Black Swan's
The Epic Ending (One Hundred Fourty Five)
Olivia opened her eyes slowly as she felt a tremor stirring her deep sleep. The aroma of the hospital she had memorized since waking up yesterday afternoon made Olivia never forget at all the fate of her lying helplessly in the hospital.
“Wills?” ask Olivia hoarse. His eyes faintly caught the figure of Wills standing awkwardly next to his treatment bed. Wherever the man had been all this time, Olivia was astonished. Yesterday he woke up in a riot of hospital residents who were competing to keep him in this crowded world. Then two hours later he was hit by devastating news if the man treated in the next room had died. A man named Scout Voyage died from being shot in his left chest. Of course he was devastated when he heard that. However, they have spent nine months together in a difficult or happy situation. The last time he saw Scout was before he went to the Aciel branch office when the man was about to go somewhere because of his very neat clothes. There were absolutely no bad thoughts in Olivia's mind.
That morning he prepared breakfast joyfully, giving a light kiss on Scout's lips before they began breakfast together, and after that they hugged each other as Scout was about to leave to finish his business. That morning there was no bad feeling about Scout going away forever without even having time to look at her baby. And he himself on that day also made the mistake of walking too hastily to ignore the loud honking sound of a car passing on the road where he crossed.
“Nona Olivia.”
Wills' soft voice resuscitates Olivia from her daydreams about the last moments of meeting Scout. Tears had fallen a few drops on his cheek. And all of that went down by itself without being ruled by his common sense.
“Ya, you just came.” said Olivia raspy. He tried to change his lying position to sit with the help of the swift Wills.
“I just finished taking care of the funeral of Mr. Scout.”
“So it's reality?”
“It's real, miss. Mr. Scout has rested quietly.”
Olivia again couldn't hold back her sobbing as she recalled Scout being so arrogant at first, a lady killer, and a dangerous killer. But behind it all Scout is a man who is attentive, a husband who is very loving and so enthusiastic at the birth of his son.
“She hasn't seen her son.”
“Really unfortunate. But miss.” Wills tries to speak as carefully as possible to the fragile Olivia. “I'm here to give you a power of attorney over Mr. Scout's entire estate. The documents are in this map. Previously Mr. Scout had thought to create an account on behalf of his son for his future life.”
“Scout already gave a name to his son?”
“Scout Voyage Jr.” Wills said while showing Scout's handwritten map to Olivia. “Entah why Mr. Scout wants to name his son Scout Jr. At that time I also wondered, but then the question was only answered now.”
Olivia grabbed the map and hugged it tightly with a feeling. He will continue to have something that will remind him of Scout. Scouts Jr. He hopes to raise Scout Jr well after this. Given that her dealings with Sian were not finished, it made Olivia unsettled.
“The home of Mr. Scout's parents has now also become yours, miss. If you want to stay there, that door is always open for you.”
“Thanks Wills. But after this I want to solve my problem with Sian. If Sian can't accept me anymore, I'll stay with you at Scout's house. I will raise Scout Jr as Scout wished to be a proud boy for us.”
“That's a good plan, miss. I will always wish you the best.”
Wills rubbed Olivia's head gently and immediately said goodbye after his business to hand over the inheritance was completed. It was a pity that she would not meet with Olivia again after this if the woman's husband still gave Olivia a chance to return with him. But that's okay, Wills is encouraging her heart that's covered in disappointment. It would be better for Olivia to be back with her husband so that Scout Jr can still feel the complete family affection and not bad luck like her biological father.
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After Wills left, Olivia lay sideways to her back against the door while still hugging the map containing all of Scout's military assets for Scout Jr. As if it was Scout, Olivia rubbed the map many times while imagining the face of Scout she looked at one last time. That night they went to bed after dinner with a very good roasted turkey. Wills cooked the turkey to celebrate Olivia's birthday which was supposed to have fallen in the previous month. It was okay to celebrate his birthday after one month. The birthday feels the same. And he immediately remembered the birthday party of Justice which was also not celebrated on the right date.
In an instant Olivia's memories became mixed. Her memory of rejoicing in her new villa with the people she has considered her own family. Then the memory of Scout for the first time came to disturb his life. All of those memories made Olivia unable to help her tears down profusely. His hospital pillow was practically wet with tears that kept coming down until he himself could not help it because of the distress that hit his chest.
“I know it's heavy, Olive.”
Olivia didn't want to believe her hearing. In this kind of grief, he was sure that his ears had been functioning abnormally due to a lot of mucus being retained in his throat tract. But when a soft touch suddenly teased her cry, then Olivia dared to twist her body and face the figure of Sian with a tired face was smiling gently towards him.
“Hai.”
“Sian..” murmured Olivia hoarsely and immediately splashed into Sian's arms to cry. The man came after months of constant conflict with uncontrollably arising misunderstandings. Then their love is also tested fiercely with the presence of the third person who managed to bend Olivia from the path that should be.
Still in Sian's arms, Olivia stared at the two diamond rings embedded beautifully in both of her ring fingers. One ring belonged to Sian, and one ring belonged to Scout. If two men could stand side by side like the ring, it would be easier.
“How are you doing?”
“Better than yesterday. When did you come?”
“Five minutes ago. I wanted to go in, but I heard you crying.”
Sian sees a map lying on Olivia's bed under the name Scout Jr. At first glance the man frowned then took it in a careful motion.
“Your baby names.”
“Yes that's it. I do not know if Scout has prepared everything.” replied Olivia shriek. The tail of her eyes instantly rolled towards her sleeping baby soundly inside her baby box. Two hours ago he had just given him ASI, it was probably what made Scout Jr. sleep more soundly.
“However he is still a father. No father wants his son to live a bad life. Yeah, except my dad.” continued Sian chuckled. Olivia just smiled in response to Sian's joke. And after that silence again enveloped them with a more gripping state than before. I don't know why Sian felt so awkward when dealing with Olivia. Like that woman wasn't his old wife. There was something preventing them from touching each other as usual.
“Olive..” Sian gave the map he had opened to Olivia and dragged a chair to sit down. “I'm here to pick you up.”
As there were many fireworks erupting above Olivia's head, she was relieved by Sian's words. Indirectly the man wants to make up with her again.
“With Scout Jr.” Sian spoke again while glancing at the brown baby box placed on the other side in the treatment room. Although his tongue was a little strange when spelling the name Scout, but in the end Sian chose to give up. According to him, there will be no end if he follows his ego who wants to be angry. Sooner or later
he can definitely accept the presence of the baby and think of it like his own biological child.
“Thanks. You're making me relieved. I was thinking you'd divorce me.” great-grandson Olivia was scared. After Scout Peregi, Olivia becomes aware that she only has Sian as the foundation of her life. However, he is not interested in finding another man after Scout's departure. It was enough that only the man poisoned his innocence.
“To be honest I never thought of parting. As long as you live with Scout, I keep pondering over all this. Think of the best path to our married life. I don't want to sacrifice Justice.”'s life anyway
“Thanks.” says Olivia slowly. There was no other word Olivia could say other than a thousand thanks to Sian. In reality, everyone has their own good side. He did not need to detail the goodness of Sian or Scout one by one. With this event he had learned enough to be wiser. Even Eden himself once told him that it was the twists and turns of life that could finally mature him. Maybe this is the turning point for an Olivia Markle, or Olivia Voyage, I don't know. He doesn't care!
“Everyone has been waiting for you. Eden missed you so much.”
“Oh Oh my God, I miss him too. The twins must be big by now.”
“Sure. They have two teeth in each upper gum. Every day Justice always helps Eden to nurture them. So by the time Scout Jr gets home, the kid is already highly trained to help you.”
Olivia involuntarily let out her tears again and cried out in tears as she remembered Justice. How long has he left the boy? Does Justice remember her as a mother? The last time Scout told him that Justice now lives in Aciel's house and has changed his call to Eden to mommy. The boy must have been comfortable with his life with Eden and his four sweet children.
“Justice missed you. He always asks you every time I take him out for a walk.”
“Then what will you tell him?” Olivia grabbed a piece of tissue from the small table beside her, then immediately wiped her rough tears in one swipe.
“I told him you were looking after his sister somewhere quiet. I told her you needed a special place for pregnant women to make you calmer during your pregnancy.”
“Oh Sian.. forgive me.” sigh Olivia full of guilt. It felt like he had come forward to hug Sian, yet he doubted whether the man would still want to touch him after all the things that had happened to them. But all of a sudden he had ended up in Sian's arms as the man pulled him closer.
“I'm still your husband. Never hesitate to hug me.” whispered Sian gently. Olivia nodded her head weakly over Sian's shoulders and instantly returned the man's embrace tighter.
“Thanks for everything. Thank you very much, Sian.”
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Flour sparks scattered everywhere littered the tables, floors, and stoves. The noise of the mixer mixed with the screams of Justice and Louise who were playing a chase in the very dirty kitchen. In the baby chair, two twins, two, Lean and Theo were cheering watching their brother go round and round after Justice while carrying a pinch of flour in his hand to throw at the frightened Justice. The girl did not want her hair dirty because Eden had washed her hair yesterday afternoon with her favorite shampoo that smells of berries.
“Ahahahaa... I'm after you Justice.”.
“Mommy!” justice cried out in fear and continued running. Ciara who was helping her mother put dried berries into the pound cake batter seemed careless to see her sisters who could only dirty the kitchen without helping her mother at all.
“They're noisy, mom.” complains Ciara is upset. He was eight years old, and since he had four younger siblings, he was now more mature than ever. His attitude no longer shows a spoiled child who likes to wrestle in the arms of his mother or father. Eden himself always taught Ciara to be
be independent so that the girl is not used to depending on others. Especially in his large house, his mother has dozens of servants who every day work in his house. It could have been Ciara behaving like a spoiled rich girl in general by rummaging through every servant, but Eden always glared at him fiercely whenever he wanted to get one of his servants to fulfill his wish. Obviously he could not be spoiled in his own home with a super fierce and stern mother who always monitored him for twenty-four hours. Not to mention that her father was also more often on her mother's side than on her side, so she better obey her mother's desire to become a proud independent girl.
“Well, time to bake the cake. Oh my goodness, Louise!” call Eden fierce. The little man immediately stopped his running while chuckling crazily because he had just run around the kitchen.
“Ya mom.” replied Louise cengengesan.
“Clean this mess now!”
“Mommy, Louise naughty.” Fight Justice. Her small lips were seen advancing a few centi forwards and her breathing was also no less dull than Louise's breath as she had just run in panic.
“Louise, apologize to Justice.”
Eden ruffled her waist fiercely, glaring at Louise and forcing Louise to throw away all the flour she was carrying before shaking Justice's hand.
Meanwhile, Ciara seemed to giggle amused next to her twin sister and joined in chewing on the baby biscuits she had just taken from her twin sister's baby desk.
“Mom, when was the dough put in the oven?”
“Please input it now, son. Turn the time lever to the number thirty.” replied Eden gave instructions. The young mother is still too busy with her nosy son who likes to tease Justice. During the months Justice lived in her home, the house was always crowded with the sound of Justice's screams and the sound of Louise's howling laughter. There's just something the little guy did to make Justice scream.
Last month Louise had just hidden Justice's new shoes that Sian had just bought. When he found out one of his shoes was missing, the little girl immediately screamed and cried to find her shoes to and fro. The servants in the house briefly become busy looking for Justice's shoes, which Louise had hidden in her room. The little man deliberately kept Justice's shoes under his bed so that no one could find them. And after Justice cried and panicked all day, then Louise appeared with one shoe in her hand with an annoying grin that managed to make Eden anxious.
“Louise, if you make Justice cry again, mom will complain you to dad.” threatening Eden fiercely. Hearing Aciel's name being mentioned, Louise immediately turned pale and frightened. With a hardened face he begged Eden not to be brought to his father.
“Mom. Don't stir Louise on dad.” Louise continues to follow Eden who is walking around here and there to clean up the mess that Loise made. That kid's a shitty little troublemaker. Sometimes Eden imagines Aciel's childhood as annoying as Louise's. And Eden really hopes that Lean does not have a nosy nature like Louise.
“Now sit down, eat your cereal with Justice.” Eden's orders firmly while pointing towards her baby seat lined with the property of her two twin sisters. Than Louise kept following him around. Eden was uncomfortable, really he did not like if Louise continued to whine while she was working.
“Mom, when does aunty Olive come home?” ciara asked while propping up her chin on the bar table. One free hand he used to play an orange that had previously been neatly arranged on a fruit basket with other fruits.
“Now, uncle Sian is picking him up right now. Mom also can't wait to meet aunty Olive.”
“Poor Justice.” muttered Ciara while glancing at Justice who now looks so familiar with Louise. They both look cool feeding each other chocolate serela into each other's mouths.
“Mommy also thinks like that. It has been almost a year he did not meet his mother.” lamented Eden concerned. Sometimes Eden would blame Aciel if he started to feel sorry for Justice. It was Aciel who made Justice lose her mother. If Aciel had told her where Olivia was and moved to pick her up, maybe the problem wouldn't have been this complicated. It even involves the feeling of love for the kidnapper. That's ridiculous according to Eden. But he couldn't blame Olivia
therefor. However, he was facing a difficult time with his problem. Then Sian also pressured him more and blamed him, making Olivia hit by severe stress before finally kidnapped. And maybe while with Scout, Olivia gets good treatment from the man. Eden herself doesn't know how exactly, but she is pretty sure that Scout must have been watching Olivia well as long as the man kidnapped her. Otherwise, Olivia would not have loved the man, even married.
Eden was twitching her temples dizzy. Remembering Olivia, Laila, and Jessica, it often makes her cry by herself at night. His precious friends are now facing their own problems. Jessica just got into trouble with her draft dress that was plagiarized by one of the other parties
be responsible. During these five months Jessica and Kriss had to go back and forth to court to file a lawsuit on the party who stole her dress idea. And from what he heard, it was a little difficult to resolve because the party who stole Jessica's idea kept on kink and would not admit it. Practically Jessica had to work hard to gather evidence so that the case could be won by her.
Laila is currently taking a complete break at home after a minor accident at the hospital. Three months ago Laila discovered that she was pregnant. Because he was too excited, he immediately walked in a hurry to Nathan's office on the sixth floor by using the emergency stairs because the elevator was full, and he thought it would be a long time if waiting for the elevator to quiet. But when he almost reached the last rung, his right leg just tucked in the second step from the top, it makes the balance of Laila become disturbed, he said, and he just fell rolled down until finally he could stop when his body hit the wall of stairs. From that incident Laila suffered a miscarriage and back muscle injury. For five months he was not allowed to do any activities and just continued to lie in his bed to recover the back muscle injury he had suffered.
It was so wonderful to remember them all. Eden himself could not visit Laila every day because he had five children to take care of. Only three times a week did he come to visit Laila to give her support. No matter how strong Laila is, she still falls during her illness because she can't do anything. Not to mention that he had also just lost his child candidate, making Laila's grief many times more devastating.
“Sayang..”.
“Ace!”
Eden was shocked when Aciel suddenly peeked at her cheek. With a suit that had been draped over his arm, the man looked at Eden astonished by his exaggerated-looking reaction.
“Maybe again mistress?”
“I was waiting for my cake to ripen.” lied Eden gurgling. He immediately pretended to check the oven and wipe the remaining flour spills on the stove.
“Who today messed up the kitchen?”
Everyone immediately pointed at Louise who was currently seen inching in fear as Aciel began to give her a gaze full of warning.
“Sorry dad.” whispered Louise raspy. His eyes were already glazed over just from looking at the stern gaze of Aciel that he had always feared for so long.
“Already Ace, you always use your rogue face to scare Louise.”
Eden who could not bear to see Louise's face that had been flushed red, immediately scolded Aciel who was just blown away.
“She's funny. Am I all that, baby?” ask Aciel astonished. She joined her children in the bar stool watching Eden walk around preparing the cake.
“Daddy, Louise littered the floor with flour and chased Justice while carrying flour.” reports Justice funny. Aciel actually wanted to laugh at the adorable attitude of his children, but he immediately put up a fierce face mimic so that Louise felt intimidated. Seeing Louise's pale face from fear has always been a solitary entertainment for Aciel after work.
“Daddy will lock you in a room if you prank Justice again.”
“Sorry dad.”
Seeing Louise's adorable guilty look, Aciel could not help but feel anxious. He immediately lifted his proud son up high into the air and twisted him three times until the boy shouted in excitement.
“Daddy is very angry at you.” Aciel lands a kiss in Louise's small stomach, making a tickling gesture using her lips and making the little man scream in excitement at her father's actions.
“Daddy stop! Hahhaahaha daddy...” shouted the boy overjoyed.
“Look at the twins, they were also excited because of you.” point Eden to her two children who are now squeezing their baby biscuits until they turn into small crumbs because their hands are moist.
“You want too, hmm?”
“Daddaa ddaaa..” chirped Lean while spitting out her saliva. Aciel reflexively closed his eyes and instantly rubbed his face using his shirt sleeves.
“He's enthusiastic once.”
“You who rarely greet them.” comments Eden while ago. He hurriedly lifted the pound cake from the oven before the beautiful cake turned browner and charred. The fragrant aroma of cakes mixed with butter instantly burst out all over the corners of the kitchen and made the children scream hungry to immediately taste the cakes made by Eden.
“I want mom.”
“Wait a minute baby, it's still hot.” Eden immediately sighed Louise's hand away from the cake that was still puffing white smoke. Just a little fingertip Louise poked the cake, she would definitely immediately scream out the heat.
“What's Tom?”
Aciel immediately greeted his gardener as the man walked tiptoe with clumsy steps into the kitchen. The blond man in a slightly dirty shirt because of the remnants of the soil attached to the surface of his clothes was still seen to be hesitant to the family of Aciel because he was only hired two days ago.
“There are guests coming.”
“Oh, I know who came.”
“Who, Ace?”
Eden had finished pouring the glaze over her pound cake that was still reflecting thin smoke. He immediately felt curious as his new gardener walked into the kitchen with stiff steps.
“There are guests for you. Let our children greet our guests. You're carrying Theo, Ed.”
Lean looked so overjoyed as her sparse father in the house raised his fill body and wiggled it slowly into the air. Lean had been laughing for a while in front of Aciel's face and patted his father's tired face many times with his tiny hands.
“Olive!” Eden was almost in disbelief when she saw that Olivia and Sian had been standing in her living room with a fluffy smile that looked happy on their faces. After more than nine months they had not met, this felt like a miracle for Eden. As she was about to advance, Olivia just hit Eden's body and hugged her. The woman wept at Eden's shoulder while saying a thousand words of apology that almost sounded unclear because of her crying.
“I miss you.”
“I too. Thank goodness you're always okay. Is that your baby?”
Eden looked amazed at the baby boy who was held by Sian. Justice who was standing behind Eden immediately jumped forward towards her father and jumped around impatiently to see her handsome younger brother.
“Daddy daddy, I want to see sister!”
“Help mommmy dear.”
After being satisfied to hug Eden, Olivia immediately hugged Justice and kissed Justice's cheeks many times full of longing. The sight inevitably made Eden shed tears because of haru. Finally he can see the happy family Olivia and Sian regroup. They even have one more handsome family member.
“What's the name?”
“Scout Jr.” replied Sian lightly. Eden smiled brightly hearing that from Sian. He felt relieved because Sian was no longer as angry as he used to be and held a grudge against Scout's son.
“Surprise to you dear.” whispered Aciel as he tightened his body towards his wife.
“Ace. I'm so glad to see they're okay.”
“Didn't I have promised you yesterday.” reply Aciel while raising his eyebrows teasingly.
“Ohh... Dear, you are the best.” whispered Eden with teary eyes. The man clutched his wife with one free hand. On that occasion, Aciel kissed the top of Eden's head in earnest and again saw the look of relief that belonged to his wife who managed to make him palpitate. Eden's happiness is his happiness too, inner Aciel is proud. It is not in vain that he soiled his hands with Scout's blood if this is what he got from Eden and his family.
“Now let's go in and eat the pound cake made by Eden.” exclaimed Aciel loudly and herded his children into his spacious living room. In his attempt to bring in his noisy children, Aciel could see the movement of Sian's lips next to him muttering words of gratitude and a wide grin that had long been invisible on Sian's witty face.
“Tomorrow back to work, you've been absent from the office a lot.”
“Damn it! But I did miss my crowded room.” Sian replied with a wide grin.
