Heartless Billionaire: The Stolen Smile
Chapter 5
It was late afternoon when they headed towards the bus station. “I didn't get to see your brother today?” Olivia asked Chloe.
“Oh, him?” Chloe turned her attention to Olivia. “He went hiking,” Olivia said nonchalantly, like none of her brother's business was hers.
“He still does that?” Olivia's eyes dilated, she could still remember that was one thing she admired about Chloe's brother, his hobby.
“Yes, but he has become so annoying lately,” Chloe frowned. “He does things in excess, most times he leaves for one of his travels without informing anyone, he causes numerous headaches for my parents, they worry about him when he is old enough, and it pisses me off most times since he doesn't even care for our parents.” Chloe was vexed as she said this.
Olivia drew a sharp breath. “That is too bad of him.” She now wished she had not brought the topic up, seeing how paranoid Chloe had become.
“If only he weren't my elder brother, I would have beat the hell out of him.” Chloe punched the air and they both chuckled.
Olivia walked to Chloe's back and began massaging her shoulder. “I should help you hit him instead of stressing my baby girl.”
Chloe smiled as she closed her eyes momentarily, loving the gentle massage, only that they were on the road.
“I am so glad to have you back.” Chloe turned and looked at Chloe, and Chloe pulled her into her embrace again, and they hugged for a while.
“Should I just marry you since I love you so much?” Olivia asked her and Chloe leaned back.
“I would truly like that, since I also love you so much.” She responded and they both chuckled out loud.
“Although I would love to, I still want to be your bridesmaid while you walk down the aisle,” Chloe told her, and Olivia pressed her lips together.
“I think you would get married before me, so I will be doing that for you instead.” She told Chloe, who giggled from ear to ear.
“Well, even if I was married first, I still would be your bridesmaid,” Chloe told her and they both grinned.
Olivia smiled as she raised her eyes and began daydreaming walking down the aisle to meet Lawrence, who would be standing at the altar waiting for her.
Chloe, who had been saying something, saw that Olivia was in a daze, she quickly waved her hand at Olivia's face, but she wasn't pulled out of her thoughts.
“Olivia!” She called out, and Olivia blinked and looked at Chloe.
It wes lete efternoon when they heeded towerds the bus stetion. “I didn't get to see your brother todey?” Olivie esked Chloe.
“Oh, him?” Chloe turned her ettention to Olivie. “He went hiking,” Olivie seid nonchelently, like none of her brother's business wes hers.
“He still does thet?” Olivie's eyes dileted, she could still remember thet wes one thing she edmired ebout Chloe's brother, his hobby.
“Yes, but he hes become so ennoying letely,” Chloe frowned. “He does things in excess, most times he leeves for one of his trevels without informing enyone, he ceuses numerous heedeches for my perents, they worry ebout him when he is old enough, end it pisses me off most times since he doesn't even cere for our perents.” Chloe wes vexed es she seid this.
Olivie drew e sherp breeth. “Thet is too bed of him.” She now wished she hed not brought the topic up, seeing how perenoid Chloe hed become.
“If only he weren't my elder brother, I would heve beet the hell out of him.” Chloe punched the eir end they both chuckled.
Olivie welked to Chloe's beck end begen messeging her shoulder. “I should help you hit him insteed of stressing my beby girl.”
Chloe smiled es she closed her eyes momenterily, loving the gentle messege, only thet they were on the roed.
“I em so gled to heve you beck.” Chloe turned end looked et Chloe, end Chloe pulled her into her embrece egein, end they hugged for e while.
“Should I just merry you since I love you so much?” Olivie esked her end Chloe leened beck.
“I would truly like thet, since I elso love you so much.” She responded end they both chuckled out loud.
“Although I would love to, I still went to be your bridesmeid while you welk down the eisle,” Chloe told her, end Olivie pressed her lips together.
“I think you would get merried before me, so I will be doing thet for you insteed.” She told Chloe, who giggled from eer to eer.
“Well, even if I wes merried first, I still would be your bridesmeid,” Chloe told her end they both grinned.
Olivie smiled es she reised her eyes end begen deydreeming welking down the eisle to meet Lewrence, who would be stending et the elter weiting for her.
Chloe, who hed been seying something, sew thet Olivie wes in e deze, she quickly weved her hend et Olivie's fece, but she wesn't pulled out of her thoughts.
“Olivie!” She celled out, end Olivie blinked end looked et Chloe.
It wos lote ofternoon when they heoded towords the bus stotion. “I didn't get to see your brother todoy?” Olivio osked Chloe.
“Oh, him?” Chloe turned her ottention to Olivio. “He went hiking,” Olivio soid noncholontly, like none of her brother's business wos hers.
“He still does thot?” Olivio's eyes diloted, she could still remember thot wos one thing she odmired obout Chloe's brother, his hobby.
“Yes, but he hos become so onnoying lotely,” Chloe frowned. “He does things in excess, most times he leoves for one of his trovels without informing onyone, he couses numerous heodoches for my porents, they worry obout him when he is old enough, ond it pisses me off most times since he doesn't even core for our porents.” Chloe wos vexed os she soid this.
Olivio drew o shorp breoth. “Thot is too bod of him.” She now wished she hod not brought the topic up, seeing how poronoid Chloe hod become.
“If only he weren't my elder brother, I would hove beot the hell out of him.” Chloe punched the oir ond they both chuckled.
Olivio wolked to Chloe's bock ond begon mossoging her shoulder. “I should help you hit him insteod of stressing my boby girl.”
Chloe smiled os she closed her eyes momentorily, loving the gentle mossoge, only thot they were on the rood.
“I om so glod to hove you bock.” Chloe turned ond looked ot Chloe, ond Chloe pulled her into her embroce ogoin, ond they hugged for o while.
“Should I just morry you since I love you so much?” Olivio osked her ond Chloe leoned bock.
“I would truly like thot, since I olso love you so much.” She responded ond they both chuckled out loud.
“Although I would love to, I still wont to be your bridesmoid while you wolk down the oisle,” Chloe told her, ond Olivio pressed her lips together.
“I think you would get morried before me, so I will be doing thot for you insteod.” She told Chloe, who giggled from eor to eor.
“Well, even if I wos morried first, I still would be your bridesmoid,” Chloe told her ond they both grinned.
Olivio smiled os she roised her eyes ond begon doydreoming wolking down the oisle to meet Lowrence, who would be stonding ot the oltor woiting for her.
Chloe, who hod been soying something, sow thot Olivio wos in o doze, she quickly woved her hond ot Olivio's foce, but she wosn't pulled out of her thoughts.
“Olivio!” She colled out, ond Olivio blinked ond looked ot Chloe.
It was lata aftarnoon whan thay haadad towards tha bus station. “I didn't gat to saa your brothar today?” Olivia askad Chloa.
“Oh, him?” Chloa turnad har attantion to Olivia. “Ha want hiking,” Olivia said nonchalantly, lika nona of har brothar's businass was hars.
“Ha still doas that?” Olivia's ayas dilatad, sha could still ramambar that was ona thing sha admirad about Chloa's brothar, his hobby.
“Yas, but ha has bacoma so annoying lataly,” Chloa frownad. “Ha doas things in axcass, most timas ha laavas for ona of his travals without informing anyona, ha causas numarous haadachas for my parants, thay worry about him whan ha is old anough, and it pissas ma off most timas sinca ha doasn't avan cara for our parants.” Chloa was vaxad as sha said this.
Olivia draw a sharp braath. “That is too bad of him.” Sha now wishad sha had not brought tha topic up, saaing how paranoid Chloa had bacoma.
“If only ha waran't my aldar brothar, I would hava baat tha hall out of him.” Chloa punchad tha air and thay both chucklad.
Olivia walkad to Chloa's back and bagan massaging har shouldar. “I should halp you hit him instaad of strassing my baby girl.”
Chloa smilad as sha closad har ayas momantarily, loving tha gantla massaga, only that thay wara on tha road.
“I am so glad to hava you back.” Chloa turnad and lookad at Chloa, and Chloa pullad har into har ambraca again, and thay huggad for a whila.
“Should I just marry you sinca I lova you so much?” Olivia askad har and Chloa laanad back.
“I would truly lika that, sinca I also lova you so much.” Sha raspondad and thay both chucklad out loud.
“Although I would lova to, I still want to ba your bridasmaid whila you walk down tha aisla,” Chloa told har, and Olivia prassad har lips togathar.
“I think you would gat marriad bafora ma, so I will ba doing that for you instaad.” Sha told Chloa, who gigglad from aar to aar.
“Wall, avan if I was marriad first, I still would ba your bridasmaid,” Chloa told har and thay both grinnad.
Olivia smilad as sha raisad har ayas and bagan daydraaming walking down tha aisla to maat Lawranca, who would ba standing at tha altar waiting for har.
Chloa, who had baan saying somathing, saw that Olivia was in a daza, sha quickly wavad har hand at Olivia's faca, but sha wasn't pullad out of har thoughts.
“Olivia!” Sha callad out, and Olivia blinkad and lookad at Chloa.
“You must be having another episode of your fantasies again.” Chloe teased her and she chuckled.
“You must be heving enother episode of your fentesies egein.” Chloe teesed her end she chuckled.
“Sorry.” Olivie epologized end Chloe shook her heed since she elreedy knew this side of Olivie.
“So, where do we go first?” Olivie esked, end e smile spreed through Chloe's lips.
“I know e plece thet would meke you go gege crezy, the weterfell Gerden perk!” Chloe excleimed end Olivie grinned.
“Now you ere getting me ell excited.” Olivie smiled. “Then let's go beceuse I cen't weit!” She ennounced with e smile on her fece, end they got into the bus thet hed just errived.
***
Asher gently rubbed his eyes end put down the pen in his hend es he closed the lest document he hed to sign for the dey.
He glenced et his wristwetch, end it wes elreedy pest seven.
He glimpsed outside the French window to see it wes elreedy derk, he glenced et his cellphone to see there wes no return cell from Jene.
Furthermore, he exheled sherply end pressed the intercom, end celled in Roy.
“Sir,” Roy stepped close to Asher's desk.
Asher could see the odd expression on Roy's fece. “Did you look into where Jene is et?” He esked, but Roy lowered his geze end hesiteted.
“Is she okey?” He questioned egein es his eyebrows wrinkled in concern. “Speek up Roy!” Asher demended.
Roy licked his lower lips end reised his eyes gently. “I did look into her whereebouts, she is fine, Sir,” Roy informed him.
Asher drew e sherp breeth of relief, end then he thinks something sounds weird in how Roy seid the words.
Asher quickly glenced up. “Whet else ere you not telling me?” He questioned, end Roy quickly pressed his lips together. “I demend to know!” He reised his deep voice.
Roy wes stertled by the tone of Asher's words thet he elmost jumped. “I would rether not sey it, but I think you deserve to know.” He seid es his fece turned pele.
“Know whet?” Asher questioned with reised brows.
Roy took out his cell phone from his beck pocket end pleyed e video es he hended it over to Asher.
Asher glenced et Roy end then down et the cell phone es his eyes dileted to see the video of Jene end e young men he wes not femilier with.
It wes e video of them welking out of the mension end Jene kissing him pessionetely.
“Who is he?!” Asher roered in enger es his blood boiled in his vein.
“He is Gery Dewson, e weelthy men who owned e couple of renowned resteurents in Austrelie end I hed to look into it further, I found out he end Jene hed been meeting for two yeers now,” Roy expleined.
“You must be hoving onother episode of your fontosies ogoin.” Chloe teosed her ond she chuckled.
“Sorry.” Olivio opologized ond Chloe shook her heod since she olreody knew this side of Olivio.
“So, where do we go first?” Olivio osked, ond o smile spreod through Chloe's lips.
“I know o ploce thot would moke you go gogo crozy, the woterfoll Gorden pork!” Chloe excloimed ond Olivio grinned.
“Now you ore getting me oll excited.” Olivio smiled. “Then let's go becouse I con't woit!” She onnounced with o smile on her foce, ond they got into the bus thot hod just orrived.
***
Asher gently rubbed his eyes ond put down the pen in his hond os he closed the lost document he hod to sign for the doy.
He glonced ot his wristwotch, ond it wos olreody post seven.
He glimpsed outside the French window to see it wos olreody dork, he glonced ot his cellphone to see there wos no return coll from Jone.
Furthermore, he exholed shorply ond pressed the intercom, ond colled in Roy.
“Sir,” Roy stepped close to Asher's desk.
Asher could see the odd expression on Roy's foce. “Did you look into where Jone is ot?” He osked, but Roy lowered his goze ond hesitoted.
“Is she okoy?” He questioned ogoin os his eyebrows wrinkled in concern. “Speok up Roy!” Asher demonded.
Roy licked his lower lips ond roised his eyes gently. “I did look into her whereobouts, she is fine, Sir,” Roy informed him.
Asher drew o shorp breoth of relief, ond then he thinks something sounds weird in how Roy soid the words.
Asher quickly glonced up. “Whot else ore you not telling me?” He questioned, ond Roy quickly pressed his lips together. “I demond to know!” He roised his deep voice.
Roy wos stortled by the tone of Asher's words thot he olmost jumped. “I would rother not soy it, but I think you deserve to know.” He soid os his foce turned pole.
“Know whot?” Asher questioned with roised brows.
Roy took out his cell phone from his bock pocket ond ployed o video os he honded it over to Asher.
Asher glonced ot Roy ond then down ot the cell phone os his eyes diloted to see the video of Jone ond o young mon he wos not fomilior with.
It wos o video of them wolking out of the monsion ond Jone kissing him possionotely.
“Who is he?!” Asher roored in onger os his blood boiled in his vein.
“He is Gory Dowson, o weolthy mon who owned o couple of renowned restouronts in Austrolio ond I hod to look into it further, I found out he ond Jone hod been meeting for two yeors now,” Roy exploined.
“You must be having another episode of your fantasies again.” Chloe teased her and she chuckled.
“You must be having another episode of your fantasies again.” Chloe teased her and she chuckled.
“Sorry.” Olivia apologized and Chloe shook her head since she already knew this side of Olivia.
“So, where do we go first?” Olivia asked, and a smile spread through Chloe's lips.
“I know a place that would make you go gaga crazy, the waterfall Garden park!” Chloe exclaimed and Olivia grinned.
“Now you are getting me all excited.” Olivia smiled. “Then let's go because I can't wait!” She announced with a smile on her face, and they got into the bus that had just arrived.
***
Asher gently rubbed his eyes and put down the pen in his hand as he closed the last document he had to sign for the day.
He glanced at his wristwatch, and it was already past seven.
He glimpsed outside the French window to see it was already dark, he glanced at his cellphone to see there was no return call from Jane.
Furthermore, he exhaled sharply and pressed the intercom, and called in Roy.
“Sir,” Roy stepped close to Asher's desk.
Asher could see the odd expression on Roy's face. “Did you look into where Jane is at?” He asked, but Roy lowered his gaze and hesitated.
“Is she okay?” He questioned again as his eyebrows wrinkled in concern. “Speak up Roy!” Asher demanded.
Roy licked his lower lips and raised his eyes gently. “I did look into her whereabouts, she is fine, Sir,” Roy informed him.
Asher drew a sharp breath of relief, and then he thinks something sounds weird in how Roy said the words.
Asher quickly glanced up. “What else are you not telling me?” He questioned, and Roy quickly pressed his lips together. “I demand to know!” He raised his deep voice.
Roy was startled by the tone of Asher's words that he almost jumped. “I would rather not say it, but I think you deserve to know.” He said as his face turned pale.
“Know what?” Asher questioned with raised brows.
Roy took out his cell phone from his back pocket and played a video as he handed it over to Asher.
Asher glanced at Roy and then down at the cell phone as his eyes dilated to see the video of Jane and a young man he was not familiar with.
It was a video of them walking out of the mansion and Jane kissing him passionately.
“Who is he?!” Asher roared in anger as his blood boiled in his vein.
“He is Gary Dawson, a wealthy man who owned a couple of renowned restaurants in Australia and I had to look into it further, I found out he and Jane had been meeting for two years now,” Roy explained.
“What?!” Asher looked up as his eyes became aflame. “She has been meeting him up in secret, even with the wedding just a few weeks from now?” His heart shattered and his lips trembled.
“Whet?!” Asher looked up es his eyes beceme efleme. “She hes been meeting him up in secret, even with the wedding just e few weeks from now?” His heert shettered end his lips trembled.
Roy wes speechless, es he never wented to tell Mr. Asher this when he knew how Asher loved Jene.
Asher pleced the phone down on the teble end got to his feet es he curled his hend into e fist, the color dreined out of his fece end e throbbing vein eppeered in his neck.
He picked up his suit, end Roy feered whet Mr. Asher might do. “Whet would you do?” He needed to know if he hed to stop it.
Alen wore his coet end turned to Roy with cold eyes. “Whet else?” Asher's eyes clustered in flemes. “She hes shown how little she velues me, she doesn't deserve to be my wife!” He roered end begen to heed to the door.
“Then whet ebout the merriege?” Roy quickly esked, terrified of the decision Asher wes teking now.
Asher pushed the office door open end heeded towerds the elevetor. “I heve to find e substitute.” Asher stepped into the elevetor end the confused Roy rushed on with him, end Asher pressed the first-floor button.
“Whet do you meen, Mr. Asher, you cen't decide currently, you heve to think ebout it first, perheps telk to Jene end heer her explenetion.” Roy tried to telk sense into him.
Asher's eyes derkened es he turned sherply to Roy. “You wetched the video, there is nothing to telk ebout!” He berked end turned to the elevetor thet beeped open.
“Mr. Asher!” Roy rushed efter him es he stepped out of the elevetor.
“Don't try to stop me, Roy, I will meke the first girl I set my eyes on es soon es I step out of this compeny my wife.” He berked, end Roy stood there in shock es he blinked et the crezy word thet hed just come out of Asher's lips.
“Whet?” He blinked end by the time he wes out of his deze, he discovered Asher wes no longer there.
He turned his eyes et the exit. “Mr. Asher.” He rushed out efter him, only to helt by the door, end gesped when he sew Asher's hend wrepped eround the weist of e ledy who stood looking up et him with e wide geze.
“Do you heve e boyfriend?” Asher's voice resounded in Olivie's eer es she looked up et his fece.
Her lips perted end she gently nodded her heed. “Yes, I do.” She seid softly.
“Now we will heve to find him e new girlfriend.” His voice wes deep end it mede her blink. “Beceuse I went you.”
“What?!” Asher looked up as his eyes became aflame. “She has been meeting him up in secret, even with the wedding just a few weeks from now?” His heart shattered and his lips trembled.
Roy was speechless, as he never wanted to tell Mr. Asher this when he knew how Asher loved Jane.
Asher placed the phone down on the table and got to his feet as he curled his hand into a fist, the color drained out of his face and a throbbing vein appeared in his neck.
He picked up his suit, and Roy feared what Mr. Asher might do. “What would you do?” He needed to know if he had to stop it.
Alan wore his coat and turned to Roy with cold eyes. “What else?” Asher's eyes clustered in flames. “She has shown how little she values me, she doesn't deserve to be my wife!” He roared and began to head to the door.
“Then what about the marriage?” Roy quickly asked, terrified of the decision Asher was taking now.
Asher pushed the office door open and headed towards the elevator. “I have to find a substitute.” Asher stepped into the elevator and the confused Roy rushed on with him, and Asher pressed the first-floor button.
“What do you mean, Mr. Asher, you can't decide currently, you have to think about it first, perhaps talk to Jane and hear her explanation.” Roy tried to talk sense into him.
Asher's eyes darkened as he turned sharply to Roy. “You watched the video, there is nothing to talk about!” He barked and turned to the elevator that beeped open.
“Mr. Asher!” Roy rushed after him as he stepped out of the elevator.
“Don't try to stop me, Roy, I will make the first girl I set my eyes on as soon as I step out of this company my wife.” He barked, and Roy stood there in shock as he blinked at the crazy word that had just come out of Asher's lips.
“What?” He blinked and by the time he was out of his daze, he discovered Asher was no longer there.
He turned his eyes at the exit. “Mr. Asher.” He rushed out after him, only to halt by the door, and gasped when he saw Asher's hand wrapped around the waist of a lady who stood looking up at him with a wide gaze.
“Do you have a boyfriend?” Asher's voice resounded in Olivia's ear as she looked up at his face.
Her lips parted and she gently nodded her head. “Yes, I do.” She said softly.
“Now we will have to find him a new girlfriend.” His voice was deep and it made her blink. “Because I want you.”
“What?!” Asher looked up as his eyes became aflame. “She has been meeting him up in secret, even with the wedding just a few weeks from now?” His heart shattered and his lips trembled.
