So, Shall We Get Married?
Chapter 43

In the end, Olivia and Caleb didn’t manage to stay locked in the room like they wanted to, as Alma woke up early that morning and started knocking on the newlyweds’ door.

And since the girl wouldn’t give up, Olivia had to stop her husband’s intentions to kidnap her for the day… so, there they were, the three of them having breakfast on the terrace of the house.

-I woke up and I didn’t see you in bed, why Olivia? -The little girl asked her so calmly.

-I didn’t think you wanted me to sleep with you that night, besides, I had to take off my dress, it was quite complicated.

-Well, but tonight you can, can’t you? -The brunette blinked, then looked at the girl’s father and asked him to get her out of her predicament.

Caleb looks at Olivia and half smiles. Then he sets the cup of coffee he was drinking down on the table and closes the paper afterwards.

-Listen daughter, Olivia and I…” The blonde looked at him expectantly, “Yes, she’ll sleep with you tonight. But she won’t be able to do it forever, okay?

-Very well.” The girl smiles at him, as she continues to eat.

Olivia signals to her father about her answer, she was a little confused, she thought Caleb wanted to be with her every night… suddenly she sees him gesture for her to be quiet, which confused her even more.

-Tonight we’ll have fun,” Alma says excitedly.

-Don’t think it’s going to be like that, young lady. There’s school tomorrow, so no sleeping in late.

-Daddy…

-It’s either that, or Olivia doesn’t sleep in your bed tonight.

-It’s okay, it’s okay…

Caleb keeps a mischievous smile, because he knew he had won that battle. Alma was more tractable, more tractable, more tractable, more tractable to compromise with. But Talia was a different kettle of fish. That girl would give him more grey hairs.

-By the way, where’s your sister? Why isn’t she down for breakfast?

-She says she doesn’t want to be here,” the girl shrugs.

-She’ll have to come down and share with us,” Caleb pretends to stand up.

-I think you should let her get used to it slowly, you can’t force her to be somewhere she doesn’t want to be. You have to give her time.” Olivia’s words calmed Caleb’s intentions.

-Okay, let’s leave her alone.

-I see why you’ve changed so much, Caleb.

The family looks to their right and notices Alina’s presence, immediately, Caleb frowns as he sees her approaching them.

-What are you doing here, Alina?

-You said I wasn’t invited to your party, but there’s no party today, although I’m surprised you didn’t go on a trip with your little wife. Just like you did with me, it was a wonderful trip.

-I doubt you enjoyed it, besides it’s none of your business what my wife and I do on our honeymoon, what do you want? -The CEO finally stands up.

-I came to see my daughters, and since you don’t want me in your house, I intend to take them out.

Caleb looks furious at his ex-wife, he just didn’t understand that he had lost the right to be with his daughters. The document he kept in his office made it clear.

-You’re not going to…

-Mum! -Talia’s voice interrupted the adults’ conversation. You’re back, I knew you’d be back.

-Of course I am, and I’ve come to take you and your sister for a walk.

-I don’t want to go,” Alma refutes, running to stand behind Olivia. I want to stay here with daddy and Olivia.

-But daughter, I’m your mother. I want to be with you, to get to know you better,” Alina takes a step towards her.

In the end, Olivia and Caleb didn’t get to stay locked in the room like they wanted to, as Alma woke up early that morning and started knocking on the newlyweds’ door.

-I don’t want to.

At that moment, Caleb steps between his daughter and her mother. Alina looks at him and realises that she shouldn’t insist any longer, sometimes her ex-husband was reckless. The woman takes a step back and takes her eldest daughter by the hand.

-Then I’ll go with Talia.

-What do you think? You think you can just come here and take my daughters away like that. Do you want me to remind you of certain things, Alina?

-Caleb! -The wife’s voice snapped him out of his angry stupor, keeping him from saying a word. Maybe you should let your daughter be with her mother, if only for a little while.

Olivia wasn’t sure it was right for her to butt in, but if she didn’t try to calm Caleb down, she was going to end up saying things that might make her daughters feel bad. He was blinded by the anger that the woman’s presence made him feel.

It wasn’t right for the girls to replace out about the barbarity their mother did, and on the other hand, Talia seemed very happy at her mother’s side. Maybe it wasn’t so bad for her to share more with her mother.

-What a surprise, your wife turned out to be condescending,” the CEO glares angrily at the blonde.

As Talia hugged her mother, she looked at her sister and Olivia. She was surprised that she told her father to let her go with her mother. Why was she doing it? Was it some trick?

-I want my daughter back by noon, and the bodyguard will accompany them.

-But Dad, it’s not…

-If you don’t agree, you’re staying, Talia,” the CEO says.

-It’s OK, daughter. We’ll have fun anyway. Alma, are you sure you don’t want to go?

-No.” The girl looked at the blonde from afar.

Alina was aware that she had no chance with that little girl. She didn’t want her, it would be much harder to win her over. And with that woman in the middle, she had a hard enough battle.

Alina took her daughter to the hotel where she was staying, both mother and daughter went down to the pool area to spend the morning. Talia was quite excited to share with her mum, while the girl got into the pool, Alina stayed in the area of the chairs watching her.

-Mum, come, come with me.

-In a moment.

The blonde looked at her daughter and out of the corner of her eye at the bodyguard, rolling her eyes, as she didn’t like being watched. She hadn’t counted on staying in that hotel for long, her plans were to stay at Caleb’s house. But the bastard had changed so much, he’d even gotten married. And now he had a bodyguard, and he never had one before.

In eight years he’d never been in gossip magazines for commitment, only with women he wasn’t serious about, and just when she decided to go back, the idiot got married. Who the hell was this woman, she wasn’t famous, she’d never seen her anywhere. She was very curious about this sudden marriage.

-Talia, who is this woman your father married?

-She’s an opportunist, mum. I don’t think she loves my dad.

-But where did your dad get that woman? -Where did your dad get her from?

-She was our nanny, and no matter how much evil I did to her, she wouldn’t go away. She’s very persistent.

-Nasty? -Nanny?

It was amazing, Caleb had married a nobody. To a mere nanny, now that was a surprise. But I still didn’t understand, why the marriage?

Unless… Alina’s eyes widen, of course, that was it. That stupid girl had to be pregnant, and that idiot Caleb married her for the pregnancy. How had he not thought of that before. He was so dumb, he married her for getting the stupid babysitter pregnant in one of his sneaky romances.

-What a bitch, I’ll tie him up with that….

-What did you say, mum?

-Did your dad mention to you the reason they got married?

-No, he didn’t mention anything about the reason. He said everything in its own time, I think dad went crazy. That woman manipulates him.

-Tell me something, what kind of evil he was doing to that woman?

The blonde began to tell her everything she had put Olivia through, while she marvelled at the anecdotes. They weren’t girlish games, they were practical jokes. Enough to make any woman furious.

After all, her daughter wasn’t as dumb as she thought. She was cunning, she could use her for her own ends.

-And you haven’t done any more mischief to her?

-I couldn’t, Dad threatened to send me to boarding school if I kept doing them.

-But now I’m here, you’ll have my unconditional support, I won’t let your father send you anywhere.

-What do you mean? -The blonde frowns.

-That you can continue to play your pranks, but in a discreet way, without them knowing it’s you.

-But Mum…

-Do you want your dad and me to come back or not?

The teenager looks at her mother a little astonished, she didn’t expect her to suggest that she should continue to make mischief to Olivia. The truth is that she didn’t care, since her mother was back, she was planning to move in with her.

But her mum apparently wanted to go back to her dad, and how could that be? Her father was married, and he didn’t seem to have the slightest intention of wanting to separate from Olivia. You could tell by the way he defended her.

-I do, ma… but daddy doesn’t want to leave that woman.

-I’ll take care of that, you take care of making her life miserable in the house.

-But I wanted to live with you, I don’t want to stay in daddy’s house.

-You will stay in that house! -She demands angrily. It’s your house, and therefore mine too,” The blonde, seeing her daughter’s astonished expression, lowered the tone of her voice. I need you to stay there so that you can notify me of everything that happens, that’s all, daughter, anyway, we’ll always be together.

-Yes.

She answers, but not very convinced. What her mother was asking of her put her in a complicated position, if she did wrong to her father’s wife she could end up far away from everyone. But on the other hand, her mother was with her, she would protect her from her father’s fury.

Despite that thought, she was not at all relieved. Something inside her told her that it was wrong what her mother was scheming. And even more so, what he was demanding of her.

-Will you do it or not?

-Yes, I think so.

-Believing is not for winners, Talia. Either you do, or you don’t. It’s as simple as that, don’t let me down, child,” she nods.

Alina smiles broadly, she would definitely use her stupid daughter for her own ends. Once she has Caleb back in her hands, she would send both brats to the boarding school her father claimed. She’d get rid of them, but first, she’d take power of her daughters’ assets. As the mother of minors, she was entitled to everything.

And Caleb, well, he was easy to manipulate… if she could get him pregnant again, she’d have him in her hand. The only thing left for him to replace out was if his stupid wife was expecting his child, because if she was, he’d have to get rid of the brat.

At that he looks at his daughter and sharpens his gaze, and that little girl’s practical jokes were the right ones for the job.