Chapter 57

Olivia was enjoying her tea in the living room when Alexander walked out of his room in his pyjamas. As usual, he went to the kitchen to grab himself a bottle of water and came to join her on the sofa. The two sat there in comfortable silence as they watched the program on tv. Alexander had also gotten roped in and only snapped out of it once the program ended. “Olivia,” Alexander called to her as the ending credits started rolling on the tv screen. “Yes?” she responded as she turned to look at him. “Here,” he said as he pulled out a familiar velvet box from his pocket. Olivia watched as he opened the velvet box, and a familiar emerald ring came to her sight. “This… are you sure?” Olivia asked him. “Of course, how many wives do you think I’ll go through in my lifetime?” he asked her, leaving her speechless. “Then I’ll keep it safe. This won’t happen again,” Olivia said as she read the initials engraved on the inside of the white gold band. Alexander rubbed her soft hair helplessly and