Notlongago,themarriagealliancebetweenthe JoeandHarrisfamilieshadbeenatopicofwidespreaddiscussion,butnow,thatsameallianceseemedutterlylaughable.
Aspeopledugdeeper,they begantouncoversomejuicyrumors.
Forexample,thepersonJoewasafterwasthetopsecretaryoftheJoeGroupwhohadstudiedfinanceinuniversityandjoinedthecompanyimmediatelyaftergraduation,workingcloselywithJoe; Orthattheyhadoncebeenseengettingintothesamecarafterwork,withJoehimselfbehindthewheel; OrthatthistopsecretaryhadalwayskeptacloserelationshipwithJoesinceuniversity,butwheneverquestioned,shewoulddeflectwiththeexcuse,Justafriendsbrother; Andalso,thefiancéeJoehadabandonedlookedremarkablysimilartothistopsecretary,withthetwoevenhaving publi
caltercationsinthepast.
Butasthestoryunraveledfurther,therevelationsbecameevenmoreshocking.SomedugintoJoesstatementonthedayoftheweddingheabandoned,piecing togetherearlierevents.ItseemedthatJoeandOliviahadsecretlyestablished arelationshiplongbefore,butwhenthedaughteroftheHarrisfamilyreturnedtothecountry,he immediatelygotengagedtoher.

Hadtheybrokenupbythen?Nooneknew, astheyhadneverpubliclyacknowledgedbeingtogether.
Thebattlebetween thesubstituteandtherealpartnerunfoldedinthemindsofnetizens,withmanyaccidentallypiecingtogetherthetruth.
Somepeoplecalledhimflirtatious,otherscalledhimscum,andtherewereevencommentsdirectedatOlivia,blamingherfornotbeinggoodenoughforJoe,sayingshewastooselfsacrificing,willingtostaywithamanwhorefusedtoacknowledgeherforsevenyears,onlytobecheatedonandstillnotleavinghim.
Atthatmoment,OliviareceivedacallfromJoesparents.Despitetheirsonsrecklessbehavior,theystillcouldntbringthemselvestocompletelyabandon him.ThoughmostofthepowerhadshiftedtoJennifershandsandthey hadmoreorlessgiven uponhim,seeinghimwallowingindecadenceanddrunkenness,evenendingupinthehospital,hearinghimrepeatedlymutterOliviasname,theycouldnthelpbutswallowtheirprideandaskforher help.
ThedistancebetweenLondonandEdinburghspannedhalfthecountry,andthoughitwaspossibletofly,thelongjourneywas stillaburden.This waswhyOliviahadonlytoldJennifershewasreturninghomeforherweddingbuthadntinvitedhertotheceremony.

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Now,heronly remainingconnectiontotheJoefamilywasthroughJennifer.ThesituationwithJoehadendedpoorly,andtheonlineinsultsregardingJoesactionshadntbeendealtwithyet.Now,withhermarriedstatus,shewasgoingtoapproachhimwasntthatjustaskingformoreinsults? Thinkingthis,shedecisivelyrefused,andjustasshefinishedspeaking,Charliesvoicecamefrombehind,Wife,itstimetoeat.
21:50 99BloodyLashesAndABulletToHisHeart 58.0% Chapter18 Oliviarepliedsoftly,maintaininghercomposureasshe saidgoodbyetoJoesparentsandhungup.Asshewalkeddownstairs,shewasgreetedbythedelicious smelloflunchwaitingforheronthetable,andshecouldnthelp butfeelasurgeofsurpriseandjoy.
Sincetheirmarriage,Charliehadmadeitahabittotaketimeoffeverydaytohavelunchwithher.Today,heevenofferedtocookforhersoshecouldtastehisculinaryskills.
OliviahadinitiallythoughtthatwithCharliesstatus,anymealhemadewouldatbestbeedible,butaftertastingit,sherealizedshehadunderestimatedhimandcouldnthelpbutgivehimathumbsup.
Charlielaughedlightlyandpinchedhernose,histoneteasing,Youunderestimatedme.Imthemanwholivedaloneforsevenyearsinacountryfamousforitslackofgoodfood! Hispridewasevidentinhisvoice,andOliviaplayedalong,Mm,youreamazing.

Hispridecrumbledinaninstant,andhesqueezedherface,grittinghisteeth,Soperfunctory.
Shechuckled,snatchedherfacebackfromhishand,andcasuallypickedupapieceoffood,feedingittohim.Notbad,heresyourreward.
Afterspendingsomanydaystogether,Oliviahad grownaccustomedtoherrelationshipwithCharlie.Hewasseriousandcoldinfrontofothers,butinher presence,hewaslikealively,mischievousfriend.
BackinLondon,Oliviasfatherhadaskedheraboutherplans,andafterthinkingforamoment,she decidednottocontinueherpreviouscareer.Instead,shefocusedonlearninghowtohandlethefamilybusiness,whichwouldalsoprepareherfortakingoverthefamilylegacy.Whenevershedidntunderstandsomething,Charliewastheretoteachher,andshewaslearningquickly.
TodaymarkedOliviasofficialfirstdayattheBrownGroup.Astheworkloadpiledup,shebecamesoabsorbedthatshelosttrackoflunchtime.ItwasntuntilCharliecameinwithalunchboxthatsherealizedthetime.Shequicklysetdownher papersandmovedtowardhim.