Chapter 224 – Cheating with My Boyfriend’s Best Friend Novel by Jane E L (Olive & Aaron)

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But Olive remained expressionless.

“Of course you were,” he said,

“You threw yourself off the couch and tried to vomit on my carpet. Remember, alcoholic? But you didn’t think I would let you sleep in my bed, did you?”

Olive POV: With a loud bang, the door slammed shut, the force of it reverberated across the room. I knew without looking that Aaron had left in a fit of rage. At the bathroom door, I closed my eyes, seeking refuge in silence. I took deep breaths, trying to calm my out-of-control emotions.

“Olive, don’t cry,” I whispered to myself.

“Stay strong. The one he loves is Lukita. That lair is not worth your tears.” I repeated these words silently, wishing to be strong. And it really worked. After five minutes, I opened my eyes and held back tears.

“Good job!” I nodded mentally before turning around and entering the bathroom.

“ I was supposed to go back to the table, follow having Breakfast and then going to work renewed. I turned around to leave, but something stopped me in my tracks. I looked in the mirror, looking at my fictitious hair, fair skin, emerald eyes, and flaming red lips. It had been a long time since she had worn such exquisite makeup. As I looked at my reflection of her, my eyes went to the washing machine behind me. There lay a wrinkled and messy sheet. It was a coincidence that the sheet Charlotte had prepared for me had the same pattern as the one I had brought myself. If Aaron had gone in to get the shirt himself, he would have seen the blade and confirmed that the dream he remembered was real. I shook my head, trying to dispel the thought.

“Let it be a dream,” I said firmly.

“That’s the best ending I can hope for. I just couldn’t play with Aaron.” If he found out what I had told him last night, he would have a million ways to torture me.

Lukita was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. No matter how humble I was, I would never allow myself to be someone else’s substitute from beginning to end.

Last night, or rather this morning, after he forced me to do it for the last time, I had lay in bed thinking for a long time. I should have felt it because of the fight between Aaron and Vincent in the past. A girl had appeared claiming to be Aaron’s girlfriend. He couldn’t remember his name, but he knew it wasn’t Lukita. She had red hair and green eyes, just like the woman Aaron could not let go of in his heart. It was reasonable to assume that the woman he liked was also a redhead with green eyes. Aaron had made it clear that he didn’t like blonde hair and now he knew why. As I looked in the mirror, I finally noticed the tears on my face from her. All the pretense I had been clinging to in front of Aaron collapsed at this time. I lost my strength and sat on the cold tiles, crying to seas. I cried for half an hour, letting out all the pain and frustration that had been building inside me. Before I left the bathroom, I had put on my makeup again and put all that pain behind me. It wasn’t an easy task, but it might not be as difficult as the real problems. I looked at the clock and realized that it was an hour past the start of office hours. The employee and the new president of TWH, who had previously met in the US, were late. Even worse, my research assistant was the most gossip-savvy person in the entire company. It was hard for me not to worry about her finding out what was going on between me and Aaron. And with his ability to keep secrets, he was sure that within a week, the rumor about Aaron and I would be circulating throughout the company. I ran to the office and stood in front of the laboratory, feeling guilty and angry . I didn’t know what excuse I was going to use for Charlotte! The dog had served as an excuse yesterday.

“Or I’d rather use Balu.” I muttered.

“Balu? Is something wrong with your dog?”

The sudden sound behind me scared me so much that I almost jumped out of my skin. I turned around and saw Lester looking at me with a surprised expression.

“You scared me.”

“I’m sorry, but you scared me first.” Lester looked toward the door of the laboratory.

“So,

“Uh… I’ve been late two days in a row.” My voice went out. Lester laughed and said,

“Relax, I can guarantee that no one will make fun of you.” With that, he opened the door and turned his side to invite me in. Lester was right. After I entered, not a single person looked up. Everyone was focused on the task at hand.

“Today, the project is officially moving toward final animal testing,” Lester kindly explained to me, and I did a double take.Every time a newly developed drug entered final animal testing, the whole team cheered up. After all, any abnormal reaction of the animal could mean that the project in which we have invested countless hours and efforts would have to be torn down and redone, I went to my cubicle. It was great that even Charlotte was too busy

“operating” the mouse group. She It’s the one we were in charge of to wonder why I was late. I breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got into the slot. Time passed quickly. I didn’t even feel like it expired when Charlotte came to call me for lunch.

“I heard about your feat de ella last night. You accompanied Dr. Chloe home, stopped the practice of domestic violence, and helped her obtain favorable evidence against her husband de ella for domestic abuse and child abuse .

“ Charlotte was so lively and knowledgeable again:

“I really didn’t expect this kind of misfortune to happen to Dr. Chloe.” He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye.

“It’s good you were there, and it’s good that she decided to get divorced. I replied with a smile, relieved. This was wonderful! He didn’t pressure me for being late this morning. But my celebration didn’t last long. When the elevator opened, I saw the second person I didn’t want to see.

“Good afternoon, Dr. Woods,” Aaron’s secretary, Giancarlo, greeted me with a smile . Trout, I’m here too.” Charlotte came to his side of him.

“Good afternoon, Miss Charles.” Charlotte smiled contentedly, but immediately afterwards, she fixed her eyes on the man.

“Mr. Trout, why hasn’t our new president come to lunch with you?” Alarm bells went off in my head. God! Why was this elevator going down so slowly? God knew how hungry she was and how much she wanted to drag Charlotte to the coffee shop right away!

“Mr. Morris didn’t come to the office because he had something to do today.” Doorbell! Finally we reached the first floor. Before Charlotte could ask her next question, I took her hand from her and smiled at Giancarlo.

“Let’s go to lunch. Goodbye.” With that, I pulled Charlotte out of the elevator with quick steps.

“Olive, what” Charlotte looked at me in confusion.

“Nothing. I’m just starving. I remember you saying last time there was a new dish in the cafeteria that tasted good. What was it?” Charlotte was still a little confused, but her attention from her was effectively amused.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“You are acting a little weird today.” Charlotte’s comment made me nervous again.

“How is that?”

“I can’t name it. By the way, is it because of Balu? How is it?” Looking at Charlotte’s innocent eyes, I suddenly realized that maybe I was too shy.

The company was so big, with so many employees, and a lot of people didn’t know me. So who cared if he was late at the same time as our CEO?

As I said goodbye to Charlotte outside the office building, I headed toward the parking lot. As I settled into the driver’s seat, a sudden twinge of anxiety came over me. I felt as if I had forgotten something important. I pondered it for a few minutes and then it hit me like a ton of bricks.

“My resignation report!” I exclaimed, slapping my forehead in frustration. I quickly unbuckled my seat belt, ready to return to the lab, when my phone rang. It was a text message from Adenauer.

“Are you done for today? A colleague of mine mentioned a new French restaurant nearby that is supposed to be fantastic. Would you like to try it?” As I read the message, I could almost hear Adenauer’s usual soft, graceful tone in my head. He was my boyfriend, or at least that’s what we called each other.

But after last night’s events… Maybe it was time to open up and apologize to him. With that in mind, I quickly responded to his message from him.

“Sure, where is it?” Adenauer quickly sent me the address and I headed there without further ado.

I decided to leave the resignation report on the back burner for now. The project was at a crucial stage and I didn’t want to abandon my team at such a critical time. It would be a loss for both of them. When I arrived at the French restaurant, I saw Adenauer waiting for me at the entrance. He looked like a noble count in his n*gro suit and white shirt. I checked my reflection in the rearview mirror, hoping to see a renewed version of myself. But alas, no amount of makeup could hide my exhaustion. I sighed, realizing it was too late to go back and change. I got ready and got out of the car to meet Adenauer.

“Wow, have you been working stressful lately? You see…”

“Tell me about that,” I replied, forcing a smile.

“Recently, the drugs we developed officially entered the stage of animal testing. Dr. Archer came to the laboratory three times in the afternoon alone.” As I approached. Adenauer flexed his arm, waiting for me to take it, which I reluctantly did.

As expected. Adenauer had already made a reservation. After we sat down, he asked me, as usual, what I would like to eat.

“You can order for me.” I handed the waiter my jacket without bothering to look at the menu. The restaurant was dimly lit and soft piano music added to the elegant ambience. It was the perfect setting for a romantic conversation, and the memories made here would be unforgettable. I looked up and looked at Adenauer. He seemed to be in a good mood today. I realized he had done his homework because he helped me order my food so quickly. Curse! He really did n’t want to ruin his good mood of him. Maybe it would be better to tell him after dinner on our way back home.

“Olive?” Adenauer screamed, his voice broke my thoughts and made me look at him instinctively. He smiled warmly at me and asked,

“What do you have in mind? You seem distracted. Is it because of what’s going on in the lab?”

“Uh… That’s part of the reason,” I admitted. I knew this was the perfect opportunity to confess everything, but the words seemed to fail me.

“This is my first job. I thought it wouldn’t be any different than what I did in the lab during my PhD, but now I realize it’s not the same.”

“You can talk to me about it,” Adenauer encouraged.

“It’s always easier to share what’s bothering you, especially since your boyfriend is a professional.” I was incredibly grateful for Adenauer’ At the same time, I felt even more guilty. My lips opened as I began to apologize. Sorry, Adenauer.

“Let me guess why you apologize,” he said with a small smile playing at the corner of his mouth.

“Are you trying to say that because of work, you may not be able to eat dinner, go for a walk, or have appointments after work?”

He was a little puzzled. Was he really just guessing, or was he hinting at something? I couldn’t say.

“What’s so surprising? Is it so hard to guess?” Adenauer raised an eyebrow, and his smile became even wider.

“Then why are you laughing?” I asked,

“I’m laughing because you’re so adorable,” Adenauer explained, his smile softening a bit.

“And I don’t mean that in a derogatory way.” He looked at me slightly before continuing:

“Actually, the reason why I asked you to come here today is because I have something important to tell you.” What is it?

“I mentioned a while ago that I was planning to set up my own clinic,” Adenauer explained.

“Well, the director gave me an answer today. After careful consideration, the hospital has decided to officially invest in me and provide me with a suitable location as well as basic equipment and supplies.”

“Congratulations, Adenauer! You are amazing!” My eyes opened with surprise and genuine happiness for him.

Adenauer took my outstretched hand and squeezed it gently.

“So I’m going to be incredibly busy for a while. But I promise you that as long as I have some free time, I will come straight-mind to you.”

“Did my animal experimentation relieve you at all?” I joked, trying to lighten the atmosphere. The things about Aaron were too inappropriate to mention in the current atmosphere. I decided it would be better to wait until later. The waiter finally arrived with our food and I ordered a glass of wine.

“Sincere congratulations, Adenauer,” I said, raising my glass in a toast. Our glasses clinked and we enjoyed another pleasant evening. When we reached the door, I hesitated for a moment before inviting Adenauer in. But he gently squeezed my shoulder and shook his head.

“You should get some rest,” he advised, pointing to my eyes at him.

“And maybe you should try a different concealer.”

Back at my house, I headed straight to the bathroom mirror.

“Oh my!” I exclaimed when I saw my reflection of her. It looked like a panda, with dark circles under its eyes. He was mortified.How had Adenauer managed to sit down to dinner with me with this look? I tried to put myself in his shoes from him and then realized that even I had a hard time ignoring the dark, heavy circles under my eyes from him. How much love and understanding did it take for him not to care?

“Does he really love me so much?” I couldn’t help but wonder. I remembered how Vincent had always treated me with nothing but kindness, earning my total trust. Vincent and I had shared a deep emotional connection, while Adenauer and I had only known each other for a few months.

“What if it’s really just a gentleman?” I felt guilty for even harboring such malicious thoughts. But I knew we’d have a chance to talk about it eventually.I quickly took off my makeup and washed before going to bed.

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