"Daddy, are you okay?" Olivia asked reflexively.
Jeremy is surprised and thinks if Olivia heard gunshots in the kitchen some distance away from the guest room, the revolver shots wouldn't sound as loud as a regular rifle.
"Papa is in the room. Why suddenly ask papa?" Asked Jeremy back.
Olivia's eyes turned to the blood immediately on Jeremy's shirt, and she asked hysterically. "Ah, blood!! Why are you hurt?!"
"Oh, why is this?" Jeremy asked in a stupid tone.
The man looked up to see Olivia's face was already teary. This little woman was worried about him.
"Take off your clothes, and I want to see!! We can call the doctor after this!"
"No need, I can handle it myself—"
"YOU CAN'T!! Gotta call the doctor!"
Olivia impatiently tugged on the neat work shirt, then saw that Jeremy's stomach had torn flesh.
"Why is this!!" Olivia covered her mouth in disbelief, and the wound looked so bad that a rancid smell wafted through her nose.
Jeremy looked down with difficulty to see the wound, then hissed.
"Don't look. It's terrible."
"Sob... it must be because of the thief earlier, didn't you meet them?!!" Olivia asked, suddenly surprising Jeremy.
The man stared in disbelief at Olivia before smiling and gently wiping the tears that fell in Olivia's eyes.
"Don't worry, and the police have arrested them. It's just my carelessness." Jeremy said, calming Olivia.
"But you..." Olivia pointed at Jeremy's gaping wound.
The man chuckled and took her index finger before bringing it to his lips, kissing the back of his lover's smooth and soft hand.
"I'm fine, and I can call the doctor later to check if you're worried—"
BLAM!!
"Jeremy! Are you okay? I heard that you—"
....
Alan woke up because of a commotion outside his bedroom window. The sound of sirens and car engines was also the talk of several people, which was quite disturbing to wake him up. And when he came out, he met his housemaid there, and the woman apologized for disturbing him and spoke if a thief had entered the house.
Luckily Jeremy still hadn't slept and reported it to the authorities, even though he had been injured. Moreover, the maid said that this commotion should not wake her up for fear of making her worried. Of course, Jeremy was right. He came to Jeremy's room to see his condition but instead saw the appearance of Jeremy squatting in front of his daughter while kissing the back of her hand.
"Papa..."
"Don't talk. Papa is still in shock. Wait a moment." Alan raised his hand, preventing his daughter from speaking.
He took a breath, then let it out slowly and looked up while massaging his forehead, a little dizzy from surprise. It's still 3 a.m.
"Papa thought, you should marry the two of you as soon as possible. The day after tomorrow can also make a reception as you promised, Jeremy!"
"Okay, sir, I will keep the promise that has been made."
While Olivia stammered, she, who had felt guilty for her father, was now confused. Why so fast? She thought it would take some time to prepare.
"Good, that's what I wanted to hear. Change the call to papa so I don't get confused. You call me dad. That sounds a bit weird." Alan said while rubbing his chin, laughing.
"Fine."
.....
Olivia was again astonished, I took her to a well-known boutique for the price, and the results were terrific. Many influential people who order clothes here need an appointment for several months before ordering dresses. But he only needed one day to call a designer here to find suitable clothes for his wedding, even though it was only a contract but made it like going to a wedding reception.
"We all want fittings here for the reception too, so we all finish and go on our honeymoon," Jeremy said, demanding Olivia.
"Honeymoon?" Beo Olivia couldn't believe her ears.
"Yeah, don't you want a honeymoon?"
When asked that, Olivia was confused about what to answer. Answer yes, later in very embarrassing. The answer is no, and it's not possible. So Olivia just covered her mouth, looking away, then passed the gorgeous wedding dresses that were hung almost all over the hallway to the main room where they would try on a makeshift wedding dress.
And the impromptu wedding that Jeremy meant was at the hotel, inviting important people and would hold it a week from now. Preparing for the wedding in such a short time was utterly unreasonable. It was like a proclamation text; Olivia wanted to cry but was already wet.
"What kind of dress do you want?"
"I don't know, and I'll just ask Ms. Tia, maybe," Olivia replied that she still didn't want to look at Jeremy, who was looking at her.
"Okay, then. Later if you like to say, don't just be silent." Jeremy said that Olivia nodded, still not wanting to look at him.
Jeremy looked down to see the petite body of his future wife, Olivia, very tiny and sweet. Since getting to know her as an adult, he had never been able to take his eyes off this little girl. Five years of studying abroad made him only remember this boy at 9.
Before he returned to his homeland to see the figure of a teenager, Olivia, 14 years old, growing up, Jeremy hated seeing this girl close to another man. Although not prominent, he only became an uncle figure as a solid reason to forbid Olivia to go with her male friend and then complain about it to Alan.
"Oh my god, Jeremy!! I'm surprised you booked this room specifically for yourself. It surprised me!!" Then the woman in glamorous clothes and tall body turned to look at Olivia, who was quite surprised to see the middle-aged woman approaching her enthusiastically. "Geez!! It turns out you like cute ones like this, huh? If you knew that, I wouldn't have introduced you to a sexy girl like before—"
"Tia! Give Olivia the best ready-made dress here, and I'll take a look and judge." Tia looks away and understands.
"Oh, alright. Then my assistant will choose a suit that suits you, but all my suits seem evil for your beautiful body, Jeremy. I'll ensure you wear my boutique shop's most beautiful and expensive suit! And you sweety, you come with me. I will make Jeremey's eyes not take his eyes off you!!"
Olivia looked at Jeremy; the man smiled, raised his hand, and kissed it like last night.
"Tell me, if Tia talks nonsense, she is an old woman who talks a lot!"
"Geez, your mouth is still as cruel as before. Nothing has changed!" Tia looked away and walked behind Olivia's back.
The women pushed Olivia's back enthusiastically while Jeremy watched the two women leave. His smile disappeared as soon as Olivia's back vanished behind the door. The maid who saw it was surprised. Wildly when the man glared at him instead, the maid held her breath and bent down to make way for Jeremy to overtake her. It is inversely proportional when dealing with someone other than his future wife.
"Come on, sir, and I'll take you to try on our best suits."
Jeremy nodded and walked first without waiting for Tia's assistant, and he was used to being here, so he was not so unfamiliar with the fitting location for a man not far from Olivia's place. He had to hurry because he wanted to see the petite woman wearing a wedding dress wrapped around her body.