Olivia responded mildly, "They must have been desperate. Why else would anyone steal flowers from the hospital?""There are just too many weirdos in the world. They don't even have basic morals. Rest well, Ms. Fordham." The head nurse closed the door and left. Oliva became drowsy after a while. She felt like she heard the door open but was too tired. So, she ignored it.She didn't notice the sound of footsteps. There were also some rustling sounds beside her, like someone was creeping around.Suddenly, she felt something being placed on her head. It wasn't a doctor?Olivia opened her eyes abruptly. She met the gaze of a set of bright, round eyes. The adorable little face was very close to her. Connor became embarrassed when he saw that Olivia had woken up. "Mom, wreath."Connor was trying to set the wreath straight, so his arms were still hanging mid-air. "It's you," Olivia murmured. Her gaze fell on the wreath he was holding. She was taken aback.She wondered if Conn
Connor was already grown up. His first reaction after getting slapped wasn't to cry. Instead, he felt lost. He didn't know what he did wrong. Why did Marina beat him? A handprint appeared on his face, and his right cheek became swollen. Marina's rage quickly dissipated, and she started to feel guilty. She drew him into her embrace and said, "Baby, did it hurt? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."She hated Olivia with every fiber of her being, but her mood quickly improved when she thought about Olivia's dwindling lifespan. A hint of joy flashed on her face. "That bitch is going to die soon. That's great! "Baby, we'll have your father with us again. You look so much like him, so you have to cozy up to him so he will treat us better."After everything she has been through, she became mentally unstable. She would change her mood abruptly. Her expressions were crazed. Connor feared her more and more. The fear was apparent in his eyes, and he was too scared to speak. Mina knoc
Mina had been with Marina for a few years, but she had never seen Marina in such a pitiful state.Marina kept sobbing. "I've already lost my parents and my home. I won't ever be able to stand again, either."I only have these two children. If you tell Ethan about this, he won't let me see the children ever again."Marina tugged at Mina's pants with great difficulty, pleading with all her might. Mina had no choice but to say, "I don't want to see this happening again."With that, she left with Connor in her arms. While she treated his swelling, she felt disbelief as well. How could a mother treat her son like that?"Does it hurt?"Connor simply shook his head without saying anything. Mina's heart broke when she saw how desolate he looked.Mina sighed. What a mess.When Olivia fell ill, the whole Miller family was thrown into chaos as well. Ethan returned to the small building while Harold sat under a cherry tree. Harold seemed to be mumbling something."Is Grandpa's illne
Even after a long while of questioning, Ethan couldn't get any information from Harold.Based on the information he had gathered, Ms. Nat must have been a fugitive who had escaped to Arlandia. She had also used a fake identity and name. Then, she disappeared during the chaos later on.Ethan was exasperated. There was still no news of Colin. If this went on, only death awaited Olivia. The only difference was whether she would die sooner rather than later.Still, the past few days weren't completely fruitless. When he went back to the shed, Darrell was barely hanging on. His whole body was drenched in blood.By the looks of it, Kelvin didn't hold back so that he could get even the tiniest bit of information from Darrell."Mr. Miller, Darrell said that he had known Rubus for two to three years by now. They had never met in person, but Rubus helped him out a few times before."Those few times are related to the purchase of the Miller Group's shares."Ethan said, "No wonder Dar
After staying in the hospital for a week, Olivia was discharged. She had been recovering for a week. So now, she could get out of bed and walk around on her own.Still, her red blood cells and white blood cells had very low counts. She would feel dizzy every day, and she was still extremely weak.But it was already great news to her that she could leave the hospital.When Olivia returned to the Miller residence, Sharon spoke as she moved Olivia's wheelchair."Mrs. Miller, Mr. Miller has prepared a room for you on the first floor. You can go out into the yard from there. Just concentrate on recuperating. I'm sure you'll get better in the future.""Alright."Ethan was probably worried that he might stimulate her, so he never appeared in front of her in recent days.But Olivia knew that most of the time, he waited until she was asleep to sneak in and watch over her. When she woke up, he would leave quietly.Olivia didn't understand why he would do that. He had his wife and child
Seeing that Olivia was in low spirits, Sharon comforted her. "You haven't been eating well these days. Now that you finally have an appetite, Mrs. Miller Senior is making some food for you."Olivia nodded. Instead of getting in the wheelchair, she slowly moved to the living room.Janice was wearing an apron. "Hurry and have a seat. The food will be ready soon."There were freshly picked flowers in the exquisite white vase on the dining table. Every leaf was fresh and green.Once again, Olivia recalled the snowy weather. She was arranging flowers in the warm indoors. Her belly was bulging, and her lips were slightly curved.The door opened, and Ethan walked in. He angrily questioned her why she would cause trouble for Marina, especially when Marina was pregnant.But he seemed to have forgotten that Olivia was also pregnant at that moment.When the coldness reached its peak, he smashed her vase. Fresh flowers scattered onto the floor.Olivia held her head, hissing. For some r
Chris had been busy looking into Olivia's matters. Finally, he learned of some top-secret news.His assistant came over with a bottle. "Dr. Atkins, Mrs. Miller Senior sent someone to deliver this. She wants you to test it and figure out what sort of cat food this is.""Cat food?" Chris glanced at the bottle. A small bottle like that couldn't possibly contain cat food. No cat would have an appetite this small."It might also be supplementary food for cats. They couldn't figure it out, so they wanted you to take a look at it.""Alright, put it at the side. I'll test it later. I have a very important matter to attend to right now.""Understood."Chris left in a hurry. Then, he found Ethan, who looked a little worn out. "Mr. Miller, I have the latest news. Colin's team has always been researching cancer."Some time ago, he had already developed a new anti-cancer medication. In the past two years, almost a hundred cancer patients have taken the medication."But for now, he had o
Now, Olivia hated Ethan even from just a few flashbacks she remembered on occasion. If she recalled everything that had happened, she would hate him to the core.But Janice had a point. Olivia's illness suddenly worsened because of the drugs. If there was a way to stop the drugs, could it also prevent her cancer cells from getting worse?Ethan was reluctant, but for the sake of Olivia's body, he had no other choice."Alright, I'll ask the doctor to reevaluate. I leave Liv in your hands."Ethan managed to find the medical team who had researched M1 back then. After some discussion, they came to the same conclusion Janice did.Chris suggested carefully, "Mr. Miller, to be honest, I've been meaning to say this a long time ago."Drugs that can wipe memories will have to break through the human immune system as well as various other barriers. They are also long-lasting drugs."The side effects aren't too severe in normal humans, but they will be amplified if the drugs come into conta
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