She lifted her head and looked miserably at the man who used to light up her life. She asked hoarsely. “Johnny, so how do you plan to punish me this time?”John’s heart shook. This woman was too good at pretending to be pitiful to get his sympathy. He had fallen for it so many times. He could not fall for it again!He reached out to pull her up. Then, he pressed his cold lips against her ear. “Olivia, since you refuse to change, don’t blame me for ruining everything you care about.”Olivia’s body shook and looked at him in horror. “What are you planning to do? Don’t touch Ian!”“It’s too late to beg me now.”After he said that, John pulled her from the room all the way downstairs. Then, he pushed her into the backseat of the car.Olivia curled up in the corner. “Johnny, where are you taking me?”Last time, he took her to the detention center. What about this time? Was he taking her to prison?John peered at her coldly and did not say anything.She was terrified, but she did no
She could only look at the man whom she loved like he was part of her own soul, the man who promised to take care of her forever, in a daze.Fairytales were lies.In the end, she was labeled as ‘crazy’.The car slowly stopped, and John opened the door to drag her out.Olivia lifted her head to look over. As she looked at the familiar yard that was now overgrown with grass, her tears fell uncontrollably.The Larson's Residence was flourishing back then, but now it was so decadent yet desolate.The seal on the entrance had not been taken off when John pulled her into the main building. After throwing her on the floor, he clapped. Shortly after, two bodyguards came out with a teenage boy.Olivia was stunned. It was her brother Ian.She got up hurriedly and wiped her eyes hastily with the back of her hands. “Ian?”Ian lifted his head in fear to look at her. Then, he took a step backward and asked while trembling, “Who are you?”Olivia was frozen on the ground. She pointed at hers
Olivia felt like she was in a long dream.In the dream, Dad, Mom, and Uncle Wallace were still alive, and Ian was a cheerful boy that loved being by her side. Johnny, on the other hand, was wiping the chocolate off the corner of her mouth as he lovingly said, “My hungry kitten.”She was smiling. She could not stop smiling.However, she suddenly tasted a hint of bitterness from the corner of her lips. Then, she realized her cheeks were wet.Why was she crying?She was having a wonderful, happy time, so what was there to cry about?At that moment, Dorothy came walking towards them, dressed in a white dress, and everyone moved to greet her with a smiling face, except Olivia herself. She was frozen to the spot.Before she realized it, everyone else was standing opposite her. John was looking lovingly at Dorothy, and it was almost like she was just an extra in a play.Olivia was terrified. Her tears would not stop flowing. She struggled to pull Dorothy and John apart but could not g
Zyla quickly took a piece of tissue paper and wiped Olivia’s hand clean. Then, she took out some medicine, passed it to Olivia, and said, “Here’s your medicine, Sis Liv.”After taking her medication, Olivia closed her eyes. She no longer dared to think about the Larson’s Residence.Zyla did not stay for long. After watching Olivia finish her chicken soup, she packed everything up and left.Right after Zyla left, John came in. As he sat on the stool, he seemed to realize that there was residual heat on it. He frowned. His dark pools of eyes bore deep into Olivia's.“Who came here?”“No one.”“Olivia Larson, how dare you! How dare you get your b*stard men to come to even the hospital for you?”Olivia saw that he was angry and felt a sharp pain in her heart. Then, she sneered. “Why, have I wounded your heart again, Mr. Freeman?”John stood up when he saw that Olivia did not refute what he said. He pinched her chin tightly like he was trying to take her apart.“Olivia Larson, it l
John was sitting in the backseat of the Maybach. He saw lightning flash across the skies, and his heart trembled a little.“Wes, what happened 17 years ago?”Wes paused and looked at John from his rearview mirror. “Sir, don’t you remember?”“Was it something important?”“Yes. I heard that 17 years ago, Madam was abducted during a stormy night and thrown into an enclosed hut.”John felt a pang in his heart. He always told himself that Olivia had brought it all upon herself, but he could not stop himself from worrying.At that moment, it started pouring rain outside the car, and the raindrops were hitting the car like pellets.John frowned, looked outside once more, and said, “Turn around.”Wes’ heart jumped for joy. It looked like Sir still cared about Madam.He quickly turned the car around and sped towards the little hut.However, before he could reach the hut, John got a phone call from Dorothy.“Johnny, where did you and Liv go? It’s raining and thundering out there. I’m
This was the first time Zac heard Zyla cry, and it shocked him. He asked quickly, “Where?”Zyla looked around and saw that the place she was at was an extremely rural location with no landmarks at all.“I… I don’t know as well. I’ll send you my location.”“Okay. I’ll be there right away.”Once he hung up the phone, Zac got a skilled locksmith and drove quickly toward the location Zyla was at.Olivia had been abducted once before. She was afraid of the dark. He knew that.Especially on such a dark and stormy night. This must be like a nightmare to her.At that moment, Olivia’s consciousness started to fade.The wound on her head would not stop bleeding, and when combined with her already existing fear, caused her to go into an oxygen- and blood- deprived state. She felt like she heard someone call out to her, but she could not hear clearly, so she could not respond.It was like she had been sent back to that rainy night 17 years ago. She hugged her knees and moved to the side,
“Put her on the phone!”Zac hesitated for a moment before he stood up and walked out. “You don’t need to know about that.”“Mr. Quinton, is that Johnny?”Zac paused in his tracks and covered his phone. “No. It’s a work call.”Olivia pursed her lips and forced a smile. “Mr. Quinton, we can’t hide from trouble if it wants to find us. Give me the phone. Let me tell him.”The two of them had a silent battle for a while before Zac passed his phone to her.Olivia cleared her throat, lifted her head to make her tears flow back, and said, “John Freeman, I hate you! I don’t wanna see you!”Before today, if you were to ask her, she would be sure that she was still very in love with John.However, after being thrown into the little black hut, she was unsure of that.The young man who was once her bringer of light had thrown her into the darkness himself, snuffing out all light and hope.It seemed like she was… truly tired now.Her voice was calm and firm, but it was also cold. At the o
Yesterday night when John rushed back to the Cliffside Villa, the only thing he saw was Dorothy fainted in the living room with blood on her body. He could only send her to the hospital immediately. After her condition became stable, he drove to the little black hut at midnight.He wanted to save Olivia, but what would be the outcome of that?When he arrived, he immediately saw that the lock had been pried open and that there were two wheel marks on the ground. He did not see anything else. He had reached out to her, but all he received was an ‘I hate you’.John snorted and punched the glass with full force.The glass immediately shattered, and the fragments stained with his blood fell to the ground, making a crisp sound as they fell. Wes quickly ran inside and was shocked upon seeing John’s bleeding hand. He went to take the medical kit. “Sir, your hand is bleeding.”John did not car much about his wound. He turned to Wes and questioned him. “I loved her so much. Why did
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