Chapter 9
Oliver and I stepped out of the multimillion dollar, architecturally refined mansion into the compound of the Planes.
Finally, outside and alone with Oliver, I drew a long breath
He still wrapped his arms around me, and if only he knew how much strength he had given me. 1 didn’t expect him to go to the lengths he had gone for me today, but I appreciated that he defended my honour.
“Again, I am sorry for what happened back there,” he began.
“Maybe we were never meant to be together from the start,” I whispered softly,
He paused, taken off guard by the line of my sentence, and released his hand around me. I glanced at him and found a look of confusion and betrayal on his face as he stared at me,
“Are you saying my mother is right with her cruel criticism and treatment, then? You also believe money, class, and fame are everything and should dictate someone’s actions.”
I shook my head. “No, Olly,”
His displeasure showed itself as a frown on his face, causing a wrinkle at the side of his eyes. “Then
what? Was I wrong to ask you to marry me?”
“Oliver, no. Your family disapproves. Can’t you see that? What happened in there is what happens when someone isn’t accepted into a family.” I explained it to him because I felt he wasn’t grasping the situation. “I don’t think we are ever going to get along. I know they will never like or accept me, especially your mother.”
His frown disappeared, and finally, he looked to understand the point I was making. “You are not marrying them,” he said, pulling me closer and wrapping his arms around me. I felt safer in his
embrace.
“You are marrying me,” he continued. “Oliver Plane, or I can be Oliver Barau if that is what you want; I haven’t thought that far yet.”
I smiled and shook my head, which lay against his chest. He knew all the right words, even without thinking about it.
“Blane sounds nice,” I said, peeking up at him.
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He grinned at me, and his blue eyes flickered at the lightning. “I like it too.”
The two weeks after I found out about Oliver’s true identity, I avoided him.
When he asked why I had changed, I told him that his kind didn’t mix with mine.
He asked what his kind was, and I told him his kind were the wealthy and powerful, and he needed
to stick to them.
I grew up thinking all children born into wealthy families were natural assholes who cared nothing about anyone but themselves. I held to that belief system until I got to know Oliver, and that all
changed.
When I walked out of the marriage registry after my divorce and saw him smiling at me, I knew I was going to fall in love with him.
But the gap between our identities was too wide, so when he asked me to marry him that morning,
the first words that slipped from my lips were, “I’m scared.”
He just smiled.
Then he told me that wasn’t the answer to his question.
I told him I wanted to marry him, and he said, “Then say yes.”
I did, and now we are here.
Oliver leaned in and kissed the tip of my nose, “I need to get us out of here because I don’t know
about you, but I do not want to be here anymore.”
I nodded, and I almost got into the car when we heard, “Oliver, Imela. Hey.”
It was Seth.
We turned around to find him standing there with an awkward look.
“Hey,” I responded, and Oliver gave me a look of disbelief before staring back at his brother.
“Hey?” he scoffed. “Thanks for having my back in there, Seth.”
Seth had stayed silent throughout the throw–down at the table, refusing to take a side.
Seth took a step forward. “I am already a black sheep of the family; my opinion doesn’t count in
there, and you know that,” he said in his defence.
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Oliver told me their parents felt disappointed when they discovered their first son had developed a diehard passion for art and not business studies, as they had hoped. They felt disappointed and shifted their love and dedication to Oliver, who was now betraying them.
“It doesn’t matter; I have always had your back; it would have been nice if you returned the favour,”
Oliver answered.
“Then I am sorry,” Seth said. “But you didn’t tell me you were engaged to Imela; we have never kept anything from each other before, and I was as shocked as everyone.” He accused in a disappointed
tone.
A smile came onto Oliver’s face, and he turned to look at me and rub my shoulders. “I did this morning; we are still getting used to it.”
A smile came into his face, but it was soon replaced with regret. “Congratulations to both of you, but
I don’t think you can continue with this engagement,” he said,
Watching Oliver’s emotions go from happy to murderous in a second was unbelievable. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Dad said they would disown you if you keep pursuing this crazy idea, and I think they mean it.” He
answered.
