Chapter 51
Chapter 51
Chapter 51 “What do you mean she was not on the plane?!” Oliver yelled as he paced around in his office. It was late at night already and the company had already closed, the majority of the staff had left already. Sammy stood by Oliver’s table with no idea on what to do. It seemed like Oliver was losing his mind, Sammy tried to calm him down but without going too far. He knew how his best friend behaves when in this mood so it was best to stay at arm’s length. “That can’t be possible, she must have been on one of those flights, what do you mean there was no one with such a name on the plane,” he barked. “You are useless,” he spat and disconnected the call. “Oliver, please calm down… you won’t gain anything from…” “Don’t try to lecture me Sammy,” he warned, waving a finger at Sammy. “Okay I won’t, but please calm down… what did they say?” Sammy queried. “All the flights from Las Vegas to the United Kingdom that left within the time that she boarded had arrived but she was not among the passengers, I don’t understand how that is possible,” he replied. “Well, maybe she didn’t board the flight anymore, what if she changed her mind and decided to stay back, that could be the reason,” Sammy said. “Then I will go to Rosie’s house right now, let’s go…” he instructed. “Um… I don’t think that is a good idea, I mean it is late already,” Sammy replied. He was also scared of facing Rosie right now, she had been upset with him for what his friend did to Aria but how was any of that his fault? “Are you coming with me or not?” Oliver growled. Sammy knew very well that it was useless to argue, he would not be able to change Oliver’s mind and the CEO might decide to go off on his own. It was not safe for him to be driving on his own right now. “Alright, I will go get the car around, wait for me in the front,” he instructed and walked out of the office. Oliver grabbed his suit, switched off the light and left too. His heart was beating abnormally as the fear of losing Aria gripped his mind. He was scared that she was going to leave him forever and he doubted he would be able to live without her.
Just like Sammy had asked him to, he went down the elevator and out of the company. He stood by the roadside, waiting for Sammy to turn up with the car. He was feeling very impatient and if Sammy would not show up in the next few minutes, then he might take a cab. Luckily, Sammy pulled up and he got in, then they drove off to Rosie’s mansion. That night was a terrible one for the former Billionaire, well he was no longer a billionaire as he had transferred almost all his wealth and assets to his ex wife and daughter. They were disappointed when they arrived at Rosie’s house only to find no one. The house was locked and no one was available. Sammy suggested the leave but Oliver insisted on waiting. He hoped that Aria might have missed her flight or changed her mind and Rosie decided to go and get her. He wondered if they were safe wherever they were, especially his daughter Princess, she was not even two months old for Christ sake, what was he thinking when he let them leave his house? After waiting for hours and Rosie didn’t show up, neither was she picking her calls, Sammy was finally able to convince Oliver for them to leave, he drove him back to Green Pastures and dropped Oliver off at his doorstep, then he left for his own house on foot. He didn’t leave too far away from Oliver. * * * * * * * * * * Oliver walked sluggishly into the Gomez mansion, the butler was the first person he met on his way in. The old man greeted him in the usual manner but he was not in a mood to reply, he just ignored and walked past. The butler did not need a seer to tell him that everything had gone wrong. He was aware of everything that had happened between the Young Master and Young Madam, he feared that with Aria leaving the house, Oliver would go back to his old ways. Before his lovey dovey days with Aria, he was just this mean rude and arrogant Billionaire CEO who only cared about himself, he was not the guy that you would say Hi to on a regular day, he only became a sweet young man after Aria came into his life, but now it looks like that sweetness was leaving with her. Oliver walked into the large sitting room and met his grandfather sitting on the couch with Nora, she was drinking from a bottle of red wine, he acted like there was no one there and made to walk pass but
the old man stopped him. “Oliver, so you no longer care to acknowledge your old man?” he queried and stood up. “Please Grandpa, I am not in a mood to talk right now, you have already destroyed my life, what more do you want from me?” he asked in a weak voice. “Stop doing this to yourself Oliver, that middle class girl is not worth it. Look, Nora is right here for you, waiting for you two to get married so that she can bring real happiness into your life,” he said and looked towards Nora. She blushed and then covered it with a smile. Oliver scoffed, feeling irritated. “I don’t have time for this Grandpa, if you don’t have any other thing to say, then please let me retire to my room, I have had a rough day,” he mumbled. “Relax son, don’t go so hard on yourself, you are not at fault here, you only did the right thing. Anyway, I heard something that I wanted to confirm from you. There has been a rumor going on that you transferred all that your company has saved in the past few years to your Ex wife’s name, I know that is not true but I still want to hear it from you.” Oliver sighed, “It is true Grandpa, I gave eighty percent of all I own to Aria, is there a problem?” “What?” Grandpa Go and Nora screamed at the same time. Oliver shot her a mean glance and she comported herself. “What the hell did you do? Have you lost your mind, why did you have to give her that much, you know very well that she is a gold digger and yet you gave her what she wants, now she would live a life of luxury and forget you like you never existed,” Grandpa Go said. “And how exactly is that your Problem Grandpa? The money is mine, I made it all and I will make even more, but none of that is worth more than my wife and daughter. You took more away from me than she can ever take, Grandpa.” “What are you saying son? You know that is not true, you made a big mistake by doing that,” he scolded. “Like I said Grandpa, the money is mine and I do what I want with it, if I chose to lavish it in a club or gamble with it, then that’s my choice and you don’t get to question me,” Oliver retorted.
“I see, now I get why you did this, you thought that you could scare Nora away by giving away your wealth, but you are very wrong, because you see Nora here is a well trained girl, she is not after your money and so she will survive without those luxuries. Isn’t that right Nora?” Grandpa Go asked. “Oh… um… um… yeah, I mean of course,” Nora replied and forced a nervous smile. In her heart, she was on fire, she could not believe that Oliver had done such a thing and she felt like cursing him. But then she was not too worried, he said he would make more money after all and she believed he would. He was hardworking and after getting used to such a life of luxury, she doubted that Oliver would want to become poor; he would ensure that he doesn’t go bankrupt. “If that is all you wanted to talk about, then I would like to take my leave now. Have a goodnight and thanks for ruining my life,” Oliver muttered and walked off. He first went to the mini bar and grabbed a bottle of wine before climbing up to his room. That place still smelled like Aria and Princess, now how was he ever going to sleep and not think about them? It was almost impossible. Good thing he had his alcohol to keep him company.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.