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.

know it was going to look this good. It’s like it was made for you. Wow! You look breathtakingly beautiful,

call you. I don’t think am

to be seen and not hidden. Just like you. now, let’s go. We are already late.” I wanted to protest but

bag and going out locking the door behind me.

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 to be something she was not, and I was afraid they were going to see right through my act.

me from thinking. I turned to look at him and there was warmth in his eyes. “Don’t be nervous, I will be with you every minute we

date? No one, not unless they were powerful enough to stand his rage when it came. “Thank you, Ethan.” I just needed to remind

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

me in the eyes of the law. He was a billionaire with a good family background and no criminal record. I, on the other hand, had no one. No support system, no family

couldn’t even afford a good lawyer at the moment to give me a fighting chance. Which was why I needed to hold on a little bit longer to bring him back. Nick and

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couldn’t let

thought. I looked out the window and we were in front of the venue. There was

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