CHAPTER 8

That day Olivia became weak due to fever and almost fell down on the floor near the study door. Once the door opened and every one hurried out, Olivia curled up on the floor. Nanny Agatha and Victor ran after the Bradleys but Caroline noticed Olivia sitting on the floor with her eyes closed and gave her a disgusted look!

Olivia felt nothing since she was in a catch twenty two situation! If she marries Ryan and lives with him, her life will be hell! If she didn't marry him and stays back, still her life will be hell! Her own mother won't understand her. Nor would her father!

She felt dizzy and weak and sat sobbing quietly with her eyes closed and head rested on the wall. Suddenly, she felt a sharp burning pain on her scalp! She screamed in pain and when she opened her eyes, she realised that Caroline, her own mother pulled her up by her hair and dragged her across the living her, pushing her roughly to Ryan who was just leaving behind his mother!

Olivia fell on the floor near Ryan's feet and she scurried back in fear!

"Apologise Olive!" Caroline screamed.

Olivia still weak and trembling with fear at the feet of Ryan, her tormentor, was shocked! She couldn't utter a word. Caroline pulled her up holding her arm tightly and yelled again!

"Apologise to Ryan! He might forgive you and reconsider the marriage!"

Olivia stood there on wobbly feet, weak due to fever and before she could gather the courage to speak, a slap landed on her face and she fell hard on the floor! The world was spinning and she was feeling as if she will faint soon when two warm arms pulled her into an embrace and she forced her eyes open to look at the person. It was her Nanny! Nanny Agatha!

She couldn't keep her eyes open anymore, but she could hear faint voices, out of which the one that struck her like a thunderbolt was Ryan's.

"Okay! I will marry her!"

Her heart broke and the last hope was gone and soon she almost blacked out! She couldn't hear or speak anything. She could only feel her body lifted up and carried away somewhere and soon she felt the soft bed and then complete darkness!

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She came out of her trance by the loud sound of the wall clock that struck with very loud sound breaking the silence of the house!

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

Olivia opens her closed eyes and finds a woman sitting on her bed near her. It is the same middle aged woman who brought her food, after she was brought here!

"Mrs Bradley! Please have some soup! You have not eaten anything since yesterday! You are hurt and suffering from high fever!" She gives Olivia a faint smile.

Olivia feels a bitter taste in her mouth and her heart twists as she remembers that Ryan married her forcefully out of mercy! Also, she is in this situation because of him. Although she fears him and can't confront him directly, but she can always make him regret his decision and make his life a hell!

Maybe he will run out of tolerance and torture her to death or just drive her out of his house. In either case she will be able to protect her virginity! If anyone can have her body and soul, it will be only her Santa and no one else! She grits her teeth and glares with all strength she has.

"I don't want to eat! Go away!" She yells but only a soft voice comes out of her throat.

The maid seems afraid and hurries away with the food leaving her alone!

She leans back on the pillow tired and closes her eyes. She falls asleep soon due to weakness. She opens her eyes feeling a warm touch on her cheek, only to meet two intense eyes staring at her. It is the monster! But what is he doing with his face so close to hers? She frowns and quickly turns her head away.

Ryan takes a spoon full of soup and brings it to Olivia's mouth, but she spats his hand and the spoon falls on the ground, spilling the soup on the bed and partly on Olivia's gown. Ryan's jaw tightens as he glares at the maid waiting at the door. Fearing her life, she quickly gets another spoon.

"Eat!" Ryan roars loudly like a beast whose ego has been hurt and has failed to catch its prey.

Olivia shakes her head, turning her face away! She is hungry and weak! Her head aches and she has high fever! But starving and dying is better than eating from his hand!

Olivia closes her eyes tightly and tightens her jaws, gritting her teeth. Seeing her refusal even after he spared a word of kindness, Ryan's blood starts to boil. This damn little girl dares to refuse Ryan Bradley!! She thinks she can easily get away with this kind of pathetic behaviour? Ryan scowls and holds Olivia's Jaws tightly with his left hand and forcefully shoves a spoonful of soup in her mouth. Once the food is inside her mouth, Ryan immediately presses her nose and Olivia has to swallow the soup. She clenches her fists and turns her head but Ryan's firm hands hold her jaw tightly while he shoves the soup inside her mouth, but before he could press her nose, Olivia spits the soup out of her mouth.

Furious with her actions Ryan yells at the maid, "Ropes!"

The maid runs and comes back within a few seconds with a white cotton rope. Ryan Ties up Olivia's hands together in front of her and then he taking a deep breath says in a threatening tone.

"I will tell you ONE LAST TIME. EAT!!" He stresses each word glaring at her impatiently but as soon as he shoves the spoon, Olivia spits the soup again.

Olivia feels scared and her heart beats louder in fear and anticipation as the beast looks at her angrily as if he will tear her body apart with his claws. She glances at him with the side of her eyes and she feels confused when she observes Ryan.

Ryan picks the soup with the spoon and puts it in his mouth. He again does the same and fills his mouth.

Olivia thinks in her mind; What is he trying to do? Will he eat the soup in front of her and try to tempt her hungry stomach? Huh! He is a fool! She will never get tempted! She doesn't need to have a single grain here in the cruel monster's house!

But when she realises his intentions it is already too late! If she knew this would happen then she would have not spitted the soup out!

Her eyes go wide and she screams with full force, "No!! Don't!!" but her scream dies when Ryan holds her jaws tight and shoves the soup from his mouth into her and locks her lips with his own. Olivia moans in agony and humiliation but he doesn't stop. He repeats the process a few times more. Tears start trickling down her eyes.

"Will you eat?" Ryan asks again rudely. His facial expression doesn't even change after seeing her tears!

Olivia helpless in the situation nods a yes. She curses him and her life in her mind! Death is more glorious than this humiliation!