章 29: GAME OF THRONE

Olivia woke

the next morning, her head pounding from a restless night spent piecing

together plans and betrayals. She could feel the tension coiling in her body as

she dressed, each movement heavy with the weight of everything she had seen and

heard. Antonio's indifference and Rachel's smug confidence played on a loop in

her mind, feeding the anger simmering just beneath her calm exterior.

When she

finally made her way downstairs, the smell of freshly brewed coffee and

sizzling bacon greeted her, but it did little to calm her. The clinking of

cutlery and the soft murmur of conversation drew her toward the dining room,

where she stopped short, her heart dropping at the sight before her.

Antonio and

Rachel sat at the breakfast table, laughing softly as if they were the only two

people in the world. Antonio's usually guarded demeanor was gone; he was