No one knew better than Kenneth how stubborn Janice was with her feelings toward him. He could still remember her showing him the paintings and antiques she had gathered.He remembered the expression on her face back then. She looked like she was offering treasures to him.She was born with arrogance, but for his sake, she tried her best to hide it. She also couldn't help the smile on her face."Look, Kenneth. This is a drawing by a famous artist. I worked very hard to win it at an auction."Back then, Janice had stars in her eyes, and she was as proud as the sun in the sky.When had she changed?She had turned from a brilliant sun into a cold moon. There was no longer any trace of love toward him in her eyes.She even nonchalantly asked that the items be sold at a low price."Janice!" Kenneth grew furious.Janice looked at him lazily. "Do you have anything to say about how I deal with my things?"Before Kenneth would reply, Janice added coldly, "Even if you do, hold it in! I bought th
Janice and Olivia maintained a low profile. It was a stark contrast to the image given off by Jessica and Darrell. Jessica was a little nervous at first.While no one was around, she asked Darrell, "Darrell, what did you do to convince Mr. Harold?"No one knew better than Jessica the stubbornness of that old man. He wouldn't give in to anything, and he was a monster who would even part with his biological son.But Darrell had only spoken a few words to Harold. How did he do it?"I have my ways, Mom. Anyway, just relax and enjoy your position as Mrs. Miller. From today onward, you're the owner of this huge villa."With Darrell's guarantee, Jessica grew much bolder.To verify Darrell's words, she gave Edmund orders on purpose. After all, Edmund represented Harold's intentions.Even Edmund respectfully carried out her orders. Now, Jessica could rest assured and have her way here.She had completely made herself the lady of the house. She would get anything she asked for.In contrast, Jani
The glint in Ethan's eyes was so cold that it was frightening. "I've finally caught you."The man was going to bite his own tongue in reflex, but the latter took the chance to shove the gun handle into the man's mouth.Ethan's icy tone could send chills down one's spine. "Wanna commit suicide with poison? Not a chance!"Since the man's plan had gone out of the window, he smashed his elbow toward Ethan's chest.Ethan, who had lost to the man a lot of times, came fully prepared this time. Ethan would never give the man any chance.The man was ruthless, but not to Ethan's extent! Ethan stopped the man's move by breaking his arm, and the sound of bone cracking could be heard.After sharing a few moves in between, Ethan kept the man under control. The man probably couldn't understand why a president like Ethan would be so skillful in fighting. Ethan was definitely that of his kind!It was no wonder Ethan could escape such a situation!When the man wanted to send a message with his other h
Death and pain would never fear people like Black Fox, but they were afraid of one thing—losing consciousness.The light above his head shone upon him, showing how wet his forehead was due to sweat.The cold needle pricked into his skin. The pain was that of an ant's bite to him. But veins were protruding on the back of his hands as they were balled into fists. He was fighting back in reflex.Ethan watched him coldly. "Either you spill it now or you'll do it without dignity later. Who have you been working for by putting your life at stake all these years? "Who ordered you to hurt my son and Liv? Considering that we're from the same line of work, I can let you die with dignity."Black Fox gulped down his saliva. "Give up, dude. I will never tell you no matter what. You can deceive others with this but not me."His countersurveillance was good, and his mentality was much better than average people."Very well. I have all the time in my life to wait until the drug kicks in." Ethan retu
"Don't go!" Black Fox shouted, but the other party couldn't hear him.Ethan smiled faintly. "What a bright and innocent man. Even though he lost his parents, he doesn't know that his elder brother is still alive. He gets by every day by looking on the bright side. "But someone like him is going to leave because of you. What a cruel reality."Black Fox's eyes were red, and he lost his composure for real now.He barked at Ethan, "Just come at me! If you wanna kill me, just do it! He doesn't know a thing!"Ethan grabbed him by the collar, smirking. "And why didn't you come at me and hurt a kid instead? Did my son know all of this? Do you finally know that it hurts now that you're tasting your own medicine?"How could you lay a finger on my son? He's such a young child! And what did you do to Liv in that heavy rain when she was pregnant? "What right do you have to beg me for mercy when you can bring yourself to hurt other people's families?"Black Fox licked his dry lips. It was indeed h
Ethan was like a devil pushing someone to their deaths. The phone was placed next to Black Fox's ear. He could hear his brother running."Eliza, don't do anything silly! Where are you!""Stop! Glen! Just stop right there!" Black Fox shouted at the top of his lungs.Glen suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Did you hear that? I think I heard something.""Now's not the time for this. We haven't found my sister yet.""Right." Glen crossed the fence.He thought that his classmate would be there, but he didn't see a shadow after crossing the fence.The place he was standing was a 15-centimeter platform. It would only take one careless move to fall off the building and die horribly.Glen had yet to sense that something was off. "Your sister isn't here. Are you sure that this is the right place?""I'm sure." The man's face suddenly darkened like a devil. "I don't have a sister. The person I've been looking for from the start is you."Glen, who had never experienced such a thing, asked innocently
Sitting, Ethan tapped on the armchair. "Continue. How many times have you launched an attack in total?""He gave me a mission to kill Connor. But you hid Connor after that, so I didn't have the chance to execute my mission. That person then told me to think of a way to kill Olivia."The Black Ravens incident was a wake-up call to him. I didn't have the chance to take action until he suddenly contacted me to do something to her car and disguise it as an accident. "You guys know what happened after that. I sensed something off, so I played along with it. I plotted this up at the old factory by the sea."As soon as Black Fox finished, Kelvin punched his chest. "You told us a lot, but they're all useless information. Don't make me violent. Get to the point. Who is he?"A streak of blood flowed from the corner of Black Fox's lips. "It's not that I don't wanna tell you, but he's a careful person. I've never seen his face before. "We normally keep in touch through phone calls. He uses a voi
Olivia, who was deeply absorbed in her thoughts, was taken by surprise. She hopped off the swing.Straightening her back, she watched the man with alarm. Her eyebrows were knitted. "Don't come near me."Instead of staying away from her, he slowly approached her step by step. He casually sized her up. "Ethan is lucky to have a beauty like you. "If I were him, I would've looked after you with love and care. I'd never betray and upset you."The crease between Olivia's brows deepened. "What are you talking about?"Darrell had been seeking a chance to approach her these days. Unlucky for him, Olivia and Janice kept cooping themselves up in their rooms.Now, he finally had the chance to approach Olivia, hence the smug expression on his face."What are you pretending for? Before this, it was huge news that Ethan divorced you to marry Marina Carlton. I can understand why you women keep forgiving men as long as they look back at you. "I bet you don't feel entirely comfortable on the inside,
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