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Chapter 8

作者: Julie Mosco
last update publish date: 2026-07-05 04:55:16

Nathan’s Pov

I stood at the entrance of the kitchen as I watched her.

She didn't see me. Not yet. She was too immense in the food she was preparing. Her hair was down. First time I'd seen it down since I met her. Brown waves past her shoulders, moving as she moves. She was in a plain green dress, with a thin texture hanging off her like it was made for someone bigger. But she didn't look small tonight. She looked, uhm, lets say alive.

Her hands moved over the counter. Chopping. Dropping vegetab
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    Olivia's Pov"Oh, honey." She sat down next to me. She placed her hand on my back, rubbing slow circles. "I'm so sorry." Her eyes were sad."Said I was a liability." I said with a shaking voice. "Said I couldn't do the job anymore. Said…" I swallowed hard, throat tight. "Said I couldn't work there.""She gave you severance? Anything?""No." I shook my head. "Two hundred dollars. That's all I've got left. That is the same thing as being broke."Her face fell. Her eyes were going dark. Her hand was pressing harder into my back."What are you gonna do?"I shook my head. "I don't know. I don't know anything.""You'll figure it out. We will help you. We are here for you. We are your family too." I tried to smile. It didn't quite make it to her eyes."No." I pulled away and stood up. I could barely stand firm. "I won't. I can't. I can't do this anymore.""Olivia…""I can't." I raised my voice loud. My hands balled into fists. Face twisted up. "I CAN’T DO THIS ANYMORE. Can't survive this. I'

  • The Wrong Bride Returns   Chapter 22

    Olivia's PovI dropped the rag for the third time in an hour.My fingers wouldn't close right anymore. They were swollen and stiff. I was so tired I could barely see straight. But I couldn't stop working. I squatted to grab it . My back screamed. My knees cracked. I groaned loud before I could stop it.I straightened back up slowly. Hand pressed to my stomach. The baby kicked hard, right under my ribs. I winced and gripped the table to keep steady.The clock on the wall ticked. Two forty-five. Two hours fifteen till the dinner rush.I looked down at my uniform. Fabric barely stretched over the bump anymore. The shirt kept riding up every time I reached for something. I kept pulling it back down. It kept riding up again.I moved to the next table. Sprayed the cleaner, wiped it down. My arm felt heavy. Everything felt heavy. Feet swollen. Ankles thick. Shoes are too tight now.Dropped the rag again. I took a deep breath then I heard my name."Olivia."I turned. Carol was behind the coun

  • The Wrong Bride Returns   Chapter 21

    Nathan’s Pov"Thirty-five missed calls?! Shit!" I called back. My assistant's voice came out breathless and desperate. Like the whole building was on fire. "Mr. Hayes, your mother's been calling nonstop. Mr. Morgan's been calling. Everyone's been calling. You missed the meeting. The supply chain meeting."I pulled the phone away from my ear and looked at the screen. Thirty-five missed calls. My mother. My assistant. Richard. Truly, everyone has been calling.“I've been gone for three days. Three days of driving. Three days trying to clear my head. Literally three days of nothing.” I thought."Mr. Morgan was furious. He said…""I don't care what he said.""Mr. Hayes…""I said I don't care."I hung up. I went back home that evening. When I stepped in, the house was unusually quiet.My mother was waiting in the foyer. Her arms were crossed so tight. Her face pinched up. Eyes blazing. She was breathing fast and sharp, like she'd been pacing back and forth for hours."Where have you been?

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    Nathan's Pov"Fine. Let me bear that cross."My mother walked closer to me. She tried to hold my hand but I took a step back.She looked at me like she was searching for my soul. “You don't need to be so angry at everyone. Remember, marrying Olivia was a mistake. She tricked all of us. She is even meant to be in jail for the amount of deceit. She robbed her sister of her marriage.”Richard stood up from the table and walked towards me. So did Jessica.“My son.” He goes on talking. “I gave birth to Olivia. I know her more than you think you do. She is a manipulating girl. She has lied her way into your heart. She doesn't deserve you. Jessica here is meant to be your wife. That's the truth and you have to accept it. But let’s not rush. We will slowly dissolve your marriage with Olivia. When that is done, you and my second daughter here can finally be together. Come on, let's put the past behind us. Let's go have a drink man to man.” He stretched forth his hand gesturing for a handshake

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    Olivia's PovThe afternoon shift quickly came by. More tables, more dishes to clean.Evening rush hit and the place filled up fast — voices shouting over each other, the bell over the door ringing nonstop.I was wiping a table when a hand grabbed my arm.I froze.A big sized hand in fact. It squeezed hard enough to hurt, fingers digging in."Hey, sweetheart." A voice, slurred. "You're pretty." I turned to see a big guy, face red, eyes glassy. "Let go of my arm." My voice came out small. Shaking."Come here." He yanked me closer. "Sit with me a minute.""No, thank you.""I wasn't asking." His hand slid to my waist, fingers digging into my hip now. "I said sit." He winked at me and smiled."Let go of me."His smile faded. His eyes started narrowing, jaw tightening, and an ugly smirk twisting up."Don't be a bitch. You work here. You serve me. I want some service."His hand moved lower. His fingers brushed my thigh.I couldn't breathe. Couldn't move. Just frozen there, trapped between

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    Nathan's PovIt was a basement. Concrete floor. Pipes running across the ceiling. One bulb hanging off a wire. And Jessica, curled up on the floor, hair was a mess, mascara smeared, eyes red."Please," she was saying, her voice shaking. "Please help me. My sister locked me in here. She stole the we

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    Nathan's PovThe light was too bright.I shut my eyes again. The room kept tilting a little even with them closed. I remember going to the bar last night to ease my frustration. My mother Patricia, had made an alliance with Morgan's tech through marriage. That meant I had to marry one of his daught

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    Olivia's povTwo hefty men were standing outside my door. I didn't know either of them. No uniforms, just dark suits. One tall, one wide, standing on either side of my door like they'd been posted there all night waiting for exactly this moment."Mr Morgan sent us," the tall one said. Calm, like he

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    Olivia's pov“You are marrying Nathan Hayes and that is final.”My father's voice didn't have anything in it. It came out flat like my destiny had been decided already. Like he was reading me the weather forecast or something. I couldn't believe what I just heard. The words rang a loud bell in my e

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