Krystal could still come up with excuses for what Tatiana previously said, but at that moment, Tatiana looked at Krystal as if she was looking at a stranger.No, it was even worse. Tatiana seemed to think of Krystal as her enemy.Krystal couldn't understand how her mother, who loved her so much, would look at her with such a cold gaze.Krystal asked in disbelief, "Mom, what did you just say?"Tatiana couldn't be bothered with Krystal. She was about to leave, but when Krystal saw her leaving, Krystal hastily said, "Mom, I'm hungry.""Evil people like you deserve to starve to death."Tatiana hurriedly left with the bowl of chicken noodle soup in her hands. She wasn't returning to her room, nor was she going to Mason's study. Who did she make the soup for?Krystal began to panic, and she insisted on going out. The people standing guard outside had quite a lot of reinforcements. With orders from Linus, they wouldn't spoil Krystal like they used to."Sorry, Ms. Heath, but you can't
Tatiana patted Molly's hand to ease her nervousness. "Don't be scared, Molly. This is your home."When Krystal heard that, she lost her mind. "Mom, what nonsense are you saying? How can my home be hers?"In the past few days, everyone had been taking care of Molly, so no one was bothered about Krystal. After being neglected for a few days, Krystal was already quite anxious.When she saw Molly in the Heath residence, the seed of unease grew deeper in her heart."Your home?" Tatiana sneered. "Oh, right. We haven't told you about your background.""My background?" Krystal was panicking even more now. "Mom, don't joke about these things. It's not funny at all.""No one is joking here. Well, since you're here, we'll tell the whole truth."Tatiana looked at the bodyguards standing at the entrance. "Get Lisa here."Molly had gotten much better in the past days, so she could get revenge for what was done to her years ago."Mom, don't do this to me. This is a matter between us, so why
Now that things had come to this point, Lisa knew that there was no use in debating it. Linus had probably investigated this matter thoroughly in the past few days.Lisa could only kneel before Tatiana. "Mrs. Heath, please have mercy on Ms. Heath, even if it's just because I've served you faithfully for years. I wasn't thinking straight when I did those things back then."She's just an innocent baby. She doesn't know anything about the intentions of the adults.""Lisa, what do you mean by this? What are you guys talking about? What did you do? Who's the baby?" Krystal was panicking.Judging by how the Heath family treated her, she knew that she was in serious trouble.Tatiana, who used to clean up after Krystal no matter what happened, didn't even spare Krystal a glance now.Instead, she said in a cold voice, "Just because the baby was innocent didn't mean that she could enjoy glory and wealth in my daughter's place."It would've been fine if you had treated my daughter well, bu
However, Lisa's threats were useless. Edna was motivated by benefit, after all. She soon revealed everything about what happened back then."I didn't know that the milk was poisoned, and I even wanted to drink it myself. But after I drank it, I had to go to the hospital. After some tests, I found out that there was something wrong with the milk."Then, I talked to Lisa about it, and that was how I found out about her plans. Later on, I stopped giving the milk to the girl."Edna accused Lisa, saying, "She tricked me back then, so if you want someone to blame, blame her. If I hadn't stopped the poisoning in time, the girl wouldn't have survived."Olivia chuckled. "Madam Todd, you're not completely free from blame either. You didn't feed her the poison because you feared that someone might trace it to you."So, you used a more direct method. You tricked her into turning back so that she would get washed away by the flood."The family was filled with evil, but Molly somehow managed t
Krystal was still holding the knife in her hand, and the knife was still covered in her biological mother's blood. However, she was walking toward Tatiana.The scene was filled with both irony and madness. Yale shielded Molly, fearing that Krystal might inflict harm on Molly. Meanwhile, Linus stood in front of Tatiana, who was greatly terrified."Goodness! She just killed someone!" Edna screamed as she dodged to the side, fearing that the blood would get on her.Olivia simply watched the chaotic events unfold. This family was really something.Edna didn't acknowledge Lisa as her daughter, and Lisa's own daughter was trying to kill her.Lisa was an evil woman, and neither her mother nor her daughter felt bad for her at all. She deserved it.Tatiana hastily tried to stop Krystal. "Don't come here.""Mom, why did you abandon me? I'm Krystal. I love you so much. You can't disown me like this."Linus subdued Krystal easily. Krystal didn't intend to hurt them either. She simply sobbe
Molly didn't fall asleep. Every time she closed her eyes, she would see that vivid red color.Olivia gave her an acupuncture treatment as usual. "I know you're not sleeping."Opening her eyes, Molly looked a little lost. "Olivia, have I done something wrong?""Yes." Olivia inserted the needles as she said calmly, "Your fault is in your meekness, and you're also too kind.""Olivia…"Meeting her eyes, which were as pure as a child's, Olivia sighed. "Back then, I decided to save you because of the look in your eyes. You remind me of my past self. "I used to think that I could be happy if I treated everyone kindly, but the world doesn't work like that. Sometimes, the more you care about others, the more likely they'll take advantage of you."Your weakness will bring you trouble, and it'll also bring misfortune to the people around you."When Olivia said that, she recalled Mona's face when she died in front of her. If Olivia had been a little stronger back then, she wondered if she
Olivia would never forget nor forgive what Marina did. Setting aside the matters concerning Ethan, Marina had taken away Olivia's parents—especially Jeff.Back then, Olivia had tried so hard to finally get Jeff to survive, but because of Marina, he passed away.Evil people like Marina didn't deserve to stay alive."Mom." A girl's voice rang out in Olivia's ears. Turning around, Olivia saw a girl who looked a lot like Marina. She was considerably shorter than Connor.The girl was Erina, the only surviving child Marina had with Kurt.Erina had probably just returned from school. She was still wearing the uniform of the private academy she was attending.If Olivia hadn't suddenly seen Erina's face, she would've forgotten that Erina existed.When Marina saw Erina, her eyes lit up. "My dear child, come here and let me have a look at you."Erina's eyes were very much like Jack's. Olivia could see shadows of Marina and Kurt in her.When Olivia thought about it, she realized that Erin
Olivia was aware of why this came to be, but when she heard someone else's daughter call Ethan "Dad", she still felt a little weird.That was why she couldn't completely accept Ethan. There were too many grudges between them.Even if those grudges were removed, many wounds would remain. Every single wound was a reminder of her tragic past.Other than Marina and Erina, there was also Leia to consider.Olivia and Ethan had been quite intimate with each other recently, and she felt a fire burning between them.However, when Erina called Ethan "Dad", Olivia suddenly felt like cold water was poured onto her. It cooled off her hot passion."Well, I don't think I can come today. I have something to attend to right now. I'll pick you up when I have time. Where would you like to go for dinner? I'll make a reservation," Ethan said calmly.Obviously, Ethan didn't want to have anything to do with Marina. Even if he had to eat, he would dine alone with Erina.Erina sounded a little pitiful.
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