Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 305

“Olivia!”

I jumped slightly, startled out of my thoughts. My gaze snapped up, and there stood Marcus, his face lined with concern. He had been calling my name, but I hadn’t heard him. “What are you thinking?” he asked, his voice softer now but tinged with worry.

I didn’t know how to respond. The words I wanted to say tangled in my throat. I was still trying to wrap my mind around what I had just learned, still unsure of how I felt.

“Olivia?” he called again, his voice more insistent now. His gaze was fixed on me, and I could see the worry deep in his eyes.

Finally, my mouth moved, though it felt like the words were coming from someone else. “Tell me what happened to Sandra.” The question came out almost like a whisper, but it carried the weight of everything I had been holding inside.

decipher. Then, as if he

expression told

of the bed. “We have a lot going on right now, love.

His words didn’t reassure me as much as they should have. He seemed

if trying to ease my worries. “Believe me. You can even

didn’t immediately bring me peace. I furrowed my brows, unsure of what to think. If they didn’t kill her, then why had Marcus said what he had on the phone? He had mentioned that this wouldn’t

me. “I don’t want to overreact again,” I said, the words coming out strained. We are in this mess because I overreacted before, and it led to that island, where Xander saw my father and me. And that’s when he decided to go after us. So now, I just… I just want to trust you. Trust that whatever happened won’t come back to haunt us. Because I’m tired, Marcus. I can’t deal

chaos and uncertainty, we would find a way through it together. His arms around me felt like a shield against the storm, and for

gently, his voice low and soothing. “We’ll get through this,