Olivia had known Ethan for years. She knew when something was wrong with him."Are you hiding something from me? Is it news about my dad?"Ethan ruffled her hair. "No. I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything. You haven't rested much in the past few days. You should take a break. I'll monitor the situation for you."Olivia didn't feel the urge to sleep at all, but her body had been showing signs of fatigue. She knew she should get some rest. She sighed. There was nothing she could do but go back to her room and rest as she waited for updates.She was very anxious. She wanted to do something for the Fordham family and David. The Fordham family was in a huge mess. She didn't want to risk making a wrong move. Ethan comforted her gently until she fell asleep. Then, he received a call from Brent. "Mr. Miller, the person who's tailing Ms. Miller reported back. She's in disguise and heading toward that villa in the suburbs."Ethan's people knew that David was in that villa. T
Leia was the reason Olivia decided to cut ties with Ethan back then. This time, he chose to give up on Leia. Olivia knew he was devastated despite appearing calm. She held his hand. "It hurts, right?""It hurt more back then. I'm fine, Liv. We're all adults. I can't really stop her if she has already made up her mind. "Besides, she's not planning to do anything evil this time. Liv, if she manages to save your father this time, can you please forgive her for everything she did to you?"Ethan felt bad because he was stuck in the middle. He had always felt remorse because the Miller family did Olivia dirty. He just wished he could put that behind them.Olivia had matured a lot since then. She understood that Leia's chances of survival were very slim. "Alright. As long as she doesn't cross me again."Ethan really felt helpless. If David wasn't in the villa, he wouldn't have to be so cautious and could just storm the villa. Even if he couldn't capture anyone alive, he could st
"Meds? I don't want any meds. I'm not sick!"For some reason, Deborah became very agitated and swung her arms frantically at Leia. "Ms. Johnson, calm down. It's me. I'm Begonia!"Deborah's eyes refocused, and she regained her composure. "That's right. You're Begonia. I raised you. Why would you hurt me?"She swallowed the meds and drank a glass of water."How's the Fordham family faring?""Things are still a huge mess. They're fighting over the inheritance. Ms. Jacqueline has her hands full dealing with that. "As of now, the evidence is really disadvantageous for her. But the blood type inheritance theory has been disproven by some people recently. It's not absolute. "Now that Mr. Fordham isn't around, they can't do DNA tests. They can only do tests with Mr. Fordham's brothers, but that isn't entirely accurate either. Since the same woman gave birth to all of them, they're currently at an impasse."Deborah rubbed her temples. "That's really completely unexpected. ""Ms. Jo
Leia paused for a moment before she replied obediently as before, "No problem."As soon as she replied, she noticed a minute change in Deborah's expression. An outsider might not have noticed it, but Leia had worked for Deborah for many years. She could detect even the slightest change in Deborah's expression."Ms. Johnson, please get some rest. I'll see myself out.""Go ahead."Leia sensed danger the moment she turned to leave. She quickly turned back and saw Deborah pointing a gun at her. A gunshot rang. Leia managed to dodge in time. If she hadn't sensed that something was off, she would've died from Deborah's shot."Why, Ms. Johnson?" Leia looked at Deborah in confusion.Deborah pointed the gun at Leia's torso. She figured that Leia couldn't escape anyway, so she told her the truth, "Do you think I wouldn't know that you're in love with Avery Fordham? You love him way too much. You'd never try to kill him.""You were testing me?" Leia didn't expect Deborah to not trust h
Avery heard the gunshot. It was clear that this had something to do with Leia. Bryce was anxious. "Mr. Avery, the Fordham family is currently in chaos. If something were to happen to you, what would happen to your brothers? Madam Fordham is missing, and Mr. David is injured. Imagine what the rest of your family will be facing if you're not here to take charge of the situation." Gritting his teeth, Avery turned around. "Let's go!" Leia had created this opportunity for them at the cost of her own life. But no matter what had happened to Leia, he couldn't afford to stay back. He told himself to walk ahead and not look back. Above all else, rescuing David was what he should do.Before the sky turned bright, Avery brought David back to his own place. He told nobody apart from Olivia about this incident. The moment Olivia heard that both Avery and David had returned home safely, she was relieved. Before she hung up, she asked, "Avery, what happened to Leia?" Avery was stunned
Once Ethan managed to get to the bottom of the situation, the rest of it came together like pieces of a puzzle. It all made sense from there. He just wished that Leia would still be alive to hear the truth. …On the other hand, Olivia called Mason. The moment the call was picked up, his powerful voice rang out. "Olivia, it has been such a long time since you last called me. I would've been worried about you if I didn't know that Ethan had followed along." Under her care, it was evident that Mason was recovering better. His voice was strong and vibrant. Olivia was excited to hear her grandfather's voice. "Grandpa, there's something big that I want to tell you. You need to be mentally prepared for this." Mason's tone changed. "Is it a good thing or a bad thing?" "It's good news. I've found my real father!" Olivia heard something fall onto the floor from Mason's end. Mason accidentally broke a cup! "Is that true?" "I should've told you about this earlier, Grandpa. But
Olivia turned around and glanced at Ethan. Ethan smiled at her. "I have to sort out something. I'll be back soon." Since Olivia was in a hurry to see her father, she wasn't bothered by it. She quickly followed Avery into the room. Troy and Sean were already by David's side. When Olivia entered the room, their eyes were red and watery. They were grateful to have survived the ordeal, but perhaps they regretted whatever they did in the past too. They would've been able to avoid all those sufferings if they had found out about the truth sooner. Olivia's heart was beating rapidly. She finally saw David. He looked younger than how he seemed to be in the photos or videos back then, but much weaker as well. His face was as pale as a sheet. He was the father whom she had been looking for all these years. But when Olivia saw her father at this moment, she was dumbfounded as she stood rooted to the spot. Ever since she knew that Jeff was not her actual father, Olivia had imagined ho
Olivia didn't know about the entanglement between Leia and Avery. Her appearance here took Olivia aback. Although Leia was not dead, Olivia was not disappointed. After all, Leia's identity was different. From Olivia's perspective, Leia would be better off dead. But Ethan would certainly be sad if Leia was dead. That was why Olivia's attitude toward Leia was rather complex now. Leia's appearance added confusion to the messy situation among the Fordham family members. Everyone still hadn't recovered from what Olivia had just said to them. Avery saw Leia at this moment."Ms. Miller, are you alright?" Leia probably got injured and was bandaged up. Avery could smell the faint scent of blood. "I'm okay, Mr. Avery." "Dad, she's the one who saved you. If it weren't for Ms. Miller who helped us out financially, I would've still been helpless to deal with the situation." All of David's attention was still on Olivia. But since Leia saved him, he had to say something in return.