once more before walking to the window to leave the same way he came..


    The door suddenly opened startling the three, Anita walked in casually..


    ¡°Alexa.. your grandfather ¨C


    Her eyes fell on the tall figure in the room, she noticed the girls suddenly froze up staring at her in shock..


    ¡°Who is he?¡± she inquired with a narrowed gaze at the two..


    Her eyes widened, what was he doing in her daughter¡¯s room? was he a thug? or a thief?


    Alexa snapped out of her daze staring at long beard who was fidgeting, so much for a tough guy..


    She snorted..


    She closed her eyes tightly before she murmured..


    ¡°He¡¯s my boyfriend mum¡±

 Chapter 79_ Can you blow my mind?

    Anita was left speechless as Alexa¡¯s words reyed over and over again in her mind, Rihanna and long beard weren¡¯t spared from the shock either..


    ¡°What?¡±


    She found it hard to believe, given her daughter¡¯s high taste and perfection in everything, she couldn¡¯t digest the fact that she¡¯d be entangled with a guy who looked just like a thug..


    Long beard avoided the older woman¡¯s piercing and scrutinizing gaze, he was doomed and he knew it!


    This brat only dug his grave even deeper,ing here was infact the worst idea he has ever had..


    ¡°Yes mum.. this is Ethan.. my boyfriend¡± Alexa confirmed again through clenched teeth, this was the best way to quench her mum¡¯s lurking mind.


    ¡°Oh.. why does he look like he has been starved?.. I know everyone has choices but I think Asher is way better than-


    ¡°Mum! he¡¯s right here.. you can¡¯t keep saying mean things about him in his presence¡±


    Anita forced a smile at the young man, he emitted a dangerous aura and by the look of things, he seemed to be nervous..


    ¡°So which family does he belong to?¡± She questioned once more with an arched brow..


    Alexa¡¯s face paled, her mum was the leader of the women¡¯s h h h, so she practically knew the top wealthy family in the country..


    She couldn¡¯t settle for less or else her lie will be caught..


    ¡®I¡¯m doomed!¡¯ she screamed inwardly hoping for a miracle to ur, just anything!


    Luckily for her, a knock came on her door once more..


    ¡°Mrs Sterling.. master has requested your presence in the courtyard¡± The servant at the door ryed..


    Anita gasped softly, she had almost forgotten that Aldrin was supposed to teach her how to y football since they couldn¡¯t go out of their homes due to the scandal..


    ¡°Well.. I¡¯ll be going down to join your dad in the courtyard.. and I certainly hope you both break up before lunch time¡± She said meaningfully staring at the figure who hadn¡¯t said a word..


    He gave her a small bow which she returned with a sneer..


    As soon as Anita was home, they all breathed a sigh of relief..


    ¡°Did you see what you¡¯ve caused? now my mum and her precious son has seen your ugly face.. do you have any idea what that might cost us?!¡±


    Long beard snorted and walked to the window, without sparing them a nce, he climbed out skillfully..


    ¡°Sh*t!¡±


    ***


    Damien sat up from his swerving seat when a fast image shed through his mind, he recalled something strangest night..


    His door opened and Be hurried in ¡°Boss we were able to get the footage fromst night¡±


    He stretched forth his hand and epted the sh drive she offered to him before inserting it by the side of hisptop..


    Last night he spotted Alexa talking to the man who tried to have his way with Olivia, his brows knotted in suspicion.


    That man looked too shabby to be at the partyst night, but he couldn¡¯t have snuck his way in, it was heavily guardedst night..


    Unless someone gave him an invitation card, whoever this person was, certainly doesn¡¯t like Olivia and wants her to be humiliated..


    He shut his eyes tightly as his mind pieced one or two thoughts together, he shook his head trying hard to convince himself that this had nothing to do with Rihanna and Alexa..


    He leaned back on his seat watching the footage covering the area of the hotel room..


    ¡°Someone tampered with this..¡± Damien dered as he closed down theptop, it didn¡¯t show anyone approaching the room..


    ¡°Boss i-


    ¡°Find out who did it..¡± He hesitated toplete his sentence..


    Be had almost reached the door when she heard him speak up once more.


    ¡°And find out if Rihanna Brown or Alexa visited that hotel today¡±


    Be gave a nod and left the office leaving Damien to his thoughts, he couldn¡¯t think of anyone other than them who held a grudge against Olivia..


    Just because of this incident, he had to work on a Sunday to gather more information about that strange man..


    ***


    There was nothing like taking a leisure stroll on the streets of L. A. The afternoon breeze swooshed gently brushing Bianca¡¯s hair..


    ¡°Ah! the freedom!¡±


    A genuine smile spread across her face, and just when she thought her happiness was going tost long..


    A red sport car parked right beside her abruptly, she was startled for a second there, the ss rolled down to reveal the mischievous smile from Xander..


    She took in a deep breath calming her nerves down, she really fought the urge to smack the smile off his face..


    Her eyes wandered to the person on the driver¡¯s seat who was none other than Charles..


    ¡°Hey babe¡± He teased knowing fully well that she hated that endearing so much..


    Bianca clenched and unclenched her fists, she pulled her gaze off them and started walking away, she wasn¡¯t the least surprised when Xander hopped out of the car and chased after her..


    ¡°I was on my way to your apartment, I thought you might want to hang out¡±


    Bianca stopped on her tracks, she turned back to the pest chasing after her..


    ¡°Yeah I¡¯d have loved to hang out¡­ ALONE!¡±


    Xander snapped a brow, he felt that Bianca was mad at him over something he knew nothing about, she talks nicely to every other guy he had seen her with..


    But when ites to him, she bes a snapping tigress..


    ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous Bianca.. I know you¡¯re quite troubled after what happenedst night.. but I¡¯m here to help you feel better.. just give me a chance¡±


    She tilted her head to the side as her hands crossed beneath her bossom..


    ¡°Can you blow my mind if I give you a chance?¡± She inquired with a raised brow to see thetter¡¯s jaw drop in shock..


    Was she really giving him an option?


    ¡°See? you can¡¯t! then stop bugging me!¡± she stated and left him standing with his mouth agape..


    Charles stepped out of the car, his brows drew together seeing his cousin¡¯s frozen self, he walked slowly to him and nudged him a little..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    ¡°Hey what¡¯s wrong? were you rejected by her again?¡±


    Xander snapped out of his daze and turned around to his cousin..


    ¡°She¡­ she tried to flirt with me just now¡± he murmured in disbelief..


    ¡°What?¡±


    ***


    Anita threw a towel at Aldrin¡¯s sweaty face, they had just finished ying around the courtyard, it might sound weird but that was like a normal routine for them on Sundays..


    Aldrin caught the towel before it falls, he walked to the closet scrummaging through it to find something suitable to wear..


    ¡°Honey.. you won¡¯t believe this.. Alexa brought a man home iming he was her boyfriend¡±


    Aldrin took a nce at her over his shoulder, he doubted if that was possible, his daughter never talked about the opposite gender for once..


    ¡°Uh.. I guess we should be happy for her¡±


    Anita snorted and walked closer to him, she poked his side a little..


    ¡°Happy my foot! I know we aren¡¯t so close.. just because she thinks I love Damien a little more than her..¡±


    Aldrin arched a brow, well that was exactly the truth.. infact his son held the highest ce in her heart before him and he knew it..


    ¡°Well she¡¯s not wrong.. I know I¡¯m not supposed to be jealous about your unbreakable bond with Damien.. but, you love him more than anyone else.. even me¡± he said with a pout..


    ¡°Ohe on! quit whining.. the whole point is that Alexa¡¯s so called boyfriend is a little bit off.. he looks weird and awful.. I bet he¡¯s Rihanna¡¯s lover, Alexa was simply covering up for her¡±


    The door pushed open as Alexa stepped into the room without knocking as always, she stared boredly at the two..


    Must they always be together whenever shees into their room?


    ¡°Hey baby¡± Aldrin called out softly to her rummaging through the closet once more..


    ¡°Dad.. can I have your wallet?¡±


    ¡°Sure it¡¯s over there on the bed¡± he murmured without turning back to her..


    Meanwhile Anita¡¯s brows collided, this was the second time Alexa wasing into this room to ask for the same thing..


    ¡°Hold on a second honey.. something really weird has been going on with hertely.. what do you need his wallet for?¡±


    Alexa rolled her eyes, she really wasn¡¯t ready for this, she had two days to get the required amount to pay up long beard otherwise he¡¯d expose she and Rihanna..


    ¡°I need it for something urgent¡± She answered back impatiently..


    Anita took a step forward to her with a narrowed gaze,..


    ¡°What happened to your card? I thought your dad gifted you one a few weeks ago.. Oh My God! you¡¯re not into drugs are you?! this has nothing to do with your weird and ugly boyfriend right??¡±

 Chapter 80_ Star gazing

    Aldrin turned around to stare at the twodies standing in front of him, he turned to Alexa with an arched brow, truly something weird has been going on with hertely..


    He hasn¡¯t received debit alerts from her numerous shopping recently..


    Alexa scowled inwardly, sure enough her mum was sessful in putting those thoughts into her dad¡¯s head, because he was staring intently at her seeking exnations..This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°Come on dad.. this is urgent please¡± she pleaded with a pout, one she knew her dad couldn¡¯t resist..


    ¡°Honey.. we need to make sure you aren¡¯t short of money.. that can¡¯t be possible right? arge sum which couldst you an entire year was deposited in there as your birthday gift..¡±


    Alexa¡¯s face fell, she threw her head back with a sigh, maybe it was time she put her ego aside and beg Damien once more like she meant it..


    ¡°Okay.. your point?¡±


    Anita gasped softly ¡°I told you we couldn¡¯t trust her with that amount! when next we¡¯re giving you a card, there¡¯ll be a monthly limit.. that way you won¡¯t spend so recklessly¡±


    Great! even worse punishment just because she wasn¡¯t Damien..


    ¡°Do you have to do this every time mum? Dad never interferes whenever you¡¯re making choices with Damien..¡±


    ¡°What are you instigating? that i love Damien more?¡­ are you trying to ckmail me emotionally?¡±


    Aldrin stepped in before this little quarrel esctes into something worse, it was true that the two never go with each other¡¯s words because they have different opinions..


    ¡°Alright¡­ calm down you both, Alexa your mum isn¡¯t wrong you know?.. we have to make sure you¡¯re not ¨C


    ¡°Into drugs?¡± she inquired cutting off his sentence midway..


    ¡°I didn¡¯t mean that-


    Alexa took a step back ¡°It¡¯s fine.. after all she¡¯s your beloved wife and I¡¯m just an obstacle stopping you both from having your alone time..¡±


    Aldrin frowned, he held his hand out to her but she turned around and left the room..


    ¡°This is all your fault¡±


    Anita pointed to herself in bewilderment, how was this any of her fault? she was just looking out for their daughter and thetter took it as dislike..


    Heaven¡¯s knew how much she had hoped for a strong bond with Alexa just like she had with Damien and Aldrin..


    But Alexa never gave a chance, she clearly chose her friend over her mum¡¯s attention..


    ¡°My fault? well.. well.. guess who¡¯s sleeping alone tonight!¡± She snarled at him before making her way into the shower room..


    Aldrin¡¯s eyes went wide ¡°I really didn¡¯t mean it that way honey¡­¡±


    He trailed behind her only for the door to be mmed on his face..


    ***


    In a dimly lit room, a lone figure stared out of the window gazing at the stars twinkling across the sky..


    Her blonde hair swayed as the gentle night breeze caressed it..


    She was lost in her thoughts to notice and hear the sound of the door opening and closing behind her..


    And just as Bianca had predicted, Olivia was still awake star gazing, this was a habit she had whenever she was troubled or need sometime to think clearly..


    Bianca walked slowly to her and draped one of her hand over thetter¡¯s shoulder..


    ¡°Everything will be alright.. trust me¡± she reassured squeezing Olivia¡¯s arm gently..


    Olivia exhaled loudly not the least surprised to see Bianca in her room..


    ¡°Do you also think getting into a rtionship with Damien would solve everything?¡± she asked calmly leaving Bianca surprised and even speechless too..


    Perhaps she wasn¡¯t expecting the question because she was left in a daze for a minute trying to digest Olivia¡¯s question..


    She chuckled lightly, was Olivia expecting her to say no to this question? yeah right..


    ¡°You know my answer will always be a yes, but this also needs your deep consideration too.. we all know how Kelvin is hoping for his parents to be together right?¡±


    ¡°Kelvin is just a kid ¨C


    Bianca ced a finger to Olivia¡¯s lips hushing her from making that mistake..


    ¡°Shh.. that¡¯s where the problem sets in.. as a kid he needs both of his parents love, care and attention.. I don¡¯t want him to end up like you and I who never got a father¡¯s love.. even if we did, we can¡¯t certainly remember the faint memory¡±


    Olivia fell into a deep thought once more, Bianca really did have a point there..


    ¡°Mum and Nathan haven¡¯t progressed in their rtionship yet even though they love each other.. they still gave me the right to decide their rtionship for them¡± she chuckled sardonically pulling Olivia¡¯s attention..


    ¡°Come here¡±


    She suddenly engulfed Bianca into a tight embrace..


    Olivia¡¯s phone rang out breaking off the emotional scene, she pulled away from Bianca and took out her phone..


    She stared at the screen contemting whether to ept it or decline..


    ¡°Take it¡±


    She gave a nod to Bianca and brought the phone to her ear..


    ¡°Hi¡­¡±


    Her brows furrowed confusedly ¡°Like right now?¡± she asked..


    ¡°Is everything alright?¡±


    Olivia shrugged ¡°He said he¡¯s right outside..¡±


    Bianca cleared her throat teasingly, he ced both of her hands against Olivia¡¯s shoulder turning her around to face the door¡¯s direction..


    ¡°You know what they say? it¡¯s not right to leave a prince charming waiting on your porch.. so go on, find out what he wants..¡±


    Few minutester¡­


    Olivia closed the door gently behind her and sure enough, he was leaning on his car looking all dazzling under the bright moon..


    She made her way to him carefully to avoid tripping on any invisible stoneying around..


    Damien shed a smile at her when she stood before him, she obviously had a lot of questions to ask..


    ¡°What are you doing here at this hour? and where are your bodyguards?¡±


    Damien straightened up and opened the car¡¯s door for her to hop in..


    ¡°I believe we have a lot to talk about in private so it¡¯s not appropriate for them to be around.. but don¡¯t worry we¡¯re in good hands¡±


    Olivia crossed her arm beneath her bossom with a narrowed gaze at him..


    ¡°It¡¯s you who I don¡¯t trust.. I feel more safe if they are around¡± She snorted before stepping into the car..


    ¡°Seriously? don¡¯t you get tired of trying to pick a fight with me?¡± He closed the door gently without giving her a chance to talk back..


    ***


    Olivia stared around the empty diner, she sat across from Damien in a cozy spot nestled next to the long ss windows that offered a calming view of the surrounding streetscape.


    The soft glow of the diner¡¯s lighting casted a warm ambiance illuminating their faces as they tried hard to strike up a proper conversation..


    The windows beside them stretched from the floor to the ceiling, providing an unobstructed view of the night outside.


    ¡°So¡­ you called me out at this time just to have steak and red wine with me?¡±


    Damien chuckled lightly, he dropped down his cutlery which made a soft sh..


    ¡°Not really.. I figured out we need to talk, about everything that¡¯s going on recently and even before that¡±


    Olivia picked up her ss of red wine and took a sip out of it..


    She ced the ss back down and peered intently at him..


    ¡°Okay?..¡±


    Damien clenched and unclenched his fist as he tried hard to force words out of his mouth, just who the heck was thisdy who was making him feel nervous even without saying or doing anything?


    ¡°About that night seven years ago¡­ I really didn¡¯t mean to do that.. because I was under the effect of a drug at that time to-


    He paused his sentence midway when he noticed the change in her expression..


    ¡°Look I¡¯m sorry if I triggered a sensitive spot.. but i-


    Olivia pulled her gaze off him to her phone that beeped on the table..


    It was a text from Bianca which was ¡°I¡¯m sure he¡¯s about to talk about the past.. hear him out before you draw conclusions.. enjoy your night (Love emoji)¡±


    She frowned looking around the diner for any possible trace of her..


    Howe she knows everything??


    ¡°Go on..¡± she murmured inaudibly..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry my guards brought you against your wish that night.. I never knew any of that would happen.. I tried so hard to reach you but I couldn¡¯t find your name in any of the hospital records¡±


    ¡°I did the same too.. I couldn¡¯t find you either because you used a different name to-


    Damien¡¯s hand reached out to hers on the table that was clenched into a fist, he took notice of her breaking voice as she spoke..


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry for what I caused you over the years.. I¡¯m sure you must have hated me so much and cursed me at each chance you got.. but that¡¯s why I¡¯m here to correct all of my mistakes¡±


    He inserted one of his hand into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet box sliding it across the table to her..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes fell on the little box which contained a glittering ornament..


    ¡°Let¡¯s right this wrong together..¡±

 Chapter 81_ Drunk

    Olivia¡¯s heart thumped wildly as she stared at the box containing a diamond ring, she pulled her hands off the table clenching it on herps..


    ¡°No.. not this way-


    Damien noticed her reaction to the ring, he felt that she was perhaps scared or worse, she didn¡¯t want anything to do with him..


    ¡°Not this way.. I don¡¯t want a rtionship out of pity¡­ I don¡¯t ¨C


    She grabbed her ss once more and drank the wine in one go, she reached for the bottle and filled in her empty ss..


    Damien held her hand back before she raised the ss to her lips..


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°You keep promises right? and you never break them¡± She inquired for him to give a stiff nod..


    ¡°Then don¡¯t stop me¡± she uttered meaningfully before raising the ss once more to her lips..


    Damien sighed deeply as he watched her gulping down wine like it was just water..


    Few minutester¡­.


    He stared at her figure resting back on the plush seat, mumbling some words incoherent words to herself..


    He called for the waiter and settled the bills, his gaze fell on the blue velvet box once more before he picked it up inserting it back into his pocket..


    Damien stood up from his seat and walked around the table to her, he pulled her cheeks lightly..


    ¡°Given your attitude a while ago.. I thought you had a high tolerance.. look at you now.. silly¡±


    He helped her up with great difficulty, even at her drunken state, she was still trying to pick a fight..


    ¡°Let.. go..!¡± she struggled trying to break free from his hold..


    Well he had had enough of her little tantrums because in the next minute, he swiped her off her feet heading out of the diner..


    ***


    Bianca was startled by her phone¡¯s ringtone, she closed her novel and picked it up from the nightstand table next to her..


    ¡°Hey.. how is your date going?¡± she teased..


    However a male¡¯s voice came through the next moment..


    ¡°Hi.. your friend is pretty drunk and i-


    Bianca sat up with a mischievous gleam in her eyes, it was Damien calling from Olivia¡¯s phone..


    ¡°Oh well.. I¡¯m not currently at home right now.. and I¡¯m quite far away too.. Aunt Sandy is fast asleep, so why don¡¯t you take her home with you? she¡¯s safe there right?¡±


    Damien cleared his throat reading her lie so easily, he stared down at Olivia who was throwing small punches to his chest..


    ¡°Yeah.. alright¡± he ced his phone back into his pocket..


    ¡°Ice.. cream¡± Olivia drawled sniffing him, she suddenly giggled drawing a line of amusement on Damien¡¯s face..


    He opened the car¡¯s door and helped her in not without giving a fit, he was still amazed how she was the girl from that night who was so calm even at the point of danger..


    He closed the door with a sigh after he was sure that she satfortably..


    ¡°Trouble¡±


    ***


    A pair of amber eyes snapped open, she tossed and turned on the surprisinglyfortable bed, her bed has never been this inviting to her as it is now..


    The left over sleep cleared off her eyes when she made eye contact with the unfamiliar ceiling, she sat up from her bed to find herself in a strange yet familiar room..


    ¡°Great! you¡¯re awake¡±


    Startled by the male voice, she turned to the left corner of the room where Damien sat nonchntly drinking from his mug while aptopy open before him..


    Her eyes rounded, she stared down at her clothes, they weren¡¯t hers!


    She pulled the duvet closer to her chest with a look of horror on her face..


    ¡°How could you?!¡± she yelled but instantly regretted it after a wave struck her head..


    ¡°You were pretty drunkst night.. and you vomited at my guest room so I had to bring you over to my room.. yeah your dress was changed¡±


    Damien rose up from his seat when he heard the knock on his door..


    Olivia tugged at the oversize t-shirt, she touched her mounds with a widened gaze..


    Just perfect! her bra and panty was gone!!


    She pulled a pillow over her face and screamed into it in embarrassment..


    A middle aged woman came into the room with a tray on her hand, she dropped it right next to Olivia who was blocking her face with the pillow..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am.. this soup will help reduce your hangover.. and your clothes are cleaned now just Incase you want to get changed¡±


    She gave a bow and exited the room leaving the two alone once more..


    ¡°Come on have the soup..¡± Damien urged..


    Olivia slowly pulled the pillow off her face, not because of Damien¡¯s urge, but because she felt a cold object kissing her finger..


    She brought her hand to her face, the image fromst night started ying back in her mind, this was the same ring Damien ced before her..


    Wait a minute! did she say yes to him in her drunken state?!


    Damien snapped a finger to bring her out of her thoughts..


    ¡°Have it before it gets cold¡±


    ¡°Did I say yes to youst night?¡± she asked in uncertainty¡­


    Damien rolled his eyes as he sat next to her, she didn¡¯t remember anything fromst night after they got home..


    ¡°You literally begged me to wear that on your finger¡±


    She suddenly screamed out and pushed him toy on his back..


    ¡°You liar! I¡¯d never do or say that!¡±


    And perfect timing for the door to open once more, Anita¡¯s gasped filled the room the next second..


    ¡°So it¡¯s true!¡± She eximed in shock and bewilderment..


    In the next second, a clicking sound was heard followed by a sh..


    She had received a call from Sandy a while ago about Damien and Olivia staying outst night, so she had toe confirm things herself, and yay! she chose to bring a camera with her..


    ¡°Just for future purposes¡± she murmured with a small teasing smile


    ¡°Mum!¡± Damien called out to her but she bolted out of the room..


    Olivia¡¯s cheeks burned red even more, since Damien¡¯s mum knew that she was here, she wouldn¡¯t be so shocked when she finds out that the whole world knew..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ***


    Anita made her way down the stairs in a hurry with her camera and at the same time, two souls hurried to her direction.


    They bumped into her causing the camera to drop on the ground..


    ¡°You-


    Alexa¡¯s heart skipped a beat, what was her mum doing here at the early hours of the day?


    Rihanna couldn¡¯t be the less embarrassed, she really didn¡¯t want toe but she had to, Alexa made up her mind to have a talk with her brother over her cards..


    Not talk actually, but to seek his forgiveness even if it was just for a show..


    Anita examined her camera with a frown, it was good that it wasn¡¯t broken or else she¡¯d have broken a bone or two..


    ¡°What are you both doing here?¡± She questioned with a re directed at Rihanna..


    But then a thought crept into her mischievous mind, since this leech wasn¡¯t ready to leave her son.. then let her see things for herself..


    ¡°I wanted to meet big bro.. we had ns together¡±


    ¡°Oh.. well he was just talking about you both.. he¡¯s waiting up in his room.. go on¡± She urged before leaving their presence..


    Alexa and Rihanna exchanged brief nces, they never made ns with Damien, this could obviously be a trap..


    ¡°Damien doesn¡¯t know that we areing to see him.. what was your mum talking about?¡± Rihanna asked in confusion..


    Alexa took a nce up the stairs contemting whether to go up or not..


    ¡°I have no idea¡±

 Chapter 82_ Rightful owner

    After much contemtion, the two made their way up to Damien¡¯s room, with each step they took, their heart beats only increased..


    Alexa drew in a deep breath as they stood before his door..


    ¡°Wait right here.. I¡¯ll call you in when everything is settled¡±


    Rihanna gave a nod as she watched Alexa knock twice on Damien¡¯s door before pushing the door open gently..


    Meanwhile¡­


    Damien stretched the hangover soup bowl to Olivia who was still seated on his bed, he heard the door opening and took a side nce at it..


    He had originally thought that it was the head maiding in to deliver Olivia¡¯s clothes, but he was wrong, he was the most surprised to see his younger sister gawking at him in disbelief..


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Damien inquired handing the bowl over to Olivia who was now red in embarrassment..


    Alexa was bewildered, she took turns to stare both at Damien who was approaching her, and Olivia who buried her face into the bowl..


    ¡°I asked you a question Alexa!.. what are you doing here?¡±


    She pulled her gaze off Olivia to her brother who looked very displeased about her presence, she gulped down nervously..


    ¡°I wanted to talk to you big bro¡±


    Damien inserted both hands into his pants pocket with a nk expression on his face..


    ¡°To talk about your cards.. your punishment isn¡¯t over yet Alexa.. so why don¡¯t you just go back home, and if you feel that you¡¯ve been wronged by me.. then I guess you shoulde clean before everyone about what you did¡±


    The door widened as Rihanna stepped in with her hands sped together in a pleading pose¡­..This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°Please Damien.. unblock her cards, she really needs it¡±


    A frown settled upon his forehead, he had no idea that she had been standing right outside the door, he snorted, does she really think that she¡¯d be able to change his mind bying along with Alexa?


    The only woman who had the power to do that was sitting on his bed, he sneaked a nce at her and she did the same, the only difference was that, she wasn¡¯t staring directly at him, but Rihanna..


    Rihanna¡¯s breath hung up, she felt the huge bile rising up her throat..


    What was she doing in Damien¡¯s room? on his bed?? and why was she on his polo?!


    Olivia smirked at Rihanna¡¯s horrified expression, she wondered how much lower thetter could go to pursue Damien..


    ¡°You may leave now as you both know, I hate univited guests the most¡±


    Alexa stepped out of the room seething in rage, just when she thought that the both of them would be drifted apart due to the scandal they seemed to be bonding well..


    Damien red down at Rihanna who wasn¡¯t making an attempt to leave the room, he cleared his throat to get back her attention..


    ¡°Do you need any special invitation to get out?!¡±


    Rihanna shuddered at the harshness of his words, she blinked her eyes multiple times just to be sure she wasn¡¯t seeing things..


    Did Damien really propose to Olivia? if not, why then was she putting on the Sterling¡¯s heirloom? that diamond ring has been passed down from Old Sterling¡¯s mother down to Anita..


    She had always envisioned herself putting that on someday..


    Rihanna snapped out of her daze after a hand reached out to her arm pulling her out of the room..


    ***


    Meanwhile¡­.


    Bianca rolled her eyes hard at the two women who were giggling and whispering something between themselves while also staring down at a camera..


    ¡°You¡¯re so bad Anita..¡±


    Thetter giggled softly, she had to do this to get those two stubborn souls on the right track, they really had no idea what they were missing staying apart from each other..


    ¡°This is a great start.. I just can¡¯t wait for them to be together¡± She pouted at the end of her speech..


    ¡°Yeah.. the scandal helped a little bit, Damien is really trying his best but as always my stubborn egoistic daughter has refused to give him a chance¡± Sandy imputed, her gaze fell on Bianca who sat on the dining eating nonchntly..


    She leaned next to Anita with a meaningful expression on her face..


    ¡°What should we do about her? do you have any rmendations?¡±


    Anita¡¯s eyes widened ¡°Of course! Xander Gray!.. he¡¯s good too¡±


    Series of chokes and loud coughs ensued from the other end of the room, Bianca raised the ss of water to her lips taking a mouthful..


    She snapped her gaze back to the two for them to pull their attention elsewhere..


    ¡°Hold on a second you both¡­ I hope you¡¯re not plotting against me?¡±


    ¡°Exactly! but guess what? she doesn¡¯t want to give him a chance! I have a feeling that she and Olivia are in cohorts! with each other¡± Sandy murmured ignoring Bianca¡¯s outburst..


    Anita¡¯s phone made a beeping sound, she gasped staring intently at the screen..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be on my way.. something urgent just popped up.. my husband just sent me a crying emoji.. I¡¯m sure he misses me¡±


    Sandy giggled, she bade Anita goodbye as thetter¡¯s hurried back disappeared through the closed door..


    ***


    Alexa¡¯s hands around the steering wheel tightened as Rihanna¡¯s sobs and sniffs reached her ears..


    She rolled her eyes hard at thetter while taking out her phone from her ck red Gi purse sitting on herps.. immediately she saw the caller¡¯s id she tossed her phone to the back seat of the car¡­


    ¡°Stupid! he¡¯s been calling nonstop..¡± She gritted taking a swerve to the left..


    Rihanna¡¯s phone rang out next bringing her out of her thoughts..


    She took it out staring at the screen, sighing she rxed back on her seat..


    ¡°He¡¯s calling me too.. we need to get that money as soon as possible.. otherwise that bloody fool will expose us¡±


    ¡°We have to do this Rihanna.. you can pay him off, forget about the debit alerts your parents might receive, they¡¯ve neverined about our reckless spending at the mall, so you¡¯re to make them believe that we really went shopping with that huge amount¡± She reasoned with a glee of hope in her brown orbs..


    Rihanna digested Alexa¡¯s words, she did have a point there.. but regardless, they needed to be careful since Damien was still searching for the culprit..


    ¡°I can help with a fair amount¡­ mum and Asher ced a monthly limit on my card¡±


    Alexa¡¯s face fell, there really wasn¡¯t a different between her mum and Mrs Brown..


    ¡°Just do it! make this little sacrifice for us¡­ long beard wasn¡¯t joking when he said he¡¯d expose us to our families! he¡¯s a criminal! and he could pin the me on us.. who knows?!¡±


    She bellowed frustratingly, this was a win win situation for the both of them..


    ¡°Fine..¡±


    ***


    Damien¡¯s car pulled over in front of Olivia¡¯s apartment, the journey here was a quiet and quick one..


    She made an attempt to push open the door when her eyes fell on the ring on her finger, she sighed frustratingly wondering why it skipped her mind to pull it off earlier¡­


    Damien¡¯s brows knotted as she tried to take the ring off..


    ¡°Careful.. you¡¯ll hurt yourself¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s noting off..¡± She groaned out helplessly trying to yank the ornament off her finger..


    Damien held her hand stopping her from taking it off, she met his intense gaze feeling the warmth from his palm on hers spreading over her body rapidly..


    Her heart made a weird thumping sound, she felt that he might hear the sound of her increased heart beat..


    ¡°I guess it chose its rightful owner¡± he murmured meaningfully with a small smile spreading on his face with a mischievous glint in his grey orbs..

 Chapter 83_ Nemesis 1

    Olivia opened the car¡¯s door and bolted out of the car before she died of a heart attack, she could hear his faintughter resounding behind her..


    But she didn¡¯t dare take a look back, sighing, she touched her chest that stopped beating faster than normal..


    Meanwhile¡­


    Bianca and Sandy scurried off the window as soon as they saw her approaching the building, they both took opposite sides on the sofa pretending to do one thing or the other..


    The door opened slowly as she stepped in with a faint blush on her cheeks..


    She drew in a deep breath ready to listen to all their teasing and she was right because in the next second.. they started their mission..


    ¡°Woah.. guess who¡¯s back, I thought you left like two days ago?¡± Bianca teased flipping through a magazine which she wasn¡¯t reading..


    Olivia pulled off her ck ts and wore her pink slippers at the corner of the door, she approached them tying her hair into a messy bun..


    ¡°Two days? I thought it was for a month!¡± Sandy teased further, she enjoyed the look of embarrassment that crossed Olivia¡¯s face..


    Olivia¡¯s ears burned red, she massaged her temples gently with her eyes shut tightly, she felt her head was about to explode from their teasings andughter..


    Theirughter suddenly died down which surprised her a bit, she snapped her eyes open and came in contact with their weird stare..


    They looked horrified or perhaps too surprised..


    ¡°Are you also seeing what I¡¯m seeing Bianca? Iughed too much and now I¡¯m seeing things¡±


    Bianca closed the magazine, she blinked her eyes multiple times just to be sure..


    ¡°I¡¯m also seeing it aunt! that¡¯s an engagement ring!¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Their eyes rounded in shock and surprise before a deafening squeal followed suite..


    ¡°She said yes!¡±


    Olivia retracted her hand shaking her head slowly, they got the whole wrong..


    ¡°No I didn¡¯t-


    Well, her words fell on deaf ears as the two stood up from their seats dancing in circles around her poking her at every chance they got..


    ¡°She said yessss¡±


    They sang continuously moving around her¡­.


    ***


    Damien stepped out of his car to the base where his men had captured one of the person¡¯s associated with Olivia¡¯s ordeal..


    Almost immediately ady crashed down at his feet with her head bowed and her hands and feet chained to stop her from running away..


    Behind her stood five bodyguards who had nk expression on their faces..


    The fidgetingdy crying at his feet raised her head up to him and he was struck by the wave of familiarity..


    She was the samedy who interrupted the conversation between him and Olivia that night iming she wanted to speak with her..


    Now he recalled that after she came around, Olivia also went missing not too long after that..


    ¡°What did you find out about her?¡± He inquired, his calm voice made her shudder, she didn¡¯t want to witness his harsh voice otherwise she¡¯d die on the spot..


    ¡°We found out that she¡¯s romantically involved with the man who we are searching for.. we caught her trying to flee the country¡±


    Damien¡¯s lips nted into a sly grin, definitely, she knew something..


    He crouched down to her, his gaze calm and collected but inside, he was a brewing storm, a ticking time bomb ready to erupt..


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you one chance to answer each question I throw at you.. and don¡¯t you dare lie to me otherwise I¡¯ll chop off your tongue..¡±


    Nathalie shuddered at the gravity of his threat, she gave a hurried nod..


    ¡°Where is he?¡±


    Her lips quivered, she was trembling under his fierce gaze and found it hard to speak out..


    ¡°He.. is.. cur.. ren.. tly hiding.. at his grand¡­ mother¡¯s.. house¡± She stuttered darting her eyes to and fro to avoid his piercing stare..


    Damien closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened it, it showed nothing but anger..


    ¡°Who sent you?¡±


    Nathalie¡¯s eyes shown brightly as he stood up to his feet ring down at her like she was a piece of dirt..


    She recalled that they were twodies that night and also well known ones at that..


    ¡°Twodies.. gave him the task..¡±


    Damien¡¯s face fell, he tried so hard to convince himself that he didn¡¯t know who thosedies might be and the next word she said made him mad..


    ¡°Miss Brown and Miss Sterling.. gave him the job.. but please Mr Sterling don¡¯t hurt him.. he only needed the money for his grand mother¡¯s illness¡±


    He punched the roof of his car in anger, those two went too far this time and they won¡¯t see what¡¯sing for them¡­.


    ¡°Take her away and make sure you find him any wherever he¡¯s hiding!¡± he ordered..


    ¡°Yes boss!¡± They replied in unison, two of them walked forward and grabbed Nathalie who was about to reach for Damien¡¯s legs..


    ¡°Please have mercy!! don¡¯t hurt him!¡± she pleaded as she was being pulled away by the men..


    ***


    Olivia stared at her finger moving the ring on it in circles, it was pretty and eye catching no doubt, but it dide with a price..


    Her mum and Bianca didn¡¯t want to hear why exactly she had this on, she also wanted to know why she hadn¡¯t taken it off either..


    She shut her eyes tightly with her back resting against the bed¡¯s headboard..


    Her phone rang out by her side, she picked it up without bothering to check who it was..


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Mrs Parker, Kelvin got hurt in a fight, he has been taken to the hospital,e quickly!¡±


    Olivia sat up with a widened gaze, she pulled the sheets off her feet and made her way down the bed with the phone still pressed to her ear..


    ¡°What?! how did that happen?!! send me the hospital¡¯s address immediately!¡± She yelled out and picked up her purseying on her vanity table..


    Bianca and Sandy were startled when Olivia suddenly ran past them talking to someone over the phone..


    ¡°Kelvin got hurt and he¡¯s at the hospital, I¡¯m leaving now bye!¡±


    The door mmed hard as she left the living room..


    ¡°What?!¡± Bianca screamed exchanging nce with Sandy..


    They both made their way out chasing after Olivia who just got into a cab..


    ****


    Olivia ran to the front desk where two nurses were deeply engrossed in heaven knows what!..


    She panted heavily crashing softly against the marbled b separating them..


    ¡°Hi.. a kid was just brought in.. six years of age, Kelvin Parker¡±


    One of the nurses nodded her head in understanding, she pulled out a sheet of paper sliding it down to Olivia who was breathing heavily..


    ¡°He¡¯s currently being examined by the doctor in charge.. ward 304 and in the mean time, his parents are to fill this form¡±


    Olivia stared at down at the form then back to the nurse..


    A form his parents needed to fill?


    ¡°But I¡¯m here I can fill it.. his dad is far away right now and i-


    ¡°Ma¡¯am.. this is the rule before wemence any proper treatment on him.. if he¡¯s dad is out of town perhaps a close rtive of his dad can help¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face paled, she searched through her purse and pulled out her phone..


    After scrolling for a while, she raised the phone to her ear..


    ¡°Damien¡­ Kelvin got hurt and now they need his dad to fill up some dumb form before theymence any treatment on him.. pleasee quickly¡± She choked amidst tears..


    She spotted Kelvin¡¯s teachering towards her in a hurry..


    ¡°Mrs Parker.. thank goodness you¡¯re here! they won¡¯tmence treatment unless you and Mr Parker fill up some forms..¡±


    ¡°How did he get hurt? what happened to him?¡± She questioned..


    ¡°Kelvin got into a fight with one of his ssmates¡±

 Chapter 84_ Nemesis 2

    Olivia sighed deeply, Kelvin never gets into a fight unless he had been provoked or perhaps annoyed..


    She pondered on what could make her little boy get into a fight at school..Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    ¡°Mrs Parker,e this way¡±


    She followed behind Kelvin¡¯s teacher in a hurry bumping into several people on her way, she mouthed a few ¡®Sorry¡¯ till she got to his ward..


    She pushed the door open without bothering to knock on it, her gaze fell on the little frame on the bed and almost immediately she rushed to his side shoving the nurse and doctor standing next to his bed aside..


    ¡°Baby¡±


    She called out to him amidst tears stroking his hair gently, nothing seemed to be wrong with him, no bandage or anything that could prove that he was hurt..


    She touched his hand only to flinch back after his yelp reached her ears..


    ¡°Careful ma¡¯am!¡± The doctor called out sternly, he gave the report he was holding to the nurse by his side after giving her a few instructions, she turned around and left..


    Olivia¡¯s ears watered at the sight of Kelvin groaning out in pain touching the arm shey her hand on earlier..


    ¡°Aunt.. Kelvin hurt his hand when that mean bully pushed him down to the dirty ground¡± Kiara cried out cing her head on Olivia¡¯sp..


    She had struggled quite hard to fight off everyone who stopped her from going with her hurt friend after the ambnce came by..


    ¡°My son is in pain! and all you can do is to stare at him writhe in pain?! what kind of hospital is this?! your policies never changed for seven whole years?!¡± She growled out ring daggers at the doctor who could only take a step back..


    One thing he knew was that, An angry mum is equally as ferocious as a tigress when her child or children are in danger..


    Now she was mad since this hospital happened to be the same hospital her dad passed away due to their carelessness..


    ¡°ma¡¯am.. please be calm we only wanted to make sure the child-


    ¡°To hell with your exnation!¡± she yelled out and paused ¡°please do something¡± she calmly murmured..


    Few minutester, the sound of hurrying footsteps approached Olivia who was patiently sitting outside the ward, Bianca, Sandy and Damien bursted in panting heavily..


    ¡°Olivia!¡± Bianca called out pulling thetter into her arms, her eyes were all red and swollen from crying over thest few minutes..


    Bianca pulled away from Olivia taking a quick nce at the closed door..


    She took a step back granting Damien ess to speak with her..


    A word hadn¡¯t fallen out of his lips when she suddenly wrapped her hand around him, she ced her face on his chest wailing out..


    ¡°Kelvin is in a lot of pain¡­ they aren¡¯t giving him the proper attention that he needs¡±


    Surprised by the bold move, hisrge arm encircled her slender figure..


    He leaned next to her ear and whispered gently ¡°It¡¯s okay I¡¯m here alright?.. I¡¯m sure he¡¯s fine.. just rx¡±


    He felt her tense body rx right after he said those few words to her..


    ***


    Tracy sighed taking a nce at Asher¡¯s door, she hadn¡¯t seen him today at all, which meant that he was still locked up in his room..


    After that night at the party, she had noticed that his mood was off till date, her children had been behaving strangelytely..


    Rihanna¡¯s case was justified, her poor daughter was still heartbroken by her recent breakup, but then there was Asher..


    She needed to find out what exactly was wrong with him too, she inserted the key into the keyhole and unlocked the door..


    Stepping in, her nose was assaulted with the foul stench of alcohol and cigarette with a mixture of male sweat..


    The room was a bit dark, she took a step forward to move towards the dark curtains hindering sunlight from prating into the room..


    However, she tripped over one of the bottlesying around..


    She cursed beneath her breath sessfully walking over to the other side of the room, she swiped the curtain open..


    Tracy turned around to face the lit up room, this time her face scrunch in disgust..


    She walked to Asher who was sprawled on the bed helplessly snoring deeply..


    ¡°Asher!¡±


    He remained motionless, if not, his snores only got worse than before..


    Annoyed by his unbearable snores, she picked up a pillow from the bed ready to smack it on his face, but her hands froze on air when she spotted a photo which was previously hidden underneath the pillow she was holding..


    She lowered the pillow down and reached for the photo, she raised it to take a closer view only for her jaw to clench tightly as a pair of amber orbs smiled mockingly at her..


    A gasp escaped from her lips, shocked? surprised? nope¡­ she was mad! furious! any word bigger than those..


    ¡°Asher!¡± she bellowed smacking his messy hair with the back of her palm..


    Fortunately this time, she was able to get a response from him..


    He groaned out in pain raising his head a little to have a look at the intruder..


    His brown eyes werepletely red, he settled his vicious gaze on his mum and suddenly smiled, he sat up slowly from the bed still dressed in his suit pants and white shirt with the first four buttons opened and a rolled up sleeves..


    Tracy¡¯s brows knotted as he tried to reach her face, he sessfully grabbed her chin pulling it closer to his face until a p fell on his cheek..


    He fell back down to the bed and suddenly became wide awake, his palm pressed against his cheek that was still burning from the hot p he just received from his mum..


    ¡°You still dare to daydream? or should I wack you a little more?!¡±


    Asher touched the back of his head groaning out in pain, his eyes fell on the photo his mum was holding out to him..


    He snapped his head to the door which was wide open, didn¡¯t he lock thatst night?


    ¡°Mum.. let me have it!¡±


    ¡°I see you and Rihanna are in cohorts to make me aughing stock to everyone!.. what is this Asher?! why do you have her photo with you?! and why exactly is your room littered this way?!¡±


    Asher leaned forward and snatched the photo from her hand, he tucked it under his pillow once more with a grunt..


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing.. forget it¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that you¡¯re suddenly interested in her Asher because trust me, this won¡¯t end well for you!.. and what about Alexa ¨C


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing between Alexa and I alright?! i don¡¯t want this, neither does she.. and yes mum.. I¡¯m interested in her, do you have a problem with that?!¡± He growled, irritation evident on his face..


    As soon as those words fell out of his mouth, a deafening p fell on his right cheek..


    ¡°Have you forgotten that she is the same woman who turned your younger sister¡¯s life into a chaotic mess?!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a very wrong way to put it..¡±


    ***


    Olivia and Damien sat by Kelvin¡¯s bedside staring intently at him, the doctor ryed that he sprained his arm after an X-ray was conducted, luckily, he didn¡¯t break a bone when he fell over but it was still bad enough for a cast to be on his arm¡­


    ¡°Are you alright baby?¡±


    Kelvin shook his head with a pout ¡°No mummy.. why would I be alright while you¡¯re crying.. please don¡¯t cry anymore¡±


    Olivia chuckled sniffing back, look at him trying to be brave whereas she was just a big cry baby, she felt a squeeze on her slightly fisted palm resting on herps..


    ¡°He¡¯s alright isn¡¯t he?.. stop crying.. you look really ugly when you cry¡±


    Olivia wiped her tears with the back of her palm, trying hard not to cry, she giggled softly, her face turned serious once more..


    ¡°Kelvin why did you get into a fight at school? you never pick fights, what went wrong?¡±


    ¡°A boy in my ss said mean things about you.. he said I¡¯m a fatherless jerk just because my daddy doesn¡¯te for any of my school activities, then he said you¡¯re a dummy¡± he paused then continued ¡°And my mummy isn¡¯t a dummy¡±


    Bianca who had been standing aside with Kiara took a step forward to them..


    ¡°We all know that you¡¯re not a fatherless jerk right? you have an awesome daddy and your mum isn¡¯t a dummy..¡±


    ¡°But no one believes me when I tell them..¡±


    Bianca leaned forward with a teasing smile, she took out a pen from her pocket and drew a heart shape on his white cast..


    ¡°Now they will.. because your mummy has agreed to get married to your daddy¡±


    Damien and Olivia exchanged nces whichsted for a while, different thoughts ran through their minds at the moment..


    ¡°Really?!¡±


    Bianca gave a nod, she took a side nce at the two meaningfully..


    ¡°Am I right Olivia? you agreed right? can¡¯t you see how ted he is about the news?¡±

 Chapter 85_ Punished

    Olivia was the first to break away from the staringpetition between her and Damien, she was knew instantly what Bianca just did..


    She faced Kelvin ready to speak but Damien spoke first..


    ¡°Yes.. so get well soon so you won¡¯t miss that big day¡±


    She stood up to her feet with a forced smile on her face..


    ¡°I¡¯ll like to speak to you please.. in private¡±


    ***


    Once they were out of the ward, Olivia narrowed her eyes at him, her hands went underneath her bossom..


    ¡°I haven¡¯t said yes to the engagement and now we are getting married? is that how desperate you are to get me?¡±


    Damien took a nce around the empty hallway, his arm suddenly snaked around her slender waist, he pulled her closer to himself in one breath..


    ¡°What are you-


    ¡°Shhh.. don¡¯t try to act all innocent Olivia.. I know deep down you also want to see Kelvin happy and fulfill his wishes which includes epting me into your life¡±


    She blinked back twice pulling her gaze off his face, she could feel the hardness of his chest just underneath her palm.. the closeness they shared caused some weird sensation in her body..


    ¡°I have no idea of what you¡¯re talking about..¡±


    A devilish grin appeared at the corner of his lips, his arm slowly left her waist, he held her left hand up a bit where the ring was still visible..


    ¡°So you still have no time to take it off? or your ego is just stopping you from saying yes to our rtionship.. we can start from somewhere at least just for Kelvin¡¯s sake if you feel that I¡¯m asking too much¡±


    Olivia retracted her arm from his hold, she pushed a few strands of hair behind her ears trying to hide her embarrassment..


    ¡°I told you earlier that it was stuck..¡± she argued..


    Damien raised his hand in a surrender gesture, his face turned serious..


    ¡°But honestly Olivia.. I really want to be a part of yours and Kelvin¡¯s life.. fine how about we do this?.. we¡¯ll pretend to be engaged just in front of Kelvin and our families for two weeks.. and if then you think nothing can work out between us, then I¡¯ll stop bothering you¡±


    Olivia¡¯s breath fell and rose in calm but steady gasps, she weighed the pros and cons of his words and felt nothing to be scared of..


    Infact Damien was the one who would be at the losing side, she stretched forth her hand to him with a sly smirk on her lips..


    ¡°Deal!¡±


    ***


    After he left the hospital, Damien¡¯s earlier calm demeanor changed into a ferocious one, he had to teach two people some manners..


    Just as he predicted, he spotted Rihanna¡¯s car parked in the drive way, she had the guts to step into his family¡¯s home after what she did?!


    Anita was busy flipping through a magazine with Aldrin, their giggles andughs filled therge living room..


    Suddenly, a firm footstep approached the room, they snapped their heads to the direction of the footsteps..


    Anita beamed ¡°Damien-


    And for once in her life, she was ignored by him, he walked past them heading up the stairs like they weren¡¯t even there..


    Her face fell ¡°Damien didn¡¯t say anything to me.. he¡¯s grown up so much to ignore his own mother.. I¡¯m very sure he hates me¡±


    Aldrin arched a brow listening to her sobs, she pounded his chest with every word she uttered..


    ***


    Startled by the sudden bang of their door, Alexa and Rihanna sat up from the bed in surprise and shock..


    ¡°Big bro you-


    ¡°Keep quiet!¡± he bellowed, his hands turned into fists by his side, they both had no idea how lucky they were to bedies at the moment..


    If looks could kill, Alexa and Rihanna would have been long gone..


    A pang of anger crossed Damien¡¯s face as he met Rihanna¡¯s flirty smile, the fool still thought that she had a chance with him..


    But to her dismay, he grabbed her chin almost crushing it with his strong hand..


    ¡°You still dare to smile after what you¡¯ve done?!¡±


    She fell back on the bed staring at Damien like he had grown a horn on his head..


    Alexa had a look of horror on her face, he was visibly upset, it meant that he must have known something..


    ¡°Just because I spared you thest time.. you daredunch another attack on Olivia?!¡±


    Their body stiffened at the sudden revtion from Damien, they exchanged brief nces..


    Alexa went on her knees holding unto Damien¡¯s legs..


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry¡­ I don¡¯t know what came over me big bro.. please forgive me¡±


    Damien stepped out of her hold, forgiveness?! after what she pulled off? doesn¡¯t she know what would have happened if he hadn¡¯t gotten to that room on time?


    ¡°Forgive you?! Alexandra! don¡¯t you know how Olivia¡¯s life might have been ruined by that stupid trick you yed on her?! you can¡¯t escape your punishment this time for thinking of such!¡±


    Alexa rose up to her feet with a sharp re ¡°Punishment huh? this is about that low ssdy isn¡¯t it?! you¡¯re even willing to punish your sister just because of her!.. she has managed to brainwash you! you¡¯ve changed so much don¡¯t you see that?!-


    A p fell at the side of her face, she raised her head up to see the burning gaze of the olddy boring into her..


    ¡°Grandma-


    ¡°So this was all your fault! I¡¯ve always known thisdy was a bad influence on you.. what are you waiting for?.. get out of this house!¡±


    Rihannaughed out in mockery, the olddy who never talks suddenly had the time today just because it involved her..


    ¡°Bad influence? really?! can¡¯t you see that I¡¯m the one most affected by the decision you and Damien¡¯s mum made?! you both don¡¯t like me and you had to stop me from getting what I¡¯ve always wanted!¡±


    She faced Damien with a teary gaze ¡°I loved you and I still love only you Damien! we were doing just fine until you decided to bring in thatdy and her son.. I have every right to know why you cheated on me seven years ago! I kept quiet because I trusted you to tell me when the time was right!¡±


    Damien¡¯s lips pulled up into a grin, a devilish one at that..This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°You should have thought about all these when you and your brother chose to drug me that night at your birthday party.. or do you think I¡¯m not aware of that?¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s face suddenly went pale, Damien knew about that night?


    ¡°What?!¡± Anita screamed out..

 Chapter 86_ Anger

    Rihanna¡¯s face fell to the side after a p was sent to her face by Anita who just came in, the room fell into a pin drop silence..


    She raised her head gently to the person who just raised a hand to her face..


    ¡°Mum! ¨C


    Anita snapped her head to Alexa¡¯s direction ¡°Don¡¯t you dare utter another word!¡±


    She faced Rihanna once more with a re, just as she had expected, Thetter was just like her vicious mother!


    They could do anything just to get what they want, and to think that Rihanna did such a thing with the help of her daughter disgusts her so much..


    ¡°You tried so hard to trap Damien in your clutches.. but look at what it had cost you.. you lost and Damien isn¡¯t the one to be med.. you were the one who pushed him to Olivia right? so get that fact straight and get out of our home!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s teeth clenched in anger, she turned back to the princess bed and grabbed her purse and phone before facing them again..


    ¡°I¡¯ll leave! but just so you know¡­ this isn¡¯t over! you all will regret making this mistake!¡± She barked stomping her way to the door when she heard Damien¡¯s voice..


    ¡°You¡¯ll hear from me very soon Rihanna..¡±


    She inhaled deeply before leaving the room, she bumped into Aldrin who had been at the corridor all along..


    She snorted, he didn¡¯t have a voice of his own, always doing everything his wife and father suggests to him, which makes her wonder if he really liked her all these while or not..


    But either way, she knew everything was really over this time between Damien and her..


    The door closed behind them as a reminder that she was finally out, Damien settled his gaze on his sister who now looked petrified..


    But that was all an act that he wasn¡¯t going to fall for this time, thest time, he was a bit lenient on her but now.. she¡¯ll get what she really deserved as a punishment.


    ¡°So dear sister.. brace yourself, you¡¯ll also hear from me and I can¡¯t guarantee you¡¯ll be able to bear it¡±


    ***


    The smile on everyone¡¯s face seemed to seize since Kelvin got hurt..


    Sandy dropped her cutlery on the table while Bianca took out the empty dishes to the kitchen, she returned back to the table where her gaze fell on Olivia who was picking on her food..


    ¡°Olivia¡±


    Bianca called out taking a seat beside her, she understood Olivia¡¯s plight, after all, she was just like a second mother to Kelvin..


    ¡°You worry too much.. he took his medication and also he¡¯s fast asleep.. give him a few weeks to recover and our home will be as lively as it was before¡±


    Olivia raised her head up to them with a small smile, she gave a nod and few secondster, a knock was heard at the door..


    ¡°It¡¯s prettyte, I wonder who it is¡± Sandy murmured..


    Olivia¡¯s seat moved back as she stood up to her feet, ¡°I¡¯ll go get it.. Bianca please pack up.. I really don¡¯t have an appetite¡±


    Bianca stared down at Olivia¡¯s untouched food, she opened her mouth to speak, but thetter turned around and left for the door..


    ¡°She didn¡¯t even take a bite out of it¡± Biancained frustratingly, Kelvin surprisingly had arge appetite whereas she was just drowning her self in worry..


    Olivia¡¯s lips curved upward a little bit as Jonah¡¯s face came in view, she chuckled as soon as Kiara brushed past her going into the apartment..


    She closed the door behind her, joining him on the porch..


    ¡°I heard what happened at the kid¡¯s school today.. how is he doing now?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s doing fine.. he just went to bed a few minutes ago..¡±


    Jonah gave a nod, he touched her shoulder a bit giving it a tight squeeze, unbeknownst to him, a re boresers into the hand by a figure who just got out of his car¡­


    ¡°Don¡¯t stress about it, he¡¯ll be alright¡±


    He handed Kiara¡¯s backpack over to her with a weird smile on his face..


    ¡°I¡¯m deeply sorry for bothering you thiste.. Kiara actually gave a tantrum, she wanted to have a sleepover with Kelvin to look after him.. I also packed her school uniform and other things just Incase she also want you to take her to school¡±


    Olivia epted the backpack sighing deeply, Kiara was such a kid, she reminded her of her younger self back in those days..


    ¡°It¡¯s never a bother Jonah.. go on have a goodnight rest, she¡¯s in safe hands¡±


    ¡°Actually.. I¡¯m going out clubbing, who knows a lucky girl might get my attention¡± he joked for her tough it off..


    He was relieved that she wasn¡¯t so moody like two minutes back..


    He turned around walking away from her oblivious to the pair of eyes gwaking at him..


    Olivia sighed clutching the pink Barbie backpack to her chest, her eyes suddenly narrowed at a tall dark figure approaching her inrge strides..


    Once the figure drew nearer to her, a gasp escaped her lips, his grey orbs pierced through her like a burning needle..


    ¡°You-


    He dipped his head down to her face where their noses touched, their gazes locked onto each other for some seconds..


    ¡°His jokes aren¡¯t that funny to make youugh.. and why exactly did he touch you? how long has this been going on?¡± He asked in a calm yet firm tone..


    ¡°What are you talking about? and what exactly are you doing here thiste?¡±


    The door opened behind Olivia startling her a bit, they both snapped their heads to stare at Bianca who had a widened gaze on her face obviously not expecting to see this..


    She snatched the backpack from Olivia¡¯s hold and shed them a smile..


    ¡°I really didn¡¯t mean to interrupt.. carry on¡±


    With that, the door closed on them, Olivia pulled her attention back to Damien..


    ¡°I stopped by to see Kelvin.. sorry I had to leave the hospital in a hurry without saying a proper goodbye.. something urgent came up¡±Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    ¡°He¡¯s fast asleep.. you can check back some other time.. as it states my boss is really heartless and he¡¯ll want me to resume at the office earlier than normal.. so if you don¡¯t mind.. I¡¯m going back in¡±


    She turned around ready to go in when his hand held her wrist..


    ¡°Are you just helping him to look after his daughter? or there is more?¡±


    She faced him with a confused look on her face, what was wrong with him? he was sounding like a jealous boyfriend..


    Which leaves her to wonder why exactly he¡¯d be jealous of Jonah..


    She took a step closer and stood on her toes, having done that, she leaned forward taking a sniff for any trace of alcohol..


    Damien didn¡¯t know what came over him because in the next second, he leaned down and brushed his lips gently against hers perhaps it was the faint scent of her perfume that he had grown familiar with or more that was lingering around..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes went round like saucers, though it was for a second, it was enough to send jolts down her body..


    ¡°I¡¯m-


    She suddenly turned around and disappeared behind the door leaving him standing alone on the porch..

 Chapter 87_ Blush.

    Olivia rested her back behind the closed door while her heart thumped wildly in her chest, she ced a palm over her chest to feel the beats..


    ¡°Uh.. what¡¯s wrong with you? did something happen between you both?¡±


    Her eyes averted sharply to her mum, she wasn¡¯t so surprised, of course Bianca must have ryed what she saw outside if worse she didn¡¯t exaggerate..


    ¡°Umm.. nothing.. I¡¯m going to bed¡±


    ***


    On the bed, She rolled from end to end in frustration, she sat up with a loud sigh, her hands went into her blonde hair tugging at it.


    It¡¯s been two freaking hours since that happened and she wasn¡¯t feeling sleepy, whenever she closed her eyes, all she saw was Damien shamelessly stealing a kiss from her..


    ¡°jerk!.. he¡¯s such a pervert! I¡¯m very sure he¡¯s still wide awake thinking about it..¡± she murmured beneath her breath..


    Meanwhile at Damien¡¯s room..


    Hey nonchntly on his bed in a deep slumber, his chest rose and fell with each breath he took, he looked unbothered and certainly not awake to think about anything..


    ***


    ¡°What?¡±


    That was the only single word Alexa could say as she stood before the old building before her, next to her was damien who had a nk expression on his face¡­


    ¡°Boss I heard the olddy who owns this building is very strict¡±


    ¡°Good¡±


    Alexa¡¯s jaw dropped, seriously?! she just found out that the punishment her brother chose to give to her was for her to live in an old apartment, she had a feeling this wasn¡¯t all and she was right..


    ¡°Here you are.. your new home for a year, no one in the Sterling¡¯s will render help of any sought to you.. and consider those cards dad gave you secretly today invalid.. you¡¯ll have to work for your own money.. don¡¯t give me that look, I¡¯m being too kind¡±


    Her face turned pale, work for her own money?! she doesn¡¯t have any experience in that! all she could do was to spend money..


    ¡°Big bro.. please I¡¯m deeply sorry.. I can¡¯t stay here.. look at that! is that a frog?!¡±


    She screamed out in fright hopping on her foot..


    Damien snorted handing her a card ¡°I¡¯m being very thoughtful Alexa.. this contains $1000.. don¡¯t worry about your bills for this month.. it¡¯s been settled.. all you should be worried about is theing months¡±


    She stared down at the card with nothing but anger, One thousand dors? that¡¯s all? this was a peanut she spends in a second without batting a eye.. howe she gets to manage this for some months?!


    ¡°This is very inhumane-


    Damien turned around and stepped into the sleek ck Benz, the body guard closed the door once more and walked back to the car behind the Benz..


    All Alexa could do was to stare at the cars leaving in horror, Damien really meant what he said..


    ¡°Arrghhh!!¡± She screamed after the car leaving..


    ***


    Rihanna arched a brow at her mum and dad¡¯s words..


    ¡°What?!¡± She bursted out in shock and disbelief, were they kidding her?!


    Tracy sighed deeply, her hands were also tied up too and same goes with Bruce, they really didn¡¯t have a say in this one..


    Even old Sterling wasn¡¯t sessful in convincing Damien about his decision too, what annoyed her the most was Anita..


    Thetter had literallyughed her guts out after Damien threatened to break all their business deals if Rihanna didn¡¯t turn up today as a cleaner in hispany..


    ¡°Baby.. please do this or ourpany will go bankrupt.. you know the Sterling¡¯s are our biggest support¡± Tracy pleaded almost in tears, if they were to lose theirpany..


    Then Anita would never cease to tease her about it, she¡¯d be aughing stock in the society and also she won¡¯t be a partaker of the high ss women¡¯s meeting..


    ¡°You caused this yourself you wild donkey! No one asked you to try and harm Olivia.. just be the good little girl which you¡¯re not and go get ready to leave..¡±


    Rihanna broke out in tears, how was she supposed to do that?! Olivia also works as a secretary over there..


    She sprang up to her feet and suddenly bolted out of the living room..


    ¡°Rihanna!..¡±


    ***


    Olivia nted a kiss on Kelvin¡¯s forehead, she¡¯d have loved to stay back home with him, but she had to leave for the office..


    It¡¯s not like Damien would be mad if she stayed back, but she really didn¡¯t want to look pitiful in his sight..


    ¡°Bye mummy..¡±


    She smiled sweetly at him, but deep down she was nervous, nervous about meeting Damien again after what he didst night..


    Her face turned crimson red, she straightened up and made her way out of the living room..


    Bianca approached Kelvin who was staring at the closed door without moving an inch from his spot, she ruffled his hair a bit..


    His cast now had three love drawings on it, one which was obviously her¡¯s but the other two weren¡¯t..


    ¡°Who drew those?¡±


    Kelvin stared at the cast on his arm with a small smile..


    ¡°Kiara.. she said it would help me heal on time¡±


    ¡°Well she¡¯s right! so what does my little prince want for breakfast?¡±


    A series of giggles escaped his lips as Bianca swiped him off his little feet..


    ¡°I want pancakes!¡±


    ***


    Damien took a sip out of his coffee staring at therge projector screen in front of him, he suddenly felt light, a sense of inner peace washed through him and he wondered why..


    Maybe it had something to do with the recent punishment he gave to his sister and Rihanna..


    Whatever it was, he didn¡¯t wish for it to stop..


    He ced his cup down sping his fingers together, he stared with intent at what his employee was demonstrating..


    Their attention was pulled to the door which suddenly opened, a little tap of feet rushing in was heard next..


    Damien¡¯s brows knotted in surprise, their eyes met for a brief second before Olivia pulled her gaze elsewhere taking a seat on one of the empty chairs far away from him..


    He didn¡¯t fail to see the blush that crept on her face, he wasn¡¯t expecting that she¡¯de today.. he wouldn¡¯t have minded if she had stayed back to look after Kelvin..


    Luckily, the meeting came to an end, he rose up to his feet looking around for her only to see her back hurrying out of the conference room¡­.


    ***


    Olivia stepped into Damien¡¯s office, she pped her forehead with a little sigh escaping her lips, great she escaped him now..


    How was she going to avoid him for the rest of today? when their offices are both in the same space..


    Jolting out of her thoughts she turned to the door that opened behind her, luckily it wasn¡¯t Damien but the sl*tty miss Be..


    ¡°Such a huge relief! I thought you weren¡¯t going to resume your post anymore after that scandal.. take this.. prepare them before the 12 o¡¯clock meeting today!¡±


    She dumped a pile of files on Damien¡¯s desk with a smug smile..


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect your mentality to change either.. just get lost¡± Olivia retorted with a snort..


    ¡°Just because you got involved in a scandal with the boss doesn¡¯t necessarily guarantee anything.. don¡¯t worry he¡¯s nning to hold a press conference in the next three weeks to rify your rtionship¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows knotted, she was about to ask more when Damien stepped in, his gaze roamed around the office till it fell on hers..


    Be¡¯s lips drew arge smile as she patted Olivia¡¯s shoulder gently..


    ¡°I¡¯m very d you¡¯re here.. I can¡¯t believe I¡¯d say this.. but I really missed you around here¡±


    ¡°Be..¡±


    She turned around to Damien still maintaining the smile on her lips..


    ¡°Yes boss?¡±


    ¡°Leave us¡±


    Her smile fell a bit but either ways, she gave a small bow and left the office for the both of them¡­.


    Olivia¡¯s gaze literally fell everywhere just except his direction, she turned around ready to leave for her little space when he spoke out..


    ¡°I have a feeling that you¡¯re avoiding me..¡±


    She turned to him with a weird smile, really? had he really forgotten what he did back there on her porchst night??N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    ¡°What?.. no I ¨C


    He took slow steps closer to her while her heart raced wildly, afraid that it might burst out of her chest, she ced a hand over her chest..


    ¡°Does this have anything to do withst night?¡±


    She held her breath when his masculine scent reached her nose, they were just inches apart with their skins brushing with every little movement they made..

 Chapter 88_ Backflip

    Olivia¡¯s heart made a backflip movement, just why on earth does he make her feel this way whenever he was around?


    ¡°What happenedst night?¡± She asked right back not willing to give him a chance to have the upper hand..


    She didn¡¯t want him to know how much she was affected byst night¡¯s incident, she¡¯d never hear the end of it..


    ¡°And just so we¡¯re on the right page Mr Sterling.. we only made a deal to fake our engagement and not for you to ¨C


    ¡°Touch you?¡±


    Damien raised his hand to her face pushing a little amount of hair resting on her face behind her ear..


    ¡°I never made that promise or did I?¡±


    She blinked her eyes twice, why was he suddenly being so shameless and weird?


    ***


    Alexa crouched down picking up a piece of clothing with the tip of her fingers, her face scrunched in disgust..


    ¡°Eww.. so disgusting!¡±


    She entered the apartment a while ago, everywhere was a bit dusty and smelly.. so much for being a Sterling huh?


    She ced her trunk carefully on a table which creaked softly rocking back and forth due to the weight of her trunk..


    It would take her two whole days to clean this ce up, given she hadn¡¯t done any chores in her life..


    She practically sucks at everything except spending money and getting mad every single time..


    ¡°Great! thanks a lot Olivia! you¡¯ve managed to turn my life around¡±


    Sighing, she proceeded to clean up the whole dusty apartment, she hadn¡¯t taken a step further when two mouse appeared out of nowhere with one chasing the other..


    A loud shriek escaped her mouth before she found herself jumping on the old couch which made weird noises..


    A hurried knock came on the door diverting her attention, her heart leaped out in joy, she was sure that was Damien, he was here to take her back home..


    With that thought in mind, she hopped down from the couch and made her way to the door, she pulled it open with so much glee in her eyes only for it to die back down..


    A miserable looking olddy came in view, Alexa arched a brow wondering who she was..


    The olddy¡¯s jade eyes fell on Alexa, her hair was surprisingly all white in color without a single ck strand in sight..


    On her left hand, a walking stick was visible, obviously to support her movement, she looked really weak which made Alexa wonder how she was able to walk about..


    But Alexa wasn¡¯t the least happy to see a strange olddy standing in front of her door..


    ¡°Is this what you beggars do now? going around knocking on random people¡¯s door?! ¡± She fired in irritation..


    After pouring out her frustration towards the innocent olddy, she mmed the door shut with a loud huff..


    She took a step forward ready to go resume cleaning her room but then the knock came again, her chest heaved up in anger..


    ¡°That old woman!¡± she groaned out making her way to the door once more..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    She pulled it open with her lips parted ready tosh out only for her to wince out in pain when she felt a rough object hitting her leg..


    ¡°You-


    Alexa snapped her gaze back to the olddy in surprise..


    ¡°You mannerless child! I¡¯ve been prepped about you.. and I see that you need a lot of fixing before the year runs out!¡±


    Shocked and surprised at the olddy¡¯s domineering tone and attitude, Alexa gulped down nervously..


    Here she thought the oldie was a weak woman who could die any second but she was totally wrong, because in the next second, she was shoved aside by the woman who walked into her apartment..


    And worse of it all, she wasn¡¯t even using her walking stick..


    ***


    Bianca reached for the box of juice at the shelf cing it into a trolley she was moving around with Kelvin in it..


    Poor dude looked so down because Kiara didn¡¯te along with them.


    ¡°Cheer up baby.. She had to go to school¡±


    ¡°I know.. but I miss her, can I go along with her tomorrow?¡±


    She ruffled his hair a bit with a small nod just to cheer him up..


    The hair falling by the side of her face was suddenly swept behind her ears, she turned around swiftly only to crash into a firm build..


    Her sensitive nose perceived the familiar masculine scent of the one single person who manages to ruin her day by just breathing..


    ¡°Hey pretty¡± His deep voice resounded in her ears, he didn¡¯t miss the anger that shed past her eyes..


    ¡°Can you please vanishpletely and stop ruining my mornings?¡±


    Xander chuckled, he took the handle of the trolley shoving Bianca aside gently..


    ¡°You asked me a question a day ago.. and left before I could give a response¡±


    She heaved a deep breath recalling that akward moment she said those words to him, she had no idea of what came over her that day..


    She reached for a pack of candy bars cing them into the trolley the tall nosy fellow beside her was pushing around..


    ¡°Well I didn¡¯t want to hear your response.. you¡¯re way too annoying to look at¡±


    ¡°Uncle.. aunt doesn¡¯t like weak boys, and you¡¯re very weak, you always wear a long face whenever she hits you and ¨C


    Xander ced a palm over the kid¡¯s mouth, he mentally cursed Damien, this kid definitely inherited all of thetter¡¯s trait..


    ¡°He¡¯s not wrong in a way Mr Gray.. go find something better to do¡±


    ¡°Are you scared that I might actually blow off your mind if you give me a chance? you¡¯re scared just admit it¡±


    Bianca stopped on her tracks, she snapped him a look..


    ¡°I¡¯d literally fall for any man on earth except you.. so what¡¯s the point of giving you a chance? I¡¯ve got better things to do¡± She said sternly..


    Not willing to give up on his pursuit, he took hold of her arm and pulled her to stand close enough to him..


    He turned her back against him while his hand settled on her slender waist, Kelvin¡¯s eyes went wide, no man had ever touched his aunt inappropriately and lived without a broken bone or two¡­


    It was a good thing this section wasn¡¯t really crowded, all people saw was a lovely cute couple acting all lovey dovey..


    ¡°Xander! what are you doing?!¡± She gritted trying to pull his arms around her waist, and what was with those looks and smiles she was receiving from people around?


    Xander leaned down to her ear and whispered in a husky voice..


    ¡°I can definitely blow your mind Bianca.. just give me a chance¡±

 Chapter 89_ A Chance

    Bianca¡¯s heart skipped a beat, here was this feeling again, the one she felt thest time at the party where he tried to flirt with her..


    His arm around her was surprisingly warm and in a way made her feel secure, snapping out of her weird thoughts, she wriggled her way out of his hold..


    ¡°Stay far away from me!¡±


    Xander ced both hands on her shoulder, he gave it a light squeeze totally ignoring her res and warning he still failed to understand why he was attracted to the onedy who gave him the cold shoulder every single time he approached her..


    ¡°A chance is all I¡¯m asking for¡­ what are you scared of losing?¡± he inquired raising a brow but she only shook her head slowly before a grin appeared on her lips..


    Now that was scary, he pulled his hands off her but still maintained eye contact with her, he noticed a change in her behavior but couldn¡¯t point a finger to it..


    Bianca¡¯s hands folded on her chest, she tilted her head to the side taking a proper nce at him from that angle..


    ¡°You want a chance?¡± she asked to receive an immediate nod from Xander..


    ¡°Then you¡¯ll get it Mr Xander Gray..¡±


    Xander¡¯s jaw dropped in shock, surprise, disbelief and any other word he couldn¡¯t think of right now..


    He stared at her skeptically, something told him that there was a ¡®but¡¯ing next up, this felt like a dreame true..


    He doubted if this wasn¡¯t a dream, it definitely was, why on earth would she even say that to him, the Bianca he knew wouldn¡¯t even spare him a second nce..


    ¡°What?¡± he asked which sounded much more like a breath..


    Bianca took a bold step forward to him with that smile still on her lips..


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you a chance.. why? because I badly want to prove you wrong and also get you far away from my sight afterwards¡±


    Xander¡¯s face fell a little but it was quickly masked up with a subtle smirk, her reason might sound absurd but he couldn¡¯t care less..


    ¡°Alright! I also want to prove you wrong.. I¡¯ll definitely blow more than just your mind mark my words Bianca¡±


    Heat crept up her cheeks by his deration, he really did took this challenge seriously, she turned away from his piercing blue orbs before her cheeks burned out..


    ***


    A duster was flung across the wall by a tired Alexa, she didn¡¯t know how long Grandma Jade had been watching over her while she cleaned, however, she was already fed up with it..


    ¡°I can¡¯t take it anymore! I¡¯m done cleaning this room!¡±


    A light but meaningful chuckle escaped the olddy¡¯s throat..


    ¡°Just five minutes into cleaning and you¡¯re already fed up? is that howzy you rich people are?¡± She scorned rising up to her feet..


    Alexa heaved a deep breath, maybe if she could summon up the courage she could just go kneel and beg Olivia to help her out..


    She snorted at the thought! she¡¯d rather prefer to rot in this tiny stinking room than fall at Olivia¡¯s feet to apologize..


    ¡°So?! I don¡¯t see how any of these is your concern.. this is my apartment isn¡¯t it? I can clean it up whenever I want and you don¡¯t have a say in it oldie!¡±N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    Grandma Jade¡¯s eyes shimmered with an unfathomable glint, she had dealt with many sassy girls like Alexa in the past and she wasn¡¯t about to fail now..


    She raised her stick swiping it at Alexa¡¯s legs continuously while thetter jumped up and down dodging the surprisingly fast olderdy¡¯s attacks..


    ¡°Alright enough! I¡¯ll clean it up okay?!¡± She yelled out for the olddy to stop..


    Grandma Jade panted slightly, it¡¯s been a long while since shest stressed herself this much, she felt tired and walked back to the duster..


    She bent to pick it up, Alexa¡¯s eyes rounded in surprise, She could swear that she just heard a bone popping sound and she was right because old jade ced a hand on her lower back with a small groan..


    However she still picked up the duster and stood up right with another sound popping emanating from her waist..


    She handed the duster to Alexa who obediently epted it still in a daze..


    ¡°Ah.. I¡¯ve never been so relieved before now.. I¡¯ll send someone over to watch over you while you work! I¡¯ve got plenty more of people like you to deal with in the other ts!¡±


    A sigh of relief escaped Alexa¡¯s lips as soon as the troublesome olddy was out, she tossed the duster once more and settled for the couch which was the first thing old jade made her clean just so she could take a sit..


    ¡°Oldies and their little troubles!¡± she murmured taking a sit on the couch, she took out her phone going through it totally unbothered about the state of the living room..


    She hadn¡¯t spoken to Rihanna since the previous day she left their home, Only the heavens knew what type of punishment Damien gave to her..


    Damien was so far the most heartless brother she had known and his punishments were always inhumane or out of this world..


    ***


    Olivia made her way to the restroom, she had to sprint out of the office and away from Damien, he was utterly shameless..


    And when exactly did he be so cheeky to make her cheeks burn thereby turning her face into a tomato?..


    She groaned out pushing the door to the restroom open effortlessly, her eyes fell on ady mopping the floor with great difficulty..


    Her brows drew together, in a way her back view looked really familiar but with that thought aside, she turned her back against thedy and faced the mirror..


    She turned on the faucet cing her hand under the running water, she mentally cursed Damien for making her feel so weird..


    That annoying boss of her¡¯s who also happened to be Kelvin¡¯s dad and her fake fiance deserved to be spanked on the butt by her..


    A harsh drop on the tiled flooring jolted Olivia out of her thoughts, she raised her head to the mirror where she saw a familiar face ring at her with hatred..


    Her eyes widened in astonishment, she turned swiftly toe face to face with Rihanna¡¯s darkened face..


    ¡°You?¡± She asked in disbelief..


    Embarrassment washed over Rihanna¡¯s face, just great! and the second disgusting thing she could see today was standing right in front of her.


    She didn¡¯t expect Olivia to resume throughout this week since the scandal about her and Damien having an affair was still on..


    And why was Olivia staring at her in shock other than pping her, pulling her hair or doing worse things to her..


    Or Damien didn¡¯t tell her the truth of who was responsible for that party¡¯s incident?¡­


    She snorted picking up the mop that dropped on the tiled flooring earlier..


    ¡°Can¡¯t you just stop popping up into my life every now and then? you¡¯ve done enough haven¡¯t you?! what more do you want from me?!¡±


    Olivia was taken aback, she was also left speechless wondering what went wrong with her head, why was it messing with her now of all times?


    She tapped her head gently with her eyes clenched tightly..


    ¡°By the time I open my eyes she won¡¯t be there anymore¡± she chanted beneath her breath..


    She snapped her eyes open once more, this time, Rihanna was way madder than before..


    Her eyes widened, what was the daughter of the Brown¡¯s doing here mopping the restroom? and that too in a customized outfit for cleaners in thepany..


    A thought crept into her mind only for her left brow to lift up in amusement, this dummy could go to any extent just to get what she want..


    ¡°Are you doing this to get closer to Damien? you obviouslyck self respect and self worth.. how could you even think of ¨C


    ¡°Not another word! who do you really think you are huh? do you really think Damien is into you? he only wants his son and nothing more from your worthless self¡± Rihanna scorned grinning from ear to ear, she loved to see the red color on Olivia¡¯s face so much..


    Olivia arched a brow, she stretched forth her finger to Rihanna¡¯s face with a mocking smile..


    ¡°Oh really? just check this out.. you were his fiancee for six months and you never got to the stage of wearing this priceless jewel.. I¡¯ve been around not up to a month and look what I¡¯ve got¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s knuckles turned white by her sides, she was so sure that ring would have been on her finger if Anita liked her from the start..


    But no, Damien had to get another ring for her and not the Sterling¡¯s heirloom..


    ¡°You think you¡¯re special huh? but let me break it all out to you¡± She murmured in a breath..


    She took few steps closer to Olivia with a roguish grin..


    ¡°Damien doesn¡¯t care about you but his son because he is impotent¡±


    A frown settled upon Olivia¡¯s forehead, what was she talking about?


    ¡°And what made you think that I¡¯ll believe what you just said about my fiance?¡± she demanded stressing the ¡®fiance¡¯ word a little bit too much..


    ¡°He was my boyfriend for five years before we decided to progress further into the rtionship.. but guess what?! Damien never tried to touch me.. that speaks a lot for itself doesn¡¯t it?¡± A coy smile yed on her lips as soon as she got the reaction she wanted from Olivia..

 Chapter 90_ Bad thoughts

    Olivia returned back to her small office still thinking about what Rihanna just said about Damien being impotent, that didn¡¯t seem to be the case that night seven years ago..


    She sneaked a nce at his side profile, he was deeply engrossed in the conversation he was having over the phone and when he felt the gaze on him, he turned to her direction offering her a small smile which she surprisingly returned back absentmindedly..


    She took in deep breaths to calm herself down, this had nothing to do with her right?


    It¡¯s not like they¡¯ll progress further than this in their rtionship..


    With that unsettling thought in mind, she resumed working on her PC..


    ***


    Sandy was all smiles when she opened the door, that was because Xander was here too, she stepped aside for the three to step in..


    ¡°Xander it¡¯s good that you stopped by Cassie just arrived..¡±


    Bianca huffed loudly as she walked past Sandy with Kelvin clutching onto her like a second skin..


    Cassie strolled out of the kitchen with an apron over her sky blue top and ck jean pants, her hair was tied into a loose bun with some strands falling here and there which made her look way younger than her actual age..


    ¡°Baby you¡¯re back.. and oh you also came along with Xander¡±


    Xander walked to Cassie with the two bags filled with some groceries..


    She immediately snatched it away from his hand, her eyes fell on Bianca¡¯s nk face..


    ¡°Do you want to hurt his hands? you could have carried it yourself¡±


    Bianca rolled her eyes hard at her mum, since he wanted to be her second skin then he should be ready to do multiple tasks..


    ¡°That¡¯s not a problem Mrs Greg I was the one who persuaded her, we just made up and I don¡¯t want anything to ruin our rtionship once more¡±


    Bianca snapped her head to Xander who was all smiles lying through his teeth to her mum¡­


    ¡°Really?! that¡¯s good news! I¡¯m making lunch don¡¯t leave yet, just make yourselffortable¡±


    ¡°Ahhh don¡¯t worry about making lunch for him.. I¡¯d like to do it myself, I¡¯ve been a jerk all along to see that he really cared so much about me..¡± Bianca interjected shocking everyone..


    Xander arched a brow, this just got even more weird, but he smiled brightly either way..


    ¡°Sure! if that¡¯s what you want.. who am I to stop two love birds?¡± She teased..


    Bianca met Xander¡¯s gaze with a meaningful smile which thetter found scary..


    ***


    A soft knock came on the door before the knob was twisted open, a hard boot hitting the floor was heard gaining Alexa¡¯s attention..


    She snapped her head to her side to see a tall figure, the young man stood tall at around 6 feet 1 inch with a lean and athletic build..


    His facial features were chiseled and refined with high cheekbones, a strong jawline, and piercing jade green eyes that seem to see right through her soul.


    His dark hair was stylishly messy, framing his face and entuating his nk expression..


    Alexa stood on her feet gulping the huge spitball down her throat, she blinked back her eyes just to be sure that she wasn¡¯t imagining things this time..


    ¡°Lazing around?¡± his deep and manly voice made her shudder, she felt goosebumps sprouting up on her skin..


    He stared around the mini living room with a nk look..


    ¡°I¡¯m.. so.. rry.. you are?¡± She questioned with a stutter, her mind seemed to go nk as soon as he had appeared from nowhere..


    Was this how the poor people lived? some random people can just show up at your apartment and roam around freely in your room without seeking your permission?..


    He didn¡¯t answer her question outrightly, instead he walked to the duster which she threw away half an hour ago and picked it up..


    Another slow footstep approached the door before Grandma Jade walked into the room, It took Alexa only a second to understand everything..


    ¡°There you are Hardin! I thought you went into the wrong t¡±


    The young man who was addressed as Hardin approached Grandma Jade..


    ¡°I told you that I can handle things over here.. why did youe all the way up here?¡± he questioned with a small frown etched on his forehead..


    At the background stood a dazed Alexa, grandma? that exins everything, it clearly runs in their blood to just walk into anyone¡¯s home any time they wanted..


    ¡°I had toe.. this child is very ill mannered and spoilt! so I came to check if she was giving you a hard time.. I definitely know how to straighten her up!¡± She protested raising her stick up a little which made Alexa take a step back..


    Hardin held down his grand mother¡¯s walking stick..


    ¡°I¡¯ll take care of her.. go back and have a rest alright?¡±


    Grandma Jade gave a nod and turned around leaving the room not without huffing..


    ¡°Geez oldie¡± Alexa murmured which didn¡¯t miss Hardin¡¯s hearing, he snapped his head to her sharply..


    He threw the duster he was holding down to her feet..


    ¡°Go on.. pick it up and clean this ce¡±


    Alexa¡¯s brows snapped up, just who the hell did he think he was to order her around? just because he was tall and breathtakingly handsome?!


    ¡°What?¡± she whispered inaudibly..


    ¡°As you know my grandma is too old to deal with a pain in the butt.. I¡¯ll help her out, start cleaning.. there¡¯s a lot of work to do youngdy¡±


    She crossed her arm beneath her bossom with an amused expression on her face, he was eye catching no doubt..


    ¡°And what if I don¡¯t?!¡± She questioned bravely swiping her hair back dramatically..


    A sly smirk yed at the corners of his thin lips while he took slow steps closer to her..


    ¡°I have my ways Miss Sterling.. You have no idea of what I¡¯m capable of doing..¡±


    Alexa¡¯s brow arched, so they knew that she was a Sterling and they dared to try sh*t with her?!


    ***


    Kelvin sat next to Xander who was skimming through his phone, he wondered if thetter knew about the oing danger..


    ¡°Uncle.. you know my aunt isn¡¯t going to go easy on you.. why don¡¯t you go now and save yourself from her anger¡±


    Xander pulled his attention to Kelvin, he ruffled the kid¡¯s hair with a little smile tugging at the corner of his lips..


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be thinking so much for your age.. don¡¯t you have toys or friends to y with?¡±


    Kelvin moved farther away from Xander on the couch just Incase his aunt decided to hurl the bottle of hot sauce she was gripping onto tightly at Xander..


    At the same time, Xander met her gaze through the opened kitchen, she surprisingly had a sweet smile on her face..


    Now he saw understood what Kelvin meant, he just hoped that she doesn¡¯t poison his food..


    To capture this once in a lifetime moment, he took a quick pic of her..


    Meanwhile¡­.


    Olivia sipped her fruit punch slowly while peering at Damien who was giving some instructions to Be..


    As soon as thetter left his office, Damien stood up from his seat, he snapped his head to her but it was toote to pull her eyes away since he caught her staring..


    He gestured for her toe to him, she moved her wooden chair backwards and stood up..


    When she was before him, he reached his hand out to her hair after which he pulled out a small piece of paper..Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Her mind suddenly drifted back to what Rihanna said at the restroom earlier today..


    Her curious eyes roamed away from his face to below his belt..


    Damien noticed where her eyes was fixated at, he inhaled sharply, her stare was just enough to cause a weird sensation in his body..


    ¡°What bad thoughts are you suddenly having Olivia?¡±


    Olivia snapped out of her daze and returned her attention back to his face, she didn¡¯t fail to see the teasing smile he had on his lips..


    Her throat went dry looking for a suitable excusable sentence..


    ¡°What.. do you mean by that? I was wondering how you had the same belt as Kelvin..¡± She lied tantly..


    Damien raised a brow, he felt that wasn¡¯t the case, he ced a finger under her jaw pulling her face upward to stare into her warm eyes..


    ¡°Why do I feel like you have some naughty thoughts up in your head?¡±

 Chapter 91_ I like you 1

    Be cleared her throat to gain the attention of the two who were standing in such close proximity, they didn¡¯t even notice her walking in, her eyes rolled at the sight..


    ¡°Boss¡±


    Damien turned around to face her with an arched brow, she walked to him handing him a brown envelope..


    ¡°I got exactly what you asked for boss..¡±


    He epted the envelope giving her a short nod, Olivia¡¯s interest was piqued as her eyes fell on the envelope..


    ¡°If it¡¯s to my liking, then you¡¯ll get a raise this month.. you may leave now¡±


    Be beamed walking out of the office, a raise this month would certainly help her mental health recover quickly after all these weeks of working her ass of..


    ¡°Umm.. where were we?¡± Damien inquired meeting her gaze once more..


    ¡°Nowhere exactly.. I was on my way to go get lunch¡± she murmured nonchntly walking to the door when his voice came again..


    ¡°Let¡¯s have lunch together..¡±


    She stopped walking and turned back to him with a small frown, why was he trying to crawl up her skin?


    ¡°No thank you! I don¡¯t want a fresh new scandal popping up and calling me all sorts of names¡±


    Damien snorted, he threw the envelope on his desk and strode to her, he stared at her for a brief second before sping their hands together..


    ¡°Not on my watch¡±


    And just like that, he led her out of the office paying deaf ears to her protests as they passed by the other employees cubicles..


    The stares, the murmurs and also side talks chewed her up deeply..


    ¡°Dami-


    ¡°Ignore them.. if anyone of them says anything bad about you, report them to me immediately¡± he said more like an order..


    He pressed the elevator button which took two second to open up, he pulled her gently and pressed thest button for the doors to close again¡­


    Olivia stared down at their hands sped together, she made an attempt to pull her hand out but it only got tighter in his hold¡­


    She snapped her head up to him, but he tore his eyes away from her..


    ¡°Let go.. there¡¯s really no need for you to hold hands with me, you and I both know that this is fake¡±


    In the next second, she crashed into his chest after he pulled her in..


    he ced a finger under her chin raising her face up to stare into her bright eyes..


    ¡°Maybe to you this is fake.. but to me, it¡¯s way more than that.. I hope you can understand my intentions?¡±


    His gaze left her eyes and lingered on her slightly parted yet inviting lips, he dipped his head down a bit but the sound of the elevator opening made him step back away from her..


    He grinned from ear to ear on seeing the faint color of red spreading on her cheeks, he guessed right, even the hardest of rocks can soften with time..


    ¡°Come on..¡±


    ***


    In the midst of this normal and free moments was Xander who was staring down at his te without taking a bite out of it..


    He had a feeling that he won¡¯t leave here on his two feet but rather, he¡¯d be carried out on a stretcher or as a corpse instead..


    Next to him was Bianca who had this weird smile on her face, now he knew he was done for, and he couldn¡¯t refute this meal otherwise it¡¯d be impolite..


    The dish looked relishing and definitely appetizing, but to what does he owe this huge favour from Bianca?


    She touched his hand resting on the table with a small smile..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you want to eat this? I could make another-


    Cassie and Sandy whispered among themselves with series of giggles following next..


    ¡°No don¡¯t bother.. it¡¯s just that i-


    He inhaled sharply as soon as her hand fell on his thigh giving it a tight squeeze, he snapped his head to her with an arched brow..


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry baby.. I¡¯ll feed you if that¡¯s what you want¡± She remarked with a yful yet devilish grin..


    She picked up his spoon scooping a spoon of chilli soup, she blew on it gently and raised it up to his lips..


    Xander¡¯s eyes roamed around the table, all threedies had a smile on their lips whereas one little soul had a sorry expression on his face..


    Kelvin shook his head gently at the poor dude sitting across from him he knew his aunt well enough..


    ¡°Come on open up.. don¡¯t be shy¡±


    He took a deep breath in, there was really nothing to feel scared about, she wasn¡¯t possibly going to poison his meal when everyone was watching them..


    What could possibly go wrong?


    With that thought in mind, he parted his lips open and ate from the spoon..


    ¡°How¡¯s it? is it tasty enough?¡±


    Her hand dropped to his thigh once more, she caressed it gently while she watched with interest how the veins on his neck almost popped out..


    Xander forced a nod to her, only he knew how much his tongue was burning hot, he snapped his head to her in unbelief..


    ¡°Come on have another spoon.. I feel really bad for how I¡¯ve been treating youtely¡± She pouted blinking her eyes at him..


    ¡°What alien spirit possessed Bianca? she¡¯s acting really weird¡± Sandy whispered to Cassie who was stuffing her face with cornbread..


    ¡°Right?¡± Cassie asked right back stressing her single word..


    She knew Bianca well enough, she was almost the same as Olivia when it came to their pride, the thoughts washed off her head as Xander took the second spoon..


    Perhaps she changed overnight, well that was great..


    Xander¡¯s ears burned out, he couldn¡¯t tell what hurt more, his tongue? or his thigh which Bianca was currently pinching..


    He ced his palm over hers, so this was what she meant earlier, she was trying to chase him out of her life by doing this..


    He held her other hand going for the third spoon of the deadly chilli extremely hot soup..


    Two could really y at this game she just created, with that in mind, he scooped from his bowl and presented it in front of Bianca¡¯s lips..


    She sent a threatening re to him, never in her wildest dream would she taste that..


    She herself knew the amount of hot sauce she dumped in that, just a taste could make your taste buds and tongue go up in mes..


    Xander saw through her thoughts, a smirk crawled up his lips, copying what she did earlier, his hand fell on her thigh, he didn¡¯t squeeze it but caressed it gently..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    A gasp escaped her lips as his palm made its way up her thighs..


    Taking that as an opportunity, he shoved the spoon into her mouth..


    ***


    Olivia froze up as Damien¡¯s hand reached for her lips from across the table in the empty diner which he booked down earlier..


    He wiped the smudges off her lips with a napkin and resumed eating his meal like he didn¡¯t just do anything..


    ¡°Okay.. I think we need to talk about your recent habit of touching me whenever you get the chance.. I¡¯ll break your limbs when next you try that¡±


    ¡°If trying to woo you will result into that, then I¡¯m willing to stay handicap¡±


    She choked, hard!


    He handed her a ss of water which she took without hesitating for a second..


    ¡°Easy.. be careful¡±


    A littlemotion at the diner¡¯s entrance gained their attention..


    A young man could be seen struggling with the huge men guarding the door, he slipped out of their hold and ran up to the couple having lunch..


    Just when he was close enough, he pulled Olivia to stand up on her feet abruptly with a sharp re directed at Damien..


    ¡°Just because I was away for some weeks, you think it¡¯s okay to get entangled with another guy Olivia?¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows furrowed, his knuckles turned into white fist balls as he stared at the unknown man¡¯s hand around Olivia..


    ¡°You?! what do you think you¡¯re doing?¡± She fired harshly with a re trying to pull out of his strong hold but he didn¡¯t budge..


    In a blink of an eye, she felt herself being pulled into another stronger and protective arm..


    Damien wrapped an arm around her waist possessively before facing the man who dared to touch her..


    ¡°Do you have a death wish?!¡± he gritted seething in rage..

 Chapter 92_ I like you 2

    Olivia felt Damien¡¯s arm around her tightened a bit, the re between the two men was getting intense especially Damien¡­


    ¡°I thought I told you to stay away.. what do you want this time?¡± She asked with a raised brow, their deal died a month ago after she had tantly rejected him at the restaurant where they had a blind date set up by her mum..


    But he was too adamant to stay away from her despite all her cold attitude towards him..


    Jacob took a step forward to her but Damien¡¯s hand reached out to his chest pushing him back gently until he was at least a few feet away from Olivia..


    ¡°Stay away from our affair Mr Sterling.. this has nothing to do with you..¡± Jacob warned sternly..


    ¡°It has everything to do with me as far as my fiancee is concerned¡­¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes went wide, wasn¡¯t that supposed to be a secret between them until everything was soughted out?


    ¡°Fiancee?¡± he asked in between a chuckle before speaking again.. ¡°I know the likes of you very well Mr Sterling.. iming that she¡¯s your fiancee when what you really have in mind is to make her warm your lonely bed and also take her kid away from her!¡±


    ¡°Damien!¡±


    Olivia called out his name after he punched Jacob straight in the face, thetter fell on their lunch table crashing into the tes and ss..


    Jacob strotted up to his feet once more staggering a bit, he wiped the red liquid that stained his lips with his thumb..


    ¡°I like you a lot Olivia! why don¡¯t you see that this man standing next to you only want Kelvin¡¯s custody and nothing more! please trust me on this one¡±


    ¡°I¡¯d get going now¡± She muttered walking to the chair, she picked up her purse and made her way out of the diner..


    Damien picked up his suit jacket resting on the chair he had previously upied before Jacob¡¯s uncalled interruption..


    He turned to look at thetter once more and in a low authoritative tone he grunted ¡°Stay away from her!¡±


    ***


    Bianca hands held the hand wash bowl as she rinsed her face gently, she had rushed straight to the bathroom right after she tasted that dumb chilli soup she made for Xander..


    Who knew that the tables would eventually turn on her? that crook almost made her see her end today..


    It was horrible! she wondered how he managed to take two spoons out of that man made disaster..


    ¡°Honey are you alright in there?¡±


    Cassie¡¯s worried voice came as she knocked on the door several times, it¡¯s been a while since she ran out of the dining to throw up..


    ¡°I¡¯m good¡± she managed to mumble..


    ¡°Alright..¡±


    Few minutes ticked by, she turned to the door when she heard it opening, her brows furrowed in anger..


    ¡°You!¡±


    Xander smirked, he rested on his side against the corridor staring at her crumpled face, definitely a good sight..


    He pulled out his phone and took a quick shot of her..


    ¡°What are you doing up in my room? haven¡¯t you done enough?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s funny how your mum sees me as the best guy for her daughter, whereas you¡¯re just trying to push me away.. not every girl has this chance like you do.. why don¡¯t you just seize it?¡±


    Bianca heaved a deep breath trying hard not to be madder than this, she turned the faucet off with a little more force than normal¡­


    ¡°My mum and aunt are the same, they don¡¯t really know the difference between a good guy and a nuisance¡±


    She walked out of her bathroom pulling him along with her, once they were out, she pointed to the slightly ajar door..


    ¡°You can leave now..¡±


    ¡°You started this, why are you making it seem like I¡¯m the bad guy?¡±


    She snapped her head to him sharply ¡°Of course you are! if I hadn¡¯t known you, I wouldn¡¯t have tried to make a killer soup that almost took my life!¡±


    Xander erupted inughter which left thetter confused, she didn¡¯t find this funny, so what if she was the one who made the soup? she was only trying to chase him off her tail and unfortunately, she had a taste of her own medicine..


    The room fell quiet once more as Xander¡¯sughter died down, his face turned serious as he stared down at her..


    ¡°I don¡¯t really know what you do to me every time Bianca.. you¡¯re just so different and-Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    ¡°How many girls have you read that line to so far? I think that line feels familiar.. like a movie scene or something, try to be original.. maybe just then I might notice you¡± She scorned with an ear to ear devilish grin..


    However in the next second she crashed into his opened arms after he pulled her in, he ced a finger under her chin..


    His blue eyes sparkled in a different light sending weird waves down her body..


    ¡°You want originality right? then I¡¯ll grant you your wish princess¡± he husky deep voice resounded in her ears..


    She was still trying to get what he meant by that until, he dipped his head down and locked his lips with hers..


    Time froze, her body went limp, she wasn¡¯t expecting such a bold move from him..


    Xander held her nape sucking on her lower and upper lips simultaneously, he pressed her more closer to himself for a gasp to escape her throat..


    He got the opportunity to pry into her mouth, meanwhile Bianca got weak in her knees but luckily for her, his arm on her waist supported her from falling..


    The door they were backing creaked open slowly gaining their attention in a second, Xander pulled away from Bianca and snapped his gaze to the door where Cassie stood with her palm over Kelvin¡¯s eyes..


    ¡°Oops¡±


    ***


    Alexa slumped on the couch tiredly, her breath was heavy like she just ran a marathon, only one day out of three hundred and fifty five days..


    And she was getting tired of living like an ordinary peasant, her brows furrowed when the familiar sound of male boot reached her ears..


    She grumbled beneath her breath, she just spent thest five hours cleaning this ce up while Hardin just satzily giving orders..


    It wasn¡¯t their business if her apartment was clean or not for crying out loud!


    But no! they wanted to torture her so much, she had a feeling this had something to do with her brother..


    ¡°I believe my mission here is done..¡±


    Alexa sat up from the couch, she craned her neck to stare at his figure moving towards the door, her tummy made a grumbling sound, a cry of hunger..


    ¡°Umm.. stop there!¡± She ordered which wasn¡¯t intentional..


    Hardin¡¯s back stiffened as he slowly turned to face her..


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    Alexa chuckled dryly, she stood up from the couch clenching and unclenching her fists as she spoke..


    ¡°Do you know how to cook?¡±


    Hardin¡¯s brows arched, he didn¡¯t expect less from a spoiltdy like herself, it¡¯s verymon nowadays fordies of her ss..


    They suck at every little thing except throwingvish parties or spending money foolishly..


    ***


    Olivia came out of the cab and settled her fare after which the cab left, few secondster, a sleek ck car rolled up next to her..


    Knowing who it was, she made her way to her building not wanting to speak with him or anyone for now..


    She was supposed to head back to thepany after lunch but she really needed some time to herself now..


    Damien got out of his car and chased after her, he held her arm back stopping her from pushing the door open..


    ¡°Let go!¡± She snapped at him breathing heavily..


    ¡°Are you upset that I hit him? he was trying toe close-


    ¡°This isn¡¯t about that Damien!¡± She fired cutting his sentence midway..


    She felt Jacob¡¯s words were in a way true, Damien really didn¡¯t care about her but Kelvin..


    ¡°You know he wasn¡¯t wrong?.. his words were partly true! you¡¯re just trying to take Kelvin away from me!¡±


    Damien¡¯s eyes closed briefly, his hand went to his temples caressing it gently..


    ¡°Come on Olivia! you know that isn¡¯t true! I want you both.. how else am I to prove this to you? ignore what he said, if I really wanted Kelvin, I¡¯d have taken him the moment I knew that he was my son!¡±


    ¡°Why? is that because you can¡¯t have any other child?¡±


    A look of shock crossed Damien¡¯s face, he wasn¡¯t expecting her to say this to his face, but for some reasons, her words was brutal enough to render him speechless for a few seconds..


    Realizing the impact of her words, she tried to apologize..


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry i-


    ¡°Is that what you really think of me?¡± he questioned inaudibly, a pang of pain shed past his orbs demanding answers from her..

 Chapter 93_ Wrong

    Damien shook his head slowly when she didn¡¯t give a response, a dry chuckle escaped his lips..


    Just when he had thought that she was finally opening up to him, his lips curved up into a sardonic smile..


    ¡°I think I¡¯m pressuring you a bit too much about all these..¡±


    Olivia took a step forward for him to take one back, and in one swift, he walked inrge strides to his car, he turned deaf ears to her calls..


    ***


    Olivia cuddled up on her bed with the sheets over her face, for the first time, she felt remorseful for how she spoke to Damien earlier today..


    She tucked her hand underneath her pillow taking out her phone, the screen lit up serving as the only source of light in the dark room..


    After much hesitation, she sat up with her phone ced against her ear, it rang for a few seconds before it was disconnected at the other end..


    She tried for a few more times but all to no avail, he wasn¡¯t taking any of her calls, so she decided to text him instead..


    Ten minutes passed by, and yet there was no reply from him..


    ¡°What were you thinking Olivia? you shouldn¡¯t have said that to his face!¡± She scolded herself with a crumpled expression..


    He might try to have a little revenge on her by increasing her workload tomorrow..


    Meanwhile at the other end..


    Anita ced a ss of warm milk on the table where Damien¡¯sptopy, he came back a bit earlier than normal closing hours in a really bad mood..


    She had to convince him to stay over just so she could keep an eye on him..


    She felt this had something to do with Olivia..


    ¡°Honey.. I got you a ss of milk, just Incase you have a hard time falling asleep okay?¡±


    Damien strode out of the bathroom fully dressed in his ck PJs, he wiped his dampened hair with a towel after which he threw it on the bed..


    ¡°Oh.. I guess I don¡¯t need that mum.. I¡¯m working tillte in the night¡±


    ¡°Nonsense!¡± She dered picking up the ss of milk, she walked to him and handed the ss of milk to him..


    ¡°Tell me what¡¯s wrong baby.. I know you¡¯re in a bad mood¡±


    Damien epted the ss of milk or else he might go deaf in the nexting second, He just failed to understand why she does that to him every single time..


    And funny enough, he couldn¡¯t sit back and watch her cry, he¡¯d feel terrible..


    His mum guided him to sit on the bed which he did, she took a sit next to him with a soft re directed at the side of his face..


    He tried as much as possible not to look to her direction, but he failed really hard..


    ¡°Mum can you please stop doing that? I¡¯m no longer your little Damien alright?¡±


    Anita chuckled pulling both sides of his cheeks teasingly mumbling some babyish words which made him roll his eyes hard..


    ¡°Yes you are!¡±


    His phone resting on the bed lit up gaining Anita¡¯s attention, she reached for it by stretching a little..


    ¡°Hey look.. it¡¯s a text from Olivia¡±


    The ss froze on Damien¡¯s lips as his mum scrolled through his phone in delight..


    He noticed her expression changed a little just as he was expecting of her..


    ¡°Several missed calls and texts and you didn¡¯t return any? is there something wrong between you both?¡±


    ¡°Nothing mum.. I¡¯m feeling very sleepy..¡±


    Anita stared at him nkly for a while before giving a stiff nod, she knew something was off with his attitude and she decided to brush it off, sooner orter he¡¯d eventually open up to her, that was how close they were..


    ¡°Alright baby.. goodnight¡± she nted a kiss on his forehead before leaving the room, in a swift, she was pulled out of Damien¡¯s door to her bedroom..


    She snapped Aldrin a mean gaze as soon as he smiled at her..


    ¡°Hey wifey.. it¡¯s a good thing that he decided to sleep on time.. how about you apany your other baby to the bed?¡±


    She threw a light punch to his chest with a loud huff..


    ¡°Grow up you oldie!¡±


    ***


    A sigh escaped Olivia¡¯s lips, she sneaked nces at Damien who hadn¡¯t spared her a look all day, he didn¡¯t give her any orders or do anything to strike up a conversation with her..


    His nonchnt behavior towards her was her fault too..


    Her phone beeped by her side taking her out of her daze, it was a text from an unknown number, she tapped on it hesitantly..


    Before she could reply the ¡®Are you free text¡¯ a call came in from that same number..


    Her ringtone caught Damien¡¯s attention, he snuck a peek at her, Heavens knew how hard it had been for him ignoring her since today..Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Olivia pressed the phone against her ear and murmured in a hushed tone..


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    Her brows furrowed on hearing the male voice at the background..


    ¡°Jacob?!¡± She screeched..


    Damien¡¯s hand holding a pen ready to sign a document stopped midway when he heard the name she called out..


    He snapped his head to her direction where she was speaking in a hushed tone before she ced her phone into her purse¡­


    His gaze dropped back to the document he was about signing a moment ago..


    Meanwhile at the other end¡­


    Olivia picked up her PC and stood up from her seat, she strode out from her small office to Damien¡¯s side..


    ¡°Umm¡± she cleared her throat ¡°Boss.. can you check this out? I¡¯m finding this a little difficult to understand.. the bar here shows green and-


    Be burst in through the door with a brown envelope on her hands..


    ¡°Boss.. I got them reced with a new one.. I hope you like this one this time¡±


    Damien epted the envelope, he was about to open it when he noticed Olivia was still by his side, he kept it aside and dismissed Be who left immediately..


    ¡°And how is this my fault Mrs Parker?¡± He questioned rising up to his feet..


    Olivia was taken aback, did he just address her so formally?


    ¡°But i-


    Damien straightened his suit jacket and walked past her brushing his arm against hers..


    ¡°Are you trying to get back at me Damien? I was wrong to say that.. I¡¯m sorry¡±


    He stopped on his tracks before turning back to her once more..


    ¡°Are you one of those who thinks the word ¡®Sorry¡¯ fixes every single thing?¡±


    She ced herptop on his desk walking a few steps to him with a solemn expression..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for saying that to you but I¡¯m not sorry about what I feel your intentions are.. I hope you understand me clearly?¡±


    He held her arm and in a swift motion, she felt his desk pressing behind her..


    His grey orbs which held anger at the moment pinned her down, she froze staring into his darkened face..


    ¡°My intentions has always been for you to ept me into yours and Kelvin¡¯s life.. but sadly you chose to believe what a random guy said.. and what exactly did you say to me yesterday? I can¡¯t have another child? why don¡¯t I prove it to you right here huh?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes rounded, she shook her head slowly to his words..


    Right here? and now?

 Chapter 94_ Movie date 1

    A sly smirk graced Damien¡¯s lips when he saw the look that crossed her face, did he just render her speechless?


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind you having one of my child again..¡±


    A blush crept up her cheeks spreading across her face, she could feel her heartbeat thumping wildly against her ribcage, why does he need to be so blunt?


    ¡°Uhh.. i-


    He took a step backward, away from her just so she could breath, maybe all she needed was time to adjust to him which he really didn¡¯t have..


    Yesterday a man popped up from nowhere iming to have romantic feelings for her..


    Was he scared?


    Yes! he was scared because the only woman who could stir something within him wasn¡¯t giving him the chance he wanted, what if she falls for another man? the thought of that makes his blood boil..


    ¡°Forget it.. I¡¯ll head out first¡±


    Olivia watched his back leaving the office, she inhaled deeply walking back to his desk where herptop sat..


    She picked it up from his desk knocking a stack of files over in the process, she crouched down to pick them when her eyes fell on a book which had been covered by the files earlier..


    Rising up to her feet, she ced herptop back down on the desk staring at the book she was holding which had a red heart shape on the cover, that wasn¡¯t what piqued her attention the most.. it was the title..


    ¡®How to make ady fall for you¡¯


    Her brows furrowed deeply, why does he even need a book like this? curiously, she flipped through the first page where a green marker ticked out a part titled ¡®Send her flowers¡¯


    She read further down the next few green tick ¡®Offer her a ride¡¯


    ¡®Say some cheesy words to her asionally¡¯


    ¡®Steal a kiss from her randomly¡¯


    Her eyes rounded, thest one was ticked too, that exins everything! his weird behaviors were as a result of following instructions from a book?


    She closed the book and ced it where it originally was before along with the other files on the floor..


    After making sure that everything was intact and in ce, she left for her office..


    ****


    Bianca yawned as she came down from the stairs, however, she froze up at thest step as soon as she met with her mum¡¯s teasing smile..


    Cassie stood at the end of the stairs holding a cup of tea, it appears that she must have been waiting for Bianca toe down..


    ¡°Mum? you¡¯re still here? it¡¯s past ten already!¡±


    Cassie chuckled shaking her head slowly ¡°Oh yeah.. you didn¡¯te out of your room right after Xander left and neither did youe down for dinnerst night or breakfast this morning.. are you avoiding me?¡±


    Bianca cursed silently walking past her mum and also trying to cover up her embarrassment, her mum came just right on time when Xander shamelessly kissed her yesterday¡­


    How was she supposed to face her after that? if she knows, then Sandy must definitely know about it and she was right!..


    because¡­


    ¡°Hey Bianca.. a little bird told me about the beautiful time you spent with Xander¡±


    Okay that was it! maybeing down was a bad idea, she made a mental note to break Xander¡¯s jaw..


    ¡°Seriously mum? I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if Mrs Sterling knows about it..¡± She murmured stuffing her mouth with the sandwich Sandy ced before her..


    The two women let out a heartyugh, their teasing words and pokes only made her turn red as the seconds passed by..


    ¡®I¡¯m gonna kill him¡¯ she chanted inwardly.


    Luckily, the doorbell rang diverting the two women¡¯s attention away from her, times like this was when she wished she could disappear into thin air..


    A low shriek escaped Cassie¡¯s lips as she received arge bouquet of roses with a white envelope stuck in between the roses..


    Bianca rolled her eyes, Nathan was at it again always showering her mum with gifts..


    Cassie closed the door behind her with her left foot, she hurried to the two sitting at the dining grinning from ear to ear..


    ¡°What¡¯s so special about this one mum? you receive it almost everyday¡±


    ¡°Well yeah¡­ except that it¡¯s not for me but for you baby..¡±


    Bianca¡¯s brows furrowed confusedly, her?


    ¡°Ooohh what does this say?¡± Sandy asked taking out the visible envelope from the roses..


    She opened it clearing her throat a little ¡°A sunrise cannotpete to your smile-


    Bianca stood up, she snatched the envelope from Sandy and the bouquet from her mum in embarrassment, obviously, it was from Xander..


    ¡°Guess who¡¯s blushing right now?¡± Cassie teased..


    Heaving a deep breath, she turned around running out of the dining, she could still hear their teasing voices as she ran up the stairs..


    Once she got into her room, she mmed her door shut..


    Damn! they were crazy..


    Now she understood how Olivia must have felt whenever they teased her..


    She stared down at the bouquet of red roses with a sneer, she walked to her thrash can and was about to dump it in there when she had second thoughts..


    Her phone beeped which she took out with her other hand, it was a text from an unknown number..


    She couldn¡¯t recall how many times she had block his number but being the persistent guy that he was, he uses a different number each time..


    ¡®I¡¯ll pick you up by four..¡¯


    ***


    Alexa sat up grumbling, she snapped her head to her pillow which was as hard as a rock, she sent a punch to it in annoyance..N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    Last night, she couldn¡¯t sleep at all, she had grown ustomed to luxury beds, now all she got was a low ss bed..


    Her stomach made a loud grumble, yeah that was right, she didn¡¯t have a proper meal all throughout yesterday..


    And it appears Hardin was a big time jerk, right after she asked him to make Lunch for her, he just walked right out of her like she wasn¡¯t even there..


    All she had was pizza which she orderedst night..


    She walked out of the bed stretching, time to start a new day with a normal life..


    ¡°Olivia!¡± She gritted..


    The main reason why she was in this mess was because of thatdy..


    Snapping out of her thoughts, she walked out of the room to the kitchen massaging her nape gently..


    ¡°Time to fill my tummy¡±


    Her face fell staring at the empty pots, great! nothing to eat or cook..


    She turned back disappointedly going back to the room, there was no other choice left than for her to go to the market..


    She shuddered in disgusting muttering the word ¡°Eww¡± at the thought..


    She had never been to the market before, but she had heard scary and disgusting stories about it from a few friends..


    As a Sterling, she always got what she ever wanted, the maids and numerous servants were the ones who do things like that and they don¡¯t just purchase it at random grocery stores but high ss stores..


    But since her ¡®Sterling¡¯ title had been put to hold for a year, she¡¯d have to purchase her groceries from the low ss markets..


    She cringed inwardly..


    ***


    A sound of ss breaking brought Olivia out of her daze, shaken, she snapped her head to Damien from the transparent ss separating them..


    Curiously, she stood up from her seat and walked out of her office, her gaze dropped to the shattered coffee cup on the floor..


    ¡°Are you alright?¡±


    Damien hummed in reply not sparing her a look, he picked up his phone from his desk typing on it hurriedly..


    Olivia crouched down to the ground about to pick the shards of broken ss when his stern tone came..


    ¡°Don¡¯t touch that.. a cleaner will be here soon¡±


    ¡°No worries it¡¯s fine I¡¯ll just-¡­. Ah!¡±


    Damien jerked up to his feet when he heard her single cry¡­


    He held her arm pulling her up to her feet where the little cut on her index finger came in view..


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I ask you not to touch it?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m alr-


    He held her by her wrist taking her out of the office and straight to the restroom giving her no chance to protest..


    He kicked the door open as he stepped in along with her, he walked to a hand wash bowl turning the faucet on..


    The clear water made a funny noise against the bowl, he guided her injured finger to the running water, rinsing every trace of blood..


    ¡°You¡¯re just so stubborn Olivia! didn¡¯t I tell you not to touch it?¡±


    ¡°And that goes both ways.. I also told you that I was alright¡± She argued..


    The door to one of the two cubicles opened with a little bang..


    Olivia snapped her gaze to the door which just opened, wasn¡¯t this Damien¡¯s private space? who else was in here other than them?


    Rihanna¡¯s embarrassed face popped out next, her hands clenched around the thin mop she was holding..


    ¡°It escaped my mind to ask, why is she here as a cleaner?¡±


    Damien turned the faucet off giving her a little shrug..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you want to tell her why I¡¯m here Damien?¡± Rihanna¡¯s voice came with a hint of mockery and sarcasm..


    There really wasn¡¯t anything to be sarcastic about, after all her life was already filled of mockery and sarcasm..

 Chapter 95_ Movie date 2

    Rihanna walked slowly to the two with her hands crossed on her chest, she thought Olivia was really going to have second thoughts about Damien¡¯s intention after she tried to instigate Olivia against him..


    ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± Olivia questioned suddenly interested in whatever this conversation was about..


    Rihanna¡¯s position as a cleaner here had something to do with her?


    ¡°Shut up! and get back to work!¡± Damienshed out irritably, he held Olivia by her wrist and led her out of the restroom..


    They hadn¡¯t gotten far when she pulled away from his hold, he turned around to her with a raised brow..


    ¡°What was she talking about? are you hiding something away from me?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± he stated firmly and began walking away..


    Olivia¡¯s jaw dropped, such an attitude!


    ¡°Jerk!¡±


    ***


    Alexa kicked her door open with her foot, her hands were holding two brown paper bags filled up with groceries..


    She walked hurriedly to the kitchen counter and ced the bags gently on it as heavy pants escaped her lips..


    Her nose scrunched in disgust when she perceived a stenching from her..


    ¡°Eww!¡±


    Her encounter at the market today was hrious, like when a fish leaped out of the tank and smacked her right in the face..


    Or when a crab got stuck on her scarf, it was so humiliating, she pulled off her scarf tossing it aside..


    It was great that no one recognized her at the local market today because she had a scarf on the whole time..


    But very soon they will when she eventually has to search around for a job..


    Half an hourter after making sure she doesn¡¯t smell of fish and sweat in the shower, she got dressed into a casual outfit which still looked luxurious for ady living in this neighborhood..


    Now she stood before the marbled b, it was one thing to go to the market to get groceries, and it was an entirely different thing to turn them into food¡­


    Thankfully the inte was able to save her ass this time..


    She grabbed a pan staring at it weirdly, this was definitely the first time she was holding this, she copied what thedy on her phone was demonstrating by cing it over the gas stove..


    She grabbed the oil sitting on the counter and poured half the content into the pan..


    ¡®Wait for it to heat up¡¯ Thedy in the video ryed..


    Alexa rxed back waiting for the oil to heat up, she waited for a while tapping her foot impatiently on the ground..


    Five minutes passed by and nothing happened! Ten.. twenty.. twenty five.. Alright that¡¯s it!


    She took a closer look at the video wondering what she didn¡¯t do right as demonstrated, her eyes narrowed at the screen..


    ¡°Sh*t! i didn¡¯t light up the stove!¡±


    She ced the pan aside searching inside each drawer for a match or lighter.. just anything that could make a fire..


    ¡°Finally!¡±


    She turned on the stove and took out a stick out of its box, she tried the first stick for it to snap into two..


    ¡°Seriously?! why is the universe against me today?¡± she grumbled trying the second stick..


    It snapped again, she stomped her foot in anger, why was this happening right now?


    A golden hue from the lit up match stick brightened her face just like the smile of victory she had on..


    Soon it turned to a horrified expression after¡­.


    Boom!¡­


    Hardin narrowed his eyes down at thedy covered in ck smoke, her once luscious hair was now a fury mess as it stood on ends..


    ¡°What were you thinking blowing up your apartment?!¡± Grandma Jadeshed out..


    Fire fighters could be seen running around the surroundings..


    ¡°It¡¯s not my fault.. your gas stove is just faulty! don¡¯t try to pin this on me¡± Alexa defended breathing heavily, that was so horrifying, for a minute she thought she was going to die..


    ¡°Then whose is it? mine? one more second in there and you¡¯d have been a burnt toast!¡± Hardin scorned..


    Alexa folded her arm beneath her bossom arrogantly, if only she knew how terrible she looked like right now..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am.. I¡¯m afraid you can¡¯t stay in that room for at least three weeks.. and maybe you should light the match before turning the gas stove on..¡± One of the fire fighters suggested..


    ¡°Three weeks? where exactly am I supposed to stay? my rent has already been paid so you and your grandma should give me another room to stay!¡±


    ***


    Kelvin and Kiara¡¯s shrieks rocked the air as they ran into the living room with Bianca tailing behind them with their backpacks..


    Jonah picked them both from school today and she had to go fetch them after they threw a tantrum, they wanted to go to the park but Kelvin¡¯s arm was still injured for any of their childish ys..


    Another day for her to listen to the two little trouble..


    ¡°Alright you both freeze up! that¡¯s enough screaming¡± She cautioned cing their backpacks on the couch..


    ¡°You are no fun aunt¡± Kelvin pointed out with a scrunched face..


    She stared down at the two who stood akimbo before her..


    ¡°How about this? your grandma is up in her room why don¡¯t you both go to her? she¡¯s quite fun right?¡±


    Kiara took a step forward tapping her chin as if in deep thought ¡°Are you trying to ditch us to go on a date with your boyfriend?¡±


    A soft gasp escaped Bianca¡¯s lips, she ced a hand over Kiara¡¯s mouth, and here she thought Kelvin was the real talkative..


    ¡°Who taught you that word?..¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a new word.. we hear it everyday¡± Kelvin imputed..


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Sandy who just entered the room asked, she tilted her head to the side taking in Bianca¡¯s somewhat strange appearance..


    Something was definitely different about her, was it her straight shoulder length hair that she normally let loose to fall on her shoulder, it was now wavy curls..


    ¡°Aunt is about to ditch us so that she can go on a date¡±


    Bianca snapped her head to Kiara who giggled softly, she sprinted out of the room along with Kelvin just before she could get her hands on them..


    ¡°Oh.. you¡¯re going on a date?¡±


    ¡°No.. why would you think like that? I¡¯m heading up to go get some alone time¡±


    She hadn¡¯t taken a step forward when the doorbell rang, she turned around to the door with a arched brow..


    ¡°I¡¯ll get it¡±


    Swiping her hair to the side, she made her way to the door and pulled it open..


    Xander¡¯s face popped up afterwards, he had an ear to ear grin on his face..


    She stepped out closing the door behind her..


    ¡°You?! what on earth are you doing here?¡±


    Xander reached his hand to her hair pushing a fair amount behind her ear..


    ¡°We had ns today didn¡¯t we?¡±


    ¡°We? i never had a n with you.. I told you earlier today that I won¡¯t go out with you and nothing can change that!¡±


    The door opened behind her to reveal Kelvin and Kiara, oh no they both had that devilish grin they normally have on whenever they were about to do something evil..


    And she was right because Kiara came out with a ck purse which belonged to Bianca..


    ¡°I knew you were going out with your boyfriend.. here you go, have fun!¡± She threw the purse at Bianca which thetter caught before it drops to the ground..


    Soon the mming of the door and several small clicks could be heard..


    Did they just lock her outside?


    She turned around to the door banging on it with her fist..


    ¡°Kiara! Kelvin! open up right this minute!¡±


    Ten seconds passed by and all she could hear were gigglesing from inside which obviously belonged to those two..


    ¡°Now you can¡¯t say no to a movie date..¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Bianca turned around walking back to him ¡°This is all your fault! and what¡¯s up with what you did yesterday? maybe it¡¯s time we talk about that!¡±


    Xander closed the gap between them peering down at her..


    ¡°You mean this?¡±


    He held her nape gently and leaned down nting a quick kiss on her lips..


    He pulled back with a teasing grin which was reced with a painful expression after she smacked her purse against his head..

 Chapter 96_ Misunderstandings

    Xander touched the back of his head with a loudughter following suite, he loved every of her unique expressions to little things..


    ¡°I find you a lot more cute whenever you have that look on your face¡±


    Bianca raised her fist ready to hit him on his chest but he caught her wrist effortlessly cing it against his chest..


    ¡°Let go of me!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid if I let you have your way.. our ns to go to the movies might be changed to the hospital instead¡±..


    He turned around walking back to the red shy sport car parked at a distance still holding on to her wrist..


    ***


    Charles took a look at thedy by his side who was going through something on her phone, it appears his little bro ditched her and has refused to take her calls and texts too..


    The car slowed down as they met a red light ahead which caused a little traffic jam..


    ¡°Xander is a jerk! I thought he wasing to pick me up!¡±


    He shook his head slowly at her outburst, the poordy had no idea that the man she was waiting for was currently with anotherdy..


    He had overheard thetter conversing with ady earlier today about going for a movie or so¡­


    ¡°Rx.. I¡¯m sure he was caught up with something.. and by the way who are you?¡±


    The brte haireddy snapped her head to Charles with a darkened expression..


    ¡°I¡¯m Ashley, his girlfriend..¡±


    Charles almost choked out inughter, girlfriend? Xander was never one to keep a girl by his side for a long time, their affair could onlyst for at least three days before he dumps them aside and finds a new chic for himself..


    ¡°I¡¯m worried that something must have happened to him..¡±


    She took a deep breath in rxing back on the soft seat, her eyes fell on the shy red car that just pulled over right next to their¡¯s..


    She recognized it instantly, jerking up a bit she lowered the ss with a wide grin on her face, Charles noticed her sudden reaction..


    He also took a nce to the side and was the most surprised to see his cousin, soon his face fell a bit when he noticed that he was not alone in the car..


    Ashley wasn¡¯t spared either, her face fell on seeing the smile that never ceased on his face as he continuously teased thedy next to him..


    ¡°That exins why he never answered my calls and texts!¡±


    Charles snapped his gaze away from them, he knew that he had no right to be mad, after all he promised his cousin to step back from pursuing Bianca..


    The red car sped past their car and soon after every other cars started moving..


    ¡°Follow that car.. he needs to give me some exnations!¡±


    ***


    Alexa followed behind Grandma Jade and Hardin as they headed into their apartment, she took a step forward only to bump into Hardin¡¯s back after he stopped abruptly at the door leading into the apartment..


    ¡°Ouch!¡±


    He turned around to face her, he noticed that she had been following them and he wondered why..


    ¡°What do you want?¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by that?! you and grandma have to provide a new ce for me to stay! I just lost my properties to that fire! all because of your faulty stove!¡±


    Hardin chuckled which made grandma Jade halt her movement, she turned around to face her grandson in surprise..


    Did she just hear himugh?


    ¡°Wait! you find this funny?! I¡¯ll file aint against you and your Grandma if you don¡¯t give me a ce to stay-Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°You can stay with us until your apartment is fixed¡± Grandma Jade interrupted, she walked to their midst pushing Alexa backward with the end of her walking stick..


    Thetter was a prettydy no doubt, she only needed to be fixed in terms of her attitude, rudeness and arrogance..


    ¡°What?!¡± The two asked in unison staring at the olddy in shock..


    Alexa snapped her head back to Hardin with a frown etched deeply on her forehead..


    ¡°What do you mean by that? I should be the one reacting that way not you! do you think I¡¯m so excited to stay under the same roof with you?¡±


    Hardin raked his hand through his dark hair which left Alexa having second thoughts about her words..


    ¡°Well think again.. who knows, maybe you blew up your apartment on purpose just so you can get closer to me.. but guess what? I¡¯m not intodies who look more or less like a burnt toast¡±


    Alexa¡¯s lips parted in surprise, did he justpare her to a burnt toast?!


    ¡°Burnt toast?! do you know who I am?!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know maybe you can take a look in the mirror first¡± He pointed nonchntly as he disappeared behind the door..


    ***


    The red car came to a halt at the parking space, Xander stepped out and walked around hurriedly to Bianca¡¯s side..


    He pulled it open and offered her a hand which she pt off, she stepped out of the car herself closing the door gently..


    ¡°Seriously? you just ruined the chance of me trying to be a gentleman¡±


    Bianca rolled her eyes walking away from him while he tailed behind her..


    ¡°Why are you always in a bad mood?¡± he questioned curiously holding her back, she stopped walking and faced him with a narrowed gaze..


    ¡°That¡¯s because you tend to show your face whenever I¡¯m trying to smile a little, I hope you understand.. I¡¯m ying along just because i-


    Xander snapped his head to the car fast approaching them, he pulled Bianca out of the way just before it could hit her, its tires made a harsh screech against the ground..


    It stopped just a few metres away from the two who had a look of horror on their faces..


    Meanwhile..


    Charles pulled off Ashley¡¯s hands from the steering wheel, if he hadn¡¯t stepped on the brakes on time, Bianca would have gotten seriously injured by the supposed hit¡­


    ¡°Have you lost it?!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± She affirmed..


    Seething in anger, thetter pulled off her seat belt stepping out of the car, she closed the door with a little bang while Charles came out next going after her¡­


    Xander¡¯s face fell when she emerged from the car walking straight to him or more specifically Bianca..


    ¡°Ash-


    Ashley sent a p to Bianca¡¯s face as soon as she was close enough to her cutting Xander¡¯s speech off..


    ¡°You cheap b*tch! trying to crawl up your way on my boyfriend¡¯s bed?! how dare you?!¡±


    Charles took a step forward to intervene only for Xander to ce a hand to his chest pushing him backward a bit..


    ¡°Don¡¯t¡± He warned meaningfully knowing what wasing next..


    Bianca¡¯s jaw clenched in anger, she averted her gaze to the strangedy who had a mocking grin on her face..


    An ear piercing shrill followed suite after Ashley¡¯s hair was pulled harshly by thetter, a deafening p fell next to her ear before she felt her back hitting the car¡¯s bo beneath her..


    Everything happened so fast for everyone around toprehend, Ashley sat up on the car¡¯s bo with her hand against her left cheek that was burning hot from the p she just received..


    ¡°You dared raised your hand to me?!¡± Bianca barked taking another step to thetter only to be held back by Xander..


    His arm around her waist tightened as he led her away from Ashley..

 Chapter 97_ Prince charming 1

    Olivia closed herptop shut pushing it aside on her desk, she was done with her pending tasks for today..


    She took a quick peek at Damien at the other end who was deeply engrossed in whatever he was reading..


    He hadn¡¯t spoken a word to her right after they left the restroom a few hours ago, it seemed like he was still mad at her.


    But she had equal rights to be mad at him too after all, he was keeping something away from her..


    She arranged her desk before picking up her purse resting by the side of her desk, a sigh escaped her lips at the thought of seeking permission from him before leaving..


    Making her way out of the office, she cleared her throat to gain his attention, he raised his head from the book he was reading..


    ¡°Umm.. I¡¯d be leaving first¡±


    Damien brought his wrist a bit closer to his face peering at his wrist watch, he stared briefly back at her¡­


    ¡°Why are you in a hurry to leave? do you have ns with anyone tonight?¡± He questioned meaningfully with an underlying tone to his words..


    ¡°What?.. I¡¯m done for today and besides that, Kelvin needs my attention.. he¡¯s still hurt and i-


    ¡°I¡¯ll drop you off then¡± He concluded rising up to his feet, he closed the book he was reading cing it on a small shelf next to his side¡­


    But Olivia was quick to decline his offer, ¡°I¡¯ll take a cab.. you don¡¯t need to bother¡±


    Before he could object to her words, she turned on her heels and left the office in a rush which made him frown deeply..


    ***


    A sleek ck car rolled up to Olivia unexpectedly as soon as she stepped out of the ss building, her brows drew together staring at the tinted ss of the car..


    Whoever that was in there was surely wealthy to afford a car like this..


    The door opened as a tall figure emerged out of it, his brown orbs fell on thedy who had an annoyed expression on her face..


    He buttoned up his suit jacket as he approached her with a dashing smile on his lips..


    ¡°Hi¡±


    Olivia narrowed her gaze at him, thest person she wanted to see right now was him! she swerved to the left just before he could stand before her..


    As if reading her mind, he stretched out one of his arm blocking her path to stop her movement which he seeded in doing..


    ¡°Hold on a moment Olivia.. it¡¯s been quite a while, let¡¯s go somewhere private and talk¡±


    ¡°I have no business with you Asher! just get lost!¡± She stressed out each word pointing a finger to his face..


    He drew in a deep breath taking her hand in his, his long fingers slowly caressed the shiny object on her finger which he recognized instantly, this was one of the most treasured heirloom of the Sterling¡¯s..


    He recalled how his sister, Rihanna, had dreamt of wearing this on her finger one day but her dream could only remain a dream as of now¡­


    ¡°I need to talk to you urgently.. hop in.. I¡¯ll give you a ride home¡±


    Olivia retracted her hand from his sending a sharp re to him..


    ¡°I have nothing to say to you! and don¡¯t try to touch me or else I won¡¯t hesitate to imprint my fingers on your ugly face!¡±


    He reached his hand to her arm only for her to be pulled away from his reach by another tall figure, Asher snorted in disdain meeting the cold gaze of the person who just snatched Olivia out of his grip..


    Olivia¡¯s heart thumped as her back touched a solid build behind her, his familiar cologne reached her nose surprisingly making her feel safe..


    ¡°It appears to me that you¡¯re tired of using your hands..¡± Damien¡¯s chilly tone came rendering Asher speechless..


    Asher chuckled finally finding his voice to retort ¡°Are you one to decide that?¡±


    ***


    Bianca rejected the bottled water outstretched to her by Xander, this was the fifth time he was persuading her to take a sip when clearly she doesn¡¯t need it..


    ¡°Will you please talk to me? we came here for a reason right?¡±


    Bianca corked a brow staring at him with nothing but amusement in her facial expression..


    ¡°One of your psycho girlfriends tried to harm me few minutes back! you cheap liar! I knew there was nothing good about you!¡±


    Xander ced the bottled water on the roof of his red sports car and held her shoulder turning her around to face him once more..


    Her hand crossed over her chest waiting patiently for whatever lie he was about to tell her..


    Tonight might have gone well if that psycho didn¡¯t show up..


    ¡°And you thought her a lesson.. I¡¯m willing to change for you Bianca that was why I asked for a chance isn¡¯t it?¡±


    She shook his hands off her shoulder unable to put up with anymore of his lies..


    ¡°I just needed a chance to prove you wrong.. and yeah I just did.. so I hope in the future you¡¯ll stay very far away from me!¡±


    Having said her mind, she turned around to leave only to find herself in his arms, his arm held her waist not willing to let go yet..


    She gasped softly by the sudden collision between them..


    ¡°At least listen to what I have to say.. yeah she was one of my-


    ¡°Flings?¡± she questioned interrupting his sentence, her tone held nothing but sarcasm in them..


    A dry chuckle escaped her lips on hearing no words from him.. he was mute which meant that she was right..


    ¡°But I have nothing to do with her anymore Bianca.. I¡¯ve cut all my rtionship with them just for you.. why don¡¯t you see the good part in me?¡±


    Her eyes slowly wandered around as soon as she felt gazes on her, they were currently the center of attraction..


    And their position wasn¡¯t a good one for the public to see either, what if they tag her as one of his numerous b*tches?


    She stepped out of his hold forcing a tight smile at him..


    ¡°Don¡¯t hold me that way anymore! I don¡¯t want to be involved in any news scandal with you!¡± She gritted releasing a deep breath..


    A teasing grin appeared by the corner of Xander¡¯s lips, he loved it whenever she turned red from blushing too much..


    He was a little surprised that he was able to see this reaction from her and to think that he was the cause of it made him beam even more..


    He leaned down a bit to her freezing her with his ocean like eyes, her eyes widened a bit probably because she knew what he was about to do..


    ¡°Don¡¯t!¡±


    Unfortunately for her, he was faster, his lips pressed against her cheek before she could take a step back..


    From a distance, ady holding a binocr gasped softly, she raised the binocr to her eyes once more zooming in on the face of thedy standing next to her son..


    ¡°I knew it!¡± She eximed jerking the driver from his seat..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am should I go get him?¡±


    Mrs Gray smacked his head a little with the pink colored binocr she was holding..


    ¡°You little fool! can¡¯t you see how happy he is? find out who thatdy is this minute!.. I¡¯ll keep a close eye on them¡±


    After giving her instructions to her driver, she stepped out of the ck car, she had a ck scarf and ck sunsses on to disguise herself¡­


    ***


    Damien brought Olivia gently to his side, in as much as he badly wanted to send a blow to Asher¡¯s face, he just couldn¡¯t with Olivia watching..


    She¡¯d probably find this as another reason to stay mad at him even though she was still mad at him¡­ well he was too..


    ¡°I won¡¯t tolerate you touching my fiancee¡±


    A smug smile spread across Asher¡¯s face, though hearing the word ¡®fiancee¡¯ annoyed him so much he still managed to maintain his steeze..


    ¡°She¡¯s not a piece ofnd for you to im Damien.. and you of all people shouldn¡¯t be allowed toe near any otherdy, we all know how yourst fiancee who happened to be my sister ended up..¡±


    Olivia¡¯s hand went to her temples, she wasn¡¯t going to watch another fight happen right in front of her again..


    ¡°Your sister wasn¡¯t worth it..¡± Damien retorted causing a certain body to freeze up right behind them..


    ¡°Umm I¡¯d just get going¡±


    She took a step ready to leave only to be caught back by her hair..


    ¡°I¡¯d drop you off.. I don¡¯t want you running into other men on your way home¡± Damien uttered meaningfully sending a brief nce to Asher..


    Her face fell at his words, doesn¡¯t he realize that he was also one of the ¡®Other men¡¯ ?


    He released his gentle grip on her hair and took her hands in his, she gave him a tight squeeze in an attempt to break free from his grip..


    Instead, he led her to his car parked a distance away from Asher¡¯s car, he guided her in and got in afterwards..


    Asher pulled his gaze away from the ck car as it sped past him, his eyes fell on Rihanna who was standing a few metres away from him..


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    She took off to her heels going to God knows where..

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    Charles crashed down on one of the seats in the bar he frequently visited alongside Xander, except that thetter wasn¡¯t here today..


    He knew that he shouldn¡¯t be feeling this way but he couldn¡¯t help it..


    Just why? that was the question that kept popping up in his head, he and Xander never took anydy seriously but why now? and also with the same woman?This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    A drink or two was all he needed toe back to his senses, a familiarughter took him out of his mind protests..


    Following the direction of theughter his eyes settled at a table quite a distance away from him..


    A curvydy on red could be seen on one of the tables in the bar moving her hips skillfully to the beats of the music..


    Though it was dimly lit, he still managed to recognize her, the table was immediately surrounded by a few guys cheering her up as she swayed to the beat..


    One could tell that she was drunk just by looking at her slurpy movement.


    ¡°Shelly?¡± He mouthed in surprised..


    He touched the side of his head wondering what she was up to..


    Her loudughter reached his ears again and when he took a look back at her direction, she was no longer on the table but in the midst of the guys who touched her inappropriately at every chance they could get..


    Anger shed past his blue orbs, he stood up abruptly from his seat walking inrge strides to them..


    Once he was close enough, he shoved them aside and grabbed her by her arm..


    ¡°Yo! man what¡¯s up? you could have waited for your turn¡± A dark haired young man protested, it was clear that they were all drunk, but regardless, their intentions weren¡¯t pure..


    ¡°Come on¡± He said in a low and firm tone leading Becky out of the bar with him, he could still hear the guys cursing behind him..


    He stepped out of the bar with Becky who was giving a fit to go along with him..


    ¡°Who.. a.. re you?¡± she stuttered trying to keep her eyes opened..


    ¡°What were you thinking getting so drunk? Do you realize what might have happened to you in there if i didn¡¯t stop by?¡±


    Becky¡¯s jaw dropped in surprise staring at his face, Charles noticed the weird change in her behavior and was rmed..


    Was there something on his face?


    She tilted her head to the side before raising her hands to his face..


    ¡°it¡¯s you.. my prince charming¡± She cried out dejectedly..


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± He panicked taking her hands off his face, she suddenly sent a punch to his chest which didn¡¯t hurt a bit..


    Tears formed at the corner of her eyes threatening to fall out..


    ¡°You¡¯re cheating on me!.. I don¡¯t want to see you anymore! I hate you!¡± She screamed out at the top of her lungs diverting a few gazes to them..


    Charles was quick to react, he ced a palm over her mouth to hush her up, people might get the wrong idea of everything if she continued to speak in her drunken state..


    ¡°Shelly have you lost your mind?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t even remember my name!¡± She wailed kicking and throwing her hands up in the air like a spoilt kid..


    ***


    Olivia stared out of the car as soon as it stopped moving, she unbuckled her seatbelt ready to bolt out of the car when his hand caught her wrist..


    ¡°Why are you in a hurry to always leave my side?¡±


    His question made her heart skip a beat, she slowly turned to him with a small frown on her face¡­


    ¡°Really? I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re asking me this, you ignored all my calls and textsst night and you also ignored me all day.. what else am I supposed to do?¡±


    Damien peeled his gaze off her, he also had a tough time doing what a book suggested, he had spent thest days doing everything in a recently acquired book..


    He was really trying his best to win her over but she was making things a little bit hard for him, whenever things looked right between them, a little fight between them could create a big distance..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I ignored you all day.. I was upset but I figured out things won¡¯t progress much if we are stuck fighting over and over again..¡±


    The once cool car suddenly became hot and unbearable for Olivia as she took several deep breaths to calm her racing nerves down..


    ¡°I¡¯m also sorry for what I said to you the previous day..¡±


    He left her wrist bringing his hand to her hair which he stroked gently..


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.. so this is a good start right?¡± He asked staring at her meaningfully..


    ¡°umm¡± she hummed in response..


    Damien shed her a small smile which turned upside down the moment his eyes caught a fancy car parked by the side of her building..


    Olivia followed his line of sight when she noticed the change in his expression..


    ¡°Umm I guess he¡¯s here.. I¡¯d get going now¡± She announced pushing the door a little when she heard his voice again..


    ¡°He? you¡¯re expecting a male guest?¡±


    Olivia gave a nod, this would be the first official dinner meeting with Nathan who Cassie has spoken a lot about..


    ¡°Umm yeah.. my aunt wanted me to meet him before he leaves the country in two days time¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows arched, and here he thought that he was the only one in their hearts but it seemed that they were trying other prospectives just in case things didn¡¯t end well for him and Olivia..


    Not on his watch, he dered inwardly unfastening his seat belt..


    ¡°I want to see Kelvin..¡±


    Olivia stepped out of the car right after he did, she wondered what brought about the sudden change of mind..


    She caught up with hisrge strides as he turned around going into the building, she managed to catch up with him..


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good idea for you toe now Damien-


    Damien stopped on his tracks cing his two hands on his waist, he narrowed his eyes down at her..


    She must be feeling scared that he would eventually find out that she was still open for blind dates..


    ¡°Why? you don¡¯t want to upset him?¡± he questioned meaningfully..


    His eyes fell on the ck Benz which was the same model as his..


    He was rich alright, but who couldpare to him in the country?


    Olivia was left confused by his sudden behavior, she wondered what he was talking about..


    He took her silence as a ¡®yes¡¯ which only made his blood boil, the thought of some other man getting her attention at some dumb dinner made him upset..


    ¡°Umm.. no not that.. we really weren¡¯t anticipating that you¡¯de and I¡¯m very sure that they didn¡¯t make enough dinner for an extra¡±


    He snorted at herme excuse straightening his suit jacket..


    ¡°Like I said earlier Olivia.. I¡¯m here for Kelvin not your MALE GUEST¡± he stressed hisst two words and started making his way to the door..


    Olivia stood rooted to the ground trying to understand what just happened, why was he suddenly interested in meeting Kelvin?

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    The door clicked open almost immediately as soon as Damien rang the doorbell, Sandy¡¯s surprised expression came in view which Damien mistook for something else..


    ¡°Damien!.. you came.. Olivia why didn¡¯t you tell us earlier that he¡¯d being over?¡± She questioned thetter who simply gave her a weak shrug..¡±Ah! silly me.. pleasee in¡± She added stepping aside for him..


    That was all he needed to hear, he walked past the olderdy going further into the room, he could hear faint murmuring behind him..


    They must be feeling scared of being caught by him..


    Immediately he stepped into the living room he scanned his surroundings which was a little bit different from what he could remember, there were a few fancy decorations and balloons hanging around..


    Probably for the said ¡®HE¡¯ whom Olivia spoke about a while ago..


    A deep manlyughter reached his ears which sounded quite annoying to him for reasons best known to him..


    Perhaps because he knew that it belonged to a possible suitor for Olivia but not on his watch would be let that happen..


    He followed the direction of the voice to the dining where an impable man sat having a conversation with Cassie..


    There he was.. wait, was Olivia really into older men? because the man seated at the dining looked a decade or more older than he was..


    ¡°Daddy is here!!¡±


    The shriek of a kid running towards him diverted his attention, he scooped the little fe who jumped willingly at him..


    ¡°Easy little me.. you don¡¯t wanna break your other arm again¡±


    Like a ma, the two men¡¯s eyes met..


    Cassie stood up from her seat walking towards Damien who held Kelvin in his arms..


    ¡°Damien? we had no idea that you¡¯d drop by¡­¡±


    Damien offered her a polite smile, but deep down he was annoyed, why? they were trying to set Olivia up with another man when he thought that he was the only approved one for her¡­


    ¡°I came to see how Kelvin is faring..¡± He lied tantly still maintaining his smile..


    Olivia moved next to Cassie wiggling her brows teasingly at her..


    ¡°So I guess.. that¡¯s Nathan¡±


    Cassie nodded timidly with a blush spreading on her cheeks..


    ¡°He¡¯s hot!¡± Olivia added in a low with a squeal escaping her lips, she failed to see the fallen expression of the man standing behind her..


    Sandy held Damien¡¯s arm gently ¡°Come on.. let¡¯s get you seated¡±


    He gave her a nod, as he drew nearer to the table, his eyes never left Nathan¡¯s face, surprisingly thetter was looking at him the same way..


    Sandy patted the seat directly opposite to Nathan which he willingly sat on with Kelvin who was now seated on hisps..


    Nathan¡¯s eyes rounded in surprise, now he got a clearer look of Damien..


    ¡°Mr Sterling?¡±


    Damien arched a brow, oh his rival was a fan of his.. what a beautiful twist..


    Thetter stretched his hand which Damien stared at like it was a piece of shit, he finally epted the friendly gesture with a little bit force¡­


    ¡°I¡¯m Nathan Steele¡±


    Damien was taken aback, he had heard about the Steele a number of times from his grandfather, that exins why he found thetter familiar..


    Either ways, Steele or no Steele, Olivia was his alone..


    ¡°It¡¯s good to see you¡± He murmured through gritted teeth tightening his grip around Nathan¡¯s hand..


    ¡°Hi¡± Olivia called out walking around the table to Nathan¡¯s side, he released his hand from Damien¡¯s grip rising up to his feet..


    ¡°It¡¯s nice to finally meet you Olivia, I¡¯ve heard a lot from Cassie to know you better¡±


    She epted his hand which he offered to her for a friendly shake..


    ¡°Oh really? my aunt is just too much.. anyway I¡¯d be back in a few minutes.. I had a really tiring day at work and my boss didn¡¯t help matters either.. we have a lot to catch up on¡±


    Damien¡¯s face turned sour, does she even realize that he was still seated here? and what¡¯s up with the big smile on her face? he didn¡¯t even crack a joke..


    ¡°Mummy..¡±


    Olivia¡¯s grin widened even more as she faced her baby..


    ¡°Oh baby.. I missed you so much.. I¡¯d be back okay?¡± She nted a kiss on his forehead before heading up to her room..


    ***


    Alexa was quick to catch the big shirt hurled at her by Hardin, thetter was still upset about the decision his grandmother made..


    ¡°Get changed.. my eyes are getting sore just by staring at you¡± he grumbled under his breath closing his closet with a small bang..


    He turned around to find her still standing on the same spot with no intentions to move away..


    ¡°Uh.. can you step out for a second? I want to get changed¡±


    He gave a stiff nod before stepping out of the room, she took her time to get familiarized with her new surroundings..


    Grandma Jade definitely did her a huge favor by letting her staying here, however it was still way under her taste..


    She brought the ck shirt closer to her face taking a sniff out of it..


    A small smile spread across her face being overwhelmed by the soothing masculine scent emanating from the shirt she was holding..


    ¡°Uh.. what are you doing?¡±


    Startled, a small squeal escaped her lips as she turned around to find his head poking into the room a little..


    She cleared her throat in embarrassment shaking her head slowly..


    ¡°I.. was¡­. about to go-


    ¡°Whatever.. just don¡¯t touch anything in here.. do you get it?¡±


    She nodded her head in understanding and sighed as soon as he was gone, what¡¯s up with him sneaking up on her?


    ¡°What if I had stripped off my clothes?¡± She murmured..


    ***


    An hour into the movie had Bianca pursing her lips every now and then, she dipped her hand into therge bucket of popcorn grasping a small quantity..


    She stuffed it into her mouth trying to hide her nervousness, she took a peek at her side where Xander was seated deeply engrossed in the romance themed movie..


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± he questioned noticing her gaze on him..


    ¡°Umm.. yeah, I¡¯m good¡±


    Her phone beeped gently gaining her attention, she took it out of her purse, the lit screen came up at her face which showed a new message..


    ¡°Uh.. my mum just texted, it appears we have a guest and they¡¯re waiting for my arrival¡±


    Xander was quick to sit up, he took the bowl of popcorn that she was holding cing it aside on a spare seat next to him..


    ¡°That¡¯s totally fine, we can hang out some other day.. I can drop you off at home too..¡± he offered which she agreed to..


    Bianca rose up to her feet and so did he, he guided her out slowly, feeling an extremely obvious gaze on him, he snapped his head to the back where ady was seated covering her face with a ck scarf which he found really weird..


    Well this was LA, where weird things happen..


    They got out of the theatre heading to the parking lot where Xander¡¯s sport¡¯s car was parked at..


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    She arched a brow at him, he noticed?


    ¡°Oh.. yeah¡±


    In the blink of an eye, she fell forward after being pushed by someone behind her, she was swiftly caught by Xander whose reflexes was quite good before she could hit the hard ground..


    ¡°So it¡¯s true! you¡¯re seeing someone else?!¡± An angrydy barked ring daggers at Bianca who still had a horrified expression on her face..

 Chapter 100_ We messed up 2

    Bianca ran her hand through her hair that fell over her face, her ck orbs shone with detest over the unfamiliar youngdy who nearly knocked her down¡­


    ¡°Really Xander? you went for a ugly duckling like her? you ended our rtionship with just because of some random b*tch-


    The rest of her words ran back down her throat when after a deafening p fell on the side of her face.. ..


    Xander was quick to hold Bianca before she makes any more move like she had done with Ashley earlier today..


    ¡°Do you have any idea of who I am you low life?!¡± Thedy screeched taking one more step forward tounch an attack on Bianca..


    ¡°Daisy stop this madness right now!¡± Xander bellowed causing Daisy to freeze on her spot, his blue eyes glowed with anger and impatience..


    But none of that seemed to work on Bianca who forced her way out of his hold, this was the second time today his b*tches came at her and she had had enough of it..


    ¡°Bianca listen we already broke up and i-


    ¡°Just stop it! I really can¡¯t do this okay?! just keep your b*tches in check and stay far away from me do you get that?!¡± She snarled shaking in rage, this was enough drama for today¡­.


    She turned around and left his side without turning back despite him calling out to her, he chased her midway and stopped when he couldn¡¯t keep up, he turned around walking in hurried steps back to his car..


    ¡°Xander.. forget her she¡¯s just-


    ¡°Move!¡± he shoved her aside getting into his car in an attempt to catch up with Bianca before she gets into a cab..


    He messed up tonight and he was well aware of it, it had took him weeks to get her to talk to him and now he had ruined his only chance it would be almost impossible to speak things out with her now..


    ***


    Olivia returned back to the dining after changing into a more breathable fabric, she took the only vacant seat which was next to Damien..


    This was definitely her mum and Cassie¡¯s doing, she smiled staring down at the variety of dishes on the table..


    Her mum and aunt must have spent half of their day making these dishes..


    ¡°Sorry I kept you all waiting..¡±


    ¡°Nah it¡¯s fine.. after all Bianca is yet to join us¡± Nathan pointed out, he took a nce at his wrist watch..


    ording to Cassie and Sandy, she went on a date with some guy he couldn¡¯t really remember his name..


    ¡°Oh.. I almost forgot.. well in the meantime while we wait for her to arrive, I guess you have a lot of questions to ask me.. so do I¡±


    Nathan gave her a nod gesturing for her to start first, he couldn¡¯t shake off the feeling he felt whenever he met the gaze of the younger man sitting opposite him..


    ¡°I heard you started the Steele group at the age of twenty is that true?¡±


    Heughed off at her question which was partly true..


    ¡°Yeah but not exactly on my own.. I had a few people who helped too..¡± he replied honestly..


    ¡°Oh great.. and did my mum ever tell you that I once applied for a job at yourpany but was rejected because I wore two different earrings to the interview?¡±


    She questioned which made everyoneugh out well except Damien who didn¡¯t find it funny because it was in a way rted to Nathan..


    Wasn¡¯t he ashamed of going after girls half of his age?


    He snorted which Olivia heard as she was the closest person to his side..


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you seen Kelvin enough for you to leave?¡± she asked in a hushed tone..


    ¡°Just so you can get entangled to him? no way¡± he mouthed back in the same lowered tone..


    Olivia¡¯s brows knotted trying to understand what he meant by that, her eyes suddenly went wide as it all started making enough sense to her..


    Did he really think Nathan was here for her?


    ***


    Xander rushed out of his car before it could make aplete stop, he ran after Bianca who just made her way out of the cab..


    ¡°Bianca-


    She grabbed his hand which he rested on her shoulder giving it a harsh squeeze..


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I ask you to stay away?! why are you making my life moreplicated and difficult than it already is?!¡±


    She released her grip on him and turned around to leave, but he caught her hand back this time, his stormy blue eyes met hers..


    ¡°And why should I stay away? everyone has a past! and those girls you met today are one of my pasts.. I changed that all for you! I feel like you¡¯re treating me this way just because you¡¯ve been hurt in the past¡±


    He paused taking several deep breaths in


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    Bianca¡¯s hands went to her ears, she took a step back and then another before moving fast to the door..


    ¡°Bianca-


    ¡°Just get lost Xander! get the hell out of my head!¡±


    Just when Olivia was about to make herself clear to Damien who had misunderstood Nathan¡¯s visit, the door pushed open and closed with a bang too..


    Cassie stood up excitedly seeing her daughter walk into the room..


    ¡°Bianca.. you¡¯re here! Nathan stopped by to meet you-


    Bianca froze on her spot, she snapped her head to her mum who had an ear to ear grin on her face..


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to meet or see anyone mum! and it would be best for you if you stayed far away from him because he¡¯ll eventually leave you at the end just like dad did! and I¡¯m not ready to listen to one of your sobs!¡± She screamed out like a maniac before making her way up to her room


    Cassie gasped softly as Bianca¡¯s words pierced through her heart like a sharp sword..


    ¡°Bianca!¡± Olivia called out which fell on deaf ears¡­.


    The sound of her door banging was heard next followed by a loud crash..


    ¡°Cassie¡± Nathan whispered gently..


    Cassie blinked back the tears that were threatening to fall but she failed hard at it, she made her way out without turning back..


    ***


    Olivia saw Damien off to the porch because she had some things to rify with him since he clearly misunderstood Nathan¡¯s visit..


    ¡°For a moment there I thought your mum and aunt were setting you up with Nathan¡±


    ¡°Why would you even think like that?.. oh, wait.. was that the reason you suddenly changed your mind to stay back?¡±


    Damien massaged his nape gently in embarrassment, he really didn¡¯t know why he felt that way..


    Taking his silence as a ¡®yes¡¯, she narrowed her eyes at him..


    ¡°Wait a minute Damien.. were you jealous? and feeling insecure?¡±


    ¡°No I wasn¡¯t!¡± he lied taking a look everywhere else except her face, his expression gave his lie away to her..


    He took a look at his wrist watch, too bad dinner was ruined by Bianca..


    ¡°I¡¯d get going now¡± he announced meeting her eyes..


    ¡°Alright good-


    He closed the gap between them and nted a quick kiss on her lips whichsted for only a few seconds..


    Taking a step back, he offered her a small smile and waved at her dazed self before disappearing into the darkness..

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    Olivia spent almost half an hour trying to persuade Bianca to open her door but got silence in return..


    And when she couldn¡¯t wait anymore, she inserted the key she was holding into the keyhole which clicked..


    Bringing her face up to the dangling paper board where a bold ¡®Do not disturb¡¯ was written on, it appears thetter was in a bad mood..


    But that wouldn¡¯t justify the fact that she spoke so rudely to her mum tonight..


    She pushed the door and stepped into the room which was surprisingly well organized despite all the loud noisesing from it a while ago..


    Bianca¡¯s temper was nothing to write home about, and that was the reason she was always on her own, afraid to hurt others around her..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes fell on the bed where Bianca sat with her face buried in herps..


    ¡°Bianca.. we need to talk about how you behaved with your mum a while ago¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing to talk about Olivia! just leave I don¡¯t want to talk to anyone right now¡±


    Minutes passed by as she he raised her head from herps when she didn¡¯t hear the sounds of footsteps leaving her room, her eyes dimmed staring at the figure who had refused to leave that spot..


    Olivia¡¯s hand went under her chest not daring to take a inch further from her spot, it would be best if they had a talk about her weird behavior¡­


    Cassie shouldn¡¯t suffer just because she had given Bianca a right to decide her rtionship with Nathan..


    From the little moment they spent at the dining table, Nathan¡¯s eyes never left Cassie¡¯s face, she saw the affection he had for her in his eyes..


    ¡°Don¡¯t give me that attitude! what you said to your mum wasn¡¯t right! and you must go apologize to her this minute!¡±


    Bianca got off from her bed in a swift, she made her way to Olivia who didn¡¯t move an inch despite the re she received¡­


    They¡¯ve been through this in the past and it was almost normal for them..


    ¡°And why should I?! didn¡¯t I tell her the truth? she¡¯s always falling for the wrong men!¡±


    ¡°Nathan is a good man and they love each other.. why don¡¯t you want to see your mum happy?.. have you really forgotten that you¡¯re ady and not a guy?¡±


    Olivia paused pushing Bianca¡¯s shoulder back with every word she uttered..


    ¡°This tough expression and attitude you wear around is just an excuse to chase guys away from you right?.. just because you think all men will leave you at the end.. then you¡¯re wrong!¡±


    Bianca chuckled sardonically as her legs touched the edge of the bed behind her, she ced both hands on her hips shaking her head..


    ¡°It¡¯s very funny to hear you talking about men and their endless love.. when you¡¯re doing just the same.. I¡¯ve also seen how badly Damien wants to be a part of your life-


    ¡°This conversation has nothing to do with Damien!¡±


    Bianca took a bold step forward to Olivia ¡°It has everything to do with him! he¡¯s also trying his best to make you see his true intentions! but you¡¯re not giving him a chance! should I remind you that he left his fiancee just to have you and Kelvin in his life?!¡±


    ¡°He went against his family, he broke the strong bond between the Sterling¡¯s and the Brown¡¯s just so that he could pursue you.. if you can¡¯t reflect on your doings then don¡¯t try to teach me what you can¡¯t learn¡±Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Olivia¡¯s chest heaved up and down in anger, Bianca¡¯s words were in a way correct, but this really had nothing to do with Damien..


    Cassie and Nathan¡¯s rtionship was at stake all because of Bianca..


    ¡°Says the person who is pushing Xander away from her, he¡¯s willing to turn a blind eye to your bad attitude towards him and all you can ever do is to-¡±


    Sandy cleared her throat at the corridor gaining the attention of the two, it was good that they were pointing out their mistakes to each other..


    ¡°Mum you-


    How long has she been standing there?


    ¡°Save it!.. now you know how much your behaviors and decisions has managed to ruin three rtionships.. I hope you both are happy?¡±


    She exhaled loudly, things would have been a lot better if they had just epted to move on with their lives rather than dwelling in the past..


    ¡°Your mum is really hurt.. she ended things with Nathan a while ago.. and who is to be med for it? you!¡± She stressed pointing her index finger at Bianca¡¯s face..


    ¡°Aunt-


    Sandy turned a deaf ear to Bianca and left the room not willing to hear anything thetter had to say to her..


    The room was quiet for some minutes as the two fell into deep thoughts..


    ¡°I guess we were so carried away that we failed to see how everyone around us felt¡± Olivia murmured walking to the bed..


    She took a sit on it before falling t on the bed looking up at the ceilings, few secondster, Bianca joined her on the bed..


    ¡°We messed up didn¡¯t we?¡±


    ¡°Yeah pretty much¡± Olivia replied with a deep sigh..


    ***


    Charles took a look at thedy resting on his bed once more before he left the room, he rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt as he came down the stairs where he met Xander who looked so mad..


    ¡°Hey bro-


    Thetter brushed past him almost knocking him out of the way..


    ¡°Dude¡±


    Xander was obviously in a foul mood which rarely happened, his cousin was so far the most jovial individual he knew so well..


    Anger was almost an emotion Xander never had..


    Not too long Mrs Gray ran in looking around the living room until her eyes settled on him, it was almost toote for him to dodge her..


    ¡°Charles!¡±


    He shed her an awkward smile with a small wave of his hand..


    ¡°Aunt Flora? what are you doing here?¡±


    ¡°I should be asking you that!¡± She bellowed marching straight to him..


    When she was close enough, she stood on her toes and pulled his left ear..


    ¡°Ahh aunt!¡±


    ¡°Keep quiet! you left New York and came all the way to hide here? your parents are literally searching for you!¡±


    Charles face crumpled, how could he make such a mistake? Xander¡¯s parents rarely visited him so that¡¯s why he chose to hide here rather than one of his houses¡­


    His parents were currently trying to force him to get married to some girl and he wasn¡¯t ready..


    ¡°Aunt can you just let me exin? at this rate my ear wille off¡±


    Flora released her grip from his ear with an arched brow ready to listen to whatever he had to say..


    ¡°You know how my parents are? they are trying to force me to get married-


    ¡°Yeah your mum mentioned it to me, but forget that.. Xander is upset¡±


    Charles took a nce back at the stairs, he had noticed it too..


    ¡°But why? he¡¯s never that way.. unless something must have happened¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s about some girl he went out with, my poor little son was so happy with her around until anotherdy came, everything happened so fast and-


    She sighed recalling that awful moment Daisy came around..


    ¡°Wait.. you mean Bianca?¡±


    Flora snapped her head to him in surprise ¡°You know her?¡±

 Chapter 102__ Dark circles

    Olivia inhaled sharply staring at the phone next to her, as if things weren¡¯t bad enough in her home, Kelvin¡¯s school just called about his school fee..


    The rent will be due in a few days time, and payday was till next week..


    Bianca came into the room with a sour expression on her face, she also noticed the foul look on Olivia¡¯s face and couldn¡¯t help but recall what happenedst night..


    She was so angry that she spurt out things she wasn¡¯t supposed to say..


    ¡°Hey¡±


    Olivia was taken out of her thoughts, she managed to offer a small smile which fell as soon as it came..


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± She inquired standing up to her feet..


    ¡°My mum doesn¡¯t want to see or talk to me..¡± Bianca painfully murmured, if only she could go back in time, she¡¯d have preventedst night¡¯s incident from happening again..


    ¡°Neither does my mum¡­ I guess they¡¯re still pretty mad¡±


    Bianca inhaled sharply, when she passed by Sandy¡¯s room, she could hear her mum¡¯s faint sobsing from inside..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back¡±


    She turned around and left the room before Olivia could react..


    ***


    The vibrating sounding from a phone tucked underneath a pillow was answered by a figure sprawled on the huge bed..


    Becky brought the phone to her ear still in a drowsy state of mind, whatever she heard at the other end made her sit up in a hurry..


    ¡°Shoot!¡± she eximed jumping out of the bed, how could she have forgotten about this one important day of the week.


    With a single pull, she freed herself of her gown, and dashed towards the closet to search for anything to wear..


    ¡°What?¡±


    She asked in disbelief going through the male wears in the closet..


    Feeling a hot gaze on her, she turned around to meet a pair of blue eyes gwaking at her in shock, amusement and another weird emotion she couldn¡¯t point out..


    There he was, sitting on a sofa with his phone in his hand raking his eyes over her body..


    She was left in only hercy ck underwear..


    Her eyes grewrge before a loud shrill escaped her throat..


    Becky ran back to the bed and pulled the sheets over her almost bare body..


    ¡°Wh.. what are you doing in here?!¡± She questioned pointing a finger at him..


    Charles had a nk expression on his face, he simply took hold of the mug of coffee resting on the table before him to his lips..


    ¡°You¡¯re in my room¡±


    Her jaw dropped in shock as she looked around the unfamiliar room..


    ¡°How? how did I end up here?.. I was at the-


    ¡°Bar..¡± hepleted her sentence as he rose up to his feet walking calmly to her..


    ¡°You were pretty wastedst night, with a few guys fooling around with you.. do you have any idea what might have be of you if I wasn¡¯t there?¡±


    Becky gulped down nervously when he stood before her pinning her with his eyes which made her feel so small..


    ¡°Well you aren¡¯t so different from them.. you just sat there and watched me strip.. you could have said something¡±


    Charles scoffed and uttered ¡°And why should I? it¡¯s not everyday I get to see a perfect body and a private strip show¡±


    Becky¡¯s cheeks flushed, she raised the sheets over her face to hide her growing embarassment, what would he think of her?


    His lips pulled up into a smile as he left her side and headed out of the room..


    Xander was pretty much upsetst night that he even rejected dinner offered to him, Bianca¡¯s rejection really had a strong effect on him..


    He knocked on the door several times until it opened, Xander¡¯s bored face appeared next, he had dark circles under his eyes, evident that he didn¡¯t get enough sleepst night..


    ¡°Jeez man! you look like a ghost¡±


    Xander closed the door behind him and made his way down, how could he sleep when his small heart was broken?


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t fall asleep because of the new sheets..¡± he lied taking a ss of water from the already set up breakfast meant for him..


    Charles arched a brow catching his lies effortlessly..


    ¡°Wait.. you¡¯re down because she rejected you again??¡±


    Xander snapped his head to Charles who was standing behind him..


    ¡°What? no.. no one rejected me.. that is totally impossible¡±


    He took a seat on one of the wooden chairs, he stared down at the te of scrambled eggs and toast with nothing but disgust..


    ¡°What is this stuff?¡± He poked the eggs with his fork..


    ¡°Breakfast.. well you¡¯re wee¡± Charles sarcasticallymented, he snorted taking the seat next to Xander..


    ***


    Bianca paced around a corridor, she has never been this nervous her entire life, she faced the door once more taking a calm and rxing breath..


    Whatever she was about to do now would have a huge role to y in her life, all it required was just a single knock on this door..


    ¡°I¡¯ve got this¡± she mumbled cheering herself up..


    She knocked on the door and in a few seconds, she heard footsteps approaching the door from inside..


    The door clicked before it opened, a look of disbelief crossed the pair of brown orbs that was peering at her..


    ¡°You? Come in¡±


    She took a step into the suite rubbing her palms together..Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Nathan closed the door behind him as he walked past her to the bed where his trunk was opened with a few clothes in it..


    ¡°Are you going on a trip?¡± She asked pointing a finger to his opened trunk, he turned around to face her giving her a nod..


    ¡°I guess I have to go a day earlier than nned since.. you know? your mum and I broke upst night..¡±


    She noticed the hidden pain behind his words and couldn¡¯t help but feel worse than before, how could she have turned a blind eye to her mum¡¯s happiness?


    Nathan ced both hands on his hips peering down at her..


    ¡°Okay I¡¯m gonna ask the obvious question here Bianca.. I don¡¯t want to miss my flight.. what are you doing here? I thought you gave us your verdictst night?¡±


    A sigh escaped her lips once more, can he just stop making her hate herself right now?


    ¡°Nathan.. I¡¯m sorry I reacted that wayst night? I wasn¡¯t thinking straight and I said some things I shouldn¡¯t have said¡±


    ¡°Okay?.. look Bianca I¡¯ve got no more time to waste.. I have to leave for the airport in ten minutes and I can¡¯t do that with you lingering about¡±


    He turned his back to her as he ced a few more clothes into the trunk..


    ¡°And what if I told you to stay back would you stay?¡±


    Nathan exhaled loudly obviously getting impatient by her persistence..


    ¡°Like I said before.. I¡¯ve got no time to waste.. just go home¡±


    ¡°I messed up okay? I have never seen or heard my mum cry so much not even when she remembers my dad.. I guess I was being a nasty spoilt daughter but I only craved one thing.. and that was a father¡¯s love which I didn¡¯t get all throughout my childhood¡±


    In as much as Nathan wanted to pacify her, he really needed to catch his flight..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about that but everything is over now and I-


    ¡°Get married to my mum and be my dad Nathan¡±


    Nathan¡¯s brows raised in surprise, did she really mean that or was it one of those random thoughts he often had?


    ¡°What?¡± he whispered breathlessly..


    ¡°Be my dad Nathan¡±

 Chapter 103_ Let鈥檚 start over 1

    Olivia went on one knee before Kelvin who had a fallen expression on his face, the little dude was upset because he couldn¡¯t go to school with Kiara today..


    ¡°Look baby.. I promise you¡¯d go tomorrow alright?¡±


    Kelvin shook his head in protest ¡°But why can¡¯t I go today? those bad boys might try to bully Kiara again¡± He added with a pout making small circles with his left foot..


    ¡°Have I ever lied to you Kelvin?¡±


    ¡°Yes.. you promised to get me a bike on my fourth and fifth birthday but you didn¡¯t¡± Kelvin retorted with a straight face..


    Olivia rose up to her feet with her hands on her hips? really? was he going to use this one failed promise against her for the rest of her life?


    She could have gotten a bike for him but she had so much on her te then to even add another expense..


    ¡°Alright.. I¡¯m gonna report you to Bianca, she knows what to do with you¡±


    The doorbell rang diverting their attention, she ruffled his hair and walked away from him to the door pulling it open..


    ¡°Hi.. uh¡±


    Her face flushed pink as she met with Damien¡¯s wide grin, that was new.. what alien spirit has possessed his body today for him to grace her morning with a big smile?


    ¡°I stopped by to pick you up.. you¡¯re ready right?¡±


    ¡°Daddy!!!¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows creased as his gazended briefly on his son who suddenly appeared before him..


    Few minutester¡­


    Damien was seated on the sofa with Kelvin next to him, the both of them sending questioning gazes to Olivia who stood before them like a criminal waiting to be interrogated..


    ¡°Why isn¡¯t he at school?¡± He calmly asked.


    She itched her nape trying to avoid his hot stares, how was she supposed to tell him about Kelvin¡¯s fees after putting on so many brave stance in front of him?


    Damien squinted his eyes at her ¡°His fees aren¡¯t due right?¡±


    ¡°Uhh.. what? I can assure you that¡¯s really not the case¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you just tell him the truth and keep your ego aside?¡±


    Olivia snapped her head to her mum who just appeared, wow.. what a great timing to suddenlye out of her room..


    ¡°Mum.. I¡¯ve always handled everything on my own right? why do you have to be so worrisome every single time?¡±


    Sandy ced the tray she was holding on the dining table before taking out some envelopes from her purse..


    She turned back walking towards to her daughter who stood proudly, just when she was close enough, she shed the envelopes before Olivia¡¯s face..


    ¡°How much more bills can you handle? do you really think hiding these away from me and everyone else is the best option?¡±


    Sandy straightened up, she took the first envelope and ced it on Olivia¡¯s palm..


    ¡°That¡¯s the electricity bill and this is the rent bill.. oh I¡¯ve got a few more bills for you to check out-


    Olivia snatched the envelopes from her mum tossing them aside..


    ¡°Mum.. I¡¯ve always handled it right? what else do you want me to do?¡±


    Sandy leaned next to Olivia¡¯s ears and whispered..


    ¡°You need a man in your life.. and the sooner you ept this fact the better for you.. oh you think I wouldn¡¯t find out about the fake engagement?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes went wide, what other secret of her¡¯s was her mum aware of?


    Damien had no idea what the two were whispering between themselves, but whatever it was had something to do with him in a way..


    It appears Olivia was the only one taking the bills on herself, he turned to his side when Kelvin snuggled close to him..


    ¡°Don¡¯t me mummy, she always manages to pay my fees¡±


    He stroked Kelvin¡¯s hair tenderly taking out his phone..This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    Sandy huffed loudly and left the living room leaving Olivia in a daze..


    ¡°Umm.. just pretend like you didn¡¯t hear what my mum just said, she¡¯s a bit moody today¡±


    ¡°You could have told me about everything rather than keeping it all to yourself.. you both welfares are my priorities¡±


    He ced his phone aside after he was done typing on it..


    ¡°Well are you aware that I have a reputation to maintain?¡± She corked a brow waiting for his response which wasn¡¯ting forth¡­


    He didn¡¯t respond to her question nor tried to react to it either..


    A few seconds passed by, her phone beeped several times, she brought it to her face before turning back to him in bewilderment..


    ¡°This had something to do with you right?¡±


    ***


    Nathan raked his hand through his dark hair, he couldn¡¯t understand what brought about the change in her all of a sudden..


    Wasn¡¯t she against his rtionship with her mum hours ago? He tilted his head to the side while his hands crossed over his chest..


    ¡°Are you here to mock me over your little victory?¡±


    Bianca tapped her forehead in frustration, she couldn¡¯t me him though, after all she had always been against this rtionship..


    ¡°Okay.. this is a bit hard for me alright? I had to muster enough courage to say this to you.. and for once in my life I was scared to talk to someone, doesn¡¯t this say much?¡± She inquired only to receive a nk stare..


    He didn¡¯t react to her words which made Bianca worried, what if he had already moved on? she drove the thought away realizing how silly it sounded..


    Since he didn¡¯t want to say anything anymore, she concluded to using herst string..


    ¡°Dad?¡±


    A different kind of emotion surge through his body on hearing her address him as ¡®dad¡¯


    He didn¡¯t know what came over him but he suddenly closed the gap between them and pulled her into his arms..


    ¡°Woah.. this is a lot sooner than I expected but I guess it works..¡± She giggled..


    ***


    Alexa groaned out in pain after hitting the ground with a small thud, she sat up on the floor rubbing her sour butt..


    Last night was the worst night she had ever had, from the mosquitoes to the rock like bed and poor venttion..


    Maybe she was just overreacting given that she had grown up in the life of luxury to get ustomed to this harsh life in just a few days¡­.


    ¡°Great my day already started pretty much bad¡± she groaned rising up to her feet..


    The door behind her creaked open startling her, she turned hastily to the direction and for a moment her lips went dry, her eyes bulged as it fell on the figure who just stepped out of the shower..


    ¡°Holy moly¡± she whispered softly..


    There he stood rubbing a towel against his damp hair that was still dripping, the water droplets from his hair glided down to his neck before running along to his toned and chiselled chest..


    Her toes curled in excitement just gawking at those abs glistening with the clear liquid..


    The little drops of water rolled down further to his abs before disappearingpletely into the towel wrapped around his torso..


    She was taken out of her daze when a wet piece of clothing fell over her face, she frowned pulling the material off her face which she recognized to be the towel he used on his hair..


    ¡°I don¡¯t appreciate it when people stare at me inappropriately..¡± Hardin mockingly stated as he took a step closer to her filling her nostrils with his woody scent..


    ¡°I don¡¯t find your body attractive either¡± She retorted with a small smile hoping to see a fallen expression on his face..


    Instead, Hardin arched a brow, till date, he hasn¡¯t failed when it came to attracting girls to himself, and one spoilt heiress wasn¡¯t going to taint that clean record of his..


    He took a step forward to her while she took two step backwards..


    Alexa felt the edge of the bed behind her, one more step would have her falling backward on the bed and she wasn¡¯t ready for that embarrassing moment..


    And to her surprise, he closed the gap between them, she flinched back when his skin made contact with hers..


    Though still clothed, she still felt the heat of one of the slightest touches his skin made against hers..


    ¡°You don¡¯t find my body attractive? or should I prove it to you?¡± A devilish grin spread on his thin lips..

 Chapter 104_ let鈥檚 start over 2

    Olivia took two step closer to Damien with her phone outstretched to him..


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to be surprised like I said earlier, it¡¯s my responsibility now.. all you have to do is to be a good fiancee and leave the rest all to me¡± He calmly stated, but what surprised him the most was that this building was owned by the Sterling¡¯s..


    One of them at least, but who among his family members can stoop as low as this?


    Her outstretched hand slowly dropped to her side, she didn¡¯t want him to see how vulnerable she was, she had always cleared her bills by herself..


    What if Kelvin eventually likes his dad more than her ?


    ¡°See mummy? daddy took care of everything and you don¡¯t have to work so hard anymore¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re giving him so much credit what about me?¡± She inquired narrowing her eyes at the two who suddenly bursted outughing at her expression..


    Damien took a nce at his wrist watch, in as much as he wanted this rare moment tost longer, he had to be at a meeting in the next ten minutes..


    ¡°Umm.. Kelvin, we need to go now.. I promise to stop by another time or better still spend the entire weekend with you alright?¡±


    Kelvin¡¯s eyes lit up ¡°Can wee over to your house? grandma said you live in a very fancy house¡±


    Damien smiled rubbing the kid¡¯s cheek with his thumb, his eyes found its way back to Olivia¡¯s face with a questioning gaze..


    ¡°We already made ns this weekend.. right Kelvin?¡± she asked with a little smile hoping to convince her son with it but she got a tant and straight reply in a second..


    ¡°No we didn¡¯t¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face reddened in embarassment, luckily for her, the door opened as Bianca hurried in calling out to Cassie..


    ¡°Mum!¡±


    ¡°Bianca? where were you?¡± Olivia questioned thetter who suddenly lessened her voice after noticing Damien¡¯s presence in the living room..


    ¡°There¡¯s no time to exin.. is my mum still here?¡± she asked to receive a nod from Olivia..


    Olivia was left confused for a second until Nathan¡¯s frame walked in through the door, her lips formed an ¡®o¡¯shape..


    Now she got everything, at the same time, Damien felt weird when he saw Nathan, that was because he had acted off with thetterst night..


    He had a fair point of view though, he had initially thought Nathan was the supposed match for Olivia..


    Bianca stopped at the base of the stairs when her mum appeared out of her room with red swollen eyes, she looked like a mess rolled in disaster..


    Her hair was all out of ce while her hand held a box of tissue clutched to her chest..


    A small crease appeared on Bianca¡¯s forehead, was it this bad?


    ¡°Mum?.. you look awful¡± She blurted out..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°Bianca!¡± Olivia shunned in a lowered tone


    ¡°Alright.. I admit I was wrong mum, I shouldn¡¯t have said those mean things to youst night, so that¡¯s the reason I want to make things right again and because I certainly don¡¯t want to see you in this state¡±..


    Cassie¡¯s sob subsided down when her eyes met that of Nathan standing at the other end of the room..


    ¡°So mum.. meet Nathan, my new dad¡±


    Olivia gasped softly with a genuine smile appearing on her lips, this was so beautiful, never in her wildest dream did it cross her mind that Bianca could be this sweet.


    Cassie peeled her gaze off Nathan to Bianca who had a grin on her face, was she hallucinating again?


    ¡°Yeah I mean it..¡±


    Nathan took few steps to Cassie who now had her whole gaze fixated on him in surprise..


    ¡°Cassie-


    His words ran down his throat when she suddenly threw herself into his warm embrace, the dam in her eyes bursted open as she sobbed hard..


    ¡°Awwnn.. so beautiful¡± Olivia murmured wiping the single tear that fell off her left eye..


    Nathan¡¯s arm went around her pressing her against himself, he stroked her dark hair gently trying to pacify her..


    ¡°It¡¯s alright Cassie.. everything is fine now right?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s hair suddenly stood on end when a chilly voice rang next to her left ear..


    ¡°This could be us in theing days.. what do you say?¡±


    ***


    Anita swiped the thick curtains in her bedroom open, a smile graced her lips as she danced to the bed where Aldriny fast asleep..


    ¡°Honey.. wake up.. guess what day it is today?¡± She chirmed tickling his sides..


    Aldrin rolled to the other end of the bed with a deep sigh, he didn¡¯t want to witness or be a part of her early drama¡¯s this morning..


    ¡°Just give me a minute¡± he grumbled burying his face into his pillow..


    ¡°It¡¯s our anniversary today¡± She dered with a wide grin..


    Meanwhile as soon as her words reached Aldrin¡¯s ears, his eyes shot open immediately


    He heard her fading footsteps and few secondster, she was headed back to him once again, she plopped herself to the side of the bed cing tworge red gift boxes next to him..


    ¡°Happy anniversary honey¡±


    Aldrin sat up from the bed with a small smile, his eyes fell on the boxes for a moment before it settled back on Anita¡¯s face..


    ¡°I got you the best gifts I could find¡­¡± She beamed at him nudging the box to him..


    A wide grin smeared on his face which froze the moment he heard her next question..


    ¡°So what did you get for me? I can¡¯t wait to see it¡±


    A knock came on the door at that moment which he was grateful for..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am old Mrs has requested your presence¡± A servant at the door ryed to her..


    Anita stood up at once, she leaned back down to Aldrin and kissed his cheek..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back soon.. and when I get back my gift should be ready alright?¡±


    Aldrin managed to give a nod to her, he watched her back moving out of the room in a hurry when she reached the door, she turned back to him again..


    ¡°I really can¡¯t wait to see what you got for me.. I¡¯m so excited¡± She blew a kiss to him and left the room..


    As soon as she was gone, Aldrin released the breath that he had been holding for quite sometime now..


    He was doomed! how could he forget the one most important day in their lives? now he understood all those hints Anita had been giving to him the previous days..


    ¡°I have to get something, anything!¡±


    He scurried out of the bed and went out of the room, luckily for him, he caught Becky who was sneaking her way back into her room..


    ¡°There you are!¡±


    Becky¡¯s back froze hearing the voice behind her, her ck stilettos which she had pulled off earlier dropped to the ground, still in shock, she turned around to meet her uncle¡¯s questioning gaze..


    ¡°I¡¯ll pretend I didn¡¯t just see you sneaking in and in return you¡¯ll do something for me¡±


    Becky¡¯s brows arched, what could be wrong with him? and why was he sweating so much this early? did he go for a run?


    ¡°Are you alright uncle?¡±


    Aldrin dabbed the sleeves of his blue pajamas over his forehead..


    ¡°Do I look alright to you?.. fine! I¡¯ll tell you.. today is I and Anita¡¯s wedding anniversary¡±


    Her hands went over her chest already aware of where this was going..


    ¡°And let me guess.. you forgot?¡±


    ¡°Wow.. you¡¯re quite smart, but the point is I don¡¯t know how it escaped my mind.. and now she got some gifts for me and if I don¡¯t give her one¡­ then¡­¡±


    ¡°Then?¡± Becky curiously asked.


    Aldrin drew in a sharp breath ¡°She¡¯ll kill me..¡±


    She couldn¡¯t help but chuckle hard at his plight, his expression was really funny, he wasn¡¯t wrong in a way..


    In as much as Anita loved her husband dearly, she could still teach him a lesson or two..


    ¡°What do you want to get for her? I can help you get it¡± She offered¡­


    ¡°She already has everything.. what more could she want? I really don¡¯t understand women sometimes¡± he murmured with a slumped shoulder..


    ¡°What are you both whispering about to each other?¡±


    Aldrin shot a look to the side where Anita stood with two gold gift boxes on her hand..

 Chapter 105_ Let鈥檚 start over 3

    Alexa¡¯s heart skipped a beat as Hardin leaned down to her, one of his fingers grazed her cheeks slowly building a toe curling sensation in her body..


    She felt her knees weaken by that little touch of his and before she knew it, she fell on her back to the bed after he pushed her forehead with his index finger..


    ¡°Sozy.. you couldn¡¯t even keep up¡± Hardin scorned moving away from her..


    Wasn¡¯t it enough that she had to sleep in his room while he slept in the living roomst night?


    Embarassment sshed over her face, she tapped her forehead with a sigh..


    His scent still lingered around the room even if he was gone, they came to an agreementst night that he¡¯d give up his room to her but not his bathroom..


    As crazy as it might sound, Alexa still agreed to it, she couldn¡¯t deny that one part in her silly mind loved what she saw this morning..


    Her phone¡¯s ringtone pulled her out of her naughty thoughts..


    She brought the phone over her face and sat up as soon as she saw who it was, even though Damien banned her from reaching out to the Sterling¡¯s for a whole year, he didn¡¯t ban the Brown¡¯s from reaching her..


    ¡°Rihanna.. it¡¯s a good thing you called, I was about to do the same¡± Her voicecked the usual cheerfulness she used to have whenever she was on the phone with her..


    Rihanna wasn¡¯t a fool not to notice the emotionless voice from Alexa, she leaned against the corridor of Damien¡¯s office, he hadn¡¯t arrived yet, so as Olivia..


    Which meant that they were together wherever they were at the moment..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°Let¡¯s meet¡­ three o¡¯clock sharp at the park, same spot we usually hang out¡±


    ¡°Okay I¡¯ll meet you there¡±


    ***


    Aldrinughed out dryly walking to Anita, he collected the boxes that she was holding..


    ¡°Nothing much¡­¡±


    Anita shrugged following behind Aldrin who was going into the room..


    As soon as they were in, he ced the boxes next to the ones he was gifted..


    ¡°So where is it?¡± Anita inquired looking around for any sign of a gift box, she couldn¡¯t wait to see his gift..


    She took in a deep breath trying to calm her excited nerves, it was obvious from the way she was smiling that she was truly ted..


    ¡°Just give me a hint.. does it move around? or can it be worn? tell me¡± She urged..


    Aldrin didn¡¯t know how to react to this, he couldn¡¯t bear to ruin her smile just because he forgot what today was about..


    Why on earth did it slip his mind? it was clear, he was either going to the morgue or hopefully admitted into a hospital..


    ¡°Well¡­ Becky has it, why don¡¯t you go down for breakfast, I¡¯ll join you shortly with your gift¡±


    Anita beamed at his words ¡°Alright.. freshen up and join us soon okay?¡±


    He forced a stiff nod at her as she left the room, he paced around thinking of what gift to give her, she already had so much what else does she want?.


    The door clicked open which made his heart skip a beat, thankfully, it was just Becky..


    ¡°Great! you¡¯re here.. have you thought of a gift for her?¡± He asked with so much glee in his eyes since she was ady, maybe, just maybe she could tell what her fellowdy also wants..


    ¡°Umm.. she¡¯s your wife not mine.. but anyways since you didn¡¯t get anything for her, aunt has a lot of jewelries some of which she hadn¡¯t worn yet while others has been forgotten¡­ why don¡¯t you just give one of it back to her?¡±


    Aldrin was awed by the solution she just created, it was true that Anita owned a lot of jewelries..


    He made his way to the closet where her jewelry safe was kept..


    He punched in her secret password which wasn¡¯t much of a secret, he opened it with ease, Becky moved next to him scrummaging through the glittering and dazzling ornaments..


    ¡°Woah! that¡¯s definitely a lot of them¡±


    ¡°Right?¡±


    She picked out a small royal blue box and opened it..


    ¡°Wow.. I bet she hasn¡¯t worn this yet.. this is perfect¡±


    ***


    Olivia stretched on her seat, she took a nce at her phone screen, it was almost lunchtime, her tummy made a grumbling noise which she took as a cue that she had overwork herself..


    Since Damien was at a meeting, she was assigned by him to take care of all his pending works till he was done..


    Her phone rang out, Bianca¡¯s name shed on her screen..


    With a little doubt in mind, she ced the phone against her ear..


    ¡°Hi..¡±


    Bianca cleared her throat at the other end moving away from her mum and Nathan¡¯s PDA, Gosh they were acting like teenagers in love..


    Nathan and her mum were currently smoking the kitchen with whatever they were cooking..


    ¡°I wanted to talk to you before you left with Damien.. but I guess we can do that over the phone..¡±


    Olivia straightened up on her seat to listen to whatever it was that Bianca had to say to her, she had a feeling that she was about to receive an earful from Bianca..


    ¡°Okay.. I¡¯m currently free now¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s about you and Damien, your mum told me about the fake engagement thingy¡±


    Olivia released a deep sigh, her mum wasn¡¯t so good at keeping secrets.


    She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration knowing where this conversation was headed..


    ¡°Great! and I¡¯m sure Mrs Sterling knows too¡±


    ¡°Forget all that¡­ there¡¯s still a possibility for Rihanna to get entangled with Damien once more, she¡¯s been quiet recently and I can feel it that this is just the calm before the storm¡±


    Her words struck the right ces in Olivia¡¯s mind, Rihanna¡¯s sudden appearance as a cleaner in thepany was rming..


    Wasn¡¯t she scared of tainting her family¡¯s reputation this way?


    And Damien wasn¡¯t helping matters either, he had refused to tell her the reason, what if this was the only way for them to meet and ignite their spark once more?..


    She got rid of the thoughts immediately, with the little she had known of Damien, he wasn¡¯t one who goes back on his words..


    ¡°Are you there?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.. I was just thinking, Rihanna is here at hispany as a cleaner, doesn¡¯t that sound weird?¡±


    Bianca¡¯s brows drew together, a cleaner? that was really weird and suspicious too..


    ¡°What?.. listen Olivia, you shouldn¡¯t let such a good man like him slip away from your grip.. he has always been yours from the beginning.. just let things flow, give him a chance¡±


    The main door to Damien¡¯s office opened as he strode into the office with Be following behind him who held few takeout bags..


    She dropped them on Damien¡¯s desk and stood aside waiting for him to finish his phone call..


    ¡°Umm Bianca.. I¡¯ll speak to you once I get home.. alright? Damien just came in¡­ bye¡±


    ¡°Yeah bye¡± the call went dead..


    Damien ced his phone on the desk taking off his suit jacket revealing his crisp white shirt and ck necktie, he draped it over his chair and took a seat afterwards..


    ¡°I think that¡¯s all for now.. you may leave¡±


    Be gave a nod and turned away, she took a nce at Olivia who did the same too..


    For a second, she had hoped that the takeouts were meant for her and Damien, they had a presentation to talk about and she had suggested that they talk about it over lunch..


    Olivia rolled her eyes at the other end, she had a feeling that Be had a crush on Damien, maybe that was why thetter disliked her so much..


    She closed herptop with a sigh of relief, since Damien was here, then she could leave to go grab lunch..


    She stood up from her seat and made her way out of her space..


    ¡°Umm.. boss-


    ¡°Damien¡± Damien corrected meeting her eyes..


    He thought that keeping things professional between them in the office could create a small distance..


    ¡°I need ten minutes to go to the cafeteria-


    ¡°Join me for lunch¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips parted slightly, the lunch was meant for the both of them? now she understood Be¡¯s look..


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to bother about that.. i¡¯m-


    ¡°It¡¯s no worries.. I made my research and ordered what you like.. we would have gone out for a proper lunch but I really don¡¯t want strange men appearing out of nowhere to ruin our alone time¡±


    Olivia gave up trying to protest, she offered a small smile and walked to the long couch in his office..


    She took a sit on it and soon he joined her, giving no space between them..


    ¡°Rx I¡¯m not gonna bite you¡± he assured..


    Bianca¡¯s words came back at her, no doubt, he was doing everything to please her and for her to see the good in him..


    ¡°Can I say something?¡± She asked which made him a bit worried on the inside..


    ¡°Yeah sure¡±


    Olivia scooted a little away from him to stare at his face..


    ¡°Umm.. I know we started at the wrong foot.. you disliked me and so did I.. but at this point I¡¯m willing to let that all slide, that¡¯s if you want¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows furrowed at what she meant to say, was she indirectly chasing him away from her..


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°My mum knows about the fake engagement and so does Bianca.. I¡¯m also very sure your mum might know about this too, but that aside.. you gave us two weeks before you cane clean about our rtionship to the public right?¡±


    ¡°Yeah¡± he replied in a haste, he didn¡¯t know why he felt her next words might really end things between them..


    ¡°Let¡¯s start over, from the scratch.. what do you say?¡±

 Chapter 106_ It鈥檚 all your fault

    Damien had a surprised expression on his face, what prompted this sudden change in her? or was she trying to mess up with his head?


    ¡°Are you for real?¡± he asked in uncertainty..


    Olivia gave a small nod, she exhaled deeply feeling the huge weight on her shoulder lessen, there was no harm in trying right?


    ¡°That¡¯s great! I promise I won¡¯t give you a reason to doubt my intentions¡±


    Olivia stared at him meaningfully, hisst words yed over and over again in her head..


    His intentions..


    ***


    Bianca sighed in relief when the living room returned to its usual peacefulness, Kelvin was up with Sandy and now for her time alone..


    She couldn¡¯t help but feel that something wasn¡¯t right, she was forgetting something..


    With that thought aside, she settled on the couch with the hope of watching her favorite action movie..


    ¡°Hmm perfect!¡± she dipped her whole hand into the bowl of chips..


    Just when she thought her day was already perfect and set, the doorbell rang..


    She cursed beneath her breath at who ever was at the door, just why? she was extremely annoyed ..


    Forcing herself up from the couch, she made her way to the door unlocking it, she was stunned to see a somewhat familiardy standing on her porch..


    ¡°Uh.. who are you here to see?¡±


    Flora beamed recognizing Bianca, she was thedy from the previous day at the movie theatre, the same one she saw with her son..


    ¡°It¡¯s you.. Bianca right?¡±


    Bianca¡¯s brow arched, okay, that was creepy, she could swear that she had never had an encounter with thisdy before.. but maybe she had seen her somewhere..


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    Flora walked past Bianca and walked into the apartment even if she hadn¡¯t been permitted to, Bianca was caught off guard by her swift action..


    She closed the door behind her and turned around only to see the strange woman sitting on her spot with the bowl of chips on herps..


    She rolled up her sleeves walking closer to the couch..


    ¡°Who are you? and it¡¯s not right to just barge into my apartment like it¡¯s yours and settle with my expensive chips¡±


    ¡°Oh.. I¡¯m sorry you felt that way..¡± She apologized rising up to her feet which made Bianca feel somewhat guilty after a sad expression washed over her face..


    ¡°It¡¯s alright just tell me what you want, wait.., if you¡¯re here to talk us out of moving out of this apartment then you shouldn¡¯t bother to waste your time because our answer still remains a ¡®no''¡±


    In thest couple of months, some wealthy people had approached them trying to persuade them to move out of the house..


    ¡°I¡¯m not after your house.. it¡¯s just that-


    Her voice cracked as she started sobbing, she brought out a hanky from her purse and dabbed it under her eyes, Bianca could swear that she didn¡¯t see a single tear..


    Flora sniffed back ¡°My poor son has refused toe out of his room, he¡¯s so down and I¡¯m afraid he might do something to himself¡±


    The once quiet apartment became noisy as flora¡¯s wails intensified, Bianca¡¯sst shred of patience was at the verge of breaking..


    This really doesn¡¯t make any sense, why was she crying and who on earth was her poor son? the woman doesn¡¯t look poor to her, instead she gave a wealthy woman¡¯s vibes just like Mrs Sterling..


    ¡°What?¡±


    Flora ced both of her hands on Bianca¡¯s shoulder..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you know? I¡¯m talking about Xander, he¡¯s very heartbroken and has refused to see anyone ore out of his room.. after you both had a fight yesterday he-


    Bianca¡¯s eyes grewrge, this was Mrs Gray? now she knew why she had found thetter familiar, her fight with Xander was also what she had forgotten to rify..


    ¡°Mrs Gray?¡­ I had no idea that you were Xander¡¯s mum¡±


    ¡°You have to speak to him, he¡¯s been calling and texting you nonstop but you didn¡¯t return any and now my poor son is falling into depression¡±


    Bianca touched her pockets, that was right, she couldn¡¯t remember where exactly she had dropped it..


    Yikes! now it all made sense to her, these wealthy women always turn out to be unnecessarily dramatic..


    ***


    The cool afternoon breeze at the park was a refreshing escape from the warmth of the day softly whispering through the leaves of the trees..


    The air was filled with the soothing sounds of nature, chirping birds, buzzing insects, and the distantughter of children ying around..


    In the midst of the park, ady sat on a bench underneath a tree, she appeared to be waiting for someone..


    She heard a firm but slow footstep approaching just right behind her..


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it weird how the world ys trick on us?¡± Rihanna asked rising up to her feet, a sly grin graced her lips as she turned around to face Alexa who just came..


    Alexa walked around the bench and stood before Rihanna, she had a ck scarf over her head apanied by a dark sunss..


    Her face was as nk as a ne sheet, the gleam she once used to have in her eyes were all gone..


    ¡°Don¡¯t get me started on that Rihanna..¡±


    Rihanna smiled, her gaze fell on the children ying around at the other end, she recalled the happy moments she had shared in this ce with Alexa while they grew up..


    ¡°Do you have something to tell me bestie? because I can feel the anger in your tone and expression.. did I do something wrong?¡±


    Alexa took off her sunsses to have a clearer vision of Rihanna..


    ¡°Are you asking me that?! everything we¡¯ve been facing has been your fault all along! you drugged my brother at your party seven years ago! if you hadn¡¯t done that, Olivia wouldn¡¯t have been in his life in the first ce!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes zed in unfathomable anger, just as she had predicted, this meeting wouldn¡¯t end well for either of them..


    ¡°Really? what else should I have done? you know so well that I love your brother and I¡¯m willing to do anything to have him.. and why are you suddenly acting like a saint? haven¡¯t you done worse than that?!¡±


    Alexa¡¯s hand found its way to Rihanna¡¯s chin, she took a step forward to thetter with a dangerous gleam in her brown orbs..


    Rihanna chuckled ¡°I¡¯ve always known a day like this woulde but I didn¡¯t expect it to be sooner than I expected..¡± She held Alexa¡¯s hand on her chin and pried it off her face..


    ¡°It¡¯s all your fault just admit it! because of you I was sent out of my family¡¯s home to live like a beggar!¡±


    ¡°Really?! I¡¯m a cleaner at your family¡¯spany! like a good brother, he only denied you the right of a Sterling but what about me?!. I should be the one ming you and not the other way around! you were the one who brought long beard into the picture! but I got the worse treatment of all from your brother in the name of punishment!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s chest rose and fell as she spoke, she has been wronged by Damien and the Sterling¡¯s as a whole..


    All she ever did was just to have Damien in her life, but what did she get in return? oh right, she¡¯s stuck cleaning people¡¯s sh*t!


    ¡°I¡¯ve been quiet for a long time Alexa and I¡¯m not willing to stay quiet forever.. I¡¯d make Damien feel the exact same pain I am feeling right now!¡± She growled out..


    Alexa looked around the park, sure enough few gazes were directed to them..


    ¡°What do you mean by that?¡±


    ¡°He chose his son over me right? then I¡¯ll make sure that he has no son do you get that?! I¡¯ll wipe that witch and her son off from the surface of the earth.. mark my words!¡±


    No sooner had she spoken when a deafening p fell on her face, she snapped her head up to Alexa in shock..


    ¡°You havepletely lost your mind! I don¡¯t like them either but this has to stop!¡±


    Rihanna raked her hand through her hair as she took steps backwards..


    ¡°Maybe for you.. but as for me, this is just the beginning.. you all will hear from me very soon!¡±


    She turned around and began stomping away¡­


    ¡°Rihanna! get back here!¡±

 Chapter 107_ Obvious

    Anita¡¯s lips curved upward as the shy blue gem shed on her face, she ran a finger over the ring before taking it out of the box..


    Aldrin had made her wait for so long before he eventually gave this to her, whereas, he didn¡¯t ask before she gave him his present..


    ¡°I love it¡­¡±


    He sighed in relief, he was d that she didn¡¯t recognize the ring, but deep down he felt guilty, guilty that he forgot about their wedding anniversary..


    ¡°I¡¯m d that you do¡±


    He collected the ring from her and slid it on her finger which she stretched out to him..


    The sound of heels hitting the marbled floor pulled them out of the little world they had created for a brief moment..


    ¡°Elder Sterling!¡±


    Anita frowned hard, that voice sounded really familiar to her, and she was right because Tracy¡¯s slender figure came in view..


    ¡°Tra-


    Anita shot Aldrin a narrowed gaze forcing the words back down his throat, he simply waved at her which she didn¡¯t bother to return..


    Well not like he cared exactly, but why was she here?


    Bernard graced the living room with his presence as he came down the stairs majestically, he had a straight look on his face not the least surprised to see her here..


    ¡°Elder Sterling, I¡¯ve always respected and considered you as my father but your silence is ruining my daughter¡¯s life and I can¡¯t stay still any longer¡±


    Anita¡¯s eyes rolled, her daughter this, her daughter that, what about her? Alexa had been gone for two days now and she had not questioned Damien¡¯s judgement..


    The girls deserved whatever they were receiving currently..


    ¡°And what are we supposed to do about that?!¡±


    Anita questioned rising up to her feet, she walked closer to thetter who had a smug expression on her face obviously not expecting her to butt in..


    ¡°His granddaughter is also facing the consequence of her actions! so your cheap method of ckmail won¡¯t work here¡± She added before swiping her hair to the back with a snort..


    Bernard who was now standing few metres away from them cleared his throat, the least they could do was to have some decency in his presence..


    They are constantly at each other¡¯s throat whenever they met..


    ¡°You feel that your daughter has been wronged? after what she did? have you forgotten that my family¡¯s reputation is what I cherish the most? Alexa is also facing her punishment..¡±


    Tracy shoved Anita aside as thetter was currently blocking her from having a proper view of the old man..


    ¡°Anita¡± Aldrin called out standing up to his feet, from the look on Anita¡¯s face, she was ready to sniff the life out of Tracy at the moment..


    He quickly scooped her into his arms afraid that she might attack Tracy..


    ¡°You¡¯re lucky I¡¯m in a good mood today Tracy! otherwise I¡¯d have broken your crunchy bones!¡± She barked..


    ***


    Bianca raised her phone to her ear after a while of contemting, Mrs Gray left a while ago and she still found it difficult to call that jerk..


    What was the use of locking himself up in his room? was he like five or six? even Kelvin and Kiara wouldn¡¯t do that..


    ¡°Pick up the phone you dummy!¡± she gritted impatiently..


    Meanwhile at the other end..


    Xander sat up from his bed, he turned down the volume of his TV when he heard his phone¡¯s familiar ringtone..


    The unfamiliar number shed on his screen, in thest few days, he had received numerous calls from different strange numbers..


    Those of which turned out to be his past chics, they suddenly wanted an exnation after he dered an end to their rtionship..


    He dropped his phone beside him and resumed watching the business news on his TV..


    The call came again which he ignored, it rang for a few more times at this point he was already annoyed by the constant noise..


    He grabbed the ringing device and ced it against his ear..


    ¡°I¡¯ve told you times without number that I don¡¯t want anything to do with you anymore! don¡¯t call me at-


    Bianca¡¯s brows furrowed at the other end, his voice seemed far okay for someone who was depressed like his mum had quoted it..


    ¡°Oh.. they¡¯re that much that you don¡¯t even keep count of them?¡±


    Xander jerked out of his bed, was it his hearing or did that just sound like Bianca? but why would she even call him? she was mad at him and she had also warned him to stay far away from her..


    ¡°Bianca?¡±


    ¡°Meet me at Caper¡¯s Relish in the next ten minutes, one secondte and I¡¯ll break your butt for the second time¡± She threatened and hanged up with a deep breath..


    Sooner orter she¡¯d have toe out of her shell..


    Yesterday¡¯s incident made her see things in a different light..


    Meanwhile, Xander¡¯s jaw dropped in shock, what just happened?


    ***


    Damien checked the time, it was already past five in the evening..


    He got up from his seat and stretched a little, all throughout today, he had been happy..


    Why?


    Olivia finally took the initiative to give their rtionship a chance, but even at that, he still wasn¡¯t feeling at ease and he won¡¯t not until he made her attached to him..


    As it stands, she could still fall for someone else and he¡¯d be left alone..


    So just to be secure, he was going to make her fall for him..


    With that thought in mind, he strode to herpartment where she was busy typing away on herptop, he recalled the first lesson he had learnt from his new book today..


    First step: Relieve her of all stress


    Olivia who was so carried away failed to notice the figure who just stepped into her office until herptop was closed down abruptly..


    Luckily, her fingers were spared from the sudden bang it made..


    A look of fright crossed her face as she snapped her head up, a sigh of relief escaped her lips..


    ¡°Why did you do that? I was almost done¡± She whined trying to pry it open but was stopped by Damien..


    Damien shrugged nonchntly at her question, he walked around her mini desk and stood behind her, his hands fell on her shoulders which stiffened at his touch, but regardless, he massaged it gently..


    Olivia was left in shock, what was going on?


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    He leaned down to her left ear and whisperedContent ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°What does it look like to you? you¡¯ve worked so hard for today and I¡¯m only giving you a reward for your hard work..¡±


    She felt a bit weird but his hands worked like magic on her, rxing every tensed muscle on her shoulder..


    ¡°So.. how about spending the weekend with me at my ce?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes which were initially closed snapped open, she turned her body to look up at him..


    ¡°Don¡¯t get me wrong.. it would just be about you, Kelvin and I.. it¡¯s a great way to bond too¡±


    Her lips twitched, her mind was already clouded with various thoughts, they¡¯d be all alone at his Vi..


    ¡°It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t want toe along.. you can just let Kelvine over, after all I promised to spend this weekend with him..¡± he murmured hoping she¡¯d take the bait..


    He knew so well that she¡¯de along if he rephrased his words that way..


    ¡°Umm¡­ I¡¯d let you know once I¡¯ve made up my mind¡±


    Damien smiled, he took her purse seated on her desk before stretching his hand to her..


    ¡°Come on I¡¯ll give you a ride home¡± he offered..


    Olivia stared down at his outstretched hand then back to his face..

 Chapter 108_ The Truth 1

    Xander walked calmly onto the eatery, he had tried his best to beat the time but he couldn¡¯t, he searched around for her familiar face until he spotted her sitting by the side of the long floor to ceiling window..


    He took in a deep breath as he approached the table..


    ¡°Hey you made it¡± Her unusual chirpy voice rang in his ear..


    He took a look behind him just to be sure that he was the one, seeing no one behind him, he took a seat in front of her..


    Different thoughts ran through his mind at that moment, there was something different about her that he couldn¡¯tprehend..


    ¡°Are you listening?¡± Her voice pulled him out of his thoughts, he simply shook his head with a polite smile..


    ¡°Uh.. sorry about that, I zoned out for a minute there¡±


    Bianca took the menu from the table going through it, she was so hungry, her mum and Nathan only made food for themselves and when she had asked about her share, her mum simply replied..


    ¡°Go get yourself a man¡±


    She snorted recalling that annoying response, they were such an ungrateful pair..


    Then it dawned on her, Olivia and Damien could spark things up between them any moment from now and eventually get married so as her mum and Nathan..


    Which meant she¡¯d be all alone, they¡¯ll eventually part ways with her at some point..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about what happenedst night, I just didn¡¯t know how to-


    ¡°It¡¯s alright..¡± Bianca replied cing the menu down, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for how I behaved with youst night too¡­ I mean-


    Xander¡¯s gaze trailed off, not because of Bianca¡¯s surprising apology, but thedy heading to their table right now..


    ¡°Xander? it¡¯s you¡±


    Bianca¡¯s hands went to her temples, even without taking a look at thedy standing next to her, she already knew that it was one of Xander¡¯s flings here to harass her..


    Thedy¡¯s powerful eyes fell on Bianca who was avoiding her face, she snapped her head back to Xander hoping to get an exnation..


    ¡°Are you seeing anotherdy? was that the reason you broke up with me over the phone?¡±


    Xander winced inwardly, whenever things were going smoothly between them, one of his ex girlfriends just pops out of nowhere and manages to ruin things for him..


    ¡°Uh jenny?¡± he called out in uncertainty..


    ¡°It¡¯s Carly!¡± she corrected narrowing her eyes at him..


    Bianca finally took a nce at thedy who looked down at her as well..


    ¡°Can you just leave? you¡¯re creating a scene¡±


    A look of shock crossed Carly¡¯s face, she scoffed and chuckled dryly, all her life of being a spoilt and arrogant heiress, no one had ever spoken to her in such manner..


    ¡°Carly.. please just leave, things already ended between us right?¡±


    ¡°The heck Xander?! why exactly is she with you? is she your new girlfriend?¡±


    ¡°Yeah I am, you¡¯ve got a problem with that?!¡± Bianca asked corking her brows..


    ***


    Alexa stepped into the apartment wincing in pain, her feet were aching so bad, she had never walked so far her entire life..


    To make things worse, she was the real definition of a poor person, not even a single penny was attached to her name at the moment..


    She pulled off her scarf tossing it to the couch where a figure sat staring at her, she waspletely unaware of the peering eyes ring at her in the semi lit room..


    ¡°Gosh.. I¡¯m so tired¡±


    ¡°Where were you?¡±


    Startled, she snapped her head to his direction with a loud squeak..


    ¡°Hardin? you gave me such a fright! what are you? a demon? why don¡¯t you turn on the lights? jeez!¡±


    Hardin tossed her scarf back to her in annoyance, he had learnt from his grandmother that Alexa left at noon..


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    ¡°What are we having for dinner? I¡¯m so famished¡±


    Hardin stood up from the couch, he turned on the lights which brightened the living room a bit..


    ¡°Have you actually forgotten that you¡¯re a tenant and not family? because you had breakfast with us doesn¡¯t necessarily mean that you¡¯re gonna be eating free food.. you¡¯ll work for it¡±


    Alexa snorted, she swiped her hair backward with nothing but arrogance, no matter how hard they tried to irritate her to leave, she won¡¯t..


    ¡°Really? I never considered you family either, so that goes both ways.. my apartment was burnt so as my valuables.. you and your grandmother are solely responsible for my well-being until my apartment stops stinking of burnt liver¡±


    Hardin chuckled, what an arrogant ass she was, he took a firm step forward..


    ¡°I think you should know this.. my grandmother doesn¡¯t really like you much and so do I¡­.. and we¡¯ve been looking for ways to get rid of you.. it¡¯s totally fine if you still want us to be responsible for your meals and all that.. just think about it¡± He smirked at the end of his sentence..


    A look of horror crossed Alexa¡¯s face as her eyes followed his moving back until it disappeared behind the closed door..


    ¡°Did he just threaten to kill me?¡±


    ***


    Olivia stepped out of the car with the aid of Damien who opened the door for her like a true gentleman..


    ¡°Uh.. thanks for the ride¡±


    Damien closed the door gently giving her a small nod..


    ¡°You¡¯re wee¡­¡±


    There was an awkward silence between them except the sounds of crickets at the background, the gentle breeze blew gently over Olivia¡¯s face, the moon casted a warm glow over them..


    ¡°I guess this is goodnight?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, goodnight¡± She murmured and turned around in an attempt to go towards the building..


    Damien watched her back leaving with a smile, this all felt like a dream to him, she was finally behaving good around him..


    ¡°Olivia¡± he called out to her which made her stop and turn around to face him again..


    He walked closer to where she stood ¡°About what i said earlier at the office.. please think about it¡­ it¡¯s not everytime I get a free schedule during weekends. I¡¯d love to hang out with you both this weekend¡±


    Olivia took a nce at her building, sure enough her mum was peeking at them through her open windows..


    ¡°Oh.. It¡¯s not wrong to try..¡±


    Damien grinned from ear to ear, he suddenly pulled her in for a brief embrace, unknown to them, a car stopped at a distance, its ss rolled down where a hooded figure took out a camera..


    A photo of their current pose was taken before the car drove off..


    ¡°Goodnight¡± he whispered tenderly into her ear before pulling away from her with a smile, he watched her back hurrying into the building and immediately his smile vanishedpletely..


    He pulled out his phone walking back to where his car was parked at..


    ¡°Find out who among the Sterling¡¯s bought the house where Olivia Parker resides in andstly, keep a close eye on the Brown¡¯s most especially Rihanna and Asher¡­ they¡¯ve been quiettely and I feel that they are up to something¡±


    He disconnected the call and hopped into his car¡­

 Chapter 109_ The Truth 2

    The most awaited weekend Kelvin had been looking forward to was finally here, he had bugged his mum on how to make the day go by faster just so he could visit his dad..


    Olivia touched her forehead with her palm listening to Kelvin¡¯s nonstop talks, he hasn¡¯t been this excited to hang out with her like he was doing now..


    ¡°Kelvin get back here!¡± She yelled after his little frame that just jumped out of the bathtub still in his y pants and also covered in soapy bubbles..


    Meanwhile¡­.


    Sandy giggled as the water from Kelvin¡¯s water gun sprinkled on her face, it was obvious the kid was so excited to spend the weekend with his dad..


    ¡°Kelvin!¡± Olivia yelled out frustratedly running down the stairs..


    ¡°Mum will you please tell him to stop stressing me so early? maybe I¡¯ll just cancel the n¡±


    Kelvin stopped abruptly when he heard his mum¡¯sst words, he turned to her in surprise..


    ¡°But why?¡±


    ¡°Gotcha!¡± Bianca screamed out swiping him off his little feet, he was so slippery and difficult to hold for much longer..


    Olivia sighed shaking her head slowly, she approached the two and took Kelvin into her arms..


    ¡°Thanks Bianca.. he¡¯s bing too troublesometely..¡±


    ¡°Yeah he feels he can y so much now just because his cast was removed¡­¡± Bianca murmured walking towards the window when she heard a car pulling over..


    ¡°Hey honey.. it¡¯s Damien on the phone¡± Sandy chirped teasingly walking to Olivia..


    She handed the phone to thetter who was still clutching Kelvin to herself..


    Olivia epted the phone from her mum and brought it to her face, truly it was from Damien and also a video call..


    She hesitated for a while but it was suddenly epted by Kelvin..


    ¡°Kel-


    ¡°Hey daddy!!¡± he waved excitedly at the screen which Damien returned back also, he appeared to be jogging with small pants escaping his lips..


    His body was glistening with sweats which made Olivia wonder what he was up to..


    ¡°Umm.. what are you doing?¡± She asked curiously..


    Damien stopped jogging and moved back a little to give her a hint of whatever he was doing, heat crept on Olivia¡¯s face when his bare chest came in view..


    It appeared that he was working out on the treadmill¡­


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I can¡¯t pick you both up.. I sent my men over, don¡¯t worry they¡¯ll bring you guys over safely.. I¡¯m sure they must have arrived by now¡±


    ¡°Olivia.. two cars just pulled over, I think it¡¯s Damien¡± Bianca murmured in uncertainty peering out of the window..


    ¡°I guess they are here now¡­¡±


    Damien¡¯s eyes lit up at the other end, he gave her a nod..


    ¡°Great! I¡¯ll be expecting you both¡±


    ***


    Olivia stared down at her trunk, she couldn¡¯t afford to take the same risk again after what her mum pulled off weeks back..


    After making sure everything was intact in her trunk she sighed in satisfaction..


    But something felt off, why would her mum pack the right clothes into her trunk? it definitely looks and sounds fishy..


    She left for the bathroom and as soon as she was gone, the door to her room opened..


    Sandy¡¯s head was the first to pop into the room looking around, and when the coast was clear, she signaled her other partner in crime toe in..


    Bianca tiptoed into the room with another simr trunk, she was quick to swap it and also to dash out of the room when the bathroom¡¯s door clicked open..


    In five minutes, Olivia and Kelvin were set to leave, except that one of the guards was taking a brown box to the car..


    Olivia frowned, that wasn¡¯t part of the things they were taking along with them..


    ¡°Hold on.. we aren¡¯t actually taking that¡±


    Kelvin was quick to intervene ¡°No mummy, those are my toys, I can¡¯t go without them.. pleassseeee¡± He blinked his cute eyes at her and like magic, it worked on her..


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    ***


    Alexa rolled out of the bed to the floor with a heavy thud after an ear piercing sound reached her sensitive ears..


    ¡°Get off the floor youzy cat! it¡¯s cleaning day today¡± Grandma Jade announced swiping the curtain open..


    Alexa pulled herself off the floor rubbing her fore head gently, she snapped her head to the olddy who had a whistle strapped around her neck..


    In thest few days, grandma Jade and her grandson Hardin, had tried to make her life a living nightmare..


    Maybe it was high time she searched for a job and move out of their crazy home..


    ¡°Okay let me get this straight.. you woke me up just because today happened to be your cleaning day?¡±


    Grandma Jade gave a nod to Alexa¡¯s question..


    ¡°So? how is this any of my business? go and do your cleaning!¡­¡± Sheshed out in irritation andy back on the bed pulling the sheet over her body..


    The sound of hard boots hitting the floor made Alexa¡¯s eyes snap open once more, no one needed to tell her who that was..


    ¡°I¡¯ll handle this grandma.. go take a rest¡± He assured with a deep manly tone, he guided her out of the room and when he returned back Alexa was seated upright¡­


    She followed his movement with her eyes, and just like thest days, he stopped in front of the vanity table and picked up the photo of a couple resting on it..


    ¡°Are they rted to you? or perhaps your parents?¡±


    Hardin ignored her questions, he ced down the photo with a sad gleam in his eyes..


    Everything happened so fast in a span of a minute, and in the next second, he turned back to her with a nk face¡­.


    ¡°I hope you heard what my grandmother said?¡±


    ¡°Duh.. I¡¯m your tenant not your family member, you recalled your words from earlier right? I¡¯m just a victim of circumstances. If eventually my apartments stop reeking of smoke, I¡¯ll dly move out!¡±


    Hardin¡¯s hands crossed over his chest ¡°I¡¯ll give you till the count of three to join me over here.¡±


    Alexa snorted raking her hand through her tangled hair¡­.


    ¡°Or else what? report me to my family? or your grandma? look Hardin.. I¡¯m not scared of you¡±

 Chapter 110_ I鈥檓 done!

    Kelvin¡¯s smile grew wider as the car came to a halt in front of his dad¡¯s supposed house, he bounced up and down in the car impatiently..Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    ¡°Mummy can we stay here from now on? daddy¡¯s house is the best!!¡± He shrieked almost making every one go deaf..


    One of the guards stepped out of the car behind them and opened the car¡¯s door, almost immediately, the chirpy kid bursted out through the door running and screaming around in circles..


    Olivia sighed exasperatedly stepping out of the car, her eyes caught sight of the familiar silhouetteing out of the building.


    Her breath hitched for a while, this was probably the first time she had seen him in a casual outfit other than a suit, he was on a deep blue Tshirt coupled with a pair of ck jean pants ..


    Even when they were at Chicago, he always wore his suit and at night, his PJs..


    ¡°Daddy!!!¡±


    Damien¡¯s lips curved upward as the kid ran to him at full speed..


    ¡°Slow down Kelvin!¡± Olivia yelled out assisting the guard who was taking out her luggage from the car¡¯s trunk¡­


    She had a feeling she¡¯d be taunted by those two all throughout their stay here¡­


    ¡°Ma¡¯am let it be.. I¡¯ll handle it¡± The guard standing next to her uttered taking the luggage off her grip, he gave her a small bow which crept her out..


    She turned back to the two standing quite a distance away from her when she heard Kelvin¡¯s loudughs and giggles..


    He was currently being lifted up at arms length by Damien..


    Great, they forgot about her, she took a deep breath in and approached them, by now Kelvin was resting Damien¡¯s arm¡­.


    What a show off he was, maybe it was time she started working out at the gym too so that she¡¯d be able to lift Kelvin up whenever she feels like..


    ¡°Hey¡­¡±


    Damien¡¯s eyes fell on her, he extended his hand for her to take which she epted..


    ¡°I¡¯m d that you both are here..e on let¡¯s go in¡± he squeezed her hand in his tenderly, he didn¡¯t miss the blush that appeared on her face..


    ***


    In the Sterling¡¯s ancestral home, everyone was having their breakfast peacefully at the dining room, the table was covered with different varieties of dishes..


    Aldrin turned his head to Anita who had been giggling and chuckling at something on her phone for a while now..


    Her food had been barely touched which raised some reasons of concern..


    ¡°What happened?¡± He whispered which her ears picked..


    ¡°It¡¯s girly stuff.. so you won¡¯t understand¡± She retorted cing her phone aside and picking up her fork and knife..


    Her partner in crime just informed her of theirtest mission being sessful, it was a good thing Olivia was finally warming up to Damien..


    Very soon, they¡¯ll be tied together forever and no one would be able toe in between them well except a baby¡¯s bump..


    She giggled at her silly thoughts only to end up choking, Aldrin was quick to raise the ss of water to her lips while also patting her back gently..


    Patricia¡¯s eyes were drawn to Anita¡¯s finger holding Aldrin¡¯s hand..


    What caught her attention was infact the blue gem Anita had around her finger..


    Now she had a closer look at it, she recognized it instantly..


    Anita took deep breaths in calming her nerves..


    ¡°Are you alright?¡±


    She gave a nod to her worrisome husband and proceeded to eating her meal, that was when she felt the olderdy¡¯s gaze on her..


    ¡°Mother, I know I¡¯m very beautiful that¡¯s the reason Aldrin can¡¯t stop chasing after me till date, what¡¯s up with the look?¡±


    She puffed her cheeks proudly stroking her ck luscious hair resting on her shoulder¡­


    Aldrin mentally rolled his eyes hard at her choice of words..


    ¡°Oh you think?.. by the way I was wondering why you chose to wear that ring after all these years¡±


    Anita was confused for some seconds before she raised her hand to her face..


    Years? was the olddy mistaken? this was gifted to her by Aldrin few days back..


    Aldrin shifted ufortably on his seat, how could his mum recognize the ring? even Anita couldn¡¯t recognize it..


    ¡°I think you¡¯ve made a mistake mother.. this pretty little gem was gifted by Aldrin on our anniversary and look it suits my finger pretty well¡± She boastfully dered wriggling her fingers..


    ¡°I can¡¯t be mistaken Anita, that was the ring Bruce got for you, it was meant to be your engagement ring with him¡±


    Anita¡¯s smile froze on her face, she snapped her head to Aldrin who avoided her gaze like a gue..


    ¡°I think I heard my phone ringing.. I¡¯d just go grab it¡± Becky said rising up to her feet, before Anita could stop her, she already bolted out of the dining room..


    Anita pulled the ring off her finger examining it for a while, howe she doesn¡¯t recognize the ring? maybe the olddy had a weak memory or something..


    As far as she could remember, she really didn¡¯t set her eyes on the engagement rings all those years ago.. so howe Aldrin had it?


    ¡°Aldrin? you got this ring for me right?¡± she asked hopefully but his reactions said otherwise, which meant that it was true.. she had been wearing Bruce¡¯s ring all these time!


    ¡°I¡¯m really-


    ¡°Yes or no¡± She asked stopping his apology midway..


    ¡°yes¡± He replied honestly, he already felt bad enough for lying to her earlier and just now, he couldn¡¯t bear to do it again..


    Her seat made a screech on the marbled floor before she sprang up to her feet..


    ¡°You really didn¡¯t get me a gift on our anniversary? that can only happen unless-


    She paused looking down at him while he did the same..


    ¡°You forgot about our anniversary¡± she continued in a breathless whisper..


    Aldrin sighed and rose up ¡°I¡¯m really sorry Anita.. I didn¡¯t know how it slipped my mind, I was really looking forward to that day.. but i-


    ¡°You forgot, because you love someone else other than me? am I right? you know what? I¡¯m done!¡±


    She took a step back and away from his reach, his brows creased when he heard herst statement..


    ¡°What? done? you can¡¯t end our rtionship this way¡±


    She stopped on her tracks and faced him with am arched brow..


    ¡°Are you crazy Aldrin? I¡¯m done with breakfast! not with you!¡­ you¡¯ve got an angry wife to appease and I can assure you that it won¡¯t be so easy to do so¡±


    She huffed out before leaving the dining room room..


    Aldrin turned to his mum with a tight smile, even though she didn¡¯t mean to do it, that won¡¯t change the fact that Anita was mad at him..


    ¡°Thanks mum.. you¡¯ve done a great job.. now the other part of my bed would be cold for at least a week!¡± he murmured in sarcasm..


    ***


    Alexa tilted her head to the side with a mocking grin, he¡¯d have to do a lot better than that to scare her¡­


    He might look tough but she had seen a lot of tough and dangerous guys in the past, after all she recently dealt with a well known thug who happened to be long beard..


    ¡°Don¡¯t make things too hard for yourself Alexa.. I¡¯m very sure you don¡¯t want to see or know what I¡¯m capable of doing¡±


    ¡°I surely want to see what you¡¯re capable of other than being good looking¡±


    Hardin took slow steps closer to the bed, her devious smile stirred something weird in his body which he couldn¡¯t fathom..


    ¡°Are you sure you wanna see that side of me?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯d love to see it Hardin¡± She dered with a smirk which she instantly regretted because in the next second, she was lifted out of the bed in bridal style by Hardin..


    Her eyes widened in surprise as a squeal escaped her throat..


    ¡°What are you doing?! let me down!¡±


    Her words fell on deaf ears, Hardin kicked the door to the bathroom open and ced her down below the shower..


    He turned the faucet on and took some steps back allowing her get drenched.


    ¡°Take your bathe and join me in the next thirty minutes.. I hope you get it or perhaps I should go further? I don¡¯t mind helping you take a shower¡± he teased which made Alexa burn red in embarassment..


    He was such a pervert, she parted her lips ready to st him only to choke back on the water running down on her..


    She pointed to the door with an annoyed expression..


    ¡°Just leave!¡±


    He swallowed hard, not because of the tone she used on him, but because her white top waspletely drenched and glued to her body outlining her mounds..


    She followed his line of sight which fell on her almost exposed mounds, her nipples tightened as his gaze lingered longer on her chest..


    Seeing as he was not ready to leave, she crossed her hand over her chest..


    ¡°You pervert!¡±

 Chapter 111_ Perfect family 1

    Olivia looked around her supposed room which Damien showed her a while ago, she walked to the peach colored curtains and swiped it open..


    The room was brightened even more, the sweet and soft scent of roses reached her nose, which was obviously from the vase sitting next to therge window..


    She turned around taking in the nice view of the room, from the interiors to the furnitures, one could easily tell that it was just reced with new ones..


    Her eyes fell on therge double king sized bed covered in peach sheets to match up the curtains..


    Suddenly a strange image shed past her mind just by staring at the bed, it was an image of her sharing a passionate kiss with Damien in a drunken state..


    Her eyes grewrger as the seconds ticked by, did that really happen between them that day or was it just a dream she had forgotten?


    A knock came at her closed door pulling her out of her wandering thought..


    The knob turned and it was opened to reveal Damien..


    Seeing him after what just crossed her mind made her heart skip a beat or two..


    ¡°I hope you like it? I had every furniture changed to suite your taste¡±


    Olivia cleared her throat forcing a smile, she pretended to look around the room which was just an excuse to avoid looking at him in the face..


    ¡°Uh.. yeah absolutely, I love it¡± she dered..


    ¡°I¡¯ll go check up on Kelvin.. are youing with me?¡±


    She gave a nod following behind him, Kelvin¡¯s room wasn¡¯t far away from her¡¯s, it was adjacent to her¡¯s and a few steps away..


    Damien pushed the door open and stepped in after Olivia..


    ***


    Bianca handed the pan to Xander who for some reasons wanted to impress her with his cooking skills which she doubted..


    He was on a sky blue apron whichplimented his eyes a lot..


    The doorbell rang multiple times in a span of five seconds, whoever it was, was definitely in a hurry..


    Which was too bad because she wasn¡¯t really expecting anyone apart from the guy in her kitchen..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back¡±


    Xander gave her a nod and watched her back moving to the door..


    He resumed chopping the lettuce with a smile on his face..


    ¡°Hi Bianca¡±


    The deep male voice at the door was enough to pique Xander¡¯s attention..


    He had a faint crease on his brows as Jonah came into the living room, their eyes met for a few seconds..


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know that you had a guest.. wait a minute! isn¡¯t that Xander Gray?¡± he whispered..


    ¡°Yeah he is¡±


    A faint gasp escaped his lips, that was crazy..


    ¡°You and Olivia have no idea how lucky you guys are to be able to attract these powerful men to yourself¡± His lowered voice came again..


    Xander had no idea of what they were whispering about and he didn¡¯t want to know, all he was concerned about the most was the little or no distance between them..


    ¡°I guess¡±


    ¡°Yeah.. before I forget, I¡¯m here for Kiara I forgot to give her her medications, sheined of a stomach achest night¡±


    Bianca looked around the apartment, Kiara? she hadn¡¯t seen Kiara today, she recalled how thetter was so upset when she learnt of Kelvin and Olivia¡¯s weekend ns at Damien¡¯s n..


    This was the first n she wasn¡¯t included in and it must have made her feel bad¡­


    ¡°Kiara didn¡¯t show up today¡±


    ¡°What? then where else could she be?¡±


    ***


    Olivia and Damien stood in a daze at the door staring at Kelvin and by his side, a familiar brown box with its lid opened where a small figure sat in..


    ¡°Kiara?¡± Olivia¡¯s eyes rounded in shock, wasn¡¯t that the same box he said contained all his toys?


    Kiara and Kelvin giggled hard at their shocked expressions..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Few minutester.


    ¡°Mummy I just couldn¡¯t leave her all alone.. she¡¯s my best friend¡± Kelvin said in his defense..


    Kiara was really upsetst night and he came up with the cute n which ended quite well until his parents showed up..


    The n was to hide her up in his room until the weekend ends and when they were leaving he¡¯d smuggle her back out..


    Damien chuckled which made Olivia turn to him with a frown..


    ¡°You find this funny? do you realize what he has done? Jonah must be so worried searching around for her¡­¡±


    Her phone rang out, taking it out of her purse, Bianca¡¯s name shed on her screen..


    ¡°Hi Bianca something just-


    ¡°Kiara is with you isn¡¯t she?¡±


    She was surprised at the right guess from Bianca, she owed Jonah a reasonable exnation for her son¡¯s cute yet awful behavior..


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry¡­ we¡¯ll send her back in a few minutes¡±


    ¡°But I don¡¯t want her to go mummy, daddy doesn¡¯t mind right daddy?¡± Kelvin blinked his eyes at Damien..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes narrowed down at the smarty pants trying to make Damien fall for his cute trap, she failed to understand how he does that..


    ¡°He¡¯s not going to fall for that.. we are sending her back home¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind her staying.. that if it¡¯s okay with her dad¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Jonah¡¯s voice broke out from the ongoing phone call..


    Olivia took a step away from the two kids who were squealing in joy..


    ¡°Umm.. are you sure Jonah? you don¡¯t have to feel intimidated by him¡±


    Jonahughed out at the other end, it was true that he was intimidated but that wasn¡¯t entirely the case, he¡¯d finally have the chance to spend some quality time with Penelope who happened to be Kiara and Kelvin¡¯s teacher..


    ¡°I¡¯m serious.. with you and Kelvin around her, I¡¯m sure she wouldn¡¯t miss me for a second¡±


    They spoke with each other for a few more minutes before the call was disconnected..


    She turned back to the three who were busy whispering amongst themselves, the fact that Damien was being yful with the kids brought a smile to her face..


    ¡°Yay!!! we¡¯ll go y!!¡± Kelvin shrieked out bolting out of the room alongside Kiara..


    Damien rose up to his feet with a sigh ¡°has he always been this energetic?¡±


    Olivia cleared her throat, what does he think? that Kelvin was more energetic in his presence than her¡¯s?


    ¡°Well he¡¯s more energetic at our home.. I¡¯m surprised he¡¯s not even doing some crazy stuff¡± she lied itching the nape of her neck..


    ¡°Okay.. he got my spirit, I was so yful just like him back when I was still around his age¡±


    ¡°That exins everything¡±


    Show off, she screamed in her head..


    ***


    Aldrin approached Anita with a fallen expression on his face..


    He had tried so hard in thest hours to strike up a conversation with her, but like always, she was ying hard to get..


    ¡°Honey, I¡¯m truly sorry.. I had no idea that the ring belonged to Bruce, if I had known believe me I wouldn¡¯t have given it to you¡±


    Anita paid a deaf ear to his pleas, she brushed her hair gently with the hair brush while seating before the mirror..


    Her hand stopped brushing her hair as she turned to him..


    ¡°Is that all?¡±


    Aldrin was left confused by what she meant, she stood up from the stool and approached him in feather steps..


    ¡°Come on Anita.. I¡¯m sorry¡±


    ¡°Oh no you don¡¯t.. you really have no idea of how to appease an angrydy, firstly you forgot about our anniversary, then you gave me Bruce¡¯s ring as an anniversary gift and now you¡¯re apologizing to me without flowers! I see you don¡¯t love me so much anymore¡±


    She dered and walked past him heading to the door..


    He was left further confused, they¡¯ve been together for so many years, and he always got to see a new drama of her¡¯s he had never seen before, but funny enough, her constant drama¡¯s was the thing he loved about her..


    He can¡¯t be bored with her by his side..


    But how hard was it to please a woman? especially if that woman happened to be Anita Sterling, his wife?


    The door closed pulling him out of his thoughts, he sighed taking a seat on the bed..


    ¡°Aldrin I¡¯m still standing out here!¡±


    He jerked up to his feet staring at the closed door, of course, he had almost forgotten how much she loved it whenever he chased her around especially when she was mad at him for something..

 Chapter 112_ Perfect family 2

    Bianca bid Jonah goodbye as he left the apartment, she sighed in relief and turned back to the male god cooking up her kitchen..


    This was the first time she had seen him so concentrated on something..


    Her lips made a little nt to the side which vanishedpletely when he raised his head to her¡­


    She moved to stand by his side watching him chop the tomatoes skillfully, a look of surprise crossed her face..


    Guys from rich home Cook? she questioned herself.. ording to her research what they were always good at was flirting with girls, throwingvish parties and drinking their guts out..


    ¡°So he¡¯s just a neighbor right?¡± Xander asked pulling her attention back to him, she met his gaze with a confused expression..


    ¡°Uh.. you mean Jonah?¡±


    He gave a firm nod..


    ¡°Oh.. yeah he is, but more like family..¡± she continued..


    Xander sighed inwardly, for a moment there, he thought Jonah was probably a guy interested in her¡­


    He ran the back of his palm over his left cheek feeling a bit hot in the kitchen..


    ¡°So.. from what I see right here, you do know your way around the kitchen.. who taught you how to? one of your girls?¡±


    She questioned with a chuckle failing to see the sour expression which crawled up on his face, she reached for an eggnt on the kitchen ind cluelessly..


    ¡°I thought we were over this..¡±


    Bianca took a nce at him with a smile adorned on her lips..


    ¡°Over what?e on, you really didn¡¯t take my words seriously or did you?¡±


    He shook his head to her question, not today, he wasn¡¯t going to tackle her on this one otherwise their small bond might be strained even more..


    ¡°My cousin did.. he¡¯s a great cook¡±


    ¡°Oh, really?¡±


    He gave a nod and snatched the eggnt from her grip..


    ¡°The kitchen is mine young miss.. why don¡¯t you go do some girly stuffs, like curling your hair or polishing your nails?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.. I totally forgot.. umm you have a little something over here¡± She pointed to her cheek indicating a small piece of the lettuce he chopped earlier..


    Xander touched his cheek but failed to remove the green on the side of his face.


    ¡°It¡¯s right here.. hold on¡±


    She helped to pinched the small piece of lettuce off his face and turned around leaving the kitchen all to him..


    ¡°Wow.. unbelievable¡± he whispered beneath his breath watching her back leaving..


    ***


    Alexa grudgingly left the room after she was done with her shower, she sniffed the arm of the blue gown she had on..


    It reeked of ¡®cheapness¡¯ and ¡®low budget¡¯ which she was allergic to, her beautiful collection of dresses must have been burnt in the fire..


    ¡°I thought you wouldn¡¯te out of the room, I was about to head up there¡±


    Hardin¡¯s mocking voice brought her out of her thoughts, startled, Her face reddened recalling the scene in the shower room half an hour ago..Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Shut up!¡± she seconded walking to the nearest couch in the living room..


    Just when she was about to take a seat, a duster was thrown at her..


    She caught it before it could hit her face, turning to the culprit, she hurled it back at him with an irritated re..


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to join your weird family¡¯s cleaning day, it¡¯s already bad enough that your grandma woke me up from my sleep so early..¡±


    Hardin picked the duster off the ground and approached her slowly, his face was nk making it hard to know what he was about to do..


    ¡°Will you do it, or should I make you do it?¡± he questioned..


    Alexa gulped down nervously, but she tried so hard to maintain her calm expression, make her do it? just like what he did this morning?


    ¡°Are you trying to scare me? believe me, my brother is a lot more scarier than you and I don¡¯t even follow his rules..¡± she retorted in arrogance..


    But Hardin had a calm expression as he approached her slowly, she could feel her heart beating wildly in her chest..


    Soon his scent reached her nose drawing her to the fact that he was way closer to her than he should be..


    ¡°If he¡¯s as scary as you say, then why would he choose me to tame his wild younger sister?¡±


    He held her arm and pulled her closer to himself getting rid of the gap between them..


    ¡°W-hat do you mean?¡± she squeaked with a widened gaze at the sudden collision between them..


    Hardin traced the outline of her face with a finger before his hand fell on her nape caressing it gently..


    ¡°I have different ways to tame spoilt and wilddies like yourself.. my grandma and I haven¡¯t failed to tame a singledy in all of these years and I¡¯m not about to¡±


    Alexa had a confused look on her face, he was either doing this to confuse her or to scare her..


    ¡°It¡¯s not everyday a handsome dude wakes up in the morning thinking of ways to tame me.. my brother must have skipped one little information about me Hardin.. and that is my obsession of winning every single time¡±


    Before he couldprehend what she meant, he found himself falling on the couch after she pushed him gently..


    Alexa leaned down to him on the couch, running a finger over his lips..


    ¡°You¡¯ve got the prettiest eyes and lips Hardin but sadly you make me sick whenever I look at you, you¡¯re the perfect definition of a domineering jerk!¡±


    ¡°Am I?¡± he questioned meaningfully to receive a nod in response..


    He suddenly pulled her down, unaware of his mischievous thoughts, she fell on hisps with a gasp..


    His thumb grazed her cheeks while he sat up from the sofa, his jade orbs met her ck ones which held a hint of nervousness in them..


    ¡°You also missed another information about me miss arrogant, I certainly don¡¯t like to lose, especially to ady..¡± he whispered drawing his face closer to hers..


    Alexa¡¯s breathing became deep as she tried so hard to keep her calm expression, she tried so hard to convince herself that this was no less than a trick he wanted to y on her..


    But her stubborn body refused to adhere to her mind because she found herself closing the gap between them..


    Though Hardin was doing this to mess with her mind, but he couldn¡¯t stop himself when he stared down at her inviting lips, that was probably the first mistake he made..


    His lips moved against hers, he had only hoped for it tost for a second, but his mind went nk when she reciprocated..


    ***


    Olivia stopped on her tracks when she heard the familiar giggles of Kelvin and Kiaraing from the door leading to therge kitchen..


    What were they up to this time? she turned on her heels and returned back to the door, it was slightly ajar, from this slight opening, she could see Kiara and Kelvin hopping around Damien who was busy kneading a dough..


    If things weren¡¯t a bit awkward between her and Damien, they really gave the perfect family type of vibe..


    The trio snapped their heads to her when she walked in staring at them confusedly..


    Kelvin had white flour smeared on his cheeks while Kiara¡¯s white dress was stained with a red liquid, and the oldest among being Damien, his ck pants also had white stains on it..


    Her eyes grewrge, just a few minutes away from them and they were already covered in flour and ketchup? she marched straight to Damien who had his back against her..


    ¡°Mummye join us, Daddy is trying to make cookies for me and Kiara¡±


    A sigh escaped Olivia¡¯s lips, she had a feeling that whatever Damien was doing was as a result of Kelvin and kiara¡¯s constant bugging..


    ¡°I left for only five minutes and now look at them..¡± She scolded..


    ¡°What? they only asked me to make cookies for them.. and that¡¯s exactly what I¡¯m doing¡± Damien said in his defense..


    ¡°Oh really? they asked? and if I asked you to jump into a fire would you also do that?¡± She inquired with an arched brow obviously teasing him but his response shocked her to the core..


    ¡°I¡¯m willing to do anything that would make you both happy, you and Kelvin mean the world to me now.. and I really mean it Olivia¡± He winked at her meaningfully..


    Olivia was left in a daze, was it her head or did he just look sexy with the way he winked at her? her cheeks flushed red at the thought¡­

 Chapter 113_ Rihanna

    The door to a ck Bentley rolled up in front of an old building, the door opened as ady on dark shades stepped out of it..


    She walked in graceful steps to the tall and rough looking men standing in front of the building, they gave a small bow acknowledging her presence..


    One of the guards standing behind her held a briefcase on his left hand while he stood behind his young miss..


    The shades came off her face revealing her deep set of brown orbs..


    ¡°Miss Brown.. we¡¯ve been expecting you¡±


    Rihanna made a hand gesture to the guard standing behind her, on getting what she meant by doing that, he walked over to the man handing the briefcase over to him..


    ¡°That¡¯s the part payment, you know what to do, don¡¯t you?¡± Rihanna inquired with a raised brow only for them to shake their heads foolishly..


    She suddenly had a feeling that this men would eventually turn out useless just like long beard did..


    ¡°Are you that stupid or you¡¯re doing this just to annoy me?! I exined the n over the phonest two nights ago..¡±


    Sheshed out angrily at them, even a two year old could takeprehend and remember what she had instructed them..


    The tallest among them pointed his pistol to her head breathing heavily..


    ¡°We are not kids who you yell at¡­ miss¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s guard was quick to intervene equally by taking out his pistol too aiming it at thetter who was at the verge of loosing it..


    Her mocking chuckle was the only sound that could be heard in the surroundings, she took a step closer to the man who still had his gun aimed at her head..


    ¡°You dare point a gun to my head?! do you know who I am? or do you know what my fiance is capable of doing to you?!¡± She barked.


    ¡°As much as I know you ma¡¯am, you have no fiance, he chose a pretty blonde over you, so your threats won¡¯t work here.. I¡¯ll lower my pistol if he does the same too¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes shed with hate towards the bold henchman, if she hadn¡¯t received positive feedbacks about them from an old college friend she wouldn¡¯t have even considered them in the first ce..


    She hated disrespect and this man had disrespected her in the worst way possible byparing Olivia to her..


    But she had to let go, if she wanted the best service then she had no other choice than to ignore his taunts..


    She looked briefly over her shoulder to her guard and gave him a nod, thetter lowered his gun and so did the other..


    A sly eery grin crawled up his face as he stretched his hand forward to Rihanna who stared it in disgust..


    ¡°I have a feeling that we would be best of friends very soon Miss Brown¡±


    Folding her arm beneath her bossom she sneered..


    ¡°I don¡¯t take handshakes from low lives I hope you understand¡±


    ¡°I suggest you put your arrogance aside, it won¡¯t help you much because I have a really bad temper.. so let¡¯s start over again¡±


    Having no other choice, she epted his handshake and attempted to pull out only for his hand to hold against hers firmly..


    ¡°I¡¯m Scott¡±


    ¡°And I don¡¯t care!¡± She retorted pulling her hand out of his grip forcefully..


    ¡°One of my men took a picture of thedy you wanted us to get, I¡¯d have shown you but I don¡¯t want you crying your eyes out..¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s brows crashed against each other, she wondered what he meant by that and before she could ask, Scott gestured for a man in his mid forties who was standing aside..


    He stepped forward to Scott and handed him a brown envelope which thetter epted before passing it to Rihanna..


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    Rihanna tore the envelope open and took out the photo out, what came to her view made her grip the photo tightly..


    It was a quick shot of Damien and Olivia embracing each other affectionately in front of Olivia¡¯s cheap apartment, they really progressed much more faster than she had expected..


    ¡°I guess she¡¯s the one telling from your expression.. leave it all to me and my men we¡¯ll do everything you say¡±


    ¡°Thest time I heard that, I ended up as a cleaner, you better not go back on your words¡±


    ***


    Anita gasped softly as she entered her bedroom, she blinked her eyes multiple times to be sure she wasn¡¯t seeing things..


    She stared around the room decorated with red heart shaped balloons, the floor was littered with rose petals which scent filled the air..


    A slow tune ying had her turning on her heels, there he was, sitting by the edge of the bed running his finger on the strings of the guitar..


    ¡°Awwnnn you recreated our first honeymoon¡± she sniffed back suddenly feeling nostalgic..


    Aldrin stood up from the bed walking to her while still ying the guitar in a particr tune which he knew she loved..


    ¡°I¡¯d have sang but you know how terrible I am at singing.. but anyway, you know how my true intentions are.. I went through a lot to get this done for you¡±


    Anita faced the other side stroking her hair, as ady, ying hard to get was the most important part of being ady..


    ¡°Not bad for an apology.. but-


    ¡°A trip to Paris won¡¯t do too?¡±


    She turned swiftly to him with a wide gaze, he shed two tickets before her face which she snatched examining it in glee..


    ¡°Paris! another honeymoon? thanks honey.. I can¡¯t wait to unt this in front of Tracy.. she¡¯d be so jelly of me¡±


    Aldrin ced the guitar aside was suddenly engulfed into a tight embrace by his wife, she rained multiple kisses on his cheeks..


    ¡°I can¡¯t wait to go¡­ I love you so much honey¡±


    A sigh of relief fell off his lips, at least that turned out well..


    ***


    Olivia groaned out in displeasure holding out an apple on her palm while Damien, Kiara and Kelvin tried to take a sketch of her..


    She had no idea of how long she had been standing still..


    ¡°How much longer? my arms are killing me¡±


    Damien took a nce at her and continued his sketch on the white sheet..


    ¡°Just a minute mummy..¡±


    Kelvin sneaked a peek at Kiara¡¯s drawing and suddenly bursted outughing..


    ¡°Aunt Kelvin is cheating, he¡¯s not supposed to peek at my sketch until everyone is done¡±


    Damien hummed in response and sighed staring back and forth between Olivia and his sketchbook..


    ¡°And I¡¯m done!¡± he dered¡­


    Olivia was quick to fall back on the white sofa behind her, she took arge bite out of the apple tiredly..


    ¡°Okay.. who¡¯s going first?¡± She managed to ask..


    Kelvin raised his hand a little above his head and turned his childish sketch towards her, she giggled and so did Damien..


    She never knew her chin was deep red in color, and her hair surprisingly yellow..


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you a four out of ten..¡±


    ¡°I got a four!¡± he jumped out in joy..


    Kiara was next, she turned her sketchbook towards Olivia with a wide grin..


    In as much as Olivia tried hard not tough, she failed, really hard..


    ¡°Okay Kiara.. you tried and wow I can¡¯t believe I have a red hair.. it¡¯s pretty so I¡¯ll you a three out of ten¡±


    ¡°Yay I got a three..¡±


    Damien cleared his throat to get noticed by Olivia, he also put in a lot of effort to be able to sketch with the kids..


    ¡°Daddy¡¯s next.. I can¡¯t wait to see your sketch¡±


    A small blush crept up her chin, she couldn¡¯t deny that she was so eager to know what he had drawn of her..


    ¡°I guess you¡¯re next..¡±


    He gave her a nod and turned his sketchbook to her, the smile originally on her lips slowly fell as her eyes fell on the sketch he had made..


    Only this time, this sketch wasn¡¯t about her, but the apple she had been holding for thest two hours..


    ¡°So what¡¯s my score¡± He asked with a mocking grin on his lips..


    Olivia¡¯s jaw dropped in shock, she had been standing still for thest two hours only to see a sketch of a very pretty apple?!


    ¡°You drew an apple..¡±


    Damien turned his sketchbook to himself with a nod..


    ¡°Yeah.. the rule was to draw what was in front of you¡± he pointed out in his defense..


    She stood up to her feet with a look of disbelief..


    ¡°I was standing in front of you Damien!..¡±


    He shrugged his shoulders nonchntly while he admired his sketch..


    ¡°But I chose to draw this pretty apple.. are you giving me a score or not?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m gonna kill you¡± She dered approaching him in fast footsteps¡­

 Chapter 114_ You lied to me! 1

    Footsteps approaching the room was enough to pique Tracy and Bruce¡¯s attention, they turned to the direction to see Rihanna hurrying in looking pissed off about something¡­


    ¡°You¡¯re back, where were you?¡± Tracy inquired rising up to her feet, her worrisome gaze searched through her daughter looking for any single thing that could give thetter away..


    As arrogant as Rihanna was, she walked past the duo who were expecting questions from her only to be blocked by Asher who just popped out of nowhere..


    ¡°I guess you were asked a question¡± He imputed taking steps forward to her while she backed away from him..


    And just like that, he was able to get her to their midst effortlessly..


    She corked a brow at their outrageous behavior, she was no longer a kid for them to question about her whereabouts..


    ¡°What do you all mean by this? don¡¯t I have freedom to move as I please?¡±


    ¡°You and I know very well that your movement has infact been restricted by Damien until further notice, and to top it all, the sum of $5 million was taken out of your ount¡­ care to exin what you used it for?¡± Bruce demanded..


    Rihanna licked her bottom lips thinking of a possible exnation and all she could think of was¡­


    ¡°I helped an old friend in need.. does that answer your questions?!¡±


    Asher stroked his chin trying to figure out if she was telling the truth or not, he had overheard her conversation two nights ago about some ns she was making..


    ¡°I hope that is the case.. don¡¯t be a fool for the second time, if you¡¯re plotting against anyone, you better drop it this minute¡­ otherwise you¡¯d be sorry for yourself when it backfires all over again like thest time¡±


    Rolling her eyes to Asher¡¯s words, she walked out of their midst heading up to her room..


    As soon as she got in, she flinged her purse across the room settling on her vanity stool in anger..


    ¡°I¡¯ll make them all pay!¡±


    Her palm mmed against the surface of the vanity table which shook slightly due to the impact..


    ***


    Damien took to his heels after he noticed Olivia¡¯s movement, he dodged her every attempt to get a hold of him..


    Kiara and Kelvin¡¯s cheering grew louder as the two adults ran around the living room..


    ¡°Daddy run faster!!! mummy is about to get you¡±


    Olivia slowed down cing both hands on her knee, she stopped to catch her breath as he was nearly impossible to get a hold of at this point, suddenly she clutched her chest in pain¡­


    ¡°Ah!¡±


    Her scream was able to make Damien stop on his tracks, he turned around to see her wincing in pain..


    ¡°Olivia!¡±


    He ran up to her only to be pushed down to the couch by her, a mischievous smirk graced her lips as she gazed down at his shocked expression..


    ¡°Come on! that¡¯s not fair! you tricked me..¡±


    ¡°And you did worse.. I stood on one spot for hours only for you to show me a sketch of an apple.. choose one of my fists that would be meeting your face¡±


    Damien reached out to her arm and pulled her to sit next to him on the couch..


    ¡°Are you mad that I sketched an apple or you¡¯re just disappointed that you weren¡¯t included in my drawing?¡±


    Kelvin ced a palm over kiara¡¯s face to stop her from seeing anything that might happen between the two..


    ¡°Don¡¯t look¡±


    Damien held out the sketchbook and flipped the page open where a neat drawing of ady was drawn at the other side¡­


    ¡°So? how does it look?¡± He asked teasingly..


    Olivia¡¯s face was lifted up in seconds, he did draw her but was only messing around with her..


    ***


    Alexa sighed in relief after she heard Hardin¡¯s footstep fading away, she waited for a few more minutes before stepping out of her room to the kitchen..


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    Relieved to know that he was kind enough to make something for her, or maybe it was for his grandma? but she didn¡¯t care anyways, her tummy needed to be filled up, she took a spoon out of the soup and suddenly heard a voice behind her¡­


    ¡°I thought you were going to spend the whole day locked up in your room¡±


    Series of cough followed her shocked expression, she thought he had left, howe he was still here?..


    Hardin rested by the side of the corridor with his legs crossed and his arms folded over his chest, his lips held a teasing smirk..


    Alexa turned slowly to him still in shock, her face reddened.. the kitchen suddenly felt too hot for her to stay in..


    She avoided his gaze and made her way to the door hoping to escape him, but she was effortlessly pulled back by him, he trapped her between the kitchen ind and himself making it impossible for her to escape the cage he had created¡­


    ¡°W-hat are you doing?¡± she stuttered looking everywhere but his face..


    He ced a finger under her chin raising it up to his face..


    ¡°Are you avoiding me?¡±


    She shook her head vigorously trying tough his question off even though that was the real truth¡­


    ¡°No.. I was just-


    ¡°Forget about it.. don¡¯t think of it too much because it¡¯s been erased off my mind.. and so should you¡± He whispered peering intently into her eyes which was still filled with shock..


    His gaze fell on her bottom lips which bit on, it took a very big amount of self control to stop himself from sealing it with his again..


    She must have casted a spell on him to be able to make him lose focus ever since he stepped into her apartment that day..


    He had seen her a few number of times on TV whenever she hosts or was invited to a party and the day his grandma told him about the wealthy heiress staying on their block, he couldn¡¯t stop himself froming all the way to her apartment¡­


    He knew he was way out of her league, she always had a good amount of rich young men flocking around her but she spared none a nce, he was sure he doesn¡¯t even stand a chance..


    With that thought in mind, he took a step back and away from her..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, It was a mistake¡± his voice came out barely as a whisper before he left through the door..


    Damien only gave him a task to set his younger sister straight, not mess around with her or try to get closer to her..


    As soon as he was gone, she heaved a deep sigh of relief..


    ¡°Arrghhh!!¡± She screamed tugging at her hair..

 Chapter 115_ You lied to me! 2

    Becky took a sharp breath as she got out of her car and looked around at her peaceful surroundings, which was not exactly empty because some guards were hanging around.


    She had been debating meeting Charles today for a long time when she finally decided to do so.


    Thest time she was drunk at the bar, he saved her because she saw him with another woman and made the stupid decision to get wasted.


    She had always secretly admired him, but because she was overweight during her college years, he never gave her a second nce.


    Actually, no guy ever did; she was constantly made fun of, which nearly sent her into a deep depression.


    Her determination to have him be hers was unwavering, and she left the country only to return a few yearster lookingpletely different.


    She would make him notice her this time.


    She gave her car¡¯s key to a bodyguard who was waiting nearby.


    She strolled over to the building and said, ¡°Park the car well.¡±


    She was secretly anxious because of what had transpired the previous time.


    Her heart was racing, feeling as though it would explode in her chest, with every step she took.


    Suddenly, she heard a ssh, which caused her to stop moving.


    She pursued the sound until it led to a distant pool where she could see that someone was in.


    A moment of stillness passed in the water before a male god surfaced from the depths.


    That was him. Charles.


    Her lips parted as she looked at his broad shoulders and firm back; she could only see his back because she was standing behind him.


    She nearly tipped over the small brown paper bag she was holding.


    Charles turned around, as if sensing a presence behind him, to see the dazed figure of ady staring back at him.


    Meanwhile, Becky struggled to keep her lips from dropping.


    ¡°Hi.. i wasn¡¯t expecting a guest¡± He teased her by swimming to the other end of the pool, hoping she woulde over to the other side.


    Her throat tightened; did he really need to make her heart pound abnormally with each step he took?


    She set the paper bag on the bench, where a white towel and a water bottle sat casually.


    ¡°I know¡­ I kinda invited myself,¡± sheughed as she walked to the edge of the pool where he rested his back.


    Charles quickly turned to her, looking up at her with a curious expression.


    ¡°I have a feeling you are going to say something else.¡±


    Becky responded with a nod.


    ¡°Absolutely¡±


    ***


    Olivia ced the sketch book Damien had given her for keeps on her bed, and a smile spread across her lips as she remembered how she had reacted when he first showed her the apple sketch.


    She was so preupied with herself that she did not notice a small figure walking into the room.


    Kelvin helped himself up onto the bed next to her, swinging his small legs that dangled in air.


    ¡°Mummy, you look happy. Are you thinking about daddy?¡±


    Olivia jumped to her feet, startled by his sudden appearance; howe she had not heard him walk in?


    She was afraid her little boy was correct; she was actually thinking about Damien, who was not so bad after all.


    All he ever wanted was for her to see the good in him; his intentions were always pure, but she did not see them earlier..


    ¡°Um¡­ why are you here? ¡°Where are Kiara and your dad?¡±


    ¡°Daddy is making milkshakes for me and Kiara¡­ and she is helping him make them, and when I tried to help, he asked me toe keep youpany.¡±


    Olivia chuckled, ruffling his hair; how thoughtful of him, but on second thought, why were Kiara and Kelvin attempting to make Damien to do everything?


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you such a cute soul?¡±


    ¡°Mummy, I really like Daddy. I want us to stay with him because he is great and he fulfills all my requests.¡±


    She carefully straightened his blue polo while squatting down to his height.


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    Kelvin¡¯s lips were pursed as he folded his arm across his chest.


    He did not think that was the case when they were frolicking around the living room; they appeared content together.


    ¡°That¡¯s not true mummy, daddy likes the both of us very much, and I¡¯m sure you like him too¡±


    Olivia ced a hand over his small mouth, he sure speaks a bit too much for his age, if Damien were to hear his statement, thetter might get the wrong idea..


    ¡°What makes you think like that? Did he say that to you?


    Kelvin nodded his head in agreement, and his mother¡¯s hand over his mouth gradually dropped to her side.


    He leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek.


    ¡°And he told me to kiss you on your cheek too, on his behalf.¡±


    Olivia rose to her feet and watched Kelvin leave the room with a wide grin, her hand slowly crawling up to her cheek, the exact spot Kelvin had kissed her.


    It feltpletely different.


    Meanwhile, at the other end¡­


    Kelvin moved over to Kiara, who was dancing to Damien¡¯s ringtone.


    Damien had instructed a guard to keep calling his phone until she was tired of it because she liked the ringtone.


    Twenty minutes had passed, but no signs of fatigue could be seen on her face; instead, the guard was bing tired.


    Kids!..


    Kelvin whispered a few words to her, which made her eyes wide with joy.


    They exchanged high fives before exiting the living room.


    As soon as they left, the guard breathed a sigh of relief.


    ***


    Damien¡¯s eyes lit up as the children walked into the kitchen just as their milkshakes were about to be ready.


    By his side stood five cooks with their heads bowed; for whatever reason, their boss had decided to take over the kitchen without anyone¡¯s assistance today.


    ¡°Daddy!!¡± Kelvin screamed and dashed to Damien, clutching a single rose.


    ¡°It¡¯s great that you both are here¡­¡±


    Kelvin had extended a rose to him, and his gaze settled on it.


    ¡°Mummy asked me to give you this.


    Damien was taken aback; had she really said that? It was difficult to believe, which caused him to hesitate before epting the rose.


    Kiara motioned for him to lean down, and he did, only for her to kiss him on the cheek.


    ¡°She also asked me to give you a kiss on the cheek.¡±


    He was in a daze as the two troublemakers attempted to reach for their milkshakes on the kitchen ind.


    One of the cooks, who could not take their desperate attempt to reach the long ss, came to their aid by handing them the ss.


    Damien smiled as he twirled the rose between his fingertips.


    He was right, all she needed was time for her toe around..


    ***


    Becky took off her heels and sat by the edge with her legs dipped into the pool.


    She had no intentions of getting wet since she had no spare clothing, she wouldn¡¯t let what happened thest time repeat itself again..


    ¡°Thank you¡± She murmured..


    Charles backed away from the edge and dove into the pool.


    ¡°That is for saving me, by the way, not for looking at my body.¡± She added with a small chuckle.


    Charles swarm towards her again brushing his wet strands off his forehead..


    His azure eyes lingered on hers for a brief moment before pulling her into the swimming pool..


    With his hands firmly gripping her waist, she let out a high-pitched cry as she submerged herself in the chilly pool.


    For a moment, the proximity between them made her heart skip a beat.


    ¡°You are not going to use that against me because I never asked you to strip in front of me,¡± Charles defended, not willing to let her go just yet.


    ¡°Did you like what you saw that day? She thought out loud which she instantly regretted..


    Did he hear that ?? She hoped he hadn¡¯t


    He answered quickly, ¡°No.¡±


    Becky¡¯s face fell for a moment, but she quickly recovered; the dam in her eyes was on the verge of bursting with tears¡­


    She docked out of his hold and swim a little further away from him.


    He never noticed her in college, and even after she had worked so hard to achieve the perfect body he¡¯d truly love, he still chose someone else over her again..


    ¡°Considering how much of a jerk you are, I had anticipated that response from you!¡± She inhaled deeply and pinched her nose before diving low into the pool in an attempt to cover up her difort, which prevented her from hearing what he had to say next.


    He whispered, ¡°It was not just something I liked; I really loved it.¡±

 Chapter 116_ You lied to me!

    Bianca dried her hands with the hand towel, she had just finished washing the dishes..


    She turned back heading to the living room where Xander sat waiting for her, he didn¡¯t notice hering towards him because he was focused at something on his phone..


    She took the seat next to him with a fair amount of space between them..


    ¡°Umm.. you¡¯re done?..¡±


    ¡°Yeah.. I thought you were going to see a friend¡±


    Xander kept his phone aside and faced her with an arched brow, right after he had mentioned meeting ¡®a friend¡¯ to her, she had been trying to get him to say more..


    ¡°If you want to ask me something else, then go ahead..¡± he urged..


    ¡°No.. I was just reminding you about your-


    ¡°You want to know if my friend is actually a guy or ady?¡± He asked curtly and for a second, he could swear that he saw surprise sh past her eyes..


    Indeed she was surprised at his direct hit on the question that had been revolving around her mind since he mentioned his ¡®friend¡¯..


    Given his nature, she had an unsettling doubt if it was so easy for him to change his ways suddenly..


    But what other choice does she have? she was only being concerned about her poor heart since she had chosen to give them a chance..


    ¡°W-hat I really didn¡¯t mean that-


    Xander rose up to his feet, he pulled her up from the sofa pinning her with his gaze..


    ¡°You aren¡¯t still convinced that you¡¯re the only woman in my life right now¡­¡±


    Bianca avoided his hot stare, he was infact correct..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry-


    The rest of her words were cut short by his sudden movement against her lips, one of his hand held her nape gently while the other secured her waist inching him closer to himself..


    Her knees weakened by his sudden assault on her lips, luckily his arm was around her waist which acted as a pir to hold her from falling back..


    Her head was in chaos so as her body, they stubbornly refused to listen to her, herst shred of defense was gradually breaking apart..


    What more does she have to lose? nothing! and with that thought in mind, her eyes closed and her hand went around his neck..


    Slowly, she reciprocated with the same passion as he did, a groan escaped the back of his throat at her sudden response to him..


    Without breaking away from each other, he leaned down and picked her up, almost immediately, her legs went around his waist to hold herself up¡­


    Xander pulled back, he was bewildered at her earlier response to his kisses..


    Just a few weeks back, the samedy who was clinging on to him was the same as the one who had broken half of his buttock with a baseball bat..


    Bianca bit her bottom lips feeling shy all of a sudden, a teasing smile tugged at the corner of his lips..


    ¡°You¡¯re the onlydy in my life right now Bianca, I swear, there¡¯s no one else.. you¡¯re the only one who makes me gopletely insane, I¡¯m madly into you and I hope you see that¡± His breathless whisper caressed her ears softly..


    There, he dered his feelings to her but there was nothing she could say at this point, only time will tell her feelings too..


    Hearing no response from her, he ced his forehead against hers with his eyes shut, his breathing was heavy..


    ¡°I like you so much¡±


    ***


    Oliviay t on her bed staring at the ceiling, she had lost count of how many minutes had passed by lost in her own thoughts..


    By her sidey an opened trunk, her mum and Bianca really outsmarted her this time again, she could swear that she had double checked everything before leaving..


    How were they so fast to change every single clothes of her¡¯s?


    She sat up with a sigh, no one hade to check up on her since Kelvin left her room which made her ponder hard on what they might be up to..


    Sandy and Bianca better get ready for her fury when she returns, how were they so cruel towards her?


    She made her way out of the room in search for the trio who she hadn¡¯t seen in a while..


    The route she took which was the back door led her out to the pool where the screams and giggles of Kelvin and Kiara reached her ears..


    ¡°Catch me!!¡± Kiara jeered swimming away from Kelvin and Damien¡¯s hold..


    Kiara and Kelvin both took swimming sses earlier this year, they¡¯ve always been fond of the water since they were little..


    Olivia had lost count of the number of times Kelvin almost drowned whenever they visited parks..


    They were so caught up in having fun that they failed to notice her presence, except Kiara who was now swimming towards her..


    ¡°Aunt is here!!¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes widened In surprise, The three of them were still in their outfits, she got that Kelvin and Kiara were kids but Damien? he was a full grown man!


    She walked by the edge of the pool towards him, Kelvin¡¯s words from earlier washed through her mind which casted a red hue over her face..


    And by the looks of things, Damien was also having simr thoughts too, but he was more concerned on why she looked annoyed right now¡­


    ¡°Mummy!!e join us!¡±


    She ced a hand on her hips sending him res..


    ¡°That¡¯s the look she gives whenever she¡¯s about to scold me, I think she¡¯s about to scold you daddy¡± Kelvin whispered for Damien to purse his lips..


    He was about to be scolded?


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re not trust worthy enough to handle kids.. just thirty minutes away from you three and boom! you¡¯re all in the pool with your clothes!-


    From that point forward, Damien didn¡¯t hear anything anymore, all his mind focused on was her lips movement, she threw her hands up in the air as she continued bbing on and on..


    ¡°Has she always talked this much?¡± he asked Kelvin in a lowered tone which thetter affirmed by giving a nod..This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°The weather is chilly and Kiara doesn¡¯t have any spare clothes as of now.. what are we supposed to do about that?¡± she questioned taking deep breaths in..


    Kelvin raised his hand up a little ¡°She can wear my clothes..¡±


    Olivia looked up to the clear blue sky in frustration, she inhaled deeply mustering enough strength to continue her prep talk..


    She was startled of Damien¡¯s sudden appearance below her, he rested his elbow over the tiled pavement where her feet stood firmly..


    ¡°You¡¯re so irresponsible!¡±


    Damien chuckled at her direct hit, how was this his fault? Kiara had fallen into the pool and was about to drown, and before he could jump in to save her, Kelvin jumped in and also started drowning, he was left with no other choice than to jump in as well to save the two..


    Except that this was all part of their ns, they pretended to drown just so he could get into the pool along with them..


    ¡°If you were responsible yourself, Kelvin wouldn¡¯t be so mischievous.. he tricked me to believe that he was drowning-


    ¡°You¡¯re just making excuses, Kelvin is the sweetest soul on earth to do such a thing.. just admit your mistakes Mr Sterling!¡±


    Damien¡¯s lips curved upward, he suddenly reached out to her hand and drew her into the pool, she fell in with a ssh..


    Her lips parted in shock as several gasp escaped from it, she regained her stance in the pool while pushing her golden locks behind her ear..


    Shock was evident on her face, and to make it worse, they were allughing at her horrified expression..


    ¡°You¡¯re so irresponsible, jumping into the pool with your clothes on¡± Damien mocked..


    ¡°That was because you pulled me in!¡± She defended in a high pitched tone..


    ¡°You¡¯re just making excuses Mrs Sterling!¡± he remarked stressing the ¡®Mrs¡¯ a bit more than necessary..

 Chapter 117_ You lied to me! 4

    A figure stood in front of a window gazing at the empty and dark street of L. A, she had no idea how long she had been standing over there but it was gettingte..


    Hardin left home earlier this morning and hadn¡¯t returned since then, they weren¡¯t always on good terms but that didn¡¯t stop her from worrying about his safety.


    It escaped her mind every single time to ask him about the nature of his job, this was infact the first time he had stayed out thiste..


    And why wasn¡¯t his grandmother worried?


    Who was going to make dinner? Grandma Jade acts allzy whenever Hardin was around and as soon as he steps out, she bes a tigress and scolds her at every chance she gets..


    She walked back to her bed and grabbed the ck jean jacket resting on it in an attempt to go find him, maybe he was in some sought of trouble..


    Only a few step away from her bed had her freezing up her movement..


    She snapped her head back to the window, where a car pulling over could be heard..


    Her feet moved over to it quickly, she poked her head out of the window to see a red car just beneath the window with its headlight off..


    The car¡¯s front door opened and a lean figure stepped out, sure enough that was Hardin¡¯s build, she sighed in relief d that he was safe..


    But her brows furrowed once the other door opened and a slenderdy on a ck thigh length gown stepped out of it..


    She walked around the car and embraced him, they said a few more words to each other before thedy nted a kiss on his cheek..


    Alexa took a step back suddenly feeling annoyed at what she had just witnessed, she closed the window and returned back to her bed sulking..


    Few minutes passed by before the sound of the front door closing was heard, his firm footsteps drew closer to her room..


    Knowing fully well that he was heading here, she turned off the bedside light and pretended to be asleep..


    His footsteps kept on drawing nearer and nearer until she couldn¡¯t hear it anymore..


    His familiar cologne crossed her nose which made her heart thump, he was standing behind her..


    ¡°Alexa.. I¡¯m back, have you had dinner yet?¡± he whispered hoping she¡¯d turn to him but he got no response from her..


    He faced the window which was now closed, it didn¡¯t appear to be closed when he sighted it from afar earlier..


    ¡°Goodnight¡± he turned around and left the room..


    Maybe she was still upset with him after what happened this morning..


    ***


    Damien closed therge blue bedtime story book he had been reading to the two for some minutes until they finally fell asleep..


    He sighed in relief and slowly lifted Kelvin¡¯s head off hisps to the pillow..


    He nted a kiss on their foreheads and made his way out of the room carefully to go find Olivia..


    After they had gotten out of the pool to go for change of clothes, she had refused toe out of her room which made him so worried..


    She had promised to read the story alongside with him but she didn¡¯t show up..


    He stood before her door running several gentle knocks on it but he got no response, it¡¯s been almost three hours since she left..


    He twisted the knob but it didn¡¯t budge, was she locked inside?


    He left for his room and returned soon with a bunch of keys..


    The keys rattled softly as he inserted one of it Into the key hole, it clicked open afterwards and he hurried in..


    And at the same time Olivia strode out of the bathroom pulling down her thigh length ck skirt while cursing beneath her breath, Sandy and Bianca were to be med for this¡­.


    She had only a pink bra on which acted as the only piece of clothing covering her chest..


    All of a sudden, she felt a chilly gaze right behind her which made her turn sharply..


    Her eyes went wide with shock staring at Damien¡¯s statue like face..


    ¡°You!¡±


    A deep red hue spread across her face as her insides died slowly out of embarassment, she was very sure that she locked the door right after she came in wet..


    Damien took a step forward to her which made her gulp down nervously, his eyes held different emotions as it pinned on her exposed mounds.. she turned her back against him with her hands over her chest..


    ¡°The least you could have done was to knock.. please leave¡±


    Shivers ran down her spine when she felt his warmth just behind her, she turned around only to crash into his body..


    Her chest made a small collision against his which amounted to a groan from him, his breathing became deep..


    ¡°W-hat are you staring at?.. I said you should-


    He held her nape gently and lowered his face to hers, he stared straight into her eyes for a brief second before sealing her lips..


    Her eyes rounded in shock at his bold and direct actions, she shuddered at his touch.


    One of his hands pressed against her thin waist as he pulled her closer to himself, she sighed feeling something poke against her abdomen..


    His lips danced along with hers in a slow and sensual rhythm except that she wasn¡¯t responding to him..


    Almost immediately, he regained his senses and pulled away from her like she was some kind of sickness he was avoiding..


    He dared not make that same mistake again, this time she should be willing to cross the boundaries with him not otherwise..


    He shook his head slowly in protest to what his body really desired, it¡¯s been seven years plus since he had had any affair with ady..


    That was one of the reasons his junior bes too excited whenever she was around, he closed his eyes mentally scolding himself..


    He didn¡¯t want her to be weary of him, the kiss barelysted a minute but his junior was already activated..


    ¡°I¡¯m.. very sorry Olivia, I wasn¡¯t thinking straight¡± he apologized turning his back against her..


    Surprisingly, she hummed in response, no matter how she tried, her brain couldn¡¯t form any words to say to him..


    She was neither mad or happy about his actions, his long legs moved hurriedly towards the door in an attempt to leave, but it was jammed, stuck or perhaps locked from the outside..


    A small frown settled on Olivia¡¯s forehead, why wasn¡¯t the door opening? were they perhaps stuck here?


    Meanwhile, Damien was finding it difficult to open the door and he dared not take a look back unless she was fully dressed..


    ¡°Is there a problem?¡± she curiously asked for him to rest his forehead against the door with a sigh..


    It was indeed locked, maybe something was wrong with this particr door..


    ¡°It¡¯s locked¡­ can you please put on something suitable?¡±


    Her lips formed a thin line at his request, this was infact what she was most scared of, her mum and Bianca were just naughty to put her in this dilemma..


    ¡°Okay¡±


    She took a nce at his frame that was still facing the door, his neck glistened with his sweat, it behaved like he was ufortable..


    Was it her doing? she questioned herself as she went through her trunk one more time for a top at least..


    But all she got that was close enough was a red long sleeved crop top, her face fell at the sight¡­.


    The rest of her trunk was filled with red and ckcy lingerie, just why??? why do they hate her this much???


    She wore the with a bit of difficulty tugging at it in disdain..


    This way worse, if it did anything then that was because it made her look more enticing to be fed on by him..


    ¡°How could it get locked from the outside? and where is my key? it was just right there in the keyhole¡± She pointed out..


    Damien straightened up, he guessed she must have changed into something suitable, he turned around to face her..


    He could swear that he saw his sane mind leaving that minute as her figure shed past his grey orbs¡­


    ¡°You¡¯re making things difficult for me Olivia..¡± his breath hitched..


    ¡°I swear this isn¡¯t intentional, remember what happened thest time?¡±


    His finger raked through his dark hair, of course he recalled, but back then at Chicago he barely controlled himself talk less of now where they were both locked in one room¡­


    ¡°A-re you alright?¡± She stuttered worriedly


    Her amber eyes softened in worry, he looked ufortable and why was he sweating so much? the Air-conditioning wasn¡¯t faulty or anything..Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°There must be a way out of here except the door.. I have to leave¡± he chanted continuously..


    Panick became evident on her face as to why he was behaving strangely, she noticed he hardly made eye contact with her..


    Curiously she walked over to him, could be under a panick attack or something?


    ¡°Don¡¯te closer¡± he warned sternly but she stubbornly did the opposite as he had said..


    She touched his arm gently only to feel her back resting on the door behind her the next minute..


    His eyes which were filled with lust hungrily stared at her barely dded chest..


    ¡°You¡¯re driving me crazy Olivia¡±


    He mmed his lips against hers hungrily pressing her closer to himself..

 Chapter 118_ You lied to me! 5

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    Damien¡¯s eyes shone with desire as his lips crashed against Olivia¡¯s lips that was warm and inviting..


    A soft moan escaped Olivia¡¯s¡¯s lips as soon as Damien¡¯s hardened length poked her lower belly,


    That exins why he was behaving so ufortable, she had aroused him..


    Her brain zoned outpletely taking off along with her senses, leaving her body to decide her fate tonight..


    ¡°P-lease Olivia¡­ ask me to stop¡± Damien pleaded in-between kisses, he had to stop otherwise she¡¯d be mad at him for the second time..


    He wanted to have her consent before he went ahead..


    And like magic, her hands raked through his hair indulging him and at the same time reciprocating his fiery kisses with the same passion and desire¡­


    Damien broke the kiss and took a long nce at her, was that a go ahead sign for him to continue?


    He cupped her face with his palm gaping at her in shock, he wasn¡¯t hallucinating, she reciprocated to him..


    ¡°Ask me to stop please.. your actions are misleading¡± He begged feeling his chest pound harder than necessary..


    Olivia nervously bit her lower lip, she had caused this and to top it all, something stirred within her, maybe from that night years ago..


    The feeling felt so familiar to her, she met his lust filled eyes and shook her head slowly..


    Damien was left speechless at her gesture, he suddenly locked his lips against hers and at the same time picking her off the ground..


    Her legs went around his thin waist as he led her to the bed..


    Hey her gently on the bed with him over her, their lips still intertwined fighting roughly for dominance..


    Damien sat up from the bed and in one swift motion he pulled off his polo and tossed it across the room..


    Olivia gasped softly staring at his firm build before her eyes, she raised her hand to touch his toned abs, she had only seen his bare chest whenever he appeared with a towel before her but right now she got to see and also feel the hard muscle underneath her palms..


    Damien¡¯s lips imed hers again, his hand fondled against the preventing him from essing her mounds, with a slight tug, a ripping sound was heard..


    He sat up once more and helped her get rid of the torn top, his hawk like eyes settled on her mounds that were cupped in the pink bra begging to be caressed by him.


    A cold chill ran down Olivia¡¯s spine as she saw the hunger in his eyes while he stared at her mounds, one of his arms pulled her up and she crashed against his bare chest..


    ¡°Ahh¡±


    His hands fondled with the hooks of her bra until it came off, he tossed the piece of clothing behind him and pushed her back gently on the bed to begin his sweet assault on her..


    He trailed hot and soft kisses along the nape of her neck and slowly glided down to her chest, his gaze settled on her perky mounds..


    Olivia¡¯s back arched when he took hold of one of her mounds and guided it into his mouth, he sucked on it like his life depended on it while he fondled the other with his hand, squeezing and massaging it gently..


    A breathy sigh escaped her lips as she felt a different wave of pleasure hitting her, she clenched her thighs together feeling a throbbing desire in her core..


    She surprisingly wanted him too just as much as he wanted her, her body reacted wildly than she had imagined..


    Maybe this was happening to her because she hadn¡¯t been sexually involved with a man aside from Damien seven years ago..


    Every single thoughts of hers were quenched when his mouth left her hardened pink buds to her t tummy, he nted several kisses on her tummy gliding downward..


    ¡°Damien..¡± She moaned out which sounded weird to her, his fingers skillfully held the waistline of her small skirt..


    It wasn¡¯t really much of a stress getting rid of the skirt since it came off freely..


    The piece of clothing was callously flung across the room by Damien who was at the verge of bursting out¡­


    The cold breeze hit her skin the moment she came out bare in front of him except for hercy panties¡­


    Damien stared at the petite figure in front of him who was avoiding his intense gaze, a sly grin appeared on his lips as he held both of her legs apart..


    He stared down at her cave which was still covered with her panties, with a single pull, he ripped thecy panties off..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes rounded in surprise, she really didn¡¯t see thating, she blushed red when his eyes settled on her neatly shaved sex..


    Damien¡¯s length twitched in his pants, his smirk grew once more as he drew closer to her..


    His crafty fingers roamed on her thighs teasingly, he saw her eyes close in pleasure, he ran a finger through her wet folds before inserting the finger into her hole without warning..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes rolled backward, a loud moan escaped her lips as his finger moved in and out of her wet cave skillfully..


    He pulled out his finger and slowly lowered his head to her parted thighs..


    She panicked slightly, she wondered what he was up to, his warm breath which tickled against her core sent jolts of electricity down her body, she bit her lips trying to hold back the moan that threatened to escape her lips when he kissed her sex..


    The moan that she was holding back escaped her lips as he trailed his tongue on her clits teasingly making her squirm in intense pleasure..


    She tangled her fingers on his hair feeling a weird sensation rising at the pit of her stomach, his tongue didn¡¯t stop the sweet torture on her..


    The feeling was intense, a surge of current pass through her petite body before she came while Damienpped off her juices with his tongue..


    He groaned when he couldn¡¯t bear it anymore, he got off from the bed and pulled off his pants and briefs..


    He returned back to her on the bed breathing heavily, this was it, his seven year record was about to be broken by her..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes fell on his huge member, she gulped down nervously just by staring at it ..


    Damien took her lips in his once more, he pulled her thighs apart and came to settle in between her thighs, a moan escaped their lips when their sex brushed gently..


    ¡°Umm.. Damien.. I¡¯m loosing it!¡± she begged grinding her hips against his impatiently her body wanted him so badly and he did just as she wished.


    He guided his long shaft to the entrance of her wet and inviting cave, he thrust in slowly with a grunt¡­


    Her walls stretched to his length epting him wholly..


    He settled his hazy gaze on thedy beneath him who was biting her lower lips to stop the moan from reaching his ears..


    She was still somewhat tight even after giving birth, could it be that she never slept with any man in the past years aside from him?


    She moaned out his name softly which felt good to his ears, he thrust in slowly once more filling and stretching her walls..


    Olivia opened her misty eyes to see him staring intently at her face, was he perhaps having second thoughts?..


    She was caught off guard by the gentle attack on her lips..


    ¡°Thank you¡± he whispered moving his hips slowly for her walls to stretch further..


    Olivia was too preupied pleasures to hear him speak, she wrapped her legs around his waist¡­


    Damien increased his pace as they moved in one rhythm, their grunts and moans filled the room..


    ***


    In a bright room, scattered and torn apart clothes could be seen littered around on the floor, while two figuresy intertwined on the bed..


    A bird chirping by the window side was enough to wake Damien up from his sleep, he snapped his eyes open revealing his warm eyes..


    His gaze fell to his side where Olivia clung lovingly to him with her head on his outstretched arm, he brushed her hair resting on her forehead behind her ear getting a clearer view of her face..


    He smiled recalling what transpired between themst night..


    He kissed her forehead tenderly and stepped out of the bed when he heard the door click, he heard small feet running off afterwards..


    Frowning, he got dressed and quickly left the room..


    He made his way downstairs where he came across Kelvin and Kiara who were having giggling and murmuring to each other over breakfast..


    As soon as they saw him approaching their small talks died down..


    ¡°Daddy you¡¯re here¡±


    Damien¡¯s brows arched as he looked around the empty room, no one else was around except the two..


    Could it be that they were the ones who opened the door? but that could only happen if they locked it up in the first ce..


    A cook approached the table with two sses of milk as requested by the kids earlier..


    ¡°Good morning boss¡± She greeted with a bow and left..


    ¡°Damien!¡±


    Damien snapped his head to the entrance where a tall figure could be seen approaching him in a hurry..


    He sighed ruffling Kelvin¡¯s hair, now what was his nosy friend here for?


    ¡°Can¡¯t I enjoy my Sunday morning without your annoying presence?¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I need to speak with you and It¡¯s really urgent¡± Xander breathed out..


    His gaze fell on the kids who were arguing over something and he couldn¡¯t help but feel the need to ask questions except that he had no time for that..

 Chapter 119_ You lied to me! 6

    Olivia¡¯s longshes fluttered open to the bright and empty room, she sat up with a small groan, her body ached so much as a result ofst night¡¯s activity..


    Her face suddenly went pale as the images fromst night reyed in her mind, that wasn¡¯t a dream, it happened!..


    Her eyes settled on the table next to her bed where a tray sat which contained scrambled eggs, warm cheese, and sausage, all snugly wrapped in a torti embrace..


    At least he was kind enough to send breakfast to her room after draining her energy all throughout the night..


    She stepped out of the bed hissing in pain, every part of her body felt sore especially in between her thighs..


    She made her way to the bathroom after picking up her torn apart clothes littered around..


    Standing before the clear mirror, she touched the numerous hickeys that he had created from her neck to her chest..


    ¡°He¡¯s such a monster!¡±


    ***


    A yawn escaped Alexa¡¯s mouth as she stepped out of her room, her tummy made a grumbling noise begging to be filled up¡­


    She had managed to survive all throughout the night without eating dinner or lunch all because Hardin wasn¡¯t around to cook..


    Thest thing she would do was to try to cook again after what happened thest time..


    As soon as she stepped out of her room, small feminine giggles and chuckles reached her ears, it was just past nine in the morning, was there a female guest in the apartment? or was it just grandma Jadeughing like that?


    To satisfy her curiosity, she made her way to the living room to find it rather empty, a series ofugh followed afterwards which she traced to the kitchen..


    Whoever this guest was, was in the kitchen which didn¡¯t make enough sense to her..


    She reached the corridor leading to the kitchen only for her to see ady who looked the same age as her stirring something in a pan while Hardin stood behind her as he helped her tie her brown long hair into a bun..


    The sight troubled her so much as they joked and continuedughing at something she didn¡¯t even find funny at all..


    Was she the samedy fromst night? she pondered hard, because as far as she could remember, thedy also has this figure..


    Maybe she was rted to Hardin or something, with that thought set in mind, she turned around to leave when she heard Hardin¡¯s next words..


    ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since anydy cooked my meal.. after you left I did things all by myself¡±


    ¡°Really? you could have just texted me..¡±


    For some reasons she wasn¡¯t hungry anymore and she wasn¡¯t definitely eating what that Miss goody shoes was cooking for breakfast..


    ¡°Alexa.. you¡¯re up¡±


    Hardin¡¯s voice brought her out of her thoughts, she sent a sharp re to him before leaving for her room..


    As soon as she got in, shey t on the bed, the hunger she initially thought was quenched resurfaced once more..


    Few minutester a knock came on her door which she turned a deaf ear to, it was definitely Hardin, but she wasn¡¯t in the mood to see or speak with him¡­


    She raised the sheet over her face when she heard him walk in..


    ¡°Hey.. I got you breakfast, Grandma said you didn¡¯t have lunch or dinner yesterday¡±


    Hardin ced the tray on the nightstand table..


    ¡°Take it away, I¡¯m not hungry and I certainly don¡¯t want to have the food cooked by your girlfriend¡± She grumbled..


    ¡°Come on Alexa¡­ you have to eat something¡±


    Alexa sat up hastily from the bed with a marvelled expression, he was suddenly concerned about her now? after inviting ady over to their apartment and he didn¡¯t even correct her statement which meant she was infact his girlfriend!¡­


    ¡°Like I said Hardin, I don¡¯t want to eat anything!¡±


    Hardin gave a nod to her wish, he took the tray with him and left the room as soon as he got to the kitchen he ced the tray on the ind..


    ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°Nothing, I¡¯ll just take it from here rissa¡±


    ¡°Alright then¡±


    rissa shrugged her shoulders and made her way out of the kitchen..


    ***


    Olivia ced the tray aside feeling refreshed, now it was time to go look for those two, whatever happened to the doorst night had something to do with them and she was so sure of that..


    She tied her hair into a bun as she left the room in search for them, or maybe they were outside ying with Damien?


    Yeah right! Damien, how on earth was she supposed to face him again? her face reddened in embarassment thinking of the naughty looks he might throw at her¡­Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    She stopped on her tracks when she appeared at an unfamiliar part of the house, her eyes shut briefly in frustration, she must have taken a wrong turn somewhere..


    ***


    Xander stirred his coffee while waiting for Damien to join him in the study, finally Damien arrived, it appeared he just took a shower because the fresh scent of sandalwood and shampoo filled the air as soon as he stepped in..


    He was dressed in an ash polo and ck jogger pants..


    ¡°So I¡¯m here.. what¡¯s up¡±


    Xander sighed in relief, he ced the cup on the brown desk separating them before he picked up a file from the table¡­


    ¡°I¡¯m in a very big mess.. and only you can help me out¡±


    Damien listened attentively to whatever Xander had to say..


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard this line thousands of times from you.. so what happened this time?¡± he inquired already bracing himself for the worst news he could get from thetter..


    Xander sat up handing the file to Damien who epted it and flipped it open, his full brows furrowed before meeting Xander¡¯s almost pleading gaze..


    ¡°Before you say I¡¯m irresponsible at least hear me out first, I forgot I rescheduled the meeting with my investors and I missed it yesterday.. I asked for another meeting but they said they weren¡¯t interested anymore¡±


    Damien pped the file close cing it on the desk, he knew where this was heading to..


    ¡°Okay?¡±


    ¡°Please invest in this project.. otherwise my dad would kill me.. not kill exactly he¡¯d humiliate me and my reputation shouldn¡¯t be at stake this way, I just got into my girl¡¯s good books and I don¡¯t want to mess that up¡±


    Damien¡¯s lips curved upward into a cunning smile, this wasn¡¯t the first, second, third or fourth time he has heard this storyline from Xander..


    ¡°Fine! I¡¯ll help.. I¡¯ll see what I can do tomorrow at the office.. but this would be thest time¡±


    ¡°Thanks man..¡±


    Xander¡¯s face suddenly turned serious as he leaned forward a bit to Damien when he spotted something on thetter¡¯s neck..


    ¡°Is that a hickey on your neck?¡± he asked in surprise and disbelief..


    Damien adjusted his polo to conceal whatever hickey Xander might have seen on his neck..


    ¡°Hold on! I know pretty well that Olivia is here.. did you both-


    ¡°Xander!¡± Damien snapped..


    Xander chuckled before it turned into a loudughter, he was happy and at the same time feeling funny on the insides, Damien¡¯s bodynguage just confirmed to him that something really happened between them¡­


    Only him knew of Damien¡¯s predicament after that night at the hospital with Olivia..


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe it! I thought your baby dragon doesn¡¯t respond to any girl.. howe? did you find a cure?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t okay?.. it appears she¡¯s the only one who has the ability to do that.. now I¡¯m relieved that I won¡¯t end up alone and without kids¡±


    Last night made him realize that she was the one revolving around his world, they started on a very bad note but who knew fate had something else installed for them?


    ¡°Well does she know that she¡¯s the only one able to do that? it¡¯s been seven whole years.. Gosh I¡¯d have gone insane if I were to be you..¡±


    ¡°No she doesn¡¯t know that-


    Xander looked up to Damien who suddenly froze up staring at something behind him, he turned to face the door which was slightly ajar where a pair of amber eyes glowed..


    Damien sat up immediately when he noticed her backward movement, how much has she heard? what if she misunderstood everything?


    ¡°Olivia-


    She turned around and left the corridor while Damien ran out after her..


    He ran to her room where he met her packing her stuff into her trunk, he was rmed and he moved quickly to her holding her trunk in ce..


    ¡°Olivia what are you doing? you¡¯ve got the wrong idea of everything-


    A p fell on the left side of his face cutting his exnation midway..


    ¡°Wrong idea? you lied to me! you made believe that you were interested in Kelvin and I, I had always known that there was something wrong about your persistence! and I was right! you¡¯re a liar!¡± Sheshed out furious ring daggers at him..


    Now it all made sense, she tugged at her hair in annoyance, it became clear to her why he was always aroused whenever she made the slightest touch with him..


    And that was the real reason he almost snapped her waist into halvesst night..


    Damien¡¯s hands raked through his hair, he didn¡¯t want her to find out about his condition this way..


    ¡°Olivia.. please try to understand my point of view too, I never really meant to hurt you or Kelvin in any way-


    ¡°But you did! and I¡¯m sure you must be so happy.. you finally got what you wantedst night, go on, drink and have fun with the memories but this would be thest time you see Kelvin and I¡±


    Damien held back her arm as she was prepared to walk past him, he pulled her back to stand in front of him..

 Chapter 120_ I admit

    Damien ced both hands on her shoulder staring down at her eyes which had tears rolling down to her cheeks..


    All they could hear at that moment was the sound of their heart beating faster than normal, everything was going great few minutes ago and now she was threatening to leave him for good..


    ¡°I admit it Olivia! I admit that I approached you for a purpose.. my main goal was to get you and Kelvin, because I was scared that i might never have a family of my own-


    Olivia took a step out of his hold shaking in anger, he still dared to spill nonsense to her ears..


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to listen to anything you have to say Damien! because you¡¯re only going to tell me more lies!¡±


    ¡°But all that was in the past Olivia, you and Kelvin hold the most important part in my life, you bothplete me.. something changed between us, I¡¯m not sure what it was but, I can¡¯t imagine my life without you in it¡±


    A dry chuckle escaped her lips, she wiped away her tears with the back of her palm..


    ¡°You and your baby dragon are both pathetic Mr Sterling!¡±


    She walked past him and left the room mming the door shut..


    ¡°Olivia!¡±


    ***


    ¡°Mummy I don¡¯t want to go just yet.. we we¡¯re supposed to leave tomorrow¡± Kelvin cried out as he was being led away by his mum..


    Olivia paid no attention to his cries as she was more focused on getting them out of this surroundings..


    She hailed down a cab and made sure they got in before she followed suite..


    They got to the apartment twenty five minutester, her phone had been beeping and ringing none stop while Kelvin had been crying too..


    Today wasn¡¯t really her day, she rang the doorbell and almost immediately, Sandy came in view with a shocked expression on her face..


    ¡°Olivia?¡±


    Olivia walked past her mum and headed into the apartment pulling the heavy trunks with her, she almost bumped into Bianca who was holding up a hot mug of tea..


    ¡°Watch it-¡­ Olivia?¡±


    She ignored Bianca and made her way to her room, the two figures stood in a daze staring at her back till the sound of her door was heard next..


    Bianca ced the mug on the dining table and approached Kelvin who was sobbing while Kiara tried to pacify him..


    ¡°Honey.. what happened? did your mum and dad get into a fight?¡±


    Kelvin shook his head and fell into Bianca¡¯s arms sobbing continuously..


    ¡°Please don¡¯t cry anymore¡±


    She faced Sandy who was equally curious on what could have happened, everything was bing so confusing as the seconds ticked by..


    ¡°Can you please ask Mrs Sterling if she knows anything? Olivia was pretty mad when she came in just now.. and now these two are sobbing¡±


    Sandy nodded and left to get her phone, but if Anita knew anything about whatever this was, she¡¯d have been the first to ry the message to her..


    ***


    The novel Alexa was reading closed when her door opened without a knocking through first..


    Her gaze fell on the petitedy who had a te on her hand walking towards her with a wide grin on her lips..


    rissa jumped right next to Alexa on the bed offering her the freshly cut moon shaped oranges which glowed bright orange..


    ¡°Hi.. I was guessing you¡¯d love to eat oranges and also chic chat a little?¡±


    It took Alexa a great effort to stop herself from hurling the te across the room, how dare she try to win her heart over by offering her oranges?


    Her eyes fell on the ck polo thetter was putting on which obviously belonged to Hardin..


    ¡°Hello?¡± rissa waved a palm over Alexa¡¯s face when she felt her question wasn¡¯t going to be answered just yet..


    A wide grin carved up on Alexa¡¯s lips, she took one of the oranges and had a bite out of it..


    ¡°Sorry that I zoned out.. I was just curious on who you were.. but that¡¯s fine I¡¯m guessing you¡¯re rted to Hardin¡±


    rissa ced the te aside giving a nod, she failed to see Alexa¡¯s sharp re directed at her head..


    If only res were daggers, rissa would have been stabbed over and over again..


    ¡°Yeah.. you have no idea how much I¡¯ve always wanted to meet you in person, some of my friends who met you said you were a prouddy but I don¡¯t see that.. you¡¯re cool¡±


    Alexa scoffed inwardly, she wasn¡¯t cool, she was cold infact..


    ¡°Oh my.. thanks for the kind words..¡±


    rissa tapped her forehead slightly as if recalling something she had forgotten to do ¡°My bad! I¡¯m rissa¡±


    rissa, sounds more like b*tch to Alexa, she faked a smile epting thetter¡¯s outstretched hand..


    ¡°Alexa Sterling..¡±


    ¡°Jeez your palm feels so soft..¡±


    Alexa retracted her hand suddenly feeling weird, rissa or whatever her name was, was beginning to sound creepy to her..This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°Yeah I guess.. by the way, how exactly are you rted to Hardin? is he your boyfriend?¡±


    Meanwhile, at the corridor Hardin¡¯s hand that was about to knock against the door stopped midway as Alexa¡¯s question reached his ears..


    Why was she interested?


    He waited patiently for rissa to give a reply but it wasn¡¯ting forth as thetter onlyughed her lungs out..


    He shook his head slowly and walked into the room after a brief knock on the door, he moved closer to the bed with a tray..


    ¡°I made you something to eat.. please don¡¯t say no this time¡±


    Alexa¡¯s calctive mind roamed endlessly back and forth the two, she badly wanted to know what rtionship they shared..


    ¡°I¡¯m not hungry¡±


    Hardin ced the tray by her nightstand table, he shooed rissa off the bed while he took a seat on the bed next to Alexa..


    He won¡¯t sit back and watch her act so stubborn, what would he say to Damien if eventually his sister fell sick or something?


    ¡°You¡¯ll eat and I¡¯ll watch you do so.. go on¡± he ordered cing the tray on herps but she refused to budge..


    Had she always been like this? he had a feeling that she was mad at him for something he had no idea of..


    He looked over his shoulder where rissa stood ¡°Uh.. can you give us a sec?¡±


    ¡°Yeah sure¡±


    After she had left the room, Hardin took hold of the spoon on the tray..


    ¡°Are you mad at me for what happened yesterday? didn¡¯t I tell you I was sorry and it was a mistake? I promise I won¡¯t let that happen again.. please have a bite¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll eat but first answer my question honestly Hardin..¡±


    Hardin gave her a nod for her to go on with her question..


    ¡°Is she a family member or your girlfriend?¡±


    She noticed his gaze dropped at the question, the question wasn¡¯t so hard to answer it was just a matter of a yes and a no..


    Why were they taking so long to answer that?


    ¡°Umm.. yes she is¡±


    A sad gleam washed over her face which was quickly reced with a bright smile, she snatched the spoon from his grip..


    ¡°Alright.. you can leave now, I¡¯ll take it from here¡±


    Hardin was confused by her sudden change of attitude, he felt something was wrong with her sincest night..


    Last night, he knew fully well that she was awake but yet she had refused to speak to him and now?..


    ¡°Okay.. just call me if you need anything, I¡¯ll be outside¡±


    She watched his back leaving the room and as soon as he had left, she ced the spoon harshly on the tray..


    ¡°I never liked him either in the first ce¡± shemented with a pout..


    ***


    Damien raised his phone to his ear for the umpteenth time in a roll, Olivia wasn¡¯t taking any of his calls or texts.


    He tossed his phone aside which made a hard noise as it crashed on the marbled floor, everything was ruined again..


    The door to his room opened with a small bang, he took a nce at the door and almost immediately he was engulfed into a tight embrace by his mum..


    ¡°Honey.. I got here as fast as I could, Olivia¡¯s mum informed me about your disagreement, what exactly happened? she was finally epting you into her life. How did it manage to get ruined again?¡±


    Her supposed honeymoon trip with Aldrin was shifted at thest minute, she wasn¡¯t willing to go anywhere unless her son was finally happy..


    ¡°Mum I messed up.. she thinks I¡¯m a liar and a cheat, but I really didn¡¯t mean to make her feel that way¡­¡±


    Anita patted his back gently, she badly wanted to know what really happened between them¡­


    ¡°At least tell me something, I can help you speak to her.. hold on Damien.. are you seeing anotherdy?¡± She questioned curiously maintaining eye contact with him..

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    Olivia paid deaf ears to the knocks and pounds that fell on her door, she was in no mood to talk or see anyone right now..


    All her heart desired now was some peace and quietness to wrap her mind around her next move to y..


    Her door made a click sound before it opened, she barely took a nce at it already knowing who it might be..


    Bianca stepped in with her hands crossed on her chest, her eyes fell on the figure who was seated on her bed with her head in between her thighs¡­


    She casually strolled to the closed window and opened it for proper venttion..


    ¡°I think we need to talk¡±


    Olivia casted a nce at Bianca who was now standing before her. How was she supposed to tell her friend what she had overheard over at Damien¡¯s house?


    Her mind suddenly drifted back to the day at the restroom where Rihanna had openly told her about Damien being impotent..


    She had thought thetter was only bluffing because she was hurt or something..


    But his case couldn¡¯t be considered as impotence, because he performed wellst night If not more..


    She tapped her forehead to stay focus and to stop her mind from wandering with dirty thoughts..


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing to talk about.. wait, don¡¯t you want me back home? I came back earlier than we nned¡±


    Bianca¡¯s face remained nk, she was obviously not buying that lie Olivia was telling..


    ¡°I¡¯m not buying that girl.. just tell me, you both were already doing great together and I wanted to-


    Olivia met Bianca¡¯s gaze when thetter suddenly stopped talking staring intently on her neck, Bianca has initially thought it was a mosquito bite or something but what dumb mosquito could bite you several times around your neck?


    Unless it was¡­


    ¡°A hickey?¡±


    A deep red spread across Olivia¡¯s face, goodness, she hadpletely forgotten about the hickeys Damien made around her neck..


    Her hand rose up to her neck trying to shield the hickeys from Bianca¡¯s sight, too bad it was already a bitte for that.


    ¡°Not at all.. I spent the night outside.. there are just mosquito bites¡±


    Bianca¡¯s lips curved upward, she understoodpletely..


    ¡°Did you both-


    ¡°Ah! stop it!¡± Olivia protested with her hand against her ears..


    ¡°Come on..¡±


    ***


    Anita brushed her hand through Damien¡¯s dark hair as hey on the bed clutching onto a pillow with his eyes shut..


    She felt so bad after listening to his exnations, how was she supposed to face Sandy now? they¡¯ll clearly misunderstand her too..


    After all she had been Damien and Olivia¡¯s biggest fan, she had always wanted them together..


    ¡°You could have told me about it at least..¡±


    ¡°She hates me now, she doesn¡¯t even want to listen to anything I say to her or respond to my calls and texts¡± Hemented heaving a breath..


    The room was begining to suffocate him, nothing made sense to him anymore at this point..


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry son, I¡¯ll go over to her house right now and make her understand things.. she¡¯s very sensible. Please take care of yourself honey I¡¯ll be back soon¡± She kissed the side of his head and left the room hurriedly..


    Damien sat up on the bed running his finger through his hair in despair..


    He had to act sane just because his mum was here, he didn¡¯t want her to be so worried about him when deep down he felt his world crumbling before his eyes..


    He stepped out of the bed hissing and cursing at every chance he got..


    How was this mess going to be fixed? he had made a big mistake, maybe if he had told her the truth earlier on, things might be different between them now.


    ¡°My phone¡± he murmured searching around the room until his gaze settled on the floor where it was broken apart, his eyes shut in annoyance..


    ***


    Alexa stole a nce at the twoughing over something they spotted in a magazine, she fixed her face cap as she walked past them heading to the door..


    ¡°Are you going somewhere?¡±


    She stopped on her tracks and turned around to face him, she rolled her eyes at his dumb question..


    ¡°It¡¯s very obvious isn¡¯t it?¡± She questioned in mockery before leaving the apartment..


    After rissa¡¯s appearance since today, he was acting like she didn¡¯t exist, theirughter almost drove her insane a while back in her room and that was the more reason she badly wanted to get away from them..


    Grandma Jade had no problem with rissa¡¯s loud and annoyingughs but when it came to her, she scolds and taunt her..


    As soon as Alexa left, Hardin stood up from the sofa he shared with rissa, he handed the magazine over to her and made his way out too..


    Alexa¡¯s safety was his priority and he didn¡¯t want to be held responsible for anything that might befall her..


    So he secretly followed her around..


    The cab she boarded stopped in front of a hotel, she settled her fare and turned around walking into the building..


    Not too long, Hardin also stepped out of a cab, he frowned staring at the building confusedly..


    What was she doing here? was she here to see a man?


    Something about that didn¡¯t settle well with his head, he walked hastily into the tall building..


    ***


    Rihanna¡¯s sharp brown orbs flew open as she sat up from the bench next to therge pool, she was on an orange two piece swimsuit basking in the mild sunlight..


    ¡°What do you mean by failed?! didn¡¯t I pay you enough for a simple task as that?!¡±


    The guards stationed nearby all turned to her at alert, she noticed the movement around her and lowered her tone..


    ¡°I don¡¯t care if there are guards flocking around her apartment or not! I want them all gone! do you get that?!¡±


    ¡°Certainly!¡± A deep male voice affirmed behind her which made Rihanna¡¯s face freezed as Asher walked around the bench to her shaking his head slowly..


    He was right, he knew he didn¡¯t hear wrong the other day he eavesdropped on her conversation with someone over the phone..


    She was still as foolish as ever to plot against Olivia and her son..


    ¡°What are you doing here? were you eavesdropping on my conversation?!¡± She yelled at him rising up to her feet, If he knew about her n then it meant everything she had done so far would all be in vain¡­


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have brains? You¡¯ve done enough that has costed us our reputation, everyone now knows that the daughter of the Brown¡¯s works as a cleaner at the Sterling¡¯spany.. can¡¯t you just pretend to be sensible even if you¡¯re not?!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes darted around sharply, she prayed and hoped her parents were nowhere around..


    Why did he have to appear all of a sudden? has he been keeping an eye on her all these while or perhaps suspecting her?.


    ¡°I¡¯ll make sure mum and dad knows what you¡¯re up to.. we¡¯ve made enough ns for you just Incase you go astray again¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes widened in horror, her calctive mind failed toe up with something to convince her brother..


    He turned around to leave her side but suddenly found himself slipping backward after he was pushed..


    He fell harshly over the edge of the pool with his striking the hard marbled edge..


    ¡°Asher!¡±


    She screamed out in shock staring at the red liquid oozing out of his head dropping into the pool while his body remained still..


    ¡°Anyone!e quickly! Asher please get up, I didn¡¯t mean to do that-


    Tracy¡¯s brows furrowed as her eyes fell on Rihanna who crouched next to the pool wailing..


    ¡°Riha-


    Her phone fell out of her hold as she saw the figure whoy still next to the pool..


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    She yelled rushing towards the two, the guards standing around were alerted as they all ran to the scene where the mother and daughter were wailing..

 Chapter 122_ I made a mistake 2

    Sandy shed Anita an apologetic look, Olivia wasn¡¯t willing to speak to her and Bianca who was able to go in a while ago couldn¡¯t get anything out from her except the hickeys she saw..


    She wondered if it was okay to ry it to Anita given the situation at hand..


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry.. I have no idea what has gotten into her all of a sudden¡±


    Anita itched the nape of her neck nervously, how was she going to break this to Sandy? if she did, then their friendship might suffer a side effect too¡­


    ¡°Uh¡­ something happened between them and they are the only ones who can sought it out themselves.. I just needed a few minutes with her¡±


    Olivia¡¯s plight was quite understandable, Damien acted selfish at first but now he had realized his mistakes..


    ¡°But what could have happened? I know Olivia must have done or said something awful to him, poor Damien¡± Sandy murmured which didn¡¯t help Anita feel better, instead it made her feel worse and guilty..


    This was for the best, Damien and Olivia had to fix things up themselves otherwise it would escte into something big..


    ¡°I¡¯lle backter on when she¡¯s not so upset anymore¡­ send my apologies to her¡±


    ¡°Of course I will¡±


    ***


    A harsh p fell across Rihanna¡¯s face, she snapped her head to her mum in shock only to be pt again..


    ¡°You caused his fall Rihanna! you pushed your brother! Asher is in there because of you! what were you thinking?!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m- so- sorry mum. I made a mistake please forgive me, I didn¡¯t mean to push him that hard¡± She stuttered amidst tears..


    Asher was currently in the ICU undergoing treatment, she watched her dad pull her mum into a soothing embrace..


    He barely spared her a nce and when he did, he pointed to the direction leading to the exit saying only three words to her..


    ¡°Get out now!¡±


    She took a step backward and then another before she turned around walking down the long hallways wiping her tears with the back of her palm..


    A devilish grin appeared on her lips as she stepped out of the hospital..


    Now that Asher was out of her way, no one could stop her from getting the revenge she badly craved..


    ¡°Get ready for me Olivia Parker!¡± She uttered in a low growl..


    ***


    The door to the room Alexa was currently standing before opened as a middle aged man stepped out..


    He pulled her into a deep embrace patting her back softly before taking her in with him, Hardin came out of his hiding ce and walked to the door..


    What just happened? he didn¡¯t understand what he had just witnessed, was she really into older men?


    Or was that just an illusion?


    Meanwhile..


    Alexa pulled off her face cap with tears streaming down her eyes, she embraced Aldrin who had taken his time to meet up with her..


    ¡°Dad..¡± She cried out softly..


    Aldrin nted a kiss on her forehead ¡°I missed you a lot.. I missed the way you barge into my room every single time..¡±


    Alexa chuckled in between tears, he still managed to lighten her mood in seconds..


    She pulled away from him while he wiped her tears with his thumb, her brows suddenly furrowed confusedly, didn¡¯t Damien warn them not to meet up with her until her one year punishment was off?


    ¡°How were you able toe meet me? Damien gave an order right?¡±


    Aldrin gave a nod ¡°Yes he did, but I¡¯m his father after all he certainly won¡¯t be mad at me for long, I was able to meet up with you because he¡¯s currently in an emotional distress¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by emotional distress?¡±


    Aldrin guided her to the bed where they took a seat, he took her palm in hisrge ones squeezing it softly..


    ¡°He had an argument with Olivia and now things has turned sour between them¡±


    Alexa wasn¡¯t so surprised at the news, it was bound to happen, Olivia and Damien were never meant to be together in the first ce..


    She had tried to prove that point earlier only to end up living a life of amoner..


    ¡°What were you all expecting? a happily ever after between them? that can¡¯t happen-


    ¡°Rihanna listen, I called you here for a reason, keep your hate aside for now and try to get into your brother¡¯s good books again, Trust me, Damien loves you a lot¡±


    He paused for a while to see if she was following..


    ¡°And he¡¯s just trying to correct you.. the least you could do for him is to help him now and also distance yourself from Rihanna¡±


    For things to run smoothly in the family once more, he needed to be sure Alexa wasn¡¯t plotting against Olivia again.


    ¡°Are you asking me to be friends with Olivia? dad you know how much her name irks me! she¡¯s so annoying and full of herself!¡±


    ¡°You do know well that Damien love those who loves his family, don¡¯t try to be his enemy¡­ just think about it..¡±


    He stood up to his feet while she followed suite..


    The time he had to speak with her was up, he took out a brown envelope and ced it on her palm..


    ¡°What is this dad?¡±


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    A chuckle escaped her lips as she embraced him once more..


    ¡°I love you so much..¡± She murmured and pulled away afterwards..


    ¡°Bye¡±


    She turned around and left the room in a hurry with a wide grin on her face, now she doesn¡¯t have to rely on Hardin to make breakfast for her or wear grandma Jade¡¯s old smelly clothes..


    ***


    Two days passed and nothing changed much, Olivia refused to take Damien¡¯s calls or texts and she had tantly refused to speak anyone about what really happened..


    At the other hand, Damien hadn¡¯t left his room because he hadn¡¯t been sober in thest two days..


    No matter how hard their parents tried to talk them out of their stubbornness, they still chose to do otherwise..


    But today was about to be different because a totally different person was at the door this time other than Sandy..


    Bianca arched a brow, it¡¯s been quite a while since she had seen or heard from thisdy staring at her in disgust..


    ¡°The least you could do is to step aside for me toe in.. I¡¯m yourndy remember?¡±


    Alexa snorted and walked past Bianca heading into the apartment..


    Her sharp eyes scanned the mini living room until it settled on the amber eyeddy she was here to see, she shook her head in disdain..


    Thetter still had an appetite for braised pork while her brother was drowning himself in alcohol..


    Feeling an intense gaze on her head, Olivia turned to see thedy ring at her..


    Not only was she surprised to see Alexa in her home but she was also confused on what could warrant such a visit from a person who saw her as a hindrance in her older brother¡¯s life..


    She moved back from her seat and stood beside Bianca who was also patiently waiting for whatever Alexa had to say..


    Alexa arched a brow at Bianca who didn¡¯t get her silent gesture..


    ¡°Give us a few minutes alone you ugly nose poker!¡±


    Bianca took a step forward ready to hit her only to be held back by Olivia..


    ¡°Please.. I¡¯ll handle her myself but give us a moment¡±


    Alexa heaved a deep breath, even if she wasn¡¯t so wealthy anymore, her face still needed to be maintained properly from any forms of ps or scratch..


    Bianca finally left leaving the two to their privacy as requested..


    ¡°What do you want?¡±


    ¡°Look! I know you don¡¯t like me but guess what? I don¡¯t like you much either, but I have no other choice than toe meet you up myself Olivia¡±


    Olivia chuckled dryly like she had dropped a joke, the audacity of thedy in front of her was too much..


    ¡°That doesn¡¯t answer my question.. or are you probably here to warn me to leave your brother for your bestie again?¡±


    Alexa reached her hand to Olivia¡¯s red top straightening it up even if it wasn¡¯t out of order in the first ce..


    ¡°This time I¡¯m not here to warn you about that.. I don¡¯t care to know what made you and Damien go off.. all I want to let you know is that, if you don¡¯t make things up with him soon he¡¯d burn out his liver by drinking nonstop, he hasn¡¯t been sober for two days straight.¡± she Inhaled a sharp breath ¡°I hope you know what that means?¡±


    ¡°And how is this my fault?¡± Olivia questioned tilting her neck to the side..


    Alexa released a snotty chuckle ¡°Damien casted his five year long rtionship aside in a matter of a second just because of you.. he called off his engagement because of you, he made Rihanna a cleaner all because of you!¡­


    ¡°I¡¯m currently staying away from my family still because of you! he has always been fighting for you! and he¡¯s currently going through a lot and that¡¯s still because of you! and you dare ask how any of these is your fault?!¡± She barked impatiently..


    Olivia was at loss for words, she felt her heart beating faster than normal..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you see that everything he has been doing all these time was all for you.. this is the first time I¡¯ve witnessed my brother so wasted.. he could barely keep his eyes open and this all because you chose to let your ego take over your sense of reasoning!¡±


    There was a brief moment of silence in the room as they both tried to digest their words until a buzzing phone broke the silence..


    Alexa retracted it out of her ck purse and raised it to her ear..


    ¡°What?!¡±

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    Anita ced a palm over her mouth while tears streamed down her face, she was suddenly enveloped into a hug by Aldrin who just came in..


    ¡°I¡¯m scared Aldrin.. what if something happens to my poor son?¡±


    ¡°Nothing will happen to him honey¡± He tried to console her but deep down he was scared, scared of losing his son..


    Damien was brought in few minutes ago in a very bad state, it¡¯s been quite sometime and the doctors has refused to say much on his condition except that he wasn¡¯t responding to treatment..


    The sound of hurried steps diverted their attention..


    ¡°Mum! Dad!..¡±


    Anita pulled away from Aldrin and faced Alexa who embraced her warmly, she couldn¡¯t recall thest time she had shared an embrace with Alexa in the past..


    ¡°What happened to big bro?¡± She questioned no one in particr..


    Aldrin¡¯s eyes averted from his wife and daughter who were sharing an emotional moment to thedy standing at the background..


    She finally showed up after all these while¡­


    ¡°I have no idea, he wasn¡¯t breathing well when I found him alone in his room¡±


    Anita¡¯s words made Olivia¡¯s face go pale, was is his condition that serious?


    Her presence was suddenly noticed by Anita, she broke free from the embrace and ran towards Olivia standing at a distance behind them..


    ¡°Olivia.. you¡¯re here! finally! Damien isn¡¯t responding to treatment ¨C


    The door to his ward opened as a doctor stepped out cing his stethoscope around his neck, he had a little or no smile at all on his face while he approached the worrisome bunch staring at him with hope in their eyes..


    ¡°How is my son? is he alright?¡±


    The doctor heaved a sigh ¡°Mrs Sterling, your son had a lot to drink in thest 48 hours, he¡¯s in a very critical condition.. his response to our treatment is very slow, he kept mentioning a name all throughout the process, who is Olivia?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s heart almost took a leap out of her chest when she heard her name, Damien was in a bad state which was her fault in a way..


    Maybe if she had taken one of his calls, he wouldn¡¯t be in this condition..


    ¡°She¡¯s Olivia¡± Alexa pointed out..


    The doctor¡¯s eyes fell on Olivia who was at the verge of breaking down..


    ¡°Pleasee with me ma¡¯am¡±


    ***


    The beeping sounds from machines stationed in the ward almost made Olivia go deaf, she tailed behind the Doctor who was walking in front of her..


    When he reached the bed where a figurey unconscious with an oxygen mask over his nose to aid his intake of oxygen, he moved aside for her to go closer..


    A gasp left her mouth at his pitiful state, he looked more lean than he was in thest two days shest saw him..


    ¡°if you notice anything strange, just push that button¡± He pointed to a red medium sized button located at the side of the bed..


    Olivia gave a small nod before he left leaving her alone to the unconscious man and the beeping sounds of the machines in the room..


    She took a seat on the bed next to him staring at his face..


    ¡°Damien¡± She whispered running her fingers into his dark hair..


    ¡°Please open your eyes, I¡¯m here.. I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t take your calls, I was very mad. You lied to me and I couldn¡¯t help but feel that you only saw me as the woman who could fulfill your sexual desires..¡±


    She took his hand resting by his side into her¡¯s squeezing it softly..


    A littlemotion going on outside reached her ears, it sounded like someone was trying toe in against everyone¡¯s wishes..


    Not too long, the door kicked open as ady forcefully entered into the ward, her amber eyes met with the familiar brown orbs ring at her and most especially her hand sped around Damien¡¯s..


    ¡°The nerves you have!¡±


    Rihanna marched straight to Olivia and pulled her hand off Damien¡¯s hand..


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?! Olivia barked pushing Rihanna away from her, she hadn¡¯t expected the shamelessdy toe all the way over to the hospital..


    Wasn¡¯t it aired two days ago that her brother was currently being hospitalized? howe she still had the time toe over here?


    Olivia took a nce back at Damien whose brows furrowed before it rxed once more, she returned back to his side calling his name softly only to be yanked away from him..


    ¡°Get your filthy hands off him!¡±


    Drawing a deep breath, her eyes zed in anger, Rihanna¡¯s face fell to the side after she was pt hard across her face..


    She hadn¡¯t recovered from that yet when she felt herself forcefully being pulled out of the ward, once they were out, she met with the hard ground ..


    ¡°How dare you?!¡± Rihanna screeched rising up to her feet..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you ever give up?! you¡¯re only humiliating yourself further by appearing back and forth into his life..¡±


    Rihannaughed out like a maniac clutching onto her long strapped purse dangling on her hand, she was on a pink off shoulder top over a blue jean bumshort coupled with a ck pair of heels..


    They all stared at her like she was a total psycho which she was though..


    ¡°And who do you think you are to tell me all this? his baby mama? or his nasty employee who¡¯s only trying to secure a portion of his wealth for herself?¡± She questioned with her head held high before turning back to the three ring at her in anger..


    ¡°And you all foolishly trusted this crook with Damien! if anyone should be mad, then that should be me! you all treated me so unfairly!-


    Alexa took a step forward to her once closest bestie who she had supported with everything she had..


    Now all that remained in this friendship of theirs was anger and regret..


    ¡°Save yourself some dignity and leave this moment, we have a lot running on our tes for you to add your drama to it..¡±


    A small meaningful smile crossed her lips..


    ¡°Everyone wants to be a hero even you Alexa Sterling, I¡¯m still amazed at your 360 degree turn, have you really forgotten our deeds? have you forgotten how we plotted against thisdy? you¡¯re such a chameleon and I curse the day I crossed paths with you!¡±


    ***


    Hardin ced his phone aside when he heard the door open, finally she was home, he had been worried ever since she left home earlier today..


    Not too long ago, he found out that Damien Sterling was in a bad state at the hospital..


    ¡°You¡¯re back, I¡¯m sorry i heard what happened to your brother, how is he?¡±


    Alexa casted him a brief look ¡°He¡¯s doing good¡±


    In thest few days, she had been giving him a nonchnt attitude, initially he had thought that she was acting strangely because she didn¡¯t like rissa..


    Her attitude around him didn¡¯t change at all..


    He heard her door closing, maybe it was time he talked things out with her..


    A knock fell on her door which she wasn¡¯t expecting, she faced the mirror once more taking off her earrings..


    ¡°The door is open¡±


    The door opened as he stepped in, she couldn¡¯t see him approaching because she was backing the door but she could hear his footsteps drawing nearer..


    When he was just behind her, he cleared his throat in the hopes that she would turn around to face him, but that didn¡¯t happen..


    ¡°I noticed you¡¯ve been acting strangetely.. I know we don¡¯t talk much but I feel it¡¯s way worse now, you¡¯ve been avoiding me.. did I do something wrong?¡±


    Alexa turned around to him with a chuckle, oh he noticed?


    She walked to the wardrobe and opened it taking out a blue suitcase..


    ¡°I was just trying to give you and your GIRLFRIEND some privacy, I didn¡¯t want her feel to insecure in anyway..¡±


    Hardin¡¯s brows creased as he watched her movement, was she going somewhere?


    ¡°Uh.. what are you doing?¡±


    ¡°I stopped by my apartment a while back, it seemed good now.. I¡¯m moving out of your apartment back to mine¡±


    Hardin¡¯s eyes darted to her face sharply, was she that eager to get away from him? he had almost forgotten that she was temporarily staying here with them..


    ¡°But why? you can stay here.. I¡¯m sure my grandma or rissa doesn¡¯t mind-


    She closed her suitcase close sharply at the mention of rissa, the main reason she was leaving was because of her..


    Her poor heart couldn¡¯t bear it whenever theirte night¡¯s giggles and conversation reached her ears..Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Finally she can move in here with you.. you and your grandma can get your life back together again with me out of it, haven¡¯t you both always hoped and wished for that? well it¡¯s happening now¡±


    She walked past him to the vanity table grabbing every of her essories..


    This was for the best, staying back here would only cause her more heartache and anger..


    ¡°Just think about it-


    He tried to change her mind only to get caught off midway..


    ¡°I already thought about it Hardin! it¡¯s for the best.. like you once said I¡¯m not family and I don¡¯t want to force myself in a ce where everything I do or say is taken as a disturbance.. I¡¯m also human¡±


    She drew in a sharp breath as she ced her luggage down next to her leg..


    ¡°You can give an estimate of every single penny you spent on my well-being.. I promise to pay back right after I resume work tomorrow..¡±


    She walked past him leaving him in a state of confusion, she already secured a job? howe he was just finding out about it now?


    The door closed behind him drawing him back to the fact that she had really moved out, he raked his hand through his hair in frustration..


    He tried so hard to convince himself to be happy about it but he failed, after all he was trying to distance himself away from her..

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    Damien¡¯sshes fluttered open after a loud gasp escaped from his mouth, Olivia who had been sitting by his side in thest hours turned to him in surprise with a panick streaked face..


    ¡°Damien.. you¡¯re awake¡± she cried out in surprise..


    He tried to figure out who the figure next to him was, but he couldn¡¯t make anything out of his blurry vision..


    ¡°Just rx.. I¡¯ll go get the doctor¡±


    She left the ward and returned shortly with the doctor and a nurse..


    She stood aside as they checked up on him after they were done checking up on him, the doctor turned to her with a small smile..


    ¡°He¡¯s stable now..¡±


    Her legs moved closer to the bed where she took a peek at him, his eyes were still shut, could he have fallen unconscious again?


    ¡°Stay back and keep himpany since you¡¯re his only family around¡±


    The doctor turned around and exited the ward along with the nurse..


    She pulled out a stool and took a seat on it staring at his calm face..


    ¡°Damien..¡± She called out softly for his eyes to open..


    He turned his head to her staring nkly at her face like she wasn¡¯t there..


    Olivia¡¯s face flushed in embarassment, was he purposely keeping quiet to make her feel worse than she already was?


    Damien pulled his face away from her direction staring around his unfamiliar surroundings, sure enough this was a ward..


    He shut his eyes again when he heard her voice calling out his name softly, funny how his mind kept on messing with his head in thest days where he saw her image everywhere he stared at..


    He couldn¡¯t really tell the difference between his illusion and his clear mind..


    Olivia staying by his side right now calling out his name softly was only his wishful thinking, she was still mad at him..


    ¡°Are you ignoring me intentionally because I did same to you? I should be the annoyed one not you!¡±


    Damien on the other hand opened his eyes once more when he felt a hand brushing through his hair..


    His gaze widened in surprise at the figure sitting next to him at the verge of bursting into tears, was she really here or was it just his head?


    He raised his shaky hand slowly to her face afraid that she might disappear from his sight soon, but instead his fingers grazed past her chin..


    ¡°Olivia¡±


    ¡°You fool! what were you thinking getting yourself drunk? are you aware that you almost died? I¡¯m still very upset with you!¡± She scolded amidst tears..


    Damien raised his hand over his face to the oxygen mask resting on his face, he pulled it off inhaling a deep breath..


    He tried to sit up only to be held back down by her..


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing? stay back¡± she cautioned in a firm tone.


    ¡°You were scared of me dying?¡± he questioned..


    Olivia snapped her head to the side as she wiped her face with a blue napkin..


    ¡°Who said that I was scared? if you had died then who would pay my monthly sries?¡±


    Damien chuckled, he honestly couldn¡¯t believe his eyes, if this was a dream, he wished to remain asleep for a while longer..


    ***Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Nathan stared at the familiar young man who just opened the door for him, he took a step back to be sure that he was at the right ce..


    ¡°Uh.. you are?¡± Xander questioned with a nk expression, hearing no response fromtter made him close the door shut..


    He returned back to Bianca¡¯s side, they were making snacks together for their nned movie date at his home¡­


    ¡°Who was it?¡±


    Xander shrugged his shoulders ¡°Just some weird and mute man¡±


    The doorbell rang again this time Bianca took the initiative to get it herself, if it was some unknown stranger ringing her doorbell like that, they better get ready to feel her leg striking their butts..


    She unlocked the door and was left speechless, it was Nathan, her supposed dad..


    What was he doing here? and why did her mum not inform her of his arrival?


    Just sometime with Cassie and he was already getting the hang of visiting people without informing them beforehand..


    She forced arge smile which Nathan saw through, his eyes raked her exposed legs and shoulders..


    She was on a thin strap top coupled with a small ck short.


    He rolled up his blue shirt sleeves as he walked into the apartment..


    Bianca closed the door behind her with her eyes shut tightly..


    ¡°Xander is definitely going to die today¡± she murmured beneath her breath as she followed behind Nathan..


    Xander raised his head from the egg he was about to break when a chilly re fell on him..


    Few minutester¡­


    The proper ventted living room felt too hot for Xander as he was currently being stared at like a criminal..


    He had no idea that Bianca was rted to this man, and why does he even look familiar to him? or was he Bianca¡¯s secret boyfriend?


    Nathan¡¯s eyes pierced through Xander¡¯s forehead, if only looks were bullet..


    ¡°Too close¡±


    He pointed out to the two who were sitting close to each other on the couch, they instantly drifted apart from each other like..


    ¡°I had no idea you wereing-


    ¡°Who is he?¡± Nathan asked ignoring her words, his eyes never left the blue eyed man sitting across from him..


    Bianca cleared her throat rubbing her hand gently against her thighs, she met Xander¡¯s gaze briefly and smiled..


    ¡°He¡¯s my friend¡±


    Nathan¡¯s brows arched, he didn¡¯t believe that they were ¡®just friends¡¯ like she had imed, this particr gray offspring had a reputation of fooling around with differentdies..


    ¡°Just a friend? I thought we were way past that title, or is this old dude your boyfriend?¡±


    Bianca¡¯s eyes grewrge, this fool just gave Nathan a reason to dislike him..


    ¡°Xander! that¡¯s my dad!¡± She whispered to him in a low but firm tone..


    The word ¡®dad¡¯ reyed over and over again in his head..


    ¡°Your dad?¡±


    Since when has she had a dad? when he had done a background check on her, she only had a mother who was a single mum.. what are your intentions with my daughter?¡±


    Xander¡¯s Adam apple bobbed up and down as he gulped down hard..


    He was done for and he knew it..


    He had given his girl¡¯s dad a very good first impression, he drew in a deep breath when he felt his heart beating wildly in his chest..

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    Tracy pulled her eyes away from Asher whoy on the bed in an unconscious state with a white bandage wrapped around his head..


    Her once warm eyes darkened by the mere sight of Rihanna who just came entered the room..


    ¡°Why are you here?!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to be here either but then I couldn¡¯t help but feel the need to talk to you¡±


    Tracy faced the other way, whenever she sets her eyes on Rihanna, her blood boils so much.


    Deep down she knew that Asher¡¯s fall wasn¡¯t really an ident like she had imed it to be..


    Asher would have rified this himself except that he hasn¡¯t woken up after the fall..


    There was more that she wasn¡¯t aware of and whatever it was certainly won¡¯t be good for everyone..


    Rihanna still loved Damien a lot and she was willing to do anything except that this wasn¡¯t just love, it was turning into an obsession..


    ¡°Look.. I know you probably still think that I pushed Asher on purpose, but sadly that¡¯s not the case, I¡¯m not devious to family, but I can be if they turn out to be against my wishes.. then I¡¯m sorry you¡¯ve awoken the beast in me¡±


    A meaningful smile crossed her lips as her mum¡¯s eyes rounded in shock..


    A look of bewilderment appeared on Tracy¡¯s face at the shocking meaning behind her daughter¡¯s words..


    ¡°What are you up to Rihanna?.. just stop it, put it aside because you won¡¯t be spared this time¡±


    ¡°Sadly I can¡¯t tell you anything mum, you¡¯ll just have to wait and see it for yourself..¡±


    ***


    Nathan noticed Xander¡¯s ufortable movement on the couch, this was shocking to him because the Xander Gray he has heard and seen was usually outspoken no matter the situation he found himself in..


    So what happened now?


    ¡°I asked a question¡± he reminded him once more just Incase he had forgotten the question thrown at him..


    ¡°My intentions are pure, I swear¡±


    Bianca suddenly wished she could disappear into thin air, now she understood what it meant to have an overprotective father..


    Her heart thumped as the silence that followed Xander¡¯s answer grew worse, it was as if they were waiting for their final verdict..


    ¡°Pure in what way?¡± Nathan questioned back with a narrowed gaze..


    ¡°Umm.. just let it be, Xander mentioned earlier that he had a meeting to-


    Nathan¡¯s index finger paused on air which was a gesture directed to Bianca, his eyes never left Xander¡¯s not even for a second..


    ¡°I like your daughter.. and she¡¯s my girlfriend¡±


    Bianca sank back into her seat because she felt Nathan¡¯s surprise gaze on her..


    ¡°You¡¯re quite aware that she isn¡¯t one of thosedies who you move around with¡±


    ¡°Of course, she¡¯s different and that¡¯s the more reason I¡¯m attracted to her¡±


    Nathan sprang up to his feet sharply startling the two, he took slow steps closer to Xander who was still seated on the couch..


    When he was close enough to him, he leaned down peering straight into Xander¡¯s sharp blue eyes..


    ¡°If I find out that you dare to look at anotherdy and there by break my daughter¡¯s heart, I¡¯ll make one of your legs shorter than the other¡± he threatened with an eery grin..


    A cold chill ran down Xander¡¯s spine as the threat he just received pierced into his bones..


    ¡°You can count on me.. I won¡¯t break her heart¡±


    ¡°Great! so when will you be introducing us to your family? just to be sure your parents approve of your rtionship with Bianca..¡±


    Bianca was quick to rise up to her feet, there was no way they were going back to that awful silence once again..


    ¡°Whenever you all are ready to meet them¡±


    ¡°Okay.. just give us a moment¡± She murmured to Xander while she pulled Nathan out of the living room with her..


    Xander¡¯s hand went to his chest stroking it gently, that was a relief, he had no idea that he had been holding his breath before now..


    ¡°What were you thinking scaring him like that?¡± Bianca questioned in a hushed tone..


    ¡°What? I had to, that¡¯s my role to y and I enjoyed it..¡±


    Bianca¡¯s palm met with her forehead, she didn¡¯t find it fair at all, what if she had interrogated him that way?


    ¡°Jeez! you¡¯re starting to act like mum.. don¡¯t you see how ufortable he was?¡±


    Nathan ced a hand on her shoulder pushing her back a bit..


    ¡°Okay, maybe it¡¯s time you start acting like I¡¯m your dad, it¡¯s really weird when people mistake you as my girlfriend¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°Well how about you start by shaving off part of your hair? that way people get to see a bald man and a prettydy.. it¡¯s definitely giving the father and daughter vibe¡± She teased.


    ***


    Damien traced every of Olivia¡¯s little movement with his eyes as hey on his bed, she wiped the little stains of food bits off his lips with a white napkin..


    Olivia met his eyes with an arched brow, she noticed his eyes had been glued on her since they left the hospital..


    He gave a protest about his stay at the hospital, he thought that if he came back home, Olivia was sure to follow him..


    ¡°Uh.. is there something on my face? you¡¯ve been staring for a while now¡±


    ¡°Yeah I¡¯m just scared that this might be my illusion and you¡¯ll disappear soon¡±


    She raised her hand to his cheeks pulling it teasingly with a wide small..


    ¡°If it hurts then it¡¯s not your illusion..¡±


    A serious expression crossed his face recalling the whole scenario that took ce in thest few days..


    Whenever they tried to be happy, something or someone just pops out of nowhere and ruin everything for them..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± He suddenly murmured which caught her off guard, her smile slowly died down..


    ¡°It¡¯s okay¡±


    ¡°No it¡¯s not.. you were right, I¡¯m a selfish liar, I should have told you the truth earlier but.. I was scared, I was scared you might find a valid reason to leave from my side.. and it hurts so much to think of it¡±


    Olivia took the tray containing a bowl of chicken soup and ced it on the table next to the bed..


    ¡°Just forget all that Damien¡­ I believe we can always start afresh whenever things turn out bad between us..¡±


    Damien sat up from the bed and pulled her into his arms stroking her back gently..


    ¡°You have no idea what this mean to me Olivia¡±


    ***


    Charles raised his head from his phone to the couple that just entered the room, his gaze rested on Bianca who waved her hand to him..


    ¡°Hi¡±


    ¡°Uh.. I thought you had ns today Charles¡± Xander asked with a sharp re..


    Today was supposed to be his time alone with Bianca and he had reminded his cousin a thousand times today about his n..


    So what the hell was he still doing over here?


    ¡°I changed my mind¡± he replied in a bored tone staring at the screen of his phone..


    Xander¡¯s patience was wearing off, Charles was clearly trying to annoy him and it was definitely working..


    He turned to Bianca with a wide grin as he ced both hands on her shoulder guiding her to a couch.


    ¡°Just give a moment¡± he whispered.


    He turned away from her heading to the couch which Charles upied..


    ¡°What the f*ck bro? we made an agreementst night didn¡¯t we? what are you still doing here? I swear if you ruin my date I¡¯ll kill you¡±


    Charles rolled his eyes at Xander¡¯s threat, ¡°Listen baby cousin I¡¯m just here to keep a close eye on you so you don¡¯t do what you¡¯re not supposed to do..¡±


    ¡°You guys are both aware that I can hear you right?¡± Bianca inquired..


    Charles stood up from his seat with his hands up a little..


    ¡°Fine!. I was kidding alright? I¡¯d leave soon I¡¯m just waiting for someone¡±


    ¡°Yeah as if.. wait! I hope it¡¯s not who I¡¯m thinking it is¡±


    ¡°Hey guys!¡± Becky¡¯s usual chirpy voice broke in as she walked into the living room grinning from ear to ear..

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    Xander corked a brow at Charles hoping to get a reasonable exnation from him, he couldn¡¯t help but feel his cousin¡¯s intension weren¡¯t pure at all..


    ¡°Don¡¯t get her involved in your shitty lifestyle.. she¡¯s my friend¡±


    Charles snorted shoving Xander aside, he casually strode past Becky heading to the exit..


    ¡°Umm.. I¡¯d have loved to hang out with you both but I kinda made my own ns¡± Becky murmured and walked into Xander¡¯s open arms..


    He whispered a few words next to her ear which made her chuckle..


    ¡°Shelly are youing or not?¡±


    Charles impatient tone made her step back from Xander, she mouthed a goodbye to the two and followed Charles moving back..


    ¡°So.. we have the whole house to ourselves, where do you suggest we watch the movie? right here or up in my room?¡±


    Bianca stood up looking around the living room, her eyes settled on therge t screen TV which sat on a media console..


    She cleared her throat feeling an underlying meaning to Xander¡¯s words..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°Uh I think this ce is-


    ¡°Terrible! I know right? anyone can just walk in on us having our own private time, but my room is off limit..¡±


    Bianca¡¯s eyes rolled, she got where his thoughts were driving at, he was such a naughty guy always finding ways to get touchy with her..


    ¡°Xander! I think this ce is perfect.. remember? we¡¯re just going to watch a movie and nothing else is happening¡± she said meaningfully with a reminder which he got..


    ¡°What do you mean by something? I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about Bianca.. make me understand¡± His crisp tone buzzed around her ear sending cold chills down her body..


    She cleared her throat walking to the couch she had previously upied..


    ¡°Are we going to watch the movie or not?¡±


    Xander¡¯s smirk grew wider as his gaze fell on the TV¡¯s remote on the couch next to him, he picked it up when she wasn¡¯t looking at his direction and skillfully ced it into a vase sitting atop a shelf..


    He returned back to her side in search of the TV¡¯s remote which wasn¡¯t lost..


    ¡°I can¡¯t seem to find the remote.. have you seen it?¡±


    Bianca adjusted on her seat searching for the remote too, she shook her head in response..


    Great! the TV remote was gone, what a date, she had suggested they went to the theatre but no, he wanted it to be at his house..


    ¡°I think Charles must have taken it to get his little revenge on me, but we can still use the TV up in my room¡±


    Bianca sighed in defeat, she had a feeling that the missing remote control had something to do with him..


    ¡°Okay..¡±


    ***


    Hardin¡¯s hand froze on air for the third time as he contemted whether to knock on the door or not, she has not stepped out of her apartment yet, which meant that she hasn¡¯t had lunch either¡­


    He heaved a deep breath and this time, his knuckles met with the door¡¯s surface..


    He ced the brown paper bag in front of her door and backed away slowly until he was out of sight..


    Immediately he was gone, the door opened to reveal an all smiles Alexa whose smile fell as soon as she saw no one standing in front of her..


    From her expression, it was clear that she had expected a particr person to knock on her door..


    ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡±


    She poked her head out of the door hoping to see just a glimpse of him or anyone it might have been, she turned around about to head in when her eyes caught the brown paper bag..


    ¡°Huh? who ced this here?¡± She questioned herself picking it up, she turned around walking back into her room..


    The paper bag felt warm, she was quick to take out it¡¯s content which happened to be a food vacuum..


    Her instincts immediately knew where this little gift was from..


    Just the right timing for him to bring this to her, she was just about to attempt cooking again..


    The sweet aromaing from the opened vacuum tortured her nose, close enough to what she had been craving which was spaghetti and meatballs..


    But he made chicken noodle soup for her..


    She picked up the spoon and scooped a little blowing air from her mouth into it, she raised it to her lips about to take the first bite but suddenly paused..


    What if this was made by rissa? she stared at the inviting meal with a small pout..


    She pushed all thoughts aside as she took a bite out of her spoon..


    The taste seemed so familiar, it was definitely Hardin who made this..


    Does he really care about her? or was he just worried that she might blow up his grandmother¡¯s house if she attempted to cook for the second time?


    ¡°Maybe both¡± she thought out loud..


    ***


    Olivia stared at Damien¡¯s outstretched hand, he gave her a nod urging her to ept it..


    She ced her hand on his and was suddenly pulled by him, she fell next to him on the huge bed with a shocked expression on her face..


    ¡°Damien!¡±


    Damien chuckled pushing her loose strands of hair behind her ear, he cupped her chin with one of his palm staring lovingly at her..


    ¡°There you go again with that look!¡± sheined pounding his chest yfully..


    ¡°What? I can¡¯t help but get lost whenever I look at you, you¡¯re special and just too beautiful to ignore..¡±


    Her smile broaden at his cheesy remarks about her, something definitely changed between them, it was obvious..


    Unlike before when they were always at each other¡¯s throat, arguing and fighting nonstop no matter where their paths crossed..


    ¡°So when were you going to tell me about the book you purchased?¡±


    Damien¡¯s eyes widened in surprise, she knew about his books? if yes, then he was very bad at hiding things..


    ¡°I don¡¯t recall purchasing any book..¡± He lied itching the nape of his neck..


    That book was supposed to help him win over anydy¡¯s heart he desired, he had followed the first few steps carefully which showed some good effect..


    ¡°You liar! do you think it¡¯s that easy to win over my heart Mr Sterling? you have to work so hard for that because I¡¯m not easily moved by good looking men..¡±


    She felt her back touching the bed the very next minute she whispered those words to him..


    He made sure not to press his weight on her as he ced both hands on the bed and by her side..


    ¡°Hold on! the doctor strictly warned about you stressing yourself with any form of activity¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t follow anyone¡¯s rules, I live by my own rules that¡¯s why I¡¯m Damien Sterling, and besides that, I wasn¡¯t really hurt.. I just had a little too much to drink that¡¯s all¡±


    He dipped his head to her neck running the tip of his nose along its neck teasingly, he just loved her soothing scent..


    It drove him crazy whenever hees close to her..


    ¡°Why would you even get drunk? that¡¯s just the most dumbest way to get out of a problem¡±


    Damien brought his gaze back to her face with a very serious expression on his face..


    ¡°I just couldn¡¯t help it, I hated myself so much after I saw the look of disappointment that crossed your face then.. I couldn¡¯t bear it. It felt like a part of me was leaving, do you know why? that was because I never wanted you away from me..¡±


    Her heart thumped gently with every word that fell out of his mouth, his hands caressed her chin before he nted a quick kiss on her lips which caught her off guard¡­


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if you know this, so I guess you should know now, I love you Olivia. And no this has nothing to do with you being the onlydy who can arouse me, I genuinely mean it¡±


    A short silence followed afterwards, Damien had a hunch that his confession would make her speechless..


    Surprise was clearly visible on her face, his words reyed over and over again in her head..


    He loves her?


    She pulled away from his hot stare, she assumed he was awaiting her response which she didn¡¯t have yet..


    He raised her head up once again with his finger under her chin..


    ¡°I don¡¯t expect your answer now if that is the reason you¡¯re quiet, we¡¯ve got a lot of time ahead of us to sought our feelings out.. but just have this at the back of your mind Olivia¡­¡±


    ¡°Damien Sterling has taken a liking to you and no other man is allowed to chase after you as long as I¡¯m breathing¡± he stated in a rigid tone while his gaze fell on her lips she was biting..


    His face inched closer to hers as he locked his lips on her soft pink ones..

 Chapter 127_ Gone 1

    Kelvin walked up to Sandy who stood by the window overlooking the streets, it was almost bedtime and neither of the girls were back yet..


    Whenever she saw a car¡¯s shing headlight, she hoped it was at least one of them, what were they thinking leaving the kids all to her?


    They¡¯ve been causing one chaos or the other around the apartment just because Bianca wasn¡¯t here to scold them..


    It appeared they were alwaysposed whenever she was around..


    ¡°Grandma, can youe read bedtime stories for Kiara and I? mummy isn¡¯t back yet¡± He pouted blinking his eyes at her..


    ¡°Okay, why don¡¯t you go pick out the one you want me to read to you¡±


    He gave her a nod and left her side leaving Sandy to her thoughts again, it was a good thing the girls were already fitting in somewhere, and a part of her was saddened at the thought of them being separated in the near future..


    Olivia, Bianca and Cassie would eventually have to move out of here at some point, this little family they created was surely going to be missed dearly..


    Taking a deep breath, she swiped the curtains closed and headed up to Kelvin¡¯s room..


    ***


    The sound of an annoying rm clock forced the eyelids of Olivia open, she raised a palm over her face to adjust better to the room¡¯s brightness..


    She sat up from the bed stretching her arms by her sides while a yawn escaped her mouth tirelessly..


    The room¡¯s outline started bing a bit familiar yet distant to what she usually woke up to every morning..


    Her eyes darted around the room which wasn¡¯t hers, she stepped out of the bed whilst the sheets shielding her nude form slipped away from her body..


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it too early to tease me?¡±


    Damien¡¯s crisp voice resounded opposite as he stepped out casually from the bathroom wiping his hair with a small towel..


    ¡°Sh*t!¡± she cursed pulling the sheets over her naked body..


    Her eyes grew wide as reality dawned on her, Damien¡¯s chuckle made her even more embarrassed than she already was..


    Her n wasn¡¯t to sleep over at his ce, he was the sick one but somehow her body was hurting at different ces while he appeared normal, what about her poor little baby at home? he must have waited all throughout the night for her toe back home..


    ¡°This isn¡¯t funny! why didn¡¯t you wake me up? oh my God! Kelvin must be so mad at me¡± She picked up her clothes littered around the room in frustration..


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t.. you looked too tiredst night and I just couldn¡¯t find it in myself to wake you up from your sleep¡± Damien defended tossing the wet towel over her face..


    Olivia took off the towel off her face and threw it back at him, she walked past him while the extra long bed sheets tailed behind her as she head into bathroom¡­


    ¡°That is my favorite sheet¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care!¡± She mmed the door shut in irritation..


    Few minutes after she had left the room, the faint sounds of water running in the bathroom reached his ears..


    He touched the back of his head feeling an oing headache which was still the effect of the amount of alcohol he had consumed in thest days..


    An unfamiliar ringtone buzzed on the nightstand table next to the bed..


    He walked over to it and picked it up, the caller¡¯s id had a clear bold ¡®Mum¡¯ with two red love emojis, it was her mum calling..


    He turned to the door leading to the bathroom which was still closed and the water was still on which meant she wasn¡¯t done yet..


    ¡°Hello Mrs Parker¡± He beamed..


    Whatever he heard at the other end made his brows crease, his hand gripping the phone tightened like he was about to squash it..


    ¡°I¡¯m on my way!¡± he gritted tossing the phone on the bed..


    He reached for his new phone which he remembered cing into a drawer, he took it out and scrolled through it for a brief second before he ced it against his ear..


    His once cheerful smile was now reced with an unfathomable anger, his jaw clenched as he moved to the closet grabbing any outfit his hand touched..


    ¡°I gave you all one single job! and that was to protect my son and his mother! but you couldn¡¯t!-


    Olivia stepped out of the bathroom all dressed up, she wiped her hair with a towel as she walked up to the vanity table in search for the hair dryer..


    She noticed Damien¡¯s facial expression and his harsh tone which was rming, he was all smiles before she left for the bathroom..


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    ¡°A-re you alright Damien? you look pale.. let me quickly give Dr. mark a call just Incase you¡¯re having-


    ¡°Kelvin and Kiara are missing, they were taken on their way to school¡± he broke the sad news to her and just like he had predicted her reaction, she tossed the towel aside and half ran to his side..


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ***


    Bianca¡¯s hands reached for the phone buzzing around her, she tucked her hand underneath her pillow and pulled it out..


    She ced it against her ear without taking a look at the screen..


    Her eyes that was still closed flew open which made her sit up on the bed..


    ¡°What?!¡± she screamed out in shock as she stared around her unfamiliar surroundings..


    Her hand raked through her hair in frustration, she must have fallen asleep before the movie had ended..


    This was bound to happen since Xander picked a romance themed movie again..


    She stepped out of the bed as she made her way out of the empty room..


    Xander wasn¡¯t in sight either, she tied her loose hair into a ponytail while running down the stairs where she bumped into Charles who was about to climb the first stair¡­


    ¡°Woah careful!¡± He cautioned but she was sadly in no mood to say hello or stop for a second, he stared at her back hurrying off as if she was being chased by a ghost¡­


    Just who on earth would dare to do away with Kiara and Kelvin..


    Kelvin had always been the main target but for some reasons, Kiara always end up with him whenever they were in trouble..


    They were almost inseparable..


    ¡°Bianca? you¡¯re leaving already?¡± Xander who suddenly popped out of the kitchen asked, he had a white spotless apron on with a spat on his left hand..


    ¡°There¡¯s no time to exin, an emergency just popped up at home¡±


    Xander was quick to pull off his apron tossing it to Charles who made a second appearance..


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you a ride home,e on¡± he offered which she epted..


    ***


    Olivia and Damien stepped out of the ck car they came along with, as soon as the guards saw them approaching, they gave a bow..


    ¡°Boss¡±


    ¡°What did you find?!¡± Damien barked ring hard at them all until one of his men took the intiative to step out..


    ¡°Boss, we lost them, this was the route west saw them take, they came with a ck van but as soon as we chased after them, about five ck vans came out of nowhere and-


    Damien cursed beneath his breath running his finger through his hair, who would be so bold enough to touch his kid?


    As if recalling something, he snapped his head to the guard once more..


    ¡°I want you to track the location of Rihanna Brown immediately! Go find her and make sure you don¡¯t lose her otherwise, I won¡¯t hesitate to chop off your limbs!¡±


    If it turned out to be her this time, he¡¯d surely make her pay the hefty price for messing this way with him..


    He pulled Olivia into his warm embrace stroking her hair softly..


    Rihanna wasn¡¯t one to stay quiet for a long time, he should have known better than allowing her roam freely after what she had done to Olivia in the past..


    ¡°Please trust me, we will find them¡± He assured..

 Chapter 128_ Gone 2

    Scott took a nce at his men who were standing behind him, he could tell that they also had simr thoughts..


    The kids they brought in a while ago were acting unusually weird and too calm for their likeness, the fact that he hated kids and their annoying yells and wails still made him wish that they cry at least once..


    He leaned forward to the little boy who looked just like his father, Damien Sterling, and surprisingly he possessed the same proud aura his dad parades himself with¡­


    ¡°Are you both mute?.. can¡¯t you speak?¡± he questioned only to receive silence in return..


    Scott straightened up feeling slightly embarrassed by their silent treatment, he hoped Rihanna gets here as soon as possible otherwise he might go mad having to endure their awful quietness..


    He turned his back against them walking over to his men who stood aside..


    ¡°He looks like an ugly clown¡± Kiara murmured to Kelvin for the two to share a hearty chuckle..


    Scott¡¯s back froze as their littleughs reached his ears, he snapped his head to them sending them threatening res..


    ¡°Who made that statement?!¡± he barked..


    ¡°You have a weird moustache¡± Kiara pointed out with a giggle..


    Scott arched a brow, at least they talked, that was a relief, few more minutes and they¡¯ll be gone..


    So the least he could do for them was to let them speak for a while because after today, they won¡¯t have the liberty to speak as they pleased..


    The underworld wasn¡¯t for the weak hearted..


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    Kelvin raised his hand ready to answer the question, he had a wide grin on his lips which didn¡¯t say much for a kid who was supposed to be scared of his new environment..


    ¡°You¡¯re a bad uncle, my mummy and daddy areing to get us no matter where you brought us to!¡±


    Scott held Kelvin¡¯s chin peering straight into his grey orbs, a side of lips pulled up into a mocking smirk..


    ¡°No one is ever going to find you here, you¡¯re trapped here forever!¡±


    ¡°Let him go you ugly man!¡± Kiaraunched an attack on Scott which he didn¡¯t seeing, she sank her tiny set of teeth into his hand which was holding Kelvin¡¯s chin..


    ***


    Rihanna took a look at her rearview mirror, she had a feeling that she was being followed around by someone..


    ¡°Take the next turn¡± She ordered to her driver who did exactly as she had said..


    This was none other than Damien¡¯s men following her about, a crook smile yed on her lips, she had them exactly where she wanted them to be..


    Few minutester, the car came to a halt in front of a white building, the gentle breeze blew on her face as she stepped out of the car..


    Taking a look over her shoulders, she saw a glimpse of the ck car tailing her earlier parked at a distance away..


    ¡°This is gonna be fun¡±


    Meanwhile¡­


    Damien¡¯s phone buzzed in his pants pocket, he took it out and moved a little distance away from Olivia..


    ¡°What did you find?¡± he inquired impatiently..


    ¡°Boss.. Miss Brown just stopped in front of a newly constructed building, we followed her as per your instructions, I just sent the location over to you¡±


    Damien gave a few more orders and disconnected the call, he turned back walking back to Olivia..


    ¡°Come on..¡±


    ***


    Alexa paced around her room with her phone ced against her ear, this was the fifteenth time in a row she was trying to reach Rihanna but thetter wasn¡¯t taking any of her calls..


    This has gone too far, Kelvin and kiara¡¯s disappearance has everything to do with her, she stopped on her tracks when the call finally came through..


    ¡°Rihanna! what did you do?!¡±


    Rihanna at the other end, stepped into the basement where Kelvin and Kiara were kept, when they saw her heading towards them, they startedughing..


    ¡°Easy bestie, what do you mean by that?¡± She questioned back feigning ignorance, whatever was about to happen today, would leave a permanent scar in the Sterling¡¯s life..


    Especially that of Olivia, thatdy has made her go through a lot and this time, it was about to be the reverse case..


    She would make sure Olivia lose everyone and everything she cared about, after that, she will call it even..


    ¡°I know you¡¯re holding those kids captive.. let them go otherwise you would be sorry for yourself by the time my brother gets there!¡±


    A snort escaped Rihanna¡¯s mouth, right now no one could implement any element of fear in her, she hase a long way for this and even went to the extent of harming her brother just to keep him shut..


    Even though his fall wasn¡¯t intentional, it still turned out to be useful and that¡¯s just for the best.


    ¡°You don¡¯t get to threaten me Alexandra!.. and for the records, why would I go after the kids? whereas their parents are my enemies? it doesn¡¯t just make sense.. now run along, I¡¯m a very busy person¡±


    She shoved her phone back into her purse while walking towards Scott who was pressing an ice pack against his hand..


    ¡°Let me guess, one of them bit you¡± She mockingly stated..


    Scott sneered sending a re to Kiara, she stuck her tongue out to him in mockery, now he suddenly wished to send her out of here first..


    Rihanna pped her hands to gain the attention of the men present in the basement..


    ¡°Listen up you all, we¡¯ve got somepany right outside, and I want you all to move to the first floor, Scott and I will handle the rest¡±


    Scott¡¯s brows furrowed at the sudden change of ns, he faced her demanding answers from her, and whatpany was she talking about exactly? was the building surrounded by the cops?


    ¡°What do you mean by that?¡±


    ¡°Damien¡¯s men are around and in a little while longer, he will also be here.. do you get it this time? or should I open up your head and speak directly to your brain?¡± she mocked walking past him to the two who had beenughing nonstop since she came in..


    Her eyes naturally fell on Kelvin, the main reason Damien left her was because he found out that he had a son..


    ¡°Hello Kelvin do you remember me?¡±


    Kelvin gave a nod ¡°Yes, you fell into a cake at the party and everybodyughed¡±


    The veins around her neck almost popped out at his reply, she couldn¡¯t forget that awful day where she was humiliated in front of everyone..


    Till date, some people still tease her on the inte about it, funny enough they went as far as turning it into a meme..


    So her anger towards them was very justified!


    ¡°I¡¯ll like to know how much his kidney costs¡± She snorted in disdain..


    ***


    Olivia shook her head refuting Damien¡¯s words to step out of the car, They just got to the location of the white building his men sent to him..


    ¡°No Damien, this isn¡¯t right.. Rihanna is not a fool! I¡¯m sure this is some kind of trap that she had perfectlyid out waiting for us to fall a victim to..¡±


    Damien sighed and opened the car¡¯s door, he stretched forth his hand for her to take which she epted..


    He aided her movement out of the car and ced both of his hands on her shoulder..


    She was scared, he got it perfectly, she had been crying all the way here..


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to be scared, my men are here and the cops will also be here any moment from now.. and hey you¡¯ve also got your perfect hero which is me¡±


    Olivia reluctantly gave a nod even though her mind was not settled deep down, Rihanna probably knew that she was being followed the whole time, everything seemed too easy to put in together..


    ¡°Trust me¡± Damien whispered next to her ears, he understood her concern and fears..


    As soon as they made their way into the building with the guards tailing behind them, a red car stopped right next to Damien¡¯s car..


    ¡°Anita this is a terrible idea, it¡¯s too dangerous to go in there.. And besides, Damien warned us earlier to stay back at home because we have no idea how vast this conspiracy might be¡±


    Anita stepped out of the car while Aldrin followed suite, he effortlessly grabbed her wrist just before she could take a step forward..


    ¡°Just think about it honey¡± He tried to persuade her but her mind was already made up, her precious son was in there and there was no way she¡¯d listen to anything he had to say..


    ¡°You¡¯re such a scaredy cat Aldrin! my son is in there and there is no amount of risk i won¡¯t take to go make sure that he is alright, Rihanna is crazy and I won¡¯t let her seed with her evil ns¡±


    Back at the basement,


    Olivia¡¯s eyes lit up in joy when her eyes fell on the kids tied to a wooden chair with a brown tape over their mouths..


    Surprisingly the whole ce was empty and quiet except the muffled screams of Kelvin and Kiara..


    That fear she was having earlier resurfaced again, this time it was way worse than before.


    They hurried over to the two cutting them free from the rope used to tie them..


    Olivia pulled the brown tape off Kelvin¡¯s mouth and began raining multiple kisses on his cheeks..


    ¡°Baby are you alright?¡±


    Meanwhile¡­


    Scott took a side nce at Rihanna who suddenly pulled out a pistol from her purse aiming it at the couple who were below them..


    This wasn¡¯t part of their n, their original n was to sell Olivia and her son off to some underground organization but this crazy b*tch actually lured the couple here using the kids as bait..


    ¡°This wasn¡¯t part of the agreement Miss Brown! you¡¯re putting the lives of my men and I at stake here!¡± Heshed out at her holding her hand back before she could pull the trigger..


    ¡°There¡¯s a sudden a change of ns Scott.. and I don¡¯t care about you or your men.. deal with yourselves when the cops get here.. but before then, how about I end this perfect family for good! ¡±


    An eery grin crawled up her face as she aimed the gun first at Damien, she wanted to see the pain and tears in Olivia¡¯s eyes right after she pulled this trigger..


    The same pain she went through, Olivia must go through the same agony..


    With that thought in mind, she pulled the trigger which went off with a loud bang that followed suite..

 Chapter 129_ Regrets 1

    A shrill cry from Olivia and the kids followed the sound of the bullet which just went off from a part of the basement..


    Damien¡¯s heart stopped beating for a moment when his eyes fell on the figure who suddenly jumped in front of him slowly dropping to the ground..


    He was quick to reach her before she fell hard on the ground..


    ¡°No.. No. No¡­ you shouldn¡¯t have done that!¡± he shakily whispered in fear as he sat on his heels while he clutched her closer to himself..


    ¡°Anita!¡± Aldrin growled out in horror rushing over to his son and wife who was half lying on the ground..


    Anita chuckled at their worried sick expression, she reached her bloody hand to Damien¡¯s face caressing it softly..


    ¡°I¡¯m willing to do anything for you Damien.. I love you so much son, I¡¯d have said more than your dad, but he¡¯ll make an issue out of it¡± She jested which was apanied by a loud painful groan. .


    ¡°Who asked you to do that?! Just breathe you¡¯re going to be fine! call the ambnce!¡± Damien yelled, pressing onto her chest where she had been shot..


    Olivia¡¯s hands shook in fright as she brought her phone out of her purse, the sound of distant gunshot could be heard as well as stomping footsteps above them, certainly those were Damien¡¯s guards fighting whoever was up there¡­


    Just a minute ago, they had thought no one was in sight, but just as she had predicted, this was a trap set to lure them in..


    She raised her phone to her ear saying some few words over to the person at the other end, her eyes fell back to Damien and his dad who were screaming Anita¡¯s name..


    ¡°Mum! Open your eyes! Sh*t! where is the ambnce?!¡±


    ***


    ¡°Dad!¡±


    Alexa called out to Aldrin who was seated on the hospital¡¯s cold ground with his back against the wall, his eyes were red from crying while his white shirt was stained with blood..


    She crouched to the floor throwing her arms around him as they both sobbed into each other¡¯s embrace¡­


    Olivia on the other end was so scared to approach Damien, he had been quiet the whole time after Anita was taken into the operating room..


    The aura he gave out right now chilled her to the core, mustering enough courage, she walked closer to his lonely figure sitting on the long metal seat in front of the operating room..


    His face was buried deep into his palm which had veins almost popping out, this clearly showed his anger at the unfortunate and sudden change of events..


    He would have minded if it were to be him fighting for his life..


    Olivia took a seat next to him, she stared at his side profile for a while and suddenly wrapped her arm around him..


    ¡°She¡¯ll be alright Damien.. please don¡¯t be hard on yourself¡±


    Today was the first time she had seen him this broken and annoyed, she had witnessed the bond he shared with his mum and his plight was understandable right now..


    And Aldrin? he was no different, he hadn¡¯t said a word to anyone either..


    Infact, the two men looked miserable..


    Olivia faced the other side when she heard her name being called out in a rush, it was her mum..


    ¡°Olivia..¡±


    The door to the operating room opened as a man on a green scrub and gloves stepped out, almost immediately, Aldrin and Damien stood up to their feet almost choking the middle aged man with their bomb load of questions..


    ¡°How is she?¡±


    ¡°Has the bullet been taken out yet? will she be alright?¡±


    The surgeon looked over at each of the familiar and unfamiliar faces, he drew in a deep breath to calm his racing nerves down..


    ¡°We are trying our best to save her life.. she has lost so much blood and it is going to take ten to twenty minutes for the blood we¡¯ve arranged to arrive¡±


    Damien suddenly grabbed the surgeon by his cor ring hard at him, ten to twenty more minutes?! who knew what might happen before then..


    ¡°Damien!¡± Olivia called out in shock holding trying to free the surgeon from his grip..


    ¡°Such a big hospital and you don¡¯t have blood?! if anything happens to my mum today, I will make sure I sue and shut this hospital down mark my words!¡± Damien barked furiously as he was being led back to his seat by Olivia..


    ***


    Rihanna returned home in a hurry, luckily no one was around except for the servants and maids cleaning the rooms..


    Her mum and dad were still at the hospital with Asher hoping for him to wake up soon, their faith in his recovery had her speechless..


    The doctor had clearly informed them that he was as good as dead but they still had their hopes high up..N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    She made her way to her room running her hand through her hair in frustration..


    ¡°This didn¡¯t go well as I nned! how did she even get there in the first ce?!¡±


    Her n to make Olivia broken didn¡¯t turn out sessful as nned, and to top it all, Anita saw her clearly..


    She had managed to escape from their unscathed by pinning the whole kidnap plot on Scott and his men..


    ¡°I hope she dies! she is also one of my biggest enemy! oh God grant me my one wish this time, please don¡¯t let her survive.. she will tattle me out¡±


    Her phone rang out in her purse which she took out, she examined the unknown number carefully before answering it..


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Miss Brown.. Nancy is currently behind bars alongside Scott and his men, I hope you still remember our deal from earlier today?¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s brows arched, the only reason she was sessfully able to get out of that building without being noticed was because of Nancy..


    She had met Nancy yesterday at the same hospital where her brother, Asher was admitted into, she found thettermenting about her father¡¯s deteriorating health, she was in need of money to save his life, but then again, she had only a few weeks to live after being diagnosed with cancer few years back..


    And Rihanna came to the rescue like a devilish heroine offering to help in exchange for the unthinkable..


    Today, Nancy switched clothes with her and epted that she was the mastermind behind the kidnap..


    ¡°I haven¡¯t forgotten, I¡¯ll pay the exact amount right now and please don¡¯t call me anymore¡±


    She tossed the phone to her bed in annoyance, her n would have gone smoothly If Anita hadn¡¯t seen her..


    Or was it just her head?


    ¡°And if she didn¡¯t see me, howe she knew I was going to shoot at Damien? she definitely saw me! and those little kids are going to b their little mouths that they saw me too¡±


    She ced a palm over her forehead suddenly regretting why she changed ns at thest minute, her hatred finally got the worst out of her, Damien wasn¡¯t going to spare her if he gets his hands on her..


    A knock fell on her door which startled her, it took her a whole minute before she could force words out of her mouth..


    ¡°Who is there?¡±


    ¡°Young miss, some men are here to see you¡± The servant outside ryed for her eyes to go wide in horror..


    So soon?


    Who could they be? and how was she going to get out of this mess? her crafty mind thought of ways to save her ass once more..


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there shortly¡±


    Drawing in a sharp breath, she walked out of her room heading down to the living room where at least ten men in ck were waiting for her arrival..


    Her legs suddenly felt like jelly on thest stair, she held on to the railing to support herself from falling..


    She shed her best of smiles at whoever they were as she approached them..


    Their stoic faces all fell on her at the same time, which made her swallow nervously but still, she managed to keep her false smile..


    ¡°Hey.. I was never prepped about this visit¡±


    One of the men stepped away from the rest ¡°Ma¡¯am we¡¯vee to take you for questioning at the station ..¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s brows shot up in surprise, what was he talking about? Scott and Nancy should be the ones answering all the questions, not her!


    ¡°What? what do you mean by questioning? I never did anything wrong, so why should I be questioned?¡±


    Her temper rose almost at the verge of letting down an uproar..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am you have no choice than toe with us, otherwise we will result to taking you away forcefully..¡±


    ***


    Olivia didn¡¯t know how long Damien had been standing idly with his phone ced against his ears, Anita¡¯s surgery was still going on and ording to his harsh tone to the person over the phone, something must have gone wrong..


    ¡°What do you mean by that?! she was the mastermind behind this kidnap! She was spotted around that vicinity! why don¡¯t you check the camera footages covering that area!¡±


    There was no way he would believe that Rihanna was innocent from this crime, she had just made a death wish bying after his family..


    He tucked his phone back into his pocket staring into space..


    His thoughts were squished when he was suddenly enveloped into a warm embrace by Olivia again, maybe she didn¡¯t know but he needed this badly..


    He allowed himself to get drown in her soothing scent which almost made him forget his plight..


    ¡°Everything is going to be alright Damien¡±

 Chapter 130_ Regrets 2

    Xander ced a bottled water in front of Bianca hoping she takes at least a sip out of it, she had been ming everything on herself in thest few hours..


    ¡°Please, none of this is your fault. You didn¡¯t cause anything, stop being too hard on yourself alright?¡±


    Bianca shot him a brief look, he was trying to make her feel better and she got it.


    If she hadn¡¯t slept over at his house, the kids wouldn¡¯t have been kidnapped in the first ce since she normally took them to school by herself..


    Maybe not all, but partly, this had something to do with her..


    ¡°Aunt, Mummy isn¡¯t back yet?¡±


    Bianca turned around to find Kelvin and Kiara looking up to her with tears in their eyes, after what they had witnessed today, they¡¯ve been crying nonstop..


    She crouched down to their height pulling them into her arms..


    ¡°Your mummy is good and she will be back soon okay?¡±


    ***


    The door to the operating room opened after two extremely long hours, The surgeon had a little or no smile on his lips as he approached the family..


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    ¡°Mr Sterling, I¡¯m sorry to inform you that we couldn¡¯t save her, we tried our very best but-


    Olivia felt Damien slipping away from her grip and as expected, he suddenly hijacked the surgeon¡¯s cor shaking him violently..


    ¡°That¡¯s a big lie! I¡¯m sure you¡¯ve made a big mistake somewhere! my mum isn¡¯t that weak to give up without a fight!¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s dryughter filled the hallway as he slid his back on the wall till he met the floor, his hands went into his hair tugging it with a pain filled growl leaving his mouth..


    ¡°She¡¯s so selfish! she thought it was cool to just leave my side that way?¡± Hemented in between tears..


    Damien swiftly turned around and strode out not for once looking back..


    ¡°Mrs Parker can I speak to you for a second?¡±


    Sandy¡¯s tear filled eyes fell on the surgeon who just called out to her, she rose up to her feet walking to him..


    She dabbed her tears using a clean tissue paper¡­


    The surgeon led her away while she followed behind him to a distance away from the rest of the family..


    ***


    The news of Anita Sterling¡¯s death spread like wildfire across L. A which got people talking, amongst these people was Rihanna..


    She had been so happy after the news of Anita¡¯s death was announced, she stepped out of her car heading into the building..


    The cops couldn¡¯t find anything hard on her to detain her, after all she wasn¡¯t even there to begin with, she chuckled at her own devious thoughts..


    It was surprising to her how she was able to get away aftermiting murder, well the Sterling¡¯s better get ready for more deaths in the family..


    ¡°I see you¡¯re back¡±


    Rihanna snapped her head to the side after hearing her mum¡¯s familiar voice, wasn¡¯t she supposed to be at the hospital taking care of her beloved son?


    ¡°Yeah mum.. I only stepped out for a while..¡±


    Tracy shook her head as she closed the gap between them, her fingers slowly swept Rihanna¡¯s hair to the right side of her face..


    ¡°Hmm I presume, well have you seen the news? Anita was just announced dead¡±


    Rihanna feigned ignorance touching her chest in shock, if anyone didn¡¯t know her well, they¡¯ll assume that she was as innocent as amb..


    ¡°What?! oh my goodness! how can that be? what exactly happened?!¡±


    However, Tracy wasn¡¯t the least moved by her daughter¡¯s false pretense, in as much as she really disliked Anita, she never for once wished her dead..


    Or maybe just once when thetter snatched Aldrin as her fiance years ago..


    ¡°You and I know pretty well that this had something to do with you one way or another¡±


    Rihanna turned around to her mum ring hard at her, so what if she was guilty? will she really hand her daughter out to the cops to deal with?


    ¡°What? really mum? just because I said some harmless words to you at the hospital you now think that I¡¯m responsible for Mrs Sterling¡¯s death?!¡±


    ¡°I never knew that I was raising a monster all these while in the form of a girl I used to put all my hopes on.. you caused Asher¡¯s fall which led him to aa as worse as death! and now this?!¡±


    Rihanna sucked in a breath through her teeth, she threw her ck purse to the couch before facing her mum again..


    ¡°Even the police couldn¡¯t find anything against me! I really had no hand in whatever might have happened to Damien¡¯s mother!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sure you do Rihanna¡±


    ***


    Olivia held her breath as the car flew like a bullet on the highway, she snapped her head to Damien who was steering the wheel like a total maniac..


    It was clear that he had gone out of his mind, she held his arm giving it a tight squeeze in the hopes that he might stop..


    ¡°Damien.. please stop you¡¯ll kill us both!¡±


    She had no idea where he was heading to at the moment or what was running through his clouded mind..


    ¡°Damien please-


    The car came to a sudden halt, thankfully she had her seatbelt on otherwise she¡¯d have been hurt seriously..


    Series of gasps and pants left her mouth, she turned to take a look at Damien whose head was now resting against the steering wheel..


    She had ran out of words tofort him with, now all she had to do was sit here and watch him fight out his anger..


    No matter how long it took him to get himself back together again, she was willing to wait for him..


    Luckily their car wasn¡¯t parked in the middle of the road..


    ***


    By the time Sandy got home, it was already way past bedtime, the lights in the living room had been turned off which meant everyone had gone to bed..


    She pulled off her ts by the side of the door and wore her slippers..


    The lights in the room suddenly came on which left her frightened..


    She was startled to see Bianca seated in the living room staring at her in suspicion..


    ¡°Goodness! you almost scared the living hell out of me! what were you thinking?¡± She brushed it off with a light chuckle..


    Bianca stood up to her feet with a creased brow, something was definitely fishy with the way Sandy stared at her..


    ¡°You look fine enough for a person whose friend just died¡±


    A look of sadness crossed Sandy¡¯s face as Bianca¡¯s words yed in her head..


    ¡°I¡¯m still finding it hard to believe that she¡¯s gone.. I would really miss having her around¡±


    Bianca¡¯s eyes fell on the grocery bag on Sandy¡¯s hand.


    She doesn¡¯t know why but Sandy was behaving a little weird to her, it appeared she went to the grocery store..


    ¡°You went shopping for groceries? thest thing you should be thinking about right now is food aunt.. you just lost a good friend of yours¡±


    Sandy rolled her eyes moving to the kitchen where she ced the grocery items on the ind¡­


    ¡°I got them for the kids..¡± she defended herself taking out the items from the bag..


    ¡°Kelvin and Kiara don¡¯t eat those or aything else that I¡¯m seeing right there.. you clearly went to shop for yourself alone, because you got ingredients for your favourite foods.. really aunt? you don¡¯t look like someone mourning to me¡±


    Sandy sighed helplessly as she made her way back to Bianca, thetter was just being unnecessarily curious about nothing..


    ¡°You weren¡¯t there to see me crying my lungs out at the hospital today.. I think I¡¯ve run out of tears to shed because whenever I squint my eyes to cry nothinges forth.. just take a look at this¡±


    Bianca moved back at Sandy¡¯s sudden breakdown, she squinted her eyes trying to force tears out of it..


    All Bianca could do was to ce a palm over Sandy¡¯s forehead just to be sure that thetter was really okay..


    ¡°See? hey! what do you mean by doing that? I¡¯mpletely normal¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go to bed now, hopefully by tomorrow morning you¡¯ll get back to normal¡± She murmured leaving the room..


    As soon as Bianca was gone, Sandy sighed in relief..


    ¡°She is so sneaky!¡± she grumbled heading to the kitchen for a drink..

 Chapter 131_ Suspicious 1

    The two figures asleep in the ck car were awoken by the knocks that fell on the tinted ss, Olivia was the first to snap her eyes open..


    She raised a palm over her mouth as a yawn escaped..


    By her side was Damien whose head was ced on her shoulder with his eyes closed, she pushed her loose strands of hair behind her left ear gazing upon his tired face..


    The knocks she heard earlier fell on the ss again which startled her a bit..


    From the tinted ss she could see the outline of a man in ck who happened to be a cop, a curse left her lips..


    Perhaps parking here was illegal or so, she positioned Damien¡¯s head resting on her shoulder to rest back on the headrest..


    It was a good thing that they both moved to the backseatst night..


    Though it was never their intention to pass the night out on the streets, she just felt he needed somepany and she had no idea when she dozed off..


    Olivia stepped out of the car brushing her hair which was out of ce, the cop¡¯s scrutinizing gaze fell on her as she approached him with a small smile..


    ¡°Hello ma¡¯am.. I suppose this car belongs to you¡± he asked to receive a nod from Olivia..


    ¡°Yes officer it belongs to me¡±


    Meanwhile back in the car..


    Damien¡¯s weak eyes peered gently around his surroundings, he touched the back of his head as he sat up..


    The previous day¡¯s incident came flooding back into his mind, just when he had wished for everything to be a horrible nightmare..


    His mind couldn¡¯t ept the fact that he had just lost his precious mum, and to think of the reason behind it..


    Only one image shed past his mind..


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    He made a vow to make her go through hell as long as he was alive..


    As if realizing something, he searched around for Olivia, has she left already?


    His eyes fell on the familiar ck purse next to him which meant that she was still around, from the tinted ss, he was able to see her figure..


    The cops..


    Damien sighed as he rolled down the ss, the officer¡¯s attention was diverted to him and he didn¡¯t miss the shock that shed past thetter¡¯s face..


    ¡°Mr Sterling! I had no idea that this was your car..¡± The officer vibrantly uttered, his face suddenly dimmed recalling something..


    ¡°I heard from the news that you lost your mum.. I¡¯m sorry for your loss.. it¡¯s still quite hard to believe¡±


    Damien managed to give a nod, from the looks of things, they didn¡¯t break anyw or maybe the officer decided to overlook it..


    Either way, it helped..


    Olivia returned back to the car, she opened the driver¡¯s seat and took a seat..


    ¡°Hey.. Good morning.. I see you¡¯re up. Tell me, how are you feeling now?¡± She greeted hoping to lift his spirits up even for a second, his moodst night was so distant and sour..


    ¡°Worse¡± He barely murmured taking a look out of the ss..


    She sneaked a look at him through the rearview mirror with a sigh..


    Her hands gripped the steering wheel firmly, it¡¯s been so long since shest drove a car, she took driving lessons at college as soon as Kelvin had clocked a year old..


    Her life was so difficult at that time, having to jog between her education, raising Kelvin and also doing part time jobs just to sustain herself..


    Pushing those old thoughts aside, she started the ignition with a deep breath..


    ¡°Just hope I don¡¯t end up killing us both¡±


    ***


    Bianca walked down the stairs carefully stretching her arms, her steps slowed down a little when she perceived the strong aromaing from the kitchen..


    She made her way to the kitchen where she got a glimpse of Sandy filling up a food vacuum with some dishes she had prepared..


    ¡°I knew it!¡±


    Sandy was startled by Bianca¡¯s sudden appearance, she arched a questioning brow at thetter..


    ¡°Really? why are you acting all so sneaky? you almost killed me with fright, I see you¡¯re up so early.. help yourself to breakfast and also please get Kelvin dressed up for school and take him yourself¡±


    She ced the food vacuum into a portable insted bag and walked out of the opened kitchen..


    ¡°Hold on a second¡±


    Sandy sighed deeply turning to Bianca who took slow but steady steps closer to her, as expected, her eyes fell on the insted bag she was holding..


    ¡°I¡¯ve got no time to waste Bianca, my boss isn¡¯t so generous toteers¡±


    ¡°Since when did you start taking food to work? I thought you hated it?¡± Bianca inquired locking her eyes on her aunt..


    She had been behaving strangely since she returned homest night which was really worth to be suspicious about..


    ¡°Oh you mean this?¡± she unted the insted bag with a shake of her head.. ¡°There¡¯s this homeless beggar who stay down the street, she¡¯s currently sick and I felt it was a kind thing to do by offering to make a meal for her..¡±


    ¡°Aunt.. is mummy home yet?¡±


    Bianca turned around when she heard Kelvin calling to her, she sighed walking over to him..


    ¡°Guess who¡¯s up!¡±


    Sandy bade her goodbye and left the room before anymore question could be raised again by Bianca..


    Bianca turned to the door as soon as it closed ¡°What¡¯s up with her?¡± she whispered picking Kelvin up into her arms..


    ¡°Jeez! little man! what do you eat? you¡¯ve put in so much weight¡± She jested taking him back to his room for a quick bath..


    ***


    The Sterling¡¯s ancestral home was awfully quiet, no one had stepped out of their rooms either, Becky walked to the dining table and took out a te taking some portions out of the numerous dishes on the table..


    Her brows furrowed, weren¡¯t the cooks aware of the loss the family had yesterday to make such arge amount of breakfast?


    She ced the te on a tray heading up to Aldrin¡¯s room..


    No one in this family was as hurt as he was, his love for Anita wasn¡¯t a secret either, everyone of them knew how hard it was to separate the two even for a second..


    But sadly, they got separated so soon, her uncle must be so heartbroken..


    She knocked on his door and as expected, she received no response..


    It was clear he was still mourning his deceased wife but he still had to take a bite or two since he didn¡¯t have anything for lunch or dinner throughout yesterday..


    She turned the knob and made her way into his room..


    Her eyes fell on the lone figure sitting on the floor with his back against the bed, he held a photo frame of ady who was undoubtedly Anita..


    She halted her movement when he chuckled hard at nothing..


    ¡°What was the point of going through all those drama years ago if you were just going to leave my life so soon?¡±


    Becky¡¯s eyes watered at the sight, the tray she was holding onto was suddenly snatched away from her grip..


    ¡°I¡¯ll take it from here.. you can go¡± Alexa stated in a firm tone as she walked past thetter..


    She ced the tray on the bed and crouched down next to her dad..


    ¡°Dad¡±


    And for once Aldrin raised his head to meet Alexa¡¯s face..


    He looked awful and sleep deprived, his eyes were red from crying all night and his eyes looked tired and weak as he peered at her..


    ¡°She didn¡¯t love me enough like she had imed to¡±


    Alexa¡¯s tears fell freely, she might not have had the most closest bond with her mum but all she could feel now was emptiness..


    The incident leading to her mum¡¯s death had everything to do with Rihanna Brown, thedy she once thought was suitable for her brother and as her sister-inw..


    But now, all she felt was immense hatred and anger towards thetter..


    ¡°Mum loved you very much dad, everyone of us knew that, but then, we must make sure those who had a hand in her death are punished so severely that they would much rather prefer death other than being alive!¡± She gritted turning her palms into a tight fist..


    Rihanna might have been able to find a way out of this incident, but sooner thanter, her dirtyundry will be aired in public..


    She stood up to her feet making her way out of the room but suddenly halted when Becky¡¯s words reach her ears..


    ¡°I know you don¡¯t like me at all Alexa, but I do want to help out too, after all aunt was like a mum to me¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right Becky, I don¡¯t like you, but I do like people who have the same intentions as me, so meet me down in the next five minutes, one minutete, and you¡¯ll be taking a cab¡± she arrogantly murmured and left the room..


    Becky was left in a daze for a while, how arrogant and rude can she really be?

 Chapter 132_ Suspicious 2

    A knock fell on the door which gained Bianca¡¯s attention, she faced Kelvin once more brushing his hair gently with her fingers, her little boy has been through a lot in thest couple of weeks..


    And the only reason for all these was that sly fox who goes by the name Rihanna, but today, thatdy was going to regret messing with this family..


    That must be Jonah here to drop Kiara, she assumed as she moved to the door with Kelvin but unexpectedly, the first image she got was that of Xander¡­


    ¡°Hey¡± he greeted in his usual chirpy tone..


    Bianca was so sure that they didn¡¯t make any ns to meet today, so why was he here so early?


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you be at the office?¡± She inquired stepping out of the apartment with Kelvin, she locked the door behind her and turned around to face him once more..


    Xander chuckled massaging his nape gently ¡°I was on my way actually and I decided to stop by to say hello, I can¡¯t go to the office without having a glimpse of you..¡±


    Bianca rolled her eyes with a small smile, he leaned forward and stole kiss from which made a smacking sound..


    Kelvin¡¯s attention was piqued, his brows drew a small frown as he stared back and forth between the two, he ced both hands on his hips awaiting his aunt¡¯s reaction..


    ¡°Kelvin!¡±


    Their head darted to the direction where Kiara could be seen running towards them while her dad, Jonah ran behind her..


    Bianca giggled when he stopped to catch his breath, Jonah gasped as he approached Bianca and the tall blue eyed dude standing next to her..


    ¡°She¡¯s gonna be the end of me sooner orter¡± he jested handing over kiara¡¯s backpack to Bianca..


    He stretched his hand forward to Xander who epted it without batting an eye..


    ¡°Hi, it¡¯s nice to meet you again¡±


    Xander arched a brow, they¡¯ve met before? oh right, he was the same guy who he thought was Bianca¡¯s boyfriend, he brushed his thoughts aside and offered the young man a small smile..


    ¡°You too¡±


    Jonah took a nce at his wrist watch with a loud sigh, he was already running out of time..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Bianca I have to go, I¡¯ll see you when I get back, there¡¯s a lot we need to talk about¡± he murmured before hurrying out of their sight¡­


    ¡°Too bad you¡¯ll be preupied tonight to talk with him or any other person¡± Xander huffed loudly as he started walking towards his car, he opened the car¡¯s door for Kelvin and Kiara to move in to the back..


    ¡°Do you really have to make an issue out of everything Xander? I¡¯m sure he just wanna talk about what happened yesterday¡± Bianca defended on behalf of Jonah..


    He thinks every guy she speaks with was somehow a certain secret boyfriend of hers..


    ***


    Rihanna stepped out of the mall with a ton of shopping bags on her hands, shopping was definitely no fun without your shopping buddy..


    But what could she do? her supposed buddy wasn¡¯t even worth it after all, now she¡¯s all alone but who cares anyway?


    When her guards saw her approaching, they made an attempt to step forward to help their young miss, but a car from nowhere came running towards Rihanna who was oblivious to her surroundings..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am!¡±


    It was toote for her to get out of the way, she fell to the ground while her shopping bags scattered around her..


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes zed in anger staring at the familiar te number head on, she helped herself up from the dusty ground while her guards picked up her things sprewed around..


    The car¡¯s front doors opened and as expected, She met the stormy eyes of her ex best friend but this time she wasn¡¯t alone, the other fatty Sterling was with her also..


    ¡°You!-


    Alexa marched straight to thetter cutting her speech off with a resounding p on her left cheek, and then another fell on the right side of her face.


    Rihanna¡¯s hair was harshly pulled back by Becky who decided to deal with her next..


    ¡°What the hell?!¡± she shrieked in anger and pain as her face met the bo of Alexa¡¯s car..


    ¡°Be quiet!¡±


    Alexa snapped her head to Rihanna¡¯s four guards who tried to take a step closer to save their Miss..


    ¡°One more step and her sufferings will multiply in ten folds!¡±


    Rihanna pulled back away from Becky with her hand on her bloody nose, she moved back pointing a finger at the two unsure of what words to direct at them¡­


    ¡°This is just the beginning of your punishment Rihanna, I¡¯ll make sure you pay dearly for taking my mum away from me!¡±


    A mocking smile crawled up on Rihanna¡¯s face, so this was about the death of her pathetic mum..


    ¡°I didn¡¯t kill your mum! maybe the heavens already knew that she was a burden to us humans, so they decided to take her worthless-


    She crashed on the ground again, this time harder than thest time, a look of shock crossed on her face as she ate dust..


    If those two were right in front of her, then who just pushed her?


    She turned around to see her supposed bodyguards rubbing their eyes in pain and then right in front of her was none other than Olivia¡¯s sidekick..


    Bianca fondled with the pepper spray taking steps closer to Rihanna whose face was now filled with nothing but fear..


    ¡°I¡¯ve always looked forward to this day when I can finally teach you a good lesson, you made a big mistake bying after Olivia and our kids¡±


    In the next second Rihanna¡¯s scream filled the surroundings which was now a bit crowded with people..


    Her face turned red immediately the pepper spray got on it, as if that was not all, she felt a whooshing sound over her face..


    Xander panted slightly as he got to the scene where Rihanna was currently getting beaten up by his girl..


    The sight was both satisfying and funny to him and maybe most people around..


    Finally getting what she deserved, Bianca took out a scissors from her purse and turned towards Rihanna who was still bawling in tears from the pepper spray..


    She yanked theter harshly by her hair and made a big cut on her silky hair..


    ¡°No! let me go you b*tch!¡±


    ¡°Sure.. I¡¯m done for now anyways¡± A crook smile yed on her lips..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Alexa and Becky were left shocked by what just happened..


    ¡°I won¡¯t spare you!¡± She screamed out in frustration stomping her feet on the ground, all she could hear around her were giggles and clicks from phones..


    ***


    Xander gulped down hard as he stared at the road ahead of him, he sneaked another nce at thedy seated next to him.


    This wasn¡¯t the first time he had witnessed her angry mode, but perhaps this was the first time he had seen her so mad at someone..


    ¡°Uh.. do you need some water?¡±


    ¡°Nope I¡¯m good¡± She uttered going through her phone like nothing happened a while ago..


    This incident wouldn¡¯t end just like that, he knew Rihanna well, she¡¯d definitely strike back at Bianca and he couldn¡¯t help but worry about her well-being..


    ¡°Do you really carry those in your purse always?¡±


    Bianca ced her phone aside and shook her head in response..


    This was all prennedst night, someone actually needed to stop that psycho before she diced everyone out..


    It was shocking how she was still able to roam around freely aftermiting murder, where was Damien? wasn¡¯t he concerned? or was he still broken by the news of his mum¡¯s death?


    ¡°Do you feel sorry for her? you can as well tell me that she was one of your previous girlfriends¡±


    Xander chuckled right after she had said those words to him, was that jealousy in her voice?


    ¡°Come on, I don¡¯t feel sorry for her. Infact I loved what you did, she is a pest that needs to be controlled, I¡¯m just waiting for Damien¡¯s wrath, she would be so sorry for herself¡±..


    Bianca¡¯s gaze trailed out of the ss when she found a familiar face, it was Olivia¡¯s mum getting into a cab..


    Suspicious as always, but what could she be up to? wasn¡¯t that the same bag she took out with her earlier today iming that its content was meant for a beggar who stays down the street?..

 Chapter 133_ Psycho 1

    Olivia stared back at the figure who was staring nkly at the food in front of him, it was obvious he wasn¡¯t in the mood to eat anything or talk either..


    She recalled the night her dad died, that was the most traumatizing night of her life, his condition was totally rtable to her..


    ¡°Damien.. please take a bite or say something, you¡¯ve been quiet the whole time¡±


    She was greeted by another minute of silence from him again, fortunately, her ringtone broke the silence in the room..


    ¡°Uh.. I¡¯ll be back¡±


    She excused herself and left the room afterwards to ept her call..


    ¡°Hi Bianca, I¡¯m so sorry I couldn¡¯te back homest night, Damien was really-


    Bianca touched her forehead trying to think of a way to tell Olivia how strangely her mum was acting..


    ¡°I know, Stay around him for as long as he needs you alright?, I¡¯ll take care of Kelvin.¡±


    Olivia sighed in relief, that was the huge benefit of having a friend like Bianca, she was always understanding and willing to help out..


    ¡°Thank you so much¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not a thing¡­ Uh Olivia, do you have any idea what your mum might be up to? I know I might be sounding weird but she has been acting kind of unconcerned about Mrs Sterling¡¯s death¡±


    Olivia arched a brow, it sounded weird indeed, but as far as she knew her mum, thetter had different ways to vent..


    ¡°I guess she still hasn¡¯te to ept the fact about her friend¡¯s death, they have been pretty close in the past few weeks¡±


    Bianca hummed in reply, they both said their good byes before the call was disconnected..


    ***


    Later that night¡­


    Rihanna dabbed her face gently with a white face towel, her face was still red like a tomato and her once perfect nose had a ster on it..


    She stared at her reflection in the mirror which looked nothing like her previous self, those three managed to ruin her beautiful face and her hair in a span of five minutes!


    ¡°I hate them!¡± she gritted rising up to her feet, maybe if she slept things might be different by the time she woke up tomorrow..


    She walked to her bed andy down gently on it, her bedsidemp suddenly went off on its own which made her frown a bit..


    ¡°It seems like it¡¯s faulty¡±


    The darkness around her was suddenly brightened by themp startling her a bit..


    She sat up from the bed and turned it offpletely..


    ¡°Jeez! that was creepy!?¡±


    Her back made contact with the bed again and slowly she drifted into sleep..


    At exactly 12 o¡¯clock in the middle of the night, her phone buzzed underneath her pillow..


    She reached out effortlessly and ced it against her ear, ten seconds passed by and all she heard was the sound of a piano ying at the background..


    ¡°The heck?!¡± she tucked her phone back underneath her pillow and returned to her slumber..


    Her eyes flew open for the second time after a tuneing from the piano reached her ears, she sat up suddenly feeling scared..


    No one else was at home at the moment other than her, Tracy was currently at the hospital with Asher and Bruce was at New York for one of his business meetings or something else entirely¡­


    So who was ying the piano? could it be one of the servants?


    But they don¡¯t stay in the main building..


    Her room¡¯s light flickered on and off adding to her fear, she grabbed her phone making her way out of the room..


    It appeared to her that not only her room¡¯s light was faulty, the lights around her flickered on and off continuously as she walked further..


    Rihanna suddenly tripped over a vase lying on the way, a scream left her lips as her eyes fell on the bloody white rose next to her..


    ¡°Arrrghhhhhh!!!¡±


    She sat on her buttocks moving away from the rose, a louddy like scream reached her ears sending more jolts of fear down her body..


    ¡°Who¡¯s there?!¡±


    Everywhere suddenly turned dark except her phone which lit up next to her, she turned the torch on and scurried to her feet..


    Her feets moved towards the stairs when the strange screams grew louder and nearer no matter how far she ran..


    Cold sweat broke out on her forehead, why was this happening to her now? was she finally losing her mind gradually?


    ¡°Rihanna!!¡±


    ¡°Just shut it!! who are you?!¡± She screamed at no one in particr cing her hands against her ears..


    Her heart pounded wildly when a part of the living room lit up, she snapped her head to the direction of the light which was mainly focused on the piano..


    How did it get there?..


    The lights went off again and about a few secondster, it came on and this time, someone was seated in front of the piano..


    A scream left her mouth at the sudden appearance of ady like figure, on a white long dress stained with blood, her ck hair was messy and out of ce which gave a creepy vibe..


    ¡°Who are you?! do you think you can scare me?!¡±


    The lights went off almost immediately and when it came on again, the figure wasn¡¯t on the seat anymore..


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes widened in fright, she touched her head hearing strange and familiar voices calling out her name..


    Maybe this was all a dream, she chanted continuously in her mind..


    ¡°It¡¯s all a dream, you can¡¯t scare me¡±


    ¡°Think again!¡±


    The voice rang out behind her which made her hair stood on ends, she slowly turned to see the horrifying figure of the samedy on white with a stain of blood on her chest..


    Her left hand held a knife dripping with blood and the other held a gun to pointing to Rihanna¡¯s chest..


    A shriek left Rihanna¡¯s lips as her knees weakened and she felt herself falling to the hard floor..


    A devilish grin crawled up on the horrifyingdy¡¯s face..


    ¡°You will die Rihanna.. I will kill you!¡±


    The sound of the trigger going off had Rihanna screaming out, the eery lookingdy raised the knife ready to strike her only for thetter to lose her consciousness..


    ***


    The distant murmuring around Rihanna made her snap her eyes open, she sat up with a loud gasp touching her chest..


    ¡°Don¡¯t kill me!¡± she yelled out..


    Tracy and Bruce were startled by Rihanna¡¯s sudden movement, they exchanged gazes with the nurse who was about to inject Rihanna..


    ¡°Careful ma¡¯am¡± The nurse warned..


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes darted around her surroundings which looked like a ward to her..


    ¡°She¡¯s-going to kill me¡±


    Her hands pressed on her chest where the strange woman fromst night shot her..


    But surprisingly, she felt no pain at all, everything seemed totally normal with her except for her face which still hurt from yesterday¡¯s brutal treatment from Bianca and the rest..


    ¡°Rx, no one is trying to kill you, the servants found you unconscious in the living room¡± Bruce ryed hoping it might relieve her, but it didn¡¯t, instead it only made her anxious and scared..


    She was found in the living room?, which meant what she sawst night was infact real, that strangedy did try to kill her..


    But who the hell was she? her brows shot up in a disbelief, could it be Anita¡¯s ghost?


    Her pounded hard, it could be..


    ¡°Rihanna!¡±


    Rihanna shuddered at her name being called by her mum, Tracy had a look of amusement on her face when she saw the way her daughter reacted to her name being called out..


    ¡°What is it?! stop calling my name!¡±


    The nurse took a step back once Rihanna stepped out of the bed, she pulled the needle connected to a drip out of her wrist shocking everyone of them..


    ¡°What are you doing?!¡± Bruce demanded trying to stop her from leaving the ward only to be shoved aside by her..N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    The door made a harsh bang which left them in a daze..

 Chapter 134_ Psycho 2

    There was an unusual silence in therge living room where the Sterling¡¯s all gathered, from their nk looks, one could tell that they were sad and still mourning..


    Next to Damien sat Olivia who sighed deeply, the old man sitting across from her still disliked her till date because he kept sending me an gazes to her every now and then, well the feeling was mutual too..


    Bernard¡¯s eyes rested on Olivia before he diverted it to his grandson..


    ¡°I was very clear when I said all ¡®Sterlings¡¯ Damien, outsiders aren¡¯t allowed as of now¡±


    Damien turned his head to Olivia and then to his grand father, after all these while he still had a problem with her?


    ¡°She is and will always be a part of the Sterling¡¯s grand father, just save everyone¡¯s time and let¡¯s get started with this meeting¡±


    Alexa sat up on her seat dabbing a tissue under her eye bag, she took it up to her to start today¡¯s real agenda..


    They had to n for Anita¡¯s funeral arrangements sooner.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s start with the casket. What do you think, Dad?¡±


    Aldrin snapped out of his thoughts, his soulless eyes searched and scanned the living room as if searching for someone..


    Just a few days ago he was nning his honeymoon trip with her and now somehow she had managed to travel far away from his reach..


    ¡°I think your mother would want something simple, yet elegant, you know how much she loved luxury and I¡¯m sure she wants something that¡¯s more expensive than Tracy¡¯s . A mahogany casket with a soft white interior will do.¡±


    Alexa chuckled dryly shaking her head slowly, that was one thing about Anita, she always wanted the best things she could get before Tracy could get her hands on them..


    ¡°I like that idea. We can also disy photos, her favorite jewelry, and some personal items.¡± Becky imputed..


    ¡°And what about music? Anita loved ssical music. We could y some Chopin or Mozart or invite some-


    ¡°This is a funeral! not a happy asion to celebrate!¡± Damien snapped before he rose up to his feet..


    He red down at his grandfather who was startled at his sudden uproar, but he couldn¡¯t me him, after all, he had never like his mum in the first ce..


    ¡°I¡¯m out of here!¡±


    There was a pin drop except for the faint sounds of Damien¡¯s footsteps fading away..


    Olivia picked her purse and shed an awkward smile at them..


    ¡°Well.. I guess I have to go check on him, and once again ept my condolences¡±


    ***


    Rihanna shuddered as she neared the living room, the incident fromst night kept reying in her head as she walked past a few objects she saw out of cest night..


    Everything was now back to how it used to be except for her fear, that scary woman could be none other than Anita..


    Anita¡¯s ghost was haunting her? but she hardly believed in such things as ghost, they were just five lettered words used to frighten people..


    But afterst night, she came to a conclusion that they do exist.. she touched her chest where she was shotst night, but felt no pain..


    Anita¡¯s ghost could have killed her if she wanted to, but she didn¡¯t..


    ¡°Could it be a warning? or my luck? but it wasn¡¯t my intention to kill her, I was aiming at Damien but she-


    Her phone rang out startling her out of her thoughts, her hand shakingly epted the call which went to ear next..


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    The other end remained silent for a few seconds until a familiar tune started ying at the background which made her eyes go wide in horror..


    The same eeryughter she heardst night came through along with the piano ying..


    ¡°Arrghhh!!!¡±


    The phone slipped out of her hands crashing against the hard floor..


    The servants lurking around rushed out to find their youngest mistress moving backwards with both hands ced against her ears screaming her lungs out¡­


    They stared at each other in confusion when she continued disying her weird behavior, she was behaving like a total psycho..


    A hand reached out to her shoulder which made her jump out in fright and her screams intensified¡­.


    ¡°Get away from me!¡± She growled raising her hand to strike whoever it was standing behind her only for her hand to be caught with ease on air..


    ¡°Get a hold of yourself! what is up with your outrageous behavior?!¡± Bruce barked furiously at her..


    She had left the hospital in such a wild manner which got him worried, they were still hoping for Asher to recover and he wasn¡¯t ready to lose the other one too..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Rihanna¡¯s face was all sweaty, she darted her eyes around in fright..


    ¡°She¡¯s trying to kill me.. I- I ¨C


    ¡°No one is trying to kill you, just go up to your room and take a good rest, you¡¯lle around by the time you wake up¡±


    Rihanna nodded her head, she reached for her phone on the floor, the screen now had a crack on it as a result of the collision with the ground earlier..


    She made her way to the stairs and in a minute, she got into her room..


    Her back made contact with the closed door behind her with her eyes shut, nothing made sense to her anymore..


    By the time her eyes opened slowly opened, it rounded in horror as she stared at the bloody writing on her bed..


    ¡®I will be back tonight¡¯


    ***


    Olivia caught up with Damien who got into his car, she pulled the door open and hopped in after him..


    ¡°You left so abruptly¡±


    Damien exhaled loudly as the car started moving out of the premises, he had lost his temper after his grandfather tried to input a suggestion..


    When his mum was still alive, he never liked her, he had always reminded her of the reason she had gotten married to his son in the first ce..


    Who gave him the right to speak now after she was no more?


    ¡°You should go easy on everyone, they all equally loved your mum too and they want the best for her¡±


    Damien chuckled dryly, loved his mum? when she was alive, Alexa hardly spoke to her and whenever she did, it was always in a rude manner, his grand father never liked her either all because she wasn¡¯t Tracy, the real woman he had always wanted for Aldrin..


    ¡°You have no idea of what my mum had to endure all because she loved my father and her children so much¡±


    Olivia¡¯s lips formed a thin line, wealthy families do have a lot of crisis going on between them..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I had no idea¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright¡±


    Silence returned to the car whichsted for at least twenty minutes until the car pulled over, Olivia raised her head from her phone to her new surroundings with a small frown..


    The Police station?


    She parted her lips to ask a question or two from Damien but he already stepped out of the car giving her no room at all..


    She stepped out also trying to catch up with hisrge strides..


    ***


    Bianca¡¯s narrowed eyes pierced through Sandy who was having breakfast, she pulled out one of the wooden chairs and took a seat in front of thetter..


    Sandy swallowed the huge lump of bread stuck up in her throat, she reached for the cup of tea on the table and took a long sip out of it..


    ¡°What?¡± she asked after a while..


    ¡°Really? that¡¯s all you¡¯re going to ask? you¡¯ve been acting all strange, what exactly are you up to? I hope you are not trying to pair me up with any other weird guy?¡±


    Sandy sighed deeply cing the cup back down, maybe it was time she opened up to someone about her recent behavior..


    ¡°If I tell you, promise you won¡¯t tell anyone¡±


    Bianca gave a nod urging Sandy to go on..


    ¡°I¡¯m seeing someone¡±


    ¡°What? no way! I can¡¯t believe this aunt! tell me what does he look like?¡±


    Sandy¡¯s chin turned red in embarassment, she itched her nape acting all shy..


    ¡°He is a doctor and he works at a hospital nearby..¡±


    Bianca¡¯s lips pulled up teasingly, that was good, infact she was more than happy to know that Sandy wouldn¡¯t end up alone..


    She recalled when Sandy had given a fuss just because Olivia asked her to get a good man for herself..


    ¡°What made you change your mind? I thought you didn¡¯t want to get married again after uncle died¡±


    ¡°That was then Bianca¡±


    Sandyughed standing to her feet, she reached for the dishes on the table and turned around to leave..


    ¡°Uh.. what¡¯s up with the red paint on your hands? or is it dried blood?¡± Bianca asked curiously pointing a finger to Sandy¡¯s hand which had a streak of red paints on it..


    She simplyughed it off ¡°Oh.. uh.. my nail polish, I guess¡±

 Chapter 135_ Interrogation

    As Damien pushed open the heavy ss door, a bell above it rang out, announcing his arrival. The police station¡¯s lobby was bustling with activities, officers typing away on theirputers, suspects being led in handcuffs, and worried-looking civilians filling out forms.


    Damien¡¯s tailored suit and confident stride set him apart from the crowd. He approached the front desk alongside Olivia, where a harried-looking officer looked up from her screen.


    ¡°Mr Sterling! can I help you sir?¡± she asked, her tone had a hint of excitement in it..


    ¡°I¡¯m here to see Officer Jameson,¡± Damien replied, his deep voicemanding attention. ¡°I need to find more information about my mother¡¯s murder case.¡±


    The officer¡¯s expression softened slightly. ¡°I¡¯ll let him know that you are around.. Please take a seat¡± she pointed to the seat in front of her..


    ¡°I¡¯d rather speak with him now, it¡¯s urgent¡±


    The officer nodded and picked up the phone, dialing a quick extension. ¡°Officer Jameson, Mr Sterling is here to see you regarding a murder case. Yes sir¡±


    She hung up and gestured toward a door behind her. ¡°Officer Jameson will see you now, Mr. Sterling. Please go in.¡±


    Damien nodded curtly and strode towards the door with Olivia, his eyes scanning the station with a mix of disdain and determination.


    As he entered the hallway, Officer Jameson emerged from a nearby room, his expression a blend of professionalism and empathy.


    ¡°Mr. Sterling, thank you foring in. I understand you need information regarding the murder of your mother¡±


    Damien¡¯s jaw clenched. ¡°I want to see the suspects you¡¯ve kept behind bars.¡±


    Jameson¡¯s expression turned cautious, he has heard about this man¡¯s temper and he didn¡¯t want to fall a victim to it..


    ¡°Uh.. right this way¡±


    ***


    The walk to the interrogation room seemed to drag on forever..


    Officer Jameson¡¯s firm hand grasped Damien¡¯s shoulder, halting his stride. ¡°Mr. Sterling, I understand your desire for justice, but let¡¯s not rush into this.¡±


    ¡°I want to see them,¡± Damien growled, his eyes zing with a mix of grief and anger.


    ¡°I understand, but we need to do this by the book. We can¡¯t have you confronting the suspect without proper procedure.¡±


    Damien¡¯s jaw clenched. ¡°You¡¯re worried about procedure? My mother is dead because of whoever they are!.¡±


    Jameson¡¯s expression softened. ¡°I know, sir. But we need to ensure a conviction. If you go in there and¡­ do something reckless, it could jeopardize the entire case.¡±


    ¡°Uh.. give us one second officer¡± Olivia requested to receive a nod, she took a step closer to Damien, she understood he was mad and annoyed but he had to control his temper for a while until they were able to speak with the suspects..


    ¡°Damien please, just be calm¡± she pleaded..


    Damien took a deep breath, his shoulders sagging slightly. ¡°Fine. But I want to see them now!¡±


    Officer Jameson nodded. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s do this. But please, Mr. Sterling, keep your emotions in check.¡±


    As they entered the interrogation room, Damien¡¯s eyes locked onto the suspects, his gaze piercing.


    The two suspects, a scrawny man with a scruffy beard and the other, a petite youngdy who was frightened by his mere presence..


    ¡°So, they are the ones?¡± Damien asked, his voice low and even.


    Scott and Nancy¡¯s eyes darted to Jameson, then back to Damien. ¡°I-I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about.¡± Scott stuttered..


    Damien¡¯sughter was cold, mirthless. ¡°Don¡¯t y dumb. You know exactly what I¡¯m talking about. My mum, You took her from me.¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Olivia¡¯s hand on Damien¡¯s shoulder tightened, a silent reminder to keep his cool.


    He got the total idea of what she meant by doing that, and it helped because he was almost at the verge of hauling one of the chairs at them..


    ¡°Well let¡¯s get started then¡±


    ***


    Rihanna bit her bottom lips to stop her from screaming or puking..


    Now she was sure of it, Anita¡¯s ghost was surely out for her..


    She took a nce back at her bathtub filled with a red liquid she assumed was blood, a small squeak left her lips..


    Her feet moved out of the bathroom in a hurry, her eyes darted around the room in fright, she wasn¡¯t safe anymore..


    Tears flowed down freely from her eyes, all she could see was Anita¡¯sst look directed to her before she closed her eyes two days ago..


    ¡°I didn¡¯t kill you intentionally, please spare me¡± she whimpered silently with her hands ced together..


    Her phone¡¯s sudden ringtone startled her, she shakingly approached it hoping it wasn¡¯t that unknown number calling her phone..


    Fortunately for her it wasn¡¯t, it was Nancy¡¯s distant rtive whom she had been in touch withtely..


    She reached for it quickly wondering why thetter suddenly called, did anything go wrong? or was Nancy regretting her decision now?


    ¡°Hello? haven¡¯t I told you not to call me anymore? our deal is off isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°Mr Sterling is at the station now, I know Nancy well, she¡¯s easily frightened by little things and I¡¯m afraid you have to get ready to go to jail for murder¡± The voice at the other end ryed which was enough to make Rihanna¡¯s face go pale as sheet¡­


    Jail? oh no, she shook her head in denial, she couldn¡¯t go to jail..


    ¡°She can¡¯t back at now-


    Her brows furrowed on hearing the beeping sound of the call going off..


    ¡°Hello? hello! sh*t!¡±


    She threw her phone back on the bed groaning out in anger, now only one thing was left for her to do..


    Run away!


    She had to leave the country as soon as possible otherwise, she would spend the rest of her life behind bars and she wasn¡¯t ready for that..


    Rihanna moved to her wardrobe taking out a trunk, she ced it on her bed and opened its lid¡­


    Few minutester, her trunk was filled with her clothes..


    ¡°I have to leave-


    Her mind suddenly realized something, she couldn¡¯t leave the country, Damien still had his leash on her..


    This was part of her earlier punishment, she couldn¡¯t leave the country as of now..


    A frustrated grunt left her lips, how was she going to get out of this mess?


    This was the first time she was totally on her own, there was no one to share her plight with..


    ¡°No.. no.. no!¡±


    ***


    Nancy¡¯s eyes dropped to her intertwined fingers, she tried as much as to avoid the gray orbs peering at her with intent..


    ¡°I did it, I shot her by myself¡± she confirmed again in a low tone..


    Damien¡¯s hands mmed on the long desk impatiently..


    ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me! you didn¡¯t!¡± he growled.


    Olivia was quick to rush to his side, she touched his shoulder gently reminding him of the promise he had made with the officer..


    ¡°Damien¡±


    Her eyes fell on Nancy who was whimpering in fear, she looked so Innocent to ever hurt or harm anyone..


    ¡°Mr Sterling.. please control your temper, we¡¯ve interrogated her a couple of times and this is the same reply we¡¯ve gotten out of her¡±


    Damien jerked up to his feet moving his seat back harshly..


    He knew she didn¡¯t do it, her expressions showed it all..


    It pained him so much that the real culprit was moving around freely whereas an innocent person was being held captive..


    But at the same time why was she iming to be the one? Murder was a serious crime..


    Olivia walked past Damien to the officer who was standing aside..


    ¡°Can you do me a favor officer?¡±


    The officer gave a nod, a gesture for her to continue with whatever she had to say..


    ¡°Can you lend me your pistol for a brief second?¡±


    His eyes grewrge at her request, he held his pistol securely with his hands by his side shaking his head..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I can¡¯t ma¡¯am..¡± he tantly refused.


    Olivia leaned forward to him and whispered a few more words to him which made him fall into a deep thought..


    Damien had no idea what they were whispering about but it better be something good that would stop him from hearing Nancy¡¯s annoying whimpers..


    A look of surprise was evident on his face as Olivia approached him handing a pistol over to him..


    ¡°Have it¡±


    Damien epted the pistol from her and stared down at it for a while, she gave him a nod and immediately he slid the pistol on the table which stopped right in front of Nancy..


    Her eyes grewrge at the sight of it, she looked up to Damien who had a menacing look on his face..


    ¡°Pick it up and shoot¡± He ordered in a low and firm tone..

 Chapter 136_ Shoot!

    Nancy¡¯s eyes fell on the pistol on the long table in front of her, she raised her head to meet Damien¡¯s irritated face..


    ¡°W-hat? I- I can¡¯t do that¡± She stuttered shaking in fear, but Damien wasn¡¯t having any of it, his cold re fell on her which made her shakingly reach for the pistol on the table.


    ¡°Good. Now shoot at me¡± He ordered in a firm tone..


    Her eyes grewrge at his words, she snapped her head to the officer standing aside, from the looks of things he also wanted to witness her shooting skills..


    Wasn¡¯t he going to interfere this time?


    ¡°B-But I don¡¯t want to hurt you¡± she whimpered hoping he would change his mind, but he didn¡¯t, if worse, her words only made him more annoyed at how long she took to raise the pistol..


    ¡°Why are you suddenly scared? this is your big chance to escape, you have the upper hand in this room now.. do it!¡± Olivia jeered..


    Nancy gulped down hard pointing the pistol to Damien¡¯s chest..


    ¡°On the count of three, you are to shoot¡±


    ¡°One!¡±


    ¡°Two!¡±


    ¡°Thr-


    The pistol fell with a loud thud on the table as Nancy hurried to her feet shaking her head..


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry. I can¡¯t do it¡± She cried out shuddering in fear..


    Damien¡¯s face was calm as if he had expected her reaction earlier on, but deep down his blood was boiling hard..


    ¡°Like I said earlier, she didn¡¯t do it.. send the guy in¡±


    ***


    Hardin walked closer to the window when he heard the sound of a car pulling over at a distance..


    His eyes fell on the familiar figure he hadn¡¯t seen in a while now, the news about Mrs Sterling¡¯s death wasn¡¯t a new news anymore, since the whole town was literally talking about it..


    He moved away from the window and made his way out of his apartment where he met rissa who was just about to knock on the door..


    rissa sighed in relief when the door opened, her hands held two bags filled up with groceries..


    ¡°Thank goodness! help me with ¨C


    Hardin walked past her walking inrge strides to the other apartment..


    ¡°What is up with him?¡± She groaned out in displeasure taking the bags in with her..


    Alexa was startled at the sudden appearance of Hardin just when she was about to close her door, her eyes fell on hisrge palm holding the door from closing..


    ¡°Hi.. uh can I speak to you?¡±


    She took a step back granting him ess to enter her private space..


    The door closed behind them with a small bang..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about what happened to your mum, I know how hard it is to lose a loved one¡±


    Alexa walked towards the windows swiping all closed curtains open for a clearer view of her almost dark living room..


    ¡°Umm thanks..¡± she replied curtly..


    A few seconds ticked by and no one said anything which left them in an awkward silence..


    Alexa cleared her throat breaking the silence ¡°I would have offered you something, but you and I both know how bad I suck at everything¡± She chuckled dryly..


    Hardin caught the tears about to fall off her eyes, he closed the gap between them and pulled her into an embrace..


    Almost immediately, she broke down in tears while his hands patted her back softly..


    ¡°Shh. Everything will be fine¡±


    ***


    Scott¡¯s eyes wandered everywhere except for Damien¡¯s direction, a sudden bang on the table brought him back to his senses..


    He met with Damien¡¯s annoyed expression, from his looks, he could tell how badly thetter wanted to punch the living daylight out of his face..


    ¡°He ims to know nothing about the murder, but he was found in that building with some men who imed that he was the leader of their illegal organization¡± Jameson ryed taking a brief look at Damien..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Damien pulled one of the chairs harshly and took a sit on it, he rxed back with his hands crossed on his chest..


    ¡°Thedy who was here a while ago imed that you were the one who shot that gun..¡±


    Scott¡¯s eyes widened, Nancy was ming him now for murder? or was it that spoilt heiress doing?! it was certain that he would be spending some years in jail but he definitely won¡¯t take anyone else¡¯s crime upon himself..


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t the one who shot thatdy, Nancy did, you can confirm from the CCTV footage, she¡¯s obviously trying to frame me here¡±


    ¡°So what were you doing back there that day?¡± Damien questioned..


    ¡°I was on a mission but that had nothing to do with Mrs Sterling¡¯s death¡±


    Damien massaged his temples with a sigh, one thing he knew quite well was that this whole thing had something to do with Rihanna one way or another but howe she was able to carry this out sessfully without a single mistake?


    ¡°Did you check for possible fingerprints on the pistol used?¡±


    Jameson gave a nod ¡°Yes we did, We found Nancy¡¯s fingerprint on it¡±


    Damien fell into a deep thought as he recalled something, there was no way a criminal wouldn¡¯t leave a trail behind..


    ¡°I guess that will be all for today¡± Damien murmured as he rose up to his feet..


    ¡°Butstly before I leave.. I need you to do something urgently¡± he continued as he slid the pistol he had kept away to Scott..


    Thetter¡¯s eyes fell on the pistol in front of him..


    He raised his head back to Damien and then to Jameson..


    ¡°Take it and shoot at me¡±


    Scott was bewildered, he stared at Damien in shock..


    ¡°That¡¯s an order Scott.. it¡¯s the only way you¡¯ll be able to get out of jail..¡± Jameson confirmed and almost immediately, Scott picked up the pistol and aimed it at Damien¡¯s head, he was concerned about their nonchnt behavior but either ways he still pulled the trigger twice..


    Damien arched a brow before he snatched the pistol from Scott tossing it back to Jameson..


    ¡°There¡¯s no bullet in it.. and you did exactly what every criminal would do at a time like this, but surprisingly you¡¯re not the culprit either¡±


    Once they were out of the interrogation room, Jameson caught up with Damien¡¯s hurrying back tucking his pistol by his side..


    ¡°Mr Sterling.. it¡¯s so unfortunate that this is happening right now but just as we saw it back there, the both of them are involved in this murder¡±


    Damien gave a short nod ¡°I¡¯ll be on my way now¡±


    Damien and Olivia exited the police station and got into their car already waiting for them..


    ¡°Uh.. so what are we supposed to do now? I think the man was the one who shot ¨C


    ¡°He is not the culprit¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows shot up at his firm deration, how could he trust the culprit so easily? she knew Rihanna was involved in this, but Scott was the one who pulled the trigger..


    ¡°But he just tried to shoot at you back in there¡±


    Damien sighed deeply turning to her ¡°Didn¡¯t you see what happened in there? Nancy didn¡¯t shoot because she was scared and that was probably the first time she was holding a gun¡±


    ¡°And as for Scott or whatever his name might be, he wasn¡¯t the one either, he is a thug and it¡¯s very certain that he had used a gun before, but didn¡¯t you see where he aimed at? it takes a lot of courage and hatred to aim for the heart, but he didn¡¯t, he aimed at my head and he tried to shoot twice.. doesn¡¯t that say something?¡± he questioned meaningfully..


    His words reyed over and over in Olivia¡¯s head, it made sense in a way but sometimes once could tell what the other might be thinking about..


    Only one shot was fired on that day, the culprit had more time to fire another shot or more at them but instead he or she fled after one shot..


    ¡°You and I know well that the bullet was meant for you and not for your mum.. who could possibly want you dead? Rihanna couldn¡¯t have been the one, she is crazy about you to kill you¡±


    A devilish grin crawled up on Damien¡¯s face as he answered in a low tone ¡°Why don¡¯t we allow the restless criminal to expose herself?, I¡¯m very sure she¡¯lle running to the station sooner orter and that way, she will leave a trail behind¡±

 Chapter 137_ Insane 1

    Bianca slid the bottled water over the kitchen ind to Olivia who was just got here a while ago looking so tired..


    She pulled a stool out and sat on it watching Olivia¡¯s giant gulps with intent..


    ¡°Ahh!¡± a sigh of satisfaction left her lips before she tossed the empty stic into the bin..


    ¡°Okay, you are hydrated now. So can we start?¡±


    Olivia hopped down from her stool making her way to the couch in the living room, she crashed down on it feeling too tired to exin anything to Bianca..


    ¡°Come on Olivia.. tell me what happened, we haven¡¯t had a proper conversation in days after Kelvin and kiara¡¯s kidnap¡±


    ¡°Yeah.. I kinda missed you but not as much as Kelvin¡± She jested patting the space next to her..


    Bianca smiled approaching her, she sat next to Olivia just as thetter had requested of her..


    ¡°I missed you not¡± Bianca dered with a small chuckle..


    The smile on their faces gradually fell as they were reminded of the sad and harsh reality of Anita¡¯s death..


    The ever so bubbly woman who didn¡¯t try to discriminate between the poor and the rich, she had always loved to hang out at their apartment whenever she was free..


    ¡°I still can¡¯t believe that she¡¯s really dead..¡±


    Bianca sighed deeply with a hum, drifting down the memoryne..


    ¡°If only aunt was the least concerned about her friend¡¯s death¡±


    ¡°She is not?¡± Olivia inquired with a frown, she remembered Bianca once told her about her mum¡¯s recent and weird behavior..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°Yeah!. At some point I thought she was hiding something until she revealed to me why she was acting all sneaky.. but that still doesn¡¯t make enough sense¡±


    Olivia sat up taking in the new information which she just got..


    ¡°What did she reveal to you? does this have anything to do with me?¡±


    ¡°Uh.. yes and no.. I promised her that I wouldn¡¯t speak about it to anyone so don¡¯t expect me to tell you¡±


    ¡°Ughh I hate!¡± Olivia dered bumping her fist against Bianca¡¯s arm.


    ***


    Bruce brows creased further when Rihanna made no attempt to speak, instead her eyes was darting around the room as if scared of something in here..


    ¡°Should we visit the hospital again? you¡¯ve been acting uptely and it¡¯s getting out of hand¡±


    Rihanna forced a dryugh to convince her dad that she was alright when deep down, she was already losing her mind..


    ¡°I¡¯m alright, I¡¯m still shaken by the news of Mrs Sterling¡¯s death, I mean she would have been my mother inw if I had gotten married to Damien.. don¡¯t you think you and mum should go over to their house and say a word or two?¡±


    Bruce shoulder fell at the sudden mention of Anita¡¯s death, he exhaled loudly unsure of what next to say..


    Tracy walked in on their awkward silence, now she had a clearer view of her daughter who looked like disaster wrapped in chaos..


    ¡°Oh goodness! what the hell happened to you? you look-


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing.. I had a bad day yesterday and today as well¡±


    Tracy stared at Rihanna meaningfully, after Asher¡¯s fall, it had be too hard to believe a word her daughter says, if she hadn¡¯t seen a video of Rihanna being thrashed online, she might have believed that Rihanna really had a bad day..


    ¡°You¡¯ve brought more damage and harm than good in this family Rihanna.. because of you! our status has been degraded in the society, our name has been tainted by you! what more do you want to do to embarrass us further?!¡± Tracy yelled out in anger shocking Bruce..


    ¡°Tracy, let it be.. we will talk about thister¡±


    They both left the living room leaving her to herself again, her chest heaved up and down in anger cursing only one soul in her thoughts..


    Olivia!


    Why had everything she tried to do to hurt that awfuldy backfire? no matter how much she tried to harm her, her knight in shining armor was always there to protect and save her..


    All her problems started the day she had chosen to drug Damien at her party, if she hadn¡¯t done that, then there won¡¯t have been a kid named Kelvin or she wouldn¡¯t have known that ady called Olivia was in existence!


    She was really alone, no one to call a friend or family, everyone hated her so much, even Damien..


    ¡°I wish you had died instead of your mum Damien! then neither Olivia nor I would have had you in our lives! she would have been torn apart by the news but instead your lousy mum chose to get involved!¡±


    A mockingughter left her lips as she stared around at any possible ce Anita¡¯s ghost might be lingering about..


    ¡°Do you hear that Anita? you got involved! I was aiming for your son! so don¡¯t you dare try to scare me again! do you get that?!¡± She yelled at no one in particr..


    Her voice was able to alert the servants around her, they all scurried out of their various positions to check who Rihanna was yelling at..


    But they found no one around except her..


    When her cold brown orbs fell on them, another thunderous yell followed suite!


    ¡°Get the hell out of here!¡±


    She touched her forehead feeling a sharp pain in her head, probably because she had yelled so much in one day..


    All she saw next was darkness before she met with the hard floor..


    ***


    rissa¡¯s eyes fell on the clock ticking, it¡¯s been quite sometime since Hardin left in a hurry, she already made lunch and was hoping he might join her soon..


    ¡°I have no idea of where he went to Grandma..¡±


    Grandma Jade ced both hands on her hips mumbling some words about kids of this era, she made her way to the table picking at whatever she could reach..


    ¡°Have you tried calling him? he¡¯s an adult, of course he knows his way around.. why worry about him?¡±


    rissa rolled her eyes waving Hardin¡¯s phone to Grandma Jade..


    ¡°He left it behind.. I have no idea why he suddenly ran out that way like he had seen something or someone he had been dying to see¡± She murmured nonchntly with a pout..


    Grandma Jade¡¯s eyes rested on rissa who was busy sulking, she ced her fork down still in deep thought..


    ¡°Is she back yet?¡±


    ¡°Who are you talking about?¡± rissa askedmely oblivious to the olderdy¡¯s thoughts..


    ¡°I¡¯m talking about Alexa..¡±


    Meanwhile¡­


    Hardin turned his head gently to Alexa whose head was resting against his shoulder, he stared at her sleeping face intently..


    He raised his hand to her cheeks wiping the wet trail her tears left behind, she looked so innocent and calm in her defenseless state..


    A knock fell on the door, and before he could respond, it opened with a small bang which made Alexa¡¯s brows furrow slightly, but not enough to wake her up..


    Hardin snapped his head to the door where rissa stood with a shocked expression on her face, she was just about to talk when she saw his finger moving to his lips, a gesture for her to remain quiet..


    He gently detached himself from Alexa as he positioned her properly on the sofa..


    He turned back to rissa who was standing in front of the door, taking her by her wrist, he led her away from the door and out of Alexa¡¯s hearing reach..


    ¡°I was searching everywhere for you Hardin and there you were in her apartment¡±


    Hardin ced a hand on his hips and the other raked through his hair, from his look, it was obvious that he was irritated by her presence..


    ¡°rissa.. she just lost her mum and I was simply trying to console her¡±


    A snort left rissa¡¯s lips ¡°To console her? that way? she fell asleep in your arms Hardin.. was that the reason you left me standing back there? because you wanted to console her?¡± She mocked..


    ¡°What is up with your behavior?¡±


    ¡°Okay now you think that something is wrong with me? now this all makes sense to me, she¡¯s the one right?¡±


    Hardin ignored her questions pulling his gaze off her..


    ¡°She¡¯s the reason you tantly declined my proposal to pose as my fake boyfriend for three months.. am I right? she¡¯s the one you clearly prefer¡±


    ¡°Look rissa, you¡¯re one of my closest friends but your offer was simply outrageous.. I don¡¯t see you in that way at all.. and please leave Alexa out of this, my decision had nothing to do with her¡±


    rissa sardonically ¡°You¡¯re going after her because she¡¯s wealthier than I am? answer me Hardin!¡±


    ¡°Yes! are you happy with my response?! I just can¡¯t continue this with you-


    His voice trailed off when rissa¡¯s gaze fell behind him, he took a peek behind him to find Alexa standing by her door..


    ¡°Alexa¡± he whispered beneath his breath, his heart pounded wondering what she might have heard..


    rissa took a step back and finally turned around walking away from them..


    ¡°Alexa-


    ¡°Please save it.. I¡¯m going through enough to get involved in this¡± She moved back into her apartment and mmed the door shut..

 Chapter 138_ Insane 2

    Rihanna¡¯s eyelids fluttered open as she sat up with a loud gasp, her eyes darted around the dark room..


    From the few objects and furnitures she could see glittering in the dark, she was able to make out that it was her room.


    She touched her neck gasping for air, was it just a dream or was someone trying to suffocate her to death a while ago?


    ¡°How did I get here?¡±


    Her mind roamed endlessly on how she got here in the first ce, she recalled feeling a sharp pain in her head before she passed out..


    Her eyes widened in horror when a figure on white shed past her eyes, that image got her heart pounding, she reached for her bedsidemp next to her but it wasn¡¯t turning on no matter how hard she tried..


    ¡°W-ho is there?¡± She stuttered shaking in fear..


    The lights suddenly came on by itself to reveal that samedy on white she had seen the night before..


    ¡°Y-you? w-hy are you here again?¡± She asked moving back on her bed..


    She searched around for any possible object to hurl at the figure if possible..


    The figure raised its head to reveal the fresh blood running down from its pitch ck eyes..


    Now she got a clearer vision of what the supposed ghost looked like..


    It looked nothing like Anita except for the ck hair which was curly and and out of ce, there was a patch of blood on the left side of its chest..


    The eyes were pitch ck as it gazed upon her with murderous intent..


    ¡°I told you that I was going to kill you tonight Rihanna!!.. I will take you back with me¡± The eery and cracked up voice ryed, taking out that same knife from that night which had blood dripping from it..


    Rihanna shuddered in fright, her body felt so sticky with her own sweat..Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°P-lease don¡¯t hurt me.. I didn¡¯t shoot you intentionally.. you got in the way just when I shot at Damien-


    ¡°You tried to kill my son!! then you will die!!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s face paled, she shook her head as the figure took steps closer to her on the bed..


    ¡°No!!!¡± She yelled out shaking her head as the lights went on and off..


    Few secondster, the door to her room was flung open, she snapped her head to her parents who just entered the room..


    She pointed to the direction where the figure had been standing a moment ago..


    ¡°She¡¯s trying to kill me!!¡±


    Bruce and Tracy followed the direction she was pointing to only to see absolutely nothing at all, they exchanged confused and concerned looks..


    ¡°I told you Bruce.. Rihanna is gradually going insane due to Damien¡¯s rejection¡± Tracy whispered softly to her husband..


    Rihanna stared back at the spot where Anita¡¯s ghost was standing a while back, but she was no longer there..


    Her breathing was rough and wild as she tried to get a hold of herself..


    ¡°There¡¯s no one here Rihanna! stop trying to make a fool out of yourself! you¡¯re a grown up!¡± Tracy barked in irritation as she made her way out of the room..


    Rihanna was quick to jump out of her bed, she held her dad¡¯s arm going out with him also, maybe if she was with them, Anita wouldn¡¯t be able toe kill her..


    ¡°Please let me sleep in your room tonight.. i- I promise I won¡¯t try to get in your way.. just for tonight p-lease¡±


    Bruce was concerned about her behavior, he stared around her room nothing seemed unusual in any way..


    So why was she acting so scared every single time?


    As soon as they left the room, Anita¡¯s ghost came out of the bathroom coughing..


    The ghost made its way to Rihanna¡¯s bed andy down with a giggle escaping its lips..


    ***


    Olivia moved to her window with her phone ced against her ear, she sighed in relief when her call was answered at one ring..


    ¡°Hey, did I disturb your sleep¡±


    Damien sat up from his couch pinching the space between his brows..


    ¡°Uh.. no I was just-


    Olivia¡¯s brows furrowed at the other end, his voice sounded deeper than normal..


    ¡°Damien are you drinking again?¡±


    He chuckled at her instant guess with a shake of his head..


    ¡°No I¡¯m not¡±


    He pushed the bottle of whiskey farther away from him from as if she could see him..


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll choose to believe that you¡¯re not drinking even though you sound drunk, i just called to check up on you.. I¡¯m sure it must be pretty hard for you to move on given your rtionship with your mum..¡±


    The door opened behind her but she was so engrossed in the conversation to notice any movement..


    ¡°If you really wanted to check up on me to know how I was doing, you could have juste over to know yourself¡±


    Olivia¡¯s cheeks med up, she bit her lower lips staring at the tiny stars twinkling proudly..


    ¡°Now you¡¯re acting like a spoilt kid, I couldn¡¯t spend time with Kelvin in two days and now he¡¯s upset with me.. my baby was avoiding me all throughout today¡±


    Damien chuckled and for a second, he forgot that he was mourning..


    ¡°I really wish you both can stay by my side from now onwards.. with mum gone, there¡¯s really no one to bug me or intrude into my house anytime she feels like it..¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face fell again at his words, she inhaled deeply turning around to find Bianca sitting dofortably on her bed..


    ¡°You?! how long have you been in here? bad manners!¡±


    Biancaughed out rising up to her feet, she snatched the phone from Olivia¡¯s hands taking a look at the caller¡¯s Id..


    ¡°Woah.. so you¡¯re the reason my dear friend has been blushing non stop? please stop I don¡¯t want her bursting into mes¡±


    ¡°Bianca!¡± Olivia squeaked out trying to snatch the phone from her grip..


    Damien couldn¡¯t help butugh at their little back and forth banters..


    ¡°Oh you¡¯re gonna regret this Bianca.. when Xanderes over again I¡¯ll make sure I tease you so much that you¡¯ll eventually turn into bubbles!¡± Olivia retorted snatching her phone from thetter¡­


    She moved away from thetter speaking discreetly into the phone..


    ¡°Make sure you have your dinner and have a goodnight rest, and NO DRINKING! goodnight¡±


    Damien stared at the screen with a smile, he rose up from his seat walking to the bed to have a good night¡¯s rest, he wasn¡¯t really in the mood to have dinner..


    His phone screen lit up, he brought it over his face and clicked on it..


    It was a text from Olivia ¡®Go and have your dinner¡¯


    ¡°She¡¯s crazy¡±


    ***


    The knocks on her door persisted for a while before she dragged herzy body out of bed, she took a nce at her phone, it was 10:01 who else could it be?


    Hardin?


    Alexa rubbed her eyes as she approached the door, and when she opened it, her brows arched, no one was around except a brown paper bag sitting at the front of her door.


    She reached for it and made her way back into her room..


    ¡°Great. He knew I was starving¡±


    She settled down on her bed to consume whatever was in the bag only for her phone to beep..


    She picked her phone up and stared at the screen which had a new message from a well known person who goes by the name Hardin..


    She clicked on it and immediately it came up..


    ¡®I made dinner for everyone and I couldn¡¯t help but think about you because you can¡¯t cook and I¡¯m scared you might kill us all if you tried to do so¡¯


    Her eyes fell on the paper bag staring at it with nothing but disgust.


    ¡°I just lost my appetite¡± she groaned out in irritation getting off the bed to dispose the bag Into a thrash can..

 Chapter 139_ Nowhere to run 1

    A small frown settled on Bianca¡¯s forehead as she gazed out of the window to the unfamiliar ck car parked at the front of their building..


    ¡°Uh.. Olivia I think that is Damien¡¯s car¡± She uttered in uncertainty walking back to the mother and son who were still in their silent treatment stage..


    Kelvin had his arm crossed over his chest as his mum brushed his hair and fixed his cor..


    The young man was still upset with Olivia for leaving him all to himself for two days straight..


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so, he would have called to inform me if he wasing over here¡±


    As soon as she was done with Kelvin, she rose up to her feet tying her loose hair into a messy bun, she sighed at his back moving away from her..


    ¡°Can you believe Kelvin? he is so arrogant like his dad. He still doesn¡¯t want to talk to me after all my effort yesterday¡±


    Bianca chuckled picking Kelvin up into her arms, she brought her lips closer to his ear whispering some words to him¡­


    ¡°I know right? She doesn¡¯t allow me speak to daddy but she stayed two days at his big house, mummy is just jealous of me, she wants my daddy all to herself¡± Heined with a pout..


    Olivia arched a brow, now this all made sense to her, he really thought that she was trying to get in the way between him and Damien..


    She giggled approaching them, when she drew closer, she held both side of his chin to hold his face in ce..


    ¡°Baby, is that what you really think? you think I don¡¯t want you to hang out with your dad?¡±


    Kelvin gave a firm nod in response..


    ¡°Okay, how about you go stay with him for two days? then can we call it even? you¡¯ll talk to me after that right?¡±


    Kelvin¡¯s lips stretched into a wide toothy grin, he suddenly leaped into his mum¡¯s arms startling Bianca..


    She carefully let go of him after he was sessfully attached to Olivia..


    She excused herself from their mother and son scene to the door when the doorbell rang..


    Few secondster, she returned back with Kiara..


    ¡°Olivia, Damien sent a driver to take the kids to school today¡±


    Almost immediately, her phone buzzed with a new text notification from Damien confirming he indeed sent a driver just for safety reasons..


    ¡°Uh yeah he just texted¡±


    ¡°Yay!! we will be going to school with daddy¡¯s car¡±


    ***


    Bruce opened his eyes to the morning rays falling on him, he squinted his eyes a bit and slowly till he adjusted to the brightness in the room..


    His gaze fell on Tracy who had a arm crossed on her chest, a small frown settled on his forehead at her annoyed looks..


    Reality suddenly dawned on him, if she was standing over there, then who was cuddled up so closely to him?


    A look of bewilderment appeared on his face when the face of the figure became clear to his eyes..


    ¡°Riha-


    ¡°Well thanks to you both I slept in the guest room all by myself!¡±


    Bruce slowly detached Rihanna¡¯s arm from his chest, he left the bed and came to stand next to Tracy who was fuming in anger..


    ¡°Come on! how did she get on the bed? she was asleep on the couch thest time I remembered..¡± He murmured itching the back of his head..


    They both stared at Rihanna¡¯s sleeping figure for a while and exchanged brief nces, they felt something was totally off with her..


    How can a grown up like herself im to be scared of ghosts? which didn¡¯t exist, Rihanna was never one to believe in such weird things like ghosts and other night creatures people talk about..


    ¡°I think we need to invite a psychiatrist, she has clearly lost her mind.. don¡¯t you see that?¡± Tracy imputed walking over to the king sized bed..


    She grabbed a pillow and smacked it at Rihanna who was still deep in her slumber, Bruce frowned as he moved to Tracy..


    He snatched the pillow from her grip before it could strike against Rihanna for the second time..


    ¡°Let it go..¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s hand reach for the empty space beside her unconsciously, the smile originally on her lips disappeared when she felt no one beside her, she suddenly sat up with a loud gasp..


    Her parents were left startled at her behavior..


    ¡°So we are calling a psychiatrist over right?¡± Bruce inquired to receive a nod from his wife, from the looks of things, they definitely needed one urgently..


    ¡°Yup. Definitely!¡±


    Rihanna was left confused by their silent side talks, she shed them an awkward smile which they frowned at..


    ¡°I¡¯ll just go to my room¡±


    ***


    Alexa hurried to her door as soon as a knock fell on it, she opened it and as expected of her, the delivery man appeared before her..


    He had arge smile on his lips as he handed the paper bag to her..


    ¡°Uh.. thanks¡±


    He gave her a nod and left, she sniffed the air greedily..


    ¡°I¡¯m so hungry¡±


    She moved away from the door which was slightly ajar, she settled for her sofa taking out the double cheeseburger she had ordered..


    Her tummy made a rumbling noise which was a reminder of her hunger..


    Hardin had to ruin her dinnerst night with his annoying text, maybe it was time he stopped getting involved in her affairs..


    His previous day¡¯s words hit her hard as it surfaced once more in her head, he was doing everything for money? he didn¡¯t look like that type of guy to her..


    Why can¡¯t she just be happy for once? everything and everyone seemed to be against her for some reasons..


    Maybe Damien was right to have casted her out of the family for a year, that way she got to see who really cared about her and who didn¡¯t give a damn if she was doing well or not..


    She took a bite out of her sandwich savouring the taste until her beautiful moment was ruined by a knock on her door..


    At the first two knocks, she chose to ignore it, when she heard no other knocks, a sigh of relief left her lips..


    Whoever it was must have probably been tired of knocking on her door..


    Her back suddenly froze by the sudden masculine scent that reached her nose..


    Without looking back she already knew who else was in the apartment other than her..


    ¡°You still haven¡¯t learned much from staying here, your door is meant to be locked after stepping in just so no intruders can barge in-


    Alexa adjusted on the sofa so she could see his face clearly..


    ¡°That¡¯s a great lesson, I would definitely do that to prevent intruders like you from stepping into my apartment anyhow as you please¡± She retorted in a hostile tone..


    The burger suddenly tasted so nd that she packed it up into the wrapper..


    Hardin was left speechless, he hadn¡¯t expected this type of response from her at all, his eyes lowered to the food vacuum he was holding..


    From the way she had responded to him showed that she heard his conversation with rissa and to make things worse, she was mad and it would definitely take a lot of effort to change her opinion about him again..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about-


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to apologize, just tell me what you want and leave as soon as you can¡±


    Hardin inhaled a sharp breath as he moved closer to her, he handed the vacuum to her with a small smile..


    ¡°I made breakfast and I didn¡¯t want you to go hungry and-Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Blow up the house? we¡¯ve been through this before Hardin and I¡¯m not ready to hear you say it again.. please leave, I don¡¯t want it, I already had breakfast as you can see¡± She pointed to the half eaten burger on the table..


    ¡°Oh.. I¡¯ll just ce it in the kitchen just Incase you feel hungryter on¡±


    Before she could object to his words, he already made his way to the kitchen cing the food vacuum on the kitchen ind..


    His eyes suddenly fell on the brown paper bag in the thrash can..


    He picked it out and indeed it was the same bag he had sent to herst night..


    ¡°You didn¡¯t eat it and you thought it was right to throw it out?¡±


    Alexa rolled her eyes crossing her arms over her chest, why was he sounding so pained when he was infact the reason behind it?


    ¡°Yes I did. Because I didn¡¯t want it¡±


    Hardin released his grip from the bag allowing it to fall back into the thrash, he picked the other food vacuum from the kitchen ind and made his way out of the kitchen..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the disturbance. Carry on with your breakfast¡±


    Alexa watched his back leaving her apartment, she snorted and settled for her sofa again..

 Chapter 140_ Nowhere to run 2

    rissa was startled at the sudden bang the door just made, she reached for a slice of the oranges on the dining table and munched on it slowly..


    A deep yet meaningful smirk grew on her red lips as she stared at Hardin¡¯s annoyed expression, her eyes fell to the food vacuum he was clutching onto..


    Alexa must have rejected the meal after what had happened the previous day, now it was certain that thetter indeed heard everything and also misunderstood it..


    ¡°Hardin?¡±


    She faked a worried look and rose up from her seat walking to him.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t she ept it? how could she? you spent all morning making that for her. I¡¯ll go right over to her ce this minute and give her a piece of my mind and I really don¡¯t care if she is a Sterling¡±


    Hardin reached out to her hand effortlessly as soon as she turned around to leave, he handed the food vacuum to her..


    ¡°Don¡¯t. Let her be, I¡¯ll just get ready to leave¡±


    rissa gave a nod and watched his back moving away dejectedly..


    ***


    Xander checked his wrist watch as he took a sip out of his cup, he had to be at the office in the next few minutes..


    But Becky was on her way to deliver a signed document of the deal he had with Damien few days ago..


    Damien had saved his ass from getting wacked hard by his father, thepany almost suffered a big loss because he didn¡¯t meet up with some of the investors as nned..


    ¡°I guess you¡¯re runningte Mr CEO¡± Charles chuckled pulling out a seat for himself..


    He knew how much Xander hated his post as the CEO of theirpany because it came with a lot of responsibilities and thus, leaving him a little or no time at all to hang out with his chics..


    ¡°Don¡¯t get me started on that! you should have been the one running thepany not me! all you get to do is to show up at thepany once in a lifetime and do absolutely nothing!¡±


    Charles shrugged his shoulders reaching for the grapes on the table, he picked one of it and tossed it into his mouth..


    ¡°Uh.. I¡¯m sorry that you are the one fit for the position, if it were to be me running thepany, I would have definitely blown everything off, you can just run away like me.. there are other Gray¡¯s who would be willing to take the position¡±


    Xander snorted tapping his feet impatiently on the floor, if only that was possible, he wouldn¡¯t have minded running off too..


    ¡°As if¡±


    Their banter was interrupted when the firm and hurried footstep approached the dining table..


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry I took sote.. you know my family is currently mourning Aunt¡¯s death and-


    ¡°I understand¡± Xander interjected standing to his feet, he epted the file she had extended to him with a wide smile. ¡°I guess I¡¯ll leave then.. please help yourself to breakfast¡±


    He said his goodbye and left the dining room leaving the other two in nothing but awkwardness..


    ¡°Hi.. uh. I heard what happened and I¡¯m so sorry for the loss¡±


    Becky offered a smile pulling out one of the chairs next to him..


    ¡°Thanks. I hope you don¡¯t mind me sharing your breakfast?¡±


    ¡°Definitely not, eat as much as you want but just so you know, I prefer this new you¡±


    Becky¡¯s cheeks med hot, her initial thought of eating a braised pork was dismissed, she reached for the bread instead with a grin..


    ¡°Everyone prefers the new me, but you all have no idea what I went through just to get this figure¡±


    ¡°Something or someone must have made you do it, I guess¡± Charles murmured picking another grape, he failed to see her facial reaction to his words..


    Becky simply sighed munching on her breadzily.


    ¡°You¡¯re right, and the stupid dummy doesn¡¯t even see me that way¡± She thought out loud without realizing it..


    Charles arched a brow, he heard her well even if she didn¡¯t mean to say it out loud, to think that she went all through that just to get this figure for a guy stirred something deep down in him..


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t worth you then, I¡¯m sure there¡¯s someone else out there waiting for you, do you mind telling me who he is?¡±


    ¡°You.¡±


    Charlesughed like she had just dropped an expensive joke, a joke Becky didn¡¯t find funny at all, she had no idea that she had said that out loud and now he thought that it was a joke..


    ¡°Me? I doubt it, I kind of bullied you at high school, even if it was just for the fun of it, so if I¡¯m not mistaken you are actually talking about Xander because he was the only single fan you had then alongside your cousin bro.¡±


    Becky¡¯s appetite vanishedpletely, as always he was still slow to grasp little things..


    She picked up her purse and stood up to her feet ready to leave but suddenly stopped turning back to him..


    ¡°You are right, I like a guy who doesn¡¯t even notice me, or maybe he does but he is just concerned about the figure I have, I like Xander but as a friend. Maybe it¡¯s time I just give up and stop forcing things, I¡¯d leave now. bye¡±


    Charles was left speechless by her sudden temper, he watched her back leaving the room until she was out of sight..


    ¡°What¡¯s up with her temper?¡± he murmured..


    ***


    Olivia raised her hand to stop her mum¡¯s sneaky movement, her eyes dropped to the tray she was holding which had two cups of tea and two different tes of scrambled eggs and toast..


    She raised a brow hoping to get an exnation sooner..


    ¡°Alright, I have heard from Bianca that you have been acting all sneaky and suspicioustely. And now I can see it clearly, why are you having two shares of breakfast?¡±


    Sandy forced a toothy smile at Olivia ¡°Uh.. can you just pretend like you didn¡¯t see me? because I have no possible exnation to give you right now¡±


    Olivia crossed her arm on her chest not daring to take a move out of the way unless her mum coulde up with an exnation for whatever this was..


    A look of disbelief settled on her face when a thought popped up in her head..


    Could it be¡­.??


    ¡°Hold on a second mum!. I know what this is about!¡± She eximed in a high pitched tone..


    Sandy gulped down nervously ¡°You do?¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°You¡¯re hiding a man up in your room! who is he? do I know him? or have we met before? I¡¯ll go find out by myself!¡±


    ¡°Olivia wait-


    Her words were ignored by thetter who was already long gone heading up to her room, she ced the tray on the table and made her way to her room as fast as she could..


    Olivia¡¯s legs moved faster to her mum¡¯s room before she coulde any closer, she had a feeling her mum was hiding a man and was shy to introduce him to her just so she wouldn¡¯t get teased..


    She crashed into Bianca who stepped out of her room abruptly..


    ¡°Easy.. what¡¯s with the rush?¡± She questioned looking around for any possible sign of her chaser..


    She held Bianca¡¯s shoulder grinning from ear to ear..


    ¡°Mum brought a man home, and she is hiding him up in her room, she¡¯s still so shy¡±


    Bianca¡¯s eyes widened in surprise, initially, she had thought that Sandy was just bluffing to hide out the real truth about what she was hiding..


    If actually there was a man in the house, then that meant she had been telling the truth all along, she tailed behind Olivia who was surprisingly too happy about the news..


    They made their way to the door and luckily it wasn¡¯t locked, she could hear her mum¡¯s hurried footsteps approaching them quickly and her cautious voice calling out her name..


    She ignored all that and eagerly twisted the knob and pushed it open, she stepped into the room closely followed by Bianca..


    The smile on their face suddenly turned upside down into a frown and then to a look of horror before the scream and shrills of the threedies filled the room..

 Chapter 141_ Nowhere to run 3

    Sandy ced both hands against her ears as their screams intensified, she closed the door behind her and made her way to their midst..


    ¡°Alright that¡¯s enough!¡± She yelled out in frustration, any more second and her eardrums would surely explode..


    Bianca pointed a finger at the other soul present in the room, a look of uncertainty and surprise filled her eyes..


    How could this even be possible? she wasn¡¯t supposed to be here or even alive!


    ¡°Why is she still alive?! or¡­. she wasn¡¯t even dead in the first ce!¡± Bianca concluded in horror ring at Anita who had a toothy smile..


    Olivia¡¯s chest pounded wildly staring at the same woman whom the whole city was mourning after, she was standing right in front of her lookingpletely fine..


    ¡°Well congrattions, you are one of the lucky people who can see my ghost¡± Anita jested waving her hands by her side..


    ¡°Okay.. I¡¯m just seeing things, I ate too much during breakfast and i-


    Olivia¡¯s words slurred before she dropped to the ground..


    ***


    ¡°She¡¯s moving¡±


    Little whispers and small talks around Olivia made her weak eyes open slowly, the first figure she saw was Anita..


    She suddenly sat up on the bed with one hand over her forehead, that wasn¡¯t a dream, Anita was really alive!


    ¡°Thank goodness you are alright! I was scared for a second there¡±


    ¡°You are alive aunt?!¡± Her voice came out rather harsh, she helped herself out of the bed searching around for her phone..


    Damien had no idea his mum was alive, the poor fe was so broken about the news of her fake death whereas she was doing just fine..


    ¡°Mum! I¡¯m so mad at you right now! and you too Mrs Sterling, do you both realize what you did is absolutely wrong?¡±


    ¡°Uh.. not exactly wrong, we have a good reason for doing that¡± Sandy defended with azy shrug.


    She recalled the day the doctor asked for her presence at the hospital just a minute after Anita was proimed dead..


    The news of her friend¡¯s death had equally broken her just like the rest but on getting to the ICU, she found out thetter wasn¡¯t really dead..


    Everything they did was part of their scheme to trap Rihanna, and they seeded in doing just that..


    ¡°What? tears were shed, innocent tissue papers were wasted and you think there¡¯s a good reason for it?¡± Olivia murmured..


    She reached for her phone on a cab and scrolled through it..


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Anita asked worriedly..


    Olivia waved her phone over her face which showed her current dialed number..


    ¡°I¡¯m calling Damien to tell him that his mum is alive, he deserves to know the truth too-


    Her phone was snatched out of her grip harshly before she could tell, her efforts to snatch it back from Anita all proved abortive..


    ¡°No! Damien can¡¯t find out about this¡±


    ¡°Okay! you might have seized my phone, but at least my legs can still move over to his house and no one is going to stop me!¡±


    Few minutester..


    Bianca¡¯s bored looking eyes fell on Olivia who was currently tied up to a wooden chair with a brown tape over her mouth to stop her from screaming..


    ¡°You were saying?¡± Bianca mocked..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry we have to do this to you honey, this is the only way to keep you from spreading the news around to everyone¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes fell, great! even Bianca was on their team now..


    It was a very good thing that Anita was still alive, this way Damien wouldn¡¯t have to be so down every single time..


    ¡°So you have the video of Rihanna¡¯s confessionst night right?¡±


    Sandy gave a nod handing her phone over to Anita..


    ¡°Yeah of course! It was very hrious, I enjoyed every bit of itst night¡±


    ***


    Damien gave up trying to reach Olivia¡¯s phone, he saw a missed call from her a few minutes back when he came out of the bathroom..


    ¡°Did something happen?¡±


    He tried to reach for Sandy instead and almost immediately, it was answered, from her chirpy tone, he concluded that everything was alright.


    ¡°Hello Mrs Parker¡±


    Sandy grinned from ear to ear, she sent a warning re to Olivia who was trying to break free from the rope tied around her.


    ¡°Oh hi Damien, how are you doing son?¡±


    Damien sighed deeply, he pondered if he should go on and ask about Olivia..


    ¡°I¡¯m feeling much better, I don¡¯t know I can¡¯t get through to Olivia and I was wondering if everything was alright-


    His sensitive ears picked a little sound from the background, he tried to make out what sound it was but Sandy chuckle came next..


    ¡°Oh Olivia? She went to the mall to get a few things, i guess she left her phone behind.. so silly of her¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll text herter¡±


    A few words of pleasantries was said next before the call was disconnected from both ends, Olivia¡¯s eyes never left her mum¡¯s face..


    No matter how hard she tried to scream or yell, it only came out as a muffled sound..


    Bianca ced her phone into her back pocket and approached Olivia..


    She pulled the tape off thetter¡¯s mouth with a chuckle..


    ¡°You look really funny.. smile a little and also listen to the whole idea behind Mrs Sterling¡¯s fake death, I was briefed after you fainted a while ago¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care what it is! but I swear, I¡¯m gonna tell Damien about it!¡±


    Sandy rolled her eyes snatching the tape off Bianca¡¯s hand, she turned to Olivia cing it over her mouth once more..


    ¡°Ah! much better¡±


    ***


    Rihanna dropped her cutlery on the table as her father¡¯s worried eyes fell on her, was it worry or perhaps a brewing anger?


    Bruce pulled his gaze off her and continued his conversation over the phone, after a few minutes passed by, a guard walked into the living room with a bow directed at Bruce..


    ¡°Boss, some men are here-


    ¡°Let them in¡± Bruce ordered firmly..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Rihanna was rmed as always, she slowly turned on her chair to look at the men who just entered the living room..


    Her eyes grewrge, they weren¡¯t just any men, they were the Cops!


    Cold sweat broke out on her forehead as she wondered why the Cops were at her house, her hand touched her chest that was pounding hard..


    ¡°Mr Brown I¡¯m afraid we have to take Rihanna Brown into our custody for the murder of Mrs Sterling¡±


    Bruce had a shocked expression on his face, his eyes fell on Rihanna who was now standing up on her feet..


    ¡°W-hat? murder? I didn¡¯t kill anyone! it was Nancy who killed her!¡± she yelled out furiously heaving up and down in anger..


    Tracy walked down from the stairs carefully, Rihanna¡¯s yell was loud enough to alert her attention from her room..


    ¡°What is going on here?¡±


    Rihanna shook her head as two officers approached her with handcuffs..


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do it! Nancy killed her! not me!¡±


    Her eyes suddenly fell on the knife on the dining table.


    She picked it up and pointed it at the two approaching her in a threatening pose.


    ¡°Don¡¯te any closer!¡± She warned moving backwards..


    There was nowhere to run to now, it was all over, she¡¯ll be sentenced behind bars and no one would be able to save her..


    ¡°Rihanna! what are you doing?! drop the knife down!¡± Bruce ordered..


    ¡°Rihanna!¡±


    Rihanna was startled at the sudden bang on the long wooden dining table, her eyes fell to her dad who was sitting opposite her..


    Her eyes darted around the living room which was empty apart from the three of them in having breakfast..


    ¡°Are you alright? you¡¯ve been spacing outtely, what is the matter with you?¡±


    Rihanna sighed in relief touching her chest, that was all in her head, no one was here to take her..


    ¡°uh.. I¡¯m sorry I was lost in my thoughts, what were you saying?¡±


    Bruce and Tracy exchanged gazes with each other..


    ¡°You are sweating Rihanna, should we take you to see a doctor? you don¡¯t look fine to me¡±


    Rihanna forced a dryughter ¡°Definitely not, it¡¯s probably the side effect of the drug I took.. don¡¯t bother, I¡¯ll just go up to my room and get something really quick¡±


    No sooner had she taken a step forward when the multiple footsteps approaching the living room reached her ears¡­


    ¡°Miss Brown, you¡¯re under arrest for the murder of Mrs Anita Sterling¡±

 Chapter 142_ The drama queen is back 1

    Anita paced around the room in deep thought, her mind was clouded with various thoughts, she stopped moving and settled on Sandy¡¯s bed..


    ¡°What if Sandy gets ignored by the Cops? how am I supposed to get justice for my death?¡± she grumbled with a pout..


    Bianca raised her head to get a good glimpse of Anita when herst sentence reached her ears, Jeez! her death?


    ¡°You¡¯re still alive, so let¡¯s talk more of an attempted murder instead, Rihanna will be behind bars for at least twenty years or less I don¡¯t know¡±


    ¡°Whatever, I hope she¡¯s apprehended quickly, I miss my babies so much¡±


    She could almost picture Aldrin¡¯s sad expression, the poor fe must have been so lonely in thest few days, and Damien? he must have been equally devastated by the news..


    She touched her chest which still hurt from the bullet wound with a deep breath..


    The Heaven¡¯s knew that she had almost died that day, but she had no other choice than to fight for her life..


    After all, she was Anita Sterling, thedy who never give up so easily no matter what hurdle is thrown her way..


    Olivia made her presence known again by moving her chair..


    Bianca was quick to peel off the tape from her lips..


    ¡°Alright what do you have to say?¡±


    ¡°How long do you all intend to tie me up? I want to pee!¡±


    Anita and Bianca exchanged meaningful nces ..


    ¡°Until Rihanna is behind bars and also right after I have made my grand return, there would be music and glitters. Lots and lots of glitters and dancing and oh, a ck limousine and-


    ¡°You know every member of your family will be mad at you for leaving them in the dark?, perhaps you should leave your glorious return aside, today, Damien and his dad are to pick your casket so what color do you prefer?¡±


    Anita rose up to her feet with a loud huff, she snatched the tape off Bianca¡¯s hand and ced it over Olivia¡¯s mouth..


    ¡°Sorry dear, this is for the best. I hope you don¡¯t mind?¡±


    ***


    Rihanna struggled with the two officers holding her as they led her to their car parked in front of the cream colored building which stood proudly..


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do it! let me go!¡± she yelled kicking the air as she was being pulled to the car..


    All her screams and fights were silenced as she was pushed into the Cops car effortlessly..


    Bruce held Tracy back from interfering, she pointed to the car moving out of the surrounding with tears running down from her eyes..


    ¡°They are taking her away! do something Bruce! don¡¯t just stand there and watch!¡±


    Bruce reached for his phone in his inner pocket, he was in total shock at what just happened, How could his daughter be in involved in the murder of Anita?


    It just didn¡¯t make enough sense, his brows drew together when his memory was refreshed to Rihanna¡¯s weird and suspicious behavior for thest couple of days after Anita¡¯s demise..


    ¡®She wants to kill me¡¯


    He had heard that a lot of times from her whenever she woke up from her sleep in the middle of the night..


    Could she really be involved?


    The fears he had seen in her eyes, the sweats and yells all gave a reason to be suspicious about her..


    Tracy¡¯s small pounds on his chest brought him out of his short reverie..


    ¡°What are you still waiting for?! she¡¯s the only child we have who isn¡¯t almost dead, but now she¡¯ll be locked up behind bars!¡±


    Bruce simply endured all her pounding and wails, if Rihanna was really responsible for the murder of Anita, then he had no other option than to back out and let thew give its verdict..


    ***


    As soon as Rihanna was led into the station, her eyes fell on Nancy who was signing some paperwork at the front desk..


    She broke free from the officers grip with the cuff still on her hands and rushed forward to Nancy, bumping her shoulder against thetter gritting her teeth hard..


    ¡°How dare you?! you turned out to be a greedy crook! didn¡¯t I pay you enough?!¡±


    Nancy cowered back as the officer¡¯s reached for Rihanna again pulling her away..


    ¡°Don¡¯t me the innocentdy Rihanna! I believe this is karma! you are only paying the price for your wrong doings!¡±


    Rihanna¡¯s eyes narrowed down at the familiar olderdy who suddenly popped up in front of her..


    ¡°You! you are the reason behind this?!¡± She barked at Sandy who simply shrugged nonchntly..


    ¡°I guess you can say that, you are a heartless youngdy Miss Brown and a few years behind bars will definitely set your mind straight!¡±


    Rihanna shrieked out in anger trying to break out of their hold but she was led away..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ***


    Meanwhile..


    Damien stood up to his feet the moment he heard the voice at the other end, he stared at his phone in surprise after the call was disconnected..


    Rihanna was currently behind bars? but howe? no evidence was found against her..


    So howe she managed to end up behind bars?


    He picked up his suit jacket draped on his seat and made his way out of his study..


    Few minutester, he arrived at the station with a few men just Incase things turned out bad again like thest time..


    ¡°Mr Sterling! you¡¯re here.. pleasee this way¡±


    Damien gave a nod following behind the female Cop, his steps suddenly stopped when he spotted two familiar faces at the front desk..


    ¡°Mrs Parker?¡±


    Sandy turned around when she felt the eyes boring into her back, she was also surprised to see Damien here..


    Howe he got here so fast?


    His direction changed as he approached Sandy who was in a way avoiding his gaze..


    ¡°Damien? you came?¡±


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± He asked curiously trying to take a peek at the paperwork she was signing¡­


    An officer approached Sandy handing back her phone to her, he shed her a small smile and at the same time gave a small bow to Damien..


    ¡°Thanks ma¡¯am, this evidence went a long way, we already took a copy of it out of your phone, we will keep in touch with you¡±


    Sandy epted her phone with a tight smile but it was suddenly snatched by Damien..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry but I have to see what evidence you got¡±


    Damien scrolled through her phone, he found some videos of Olivia and Kelvin but settled for one which was taken a day ago..


    He met her eyes that were avoiding his but either ways he tapped on it..

 Chapter 143_ The drama queen is back 2

    rissa tapped her foot impatiently on the floor waiting for the door to open up for her, she raised her hand ready to knock again but it came opened.


    Alexa¡¯s brows arched at the sudden appearance of the rissa, after the little she had overheard from their conversation yesterday, she now saw rissa differently..


    ¡°Hi Alexa, I was wondering if you are less busy.. I just thought it might be nice to go hang out at some nice spot¡±


    ¡°You are well aware that I¡¯m still mourning my mother¡¯s death¡±


    rissa shrugged her shoulders nonchntly as she made her way into Alexa¡¯s apartment, she walked to the sofa and settled herself on it..


    A sly smirk tugged by the sides of her lips as the sound of the door closing reached her ears..


    ¡°What do you want? if you¡¯re here to talk about anything rted to Hardin then I¡¯m sorry to break it to you that I¡¯m the wrong person to speak with¡± ..


    rissa sat up on the sofa cackling up withughter..


    Her face suddenly turned serious, it was void of any emotion..


    Since Hardin wasn¡¯t around at the moment, there was really no point of acting nice towards the spoilt rich brat..


    ¡°When do you intend to leave him alone for good? haven¡¯t you messed up with him enough?¡±


    Alexa was taken aback by the sudden change of her attitude, a part of her had always found rissa suspicious¡­


    And she just proved to have a differentyer underneath the fake smile she puts up whenever Hardin was around..


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Alexa who was still clueless about rissa¡¯s approach asked..


    ¡°You know very well what I mean Alexa! you¡¯re making things hard for him, Hardin has changed and you¡¯re the reason behind that awful change in him! if you hadn¡¯te around, he would have epted my proposal¡±


    Alexa was left speechless and confused by the otherdy¡¯s words..


    ¡°I¡¯m not even doing anything and you are already feeling insecure? if you have nothing else to say, then I suggest you get out of my apartment!¡±


    rissa chuckled dryly rising up to her feet, she inched closer to Alexa leaving them with a little or no distance apart..


    ¡°I¡¯ll say this only once Alexa and I hope you pay heed to it, stay away from Hardin, the both of you are worlds apart from each other and nothing good cane out of whatever you are trying to do, you are his tenant, so maintain that title and don¡¯t crave for more!¡±


    She warned in a sharp tone and made her way out of the apartment leaving Alexa to ponder on what she just said.


    ***


    The small smile on Damien¡¯s lips froze as he stared at the caller¡¯s id oveying on the phone¡¯s screen..


    Sandy was rmed by the sound of her phone ringing, she made an attempt to snatch it from his grip but he was faster..


    That was his mum¡¯s name boldly showing on the screen, or perhaps she knew another person who had the same name too?..


    ¡°What are you doing Damien? Let me have my phone it might be an important call¡±


    Damien epted the call and almost immediately, a chirpy voice came through at the other end..


    ¡°Aunt, how is it going at the station? Olivia is being a nuisance over here, she is asking for a pee break and I¡¯m afraid she is trying to escape just so she could reach Damien¡±


    Sandy sighed deeply, that was Bianca¡¯s voice, her eyes lowered to her purse when she felt Damien¡¯s eyes on her..


    She clenched and unclenched her hands taking a peek back at him, she watched Damien¡¯s expression changing from a look of amusement to another look she couldn¡¯t fathom..


    ¡°Hello?.. Aunt, can you hear me?¡±


    Damien disconnected the call, he felt something was wrong, like they were hiding something away from him..


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you say Olivia went to the mall?¡± he asked meaningfully..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°Oh, did I?¡± She asked with a nervous ear to ear grin..


    Damien shouldn¡¯t find out that his mum was still alive, Anita made the decision to be the one to break the news to her family by herself..


    If Damien figured out everything before she even gets a chance to tell everyone, then this might turn to a big misunderstanding..


    ¡°What are you hiding away from me?¡± he questioned.


    Sandy shook her head at his question ¡°Nothing dear-


    He turned around heading away from her before she could finish her sentence. His initial reason ofing to the station was pushed aside in a matter of minutes..


    First he had to get to Olivia, it appeared that she had wanted to reach out to him but they were holding her back one way or another..


    Only she could give him answers, he tucked Sandy¡¯s phone into his pocket just so she couldn¡¯t alert the rest at home of hising..


    ***


    Olivia rolled her eyes as Anita¡¯s sobs reached her ears, they were watching a movie not like she wanted to anyway but she had no other choice since she was still tied up to the chair..


    Anita pulled out a tissue out of its box dabbing it under her eyes gently..


    ¡°It¡¯s so emotional¡± she choked out in between sobs.


    ¡°Can I at least get something to eat? I¡¯m hungry¡± Olivia grumbled..


    Anita stood up to her feet with the bowl of chips, she approached Olivia and offered a single chip to her lips which was still tightly shut..


    ¡°Come on dear open up¡±


    Left with no other choice, Olivia opened up her mouth..


    She munched on the crunchy chips Anita offered to her continuously..


    ¡°So I heard you spent two nights with Damien at his vi all alone, is there something you would like to share with me?¡±


    Olivia¡¯s cheeks med up, she suddenly felt like vanishing into thin air when Anita¡¯s teasingughs reached her ears..


    ¡°Nothing happened¡± She lied to stop thetter from teasing her so much..


    Anita leaned down to Olivia¡¯s ears and whispered softly.. ¡°Bianca told me about the hickeys¡±


    Series of coughs escaped from Olivia¡¯s throat..


    Bianca!


    Such a friend indeed..


    ¡°Aunt! Bianca is clearly telling lies-¡± Olivia tried to defend herself only for more chips to go into her mouth to stop her from speaking..


    Anita ced the bowl aside and touched Olivia¡¯s face gently..


    ¡°I¡¯m so happy that Damien made the right choice by epting you and Kelvin, and ording to what I have heard from your mum, you and Damien have been bonding really well in thest couple of days¡±


    A smile tugged at the corner of their lips but all that died as the door bell rang once and the door opened afterwards leaving Anita no time to hide from whoever that it was..


    Their eyes widened at the sudden appearance of thest person they had expected to see..


    Time froze around Damien as his eyes fell on the figure standing next to Olivia who was tied up to a chair..


    ¡°Mum?¡±


    His voice came out as an inaudible whisper, he was left confused at what was going on around him, he pinched himself to know if this was all a dream..


    But heck no, it wasn¡¯t, his precious mum was standing right over there. She lookedpletely normal.


    Anita¡¯s eyes watered at the sight of one of her babies whom she had missed so much, her legs moved on their own towards him..


    ¡°Damien¡± she called out caressing his face tenderly..


    She enveloped him into an embrace while she continued sobbing in his arms..


    Sandy panted heavily as she entered, she was toote but things didn¡¯t turn out bad like she had expected..


    She smiled at the emotional scene going on in front of her..


    Damien was dumbfounded, his mum was alive all these time? and he had no idea about it?


    ¡°I missed you so much Damien, tell me how is your dad doing?¡±


    Damien held her shoulder pulling away from the embrace..


    ¡°You lied about your death?!¡±

 Chapter 144_ The drama queen is back 3

    Anita¡¯s eyes wandered everywhere around the room except from Damien¡¯s direction, he had his hands crossed over his chest while he sat on one of the sofa¡¯s waiting for any possible exnations..


    Damien deserved to know what made his mum choose to lie to everyone about her death, every part of him was happy that she was still breathing.


    ¡°You really can¡¯t me me for this one honey, I just tried to help out¡±


    ¡°Help out? mum! I cried all night to sleep like a five year old, sometimes I med myself for your fake death and you-Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Anita stood up from her seat and walked into the kitchen hurriedly, she returned few momentster with a knife holding it to her neck..


    They were all startled by her sudden presence, Damien was the first one to stand up to his feet gwaking at his mum in horror..


    ¡°Fine! since you¡¯re mad at me, I¡¯ll just kill myself for real this time!¡± She screamed in between loud sobs..


    Bianca dipped her hands into the bowl of chips and ate a mouthful, whatever drama that was going on in front of her looked interesting..


    Damien shook his head slowly, she was back, his drama queen was really back this time, he approached her and snatched the knife out of her hand..


    ¡°Really? you want to hurt yourself again? Come here¡±


    He pulled her into his arms stroking her back gently..


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry Damien, I didn¡¯t mean to hurt you, you know how much I love you right?¡±


    Sandy leaned next to Bianca ¡°Anita is so dramatic isn¡¯t she?¡±


    Bianca giggled with a nod..


    Olivia¡¯s eyes dimmed, she was d about Damien¡¯s reunion with his mum, but the most important thing was herself.


    They hadpletely forgotten to untie her from the chair and no matter how hard she moved her chair no one noticed her..


    ¡°Uh.. excuse me, if you all are done with your happy reunion, can I at least get released from this chair?¡±


    ***


    Alexa hurried back to the Sterling¡¯s ancestral home as soon as she got a call from Becky staring her presence was needed..


    And from the tone she had used, it sounded really urgent and also excited..


    She walked into the living room, the first figure her eyes fell on was her brother..


    He was here probably to talk about the burial of their mum which was to be held this weekend or so as nned..


    She noticed the silence that filled the living room but didn¡¯t much of it since they were still all shaken by the news of Anita¡¯s death..


    Alexa took the seat next to Damien and offered him a polite smile which he surprisingly returned..


    The smile on her lips suddenly froze as her eyes fell on a familiar face..


    Her eyes grewrge before a shrill escaped her lips, she pointed to her Anita who was sitting next to Becky..


    ¡°Ghost!¡±


    ¡°Cut it out! I¡¯m not dead yet¡± Anita impatiently murmured, her hands went under her bossom arrogantly..


    She was a little bit upset that Aldrin wasn¡¯t giving her the attention she needed, he was avoiding her touch..


    He was probably mad at her for leaving him in the dark about her fake death, everyone of them was mad at her..


    ¡°Aldrin I¡¯m very sorry.. please talk to me¡± She pleaded with a pout blinking her eyes at him..


    Bernard snorted in disdain, for once in his life he was saddened by something that had to do with her and it turned out to be a lie at the end..


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we just kill her for real this time?! you think it was right to lie about your death?! everyone was so devastated by the news-


    ¡°Ah! father-inw, I missed your scoldings and our little banters the most, I had to do that to put my killer behind bars¡± She defended herself..


    If She hadn¡¯t faked her death, Rihanna would have been roaming around freely while an innocent person would be receiving her punishment..


    She had finally managed to get that pest out of her son¡¯s life, he can now focus on Olivia and Kelvin..


    Everything she had always hoped and wished for was gradually falling into ce, except that Aldrin was still upset with her..


    It hurt her the more he tried to avoid her gaze and advances..


    ¡°Aldrin-


    Aldrin stood up from the couch and made his way out of the living room paying deaf ears to her screams..


    ¡°Aldrin!¡±


    ***


    Aldrin closed the door behind him with a bang, was he upset? No! he was mad and furious at his wife..


    There had been a point he had thought of taking his own life just so he could be with her in the afterlife, after she showed up this afternoon, he now realized howme and stupid that thought was..


    He wasn¡¯t the least surprised when the door opened and her wail reached his ears..


    ¡°Do you think I loved what I did? I did that for our happiness, why are you so upset to see me alive? do you want me dead instead? I¡¯ll just go and jump off the balcony if that would make you happy¡±


    Anita turned around ready to leave, but her movement was halted when she felt Aldrin¡¯s arm around her waist..


    ¡°Have you lost your mind? you want to kill yourself?e on, jump off the roof and watch me get married to Tracy-


    Anita¡¯s sobs died down, she turned around and faced him sniffing back her tears..


    ¡°To hell with her! I¡¯m not dead alright?! and if eventually I do, I¡¯m taking you with me.. I don¡¯t want her perching around you once I¡¯m gone¡±


    Aldrin chuckled pulling her back into his arms, she was such a crazy woman..


    ¡°I missed you honey, I thought I had lost you for good, don¡¯t you ever dare to y that trick with me again.. do you get that?¡±


    Anita nodded and ced her head on his chest..

 Chapter 145_ pissed off 1

    Bianca chewed on her breadzily, after Rihanna was arrested, their lives had be a little boring in thest two days..


    The new peace was also great but sometimes a little bit of spice could be great too..


    ¡°Everything has been going greattely, don¡¯t you find it weird?¡±


    Olivia was startled at the sudden question thrown at her by Bianca, she ced her phone aside and arched a brow..


    ¡°Did you say something?¡±


    Bianca rolled her eyes, no doubt that she wasn¡¯t paying attention all because she was chatting with Damien..


    ¡°Don¡¯t you notice anything weird? since Rihanna is no longer in the picture everywhere has been peaceful, infact too peaceful-


    ¡°Daddy is here!!!!¡±


    The shrills from Kelvin and Kiara enveloped the whole apartment as they raced down the stairs, Bianca¡¯s face fell at the perfect timing they had with her words from earlier..


    ¡°Yup, I finally found out why we had so much peace earlier on¡± Bianca dryly murmured before taking anotherrge bite on her bread..


    Olivia craned her neck to see who the kids were letting into the room, almost immediately, Damien¡¯s tall figure popped into the room..


    ¡°Oh I guess you havepany.. I¡¯ll just hang out down the street, have fun¡± She sent a teasing wink at her bestie before making her way towards the door leading out of the apartment..


    ¡°Go on, she has been blushing all day¡± Bianca whispered softly to Damien..Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    Damien¡¯s gray orbs wandered around the room until it settled on her amber ones, a teasing smile pulled up at the side of his lips making her blush red..


    ¡°Hey son, how are you doing?¡±


    Kelvin shrieked when he felt himself being lifted up by Damien, his small hands went around Damien¡¯s neck..


    ¡°I¡¯m good daddy¡±


    Olivia moved her chair backwards and stood up from her seat on the dining..


    She approached the trio who were giggling andughing to themselves..


    ¡°Hey, uh you didn¡¯t tell me that you wereing over¡±


    Damien ced Kelvin down to stand on his feet ¡°Kelvin I got a gift for you and your friend Kiara , it¡¯s in the car, go get it and also have fun.. I¡¯ll like to talk to your mum in private¡±


    Kelvin and Kiara exchanged gazes at the mention of the word ¡®Gift¡¯ they both beamed with happiness and made their way out of the living room shrieking out with joy..


    As soon as they left, Olivia¡¯s heart skipped a beat, she bit her lower lips trying to hide her nervousness..


    The more steps Damien took towards her, the harder her heart pounded hard, at this point, she scared of dying of an heart attack..


    ¡°Uh you came unexpectedly and-


    She crashed on his chest with a loud gasp after he pulled her, her eyes met his that were boring into her own..


    ¡°The kids won¡¯t be back for a while, so why don¡¯t we make use of this spare time?¡±


    His hands encircled her waist pulling her even closer to himself to close every little gap between them..


    ¡°Damien what are you doing? anyone cane in any minute-


    Damien lifted her head up with a finger ced under her jaw, he inched his face closer to hers slowly.


    There faces were just inches apart before the door opened with a bang..


    ¡°Daddy!! you got two pink teddy bears, now Kiara wants them both¡± Kelvinined with a pout, he failed to see the small frown on his dad¡¯s forehead..


    Olivia took that as an opportunity to escape from Damien¡¯s clutches, she approached Kelvin with a wide grin .


    ¡°She¡¯s right, pink doesn¡¯t suit boys at all. maybe your dad can go get you a blue bear right now. Right Damien?¡±


    Damien¡¯s eyes narrowed down at her, this was an excuse to escape from him.


    ¡°The bears are for Kiara, ask one of the men out there to get sought the gifts for you both, your mum and I have something important to talk about, and it is an adults only talk. No kids allowed¡±


    Olivia¡¯s brows furrowed, she touched Kelvin¡¯s hand leading him back to the door..


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry baby, I¡¯ll take you to the mall and get you a brand new-


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to, daddy wants to talk to you. Bye¡±


    Before she could get a grasp of him again, he bolted out of the room closing the door on his way out..


    ¡°He is so naughty!¡± She murmured beneath her breath..


    ¡°Guess who is gonna bete to work tomorrow morning?¡±


    A shriek left her lips the moment her feet left the ground, Damien had a mischievous grin on his lips as he carried her in bridal style..


    ¡°Put me down!¡±


    ¡°Save your voice forter honey, we have an unfinished business to deal with¡±


    ***


    Hardin stabbed his steak with his fork continuously, it has been two days straight and Alexa hadn¡¯t taken a chance to speak with him or even call or send him a text..


    It felt like she didn¡¯t care anymore whether he existed or not.


    A long sigh left his mouth as he picked up his phone contemting whether to call her or not, even if it was just a glimpse of her, that would go a long way..


    rissa cut out a piece of steak and raised it with her fork to Hardin¡¯s lips..


    ¡°Have a bite, you look lost¡±


    Hardin rxed his back on the wooden chair turning a blind eye to her offer. And thisdy opposite him was his major problem right now.


    ¡°I¡¯m not really hungry rissa, I think it¡¯s time we need to talk about your plight¡±


    rissa inhaled a sharp breath, she gave him a short nod to go on, a part of her mind knew this ¡®talk¡¯ wouldn¡¯t end well for her..


    He had been down for a few days all because he had a fight with Alexa, it¡¯s been a while she had seen thetter ever since she started working at one of the top fivepany in the city..


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I can keep this up anymore rissa, I¡¯ve tried to make this work but it¡¯s not working, there are thousands of guys out there who would be willing to get you, but I¡¯m sorry I just can¡¯t¡±


    rissa licked her bottom lips, as always, it had something to do with thedy two doors away from here..


    She had been cool with Alexa ever since she found out from Hardin that she was just his tenant for a few months, and ording to what she had heard about Alexa Sterling, she wasn¡¯t one to go for guys like Hardin since her taste in men was incredibly high..


    But after she had seen the look in Alexa¡¯s eyes whenever she stared at Hardin, it became clear to her that she could lose to Alexa if she didn¡¯t make the right move..


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to reject me every single time Hardin, I¡¯m notining, our lives are going great now, the only problem we have right now is Alexa!¡±


    Hardin massaged his forehead, they weren¡¯t going to go down that road, not this time at all..


    ¡°You are the problem here rissa¡±

 Chapter 146_ pissed off 2

    Anita pulled down her dark sunsses when the car stopped moving, the driver seated at the front seat turned to face her..


    ¡°Why did we stop in the middle of the road?¡± she questioned curiously..


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, a car is blocking our path-


    Anita¡¯s pupils dted, who in their right mind would dare to halt her movement? of course there was only one woman in the entire city who could do that!


    She looked straight ahead to see the other car¡¯s door open up, a slender figure stepped out of the sleek ck car..


    And she was none other than Tracy Brown..


    The driver turned back to ask a question but found the car empty, the sound of the door closing made him realize that he was all alone..


    He reached for his phone scrolling through it to reach for his boss, Aldrin..


    Aldrin had specifically instructed him to ensure that his wife doesn¡¯t get into any trouble even if she was the trouble herself..


    A mocking grin graced Anita¡¯s face as her hands went beneath her bossom..


    At the other end Tracy¡¯s face was nk, without the slightest trace of emotion, she shook her head slowly at thetter who she had thought died for real..


    ¡°So it¡¯s true Anita, you didn¡¯t die, you only faked your death just so you can get rid of my daughter and mislead the public. And you dare use her for murder when you¡¯re alive!¡±


    Tracy¡¯s voice sounded pained and annoyed, she was currently the trending topic of the city even though she didn¡¯t really do anything..


    ¡°Cut the crap! and move your car off the road!¡± Anita warned sternly.


    ***


    rissa¡¯s fork dropped harshly on the dining table, she clenched her hand into a fist underneath the table at his sudden deration..


    This was the first time she had taken her time to approach a guy, and yet she was rejected by him over and over again despite her being rich and beautiful..


    ¡°you think I am the problem?¡±


    Hardin went loss for words, he had no idea how the words slipped out of his mouth but he had no intention of taking them back either..


    ¡°Why do you always try to pick a fight with me or look for means to say hurtful words whenever that arrogantdy living two doors away ignores you?!¡±


    Hardin moved his seat harshly against the floor and stood up looking down at her, his lips moved but no sensible words were heard by her..


    ¡°You know what? just forget it, I will move out this weekend if you want that. I¡¯m fed up with your temper¡±


    Grandma Jade walked into the living room with both of her hands behind her back, the air around them felt tense..


    She had overheard their conversation and she couldn¡¯t help but worry about her grandson who was now trapped in between two powerful and beautifuldies..


    Whatever choice he made now will make a drastic impact in his life for good, rissa was his closest friend while Alexa was thedy that caught his eyes¡­


    ¡°Why are you both arguing? don¡¯t you want to have your meal?¡±


    Hardin was snapped out of his thoughts by his grandmother, he sighed walking to her with a little smile..


    He was so lost that he didn¡¯t hear her walking into the room, it was a good thing that she wasn¡¯t interested to know what was going on between them..


    ¡°Ah, grandma didn¡¯t I ask you to stay back?, I was about to bring your meal to your room¡± He scolded guiding her to a wooden chair..


    As soon as she was seated on the chair, rissa picked her phone up and stomped out of the dining in anger..


    Hardin watched her back leaving with a sigh, his grandmother¡¯s hand touched his arm gently giving it a soft squeeze..


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to feel bad for what you said, she deserved to know the truth that nothing can ever work out between you both¡±


    Hardin was left speechless, this meant that she knew or must have probably overheard his conversation with rissa..


    ¡°You-


    ¡°Of course I heard it all! i know you don¡¯t want to hurt your friend but what you did was the right thing to do and I am very sure rissa understands this too¡±


    Grandma Jade giggled when she felt her grandson¡¯s lips touching her forehead gently..


    ¡°What can I ever do without you? you are the best grandma¡±


    Meanwhile..


    rissa¡¯s jaw clenched in anger listening to their pathetic moment, she closed the door behind her and moved to her bed where she took a seat..


    Her fist pounded against the soft mattress in anger.


    ¡°Why Hardin? just why? I¡¯m very much prettier and sexier than that arrogant witch! why do you have to tag me as only a friend?! you¡¯re more than that to me!¡± She gritted..


    Her hand found one of the pillows lying around, she grabbed one of it and flung it across the room to vent her boiling anger..


    ¡°Alexa Sterling! I should have known earlier that you would eventually be an obstacle between Hardin and I, I shouldn¡¯t have been nice to you from the start even though I despised you so much!¡±


    rissa raked her fingers through her dark hair thinking of possible ways to get Alexa out of the picture..


    ***


    Damien chuckled catching the pillow hurled at him before it reached his face, he ced it next to him on the bed..


    He took a look back at the culprit who was still trying to catch her breath from the activity that just ended a minute ago..Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Hey there! easy.. are you trying to ruin my handsome face? how else will you fall for my charms if you seed in doing that?¡±


    Olivia fixed her messy hair with her fingers sending him a quick re..


    ¡°And who said I was going to fall for you in the first ce?¡±


    She murmured in irritation pulling the sheets over her bare body, she sent him one final re when his smallughs reached her ears again..


    ¡°It¡¯s very obvious that you like me Olivia, why don¡¯t you just say it?¡± he asked as hey by his side cing a hand up to support the weight of his head..


    ¡°Uh excuse you Mr Sterling, you¡¯re just assuming things as you like but just so you know, they are pretty wrong¡±


    She got off the bed pulling the sheets with her to cover up her body..


    A devilish grin appeared by the side of Damien¡¯s lips, he held a part of the cream colored sheets firmly and pulled it back which made her fall back to the bed..


    Her eyes widened at his sudden movement over her, he made sure not to press all of his weight on her to avoid crushing her little frame..


    ¡°So, are you gonna say it? or you want me to make you say it?¡± Damien teased running a finger by the side of her face slowly..


    ¡°What are you doing Damien? get off Kelvin and kiara-


    Her words were silenced by Damien¡¯s finger over her lips, his eyes dropped to her lips which was still a little red from the sweet tortures from earlier¡­


    ¡°They are both fine Olivia, but first I want to hear you say it..¡±


    His lips met her nape as he trailed small and wet kisses along her fair and smooth neck..


    ¡°Tell me or I will go further and trust me, you will be the one begging me at the end¡±


    He pulled off the sheets covering her naked form with a mischievous grin tugging at his lips, he watched her little expressions with so much glee in his eyes.


    A small squeak left her lips when she felt his shaft teasing her wet core slowly, his face slowly inched closer to her until his lips locked on hers..


    His left hand found its way to one of her hardened nipple teasing it slowly with his fingers, she couldn¡¯t stop the loud moan from escaping her mouth when he moved his hips in a slow rhythm running his length against her opening..


    He felt her legs closing up on him but as the monster she knew him to be on bed, his hands held her legs spreading them wide apart from each other..


    ¡°Damien-


    ¡°Say it¡± hemanded in a firm and rasp tone.


    He continued his slow movement enjoying the annoyed yet seductive expression she had on her face..


    Luckily for her, a small knock came on the door startling her..


    ¡°Mummy, are you in there?¡±


    Olivia snapped her eyes open, she ced both hands against Damien¡¯s chest trying to push him off, but thetter caught her hands and pinned it above her head..


    Her eyes grewrge so as the devilish grin on his face..


    ¡°Not so fast Olivia, you haven¡¯t said it yet.¡±


    Olivia couldn¡¯t believe her ears, was he really serious right now? it was a good thing that the door was locked otherwise Kelvin might have entered the room without knocking..

 Chapter 147_ I like you!

    Olivia sighed in relief when Damien finally moved from her, if only she knew what was going through his mind at that moment..


    He held both side of her hips and lifted her up to sit on hisps, she ced a palm over her mouth to muffle the moans leaving her mouth..


    Kelvin was right outside and who knows what must be going through his little mind? what if he locks the door? Kelvin was way smarter than his age and he knew so well that his parents needed some time to ignite some sparks between them..


    But his knocks sounded urgent, the more the knocks came, the more Olivia panicked and the more Damien¡¯s grin widened..


    Damien guided his shaft to her entrance and ced both hands on her buttocks guiding her movement in a very slow rhythm..


    Olivia bit on her bottom lips trying to take the lead, but Damien was faster, he pulled his length out of her core sharply which made her eyes go wide..


    ¡°Mummy!! I know you are in there, I need to show you something quickly¡± Kelvin¡¯s voice grew impatient..


    ¡°So, are you going to say it?¡± his breath tickled against her skin..


    She moved her hips skillfully only to be held back by Damien, he could see how badly she wanted him in her but he wasn¡¯t ready to give her that satisfaction yet..


    ¡°Ah..¡±


    He rammed his length back into her core without warning, a breathy sigh left her lips again at his sudden intrusion..


    ¡°Damien¡± She called out in a pleading tone breathing heavily, little beads of sweats could be seen rolling down her back..


    Damien¡¯s lips curved into a deep smirk, he pulled out again and reced his shaft with a finger, he teased her clit slowly at first with his thumb until he stopped abruptly..


    Olivia was at the verge of losing her sanity at his tease, her toes curled up feeling a gush of emotions running down her system..


    Her mind was clouded with only one thought, and that was for him to take her over the edge..


    All he needed to hear was ¡®I like you too¡¯ and she would be free from his torture, that wasn¡¯t so hard but it felt so hard at the same time.


    ¡°Damien¡±


    ¡°Yes? I can hear you clearly¡± he affirmed inserting his finger into her cave again. Her back arched in response to his slow tease.


    ¡°I like you!¡± She blurted out through gritted teeth


    Damien¡¯s brows arched at her emotionless words, he needed to hear her say it like she really meant it not this way..


    ¡°That¡¯s not eptable¡± he replied back which made her eyes go wide in horror, what else was she supposed to say?


    His eyes fell on her mounds bouncing before him with every little movement she made.


    He guided her left mound into his mouth, sucking on her pink bud gently..


    Olivia¡¯s head fell backward granting him more ess to her chest..


    ¡°I like you Damien¡±


    ***


    Damien was the first to leave the room, he closed the door behind him and quickly picked Kelvin up into his arms before he could run into the room..


    ¡°Daddy!! I want to speak with mummy¡±


    Olivia breathed heavily staring at her ceiling, she was still on the bed trying to catch her breath after Damien¡¯s heartless sweet torture on her..


    Her face flush in embarassment as the memories from minutes ago surfaced back into her head, how was she going to face him now?


    Her heart thumped wildly in her chest recalling the moment she had told him that she liked him too..


    Olivia tapped her forehead, she had no idea why she was feeling this way since this wasn¡¯t the first time they had sex.


    Damien and Kelvin¡¯s distantughter pulled her out of her thoughts, she hurried off the bed picking her clothes from the floor..


    She picked up her torn undies from the floor holding it up with a tip of her fingers..


    ¡°How could he? I will surely run out of undies if he keeps ripping them off me!¡± She grunted and made her way to the bathroom for a quick shower..


    ***


    Hardin sighed in relief when he spotted a figure stepping out of a cab, he stared down at his phone which he had been holding for a while contemting whether to call her or not..


    He tucked it back into his pocket and stared back at her, she looked tired and worn out, if only she could talk to him for a second..


    The little smile on his face vanishedpletely when the driver¡¯s door opened, even if it was already dark, he could still make out that the figure was that of a young man..N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    He had no idea what they were discussing about but he saw her pointing towards the building, two doors away from him..


    Apparently, she was showing whoever he was her door, his jaw clenched in anger as he pulled the curtain closed..


    He made his way out of the apartment, his steps halted when he saw her ransacking her purse for something, he assumed it was the key to her apartment.


    Hardin¡¯s face lightened up in seconds, perhaps the way to get her to speak to him again was when he does something heroic..


    Like saving a damsel in distress..


    With that thought in mind, he returned back to his t and came back a few minutester with a key jingling in his hand..


    ¡°Here.. you left this behind¡±


    Alexa raised her head to see the key she was searching for stretched out before her, she epted it with a wide grin..


    ¡°Ah, thanks! I was searching for that.. It must have fallen out of my purse¡±


    Hardin squeezed the key between his palm watching the scene going on in front of him, just when he had thought that he was going to get into her good books, this annoying fe got in the way..


    ¡°Oh do you minding in? even if I don¡¯t cook, at least I can offer you a ss of water¡± Alexa jested but she was surprised when he agreed willingly..


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind¡±


    Hardin made an attempt to step forward, and that was when she took notice of his presence, even though their eyes locked for a few seconds, he hoped it was enough to convey his displeasure of the strange man¡¯s presence but it didn¡¯t because she heartless murmured a few words which drive him mad..


    ¡°Come on in Chris, it¡¯s a little cold outside¡±


    The said Chris gave a nod and followed behind Alexa¡­


    Hardin tossed away the key in anger, now he had absolutely no idea of what was going on in her room..


    How could she be so careless as much as inviting a man over, for crying out loud, he could murder her in there..


    He returned back into his room in anger, the door mmed hard startling rissa who was typing away on herptop..


    She assumed that he was still upset about their earlier banter or he had another fight with Alexa tonight..


    She hoped it was thetter though..


    All throughout the next few minutes, Hardin tossed and turned on his bed feeling restless, he slipped out of the bed and walked to his window to take a look at where the car of the strange man was parked.


    And it was still there, he snapped his head to the clock, twenty minutes has passed by and yet he wasn¡¯t out yet?!


    What could they be doing in there all alone thiste at night???!


    Different scenarios of what they could be up to clouded his head, he let out a low growl thinking of ways to chase the man out of Alexa¡¯s apartment..


    A thought suddenly crept into his mind, he smiled at the childish yet useful act he was about to y..

 Chapter 148_ No guys allowed

    Alexa sniffed the air around her in satisfaction, she took a seat on a wooden chair opposite Chris, a never ending grin graced her face as she stared down at the bowl of instant noodles Chris made for her..


    ¡°So far all the guys I have met knows how to cook, I think I¡¯m gonna take cooking sses from now on¡±


    Chris chuckled taking off his suit jacket, he settled back on his seat and proceeded to eat his meal..


    ¡°You have a nice apartment, I was wondering why your kitchen looked like it was set aze¡±


    The smile on Alexa¡¯s lips froze, that was right, she hadn¡¯t refurnished her kitchen after it blew up few weeks ago..


    ¡°Oh i-


    A hurried knock fell on her door which saved her ass from his probing questions, she smiled apologetically and stood up from her seat..


    ¡°Uh.. just give me a minute¡±


    Chris bobbed his head in response and almost immediately, she fled from his sight, he brought his gaze back to his noodles and helped himself to eat up..


    Alexa opened the door to see the one person she didn¡¯t want to see at the moment.


    There he stood, resting his side by her corridor. He straightened up and cleared his throat awkwardly drawing a line of confusion on her face..


    ¡°What do you want-


    Hardin walked past her totally disregarding her questions, he headed straight into the living room in search of the unknown guy hiding in her apartment..


    ¡°Hardin! you can¡¯t just walk into my home that way like you own it!¡±


    Hardin turned to her with an arched brow, on getting what he meant by that she rolled her eyes..


    ¡°Okay maybe you own the building but you absolutely have no right to-


    ¡°Alexa is everything alright?¡± Chris questioned worriedly as he ced a hand on her shoulder, he raised his head to the other figure present in the room who looked like he was about to rain several punches on his face..


    Hardin¡¯s eyes bore an invisible hole on Chris hand resting on Alexa¡¯s shoulder, it pained him even more that she wasn¡¯t repulsing his touch.


    ¡°Who is he?¡±


    He heard the strange guy murmur which didn¡¯t cause an effect on him but Alexa¡¯s response made his heart skip a beat.


    ¡°He is no one. His grandmother owns this building and now he thinks he can do whatever he likes¡±


    Chris gently shove Alexa behind him and took a brave stance in front of Hardin..


    ¡°Just because your grandmother owns this ce doesn¡¯t mean you can-


    ¡°And who the hell are you? Alexa I can¡¯t believe that you could bring a guy home and make him stay thiste¡± Hardin angrily pointed out..


    Alexa scurried out of her hiding ce which was behind Chris and stood in between the two before anymore words could be said..


    ¡°Alright that¡¯s it! Hardin you have to go, whatever guys or men I bring home has nothing to do with you, just the way I can¡¯te in between you and rissa, I hope you do the same¡±


    A dryughter left Hardin¡¯s lips, so that¡¯s what this is all about? she thinks that he had something to do with rissa..


    ¡°I¡¯m sure you don¡¯t know about this, but I¡¯m d to break it to you Miss Alexa Sterling, No guys are allowed to visit or stay past this time especially if you are a singledy¡±


    Alexa¡¯s face scrunched at the sudden rule she just heard of, who in the world does that? and why has he been trying to get on her nerves?.


    ¡°That¡¯spletely sick Hardin¡± she replied dryly..


    Hardin ignored her little protests and returned his attention to Chris who looked a little lost in this conversation.


    ¡°And that rule applies to everyone irrespective of their status, so I guess it¡¯s time for you to go, one more minute here, and she gets punished for breaking this rule¡±


    Chris sighed in defeat and walked over to the dining where he had kept his jacket earlier on, he returned back shortly and faced Alexa offering a smile..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I have to leave since my stay here is against the rules, I¡¯ll pick you up tomorrow morning and if possible have lunch together at the office and dinner at my ce¡±


    ¡°Sounds like a n¡± Alexa affirmed and waved at him until he disappeared behind the closed door..


    The smile on her face disappearedpletely when she heard a snort behind her..


    She turned swiftly to him with an annoyed expression..


    ¡°You had no right, no right at all to walk into my home and chase out my guest just because you made up a dumb rule to-


    ¡°Who is he?¡± He asked curtly crossing his arm over his chest. ¡°And why do you think it was okay to bring him home? he doesn¡¯t look like a good man, and he certainly has some ulterior motives behind-


    ¡°Get out¡± She ordered calmly with a straight face leaving Hardin speechless at her tant request..


    ¡°What? are you seriously asking me to leave? but it was okay for him to spend twenty minutes or more with you?¡±


    Alexa gave a firm nod, honestly, none of his behaviors right now made enough sense to her, he was acting like a jealous boyfriend when he had a girlfriend..


    ¡°Have you forgotten? no guys allowed, or does this rule only applies to other guys? and not you?¡±


    ¡°Yes, no guys are allowed except me Alexa¡±


    ***


    Bianca rubbed her palm against her ck jean pants nervously, she epted the ss of water offered to her by Xander..


    ¡°Uh thanks¡± she murmured shying away from his intense gaze..


    ¡°Tell me if you need anything else.. I¡¯ll be with you shortly¡±


    He nted a kiss on her lips and made his way back to the kitchen to continue making dinner for the both of them..


    Bianca brought the ss to her lips taking a sip of the clear liquid, she ced it down on the table before her and took her time to get familiarized with her surroundings..


    Though this wasn¡¯t the first time that she was visiting his house, thest time she was here, they had used his room to watch the movie nned by Xander..


    She sprang up to her feet scanning the different eye catching paintings and furnitures used to decorate the living room..


    ¡°Not bad¡± she murmured beneath her breath running her finger on a gold statue of ady on a bikini..


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Startled, she turned around to find a pair of blue eyes pinning her down, but not the one she was very familiar with..


    ¡°Oh hi, Charles.. uh I didn¡¯t hear you walking in¡±


    Charles offered her a polite smile which turned into a frown the moment Xander suddenly showed up wrapping an arm around Bianca¡¯s slender waist, he pulled her closer to himself marking his territory..


    ¡°Hey little bro, I wasn¡¯t informed that we were expecting a guest in the house today.. just to be clear, I¡¯m not leaving the house for you both to do some bad stuffs, I¡¯m just trying to prevent what happened twenty eight years ago to repeat itself¡±Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    Bianca¡¯s cheeks med up, she of course knew where Charles words were pointing at, and she couldn¡¯t help but wonder what happened twenty eight years ago..


    She hadn¡¯t been born yet at that time¡­


    ¡°What? I can bring my girl to my house whenever I want and I don¡¯t need your permission to do so, and what happened twenty eight years ago?¡±


    Charles crossed his arm over his chest staring meaningfully at his cousin who wasn¡¯t getting the whole twenty years ago thingy..


    ¡°You were born then and we know how that turned out to be for everyone of us¡± he mocked..


    Xander pointed a finger at Charles face ready tosh out but he found no words to direct at him, he simply scoffed and walked away with Bianca back to the kitchen..


    ¡°How could he say that? he was only a day old before I was born..¡±


    Bianca leaned over the kitchen ind watching Xander chop the tomatoes skillfully, she winked teasingly at him enjoying his sour expression..


    ¡°Have anyone ever told you that you look hot when you wear an apron?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a lie.. you should see him wearing a pink skirt¡± Charles imputed as he casually strolled into the kitchen, he picked a red apple from a bowl of fruit resting on the ind and slowly backed away from the kitchen smiling from ear to ear in victory..


    Bianca¡¯s hands went over her lips to hide her smallughs from bursting out..


    ¡°You find this funny? really? I can¡¯t believe this. I¡¯ve said several jokes to you but you didn¡¯tugh this much¡± Xanderined with a small frown..


    ¡°I just find it cute picturing you on a pink skirt.. but don¡¯t worry you¡¯re still cute now¡±

 Chapter 149_ Dinner date 1

    Olivia ced both hands on her hips staring at the two kids blocking her path, she swerved to the other side and they did same..


    This had been going on for thest two minutes and she was already getting a bit impatient by their behavior.


    ¡°Okay, can you both tell me why you are not letting me leave?¡±


    Kelvin crossed his arm over his chest ¡°You are trying to ditch us mummy, you are supposed to read a bedtime story for Kiara and I tonight¡±


    A look of realization dawned on Olivia¡¯s face, she chuckled awkwardly wondering what other white lie she could tell them..


    ¡°Oh.. well your dad and I made some ns about having dinner tonight, so why don¡¯t you both wait for Bianca toe back home so that she could ¨C


    ¡°NO!!¡±


    Kelvin and Kiara both blurted at the same time, they knew better than to act naughty whenever Bianca was around because thetter doesn¡¯t tolerate their little tantrums..


    ¡°Aunt doesn¡¯t like fun, she tells us scary stories like the bed monster who turns kids into candy bars if they don¡¯t sleep on time¡± Kiara murmured for Kelvin to give a nod seconding her words..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Olivia arched a brow, she was very aware that they were doing this so she could take them along with her..


    ¡°Okay.. what about grandma?¡±


    Speaking of her mum, Sandy appeared out of nowhere with a ck facial mask on her face, she yawnedzily walking to the couch to binge watch her favorite show..


    ¡°Whenever she reads bedtime stories for us, she falls asleep even before we do¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face fell, her phone vibrated in her purse which she took out going through it..


    It was a text from Damien, he was right outside waiting for her. If only they could let her leave without looking for ways to stop her..


    ¡°Mum, I¡¯m not sure Bianca will be back anytime soon. Can you tuck them in tonight?¡±


    ¡°Sure, why not? just go on and have fun with Damien¡± Sandy replied back rising up to her feet, she made her way to them and quickly scooped Kelvin and Kiara next to her..


    Olivia sighed in relief, she waved at them which they returned with a frown.


    ¡°Bye baby¡±


    ***


    Olivia tucked her phone back into her purse as she walked to Damien who was leaning by the side of his ck car..


    He shed her a smile which she returned with a shy one, the memory from earlier today flowed right through her head making her turn red in embarrassment..


    ¡°Hi, I¡¯m sorry for keeping you waiting. The kids were upset that I was leaving them¡± Olivia exined..


    ¡°That is not a problem..¡±


    Damien¡¯s left hand went into his pocket, he opened the car¡¯s door for her to step in, and when she did, he walked around to the other side and got in..


    Few minutester they arrived at a diner not too far away from Olivia¡¯s apartment, this time, it wasn¡¯t empty and it wasn¡¯t crowded either..


    Only a few couples could be seen here and there having conversations orughing at something the other said..


    Damien guided Olivia to the table he had reserved next to the floor to ceiling window.


    ¡°I hope you love it here¡±


    Olivia heard Damien speak and raised her head to him..


    ¡°Of course I do, it has a nice view and it also looks romantic, I love the red and white theme¡± She replied back with a sincere smile on her lips..


    A sigh of relief left her lips, the past few days had been going really great and extremely peaceful. Everything was gradually falling into ce, well except them..


    Their rtionship had no name for now, even though they already knew something changed between them..


    As if reading her thoughts, Damien touched Olivia¡¯s hand resting on the table, he caressed it softly staring intensely into her eyes..


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about anything Olivia, I¡¯m here for you and I know all these might seem foreign to you but you just have to let go of whatever fear you have¡±


    Olivia licked her bottom lips and gave a nod to him, her eyes fell on his hand caressing the ring on her finger gently..


    ¡°What? you want the ring back?¡± She asked with an interrogative stare..


    Damien chuckled shaking his head ¡°I was just wondering if you love the name Sterling as yourst name?¡±


    Olivia pulled her palm out of his hold staring at the pretty Sterling¡¯s heirloom around her finger. ¡°I didn¡¯t tell you I wanted to change myst name, there are thousands of names I could go for-


    ¡°But Sterling suites you best and that¡¯s the onlyst name you are allowed to bear as long as I¡¯m alive¡± Damien interjected with a wide grin on his face..


    Olivia pushed a fair amount of hair behind her ears trying to hide her burning cheeks..


    Thankfully, a waiter stopped by at the table just in time to save her from burning to death, she raised her head in surprise when her eyes fell on the red and white colored cake presented in front of her which had four words written on it ..


    ¡®Will you marry me?¡¯


    Her heart thumped wildly in her chest, she met Damien¡¯s eyes which was damn serious at the moment..


    He left his seat and walked around the table to her, he went on one knee holding out a small red velvet box to her where a shiny object sat proudly sparkling whenever a ray of light fell on it.


    ¡°So, what do you say we change thatst name of yours?¡± He asked in a teasing tone..


    The couples around turned their necks towards them smiling from ear to ear..


    ¡°Say yes!¡±


    Olivia faced the direction of thedy who just yelled out to her, and soon after others followed suite chanting ¡®say yes!¡¯


    ¡°So what are you waiting for mdy? everyone is so excited about us.. let¡¯s give L. A a banging headline tomorrow morning¡±


    A wide grin spread across her face before it turned into a frown..


    ¡°No!¡± she responded firmly.


    Damien¡¯s heart skipped a beat, the other¡¯s chanting also stopped yelling as everywhere turned awfully silent..


    Ouch!


    ¡°What?¡± he asked in a barely audible whisper..


    Olivia grinned at his shocked expression, she stretched her left hand to him afterwards..


    ¡°Of course, I¡¯d love to change myst name to Sterling.. what other response were you expecting?¡± She teased..


    A sigh of relief left Damien¡¯s lips, his once down casted mood lifted up in seconds, he slid the gem on her finger and nted a soft kiss on it afterwards..


    ps filled the air turning the once quiet diner into something else..


    Damien rose up to his feet and pulled Olivia up with him into a deep embrace..


    ¡°You scared me for a second there¡± Damienined..


    ¡°I guess my n worked..¡± She replied in between smallughs..


    Damien pulled back from the embrace holding her shoulders, he shook his head slowly, he had a feeling that his new rtionship was about to be just like his parent¡¯s..


    A dramatic wife wasn¡¯t so bad after all. He leaned his face closer to hers and locked their lips together..

 Chapter 150_ Dinner date 2

    Xander arched a brow as his cousin brother, Charles, took one of the seats at the dining, he dropped his cutlery harshly against his te hoping to gain thetter¡¯s attention.


    But Charles acted like he didn¡¯t notice the burning gaze by the side of his head, if only looks were bullet.


    Tonight¡¯s dinner was made by Xander specifically for him and Bianca since this was their third date, and his butt face cousin had to ruin it by appearing out of nowhere..


    ¡°Wow, I see you¡¯ve learnt something from me little bro¡± Charles murmured taking the second bite out of his fork.


    He knew better than to look towards Xander..


    ¡°Can you please go upstairs and eat the dinner which you weren¡¯t invited to have?¡± Xander requested through gritted teeth..


    Charles raised his head looking back and forth between Bianca and his fuming cousin, he cut a piece of steak and raised it to his mouth with his fork..


    The two waited patiently to receive a response from Charles.


    Charles raised the ss of water to his lips and took a sip before he met their faces once more..


    ¡°No!¡± he seconded and continued his meal wholeheartedly..


    It took Xander only an inch of patience not to flip the dining table upside down..N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    ¡°Xandere on have your meal. it¡¯s not like we could finish these all by ourselves, he can join us after all he is your older brother¡±


    Xander turned his head sharply to Bianca when herst words yed in his head..


    ¡°What? older? we are practically the same age!¡± He defended in frustration. Why was everyone trying to get on his nerves about this whole age drama..


    ¡°But I¡¯m older than you. Why don¡¯t you just ept it?¡± Charles pointed out.


    ¡°With just a day!¡± Xander answered back almost immediately, he sighed at the end. This was just one of the ways Charles had developed to annoy and frustrate him whenever Bianca was around..


    ¡°Well go buy a day at the shopping mall if you can¡± Charles scorned.


    Xander¡¯s chair made a screeching noise on the floor. He rised up to his feet picking his and Bianca¡¯s tes from the dining table, he added some other side dishes they might need and ced them into a tray..


    ¡°Let¡¯s go have dinner up in my room. ALONE and where no other third wheel is allowed!. He can eat as much as he wants all by himself¡±


    Bianca was dumbfounded at his request, she voluntarily stood up and followed behind Xander who was already heading to the stairs..


    ¡°Just so you know little bro, I already installed a tiny camera in your room. Don¡¯t do anything nasty in there or else-


    ¡°Shut up!¡± Xander barked, they could hear Charles distantughter resonating in the background as they made their way to Xander¡¯s room..


    Bianca closed the door behind her giggling softly, she watched Xander set down the tray on a ss coffee table..


    She turned her back to him staring at the wallpaper of a giant red rose with tiny water droplets on its petals.


    ¡°I like your cousin, he is cool, funny and-


    Her words ran back her throat after she felt her back touching the wall, her eyes widened in shock as she stared at Xander¡¯s somewhat annoyed expression..


    ¡°You like him huh? and he is funny?¡± he questioned impatiently. A frown settled upon his brows which showed his displeasure at the moment..


    ¡°Uh.. I didn¡¯t mean I like him romantically, you should understand better¡±


    Xander snaked one of his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him, she collided with his firm chest and slowly looked up to meet his icy blue orbs..


    ¡°There shouldn¡¯t be enough space in your heart to like any other man, only i should be in there. I¡¯m a very jealous person and I really don¡¯t like sharing what belongs to me with other men especially you¡±


    Bianca threw a light punch at his chest with a devilish grin on her lips..


    ¡°Woah Mr Gray, take it easy right there.. and when did I be your possession?¡± She teased pushing him backwards with a finger till he fell on the couch..


    ¡°I like this version of you¡± Xander uttered and pulled her by her wrist, she fell on hisps with a small groan..


    Bianca leaned forward to him, she pushed all loose strands of his dark hair resting on his forehead..


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget that we are only here to eat dinner and nothing else¡±


    Xander¡¯s lips curved up into a mischievous grin, he seconded go her words, they came here to eat dinner and nothing else..


    ¡°I guess you are right, but dinner has so many meaning in my personal dictionary¡± He reached for a piece of grilled steak on the coffee table, he dipped it into the BBQ sauce and smeared it on her lips..


    Bianca¡¯s eyes rounded in surprise, she watched him munch on the grilled steak and within a blink of an eye, her back touched the soft couch while he hovered over her..


    ¡°I think my dinner is ready to be eaten up by me¡± he grinned from ear to ear leaving Bianca speechless until, his lips fell at the corner of her lips where he had smeared the sauce¡­


    ¡°You are such a pervert Xander!¡±


    ***


    Hardin stared at his ceiling unable to fall asleep, he groaned out in frustration turning to his side, his plight right now was as a result of his actions a while back..


    If he had known, he wouldn¡¯t have tried to approach Alexa tonight, he only made matters worse than it was before..


    She only resumed work two days ago and she already has a wealthy male friend, maybe he had been right all along. He was definitely out of her league..


    He recalled how she had asked him to leave her apartment, and when he refused to budge, she took him by his wrist and led him to the door after which she mmed it right at his face.


    ¡°I need to get her off my mind. Mr Sterling would murder me if he gets a whiff that i fell for his sister.. sh*t! what have you done Hardin?!¡± He scolded himself in the dark room..


    His phone made a beep next to him, what popped up next on his screen made him sit up abruptly on his bed..


    It was a credit alert from Alexa Sterling, his heart skipped a beat.


    Her text message popped up next on the screen which was enough to drive him insane..


    ¡®I promised you that I will pay you back every penny you¡¯ve spent on me. I hope this amount covers everything that I owe you, now we are even. Andstly, don¡¯t try to get involved in my affairs again¡¯


    He tossed his phone on the bedside table next to him in anger.


    How much more does she want to humiliate him? his mind suddenly picked something up..


    ¡°How did she get my bank ount details?¡± he pondered hard staring into space..


    Meanwhile¡­


    rissa dabbed the tissue she was holding under her eyes wiping her tears, she sniffed and raised her head to look at Alexa who had a nk look on her face..


    ¡°Thank you very much Alexa, now I don¡¯t have to bother about my unborn child not getting his father¡¯s love¡±


    Alexa snorted in disdain, her eyesnded for a brief second on rissa¡¯s t tummy which will protrude in theing months ..


    ¡°It¡¯ste and I would love to go get some sleep¡±


    rissa nodded her head in understanding, she stood up from the sofa and turned around with a deep smirk carved on her lips.


    She closed the door behind her leaving Alexa to her thoughts..


    After she had learnt of rissa¡¯s pregnancy, she had hoped and prayed silently that the father of her child should be anyone else other than Hardin, but it turned out her fears came true..


    Hardin was expecting a child from his girlfriend rissa, and he must be so excited when rissa eventually breaks the news to him..


    She dried her tears with the long sleeves of her rose pink pajamas.


    Her eyes fell on the pregnancy strip test which rissa had brought earlier with her..


    She had probably left it there on purpose to mock Alexa with it, and it worked pretty well. Now it was certain, Hardin and rissa would eventually end up together and there was no room for her to stay..


    ¡°Positive, he is going to be a dad soon. I should be happy for him¡± She murmured to herself trying to smile but she failed pretty hard..


    She stood up from the sofa and left for her room in tears, once she crashed on her bed, the dam in her eyes were bursted open..


    ¡°You can fool around with your girlfriend but I¡¯m not allowed to have a single male guest?! how selfish of you!¡± she sobbed continuously..

 Chapter 151_ More lies 1

    Bianca giggled as she was lifted up by Xander effortlessly, she wrapped her legs around his waist while his hands securely held her bum..


    Their lips was still locked together as they approached the king sized bed in the room.


    Xander¡¯s knee sank on the soft mattress as he gently lowered Bianca on the bed.


    ¡°I¡¯m still wondering how we went from eating dinner to us being in this position¡± Bianca managed to speak in between the kisses he nted on her lips..


    Xander paused his actions and peered down at her meaningfully..


    ¡°I don¡¯t know about you Bianca, but I¡¯m definitely having my dinner but I still need permission from you to continue eating you¡± He jested with a briefugh.


    Bianca¡¯s fondled with the buttons on his white shirt..


    ¡°That will be fair if I also have a taste of you, don¡¯t you think?¡± She replied unbuttoning his shirt slowly until she was done..


    Xander slipped out of his shirt tossing it aside, Bianca¡¯s hands roamed on his bare chest before her eyes. She traced the outline of his pacs in a slow motion..


    ¡°I see. Your visits to the gym definitely yed out well Mr Gray¡±


    Xander grabbed both of her hands and pinned them above her head with one of his hand..


    ¡°I know, I did it all for you¡±


    He sealed her lips while his other hand crawled into her ck top, his curious hand found what it was searching for and when he did, he gave her mound a soft squeeze..


    He pulled his hand out of her clothes and helped her get rid of it since it was a hindrance which stopped him from essing her peaches.


    Xander¡¯s greedy eyes fell on her mounds which was still covered up in her red bra, he left her lips and nted small kisses by her neck..


    Bianca turned her neck giving him ess to every part of her slender nape, she bit her bottom lips as he went further down to her chest where he nted two kisses on each of her mounds..


    ¡°I love them already¡±


    She arched her back while he took it as an opportunity to unsp the hook of her red bra, he pulled the piece of clothing and tossed it behind him..


    Her perky mounds came in view bouncing at every slight movement she made, Xander¡¯s hand fondled with one of them while his lips took the other..


    A breathy sigh left Bianca¡¯s lips at his teasing, his tongue teased her nipple making her squirm under him..


    ¡°Rx¡± he whispered huskily to her, he held the waistband of her skirt and pulled it down slowly until it left her feet leaving her in her ck panties..


    She shyed away from his eyes raising one of her legs over the other to hide her cave..


    Xander chuckled at her reaction, he moved away from her and got rid of his ck pants leaving him only in his briefs..


    He reached for the drawer next to his bed and took out an opened pack of c*ndom..


    Bianca sat up from the bed and snatched the pack out of his hand..


    ¡°It¡¯s half empty Xander¡±


    Xander itched the back of his nape, he hoped that she doesn¡¯t misunderstand him. He recalled that he had kept a full pack in this drawer unless someone came into his room..Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    And that person could be none other than Charles, okay. Maybe it was high time he chased that naughty cousin of his out of his home before he creates more chaos in his love life..


    ¡°I guess Charles opened it and used half of it.. I really don¡¯t know and hey don¡¯t misunderstand-


    Bianca tossed the pack back to him running her hand through her hair..


    ¡°You are not mad?¡± He questioned for her to roll her eyes hard at him..


    ¡°Why should I? you have no reason to lie to me, I trust your word for it¡±


    Xander¡¯s lips curved into a deep smile, he took one of the c*ndom and ced the remaining on the drawer just Incase they eventually need more than one..


    He returned back to her pinning her down with his gaze, he nted a soft kiss on her lips while he gently pushed her toy back on the bed..


    ¡°I love you¡± he murmured..


    Bianca¡¯s face turned red when he slowly pulled down her panties. He positioned himself in between her legs staring down at her wet cave..


    His cock made a twitch in his briefs, he stripped himself of his brief in a swifting bare before her..


    Xander smirked on seeing her reaction to his hardened length, he brought the condom to his mouth tearing the wrapper off..


    ¡°Now I know why those girls are so obsessed with you. you don¡¯t only have the looks but you also have the-


    Her words were reced with a moan when she felt his finger teasing her wet folds, she threw her head back wriggling her body slowly..


    ¡°I love the sound of that¡±


    ***


    Olivia¡¯s eyes never left her finger adorned with the diamond ornament, it still felt surreal to her.


    Damien ced a palm on her thigh giving it a soft squeeze, he took his eyes off the road for two seconds staring at her with a glow visible on his face..


    ¡°You¡¯re not dreaming, it¡¯s very real, you¡¯ve got yourself a fiance¡±


    Olivia blushed at his words, she wondered how he knew what exactly was going through her mind at the moment. Was her joy too obvious?


    ¡°Crazy how I am the only fiancee in the world who has two rings from the same man¡±


    Damien pulled the ck car over by the side of the road, he took Olivia¡¯s left hand in his caressing it.


    ¡°Consider the first ring as a weing gift into the Sterling¡¯s, it¡¯s one of the most treasured heirloom in the Sterling¡¯s and I¡¯m very sure that I didn¡¯t make a mistake by giving it to you¡±


    ¡°The second ring is simply my love for you, and I can¡¯t wait for the day you and Kelvin would move in permanently into my home, and then we can start our own little family. I¡¯m very sure Kelvin needs a sister, what do you say?¡±


    Olivia chuckled at Damien¡¯sst words, his speech started out great and ended in a funny way to her.


    ¡°Woah hold it there Damien, don¡¯t use Kelvin as an excuse, I know exactly where you are heading to and I¡¯d love to break it to you. I¡¯m still a little sore from the activities earlier today¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m just getting started with you darling.. we would give Kelvin a sister sooner, so you better brace yourself for it¡± Damien replied with an ear to ear devilish grin..


    He started the ignition and slowly joined the main road with only one destination on his mind, His Vi..


    ***


    Bianca¡¯s moans filled the room as Xander¡¯s fingers went in and out of her wet core, he could feel that she was nearing the edge which made him increased the pace of his fingers..


    She shuddered with a loud groan sweating profusely as she came..


    His lips nted to the side, he brought his face down to her sex, he ran his tongue on her slippery foldspping her juices off..


    Bianca¡¯s eyes rolled backward at the sweet tortures she was receiving from him, she made an attempt to close her legs only for it to be parted further by Xander who was still teasing her clit with his tongue..


    Her fingers tangled into his hair and at the same time moaning out in pleasure..


    ¡°Xander¡± She called out breathlessly..


    Xander sat up positioning himself in between her legs, he guided his length covered with a c*ndom to her wet core and started thrusting into her slowly at first¡­


    Her legs went around his waist while her fingers dug into his back..


    Once she had adjusted to his size, he increased his pace. His hips rocked back and forth as he continued to stretch her tight walls..


    ¡°You are f*cking sweet Bianca¡± he groaned stroking her walls deeply..

 Chapter 152_ More lies 2

    The sound of a car pulling over in front of the building got Hardin¡¯s attention, he swiped his curtain open to get a clearer view of whoever that it was..


    A figure of a man popped out of the car, it took him only a second to figure out who it was. It was the same dude fromst night.


    He had kept part of his promise bying over to pick Alexa to leave for the office..


    Just when he was about to close the curtains, he spotted Alexa rushing to Chris with a wide grin on her face..


    Even if he couldn¡¯t hear what they were speaking about, he could still read their moving lips. A sudden surge of anger rocked through him when Chris wiped something off Alexa¡¯s chin with his thumb..


    The both of them shared a heartyughter next which didn¡¯t help his anger in anyway..


    ¡°Let¡¯s get going¡± Chris urged leading Alexa to the other side of the car, he opened the door for her to hop in..


    She halted her movement and took a peek at Hardin¡¯s window which was opened, the curtains moved abruptly as if someone had been watching her for sometime and left as soon as she took a nce over there..


    Chris snapped a finger over her face to get her attention once more..


    ¡°Hey, are you alright?¡± He asked worriedly touching her forehead..


    Alexa chuckled as she nodded her head, she moved into the car and carefully strapped her seatbelt..


    ***


    Xander was awoken by the beeps his phone made underneath his pillow, he sat up running his fingers through his messy hair..


    He scanned the room in search of someone,st night¡¯s event was too real to be a dream to him..


    He could still perceive her unique floral scent around him which meant that she was around somewhere, he left the bed and got dressed in a ck jogger pants leaving his upper half bare..


    ¡°Bianca¡± he called out as he stepped out of his room in search of her..


    Meanwhile downstairs¡­


    Charles sipped his cup of coffee slowly, a grin tugged at the side of his lips watching Bianca¡¯s ufortable self..


    He ced the cup next to his side where a ss side table sat..


    ¡°Bianca¡±


    Bianca and Charles diverted their attention to the fe who was descending the stairs in a hurry, by the time he got to thest stair, the smile on his face froze.


    A deep frown carved on his forehead at the sight of the two souls gwaking at him in surprise, Xander¡¯s eyes dropped to his bare chest which made him regret his decision toe out this way..


    ¡°What are you both doing here?¡± He questioned walking to their midst..


    Flora dropped her purse on her husband¡¯sps and swooned to her feet, she poked Xander by his sides with a wide grin on her face..


    ¡°You are such a bad son Xander, howe you never told us that you¡¯ve finally gotten the girl of your dreams? if Charles hadn¡¯t told us-


    Charles!


    Xander snapped his head to Charles, thetter simply blew air into his cup as he resumed his sip. A mischievous grin pulled up by the corner of his lips..


    Even though he wasn¡¯t staring at Xander, Charles could still feel the gaze boring a hole by the side of his head..


    Whatever he did was for the best, he just couldn¡¯t risk it, he had chosen to give up on Bianca to make his cousin happy..


    And to make sure Xander wouldn¡¯t treat Bianca like the rest of his previous girlfriends, he chose to call his aunt and uncle over, just to make things more official.


    ¡°You could have told us about our daughter inw at least, when can we meet her family? Charles told us that you¡¯re serious about her and you¡¯ve been speaking about your marriagetely¡± Mark, Xander¡¯s dad added with a radiant beam on his face, he was the most happiest man on earth?


    Reason?


    He had received so many bad reports from different people andpanies about his son and his promiscuous ways..


    When he heard from Charles that a certain youngdy brought about the sudden change in his recent calm behavior, He couldn¡¯t help but rush down here to see things for himself..


    Xander held Bianca by her wrist and pulled her up to her feet, he wrapped an arm around her afterwards pulling her closer to himself.


    ¡°What did you both say to her? she looks frightened¡±


    Bianca shook her head in objection, she wasn¡¯t frightened or anything. Now she understood how Xander must have felt when he was being interrogated by Nathan..


    ¡°They didn¡¯t really say anything bad, I was just-


    ¡°Hey Xander! are you trying to kill her by exposing her to the mosquitoes? look at her neck!¡± Flora pointed out in anger..


    Bianca¡¯s eyes widened, she could see their wandering eyes resting on her neck. Her face reddened in embarrassment. They weren¡¯t mosquito bites but hickeys made by Xander..


    ¡°Uh.. I¡¯ll be right back¡± She excused herself running up the stairs while her hand rested by the side of her nape..


    ¡°See that? you¡¯re scaring her¡± Xander scolded his parents.


    ***


    Olivia sat up on therge bed which she found herself on, she ran her fingers through her messy blonde hair..


    Azy yawn left her mouth as she gwaked around the familiar room..


    ¡°You¡¯re up? it seems like I didn¡¯t drain your energy well enoughst night¡± Damien teased picking his wrist watch from the drawer by the side of his bed..


    He wore his watch before moving closer to the bed where he nted a kiss on Olivia¡¯s forehead with a smile..


    ¡°You are ready to leave for the office? you could have woken me up¡±


    ¡°You can rest for today, I¡¯ll manage at the office on my own and plus Be is there to help-


    Olivia snorted at the mention of ¡®Be¡¯. She had noticed that Be had a thing for Damien and who knew what she might try to do if she doesn¡¯t make it to the office today?


    ¡°Give me a minute to freshen up, I¡¯m done resting¡±


    Olivia picked up the ck shirt resting next to her which she wore to sleepst night.


    She dorned it on and carefully stepped out of the bed still feeling sore in between her legs, she felt her legs wobble a bit, luckily Damien was close enough to her. He caught her before she could meet the floor..


    ¡°Hey.. easy. Are you alright? I told you to stay back and rest¡±


    Olivia chuckled as she regained her stance, she would have happily stayed back and rest but unfortunately she couldn¡¯t.


    Ady out there was still lurking around searching for means to steal her man away from her and she wasn¡¯t going to sit back and watch it happen..


    ¡°I¡¯m good, I just felt a little dizzy that¡¯s all¡±


    Damien sighed in defeat, he knew she was lying but he just chose to believe her words for it..


    ¡°Go on and freshen up, I¡¯ll make an arrangement for a new outfit for you¡±


    ***


    rissa pushed the double ss door opened as she stepped into the small dessert shop, her eyes scanned around for a familiar face in the less crowded shop..


    ¡°Now where could he be?¡±


    Her attention was drawn to the counter where half a dozen of girls stood gwaking at something or someone..


    She made her way to the counter pushing one of the girls aside..


    ¡°The heck?!¡± The redheaddy yelled ring daggers at rissa..


    ¡°rissa?¡± Hardin called out to her in a surprised tone, he turned to the redhead and shed her a cute smile.. ¡°Sorry about that, she¡¯s my friend¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, I¡¯ll let it pass but she should be careful not to repeat this shit again!¡±


    rissa rolled her eyes at her words, she snorted as they walked past her to the table a few metres away from her..


    ¡°What are you doing here rissa?¡± Hardin questioned taking off his apron, he walked around the counter and stood before her with an arched brow..


    rissa cleared her throat, she was at loss for words since she had no reason of visiting him in the first ce..


    ¡°I wanted to eat something sweet and your dessert was the first thing that came to my mind..¡±


    Hardin sighed deeply, he pointed to an empty table by his side..


    ¡°Please have your seat, what exactly do you want to have?¡±


    rissa stroked her chin in deep thought, she inhaled deeply at the end unable to make up her mind..Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I heard you came up with a new cake recipe, I¡¯ll have two of those.. what is called?¡±


    ¡°The smiling moon!¡± she thought out loud with a light chuckle..


    Hardin smiled a little and turned around heading back to the counter..


    He said a few words to the dark haired guy about the same age as him standing next to him..


    ¡°Can I please take her order? she is pretty¡±


    Hardin shook his head at his dramatic friend, his attention was pulled to the door which opened again..


    His heart skipped a beat on seeing the familiar face walking in with an annoyingly familiar man by her side who was guiding her to an empty spot next to the floor to ceiling window..

 Chapter 153_ More lies 3

    rissa¡¯s brows furrowed worriedly when she noticed the foul look on Hardin¡¯s face at the moment, she had been studying his face ever since he left for the counter to get her order..


    She also noticed that he was staring at one particr direction and when she followed his line of sight, her jaw tightened.


    ¡°One cute portion of the smiling moon¡± the young man who suddenly appeared before her murmured cing the red and white cake on the table..


    rissa¡¯s attention was drawn to him, she shed him a small smile, he returned it with a wide grin, afterwards he gave her a small bow and left..


    As soon as he was gone, her smile vanishedpletely, she casted a look on the small cake with hate as she suddenly lost her appetite..


    Meanwhile¡­


    Alexa scanned the menu with so much interest, every dessert on it looked yummy and a part of her greedy self wanted everything..


    ¡°Can¡¯t I just have them all? they look so good¡±


    Chris chuckled taking a peek at his wrist watch, they had only thirty minutes to have something sweet before they return back to thepany..


    ¡°Goodness Alexa.. just pick one, thepany isn¡¯t far from here, we can alwayse back for another treat¡±


    Alexa sighed and pointed to one of the cakes in the menu..


    ¡°I¡¯ll take this¡±


    At the other end, Hardin tried so hard to control his rising temper, but he couldn¡¯t, he pulled his apron off and walked around the counter to get to the exit..


    To his amazement, rissa was already blocking his path, she touched her belly acting in pain..


    ¡°Hardin.. I don¡¯t feel too good¡± She gasped as she spoke.


    Hardin¡¯s worried eyes fell on her, his earlier thought of going to Alexa¡¯s table was melted away like ice..


    ¡°What is wrong?¡±


    His question was left unanswered because the next second, she fell unconscious and fell forward into his arms.


    Hardin was quick to hold her from falling. ¡°rissa!¡±


    On hearing the familiar name and voice, Alexa¡¯s eyes scanned the room until it fell on the pair who were getting attention from the others in the shop..


    She sprang up to her feet only to be held back by Chris..


    ¡°Alexa you know we have to get back to the office soon¡±


    ***


    Alexa nced around the hallways until her eyes fell on the figure conversing over the phone, from his nk looks, she couldn¡¯t tell if everything was alright or not..


    She clutched onto her purse tightly making her way to him in slow but firm steps, as soon as she was standing behind him, she cleared her throat to get his attention..


    Hardin¡¯s back stiffened before he turned around to find thest person he had expected to see behind him..


    Even if none of these concerns Alexa in anyway, she just couldn¡¯t stay back knowing fully well that Hardin was in distress..


    ¡°Hi. Uh I just stopped by to see if everything was alright¡±


    Hardin tucked his phone into his pocket taking his eyes off her, he managed to offer her a nod in response..


    An awkward silence persisted between them, Until Alexa decided to speak..


    ¡°Is the baby fine?¡± She inquired in an almost breaking voice, she had decided to face the harsh truth. Hardin was now bonded to rissa by a child.


    However, Hardin had a deep frown etched on his perfect brows, he hesitated to speak for a few seconds which Alexa mistook as something else.


    She thought that he was scared about her knowing the truth..


    ¡°What baby?¡± he finally found his voice and he asked the obvious question.


    Was there something that he didn¡¯t know of?


    Alexa shook her head slowly at him, he had resulted into lying just so she wouldn¡¯t get a bad impression of him.


    ¡°You are no different from the other guys who would lie so casually like it¡¯s a normal thing, how much more lies will you tell Hardin?¡±


    Hardin only got more and more confused by her words, he tried to merge how rissa¡¯s passing out led to him being questioned about a baby.


    ¡°What are you trying to say? I really don¡¯t get what you mean¡±


    ¡°You mean you don¡¯t know that your GIRLFRIEND rissa is pregnant with your child? Are you going to deny that?¡±


    A more deeper frown settled on Hardin¡¯s brows, he felt like he was gradually getting sucked up in a ck hole where nothing made sense to him at all..


    ¡°rissa isn¡¯t my girlfriend neither is she pregnant with my child!¡± He defended.


    The door to the ward opened and a middle aged man on white stepped out..


    ¡°Doctor! how is she?¡±


    The doctor smiled patting Hardin¡¯s shoulder gently..


    ¡°Your wife and child are in good condition, you can see them now¡±


    Hardin¡¯s face froze as the doctor¡¯s words yed over and over again in his head. He heard Alexa¡¯s mocking chuckle next..


    ¡°What other lie are you going to say now Hardin? you know what? just forget that I was here.. I¡¯ll get going now¡±


    ¡°Alexa-


    She turned around and started walking away. Once she was out of the hospital, she got into the car waiting for her..


    Her sobs and cries filled the car causing a crease line on Chris¡¯s forehead..


    ¡°Are you alright?¡±


    Alexa sniffed and wiped her face with the back of her palm, she wore her seatbelt and gave a nod.


    ¡°Yeah I¡¯m good.. let¡¯s get going now¡±


    ***


    Damien took a nce at his wrist watch, it¡¯s been almost a hour since Olivia had left to take a shower and she wasn¡¯t down yet..


    He left the dining where he was having his breakfast and made his way back to his room, as soon as he stepped in, he scanned the room with his eyes until it fell on the figure fast asleep on the bed..Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    His eyes widened in disbelief, what in the world? he shook his head slowly and approached the bed where shey fast asleep..


    Damien ced a palm on her forehead and sighed in relief. She wasn¡¯t running temperatures, probably tired afterst night..


    ¡°Sleep tight. I¡¯ll get the cooks to make you something to replenish your energy¡± he whispered next to her ears..


    He nted a kiss on her forehead and went out of the room.


    Few minutes after Damien had left. Olivia stirred on the bed pulling the duvet closer to herself, she suddenly sat up feeling something shift in her tummy..


    With a hand ced against her forehead she mouthed a few words to herself..


    ¡°I don¡¯t feel so-


    She stepped out of the bed and rushed into the bathroom..


    Few minutester, she returned back to the room in a drowsy state, she crashed on the bed again before her sleepy eyes closed.


    ***


    Anita raised her head to stare at Aldrin who was standing behind her, she smiled at his reflection through the mirror but sadly, he didn¡¯t return it..


    ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± she asked putting on her earrings..


    ¡°Tracy¡±


    Anita¡¯s smile froze at the reply she got, she suddenly jerked up to her feet and turned to Aldrin who remained motionless as if he already knew what her reaction would be like..


    ¡°What? okay I know where this is going! you want to divorce me so that you can live happily with her.. it¡¯s fine! just hand me the papers¡±


    She stretched out her hands to him which Aldrin took in his..


    He led her to the bed where he made her sit, her arms were crossed over her chest and her face looked slightly annoyed..


    ¡°Come on Anita, I¡¯m serious, she had been on mindtely after-


    Anita pulled her hand out of his sobbing gently ¡°I knew it! you don¡¯t love me anymore-


    Aldrin ced a palm over her mouth to hush her up, this was what he got for falling for a woman like herself..


    Everyday, new drama..


    ¡°I¡¯m not thinking about her in that sense, I just feel like, she¡¯s up to something.. she just can¡¯t sit still and watch her family falling apart¡±


    Anita¡¯s brows arched ¡°Oh well i-


    ¡°You know what? forget it.. I shouldn¡¯t have mentioned her in the first ce because it would only make you worry¡±


    Anita returned back to the vanity table to continue what she was doing..


    ¡°Aldrin, the doctor called earlier. He said I need toe over to check my injury¡±


    Aldrin¡¯s face fell at her words, he just didn¡¯t appreciate it when the said male doctor helps Anita dress the bullet injury on her chest..


    ¡°Can¡¯t we just get a female doctor for you? that male doctor stares and touches you in a way which I don¡¯t like at all¡± Aldrinined bitterly..


    ¡°Quit whining Aldrin! he is just doing his job!¡±

 Chapter 154_ Heartbreak 1

    Hardin moved closer to the bed where rissa was being attended to by a nurse on white, as soon as the nurse was done with her work, she left the room leaving the two alone in the ward..


    From a closer look, rissa¡¯sshes were stained with tears, she sniffed back and blinked her eyes avoiding Hardin¡¯s stern look..


    There was a minute of silence between them which left them in an awkward state until Hardin took the initiative to speak up..


    ¡°This was the main reason you were hellbent on making me ept your proposal? you¡¯re pregnant rissa¡± Hardin¡¯s tone was calm and collected, he figured that he didn¡¯t need to be unnecessarily cold on her given her condition.


    rissa sat up from the bed in a swift, she gave a firm nod..


    ¡°I never wanted you to find out about it this way Hardin. I really don¡¯t¡±


    Hardin raked his hand through his hair in anger, Alexa already got the wrong idea about everything and it might take a lot of effort to clear his name..


    ¡°Who is the father?¡±


    rissa raised her head to meet his face, small beads of tears could be seen rolling down her face at the question he threw at her..


    She stepped down from the bed and walked closer to him..


    ¡°You¡±


    Hardin¡¯s brows furrowed confusedly, he took a step backwards avoiding her hands about to touch him..


    ¡°What? you and I know that nothing of that sought happened between us and it never will¡±


    A look of hate and anger shed past her face, she pointed a finger to his chest..


    ¡°Why can¡¯t it happen between us? I¡¯m different from those girls who flock around you at your dessert shop.. I¡¯m special than them, i don¡¯t see you as only a friend Hardin, I want more from you..¡±


    She turned her back against him walking back to the bed where she took a seat..


    ¡°Even though I¡¯m pregnant for my ex boyfriend, I still want you to be the father of my baby. I can¡¯t picture myself with any other guy other than you and that was the reason I broke up with my boyfriend, so I could be with you-


    ¡°That is outrageous rissa! your request can¡¯t be granted this time. Alexa hates me because of this misunderstanding and I¡¯m gonna find her and rify everything ¨C


    rissa screamed out tugging at her before he could finish off his words, she sprang up to her feet with a re directed straight at Hardin¡¯s face..


    ¡°Alexa! Alexa! Alexa!. All day and night you talk about only her! and yet she doesn¡¯t give you a second of her time! I¡¯m fed up of hearing her name over and over again!! can¡¯t see how much I care for you? I¡¯m willing to give you all of my time and attention.¡±


    Hardin took a step back and then another, creating the perfect distance between them. He hated to be this mean to his friend, but at times, one really need to make harsh decisions for the well being of the other..


    Whatever decision he made today would take a huge toll in his life. But regardless, he had to do this to get the girl he had always thought about day and night..


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry rissa, but this is the limit you can go in this friendship. I¡¯ll get someone deliver your things at your Vi, maybe a few weeks or months away from each other is the best solution to this¡±


    rissa¡¯s tears fell freely, this was the harsh feeling of a heartbreak. She could feel her heart clenching as his words yed over and over again in her head..


    ¡°P-lease Hardin don¡¯t do-


    Hardin inhaled a sharp deep breath and turned around walking out of the ward but stopped after he heard the question she threw at him.


    ¡°Are you really going to put our long years of friendship on the line because of ady you met few weeks ago and one who might never want anything to do with you?¡±


    Hardin¡¯s grip on the door¡¯s handle loosened, he casted her a look over his shoulder.


    ¡°Yes.¡± he gave his firm and final answer before he left the ward.


    From a distance, he could hear rissa¡¯s screams and the loud crash of things in the ward. He didn¡¯t stop but Instead, he increased his pace..


    With time, she would surely get over him.


    ***


    Bianca turned the knob slowly and stepped into the apartment with her ck boots in her left hand.


    She closed the door behind her gently and slowly tiptoed making her way to the stairs..


    ¡°Look who finally decided toe back home¡±


    The sarcastic voice behind her made her freeze on her spot, she slowly broke out of the ice around her and found the courage to turn around..


    The boots on her hand fell to the floor with a thud, she gulped down hard looking away from her parents interrogative stare..


    ¡°Mum? okay this isn¡¯t cool! you almost gave me a fright! and by the way, where have you both been?¡± She scolded trying to shift the topic back to them..


    It¡¯s been a while since she had heard from them in thest few days, they didn¡¯t call her either to know how she was faring, by the blush on her mum¡¯s chin she already got a hint of what it might be..


    ¡°Oh we? we went on a vacation at Hawaii¡± Nathan sheepishly murmured staring lovingly at Cassie, Bianca¡¯s tongue came out dramatically at his response and gesture..Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°Great! you both went for a vacation without me! I also wanted to go on one! you know what? just forget it. I¡¯ll be in my room if anyone needs me¡±


    ¡°Not so fast Bianca¡± Cassie warned leaving the dining.


    She got what her smarty pants daughter did there by trying to escape the obvious question they were about to ask..


    Bianca bit her lower lips and slowly turned to her mum shing her a wide grin which was totally unlike her..


    ¡°What mum? I really need to use the restroom¡±


    Cassie¡¯s hands crossed over her chest, she arched a brow at Bianca hoping thetter would open up before she begins her interrogation..


    ¡°You didn¡¯t pass the night here ording to Sandy. The poordy spent the whole night running down the street to catch those mischievous kids!¡±


    Bianca¡¯s lips twitched, brilliant! she had almost forgotten about the troublesome pair.


    ¡°Uh I went to the movies¡± She lied.


    ¡°I¡¯m not buying that and neither is your dad. Right Nathan?¡±


    She took a nce at her side with the hopes that Nathan was by her side, however, Nathan was still at the dining table munching on his meal nonchntly..


    ¡°Nathan!¡±


    Thetter was caught off guard by the sudden snap from Cassie, he sprang up to his feet staring at Cassie confusedly..


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Cassie inhaled sharply turning towards him with a soft re.


    ¡°You should be standing next to me while I scold her. She didn¡¯t pass the night here and when I asked why, she changed the whole subject! you know? it¡¯s your role as her dad to question her¡±


    Bianca rolled her eyes at the dramatic pair who were about to start one of their little fights, taking that as an opportunity, she tiptoed out of the room to the stairs till she got into her room..


    ¡°You are so unbelievable Nathan. Have a word with her please. I¡¯m about to lose my mind¡± Cassie murmured massaging her forehead..


    ¡°But she already left¡± Nathan pointed out.


    Cassie was rmed, she turned back to the spot Bianca was standing a while ago with a widened gaze.


    ¡°She sneaked out! Bianca! this is all your fault Nathan if I wasn¡¯t talking to you, she wouldn¡¯t have ditched us¡±


    Nathan pointed to himself, how was it his fault that she was talking to him?


    ¡°You¡¯ve been ming me for everything that hasn¡¯t been going your way, are you still mad at me because I won the chess we yed at Hawaii yesterday?¡± He asked in uncertainty.


    ¡°You know I am! you could have just let me win. but no you didn¡¯t, instead you were rubbing your win on my face!¡± Sheined with a pout.


    Nathan sighed deeply. He touched her shoulder turning her to face him.


    ¡°We can¡¯t change the fact that I won okay? just deal with it¡±


    Cassie¡¯s eyes rounded when she got the sarcasm in his words..

 Chapter 155_ Heartbreak 2

    The servants gwak worriedly at Olivia who just ran out of the dining room for the second time in thest five minutes, their boss wasn¡¯t around at the moment to handle the situation..


    They all scurried off to resume their works as soon as they heard Olivia¡¯s footsteps approaching the dining room again..


    Her face was pale and her eyes looked tired, azy yawn left her lips afterwards..


    ¡°ma¡¯am are you alright?¡±


    Olivia diverted her attention to the middle ageddy standing opposite her, she managed to give a nod apanied with a smile just to assure her that everything was alright..


    Her eyes fell on the varieties of dishes on the table seeking attention. But unfortunately, her stomach protested against the meals she was offered..


    Her phone screen lit up where ity on the dining table. She picked it up and left the dining room to answer it since the food served smelt funny to her..


    Meanwhile..


    Damien sighed in relief when she answered his call at the first two rings, he sank back on his chair to rx his back..


    ¡°Are you alright Olivia? i heard from the head maid that you don¡¯t look so good¡±


    Olivia closed the door behind her and moved around the room grasping every of her things. She forced a chuckle to put his mind at ease..


    ¡°Of course not! my stomach was simply reacting to the food I atest night. I knew I shouldn¡¯t have eaten thatrge amount of shrimps.¡±


    Last night she had a sudden urge to eat whatever her hand could grab in the fridge. The memory was too blurry to recall what exactly made her stomach react that way..


    ¡°You sound tired Olivia. Are you sure you are alright? I cane over-


    ¡°No really! I¡¯m good. I¡¯m just grabbing my stuffs lingering around. I¡¯m about to leave¡±N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    Damien¡¯s face fell at herst sentence, he wished she could stay for a few more days. Ever since Olivia and Kelvin¡¯s first stay at his vi, he realized how lonely he had been all of these time he had stayed alone.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you just stay for one more night?¡±


    Olivia picked up her purse and left the room ¡°I¡¯d love to but as you know, Kelvin will be furious at me again¡±


    Damien sighed in defeat, he took a brief nce at the door which creaked opened a little. Be¡¯s head popped in while her body stayed hidden behind the almost closed door..


    ¡°Boss you sent for me¡±


    ¡°Yeah. I found an error in the data you sent to my mail. get your PC ande over in the next five minutes¡± He gave his order.


    He didn¡¯t wait to see or get her response before he turned his swerving seat to therge floor to ceiling window behind him..


    ¡°So when next will youe visit? I possibly can¡¯t spend the whole week without your presence and of course Kelvin too¡±


    ¡°That depends though. It depends on my boss¡¯s mood¡±


    ***


    Hardin jerked up to his feet the moment he heard the sound of a car pulling over. No doubt that was Alexa. She was finally back home.


    He had been waiting patiently for her toe back home so that he can sought things out between them.


    Alexa had misunderstood him. And he had to clear his name from whatever rissa had made her believe about her pregnancy.


    Hardin was tempted to run down to meet up with her but he protested against that thought. He made a decision to take things slow..


    Few minutes passed by and no sign of her approaching, he moved closer to the balcony and took a look down at the ck car parked in front of the building.


    From the looks of it, it seemed like no one was in the car.


    After a minute, some murmurs and feet dragging on the floor got his attention, his grip on the railings tightened when the two figures appeared before him..


    Chris appeared with a drunk Alexa who was making a little protest to move. One of his arm encircled her slender waist holding her weight up to himself.


    Her head was dipped down while her ck hair was all messy and out of ce..


    ¡°Hey we are almost there-


    Chris raised his head up when Alexa¡¯s ck purse was snatched out of his hold by a furious young man standing in front of him..


    ¡°I will take it from here¡± Hardin¡¯s chilly tone seconded..


    He detached Alexa off Chris¡¯s hold holding her to himself possessively..


    ¡°She is drunk and she had entrusted me to get her home safely. You are the reason she is in this state and I won¡¯t let her down by allowing you take advantage of her drunken state¡± Chris spoke. His tone rising with each word he spat out.


    ¡°It¡¯s you who I don¡¯t trust MR! I will take care of her, you might leave now. Or have you forgotten the rule which applies only to you? No men aside from me is allowed two feets away from her door or furthermore inside her apartment¡±


    Chris was left speechless, his eyes fell on Alexa who clinged onto Hardin like her life depended on him, she might be in a drunken state, but that doesn¡¯t mean she couldn¡¯t identify her surroundings or who was standing next to her..


    Hardin searched Alexa¡¯s purse for her key, and when he found it, he inserted it into the keyhole until it made a click..


    He casted Chris a mocking gaze ¡°It¡¯s totally fine if you want to spend the night right there. You can help at least by guarding the door for us while we sleep¡±


    A squeal resonated from Alexa¡¯s lips after she was swiped off her feet by Hardin.


    He took two steps into the room before shutting the door close with his left leg.


    ¡°P-put me dow-n! I¡¯m not your baby- rissa is p-pregnant with your b-baby!¡± Alexa¡¯s words slurred. She pounded against Hardin¡¯s chest with her fist.


    Hardin paid deaf ears to her protests till he got into her room, hey her gently on the bed and took off her heels.


    ¡°You troublesomedy! why did you choose to get drunk tonight? what if I wasn¡¯t around? that loser friend of yours might have taken advantage of your drunken state!¡± He scolded.


    Alexa shifted ufortably on the bed. She suddenly sat up shocking him with both hands ced on her mouth.


    Hardin¡¯s eyes grewrge and before he could move away, she threw up on his body..


    ***


    Bianca and Sandy exchanged gazes at the table. Their eyes fell back on Olivia who was so carried away sniffing her orange juice rather than drinking it.


    ¡°Uh honey are you alright? you¡¯ve been sniffing literally everything on the table¡±


    Olivia lifted her head to the two peering at her confusedly.


    ¡°I really don¡¯t want to eat anything. I prefer to sniff them for now¡±


    Bianca¡¯s brows arched, Whatever Olivia was up to was certainly weird.


    Last night she had caught Olivia having chicken and popcorn in the middle of the night. And when she asked the obvious question, she was scolded for no good reason.


    Olivia raised the mug to her nose once more sniffing the steam oozing out of it..


    However, Bianca¡¯s attention was drawn to thetter¡¯s finger. A deep frown etched on her forehead before it turned to a look of disbelief..


    ¡°No way!¡±


    Olivia and Sandy were startled by Bianca¡¯s sudden yell.


    ¡°What is-


    ¡°That¡¯s an engagement ring aunt! Mr Sterling already proposed to Olivia!¡±


    Sandy¡¯s gaze was drawn towards the ring and when she confirmed that it was indeed an engagement ring, a squeal left her lips..


    ¡°Finally! my baby is taken¡±


    Olivia chuckled, it had almost slipped her mind. Her conditiontely had been a little harsh on her.


    After she got home the previous day, she never left her room, because she didn¡¯t want her mum to find out about her constant throw up..


    Thetter might get worried and force her to see a doctor. Nothing was wrong with her and she knew it.


    ¡°He proposed to mest night, I¡¯m surprised you both are just finding out about it. It¡¯s literally on the news¡±


    The doorbell rang diverting their attention, they stared at one another before Bianca took the initiative to go get it..

 Chapter 156_ Hangover

    The once messy apartment which belonged to Alexa was made spotless and neat after a few hours of cleaning by Hardin..


    He picked up the trashcan and proceeded to the living room where some of her dresses and socks were littered.


    A few empty packs from various snacks covered the table in the midst of the mini living room.


    ¡°Howe I never noticed any of this whenever Ie in here?¡± He questioned no one in particr..


    After taking out the thrash from the table, his eyes caught sight of a thin strip paper like object lyingzily on the table..


    Hardin¡¯s brows furrowed, from the two clear red lines shing before his eyes, he already knew what this was.


    He picked it up examining it closely, this was a pregnancy strip. And worse of it all, it was showing two lines which meant that it was positive.


    Was Alexa pregnant? if not what was it doing in her apartment?


    Meanwhile..


    A smile carved on Alexa¡¯s sleeping face when a mouth watering aroma filled her nostrils. She stirred to the other part of the bed where the aroma was much more stronger..


    Was this just another dream she was having? but it smelt so real to her nose..


    Her eyes fluttered open slowly, she sat scanning her surroundings until it settled on the tray next to her..


    Pancakes and maple syrup! exactly what she had perceived in her sleep..


    A deep frown settled on her perfect brows. Who could have made breakfast for her? was it Chris? and what the hell happenedst night?


    Alexa figured that the best way for all her questions to be answered was for her to go check out who else other than her was present in her apartment..


    A small part of her mind already had an idea of who it might be, but she fought against it. It couldn¡¯t be Hardin. Thetter must be so busy looking after his girlfriend who was pregnant with his baby..


    She pulled the sheets off her legs and took a step down from the bed.


    Three steps more had her hand clutching on to her head that was banging hard.


    She recalled getting drunk at the bar with Chris there too.


    But whatever happened after that wasn¡¯t part of her memories.


    ¡°Geez! it hurts so bad¡± she groaned moving briskly to the bathroom¡¯s door for a quick brush to wash off the lingering after taste and scent of the alcohol she had consumedst night.


    After she was done brushing, she fixed her hair and left her room for the living room.


    A breathless whisper left her lips at the sight before her, thest time she checked, her apartment had been a royal mess right after she started working.


    There was little or no time at all for her to clean up.


    ¡°Did I do all this in my drunken state of mind?¡± She thought out loud itching the back of her head.


    ¡°You¡¯re up¡±


    Her heart made a leap out of her chest at the sudden deep male voice which chilled out behind her.


    Even if he was standing behind her, she was already familiar with his chilly voice, his soft yet dangerous aura andstly, his masculine scent that filled her lungs.


    Those three things she figured out within two seconds made her believe that whoever that was behind her was none other than Hardin.


    She turned swiftly to him with a marvelled look on her face. Was this part of her dream too?


    ¡°You? what are you doing here and- ouch!¡±


    Alexa groaned in pain holding her head that felt like it was about to burst open any moment from now.


    Hardin closed the huge gap between them holding her shoulders.


    ¡°Please have a sit, I¡¯ll go get the pills for you¡±


    He guided her to the sofa and once she was seated, Hardin left and returned shortly with a ss of water and a small white stic bottle.


    Alexa was left confused at his kind manners, after their fight at the hospital yesterday, she had thought that he won¡¯t speak with her anymore.


    ¡°Have some painkillers, it will help relieve you of your hangover¡±


    His face fell hesitating toplete his sentence, if she was pregnant as he had seen from the test strip earlier, then she would avoid taking the pills from him.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want it! I¡¯ll be fine after a few minutes here alone.. please leave. I¡¯m sure rissa needs you for something, go to her. I can manage on my own or I can just call Chris over-


    ¡°He is noting over!¡± Hardin affirmed. His voice a bit louder than necessary.


    Alexa stood up boring her brown orbs into his jade ones. One thing she wouldn¡¯t tolerate now was the dumb rule he came up with two nights ago.


    ¡°Ady can stay over at your ce and get pregnant with your child even without you both getting married? and I can¡¯t have a male friend because you don¡¯t want it?! I didn¡¯t tell you how I felt when rissa came along, so you have no rights to tell me how to live my life Hardin!¡±


    Hardin ced a palm over her mouth to stop her from saying anything that might end up brewing more hurtful words..


    His left arm reached for her slender waist a few metres apart from him. He moved her to himself leaving no gaps between them.


    ¡°I¡¯ll say this only once Alexa, it¡¯s up to you now to listen to me. But promise that if I pull my palm away from your lips you won¡¯t scream¡±


    Alexa¡¯s eyes rolled. Thank goodness for the warning, because she had initially thought of screaming her lungs out if his hand left her lips.


    She forced a nod and slowly his palm dropped to his side but his arm securing her waist was still firmly wrapped around her.


    ¡°rissa isn¡¯t my girlfriend-


    ¡°Oh please-


    Hardin ced a finger over her lips after she had interrupted him midway, he took a deep breath and pulled his finger off again.


    ¡°Please listen. She is just a very close friend of mine. And the only reason she was here was for me to get into a pretend rtionship with her because her dad was pressuring her into marriage. And yes she is pregnant, but I¡¯m not responsible, her ex boyfriend is the father of her baby¡±


    Alexa had a confused expression on. She blinked twice unsure of what next to say to him. But rissa had told her earlier that the baby belonged to Hardin.


    ¡°I have no idea of what she had made you believe, but this is the truth. We were never in a rtionship of that sought asides being just friends. If this will make you less mad at me, then-Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°This isn¡¯t true. I don¡¯t believe this Hardin, and why exactly are you telling me all these? The only rtionship we share is that of a house owner and a tenant, that is what you¡¯ve made me believe and I¡¯ve started epting it-


    Hardin made the boldest move by holding the side of her neck gently. His eyes dropped to her lips and in a blink of an eye, his lips imed hers..


    ¡°You¡¯re more than that¡± He whispered tenderly and pressed her more closely to himself..

 Chapter 157_ His feelings

    Hardin pulled away from Alexa after a few seconds of their lips locking. He cupped her face in his hands while his eyes never left hers for a second.


    Her face was expressionless and he noticed that she didn¡¯t reciprocate to his advances. Or furthermore, she wasn¡¯t interested in him like he was in her.


    The thought of that shattered his heart into a million tiny pieces. Maybe this had something to do with the huge gap in their status.


    But at this point, nothing mattered to him any longer except thedy standing close to him. Whether she epted him or not, he had decided to pour out his feelings. She hadn¡¯t said a word neither had she blinked or make the slightest of movement.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    Perhaps, she was still in a state of shock, which was very true. Although this wasn¡¯t the first time Hardin had kissed her, but this kiss whichsted for a few seconds felt entirely different.


    Her heart thumped wildly wondering why he did that. Different questions and assumptions filled her mind leaving her with a shocked expression..


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to be used as a cheating tool Hardin-


    ¡°You are not a cheating tool, and you¡¯ll never be one. There¡¯s something you should know. Something that I have been keeping away from you for a while now because I was afraid I¡¯d scare you away from me¡± His voice was low and deep as he spoke to her.


    Meanwhile, Alexa¡¯s heart skipped a beat. What the hell was he hiding from her afraid that she might found out? did he murder someone?. Those were the questions upying her naive mind at that moment.


    The more seconds that ticked by, the more her anticipation grew.


    ¡°The day I walked in through your door andid my eyes on you, that was the beginning of something new and different from what I¡¯ve felt in the past. I was hesitant to admit to myself that what I felt at that moment was love at first sight. That was the reason I kept on being mean to you, but sadly my feelings didn¡¯t change. It only grew more and more.¡±


    He paused for a while staring at her but her reaction gave him no hope that she was feeling the same. He knew that she was following behind his words, so he decided to continue.


    ¡°The only task I was given was to ensure that you are safe from danger¡¯s reach and not to fall madly in love with you Alexa. But.. I did and I don¡¯t regret it even for a second. I love you Alexa and it¡¯s totally fine if you do not feel the same way. I just wanted to let you know that i-


    Alexa pulled him down a little by his cor and imed his lips.


    Hardin was speechless at first but after the kiss she initiatedsted a few more seconds, he was taken out of his reverie and he reciprocated.


    She pulled away with a faint blush rising on her chin.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say so from the start? do you know how many nights I had cried to sleep thinking of the naughty things going on behind your closed door with rissa around?¡±


    Hardin wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer to himself in a deep soothing embrace.


    He sighed in relief. She had same feelings for him too and that was all that mattered well except that, he had to face the well known heir of the Sterling¡¯s.. Damien Sterling.


    That name sounded like a ticking time bomb to him.


    ***


    Damien and the other two in the living room stared worriedly at the bathroom¡¯s door. He got here a few minutes ago to pick Olivia up for work but she suddenly rushed out and left them startled.


    They heard the sounds of the running water and Olivia¡¯s small coughs and groansing from inside the bathroom.


    ¡°Honey are you okay in there?¡±


    The bathroom suddenly fell quiet and few secondster, the door clicked open to reveal a tired looking Olivia.


    ¡°I¡¯m good. I-


    ¡°You don¡¯t look good Olivia, your eyes are weak and your skin looks so pale.. Come here honey do you have a fever?¡± Sandy worriedly asked cing a palm over Olivia¡¯s forehead.


    Damien reached out to Olivia¡¯s right hand and he led her to the couch and guided her to sit on it.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s time we need to visit the hospital. The servants told me everything that happened yesterday¡±


    Olivia pouted in defeat, she snapped her head to her mum with an annoyed expression. Her mum had managed to get into Damien¡¯s head.


    ¡°Fine! I¡¯ll go. But I¡¯ll be the oneughing at you all when the doctor says I¡¯m fine¡± She mocked in sarcasm.


    ¡°We will get going and if any matter arises, you¡¯ll be the first to know¡± Damien said to Sandy who gave him a firm nod.


    ***


    The once upon lively living room of the Brown¡¯s was pin drop silent. On one of the couches sat Tracy who looked so lost in her thoughts.


    By her side sat half a bottle of whiskey, The ss she held on her hand moved in sync with her wrist rotating gently.


    In thest couple of days, some dramas had happened in the family which had left every one of the Brown¡¯s in a state of shock.


    Their image had been tainted. Everyone in the city knew about her daughter¡¯s crazy attempt to kill Olivia and her son.


    Her teeth gnashed in anger, Anita was currently enjoying her life with Aldrin. The man that should have been hers from the start. Her poor daughter Rihanna was currently being treated harshly behind bars.


    It appeared to her that whatever she wanted or loved was always snatched away by Anita.


    The footsteps descending down the stairs brought her out of her reverie, she took a nce at the spiral stairs leading all the way to the living room.


    A frown settled on her forehead, she ced her ss on the side table before she stood up to her feet.


    Her eyes were drawn to the luggages Bruce was pulling out along with him.


    Was he leaving?


    ¡°Bruce!¡±


    Bruce halted his movement when he heard his name, he took a long nce at her and sighed deeply.


    ¡°Is there a problem?¡± He questioned in hostility. If there was anyone to me for all his misfortunes, then it would be none other than her.


    If she had spent as much time with their children that she spendspeting with Anita, maybe they wouldn¡¯t have turned out to be so vicious and heartless..


    ¡°Are you trying to ditch the kids and I?!¡±


    Bruce faced the opposite direction ignoring her interrogative stares which fell at the side of his face.


    ¡°I¡¯m talking to you Bruce!-


    ¡°Yes! yes! yes! I¡¯m trying to ditch you! I¡¯m just fed up with everything going on. And the only solution I can think of is to leave L. A as soon as possible. You can stay back if you wish-


    Tracy¡¯s lips parted in disbelief.


    ¡°What? have you gone crazy? how can you possibly be thinking about ditching the kids and I?! Asher is still at the hospital and Rihanna is behind-


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing else we can do! Have you forgotten what the doctor said? Asher has no hope of waking up and Rihanna won¡¯t be getting out of jail soon! what else do you want me to do?¡± Bruce barked furiously at Tracy.

 Chapter 158_ Another addition

    Damien and Olivia waited patiently for the results of the test carried out. The result was said to be ready in the next thirty minutes.


    ¡°Are you sure you aren¡¯t feeling any difort?¡± He asked worriedly.


    Olivia¡¯s face fell for the umpteenth time in a row, Damien had been bugging her with that same question over and over again.


    ¡°Yes. My ears are about to be blown off by you. I told you already right? I¡¯m fine quit worrying yourself for nothing¡±


    Damien chuckled at her response, he brought his hand to her blonde hair stroking it lovingly.


    ¡°I can¡¯t help but worry about you honey¡±


    Olivia shed him a look of surprise, he just addressed her as ¡®Honey¡¯ and surprisingly it sounded right to her ears.


    Luckily for Olivia who was gradually burning in red color, the door opened and a doctor stepped into his office while a nurse followed behind him.


    He took his seat behind hisrge brown desk filled with some papers clipped together and his name tag.


    ¡°Mr Sterling. I¡¯m deeply sorry for keeping you waiting, an emergency popped up in one of the wards down the hall¡± The middle aged man apologized shuffling through the pile of papers on his desk..


    A small cry of relief left his lips as he spotted what he was searching for.


    ¡°Just a moment¡± He turned to the nurse by his side and handed over to her a notepad where some words were scribbled on.


    ¡°Do as I said alright?¡±


    The nurse gave a nod and left the office afterwards leaving the three alone in the medium space.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    The doctor sighed deeply and faced the two seated before him.


    ¡°Uh just rx the test results are out and it should be here any minute¡±


    A look of impatience clouded Damien¡¯s face, he was already tired of waiting. The more he stared at Olivia¡¯s tired eyes, the more impatient he got to know what was wrong with her exactly.


    A brief knock fell on the door before it opened, a nurse¡¯s head popped in first and when she received the doctor¡¯s hand gesture, she walked in.


    ¡°The test report for a Miss Olivia Parker¡± She read through the envelope.


    The doctor epted it and dismissed the nurse. He tore the envelope open and brought out one of the white sheet.


    ¡°Well there¡¯s absolutely nothing wrong with her Mr Sterling¡±


    Olivia snapped her head to Damien with a look of ¡®i told you so¡¯


    ¡°See? I told you that I was fine but you all never paid any attention to me like always ¨C


    Damien sighed in relief. At least she was not sick, but that didn¡¯t exin why she threw up a while back at home.


    ¡°You have no idea of how relieved I am to hear that¡±


    The doctor smiled at the young couple before him, he picked up the next report on the desk and his smile only grew wider at the content.


    ¡°Congrattions Mr Sterling, Miss Parker is two weeks pregnant¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes grewrge at the doctor¡¯sst words. Pregnant?


    She touched her t tummy still in a state of shock. That exins all the weird cravings she had and the vomits.


    And plus her period was missing. She thought it wasingte this month but the actual truth was that she was pregnant with Damien¡¯s baby.


    Her little heart raced in excitement at the thought of a part of Damien growing inside of her.


    A broad grin smeared on Damien¡¯s face at the news. Another addition to the Sterling¡¯s.


    ¡°Really?!¡± He screeched louder than necessary.


    The doctor gave him a nod of confirmation. He then handed the results to Damien to confirm for himself.


    And when he did, he wrapped an arm around Olivia¡¯s shoulder pulling her to himself.


    ¡°We are having another baby Olivia. I¡¯m so happy right now¡±


    ***


    Charles raised his head to the direction his name was called out to.


    He shed a smile at the curvy and prettydy approaching him. She stopped next to him staring out of therge floor to ceiling window.


    ¡°Hi. I thought you wouldn¡¯t make it here today¡± Becky said in between a chuckle.


    She held a small paper bag on her left hand as usual which contained some of her cookies made specially for him.


    Charles stretched his hand towards her meaningfully which she didn¡¯t get.


    ¡°What? ¨C


    ¡°The gift you got for me¡±


    Becky¡¯s lips rounded in realization, she handed the brown paper bag to himughing at his silly gesture.


    ¡°Are they that good that you don¡¯t get tired of eating and asking for more?¡±


    Charles took one of the medium sized cookie munching on it gently.


    ¡°They are so tasty and it tastes just like the ones someone always left at my locker back in highschool and college¡±


    Becky bit her inner cheeks suddenly feeling hot, was it the way he stared at her while he ate the cookies? or it was just his normal charm which made her heart flutter whenever she was close to him?


    ¡°uh.. did you bother to find out who it was? it could have been a stalker or-


    ¡°I don¡¯t need to search for whoever it was¡± Charles dered taking out another cookie from the paper bag.


    He stared at the love shaped cookie which was way different from the first one he took.


    Becky¡¯s face fell. She took a deep breath in. She had chosen to give up on him at first but Xander was the one who encouraged her never to give up on the person she loved.


    He had used his rtionship with Bianca as an example. He also narrated how she broke his nose and butt at some point which was super duper hrious when he was exining it.


    She had no idea when a dry chuckle escaped from her mouth.


    ¡°I already knew who it was all those time¡±


    ¡°Uh?¡± She asked confusedly. Didn¡¯t he say that it was no use searching for the person.


    ¡°When were you going to tell me? I knew it was you the first day you brought this to my cousin¡¯s house when I tasted them¡±


    Charles eyes gazed upon her intently waiting for her response but she was too shocked to speak. If he knew about the cookies made by her then surely he knows about the love letters that she had sent alongside the cookies.


    ¡°I- well- give me one minute-


    She turned on her heels moving away quickly from him. Her cheeks was burning so hard in embarassment.


    How was she going to face him again after this?


    He knew all along!


    Charles chuckled at her moving back, he brought one of the cookie to his mouth savoring the unique vor he had always yearned after Becky left the city because of how much she was always taunted because of her weight at that time.


    ***


    Aldrin rushed out of the bathroom the moment he heard Anita¡¯s screams.


    Still covered in bubbles, he had a white towel wrapped around his thin waist and his hair damped sticking to his forehead.


    ¡°What happened?!¡± He demanded worriedly checking for any signs of danger around but he found none.


    Anita approached him waving her phone over his face.


    ¡°Did you hear that Aldrin?! Olivia is pregnant! She is expecting Damien¡¯s second baby. What more can I possibly want except another grand baby?!¡±


    Aldrin sighed in relief, that was definitely a good news to the Sterling¡¯s.


    ¡°He took after me¡±


    Anita¡¯s brows arched ¡°No he doesn¡¯t, he took after me his beloved mother. isn¡¯t it obvious that he loves me more than you? and he is more likely to follow behind my footsteps¡±


    Aldrin ced both hands on his waist ¡°Is that a way to pacify yourself wifey?¡± He teased crackling up withughter.


    ¡°Sure!ugh all you want. But I think I have to go back to the hospital again to see the MALE doctor all ALONE this time!. I need to check my wound again¡±


    ¡°Anita! that¡¯s not funny okay?!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t bother to pick me up. We already made ns over the phone and he had promised to drop me off tonight¡±


    The words ¡®n¡¯ and ¡®tonight¡¯ were the only key words revolving around Aldrin¡¯s head.


    ¡°Alright fine! you win! Damien loves you more!¡±


    Anita smiled in victory. Her n worked. ¡°Yeah I know. you didn¡¯t have to tell me again. But since you did, I hope you don¡¯t forget it!¡±

 Chapter 159_ Wedding bells 1

    All throughout the ride back home Damien¡¯s hand never left Olivia¡¯s tummy no matter how many times she made jest of him.


    He just couldn¡¯t contain his happiness and the same goes to Olivia.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think you are overreacting?¡± Olivia inquired arching a brow. She wasn¡¯tining or anything, it was just it felt weird for him to caress her t tummy.


    ¡°Come on. I wasn¡¯t there for you when you were pregnant with Kelvin. The least I could do is to make sure that I¡¯m always by your side from now henceforth¡±


    Olivia sighed in defeat, she tilted her head by the side till it fell on his shoulder.


    ¡°As you wish Mr Sterling¡±


    ***


    Hardin wiped off small food crumbs by the corner of Alexa¡¯s lips using his thumb.


    He took the dirty dishes along with him to the kitchen.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to do the dishes. I can manage on my own¡± Alexazily offered running her palm on her stomach.


    ¡°Nah. it¡¯s nothing much¡±


    It¡¯s been a while since shest ate a really nourishing homemade food. Chris could have made food for her here at home but the dumb rule Hardin had set at thest minute to infuriate her stopped Chris froming over.


    But now, none of that mattered anymore, because he was finally hers.


    She ced both hands under her chin staring dreamily at him while he did the dishes.


    As if sensing her keen look, he took a nce at her and offered a charming smile.


    ¡°Do you want to say something or are you just going to keep staring at me?¡±


    Alexa chuckled, she stood up to her feet and made her way to the kitchen.


    She stood right next to him offering to help him out.


    ¡°I wanna do both. It still feels like I¡¯m in some kind of dream¡±


    Hardin turned off the faucet, his fingers grabbed a brown hand towel resting next to the sink. He wiped his palm thoroughly and tossed the piece of clothing back to where he took it from.


    There was a pending question Hardin had been battling with his inner self for a while now. It had everything to do with the strip he had seen earlier.


    Even if every part of him knew that she wasn¡¯t that type of person, he was still curious to know what it was doing in her apartment in the first ce.


    He pulled the side of her left chin softly until a faint cry left her lips.


    ¡°See that? this isn¡¯t a dream. Well I have been meaning to ask, and please don¡¯t get the wrong impression of anything I was just curious-


    ¡°Spill it Hardin¡± Alexa grumbled in impatience even though a part of her was a bit nervous at the question he was about to ask.


    Hardin clenched and unclenched his fist, he mustered enough courage and pointed briefly at the bin.


    ¡°I disposed a pregnancy test strip which I found on the table while I was cleaning up. I know I shouldn¡¯t be asking about it but the result was positive and it made me have several thoughts which I shouldn¡¯t be having¡±


    Alexa¡¯s brows furrowed in deep thought, how was that possible? she never used something of that sought so howe it was found in her apartment?


    Her eyes grewrge at the sudden realization, she recalled the day rissa came over with the test strip.


    ¡°Oh that! rissa brought that over few days ago to mock me I guess. It really isn¡¯t mine¡±


    Hardin sighed in relief, deep down he felt stupid for asking her such a ridiculous thing in the first ce. And to think that rissa went as far as using such cheap tricks to create a rift between them was rming.


    He had never thought and expected that she would be so thick skinned.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for all the trouble she caused you. I should have known better¡± Hardin apologized in a hoarse tone.


    He brought his hand to rest on her cheek which he caressed softly.


    ¡°That¡¯s all in the past Hardin. There is no need to apologize over another¡¯s mistake. I thought I had a strongpetitor, but she is the weakest I have everid my eyes on¡±


    Hardin chuckled. He yanked Alexa by her wrist drawing her close to himself.


    ¡°I¡¯m d that you won in this saidpetition. I feel treasured¡±


    ***


    Olivia stared boredly at the souls roaming around in front of her trying to get things done quickly. She had initially thought that Damien was the one overreacting but that wasn¡¯t the case at all.


    Because herees the queen, Anita Sterling!


    Ever since the news of her pregnancy reached their ears, they all treated her like an egg which she wasn¡¯t.


    ¡°Olivia!¡± Anita called out firmly marching to thetter sittingzily on the couch. She ced both of her index finger by the corner of Olivia¡¯s lips stretching it into a creepy smile.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing? if you frown so often, you¡¯re bound to get a frowny baby. Never forget to smile, I also want a grandchild that is as cute as Kelvin¡±


    Olivia¡¯s face held nothing more other than the creepy smile Anita helped her with. Anita and her mum had suggested that she moved in fully with Damien but she strongly opposed against that.


    She alone knew the reason why she had opposed of the idea to move in with Damien..


    Olivia caught sight of Bianca whispering something into her mum¡¯s ear and at the same time, they both stared at her.


    Not too long, Sandy gave a nod of confirmation to Bianca and proceeded to her direction. There was something about Sandy¡¯s stare that made Olivia very ufortable.


    ¡°Mum? is everything alright? what¡¯s up with the look?¡± She inquired as soon as Sandy drew closer to her side.


    Sandy ced both hands on her hips ¡°Bianca just mentioned to me that you¡¯re short of panties. Do you care to exin that?¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    A look of astonishment as well as embarrassment washed over Olivia¡¯s face. First of all that was a private question to ask and second of all this had everything to do with Damien.


    She had no idea if she shouldugh it off or cry it out.


    ¡°Really? does this have something to do with Damien?¡± Anita asked leaning down to get Olivia¡¯s response.


    That was it!


    Thest shred of patience she had was smashed by Anita.


    ¡°Oh my goodness! you all are making me go crazy. Do you both have to tease me at every chance you get? and why on earth are you all obsessed with my undies every single time??¡±


    Anita ced a finger over Olivia¡¯s lips to hush her up.


    ¡°Shhh. yelling too much can make you birth a talkative baby. just take a deep breath and rx your nerves alright?¡±


    Bianca returned back to the living room pulling tworge luggages along with her.


    ¡°I¡¯m done!¡±


    ¡°Oh great! please take them outside. The guards will assist you in cing them into the trunk¡±


    Olivia¡¯s palms covered her face in frustration, she was surrounded with the most mischievous people on the.


    It was a good thing Kelvin wasn¡¯t in sight otherwise he would have-


    ¡°Mummy!! Kiara and I are done packing our stuffs.. can we leave now? daddy must be waiting for us¡±


    She made an attempt to stand up from the couch only to be held down by Anita and Sandy.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move, it might affect the baby. Here. have a ss of water, it would go a long way-


    ¡°Can you both please listen to me? I¡¯m not ready to move in just yet. I believe there are certain things that needs to be done first. I have made up my mind and I¡¯m not changing that decision¡±


    The pair before her took a nce at each other with a meaningful smile.


    Few minutester¡­


    Anita and Sandy waved at the car moving away with a displeased Olivia and a happy Kelvin.


    ¡°What do you think Olivia wanted to do first before moving in with Damien?¡± Sandy asked still waving at the moving car..


    ¡°I¡¯m very sure she wanted to walk down the aisle before she moves in with Damien. Probably concerned about being addressed as a baby mama. But that won¡¯t be the case, I¡¯ll make sure she gets married to my son in the most grandest way possible that it would definitely shake the whole of L. A¡±


    Sandy beamed with happiness. All these years she had witnessed her daughter¡¯s struggle. She was the most excited about Olivia¡¯s pregnancy.


    ¡°Now that everything is settled. What are we going to do about her?¡±


    Anita took a nce at the direction Sandy pointed briefly at.


    Bianca¡¯s brows creased, even if she couldn¡¯t hear what they were discussing about, she had a feeling that it had something to do with her.


    ¡°Exactly what we did to Olivia¡± Anita remarked with a creepy grin rubbing her palms together..

 Chapter 160_ Wedding bells 2

    Bianca shed a smile at the kind receptionist who led her to the door leading to Xander¡¯s office¡­


    Her hubby must have been working his ass off and had probably forgotten to have breakfast beforeing to the office and it was certain that he might skip lunch too.


    But not on her watch.


    She had decided to pay a surprise visit to him today bying over to hispany with his lunch.


    She pushed the door open and stepped in with all smiles..


    ¡°Hey, Mr Gray I see you¡¯re busy.¡±


    Xander was startled at her sudden familiar and chirpy voice, he snapped his head up from his PC to her.


    She plunged to the chair in front of hisrge desk with a broad grin on her face cing two takeouts on his desk. From her facial expression he got that she was excited to see him.


    ¡°Wow! I wasn¡¯t expecting you to show up. You startled me for a second there¡±


    She sprang up to her feet and walked around the desk heading to him, once she drew close enough she stood behind him and leaned down. A soft kiss grazed past Xander¡¯s left cheek.


    ¡°I knew you would be so caught up with work. And that is the reason I¡¯m here¡±


    Her hands rested on his stiff shoulders, she applied a bit more pressure soothing his tense muscles.


    ¡°Hmm.. I really needed that. thanks¡±


    Xander rxed back on his seat, he enjoyed the magic her fingers created on his shoulders. And at the same time, she was able to stir something in him with the slightest of her touch.


    He caught hold of one of her hand on his shoulder and brought her to stand by his side. He swerved on his chair and pulled her to fall freely on hisps.


    ¡°What is going on in that naughty head of yours Xander? I only came here to offer you lunch and not anything else¡± She cautioned in a yful yet meaningful tone..


    Xander¡¯s finger fell on her soft lips ¡°I always like having my main meal before the rest follows, that is if you understand what I mean¡± He jested nting small kisses along her neck..


    Bianca wriggled trying to escape his naughty clutches, but he was faster. He securely held her waist pressing her against his bulge.


    ¡°Mr Gray!¡±


    ¡°Yes babe? I¡¯m at your service. But I think we might be needing each other¡¯s services soon¡± A mischievous smile yed by the corner of his lips which made Bianca burn red.


    Was he really asking her of that? right now? and here? This would be the first time for them to do the ¡®deed¡¯ here in the office.


    Anyone could literally walk in on them and that would be utterly embarrassing.


    ¡°Rx, no one woulde in.¡±


    Xander uttered inserting his hand underneath her white crop top. His hand found her soft mound which he gave a gentle squeeze able to get a soft moan from her.


    ¡°I heard from Damien that Olivia is pregnant. Don¡¯t you think we should be working on our own?¡± He teased.


    Bianca chuckled hard, making babies now? nahhh.


    Her hands fondled with Xander¡¯s belt until it came off. She lifted herself a little off hisps and pulled down the zipper of his ck pants.


    ¡°You suddenly want a baby? my dad


    would chop you into tiny pieces once he found out that you are being naughty with his daughter¡±


    Xanderughed. He threw his head back on the chair¡¯s headrest when her warm palm grazed his hardened length still trapped in his pants.


    ¡°That is because he doesn¡¯t know how wild his daughter can be-


    A groan escaped his mouth at her sudden hand movement. She freed his length from his brief caressing it gently with her palm.


    ¡°I¡¯m still in doubt. It took only a minute to get you this hard? or were you having several perverted thoughts before I came in?¡± She teased recing her hand with her mouth.


    Xander gripped both handrest on his chair gritting his teeth.


    Bianca bobbed her head up and down taking his full length deep into her mouth. She felt his hand at the back of her head guiding her movement.


    Xander moaned out in pleasure as he raised his head up to the ceiling.


    ¡°You¡¯re going to be the end of me Bianca¡±


    Bianca giggled rising up to her feet, she straddled him while his hand supported her bum.


    He pulled her grey colored skirt up a bit revealing her ck panties which he pushed to the side. His deft fingers found its way to her wet core and slowly, he guided his shaft into her slippery cave.


    ***


    ¡°Daddy!!¡±


    Damien who was making a phone call was startled at the familiar little voice. He turned his head to the direction of the voice to see his mini version running towards him in full speed.


    As soon as Kelvin drew near to Damien, he was suddenly lifted off from the ground.Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Kelvin? you came?¡± Damien asked in surprise. When he had suggested the idea to Olivia, she had strongly denied it.


    He felt that he might have made her mad at some point and that must be the reason she didn¡¯t want to move in with him.


    He was just about to ask after Olivia and as well as his little friend who he couldn¡¯t do without when he spotted them alighting the ck car which dropped them off.


    His lips curled up into a smile, he recognized that car as his mum¡¯s. Only her could be able to do the impossible.


    He ced Kelvin down and took him by his hand walking forward to catch up with the other two.


    ¡°Kelvin!! that was not fair! you closed the door before I could get out of the car!¡± Kiara screamed rushing towards Kelvin standing next to Damien..


    Kelvin pulled his hand off Damien¡¯s grip and bolted out of kiara¡¯s reach.


    ¡°Kelvin! Kiara! be careful-


    Olivia sighed deeply, it¡¯s not like they were going to heed to her anyways. Whenever Kelvin and Kiara are together, it was almost impossible to control them, well of course except Bianca.


    ¡°You see that? he doesn¡¯t listen to any word I say¡±


    Damien turned back to the direction the kids ran off to, he chuckled and returned his gaze back to thedy standing before him.


    He closed the wide gap between them and swiped her off her feet into his strong arms.


    Olivia¡¯s eyes rounded in surprise ¡°Damien!¡±


    ¡°Rx. I won¡¯t let you fall¡± He assured moving gently to avoid dropping her down.¡±I thought you weren¡¯t going toe¡± He teased walking in through therge double doors leading all the way to therge living room.


    Olivia rolled her eyes hard, just as Kelvin and Kiara are a mischievous pair, Sandy and Anita were the worst.


    They were created just to frustrate her into doing things she didn¡¯t want to do.


    Great, she wouldn¡¯t be so surprised to see nothing in her trunk, since they practically want her bare before Damien.


    Such naughty minds they had.


    ¡°Your mum has managed to rub herself over my mum. Now I can¡¯t even tell the difference between them. You don¡¯t want to know what they threatened me with for me to be here¡±


    Damien shook his head gently, he could only imagine, as long as his mum was involved, strange things was bound to happen.


    ¡°I guess they did the right thing by sending you to me. I¡¯m gonna take so much care of you honey that you would be so upset¡±


    ***


    Tracy sat up from the bed in the ward where Ashery motionless.


    Everywhere was quiet except the various machines beeping in the room.


    Her eyes settled on his pale face, she reached her hand to his hair and pushed back the loose strands falling on his forehead.


    ¡°Asher. Your sister is behind bars and your dad has managed to flee L. A. I couldn¡¯t bring myself to flee with you here. The doctor said you have no chance of waking up¡± Tracy dabbed the tissue she was holding under her eyes.


    ¡°I can¡¯t leave you here and I can¡¯t take you with me. I¡¯m so confused Asher and I have no idea of what to do anymore. This is all my fault, if I had cautioned Rihanna¡¯s wrongdoings, maybe she wouldn¡¯t have gone to such great length to have her way.¡±


    She bowed her head sobbing hard. There was no point fighting back. She was all alone in this. No one to run to for help.


    Her poor son would probably spend the rest of his life in this state until he died.


    Her heart sank at the thought, Asher was precious to her. Even if he hadn¡¯t been the best son, he still tried to be a son at least.


    Tracy suddenly looked up suddenly when she heard the loud sounds of some of the machines in the ward going off.


    She stood up to her feet in horror calling out to the doctor and nurses frantically.


    ¡°Help!¡±


    The door bursted open to reveal a doctor rushing into the ward with two nurses, both of the nurses guided Tracy out of the ward and left her standing outside.


    ¡°Stay right here ma¡¯am¡±

 Chapter 161_ Wedding bells 3

    Tracy¡¯s hand shakily reached for the door¡¯s knob leading to Asher¡¯s ward. Her heart raced wildly as the door creaked open.


    She took a step in and almost immediately, a surprised squeal left her lips.


    Her legs almost gave way, but luckily, she regained herposure and hurried to the bed where the lean figurey with his eyes wide open.


    ¡°Asher¡± She cried out softly caressing his hair. He was awake.


    Meanwhile, Asher¡¯s face was as still as a statue, he hardly blinked or changed his line of focus.


    Tracy rained multiple kisses on his face but that still didn¡¯t generate any reaction from him. There were several questions running wild in her head that needed to be answered.


    ¡°Asher.. can you hear me? it¡¯s me your mum¡± She reminded him taking his hand in hers.


    She brought his hand to her lips and began sobbing.


    Now she had a new ray of hope. He was awake and that was all that mattered to her.


    ***


    Olivia sat on her bed reading a book in the peace and quietness of Damien¡¯s room. By her side sat a te of freshly cut apple. Which was presented to her by none other than Damien.


    Just like he had promised to irritate her so much with his proper care towards her, he had already done so much in thest few hours she got here.


    Her only work was to never leave the bed without his consent.


    She flipped through the next pagepletely engrossed in the book she was reading.


    The door suddenly pushed open and in came the two kids with one chasing the other.


    ¡°Mummy!! Kiara took arge bite out of my apple and now she doesn¡¯t want me to take a bite out of her apple¡±


    Kiara climbed the bed tucking herself next to Olivia to get away from Kelvin¡¯s reach.


    ¡°Honey. just let it go, you make an issue out of everything¡± She scolded calmly.¡±Just like his father¡± she murmured.


    ¡°I heard that¡±


    Olivia¡¯s eyes rounded, she took a nce at the door where Damien stood leaning by his side.


    ¡°Daddy!! Kiara took a bite out of my apple¡±


    Damien sighed shaking his head. He wondered how these two couldn¡¯t do without each other and whenever they were together, they fight and argue a lot.


    Or worse, they get mischievous. Just like they did back in the kitchen a while ago.


    They both poked their little fingers into the chocte cake he had spent his time making because Olivia had asked for it.


    ¡°We spoke about this right? your mum needs so much rest and you¡¯re depriving her of that¡± Damien stared meaningfully at the two who bowed their heads avoiding his look.


    ¡°Sorry daddy. we will go y outside¡±


    Damien walked into the room with a thin smile. He ran his fingers through Kelvin¡¯s hair.


    ¡°Good boy, take Kiara out with you and no more fighting or poking your fingers into you your mum¡¯s cake¡±


    Kiara giggled at Damien¡¯sst warning. She climbed out of the bed and stood next to Kelvin.


    ¡°Here you can bite mine too¡± She offered her apple to Kelvin who epted it.


    ¡°See that? you¡¯re friends again¡±


    The kids scurried out of the room leaving the two grownups alone in the room.


    Damien rolled up his sleeves approaching the figure on the bed who buried her face in the book obviously trying to avoid him.


    ¡°I see you are deeply engrossed with the novel. Is the male lead hotter than I am? or perhaps more wealthier?¡± He teased snapping the book close.


    He ced it next to her on the bed and lifted her face up with a finger under her chin.


    Olivia bit her bottom lips trying to stop herself from bursting intoughter. She noticed his gaze dropped to her lips which made her turn red.Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°No one can possibly be hotter than you are¡±


    Damien arched a brow, wow. Impressive she was beginning to open up to him way more than before.


    ¡°Wow I¡¯m ttered by your sweet words¡±


    ¡°No one can be hotter than fire itself¡± She added before picking her book once more. She opened it concealing her face behind it.


    ¡°Oh I¡¯m so gonna make you pay¡± He snatched the book off her hands for the second time and tossed it farther away on the bed.


    A crook smile yed by the corner of his lips and before Olivia could tell what was running through his mind, she felt her back touching the soft mattress.


    ¡°Damien! ¨C


    ¡°I can¡¯t wait for the day you would officially be Mrs Sterling. I¡¯ll make sure it happens sooner thanter.. you are all mine Olivia and there¡¯s no other room for any other man¡±


    Olivia giggled as his lips trailed kisses on her neck.


    ***


    The days rolled by fast into weeks. Everyone in the city awaited the big day which was to be celebrated in a grand style.


    No day passed by without Anita bragging to the media about her son¡¯s sooning wedding with her pregnant future daughter inw.


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t she get tired of doing that?¡± Becky whispered to Aldrin who had a nk look on his face.


    Aldrin simply shrugged, their once quiet living room had turned to a ce where the media flocked around every day.


    Anita smiled at the shing and clicking cameras before her.


    ¡°Yeah. One more¡±


    Aldrin jerked up to his feet when he couldn¡¯t hold it back in anymore.


    He marched straight towards her creating a path between the nosy reporters clicking their cameras and throwing questions here and there.


    He sessfully took Anita by her hand and led her away from them.


    ¡°What is wrong Aldrin? you just ruined my spotlight. I was the centre of attraction over there¡±


    Aldrin scoffed ¡°That is because you invited them here. It was okay when we released the news about Damien¡¯s wedding to the media but how on earth do you not get tired of taking pictures every single day?¡±


    ¡°Mr Sterling! One quick shot!¡± A reporter called out to Aldrin.


    Aldrin cleared his throat and straightened his suit jacket. That didn¡¯t sound like a bad idea only a quick shot and nothing more.


    Few minutester..


    Becky¡¯s brows arched in sarcasm ¡°And now we have two of them to deal with. Such a couple¡± She murmured staring at the two who were so busy taking a couple of photos together.

 Chapter 162_ The happiness we deserve 1

    Alexa took a nce at Hardin seated next to her in the car when he didn¡¯t make any attempt to step out of the car.


    Today, her older brother had summoned her to the Sterling¡¯s ancestral home for an urgent meeting, and she had taken advantage of that opportunity to introduce Hardin to her family.


    Except that thetter was feeling nervous about this meeting.


    Hardin knew that he had to face his girl¡¯s family sooner thanter. He wasn¡¯t scared of meeting them but rather be was scared that they might look down on him because of the huge gap between their status.


    Or worse they might shoo him away from Alexa which he wouldn¡¯t be able to bear.


    Alexa¡¯s hand fell on his palm fisted on hisp. She gave it a soft reassuring squeeze.


    ¡°Trust me. Everything will be fine. My brother might seem tough but he is actually soft hearted on the inside and my dad isn¡¯t much of a trouble either¡±


    Hardin released a deep breath, he casted her a nce.


    ¡°And your mum? There¡¯s still enough time to reconsider your decision¡±


    Alexa¡¯s brows creased at the direction his words were heading to.


    ¡°What do you mean by that Hardin?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s still plenty of time to choose one of those wealthy heirs from reputable families-


    She ced a finger over his lips to stop him from spilling more words than necessary.


    The fact that she had chosen him out of those wealthy arrogant guys said a lot and nothing was going to change her decision.


    ¡°I chose you Hardin. And like I said earlier, everything is going to be fine. Trust me on this one¡±


    Hardin offered a smile, maybe he was just overthinking things.


    What is the worst that could possibly happen?


    ***


    The dining room was unusually quiet, everyone just gaped towards one direction where two souls sat.


    Different questions lingered on their minds. It was totally odd for Alexa toe home with a man. Thest time she did, everyone knew who that turned out to be.


    When Alexa couldn¡¯t bear the sneaky gazes any longer, she mmed her palm on the table which jerked them up.


    Her bossy and arrogant nature didn¡¯t change much while she was away from them.


    ¡°Sorry. I thought I spotted a fly¡±


    She apologized with a hint of sarcasm in her tone.


    Her eyes fell on her older brother who was so busy cutting an apple for no one else other than the blonde sitting across from her.


    Damien cleared his throat to get back their attention.


    ¡°You sure did. However I called you here for a reason Alexa. Not because I felt sorry for how I punished you or anything, you totally deserved it and I¡¯m not sorry about it.¡±


    Alexa bit her bottom lips avoiding his intense stare. From Hardin¡¯s little movement she could tell that he was confused as well.


    Never had she mentioned the reason she was kicked out of her family for a year to Hardin.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to remind me of my misdeeds big bro. I already feel bad enough¡±


    Damien settled his gaze on Hardin who was for some reasons avoiding his. He acted like he hadmitted a huge crime.


    ¡°Hardin, thanks for looking after my sister. She might be a pain in the butt, but sadly I still love her a lot no matter how stubborn or arrogant she can get¡±


    Hardin hardly nodded, he tried to smile but it frozepletely.


    ¡°Oh! he is the guard you talked about?¡±. Anita asked.


    Alexa averted her gaze to Hardin only for him to pull his eyes off her.


    A guard? Hardin was her guard? She had initially thought he was just a nosy fellow her brother had instructed to keep a close eye on her and report her suspicious activities.


    There were a lot of things they¡¯ve kept hidden from each other.


    So everything was prenned from the start, how she ended up at his grandma¡¯s house as a tenant. That exined everything he had been hinting at all these while.


    Whatever his role might be, it all didn¡¯t matter but at least she deserved to know some things too.


    ¡°Mum, Dad, Damien, Grandfather, Grandmother, and some other persons too¡±


    Olivia and Becky exchanged nces and simply shrugged their shoulders knowing fully well that they were the ¡®other persons¡¯ whom she didn¡¯t mention.


    ¡°Meet Hardin. My boyfriend¡± She dered watching with pride as their eyes grewrge in surprise.


    There was a brief silence in the room until Anita was able to break it.


    ¡°Really? there¡¯s actually someone who can tolerate your bad atti-


    Aldrin ced a palm over her lips forcing her back to her seat. He snarled at Hardin who met his eyes.


    Hardin gulped down hard, he wasn¡¯t sure if this was a good sign or not. Their expression didn¡¯t say much.


    ¡°And I mean it this time¡± Alexa added in a firm tone.


    ¡°Well good for you and everyone of us¡± Damien murmured.


    He picked a slice of the apple which he had cut and fed Olivia.


    A deep smile carved on Alexa¡¯s lips, that was great news. If Damien agreed to it, then the rest won¡¯t object to it.


    ¡°I¡¯d like to speak with this Hardin guy all ALONE¡±


    All eyes fell on Aldrin who just spoke.


    ***


    Damien pulled the sheets over Olivia¡¯s legs. He nted a kiss on her forehead and took a seat on the bed next to her.


    ¡°Are you still daydreaming about me? didn¡¯t I assure you enough that no one else stands a chance against you?¡± He teased.


    ¡°You¡¯re thest person to think about Damien. I was just wondering what exactly your dad would do or say to that poor guy. It¡¯s not everyday Alexa brings a guy home¡±


    Damien sighed deeply, he wasn¡¯t the least bothered about all that. His dad couldn¡¯t possibly do anything crazy.


    He was just doing what most father does to a guy who had shown an interest in their daughter.


    It was funny how he never got to experience that, Olivia had an understanding mum who never for once interrogated him.


    ¡°Stop worrying yourself over nothing. My dad is like the only pure soul left in this world. I¡¯m very sure he is just being an overprotective father and also jealous that Alexa would leave his side one day to be with Hardin¡±


    A sad gleam washed over Olivia¡¯s face. If only her dad was alive. He would likely do the same. He loved her a lot when he was still alive.


    If he were to be here, Damien would never have gotten her so easily like he did.


    ¡°Heyy.. don¡¯t go back to that look. You look very ugly when you cry¡±


    He took her into his arms stroking her back gently.


    ¡°Such a big cry baby you are. You need to get plenty of rest, we are to go over for your wedding dress fitting at noon¡±


    ***


    Hardin epted the ss Aldrin handed over to him.


    ¡°Thanks Mr Sterling¡±


    Aldrin took one of the seat in his study, he took a sip out of his ss and sighed afterwards.


    ¡°Do you know why I wanted to speak to you in private?¡±


    Hardin shook his head slowly, his heart thumped wildly. Was he about to ask him to stop seeing his daughter?.


    If that was the case, he had no idea of what he might do to himself.Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°No I don¡¯t¡±


    ¡°Just like my son mentioned earlier, no matter how proud Alexa could be, we love her so much. Thest time she had imed to have a boyfriend, we figured out that he was a notorious criminal¡±


    Hardin chuckled lightly, his intention was never to mock Aldrin or Alexa bit something about Aldrin¡¯s words crackled him up.


    ¡°Pardon me. I was just-


    ¡°Forget it. I don¡¯t have a problem with you Hardin. I respect the choices of my children so much. Alexa isn¡¯t a kid anymore, she chose you and I hope you¡¯re being serious with her¡±


    Hardin ced his ss on the side table next to him.


    ¡°Of course. My grand mother knows about us. And she supported our rtionship¡±


    Aldrin took another sip out of his ss.


    ¡°And your parents?¡±


    Aldrin didn¡¯t miss the look that crossed Hardin¡¯s eyes even if it onlysted for a second.


    ¡°My parents arete. they both died in a car ident when I was ten. my grandmother is the only family I have left¡±


    Aldrin was saddened by the news, he stood up from his seat and approached Hardin.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like discriminating people of different status son. Andstly, you don¡¯t only have your grandmother. You have the whole Sterling¡¯s as your family¡±


    Hardin looked up to the older man in surprise, he had actually been having sleepless nights for nothing.


    He jerked up to his feet with arge beam on his face.


    ¡°Mr Sterling-


    Aldrin patted Hardin on his shoulder ¡°I think we should get over with the formalities now son. You¡¯re now family¡±


    The door pushed open with a loud bang and in came Anita.


    She suddenly rushed forward and pulled Hardin into a tight embrace startling the two.


    ¡°Thank you so much Hardin. I have always been worried that Alexa¡¯s arrogance would make her single for a lifetime. I¡¯m so d that there¡¯s someone who can actually tolerate her¡±


    Hardin patted her back gently. He could only imagine what problems Alexa had caused for her family to think that he was a saviour.


    In thest few weeks that she had spent at his home, he already got a taste of her attitude. Whether good or bad.


    They epted him into their family without a second doubt. Even though he was way below their status, they still chose to hand their beloved yet troublesome daughter to him.


    How lucky.

 Chapter 163_ The happiness we deserve 2

    Few dayster..


    The most awaited day in the city came by so fast. The day were the two souls were finally going to be joined together by the sacred bonds of marriage.


    A majestic church was transformed into a breathtakingly opulent wedding wondend.


    The stained ss windows adorned with intricate stone carvings filtered the sunlight casting kaleidoscopic patterns across the polished marbled floor covered with a plush white carpet runner embroidered with gold thread.


    Gands of lush greenery and exotic white flowers which included, roses, orchids, and gardenias entwined the wooden pews leading up to the altar.


    The air was sweet with the scent of blooming flowers.


    All these extravagant decor had everything to do with Anita Sterling, the most joyous soul on earth. She had been anticipating this day so much if not more than the couple and finally it was here.


    As the orchestra¡¯s strings swelled, the congregation rose. Their faces turned toward the back of the church. The massive, ornate doors swung open as the bride who was none other than the soon to be Mrs Sterling walked in gracefully.


    Her wedding gown was a showstopper. A real life fairytale princess dress. The strapless design hugged her curves in all the right ces, and the boned corset cinched at her tiny waist.


    But her skirt really stole the show. Layers andyers of tulle that fell to the floor like a fluffy cloud. And the beading? the beading was exquisite.


    Delicate crystals and intricatece adorned the bodice, catching the light with every move she made.


    Olivia looked like a real-life princess, gliding down the aisle in her stunning gown with the tall figure who was none other than Nathan by her side posing as her father.


    Her hand in his arm. A role herte dad would have been so happy to perform if he were to be given a chance to be alive even for a minute.


    She forced the sad thoughts out of her mind and tried to focus more on her handsome groom patiently waiting for her down the aisle.


    Damien looked dashing in his sleek tuxedo, the midnight ck fabric was perfectly tailored to entuate his broad shoulders and chiseled features.


    A crisp white shirt, slim bow tie, and polished shoespleted the ssic look with a subtle silver watch, a thoughtful gift from his mum.


    ¡°She is precious. handle her with so much care¡± Nathan whispered softly as he ced Olivia¡¯s palm on Damien¡¯s.


    Damien bashfully smiled at Nathan epting Olivia¡¯s hand.


    ¡°You have my word Mr Steele. I will take good care of her¡±


    His eyes locked on hers. The priest began with the ceremony almost immediately ¡°Dear friends and family, we gather today to witness the union of these two beloved souls¡­¡±


    The air was thick with emotion as they exchanged vows, their voices trembling with sincerity. He promised to love and cherish her, through joy and tears, in sickness and health. She vowed to stand by his side, to support his dreams, and to be his rock in times of need.


    As they exchanged rings, the congregation held its collective breath. The gold bands glinted, symbolizing their eternalmitment.


    The priest pronounced them husband and wife, and with a tender smile, he said, ¡°You may kiss your bride.¡±


    Their lips met in a soft sweet kiss as the congregation erupted into apuse and cheers. Tears of joy streamed down the faces of their loved ones, and the orchestra swelled with a triumphant melody.


    They turned to face their friends and family, beaming with happiness, the church was filled with a sense of joy and celebration especially those of two kids jumping up and down at a distance.


    ***


    The reception was held at a grand hall situated at the outskirt of the city.


    The hall was decorated with a white and gold theme as per the couples taste and a little of Anita¡¯s input.


    Everyone was happily having their drinks and some were dancing to the slow tunes ying at the background.


    At a part of the hall¡­


    Bianca and Xander were deeply engrossed in their conversation.ughing and giggling at each other¡¯s words.


    They were so oblivious to the mischievous two heading to them.


    ¡°Although this wedding hasn¡¯t ended yet, I¡¯m already craving another¡±


    Bianca inhaled sharply, she held out a finger to Xander, a gesture for ¡®a second¡¯ or ¡®a minute¡¯


    She turned around to face the two women who were gossiping about her right behind her back.


    ¡°Can you take your little gossips elsewhere? you¡¯re both at it again¡±


    Sandy ced her empty ss on the tray of a waiter passing by and collected another half filled ss with red wine.


    She mouthed ¡®a thank you¡¯ to the waiter and turned to faced Bianca with the perfect reply already in store for her.


    ¡°What? we are hinting at something though. When are you both going to do the needful? you know? tie the knots?¡±


    Bianca sighed deeply and turned back to Xander, she took him by his hands and started walking away from the two.


    Their teasingughter could be heard as they left their initial position.


    Anita took a sip out of her ss scanning the hall with her hawk like eyes searching for her next prey to bug.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Who¡¯s next?¡± she murmured roaming her eyes around until it fell on a lonely soul typing away on her phone.


    ¡°I guess we found our next target¡± Sheughed evily walking to the innocent youngdy¡¯s direction with her sidekick right next to her.


    Becky was startled by her aunt¡¯s sudden presence and also Olivia¡¯s mum.


    Rumors had it that, if these two were together and they happened toe to you at the same time, you should probably run while you can because they were trouble mixed thoroughly with mischief..


    But unfortunately, it was toote to run away from them.


    ¡°Did I do something wrong aunt?¡± Becky asked skeptically staring back and forth at the two.


    ¡°Not at all dear, I was just curious. You¡¯ve been standing all by your self without anypany not even a single guy approached you and you didn¡¯t approach any either¡±


    Becky¡¯s eyes lost its initial gleam, now she got why they were here.


    Obviously to mock her and probably irritate her so much with their sarcastic remarks.


    ¡°Aunt, it¡¯s nothing like that. I have a boyfriend and he is out of the country for some urgent meeting. That is the reason he couldn¡¯t make it here today¡±


    ¡°Oh really? what is his name then? or is he some imaginary boy who only you can see?¡± Anita inquired as she was able to read between Becky¡¯s pure lies..


    The two olderdies shared a teasingugh which made Becky roll her eyes hard at them.


    Becky picked up her purse and sprang up to her feet already red in embarassment.


    ¡°You both are unbelievable! argh!¡±


    Anita and Sandy chuckled at her moving back leaving the hall.


    ***


    Becky made her way to the garden which was mostly empty. She walked further into the rose bushes and took a seat on the neatly treamed grass.


    She kicked off her heels in frustration and opened her purse taking a pack of cigarette out.


    Her mood was soiled so bad after she spotted Charles mingling around somedies. Even though their eyes met a couple of times in the hall, he still didn¡¯te over for a chat like always.


    After he found out that she was the one who always left some cookies and lovesick notes in his locker at college, he hadn¡¯t reached out to her yet.


    ¡°Great! he hated you when you were so fat and now that you think you have a great figure, he still didn¡¯t spare you a nce. How lucky you are Becky!¡± Becky grumbled to herself.


    Her hands ransacked through her purse in search for a lighter and when she found it, she brought it to the cigarette already ced in between her lips.


    Suddenly the cigarette was taken off her lips before she could even get the chance to light it up.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure you must have heard, smoking is bad for the health. it¡¯s such a happy asion why would you choose to smoke out here all alone?¡±


    Her hairs stood on ends as the familiar hoarse voice reached her ears.


    She could perceive the strong scent of his cologne which said a lot about how close he was standing next to her.


    Becky snapped her head up staring at the figure towering over her.


    Annoyed and upset about his earlier attitude back at the hall, she stood up to her feet ring straight at him.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± She asked with her palm fisted by her sides.


    Taken by her surprise question, Charles lips pulled up into a small smile.


    ¡°Are you upset because your said boyfriend couldn¡¯t make it today?¡±


    Becky¡¯s face fell. What boyfriend? her brows had a hint of confusion in them until it dawned on her.


    He must have overheard her conversation with those two.


    ¡°It¡¯s been a while Becky¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Bec-


    She paused her sentence midway, he got her name right this time. Her cheeks med red.


    ¡°Yeah I guess. Aren¡¯t you supposed to be in the hall flirting with your bountiful girlfriends?¡± She questioned sarcastically but deep down she was pained.


    It pained her to know that the guy who she was willing to do anything and everything for couldn¡¯t see her the same way that she does.


    ¡°There¡¯s no point for me to be in there when she is out here sulking¡± He murmured leaving her speechless.


    He took a nce around the almost empty vicinity before he closed the gap between them.


    Becky wasn¡¯t given a chance to digest his words because the next second, he sealed her lips in a three second meaningful kiss before he backed off with a bashful smile.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting on the dance floor. Please don¡¯t keep me waiting¡± he spoke as he fondled with the cigarette stick.


    He turned around and began heading away from her.


    Becky¡¯s eyes rounded like she had seen a ghost, she watched his back moving away hastily.


    His words and actions reyed over and over again in her head until a squeal left her lips.


    ¡°He likes me too!¡±

 Chapter 164_ The Happy Ending (Epilogue)

    Despite all that had happened to Tracy in thest few weeks, she was smart enough to understand that revenge wouldn¡¯t help her out at all.


    She pulled her gaze off therge screen showing the live footage of Damien and Olivia¡¯s wedding.


    That should have been her daughter smiling so brightly on the screen, but thetter messed up her chances.


    If only Olivia hadn¡¯te into the picture, maybe everything would still be intact and in ce. The Brown¡¯s wouldn¡¯t have been broken apart like it had.


    Taking a huge deep breath, she gripped the handle of the wheelchair where a dazed looking Asher sat.


    The doctor said he was still in shock of whatever had happened around him but it¡¯s been days since he woke up and the only word he uttered was ¡°Olivia¡±


    Tracy wasn¡¯t oblivious to the fact that Asher had something for Olivia.


    ¡°Your dad and Rihanna has chosen their own path, I think it¡¯s time we get going and start our lives afresh¡±


    They had to catch the fastest flight to Florida where her family lives. And it would be a conducive ce for Asher to recover quickly as well.


    She nted a kiss on his head and began pushing the wheelchair with a bright smile on her face.


    ¡°You won this time Anita¡± She murmured beneath her breath.


    ***


    Becky¡¯s eyes scanned therge hall in search of a familiar face. And as he had said earlier, he was at the dance floor.


    He appeared to be waiting for someone whom was none other than herself. She beamed walking hurriedly to him.


    Charles smile lifted up in seconds as his eyes fell on the frame standing before him. He tucked a strand of hair falling over her face behind her ear.


    ¡°Everyone is watching¡± Becky murmured nervously. Her eyes darted around the hall when she felt watchful gazes on her back.


    Charles ignored her words, he simply didn¡¯t care if anyone was watching or not. He pulled her closer with an arm resting on her slender waist.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s give them a show to watch¡± he whispered seductively.


    His response left her speechless, he was quick to spin her over. Her back touched his hard chest behind her.


    ¡°I¡¯ve spoken to my parents, they will be here in a few days time to meet with your family. I hope you don¡¯t mind¡±


    Becky¡¯s eyes grewrge, wasn¡¯t it a little too soon? Her cheeks flushed thinking about Anita¡¯s sooning teases.


    ¡°Well I don¡¯t mind. But uh- What happened back in the garden-


    ¡°I¡¯ve always wondered how your lips tasted and felt like. I¡¯m not satisfied though but I guess we have to wait until this celebration is over¡±


    Becky blushed biting her bottom lips, though the kiss they shared at the garden was only for a few seconds, it was enough to tell her everything she needed to know.


    ***


    Alexa walked hand in hand with Hardin moving around the hall with him. She was so happy to introduce him to her circle of friends and other guests in the hall.


    He took a long nce at her while she introduced him to another set of young men, the young men more wealthier than he was.


    There wasn¡¯t a hint of regret in her tone. it was just excitement.


    Hardin unknowingly smiled, he exchanged handshakes with the men and said his greetings in a polite manner.


    ¡°You¡¯re literally showing me off to everyone. I feel so special¡±


    Alexa chuckled, she nced briefly at him ¡°You¡¯re special Hardin. Very special to me and I want everyone to know about that. Especially thosedies around trying to get your attention¡±


    Hardin wore a proud smile on his lips. Of course, it was certain that thedies would have their eyes on him. He had the looks and build that anydy would die hard for.


    ¡°Woah¡­ I¡¯m ttered¡±


    ¡°You should be. And by the way, I haven¡¯t set my eyes on my brother and Olivia. where could they be?¡±


    Hardin took a long look around searching for their familiar faces but he failed.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    Meanwhile..


    Olivia giggled as Damien hovered over her on the double king sized bed. She ced both hands on his bare chest stopping his second attempt to have his way with her.


    ¡°Come on don¡¯t be that hard Olivia¡±


    ¡°Damien! it¡¯s our wedding today. you sneaked me out before the whole event could end and have you forgotten the doctor¡¯s words? no rough ys for now¡±


    Damien sighed in defeat as hey next to her. He scooped her next to him and nted a kiss on her hair.


    ¡°So it¡¯s official. You¡¯re now a Sterling, how does that feel and sound to you?¡±


    Olivia reached for Damien¡¯s hand and interlocked it with her¡¯s.


    ¡°It feels nice and it sounds right. This is the best decision I¡¯ve made Damien. I love you¡±


    Damien brought their locked hands to his lips. he kissed it softly and returned his eyes back on her.


    ¡°And I love you more Mrs Sterling¡±


    Damien¡¯s phone beeped on the bedside table, it has been beeping frequently. Maybe everyone already knew that they were missing from the hall..


    Who wouldn¡¯t? after all it was their asion.


    Damien pulled up from his side resting on the bed, he hovered over thedy next to him whose eyes rounded in surprise at his swift movement.


    ¡°Dami-


    ¡°Shh. I¡¯ll go easy¡±


    ***


    Ten monthster..


    Two kids stood by a crib watching the cute little figure taking a nap.


    ¡°Do you think she can y hide and seek?¡± Kiara whispered silently in order not to wake the sleeping baby up.


    ¡°We will find out right after she wakes up from her nap. my baby sister sleeps a lot¡±


    At the background stood Olivia and Damien happily watching the view before them, they shed a smile at each other.


    ¡°What do you think they might be whispering on about? I don¡¯t trust those two whenever they¡¯re together¡±


    Damien wrapped an arm around her ¡°Rx. They¡¯ve been excited ever since Khloe was born.¡±


    Khloe, that was the name Damien had picked for his daughter. He felt that it was fair if he named her himself since Olivia had the chance of naming Kelvin.


    And also it was actually fair that Kelvin got his looks from Damien while Khloe inherited Olivia¡¯s looks and hair color.


    A lot had happened in thest couple of months. After the Brown¡¯s mysteriously disappeared from L. A, peace had returned to their lives once more.


    Well except Rihanna who was serving her sentence behind bars for attempted murder.


    Cassie and Nathan had their wedding two months after Damien and Olivia had theirs, so technically, Bianca had an official dad.


    Luckily for her, she was also proposed to by Xander at her parents wedding reception.


    Alexa and Hardin on the other hand progressed so much. They recently had a grand re-opening of the dessert shop they both worked so hard to build together.


    Becky and Charles were currently at New York. They¡¯ve chosen to build their family over there for some reasons best known to them.


    At the end of the day, everything fell in their right ces and they all got the happy ending they deserved.


    ¡°Mummy, Kiara and I would love to take Khloe on a ride with our bikes¡±


    Olivia snapped out of her thoughts when his words reached her ears.


    ¡°Oh honey. Khloe is still little to ride bikes or y football. Give her a few more years and she¡¯d be ready to y all soughts of games with you¡±


    Kelvin beamed at the response he got from his mum.


    Olivia moved towards the crib, she peered down at the small soul breathing softly with arge grin¡­


    ¡°Beautiful just like her mother¡±


    Damien¡¯s voice rang next to her, she lifted her head to him.


    ¡°And I¡¯m handsome just like daddy¡± Kelvin imputed.


    Olivia and Damien shared a heartyughter.


    True and happy endings really existed and they could testify to that.


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