There wasn't any change in Linus' tone. "Are you sure you're alright?""I'm a doctor, Mr. Heath. I know my condition very well. Thanks for the concern. It's getting cold. You should rest up."The footsteps faded out, and Ethan buried his face in her neck. "Linus has taken a liking to you."Linus and Olivia had been getting along as friends, and he had been showing an interest in her.Although Olivia thought that it was not that likely, she could feel that he was paying a little too much attention to her.She couldn't distinguish the cause of such attention, whether it was due to love or gratitude."Don't take everything as a love matter."Ethan bent over to carry her to the bed. "You're still as naive as ever, Liv. There's no such thing as pure goodwill. When a man cares for a woman, it can't be anything else than love."Her tresses lay across the sheet. He held a strand of it to his nose to sniff it. "Unfortunately, you're mine and can only be mine."The night was meant to be
Fortunately for Tatiana, the slap didn't sting that much because Mason hadn't fully recovered.However, there was a red mark on her cheek."You slapped me! How could you slap me! Who am I doing this for? It's all for you!" she sobbed.She continued, "I know that you admire Ethan. Back then, you were afraid that it would be difficult for him to stand on his feet alone, so you pushed Yale up. You chose Yale because Linus was away from us."I know how much you approve of Ethan all these years. If we can make him our son-in-law, it can solve all of the problems. I'm not doing this for Krystal. I'm doing this for our family, for our families! I'm also thinking about our future generation!""Still … you shouldn't have resorted to such underhanded means. What will he think of you in the future?""What will he think of me? He's a divorced man, but we're marrying our daughter to him. He's not in the position to complain when even we're not saying anything."Mason took a sip of tea to cal
Right after the maid knocked on the door, Krystal screamed inside the room, "Why are you here!"Tatiana, who thought that Krystal was putting on an act, barged into the room. "Krystal, are you alright?"Krystal covered her body with the blanket when the door was opened.Teary-eyed, she pointed at the man who shouldn't be there.Even her voice was trembling. "W-Why are you here?"Linus was the only person clueless about the plan, so he didn't know what was going on.Meanwhile, Mason's expression was grim. He wasn't surprised to see Yale instead of Ethan.It wouldn't have been that interesting if Ethan was such an easy man to be taken down.Tatiana looked at Yale, whose torso was bare. Her complexion wasn't any better than Krystal's. "You … You …" Linus punched him in the face. "Why are you in Krystal's room?"Yale wore an innocent expression. "Last night, Krystal asked me to come to her room to tell me something. So, I came! But the lights weren't turned on when I entered the
Krystal bulldozed at Yale, hitting him while shouting, "This is a trap!"He let her be, showing no sign of fighting back.Tatiana pulled Krystal in an attempt to stop her.Mason's expression was grim because he had guessed the consequences ahead.He had figured that Ethan wouldn't fall for the trap, but he didn't expect Yale to be this daring to touch his daughter!However, it happened under Krystal's consent. Thus, Yale appeared to be the passive party."Now that things have turned out this way, I'm willing to take responsibility for Krystal."Krystal charged at him like a mad woman upon hearing that. "What did you say? I don't need that!""I'm a man. I'm not that cruel, Krystal."Furious, she scratched his face."Enough! Put on your clothes and leave the talking to later." Mason couldn't stand it any longer.Tear-stricken, Krystal turned around, only to realize Olivia was watching the show.Krystal threw a pillow at Olivia in a fit of fury. "What are you looking at, bitch
Olivia and Mason had pasta together. The meal definitely warmed them up."Feeling better now? Otherwise, you can have another bowl of pasta." She smiled.He caressed her head. "Your way of comforting is quite distinctive.""Neither Ms Heath nor you wanted that to happen. Now that things turned out this way, there's no use thinking about it anymore. Don't let it take a toll on your health."He didn't say a word about it, but she was clever enough to figure it out."You're not only good at treating people. Would you like to work for me?" Mason offered sincerely.Olivia shook her head. "I think there's more freedom to move around places. I might leave once you recover. I should prepare your medications. I bet Ms. Heath is ready too."Mason watched her leave. Her maturity rendered it difficult for him to let her go. She was a rare prodigy!A group of people entered Krystal's room, where she was crying while more marks adorned Yale's face.Tatiana and Linus wore long faces as the
Tatiana gritted her teeth, not expecting herself to be played a fool by a youngster. There was no way out from this now.Yale was clearly feigning innocence after seizing the opening to take advantage of them.Meanwhile, there was nothing to say about Krystal, who merely cried and cried.Although Mason and Linus were aware that it was a trap, Yale didn't give them the room to take back their words because the Kingstons were already here!If they objected to the marriage and word of it got out, Krystal's reputation would be tarnished.Putting that aside, the Heath family's name mattered more.They had no choice but to go along with Yale."Let's go to the living. Don't keep them waiting too long." Mason rose to his feet.Yale hurriedly followed suit.Hugging Linus' arm, Krystal pleaded, "Linus, please save me. I'm begging you. Please save me. You're my only hope now!""Save you? Explain. What happened last night? Don't you hate him? Why didn't you scream for help?" That was t
Krystal struggled to find the words to answer that. If she told Ethan what she had planned to do to him last night, he wouldn't let her get away with it.He asked implicitly, "Did you guys perhaps … do the deed?""I-I didn't know that it was him! I thought it was you!" She closed her eyes, confessing everything."If I had gone over last night, would I be the one in Yale's shoes right now?"Krystal didn't know how to answer that. Her silence was the answer to everything.Ethan's tone suddenly turned cold. "No wonder I felt unwell last night. To think that you lured me to your room with Liv's whereabouts … Did you add something to my drink?""Ethan, I did that because I love you so much. You keep turning down my feelings, so I didn't have any other choice …""You had this coming. Are you happy now?"Guilt crept upon her heart. "I know. It's all my fault.""I bet Yale has already apologized to you. But did it even mean anything?" He sneered. "If it did, you wouldn't have called m
Ethan hugged Olivia, burying his face in her neck. "Liv, as I said, my family owns so much money that it's enough to sustain us for a few lifetimes. As for power, there's nothing I'm afraid of other than God. "What Yale desires is something I don't care about. Power is just a tool to protect my family and you. Even without Krystal, I have other ways to gain it. The most important person to me is you."He spoke into her ear softly, "Don't drive me away, Liv. You're my everything."She flicked his forehead. "Control yourself. This is the Heath residence. How are we going to explain if someone sees you in my room?""If you drive me out right now, that's no different from announcing that I spent the night here."Olivia went silent for a moment. "So, what are we gonna do?""When the night comes, I'll get out of here through the camera blind spots.""There are guards outside.""I have my ways."She was rendered speechless."But Liv, I'm starving.""What would you like to eat? I'l
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