Sean didn't come home. Instead, it was Avery who rushed home. He set everything aside and rushed home when he found out that his family was harmed.Shana, who was about to fall asleep, quickly got up when she heard that Avery had returned. "Avery is back!""Slow down, Madam Fordham. Be careful not to fall over." Olivia quickly held Shana steady.As she said that, they heard Avery knocking on the door. "It's me, Mom.""Come on in."Avery pushed open the door and exchanged glances with Olivia. She greeted him, "Mr. Avery.""You're here too, Dr. Fordham.""That's right. Dr. Fordham is a very nice person. She's a friend that Sean brought home. I'm getting along very well with her.Shana slowly caressed Avery's face. "You've lost weight, Avery."Avery noticed something off. Shana was acting like she was blind. He took a look at her eyes and noticed that they looked empty. They didn't look like normal eyes at all."Mom, what's wrong with your eyes?""It's nothing. It's just th
Olivia was no longer the young woman who would panic during a crisis. She made plans very rationally. Since Avery was home, she could go to the hospital.…Troy's surgery had just finished in the hospital, and he was still unconscious.When Olivia arrived, Sean was still by his side, looking at him worriedly.If Troy found out that his arms were completely ruined and he could no longer design jewelry, he would definitely be devastated. His arms were very important to him."I'm sorry, Sean. It's all my fault. This wouldn't have happened if Troy hadn't tried to save me…"Jacqueline was standing next to Sean. There were two tiny wounds on her face that were covered up by band-aids. She stood next to Sean with a sad expression."It's not your fault. I'm just glad you're fine. Our family can't bear any more accidents.""You're here, Dr. Fordham."Olivia walked over with a grave expression. "Is Mr. Troy still unconscious?""The doctor said he'll regain consciousness soon." Sean s
Olivia had said the exact same thing plenty of times before. Back then, her life was full of despair, and there didn't seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel. She fought tooth and nail and was beaten and battered. Often, she felt like she didn't have a future as well.But she didn't want to give up. She didn't want the same for her children. So, she toughed it out. She didn't say anything as she went to the toilet to run a towel under the tap. When she came out of the toilet, she saw Troy looking at the ceiling and bawling his eyes out. He couldn't even use his hands to hide his tears. "Don't cry, Troy. Things will get better, really.""It's all my fault, Troy. I'm the reason you can't complete the piece you've been working on. I'm the reason your show will be canceled."Olivia didn't say anything as she placed the warm towel on Troy's eyes. Troy wasn't in the mood to listen to anyone. He just wanted to conceal his weakness. The tears made the towel wet, but they
Troy didn't understand why Olivia was asking about Jacqueline's reaction, but he still recounted the events in detail."As you know, I couldn't exactly leave Jacqueline to fend for herself in a situation like that. So, I shielded her. Is there any problem with that?"Olivia didn't have the heart to tell him the cold, hard truth yet. She needed more evidence. After all, these Fordham brothers loved their sister a lot. They were naturally biased. "Of course not. You're a good brother. I just want to know what happened. Anyway, you need to calm down. I healed Sean's legs, so your arms are not a problem.""Really?""Do you think I'd lie to you right now?""But why didn't Sean tell us his legs have recovered?"Olivia whispered, "It's because there's a person who's trying to destroy the Fordham family.""You mean…"Then, Olivia told him the plan. "I'm sorry, Mr. Troy. You were one of the suspects too. That's why I didn't tell you, and that's probably why you got into such trouble."
Olivia wrapped her arms around Sean's neck and said slightly louder, "Don't be sad, Sean. Troy will get better. You must stay strong."Sean caressed Olivia's face and said emotionally, "I'm so glad I have you to keep me company. Or else I wouldn't know what I'd do."Olivia buried her face in his chest. The two of them kept whispering to each other like a loving couple. After a while, Olivia said, "Alright, it's getting late. You haven't eaten yet. I'll go get some food for you. Don't be too sad. Everything will be okay as long as he's still alive.""Dr. Fordham, you should just let the bodyguards do that.""There's nothing I can do to help in the hospital anyway. I know what you like to eat. I'll do it."Olivia got up from his lap after she said that. She could clearly sense that someone was following her when she left the hospital.Sean's expression changed too. He gave an order softly, "The fish has taken the bait. Go and protect Dr. Fordham."There were a lot of patients
Even without turning back, Olivia could feel the hostility in her gaze. "I've been waiting for you too."She suddenly turned around and looked at the woman who was slightly shorter than her. She was trying to conceal her identity, but Olivia recognized her right away."Ginger."Ginger panicked when she heard Olivia calling out her name. "How did you…"A trap seemingly designed for Oliva had become a cage to capture her. Ginger sensed that something was wrong. She thought about her goal and was about to pull the trigger.A gunshot sounded. A bullet hit her on the wrist, and her gun fell to the ground. Well-trained people surrounded the alley. Ginger ignored her bleeding hand as she yelled, "Kill her!"The tide turned very abruptly. Before Ginger's men could make a move, some people jumped down from the second floor and killed them.Someone tried to shoot Olivia in the chaos, but someone else put a bullet in his back.In the blink of an eye, all six of the men Ginger brought
"Ethan, I can leave with you, but you need to give me more time. We can leave after we've dealt with Ginger's matter, okay? "There's also Madam Fordham's eyes. I've promised to cure her. If it's dragged out much longer, she'll really be blind.""Liv, you might be a marvelous doctor, but you're not the only doctor in the world. I'm just afraid that something might happen to you if you continue to help out the Fordhams… "This isn't Aldenvine. I'm afraid I might not be able to keep you safe if things go south."Olivia sensed his determination. She pleaded, "Three days. Just give me three more days, okay?"Ethan sighed. "Alright. But you have to go home with me in three days."The two of them hadn't seen each other for some time. They were yearning for each other, but Olivia had more important stuff to deal with.Ginger was an important part of her plan to get to the mastermind. If she came clean, Olivia would be able to uncover the truth instantly. She told the Fordhams about t
When Sean witnessed that in person, he was convinced that Olivia was right. From the beginning, Ginger had approached him with a motive.He removed the gag from Ginger's mouth. Tears streamed down her face.Ginger said in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry. I lied to you."Sean hugged her. "Gigi, do you know how much I've missed you in the past few years? I'm so glad that you're still alive."Ginger thought that Sean would be mad after he found out the truth, but Sean held her tightly in his embrace. His hot tears splashed on her neck."Sean, I lied to you. Aren't you going to fault me for that?""No, why would I? It's nothing compared to the fact that you're still alive right now. Did you know? In the past few years, I used to pray every day, wondering why I wasn't the one who died instead of you. I would willingly go to hell if it meant that you'd still be alive."As Sean spoke, he started to untie her.Ginger still felt like she was dreaming. "Then what about you and Dr. Fordham—
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