Chapter 12

Olivia woke up the next morning to find herself in the hospital bed. She felt terrible pain all over her body; the sores under her thighs were unbearable. She looked around and saw her father seething. Before she could open her mouth and ask him how she ended up in the hospital, Albert shoved a newspaper onto her lap.

“Can you explain this nonsense to me?” He asked, pointing to the article in the paper.

Olivia took the newspaper and saw her nude pictures all over it. Even the pictures of her having sex with some man whose face was not shown were boldly revealed. She trembled. The incident of the previous night gradually resurfaced in her memory. It was around midnight when Nicolas finally came into his private suite. After spending less than forty seconds with Olivia, John left just a few minutes later.

John had watched Olivia sleeping in her drunken state. He was disappointed that Olivia could degrade herself to this extent. She even spent some hours waiting for a man whom she barel