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.
That being said, Fred’s expression changed immediately as he stared at Xavier coldly. “Xavier, nothing is related to you here. Stop pestering my sister!”“Can you not be so indifferent while meeting an old friend?”That being said, he placed his hand on Fred’s shoulder and smiled. “At the very least, I’ve been to your house for dinner, so I can be considered a close friend.”Fred took a step back in disgust and swung his hand away. “Stop pretending to be close.”Xavier was not annoyed. Instead, he patted the tree leaves on Fred’s shirt away and chuckled. “But I believe that Pheebs would be interested in the truth.”“You…”“Fred, enough already.”Seeing how Fred was about to explode again, Olivia quickly stopped him. “Fred, if Xavier hadn’t bailed you out, I wouldn’t have even gotten to see you. To be fair, he’s your savior. You can’t treat him like this.”“What?”Fred would never expect the person who bailed him out to be Xavier. He said in complete disbelief, “Sis, are you su
“Ken, why are you fooling around as well…”Olivia frowned helplessly.In fact, she never trusted Xavier completely.However, he had indeed helped her this time. If not, Fred would still be locked up right now.“I know you might not accept whatever I’m saying, but I can tell that he’s someone with ulterior motives. He’s not as nice and approachable as he looks. There must be something else behind it.”That being said, Ken added, “I assume he has feelings for you, but honestly… I’m afraid he’s aiming for something else aside from getting you.”Olivia felt a little embarrassed hearing such words, and her ears were slightly flushed. “Ken, what are you talking about? I’ve never thought that he was actually into me. I’m aware of that.”After all, she had been suspicious about him since the moment they met, and the idea remained until now.“You see that, Liv? I’m not the only one who says so. Even Ken agrees. Just try to stay away from him.”Olivia glared at him and said sternly, “Ke
‘If John is really guilty, then he deserves the punishment, but if it’s not him, I can’t bring myself to deliberately frame him into it.‘What's more, once the false testimony is given, this matter will last forever. It’s like a time bomb that may explode at any time.’She did not want Fred to be immersed in this for the rest of his life.Yet she knew that she could not stop him, so she could only remind him, hoping that he could consider his options thoroughly.“Liv, I understand.”Fred smiled and carried her up before slowly placing her in bed and covering her blanket. Seeing this, Olivia drooped her eyes and sighed heavily, feeling very uncomfortable in her heart.‘I sometimes wonder if it’s not John or Dorothy, will I still feel bad for the person?’‘Perhaps this is what we call double standards.’Thinking of such, she shook her head with a chuckle.‘What do I even owe this man? Why do I still hope that he’s innocent?’…After Kate came back, the three had their breakf