Billionaire’s Missing Darling by Theresa Wilde

Chapter 31

The door to the upstairs study was open, Olivia approached the door and leaned in to listen for a moment, and when she heard no sound, she knocked a few times. “Mr. Sullivan, do you need help?”

The silence persisted, unbroken.

A knot of worry formed in Olivia’s chest, the fear that he might have lost consciousness gnawing at her. Without a second thought, driven by a mix of concern and urgency, she decisively pushed the door open.

The study room unfurled before her, grand in its expanse. Tall bookshelves laden with volumes of knowledge lined the walls, their natural wood grain gleaming softly under the ambient light. Directly across from her, to the right, a majestic desk held its ground. Its polished surface was home to a sleek computer and an organized stack of important–looking documents.

At her initial glance, the room seemed devoid of human presence. But as Olivia’s eyes adjusted and scanned the room more meticulously, a subtle detail caught her attention.

He was there but almost camouflaged. Nestled by the bay window, his silhouette was masked by the heavy, dark curtains, making him appear as if he was a part of the drapery, a shadow blending into the night.

Olivia walked over.

An overturned solid wood chair lay askew on the floor, hinting at a recent disturbance. Daniel Sullivan was seated gracefully by the bay window, one leg casually crossed over the other, exuding an air of nonchalance despite the evident chaos.

From Olivia’s vantage point, she could discern the telltale hues of blue and purple marring his toes. The implication was clear: the chair must have fallen on his foot, causing the bruise.

“Are you okay?” Olivia bent down, asking with concern.

It seemed as though Dániel was lost in his own world, unaware of her presence. When he finally noticed her, his eyes showed a momentary look of bewilderment. He stared blankly at her for a few heartbeats as if trying to piece together the situation before recognition slowly dawned on his face.

“I’m sorry, the noise must have startled you,” he said.

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His tone was polite, starkly contrasting to his previous sarcastic demeanor, as if he were a different person.

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Olivia’s nature was to be assertive with the strong and gentle with the weak. Seeing Daniel, clearly injured, still concerned about whether she was startled, her fondness for him grew.

“It’s fine. How’s your injury? Is it serious? Do you need to go to the hospital?” she asked.

Daniel shook his head. “No need. A bit of ointment will do. Thank you, Ms. Taylor.”

kind. I didn’t really help much,” she replied.

slightly, an apologetic look in his eyes. “Actually, I owe you an apology, Ms.

hint of confusion in her eyes,

wish to pull her close and plant a fervent

turned his head with effort, using all his strength to maintain composure. “It’s about the other

understood. He apologized for his odd

have tried to get close to me through Andrew. Andrew is my son, and I

onto him wasn’t fair. Daniel’s gaze was calm as he glanced at Olivia. Seeing her lack of response, he quickly shifted his tone and gave an example. “Last year, a lady got along well with Andrew. He really liked her, always

many gifts. Andrew mentioned to me a few times, hoping that ‘sister‘ could become his new mother.”

the words “new mother,” Olivia instinctively furrowed

suddenly and

thought this lady wanted

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Sullivan family. But who

sudden tightness in

Daniel’s magnetic yet calm voice continued, “Her ambitions

to kidnap and use him to threaten

burned, her heart feeling as if it was

Daniel, looking up at him, “What happened next? Is Andrew okay?”

lingered on her face, but

expression became, making Olivia’s heart race, feeling a tightness in

seeing Olivia so engrossed in a mere fictional tale, showing immense concern for Andrew but

became incredibly

about her son and not

she think he was dead?

his internal displeasure,

responded to kindness but not to force. Even though he didn’t know how she had forgotten him entirely,

he found out yesterday that she had

his emotions, wanting to confront her and tell her

abandoned her husband, to see what she had truly done.

he restrained himself.

She might even

Daniel took a more roundabout