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
At the Kingston Residence, Yale was pushing over everything on the desk."You all are a bunch of trash! How could you let him escape when you had him surrounded?""He suffered several gunshot wounds, Mr. Kingston. Even if he got away, he wouldn't survive for long. You don't have to worry about him.""Dead? Then where's the body? If he's alive, I want him here, and if he's dead, I want to see the body. Linus is already suspicious of me. If you don't find him before the Heaths get to him, I will be doomed!"It didn't matter if Linus or Ethan was suspicious of him. There wasn't any evidence. The only witness was Jack.But his people looked all over Aldenvine and couldn't find him. It made Yale uneasy. "Mr. Kingston, there's no use getting all worked up over this. Our people are looking for him right now. We'll inform you as soon as we have any updates."Yale slumped into his chair and rubbed his temples. How did things turn out like that?"By the way, Mr. Kingston. I think the mo
Olivia heard about Kurt's story from Ethan before. But she didn't expect there to be more to the story. It seemed like fate played a trick on them for her to develop such a relationship with Jack."So, when you first approached me, you wanted to use me to kill Ethan? Then, the enemy you talked about is none other than Ethan?""Yes. Do you regret knowing me now?" Jack asked calmly.Olivia sighed in relief. "Not at all. I have been feeling uneasy. Everything happens for a reason. No one would be good to you for no reason. "I've always thought you wanted something from me, but you treated my children like your own and treated me sincerely."There's no way I could think of you as a bad person. I had been worried about the future, but now that I know the reason behind it all, I don't feel as nervous.""You don't blame me?""Why would I blame you? If you wanted to raise the kids to become your pawns, you would've tried to convince them that Ethan was the enemy."But you didn't do
Olivia was relieved since Ethan found someplace safe for Jack. Ethan was very influential in Aldenvine, so Jack would be safe for the moment. Jack was too badly injured this time. It would take him several months to recover. It would do him good to get some rest. Besides, Olivia had a lot of things to do. She hadn't seen Marina for a week. The Carltons did exactly as she said. They soaked Marina's legs in hot water for a few hours every day. Blisters form on her legs. They were punctured, and then the cream Olivia made would be applied to them.The cream was very effective. The blisters would be healed the next day. But the pain would start all over again. Marina lost quite some weight in the span of a week.Olivia felt complicated when she saw Marina. She didn't expect Kurt to be in love with a woman like Marina. His dying wish caused her a lot of pain. Marina looked at Olivia with hate-filled eyes. She felt like Olivia put her through all that suffering intentionally.
Before he came, Olivia had already lit a cigarette. Even if she didn't say a word, she still exuded charm from every pore of her body.Quite a few men had already tried to pick her up, but she rejected them with a smile. There was one drunkard who insisted she drink with him. Her rejections fell on deaf ears, so she pressed her cigarette on the back of his hand."Are you too drunk to listen? Why don't I sober you up?" Olivia smiled sweetly, which caused the drunkard to space out for an instant. Then, the pain from the back of his hand snapped him out of it. He quickly drew his hand back. "Bitch, how dare you do that?"He raised his hand to slap Olivia, but he was stopped before he could touch Olivia. Warren had arrived.He twisted the drunkard's hand lightly and dislocated it. Warren looked at him coldly and said, "Scram!"The drunkard had a feeling that Warren wasn't someone to be trifled with, so he scurried away while yelling, "This isn't over!"Warren looked at the g
Warren picked up a beer bottle and smashed it on the drunkard's head. The pub descended into chaos. Olivia, the one who caused the fight to happen, looked on calmly. If she didn't do that, how would she give herself a legitimate reason to "fall in love" with Warren?The "knight in shining armor" trick would never go out of style. After he had beaten the drunkard up, Warren saw that the commotion was getting out of hand. So, he grabbed Olivia and ran.People like him were most afraid of exposing themselves and crossing paths with the cops.The two of them ran along the alleyways in the dark of the night. Olivia broke free of his grasp and panted heavily. "I can't run anymore."Warren sighed in relief when he saw that they had gotten away."You shouldn't come to places like this alone next time. Being too pretty isn't a good thing. You'll attract all sorts of attention."Olivia raised her head. She looked even more charming under the illumination of streetlights. "What ab