Chapter 211 - Didnt Even Bother (2/2)
It didn't take a second when another soft cry echoed from the laptop's speaker. Olivia jacked up the volume and soon the sound bounced off the walls and everyone in the room tried to hold in the neutral expression on their faces.
”Stop it, Olivia. Shut the damn thing,” Lance seethed, veins adorned his neck, crawling up like vines up on to his temples then his forehead.
Closing her eyes, Olivia drank in the symphony. ”Loud, healthy cry. Not bad for a prem.a.t.u.r.e baby.”
”Just stop it. Mute it. Please.”
”Oh, the nurse is coming. Maybe she'll make the crying stop for you.” A corner of her lips tugged upward in a cruel smile. She zoomed in the video feed and they watched as the nurse adjusted the contraptions attached to the tiny human laying on the big crib.
When the crying stopped, Olivia placed the laptop on the table, the screen still facing Lance Go. ”That's your daughter and she looks like you.”
”I heard it. You don't have to say it again.”
”She doesn't have a name.” Olivia scrunched her nose and tilted her head to the side. ”Maybe you can think of something while you sit there and answer all the questions they will give you.”
”What's so special about naming a child? Selena had a long list. She would take care of it.”
Repeating her offer, Olivia stood up from her seat, ready to leave, regardless of whatever decision Lance would pick. ”Answer all their questions, and you will get the chance to name your child. That's the one deal that I can give you. Take it or leave it.”
”I don't need to think of names. Selena will give that child a name.”
”But she didn't.”
”She will. Just give her time. Why?! Why do you even care about it? Just leave, Olivia. I know I'm a dead man anyway.”
Olivia tutted, folding her arms under her b.r.e.a.s.t and gave it a little lift. ”Nobody wanted to take care of a fugitive's child, more so if she bore the face of her father, something that only a father could love.”
”What the heck are you talking about, Livi?”
Releasing her folded arms, she reached out to Maxen and laced their fingers. Olivia felt him tighten his hold on her and it made her heart flutter, sending a soft blush on her cheeks. She thought no matter how many times they touched, it repeatedly gave her the same warmth that nobody else could—something she called home. Snapping them from their little bubble was Lance Go's barking.
She casted him an irritated glare and spoke, ”Selena booked a one-way ticket out of the country. She packed her belongings and boarded a plane as soon as the news of your death aired around the country. She didn't even bother to give a name to your daughter.”