Female Novel
Chapter 78
If the special forces had seen this, they probably would have roared with fury. To think someone wouldrefuse the teachings of the King of Marksmen himself… That was unthinkable! They would kill just tohave a one-on-one lesson with him.
Thomas sighed. Times sure have changed. When I was in the military, everyone wanted me to teachthem how to shoot, and I would just ignore them. The tables have turned now. Unbeknownst to him,Olivia was filled with the urge to lean into his embrace, especially when they were so close, and shecould smell the scent of tobacco coming off him.
Each shot he made had hit the mark, and he gave Olivia the prize. “Anything else you want to play?”
“Ice skating!” she exclaimed.
They came to the ice rink and changed into some ice skates. It was only then Thomas realized Oliviahad no idea how to skate on ice.
“D-Don’t let me go, or I’m going to fall.” Her legs were trembling. Just standing on ice was the best shecould do.
“Relax your legs and put your strength into your ankles,” the man instructed patiently. “I’ll hold you. Youwon’t fall.”
She slowly moved ahead, but the moment she did, she lost her balance. Fortunately, Thomas had kepthis hold on her and prevented her fall. “Oh, this is hard.” Olivia looked a little defeated.
“Give me your hand.” Thomas took her hand and slowly led her across the ice rink. He figured this wasthe best way for her to find her bearing on the surface. “Ice skating isn’t that much different fromcycling. You should always keep your eyes on the road ahead. The more you worry about falling, themore you will,” he said.
Under his guidance, Olivia slowly got the hang of it, and her smile returned.
“Dammit, he’s holding her hand!” One of the bodyguards clenched his fists, glaring at Thomas with fury.How dare you touch her hand, you peasant! He had noticed how close they were standing together atthe shooting range, and now Thomas took it a step further. He’s taking advantage of her!
The other bodyguard had a much clearer mind. “Well, he’s teaching her how to skate, after all.”
“Bullsh*t! He’s taking advantage of her! I’m going to teach him a lesson! That’ll teach him not to getclose to Miss Olivia!”
“Um…”
“If you don’t want to do it, I will!”
“Hey, I’m not the kind of guy to let my friend work alone.”novelbin
“Good. We’re done for the day. We need to tell Mr. Pearson about this. If that sc*mbag still hounds MissOlivia, I’ll kill him!”
Olivia played until midnight. It was Sunday the next day, so she figured she could sleep in. She didn’thave to worry about not getting enough rest. They then left the amusement park and got into the car.“Thank you, Thomas.” She turned around and blinked at him. This was the happiest birthday in her life.The bliss came late, but it was better than never.
Thomas smiled and drove away to Olivia’s place. He saw her off before he left.
Olivia held the big plushie and entered her house. When she saw Norman, she asked in surprise,“Dad? Why are you still here?” He didn’t leave? But it must’ve been hours.
Norman looked at her. “You’re back.”
“Yes. You want to talk about something?” She knew her father had something to talk about.
“Come. Sit.”
She sat beside her father, waiting for him to speak.
“I’ve told Yukine about this; she’ll be your secretary starting Monday.”
Olivia froze for a moment. She already had a secretary, so having one more would make it two, andthat was one too many for her. Besides, she didn’t like Yukine that much. Yukine Pearson was, as hername implied, part of the Pearson Family, but she was never nice to Olivia. Even when Olivia tried totalk to her, she wouldn’t respond. “There’s no need for that, Dad. I have my own secretary. It’s—”
Norman waved her down and imperiously said, “This is my order. It’s just an announcement, not adiscussion.”
Olivia looked upset upon hearing that. Still as bossy as ever. She might be the company’s president,but her father was the one who made all the decisions behind the scenes. He was the chairman, afterall. “If nothing else, I’ll be retiring for the night.” With that, she headed toward her bedroom.
“Remember your promise. No dating anyone for ten years.”
“Yeah, yeah.” She went into her bedroom and slammed the door shut. The day her mother passedaway, her father, for some reason, made her swear off romance for ten years, and she couldn’t evenget close to any men.
“We don’t have much time.” Norman left the house and heaved a long sigh. Of course, he was sad hisdaughter was chosen as the sacrifice, but what choice did he have? Rules were rules. Compared to thefamily’s future, one person’s happiness meant nothing.
Thomas woke up early the next morning and brewed the medicine. It might be a Sunday, but thetreatment must go on, so he took it to Olivia’s house, but the moment he came to her place, hefrowned. Why didn’t she lock the door? Wait… Something’s not right. The door’s not opened. It waslockpicked, and there are traces left too. Could it be…
He quickly darted into her house and rushed to her bedroom, but he walked as silently as possible.
Olivia was still sound asleep, but before her bed stood a masked man. “Heh. If she dies, you’ll all go tohell, Pearsons!” He whipped out a bottle of green liquid, uncorked it, and slathered it over his dagger.
Scorpion venom. Thomas couldn’t believe this man would do that. The moment he stabbed Olivia withthat dagger, the poison would diffuse into her blood and kill her within sixty seconds.