Chapter 254 - Absolute Nobility (1/2)

”She uh, she…” Oliver gritted his teeth and exhaled through his nose. He didn't want to cry and look weak, but it was too late.

Tears had already welled in his eyes, and no matter how much he fought against it, a blob rolled down his cheek.

Auntie Martha bent ever so slightly, giving Grandma Lin a side hug when she heard the older Lin lady sniffle in her seat. She grasped her mother's thin hand and c.a.r.e.s.sed the purple veins and wrinkles which adorned it.

Moving their attentions back to Oliver, they gave him a reassuring smile as if telling the boy that it's okay to cry.

”So I was saying, if there's one thing that she's notorious about, that would be her sleeping habit. Imagine a CEO glued to her bed in broad daylight? Yes, that's Olivia, ladies and gentlemen. If she didn't marry Maxen, she probably married her bed,” Oliver narrated.

He cupped the back of his head, thankful at the surge of confidence snaking through his veins. He felt more alive at that moment, and his tall and confident self revived as he spoke with ease, trying to lighten up the mood in the candle-lit reception.

”That's just one of the many layers Olivia has, one of which was how awfully quiet she could be at times, or how you can't read what's going on in her head. Some may misunderstand her, but everyone dear to her knew that deep inside that hard exterior is a big heart, willing to accommodate anyone who shares a little of their time with her.

”She's that simple, really. And I hate how Maxen got to her behind my back because I know the guy. He's my bestfriend. I don't want to badmouth him, but hey, we grew up doing good things and a whole lot of bad things together. But there is one thing that we never did together, and that's his kink, which is really weird. Sorry, not sorry, Max. But that hobby of yours had to go.”

Everyone broke out in a burst of laughter, and Maxen was a sport about it. It was not like Olivia didn't know about it. She even joined him a couple of times already.

Maxen pressed a kiss on Olivia's temple. ”Do you want me to stop?” he asked Olivia with a pout on his face.

He was seriously considering the option of laying low from his secret fantasy if it bothers Olivia, but deep in his heart, he was secretly praying that his wife would understand that part of him where he could be anything he could think of.

Sitting to Maxen's left, her lips tugged up in a smile and she shook her head. She cupped his face, rubbing his cheek with the pad of her thumb before planting a kiss on his lips.

Olivia traced her gaze to Ollie and smirked. ”Maybe we should invite Ollie on your next show, Max.”