Chapter 43
ASHER
"Olivia? How the hell does Demi know about Olivia?" Ashton bites down on his lower lips and this tells me he’s been keeping this from me for a while. I stop myself from giving the hospital wall a bad-tempered kick. "How long? How long have they been in contact?"
"I don’t know. Ashley confided in me a few weeks back after Ashal found Olivia’s text in Demi’s phone."
I break out into a short, manic laughter. "So, everyone knew about this except me? Why exactly am I just hearing this? Do you guys not know how livid father could get if your little secret causes a huge mess? Do you know how big a mess it will be if Demi actually finds out the truth about Olivia?" I prance away with a hand on my head and another on my hip.
How could my brothers have kept this from me till now?
"I thought I had it handled." Ashton adds, walking up to me.
"Handled?" I fire back, whirling towards him. "Then why the fuck are they still talking? Olivia doesn’t listen. She is a stubborn woman. The only language she understands is violence and threats. That’s why she’s in the mess she finds herself today." I clench my fists. "You should have told me, Ash. I would have made sure to nip this in the bud!"
I can’t trust my brothers to handle anything, especially not a potential family crisis. Olivia is my mess to begin with. Whatever she does will always ricochet back to me. I shouldn’t have been kept in the dark for goodness’ sake.
Ashton is usually very persuasive so it beats me how Olivia could have defied him knowing fully well what problems it could cause her with my family and especially Ashal. It makes little to no sense.
Ashal. I can’t imagine what he would do if he finds out what Olivia has been up to. I don’t have time to think about all that now. I have to find a way to get to Olivia, convince her to behave for her own good and possibly ensure she no longer has access to any phones. She’s proven she can’t be trusted time and time again.
"From now on, I’ll deal with this Demi and Olivia problem." I tell Ashton. "Tell Ashley to keep an eye on Demi. I want to know where she goes and who she meets or talks to outside of work and her aunt’s." I might need to have her phone tapped but I don’t share this with Ashton yet.