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A week after her birthday, Olivia found herself rubbing her temples with frustration. She is on the phone with Alessandro, and he is grating on her nerves.

"Livi, it's just a temporary arrangement. I am coming this evening and I want you in my mansion by then. I don't want to hear anything against it" he said with finality.

She groaned.

"Seriously Volcov? Now you started giving me orders? That Sussane is after Hera. Why are you being so over protective? I will promise you that I will not go out of the campus. And you already arranged a baby sitter named, Carlos for me. Your mansion is on the other side of the city. It would take me two hours to come to and fro from the university. We can avoid that if I stay here. And moreover, it's not easy for you to come here from Russia only for this. Czar told me how busy you are. Why don't we save each other's time" she argued anyway.

Their relationship developed slowly. Now they have reached a point where they both are comfortable with each oth