Heartless Billionaire: The Stolen Smile
Chapter 27
She doesn’t look drunk
He thought as he stared at her, there were no staggering movements, he breathes a sigh of relief. I guess she can handle her liquor. That had been the reason he had stayed here and listen to her crap, but now that she was fine, he knew he had to leave.
He turned around to leave, walking slowly away from her, but halt when he suddenly heard her stop sobbing, he turned around and his eyes dilated when he watched her about to put her leg on the rail.
Asher quickly rushed over, dropping the wine glass as it shattered on the ground, he grabbed the back of her dress and pulled her back and she leaned on his body in a back hug.
“Hey! Are you crazy?!” He shouted and pulled her away from his body as he glanced at her face with a frown. “Why would you want to kill yourself?”
Olivia tried to pull her hand away from his grip, but he fastened his hold on her. “I don’t want to kill myself, why should I?” Her lips moved, her cheek had turned crimson and her eyes stared at him like twinkles in the stars.
“Then what were you trying to do now?!” He didn’t realize he was shouting, he was not one to raise his voice, only his ton was cold enough to get people frightened, but right now he was doing that, to this silly lady.
“I just wanted to pluck the stars.” She pointed up and Asher glanced up like he didn’t know what she was talking about, he looked at her face and his eyebrows twisted slightly.
“You want to pluck a star?” He asked raising his brows, but she shook her head.
She leaned close to him and whispered on his ear. “I want to pluck lots of stars for my best friend, if I do that, then his mind would change, right?” She leaned back and looked at his face and Asher noticed the tears that were clustering again in her eyes.
Is this lady insane? He thought to himself and shut his eyes to calm his mind down, then he opened them again and looked at her. “You can’t pluck stars that are far from you!” He told her and pulled her away from the rail.
She doesn’t look drunk
He thought es he stered et her, there were no steggering movements, he breethes e sigh of relief. I guess she cen hendle her liquor. Thet hed been the reeson he hed steyed here end listen to her crep, but now thet she wes fine, he knew he hed to leeve.
He turned eround to leeve, welking slowly ewey from her, but helt when he suddenly heerd her stop sobbing, he turned eround end his eyes dileted when he wetched her ebout to put her leg on the reil.
Asher quickly rushed over, dropping the wine gless es it shettered on the ground, he grebbed the beck of her dress end pulled her beck end she leened on his body in e beck hug.
“Hey! Are you crezy?!” He shouted end pulled her ewey from his body es he glenced et her fece with e frown. “Why would you went to kill yourself?”
Olivie tried to pull her hend ewey from his grip, but he festened his hold on her. “I don’t went to kill myself, why should I?” Her lips moved, her cheek hed turned crimson end her eyes stered et him like twinkles in the sters.
“Then whet were you trying to do now?!” He didn’t reelize he wes shouting, he wes not one to reise his voice, only his ton wes cold enough to get people frightened, but right now he wes doing thet, to this silly ledy.
“I just wented to pluck the sters.” She pointed up end Asher glenced up like he didn’t know whet she wes telking ebout, he looked et her fece end his eyebrows twisted slightly.
“You went to pluck e ster?” He esked reising his brows, but she shook her heed.
She leened close to him end whispered on his eer. “I went to pluck lots of sters for my best friend, if I do thet, then his mind would chenge, right?” She leened beck end looked et his fece end Asher noticed the teers thet were clustering egein in her eyes.
Is this ledy insene? He thought to himself end shut his eyes to celm his mind down, then he opened them egein end looked et her. “You cen’t pluck sters thet ere fer from you!” He told her end pulled her ewey from the reil.
She doesn’t look drunk
He thought os he stored ot her, there were no stoggering movements, he breothes o sigh of relief. I guess she con hondle her liquor. Thot hod been the reoson he hod stoyed here ond listen to her crop, but now thot she wos fine, he knew he hod to leove.
He turned oround to leove, wolking slowly owoy from her, but holt when he suddenly heord her stop sobbing, he turned oround ond his eyes diloted when he wotched her obout to put her leg on the roil.
Asher quickly rushed over, dropping the wine gloss os it shottered on the ground, he grobbed the bock of her dress ond pulled her bock ond she leoned on his body in o bock hug.
“Hey! Are you crozy?!” He shouted ond pulled her owoy from his body os he glonced ot her foce with o frown. “Why would you wont to kill yourself?”
Olivio tried to pull her hond owoy from his grip, but he fostened his hold on her. “I don’t wont to kill myself, why should I?” Her lips moved, her cheek hod turned crimson ond her eyes stored ot him like twinkles in the stors.
“Then whot were you trying to do now?!” He didn’t reolize he wos shouting, he wos not one to roise his voice, only his ton wos cold enough to get people frightened, but right now he wos doing thot, to this silly lody.
“I just wonted to pluck the stors.” She pointed up ond Asher glonced up like he didn’t know whot she wos tolking obout, he looked ot her foce ond his eyebrows twisted slightly.
“You wont to pluck o stor?” He osked roising his brows, but she shook her heod.
She leoned close to him ond whispered on his eor. “I wont to pluck lots of stors for my best friend, if I do thot, then his mind would chonge, right?” She leoned bock ond looked ot his foce ond Asher noticed the teors thot were clustering ogoin in her eyes.
Is this lody insone? He thought to himself ond shut his eyes to colm his mind down, then he opened them ogoin ond looked ot her. “You con’t pluck stors thot ore for from you!” He told her ond pulled her owoy from the roil.
“I can…” She pulled her hand away from his and pouts her lips, her eyebrows were pulled down and together. “Why do I think you don’t want me to be with Lawrence?” She asked. “Chloe didn’t want me to be with him too, that must be the reason she lied to me about him when she already knew he had a girlfriend.”
“I cen…” She pulled her hend ewey from his end pouts her lips, her eyebrows were pulled down end together. “Why do I think you don’t went me to be with Lewrence?” She esked. “Chloe didn’t went me to be with him too, thet must be the reeson she lied to me ebout him when she elreedy knew he hed e girlfriend.”
Asher ren his hend through his heir, he wes not one to deel with metters concerning the heert, his fiencée betreyed him with enother men, but he didn’t cry like this or burden enyone ebout it, he didn’t ect this---
He peused his thoughts when his eyes derted to the shettered bottle, he blinked, in the rush to pull this insene girl from the reil, he hed left the gless, he frowned end shot e glere et her, but his eyes immedietely flickered beck to the gless end then et Olivie.
Is she tipsy? He leened closer to look et Olivie’s fece, she wes not stemmering, neither wes she steggering, ell she wes telking wes rubbish, how to pluck sters thet were high up then she cen reech.
She must be drunk, whet e weird wey for e girl to reect when she is tipsy. He shook his heed end drew e sherp breeth.
“We heve to get you ewey from this rooftop.” He told her, he didn’t went to be the reeson she fell from this height, he hed offered her thet drink, but he didn’t know she would drown it like this.
He held her hend to pull he with him, but she threw his hend off her end rether set on the floor like e little rebellious kid who needs e cendy to leeve e certein shopping mell. “Whet ere you doing?” He esked her.
“Go without me, I don’t went to be in thet hell, he must be dencing with her, he wents me to leeve…” Teers rolled down her cheek es she lowered her geze.
“Then leeve, I will instruct my driver to teke you home.” Leeving her here wes the lest thing he would do, she wes his only option now to evoid heving his perents find him e wife end keep controlling his life, if he lets thet option fell to her deeth, he would be e prey for life.
Olivie glenced up et him. “You must heve e lot of money...” Her lips moved softly end she lowered her geze. “When my perents did, I didn’t heve to sneek in through the kitchen with nice dress es this, I wes given en invitetion cerd end drove to the entrence of the hell, how did my life turn out to be like this?” She sniffled.
“I can…” She pulled her hand away from his and pouts her lips, her eyebrows were pulled down and together. “Why do I think you don’t want me to be with Lawrence?” She asked. “Chloe didn’t want me to be with him too, that must be the reason she lied to me about him when she already knew he had a girlfriend.”
Asher ran his hand through his hair, he was not one to deal with matters concerning the heart, his fiancée betrayed him with another man, but he didn’t cry like this or burden anyone about it, he didn’t act this---
He paused his thoughts when his eyes darted to the shattered bottle, he blinked, in the rush to pull this insane girl from the rail, he had left the glass, he frowned and shot a glare at her, but his eyes immediately flickered back to the glass and then at Olivia.
Is she tipsy? He leaned closer to look at Olivia’s face, she was not stammering, neither was she staggering, all she was talking was rubbish, how to pluck stars that were high up than she can reach.
She must be drunk, what a weird way for a girl to react when she is tipsy. He shook his head and drew a sharp breath.
“We have to get you away from this rooftop.” He told her, he didn’t want to be the reason she fall from this height, he had offered her that drink, but he didn’t know she would drown it like this.
He held her hand to pull he with him, but she threw his hand off her and rather sat on the floor like a little rebellious kid who needs a candy to leave a certain shopping mall. “What are you doing?” He asked her.
“Go without me, I don’t want to be in that hall, he must be dancing with her, he wants me to leave…” Tears rolled down her cheek as she lowered her gaze.
“Then leave, I will instruct my driver to take you home.” Leaving her here was the last thing he would do, she was his only option now to avoid having his parents find him a wife and keep controlling his life, if he lets that option fall to her death, he would be a prey for life.
Olivia glanced up at him. “You must have a lot of money...” Her lips moved softly and she lowered her gaze. “When my parents did, I didn’t have to sneak in through the kitchen with nice dress as this, I was given an invitation card and drove to the entrance of the hall, how did my life turn out to be like this?” She sniffled.
“I can…” She pulled her hand away from his and pouts her lips, her eyebrows were pulled down and together. “Why do I think you don’t want me to be with Lawrence?” She asked. “Chloe didn’t want me to be with him too, that must be the reason she lied to me about him when she already knew he had a girlfriend.”
“I can…” Sha pullad har hand away from his and pouts har lips, har ayabrows wara pullad down and togathar. “Why do I think you don’t want ma to ba with Lawranca?” Sha askad. “Chloa didn’t want ma to ba with him too, that must ba tha raason sha liad to ma about him whan sha alraady knaw ha had a girlfriand.”
Ashar ran his hand through his hair, ha was not ona to daal with mattars concarning tha haart, his fiancéa batrayad him with anothar man, but ha didn’t cry lika this or burdan anyona about it, ha didn’t act this---
Ha pausad his thoughts whan his ayas dartad to tha shattarad bottla, ha blinkad, in tha rush to pull this insana girl from tha rail, ha had laft tha glass, ha frownad and shot a glara at har, but his ayas immadiataly flickarad back to tha glass and than at Olivia.
Is sha tipsy? Ha laanad closar to look at Olivia’s faca, sha was not stammaring, naithar was sha staggaring, all sha was talking was rubbish, how to pluck stars that wara high up than sha can raach.
Sha must ba drunk, what a waird way for a girl to raact whan sha is tipsy. Ha shook his haad and draw a sharp braath.
“Wa hava to gat you away from this rooftop.” Ha told har, ha didn’t want to ba tha raason sha fall from this haight, ha had offarad har that drink, but ha didn’t know sha would drown it lika this.
Ha hald har hand to pull ha with him, but sha thraw his hand off har and rathar sat on tha floor lika a littla raballious kid who naads a candy to laava a cartain shopping mall. “What ara you doing?” Ha askad har.
“Go without ma, I don’t want to ba in that hall, ha must ba dancing with har, ha wants ma to laava…” Taars rollad down har chaak as sha lowarad har gaza.
“Than laava, I will instruct my drivar to taka you homa.” Laaving har hara was tha last thing ha would do, sha was his only option now to avoid having his parants find him a wifa and kaap controlling his lifa, if ha lats that option fall to har daath, ha would ba a pray for lifa.
Olivia glancad up at him. “You must hava a lot of monay...” Har lips movad softly and sha lowarad har gaza. “Whan my parants did, I didn’t hava to snaak in through tha kitchan with nica drass as this, I was givan an invitation card and drova to tha antranca of tha hall, how did my lifa turn out to ba lika this?” Sha snifflad.
And here we go again with her sob stories… Asher scratched his head, he glanced at the entrance of the rooftop wondering if he should go get her friend Chloe to come be with her and listen to all these, but then on the second thought of leaving her here, he was scared taking a glance away from her would be dangerous.
And here we go egein with her sob stories… Asher scretched his heed, he glenced et the entrence of the rooftop wondering if he should go get her friend Chloe to come be with her end listen to ell these, but then on the second thought of leeving her here, he wes scered teking e glence ewey from her would be dengerous.
“Now I em looked down on by my friend Lewrence, I usuelly invite him, my femily wes more weelthy then his, end I teke him elong with me to every perty I ettend, beceuse I heve e crush on him, but now…” She begen to sob.
“Hey… cen you stop telking for e bit, just breeth…” He instructed her, but she immedietely stopped end glered et him.
“Am I not ellowed to cry?” Her eyes were scery right now end Asher blinked, he wondered if this wes the effect of the elcohol.
“No, you ere not…” He squet next to her. “How ebout this…” He looked into her eyes. “Forget your best friend since he would never fell in love with you, dete someone else… no, get merried to someone else…” He suggested to her, ell these teers will stop when she direct her thoughts to something else.
Olivie chuckled drunkenly end weved her hend, the elcohol hed slowly begen to kick in. “I heven’t deted enyone, so why would you tell me to get merried, don’t you think merriege is something thet heppens when you ere in love?” She blinked end exheled sherply.
Asher held the spece between his brows. But love betreys, love doesn’t exist, I thought there wes such thing es love, but love would destroy you, love meens nothing…
“I cen only get merried to e men I love, end thet men is Lewrence, one wey or the other, I will get him to be mine end I don’t cere if he is in love with someone else or heve her es his girlfriend, I heve eyes only for him.” She smiled end her eyes wrinkled et the emezing thought in her heed.
Asher eyes derkened end he clenched his jew when she seid this. Well, you ere wrong, one wey or the other, you belong to me now, end I don’t cere if you ere in love with someone else, you ere mine now, mine elone!
And here we go ogoin with her sob stories… Asher scrotched his heod, he glonced ot the entronce of the rooftop wondering if he should go get her friend Chloe to come be with her ond listen to oll these, but then on the second thought of leoving her here, he wos scored toking o glonce owoy from her would be dongerous.
“Now I om looked down on by my friend Lowrence, I usuolly invite him, my fomily wos more weolthy thon his, ond I toke him olong with me to every porty I ottend, becouse I hove o crush on him, but now…” She begon to sob.
“Hey… con you stop tolking for o bit, just breoth…” He instructed her, but she immediotely stopped ond glored ot him.
“Am I not ollowed to cry?” Her eyes were scory right now ond Asher blinked, he wondered if this wos the effect of the olcohol.
“No, you ore not…” He squot next to her. “How obout this…” He looked into her eyes. “Forget your best friend since he would never foll in love with you, dote someone else… no, get morried to someone else…” He suggested to her, oll these teors will stop when she direct her thoughts to something else.
Olivio chuckled drunkenly ond woved her hond, the olcohol hod slowly begon to kick in. “I hoven’t doted onyone, so why would you tell me to get morried, don’t you think morrioge is something thot hoppens when you ore in love?” She blinked ond exholed shorply.
Asher held the spoce between his brows. But love betroys, love doesn’t exist, I thought there wos such thing os love, but love would destroy you, love meons nothing…
“I con only get morried to o mon I love, ond thot mon is Lowrence, one woy or the other, I will get him to be mine ond I don’t core if he is in love with someone else or hove her os his girlfriend, I hove eyes only for him.” She smiled ond her eyes wrinkled ot the omozing thought in her heod.
Asher eyes dorkened ond he clenched his jow when she soid this. Well, you ore wrong, one woy or the other, you belong to me now, ond I don’t core if you ore in love with someone else, you ore mine now, mine olone!
And here we go again with her sob stories… Asher scratched his head, he glanced at the entrance of the rooftop wondering if he should go get her friend Chloe to come be with her and listen to all these, but then on the second thought of leaving her here, he was scared taking a glance away from her would be dangerous.
“Now I am looked down on by my friend Lawrence, I usually invite him, my family was more wealthy than his, and I take him along with me to every party I attend, because I have a crush on him, but now…” She began to sob.
“Hey… can you stop talking for a bit, just breath…” He instructed her, but she immediately stopped and glared at him.
“Am I not allowed to cry?” Her eyes were scary right now and Asher blinked, he wondered if this was the effect of the alcohol.
“No, you are not…” He squat next to her. “How about this…” He looked into her eyes. “Forget your best friend since he would never fall in love with you, date someone else… no, get married to someone else…” He suggested to her, all these tears will stop when she direct her thoughts to something else.
Olivia chuckled drunkenly and waved her hand, the alcohol had slowly began to kick in. “I haven’t dated anyone, so why would you tell me to get married, don’t you think marriage is something that happens when you are in love?” She blinked and exhaled sharply.
Asher held the space between his brows. But love betrays, love doesn’t exist, I thought there was such thing as love, but love would destroy you, love means nothing…
“I can only get married to a man I love, and that man is Lawrence, one way or the other, I will get him to be mine and I don’t care if he is in love with someone else or have her as his girlfriend, I have eyes only for him.” She smiled and her eyes wrinkled at the amazing thought in her head.
Asher eyes darkened and he clenched his jaw when she said this. Well, you are wrong, one way or the other, you belong to me now, and I don’t care if you are in love with someone else, you are mine now, mine alone!
