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Chapter 49 Don’t Make Me Hate You More
Chapter 49
As I opened my eyes, my body immediately froze.
Soon after, Liam raised his head.
He wore the same expression as always as he pulled a blanket over me.
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Adjusting his posture, he held me up and said, “Eat something before you go
back to bed.”
He had brought over a bowl of seafood soup and started feeding me with
the spoon. But perhaps it seemed like I didn’t have much of an appetite, so
he put the soup aside and said, “Go to sleep.”
He then laid me back down on the bed.
Just as he got up, I couldn’t help calling, “Liam…”
He stopped, but didn’t turn to look at me.
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I asked, “Do you get scared often?”
Complete silence.
My gaze continued to be fixed on Liam’s back as he left. Owing to the room’s
dim lighting, I was only able to make out a vague silhouette.
I was definitely still dreaming.
Concluding it as such, I closed my eyes and allowed myself to fall back
asleep.
This time around, I was able to sleep until I naturally woke up. When I did, it
was 6 in the morning.
It was a midwinter morning, so the skies were still dark. Aside from the light
from the watch, the room was shrouded in darkness.
Reaching for the bedside lamp as I always did, I got up only to find a figure
seated on the sofa.
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It was Ms. Olsen.
She was dressed in white like an innocent maiden.
She was all–smiles on the sofa as she fiddled with the ring on her finger.
I was taken aback, and took a look at my finger. The diamond ring on my
finger was gone.
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Ms. Olsen then raised her head, but because the light was at the front of the
bed, I could only see half her face from where I was.
Seeing me, she flashed that fake smile of hers, “Morning Vivi dear, I heard you
got a fever, so I came to visit you.”
I asked, “Why did you steal my ring?”
Ms. Olsen smiled, “What are you talking about? You gave this to me.”
I replied, “You’re the last person I would ever give that to. Please take it off
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right now. Otherwise, I will call the police and have you arrested for theft.”
Ms. Olsen simply stood up in silence, passing by the tea tray as she walked
up to me.
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I felt a sudden chill as the trauma from how she had tortured me resurfaced
in my mind. I quickly moved towards the center of the bed and was prepared
to jump down.
However, Ms. Olsen moved even faster than I did. She grabbed onto my hair
and gave it a hard pull.
I felt a sharp pain as I was pulled back to her.
Cupping my chin with her slender hand, she brought her face closer to mine.
From here I could see that one side seemed to be swollen, made more
evident by her unnatural smile, giving her a menacing look. She said, “Don’t
be scared. I’m not going to kill you.”
She continued in a whisper, “I’m just going to break your neck. Like~ this~”
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She twisted her hand, and I felt my head turning with it. I panicked and said,
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“You can have it!”
Ms. Olsen stopped and said, “Why thank you, Vivi dear.”
She then released her hand.
I kept my silence.
Once this was over, I would definitely call the police.
As I contemplated, Ms. Olsen adjusted her hair and smiled, “Oh that’s right.
Vivi dear, I must say the sight of you being held down by the gardener was
absolutely ravishing.”
I looked back at her with bated breath.
“And because it was such a wonderful sight, I saved a few clips for
safekeeping.” The smile not leaving her face, she got up and continued, “If a
third person were to find out about what just happened, I assure you those
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pictures will be spread online… then everyone will get to see your beautiful
figure.”
After which, she left the room. For a long time, I stayed motionless inside.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of a door opening, which snapped me back to
my senses. I frantically leapt off the bed and slammed the door that had
been left ajar, then locked it.
That wasn’t enough. I moved all the furniture I was able to carry: my chair,
small shelf, lamp and even my books, and blocked the door with them.
I then curled back up under my blanket. I didn’t want to see anyone.
No one at all.
Then, there was a knocking sound on the door.
A while after that, my phone started ringing.
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As much as I tried to ignore it, it kept making noise, so I had to pick it up.
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Liam’s voice was on the other side, “Auntie Sidney told me you locked yourself
in the room. What’s wrong?”
My breath was ragged and I couldn’t say a single word.
The only things in my mind were the scenes from the other day.
I felt like I could still smell that terrible stench of dirt, manure and trash.
I couldn’t imagine how someone could have footage of that. If the whole
world were to see that, what should I do?!
I was not long for this world, but what about my father? Anna? And all those
who knew me?
I…
After a brief pause, Liam said through the phone, “Don’t cry. Wait for me to
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come home.”
I didn’t reply and just hung up the phone.
I knew that he could be much more hateful than Ms. Olsen.
However, I couldn’t fight him, nor did I have the courage to.
An hour had passed by the time Liam got home.
All my tears had dried up, and my face was severely lacking moisture. My
eyes were also in a lot of pain.
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Because there were so many things blocking the door, Liam had to come in
straight through the window.
He was wearing a suit when he came in, but it was covered in dirt.
When he came in, he sat down on the bed and held my arm, “What
happened?”
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I told him, “Ms. Olsen suddenly came in and stole my ring.”
Liam didn’t respond.
“I didn’t want to give it to her, so she said… She said…” I struggled to form the
words as I continued, “She said if I were to tell anyone else what happened,
she will release the footage…”
He continued to be silent.
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My heart was sinking, but I continued, “If footage like that gets out, it won’t just
be me that becomes a laughingstock, your business will be affected too…”
Liam suddenly spoke up, “Let her have the ring. I’ll have Jeffrey pick out a new
one for you.”
I protested, “But the footage…”
Liam looked at me and said, “Rina will never do something shameful like that.”
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I argued, “But she told me herself…”
The annoyance was apparent on Liam’s face as he said, “Do not make me
despise you any more than I already do, Vivienne.”
Looking back at him, I fell silent.
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I had never expected him to stand from my point of view and be concerned
about the footage. However, his behavior… was definitely surprising.
I could tell the kind of person Ms. Olsen was from the way we interacted. How
could someone as brilliant and as experienced in social situations as he was
not be able to tell that?
I knew Auntie Sidney was lying to me about him being drugged. Given how
much he loved Ms. Olsen, he probably did all that willingly that day.
He hated me.
And I… didn’t want to try loving him anymore either.
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After a brief silence, Liam placed his hand on my forehead and said, “Go
wash your face and come out for some coffee.”
I turned my head away and said softly, “I want to see my father.”
Liam replied, “You can go once the new ring is done.”
Taking off my clothes, I said, “Why would I still need a ring when I have this?
Did you get this tattooed on her as well?”
Liam narrowed his eyes on me.
I continued, “You only did it to me, didn’t you? Because I’m a frivolous slut who
can’t survive not sleeping with another man, so you need to keep me caged
up like some criminal.”
Liam reached up from under my chin and grabbed my face.
With a menacing tone, he said, “I said, come out for coffee.”
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By the time I got to the restaurant, I had figured out why he wanted me to go
have coffee.
Ms. Olsen was there as well.
They were seated at a long dining table, with Liam taking the wider side while
Ms. Olsen was on the longer side. The two of them were sharing a piece of
cake while facing each other.
When I walked in, Ms. Olsen was in the middle of feeding Liam a spoonful of
cheese.
Smiling, Liam took the spoon from her hand and fed it back to her.
When she saw me come in, Ms. Olsen gleefully said, “Vivi dear, you’re finally
here.”
She then stood up and posed to me, “Look, Vivi dear, don’t you think I look
stunning in this?”
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She was wearing my favorite red dress.
Lignored her and sat as far away from them as I could.
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Mrs. Crawford poured me a flower tea, but Liam said, “She only takes lattes.”
I jibed, “No, I only like flower teas.”
Out of all the adult–centric drinks, flower teas were my favorite.
However, I had always taken coffee in front of Liam because he liked it. Back
then, I acted in such a manner to get close to him and make us look more
compatible with each other.
But in reality, I had always found coffee too strong for my palate. The only
reason I was able to take lattes was because the milk was strong enough to
water down the coffee’s bitterness.
As I took my tea, Ms. Olsen spoke up, “Babe, I really liked that golden hairpin
dear Vivi was wearing in that photo. Can I have it?”
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I got that hairpin from an auction and had only worn it once during my
wedding reception.
Liam laughed, “That’s just a cheap trinket. I’ll buy you a new one.
Ms. Olsen said coyly, “But I want that one. Vivi dear, would you just tell him…”
I understood what she was implying, and said, “You can have it.”
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Ms. Olsen replied, “Thank you, Vivi dear! Oh, but I am still missing a necklace.”
Touching her chest, she continued, “I still need a golden necklace. I think the
one dear Vivi was wearing for her wedding photo will go well with my hairpin.
Can I have that too?”
That necklace was given to me by Liam as a proposal gift. Our family had a
marriage tradition of giving golden jewelry as presents, and because I got
the ring, he gave me the set of accessories as a gift.
Looking back at her, I answered, “You can have the earrings and bracelet too.
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As long as you can get him to sign the divorce papers, you can have it all.”
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Ms. Olsen blinked her eyes in disbelief. She turned to Liar and asked, “Didn’t
you tell me she doesn’t want to get divorced?”
Sipping his coffee, Liarn responded, “She’s just saying that. Her sister has just
sent me the hospital bills. How is she going to pay for them once we’re
divorced?
I returned to my room and called Anna.
She picked up my call and greeted, “Vivi, how are you feeling?”
I immediately asked, “Why did you send Liam the bill? Haven’t we discussed it
already?”
Anna laughed, “He was the one who wanted it. He said neither of you could
come to the hospital because you were sick and he was too busy, so he
wanted to fulfill some filial responsibility at least. I feel that your husband is a
very reasonable man. I don’t mind forking the bill, but you can’t just stop
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coming to the hospital because you don’t want to. These are two separate
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matters, Vivi. What will the public think of you and Liam if word of this spreads
out?”
