Chapter 101
ASHAL
I haven’t been able to placate Olivia’s feelings. I’ve managed to rack up a lot of hate points with respect to her. She had barely recovered from my affair with Cree when I shocked her by punishing her sister with a forced marriage. Now, she has learnt that I have been playing her by pretending to be Asher. It’s a lot, I’ll admit. I am indeed an asshole.
The worst part is the timing of it all. It’s such a bad time for her to find out given her pregnancy. I would hate for anything untoward to happen to her or our baby.
She has been keeping to herself in her room and left instructions that she doesn’t want to see me at any cost. Each time I call her phone, she doesn’t take my calls. She never comes downstairs when I arrive the penthouse. All she does is cry in her room all day, according to Lily. I am getting very worried over her condition.
Lily returns with a tray of untouched food. I grit my teeth. She can’t starve, not now. I sprint upstairs and knock on the door.
"Olivia, I want to talk. Open up. This is about Maddie." Hopefully, she’ll take the bait.
There is a little movement on the other side of the door and surprisingly, Olivia cracks the door open a notch. She looks like hell. Her eyes are all red and swollen. Her face is puffy from not getting enough sleep. She doesn’t appear to have showered in over a day.
"Liv, what are you doing to yourself? Punish me all you want but not like this. Don’t hurt yourself or our baby. Please."
"What about Maddie?" She asks weakly, her eyes drooping.
"Open up then. Let me in. I promise I’ll fix things with Maddie." Her eyes struggle to stay on mine. I don’t think she’s sleepy. She’s probably woozy. I gently pry the door open as she is too weak to stand a chance against me and catch her before she falls.
"Liv, you’ll be okay. I’ll do whatever you want, okay? You want me to forgive Maddie? It’s done. You don’t want her marriage to take place? It’s cancelled. Please, I need you to take care of your health. That’s my condition. Eat. Freshen up. Rest. I’ll give you all the space you need. You need your energy if you’re going to scold me for my actions. Please Liv."