All Chapters of The Bride He Never Wanted : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

OLIVIAI took a deep breath as I walked down the stairs. I hadn’t been given any footwear, not even slippers. For a moment, I stopped halfway down and stared at my own feet. Was he really planning to make me walk barefoot to wherever he was taking me?I swallowed hard and continued moving. When I reached the bottom of the stairs, the same woman from earlier was standing by the front door. She was holding a black box and that same polite smile was plastered on her face.“This is for you.” she said softly, opening the box.Inside, was a pair of tall black heels.I blinked at them. “No,” I muttered, shaking my head slightly. “Those can’t be for me.”But the woman’s smile didn’t waver. She lifted the heels delicately and held them out toward me. “Sir said you should wear these.”For a second, I wanted to snap, to tell her I wasn’t his doll, his toy, or whatever he thought this was. But then I calmed myself. Getting angry wouldn’t change anything; it would only make things worse. So inste

RYANThe moment I got back to the house, I gave my first order.“None of you are to open that door tonight,” I said flatly. “If anyone lets Olivia in… you’re fired. On the spot.”The guards exchanged quick, uneasy glances, but no one dared to speak.“She’ll knock,” I continued, adjusting my sleeve. “She’ll cry. She’ll beg. Don’t listen.”I let that sink in, then turned toward the chef standing at the end of the corridor. “I’m hungry. Serve me dinner.”“Yes, sir,” she said quickly, bowing her head before rushing toward the kitchen.I rolled toward the wide window near the living room, the one that overlooked the front porch. The moonlight spilled across the floor, and I smiled faintly as I stared out into the darkness.She’d be there soon.The chef returned a few minutes later, carefully setting a tray of food on the table beside me. “Here you go, sir.” I didn’t even look at her. “You may leave.”She nodded and disappeared.I picked up the fork and took a slow bite.I froze, staring d

RYANMy heart started racing. Just a few minutes ago, she had been there. Right outside the damn door.Now… was gone.I could hear the guards shifting nervously near the entrance, whispering to each other like they were afraid to breathe too loud.“Go out there!” I snapped suddenly, my voice sharp enough to make them flinch. “Check again! She couldn’t have gone far!”They scrambled toward the door, fumbling to unlock it again, and as the cold night air rushed in, I gripped the edge of the bed, feeling the pounding in my chest grow louder.Why was I like this?Why the hell was I hyperventilating over her?I wanted her gone… that’s what I’d said. So why did the thought of her vanishing make my skin crawl?I tried to steady my breathing, tried to force the tremor out of my hands. But every sound from outside… the crunch of boots on gravel, the rustle of the wind, only made it worse.She couldn’t have just disappeared.“She was right there,” I muttered to myself, my voice low and shaky. “

OLIVIAI was limping as I stepped out of the room, my breath unsteady, my leg throbbing with every movement. Behind me, I heard Logan’s voice.“Olivia, wait.”I stopped but didn’t turn around. My fingers clenched around the edge of the doorway, trying to keep myself together.He exhaled sharply, his tone softening. “Alright,” he said finally. “I’ll drive you back.”That made me turn slightly, frowning. “No, you’re not.”“I would Olivia. I’ll take you back,” he said, walking toward me slowly. “If that’s where you want to go, I won’t stop you. But I need to talk to him first.”I blinked, caught off guard. “Talk to him?”He nodded. “I don’t know what he is to you, or why you’d want to go back to that man after what he did… but if he’s the one responsible for this…” his gaze dropped briefly to my bandaged leg… “then I want to look him in the eye.”My heart skipped, and I swallowed hard.He had no idea about the truth.About me and Ryan.I opened my mouth, the words right there on the tip

OLIVIA“Ryan!”Daisy screamed as Ryan’s head snapped to the side. The impact was so strong it sent his wheelchair jerking backward a few inches. She ran toward him. “Ryan! Oh my God!” she cried, grabbing the handles of his chair to steady him.I stood frozen for a second, my heart hammering in my chest.I… didn’t see that coming.Logan’s fist was still clenched, his chest heaving as he glared down at Ryan.Ryan’s face turned slowly toward him, a faint red mark forming on his jaw. His expression wasn’t anger… it was pure, cold disbelief.“You…” Ryan said hoarsely, his eyes narrowing.Before he could finish, the heavy thud of footsteps echoed from the hallway. Within seconds, three of his guards stormed into the parlor. “Sir!” one of them barked. “What’s going on here…”Then he saw Logan… and just like that, chaos erupted.One of the guards lunged first, swinging straight for Logan’s jaw, but Logan was faster. Much faster.He dodged easily, grabbing the man by the collar and slamming h