Although Chloe had tried her best to be good to Marina all these years, Marina never saw her as her mother. Chris Carlton and Helen Gibson were promised to each other before they were born. Chris was cold to Helen after they were married, so she spent her days in depression. When Marina was only a few years old, she passed away. As soon as she died, Chris took the chance to remarry.Marina always blamed Chloe for everything that happened. For this reason, Marina had never stopped making life hard for Chloe. She even schemed and caused Chloe to miscarry. That incident also caused Chloe to become infertile. On the surface, Marina had a peaceful relationship with Chloe. But only she knew how much she hated Chloe. To make matters worse, Chloe was Olivia's mother. So she also vented her anger toward Olivia on Chloe. She would not have paid any attention to Chloe in the past. But today, she placed her hand in Chloe's palm for the first time and held her hands. They prese
As the door was opening, Marina was still holding Chloe's hand with a smile. She said gently, "Mother, we're a family after all. You can invite Olivia to our house more often in the future." "I'm glad to hear you say that, Marina. I was so afraid that you two wouldn't get along." Chloe had no idea what Marina was scheming. She was still dreaming of the day Marina could get along with Olivia. No one knew how excited Marina was at the moment. She had imagined all sorts of scenarios where Olivia was put on the spot and how pathetic she would be. The door opened slowly. Everyone was stunned when they saw the people in the room. Marina's smile froze. There were two people entangled on the couch. Ethan had taken off his suit. He was only wearing his shirt. A few of the buttons were loose. A lot of his skin was showing. It was a sight to behold. Compared to his normally meticulous and dignified appearance, he looked wild and lustful. He was holding a woman in his arms. H
Marina had been excited. But now she felt a chill throughout her entire body. It was as if her blood stopped flowing. Her body was shaking uncontrollably, and her heart felt like it ached with every beat. After a while, she found her voice and said, "What … What are the two of you doing?" The words were familiar. Her shaky voice revealed her uneasiness. Olivia wanted to raise her head and look at Marina's expression. She wondered if Marina's face was as pale as hers was all those years ago. Marina must have felt awful. A moment ago, she was fawned over by everyone. Now, she was mocked and ridiculed. Olivia knew that Ethan's affair during his son's first birthday party would be all over the Internet. She wanted to ruin Ethan and Marina's reputation! Ethan's arm was pressed tightly against her head. It stopped her from moving. She wasn't too happy about that. Ethan was still holding Olivia in his arms. Everyone was still waiting for his explanation to Marina. His fi
Marina was in her room, smashing anything she could get her hands on. Meanwhile, Olivia was still in Ethan's arms. Olivia raised her head from his chest when there was no one else around. They were standing on the deck, and it was still snowing. Ethan said in an icy tone, "Are you happy now?" He wasn't dumb. He knew that Olivia wouldn't have tried to have sex with him in a place like that. He had caught on before everything happened. He could've stopped it. But tonight, he didn't want to. He didn't expect Marina to be so stupid. Her own trap backfired against her. Olivia winked at him and said, "Why would I be unhappy? She was the one who wanted to set me up. Are you feeling sorry for her?" Ethan's eyes were filled with dissatisfaction. He said to Olivia with a scowl, "Olivia, teaching her a lesson is not worth risking your own reputation. Did you truly win?" Ethan was not one to reveal his emotions easily. But Olivia's actions almost made him lose his cool."Hav
Olivia smiled lightly and said, "I thought he was only a tool for you to exact revenge on me.""Why would you think that?" Ethan's brows furrowed tightly. He felt like something was off about Olivia tonight. He wanted to say something. But due to the incident with Marina, he had to go and handle the mess that she made. Awaiting him was not only a tearful Marina but also the unbearable Carltons. He handed Olivia the keycard to the guest room and said, "Go to the room and get changed."No one would know she was the one with him in the room if she changed. And as for the rumors online, Ethan could easily handle that. He didn't know what Olivia was planning. The fireworks show was brought forward by two hours to 8:00 pm to turn people's attention away from the embarrassing incident. The fireworks lit up the dark sky. It also attracted a lot of people to look at it. Many appeared on the snow-crusted deck to look at the fireworks. The deck quickly became very lively. The fl
Connor had always hoped to see Olivia again. Wobbling, he ran toward Olivia. Smiling at him, she reached out to him. "My dear Connor, do you want to leave with me?" Connor did not understand her words. All he knew was that she reached out to him. All he needed to do was to grab hold of her hand. He placed his chubby little hand into Olivia's palm without hesitation, allowing her to raise him up. He held onto Olivia's neck. He rubbed his face against Olivia like a puppy before saying in an affectionate tone, "Mama." Olivia looked at him lovingly, saying, "Silly boy, I'm not your mother. You should call me Aunt." At the moment, everyone else was gathered at the front of the ship to watch the fireworks show. She was able to carry Connor away with no issues. Olivia brought Connor to her room, where there was cake. She put a birthday hat on Connor and lit up the candle. She then sang him a birthday song in a gentle tone. Connor did not know what she was doing, but he smiled
The winds were strong. Connor was snuggled up in Olivia's arms as the snow swirled around them. Olivia pointed at a spot in the ocean and said, "My baby disappeared in this part of the ocean. He wasn't as lucky as you. He stopped breathing as soon as he was taken out of my body. He never had the chance to look at the sun."Little one, do you think he feels lonely at the bottom of the ocean? Why don't you go and keep him company? The water might be a bit chilly. You might feel uncomfortable for a bit, but it'll all be over soon …"And finally, you'll completely disappear from this world. That would scar him for life. You're his favorite son. That would surely break his heart, right?" Olivia pinched his face with a sad smile. "At least you're not like my baby. His existence was a tragedy from the minute he was conceived to the moment he passed." She held Connor's hand as they slowly walked to the edge of the ship. "Connor look! It also snowed heavily like this last year. Son, you
Olivia's words rang in Ethan's mind."Look, the snow tonight is so beautiful."Today is the day our baby died, Ethan. Have you ever spared him a thought this past year? Even for just a moment?"I thought he was only a tool for you to exact revenge on me."Ethan had it all wrong. She thought Olivia's target was Marina, but he didn't think about Olivia's dead child. She purposefully picked today for her revenge. It was so that she could sacrifice Connor to her dead son on the day he passed. That was a great way to get back at Marina and himself. Ethan was anxious and furious. Olivia was still the same person she used to be; she had never given up on her extreme thoughts! His heart went through a roller coaster of emotions in the span of about a minute. His palms were already drenched in cold sweat.He sprinted to the top floor as fast as he could. The first round of the fireworks show was over. The next round was in the middle of preparation. At this moment, it was like the