Billionaire and His Scheming Beauty novel Chapter 5

It was not even eight in the morning.

Raoul had already come to pick her up. Fleur did not pack much, just some carry-ons, a suitcase, and her cat.

"Miss Leroy," Raoul greeted her respectfully.

"Hm." She replied, tucking her belongings then herself into the car. The car was driven to Oriental City.

Olivier was not at the villa when they arrived, only a matronly woman cleaning up the place remained. Her expression grew bewildered when she saw Fleur. Perhaps she did not expect a woman to have moved into this place.

Raoul introduced Fleur to the woman. "This is Fleur. Mr Martinez's..." He pondered the choice of words for a moment then said, "...girlfriend. Please take good care of her."

Girlfriend. Not wife. Olivier probably arranged for that as well.

The matronly woman, Camille, nodded. She looked Fleur from head to toe, silently marvelling at her extraordinary beauty.

"Good morning, Miss Leroy."

Fleur only managed to nod before Raoul spoke again, "I'm going to bring Miss Leroy to the hospital later. Camille, please clean up her room, and take care of her cat."

Fleur did not ask why they were going to the hospital.

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Olivier had just arrived at the hospital when they reached. He wore a white shirt today, which only served to emphasise his cold, upper-class indifference.

After getting out of the car, he glanced briefly at Fleur before saying. "Follow me." 

They were the only ones in the hospital elevator. Fleur grew distracted, watching their reflection in the elevator mirror.

"I'm in the hospital." Olivier's voice when answering his phone did not carry the indifference it did when he spoke to Fleur.

"I'll be busy up to noon, too. I'm afraid I can't have lunch with you today."

Though not tender, his voice definitely carried a patient gentleness. "It must be a woman on the other end," Fleur thought.

Last night, Odette said Olivier had someone he loved. This woman must be her. But if he signed the marriage papers with Fleur instead of his lover, the underlying situation must be more complex than she first thought.

"I'm not so bored to be angry with you all the time," Olivier said gently, catching Fleur's gaze on him from the corner of his eye.

With a frown, he said, "Alright, I have to finish some things right now. I'll talk to you later." He then hung up.

Just then the elevator door opened. Olivier stepped out without a word.

" 'I'm not so bored I would be upset with you all the time?' There was an element of pampering in those words, as well as resigned compromisation..." Fleur thought to herself.