Chapter 0027

OLIVIA

The dress Ethan sent me was out of this world. It was a long royal blue dress with a split going up to my thigh. Off shoulder showing off just enough skin to entice but modest enough to passed off as classic. The ladies who did my make up made it natural with a touch of nude lipstick.

When they were done, I went and put on my shoes before going to look myself in the mirror. I didn’t recognise the beautiful woman who looked back at me. I couldn’t even remember the last time I saw her. well, I did. She was married back then; she had just decided to leave the corporate world to start a family with her husband.

It seemed like a lifetime ago when that happened. I sighed. This was my first time being out in society and socializing after that incident. I was scared to death of the looks I was going to be getting from people. With them pointing fingers and whispering about me and what happened.

Others pretending not to know me as if that would be a polite way to approach the situation. Maybe it was too soon for me to do this. I needed more time to prepare myself for all of it. It was a mistake agreeing to go with

Ethan.

I turned back going to take my phone from the bedside table about to call Ethan and cancel. But before I could dial his number, a knock came to my door, and I went to open with my phone in hand. Ethan stood on the other side and when he saw me. his jaw dropped.

knew the dress was going to look fantastic on you, but I didn’t know it was going to look this good. It’s like it was made for you. Wow! You look breathtakingly beautiful, Olivia.” I gave him a nervous laugh. The

to call you. I don’t think am ready to

be seen and not hidden. Just like you. now, let’s go. We are

out locking the door behind me. Ethan opened the

were on our way. I was so nervous that my stomach churned at the thought of being around the people from that world again. I was no longer their peer; I was now just another woman pretending

on top of mine stopping me from thinking. I turned to look at him and there was warmth in his eyes. “Don’t be nervous, I will be

insult Mr Lewis’s date? No one, not unless they were powerful enough to stand his rage when it came. “Thank you, Ethan.” I just needed to remind myself that I was going there for my son. To get new business to be able to

got my stomach in knots. It scared me to think of what might happen when

law. He was a billionaire with a good family background and no criminal record. I, on the other hand, had no one. No

me a fighting chance. Which was why I needed to hold on a little bit longer to bring him back. Nick and his family had already shown me what they were

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Chapter 0027

and I couldn’t

front of the venue. There was a red carpet, reporters with their cameras flashing in every direction. I took a deep breath. This was for

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