Olivia still didn't accept the offer. "Let me think about it."She was sure that Jack was the one that tried to kill Mason. But he didn't deal the killing blow. Instead, he asked her to save Mason.Jack once said that he had a sworn enemy. Was it someone from the Heath family? If that were the case, Olivia would stand firmly on Jack's side. Everything else could wait until she got to the bottom of that. Linus' gaze softened when Olivia relented. "No matter what your decision may be, you still saved my father's life. If there's something you want, other than someone's life, I can give it to you."What a generous promise. Anything except someone's life. But people in his position would be able to get anything they wanted quite easily. Olivia didn't provide an answer immediately. "I don't need anything. Can I hold on to this promise for now? I'll tell you if I ever need to cash in on that promise."Linus nodded. "Okay. This promise will always be effective."Then, he hand
Ethan replied directly, "I'm sorry, but I can't do that. My life doesn't just belong to me. Jack, I know you hate me and blame me for what happened. "But, no matter what you do, Kurt will never come back to life.""So why are you pretending to be the good guy? Kill me if you want to. I can't get away anyway."Ethan shook his head. "You're his brother. I won't hurt you."Jack sneered. "Pretentious.""Jack, we're cousins. We're a family.""I only have one brother in my family."Jack closed his eyes after he said that. Ethan knew he would react this way, so he didn't mind. "It's not safe for you here. I'll bring you somewhere else.""Don't touch me!""You were the one who tried to kill Mr. Heath. Do you think the Heath family would let you off the hook? "They will hunt you to the ends of the earth, and so will the Kingstons."After Ethan said that, Jack turned to look at him. "What do you know?""I know more than you can imagine. Yale ordered you to assassinate Mr. Heath t
In the next few days, Olivia became Mason's designated doctor. The Heaths trusted her a lot. That was likely because Ethan was the one who recommended her. Joel and Rufus also sang her praises. The only thing she didn't understand was that Mason would often space out while looking at her eyes. It was like he saw another person in her eyes. "Mr. Heath, it's time to eat." Olivia walked in with a bowl of soup.Mason was handing out work-related orders to someone. He told everyone else to leave the room. He always had a smile on his face when he was with Olivia, like he was a kindly old man from her neighborhood. Tatiana was his second wife. That was why Linus and Krystal were quite young. The story of how Mason came to power was interesting enough to be written into a book.Linus became more respectful to Olivia and treated her like an important guest as he saw his father getting better by the day."Vanessa, it's all thanks to you that my father is recovering so quickly."
With Olivia gone, Mason had talked to Ethan about this matter several times in the past few years. Krystal had also been asking Mason to talk about this a lot.But Ethan was a pretty important person to Mason, and he had always respected Ethan's wishes. So, this matter was just set aside indefinitely. Krystal had a shy expression on her face. Mason continued, "You were unwilling in the past. I know you loved your ex-wife deeply and wanted to remarry her someday."But she has been gone for four years. That's a very long time. My daughter has liked you for so many years. "I wouldn't mention it if you had someone you liked, but you've been single for so long. "I've always treated you like my son. Why don't we make our bond even stronger?"Ethan had followed Mason for many years and resolved many troublesome matters for him. He knew that Mason really held him in high regard. Once someone got to a position of power, all he would think about was his authority.Mason had gradu
Krystal rushed toward Ethan with tears in her eyes. She pounded his chest with all her might."Ethan, why are you so heartless? I gave you my heart, and you brushed me aside. You had a viable reason to reject me in the past. "But Olivia has been gone for so many years. Do you really think she would return?""Her return is one thing. Me accepting another woman is another."Ethan walked around her and got to the side of the bed. He looked at Mason with determination in his eyes. "Mr. Heath, I'm very grateful for the teachings you and Mrs. Heath provided me. The two of you will always be very important people to me. "Our relationship will never change even if I don't marry Krystal now or in the future. I will take good care of you both. "I appreciate the gesture, but it's like what I said six months ago. Krystal is getting to the age where she should start a family, but I'm not worthy of her."Ethan said humbly, "I've already been married, but it's Krystal's first. Also, I hav
Mason cut Krystal off coldly. "Krystal, I told you to show Vanessa some respect."Krystal had nowhere to vent the frustration of being rejected by Ethan. Olivia was the only outsider in the room. Naturally, she unloaded all her anger on her. Mason had always been gentle and loving toward her. So, she didn't like his attitude toward her at the moment. "Dad, why are you also like this? I didn't say anything wrong. We were discussing something here as a family. Who does she think she is, eavesdropping on us? She's so rude.""Krystal, it seems like I've been too easy on you and spoiled you rotten. Is this how you should act?" Mason's voice grew even colder. "It's all your fault!" Krystal glared at Olivia.Olivia set the pistachios in her hand down and patted her hands clean."Yeah, yeah. It's all my fault. I'll just disappear then."Olivia went up to Mason and said, "Mr. Heath, I'm relieved to see your recovery has been coming along well. You're out of critical condition now.
"Mr. Mason, there's no need to discipline Ms. Heath. I'm not offended at all. Please don't let my presence affect the harmony of your family. I'll leave now.';Ethan quickly said, "I'll go with you."As soon as the door closed, Krystal burst into tears. "Mom and Dad, Linus slapped me! Even Ethan slapped me! It's all because of that woman. I don't want her here anymore.""Shut up." Mason's voice was low but intimidating. He gazed at Tatiana and said, "This is the child you raised. It's embarrassing."Tatiana hesitated for a while, then replied weakly, "It's my fault. But Mason, Ethan has become very cocky. Not only did he reject the marriage, but he also hit Krystal in front of us."Mason grunted. "He did it intentionally. He wanted to show us that he would dare to hit her before us. If she gets married to him, he would probably do worse.""He wouldn't dare! I'll kill him!" Linus said coldly. That was just how people were. Families can scold or even hit one of their own, b
Olivia had wanted to go home, but Ethan dragged her off to somewhere secluded. They even changed cars mid-way. Olivia looked at him in confusion. "What surprises do you have in store?""You'll find out when we get there." Ethan held her hand as they entered the manor. She quickly noticed that Colin was there. She was immediately on guard. She shook free of Ethan's hand. "What did you do to Jack?"Ethan felt pained when he saw her guarded expression. "Why don't you trust me?""I knew I couldn't hide anything from you."Olivia was sure he noticed something that night. He probably sent people to take Jack as soon as she was gone. He was a very cunning man, after all.Ethan held her hand again. "I know I did a lot of things in the past to lose your trust. I deserve this. But I said I will never hurt you again. Does he look like I did anything to him?"Olivia heard that and started observing Colin. She even pulled his hand to check if there were chips planted."Olivia, he didn't