Billionaire’s Missing Darling

Chapter 31

The door to the upstairs study was open, Olivia approached the door and leaned in to listen for a moment, and when she heard no sound, she knocked a few times. “Mr. Sullivan, do you need help?”

The silence persisted, unbroken.

A knot of worry formed in Olivia’s chest, the fear that he might have lost consciousness gnawing at her. Without a second thought, driven by a mix of concern and urgency, she decisively pushed the door open.

The study room unfurled before her, grand in its expanse. Tall bookshelves laden with volumes of knowledge lined the walls, their natural wood grain gleaming softly under the ambient light. Directly across from her, to the right, a majestic desk held its ground. Its polished surface was home to a sleek computer and an organized stack of important–looking documents.

At her initial glance, the room seemed devoid of human presence. But as Olivia’s eyes adjusted and scanned the room more meticulously, a subtle detail caught her attention.

He was there but almost camouflaged. Nestled by the bay window, his silhouette was masked by the heavy, dark curtains, making him appear as if he was a part of the drapery, a shadow blending into the night.

Olivia walked over.

An overturned solid wood chair lay askew on the floor, hinting at a recent disturbance. Daniel Sullivan was seated gracefully by the bay window, one leg casually crossed over the other, exuding an air of nonchalance despite the evident chaos.

From Olivia’s vantage point, she could discern the telltale hues of blue and purple marring his toes. The implication was clear: the chair must have fallen on his foot, causing the bruise.

“Are you okay?” Olivia bent down, asking with concern.

It seemed as though Dániel was lost in his own world, unaware of her presence. When he finally noticed her, his eyes showed a momentary look of bewilderment. He stared blankly at her for a few heartbeats as if trying to piece together the situation before recognition slowly dawned on his face.

“I’m sorry, the noise must have startled you,” he said.

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His tone was polite, starkly contrasting to his previous sarcastic demeanor, as if he were a different person.

to be assertive with the strong and gentle with the weak. Seeing Daniel, clearly injured, still concerned about whether

fine. How’s your injury? Is it serious? Do you need to

shook his head. “No need. A bit of ointment will do.

didn’t really

the corner of his mouth twitching slightly, an apologetic look in his eyes. “Actually, I owe

hint of confusion in her eyes, which

wish to pull her close and plant

turned his head with effort, using all his strength to maintain composure. “It’s about

understood. He apologized for his odd behavior a

Andrew is my son, and I value him

he glanced at Olivia. Seeing her lack of response, he quickly shifted his

giving him many gifts. Andrew mentioned to me a

Olivia instinctively furrowed her brows, feeling

unease came

deep emotion, “I mostly thought this lady wanted to get close to me through Andrew,

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Sullivan family. But who would have

Olivia felt a sudden tightness in her

reality as Daniel’s magnetic yet calm voice continued, “Her ambitions were even greater.

intending to kidnap and use him to threaten

hearing this, her eyes suddenly burned, her heart feeling as if

to control herself, she squatted down, leaning close to Daniel, looking up

on her

Olivia’s heart race, feeling a tightness in her chest,

However, seeing Olivia so engrossed in a mere fictional tale, showing

He became incredibly agitated.

care about

she think he

expression despite his internal displeasure, portraying

force. Even though he didn’t know how she had forgotten him entirely, causing

found out yesterday that

to control his emotions, wanting to confront her

abandoned her husband, to see what she