The Billionaire's Unknown Offspring

Chapter No.6

Olivia Bennet:

"What the hell is all this?" I questioned, or rather shouted, out of shock as I glanced around the modest two-bedroom apartment I resided with my brother, it was adorned with colorful bouquets and rose petals. As I strolled inside the room with wide eyes, all I saw were flowers and nothing else since everything was covered with a covering of flowers. Everything in the home was buried beneath the flowered bedspread. I found myself in the middle of my house, surrounded by the ocean of colors and delicious aromas of the flowers which was too surprising for me.

"That's exactly what I was about to ask too, that what the hell is all this?" Nathan asked me the same question as he gazed around the apartment, his expression irritated. "The entire apartment is covered in flowers, except for my room, and thank God for that I think whoever did believe that it would be a good idea not to aggravate me or he won't get to live to see another day."

Nathan sneezed and said, "f**k! Here goes my allergy." Oops! All of this astonishment caused me to forget that my brother is allergic to flowers. I need to get him out of here before the doctors announce him dead due to the flowers which will be a really embarrassing death if I must say.

"Nate, you need to get out of the apartment right now. I will handle it over here and try to find out who is responsible for this." I tell my brother as I practically push him out of the apartment to save his life "Are you sure you didn't see anyone come or leave the apartment because man, it is really dangerous."

"You think I don't know that?" he asked then sneezed once again, his nose was "If you can't find out in the next ten minutes who did this then I am calling the cops because whoever came into our house without permission broke the law and needs to be punished." I was about to speak when my eyes landed on the note with the name Joel written on it.

"Brother, I don't think that even a minute will be needed to find out who did this because the answer is already in front of us on the table beside us," I tell Nathan while picking up the note placed on the table.

"Really? You know who did this?" he asked with a frown and sneezed once more " You know what? You go ahead and read it because I can't stand in here for even a single moment." he announced and went running out of the apartment to save his life. I opened the sealed note and read it to find Joel apologizing for his action and asking me to come back to work for him again. He is even willing to pay me a salary thrice the amount he was paying me now, and to be honest it wasn't bad at all because that amount can help me pay off my debts at the soonest and help me move forward in my life, help me follow my dream. I went into my room and dialed Joel's number who picked up on the first ring like was expecting my call.

"Hello, Miss. Bennet," he said over the call in a professional tone.

"Mr. Sinclair, if you think that offering me thrice the salary and filling my room with the flowers is going to help me lower my standards then you are mistaken because it doesn't work out that way. You have to really mean it and even if you do, I am afraid that I will come to work for you again. Like I said, you crossed the line and now, I want nothing to do with you ever again." I tell him as politely as I can "And, you do know that I can file a case on you for two crimes, right?" I asked him " One is for s****l harassment if I want to and the other is for breaking into my house since it's clearly against the law."

"Olivia, please. You are taking this wrong. I am sorry. I really am. I regret pointing fingers at you just because of my assumption, and I am sorry for always treating you like s**t. I am really sorry for everything. But, trust me I only snap or treat you like this to push you away from me.

I am going through hell right now, Olivia, because one moment I want to keep you all by my side for a lifetime, and the other moment I am pushing you away and it is for your own good, Olivia. I am not a good man who can give what every woman wants. I am a living hell who only knows to ruin or hurt others.

Trust me, I don't know what is going on with me. This is all unknown to me. want you and at the same time I don't want to, whenever I see you getting close to some man or watch you talk to him, I get jealous and infuriated because you talk to others with a smile and openly while with me you are reserved and uptight. Why?" he asked over the phone, leaving me frozen like an ice statue with his words since I have never heard Joel talk to me this politely " I trust you, Olivia. I know you have prepared those reports all by yourself, alone, and put much effort into it. I am happy with your reports and really appreciate it. Hell, you were even right about the hospital because it has been added to the project. I can't do this without you, Olivia. Please, come to work for me again."

"I don't understand one thing, Mr. Sinclair." I spoke after a long pause " Are you asking me to come for you or are you asking me to come back into your life because you want me around you because you are interested in me? Which one is it, Mr. Sinclair? I am confused between your apology and your confession. I don't know which one to take seriously because both of them are so shocking and new to me."