Chapter 177 Olivia is <b>mis </b>


    <b>Chapter </b><b>177</b>: Olivia is missing


    Chapter 177: Olivia is missing


    (Olivia’s POV)


    My petite body was held firmly in Matthew’s arms. I looked up at him, my voice steady despite the <b>turmoil </b>inside. “Aurora is my daughter. I want to take her and the nanny with me.”


    Matthew’s response was soft, hisrge hand gently patting my back to soothe my agitation. “She is also my daughter. She calls me daddy.”


    The words caught in my throat. I couldn’t bring myself to say that Aurora wasn’t his, not when I saw <b>the </b>genuine affection in his golden eyes. He had been a better father to Aurora thari anyone could have been.


    The intimacy of our position made me increasingly uneasy. He was fully dressed in a crisp white shirt <b>and </b>dark trousers while I wore only a thin slip dress. His body heat and pine scent enveloped mepletely.


    “Let me go first, I need to change,” I murmured, feeling exposed and vulnerable.


    But his arms tightened around me. “We can cancel the marking ceremony and go back to how things were<b>, </b>he proposed, his voice gentle but firm. “We’ll raise Aurora together.”


    His suggestion sent a tremor through my entire body. I shook my head vehemently. “No, I don’t want that.”


    “Why?” he pressed, his eyes searching mine.


    <b>I </b>couldn’t speak the truth. I was falling in love with him. I was terrified of bing more deeply entangled<b>, </b><b>of </b>holding him back, of being unable to let go when he eventually found someone else.


    Tears welled in my eyes as I simply insisted, “I just don’t want to.”


    As I tried to pull away, Matthew tightened his embrace even more. His face drew near mine.


    I shut my eyes tightly, bracing for a kiss. Instead, I felt a cool sensation on my swollen eyelids.


    “Don’t open your eyes,” hemanded gently.


    He was applying moonlight herb ointment to my allergic, irritated eyes. The cool relief immediately calmed


    the burning sensation, and despite myself, I rxed in his arms.


    He wrapped a thin nket around my shoulders. Holding me close, he whispered in my ear again, “You can’t


    be unreasonable. You have to give me a reason.”


    Desperate to deflect from the real reason, I reverted to our professional dynamic. “I want to resign from the


    Shadow Syndicate. Gina Frost would be an excellent recement for my position.”


    He listened patiently before asking, Where will you go if you don’t take my daughter back to the territories<b>?</b><b>” </b>


    The phrase “my daughter” tugged painfully at my heart. I hadn’t thought that far ahead. I only knew I needed distance now that Theodore was injured and I had a window of opportunity.


    “Can you wipe the ointment off?” I asked, trying to change the subject.


    ned <b>forward</b><b>. </b>


    I sat up to reach for a tissue, moving too close. My lips identally brushed against his as


    The idental kiss shattered myposurepletely. I pushed against his chest, my face <b>grazing </b><b>his </b><b>lips </b>


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    as I <b>tried </b><b>to </b><b>pull </b>away. Finally<b>, </b><b>I </b>copsed <b>against </b>him<b>, </b><b>overwhelmed</b>.


    “Let me <b>go</b>,” I pleaded, my voice breaking. “Let me and Aurora go.”


    I couldn’t bear being near him anymore. It made my heart race and my resolve crumble <b>with </b>every passing


    second.


    My desperation seemed to soften him. “Where will you go thiste?” he asked, his lone gentler


    “My mother, Lyra ckwood, left me a house,” I said quickly. “I promise to bring Aurora to visit <b>you</b>. Please


    My tone was pleading, desperate. I could see Matthew recognizing my stubborn, willful nature. <b>A </b><b>trait </b><b>that </b>had been indulged first by my mother, then Theodore, and now him.


    Realizing my mind was made up, he finally relented with a heavy sigh. “I’ll have you driven.”


    I quickly packed two suitcases, my hands shaking with urgency. I left the tinum card worth millions <b>on </b><b>the </b>coffee table. I couldn’t take his money.


    The nanny, Nora, brought down a sleepy Aurora. The little pup immediately reached for Matthew with her tiny


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    “Daddy, let’s go together,” Aurora mumbled, clinging to his neck.


    “More conscientious than


    mother,” Matthew remarked, his gaze meeting my weary one.


    Just then, Gamma Joric te arrived with urgent news. “King, the authorities have a lead. Den Shaw <b>has </b>


    been arrested.”


    He added that due to the assassination investigation, traffic was being controlled throughout the city. It was three in the morning.


    Matthew nced at me. “You should wait until morning.”


    But I was terrified I would lose my nerve if I stayed any longer. “Please, let me leave now,” <b>I </b>begged.


    He looked at my trembling hands and gave a slight nod to Gamma te. The Gamma moved to take <b>my </b>bags without question.


    As I was leaving, I ran into Barrett Kane and Victoria Kane in the hallway. They must have heard the


    “Olivia, where are you taking Aurora?” Victoria asked, reaching for the child with concerned eyes.


    I gently intercepted her hands. “Thank you both for your kindness to us,” I said sincerely before continuing toward the door.


    Matthew descended the stairs behind us. He stated tly to his mother, “She doesn’t want to be with me


    anymore.”


    Victoria was visibly stunned. I could see her wondering if I had discovered the truth behind their


    arrangement.


    A wave of what looked like pity and relief washed over her face. While she seemed to feel for me, my departure clearly resolved a significantplication for the family.


    She followed me to the car, her voice urgent. “Olivia, at least stay the night. It’s dangerou ravel now.”


    I politely declined, settling Aurora into her car seat. “We’ll be fine. Thank you for everything.”


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    As the car pulled away, I saw Victoria turn to look at the manor. Through the rear window, I glimpsed Matthew standing at an upstairs window, his face lost in shadow.


    The car drove along the quiet, nearly empty roads. The city was eerily silent due to the traffic controls.


    Aurora slept peacefully in her car seat while Nora sat beside her. I stared out the window, my heart heavy with the weight of my decision.


    As we crossed a major intersection, I noticed how deserted the streets were. The assassination had truly shaken the entire territory.


    Suddenly, a ck SUV shot out from a side street. It was moving at tremendous speed, aimed directly at our


    sedan.


    “Look out!” I screamed.


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    The SUV rammed directly into our car’s side with devastating force. The impact was so violent that our sedan


    was knockedpletely off the road.


    The world spun around me as metal crunched and ss shattered. Aurora’s cries pierced through the chaos.


    Then everything went ck.


    Not long after, Gamma Joric te walked into a police station. His face was grim as he approached the


    “King,” he reported to Matthew, his voice heavy with dread. “Olivia is missing.”


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