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“The only thing I did was fall in love with your son,” Olivia said honestly. Mrs. Boutros was being too unfair to her. She had not ruined his life. She had not forced him into anything.
“Love?” said Mrs. Boutros.
“Yes, I love Joseph so much. I would never want him to give up anything for me.”
Mrs. Boutros stared at the teary-eyed Olivia for a moment. She held her by her shoulders. “I may have misjudged you,” she said.
“I did not fit the part you wanted your daughter-in-law to play,” she said.
“No, you did not.” Mrs. Boutros sighed. She slowly got down on her knees. Olivia’s eyes flew open.
“What are you doing?” she asked her.
“Joseph is my only child. Only he can inherit the company, and his son needs a father. Please go back to Atlanta. This is the only way he can give up on you,” she said. Olivia felt incredibly uncomfortable seeing Joseph’s mother on her knees begging her to leave her son. She thought Joseph’s mother was being a bit too dramatic but Joseph had worked hard to inherit that company. She understood that his mother would not want him to throw all of that away.
“I love him so much; I don’t want to leave him,” said Olivia. A tear rolled down from her eye. History was repeating itself. Twenty-three years ago, her mother was faced with a similar decision. When she found out that Sheikh Solomon’s mother had asked her mother to leave, she thought that if she was ever in that situation she would not leave. She thought she would stay and fight for the man she loved. However, now that it was happening to her, she completely understood her mother’s decisions.
“I don’t want him to lose his rightful position,” said Olivia. She closed her eyes as the tears streamed down her face.
“I’m sorry. I have to do what is best for my son.”
It was funny how many times Olivia had heard that. However, everyone that was saying it, was only doing what was best for themselves. Olivia wiped the tears from her face.
“Goodbye, Mrs. Boutros,” she said. It was not a pleasure to meet her. Olivia quickly walked off.
She returned to Sheikh Solomon’s house and packed her things. It was best for her to leave as soon as possible. If she saw Joseph once more, she was not going to be able to leave.
Jacob drove her to the airport. He had failed to convince Olivia to stay. However, she agreed to stay in touch with him and Sheikh Solomon.
“It’s nice having an older sister,” Jacob said to Olivia before she got on the plane. Olivia smiled. She was happy that Jacob considered her his older sister unlike Rania and Marina. They treated Olivia horribly.
“It’s nice to have a sibling. It was not always fun being an only child,” she replied.
“Take care of yourself.” Jacob pulled Olivia into his arms and rubbed her head.
“I will,” she said with a smile. A tear rolled down her cheek. She pulled out of his embrace and wiped the tear from her cheek. She waved at him and went to board her flight.
The flight to Atlanta was very long and sad for Olivia. All she could think about was Joseph. She remembered the first time she had seen him and how she had felt. She had never fallen so fast and hard for any man before. She knew that she was never going to experience love like that ever again. Love like that came once in a lifetime.
When Olivia arrived at her apartment in Atlanta, she immediately called Daya over.
***
Olivia lay on the sofa; numb from the pain of leaving Joseph. It was the hardest thing she had ever had to do. She tried telling herself that Joseph probably did not feel about her the way she felt about him. However, it was not working. She could not stop crying.
“Have something to eat,” Daya said to her as she walked into the living room with a plate of food. As soon as Olivia had called, Daya rushed over and spent the night trying to comfort Olivia but it was not working.
“I should have left the first time I said I would leave,” said Olivia. Daya sat on the sofa next to her and rubbed her back.
“Don’t try and blame yourself. All of them are evil.”
“The same thing that had happened to my mother is happening to me. I understand her now. I see why she left and never looked back.”
“I can’t believe that Joseph was willing to give it all up for you. He really loved you.”
Suddenly there was a loud knock on the door. Olivia almost jumped out of her skin. “Tell them to go away,” she said to Daya.
“Could it be the postman or something?” Daya mumbled as she rose to her feet. Olivia heard Daya open the door and then gasp really loudly. “Joseph!” she breathed. Olivia sat up immediately. She saw Joseph walking into the room.
