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Chapter 14
Olivia and Joseph arrived at Sheikh Solomon’s residence. They parked right outside the house. Olivia had to admit to herself that having lunch with Joseph hadn’t been so bad. Despite his vanity and arrogance, he was easy to talk to. He seemed to be a good listener also.
“Thanks for the lift,” she said as she opened the door.
“No need to thank me. As your man, that’s the least I could do,” Joseph replied. Olivia’s eyes opened wide. He had just referred to himself as her man. He had sounded so sexy when he said it. Olivia felt butterflies in her stomach.
“You are not my man,” she said to him. “And I am certainly not your woman!”
Joseph smiled at her. He leaned towards her. This time Olivia quickly moved backwards. She moved too quickly and with so much force, she fell out of the car. She let out a squeak as she fell out. She landed on her bottom.
Olivia could not believe that she had just fallen out of the car like that. She had tried to dodge his kiss and ended up on her bottom. Joseph jerked his head forward and looked at her. “Are you okay?” he asked her. Olivia burst into laughter. She could not help but laugh at herself. Joseph raised his eyebrows.
“You find this amusing?” he asked her. Olivia laughed for a few more seconds before she cleared her throat and tried to compose herself.
“I am surprised that you don’t,” she replied. She sprang to her feet and wiped her bottom.
“I don’t want you breaking anything.”
“I’m okay, bye.” Olivia headed into the house. She quickly rushed upstairs. She found Daya sitting on the sofas outside their bedrooms.
“You are here,” said Daya. Olivia sat in the sofa opposite her.
“How are you?” she asked. Daya shrugged her shoulders.
“I need to go back to Atlanta.”
Olivia sighed. “Me too,” she replied. She really wanted to get out of that house but then if she returned, she would be leaving Sheikh Solomon behind.
“No, I mean I have to go back tomorrow,” Daya replied.
“What happened?”
“My father has been admitted to the hospital again.”
“Oh no.” Olivia felt bad for Daya. Her father had bad kidneys. He had been waiting for a transplant for years. “We can leave early in the morning,” she said. Daya shook her head.
“You have to stay here,” said Daya.
“Why would I stay here when your father isn’t feeling well?” Olivia knew Daya’s father well. He had traveled a lot because of work when Daya was younger. However, he stopped because of his health. When he had time, he took Olivia and Daya for ice cream. It made Olivia wish she had a father also.
“You found out about your father in an unfortunate way. However, you know about his existence. You can’t ignore him. You should stay here for a few more weeks and forge a relationship with him,” Daya said.
“You came here with me. It’s only right that I return with you and be there for you.”
Daya smiled. “My father could die any day now but at least I would have no regrets. If Sheikh Solomon died tomorrow, you’d regret the time you threw away.”
Olivia stood up and went to sit next to Daya. She threw her arms around her and embraced her tightly.
“Call me if anything happens. I will come in a heartbeat,” she replied. “I am sure my future husband has a private jet I could borrow,” she joked. Daya burst into laughter.
“I googled him actually,” she said. Olivia released Daya from her embrace.
“You did?”
“Yes. It turns out his family is really rich, like filthy rich.” Daya pulled her phone out of her pocket and tapped the screen a few times. “They have an oil company worth $1.2 billion.”
Olivia’s eyes opened wide.
