Chapter 188 - Too Complacent (1/2)

”Oh,” Olivia uttered under her breath. She was totally taken aback by her mother-in-law's news. It felt as if Queen Isla dropped a bomb from the sky and it landed at the exact seat that Olivia was sitting on.

She wondered if she had been too complacent lately that she failed to smell what was brewing under her nose.

Queen Isla was a member of Pyxis?

Rona Co was Queen Isla's twin sister?

She blinked, and blinked again but couldn't see any resemblance between Queen Isla and Rona Co. If there's a person in the world that knew the Headmistress inside and out, it would be Olivia.

The lady practically raised Olivia like her own although she felt something superficial with the way Rona Co took extra care with things revolving Olivia's activities.

Across the desk, Queen Isla sat with her hands resting on top of her l.a.p. She patiently waited for the details to sink into Olivia's head.

Of course, it shocked her. Who wouldn't when every morning it was also a shock for Queen Isla to wake up knowing she had an abomination disguised as a human for a twin sister?

Who wanted to be a twin to someone as psychotic as Rona Co? Not Queen Isla for sure.

”I think…I should run a check on all my family members,” Olivia concluded and scrunched her nose when the lightbulb moment hit her. Queen Isla mirrored her nuance and nodded her head in agreement.

”Start with your husband. You'll be shocked by the things you'll find out,” Queen Isla suggested, a smirk curved her ruby-stained lips. Olivia saw how amus.e.m.e.nt flickered in the queen's eyes, and it scared her.

She decided that doing another background check on Maxen would yield a different result or perhaps would incite a different reaction from her. Either way, it won't be good for Maxen nor their marriage so Olivia completely shut down her mother-in-law's suggestion.

”I don't think that's a good idea. If Maxen has something important to tell me or knew something that would benefit us both, then I believe he wouldn't think twice to inform me about it,” Olivia chattered, speaking without pause until the end of her speech. She was surprised at how much air she had been holding inside the entire time.

Queen Isla was smiling at Olivia and it creeped the latter out. Olivia wanted to ask the queen what was making her happy but it was obvious that it was Olivia herself who was uplifting the queen's mood. ”Mom is really happy to see your relationship with Maxen growing every day.”

”We've veered off the topic, Mom,” Olivia reminded Queen Isla, grinning at the queen who was now laughing with her hand covering her mouth.

”What are we talking about again? Oh, yeah, Pyxis and Rona. Which one do you want to talk about first?”

”The most important one,” Olivia urged, her voice laced with excitement.

”Okay, so I was a member of the—”

”No, I was thinking about your relationship with the Headmistress.”

Queen Isla snorted. ”Heol. I think you're starting to turn into a gossiping auntie like me, Livi darling,” Queen Isla commented and reached for Olivia's hand. ”It's fun that you're learning the ropes from me. I know Maxen is like his dad; they don't like talking about other people, that's why it gets lonely sometimes when I'm alone here at The Highlands. But now that I have you, I have someone to tell all the tidbits that I picked up.”