All Chapters of LOVE'S OVERRATED: Mr. Sterling, We're Over!: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Chapter 11. Own Your Place

Olivia Barnett POV“Can you call Lucy?” I wetted my lips because they had suddenly gone dry.“Tell her I needed someone to stay with me tonight.”Josh looked like I verbally slapped him.The muscles on his face tautened, telling me beforehand how he loathed the idea.I thought he would just grin and bear it for the sake of our child, but he didn't. He argued with me.His face right now reminded me of the old Josh, who can never be lenient when it comes to me.“I am your husband, Olivia. Why do you need anyone to take care of you other than me? If there is anyone who has to take care of you, that should be me.” He snapped. His face contorted, showing a trace of betrayal.I scoffed in my head. After I heard his plans for our baby and me, I can no longer see Josh as a safe place. His presence only makes me sick.If it were before, I would have backed down and let him have his way.But not anymore.I am more than ready to face his wrath. In my head, I wanted to inflict the same pain he i

Chapter 12. Duplicity

Olivia Barnett POVI did not know how long Grandpa stayed. All I remember is Grandpa coaxing me to sleep when I felt my eyes slowly droop. I shut my eyes to humor him. I did not realize that I was so tired because the moment I closed my eyes, reality faded into oblivion.When I woke up, Grandpa was gone, and Lucy was there."I am clueless here, babe. What happened? You were just with the boss, and then Mr. Sterling called me suddenly to inform me that you were in the hospital. You scared me."Lucy paced back and forth, letting me realize how worried sick she was for me.“Lucy,” I said softly, and that shut her up. She turned her head toward me, took the chair that Grandpa had sat in earlier, and held my hand.“I was worried.” She whispered.“I know.”Lucy was also a grantee of Sterling’s support. That was how we met.She was an orphan like me. But we were different because Grandpa Jonathan opened his home to me.Lucy stayed in the orphanage until she was of legal age. When she turned e

Chapter 13. Ready

Olivia Barnett POVThe next morning, even before the first rays of sunlight appeared, I woke Lucy so we could go.She looked surprised when her eyes ran over me. It was probably because I had already taken off my hospital gown and was dressed in my clothes from the day before.Lucy got up, yawning.“Why so early?” she asked.“We have work, remember?”Lucy looked at the window and then at me. Her expression was flabbergasted.“At this hour?”I nudged her. “Silly. We need to go back to the apartment so we can prepare.”“I don’t get it, babe. Surely the boss will understand if you take the day off.”I shook my head.“Of course. For the baby, he would.” I can’t help the bitterness from spilling out of my mouth. I am expecting Josh to give me some slack because I have to take care of his baby, but I don’t have that much time.I need to save enough money before I leave.When I told Lucy, her face showed her sadness, but she nodded.My girl knew that staying for a while would be killing me, b

Chapter 14. We Made a Mistake

Olivia Barnett POVWhen Josh left, he brought the tension with him, leaving all of us feeling an odd sense of relief.Despite that, he left a question for everyone around, with me at the center.No one understood what the tension was all about, but they could feel it.I was waiting for Josh to divulge our marriage in front of everyone else, and felt a curious mix of disappointment and relief.“Wew! I thought I would be snacking on his temper again.” I joked, fanning my face with one hand and clutching at my chest, as I had just dodged the greatest bullet of all time.As expected, my co-workers laughed at the joke, defusing the tension around us. By this time, the heavy feeling has dissipated, and we all return to resume our work.I sat down, feeling an unusual sense of pride.For myself.Before, Josh’s anger wound me tight. It made my stomach twist painfully, but now, I don’t care anymore. He may rant and rave, but that won’t force me again to dance to his caprices.Maybe it was the t

Chapter 15. Not Done Talking

Olivia Barnett POVI saw the panic in his eyes and felt immense satisfaction. Of course, Josh always wanted to be in control of the situation, and now that he realized he was losing it, his careful veneer snapped.Josh grabbed me by the elbow to pull me inside the conference room, away from the prying eyes of the people occupying the executive office.There was something about fear that made even the most careful person slip. And that’s what I saw in his actions.He lost his subtlety. His finesse.While he wanted our conversation to be private, he was unaware that his actions attracted unwanted attention.Fear made him grab at loose straws, hoping to regain control of the situation, but what he did not know was that he had already lost the fight since last night.I am no longer the naive Olivia that he thought I was. Hearing his plans about the baby and me. The cruel way he wanted to use us changed me. It made me braver and tougher. The past faded away as his words from last night kep

Chapter 16. I am Your Husband

Olivia Barnett POV“What has been taking you so long?” I smiled bitterly after hearing Daisy Cobbs’s plaintive voice outside the conference room.Josh’s voice came next, a moment later. He was apologizing to her, but I did not hear the reason he gave her, or if he gave any indication that I was with him in this conference room before Daisy interrupted us.Josh spoke in a hushed tone, and the sounds of their voices slowly faded along with their footsteps.I stayed in the conference room for a while. My head pressed on my arm, which I had propped up on the table. I only sat up straight when I heard the door open, and Lucy’s hesitant voice reached my ears.When she got near me, it was only then that

Chapter 17. And There Goes His Sweetness... Down The Drain

Olivia Barnett POVThere was a hint of possessiveness in his tone that I noticed, making my resolve falter for a heartbeat.What does he mean by it?Was he ready to fill the role of a husband to me?“What about Daisy Cobbs?” I asked despite myself, needing clarity.I felt him stiffen. The arms curled around my body tightened their muscles, and then he said in a dismissive tone, as if it did not matter in the slightest.“We have broken up. Don’t mind her.”At that moment, my body became rigid.What I hated most about people is dishonesty, and it was a glaring fa

Chapter 18. Of Focaccia and Unexpected Phone Call

Olivia Barnett POVAn hour later, I got a notification from one of my social media apps. It was a repost from one of my contacts taken from Daisy Cobbs’ page. She was flexing a man's and a woman’s fingers coiled together.The clasped hands were placed on a man’s thigh while he was driving.It does not take a genius to know who the hands belonged to. Of course, it was them. Daisy and Josh.I laughed sardonically. Daisy is using all her power to gain control of the narrative. She’s reframing the facts to make it look like I was stepping on her territory. If anyone finds out about my marriage to Josh, I will be specifically branded as the one who caused their breakup. Not her.My mouth tightened. Well, I

Chapter 19. Baby In Distress

Olivia Barnett POVThe cab driver was right. Some foods make us happy. Some make us cry, and then there are some that make us happy, sad, and regretful at the same time.I tore my lip from his kiss and stepped back. Pulling away from Josh’s warmth, I felt like a child caught with her hand on the cookie jar.“We shouldn’t be doing this,” I told him while acutely aware that my lips still vtingled at the way he s*cked it, making my knees shake and my body tremble in sudden need.Ignoring my own state, I looked at Josh, who stared at me with an expression I could not fathom.All the while, his phone was ringing. We both know it was Daisy. I saw the acknowledgement in his eyes, but he never made any move to answer the call, prompting me to remind him.“Aren’t you going to answer your phone. It was Daisy.”I winced when I heard the bitterness in my tone, but I couldn’t take it back now. Like an arrow shot in the air, my words followed their own path.Josh’s expression changed. He continue

Chapter 20. The Lesser The Expectation, The Less The Disappointment

Olivia Barnett POVI saw the same panic I was feeling reflected in Josh's eyes and felt my knees give way. I was thankful Josh was near. He caught me right before I slumped into a puddle on his feet.My mind went blank when his arms wrapped around me. All I think about is the possibility of losing my baby.“My baby….” I gasped, feeling my eyes misting in unshed tears.Josh held me in his arms.“I am here. I won’t let you lose our baby.” And then, he dropped a kiss on my forehead as if assuring me.There was so much remorse in his eyes when he lifted me off my feet. His movements were stiff, but it was quick, like he had a shot through his adren

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