Chapter 3 Gifts and Ire

"Lucas, I need to know everything about her within 48 hours" he ordered before getting into his car.

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As I ran inside the orphanage I bumped into an elderly woman. "Oh, I'm sorry." I reached out a hand to grab her from falling.

"Olivia!". Sister Catherine called out when she sighted me.

"Yes, sister Catherine," I answered.

"What happened?" Sister Catherine asked as she dropped to her knees in front of me to check the injury on my knee.

"Nothing sister, just a minor injury I got while playing football" I lied when I noticed her worried face.

"How many times have I told you not to forget yourself while playing football?" she scolded.

"I can't stop playing the ball until it gets into the net" I giggled.

"And that's the reason you got selected for the national finals" she smiled proudly.

"It's all with your support," I said, hugging her.

"No practice for a week, go get some rest and no school tomorrow too" sister Catherine said in her strict no nonsense tone.

"Till tomorrow, we have a few more hours till morning," I smiled.

Sister Catherine pulled my cheeks and made her way to her bed.

After sister Catherine left, my eyes fell on the package Alex had shoved into my hands. Thank God sister Catherine did not notice it as all her attention was focused on my injured knee.

I opened it to see the new jeans his driver got. I caressed the Jeans, feeling the texture and fabric which was a dream for every child in the orphanage. My eyes bulged open as it fell on the price tag on it, five hundred dollars for just one pair of jeans. I packed the jeans back into the box and blocked the thoughts of trying it on.

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Alexander was getting ready for work, he stood in front of the mirror while checking himself out and his mind flashed back to yesterday's incident.

"I hate you". The words that she had screamed echoed in his mind.

"Will she wear the jeans I gifted her?" He murmured to himself before walking out of his house.

"Did you get the information I talked about? He asked Lucas who was opening the door for him.

"It's in your mailbox," he replied, bowing his head.

"Great! Let's go" he smiled at Lucas before entering the car.

He opened his laptop and started reading the information, which really impressed him.

"Not the office Lucas, we are going to Saint Patrick" He turned from his direction and obeyed his order.

Lucas stopped the car in front of Saint Patrick College and opened the door for his boss. As he stepped out he removed his glasses and all the jaws of girls in the premises fell open as they stared transfixed at his handsome face.

Alex did not pay them any attention. His eyes were roving about in search of one person.

"Olivia" he called out when his eyes landed on her.

"They know each other?". The other girls began to murmur as their eyes went to Olivia.

She was standing behind other girls and trying to hide her face from him. He watched as her face scrunched up in a frown before she began to match to him, the package he gave her yesterday was in her hands.

She shoved it at his chest, "I don't need your jeans"

"I gifted it to you, little girl," Alex said with a smile. He liked the way her cheeks colored a shade of red and the way her eyes blaze green light when she was angry.

"I don't want any gift and I'm not a little girl, I am twenty-five". She scowled in anger.

His eyes went cold at her words of not wanting his gift. "You can't reject anything I give to you".

"I don't need it you, stupid bastard". She sneered as she let go of the package and it fell to the ground. The jeans fell out too.

"You won't talk to me like that. You need to be taught manners and respect". Now Alex was angry. She could reject his gift but he won't stand her insults.

"You lost the respect when you bought our orphanage". Olivia shouted in hate and disgust.

"If it's not me, someone would have bought it," he said, folding his arms.

"Then I would have hated him, not you,". She said,

Alex was angry but he told himself to calm down. He took in deep breaths to push his rising temper down."Alright, but please take this gift".

Lucas looked at Alex with surprised eyes when he heard him use the word 'please' for the first time.

"I don't need your gift". Olivia shook her head stubbornly.

Alex pinched his forehead. He has never been a patient person and he has even said please to her.

"If you don't want me to ask for the orphanage to be demolished today, then you better pick it up". He threatened and watched in satisfaction as her eyes widened in fear before she bent down to quickly pick you the package and the jeans.

"Good girl". Alex murmured with a smirk as he reached out to pat her head but she slapped his hands off.

Her eyes were shining with hate as she glared at him, "Don't touch me".

Alex gave a careless shrug, " I will see you later, little girl". He got into the car and signaled Lucas who got in and started the car. There was a tiny smirk on his face as Lucas drove him to work. He was looking forward to seeing this hellcat another day.