CHAPTER 048 ADRIAN'S POV . " Yes , am supposed to go on a date with Dora tomorrow , " I said to James on the phone as I poured myself a glass of whiskey . " What about work ? There are some clients you need to speak to personally . " James replied on the phone . I walked over to my library and was about to take a seat when I heard my Who could that be ? " I'll call you back in a few minutes , " I said dropping my phone on the table . I walked over to the door and opened it . Shopping bags were everywhere . I furrowed my brows , what was this ? doorbell . " Can I help you ? " I asked the delivery man standing there , looking almost bored . " Are you Adrian Westwood ? " the man asked , flipping through a delivery list . " Yes . " " I was asked to deliver these here to your house , " he said casually . To my house , who could have sent this ? I arched an eyebrow . Who ? " The delivery guy pulled out a slip from his back pocket , quickly skimming it before reading the name out loud . " Umm ... Olivia Westwood . " Huh ? I opened the shopping bags slightly and saw different things , quality branded bags , quality designer shoes , quality dresses lots of them . " Please sign here ." The delivery guy said while handing me a piece of paper and a pen signed , still taking in the ridiculous amount of bags surrounding me . The guy left , and I called my / maids to bring everything inside . It wasn't like I was going . to deal with this nonsense myself . Once they cleared everything , I headed back to my library , but before I could even sit down , my phone buzzed . I picked it up , and what I saw made my entire body go still . A debit alert . $ 76,000 was withdrawn from my account . Was this right or did they make a mistake ? 1/3 CHAPTER ME I immediately called my account officer's number . " Janet , I just got a debit alert from my account . I don't remember making any transactions like this . What's going on ? " " Just give me a moment , sir , " she said , clicking away on her keyboard . A few seconds later , she responded , " Okay , sir . Your history shows that your last transaction of $ 76,000 was spent at a Gucci store on 123 Main St. " Huh ? I went back to the living room to check the shopping bags that were delivered The bags had the Gucci sign on them So this was Olivia doing ? I let out a sigh as I realized I was the idiot who hadn't changed my credit card password . " It's fine . I'm aware of the transaction ," I said curtly . " Alright , sir , " Janet said before I ended the call . I leaned on the sofa taking a look at all the items , when she told me she was going shopping I thought she was going to use her own money . ve her the right to use my money ? no spends 76 thousand dollars on bags and shoes for crying out loud ? saw one of the cars pulling up and knew that was Olivia . And she had a lot of explaining to do The front door creaked open , and Olivia strolled in . She barely glanced in my direction and was about to head upstairs when I called her name . " Olivia , " I said , my tone sharp . " What is this ? " She turned , looking completely unbothered . " I went shopping ." " With my money ? " I asked , my voice colder now . She tilted her head slightly and crossed her arms . " Well , I'm under your roof . Who else ' s money would I use ? " My fingers clenched around the whiskey glass in my hand . " And what's that supposed to mean ? " " It means exactly what I said . " She shrugged . " You don't want me to work , you don't want me to start my own business , so I'll use your money . " A short laugh escaped my lips . " Let's say I did allow you to get a job - do you think you could buy all this with a 9 - to - 5 salary ? " I gestured toward the mountain of shopping bags . What I was saying was the truth , all this here is basically someone's yearly salary and 2/3 CHAPTER 018 she just spent it in one day . She rolled her eyes . " Well , obviously no , but you have more than enough . " " I don't know what this fuss is about , it's not like I dented your bank account or something , " Olivia added . Why was she speaking this way , did she have a change of personality or did she hit her head ? It's like I brought back a new person , the Olivia I knew a few months ago was calm and humble so what's this ? " No , you didn't but keep this up every day and you might , " I said " I'll keep that in mind . " She said . I inhaled sharply , trying to contain my irritation . " You're still not getting my point , Olivia . This was reckless spending . You can buy a damn house with all this . " She met my gaze without hesitation . " I know . " My patience thinned . " You know ? And you still went ahead and did it ? " " this past few days you have been getting under my skin a lot , " I added I saw a small smile appear on her face , and something about it made me pause . Was she doing this on purpose ? " You started this when you forced me back here , so get used to it , " she said bluntly . Then , without waiting for a reply , she turned and walked away . I stood there , watching her disappear upstairs , my jaw tightening . Something wasn't right . This wasn't Olivia . Olivia was never the kind that liked material things , she liked keeping a low profile , so why the sudden love for designer bags and shoes I sat back on the couch , my mind racing . Was this her way of retaliating ? Was she -testing me ? Or worse ... Was someone influencing her ? She doesn't have any female friends I know of I exhaled slowly , rubbing my temples . I needed to keep a closer eye on her . Because whatever she was planning , she wasn't going to win . 3/3