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Oliver had given Felicity a few days off. She needed the rest after everything that had happened in the last few weeks. She was doing better and better, talking a lot with Diggle and him about what had happened in her childhood.

There was absolutely no trace of Edward Smoak, or Edward Andrews as his name was, to be found. It was as if he had dropped off the face of the Earth, not even Diggle's contacts could help.

Every night Oliver roamed the streets, as the Arrow, hoping to run into the man somewhere, but in vain.

Oliver was sitting in his office when Isabel entered. After what had happened at the restaurant, the CEO had ignored her as much as possible.

"Oliver, here is the file on McMillen Enterprises. I checked everything and a cooperation with them would mean a big step forward for QC," she smiled at him, hoping that he would smile back.

Oliver gave her a look devoid of emotion. "Thank you, Ms. Rochev, I will go through the file again and decide whether there will be a co-operation between my company and McMillen."

Ouch… that felt like a resounding slap in the face for Isabel. She was nut used to being treated like this, usually people trusted her expertise. At first she had only gotten involved with Oliver to make him her puppet, to climb the career ladder more quickly. But things hadn't gone according to plan. She had developed feelings for him. Unfortunately the CEO of QC didn't feel the same for her and so it hadn't gone beyond a one night stand. That hurt and even though she knew that emotions had no place in this business, she couldn't help trying to hurt him as much as he had hurt her.

She had noticed that she hadn't seen his personal assistant for a few days and the woman was definitely Oliver's weak spot. A devilish grin appeared on Isabel's face.

"Mr. Queen, I have noticed that your personal assistant, Ms. Smoak, hasn't been at her desk the last few days. You do realize that this got the rumors flying."

Oliver fixed her with an icy stare, muscles tensing. It had not been a clever move of Isabel, mentioning Felicity after all that had happened.

Isabel continued. "Rumor has it that the two of you have gotten a little careless during one of your nocturnal meetings and now Ms. Smoak needs to spend some time in a hospital."

Oliver tried to remain calm. Did his employees really think that Felicity was pregnant and that he had convinced her not to carry the child?

Isabel leaned across his desk and glared at him. "You don't really seem like a man in whose life children would play a role, so your decision is perfectly understandable."

The muscles in Oliver's jaw jumped as he countered her attack. "Ms. Rochev, Ms. Smoak has worked very hard for QC in the last couple of months and she has earned a break – which she is spending at my house. As for the rumors of pregnancy, if and when Ms. Smoak and I will be expecting, you along with the rest of QC will learn about it from an exclusive interview at Starling City General. We are still in the early stages of your relationship and we both agree that children are planned about a year from now."

Isabel Rochev looked at Oliver wide-eyed. Oliver leaned back in his chair. "Will that be all or do you have something else to discuss with me?"

"No…no, that was all", Isabel answered, confused, and left the office.

"Oliver Queen vs. Isabel Rochev… 1:0"

At that moment John Diggle and Felicity came into his office. The expression on Oliver's face changed in the space of a second. "Hey, what brings you here?"

Felicity looked at him before glancing back to where Isabel had disappeared. "What's wrong with Ms. Rochev? She didn't look too happy."

"She didn't like my answer, she had hoped for something a little more volatile."

Felicity frowned. "Do I want to know what that was all about?" She waited a moment, then answered her own question. "No, I don't."

Oliver grinned at her. "No, you don't. Anyway, what brings you here?"

"We thought you would like some company for your break. Felicity wanted to escape the isolation of the Queen mansion for a few hours", the bodyguard explained.

Oliver looked at Felicity, who seemed embarrassed by the statement. "Not that I don't like being there, it's a great house and big, really big. Raisa is wonderful, she's really the best and her cooking is incredible. I must have gained at least 7 pounds and I'm talking too much again and I'm sorry… wait", she took a deep breath, "I want to go out among people again."

Oliver stood up and came around his desk. "Let's go then."

"I'd like a Big Belly Special with extra cheese, fries and a large coke."

Oliver looked at Felicity and had to smile. He was glad that she had gotten her appetite back. If there ever was a burger eating contest in Starling City, he would definitely put his money on Felicity. She noticed his look. "What, did I make a bad choice?"

"No, not at all, I'm just glad your appetite has returned."

She gave him one of her incredible smiles. "Oliver, I'm fine, stop worrying." As soon as the words had left her mouth, she heard a voice that sent cold shivers down her spine.

"Lis, how nice to see you here", Edward Andrews said as he came up to their table.

Oliver jumped up from his seat and landed a punch to his chin. Felicity's stepfather started to stagger. Before he could recover from the first blow, Oliver had already landed a second one. Edward went down, but Oliver didn't stop, he had kept his rage in check for far too long.

"I'll kill you for what you did to her. You will not leave this city alive."

Diggle tried to pull Oliver off the man, but he didn't stand a chance. Only when Felicity's voice seeped into his conscious mind did Oliver realize that Edward Andrews had lost consciousness some time ago.

From the distance, police sirens could be heard getting closer, called by the owners of Big Belly Burger. "Oliver, that was not a good idea", Diggle said.

Officer Lance entered the restaurant together with three paramedics, who immediately went to work on the still unconscious Edward. "Mr. Queen, when will your family finally stop causing trouble in this city? Your mother's trial is barely over and here you are starting a brawl."

Felicity stepped in front of Oliver and looked at the police officer. "Officer Lance, this is all my fault. Oliver…I mean Mr. Queen did this for me."

Lance threw a suspicious look at Oliver. After everything that had happened, the multi-millionaire was one of his least favorite persond. Even with Sara still alive, he had gone through hell thanks to the man. "Oh, how noble", he said with a sideways glance at Oliver. "Be careful, Ms. Smoak, it won't last long. And now, Mr. Queen, I'd like to ask you to come with me." Oliver pulled a face and followed the officer to the squad car.

"Dig?" Felicity looked at her friend anxiously.

"We'll follow them and clear up the matter, don't worry." He led the petite blonde outside. Felicity glanced at her stepfather once more, who was ready to be transported to the hospital after the paramedics had done all they could for him.