Chapter 53: Orchestrated Fate
(Olivia's POV)
Abigail's eyes sparkled with mischief as she took a sip of her moonlight wine. "Took you long enough to figure it out."
The revelation hit me like a physical blow. All those seemingly random encounters, all those coincidences—they hadn't been coincidences at all.
"Our first meeting at the Northern Territory Medical Center," I said slowly. "You were posing as a ride-sharing driver."
Abigail nodded, not even attempting to hide her satisfaction. "I was wondering if you'd remember that."
"And that figure I glimpsed in the rearview mirror that day..." My voice trailed off as the memory crystallized. "That was Cassius Shadowcrest, wasn't it?"
"He was supposed to stay hidden," Abigail admitted with a little shrug. "But my brother has neve
