Chapter 219 - Complete Honesty (1/2)
Maxen, Olivia, and Oliver sat in silence for a minute as they waited for their shock to simmer down.
Peering up to Maxen and Olivia, Oliver shook his head. He couldn't believe that the two were really married for months without even properly telling him. The thought of announcing it as if Maxen and Olivia's union was a joke riled him up so much he lost control of himself yet again.
His eyes shifted from Olivia next to Maxen. They were best friends ever since they were in diapers, and the sting of betrayal from the person he called brother hurt like a bitch.
He hated how Maxen knew Ollie steered Olivia away from his radar. It was obvious that Ollie didn't like for them to meet, but even with his meddling, fate played a cruel joke and forced Olivia and Maxen's world to collide. Although such a meeting was inevitable, Ollie hoped that somehow, the two wouldn't hit it off.
The two made an instant connection, and they fell fast and hard, burning with a passion so bright it was as if one was watching a comet fall from the sky. Sneering in his thoughts, Ollie could see how Maxen and Olivia's attraction was so fatal, it wouldn't surprise him that nothing could ever break them apart.
To Oliver, his little sister deserved a quiet and safe life away from the constant threat that the Suis received daily. But that all changed when they started dating behind his back.
How could he deny his little sister her happiness after seeing nothing but a forced smile on her face for years?
Yes, it was easier to accept Maxen's betrayal at that time, but marrying his little sister under everyone's noses didn't sit well for him.
It was as if the treacherous snake was hurrying to shackle Olivia down without even showing the world that he belonged to one person and that was his little sister.
How could Oliver forget their golden days of partying and playing with girls? He saw how Maxen treated those girls. The guy couldn't even remember their freaking names and faces! And what if one of them came back haunting Maxen? Or what if it would backfire on his little sister instead?
On instinct, he hooked a finger on the double braid leather bracelet on his right wrist. Just as he did, Ava's feathery voice echoed in his ears soothing him down and the kiss of leather against his skin s.u.c.k.e.d the monster in him which threatened to lash out once again.
”Our conversation isn't over yet, Maxen,” Oliver reminded Maxen. ”I'll be in the smoking area and please don't take too long, Livi.” He tugged both ends of his suit jacket and knocked on the window so he could step out the car's cabin.
Earlier during their brawl, Uncle Jin was fast enough to shut the door before someone would see what was going on inside, and in no time, MIBs stood guard by the door with hands clasped together in front of them. They didn't need to stop the brawl and just had to wait until their bosses sorted it out themselves. What they had to watch out for was the news crew noticing who the passengers were and what was transpiring inside.
”I'll see you later. I just had to speak with a few people in the conference,” Olivia trailed off. She shifted in her seat and faced Maxen. Rubbing the pad of her thumb on his cheek, she pouted as the image of Maxen's calm resolve during the entirety of Ollie's rage flashed in her head.
”Hey,” Maxen held Olivia's wrist. ”That didn't go well.”
Olivia scoffed, her eyes rolled at Maxen's statement. ”Obviously.” Planting a kiss on Maxen's lips, she then rubbed off the lip stain that transferred on his lips with the pad of her thumb. Her eyes traced from his lips up to blue orbs as clear as a cloudless sky.
”What's going on inside that pretty head of yours, Olivia?”
”Nothing. Just. Questions.”
”About?”
”Why Ollie reacted that way.”
”What about it?”
”Is there something which you and Ollie did that I need to know, Max? You know. Girl-related.”
”It's all in the past, Livi. I'm way far out of that chapter in my life, the same way Ollie is too. I have you now and I'm more content than I ever will be. Always and forever.”