The atmosphere in the ward was awkward and suffocating.Noticing Zac’s displeased expression, Olivia bit her lips and said carefully, “Zac, I…”“I know.”Without waiting for her to explain, Zac looked up at her and smiled. “I know you don’t mean that. Let alone...”With that, he lowered his head and scoffed. “I’m useless. I haven’t done any of the things that I promised you. I think I’d deserve it if you were angry and never wanted to speak to me again.” Saying this, he subconsciously gripped the armrests of his wheelchair, desperately trying to hide his inner discontent and resentment.Fortunately, Olivia did not notice this. She only frowned, retracted her gaze, and stared at the quilt.She did not know how to describe what had been happening lately. All she knew was that her mind was a mess and she needed some rest.“Zac, imperfection is what makes us human. There are some things that we just can’t solve, and that’s not a big deal. Anyways, it was good enough that Fred was
Zac froze and quickly hung up the call. He took a deep breath in an attempt to calm his burning rage. He was careless. Why did it not occur to him that Xavier might have been following him? At this thought, he pinched his thigh hard. Then, he turned to look at Xavier expressionlessly. “Why are you here?”Xavier was annoyed by Zac’s calm demeanor. He stared at Zac coldly and said, “Mr. Quinton, you are indeed amazing. You caused the accident then even pretended to comfort Pheebs.”With that, he approached Zac, bent down, and looked at Zac’s legs mockingly. “Mr. Quinton, are you afraid that Pheebs will leave you? Is that why you planned an accident? To turn Pheebs into a cripple like you?”Xavier intentionally emphasized the word ‘cripple’ as if he was making fun of Zac’s condition.Zac did not know how much Xavier had heard, so he did not retort. All he did was stare at Xavier coldly.“Is your silence an admission, Mr. Quinton? Do you think that I should tell Pheebs? If she knew abo
Just as his feet hit the ground, he walked straight to the table and poured himself a glass of whiskey. Then, he drank it all and walked to the window.Looking out the window at the neon lights, frustration struck him again. He was being deeply dragged into endless purgatory.Suddenly, the veins on his forehead bulged. His grip tightened, and he crushed the wine glass.The glass shattered, and the shards fell through his fingers with traces of blood. However, Zac appeared expressionless, as if he did not feel the pain.He never wanted a divorce. He never wanted Olivia to leave him.She had to be his one and only!Obsession was like a seed. Once it was rooted, it would only grow deeper, eventually engulfing you and making you its slave....The hospital.In the afternoon, after everyone had left, Olivia dozed off.By the time she woke up, it was evening. She struggled to turn on the light and found herself alone.Recalling Zac mentioning bringing Mrs. Simmons and the kids, Ol
“Sir?”Olivia was surprised to see Milo.After all, she had not seen him for a long time.She had suspected Milo because of what John had said when Fred and Wade both encountered their misfortune. So, she was taken aback and flustered upon seeing Milo again.Milo curled his lips upon seeing Olivia’s flustered expression. He walked behind her and said, “I’m sorry I only just came to visit you. Do you mind me pushing you back to the ward?” Olivia was startled for a moment and nodded. “Sure. No problem.”“Sorry. Are you upset I did not come to visit you when you first got admitted?”Olivia pursed her lips and shook her head. “Of course not. You are so busy, and Wade is… something so awful has happened to Wade. It must have been tiring for you too, sir.”She heard a faint sigh from behind her.It was probably Milo feeling sorry for Wade upon hearing his name.“Sir, I’ve been wanting to ask you something.”“Go ahead.”Olivia looked at Milo. “Sir, where were you when Wade met hi
Milo lifted his head slightly and looked earnestly at Olivia. He clearly enunciated each word when he said, “I don’t know what I have to do to make you believe that I had nothing to do with Wade’s death, but please trust me. I won’t let Wade die in vain. I’ll find the murderer and make them pay!”As Olivia looked into Milo’s red-rimmed eyes, her heart trembled, and she dug her nails into her flesh. “Mr. M, you know who did it?”Then, she remembered something Milo had said before, and her expression darkened. “Is this related to me?”Milo realized that he had said too much. His expression shifted as he was quick to deny. “No, how could it be? Don’t overthink this, just leave it to me and I’ll find you the answer.”Olivia’s heart was tightly knotted. If Wade died because of her, did that not mean that she was the murderer’s initial target?However, if the initial target was not her, why do that to Wade?Wade was not her family, and to the outside world, he was not even considered h
’Beware of Milo and…’These short few words already held so much meaning.Olivia had always believed in Mr. M. Even when she saw such a foreboding message, she had never doubted Sir.However, now that Wade was dead, she could not help but think that way.It’s just that… Sir had been so worn down and worked up by Wade’s death, so how could he be the killer?Also, why would Sir want to kill Wade?Suddenly, she had a terrible thought.What if… if that message was not sent by Wade?What if the message was sent by Wade’s killer using his phone?What if it was really John’s doing?Maybe after killing Wade, John wanted to frame Sir for it, so he sent this misleading message…For some reason, she would always lean towards thinking that John had done it.However, there was another voice in her head that relentlessly insisted that John would never do something like this.Suddenly, a shadow fell on her and a voice rang from above.“Right, I forgot to ask you. Is your brother’s issue
Olivia froze as she was trying to think of a way to quickly change the topic. “No one came.”“No one?”Ken narrowed his eyes judgmentally as he glared at her, causing Olivia to panic. She lowered her head as she whispered, “Sir came.”The moment Ken heard that Milo came, his expression changed.“What did he want?”Olivia did not answer and instead changed the topic. “Ken, I… I have a question to ask you…”Then, she took a deep breath and looked up at Ken. “Do you think that John would kill someone?”Ken frowned. “Who have you been hearing such nonsense from?”“It’s just that… Wade got killed, you know that?”Ken nodded.“Would John kill Wade?”Ken was enraged when he heard this and immediately went to close the door.“Liv, do you realize that you can’t just say stuff like this?”“Of course I do, but I don’t trust John. I think he’s the most suspicious.”“Liv, did Milo tell you this? Did he tell you that John killed Wade?”Olivia pursed her lips and said nothing.She did
Olivia’s eyes widened quickly and she nearly stood up from her wheelchair. “W-what did you say? Fred’s missing?”When she was done, she did not even care about the pain she felt in her body as she clumsily wheeled herself over to Kate. “Kate, w-where did you hear this? F-Fred was bailed out, wasn’t he? If he was bailed out then… How did he go missing? Has someone called?”Maybe it was because she was panicking, but her speech was disoriented and she was so frustrated that she started hitting herself hard in the head with her fist.“Kate, you…”Before she could finish, Ken stopped Olivia and ordered Kate, “Explain it clearly, Kate. What’s going on? How did you get to know this? Did you get a phone call about a ransom?”Kate shook her head vigorously. “No, it’s not like that. After Fred was released on bail, he called me and asked me to fetch him, saying that he had no money on him. He wanted to get a change of clothes so that when he came to see you, Pheebs, he wouldn’t look so bad