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
Everly was drinking when Olivia said that. She immediately spat it out. "W-What? Ethan's not the father?"Everly scanned her surroundings before whispering, "I didn't know you had it in you! You're quite the player. Who's the father? "Is it the masked man or the cute young man? Both seem to care for you genuinely. They won't hurt you as Ethan did."Olivia was feeling conflicted. "Neither of them …""Liv, you're being a stranger. I even told you how long Henry lasts each time, yet you don't tell me anything."Olivia was rendered speechless. She didn't even want to know about that, but Everly told her about it anyway. "It's a long story.""Then, cut to the chase." A hint of excitement flashed in Everly's eyes. She was clearly in the mood for gossip. Olivia wasn't able to win an argument with Everly, so she ended up telling her about what happened. Everly fell silent after hearing what happened. Even someone as chatty as her didn't have the words to describe how she felt.
Henry wasn't the only person that was angry. Ethan was fuming as well. Jack had already gotten away from his men for a week. He still hadn't received any updates. Ethan didn't harbor any ill will against Jack before he knew his true identity. But he had uncovered Jack's true identity in the past few days. Jack was Kurt's twin brother. He was born in very bad conditions and was at risk of dying at any moment. A psychic had told his family that he must be hidden from the public eye and needed to be kept at a church for protection.That was why the Stone family only ever made Kurt known to the public. Not even Ethan knew about Jack's existence. Kelvin sighed. "That's so crazy. The psychic said only one of the Stone family's twins would live. They thought the weak and fragile Jack would be the one who passed. But Kurt's the one who ended up dead."No wonder Kurt had all those mysterious visits to the church. We thought he went to pray, but he actually went to visit his brother. "
Henry stared into Ethan's eyes. "The island is yours. Your men were stationed there. How did they escape without you allowing them to?"Henry wasn't stupid. He sensed the change in Ethan's attitude toward Olivia long ago. "I knew I couldn't keep it from you." Ethan didn't try to keep it from Henry."I don't care about how you want to manage your relationship with your woman. But you shouldn't have meddled in my business." Henry stared at Ethan coldly. Seeing the tension rise between them, Bryan finally stepped in. "Alright. To be fair, you wouldn't have understood your feelings for Ms. Hilton if you hadn't been separated. You can't pin this on Ethan. They couldn't have taken her if she didn't want to leave. "So, instead of blaming your friend, why don't you two think about why they wanted to leave?"Henry sat down dejectedly. "Why? I gave her so much money. Isn't she in love with money? Why did she still leave me?""Are you dumb or just pretending? If a woman could be bou
"Mr. Miller, you've been busy with work these days. You're even losing your sleep and appetite over Mrs. Miller. Your injuries haven't completely healed yet. What will we do if you collapse?" Brent said. Ever since Ethan's identity was exposed in the dark web, Miller Group had also taken a hit.The company had a lot of subsidiaries. Recently, a lot of them, such as the real estate arm and the F&B arm, experienced some trouble. Some people were manipulating things from the shadows. They were from all sorts of shadowy organizations. When running a business, the scariest threats came from the ones hiding in the dark. Even Bryan had received word of what was happening. "If this goes on, your losses will be overwhelming. What's your next move?""You know me. It's going to be an eye for an eye. I'll make them pay a hundred times over."Ethan sneered. "He knows I have the dirt on those people. He'll only lose if this goes on. That's why he got desperate and tried to make a move on
It was like Jack knew what she was about to ask. "Ask away.""We've only known each other for a short time. I know you helped me investigate someone because of Martha and the others, but what about the things you helped me with afterward? "You helped me out behind the scenes and raised my children for me. Even when I asked you to help me escape, you helped out to the best of your abilities without any complaints."We're not family, but you risked your life to do all these things for me. There has to be a reason why you're doing all this, right?A dagger appeared in Jack's hand out of nowhere. This was the first time Olivia had seen his weapon. It looked like it was extremely sharp. At that moment, Jack seemed mysterious with a hint of viciousness. "Why don't you guess why I'm doing this?" Jack's voice was low and sounded especially eerie in the dark. It sent a chill down Olivia's spine. "I don't know. All I know is that no one does anything for no reason. I know that the
Olivia looked at the starry night sky and thought about the dream she just had. The baby's cries from the dream were still ringing in her ears. Was it because the baby had sensed what she wanted to do?"I don't know.""Olivia, you can't keep this baby." Colin heard them talking and came out to sit down beside Olivia."You underwent chemotherapy before, and the side effects will persist for some time. There are no guarantees that the baby won't be affected by these side effects. "Besides, you'll be taking my drugs for the coming months. Even if the baby survives, the chances of it ending up deformed are very high."Olivia did some calculations. She stayed in the city for seven months after the final chemotherapy session before leaving. Then, she spent two months at sea. She rested on the island for over a month after the pirates attacked. The baby was conceived around two more weeks after that. It had been almost a year since she underwent chemotherapy. Maybe the baby was sa
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