“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
In the photo, she happened to be nestled in John’s arms with her arms around his waist. He happened to have his head lowered, and the two looked as if they were kissing.“I warned you that night. You told me that you understood my words and that you are not interested in Johnny. So what is this?”Hera raised her hand and gave Olivia a slap. “In the end, you seduced Johnny when you were drunk on the same night! Phoebe James, don’t you feel shameless?”Olivia froze on the spot and tried to remember what happened, but she really could not remember anything.Just as Hera was about to slap her the second time, Kate reached out to stop her.“You say that you’re John’s girlfriend right? Let me call him now to ask and see if it’s true. He’ll judge what’s going on!”A trace of panic flashed through Hera’s eyes as she quickly swung off her hand. “What do you mean? Are you doubting me? There’s already solid evidence here. What else can you talk about?”“I don’t care about whatever you’re s
Kate did not dare to go home directly, so she drove to her own cafe and brought Olivia upstairs.However, she had not come back for a long time. The place was covered with a thick layer of dust, like the sealed past.She simply took a shirt and wiped the chair. “Have a seat. Let me clean up the place a little.”Olivia sat down in a daze and did not seem to have noticed the surroundings. Kate was not in the mood to clean the place up thoroughly either, so she simply tidied a bit and brought Olivia to the balcony. “Pheebs, what’s going on?”‘What’s going on?’Olivia looked at her blankly and did not know what to say.Seeing how she kept quiet, Kate continued, “Since this is the case, I have to confess to you. The day you were drunk, it was not me who went to pick you up. John sent you back and I just went downstairs to pick you up.”Hearing such, Olivia was stunned. She recalled the photos shown by Hera and finally understood everything. On the night she got drunk, she met J
‘Weird…’Olivia smiled helplessly and looked at her. “Yeah you’re right. It is… weird.”‘But how can I explain?‘I can’t explain.’“Do you love Zac?”Olivia was stunned, and a trace of panic flashed through her eyes. She clenched her fists tightly and felt embarrassed and anxious. “Why do you ask?”Kate sat aside and placed her legs on the railing while pouting her lips.“I don’t see any love between you two. Instead, you two look more like working partners.”That being said, she turned and looked at Olivia to observe her emotions. “Surprisingly, you and John seem to look more like a couple, so I’m curious.”Olivia felt a clench in her chest, and she felt as if she was sitting on a carpet of needles.She really did not want to continue this topic.Despite her being Olivia Larson or not, John and her were already a thing of the past.Even if she divorced Zac, she would not have any relationship with John anymore.Kate seemed to have noticed the change in her expression and ch
“Huh?”Kate looked around at the dust. “This place has been empty for months, and it’s covered with dust. How can you stay here? Besides, why don’t you go home?”Olivia did not respond to her and just wrapped her knees together while shivering.Seeing this, Kate could not force it, so she called someone to come over to clean up. She planned to stay here with Olivia tonight.After a long while, Olivia fell asleep on the sofa as she was exhausted from being overly anxious.Kate covered her with a small blanket and went to the balcony alone.‘It’s human nature. The bystanders are rational, but the people involved fall into an endless loophole.’Even so, Kate did not want to reprimand her for anything. ‘After all, everyone has their secrets, right?’...When Olivia was in a drowsy sleep, she suddenly smelled cologne and subconsciously took a sniff.‘This smell is familiar. It’s just like…’Suddenly, she woke up and sat up on the sofa. She turned over in fear and saw a man sittin
Olivia’s body stiffened, and she widened her eyes as she pushed him away. “You… What are you trying to do?”John did not have time to respond and fell straight to the ground.“Liv, I won’t hurt you. I even swore on it. Don’t you remember? Huh?”‘He won’t hurt me?’Olivia was stunned and shook her head. “No, I don’t need you to say these words. I just want you to stay away from me. It’s best that we don’t meet again!”‘As long as we don’t meet again, Hera won’t target me anymore and I won’t be stuck at a dead end. Lyla will also be safe and I… I don’t need to think about whether what he and Milo said is true or not…‘And I don’t even need to think about how to talk to him.‘As long as we don’t meet, everything will become easy and normal.’John got up from the floor and wrapped her in his arms tightly. “Liv, don’t push me away, please?”“Let go of me! You already have a new girlfriend. Why are you still getting yourself involved with me? If it’s because of guilt, then let me te
Hearing this, John gave a long sigh, stood up, and looked out the window at the moon."Liv, your misunderstanding of me is getting worse. I'm afraid you won't believe me no matter what, right?""Yes, I won't."John reached out and caressed her cheek. "You're getting back at me, aren't you?"Olivia slapped his hand away. "You keep saying Mr. Hulton did what happened to Leo, but you're the ultimate beneficiary, John. Paul came to me to expose you, and he died. Don't you think it's a coincidence? As for Hera..."She laughed sarcastically at herself. "John, I saw it with my own eyes. Could I have arranged for Hera to strip naked and enter your room?"John had nothing to retort to her.The two were in a stand-off.Suddenly, someone pushed the door open, came in, and turned on the lights."Pheebs..."Before she could finish speaking, Kate froze and looked at John and then Olivia before taking a step back. "Why don't... I come back later?"Before she could get out, Olivia had gotte
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