It had been twenty hours since Olivia left Henry Lin wearing his birthday suit in the flooded master bedroom ensuite.

    The image occasionally made her snicker in her seat. Forget about hearing him plead and ask for forgiveness.

    She knew the man had an ego as thick as a boulder. If Henry would truly apologize from the heart, that''s just the cherry on top of the icing.

    Chortling, Olivia shook her head to refocus her attention.

    Per their last conversation, she waited for Oliver to pick her up in Oakwood Capital, and any minute, Oliver would arrive.

    In the meantime, Olivia busied herself with reading a contract her lawyer drafted for the person she had in mind for her CEO position.

    A soft knock rapped on the door.

    "Come in," Olivia said.

    The door swung open and in came Secretary Gail with a box in her hand.

    "President." Secretary Gail greeted her with an excited smile on her face. "This just came in, so I thought to give it right away. I hope I''m not disturbing you."

    "No, actually you''re not. Would you believe that I''m distracted by my own thoughts?"

    Olivia placed the doc.u.ment facing down on the table. Her interest piqued in a spike the closer Secretary Gail stepped to her direction.

    "Sir Oliver''s invitation to The Distillery arrived yesterday, so I took the liberty of getting something for you to wear on your visit."

    "Oh. You didn''t have to, but really, thank you so much, Gail. I appreciate it." A blush crept from Olivia''s neck up to her cheeks. She''d been practicing hard daily for that special day.

    She accepted the box tied in blood red ribbon with hanging feathers and chain ornaments.

    Tugging the ribbon''s end, Olivia''s eyes widened like saucers. She looked like a child receiving a present from Santa on Christmas Day.

    "Gaaaail," Olivia drawled her secretary''s name. She was out of words and breathless at how magnificent her ensemble was. "This is wonderful. Thank you so much."

    "You''re welcome, President." Gail smiled, almost in tears. Out of all her accomplishments, this present was by far the one that made Olivia teary-eyed, so she couldn''t help the hot salty tears to form and pool on the corners of her eyes.

    "Stay. Let me put it on and tell me how you think."

    "Oh. President… President…" Secretary Gail stuttered. She wasn''t ready to see another side of her esteemed president. Olivia''s command certainly threw her off guard.

    "Relax. It''s not like I''m n.a.k.e.d or something. Have a seat." Olivia c.o.c.ked her head towards the couch. "I''ll be out in a second."

    Leaving no room for contention, Olivia turned on her heel and left Secretary Gail''s mouth hung open.

    After what felt as if the longest hour in her career, Secretary Gail felt a rush of relief snake through her veins when Olivia went back to the bathroom to change.

    Just in time, the intercom buzzed, in Olivia''s office.

    Popping her head out of the bathroom, Olivia said, "Please take that for me please. That might be Ollie."

    Sure enough when Secretary Gail pressed the speaker button, the receptionist informed her that the Lin heir was in the lobby.

    In no time, Olivia stepped out of the loo, dressed in a sleeveless, powder blue dress.

    "Let''s go," she announced, snatching the bag on the couch on her way out. Without ever sparing a glance on the pile of work that was waiting at her desk, Olivia closed the door of her office and left.

    "Why do we have to be in the clinic again?" Oliver asked while his attention was on the road as he drove.

    "Because… I just want to see her face contort when that needle pierces her belly."

    "Jeez, Livi. No wonder you and Maxen jive. You both have this sick need to see people in pain."

    Turning the left signal on, the car entered a parking garage to the Nisia General Hospital''s VIP floor. They parked near the VIP elevator, which they took up to the eighth floor.

    Arriving at the VIP floor, a nurse ushered them to a room where Rona Co was waiting. Contraptions were attached to her to monitor her pulse and blood pressure.

    Olivia sat on a chair facing the hospital bed while Oliver stood beside her.

    "Let''s wait for your dad. I''m trying to reach through him but you know him. His hands are full at the moment."

    The siblings snickered in unison. How could they break the news to Rona that Henry was in isolation in his own bathroom?

    Feeling disrespected, Rona snapped at Olivia. "Care to share what''s so funny, Olivia?"

    "You." Olivia uttered without batting an eyelash. She then glanced to the doctor whose face was familiar. She remembered the guy hanging around Emily once or twice.

    Since she wasn''t on speaking terms with the guy, she brushed the thought away and went on to business.

    "I''m afraid we can''t wait for our father to join us. Ollie and I have other businesses to attend to," she informed Rona with a placid expression on her face.

    Seeing that there was no point in holding off the procedure for just one person, Rona Co nodded her head towards the doctor''s way.

    "You can lift your gown up, just under your b.r.e.a.s.t," the doctor instructed. "This will be really cold." He smiled at Rona and squirted a clear jelly on her belly.

    Lathering the jelly on Rona''s stomach, the doctor proceeded with the ultrasound screening to find the location of the fetus.

    The longer the doctor swiped the tool, the deeper the creases on his forehead got. He then cleared his throat, scanning every inch of Rona''s stomach but all he saw was a pitch black scan.

    "How far along were you again?" the doctor checked, gently smiling at Rona.

    "Twenty weeks."

    "And you had your monthly prenatal check-ups for the past four months?"

    "No. I had… a pregnancy test and it turned positive. I was never keen on seeing doctors."

    The doctor then slowly lifted the apparatus off Rona''s belly, placing it back on the machine''s holder.

    "I don''t want to break this to you but I believe you''re having a ghost pregnancy."

    "What?" Rona Co snapped, her heart dropped from her c.h.e.s.t to her empty stomach.

    "Madam, unfortunately, you are not pregnant."