“Liv, I’m not sure about a lot of things, but I know one thing. If everyone suspects the same person, then there must be something wrong with him, otherwise, why would everyone have their suspicions toward him?”Olivia lowered her head. “But he came to me and apologized, saying he didn’t know and had explained everything to me. If it was really him, why would he explain himself?”“And what about you?” Fred threw the question back at her. “If you think he’s innocent, why the hesitation? Why would you ask me that question?”Olivia was caught off guard by his question and did not speak again after that.Fred sighed. “If you don’t think it’s him, then who do you think it could be?”There was a long silence before Olivia spoke. “John Freeman.”Hearing this name, Fred froze for a moment.“Are you and him getting back together?”Olivia hurriedly shook her head. “No. I don’t want to repeat the same mistake, so I...”“Liv, I don’t know what the truth is about this, but I want to remind
Olivia did not want to get involved with people like Hera, so she walked around her and went inside the bar.Who knew that Hera would step forward and stop Olivia directly in her tracks?“Why are you ignoring me? Do you feel ashamed now that you’ve lost? Or did you not expect Johnny to like me?”Olivia’s expression was cold. “I just don’t want to talk to you. Is there a problem?”“There is.”Hera leaned against a wall and sized Olivia up from top to bottom. “Ms. James, as far as I know, you and Mr. Quinton are not divorced yet, right? And yet you’ve come to hook up with Johnny so quickly?”“As you can see, I’m a married woman, so I’m not interested in discussing other men with you. Get out of my way.”“You’re not interested in discussing, but you’re interested in hooking up?”Hera looked at her with a smirk. “If you’re not interested, what are you doing in Johnny’s office, throwing a tantrum at him? That would cause people who didn’t know to think that you two are a pair.”Aft
When she heard this, Olivia could not help but feel relieved.She thought Hera knew something, but it turned out that she was just talking about Olivia being a replacement.Olivia was really tired of hearing the word ‘replacement’, so much so that it could no longer set off a ripple in her heart anymore.As for John liking to reminisce about the past…Olivia coldly snorted. “If he was really nostalgic for the old days, he would not have sought you out.”Hera smiled. “That’s not how things are. You can be nostalgic, but we should always look toward the future. You can’t expect him to live his whole life remembering a dead woman, right?”It sounded reasonable at first.However, the only thing that did not make sense was that she, his past wife, was not dead yet.Olivia gave Hera a disdainful look. “You’re so good at speaking for him, making him sound both affectionate and reasonable. It must be really hard for you.”“Actually, I’m saying this to tell you, Phoebe James, that you’
“Are you sick?”“Yeah, I am.”Olivia was irritated by him, and she started to punch him with her fists and scratch him with her fingernails. However, despite being scratched until his face was bleeding, John still refused to let go and hugged her even tighter.“Let go of me! Go find your Hera!”John said with a hoarse voice, “We have no connection at all. She’s just an employee of the Freeman Group.”Unfortunately, Olivia was not interested in hearing his explanation and bit his shoulder hard. John was forced to let her go due to the pain.Olivia was about to take advantage of the situation and run, but John pulled her back almost immediately and pinned her down on the sofa.“You are not a fan of dogs, so why do you like to bite people?”Olivia’s cheeks were flushed and she glared at John angrily just like a wild cat. “I only bite dogs!”John was a little helpless. “Okay. Calm down and listen to my explanation, will you?”“No! I don’t want to listen! I won’t be deceived by
On the second day, it was already the afternoon when Olivia woke up.She rubbed her head. It felt as if she had been beaten up badly and her entire body was falling to pieces.When she opened her eyes, she noticed she was in her own bed, and she frowned while trying to remember what happened yesterday night.‘I went to Time Bar for a drink yesterday and met Hera. We argued, and I ended up chugging alcohol. Then…‘What happened after?‘Why do I seem to have a memory of me biting and hitting John…’Just as she was thinking about it, Kate brought a cup of tea in. “Pheebs, you’re awake. How do you feel? Does your head still hurt?”Olivia nodded. “Yeah, it does. My body does too.”“Drink some tea. I’ll get you a hot towel to cover your head.”“Thank you.”Olivia drank a sip of tea and suddenly asked, “How did I come home yesterday?”Kate paused her hand movement then turned over to look at her. “You got drunk at the bar, and the bartender called me, so I went over and brought you
“The news?”Olivia did not understand what she was talking about. “What is it?”Kate flipped her phone over and showed it to her. “Look.”Olivia looked over and her eyes instantly widened.“What? Is this official?”“Yeah. This man looks familiar. Have we met him before?” Olivia’s eyes darkened. “He came here before. Don’t you remember?”“Huh? When?”“He was the journalist who questioned me and got slapped by me that day.”She lowered her head and recalled what happened in the cafe and she frowned. “He doesn’t look like someone who would commit suicide, though.”‘How can someone that wanted to ask for five million yesterday commit suicide at night?‘Especially when…’The context of the document was indeed attention-seeking.‘He said that it was evidence that he risked his life to get. Then…was his death related to that?’‘And I suspected John to be the mastermind behind all this… Could it still be him?’“The news mentioned that he went to threaten Leo Whittaker for five
“Are you sure?”“Yeah, I am.”Kate turned around. “I want to change into a nice dress and get a new hairstyle. In addition to the candlelight dinner I made myself, I want him to understand that I am not that foolish little girl anymore but a mature and caring woman.”Hearing this, Olivia hugged her in joy. “I am really happy that you finally thought things through. When do you want to go shopping?”“Can we do it now?”“No problem.”Just as they were about to leave, Olivia suddenly remembered Fred. “Oh, give me a minute. I’ll be right back.”After saying that, she went to the kitchen to look for Mrs. Wallace. “Mrs. Wallace, I’ll need your help to deliver food over to Fred as I’ll be bringing Kate to shop around.”Mrs. Wallace was delighted to hear that she wanted to go out. “No worries. Go ahead and have fun.”“Yeah. Thanks, Mrs. Wallace.”After talking to her, Olivia left the house with Kate. “Let’s go. Do you know where you want to go already?”“Yeah, I do. I’ll drive.”“A
Although Kate did not understand the situation, she believed in Olivia unconditionally.“Stop spouting nonsense here. Who’s your man?”Hera lifted her head a little. “My man is the president of the Freeman Group, John Freeman. Everyone in Ocean City knows him, right?”Hearing that this was related to John, Kate frowned and looked at her suspiciously from top to bottom. “You’re John’s girlfriend?”“In the flesh. He even bought me a diamond ring. What do you think?”Hera showed her diamond ring to them.“Oh, really? You’re saying that John proposed to you?”Kate did not believe it.Even if she did not live in Ocean City for a long time, she was still aware of who John was.‘Besides…’She looked at Olivia beside her. “Pheebs, do you believe her?”Olivia was dumbfounded, and she kept quiet.‘Why wouldn’t I?’She saw Hera walking out of the hidden room in John’s office in his blouse herself. Even if she did not want to believe her, she had no choice.However, she did not want
Elegance Gardens.As soon as Olivia entered the door, Ken appeared out of nowhere with Fred and Kate standing beside her. Then, the three of them looked at her with surprisingly serious eyes.Olivia was stunned for a moment. “What’s the matter? I just went out for a meal. Why are you so serious?”“Was Jennie the one who took you out?”It was Ken who spoke first.Olivia nodded. “Well, yes.”“Liv, are you crazy? You went out to eat with her?”Fred stepped forward, looked her up and down, and said with a frown, “Have you forgotten how she betrayed you? You should never tolerate someone who cheats even once. What if she had bad intentions of inviting you out?”“Pheebs, that woman is not as straightforward as you think.”Out of the three, Ken was the calmest. “Did she say what she was doing in Ocean City?”Olivia shook her head. “I asked, but she didn’t say anything. She only said that she wanted to stay in Ocean City and asked if I was still angry with her.”Hearing this, Fred r
Jennie brought Olivia to a popular fondue place. The melted cheese looked very appetizing, and it was the kind that Olivia liked in the past.However, she could not raise her spirits today, and after eating a few mouthfuls, she put down her fork and started to space out.Jennie gave her a piece of strawberry. “Pheebs, eat more. You are so skinny now. Why do you still eat so little?”“Maybe I don’t have a good appetite.”“Don’t you always have an appetite for cheese? Pheebs, how long have you been like this? Have you seen a doctor?”“I’m used to it. It’s fine.”Jennie suddenly grabbed Olivia’s hand and looked at her solemnly. “Pheebs, what’s wrong with you? You’ve really changed a lot, and I don’t even know you anymore. Even though I could tell you were sad before, you were still very positive, but now… I’m worried that you’re going to do something stupid.”Upon hearing this, Olivia was stunned for a moment. Then, she forced a smile. “No, I just haven’t slept well recently, so I’
The next day, Olivia woke up and planned to go to the mental hospital to find Dorothy without telling everyone, but she received an unexpected call.“Pheebs, it’s me. I’m in Ocean City. Do you want to meet?”Olivia was stunned for a few seconds before she realized who the other party was. Then, she could not stop herself from frowning.“Jennie Sutherland?”“Pheebs, are you still mad at me? Why are you calling my full name like that?”Olivia pursed her lips. She smiled dryly and did not explain.Perhaps it was because too many things had happened recently and they had affected her state of mind. Unbeknownst to her, she became less tolerant now.Whatever happened in the past had not blown away like dust, but remained in her heart and turned into a deep grudge.When she heard that Olivia was not speaking, Jennie smiled. “Are you free for a meal? Pheebs, do you not even want to eat with me now? I am genuinely…”“Next time.”She was still a murder suspect. Plus, she still had not
‘Zy...‘This woman looks like Zy…’Fiona Miller glanced at her, frowned slightly, and stepped forward to get in front of her.“You are so weak, but you still have time to worry about me? Stand behind me.”Olivia was taken aback. Not only did they look alike, but they even spoke similarly, especially so as she stood in front of Olivia. They were so similar…Before Olivia knew it, her eyes were red.‘Zy…’However, her Zy died in her arms. She watched Zy lose her breath with her own eyes, so how could she appear here?However, Olivia was really greedy for more time with Zy, so greedy that she did not want to be rational anymore.When she regained her composure, she saw Fiona and the fat woman engaging in a fight, so she hurried forward to help. Olivia pulled the fat woman’s hair back and then separated the two.The fat woman cursed a few times, but in the end, she was still a little scared, so she ran to the opposite side of the room and squatted down.Under the light, Fiona’s
“He really is innocent!”Olivia roared as she watched the officer walking away.However, the other party did not look back at her. It was as if no one cared about the truth at all.Just as she lost her footing and fell, someone pulled her hair forcefully.“Ah!”“Hello, b*tch! Someone wants us to take good care of you!”When Olivia heard that, an unusually tall and burly woman had already dragged her to the ground. The woman then sat on Olivia’s body and slapped her with all her might.Olivia had just had a fever and was still weak. Thus, when she was slapped hard all of a sudden, she felt her brain buzzing instantly.However, the other party did not seem like she was going to stop. After that, the woman raised her hand and slapped Olivia again.After two slaps, blood spilled from the corner of Olivia’s mouth, contrasting against her pale face even more eerily.Just as the fat woman was about to slap her for the third time, Olivia suddenly exerted all her strength to grab the
After a while, someone kicked open the door, and uniformed police officers walked in with an arrest warrant.“Miss Olivia Larson, we need you to come with us.”Olivia was taken aback, but Fred had already rushed forward before she could register what was going on.“There is no Olivia Larson here. You have found the wrong person. My sister still has a fever and needs to rest. Please get out immediately!”However, the leader of the group just glanced at him, ignored him, and then walked around him to the bed. After that, he looked down at Olivia, who was lying weakly on the bed.“Ms. Larson, you probably don’t want me to take coercive measures, do you?”Olivia did not know what was happening, but she knew very well that her identity had been revealed. She had nowhere to escape, so she had to face the music.Therefore, she lifted the blanket and stood up.“Okay, I’ll go with you. But please wait for a moment downstairs to let me change, okay?”The man glanced at her and nodded, “
Olivia fell ill. However, scared of being hounded by the paparazzi, Mrs. Simmons was too scared to send her to the hospital, so she could only call Ken over.The two were busy these days and did not have much contact with each other. Ken came in and froze when he saw Olivia lying in bed.'Why is her face so pale? Why is she so frail? She's so thin that she looks like a piece of paper from far away and has blended into the covers.' "Ken? You came?"Groggy, Olivia felt someone standing at the end of the bed watching her, so she tried hard to open her eyes to see. Seeing it was Ken, she squeezed out a smile."Jeez, Mrs. Simmons. I'm just a little tired. Did she have to bring you over?"Ken frowned, went up to test her forehead, and said, "You're an adult. Why did you get yourself into this with no one around to look after you? You're a mother. You don't even know you have a fever and still stay up all night."Olivia pressed her lips together and said nothing."Are you worried ab
Xavier bailed out Olivia that night."Pheebs, don't worry. Nothing's going to happen to you. Trust me."Xavier grabbed her hand and comforted her repeatedly, but Olivia did not respond. She was like a stunned puppet.She had temporarily left the place that scared her, but her heart was still unsettled.She thought everything was over when John died.However, it seemed John's death was the beginning of everything.Who was behind all this?She desperately wanted to know.She suddenly grabbed Xavier's arm and used an almost imploring tone, "Xavier, help me find out who did this, will you?"She knew she could only solve the problem from the root by finding the real culprit and source.Xavier frowned. "I will. Please give me a moment.""Thank you...""Don't thank me. You're making yourself a stranger."Xavier opened the car door for her as he spoke. "Get in the car. I'll take you home. Lyla and the rest are waiting for you at home."Olivia froze at the mention of Lyla. Then sh
After leaving Quinton Group, Olivia got another call from the school."Mrs. Quinton, you can be at ease now that we've investigated this and all those involved have been handed over to the police."The person on the other end of the line paused. "Besides, we've also solved the case of Sam smashing the car. All the teachers involved have been fired, and the students have been ordered to transfer to another school. You can let Sam and Miss come back to school without any worries, Madam."She frowned as she hung up.She was surprised by the way the school handled this.She did not believe the school handled it voluntarily. After all, the principal had arrogantly demanded an apology from her.Why fire everyone all of a sudden?The more Olivia thought about it, the more she realized that it must have something to do with the board of directors, but who was secretly helping her?'Is it Zac?'Is he atoning for it in such a way because he knows he did something wrong but is too scared