Amelia's mouth hung open when she heard the rubbish her daughter was spewing. She refused to believe this was her innocent daughter that could not hurt a fly.
" Olivia, what is wrong with you?" Amelia asked and dragged her daughter inside when she saw the look the neighbours were casting at them.
" It is okay for her to want the guy, he is obviously not an ordinary person," Mason said when he entered the house.
" Right daddy, can I have him?" Olivia said and ran to her father's side, who patted her head.
" Of course, My olive is the best and she deserves the best," Mason said to Olivia.
" Thanks daddy," Olivia said, pulling her father into a hug to hide her smirk.
" Do you know what you are saying Mason? We don't even know who the man is and he didn't even look at her side once," Amelia yelled at Mason.
" Mom, can't you take me to where Aubrey got the man, the man can also see me and take interest in me," Olivia asked, blinking. Amelia glared at her daughter, hissed and walked out slamming the door angrily after her.
" Daddy, why is mummy angry with me? Did I say something bad," Olivia asked tears gathering on her lashes.
" No darling, mum is just being unreasonable," Mason said, patting his daughter's head.
" Let me go talk to her," Mason said, leaving the sitting room.
Once they all left, Olivia's expression changed to that of a scowl, she almost exposed herself. She sat down and started thinking deeply on how to snatch Ethan from Aubrey because she knew her parents won't be of help to her
***
In the Maserati, Aubrey sat close to the door almost glueing herself to it, she was too scared sitting next to Ethan who was on a call and emitting a death aura.
" They hijacked the goods?" He asked in a voice that sent tremors down one's spine.
Aubrey did not know what the person on the other end said but the temperature dropped once more.
" Make sure every fucking one of them are caught," He said and Aubrey trembled, she told herself never to get in his bad book.
He hung up the call and loosened up his tie before he cast his gaze at Aubrey, he breathed in her calming scent that smells like lavender.
" What spray did you use?" He asked startling Aubrey.
" I d-oo-nt u-sse spr-ay," she managed to stutter out.
" Hm," He hummed coldly.
Aubrey stole a glance at him and she was immediately smitten, He had his head against the headrest, all his features were defined and it screamed perfection.
His brow was perfectly carved, a pointed nose and kissable pink lips, His jaws were defined and sharp, Aubrey moved her gaze downward to where his elbows were folded akimbo she could see the staut muscle that even the suit could not hide.
" It is not good to stare," Ethan snapped at and brought Aubrey out of her daze.
She was flustered and her cheeks were tinted pink, she looked down at her lap and played with her fingers, tweaking them in unnatural angles out of nervousness.
Ethan who felt at peace because of her calming scent drifted off before he even knew it.
Aubrey was driven to Ethan's mansion and he left for work.
" Liam, call Doctor Shane, I have a lot to ask him," Ethan said opening his bloodshot eyes, he couldn't sleep yesterday night, but here he was sleeping again.
" Right away sir," Liam said to Ethan.
Ethan rubbed his head that had a banging headache, an aftereffect of not having enough sleep.
***
" What is Aubrey doing with that man," Amelia asked Mason angrily.
" I don't know too," Mason replied back frustrated with the way his wife is acting.
" You don't know, How could you not know? I thought you said you know the casino like the back of your hand," Amelia angrily retorted at Mason.
" We left together yesterday, I wouldn't know what happened again, Stop being unreasonable," Mason shouted at Amelia.
Olivia was by the door eavesdropping on her parents, her face twisted into a scowl and she bit her fingers thinking very hard, now she knows her parents won't be of help to her.
" But what we were told was she will work in the casino till she pay up the debt," Mason said interrupting Olivia reverie
" I was planning on making her continue to work in the casino so as to continue making money for us," Amelia said scowling.
" You have to go to the casino and ask for an explanation," Amelia said in authoritative tone.
" Alright honey, I will go," Mason said sucking up to his wife.
Olivia's eyes lit up when she heard that her father will be going to the casino a plan already forming in her head.
***
Ethan settled down in his office, someone knocked twice on the door.
" Come in ," he answered gruffly. His secretary Liam entered with a young man who was dressed impeccably in a fitted suit his black hair slicked back, he had a pair of golden spectacle sitting on his nose bridge. His features soft not sharp like Ethan's own he almost looked feminine.
" Good morning, Boss," the man greeted bowing lightly to Ethan, his voice deep and manly q contrast to his almost feminine face.
" Dr Shane," Ethan acknowledged.
" You can have a seat," Liam said pointing to the couch in Ethan's office. Ethan stood up from his working chair and made way to the couch, he sat in front of doctor Shane.
" Secretary Liam said you have something you want to ask me," Dr Shane begin.
" Yes," Ethan said and sat in a laid back manner.
" Is my insomnia curable?" he dived straight into the matter.
" With the speed at which technology is developing of course it is curable," Dr Shane said.
" You are aware that no sleeping pills work on me and I have only a little amount of sleep through hypnosis which always leave me with cranky mood and headaches," Ethan said in a matter of fact tone.
Dr Shane shifted uncomfortably in his seat not understanding what Ethan is driving at, it is rare for him to say too much which is starting to make the young man feel uncomfortable.
" I know sir, I have been working on developing a more potent drug," Dr Shane said his hand sweating.
" You know, I slept yesterday and thirty minutes this morning," Ethan said tweaking the pen in his hand.
" Ok sir… sir!" Dr Shane called more alarm now when the realisation of what he said sink in.
" Did you find a more better doctor than me?" Doctor Shane asked unsure of himself obviously thinking Ethan called him here to fire him.
" Liam, explain to him," Ethan said to Liam rubbing his forehead that was pounding.
Ever since the time is father was murdered in front of him since he was a child, he has been having problems sleeping.
Whenever he closes his eyes to sleep what he sees is his father mutilated body, whenever he is able to sleep due to hypnosis, it is always uncomfortable filled with the presence of the nightmare.
It always gives him a scare to sleep, but he had to sleep else his body would break.
" Sir, according to what secretary Liam explained, You were able to sleep comfortably in this girl's presence, and you suspect she has an agenda for coming to your side?" Dr Shane gave the summarised version of what Liam said.
Ethan nodded his head in an affirmative response.
" Is there anything special that you notice about the girl?" Dr Shane asked.
Ethan think about her overall appearance, her black wavy hair that cascades down to her waist, her huge glassy eyes that draws people in making her look more of a real life doll.
" She looks like a doll," Ethan said sincerely.
Doctor Shane snickered but quickly keep quiet when he saw Ethan serious expression.
" Any other thing?" Dr Shane asked
" She has this scent on her," Ethan said after he remembered the scent of lavender he smelt on her that lured him into the second sleep.
" Do you know what the scent smells like?"
" Lavender," Ethan replied nonchalantly.
" You might be right about her having an agenda because not everyone go around smelling like lavender and lavender is known as a calming scent for insomnia,"