Willow, who was sitting in the darkness, watched the hugging couple quietly. A light smile adorned her lips.She was holding a phone, broadcasting it live for her siblings.Zack's excited voice rang out. "Closer, closer! I can't see clearly!"Alicia pushed his head away. "Be quiet! Don't disturb Mom and Dad. Move aside, big head. I can't see!""Who are you calling big head? Connor, look at her! We're twins. If I have a big head, she has a big head too."The twins always argued whenever they were in each other's presence, the polar opposite of Connor and Willow.Although Willow couldn't speak, she felt blessed. Her parents were hugging sweetly right in front of her, and her siblings were getting along so well.This was how a family should be.Olivia mentioned that she would remarry to Ethan after returning to Aldenvine. When that happened, they would be a real family.That day would come very soon.…Olivia didn't show up these two days. She had been taking care of her family
Not even a book could enumerate the number of awful things Ethan had done to Olivia.It pained David so much to hear those stories happening to his daughter.It wasn't something to be brushed off with one word. Just how did she get through those nights all alone?David couldn't forgive Ethan. The way David looked at Ethan was no different from looking at an enemy."Calm down, Dad. You need rest," Olivia cooed.He patted his chest. "Olivia, no matter what happens to our family, I'll never allow you to be with this man again."He glared at Ethan. "What are you looking at? Get out! You're not welcome here! You bullied my daughter because she didn't have a family, so stay away from her in the future! I'll be glad to look after her myself forever.""Sir, I know that everything was my fault. Nothing can be done to atone for my sin. Nothing. I just want to apologize and make up for what I did.""Save it. You shouldn't have done it if you knew that it was wrong. I don't care if you're
Sometimes, one couldn't sympathize with the pain unless one experienced it first-hand.Olivia had gotten over it. It happened such a long time ago.She still loved Ethan, and they had four children together.Near-death experiences and the reunion with her true family taught her how valuable a family was.Instead of wasting time on revenge, she'd rather cherish the present. She cherished what she had right now more than anyone else. It wasn't easy for her to come this far.However, the people around her didn't think the same way. The Fordhams wouldn't be able to forgive Ethan even if he were to kill himself multiple times over.Ethan knelt in the yard the whole night. When Olivia told him to stop, he merely said, "Liv, I want to marry you and give you a grand wedding. The marriage won't be perfect without your parents' blessings. I'll ask for your family's forgiveness no matter what it takes.""Why?" She sighed. "I had this coming. As long as you're alive and you're still w
Ethan knew what Olivia meant. "Don't worry, Liv. I've asked someone to look into it. It's just that it's not going to be easy."After all, he was mainly influential and powerful in Arlandia. Wielding his authority here was quite difficult. Furthermore, Brandon had planned for this for many years. It wouldn't be easy to track him down.That was why David couldn't sleep lately. The men he dispatched would end up missing. There was no news as of today.Ethan ended up fainting after kneeling for two days straight, but the Fordhams stood firm with their stance.Sean coldly said, "He should've died there."Troy agreed, "Bad guys tend to live longer than the good guys."David hummed in response. "Throw him out. What an eyesore."Olivia shut her eyes, feeling helpless. It seemed like they wouldn't accept him for the time being.She told Kelvin to carry Ethan to the bed so that she could look after him.Avery, who didn't hate Ethan that much, approached Olivia. "Jacqueline has the mo
Henley and David were half-brothers, but Douglas was stricter toward Henley."Can't you learn from David?""David is smart, but why do I have a stupid son like you?""Why can't you understand such a simple report? If you were David…"Those were the words Henley heard the most.He was always compared with David because he was the second son.As the second son, Henley appeared so ordinary and was overshadowed by David. Henley worked hard, but there was a huge difference between effort and talent. David wasn't only smart; he was also a hard-working man.In addition to his talent, he worked so hard that Henley could never surpass him forever.Hence, David became that pall of trauma clouding over Henley for eternity.Henley had been waiting his entire life for this day to come. This time, he could finally drive David's family out of Fordham Group and retrieve what was rightfully his."Avery, you're smart, so I guess I can just go straight to the point. Even if you've bought so
David's words sent a chill down everyone's spine. Among the people present, many of them used to be on his side. However, they chose a new leader to follow after the news of the plane crash.Although they didn't know what kind of illness Avery had, his health had been deteriorating as the years went by. It seemed serious.Avery's brothers seemed unreliable, so they chose to side with Henley.Who would've known that David's death was a feign? He even showed up at such a critical moment!Immediately, they began to curry favor with David."Mr. David, I'm glad to see you safe and sound. We've been praying for you, hoping for you too—"David interrupted, "Hoping for me to die tragically sounds more like it."The person chuckled wryly. "How humorous of you, Mr. David.""We've been hoping for you to come back sooner. Look, the company was in huge trouble while you weren't around. This way, Mr. David." One of the elderly people changed his mind the moment he saw David.He was on Hen
Linus rushed over from overseas. Prior to this, he had a basic understanding of the Fordham family through videos and pictures.The way Linus thought was different from Henley's family.Although Linus and David were half-brothers, Linus knew that Mason had a regret.Many years ago, Linus knew that Mason had loved a woman a lot.If that woman had given birth to Mason's child, it might make up for Mason's regret.Linus had been pampering Krystal for his whole life only to find out that she wasn't his biological sister. If he actually had a business genius brother, that would be good news to Linus!Aside from being a family, they could join hands in both the political and business worlds to bring their family to higher heights.After Olivia told Mason about the matter, the Heath family had a discussion.Tatiana had no reason to throw a tantrum as David's mother had passed on. After all, Mason loved David's mother before Tatiana showed up.Furthermore, David was one capable man. A
Henley paled in comparison to David in every aspect since they were young. He had been living under David's shadow since the day he was born.The resentment he bore toward David wasn't something new. Often, he wondered if the title of "business genius" would be his own once David was exterminated. If it weren't for Douglas, David wouldn't have been able to come this far.Henley was on cloud nine when he found out that David wasn't Douglas' biological son.He thought, "Even if I can't perform better than him, my status is higher than his!"However, his expression fell when Linus showed up. Because even the status Henley was proud of was nothing in Linus' presence!At that moment, everyone's attention was on Linus and David. No one cared about Graham and Henley.Instead of revealing Olivia's matter, Linus took another approach. "Nice to meet you, David. I'm Linus Heath, your half-brother. Dad can't come to see you due to his special identity, so I've come in his stead.""D-D