MasukAXEL SALVATORE ROSSI.“W-what?”Maybe I didn’t hear right. She’d fucked who?Her words sent my heart racing faster than a sports car. For a split second, everything appeared blurry, even her petite figure standing in front of me.How could she? I didn’t want to believe it. Olivia knew the gravity of what she’d done. The crime she’d committed. I watched her struggle to keep her tears from falling, her eyes already throbbing and red.But that didn’t mean anything. It wouldn’t solve anything. She hadn’t just given her body to another man but had lowered the reputation that was held up high.My reputation.“I’m—I’m sorry,” she pleaded, trying to reach for me by tugging at my arm.“Sorry?” I snapped, my voice a low growl. “You’re sorry for fucking Alessandro?”“It was a mistake.” Her voice was soft as the words slipped out of her quivering lips. “I didn’t mean to. I was mad at you and—‘“—I told you everything was for the wrong girl,” Viper chipped in, blowing thick smoke into the air. He
OLIVIA“Does Axel know that you’ve been fucking other men?”Other men?My breath hitched at the question as I stared at him. Viper glared at me like he had the intention of setting me ablaze, a smirk at the corner of his lips.“N-No. I—‘ I stammered, but he interrupted me hoarsely.“— I heard everything.” He took a step closer, making me retreat with my heart hammering against my chest. “You’ve been fucking the gardener.”I swallowed, my eyelids fluttering. He already knew. And he was going to tell Axel for sure.Alessandro had walked off after Viper told him to. I’d tried to leave, but he’d caught me by the arm, forcing me to stay.His eyes narrowed, and he tilted his head forward, almost brushing his lips against my skin.“It’s such a pity that he puts everything at risk just for you to cheat on him.”Cheat on him? We weren’t even… a thing.Well, maybe we were.“I didn’t cheat on him,” I snapped. “Alessandro and I… we only had sex once, and it was a mistake.”“Have a good time expla
OLIVIAStaying indoors, trying to keep a low profile, made my bones ache with restlessness. I hadn’t seen Axel in days, and to make matters worse, Nelly had moved back into the house.She was back to her old ways—yelling at the staff, barking orders, and looking for anyone to take her anger out on. But this time, I wasn’t going to be one of her minions. Something had shifted inside me. My confidence was returning, and I wasn’t going to give her the chance to bully me anymore.That afternoon, I escaped the suffocating walls of my room and strolled into the garden. The sweet scent of flowers wafted through the air, and the warm breeze kissed my skin.I should have known he would be there. I had been avoiding him for days. Yet, there he was, crouching a few feet away, his face buried in the plants he was tending.He didn’t know I was there. I tried to spin around, to run, to walk away like I hadn’t been there at all.It was too late.“Olivia.” His hoarse voice stopped me.I swallowed ha
AXEL SALVATORE ROSSI.“Why didn’t you tell me?” I growled, storming into my room. I took off my jacket and threw it into a corner.Nelly pushed her body forward on the bed, tossing her phone in her grasp. My footsteps quickened towards her, my jaw tightened, and I glared at her with a gaze sharper than a blade.“Tell you what?” Her voice trembled.I inhaled to calm my nerves because the anger coursing through my veins was overwhelming.And I could end up strangling her until she choked to death.I ran my palms over my face, sweating under the icy blast of the air conditioner.“Why didn’t you tell me that Isabella went to your father? ” I snapped, watching her eyes widen. “And that she gave him the item I’ve been searching for?!”Nelly rose to her feet, her hands pulling the mini dress over her knees. Her hair was messy, and her bare face suddenly irritated me.“Calm down, Ace,” she said, her voice a low tone. “Let’s talk about this calmly.”“Calmly? ” I scoffed, refusing to believe wh
OLIVIA“Can someone tell me what’s happening?”Axel asked, standing behind me as I tilted my head forward into the toilet seat.I’d been throwing up for minutes, and my stomach kept churning. The nausea caught up in my throat, making it impossible for me to breathe properly.“Olivia,” Rosa called, her voice a bit distant. “Are you alright?”I stood up and walked over to the sink, turned on the water, and splashed a few drops on my face.Axel’s hands tugged at my waist, pulling me around to face him after I was done catching my breath.“Are you sure you’re fine?”No, I wasn’t. I couldn’t breathe properly, I was panting hard, and above all, my mouth felt bitter. My whole body was weak; dizziness clouded my eyes, threatening to make me collapse to the cold floor.I tried to appear fine. I didn’t want him to suspect anything.“I-I’m good.”“No, you’re not,” he persisted, feeling the warmth surging through my cheeks. “You’re warm. What exactly did the doctor say was wrong?”Rosa stepped i
OLIVIAI didn’t know what to do, how to feel, or what to even say. I felt torn between crossroads, each a different path that could both ruin me.What was I supposed to feel?I had three different emotions coursing through me. Anger—because I hadn’t expected to get pregnant, not after learning about Nelly’s.Excitement—this was the first time I’d felt a life growing inside me. For some reason, a hint of happiness flooded through my body, and I looked forward to the experience.And lastly, fear—Axel didn’t want any baby. He’d definitely lose it if he found out that I was already carrying another baby after Nelly.What was I supposed to do?“What are you going to do?” Rosa asked me, fueling my confusion even more as I paced around.The dizziness lingered, as well as the bitter taste in my mouth. My stomach churned, but I couldn’t fathom if it was as a result of the news or the fact that the symptoms were getting worse.I halted in front of her, my fingers raking through my already mess







