"I looked into the provocative posts. The IP addresses are from different areas around the globe, but they were posted at the same time. It's the work of a professional hacker.""They could achieve so much in such a short time after the incident. They must be quite skilled."Brent's expression stiffened. "Mr. Miller, are you suspecting the person behind the hired assassination?""Yes. They could afford the 100 million dollars to hire up to a hundred people from The Black Ravens. They could also get hackers to direct the netizens right after the incident happened."Other than power and wealth, this person also has malicious intentions. They're nowhere near righteous either."Ethan frowned deeply. After investigating it for so long, they still hadn't found any clues.The person was very careful, and they would prepare a way out beforehand every time. Even if someone tried to investigate, they would only be met with an unrelated corpse in the end."Who did Mrs. Miller offend? Why w
Ethan said coldly, "I have a very important matter to deal with right now. If you have anything to say, talk to my assistant."He was about to leave when Xavier stepped forward, blocking his path."Sorry, Mr. Miller. The murder case aside, someone also reported your company for tax evasion and other issues. You have to come with us."Someone was trying to delay him with these things at this particular moment. A trace of impatience appeared on Ethan's calm face."If you have anything to say, just talk to my lawyer and assistant. Step aside."Xavier took out a pair of handcuffs right away. "Mr. Miller, if you refuse to cooperate, we'll have to do this the hard way. The law enforcement recorder is running right now. Please follow the procedure.""I said, get lost!"Lifting his hand, Ethan was about to strike Xavier. Xavier didn't dodge either. It was as if he was waiting for Ethan to get mad.Brent hastily took a step forward, stopping Ethan. He gave Ethan a look. "Mr. Miller, the
Olivia didn't know the children at all, but when she heard them crying, she felt her heart squeezing.She quietly walked up to the tall man. She asked, "Do you need help?"As soon as she said that, she wondered if she was seeing things, but she saw the man freezing.The man had his back to her, and he was wearing a mask as well. She couldn't see his expression.She explained in a kind tone, "Don't misunderstand, sir. I just saw you taking care of two children alone, so I thought you might need a hand."The man remained silent, but the child in the stroller was crying even louder now.Olivia's attention was drawn to the baby.In the milky white stroller was a baby girl wearing a pink jumpsuit. She was crying so hard that her face was all wrinkly. Her tender face was filled with a pitiful look.Olivia hastily picked the baby up, and the man didn't stop her."Good girl, are you feeling hungry? Be good and don't cry."Her voice seemed to have an enchanting allure. The baby who wa
Olivia could see that the man knew her, but he had covered himself up on purpose with his outfit. He didn't seem like a normal person at all, and danger emanated from him.But it was this creepy man who was holding two babies in his arms. It formed quite a stark contrast.If he was a kidnapper, no kidnapper would willingly buy so many clothes for the children.Olivia glanced at the price tags. The clothes cost hundreds of dollars each. The stroller was also filled with diapers and infant formula.The items in the stroller would total up to thousands of dollars at least. No kidnapper would spend that much money on children.The babies were still crying, but the man didn't look impatient at all. He even took out two pacifiers from his pocket.The pacifiers were sealed in sterile bags. This meant that the man had sanitized them before setting out.He stuffed the pacifiers into the babies' mouths, and the crying finally stopped.Olivia saw the two children sprawling on the man's sh
Madam Burgess was just a middle-aged woman in charge of cooking. She had no idea about the viral news on the internet at all.Olivia only knew that Kelvin was arrested despite being innocent. She didn't know how bad things had become in real life.When someone called out to her, she even looked at the crowd in slight confusion. Neither Olivia nor Madam Burgess knew what was going on.Everyone instantly turned around to look at them. It was only then that Olivia saw the mixed group of men and women.Some were holding a banner while others were holding buckets. The buckets were in various colors, so they probably contained something like paint.When they saw Olivia, they swarmed toward her like zombies.The bodyguards hastily stepped in front of Olivia and Madam Burgess.Madam Burgess said anxiously, "Mrs. Miller, let's leave right now.""You heartless capitalist! Pay for Mara's life with your own!"An extremely angry voice sounded behind her. When Olivia turned to look, she saw
The incident just now was simply too shocking, so the police quickly arrived at the scene.Some passersby who joined in the commotion were terrified by the turn of events. They all ended up getting arrested.Olivia had to go to a hospital as soon as possible for treatment. Thus, she wasn't called over to record a statement right away.Fortunately, the area of the wound wasn't too large. She had also carried out emergency treatment on time, so the damage was minimal.After Olivia received advanced treatment, Madam Burgess finally relaxed. She let out a heavy sigh."It's a good thing that you reacted quickly, Mrs. Miller. If not, it would've become a tragedy."Olivia patted Madam Burgess on the shoulder. "Don't be afraid. We're fine, aren't we? Also, you shouldn't try to protect me at dangerous times like that."If the acid had splashed onto you, the consequences would've been unthinkable."At the mention of the matter, Madam Burgess was furious. "Who knew that the guy would be s
Ethan brought Olivia back home. She was still suffering from the aftershock.When she recalled what had happened in the mall, she couldn't help but say, "Ethan, today, I bumped into—"His phone rang, interrupting her. He was so busy that his phone didn't stop ringing throughout the journey."Okay, I'll be there soon," he answered the call before looking at her. "What did you want to tell me, Liv? What happened in the mall?"She sighed. "It's nothing important. Go ahead and come back early.""Okay." He stroked her head and turned to leave.Olivia thought about that strange person. Even if that person wasn't a bad guy, she figured that it wouldn't be something important.She was merely worried about how things would go now that it had come this far.It was cloudy. Ethan, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, was wearing a gloomy expression. Considering that Brent and Kelvin were detained and what Olivia had encountered, it was natural for Ethan to be this moody.He had
When Kayla slowly rose from her seat, Ethan realized that she was wearing robotic legs right from her knees underneath her coat."Your legs …" He was slightly surprised.Her striking red lips beamed into a smile. "Is it weird? You should've known that anything could happen the moment you abandoned me."He wasn't happy with the way she put it, but he was too lazy to correct her. He asked indifferently, "Tell me, what do you want?"Kayla didn't expect him to be this indifferent after noticing her legs, hence the unhappy glint in her eyes.Suppressing the upsetting emotions in her, she smiled. "I know that you're loaded with cash, so I don't want anything material. I want you to sleep with me."Ethan's fingers, which were holding the photo, froze. He thought he heard it wrongly. "What did you say?"She didn't show a hint of awkwardness at all. Her eyes seemed crazed instead.Abruptly, she hugged him from behind him. Frowning, he shoved her away.Since her legs were disabled,
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