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Divorced But Never Letting Goย ย ย Forty One
OLIVIA "So you don't think giving up isn't an option?โ I asked Adrian. He seemed to be making sense lately. He might as well have the perfect solution to my problem. "The solution is right there in front of you. It's you who has refused to see it,โ Adrian came up with yet another word of wisdom that caused my brain to shut down. "I don't follow. What exactly are you talking about?โ I forced myself to ask. I couldn't keep the question to myself anymore. "Oh, Olivia. There you go again. You missed the point. Think, Olivia. You're always running out of line,โ Adrian fumed. He was unable to withstand my naughtiness anymore. If I were in his position, I would do worse. โI think I know what you're talking about now,โ I snapped my hands as a thought flickered across my face like a flash. With a move too fast, I grabbed it before it would pass me by. "I would plead with Rene to let me move in with them. That way, I can monitor the affairs of the company.โ I suggested.โThat made
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-11-29Divorced But Never Letting Goย ย ย Forty Two
OLIVIA โI hope you don't expect me to walk away like that because that's never going to happen. I will stay back and fight like my life depends on it. I am not going to fold my arms and watch Rene ruin my home,โ I remained firm on my decision. โYou might need to stop raising your voice at me. I'm not the reason for your troubles. If you don't want to stay calm and speak to me, I suggest you leave right away.โ Escobar warned me. I didn't realize how loud I was becoming until he told me. โWhat do you suggest I do about this? I already told you what the problem is. Rene and Cyril are inseparable. Getting her out of Cyril's ward is not going to be easy. What else do you want to know again? Are you suggesting that I inject him with sleeping pills?โโHell no!โ I was quick to reject it. โThen what? It's obvious that you don't understand what's happening,โ Escobar argued. I could tell that he was fed up with my presence and couldn't wait for me to leave. Quietly, I stood up to strategize
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-11-29Divorced But Never Letting Goย ย ย Forty Three
OLIVIA โI need a favor from you. I don't know how you're going to feel about it,โ I admitted. For the first time ever, I forgot what it feels like to express myself without fear. โAre you being serious right now?If you got something to say, spill it now and stop beating around the bush like a headless chicken. I don't have the whole day,โ Rene barked at me and scared the living daylight out of me. Out of fear, I edged backwards a bit to avoid more of her scary moves at meโI require help convincing Cyril to let me move into the house to enable me run the company. Since he acknowledges you as his only legally married wife, it would be partially difficult having me around,โ I hurriedly spoke without a pause to avoid mincing words. โSo, this is the reason you called me out here? Gosh! I can't believe I'm actually having this conversation with you,โ Rene hissed. On the verge of walking out on me, I held her back and pleaded like my entire life depends on it. โYou know this is bully
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-11-29Divorced But Never Letting Goย ย ย Forty Four
OLIVIA I wasn't sure if passing the night at Adrian's house was the best decision after what happened between us the last time I visited. It's been nearly a week since we had a one-night stand and I still haven't forgotten about it. Scenes about that horrible day are still stuck in my head, no matter how hard I try to ignore it. Now I'm making the same mistake again. Cyril's memory loss brought me closer to Adrian. It made me understand how important he was to my existence. If I wasn't married to Cyril, I would definitely be scrubbing my knees on the ground begging for Adrian to marry me. He's got everything I needed In a man; He's rich, successful, smart and above all, caring. In the last few hours, he's proven to be a better man than Cyril. He stood by me as his whole life depended on it. Yet, we aren't even dating. He would do great when I eventually become his lover. However, with Cyril in the picture, it may seem impossible to achieve. โCan you please give me a second with
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-11-29Divorced But Never Letting Goย ย ย Forty Five
OLIVIAโHere we are now. I know this is nothing like yours, but I hope it will be worth it. So, tell me, what would you love to have? I'm damn certain you must be starving right now. I could ask my domestic staff to get you something," Adrian asked the moment we arrived at his home.The living room appears to be different compared to the last time I visited. It feels to me like my first time visiting. โYou aren't saying anything yet? I just asked you a question. What would you love to have?โ Adrian waved at me as he restored my lost mind. I wasn't even paying attention to him. The whole time he spoke to me, my mind was occupied with Rene.I act like I'm doing great but deep down, I was desperate to know what's happening between Cyril and Rene in the ward. According to Doctor Escobar, they seemed great together, all thanks to Cyril for being reluctant to let Rene leave his sight. โTake me to my room. I don't want to eat or drink anything. I just want to sleep. That's the only thin
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-11-29Divorced But Never Letting Goย ย ย Forty Six
OLIVIA.โHow did you find yourself in our matrimonial bedroom? Is that supposed to be a question? Am I supposed to answer that? This is your home, Olivia,โ Cyril said as his smile spread across his face. โHome? What home are you talking about? This doesn't even look real to me. Is there something you're not telling me?โ I mumbled while still trying to wrap my head around what he told me.โNothing is hiding. I am telling you the truth. Look around you, what do you see?โ Cyril tasked me.โI see beautiful photo frames of us hanging on the wall,โ I answered with a hint of confusion.โWhat about Rene?I thought she was your wife?โ I asked Cyril as I strived to confirm if my thoughts were real or mere hallucinating.โWho the heck is that? I don't know what you're talking about.โ He quickly vindicated himself.โHold on a second.I'll be back with your breakfast,โ Cyril sought my permission and dashed outside.โBreakfast in bed?โ I muttered succinctly. It felt to me like the world was endin
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-11-29Divorced But Never Letting Goย ย ย Forty Seven
OLIVIAI dashed inside Escobar's office without knocking. The suspense was killing me. I couldn't wait to find out where Cyril was taken. โOlivia? What did you just do? Why would you force yourself into my office like that? That was disrespectful, and I demand an apology this minute,โ Doctor Escobar was in full rage. I saw that coming. If I was the one who got busted that way, I would be mad at the person. โI am sorry for coming In the way I did. Trust me, it wasn't planned,โ I finally apologized. โWhat do you want? Wait, I want to believe that you are not here to plead with me about Rene? Because that's never going to happen. Remember what I told you the last time you visited?โ Escobar reminded me ahead, forcing me to swallow my question. Rene was somehow part of what I wanted to discuss with Doctor Escobar, which made it impossible to proceed with my question. โI thought as much. It's about Rene, isn't it? Sorry, there's nothing I can do about that. You may need to leave n
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-11-29Divorced But Never Letting Goย ย ย Forty Eight
OLIVIA โYou might want to take it easy on us. We are just here to help out. It's no big deal. You don't have to break your back about it,โ Adrian flared up at me. I've never seen him in his fit of rage before. I must have gotten under his thick skin. โHe's right! If you want to be mad at anyone, it should be. When he told me how you angrily left his place, I suggested that we come to find out what's going on,โKate clarified. I started to feel guilty for yelling at Adrian when he did nothing wrong to upset me. Regardless, I maintained my ego and refused to apologize to Adrian. โAre you ready to provide Cyril now? If Cyril isn't found in the next five minutes, your hospital will be erased from history books for eternity,โ I threatened Escobar โWait a minute, what did I just hear you say about Cyril? What happened to him?โ Kate cried when she heard my ranting.โYou should ask the so-called doctor in front of you. He's in the best position to answer your question," I hissed.I
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Divorced But Never Letting Goย ย ย 145
OLIVIA"Stay calm, ma'am. You're not helping matters," Officer Julian called me to order.I ignored him, saying, "Don't you dare tell me to stay calm. Didn't you hear what he said? He accused me of something I know nothing about. Now that's insane.""You were the target. We were paid by someone to kill you," the criminal finally confessed.His confession sent tiny shivers down my spine. I lost some brain cells and stood up from where I was.I now know what it feels like to be agitated."Who sent you? Start talking now," I moved a step closer to the criminal.Seeing how close I was, Adrian rushed to pull me back. "Don't do this. Let him speak. I understand how you feel right now, but this isn't the way out."I stood back. I forced myself to stay calm, but deep inside, I was a burning furnace.I was being consumed by the desire to kill the criminal even before he was done with the confession."Some lady called Rene. She gave us your photo and asked us to kill you," the criminal confesse
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OLIVIAAfter a failed attempt to kill me, the gunmen abandoned one of their members who had no gun in his possession.As he tried to escape, Adrian pounced on him and struck a powerful punch that tossed the masked man to the ground.As though that weren't enough, Adrian continued to punch the masked man until the police arrived at the scene and arrested him.After the arrest, we all rushed to meet Uncle Dante, who was in a pool of blood, struggling to stay alive.His eyes were slowly shutting down as we got to him."Don't leave me, Uncle. Please stay back," Adrian cried as he rested Uncle Dante's head on his lap.That was my first time seeing Adrian cry. As I tried to console him, I fought back my tears."Please take care of Olivia. She's got a heart of gold. Don't let her slip away from your palms." Those were Uncle Dante's last words before he passed away.All efforts to revive him proved abortive. He must have suffered severe internal bleeding as a result of the injury sustained f
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OLIVIAโDamn! This party is the bomb. See what we've been missing all along,โ Kate told me at the party. She seemed to be having fun.She wasn't far from the truth.I can't recall the last time she attended a party of such magnitude.Cyril is such a joy killer.The son of a bitch is deprived of a life like this due to his insecurity.โI am glad you're having fun. But don't get too drunk. We still got work for tomorrow,โ I reminded Kate.Adrian joined us some minutes later, shortly after I saw him with Uncle Dante.โI hope you're having fun already?โ he teased Kate.โMore than fun, Adrian. You've got no idea what this means to me. If Olivia doesn't get married to you, I will,โ Kate joked as she continued sipping her vodka.Then she stormed out to allow Adrian and me to have some moments of privacy alone.โMy uncle wants to see us. He asked me to bring you to his table,โ Adrian said.โShall we?โ He stretched his hand forward to hold mine.โOf course.Why not?โ I held his hand.As we wal
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OLIVIA Anxiety spread from my face and traveled down to my lungs' region as I stood at the prosecuting area, waiting for the judge to pass the final verdict regarding the allegations against me of being responsible for Cyril's condition.I lost count of how many times the case has been adjourned. I've lost all hopes of getting a favorable ruling. Currently, the only thing left inside of me is emptiness and fright. I might as well confess to the crimes I never committed just to be free from this dungeon of calamity and frustration.I looked behind me and saw Kate resting on the chest of Adrian. Poor girl! She's been through a lot this period. And she isn't even the one accused falsely.I drifted my attention back to the judge to avoid missing out on what she had a say.โSo here's my verdict,โ the judge said before she took a deep pause to put on his glasses. I was yearning for her to be done talking. Her silent treatment keeps raising my blood pressure. From the look of things, I
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OLIVIAMy legs quivered as I stepped outside with Adrian. They suddenly felt too heavy to move, as if some unseen force was dragging me back.The moment Kate saw me approaching the car, she rushed forward and embraced me. I fought back my tears.She thought the kidnapping had broken me. She had no idea it was something else entirely.Adrian looked equally disturbed. Just like me, he wasnโt happy. Sadness was written all over his face.That was when Kate sensed something was wrong. She pulled away from my arms and turned to Adrian. โCan you please explain what's going on? I know this isnโt about the kidnapping, so donโt lie to me.โAfter Adrian narrated everything to her, Kate lost her composure and fumed. โWhat the fuck? That ainโt true! Olivia had nothing to do with what happened to Cyril. They barely even spoke because I was there to kick him out!โAs much as I appreciated her defending me, I wished she had done it back in Lilyโs officeโto prove my innocence where it mattered.โNow
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OLIVIAโWhat did you just say? Rene did what?โ I lost my cool and jumped from my seat.It took the joint efforts of Adrian and the detective to calm me down.โDon't tell me to calm down! Didn't you hear what she said?โ I blasted Adrian.I expected him to take my sideโor at the very least, caution Lily about the false accusations thrown at me.โRanting won't solve anything. We need to take this case lightly,โ Adrian said to me.His words somehow calmed my nerves. But deep down, I was burning with curiosity. Why would Rene point fingers at me when I hadnโt even been in New York at the time of the incident?โOver to you, Detective. Why would Rene file a report against Olivia? Olivia hasnโt been to New York in recent times,โ Adrian questioned Lily.For the first time in a long while, I was genuinely proud of him. That was the move I had hoped for.โJust a moment, please,โ Lily said, shuffling through the files on her desk.โOh, yes. I found this one.โ She handed the file over to us and as
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OLIVIAI still can't wrap my head around what happened in the last couple of hours.It still seems like a dream to me. I never, for once, imagined that I was going to survive the assassination attempt.I had already accepted my fateโthat I was going to be shot dead in the head with reckless abandon. Suddenly, Kate and Adrian showed up when I least expected it.โHey, Olivia,โ I heard a voice calling my name. I disregarded the voice since I couldn't recognize it.I drifted back into my thinking mode until I saw a hand wave across my face.Looking next to me, I discovered that it was Adrian. Apparently, he'd been trying to get my attention, but I seemed not to be bothered.I wasn't even conscious of my surroundings anymore.โWhat's running through your mind this time? Do you want to see the Detective?โ Adrian asked me while we stood next to the car.โNah! That won't be necessary. I'd rather wait for her to summon me to the interrogation room. Want to take this one step at a time,โ I told
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ADRIANDetective Lily finally led us to the wood where Olivia was tied up around a tree like a sacrificial lamb.Lily wasn't wrong when she told us that she had been to the woods before to apprehend some criminals.Olivia wasn't alone in the woods. She's got two hefty men standing right in front of her. From a distance, I could tell that they were cold-blooded murderers.Right in front of her was a man pointing a gun to her head while she cried her eyes out.โDid you see that?He's trying to shoot her.We have got to save her now.We can't let that son of a bitch accomplish his mission,โ I called the attention of Lily.At that point, I was tempted to snatch the gun from her and shoot the assassins from close range.โI saw them!I'm just waiting for the perfect time to strike, so I suggest you shut the fuck up,โ Lily whispered, yet it still managed to get on my thick skin.I drifted my gaze at Kate, hoping that she was going to take sides with me. I was wrong.From the look on her face
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ADRIAN"Stop the damn car right away! I know what I heard. Would I be joking about something like this when I know what's at stake?" Kate screamed at me.That was the moment I knew it wasnโt a joke, just like I had thought.I stayed calm to observe the situation. Suddenly, I heard Olivia screaming. "Please donโt kill me! I donโt want to die. Somebody save me! I donโt deserve any of this. I am ready to give up an outrageous fee for my freedom!"At that moment, I felt like punching myself in the face for doubting Kate when she initially revealed what she had heard."Do you believe me now? Why don't you apologize for doubting me?" Kate demanded.I snapped. "Get down. We need to go inform the cops about our discovery."As Kate and I stepped outside the vehicle, we saw a female cop approaching our direction. It was obvious that she had something important to say to us."I was about to meet you. What's your name again?" the female cop asked.I glanced at Kate, waiting for her to respond, bu
