Chapter 284 - Stumbled Into Something (2/2)

”You shouldn't be sleeping here,” he trailed off, as though he didn't want to share the bed with her.

He'd been saying the same words every night, yet every night when he came home, he would still look forward to seeing her asleep on her side of the bed.

Seeing there was no point in having a midnight disagreement with himself, he sought solace with the fact the nothing felt more reassuring than having her in his arms for a few more stolen hours at night.

He then buried his face in Olivia's hair, inhaling the crisp apple scent that he loved the most. Slowly, tiredness took over, and Maxen was asleep in no time.

The following morning, two minutes before five in the morning, Maxen's knee jerked and sent the duvet sliding down his leg. To his surprise, when he swiped his arm to the left, he found Olivia's side of the bed empty.

He quickly reached for his phone on the bedside table and rubbed his nose bridge in circles before accessing the cameras inside his mansion where he was able to pin Olivia's location.

A corner of his lips tugged up in a smile that reached his eyes. Not wanting to disturb his wife, he let Olivia busy herself while he got ready for another day, jampacked with commitments.

By the time Maxen was done taking a bath, Olivia was wheeling in their breakfast on a cart inside the master bedroom. She instructed Yana to arrange the meal on the balcony where Maxen and Olivia usually ate their breakfast.

It was their favorite spot in the morning. It blessed them with a panoramic view of Nisia's picturesque beauty as the sun slowly rise from the endless horizon to the blue and orange ombre skies.

Once Yana started with her task, Olivia left her to seek Maxen in their bedroom.

”Oh, there you are,” she greeted. She leaned on the bedroom door's frame and crossed her arms over her c.h.e.s.t, ogling Maxen as he dried his hair with a towel while another towel wrapped around his waist.

”Like what you see?” Maxen c.o.c.ked a brow with a smug grin on his face, but it faded away when Olivia shrugged at him.

”I don't want to say anything that will make you flip me on the bed so early in the morning.”

”Not even this?” Maxen yanked his towel and spread his arms in a wingspan, offering his n.a.k.e.d glory for Olivia's taking, yet all he got was a scowl from her.

Her eyes narrowed into slits. She pushed herself off the doorframe and turned on her heel. Looking over her shoulders, she told Maxen, ”Hurry up. I'm hungry.”

”Oh, okay-okay. Hungry. Angry. Hungry Angry,” Maxen muttered as he scrambled on his feet, picking up the towel on the floor, and got dressed for the day in under ten minutes. He had an inkling that a second more than that, his wife would turn into a dragon, and would breathe fire down on him.

Right after eating every bite of Olivia's savory crepe filled with smoked salmon, slices of avocado, and an over-easy egg, the two watched in silence how the waves rolled on the surface of the ocean below.

”Why did you change your password, Max? Did something happen?” Olivia asked, breaking the comfortable silence. She turned to face Maxen whose brows furrowed in confusion.

”I told you last night,” he trailed off, then quickly realized that she must be talking in her sleep that time. ”You asked me the same thing last night so my answer is still the same: there were a few attempts to breach the Suis database, so my password changes after I log out of the system.”

”Oh,” the vowel slipped out of Olivia's mouth as she bobbed her head. ”Should I be worried about it?”

Reaching out for her hand, Olivia accepted Maxen's gesture and let him whisk her to his seat, propping her on his t.h.i.g.hs. He wrapped a hand on her waist and perched his chin on the plane of her shoulder as he spoke, ”You have nothing to worry about. Let me handle these matters, okay?”

”Okay,” Olivia agreed without hesitation, and not an ounce of doubt that Maxen would do everything in his might to keep her safe.

After a few beats, she opened her mouth and informed him, ”Soooo, I was playing with your account, and then I stumbled onto something and you won't believe what I saw.”