Olivia had been resting well these days, so her stats were showing improvement.Keith could tell that her complexion looked better than before. She seemed alive."How does it feel to live here, Olivia? Are you getting used to the environment?" he inquired."Yeah, everything's great. Iri takes care of me meticulously. I'm happy here."Most importantly, she didn't need to live under Ethan's control or worry about assassinations.The majority of illnesses were rooted in bad mental health. Since there was no pressure, she was able to recover quickly. "Glad to hear that. Iri loves helping people out when she can. Just tell her if you need anything.""Thank you. I'll be sure to remember this favor. If I'm still around in the future, I'll be sure to repay your favor."Irene said, "You don't have to be a stranger with us, Olivia. Come, sit down. Let's have a talk."Olivia slowly sat down. "What is it that you want to tell me, Dr. Rogers? Did he find out something?"She knew how skep
Keith heaved a sigh, relieved by Olivia's current condition. "I thought it would pain you to know his situation and you'd regret your decision. I'm glad that you've gotten over him.""Dr. Rogers, the past Olivia has died in that sea. I made this choice myself, and I won't regret it."He suddenly recalled the moment he asked her if she regretted marrying Ethan, and she had calmly answered that she did not.This time, the determination settled in her eyes steadily. She showed pertinence as though she had been given a new lease of life."Before I finish what I should do, I'll never give up on my life." She had made up her mind.Other than escaping from Ethan, there were so many things Olivia had yet to do.She had to find out who the mastermind was and one more person.After regaining her memories, she thought of the person she met when she was suffering from amnesia—Jack.He had been carrying twins in his arms. The kids looked familiar to her.Most importantly, they weighed the
Brent took his phone out. "This is what we got from the micro camera."Based on the footage, Olivia was reading a book in the yard quietly. Although the camera was the size of a spider, its recorded footage was of high-resolution quality.Lifting his hand, Ethan caressed Olivia's face on the screen. As he had thought, letting her go was a good decision. She seemed better than before."We have updates. Keith asked someone to prepare the medicines for chemotherapy. It seems like Mrs. Miller is going to undergo her second round of chemotherapy.""Got it."Even though Ethan could barely see the lights in the mansion, he was assured at the idea that Olivia was in there.However, they shouldn't alarm the people in the mansion. They could only place the micro camera in the yard and wait for Olivia to come out."We should head back, Mr. Miller. You can't see Mrs. Miller from here either. Now that we know she's still alive, please be rest assured."Recalling how strong Olivia's reactio
Ethan played along with Keith. "I know.""Olivia is gone. What's your next plan?"Ethan was a clever person. It took him one second to know what Keith meant by that.Ethan thought, "It seems like taking his things home is an excuse. He's trying to check on my plans for Olivia."Ethan turned and answered, "I initially planned to start life anew with Olivia. But unexpectedly, I didn't get to wait for that day to come. I'll be returning to the country soon."Since Olivia was afraid of Ethan, he figured that it was better for him to leave.Keith quickly asked, "When are you planning to leave?"Noticing that he seemed anxious about it, he hurriedly added, "As a friend, I would like to send you and Olivia off.""Tomorrow. You can come if you want to."After Keith left, a dubious Kelvin questioned, "Mr. Miller, Mrs. Miller has just finished her second round of chemotherapy. Can you leave her with peace of mind?"Brent added, "I'm afraid Mrs. Miller is still worried, which is why she
Back in the Fordham residence, Avery's life was finally no longer in danger. Troy heaved a sigh of relief."Avery, you finally woke up. You don't know how worried I was that you might not regain consciousness."Avery had just regained his consciousness, hence the pale complexion. He gave Troy a comforting smile. "How could I leave you behind? Look at your hair. You're like a disheveled lion."Troy was a designer, so he dressed fashionably. He didn't clean himself up during the days he was looking after Avery. Therefore, his golden hair was a mess, and he looked like an ungroomed Husky."Can't believe you're joking right now, Avery. Look at how unlucky you are.""How am I unlucky? I'm still alive, so I think I'm lucky."Troy snorted. "It wasn't easy to look for someone who was willing to donate a kidney that matches yours. "Who knew that such an accident would happen?""It's not like he asked for it. We can't do anything about the car accident.""You're too kind, Avery. I
Seven days after the chemotherapy, Olivia could get out of the bed. However, she became bald due to the treatment this time.She looked at her sharp jaw and her bald head.Irene, who helped her out of bed, comforted her, "It's alright, Olivia. Your hair will grow again once you stop taking the medicines."Olivia was unbothered and smiled. "What's the use of a beautiful face when it comes to matters of life and death? I'm already grateful at the fact that I'm still alive.""I'm glad to hear that, Olivia. Frankly speaking, you should not be bothered at all. Even if you're bald, you're prettier than most people. "Just one look at you makes me understand how a person can make others fall in love at first sight. If I had your looks, I would've been smiling in my dreams.""Irene, take me outside. I would like to get some fresh air.""Sure."There wasn't as much snow in this city as Aldenvine. The temperature here was perfect. It wasn't easy to catch a cold.It was a suitable pl
This was the first time Leia took the initiative to explain her stance. Ethan was sitting before the tea table brewing tea. "Fire away."She looked at the patterns on the teapot. "That year, I lost my way and was sold to the mountains. I had a rough time over there. "I was fortunate enough to be able to escape from there …"She glossed over her suffering instead of going into the details. Ethan asked, "How did you escape?"The information he managed to find was only on the surface. There was no detailed description written.Still, she didn't go into the details. "Easy. I planned for it for a long time. I hid a lighter to light up the stored hay. They were poor, so there wasn't much hay for me to burn. But …"She paused momentarily before continuing, "Before I burned the hay, I locked that family up in a room, and they burned alive. I walked for a month to get out of the mountains."Since I was burned, everyone saw me as a monster. I was lucky enough to bump into a kind person
Although Leia was slapped, the obsessive and distorted smile remained on her face. "I am insane. Why do I have to suffer alone? Since I was already in hell, I wanted to drag more people into the fray. Ethan, if you wanna blame anyone, blame yourself for loving Olivia."Then, she recalled something before adding, "I don't mind if you hit me. I was the mastermind, but don't you forget the fact that you were the executor. "You didn't believe in her. You ignored her, neglected her, and bullied her. You were the one who hurt her the most, not me."Ethan let down his hand, knowing that she was right. He was the one to blame. He didn't have the right to blame others.He was drained, and he lit a cigarette while staring blankly. "Are you happy now that she's gone and I've lost everything?"Leia's gaze fell onto his haggard face wordlessly. No one knew what was going on in her mind.His cigarette was burnt until its tip throughout the suffocating silence. Only then did Ethan scrutini
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