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He opened the door angrily and slammed the door. He rested his head on the wall and sighed.
The words of his mother kept running through his mind. Was he really sure about this relationship?
Did he really deserve her?
He walked tiredly to the bedroom and bounced on the bed. The bathroom door opened and Olivia stepped outside with a tower shocked to see Anthony back home.

“You okay?” Olivia asked. She grabbed another towel from the closet to clean her body, turned on the closet blind and changed into a blue shirt, black trouser and high heels.
Anthony stood up and hugged her from behind. His palms resting on her belly and his face buried in the crook of her neck. He moaned hungrily while brushing her hair from falling on her neck.

“You had a fight with your mother, right?” She inquired once more and when he shook his head as a reply, she hummed.
As expected, the news had flown to his mother's ears very quickly and her rejection was quick. Olivia laid on the bed with him in her hands. She kissed his forehead and patted it.

“Yes I did. I really do not understand her at all. At first, she urged me on many blind dates to get married and now that I have found the right girl, she is against my choice!”
Anthony yelled out his frustration. Why was she disagreeing with him all of a sudden? What had happened to the mother and son relationship?
He thought.

“I guess I know why she did that. Anthony, though I knew this relationship would never work out because of the fact of many factors. I am way older and have a bad reputation, but fighting with your mother over me is not worth it ”
Olivia had concluded in her mind. There was truly no need. She was unsure of what she felt for him and did not want his perfect good relationship with his mother ruined because of her.

“Why are you saying this all of a sudden? Don't tell me you want to break up with me?”
His childish character kicked in. The worst thing he feared was being left alone without his lady, that just made him a psycho.

“Aren't you a man? I feel like you have weakened a lot since dating. Go prepare for work, no more breaks!”
It was a new month and it would not speak well of her if she and the boss took a day off while others worked their butt off.

“Work? I just want to spend the whole day with you, please!” He snuggled more on her shoulders. “Just this day and I promise no more day offs ”

“All lies. That is what you said last week and here we are in a new month, still at home. Go take a shower and meet me downstairs. ”
Olivia left the room to give him some privacy and headed off to the living room.
Her phone beeped. She picked it out from her bag and picked the call. There was a little silence at the other side.

“Who is this?”
A malicious chuckle was heard from the other line. He cracked his voice and spoke out.

“How dare you forget your husband and move on with another guy?”
Cedric commented with an additional chuckle. Her heart skipped a beat as she took a look at the number.
How did he get her phone number? She made sure every connection between him and her was cut off.
Her fingers trembled and her voice became hoarse. She glanced at her left side to make sure that there was no sign of Anthony and clicked the resume button on her phone.

“How did you like my gifts? Wonderful right?”

“Get to the point. Why do you keep sending me gifts with a knife and blood on it? Are you so rich that those are what you buy?”
With confidence she retorted back. Her eyes monitoring the room door. Though, she could not help but hide or trash such gifts from unknown senders.
Those gifts were sent on a daily basis with new and exciting different knives and blood spilled on it.

“You talk with an attitude now. You got so lucky back then but not now. I am going to be released very soon and I promise you, you will enjoy my comeback .”

“You can do no worse! You are just all bark but no bite.”

“But my target would never be you, my sweet, daring wife. It would be at your little hidden boyfriend. As long as you are willing to start a new with me and remarry me, give me all rights to Lionel then I will set my eyes off Mr. Armis ”

“What are you planning to do, Cedric?!”

Olivia balled her fist as she held the phone tightly. Here she thought that her life would once again be normal only to find out that her worst nightmare had just begun.

“Why are you so impatient? Would you not like to taste my revenge? ” He hissed with mockery.
It was not yet over. Not now and never! All his days of suffering would be paid triple back to her.

“What do you want from me? Cedric, you are just a maniac!” Olivia barked back at him.

“Meet me tomorrow at eight in the night and come alone. Don't try to be funny and bring anyone along ”
The call was abruptly disconnected. She stared at the number which called her just now and tears dropped from her eyes.
Was she really bound to not have happiness in her life?
Olivia quickly sniffed back her tears and adjusted her hair when the door opened.

“Are you okay?” Anthony rushed to Olivia and hugged her from behind. “I have called you up to like three times yet no reply. You have been acting weird strangely since you woke up ”
Anthony insisted that all was not well with her however, he could not tell what was wrong. Olivia raised her chin and laid it on his shoulders, hugging him tightly.
She was so devastated right now that she needed a warm hug. Now, he was involved with her psychopath EX husband and it was all her fault for coming into his life.

“I am fine. Just mood swings ” She lied and broke the hug. Reaching to his neck, she straightened his collar and knotted his tie properly. “We would be late for work. Let us go ”
She pulled him outside, locked the door and drove to the company.

In the hospital.

Valerie strolled through the hallways dialing his phone number. She sighed when it did not go through and called again.
She was stressed out lately after seeing her weak friend on the couch when she came home. Instantly, she took her to the hospital. Luckily, there was not any great illness.
The call at last went through and he picked up.

“Miss Davies?” Dunlop Gabriel gawked at his phone before putting it on speaker. They had just finished a meeting in Las Vegas and were heading straight to the hotel for a rest only to receive a hundred phone calls from Valerie.
He was flabbergasted indeed. She had never been the one to call him but the other way around, so he dared not leave her hanging.

“Mr. Dunlop, is Mr. Hudston with you? I want to speak with him. It is really urgent. ”Valerie's worried tone echoed in the silent car. Ray shot a glare at him to hand him the phone.
He knew very well that Valerie and Alexa were like 5 and 6, very inseparable, so for her to be worried meant that his little wifey was not well.

“Go ahead. I am listening ”

“Alexa is in the hospital. I found her at home and she was weak so I took her for a check up. I know I am not meant to be telling you this since you two are kinda in a tug of war, but I am really worried for her .”
She expressed her thoughts. Both of them were just babies and not matured. One starving herself to death for an apology and the other just an aloof fool who thinks apology is unnecessary.

“She refuses to eat all night and just keeps on cursing you. Go fix it, okay?”
She cut the call. The normal silence resurfaced.

“Return back to California. ”
His short reply threw Gabriel in a world of shock. Did he just ask him to return back to California?

“But boss, it is a four hour drive and I am tired. After all, next morning, you have an important meeting with the English men and you have to be early on the dot ”
He blurted out and quickly stepped on the brakes after feeling an icy glare from the indifferent boss.

Forty Minutes Later,

Alexa switched to the next channel while eating her meal. Subconsciously, she gazed at the door for Val's return, yet she was left in disappointment.
It had been long since she had left the room to use the restroom and her not being back made her worried.
The sounds of the door diverted her attention from her thoughts and made her gaze at the door.

“Valerie! How long does it take you to pee?” She asked before the door opened fully. She gasped and ogled at the silhouette of the man who she did not want to see now.
His hair was in a rough pattern like he had not slept for days and it was more visible on his skin as it looked pale.

“What are you doing here? ” She could not fight the urge to question him. Was he finally here to apologize to her or argue more?
And what the heck! She was scammed again by her best friend, twice in a month! It became so obvious that Valerie was the one who called him.
She fumed and murmured. Her friend was slowly selling her out to this icy king.
His footsteps were slow but had a great impact on her heart. She stared at him as he took the final step to the bed where she sat straight on top.
He lowered his height to her eyesight and smirked. Even with the tired and exhausted look, he had this alluring beauty that made her fluster.

“Why did you not tell me you were sick?”