OLIVIA

"What do you want me to say? I can't believe that you're gonna take the words of a drunkard seriously. Come on, Olivia. You're way too smart for this," Adrian said, putting in so much effort to make me believe that Cyril shouldn't be taken seriously.

I didn't allow myself to be fooled by Adrian's mischief. He wasn't different from Cyril anyway. What did I expect from someone who had his eyes on me?

Of course, he would do everything to paint himself as the good guy. Without being told, I knew he was excited to see Cyril behave that way in front of the public. To Adrian, Cyril's...