If only one of Fred and John could be acquitted, Olivia would choose Fred without a doubt.She knew the choice was more or less vindictive, but she had no choice.Zac raised his eyebrows slightly when she asked but did not give her an affirmative answer."Liv, let's think about it again.""But didn't you say there was no time?""Yeah, there's no time, but there's still time for us to have a meal."Olivia looked over her shoulder at him, frowning. "How can I eat when Freddy's still in there?""I'm taking you to dinner first because you have no appetite."Once he finished speaking, the car stopped.Zac opened the car door, moved skillfully into the wheelchair, and stretched his hand to her. "Come on."Olivia glanced but did not put her hand on it. She pushed the car door on the other side and got out.She glanced up at the sign. "Why eat here?"The place they came to was not a restaurant but Time Bar.Zac looked at her with a flicker of loneliness in his eyes. He silently wi
When Zac said nothing, Olivia gulped and explained. "I thought you've established yourself in Quinton Group, and I..."She gripped her clothes. "I want to leave Ocean City with Freddy, Ian, and the two kids once Freddy gets out."So I don't want to delay any longer. After all, it will be a hassle to come back and deal with all this stuff after I leave."With that said, she glanced at Zac and was alarmed to see that he did not look too good.She did not do anything wrong, but she still owed Zac, which made her nervous about getting a divorce.Zac was torn, but he dared not refuse.He forced a smile after a long time. "You married me as a favor, so I will say yes if you want a divorce. After all, you're a free woman, Liv. I can't tie you to me, but..."He lowered his head slightly to hide the panic in his eyes. "Do you... really want to leave?"Olivia's eyes quivered as she was shocked.After seeing Zac's reaction, she thought he would refuse, but she did not expect him to say s
"At that time, I only wanted to prove that I could be better than Fabian and that Jimmy was wrong about everything. I wanted to get back at him..."With that said, he scoffed. "But Jimmy has vanished, and Fabian's no match for me. I feel a little lonely in that position.""Liv, sometimes I look back to find no one by my side. Even Ken thinks I'm his enemy now..."Zac looked up, his eyes full of loneliness. "Liv, will you just let me leave with you as a favor? At least I don't feel so lonely when I'm around you."It upset Olivia.Perhaps she was drunk as her eyes watered suddenly.She wanted to say she would stay with him...However, she could not joke with the children's lives.She could not be that selfish.After a long pause, her lips quivered as she said, "Zac, if you feel alone, I'll come back to you when I get the kids settled down, okay?"There was no way she would leave the kids in Ocean City, but there was no reason she could not repay Zac.She could only do that if
'Sir?'Zac stopped and turned around to look at Olivia.'Is the Sir she mentioned Milo?'But what's John got to do with Milo?'He pondered for a while before saying with a frown, "I have no grudge against him. And I'm not targeting him.""Liar! John, you're a liar!"Olivia suddenly got emotional. Her grip on him also tightened. "If there's no grudge, why did you repeatedly blame Sir and even accused him of killing Oliver?"Zac did a double-take. His eyes darkened slightly as he realized the connection instantly.It seemed that John had told Liv his suspicions about Milo at the police station.However, instead of winning Liv's trust, she questioned and resisted him.Knowing that Olivia and John were having another crisis of trust, Zac smiled slightly as he gazed at Olivia. He reached out and touched her slightly burning cheek before turning around to leave the private room.He was worried that Olivia would do something stupid to save John.It seemed his worry was misplaced.
It was already noon when Olivia woke up with a hangover.Besides that, she still felt a headache and dizziness after waking up, which made her a little disoriented.Rubbing her temples, she got up from the sofa and squinted as she looked around.Reassured by the familiar furnishing, she threw her head back and rested on the sofa.Suddenly, she felt a pang in her heart after realizing what she had done.'Was I... doubting Zac?'The moment she woke up, she was worried about her situation.Why did she have such worries?Besides Ken and Fred, Zac was the one she trusted most among the people around her. He would never hurt her, but she doubted him just now. She...Olivia hit herself hard on the head.There must have been a lot going on lately that she became a little more wary about everyone.As she was thinking about it, the private room door was suddenly pushed open.When seeing that she had woken up, the comer's eyes lit up. "Pheebs, you're awake. I made some chicken soup. W
"Ah..."She and Harry ran into each other as soon as she opened the door, and hot tea spilled all over Olivia.The hot water burned her skin, but she did not stop. She pushed Harry away and rushed outside."Pheebs... Hey... Hang on, Boss..."When she rushed to the door, Harry caught up with her and stopped her."Boss, you're in poor health, and you don't have your coat on. Where are you going in a hurry? Is something wrong?"Olivia was not in the mood to explain. She tried to push him away but was afraid he would be difficult, so she glanced at him. "Drive me to the police station."Fortunately, Harry did not ask any more questions. He put his glass aside and followed her out the door with the key fob in his left hand and a coat in his right.Once they got into the car, Harry turned the air conditioner on full blast and put a padded jacket over Olivia's legs."Boss, Mr. Quinton gave specific warnings that you're in poor health. You..."With that said, he turned to glance at h
Olivia's breathing stopped when she saw the face. She went limp and fell backward.Fortunately, Harry was quick to catch her from behind and saved her from falling to the ground."Boss, are you alright? Is it someone you know?"Olivia stared straight at the body, her lips pressed together until they were pale, but she did not say a word.The policeman only thought she was a relative who was sad when he saw this. He dared not urge her and could only wait aside.The morgue was so quiet that all you could hear was Olivia's heavy breathing...After a long while, Olivia's lips trembled as she asked, "How did... Wade... die?"The policeman froze for a moment. "Are you sure that the deceased is your relative?""Yeah, his name is Wade Stinson. He has no family and is an orphan. I..."Olivia gulped and dug her nails deep into the flesh, forcing herself to calm down. "I'm his friend."She was probably the only friend he had in Ocean City."I can't tell you the details. According to th
John froze, unable to come to himself for a moment."What?"Olivia repeated with a straight face. "Did you kill Wade?"John heard her clearly this time and felt a thump in his heart. He was once again overwhelmed with disappointment. He even lost the strength to explain.It turned out she did not come because she believed in him. It was because she suspected he had killed Wade and she came to confront him...What good were his explanations at this point?Would she believe it?When he was silent, Olivia got a little impatient and urged him, "Why are you not speaking? Am I right, so you don't bother to refute it?"John looked up with a lonely twinkle in his eyes and said with a wry smile, "Liv, would you believe me if I said no?"With that said, he said again before Olivia could speak, "Liv, only now do I understand how desperate you were back then, so... If this is your punishment for me, I'm willing to accept it."Olivia's breathing paused. She dug her nails deep into her fle