Mason had blocked off every path!Even Olivia's fingers were already on Ethan's zipper. She met Ethan's complaining gaze. "Um… I'll be heading there for now."Ethan grabbed her in a hug. "How are you going to make it up to me?""Just hang in there. We'll find another chance.""Don't you miss me at all? Not even one bit?"She didn't have such high demands in this aspect. After he left, she indeed hadn't missed him one bit. But as soon as he kissed her just now, she felt like she was a little affected.Olivia coughed lightly. "Well, a little."She took the initiative to plant a kiss on his cheek. "Be good. Go home for a shower.""I'll come over at night."Olivia bit her lip. "Sure."After she smoothed out her clothes, she left under Ethan's pining gaze.As expected, the maid was dutifully waiting at the door. Olivia returned to Mason's side.Mason glanced at Olivia's slightly welling lips. Even Olivia's ears had reddened.She had given birth to a few children already, but
Olivia had no idea what exactly happened back in their time.But every time she saw Mason gazing at the painting, or when she noticed Mason zoning out as he gazed at her face, she knew that Mason must have loved her grandmother dearly.As the sky darkened, Krystal arrived at the Heath residence.Tatiana frowned when she saw Krystal wearing more clothing than usual. "What's with all the clothes?""I didn't want to catch a cold. Mom, I missed you so much." Krystal hugged Tatiana as she spoke in a spoiled manner."Oh, you. Don't do anything to make me sad anymore, alright? Do you know how worried I was about you?""Mom, I know. I mean it."Taking Krystal's hand, Tatiana said, "By the way, you said that you're giving me a surprise, right? Where is it?"Tatiana even looked behind Krystal, but she didn't see anything Krystal might have brought back."You'll know soon enough." Krystal had a mysterious look on her face.Tatiana kept reminding her, "Remember your lesson from before, a
Linus was about to reply when he saw Olivia walking over to them from far away. He waved at Olivia, saying, "Come here, Liv."Krystal muttered in suspicion, "Mom, since when has my brother gotten so close to her?"She didn't quite like that feeling. Linus had always been a cold man, and he especially avoided women.For the past few years, the person he was closest to was none other than Krystal herself. But Krystal noticed the gentle expression on Linus' face when he talked to Olivia.She didn't believe that Linus would be interested in Olivia after learning that Olivia was a divorcee.Olivia nodded politely at Tatiana. "Hi, Mrs. Heath, Ms. Heath."Tatiana didn't dare to cause trouble in recent days, and she was comparatively decent to Olivia. She greeted indifferently, "Hello, Ms. Fordham."Only Krystal snorted. She could only refrain from provoking Olivia, but she would never be nice to Olivia.Olivia's identity wasn't revealed yet. So, in front of other people, she addre
Yale wondered if Olivia had married Ethan again.Even if they had reconciled, the dinner tonight was a family matter. Why would an outsider like Ethan be here?Perhaps Ethan had just returned and was reporting the results to Mason. It was the only reason Yale could think of.The two simultaneously opened their car doors and got out of their cars. They were both wearing long wool coats, and they were of similar height. But Ethan exuded a colder air than Yale.Without any outsiders around, the two didn't even want to maintain peace on the surface. Their expressions were cold, and they looked down on each other.They strode into the Heath residence at once. The people following them felt that the two were even colder than the weather."It's a family dinner tonight. Don't you think that your presence here is quite odd?" As Yale walked alongside Ethan, he attacked the latter.Ethan sneered. "If you are aware that this is a family dinner, what right do you have to be here? Isn't
The fork in Tatiana's hand dropped onto the table with a thud. She had never imagined that Krystal would do something like this.Krystal wanted to be with Yale? Was she out of her mind?Tatiana's expression turned foul. She even thought that she was hallucinating, and she must have misheard.Unexpectedly, Krystal curved her lips into a faint smile. "Dad, Mom, I've finally realized who has been truly good to me."In the past, I did so many things for a man who didn't deserve my love, but I overlooked the man who truly loved me. I'm not a young child anymore. In the future, I just want to live happily with Yale."Tatiana felt like she was having a heart attack. Taking a deep breath, she drank some water to calm herself down. She was suppressing her urge to end Krystal's life right then and there.When Krystal finished speaking, she noticed her mom's foul expression. The others were eerily silent as well.There was no trace of dissatisfaction on Ethan's face caused by her revenge.
Mason's gaze was cold as he tightened his grip on the glass cup.Olivia sensed that he was close to exploding, so she immediately patted the back of his hand. "Mr. Heath, please have some more water."At this moment, Mason was even tempted to fling the glass onto Krystal's face!Suppressing the rage in his heart, he forced himself to say calmly, "So you think getting pregnant outside of marriage is something to be proud of?""Mr. Heath, you can blame me—"Mason threw his glass at Yale's feet. "She's being immature, and now you too, Yale? Or are you two just trying to cause trouble for me?"If word of her pregnancy out of wedlock gets out, how will everyone look at our family?"Krystal argued, "Dad, it's about time you changed your old-fashioned mindset! Many women get pregnant out of wedlock and get married while they're pregnant these days."Yale and I are truly in love with each other. Also, haven't you been urging Linus to get married and have kids? I have a child now, and y
Yale was stunned, but he quickly returned to his senses. That cunning Mason had struck the heart of the problem.Yale refused to believe that Mason would truly disown his daughter. Mason must be testing him."Of course. I love Krystal as a person, not her status."Krystal said angrily, "Dad, what do you mean by this? Didn't you say those words out of anger, and you didn't mean them at all? You're my biological father. How could you abandon me?"Mason sneered. "Do you think I'm as childish as you are? Why would I say things like that out of anger? All these years, you have been doing whatever you like just because of your status."So what happens now that you've lost that status?"Krystal's expression stiffened. "Dad, haven't you cooled off? If not, why would you ask me to come back for dinner?""I called you back here to announce one thing. It was also to erase you from our family tree."Krsytal's body swayed. "Dad, you must be joking.""Why would I joke about such things with
Early on, Tatiana had already guessed that something was off. When Mason revealed the answer, she felt her heart tremble violently.Tatiana said through shivering lips, "What's going on, Mason?"Mason explained, "A long time ago, I told you I was in a relationship before we got together. I didn't betray you. The child existed before I met you. Liv is the granddaughter I had with her.""Dad, how can she be your granddaughter? She…" Krystal shook her head continuously, refusing to acknowledge it.But Mason just smiled coldly. "I had a DNA test with Liv in private, and it confirmed our blood relationship. She'll be a part of the Heath family in the future. As for you…"Mason's tone turned heavy. "I've already said that you're no longer my daughter. You're on your own now."Only then did Krystal realize that an earth-shaking change had occurred in the Heath family. However, she was kept in the dark and knew nothing about it.Now, she only had one card left. It was the child in her b
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