Edge of love and hate

eaning against the outdoor bar as the cool night breeze, mixed with a hint of chill, brushed past, dispersing

patrons, and even the sound technician couldn't be

e remain

unced his engagement to Dorothy, the heiress of the Fl

till showed her last message from

number, with none answered, a chill crept over Oli

ing scented candles. An ice bucket held a bottle of champagne at an angle. The area was eerily silent, and Olivia wondered which lucky wom

nge faster than

suddenly snapped. The pendant shaped like Saturn clinked onto the ground, bounced, and rolled into the pool. The alcohol slowed her r

he water quickly rose above her chest, making her head spin with intoxication. Oli

e of water spread from behind. Olivia felt a hand grab hers, pulling he

a moment to regain her bearings before lookin

murmured, recog

g into his drenched white shirt which clung to his sculpted physique. Her gaze drifted down fr

nce, a deeper shade of

a necklace?" he frow

e really that im

e bar. He hadn't met Olivia before, but had seen her pho

rother's name, obviously mi

he wine-red dress she wore was more stunning than he had imagined. Her head bowed s

dge, helping her out before sitt

see me again," Olivia murmure

ian seemed to

l and whispering near his ear, said, "Isn't this what you always wanted?

ing her lip gently. "Are you

s you don'

ate embrace. The man's tall, handsome figure intertwined with the woman's de

down upon her. His kisses trailed down her neck to her collarbone, each tou

, the ph

ly on the bed, hearing fragments of conversat

derness and amusement in his eyes. Shaking his head, he remarked, "I'm not interested

g headache. She checked her clothes. Aside fr

informed her, "Mr. Roberts instructed us to allo

past, after all. She had b

s familiar yet strange scent lingered in her mind.

eeing her lipstick-smudged lips in the mirror brought

g. It was fro

in New York. Your father has just been brought in by a

, trembling, hung up and quickly grabbed he

g her purse tightly. Olivia had grown up with her father, her only fami

s my father," Oliv