The CEO’s Substitute Lover

“No, Mum, I will leave, but not now, it is an undeniable fact that I love Tredan, I love him wholeheartedly!” Octavia Gills was so determined to tell her mother that she loved him, and she was not wrong, she had never dared to hope to have him, but this was the only blessing that God has given her as a remembrance of Tredan Davi.

“Octavia, are so mad at me that you cannot come to your senses? Do you know what you’re saying? Do you even remember the basics your father taught you on how to behave?” Elda was suddenly so angry that she wavered unsteadily. A quick-witted Octavia Gills caught Elda, who was about to fall to the ground. She looked at Elda, who had fainted, and hugged her in panic, crying, “Mummy, mummy, what’s wrong? Wake up, don’t scare me, Mum, wake up! Mum, you can’t leave me like Dad did, no!” Octavia Gills cried as she remembered holding her father’s body.

“Octavia promises you, Mum, Octavia promises you everything! Nothing’s going to happen to you. You will be okay!”

Just then, Tredan Davi drove back to the old Davi Family house and saw Octavia Gills holding her mother in her arms at the front door, crying and screaming. ”

“Tredan, Tredan, quick, my mum was angry at me and suddenly fainted, you have to help her.” The sight of Tredan Davi was like grabbing a life-saving lifebelt in a drowning sea for Octavia.

“Octavia, don’t panic, let’s get Auntie to the hospital first.” Never before had he seen Octavia Gills so pale with fear, and Tredan Davi’s heart ached indefinably.

“Mmm!”

After being resuscitated by the doctors at the hospital, Elda finally woke up and was advised by doctors, “The patient is unstable and should not be stimulated as this could easily cause a myocardial infarction, so please keep a careful eye on the patient’s mood and symptoms.”

Octavia Gills was afraid that her mother would lose her temper if she saw Tredan Davi, so she made up some excuse for Tredan Davi to go back. Tredan Davi did not ask Octavia Gills what was going on, but before leaving, he simply told her to call him if should she need anything. Octavia Gills had mixed feelings when she realized that Tredan Davi was taking such good care of her, even telling her to take care of herself.

“Mum, Mum you’re awake! Do you want some water?” Octavia Gills was relieved to see her mother awake, and the heart that felt like it had been suspended in the air, finally landed on the soft ground.

Elda said nothing, but closed her eyes without looking at Octavia Gills and shed silent tears. Knowing that her mother was still angry at her for breaking her heart, Octavia Gills was painfully torn.

“Mum, I beg you, don’t ignore me, just talk to me!” Elda remained silent, squeezing her eyes shut as if she didn’t want to hear anything.

“Mom, I promise you I’ll leave Tredan! You give me some time! At least until my brother’s surgery is done so I can leave here without worry.” Octavia Gills spoke each word with difficulty.

“Are you telling the truth? You wouldn’t lie to mummy, would you?” Elda asked Octavia Gills as she opened her eyes and took Octavia Gills’ hand, shedding tears of joy.

“Mm-hmm!” Octavia Gills had long since sobbed and nodded her head in affirmation to Elda.

“Mum knows that you are well-behaved, besides I’m doing it for your own good to avoid shaming our family in front of the Drye Family! Do you know, girl, that the president of Group Davi, the Grand Prince of the Davi Family, is a man of such stature and background that it is beyond us, commoners, to even look at him? You’ve been without a father since you were a child, and your mother is so useless, I can’t give you anything, so don’t blame your mother for being harsh to you now!” Elda deeply felt guilty for her daughter, but she had to do it.

“Mum, I don’t blame you; I know it all, I know that you want me to be well!” Octavia Gills carefully wiped the tears from Elda’s face, as Elda lovingly dried her daughter’s, too.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“You’re back. How’s Auntie doing now?”

“Well, there’s nothing wrong with my mum!”

Tredan Davi got up and poured Octavia Gills a glass of hot milk and got her a bag from her hand. She looked at the man who had done this for her, she couldn’t let go, what should she do?

Octavia Gills suddenly remembered a poem and recited it from the bottom of her heart.

“It has always been a shallow fate, but it is a deep love!”

“What are you so excited about today, that you are reciting poetry?” Taking the soft, slender little hand that Octavia Gills had wrapped around him, as gently as handling a precious jewel, he turned on his heels facing Octavia Gills.

“By the way, why did Auntie faint today?” Tredan Davi had always wanted to find out about it, but just never found the right opportunity to ask.

“It’s nothing, my mum’s just mad at me, it’s fine, it’s all sorted!” Octavia Gills was a little afraid that Tredan Davi would press on, and she turned away sheepishly, especially afraid of meeting Tredan Davi’s earnest eyes.

“By the way, Tredan, it’s Domino’s birthday on Saturday and she says Woodrow has chartered a yacht for her. She’s invited me to celebrate her birthday with instructions that I can’t go alone, I must come with a male companion! I wanted to ask if you were free to go with me?” She wanted to make the most of spending her time with Tredan, which will last her a lifetime when she leaves him.

“You’re not taking anyone but me! I can only be the man in your life.” Tredan Davi said. He had never been so clear about this in his heart, and it was what he wanted at this moment.

“Well Tredan, are you done with work now? Why don’t we go to the playground and ride the carousel?” A little memory for her, a little remembrance, that’s what Octavia Gills was thinking.

“Aren’t you a grown-up that you’re still thinking about this? You are so childish!” What the hell is this kind of idea, to think that he, the president of Group Davi, would go and ride on the carousel that children only play with, and be caught by the paparazzi, tomorrow morning, he would be the headline in the big and small newspapers in the country!

“Hmm? Go with me, will you? Just once!” Octavia Gills was trying her best to let Tredan Davi indulge her.

How many men in the world can resist the captivating tactics of the woman they love, even the irrepressible Tredan Davi!

Tredan Davi was moved as he watched Octavia Gills’ childlike antics.

“If you don’t let go of me, how can I go and change my clothes to go out with you! The playground might not be open anymore if we don’t hurry!”

Tredan Davi was unaware of Octavia Gills’ happiness, and he was in a relaxed state of enjoyment as he let go and ran off to get his selfie stick for the camera.

The merry-go-round is particularly beautiful at night, with the glitter of light surrounding each of the handsome horses as if they were running across the meadow, dancing happily and elegantly to the music.

Octavia Gills pulled Tredan Davi to the front of the carousel, who was wearing a duck-tongued hat and sunglasses.

“Tredan, come on, come on. Pose, I want to take a picture of us in front of this wooden horse.” Tredan Davi’s normally high-strung pose looks very uncomfortable, and now and then he pulls down that duck-top hat always fearing that someone might recognize him.

“Tredan, listen to your sister, it’s not a big deal to wear a duck-tongue hat in the middle of the night, it’s the sunglasses you are wearing in the middle of the night that are off!” Octavia Gills reached out to take off his sunglasses. “Look at how beautiful the lights are? Wearing your sunglasses is just a waste of a beautiful night view. Come on, take a few selfies with me so I can get a good look at you when you’re not with me later!”

“What do you mean by saying I won’t be with you? You can only stay with me.” Tredan Davi was indeed also captivated by the dazzling beauty of the playground, filled with the sound of laughter and music, Tredan Davi had never been to a playground before and had been particularly eager to do so as a child, except that his father had always told him that he was the heir to Group Davi and that he should learn to focus on managing it and so on. It turned out that the playground was as wonderful and joyful as it had been in his dreams.

“Wait, Tredan, look at this one, you haven’t even opened your eyes to look at this one. You’re not smiling at all, you’re not handsome at all!”

This little ninny actually said he wasn’t handsome at all, so wanton!

He held Octavia Gills’ selfie stick in his hand and lowered his head to kiss Octavia Gills on the lips while pressing the photo button.

“Now, would you say I’m handsome!” Satisfied, Tredan Davi left Octavia Gills’ lips, still teasingly retaliating at Octavia Gills.

“Oh… is awesome! Come on, let’s go on that merry-go-round together!” Octavia Gills was electrified by his charged wave of the gesture, her heart slowing down and beating fast all at once.

“Tredan, I want to sit on that pink wooden horse, I’ve had my eye on her the moment I walked in!” Now Octavia Gills looks especially like a little schoolgirl, and Tredan Davi is her passionate lover… beautiful images, beautiful scenes, beautiful memories!

Octavia Gills got to ride the pink wooden horse that she had spotted, while Tredan Davi picked the black horse next to Octavia Gills. The two of them hand-in-hand, as the carousel revolved.

They say the merry-go-round is the cruelest game in the world, with the horses always chasing each other, but is forever separated by an unbridgeable gap.

However, Tredan and Octavia are now hand in hand hoping for this moment to last forever. This can also make the merry-go-round a perfect expression of love. It depends on how you look at it. Liking something or loving someone does not necessarily mean having it too. Although there is an impassable distance, the quiet vigil and a blessing from the heart were following eternally in Octavia. In the chase, she meets him, wants to know, loves, and accompanies him, and even if they can’t be together in their old age, they still have what they had tonight, don’t they?

That night, Tredan Davi and Octavia Gills walked around the playground with their hearts exposed, enjoying themselves and having a terrific time, while Octavia Gills tried her best to capture every moment of Tredan Davi and her, hugging, kissing, and holding each other. Delighting in their goofing around, laughter, and flirting!

It was as if that playground was his whole world with her, happy and sweet.

Meanwhile, the smell of alcohol and tobacco permeated the sophisticated air, the music is turned up to the max, almost deafening, men and women are gyrating their waists and hips frantically on the dance floor and coolly dressed women cheekily mingle with the men playing, teasing those who can’t control themselves with the frivolous language.