Brent was relieved to see some spark in Ethan's eyes. He quickly continued, "That's true. Mrs. Miller is a pacifist. She wouldn't ask you to avenge her otherwise."Ethan frowned at the reminder. He recalled Olivia trying to tell him something but never actually speaking up. "What she wanted me to investigate wasn't only The Toxic Hive. She also wanted me to look into the incident with Jeff and my sister."Ethan remembered that Olivia had visited the Miller residence before the kidnapping. She probably knew something was wrong. It was like the spy cameras planting in Ethan's office. It was clear someone had been plotting against him for some time. But this concerned his taboo. It was something he didn't allow anyone to bring up, not even Olivia.That was why Olivia had to risk everything and investigate by herself to find the truth. "Mr. Miller, do we need to look into Ms. Leia's incident?" Brent asked cautiously. Ethan looked up into the sky and stared at the dimly lit s
Ethan slammed the spoon he held onto the table and shouted, "What do you mean he has been taken?" Kelvin urgently said, "Mrs. Miller had dispatched extra guards to watch over Mr. Fordham about two weeks ago. "I didn't really concern myself with it, but it would seem like she knew someone would go after Mr. Fordham. "There were already two groups of people in a gunfight when we arrived. Some nurses were injured in the crossfire. The hospital has temporarily stopped the news from spreading. "Where is Jeff?""One of the groups took him. From my initial calculations, there were four different groups, including us."Excluding Olivia's hired muscle and Ethan's men, another group would be The Toxic Hive. But the fourth group was unknown. It was uncertain which group took Jeff. Ethan noticed that Kelvin's voice sounded a little feeble. He knew something was wrong. "Are you hurt?" Kelvin was holding his own arm tightly. Blood was seeping from his palm. He gritted his teeth a
The caregiver didn't expect to meet Ethan under such circumstances. Ethan was taken aback but didn't deny, "Yes."The caregiver thought about her words. She didn't want to risk causing trouble for Olivia. She explained anxiously, "Ms. Fordham didn't tell me. I just took a wild guess. "The incident at your engagement ceremony was all over the internet. Even though Ms. Fordham was blindfolded, I recognized her immediately."The caregiver suddenly lowered her voice and asked, "Have you found her yet?" Ethan didn't want to talk about that with her. "Nothing will happen to her.""That's right. Ms. Fordham is such a lovely person. She'll get through this."The caregiver wiped her tears and said, "Mr. Miller, feel free to ask any questions. I'll tell you everything I know about Ms. Fordham."Ethan had so many things he wanted to say, but nothing came out. It was like he had lost his voice. "Did she ever talk about me?" Ethan opened with a question that he cared about the most.
When Ethan left the room, his body was cold.Even after the long talk with Cecily, that same question kept ringing in his head. "Why is Olivia the person who's dead but not me?"He suddenly recalled the same question he asked Olivia about why the person who was dead was Leia but not her.Now, he knew how much those words actually hurt.Ethan wondered how Olivia put up with them.He was watching a woman in the hallway. She was staring at the operating room with teary eyes in the hallway.At that moment, he thought the woman was a pregnant Olivia."Mr. Miller, what are you looking at?" Brent followed Ethan's gaze only to notice a stranger."Send me the surveillance footage in the hospital as long as it has Olivia." Ethan's voice was hoarse."Yes, sir."When Ethan was getting into the car, he almost tripped.At this point, even though Ethan didn't know what the truth was, it was highly possible that Jeff wasn't Leia's murderer. The deeper he dug into the case, the more compl
Olivia was recovering in the Moriarty residence. It had been sunny recently. So she lay in the yard while hugging Snowball, enjoying the sunlight.The breeze blew, swirling the cherry blossom on the ground.A few white cats were running in the yard. It was a beautiful scenery to behold, yet Olivia couldn't have peace of mind at all. The news of her going missing went viral online.Everyone was throwing mud at Marina for being a homewrecker and claiming Chloe to be cruel for selling her daughter off for money.The Carltons spent a lot of money to delete those articles, but a new one would be released every single time they did that.On the contrary, Olivia's personal information was well-protected. She didn't feel happy upon reading those negative comments about Marina. After all, she and Marina equally lost the game.The only things that concerned Olivia were Jeff and Jack.Jeff suddenly showed up in public while Jack had gone missing.She was certain that Jack was eith
Olivia suddenly raised her head, staring right at Colin's eyes. "Really, Colin? Are you able to find Leo?"She couldn't believe what she was hearing. After all, not even Ethan could find Leo.Colin didn't seem like he was lying. A flame of hope was ignited in her."Yeah. I heard that Leo went into hiding after offending someone abroad. "No one could find him, but I happened to have the connections to do so," Colin said.Olivia thought, "It's no wonder that Ethan couldn't find him. He wasn't lying."She said, "What about my father's surgery—""Olivia, you're not safe as long as you're in the country. If that person can drive you to the edge once, it can happen twice."Even Mr. Fordham's life is in danger. I can send both of you abroad together. "You can stay out of harm's way while he receives treatment," he suggested.She frowned. It was something she had never thought of before.Rather, it was something she didn't dare to think about.Ethan's shadow was always looming ov
Initially, Olivia had no intentions of telling this matter to an outsider.But Colin had been helping her out. He was even sketching a plan for her future.That was why she told everything to him honestly.He was slightly surprised upon hearing that. "So the mastermind wanted Mr. Miller to choose between you and Marina?""Yes. Colin, the plan you told me is tempting, but this is the only matter that I can't let it slide. "She set my family up, and I almost died because of her. My father's reputation is ruined. "Yet I don't even know who she is. How can I just leave like this?"She clenched her fists. "She finally pulled up a trump card after planning it for so long. Many people were sacrificed because of this."It hurts every time I think about it. I don't know what I have done wrong. How did I offend such a person?"Colin said softly, "Perhaps you're not the one to blame. Some people are psychos."Dubious, Olivia looked at him. "Colin, did you say something?""No. I mean,
Despite knowing that Colin had made comprehensive arrangements, Olivia contacted a few people for help.However, something unexpected happened when they were moving Jeff.When it was time for Olivia and Colin to meet up, he hadn't returned.It was a starless night. But the yard hadn't lost its wholesome atmosphere. Cherry blossoms were dancing under the dim light.Olivia made a wind chime and hung it on a tree branch. The fragments struck each other along the wind. The continuous tinkle made her anxious. She was worried about Colin.As the wind chime continued to clack, the wind blew it off the branch. The sound it made when it fell onto the ground elicited uneasiness.Before Olivia could pick it up, someone stood next to it.Colin picked it up and flashed her a bright smile. "Olivia, I'm back."She ran toward him anxiously. "Colin, are you alright?"He nodded and played with the wind chime. "What could've possibly happened to me when you're worried sick for me? "The