OLIVIA
After Mr. Blackwood left to attend to other business matters, I found myself alone with Ophelia and her staff. I couldn't help but feel relieved. His presence had been... slightly uncomfortable.
As if faking smiles and laughing at his jokes after blatantly lying to him wasn't bad enough, his unexpected kindness, his apology, his insistence on bringing me here—only made me feel worse. Like I was the most deceitful person in the world.
At least he'd forgotten about the pregnancy throughout the whole ordeal or he just didn't care anymore. My revelation about Christian's mother must have shocked the curiosity right out of him.
Plus I didn't think I had any more lies or excuses left in me anyway.
"And... what about this one?" Ophelia's voice pulled me from my thoughts. She arched
