Chapter 57 Olivia removed the man’s arms around her waist and turned around to face him. Her face was beaming with excitement and her eyes were filled with love. “When did you arrive?” she smiled radiantly revealing her milky, white teeth. “A few minutes ago.” Ethan looked at her shortly before he lowered his head and gave her a passionate kiss. He had missed her lips to the point of going crazy and there was nothing he wished more than to kiss her for life. Olivia eagerly returned the man’s kisses. Wrapping her arms around his strong waist, she raised her face and happily received the kisses that the man was showering her with. How she wished they could merge together. “How have you been? You still taste as sweet as I remember.” Ethan said as he gently sucked on her lips. It was as if her mouth was smeared with honey twenty-four-seven. He will never get enough of it. “I missed you so much that I was almost going crazy.” “Well, I am here now.” Ethan held Olivia on her hips and
Chapter 58 On the way back, Olivia was looking outside the car window in a daze. She seemed to have a lot of things on her mind. Ethan was not used to her being so quiet. He was used to her being talkative and telling him all kinds of interesting stories. Although he was not someone to talk much, he would always attentively listen to every word that she says. “Is something bothering you?” he asked as he looked at the woman’s side profile. She was really beautiful even when she was just being quiet. “Huh?” Olivia came back to her senses when she heard the man’s voice. She had been too distracted with her thoughts that she had not registered what the man was saying. “What is going on? You are awfully quiet since we left the mansion and this is unlike you.” “Are you saying that I am always very chatty?” Olivia frowned. She has always been an introvert. When did she start talking too much? “I like it when you talk. I like listening to your voice.” Ethan gave a small smile as he sai
Chapter 59 Olivia did not know what Ethan said to the school president but much to her delight, all the professors accepted her back to their classes. She resumed her classes as normal. She knew that Ethan had a hand in it because she was well aware of how hard it was to convince the professors after she had missed so many classes and the end-semester exams were approaching. Although she knew that it would be hectic with all the lessons and catching up, she did not want to miss such a great opportunity. One week later, Olivia felt light-headed as she left the library as if she has been running a marathon. If she was not in the library catching up on the assignments and all the notes she had missed, she was somewhere doing all the tests that she had missed. She had been so busy that every time the day ended, she would throw herself on the bed like a dead fish and pass out almost immediately. She had not even had time to call Ethan or her grandfather and although she knew that the
Chapter 60 “Oh my God, is this for real? Isn’t this the girl who trended a few weeks ago for having snatched someone’s boyfriend? Could it be true that she has sponsors and she is even being kept as a mistress by an old man?” “This is Olivia Bell, and she is in our class. Although she has been away for over two months, when she came back, the professors did not even say anything. We thought that she had dropped out of school but, now that I think about it, she must have been out hunting for a rich man.” “This is so disgusting. How could the president accept such a degenerate back in school? And those professors, are they out of their minds? How could they still give her assignments and even accept her back in their classes after she has been away for so long?” “Maybe she has already crawled into the president’s bed that is why he convinced all the professors to accept her back. Or maybe the professors have already been seduced by her.” “Such kind of behavior should not be tolerat
Chapter 61The commotion soon alerted the campus police. It took them a long while for them to finally disperse the students.Olivia and her roommates looked at everything happening downstairs with wide eyes. They were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped on the ground.“Jesus, what just happened. I feel like we were watching a horror movie full of zombies?” Emily exclaimed.“That was so scary. If you had stepped out, I don’t know what might have happened to you.” Sofia, the other girl, who had maintained an indifference attitude towards the scandal, said as she looked at Olivia with a never seen before worry on her face.“Are people nowadays led by the nose so easily? I haven’t even said anything in my defense and they are ready to crucify me?” Olivia was stunned. What happened outside sent chills down her spine. She was glad that she had not stepped foot outside her room or else… she might be a corpse by now.Looks like things were more serious than she thought, and there was n
Chapter 62 “Professor Lee, I will scream if you come any closer,” Olivia warned. She was now sandwiched between the wall and she had no way of escaping. “Scream all you can. No one comes around here at this hour. Since you have disrespected me, then you leave me no choice.” the professor said as he went to lock the door from the inside. “What are you going to do? I will report you to the president if you dare lay a finger on me.” Olivia did not know what else to say. She did not have the strength to fight such a grown-up man. Her heart thumped nervously as she watched the man move closer and closer. “Ha ha, the president? I heard that he was also seduced by you. Was that why he was showering you with praises as he convinced us to take you back? Who would have thought that you had climbed into his bed? How is he? But whatever, I know that he cannot be as great as me!” When she saw that the man was not retreating, Olivia was
Chapter 63 “I am sorry… I am so sorry.” the familiar voice whispered in her ear as the man gently stroked her back. Olivia felt the tears she has been holding back, fill her eyes and before she could control them, they came gushing down like a waterfall. She had only been acting strong while bickering with Professor Lee but, deep down in her heart, she was overcome with fear of what might transpire if she could not be saved in time. She had been so desperate that she had even planned on biting her tongue off so that she die rather than have that man take advantage of her. After feeling the familiar presence and being held in the arms that made her feel the safest, Olivia broke down and cried like a baby. Thank God her guardian angel appeared on time or else, she did not know what might have become of her. Ethan suppressed the bloodlust beast that was threatening to unleash itself as he slowly consoled the woman in his arms. Why had he not been here on time? Why did he listen to h
Chapter 64 Talia’s father rubbed his hands excitedly when he saw Ethan. He even forgot that he had been berating the president just now. Ethan did not even spare him a glance. In fact, he did not even notice that there was an additional person in the room as his piercing gaze was locked on the president. “Mr. Reid, you…” “I am transferring Olivia to another school. I had high expectations for your school, but unfortunately…” President Sidney was stunned when he heard the man. It could not just be because of the news that the man was this enraged, right? After all, they were also implicated. What happened? Sidney had no time to find out what exactly happened but for now, he had to calm his big devil down before he brought the whole school down. He felt that something was not right. He had been so calm over the phone but what happened when he reached the school? And wait, he had only spoken to him some ten minutes ago… that speed was… “Mr. Reid, please calm down. What happened?
Chapter 80 On the day of the trial, Olivia, Ethan, Tom, and other important board members gathered in the court. They had already recovered the funds so; it was time for Nathan and his minions to face judgment for their actions. Almost a month had passed. Zari appeared haggard and older than her age. Her eyes were puffed and she seemed as if she had been crying a good one in jail. Luke appeared as thin as a stick and he could be easily carried away by the wind. But no one was feeling mercy for them. They were just paying for their actions. Yusuf had his head lowered. He did not dare look at Tom or Olivia. No one knew what was going on in his mind. He had requested to see Tom and Olivia a few times over the past month, but they had refused his request. Especially Tom. He was still recovering from the fact that someone he saw as a son had actually betrayed him, and almost caused him to lose his only granddaughter. The only person who appeared at ease was probably Nathan. He was no
Chapter 79 Although Olivia had been kidnapped and Nathan had said all kinds of confusing words to her, Olivia was not afraid. She was confident that Ethan will be finding her as soon as possible. Her earring had a GPS tracker but only Ethan, her grandfather, and herself knew about it. Also, Ethan taught her to always carry something that she can use to protect herself, after the snake accident. She has always carried a Swiss knife in her clothes, and not even her security knew about it. After knowing that the man would not come back any time soon, Olivia used all her wits and finally managed to get the Swiss knife in her hands. Her grandfather had given it to her. He said that it was made of special material and it could cut through anything. And true to his words, the ropes that were used to tie her up were now in pieces as Olivia looked at them with cold eyes. Olivia’s eyes had already adjusted to the darkness and after freeing herself, she looked around, trying to find a way o
Chapter 78 “Nathan!” Olivia slowly called out the man’s name. “Huh, you still remember me?” Nathan asked as he chuckled devilishly. The scars on his face cracked when he laughed, leaving him with a scary look. Olivia looked at the man she had almost forgotten that he existed and her heart sank. Was he back to exert revenge on what happened back then? Why now? Where had he been all these years? “What happened to you?” Olivia asked as she looked at the man’s face which was full of scars. “Ha ha, what happened to me? Don’t you know what happened to me when you abandoned me and left with my brother? I thought that you were a damsel in distress and I was willing to cross my brother, just so that I could help you. Who would have thought that you will be such an unappreciative bitch?” “I also never knew that you had such a strong background. If I had known, I would not have let you go back then.” “What do you want from me? Money, sure, I can give it to you no matter how much you want
Chapter 77 Tom looked at Yusuf and furrowed his eyebrows. He did not like the sound of that. “What is it?” “Take a look at this,” Yusuf said as he tossed a pile of documents on top of Tom’s desk. The killing intent in his eyes had not dwindled, and he looked like he could not wait to shoot someone. Tom looked through the documents. After he finished, he slammed it on the desk and looked at Yusuf. Anger was spitting through his eyes, and he almost reached for his gun. “What is the meaning of this?” he angrily questioned. “Master, I have never believed for once that Olivia would do this to you. After we caught Luke, he said a bunch of crap, and just to be sure, I went ahead and raided his house, and these are everything I found. I rushed here immediately because I did not want you to be deceived anymore.” “See, there are DNA reports, stating clearly that Olivia is not your granddaughter. If you look at the dates, it is before you found her and even performed the DNA test. But the
Chapter 76 When Olivia left the office, all the workers were waiting outside the door, looking at her with fear in their eyes. “Boss, is it true that the company accounts have been emptied and we are about to be sent packing?” Olivia frowned when she heard that. “What nonsense are you talking about?” “The accounts manager has already resigned and she told us that there is nothing that can be done about it. Someone stole the company’s money and there is no way of getting it back.” “Oh my God, what am I going to do about my mom’s hospital bill? They just called yesterday and told me that the bill is overdue.” “My son was sent home yesterday because of school fees, and I told him that he will report to school the day after tomorrow. What am I going to do if we are not paid?” “My bills…” “My rent…” “The Shylock will definitely cut my head off.” The workers started to protest that Olivia felt her head almost bursting. Everyone was shouting and they had sandwiched her in the midd
Chapter 75 At Palmer’s Mansion, inside Tom’s study room. There was a stifling feeling in the air as Tom listened to Olivia recount what had happened. When she finished, he flung his fist on the table, making the wooden table almost snap into two. His nose flared up and he was trembling from anger. “Insolent! How dare he steal from me, Thomas Palmer? Who gave him the courage?” “Grandfather, calm down, please. We still don’t know the concrete situation of what really transpired. What we need right now is to find that man as soon as possible.” Olivia went to her grandfather and held him. He had a heart condition and having his emotions worked up was not good for him. He needed to calm done, only then will he think. “I have already ordered the bank to freeze his accounts. The moment he tries to do any transaction, we will know where he is.” Ethan said from the side, as he looked at the old man. Tom took out his phone and sent an orange alert, very soon, a lot of top secret agents
Chapter 74 “How are the plans coming along?” Nathan asked over the phone. No matter how powerful of an army he had, he still needed money, to maintain his people and to carry on with his plans smoothly. He had just made a huge shipment and the buyer was yet to pay. But he could not wait to put his plans in motion. Seeing his brother and Olivia living so happily as if nothing could ever come between him, was getting on his nerves. He wanted to bring them the pain he has felt all these years, and that could only happen if he lured the tiger out of the cave, and made it vulnerable by cutting off its powerful paws. He wanted to remove all the protective gear around Olivia, and when she would be in her most vulnerable state, he would offer his final blow. He wanted them separated, dead or alive. He did not care. As long as they felt the pain. After the presentation went successful, Olivia asked for the end-of-month financial report. Starting this project would require a huge amount of
Chapter 73 Three months went by after the snake incident. Tom fired every person that was supposed to protect Olivia. It caused so much trouble that Yusuf was almost removed from his position. He was just glad that the man who pulled the thing off was very experienced and even with Tom’s resources, they have not been able to find him. Tom had personally rearranged Olivia’s security detail. They were his most trusted subordinates who could not be tempted easily so, it was hard for Yusuf to find an opening again. Ethan had also assigned his great men to watch her in private. She was being protected even more than the president. “I can’t believe that she was actually that lucky and managed to survive.” A man with a long scar on his face said as he looked at Yusuf. “Yeah. It was a one-clean shot but she came out unharmed. Now with all the people hovering around her, even a fly cannot penetrate.” “It doesn’t matter. I have been waiting for so long for this. I know that there will be
Chapter 72 At the hospital… Ethan did not stay unconscious for long. Olivia was by his bedside, holding his hand with a worried expression. Although the doctors had extracted all the poison in his body, she was still worried. Ethan slowly opened his eyes. He felt someone gripping his hand hard and when he turned his head, he saw his wife’s worried expression, and her face was filled with streaks of tears. “Hey.” He softly called out. “You are awake,” Olivia called out excitedly. “What happened?” Ethan inquired after realizing that he was in a hospital. “You were bitten by that python and although your bodyguard helped to suck out the poison, you fainted on the way here.” “How are you feeling?” she asked. She was worried that there were still traces of poison in his body and it might endanger his life. “I am fine. I just feel a little numb on my arm but that’s all.” “I was so worried about you.” Olivia started to cry. When Ethan fainted in the ambulance, she felt as if her w