Ethan finally arrived at the port right when the cargo ship was going to depart.Kelvin led a group of officers to the cargo ship. "We received a report that there are prohibited goods on your ship. The officers need to inspect your goods. You can depart today."The businessman, who was standing in front of them, said, "Sir, I've reported the list of goods to the officials according to the rules. I've been running this business for over ten years. Why would I transport illegal goods?""We will find out after we inspect them. Get out of the way."A group of people swarmed the ship. Ethan was standing in the middle of the crowd, watching them taking action as if he was a God.His gaze swept across the managers of the ship. There was no sign of Colin.Holding his head high, Ethan asked, "Where's Colin Moriarty?""Mr. Moriarty? Why would someone as prestigious as him be with us to transport the goods? Stop joking, sir."Kelvin grabbed that person's collar aggressively. "Stop wastin
The night darkened, and the rain poured heavier. The majestic waves were pounding against the ship. Olivia was sitting in the warm cabin, feeling the ship rocking back and forth. She didn't like that feeling because it made her uneasy.She needed to admit that Colin was a meticulous man. Someone had decorated her room at his request beforehand. The interior was almost the same as her previous room.Snowball was sleeping in its cat bed. Olivia lit a scented candle with a calming effect and played soothing music.There were tortilla chips, fries, dried fruits, and a bottle of orange juice placed on the table. They were bought from Yearwoods' Restaurant.She didn't have an appetite, so she read a book. But she lost her focus after barely reading two lines of the story.Like a cat on hot bricks, she walked back and forth in the room.At that moment, the ship stopped, increasing her uneasiness.She set the book down, wanting to head outside to ask what was going on.Olivia
A pale Olivia rested herself against the doorframe. Her whole body was shaking in fear.Memories of what happened on that island popped into her head.Ethan intruded on the place while carrying Connor in his arms. He threatened to kill everyone on the island only to convince her to go back with him.That day, she pleaded for their lives by promising that she would not leave him forever.Yet, she broke her promise.Ethan's face crossed her mind, saying, "I told you you can't run away from me."Colin noticed her standing by the doorframe. Her hair was a mess because of the wind.He ran up to her. "Olivia, you look awful. Is your stomach hurting?"She finally pulled her senses back. The breeze sent chills down her skin. Trembling, she said, "Colin, I regret it now.""Olivia, what are you talking about? Freedom is one step ahead of us. Just hold on. We will win soon."She shook her head. "No. It doesn't work that way. Ethan will never let me go. Send me back."I promised him t
Olivia was worried, so she put on makeup in a hurry. She made her skin tanner and drew a few freckles over her cheeks.Someone who was close to her might not be able to recognize her.Slowly, she pulled her blanket down to reveal her face. "Ma'am, is something wrong? I'm feeling seasick, sorry.""We're trying to catch a group of drug dealers. Please be cooperative. It will be a simple interrogation." The female officer took her book out and asked, "What's your name? What do you work as? Where are you going? How many people are there onboard?"Olivia managed to answer those questions calmly.When the female officer was going to leave the cabin, she suddenly thought of something and took a pack of medicine out of her pocket. "I happened to bring along some medicine for seasickness. It's effective.""Thank you." Olivia reached out for it.The female officer looked at Olivia's fair arm, alarming Olivia.There was a huge difference in skin color between her face and arm.Fortun
Ethan's intimidating aura shrouded Olivia, and her whole body trembled.Colin was rather calm, holding an umbrella for themselves. His voice was gentle. "Olivia, it's cold out here. You should head inside. It won't make any difference from waiting inside."Since they were surrounded, she couldn't change their fate no matter what she did.In a daze, she watched the battleship approach their ship.Before the battleship completely stopped, Ethan had already boarded their ship.Olivia stood still as though someone had pressed the pause button on her.She didn't know how to react to the situation.Just like that, she watched Ethan coming up to her as the waves roared.As he drew their distance closer, she felt as if someone was sapping her soul out of her body.She didn't know how to face Ethan. She was clueless about how he would punish her and Colin, too.Ethan took his coat off and draped it over her shoulders. Only then did she pull her senses back.She was trembling unco
Brent was calmer compared to Kelvin.With a serious expression, Brent said, "Mrs. Miller, you should be aware of who you are. Mr. Miller hasn't slept for days just to find you. "And yet, you're taking another man's side? Have you considered Mr. Miller's feelings?"How would Olivia not know Ethan's feelings? But did she have any other choice?"He's my neighbor. I begged him to take me away from here. It's all my fault. Don't hurt him," Olivia said.Looking at her anxious self, Colin smiled. "Olivia, stop. It's useless. I'm mentally prepared for this outcome."He took the risk because Olivia's life was at stake. He was one step away from winning the gamble, but luck was not on his side.He had not expected Ethan—the top businessman—to have the maritime police at his disposal.Ethan stared at Colin coldly. His tone was icy, too. "You're smart.""Not as smart as you are, Mr. Miller. Even fate is on your side. "I was one step away from winning the game, but I lost it in the en
At the same time, Kelvin had carried Colin to the side of the ship. He was going to throw Colin into the sea at any moment!They seemed used to such events. Kelvin and the men were smiling smugly.A horrified Olivia ran outside, ignoring Ethan's threat.With a cold expression, Brent advised, "Mrs. Miller. It's raining heavily. You should get inside. "If you fall sick, you and Mr. Miller will be the ones suffering.""Mr. Miller jumped through hoops to look for you. It wasn't easy for him. "If we had arrived later, Colin could've taken you away. He deserves this."Olivia climbed the fence.Brent had a bad feeling about this. He asked someone to stop her, but it was too late.The determined woman was quick-witted.Ethan came out of the cabin. He looked at her sternly, "Olivia Fordham, get back down here!""Olivia, don't do anything stupid!" Colin shouted.She stood at the edge of the ship. Behind her were the roaring waves that could engulf her like a beast at any moment.H
Olivia was right. That was how Ethan treated her all the while.He had enough of the pain of losing her. Thus, he wanted to make her stay by his side so that she was never out of his sight."Liv, I tried to let you go and give you freedom. But it turned out this way in the end." The agony was eating him up as he tried to suppress it. He said, "I tried to control myself."His self-control was useless. Before Olivia could walk out of the darkness, he had pushed her further.The days she went missing were horrible to him. He was basically a living zombie.Thus, he had made up his mind. He wouldn't care if his method would make her resent him.It was better than not being able to see and touch her. Without her, it was suffering as though someone had sapped his soul out of his body.Olivia looked at the agonized Ethan. "Why do we have to end up like this?"Their relationship was an entanglement of chains that could not be unshackled.No matter what happened and no matter how much
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