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
“What are you thinking about, Pheebs?”Olivia snapped back to her senses upon hearing Kate’s question. She looked up at Kate and opened her mouth, but nothing came out.After that incident, despite not mentioning it, she did feel some restraint in her heart.She was worried that what she said might make Kate feel uncomfortable, so she had to carefully choose her words whenever she spoke. However, this was the kind of thing which Olivia struggled to find the right words to explain. “Pheebs.”As she was deep in thought, Kate bent down to tap her on the shoulders once more. “I know what you’re worried about, but…”Then, Kate pursed her lips and smiled awkwardly. “I’ve thought it through. About Zyla, I’ve thought it all through. Previously, it was my fault. I shouldn’t have taken it out on you, and I shouldn’t have questioned you…”When Olivia heard this, the burden on her heart lightened. “You… You’ve really thought it through and are okay with it now?”Kate nodded quickly. “Yes
“Don’t start panicking just yet, Pheebs.”Xavier knelt halfway to the ground, slowly raised his hands, and wiped the tears from the corner of Olivia’s eyes. He comforted gently, “Don’t cry now. Trust me, Fred will be fine.”Olivia sniffled, yanked Xavier’s hand, and said, “Xavier, find me the person in the picture please, okay?”Then, she swiped a few times until she reached a picture of Hera. She said, “Even if I don’t know who he is, I know that we can find him through this woman.”Xavier’s expression darkened as anger flashed across his eyes, but Olivia, who was still shaking his arm, did not notice. “Why aren’t you speaking? Are you not willing? If it’s too hard…”Before she could finish, Xavier retracted his gaze and looked up at Olivia. “What are you saying? I’d do anything for you, and this just involves finding someone! I’ll get my assistant to look into it right away, then I’ll send more men to look for Fred as well. Don’t worry, we’ll find him.”Olivia was elated. “Real
Confused? Olivia knew that Fred was not confused but that he just refused to answer her questions.If it was regarding something else, she would not continue pestering Fred for an answer. However, this was no small thing, so how could she just let it go?Olivia tugged Fred’s hand vigorously. “Fred, don’t play games with me. Tell me, please. Do you know how worried I was for you? What if they… to you…”Olivia did not even dare to finish her sentence. Her hand held a tight grip on Fred, as if she was afraid that he would disappear again.How could Fred not understand how fearful and worried Olivia was for him? However… It was precisely because he understood that he could not tell Olivia the truth.“Liv…”Olivia looked at Fred and knew that he was thinking about how to lie to her, so she stopped him immediately. “Fred, if you’re thinking of how you can get around this or lie to me, then you don’t have to say anything anymore.”With that, Fred’s breath hitched and a coldness env
Ken turned over to see Xavier’s face, then pulled his arm out.“Our business is none of your concern.”Xavier grabbed his arm and dragged him backwards then whispered in his ear, “But I was the one who bailed Fred out and helped Pheebs find the man that she was looking for. So, am I still unqualified?”Although his voice was soft and he sounded casual, Ken still felt the hint of threat in his words. He had always been suspicious of Xavier from the very beginning, and now, after hearing what he said, Ken disliked him even. Yet, he was aware that since Xavier saved Fred, Olivia would not believe him even if he told her that Xavier was not a good guy.He then glanced at him coldly and swung his hand off once again before walking away.“Fred, what the hell are you doing? Do you know how worried your sister was? She stayed up all night because of you, so you better clarify where you were yesterday.”Fred was shocked. He backed off slightly then stood up while looking at Ken timidly.