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
Olivia didn't fall into the sea. She was hanging in midair amidst the blowing wind because Ethan and Colin were grabbing her hands.Although it was the first time the men worked together, they had good chemistry. They pulled her onto the deck in one go.Ethan hugged her cold body tightly. "Liv, I'm sorry."Olivia didn't respond.He carried her into the cabin.When they passed Colin, the men met each other's eyes. Colin wanted to say something, but he didn't in the end.He recalled what Olivia had said before this.When they were still on the deck, Olivia whispered, "Colin, I will use an extreme way to save you. "Once we are separated, leave Aldenvine immediately. Do not come back for the time being.""Don't do anything silly, Olivia. I'm fine. I've mentally prepared myself for the plan to fail. Don't do anything silly because of me."She smiled helplessly, but her eyes showed her determination. "Don't worry. I need to stay alive to find out the truth. I won't die." She continued cold
Olivia frowned deeply at the sudden kiss. Ethan's touch was repulsive to her.Before she pushed him away, he had withdrawn himself from her.It was a light touch without much excessive sense of possession."It is kinda spicy." He stroked her head as gently as always.It was fortunate that Olivia's plan worked.She stared at him. "What are you going to do with Colin?"After her suicide attempt, he didn't dare to say anything cruel. He replied, "I'm going to let him go. Don't worry. I won't hurt him."Now that he had learned his lesson, Olivia decided to let him off the hook. She held his hand and softened her voice, "I promised you that I wouldn't leave Aldenvine, but I didn't expect myself to be kidnapped. "Do you know how scared I was when I was kidnapped?"Ethan wrapped his arms around her waist. His low voice resounded above her. "I felt the same.""She was seriously driving me to the edge. If I had not noticed something was off and hid a knife, I could've died in her
Ethan left the cabin after calming Olivia down. When the door was closed, her body slowly loosened.She spread her sweaty palms, letting out a helpless smile.She wondered when the both of them had to put their guards up against each other.They were neither lovers nor friends. It was not a relationship between a superior and a subordinate either.She found it difficult to describe their relationship.As long as Ethan wouldn't cause Colin trouble, Olivia and Colin were considered safe for today.Colin was all drenched, putting up with the wind and rain on the deck.Ethan sized him up and met his eyes. Colin was standing straight, showing no signs of yielding.He looked at Ethan confidently.In fact, Ethan looked down upon people like Colin the most. Colin appeared innocent and harmless.Even though he previously attempted to do that to Olivia on the ship, Ethan only saw him as a kid.Ethan wasn't bothered in the slightest.Now, Colin's presence bothered Ethan a little. Coli
Brent said, "On the cruise back then, Ms. Carlton made use of someone else to plot against Mrs. Miller. "She happened to get a hold of him and made him do the dirty work."If he realized early on that something was amiss, but he still drank the drugged juice … How cunning can this man be?"He wasn't just cunning, either. That day, if you hadn't arrived in time, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Miller would've suffered."When that happened, he could blame it all on the drug. He could easily find an excuse and escape. This man is terrifying."It didn't matter if he had truly saved Mr. Fordham. But he got hurt and claimed that it was because he was trying to save Mr. Fordham."He did it so that Mrs. Miller would feel pity and remorse toward him. "Even now, Mrs. Miller treats him like a child, but he seems to have weird intentions with her."Ethan frowned deeply, his dark eyes turning extremely cold. "What about the things I told you to do?""Don't worry, Mr. Miller. Before he left, I planted a
That night, Olivia lay in Ethan's arms. There was a storm outside, and the hull swayed from time to time. For some reason, Olivia slept soundly.Before this, she couldn't sleep for the longest time. Even if she did fall asleep, her sleep was restless. Even in her dreams, she was scared that she would be kidnapped again.If it happened again, she would've died for sure.In her dreams, Olivia kept mumbling, "Who exactly are you? Why are you trying to kill me?""Ah!"Ethan held her tightly. In a tender voice, he spoke comfortingly in her ear. "Don't be afraid, Liv. I'm here."Slowly, Olivia's emotions were soothed. But Ethan didn't feel like sleeping at all.Under the dim lights, he gazed at the contours of Olivia's thin face. He touched her slender hands.He couldn't help but recall what Olivia looked like in the past. She used to be such a cheerful woman.When she got married to him, there was still some baby fat on her face. She looked a little childish and innocent back
It was probably because of the gentle sea breeze or the warm sunset.Or perhaps it was because Olivia was a lonely person who had been staying in the snow fields for too long. If anyone treated her just a little nicely, she would lower her guard.She wasn't sure why, but she followed Ethan onto the island. Snowball was being nice. When it saw her leaving, it went after her as well.The island was beautiful. It wasn't big, but it was well-equipped.There were many flowers on the island. Different flowers would bloom here all year round.For example, the path she was walking on right now was flanked by blooming cherry trees.Without the intervention of janitors, the flowers were free to grow and fall. The path was already covered in petals.As a light breeze picked up, the petals swirled and danced in the air.Snowball seemed to be fond of this place. It kept rolling around in the petals.The beautiful sea was right beside them. The seawater was clear and spotless. Even the
Olivia noticed that Kelvin and Brent weren't there. There were several servants and chefs on the island, though. Soon, a seafood feast was prepared for her.Without saying a word, she lowered her head and drank some soup.Ethan felt uncomfortable with the eerie silence. Hence, he started a conversation. "Liv, you used to talk a lot in the past."Olivia froze for a moment. He was right. She was quite talkative in the past.Back then, Ethan was busy every day. He would either be on business trips or at work. He rarely had time for her.Olivia cherished every second she could spend with him. So, she was the most talkative during mealtimes, which were supposed to be quiet. She could chatter on and on. She choked on her food a few times and got into a coughing fit. Still, she just drank some water and continued. Her face was filled with lively smiles.But now, there were no smiles on her face. There wasn't even much emotion.Putting her spoon down, Olivia wiped her mouth and re
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