In the past, she thought she had found true love. But she finally understood that the love of a man was fleeting. The only people who truly loved her were her family."Lisa, I finally understand that no matter what I do, my family might yell at me, but they will still clean up my mess."Look at Mom. She said she didn't want to do anything for me anymore, but she still cooked some soup and brought it to that bitch in person."Krystal said smugly, "My dad said he wanted to cut ties with me, but he didn't mean it. He probably already came to an agreement with the Kingstons in private."The door opened right after she said that. Linus brought a doctor with him."Linus, what's the situation?"Linus didn't say much. His tone was cold. "I just got someone to give you a checkup. You shouldn't have done that when you're pregnant.""Linus, you know that I've always been physically fit. It's just beating someone up. That's no problem for me. "The only issue is I got some stitches on my
"Mr. Heath, what are you doing? Ms. Heath is still pregnant," Lisa said nervously. "It's because she's still pregnant that I want her to stop doing anything stupid.""Even so, there's no need to lock her up. Why don't you let me in so I can take care of her? I'm worried about her being alone in there." Lisa knew Krystal very well. She had been spoiled rotten since she was young. She was completely vulnerable to setbacks.Linus took a step closer to Lisa. His face, which looked a lot like Mason's, exuded a lot of pressure. It made Lisa feel uneasy."You seem especially concerned about my sister, Ms. Walker."Lisa clutched her sleeves tightly. "That's true. My baby died shortly after its birth. I raised Ms. Heath. It's only natural that I care about her.""No wonder. I feel like she is becoming more like you in terms of her appearance and personality."His words sent shockwaves through Lisa's mind. Krystal, who was still oblivious, said, "What are you saying, Linus? I'm the d
Some memories were given new meaning when the possibilities came to light. "The results will be out soon. Don't make any assumptions before that," Mason said."Understood."The butler came over. "Mr. Heath, this is the information on the Walker family."Mason opened the document. He got visibly upset the more he read. "The Walkers used to be a family of fishermen in a fishing village. They have been poor for generations, right until Lisa saved Mrs. Heath's life when she was ten. "She started working for the Benson family and worked her way up until she worked for Mrs. Heath." It should've been an inspiring story, but the Walker family became local bullies due to their connection with Tatiana. They went from a family of fishermen to a group of gangsters. They worked as loan sharks and even opened up some shell companies that were suspected of money laundering.Mason threw the document to Tatiana. "Take a good look for yourself."Tatiana said anxiously, "Mason, I really di
Molly felt moved when she looked at Tatiana's concerned gaze. She had never felt motherly love before. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at Tatiana, who was around her mother's age.It didn't matter if Tatiana's feelings were genuine or just a show. At that very moment, she felt like someone actually cared about her."Mrs. Heath, this is too valuable. I can't possibly accept this.""Child, just take it. I'm not using it to make you change your mind. I really just want you to get well soon."Linus put down the fruits and flowers he was holding."Ms. Kingston, it's our fault this time. My mother and I are not here to convince you to change your mind. We sincerely hope you'll recover soon."Yale looked at the two of them. Clearly, he didn't believe that they were so kind-hearted. The truth was that it didn't matter if the result of the DNA test was out or not. The Heaths planned to cut ties with Krystal either way.They would've helped her if she was even remotely remor
Molly's pain subsided with Tatiana's comforting words. She quickly felt drowsy as she had eaten her fill. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.Tatiana asked in a whisper, "How is she?"Olivia shook her head. "She's safe now, but it'll be very hard for her to get pregnant.""How… How could that be? She's still so young…" Tatiana was a woman too. She knew how painful it was for a woman to lose the ability to conceive a child."It has to do with the poison she was fed after she was born. The dosage was very small and wasn't enough to kill her instantly. Instead, it affected her body gradually. "Then, she was washed away by the water unexpectedly. That was how she survived and wasn't poisoned to death. "She crossed paths with the Kingstons after that. They spent quite a lot of money to nurse her back to health. She wouldn't have lived so many years otherwise."Olivia sighed. "She had only begun to get slightly better. Her pregnancy took a lot out of her. It's unfortunate that she
Olivia yawned when she got into the car.Linus patted her on the head. "Are you tired?""A little. I was just used to Carathia's hours. I'll adjust in a couple of days."Olivia closed her eyes and was about to rest.Linus suddenly spoke up, "That person that you worked with is still alive."Olivia had been busy the entire day. She almost forgot about Undecim. "Really?""Wayne didn't catch him. He was only bluffing at the airport to get you to stay. I might have taken you away, but your identity has also been exposed. "Wayne has crossed swords with Ethan many times over the years. He's a very troublesome enemy. He will try to achieve his goals no matter what he has to do.""Uncle Linus, I understand. But since I'm back at the Heath residence, he won't be able to do anything to me, right?"Linus sighed. "You're underestimating the persistence of a man. Especially a man who's basically in heat." Olivia blushed. It was a very apt description for Wayne."Olivia, you stole his
Mason raised a hand and silenced Linus. "That woman had the audacity to try something like this. She must've made preparations for this. She might even commit suicide if you try to force an answer out of her. We won't be able to get any information if she dies.""Then, what do you suggest…""Come up with more plans and we can divide and conquer."Mason quickly realized something. "She gave birth to her child at the same time as your mother back then. So, the child she took away had to be your sister."Linus gritted his teeth as he asked, "Her baby died. If it really was my sister, then…""Then, we'll make the entire Walker family pay!" Mason said angrily.Linus quickly left. Only Olivia and Mason were in the room. She comforted Mason softly, "Grandpa, my aunt is definitely still alive. Don't worry."Mason's anger subsided. He slumped into his chair and smiled resignedly. "Olivia, that was an embarrassing revelation. The daughter we doted on for so many years turned out to be
Linus rubbed his temples. Tatiana's logic was a little weird.Linus didn't know that Tatiana thought about this every time she cleaned up the messes Krystal made. Krystal wouldn't have done so many stupid things if she had inherited their intelligence.Luckily, Krystal wasn't her daughter. Or else, it would be really humiliating. "Mom, Krystal is the least of our worries right now. Our top priority is finding my real sister."Tatiana snapped back to reality. She wanted to rush to Lisa and settle the score."Lisa said her child died back then. Does that mean she…""Mom, you have to calm down. Lisa is cunning. Going to question her now might have adverse effects. She might even retaliate if we force her hand.""Then, what should we do?""We have to seize the initiative. Don't worry, I've already sent some people to look into my sister's whereabouts. What you have to do is not alert her."You have to try to probe her for information while feigning ignorance and keep her obliviou
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