Everly had plans to leave and wanted to be prepared. She had been moving her money in secret. She would move small amounts every time. She would also cash the money out through a third party or transfer some to her parents. Her savings account was shrinking because she was afraid Henry would freeze the account in a fit of rage. Henry was generous. He transferred three million dollars to Olivia. Everly smiled bitterly. She was worth so much money. Henry paid three million dollars to spend one night with her. Henry had always had a high sex drive. He had already taken her body measurements when he promoted her. He even tested her for a bit before making a move on her. He looked like a gentleman on the surface, but only Everly knew how vulgar he actually was. He was like the devil. Henry hadn't done it with her ever since she got pregnant. So, it had been several months. He placed her on the bed anxiously. Everly was a little uneasy. "I haven't showered …""You can do t
Everly was extra cooperative. So much so that it made Henry suspicious, but he couldn't put his finger on what was wrong. They only got out of bed for lunch in the afternoon. Henry stayed with her for the entire afternoon. He had never felt so peaceful before. He finally left after his assistant urged him repeatedly to do so. Everly even went to see him off. She hugged him in front of the helicopter and pretended like she didn't want him to leave. "When are you coming to see me again?""Why? Are you already missing me before I'm gone? Didn't I satisfy you last night?" Henry smiled. Everly didn't understand how a man who looked so gentlemanly could say something like that. But it was not her first day with him.Henry was different from Ethan, who adhered to rules very strictly. Henry could even feel her thigh up when he was talking business with someone if he felt like it. "Henry, will you miss me after you leave?" Everly asked suddenly. Henry thought she was just acting
After a round of communications, they decided to leave that very night. There were a total of 352 security cameras on the island. Olivia had marked them down some time ago. It wouldn't be hard for her to avoid all of them. She reached the coastline under the hill with ease while bringing her children along. When the sea breeze blew toward them, Everly shuddered. This was where Olivia buried the bodies she dissected. There were at least 30 to 50 bodies buried in the area. Even the wind felt eerily chilly to her. She also felt a chill go down her spine. For that reason, most of the maids never came here. It was the perfect spot for running away. Everly lowered her voice and said, "I'm starting to think you did this on purpose. You've become very cunning, Liv.""I've failed too many times. I really don't want to fail this time.""Mom, where are we going?""Don't you miss your godfather? We're going to meet him now." Jack was already waiting for them. The children ran toward
Ethan's entire body was trembling. The image of Kurt's death appeared in his mind again. The blood that flowed from his chest had covered Ethan's hands and eyes. Impossible! "It c-can't be Kurt. He died in my arms. I'm sure of that."The bullet hit Kurt in his heart. He was a dead man. Ethan stared at the mask and said, "It's Jack. If my speculation is correct, Kurt had a twin brother. He must be Kurt's twin.""Oh my god. What a weird turn of events. Kurt actually had a brother? Why didn't we know about that?""That's a problem for the Stone family. Mobilize the men on the island. Stop them!" Ethan muttered, "I'm sorry, Liv."He had planned to let her go, but Jack's identity was too mysterious. If he was really Kurt's brother, Ethan couldn't just let him roam freely. Suddenly, the alarm on the island started blaring. Everly started to feel nervous. She almost fell off the boat. She had an anxious expression on her face. "How did they realize we're missing so quickly?
As soon as the boat reached shore, Jack quickly took the children from Olivia and said urgently, "Quick! Follow me!"Olivia held Everly's hand as they got on the island. They followed Jack to a tunnel that he had dug beforehand. "Although they won't be able to find us for now, we can't just stay hidden down here. Won't we be trapped when they surround the island?"Jack's forehead was covered in sweat. He said in a deep voice, "If my calculations are correct, they'll have the people from one helicopter come to look for us while the other helicopter remains on standby. This type of helicopter only has enough fuel for three hours of flight."It'll take them some time to get people to surround the island. With the people they have on the island now, it'd be impossible to find us in the darkness like this. We just need to wait for two hours."Everly looked at him with admiration. "What's your name, Mister? You're so smart. You've thought of everything.""Jack," he replied emotionle
The two children came over to look at Olivia with tender expressions on their faces. "Mom!""I …"Olivia panted softly as she lay in Everly's arms. It was like she was completely exhausted. Everly's expression turned grave. "Liv, you've never been nauseous from dissecting before. Just out of curiosity, you haven't been sleeping with Ethan, right? Your symptoms … seem to indicate you're pregnant."Olivia's expression froze. She had taken care of Ethan a few days ago, but they didn't actually do it. And the time doesn't match. Unless …She thought about that night back on the cruise ship. She had sex with Logan for the entire night. She had Joshua buy morning-after pills for her the next day when they arrived in Aldenvine. She couldn't have gotten pregnant from that. "No, I can't be pregnant. I took the pills." Olivia's hands were shaking. "Pills? Liv, you do know that morning-after pills aren't 100% effective, right? Have you had your period yet?"Olivia did some quick calc
Olivia was completely surprised to see Colin. She was so excited she didn't know what to say. "Why are you here, Colin?""Olivia, it was so hard to track you down. I'm only able to see you because Jack contacted me.""Yeah, the past few years have been eventful, to say the least," Olivia said emotionally. "How has your cancer been?"Olivia took off her wig and said, "I almost succumbed to the cancer in the first six months of the year. I only managed to pull through with the pills you left me and chemotherapy. "The side effects of chemotherapy have subsided a lot. My hair has started to grow again, but the tumor is still there."Everly couldn't help but feel bad when she saw Olivia's short hair. "You've been through so much, Liv.""It's all in the past now. I was on my deathbed, but I survived. Colin, I heard you've been researching anti-cancer drugs. Have there been any developments?""Olivia, I'm here to cure you."Olivia's eyes lit up when she heard that. She felt lik
Colin's lips twitched as he looked at the twins beside Olivia. "You're telling me … that you're pregnant again?"Olivia was a little embarrassed. Connor was the only baby she planned for. She didn't even have a sex life after that. The twins were conceived while Ethan had a high fever and was barely conscious. This newest pregnancy was even more ridiculous …The doctors said it would be hard for her to get pregnant, but she got pregnant both times she had sex. "I've been feeling nauseous. It's a lot like the morning sickness I used to have. I'm afraid that …""Alright, let's do an ultrasound first. We can do that in this town. But we can't do a magnetic resonance imaging procedure. Let's do the ultrasound first to determine if you're pregnant. The cancer treatment will have to wait until we get to our next stop.""Okay. I'll do whatever you say."On the way to their destination, Olivia had a gloomy expression on her face. Back then, everyone told her she should've aborted th
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