Revenge After Divorce Novel by Black Rose

ETHAN

"Phew! Who was that?" asked Emily as soon as Luke left my house. What he said didn't sit well with me. "That was Olivia's father." she looked spooked. "I don't know what it is with him, but his aura is heavy, and his temperament is...I don't know but there is something about him that makes the hairs at the back of my head stand."

It might have been all the blood in his hands, or maybe the spirits of all those people he has killed over the years. But I never said that to Emily, I was just thinking it. "Well, he is not someone to be messed with." She shook as if she were cold.

I remember feeling the same way when I first met Luke. "What did he want?" Was

I supposed to tell her the truth or lie? "Has something happened?" I sighed taking

a seat. I couldn't take what he said out of my mind.

Did he want me to stop being friends with his daughter, was it a warning or what the hell did he mean. "Ethan!" I snapped out of it. "Yes?"

"Where is your mind at, what did that man want?"

There was no point lying to her. "He came to talk sense into me." she frowned. "Did he threaten you?" I didn't know what it was, could it be called a threat or just a fatherly advice. "I don't know really, he told me to stop taking you to meet Olivia."

She looked hurt, I knew she wanted Olivia to like her. she knew how important she was in my life. I made it clear to her when we met. "Is it because she doesn't like me?" I didn't know myself; I haven't had a proper conversation with Olivia in a while.

"I don't know about her not liking you and I think that is exactly the point he asked me not to bring you in front of her. he said the fact that we make each other happy should be enough and we shouldn't care about what others think."

She smiled, for some reason that smile didn't sit well with me. it was like she was happy that Olivia and I had a falling out. Or maybe she was happy that she wouldn't have to compete with Olivia even though she knew we didn't have that kind of relationship.

"You know there is nothing going on between Olivia and I., right?" she nodded, "But that doesn't mean she is not important to me. we have been through a lot, and I love her as my friend, and I want us to have a good relationship. Having you and her not getting along is not sitting well with me."

She didn't look happy about that. I didn't know what I needed to do to make them both understand how important they were to me.

"Emily, Olivia is the mother of my first-born son. He might not be mine biologically, but he is mine. I respect her and I would like to sit in the same room with the two of you one day. Sharing and meal, drink, and a laugh together. But with how things are going, I don't think that will happen any time soon and that bothers me."

She came and sat next to me. "I am willing to meet her halfway but there is nothing I can do if she doesn't like me. her father is right, she should not be forced to deal with me if she is not comfortable with me."

I frowned looking at her. she acted as if she didn't know what Luke and I spoke about and now this. "Sorry, I heard some of the things he said, and I agree with him."

"I have a call to make."

I stood going back to my study, I was going to call my lawyer to do what Luke said, maybe that was going to work in my favour. "Ethan?" I turned to look at my woman. е "Sometimes we should let things be, let nature take its course and let things fall into place on their own. Forcing them might just damage them more." I smiled; she could be wise when she wanted to.

"I will keep that in mind, thank you." I walked into the study and sat down. I took out my phone and called Nick. It didn't take long before his voice could be heard. "Miss me?" I

chuckled. "I know you don't since

you have your woman back. Now I

lost my best friend."

I laughed, maybe being alone and lonely was going to compel him to find his own

woman and live his life and stop living through Olivia.

"Are you ready to find your own woman yet?"noveldrama

"Oh, hell no! am good man. I have done that once and it didn't work out. Am not doing it again. I know I am the poison, and I don't want to poison another good woman and ruin her life." I was glad he knew that.

"Any way, why did you call? I know it was not to check on me, you don't do that anymore." I sighed feeling frustrated. "Luke was here."

"Oh, man. Did he threaten you?" I didn't know what to call it. "He did, didn't he?"

"I don't know man. He told me not to bring Emily in front of Olivia anymore. Said I should live my life and not care what others think."

Silence followed my words, did he think I should do that as well?

"I think he is right, but I don't think that is what you want." I shook my head as if he could see me. "Listen Ethan. Why don't you focus on your relationship with Emily and forget Olivia for a while. Not going to her with Emily should not make you doubt your friendship with her, just give it time. Things will work

themselves out."

Why was everyone saying the same thing? I cut Nick's call without saying

goodbye. I dialled Olivia. She didn't pick up and I called again.

She still didn't pick up. then a text followed, and it read. "Need sometime. Call you

back when I can." That drove me crazy, did I take things too far?