I’m Someone Else

Chapter 216

“Mr. Pearson, I believe it’s time to return the businesses your family previously took from the Keyshire Property.”

Declan nodded as he knew about this and was prepared for such a thing. “I’ve already informed my employees about this. You may collect your dues whenever you wish.”

Thomas smiled as he was pleased with his reply. It seemed that Declan was significantly better than Norman, who liked to haggle when it came to business deals.

“Olivia, you’ll be in charge of retrieving it, then.”

“Okay.”

Then, Thomas bid goodbye to Olivia before heading to Quincy’s office.

Quincy immediately relayed the intention of Leah’s visit.

Thomas’ face darkened as a fire burned in his eyes after hearing Quincy’s words. Where were you when Olivia was bullied? Where were you when she was helpless? Where were you when she was injured and admitted to the hospital? Yet, now you dare. You dare to jump out of some crevice to arrange her marriage? How shameless! Who do you think you are to decide Olivia’s future for her?

Quincy took a sip of water and continued, “Harrison knows about this as well and rejected Leah’s suggestion immediately. Now, only Olivia’s still in the dark. I bet she will have a huge reaction when she hears about this, especially about that mission of hers. You shouldn’t blame Leah since this arranged marriage can help Olivia escape from becoming the sacrificial lamb, so to speak. The guy she’s going to marry is the genius of Capitalis. With his background, it’s a piece of cake to settle Olivia’s problems.”

Crackle! Thomas lit a cigarette and took his time with it before opening his mouth after a moment, saying, “Tell Olivia about this, but don’t tell her about the mission. I’m afraid she won’t react well.”

“Tell Olivia?” Quincy was stunned. “She will never agree to it.”

However, Thomas just shook his head in resignation. “I know her better than you do. She’s very nice, naive, and filial. Even though she had claimed that she wouldn’t consider Leah as her grandma, we don’t actually know what she thinks. Blood is thicker than water, so I think she will soften her attitude toward Leah once the horrid woman treats her better. Besides, Leah doesn’t seem like the type to give up without making a huge fuss. Even if we don’t tell Olivia about the marriage, Leah will beat us to it sooner or later.”

Quincy nodded in agreement. “Then, are you going to tell her? Or, should I be the one to break the news?”

“Neither of us. Doesn’t Harrison know about this as well?”

“Okay. I’ll ask him to tell Olivia.”

Then, Thomas fell into deep thought as he wondered how Olivia would react when she heard about the marriage Leah had arranged for her without her knowledge. Would she accept it quietly or fight against it furiously?

The man Leah chose for her had the title of Genius of Capitalis. He was definitely the creme de la creme in the country. So, perhaps it would be a good choice for Olivia to marry him.

Still, Thomas didn’t know why he was angry when he found out about Leah’s arrangement regarding Olivia’s marriage prospects. Why was I so angry? Did I fall in love with Olivia?

He shook his head to stop such absurd notions. Olivia should have the right to decide her life choices. If she was willing to marry this man, then he would leave quietly. This was better than becoming a sacrifice. If she didn’t want to marry that guy, Thomas would stay by her side come hell or high water.

To hell with the Six Greatest Families and that genius. This is bullsh*t. If they dare touch Olivia, I’ll kill them!

In the corridor outside the ward, Olivia and Harrison stood face to face.

She looked at him in confusion as she wondered what he wanted to tell her. He had asked her to come out, saying that he had something to tell her. To her utter bafflement, they had been standing there for five whole minutes yet he had not spoken. He just stood there with a hesitant expression on his face.

Harrison indeed didn’t know how to even begin explaining things to Olivia, but they couldn’t just stand there the whole day. So, he inhaled deeply, bit his lips, and told her what Leah wanted. Of course, he didn’t tell her about the sacrifice as Quincy had placed a gag order regarding that little horrifying tidbit.

“What did you say?” Olivia bellowed right after Harrison finished talking. “Who does she think she is? How can she decide on my behalf? F*ck Grandma. She’s just an old h*g. Why can’t she just die and leave me alone?!”

Olivia was fuming. She had neither seen Leah since she was young nor had she heard of Leah. Regardless, this harpy just appeared out of thin air and dared to arrange a marriage for her without even consulting her!

Is that woman too free? What does it matter to her who I want to marry? Does she think I’m easy pickings that she could just arrange a marriage and I’ll accept this placidly like a little doll?

Olivia had just reached a phase in life where she was precisely where she wanted to be. She had a career of her own and the freedom to pursue whatever she wanted. Most importantly, she had a man who was willing to protect her with his life. Leah had just threatened her idyllic life in one fell swoop. She would never allow such a thing to come to pass!

“I’m not going to marry him! I don’t care if he’s a genius or an idiot. It has nothing to do with me! My life. My rules. I’m not her tool!” Tears streamed down Olivia’s face in her ire as she grabbed tightly onto Harrison’s arms and snarled angrily.

Harrison sighed in response and pulled Olivia into his arms. He was a constant in her life and had been there for every single milestone in her life as she grew into the woman she was now. So, he knew very well what type of person she truly was. He had never seen her curse, but her fury toward Leah was so deep that it actually loosened her tongue. Frankly, it was apparent to even a deaf man just how angry she was.

Now that he had the time to consider this, if he was placed in her shoes, he couldn’t even promise that he wouldn’t react as strongly as she did. She was living a good life and a woman claiming to be her grandma popped up out of the blue and wanted to take her away to marry some guy she didn’t know, jeopardizing her peaceful life. If such a thing happened to him, he would have lost it as well. NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.

Harrison also grew up in a big family, so he also knew what Leah was planning. All of Leah’s claims to help Olivia and save her from becoming the sacrifice were pure nonsense. Leah only wanted to use Olivia to sate her selfish whims.

Unfortunately, that man with the title of Genius of Capitalis had a powerful background that made one shudder. Not many in Irieson could stand a chance against him and his family. Nonetheless, it didn’t matter as Harrison would use all he had to protect Olivia from such an undesirable marriage.

“It’s alright, Olivia. You don’t need to marry him if you don’t want to. If Leah or that genius dare come here, I’ll chase them away!” Harrison rushed to comfort her as he didn’t want her health to be affected by the fluctuation of her emotions.

Olivia finally tired herself out after sobbing in his arms and she eventually fell asleep in his arms.