Chapter 176

*Olivia*

I sat in the backseat of my car as Aiden drove, and Ava chatted happily to her brother. Crossing my arms, I stared nervously out the window. Guilt ate away at me for accidentally hanging up on Alexander and for not telling him that I was headed to Luceland this weekend, too. My stomach stiffened with fear as I thought about how he would react if he knew I had copied his travel plans.

Ava straightened in her seat, startling me out of my thoughts. “Hey…is that Alexander’s car?” she asked.

My heart raced as I looked behind us, and sure enough, I spotted Alexander’s, although Richard was the one driving. They were only a few cars behind us.

This wasn’t good.

Ava turned around and looked at me with confusion. “Why is Alexander following us?”

I sighed and decided to come clean. “He isn’t. Alexander planned a trip to Luceland for a different reason before we planned ours.” I couldn’t help the bitterness in my voice wheι. pictured Naomi’s perfect face.

But I had bigger problems right now. I’d managed to get a quick peak at Alexander’s face, and he had been frowning, his dark eyes in angry slits. Quickly, I took my phone out to message Gai

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and asked why Alexander looked so mad.

I waited for a full five minutes, but she didn’t reply.

Pretty soon, Alexander’s car was right behind us, and my stomach rolled with anxiety.

I didn’t want to find out what would happen if he caught up to


us.

Alexander and I locked eyes. My stomach knotted with worry when I saw his jaw clench. His gaze shot to Aiden in the driver’s seat, and his eyes sparked with rage.

was a guy with us? He was the one who was going to Luceland to meet a woman. And it wasn’t even like I was romantically interested

is Alexander going to Luceland, too?” Ava asked. “Didn’t we decide not to

“What plan?” Aiden questioned.

business and focus on

made the two siblings quip back and forth for a few

away from the window so I wouldn’t have to look

of their sibling banter, I thought I had gotten out of answering Ava’s question, but when she had finished bickering

he going to the same

went on a blind date with that he made me

myself to say the name of the woman Alexander was meeting out loud. It just made it even

around, and she lifted her chin. “Are

it was all a


feelings. I’ve seen the way he acts around you! No man who

“He…he looks at me a

looking at you no matter who’s in the room. He looks at you with such burning intensity, I

laugh burst past

said, glaring

exit before our stop, and

car.

ved the

know what he was

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around, and my shoulders slumped when I didn’t see Alexander’s


Gai. My head tilted when I

moments, I shrugged. I guess I had just overreacted, and Alexander hadn’t been following us. Maybe I had misinterpreted his facial expressions, too. Maybe

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