Chapter <b>183 </b>


    After a brief moment, when Alexander allowed his anger to show, he arranged his expression to one of cold indifference. Tampering down his emotions was the only way that he was going to get through this night.


    “How did Olivia meet the boy?” Alexander asked and took another sip of his wine. Next, he was nning on ordering a shot of straight whiskey.


    up a good story. “He


    pparently, he has been waiting for the reamy far away look


    Ava’s eyes shed. She had always loved t is the younger brother of one of Olivia’s In had a crush on Olivia for the longest time and perfect opportunity to ask Olivia out.” Ava had a in her eye as she reached for a piece of freshly baked bread in the middle of the table. “Isn’t that just the most romantic thing that you’ve ever heard? Don’t you long for a sweet love story like that?”


    Alexander scoffed. “If this is their first date, I don’t think that the two are in love.” His jaw clenched. “I would wait until at least their second date before you offer to n their wedding.” There was a sarcastic edge to his voice.


    But even just the thought of Olivia marrying someone else made his whole body tense up, like he was preparing himself to be punched in the gut.


    “Are you guys whispering about Olivia’s new boyfriend?” Richard muttered.


    “Yep,” Ava answered confidently, loving how affected Alexander seemed to be by the very thought of Olivia dating anyone else


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    Even though Alexander could be a jerk sometimes, she still thought Olivia and Alexander were meant to be together. It was just a matter <b>of </b>time.


    At the other table, Olivia heard Richard say her name. She turned around and gestured for Ava to join them, but her eyes found Alexander’s as if by a maic force.


    Olivia’s stomach jolted when her eyes met Alexander’s cold, hard gaze


    “I need to speak with you, Olivia,” Alexander said in a firm voice and stood from the table. “Alone.”


    Olivia thought about refusing his order after the appalling way he had treated her tonight, but sighed and told A back. She knew that Alexander would n


    that she would be right


    cene if she refused


    “Do you want me toe with you?” Aiden assed and stood to follow after Olivia.


    But after an intimidating stare from Alexander, the younger man’s face paled, and he immediately sat back down.


    “Don’t scare him like that!” Olivia scolded Alexander


    This only enraged Alexander further. Anger surged through him, and he was so mad that he could flip a table.


    As Olivia followed Alexander out of the restaurant, she noticed the way his body was tense.


    Alexander turned around to make sure that Olivia was still following after him. At the door, he gestured for her to exit first, and as she walked through the doorway, she shivered from his intense gaze.


    Back at the table, anxiety coursed through Aiden as he watched Ava leave the restaurant with the intimidating, angry man. He turned to <b>his </b>


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    “Aren’t you going to go after your friend?” he asked Ava. “It seems like she could use some backup with that crazy guy.”


    Ava reached for another piece of bread. “Olivia can handle herself. This is an adult situation. Aiden. You wouldn’t understand.”


    Aiden crossed his arms. “Damn, you really are heartless.”


    “You know that I was voted Most Cold–hearted in high school.” Ava joked and took another bite of her bread.


    When she looked up, Ava noticed that Gai and Richard were s her with wide eyes. “This is Aiden. He’s my brother,” she ex


    at


    But that didn’t clear things up for them. “But you just said that Aiden was Olivia’s friend’s brother,” Richard pointed out.


    “That wasn’t a lie,” Ava said and shrugged. “I’m Olivia’s friend, and Aiden is my brother.”


    Gai and Richard shared a look at Ava’s logic.


    By the elevator bank, Alexander put a firm hand on the small of Olivia’s back and guided her onto the elevator. Olivia wished that his warm hand didn’t send a pleasurable shiver up her spine.


    They rode the elevator to the top floor in silence. Once the door slid open, Alexander grabbed her hand and led her to his room. As they neared the penthouse suite, Olivia’s heart mmed against her ribcage, and her hand shook even though it was enclosed in his firm grip.


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