Chapter 55 Food poisoning

Olivia was in the kitchen, gulping one glass of water after the other. Nothing felt right, or maybe she was just exaggerating things.

With each slam of the glass on the kitchen counter. Olivia felt her throat getting drier. It happened a day ago and now things are getting worse.

The man who said so much to her was ignoring her. He was too busy for her. The only woman he saw was Hannah. The sick girl who was attacked and badly hurt.

“What's up girly?'' The kitchen door opened and Gabby walked in. Ira came in too. Olivia didn't look at them.

“So others drink liquor when frustrated,” Gabby said with a chuckle and pulled out a chair and sat down

“Not water… so I'm thinking,” Ira too chimed in and both laughed as if everything was funny.

“So what's wrong baby doll… you've been like this for two days,” Gabby said and took a plate of food given by Ira. It was interesting how everyone knew of everything going on in other people's lives.

“And what do you think?”Olivia said sarcastically and poured herself more water, she had never been so furious in her life before.

“Is this about the boss spending so much time with Hannah?” Gabby said with his mouth full. Olivia didn't mind and when Ira served her some food. She took the plate happily.

“No… I'm just unhappy about something,” truth be told. She was curious about Hannah. The fact that Pedro dropped everything and went to Hannah, all because she was hurt. The man spent the last two days taking care of Hannah. It was like she didn't exist anymore.

“Yes, unhappy about Hannah… it's written all over you,” Ira said, pointing at her with a fork. Olivia exhaled heavily and placed the spoon on the table.

“I'm just curious… What's her relationship with your boss?” Olivia asked, looking at the two people sitting in front of him, Gabby was shirtless as usual. His body was covered in tattoos. It was a scary look, however, it suited him very well.

“She's special to Sacha…let's just say he considers her as a little sister,”Gabby answered and got back to eating. Olivia's eyes shone with amusement and worry.

“Her grandfather died in the hands of Sacha…he made Sacha promise to take care of Hannah with his life,” Ira added, shrugging a little, Olivia was now interested. So Hannah was taking advantage of the promise Pedro was bound by.

“If anyone hurts her… Sacha gets angry and kills… so right now we have to find the men who did this… why they did it,” Ira added, Olivia wanted to find out the same thing. Hannah took advantage of that to get close to Pedro. The three continued eating since it was in the afternoon. Pedro had stepped out to deal with the current situation of the Garcias.

“Where's Zane?” Olivia asked after a while,

“Well, he's busy chasing Sydney… the lady is in love with another man,” Gabby answered with a chuckle, only for Ira to elbow him in the gut.

“What?”

“It's not like that… it's just your friend has a tiny thing for that Garcia man… Alfredo,” Ira said disdainfully. Anything that had to do with Garcia, they hated.

“I see,” Olivia muttered, Sydney had always been in love with Alfredo. Too bad he was a Garcia, he needed to pay for his mother's sins.

“Where are you taking that?”Olivia asked, seeing Ira dishing out soup in a bow.

“To Hannah… she refused to eat unless Sacha took it to her…but she has to eat something… the boss's orders,” Ira said, arching her brows. Scanning the soup, Olivia knew what to do.

“Bring I'll give it to her… since she came, I haven't introduced myself”

***

Olivia made her way upstairs to Hannah's room. It was true that since Hannah came, she never got a chance to talk to her.

Upon reaching there, Olivia knocked lightly. There was a faint come in from inside. With ease, she pushed the door open and walked in.

As usual, the bedrooms in the mansion were spacious and extravagant.

“You? What are you doing here?” it was Hannah who asked bitterly, seeing the woman who showed up. Judging by her facial expression, Olivia guessed Hannah was expecting Pedro.

“I came to bring you soup,” Olivia said and stood by the bed. Hannah was in a pink nightgown, with her blonde hair tied in a messy bun. Her face had a few bruises, which didn't do anything to hide her flawless beauty.

“And who do you think you are? Get out”Hannah yelled angrily, she scanned her with a disdainful look.

“You should eat something… or you might get sick for real”Olivia said with a lazy yawn and shoved the bowl in Hannah's hands.

“What do you mean by that?” Hannah asked, narrowing her eyes at Olivia. She dared to come here for what.

“Don't worry so much, Hannah… I'm sure that Pedro will find the men who tried to kill you… after all, he's your brother,” Olivia said with a half grin and slowly walked around the room. Hannah was angry, her sharp eyes fixed on Olivia.

“For your information, he's not my brother but…”

“You don't have to make things up…of course, any woman would say otherwise… Pedro is handsome,” Olivia turned around and said, her eyes fell on Hannah, and she looked as if she would murder someone.

“Who do you…ahh!”Hannah said but screamed as if in pain. Olivia was alerted, not sure what happened.

“It hurts… What did you… put in the soup”Hannah cried out holding her tummy, Olivia rushed to her unfortunately, Hannah threw her off and cried even more.

“Sacha, the soup… I drank it and my stomach started…hurting …ahh”Hannah called out and tossed the bowl of soup away, the entire liquid spilled on Olivia who had fallen to the floor. Looking up, it was Pedro who rushed in.

“What's going on… what happened here?” Pedro asked and rushed to Hannah. Olivia was stunned at Hannah's outburst. She was crying and screaming in pain.

“My tummy is twisting… it hurts…ahh!” she cried out and threw herself in Pedro's arms.

“The soup was fine, I didn't…”

“Call the damn doctor now!” Pedro yelled as he carefully cradled Hannah in his arms, Olivia stood there shocked. Did he just yell at her, she knew Hannah didn't even taste a drop of that soup?

***

After a while, the doctor came and started attending to Hannah. She had lost consciousness.

“Sacha if you have to blame someone then it has to be me… I served the soup,”Ira said, and immediately Pedro joined them in the living room. Gabby, Enzo, Ira, and Olivia had gathered in the living room after they found out what happened.

“There was nothing in the soup I'm…”

“How do you know, huh?'' Pedro asked, tilting his head to look at Olivia. The fire in his eyes was something she had never seen before.

“She isn't at fault. Olivia only took the soup to Hannah,” Ira said defensively. Everyone kept quiet. They knew what was happening, Pedro had a promise to keep and Hannah was hurt.

“The doctor just said… she suffered from food poisoning…luckily she didn't drink the entire soup,” Pedro said coldly. His sharp eyes fixed on Olivia. He didn't think she tried to poison Hannah.

“I made the soup… the soup was okay, I…”

“It's okay, Ira… the doctor wouldn't lie. I took the soup to her… if your boss thinks I poisoned his girlfriend," Olivia said, turning her gaze to Pedro. His eyes said it all.

“If you think I'm responsible, then punish me… Ira isn't at fault,” she said knowing full well. He would punish anyone who hurt Hannah. The entire room was in pin-drop silence. Gabby and Enzo didn't dare move, the consequences of hurting Hannah were fatal.