LOGINLucy Cole POVIn truth?My own feelings scare me.It was new. It was unexpected. And I did not know how to respond or react to it, especially when I knew that it was not reciprocated and would only bring me heartbreak in the end.“We’re here.” Zeke Alexander announced.He stopped the car at the entrance, got out of the driver’s seat to open my door for me.I bowed my head down when I noticed several people looking our way with curiosity, but inside I felt so annoyed. Company gossip was what made things difficult for Olivia back then. I don’t want the same thing to happen to me.In m
Lucy Cole POVMy heart began to pound fast.If a man like Zeke Alexander could guess my feelings after meeting him casually two or three times, did that mean the others knew too?A horrified look crossed my face at the realization.Did Olivia know?Or more importantly, did Lucas Morris know?“You are shivering,” Zeke commented. He shrugged out of his knitted sweater and gave it to me.I looked at it, and at the man who gave it to me.Then I thought about how he had rescued me from an embarrassing situation.He was not doing it for free. I knew there was something behind the offer, and if I accepted, I would be stepping into more trouble.I can’t forget the way he looked at Amee Wilson when she was not looking, and the tension between him and Lucas Morris.My jaw tightened. My eyes took on a feral expression.“Thank you. But this is not necessary. I don’t want to be used as a pawn in whatever is your beef with either Amee Wilson or Lucas Morris.”He laughed. But there was no hint of am
Lucy Cole POVI turned away from him. It was the second time now that he had offended me. My hands curled into tight fists. My nails were digging into my palm.Thankfully, no one seemed to notice my feelings, since that was also when we saw the approaching cart carrying Josh and Olivia.“Here they are! Here they are!” Zoe pranced around and cried.She held hands with Ivy and together, their antics put a smile on everyone else.When the cart stopped, Josh slid from the driver’s side at the same time Olivia did.“What took you so long?” Zoe demanded of her parents. Olivia looked startled. She clutched a hand to her chest, and there was a blush to her cheeks.It was noticeable to me how she seemed to have avoided looking into Josh’s eyes. What she did was that she knelt in front of Zoe, brushed a gentle hand to her cheek, and pinched the tip of her nose.“Mommy! My nose! You hurt it!” Zoe cried petulantly.The tension in my body dissipated as I focused my attention on Zoe, who looked ann
Lucy Cole POVThe investors were gone. Their cars hurriedly left the place one by one. Even Josh’s parents, Mary and Jason, had already left hastily, ignoring Grandpa and the triplets. They did not even spare them a glance when they passed by us to get to their car.I wondered what happened to Josh and Olivia.The children looked bored.“What is taking them so long?” Grandpa Jonathan asked everyone in general. It’s been a while since they got back from the main house, and Olivia and Josh still hadn't shown their faces.All of us looked at him. He had this impatient look on his face, and he kept massaging his knees.“Does your knee hurt, Grandpa?” Ivy, Olivia, and Josh’s second child asked the old man.I could see he was in great pain, but he forced a smile to his face for the benefit of the child. I also noticed how his eyes lit up every time he gazed at the children.“No.” He denied it and shook his head.But even before he could deny it, all three children were already kneeling in f
Olivia Barnett POV“I don’t know what to say.”I pressed my index finger to his lips to shut him up.“There is nothing to say. We have a great future ahead of us. You, me, and the triplets. It’s time to leave the past where it belonged.”Tears filled the corners of Josh’s eyes. Despite that, he smiled and nodded vigorously.Yes, we still have problems to solve with his parents. But right now, all I want is to concentrate on us being a family.“So how about resuming our weekend getaway? The one that had been cut short when we decided to surprise your parents and other members of the board?”Josh smiled and nodded at the suggestion.He did not even blink.I wanted to smile.This man in front of me is the complete opposite of my boss from five years ago. The strict, formal, and workaholic boss. “I think the children will love it. Besides, Grandpa hadn’t been out much. He always confined himself to the house. Now that you and the triplets are here, he is more inclined to go out.”I can’
Olivia Barnett POVI gazed up at Josh’s face. His eyes on mine were direct in their sincerity.And his body trembled a little.I remembered the old Josh Morgan Sterling. The one who runs the Sterling Enterprises, and my boss from five years ago.He was quite different from the man in front of me.That man was arrogant. He was too full of himself.Despite that, I loved him anyway.This version of Josh was an improved one, but somehow it made me miss the old Josh. Not the insufferable one, but the one who got annoyed with me too easily, but let me off the hook just as easily. Someone who acted naturally around me.But people change.Josh changed as much as I did.He was more serious now. Lucas told me that he smiles less often, too.“But since you and the children came back, it was as if a fire had been lit up inside him. He was all warmth and sunshine.”But he was cautious, too.It was like he was walking on eggshells all the time. He was restrained most of the time. It was like he was
Olivia Barnett POV“You’re back!” Lucy cried when I walked back to the office the next day. She ran to me and hugged me tightly as if it was the first time we met again in a long while, and not just last night.“I knew it! The boss did not mean to fire you! Yey!” Her hands grasped my upper arms and
Olivia BarnettIt took me a few moments before the shock wore off and I reacted belatedly.I cried out Todd’s name in alarm before pressing my foot hard against the floor, to use my weight to force him to stop. To no avail.I was powerless against a massive giant as he effortlessly pulled me away.H
Olivia Barnett POVEveryone gasped when they heard Daisy, but they all turned their heads away, and their bodies shrank back a little as if they feared her.And who wouldn&r
Olivia Barnett POVIt was exactly one month after my last confrontation with Josh.We have not had any clashes ever since.It was as if we had some kind of a silent truce.The morning passed by in a blur.Lunch soon arrived, and everyone had gone on their breaks except me.I was not hungry. I was mo







