Marina waited for a while to no avail. She vented her anger on Connor."You brat! I gave birth to you and raised you! And you can't even call me your mother! You're so happy whenever you call that bitch your mother, huh?"Why did I give birth to an idiot? Other than your face, you're useless!"She turned him over to spank him. He cried as he didn't know what he did wrong.Mina hurried over to the scene, and Marina stopped. Marina threw Connor at her, threatening, "You have quite the temper. But I'm warning you, if you let anyone know about this, you ought to leave this house tomorrow."Connor wasn't Ethan's biological son. Yet he resembled Ethan so much.Besides, Ethan gave him paternal love in order to placate the guilt of losing a child.Thus, Marina needed Connor so she could become Mrs. Miller. She didn't want to infuriate Ethan with such a matter.Marina left. Mina's eyes reddened when she saw Connor's swollen butt.She had been babysitting him for a year, and she had
Brent was quick in handling matters. He managed to receive a notarial certificate on the same day.Olivia was aware of how she was able to retrieve the house.It was thanks to the fact that she was willing to risk her safety to protect Connor. She did it out of reflex at that moment.Even if Connor was Marina's son, he was an innocent child.She smiled self-mockingly. There was a cut on her eyebrow, and she received the Fordham residence in exchange. The moment she shut her eyes, she always recalled how Marina forced her to get on her knees.She couldn't help but clench her fists.Olivia spent the following two days peacefully. Not only did she retrieve the Fordham residence, but Ethan also didn't show up in front of her.Coover found new findings regarding Jeff as he sent a few pictures to her.At that moment, she was eating the cherries Everly prepared. When she saw the pictures, the cherry in her hand fell onto the floor before it reached her mouth. Her phone fell onto
Olivia was utterly disappointed. She knew that he wasn't a kind person, but she had never expected this kind of cruelty from him.Now, she realized that she didn't know much about him. "Eve, you know what? On the day of the car crash, I was making a meal at home because it was Ethan's birthday …" she recounted.Everly drew a few tissues for Olivia to wipe her tears off. The tissues were soon dampened because Olivia couldn't stop crying.Olivia continued, "Ethan never celebrated his birthday because he shared the same birthdate as his sister. He's always in low spirits on his birthday."I racked my brain to come up with an idea to make him feel better. I remember I spent a lot of time decorating the place."Yet, before he came home, all I received was news of my father in dire condition after a car crash."She placed her hand on her chest, trying to catch her breath. "I once thought of ending the bad blood between us with my death."Now, I regret it. Why does the person have
To Everly, Olivia was a bright person who grew up with a good upbringing. She was a proper person who upheld the right values.She never used underhanded schemes. Even if she was born into a rich family, she didn't look down upon ordinary people.It was normal for Ethan to fall for a confident and sophisticated person like Olivia.As a woman herself, Everly liked Olivia, too. There were a lot of times when Everly was embarrassed of herself when she compared herself with the upright Olivia.However, the woman standing before Everly didn't feel like the Olivia she knew at all. Now, she was like a doll in a breakdown. Her beautiful eyes were devoid of emotions, sending chills down Everly's spine.Everly said, "Liv, what are you talking about?"Similar to a madwoman, Olivia cried and smiled at the same time.Her perspective shifted completely because of the pictures.Now, she finally understood why kindness was the opening for others to bully her.She wept. "He won't help me to look for
Olivia became agitated upon hearing Everly's words.An ominous glint danced in Olivia's eyes as she said aloud, "Connor is innocent. But my dead child is innocent, too! The person who should've died is him!"She rubbed her throbbing chest with a contorted expression. "If he hadn't been born, my child wouldn't have died.""Silly girl! Why do you have such extreme thoughts? Liv, listen to me, I am a realist, but I do believe in fate."Everything that's happening is destined to be. Your baby has become an angel sooner than most people. "If you look into the sky, he might be watching you. He wants you to live a good life, not waste your time doing the things you will regret later on."Think about the hardships you've gone through. I bet you can't bring yourself to see others experience the same thing, do you?" Everly asked.Olivia looked back at Everly icily. "Do you know what I went through the past year? "Why does my family have to be ruined? Marina is living happily with her f
A few days ago, Ethan found Leo, but he didn't inform Olivia about it.He flew to another country.He had something to settle there. But it was also because of something else that was important.He wanted to take Leo back to the country personally.He figured that Olivia would be happy to see Leo.Noticing the smile on his face, Ethan quickly shook that idea off. He thought, "Whether she'll be happy or not, it doesn't matter to me. "I found Leo because I want to take control of her life and death. That way, it'll be easier to torture her."Ethan spent a few more days abroad. He suddenly received news of Leo's disappearance.They had reached an agreement before this.Ethan sent Jeff's medical reports to Leo, who shared his professional opinion about it and agreed to perform the surgery.Yet, Leo vanished in thin air when Ethan was going to take him back to the country.Brent reminded Ethan, "Mr. Miller, Leo's acting weird."Ethan appeared calm, but his eyes were dangerous
Jeff survived the car crash, so Ethan provoked him. That resulted in Jeff getting a heart attack. Jeff was in a coma in the end.Olivia tightened her fists as resentment flared in her eyes.It was getting late. Kelvin drove her to the airport.She had a simple meal at the airport. It didn't matter to her if Jeff was able to regain his consciousness.As long as she was alive, she would never let Ethan and the others live in peace!She wouldn't be able to live long anyway. So she didn't mind the idea of bringing a few people down to rock bottom with her.Olivia waited in the waiting room for a while. She checked the landing hour through the schedule to head out of the room five minutes before the plane landed.It had been sunny without snowfall in Aldenvine for the past two days. Thus, the plane landed on time.Ethan took the VIP exit out. When Olvia was going to walk up to him, she noticed the person walking next to him.It was Chris. Although she had met him only onc
Olivia knew who it was without taking a look at the man.Ethan was wearing a suit that perfectly outlined his built figure. The glint in his eyes was dangerous, as always.She could recognize him through his sharp jaw alone, too.His cedar scent wafted her nose, creating an intimate atmosphere in the back seat.She stifled the urge to shove him away for her big plans. She broke the silence first. "Where have you been?"Now that she had gotten over him, she showed no interest in his life.She wouldn't take notice of his social media updates nor check his Twitter account repeatedly, let alone click his profile picture again and again.Had Ethan not informed her to pick him up from the airport, she wouldn't have known that he had been abroad."Work." It was a succinct answer.He wanted to talk about Leo, but it would ruin the atmosphere.Olivia was sitting on his lap. Her body was warming his thighs.In addition to the closed space, their intimate posture was a fluttering sce
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