Olivia shook his head, shaking off those preposterous thoughts.There was nothing weird about that scene. Molly's body was weaker than the average person's, and Yale watched her grow up. It could be possible for him to see her as his own sister.It was the same with Jeff and Olivia. Although they didn't share the same blood, they were close. How could she have such immoral thoughts about Yale and Molly?Olivia left the villa, her face cold from the breeze.She turned on the car engine so that the heater could clear the mist of the windows. Rubbing her hands, she took the wheel and stepped on the pedal.Perhaps Molly's saddening story had weighed on her mood.Feeling down, Olivia took herself a drive around this familiar city.Her kids weren't by her side, and Jeff had passed away. Not even her only best friend was there with her.The city gave her a sense of void.While she was waiting for the green light, memories flooded her head.She visited her college and quietly sat
Ethan wrapped Olivia tightly in his embrace, warming her up.She buried her face in his chest, circling her hands around his waist. "Don't move. Let me hug you."Solitude had been her sole companion all these years, rain or shine.Like a bird flying restlessly, she now hoped for a place to take a break."Okay." He cooperated meekly, hugging her silently in the shade of stars.They knew each other long enough for him to know her like the back of his hand. His deep, masculine voice rang in her ears. "I'm here, Liv."She listened to his pounding heart and stayed that way for a while. It wasn't until Olivia started sweating that she released Ethan."Feeling better?" he asked.She was fully recharged. "Much better. I'm hungry. Anything to eat?""Hold on." He carried her to the couch. She didn't switch the lights on. The starlight projector was enough to light up the whole house.The sound of sizzling came from the kitchen. Soon, Ethan served two plates of steak and took out
Ethan pestered Olivia until she muttered, "Stop."He lifted the hem of her pajamas and sneaked his head into her clothes.His voice sounded muffled through the garments. "You can continue the movie, don't mind me."Words failed her.This bastard was a man of cold disposition in the past. Now, he was like a fireball burning in sexual desire.As her body slowly melted, there was no way for her to focus on the movie.The light from the screen illuminated the place with a dim shade. Her neck craned upward, and Ethan placed a plushy under her waist.Her pajamas reached her chest, revealing her flat tummy."Liv…" he murmured subconsciously.…It was late at night when it ended. The movie had finished before that.The exhausted Olivia rested against Ethan's chest, not wanting to move.He planted a kiss on her forehead. "I'll carry you to the room."The scattered clothes on the floor made her cheeks burn. "Are you a hungry wolf?"It was the first time he had gone this far when
There was dead silence in the room where Molly rested in Yale's embrace. "Yale, what did Vanessa tell you? Can't you tell me about it?"He gave her a light pat on the shoulder. "Nothing. Why didn't you tell me how much you suffered before this?"If it hadn't been for Olivia's reminder, he wouldn't have asked someone to look into what Molly did to get pregnant.Molly always brushed him off that she was taking supplements for her health. Little did he know, those casual words had hidden the hellish experience she went through.She smiled happily. "It's already in the past. Look, I'm just fine. Besides, I just want to give birth to your baby."She nuzzled his chest like a kitten. "If I can bear your baby, I won't have any regrets in this life. Don't blame me, Yale.""There's just nothing I can do about you." He sighed helplessly. Molly pulled his hand to her belly. "It's wondrous to think that our baby is right here. Are you happy?""I am.""But the corner of your lips are droop
Tears ran down Molly's cheeks. The first half of her life was lonely. Luck was on her side, and the Kingston family adopted her. Meeting Yale was the happiest thing that had happened to her.Her sole wish was to give birth to his baby. Why was God so cruel to her? He even tried to take away the baby she went through so much to conceive.Molly and Yale were each others' saviors. They couldn't lose each other."Yale, even if we choose abortion, could you let me keep the baby for some time? I… I might be barren forever."His fingers reached out to brush her tears off. "Silly girl. It's better to end things quickly before we have lingering feelings. You'll grow more attached to the baby as time passes."She sobbed so much that her breathing hitched. "I just want to know how it feels to be a mother.""Okay, okay. Stop crying. I'll listen to you. You only have until week 12. When the time comes, you must abort the baby."Teary-eyed, Molly mumbled, "I know."Yale's phone rang. H
Olivia dropped by for a moment before leaving.The Heaths' driver drove her to the airport. It was a flight to Orbit City.She deliberately let Mason know her schedule so as to not worry him.The Orbit City was near the borders. Lately, Arlandia and the neighboring country hadn't been on friendly terms. So, it was dangerous to travel here at this time.The residents along the borderline had evacuated, yet Olivia disguised herself and got a ride from The Black Ravens. She was attempting to sneak out of the country.As an S-rank, she either had the luxury of time to spend or had an S Rank mission waiting for her.There was Olivia in the van. Unlike its dirty appearance, the cabin was heavily modified. There weren't just weapons and fire ammunitions. Its tires were also bulletproof.Olivia wore a mask, becoming another person. It was the identity she had been using for years. It was a fake identity that others could track down.In fact, the owner of the identity had long pas
The screen happened to scroll to the victims' pictures. The crime scene was gory.Some of them were skinned, while some of them were dismembered.It was a bloodlust pervert who loved torturing massacres. It was so appalled that Olivia was questioning if she should approach this kind of person.In fact, she didn't want to get close to a mentally ill person. He was an obssessive pervert."Can I reject this mission?""Do you wanna miss the chance to meet our boss?" Undecim gave her a backward glance.His mysterious gaze came with an ambiguous smile. "Aren't you a hardcore fan of our boss? If this is a mission success, we'll become the best employee of the year. You know that he personally gives out the awards at the ceremony."She massaged her forehead. She had almost forgotten about it.When she first joined The Black Ravens, she asked about the boss to figure out the mastermind.Someone caught on, so she made up a story that she had admired the boss for a long time.To make
The arduous journey lasted a day and a night long. Olivia took a break under a tree.In contrast to their prosperous country, it was desolate behind the mountain.She had been to many places and seen various sights. She had witnessed both happiness and encountered poor kids who lost their homes due to wars.She spent her free time helping out people in need. She donated goods to the disaster areas and schools for the poor kids. She established organizations to help pitiful women and cared for the homeless.It still pained her to see the desolate scene. There was a limit to her helping all the needy people in the world all by herself."You're such a hard nut to crack. You're an assassin yourself, yet you sympathize with those people." A voice broke her reverie.Her head shot upward. Undecim, who was awake, handed her a bottle of water. "No mission failure. Only mission success. Don't you dare be the good guy and ruin our progress.""Got it."She took a break before suggesting,
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