Ethan hung his head low at Wendy's mockery. Willow raised her head to look at him, seemingly waiting for his answer.Previously, she didn't know a thing about her father. When Willow asked Olivia about him at times, she would gloss it over casually.Olivia wasn't willing to tell Willow anything about Ethan.Now, Willow had finally met him. This would be the first time she heard him speaking about Olivia.It seemed like the situation wasn't as she imagined it to be. Ethan loved Olivia."Madam Wendy, you can scold me for being a bastard in the past, hurting her so many times. But you can't doubt my love for her. "Even if she has gone missing for many years, there isn't one day that I've forgotten about her."Colin chimed in, "How hilarious, Mr. Miller. If you truly love her—as you said yourself—why did you hurt her? That's ironic."Ethan could hear Colin's footsteps getting louder. In the end, Colin placed his palm next to Ethan, leaning closer to Ethan.Colin emphasized, "From
The peas kept springing onto Ethan's face. Irritated, he threw the pod in his hand into the basket. "I'm out, Madam Wendy.""Calm down, young man. I know you've never done such chores at home because you came from a rich family. "But think about it: your eyes can't recover in two or three days. You have to get used to the life of a visually impaired person."Ethan was stunned at the idea that Wendy was training him.Olivia had mentioned something similar. However, he didn't pay much heed to it because he was immersed in the ecstasy of reuniting with Olivia.He became serious upon Wendy's reminder. "Madam Wendy, how long will it take for my eyes to recover?""I can't say that for sure. The fastest would be three months, but it could take up to a year and a half. "You better go to the hospital after the remaining poison in your body is removed. It is not easy to treat the eyes. In short, they won't recover that quickly."His heart sank to the pit of his stomach. Before this
The door opened. Ethan couldn't find the exact word to describe his feelings. He was having a rush of blood to the head.Since he couldn't see, he kept imagining Olivia and Colin spending an intimate moment together.A few years ago, Colin did take advantage of the drug to do something similar to her.Now that she was divorced, it was possible for her to develop a relationship with Colin. Even if Ethan found out about it, what could he do about it?At that moment, he felt grateful for the fact that he couldn't witness such a heartbreaking scene with his own eyes.A pleasant smell filled the room. It wasn't a fragrance but more like the smell of shampoo or body shampoo.Olivia sounded cold. "What are you doing here?"Ethan was a little flustered. Exactly. What was he doing over there? Trying to catch a wife in an affair?He reined in the stirred emotions in him, forcing himself to sound as normal as possible. "I heard you were hurting. I thought something happened to you,
Olivia, who had washed her hair, rested against the window to gaze at the full moon.She lied to Colin.It had been three years and six months. She thought that she had gotten over Ethan.However, she became frantic and helpless when she learned that he was going to die due to poison.She rushed to his side without hesitation. Her kids were one of the reasons for it, but most importantly, she didn't want him to die.By right, Olivia shouldn't have had such emotions.It seemed like she needed to send him off as soon as he recovered. Otherwise, the longer he stayed, the more difficult it would be for her.She could hear the sound of the flute blowing from afar. Willow was blowing it in Ethan's room. Willow liked Ethan so much, but how could Olivia tell the little girl that Ethan wasn't his biological father?If Ethan found out that Willow's father was another man, would he hurt her?Olivia wasn't confident about her judgment toward Ethan because he could've changed throughou
The noise could be heard from afar. Olivia seemed to be chasing after someone.Ethan hurried down the stairs while holding the railing. He chased in the direction of the source of the noise.He fell several times in the meantime but still got back on his feet and continued his pursuit as though it didn't hurt.The noise was not far away from him, seemingly luring him somewhere.Worrying about Olivia's safety, Ethan shouted her name, "Liv! Where are you? Are you alright?"Olivia woke up from her dream. She thought she heard Ethan calling her name. "Could it be a dream again?" she wondered.Uneasiness shrouded her for some reason.Dismissing the thought of going back to bed, she propped herself up. She figured that checking out the situation could put her mind at rest.Olivia got out of bed after covering the bedsheet over Willow. She headed downstairs and soon noticed the door to Ehan's room was left ajar.She wondered, "Why did he leave the door open at this late hour?"She
Cyril felt a chill down his spine. He suddenly recalled something that Wendy told him when they were talking. There were 48 species of snakes discovered in this region, of which over 30 of them were venomous. Their bites were deadly, and there were no antidotes available.Ethan's eyes were blinded. What would happen if he fell over? Olivia and Cyril didn't dare to wait around any more. They quickly rushed ahead. "Mr. Miller, please stop!" Cyril yelled at the top of his lungs. The forest was quiet. Ethan should be able to hear his voice. After walking a short distance, they noticed one of Ethan's slippers. There were also the occasional drops of blood. Olivia was puzzled. Why would he run ahead with such reckless disregard despite falling over repeatedly? What could be leading him on? Didn't he know it was very dangerous to do so?Apparently, he didn't care. He didn't slow down despite the danger. What he was pursuing seemed more important to him than his life. "Let's
Olivia had been running in the forest. She grew more uneasy the closer she got to the snake pit. A healthy man would have trouble getting out of a place like that, let alone a blind man like Ethan. If he fell into the pit, he would die of a thousand snake bites. That was an image too horrifying for her to imagine. A chilling breeze blew toward her, carrying the rotting smell from the snake pit. Olivia shivered uncontrollably. She was like a hunter whose sole purpose was to push ahead. She couldn't hear anything else. The howling winds made her panic. She fell to the ground due to her anxiety. Cyril quickly helped her up."Are you okay?"He noticed that she was shivering terribly. "Quick! The snake pit is just ahead!" Olivia got up while ignoring the pain in her knee and started to run recklessly toward the snake pit. At that moment, she couldn't feel any pain. There was only one thought in her head: to save Ethan. She had to save him. He had to live. As she exhaus
"Mr. Miller, I can't just stand by and do nothing!" "Don't come here. It's an order! Stay where you are."Cyril tilted his head upward to stop his tears from flowing. He had witnessed a lot of his friends die on the battlefield before. He wasn't afraid of dying.Mona's death traumatized him. His leg was supposed to be crippled, but he gave everything he got during rehabilitation. He wanted to stand by Ethan's side and protect him. He didn't want what happened to Mona ever to happen again. Still, a horrible thing had happened. He felt as helpless as the night Mona died. While Colin was distracted, Olivia took the chance to throw him over her shoulder and slammed him into the ground. She ran past Cyril and went straight for the pit. She had completely left logic and the thought of consequences behind. The only thing she cared about was the dashing general who saved her from the ocean, the ex-husband who leaped in front of her during a car accident and blocked all the
Warren's pale face showed a hint of pleading. "Olivia, we've gotten to know each other better in the past two years. Have you ever loved me?"Hatred was evident in Olivia's cold eyes. "Never. I pray for your death every single second of my life.""I knew it." He smiled at that embittering answer. Karma had always been there. Another sound of a gunshot surprised the birds. A pool of blood splashed over the flowers. Warren stared at the picture on the gravestone. "Mona, I've returned everything that I owe you…"Olivia's gaze alternated between the two bodies. Her heart ached as she began crying. "It's finally over, Mona. Please rest in peace."She had been waiting for this day to come for too long. When the revenge was finally over, she felt hollow on the inside. …Yarrows reached their peak of beauty during the season, dancing along the wind. Willow was chasing after Zack, her bells ringing briskly. He teased, "You can't catch me!"After weaving a garland, Alicia bec
Warren was so blinded by love that he didn't realize that Olivia had spent the last two years setting this up.The moment he saw Olivia nestling in Ethan's arms, he knew that his identity had been exposed since the beginning.It was time to end all of this.Although the Fordham family had won the fight, they sustained heavy casualties. Brandon and Deborah, together with Jacqueline, had hurt and killed countless people. Quinn became a sacrifice, never waking up again despite her young age. Olivia placed a bouquet before Quinn's gravestone. "Rest in peace, Quinn. I'll take good care of the family. Don't worry."The breeze carried a leave before it landed on Olivia's shoulder, as though trying to respond to Olivia.Douglas reunited with the family, and Natalie was finally buried in peace. It was a private funeral, but Mason paid a visit. Mason and Douglas looked at each other. They were both important to Natalie, and they finally met each other after her death. With reddene
"Avery, what happened?" Olivia inquired.She had no clue what was happening and didn't dare to go anywhere close to Louis. The only person who she got close to was Avery."Stay away, Olivia! It's too dangerous!" Avery yelled worriedly. Louis shifted his gaze to Olivia. "My experiment is going to be successful soon. That's Natalie's descendant. She has Natalie's genes in her…"Olivia's eyes widened as she finally realized why Louis had been taking special care of her. Back then, she simply assumed that it was due to her health and talent, but it turned out that he had known her identity all along!The purpose of the human modification project was to resurrect Natalie! The thought of it gave her goosebumps.To think that he had made so many preparations just to resurrect Natalie…Even Olivia was deceived. She took the human modification project at face value; she didn't think much about it! "Let Natalie go, Louis. She's been gone for years. She could be watching us from up
Olivia arrived on the island. She noticed the change in the atmosphere this time around.It was the same old scenery, but the robots that once filled the island to the brim were gone. She expected to encounter some inspection robots upon arrival, but there weren't any.Ships were docking in lines by the seashore, and most of them belonged to private foreigner organizations and mercenaries. People were coming to the island!What happened?Was Louis in danger?Although Louis wished to transform her into a cyborg, she hoped he could live regardless. No matter what field it was, no one would come before an outstanding scientist like him. It would be a huge loss to lose him.Olivia grew worried. "Calm down, Liv. A lot of people came to the island, but I don't think it's a big issue for now," Ethan reminded her.He bet that the ships were loaded with ammunition. Still, the buildings on the island were intact, and nothing seemed to be destroyed. She disagreed, "No, there should
Mason and David had a long discussion by themselves. No one knew what they talked about.But it didn't matter because it was just an extra member joining the Fordham family anyway. That was it.On the other hand, Tatiana was a little worried. If the whole Fordham family were to be added to the family registry, would her children inherit less from the Heath family?Humans were born selfish. When the event actually came to pass, everyone would be thinking about their own benefit. However, the result of the discussion between David and Mason surprised everyone.Even though David wasn't acknowledged as one of the Fordhams, he wasn't planning to change his surname to Heath.He saw himself as a Fordham because his mother married Douglas.Nevertheless, he didn't mind his family being relatives with the Fordham family.Mason was a little disappointed, but he still respected David's decision because he knew how well Douglas treated David's family.Mason asked the Fordham family to sta
Olivia and the others returned to the Fordham family. Everything was going back on track under Avery's management. Sean's leg was recovering well. He could walk like a normal person, and he didn't have to pretend to be a cripple anymore. Troy would need more time to heal, but he was making progress.David clearly seemed better than he was before Olivia left. Everyone could still hardly believe that Jacqueline almost killed everyone in the family all by herself. When Olivia returned, David asked with concern, "Olivia, Avery said that you were cursed. How are you feeling right now?""Don't worry, Dad. I'm all better now. But we think that Jacqueline's dead in the sea," she assured.He hugged her. "It's alright. Your safety is all I hope for."It broke her heart to see how time had chipped away at his physique. It hadn't actually been that long since the family was in trouble. "Any news about Mom's whereabouts?" asked Olivia. "Avery found something, but he's still trying to
Alan brushed it over, but it was enough to leave Wendell in shock. Wendell imagined what kind of life Wayne had led before this. Growing up in a slum where all kinds of people lived… People like them had never really owned anything anyway, so they wouldn't feel the pain of loss…Ever since his wife passed away, Wendell didn't really care much about Alexander's upbringing. Wendell was merely generous when it came to spending money on Alexander. But once he reunited with his son, he realized how much it could hurt to be a parent. If that marriage arrangement was Wayne's wish, Wendell was hell-bent on making it happen.…Olivia was watching the sunset painting colors to the horizon by the seashore. Although Jacqueline was dead, Olivia didn't feel happy, not even one bit. So what if the mastermind was dead? The Fordham family was still in disarray, and no one knew where Shana was.Olivia sighed softly. "You're too young to be sighing like that." Wayne suddenly appeared next
Wendell felt helpless. He was seriously down on luck.Instead of his son, he thought that he had found himself a bossy superior. It was a heartfelt reunion after 30 years of separation, and yet the first thing Wayne talked about was an announcement about his marriage rather than expressing words of concern for his family. If it were any ordinary woman, Wendell wouldn't have minded it. But the person he insisted on marrying was none other than Olivia! She was a divorced woman with four kids!On top of that, Olivia's ex-husband was Wendell's nephew! The divorced couple was somewhat entangled with each other too.Ethan and Wayne were both dear to him. What should he do? Wendell was at his wit's end. Ignoring Wendell's dilemma, Wayne handed him a cigarette. But Wendell refused, "I quit it."Wayne lit a cigarette and squatted on the ground. Instead of a ruler of a land, he appeared more like a construction worker. Wendell massaged his forehead at that. How had his son grown
Wendell had been frail all his life. He never imagined that his biological son would have been missing for so many years. What surprised him more was that Wayne had grown up well despite hardships. Still, there seemed to be something off about this son of his.They were father and son who had been separated for years. Now that the truth was revealed, shouldn't they be hugging each other in tears of joy? Why did Wayne show no joy in reuniting with his father but seemed interested in his identity as the son of the Procter family—or more precisely, the marriage arrangement between the Procter family and the Fordham family?""Son, things are a bit complicated right now. We need to take our time to discuss this thoroughly—""Am I not your son?" Wayne's restless temperament was exactly the same as his mother's. There was no chance of dissuading him. There was only one thing in his head. He felt fortunate that he had run a background check on the ties between both families. Otherwise