chapter 184
Waking up gradually, Damon hadn’t seen Olivia on the bed and was surprised not to see her. He’d noticed that she wasn’t at ease in this house and the fact that she’d disappeared so early in the morning disturbed him completely. without delay, he left the bed and went to check in the bathroom, finding that she’d taken a bath or at least used water. he didn’t want her to meet Richard at all, so he hurried out of the room and along the corridor. as he was about to descend the steps, he noticed a figure losing its balance. he went over to that side and was surprised to find that it was his Olivia. he picked her up and held her against him.
-What’s going on? What are you doing here?
She had her head down because she’d been crying and didn’t want Damon to know. impossible to hold back her sniffling, the sound alerted Damon and he lifted her head. he felt his heart squeeze when he realized she’d been crying. he couldn’t understand what had made her cry.
-My angel, what’s happened to you? What’s happened?
tell the truth and risk losing his trust, or say nothing and stay on good terms with Damon’s mother? she had no idea what she was going to do. she knew he’d complained several times about her lack of trust, but this situation concerned the man who shared his mother’s life, and she was afraid of his reaction. without waiting another second, Damon carried her in his arms and took her back to their bedroom. he sat her down on the bed and crouched down beside her.
-Now I’d like to know what’s going on. I know our night wasn’t the best, but you could have found something better to cry about than being out in the hallway, don’t you think? what happened and where were you going?
-I wanted to make our breakfast because I didn’t want to be in the presence of your mother’s companion.
But?” asked Damon, knowing there was a follow-up she didn’t want to say at all.
-Promise you’ll believe me, Damon?
he frowned. of course he was going to believe her, since he trusted her completely, but he couldn’t understand why she still doubted him so much. he blew out his breath and wiped the tears from his cheeks. he was now certain of one thing: the person who had caused his sadness was none other than that cad Richard.
-I promise you, my angel, come on, tell me.
-he heard us last night, I mean Richard heard us last night, he said some things and I assure you I didn’t answer any of it, I… he… the Damon proposal.
He couldn’t feel what was coming, he could feel that he was going to lose it. Noticing that he was already tensing up, Olivia tried to back away, but Damon held her back.
-What proposal, Olivia?
-I assure you I didn’t accept Damon, I… she was shaking and sniffling, even though Damon didn’t want to scare her, he couldn’t help it.
-That I… dominant and submissive…NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.
-ah the macho pervert, Damon had yelled as he got to his feet, causing Olivia to hiccup in surprise.
He’d expected anything from this man, but not that he’d make such a proposal to his fiancee. If his mother had decided to put up with this perverted man, then it was up to him to go off with the woman he loved.
Unable to leave him in such a state, Olivia got up and approached him, risking a fist-bump given how angry he was. She didn’t know what exactly he was angry about, but she hoped he didn’t think she’d made it up.
-Damon, I’m sorry, believe me, I didn’t make this up, I’m telling you.
-And I’ll take your word for it, angel. I know you didn’t make it up, and that’s exactly why we’re not spending another hour in this house.
This was exactly what she didn’t want to create, a rift between mother and son, and Richard knew very well that this was exactly what it would lead to. She knew she wasn’t safe with this man around, but it was time for her to become a strong woman for her man.
-No, Damon, we’re not going anywhere.
-I hope you’re kidding, Olivia? we’re leaving right now and you’re just going to obey. do you realize what this man is proposing to you, my fiancee? that you become his submissive when he’s my mother’s companion. what kind of world is this?
-Damon, I understand perfectly how you feel, but if you leave, your mother will see me as the guilty one, and that’s what I’d like to avoid. But if we stay here, there’s a good chance we’ll be able to unmask this man.
He looked at Olivia and didn’t know what to say. She may have wanted what was best for his mother, but he was rather afraid for her. He knew this man was into shady business, but as they say, love makes you blind, and love had really made his mother blind.
-Okay, but if he tries anything again, we’ll leave and you won’t be able to object.
It was a new mission for her, to show Yolanda the true face of this man.