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
After Tatiana sat down, Lisa got on her knees and pleaded, "Mrs. Heath, I'm aware that it's all my fault this time. "Ms. Heath told me about how Yale was cold to her and asked me to come up with a plan. She was the child I raised, and I didn't ask for permission beforehand because I was too anxious."Then, I got into a fight with the maid. I'm too ashamed of my actions. I'm willing to bear all the consequences."Lisa was very smart. She didn't reveal her concern for Krystal while she said all those things. Anyone would just think she was a diligent and responsible maid. She was also trying to find out if Tatiana knew anything.Tatiana sighed. "It would be great if that was an option. I wouldn't have to worry so much. I brought Ms. Kingston some soup today, and I also talked to Yale. "He wouldn't relent no matter what I said. He's adamant about fighting us and getting justice.""Then what about Ms. Heath?""I don't think she can get away scot-free this time. Yale has all the
That night, other than Olivia, who slept soundly in Ethan's arms, the others were burdened with worry.Ever since Lisa met Molly, she felt that Molly was quite familiar. After Tatiana came over, a thought crossed Lisa's mind. Could it be her?As soon as the thought came to mind, Lisa denied it. Back then, Lisa had drugged that sickly person for seven years. Even if that person didn't die in the flood, she couldn't have survived.Moreover, a flood happened that year, and many lives were lost because of it. Many people went missing, let alone that sickly person who was as weak as a kitten.Even strong winds could easily topple her.That was what Lisa thought, but she still felt panicked for some reason.Lightning streaked across the sky accompanied by thunder. Lisa's face looked pale under the flashing light.Tatiana already had trouble sleeping, so she suddenly woke up from her slumber. She had a dream just now. In the dream, she went back in time to the day she gave birth.She
It was only 5:30 pm by the time Tatiana arrived at the hospital. Yale was a little surprised. He knew that Tatiana was very dedicated to Krystal. "Mrs. Heath, I've already told you that you don't have to work so hard. No matter what you do, I won't give up on suing Krystal.""Yale, I've also told you many times that I'm not doing these things for Krystal's sake. The weather is terrible tonight, and I can't sleep. That's why I came over to check on Molly."Moreover, it's easier for me to take care of her. You're a man, after all."Tatiana stubbornly shoved Yale aside as she quietly entered the room.When she saw Molly, she felt reassured. She sat down next to Molly and covered her with a blanket.The swelling on Molly's face had receded a lot. Her eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and she seemed to be dreaming of something as she kept mumbling."H-Help..."Molly woke up from her dream, startled. Her face was filled with terror as she looked around her fearfully."Did you
"For now, you need proper rest. You can look into your background anytime, so don't overwork yourself.""My head is hurting a lot. I'm worried that I might forget it soon. Yale, please."Soon, Yale asked someone to get Molly a sketchbook and some colored pencils. Molly was the most skilled with watercolor and oil paints.When Yale wasn't with her, painting was the only thing that could heal her.She tirelessly immersed herself in painting, and because of that, she produced many amazing artworks.Unlike her appearance, her art style was quite rugged. When Tatiana saw the unique art style, a look of surprise appeared on her face. "Could it be that you're Milly herself?"Milly was internationally famous. Eight years ago, her work "Against the Wind" stunned the crowd. Going against all odds, it won the Golden Painting Award.All the artwork Milly used to participate in art competitions was sold in auctions at high prices."Against the Wind" had the highest collectible value, and Ta
Olivia was woken up by Krystal's voice. She muttered, "Ugh, how noisy."Ethan's voice rang out in her ears. "Shall I cut off her tongue?"Olivia's sleepiness was instantly gone. Opening her bleary eyes, Olivia said, "You're getting more violent these days."Ethan gave her a peck on the lips. "Liv, to me, no amount of money can buy your happiness. To me, neither Krystal nor anyone else is as important as your happiness."With the ruckus Krystal was making, Olivia could only get out of bed. She had no idea what Krystal was making a fuss about either.After a quick washing up, Olivia left the room. She noticed a huge mess at the entrance of Krystal's room. Krystal was even shouting, "You're all useless trash! You can't even make a proper breakfast for me."What sort of maid treats her employer like this?"Olivia glanced at the food strewn on the floor, then at the young woman whose body was scalded from the hot chowder Krystal had thrown at her. "What happened?"The maid was new h
Linus was furious as he raised an eyebrow. "You're not even bothered to put on an act anymore?"Opening the car door, Ethan plucked Olivia off the snowy ground and pulled her into his embrace."Since I can't hide it anyway, why should I put on any acts?"If Ethan had complete control over the Heath family, the whole world might as well be under his command. But perhaps even before that happened, Mason would have beaten him into a pulp.Mason didn't mind him too much, so he behaved himself. "If Liv refuses to return to the Miller family with me, I don't mind marrying into the Heath family."Linus stared at Ethan, who gave off the impression of a large and loving dog.Not long ago, the Heath family used every trick in the book to try and turn Ethan into their son-in-law. But now, Ethan was even willing to marry into the family.Sometimes, life was just too crazy.Linus commented, "In your dreams. Our home isn't a place where you can come and go as you wish.""It doesn't matter
The driver looked at the crack in the rear window. "Mr. Kingston, the car…""Never mind that. Was the water splashed on him?""Yes.""Good."The driver was speechless.It had always felt like Yale had been holding himself back. He would either explode in silence or do something twisted while still suppressing himself.Ever since Yale broke through the normal conventions and began to let loose, people rarely understood him.…Olivia observed the buildings in the village. "Ethan, was this place eroded by natural disasters in the past?""That's right, young lady. More than 20 years ago, there was a flood in our village. That flood was quite something."Our village is poor, and no one could patch things up, so the buildings remain the same as they were 20 years ago."An old man walked over to them. "Are you here to invest in the village?"Olivia and Ethan were dressed completely differently from the other residents of the village. They looked rich at first glance.Many village
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