I’m Someone Else

Chapter 259

Chapter 259

Yuna didn’t want Declan to give in. It was obvious Leah had dark plans for Olivia, or she wouldn’t have to force Declan into calling her. Yuna was the daughter of Taylor, the de facto leader of the Saunder Family. She was also Yukine’s real mother.

Declan bit his lip. He really didn’t want to ask Olivia out, but if he didn’t do as he was told, his wife would be killed. He was forced to choose between his wife and his niece, putting him in a dilemma. Quincy called him earlier, and he was told of Gunnar’s arrival. Of course, he knew why Leah wanted Olivia to show up.

“Can’t make a decision? I’m on a tight schedule, so I don’t have time to waste here.” Leah checked the time. “Three minutes. If you can’t make a choice by then, you’ll have to watch your wife die right in front of you.”

Leah had no choice but to do this. She couldn’t seek Olivia out, not when she had Thomas guarding her. That man was not to be trifled with. She had seen how he fought back at the villa. In order to bypass him, she used Declan.

Leah might’ve been missing in action for years, but she knew everything about the Pearson Family. Olivia was close to Declan ever since she was a child. If he was the one inviting her, she wouldn’t say no.

“You’d better think it through. Two minutes left.” Leah looked at her watch nonchalantly. If Declan refused to make the call, she wouldn’t mind killing his wife.

Flames of fury flared in Declan’s eyes. My mother’s a b*tch, and a shameless one at that. What did I do to deserve this?

Yuna sobbed and shook her head at Declan. He had told her about Leah, and Yuna was furious at this woman for what she did. Yuna put it behind them, thinking that it was in the past and that they wouldn’t

meet Leah anyway. However, Leah suddenly showed up and beat Declan up without saying anything, and she held her hostage to threaten Declan. Damn her!

Declan was breathing heavily. He had no doubt Leah would kill Yuna. The moment she came in and beat him to a pulp, he knew she would stop at nothing to get what she wanted. If she couldn’t care less about him, she wouldn’t care about Yuna at all. Yuna was the woman he loved. Unlike Norman, he had only loved one woman, and that was Yuna. They had been married for twenty years, and not once did they fight. They were a loving couple.

“One more minute,” said Leah coolly. There was murder in her eyes.

Declan clenched his teeth so hard that he might crush them. If he could, he would kill Leah without a second’s doubt, but he was badly hurt and not an ounce of strength would come to him. What now? What now?

“Can’t believe you’d be this stubborn, Declan.” Leah told her underling, “Time’s up. Kill her.”

“No! I-I’ll do it!” Declan deflated like a balloon and plopped down, the last of his strength leaving him. Saying that alone took everything he had. He couldn’t watch his wife die. This was his family’s problem, and Yuna was innocent.

Leah stood up. “Good choice, but I can’t let her go just yet. I’ll take her away. Remember, take her to the hotel at seven, or else.”

Leah left, and her lackey dragged Yuna away.

Declan stared ahead vacantly. He managed to return to his senses only after a long while, and he struggled to get up. Then, he pointed at his dead father’s photo, roaring, “Look at her, Dad! That’s your wife! Look what she did!”

Declan plopped down on the couch, weakened. The only good thing that came out of this was that Yukine wasn’t home. Ever since the tragedy that fell upon their family, Declan had an ominous feeling about what was to come, so he sent his daughter to the Saunder Residence, hoping that he could keep her out of these affairs.

If Yukine were around, things would be much worse. “I’m sorry, Olivia. If there’s a next life, I’ll make it up to you.” A long while of hesitation later, Declan took his phone out and called Olivia.

Olivia was in her office, working. “Uncle Declan? Is anything the matter?”

“Let’s have dinner together at seven. Yuna will be there too. Don’t invite Thomas, though. It’s a family gathering, so I don’t want him to feel awkward.” Declan tried his best to speak calmly.

Olivia smiled. “Sure. I won’t do overtime today.” Olivia wasn’t even on guard around Declan. Thomas did tell her he had something to do at home, so she wasn’t worried about him having nothing to do.

“I’ll pick you up at six, then.” Only God knew how much this hurt Declan. If Leah had threatened to kill him, he would gladly die before dragging Olivia into this, but Leah was using Yuna as a hostage. He couldn’t leave her for dead. She was his child’s mother.

At five in the afternoon, Olivia said, “Thomas, you have to go home tonight for some business, don’t you? You don’t have to worry about me. I’m going to have dinner with Uncle Declan.”

“You’re going to have dinner with Declan?” Thomas looked surprised.

“Yeah. He just called me. We’d be having a family gathering.”

Thomas frowned. What is he up to? Why the sudden invitation for a family gathering? Olivia might not suspect Declan of foul play, but Thomas didn’t trust him at all. The whole Pearson Family was rotten, save for Olivia, at least that was how Thomas saw it. “You don’t need me to tag along?”

“Nope.” She put on a sweet smile. Of course, she knew he was worried about her, and she extended her hand, pulling his frown back. “Haven’t seen your smile all day. Come on, cheer up.”