Chapter 148 - Promise of Magic (1/2)

Penthouse Suite—Rockaway Towers

It was already midnight when Olivia felt Maxen's lips planting on her forehead, but she pretended to be asleep—keeping her eyes closed but the fluttering of her eyelids gave the truth away.

Earlier when they got back in their penthouse suite, not a word was uttered as they walked aimlessly around the space, finding stuff to occupy them as they killed time until bedtime, completely dodging the elephant in the room.

Her hand that was hiding under the pillow turned into a fist when Maxen rubbed her cheek, whispering, ”I love you, baby.”

As soon as she heard the soft click of the door closing, Olivia's eyes flew open, a tear falling down from her eyes, drenching the pillow with salty regret.

Picking up her phone, she dialed the number she always did to hear an advice—Emily's.

”Livi daaaarling!” Emily's sweet as honey tone soothed Olivia, but it was enough too to make her cry. ”Oh god. What's wrong?” Emily asked upon hearing her gal pal sniffle on the other end of the line.

”I messed up,” Olivia confessed.

”Whyyy? What happened?”

It was one in the afternoon in Cuba where Emily was at that time. ”Sorry, did I wake you up?”

”Noooo, not at all. I was up really early to help in a soup kitchen, so I crashed when I got home. Don't worry about me, I'm all good. What about you? You don't sound ok.”

”We fought. Well, more likely, I got jealous and ruined our date night.” Olivia sighed, massaging her forehead.

”Hmm. Has Maxen done something?”

”No, it's... Do you know Camilla Yu? I met her yesterday then when Maxen mentioned that he went to school with her I just felt jealous.”

”Why would you get jealous over Camilla? Yuck.”

Stifling a smile at Emily's exaggerated commentary, Olivia swiped her hand on the empty side of the bed.

But her smile fell, and she cried a little more when the sheet felt cold under her fingertips.

”Well I found out that Maxen asked her out for a dance… which I know is silly because it happened years ago… but still.”

”Livi darling… Yes he did ask her, but you're the one he's hell-bent on marrying.”

Hearing Emily's words, Olivia's lips curled downward, disappointed at how she reacted over the news.

”Livi darling, I know it's hard to put your trust on one person, especially when you've been cheated on before.

”You're trying your best to give him a chance, to put your faith in him, and there will always be moments when you can't help but be swayed with your emotions.