Ethan misstepped and fell into the spring, splashing Olivia's face with water in the process."An ambush?" Olivia scanned her surroundings only to find Ethan sprawled on the ground. She wanted to poke fun at him. Ethan couldn't see anything, but he was flailing around in the water, searching for her with an anxious expression. "Where are you, Liv? Are you okay, Liv?"She was no longer in the mood to tease him after she saw him in that pitiful state. "Ethan, I'm fine."Ethan anxiously rushed toward her when he heard her voice. He wrapped his arms around her and said nervously, "Liv, where did you go? You scared me. I thought you were gone again."There were only a few dimly lit, solar-powered lights in the cave that Olivia brought back. The only other light was the moonlight that shone in from outside. Olivia felt her throat tighten when she looked at Ethan's worry-stricken face. She had no words to describe how she was feeling. The once proud Ethan Miller had been red
The two of them were entangled on the floor. Ethan, who was in disarray, struggled to get up. He only made his condition worse. He used to be a calm and composed man, but he lost his cool when it came to Olivia. The more cautious he was, the more it made matters worse. "Don't move. I'll handle it," Olivia said resignedly. She understood how he felt. When she found out she didn't have long to live, she was also depressed for some time. She even considered suicide. No one would be able to take it if they were suddenly thrust into such a situation.Olivia calmed him down to prevent him from making matters worse. Then, she brought him some dry clothes. "There's a shirt and a pair of pants. Can you change into them yourself?" "I can, but I can't tell the front from the back.""Never mind. I'll do it for you."It wasn't the first time she had seen his body. Olivia didn't care anymore. She reached for the tie on his waist and removed his bathrobe. Ethan's back was riddled
Ethan pressed up against Olivia's body repeatedly. It was like he wanted to meld her into his very being so they wouldn't be separated anymore. She never had the fragrant smell of herbs on her before. It felt like a fresh experience for Ethan. Since Ethan's eyes couldn't see, his other senses were amplified. He had just wanted to give her a quick kiss because he didn't want to be too greedy. But once he started, he just couldn't stop himself anymore. He reached out to the back of her head and took off the hairpin. Her thick and glossy hair dropped down and ran through his fingers. Her hair was smooth and fragrant.Maybe it was because the atmosphere was too good. It made Olivia forget to push him away.Ethan's hands were starting to get more unrestrained as he felt her up. Her figure seemed to be more curvaceous than before, probably because she gave birth to another child.Olivia felt a chill on her chest and came back to her senses. Ethan had almost stripped her naked!
Something was wrong. Was Ethan possessed? He was a completely different person from before. Ethan didn't care about appearances. Olivia was everything to him. His pride would be worthless if Olivia wasn't with him.Since Olivia didn't respond, Ethan immediately added, "I'm sorry. I know that request was rude. Just ignore it. Get some rest. I'll be fine."Olivia knew he was deliberately saying that. But it was true that he was blind, poisoned, and had fallen into the snake pit. She scratched her head in annoyance. Ultimately, she gave in to his demands. She carried her blanket and sheets next to him. "I'm here. You can sleep now.""Thanks, Liv."After a while, as Olivia was about to fall asleep, Ethan yelled, "Stay away!" Olivia opened her eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"Then, she felt Ethan sneaking into her sheets. He trembled as he wrapped his hands around her waist. Before she could burst out in anger, Ethan blurted, "Snakes! There are a lot of snakes, Liv!" His w
Ethan didn't get a wink of sleep that night. It took him so much time and effort to get Olivia back into his arms. He didn't want to sleep after he had finally found her again. Even though he couldn't see her face, he still didn't want to close his eyes. He held her in his arms gently with a loving expression in his eyes. Olivia got a good night's sleep. She slept through the entire night. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Ethan's blank stare. It took her by surprise. "Did you stay up the entire night?" Ethan said hoarsely, "I kept thinking about the snakes, and it made me scared. Besides, you were hugging me very tightly. I couldn't fall asleep."Olivia looked down and saw that she was clinging to him with all four of her limbs. She blushed as she pushed him away. "I didn't do it on purpose."Ethan looked at her with a smile. "I wouldn't mind even if you did it on purpose."Olivia wagged a finger before his eyes. She felt relieved after noticing that he didn't
The door opened with a creak. Olivia entered the room with the medicine. She saw Ethan lying in bed. He didn't look so good. "What's wrong with him?Cyril didn't even dare to look at Ethan. He feared he might accidentally let the cat out of the bag. He decided to use the excuse Ethan told him. "Mr. Miller hasn't been able to sleep well at night. He would get flashbacks of the snake pit whenever he closed his eyes. "He didn't get much rest, so his recovery is stunted." Olivia frowned. She had been trying to keep her distance from Ethan for the past few days. So, she never got in contact with him other than when she was bringing him medicine."You're still having trouble sleeping?" Olivia looked at the dark circles under his eyes. It was true that Ethan had trouble sleeping. He had been thinking of Olivia every night. He was afraid that Olivia would throw him out the next day. So, that's why he had those eye bags. Ethan nodded weakly. "That's right. I am haunted by
Olivia hadn't realized the situation she was in yet. She bent over even more, and her chest touched Ethan's forehead. It was very soft. Ethan closed his eyes and tried his best to distract himself. Luckily, Olivia was done shaving him after a short while, and he had the opportunity to catch his breath. Olivia washed her hands and then applied essence oil on her palms to massage his head. She seemed to have gotten better at massaging. Ethan wasn't drowsy at all in the beginning. But Olivia's massage and the fragrant smell made him fall asleep. Olivia sighed in relief when she saw that he had fallen asleep. She stretched as she looked at the calendar. It would take one more week for 90% of the poison in Ethan's system to be cleared out. He would have to rest up and get better on his own after that. Olivia was worried that Ethan wouldn't want to leave. She would have to leave if he didn't want to leave. Olivia read medical books for a while but noticed that Ethan didn't
Olivia's sudden question shocked Ethan. It would be very bad for him if he admitted to having regained his vision. He would never admit it!"Liv, I wish my eyesight would return sooner so I won't cause you so much trouble," Ethan said with a troubled expression. "Don't move. I'll get you some tissues.""Okay."Ethan saw Olivia putting her bathrobe back on. Then, she took a dagger from under her pillow and slowly approached him. She was looking at his face, trying to see if he was lying. Ethan knew what she was thinking. She had started to doubt him. He knew a terrible fate awaited him if she found out he was lying about his eyesight.He felt extremely nervous but couldn't afford to show any emotions on his face. As the blood flowed freely from his nose, Ethan asked innocently, "Where are you, Liv? Are you back yet?"Olivia walked up to him and placed the tissues down. "I'm here," she said in an even tone. She pulled out some tissues and then suddenly drew the dagge
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