All Chapters of LOVE'S OVERRATED: Mr. Sterling, We're Over!: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1. Sabotage

Josh Morgan Sterling“Let’s break up, Josh. I don’t think this is working.”Daisy Cobbs, my girlfriend of eight years, the only woman I loved since we were young, insisted we have this lunch on a busy working day. I assumed it was something important. For god’s sake, I even prepared a surprise.Guess, what? The surprise was on me. I first felt the denial, then the disbelief washed over me. And when I stared into her earnest face, that’s when it fully sank in. Something in me shattered.My face hardened. The pain that pierced my chest was so massive that I stared hard at her with an incredulous look on my face.Daisy knew that this was a crucial moment.How can she break up with me after I told her that the board of Sterling Enterprises, especially my grandfather, gave an ultimatum for me to settle down with an heir before they could give me full control of the conglomerate?How can she leave me at a time when I needed her the most?My hand shook in desperation when I flipped the folde

Chapter 2. Fired

Olivia Barnett POVI stared at my boss’ receding figure. My eyes shut heavily while my body jumped in anxiousness after he banged his door shut, leaving a tangible echo around the room.Josh Morgan Sterling, CEO of Sterling Enterprises and the sole heir to the vast Sterling wealth, fired me.I bent my head. This is not the first time Josh has angrily confronted me in front of everyone over a mistake since I worked for him six months ago.Josh is a good boss - fair and decent to everyone but me. Every time he catches sight of me, all fairness and decency leaves him. His demeanor would instantly change. It was like transforming into a milder version of Hulk. My coworkers sometimes teased me. I bring out the worst in our boss. I have to agree with them.Josh does not like me, and he lets me know about it at every turn.But why do I stay? Why torment myself all the time?It was simple, really. I have liked Josh Morgan Sterling since his grandfather took me in at thirteen. After my par

Chapter 3. The Only One

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.He effortlessly“It’s useless. He’s unconscious.” He rasped in a familiar voice.My eyes widened in shock. I shook my head to dismiss the notion that I knew this man, but the hard pounding of my heart says otherwise.The intruder, who does not feel like an intruder anymore, dragged me out of the dimly lit bar to a well-lit hallway, and that’s when recognition fully dawned. “You!” I snatched my arm to wrap it protectively around my body and stepped back. Fear roiled within me. Now that we are alone, I am afraid of what he would do to me. He was the same man. The same Josh Morgan Sterling that I had known since I was thirteen, but he looked different.His jaw was set, and his eyes blazed with

Chapter 4. About Last Night

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 shook me, my head and body bouncing at the impact, and it made the dull ache in my temple intensify. I winced.“I need to know the deets!” She told me in a voice filled with excitement.I shook my head to ward her off. Her enthusiasm this early is killing me. “There are no deets!”Her enthusiasm crashed, and her voice dropped low.“At least tell me, did you have a hot, wild night with Todd?” I hate to tell her that though my night was wild, Todd was never a part of it. Todd right now was safe on his bed when I called to check on him this morning.But Lucy was on a roll. She waited for my response, so I stabbed her with a disgruntled look that failed to stop the wide grin appearing on her fa

Chapter 5. Pregnant?

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 more tired, actually.These days, my body feels like a bus ran over it. But I could not tell that to Lucy, or she would worry. Instead, I just told her that I was waiting for a delivery. It’s the truth anyway. My one million dollar purchase, my small act of rebellion, is arriving anytime today. After a month of waiting!Lucy did not argue. When she got back from lunch, she had some very juicy information for me. I did not realize that the grapevine had been working full-time during the lull hours.“Did you hear?” Lucy asked when she sidled up to my table right after lunch break to place a wrapped sandwich on the corner and a bottle of milk. I smiled inwardly. Lucy had a way of looking out for

Chapter 6. Marry Me

Olivia Barnett POV“No.” The denial came off my lips so quickly, but because I lied, I could not look at Josh’s face without feeling guilty, so I avoided looking.When I dared sneak a peek, I noticed he was not convinced. He stared at me, debating in his head whether to believe me or not.“Well, there’s only one way to prove your honesty.” He told me.It took me a while to digest what he said. I was a second too late.Josh grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the pharmacy. In his left hand, he was gripping the pregnancy test kit tightly.“Where are you taking me?” I asked, scared, until we stopped outside Josh’s gleaming navy blue Rolls-Royce and he ordered me to get in.“I can manage. I can ride a cab.” I don’t want my co-workers to see me coming out of the boss’s car.“Get in,” Josh ordered.There was a moment of tension when I didn't get in.Josh opens the door and pushes me in, making sure that I won’t get my head hurt.Despite the urgency in his movements, he was still careful, a

Chapter 7. See Me As Me

Olivia Barnett POVIt was my lifelong dream.To be married to the man I love and build a family with him.More than anything, I wanted to be married to Josh Morgan Sterling, the man who always had my heart since I was but a young girl.“But… Are you crazy?” I burst out loud.Josh’s offer was tempting. Very tempting, but I knew he did not love me.“This is my child. I can take care of it.” I told him with so much bravado because I knew what I was throwing away. A chance for Josh to see my worth, and maybe someday, he could learn to love me.But I was afraid that this was just a dream, and any moment someone would wake me up from the dream. That would be tragic.I turned around to leave, ending my conversation with Josh.But my heart is racing. Josh’s offer excites and scares me at the same time.I was already on my way out. My hand on the door lever stilled when he spoke with a voice that was full of conviction. And for the first time this day, it made me realize that he wanted this ba

Chapter 8. The One Who Held His Heart

Olivia Barnett POVEverything was done in haste.When Josh said that we would marry right away, I did not expect it to be today.He called several people, pulled some strings to get our license, and the next thing I knew, we were already standing in front of a judge who would marry us.No other witnesses. Just us.Both of us were wearing the same clothes we wore at the office. I did not even have time to brush my hair because in the last few hours, I was busy hugging the toilet bowl.It must be from stress.The hem of my skirt still showed the stain from my puke. Josh tried to clean it with his handkerchief, causing my eyes to bulge when he knelt down in front of me.“By the power vested in me by the state, I now pronounce you husband and wife.” The judge ended. “You may now kiss the bride.” He added.Nervously, I faced Josh. My hands twisted in knots.Josh turned to face me. He held my arms and pulled me closer.He leaned in, and his lips touched my lips. It was a chaste kiss, not li

Chapter 9. F*ck Love

Olivia Barnett POVAs the night wore on. My feeling of unease grew.The dinner was supposed to celebrate my marriage to Josh, but it had suddenly taken a wrong turn. Daisy kept talking about her and Josh. They had years of history, and there was so much to tell. Josh’s mom enabled her. Between them, they steered every conversation back to Josh and Daisy’s past.They talked about every family event that Daisy and Josh attended, subtly eliminating me from the conversation.It made me uncomfortable. It made me feel excluded.But I stayed quiet and suffered my grievance in silence.Grandpa tried to include me. He would insert snippets of the time Josh and I were still good. But Mrs. Sterling would always butt in.“I don’t remember it happened, Dad. Besides, Josh was always on Daisy’s side. His eyes were all on her.”One look at Daisy and you know how she basked in the older woman’s lavish attention on her.She would act coy, but the lift of her chin and the way her shoulders lifted a littl

Chapter 10. Almost

Olivia POVI turned around to leave. I can’t have Josh realize that I already discovered his wicked, dark secret. My gut twisted painfully. My stomach churned at what I had just witnessed. I ran back to the restroom, straight to the sink. I vomited what I had for dinner. All of it. While my stomach hurts from puking, my heart hurts, too. While my mind was in shambles. I do understand how much Josh loved Daisy. That is why I am settling for what he can offer. His family name and a family for my child.To think that I was grateful for Josh for thinking about our child, but no! He married me to become a tool, a surrogate for his true love, and then, when I gave birth to his child, he would eliminate me entirely from the picture to complete the family that he promised Daisy Cobbs.I thought he was honest. I thought he was really thinking about the baby and me. I thought he had changed.A guttural laugh escaped from my lips. It sounded hollow, lifeless. Like me.And then, tears began to

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