Chapter 12 " Hey Neil , why are you staring like that ? You look like you've seen a ghost , " Sean said with a smirk , leaning on the steering wheel . " Don't tell me you still care about Olivia ? " Neil shot him a glare . " Shut up . " Meanwhile , a text message he'd received earlier flashed through his mind : [ Neill I just saw Olivia looking for an apartment near the bar district . ] ' Apartment hunting … So she's really planning to cut all ties , ' Neil thought . His chest felt tight , like he couldn't catch his breath . Without a word , Neil got out of the car . " Hey ! Neil ? Where are you going ? Everyone's waiting , " Sean called out .. " Something came up . I'm not going , " Neil replied , already walking away . The bar district was a riot of lights and noise , but the surrounding area was a different story . Old , rundown apartment buildings lined the streets , and the one Olivia was standing in front of was no exception . Although the interior had been renovated , the building still lacked an elevator , with only flights of stairs to climb . And the stairwell was particularly shabby . But Olivia was in desperate need of a place to stay , and she couldn't afford to be choosy . " Mike , I'll take it , " she said without hesitation . Mike grinned . " Great choice ! Give me a sec . I'll grab the contract from my car . " " Take your time , " Olivia replied . As Mike hurried out , Olivia pulled out her phone , intending to snap some photos of the place and send them to Grace . But then her phone buzzed with a message . She glanced down and froze. ' Liam ? After all these years ? ' They'd connected on social media ages ago , but they hadn't exchanged a single word since . His profile picture was still ti his feed was as empty as ever . She'd long ago stopped wondering if he'd even kept the account active . [ Send me your location . ] The message blinked on her screen - their first contact after all the years . Olivia furrowed her brow , wondering why he asked for her location . She typed back : [ My location ? ] His reply was pure Liam - concise and no - nonsense : [ Yes . Now . ] Without another thought , Olivia sent him her real - time location . As soon as she hit send , she heard a noise behind her . amé stark black image , and She turned and froze - it was Neil . Living in the same city , she had steeled herself for the chance encounter with him after their breakup . She just hadn't expected it to be this soon . Her heart still ached at the sight of the man she'd loved for seven years . And there he was , holding hands with another girl . Olivia recognized her instantly - the same girl from yesterday's photo , the one who had kissed Neil She remembered the first time Neil had taken her hand , saying , " Olivia , I'll only hold your hand from now on , " She sneered to herself , ' Well , check this out . Hah ! Men's promises are as flimsy as a spider's web . The silence in the room was broken by the realtor , Mike , who had followed Neilinside . " Ms. Erwin … Um , I'm afraid we can't rent this apartment to your Olivia had known it the moment she saw Neil . 1/2 8571 Chapter 12 But before Olivia could get a word in , the girl's eyes widened in surprise . " What ? Olivia's interested in this place too ? Neil , I had no idea ! The houses around here are like gold dust - hard to come by . Maybe we should just let Olivia have it ? " U.40 戶