‘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
Seeing who it was, Olivia was slightly surprised. “What are you doing here?”Xavier chuckled lightly and walked toward her. He sounded a little hoarse and spoke in a teasing tone, “I missed you, so I came over to see you.”Hearing these words, Olivia’s ears turned red slightly. She lowered her head in embarrassment. “Cut it out.”“Cut what out?”He pulled a chair and sat beside her while looking at her deeply with his narrow eyes. “Do you really think that I’m messing with you when I say that I like you? Or you don’t believe that I really like you?”“I already told you back in Murica that there’s nothing about me that’s worth your feelings.”Hearing that, Xavier smiled. “Pheebs, both of the two strongest pillars in Ocean City fell for you. How can you be unworthy? Besides, I’ve explained to you back in Murica that my feelings for you have been genuine since the beginning. If not, I wouldn’t be here to look for you.”That being said, he laughed mockingly. “If you’re willing to li
Olivia leaned her head to listen again, frowned, and said, "Is it my auditory hallucination? I thought I heard the voices of many people."Xavier placed her back in bed and wanted to clarify her doubts. “Let me take a look.”He went to the door and looked toward the right side but found nothing. He then turned to the left and saw John.The next second, John was dragged away by the police from the back and disappeared at the end of the corridor.“Xavier? Is anybody there?”Olivia wanted to take a look, but she was in bed and could not move, so she could only ask him.Soon, Xavier turned around and shook his head. "No, it's probably the noise from the elevator just now."Hearing these words, Olivia finally felt rest assured."But the corridor seems to be windy and a little cold. I’m worried you might catch a cold. I’ll take you for a walk in the daytime tomorrow. Let's just move around the ward for now.”Olivia did not say anything about this as it was indeed colder at night, so
Two days later, while watching TV, Olivia suddenly received a call from Milo."Ms. James, there are updates on Wade's case."Olivia's eyes lit up upon hearing that it was related to Wade. She hurriedly asked, "Have you caught the murderer?"Milo sighed. "According to the reports, the suspect has been found. However, the case seemed quite tricky because the other party is quite influential in Ocean City.""Influential in Ocean City?"Olivia's heart skipped a beat. ‘Could it be him…’"Mr. Hulton, do you know who it is?"Milo was silent for a while. "You know that person. John Freeman, the president of the Freeman Group."As soon as the voice on the other end of the phone spoke, the news anchor on the TV said, "Recently, there have been frequent reports on President Freeman’s impending imprisonment. Along with the alleged reports of the two counts of contract murder by the President today, this has caused a massive crash in Freeman Group stock shares. Many high-level executives ha
Olivia did not have time to think. She put down her phone and hurriedly crawled to the bedside, trying to get into the wheelchair by herself.‘I want to see him!’Unfortunately, her hands were clumsy, her feet were heavy, and her head was foggy. Even though she was drenched in sweat, she couldn't get into the wheelchair after a long struggle.The more anxious she was, the more difficult it became. In the end, she broke down in tears.Olivia was not sure if she had lost arm strength or was overly anxious, but just as she was about to succeed, her arms gave out and she fell hard to the ground.The excruciating pain made her forget to breathe as she lay on the icy tiles. The cold air pierced her body and made her shiver uncontrollably."Pheebs? Are you okay?"Xavier ditched the things in his hands and immediately ran over to pick her up from the ground. He carefully checked her hands in distress. "Are you hurt? What happened?"Although there were no visible wounds, Xavier was stil
"I will try my best to negotiate. I hope I can avoid going to court.""How do you plan to settle?"Xavier was silent for a while, then gently covered her with the quilt. He slowly sat on the edge of the bed, turned his head, and stared at her lightly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. "It depends on whether we can find the real murderer."The real murderer...Olivia's heart tightened inexplicably.‘If Fred testified against John, he would’ve been charged with this crime, right?‘Wouldn't this allow the real murderer to get away with it?‘Who could guarantee that the real culprit will not hurt Fred?’Xavier noticed her brows were furrowed tightly. He reached out and gently loosen her brows with his fingers."Pheebs, don't worry. You and your family will be fine with me. Trust me, okay?"Olivia's body froze, and she could not recompose herself for a long time.Up until now, she could only trust him. However, how could she put the lives of her whole family in Xavie
‘Lied to him?’Olivia stared at him suspiciously. "You don't know? You didn't conspire with him to lie to me, did you?"Xavier chuckled, raised his hand, and rubbed her head. "Pheebs, why do you think so?"As he said that, he solemnly took Olivia's hand. "Pheebs, no matter when, where, or what the circumstance was, I will always take your side over everything and anyone. You don’t have to believe everything, but you must believe my words.”Olivia trembled, silently retracted her hand, lowered her head, and kept quiet."Pheebs."He called her name again, reached out to hold her face in his hands, and lifted her face. "Pheebs, look into my eyes."Olivia felt a little embarrassed and helpless when she was forced to look at him.After a while, she just shook her head. "Xavier, do you know that you have beautiful phoenix eyes?"Xavier smiled upon her praises, and his eyes became increasingly alluring.Olivia turned her head away, apprehensive to meet his gaze."Pheebs, were you p
The trials for Oliver and Wade's cases were postponed a month later due to John being in a coma. This left Fred with another month of free time.Apart from taking care of Olivia daily, he had been sending the two children to and from school. Perhaps he felt that he had gone too far before, hence he tried to make up for it. Olivia saw all this, but she was still quietly worried about him."Freddy, what happened the night you were released on bail?"Fred was helping her peel apples. His hand stopped abruptly when he heard this, causing the knife to accidentally cut his finger. Blood flowed.Olivia was taken aback. She quickly used her clothes to apply pressure on his wound. "Be careful, Freddy! Why have you cut yourself?""Oh, it's okay. It doesn't hurt."Fred retracted his hand, sanitized his finger with alcohol, and wrapped it in a band-aid."Liv, it's just a tiny cut. You don't have to worry so much. What is this compared to what you’re going through?"‘These days, it's not