Olivia looked up quickly upon hearing that voice. She saw Lyla looking at her weakly. The moment Lyla saw her face, the little girl’s eyes suddenly lit up."Mommy! It's really you!"Then, Lyla’s bottom lip started to tremble as she began to cry aggrievedly. "Mommy, I miss you so much. Do you not want me anymore?"Olivia's heart twitched violently, and she hurriedly pulled her small body into her arms."Silly girl, why would Mommy not want you? Mommy can’t wait to give all my love to you, why would I not want Lyla?""But… Mommy, you haven’t been home for a long time, and you wouldn’t video call with me. I think Mommy doesn't want me anymore..."Lyla's every word pierced deeply like a thousand needles into Olivia's heart as she clenched her hands tightly."Mommy won't do this again. I will never do this again."With that said Olivia let go of Lyla and wiped away her daughter’s tears. "Lyla, does it still hurt?"Lyla shook her head. "With Mommy here, I’m not afraid of pain.""
Olivia's mind was in chaos. She was clueless on what else she could do, or what she should do next.Bad things befell Lyla one after another since she came to Ocean City. Olivia felt both guilty and frustrated.Her frustration was almost all related to John.However, John is lying in the ICU now, so what could she blame him for?The famous richest man in Ocean City ended up like this. His power and status seemed to be spent only on torturing her, but he is nothing when it comes to protecting her and Lyla.So what if Olivia’s angry? What else can she do?In the end, the only thing she can be angry with was herself.She hammered her thigh hard. "Why am I so useless? Why can't I do anything well? Why am I just a pawn in other people’s games? Why?"Fred frowned, stepped forward, and hugged her. "Liv, it has nothing to do with you. This is not your fault.""They're all targeting Lyla. This time it's just food poisoning, maybe the next time it will be..."As she spoke, Olivia tugge
After Ms. York left, Olivia leaned back on the wheelchair with downcast eyes and let out a long sigh.‘Could it be Hera again?‘I haven't heard from Hera for a long time since the last time we met on the street.‘Is she pacified now because John is in custody? Or is she just waiting in the shadows?’"Freddy, I'm a little hungry. Could you please help me buy something to eat? Could you buy some for Lyla as well?""Okay, stay right here and wait for me to come back."Olivia nodded obediently. "Well, I’ll stay here. I won’t go anywhere."As soon as Fred was out the door, Olivia took out her mobile phone, found Hera's number, and dialed it.To her surprise, the number she called turned out to be invalid.‘Invalid? How could it be an invalid number?’Then, she called Aaron Summers instead, but his phone was turned off...The last time she tried, she could not find Aaron, and now the numbers she had dialed were either invalid or turned off. This made her panic.‘Is something wron
Originally, Olivia planned to wait for Lyla to wake up before asking her to confirm the details. Unexpectedly, she received another call before Lyla woke up.Moreover, this time it was from the police station."Hello, are you Sam Ginger's guardian?"Olivia was startled and quickly responded. "Yes, I am his mother. What happened?""You need to come to the police station. Sam smashed several teachers' cars.""What? Smashed the teachers’ car? Is this a mistake?""We’ve checked the surveillance footage. There’s no mistake."Olivia delayed no further after the police said so. She hung up and immediately called Fred asking him to take her to the police station."Liv, I'll go. You stay here with Lyla.""I called Mrs. Simmons. She will be here soon, no worries."Olivia could not help but feel a little nervous about Lyla getting food poisoning and Sam in police custody all in one afternoon. She had to be there in person.She understood Sam's personality well. He would never smash the
“Fred, stop!”Olivia immediately grabbed Fred’s hand and shook her head to stop him from taking action.Fred had just been released on bail. If he got into trouble again, he would definitely be targeted, and it would make it harder to clear his charges. “Pheebs.”How could Fred just watch as his older sister was being bullied?Noticing that he was still reluctant, Olivia gave him a stern look.With Olivia glaring at him, Fred did not dare to act. All he could do was snort coldly and pull his hand away.Olivia ignored his displeasure and turned to look up at the aggressive fat woman. “Did Sam injure your son?”“Yes!”The fat woman seemed to still be fuming. She raised her hand to hit Olivia again.However, her hand was stopped in mid-air.“Billy’s Mom, what are you doing? We agreed to discuss this civilly, so why have you lost your temper again?”Olivia recognized the person who spoke. He was Sam’s homeroom teacher, a young man named Mr. Leeds.‘I wonder if Sam had scratch
“You brat! What nonsense are you going on about? When did we ever bully you or your sister? Stop spreading lies!”The fat woman was also annoyed by this. “My son bullied you and your sister? Don’t make up such elaborate lies! Ask everyone present. Does anyone believe what you claim?”“I do!”Before the fat woman could finish speaking, Olivia answered resolutely. “I believe him!”For a moment, everyone fell silent and stared at her aggressively. It was as if they were thinking of how they would refute her.“What does that matter? You’re his mother, so naturally, you would protect him!”Olivia glanced up at all of them, gently squeezed Sam’s trembling hand, then said to him softly, “Don’t be afraid. I believe you. I will stand by your side.” Then, she turned to look at the police officer approaching them.“May I see the video of my son damaging the cars?”Upon hearing this, the police officer nodded and turned to show Olivia the video.“We have conclusive evidence regarding th
“You!”Fred wanted to step forward to stop her but was stopped by Olivia.“Mr. Leeds, how do you intend to deal with this matter? Are you going to wait until I find out what happened before suing them for slandering and bullying my son?”Mr. Leeds was a smart man. He knew that even after suffering a loss, the rich were still better off than ordinary people, so he understood immediately.“Billy’s Mom, get up, quick. This is the police station, not the school. If you continue to cause trouble, you will be locked up.”Billy’s mother was still reluctant, so Mr. Leeds added, “When the time comes, you will have been the unreasonable one, and that would only worsen the situation. I will definitely give you an answer regarding this matter. Trust me, okay?”Once she heard this, Billy’s mother glared at Olivia then got up helplessly.“I demand an explanation for what happened today!”Olivia did not want to argue with her at all, so she just glanced at her uncaringly. “Explanation? Of c
The situation was actually very simple. It was nothing more than these teachers collectively excluding Sam and Lyla. Even when they were being bullied by their classmates, the teachers turned a blind eye. There were many rumors about Olivia. On top of that, Lyla was poisoned and hospitalized. All of this annoyed Sam.However, the question still stood: why did the teachers and classmates behave like this? It was as if it was all organized and premeditated.‘Is someone instigating this from behind the scenes?‘Hera?’However, Olivia felt that this did not make sense.After John’s accident, Hera disappeared, so she had no reason to cause any more trouble.However, Olivia genuinely could not think of anyone else.Dorothy was still in the mental hospital and had not been able to leave at all.Who else could it be?Olivia’s head was about to explode, but she could not figure out why.Unexpectedly, that night, she received a phone call.“Phoebe, are you not ashamed of yourself? Why
Elegance Gardens.As soon as Olivia entered the door, Ken appeared out of nowhere with Fred and Kate standing beside her. Then, the three of them looked at her with surprisingly serious eyes.Olivia was stunned for a moment. “What’s the matter? I just went out for a meal. Why are you so serious?”“Was Jennie the one who took you out?”It was Ken who spoke first.Olivia nodded. “Well, yes.”“Liv, are you crazy? You went out to eat with her?”Fred stepped forward, looked her up and down, and said with a frown, “Have you forgotten how she betrayed you? You should never tolerate someone who cheats even once. What if she had bad intentions of inviting you out?”“Pheebs, that woman is not as straightforward as you think.”Out of the three, Ken was the calmest. “Did she say what she was doing in Ocean City?”Olivia shook her head. “I asked, but she didn’t say anything. She only said that she wanted to stay in Ocean City and asked if I was still angry with her.”Hearing this, Fred r
Jennie brought Olivia to a popular fondue place. The melted cheese looked very appetizing, and it was the kind that Olivia liked in the past.However, she could not raise her spirits today, and after eating a few mouthfuls, she put down her fork and started to space out.Jennie gave her a piece of strawberry. “Pheebs, eat more. You are so skinny now. Why do you still eat so little?”“Maybe I don’t have a good appetite.”“Don’t you always have an appetite for cheese? Pheebs, how long have you been like this? Have you seen a doctor?”“I’m used to it. It’s fine.”Jennie suddenly grabbed Olivia’s hand and looked at her solemnly. “Pheebs, what’s wrong with you? You’ve really changed a lot, and I don’t even know you anymore. Even though I could tell you were sad before, you were still very positive, but now… I’m worried that you’re going to do something stupid.”Upon hearing this, Olivia was stunned for a moment. Then, she forced a smile. “No, I just haven’t slept well recently, so I’
The next day, Olivia woke up and planned to go to the mental hospital to find Dorothy without telling everyone, but she received an unexpected call.“Pheebs, it’s me. I’m in Ocean City. Do you want to meet?”Olivia was stunned for a few seconds before she realized who the other party was. Then, she could not stop herself from frowning.“Jennie Sutherland?”“Pheebs, are you still mad at me? Why are you calling my full name like that?”Olivia pursed her lips. She smiled dryly and did not explain.Perhaps it was because too many things had happened recently and they had affected her state of mind. Unbeknownst to her, she became less tolerant now.Whatever happened in the past had not blown away like dust, but remained in her heart and turned into a deep grudge.When she heard that Olivia was not speaking, Jennie smiled. “Are you free for a meal? Pheebs, do you not even want to eat with me now? I am genuinely…”“Next time.”She was still a murder suspect. Plus, she still had not
‘Zy...‘This woman looks like Zy…’Fiona Miller glanced at her, frowned slightly, and stepped forward to get in front of her.“You are so weak, but you still have time to worry about me? Stand behind me.”Olivia was taken aback. Not only did they look alike, but they even spoke similarly, especially so as she stood in front of Olivia. They were so similar…Before Olivia knew it, her eyes were red.‘Zy…’However, her Zy died in her arms. She watched Zy lose her breath with her own eyes, so how could she appear here?However, Olivia was really greedy for more time with Zy, so greedy that she did not want to be rational anymore.When she regained her composure, she saw Fiona and the fat woman engaging in a fight, so she hurried forward to help. Olivia pulled the fat woman’s hair back and then separated the two.The fat woman cursed a few times, but in the end, she was still a little scared, so she ran to the opposite side of the room and squatted down.Under the light, Fiona’s
“He really is innocent!”Olivia roared as she watched the officer walking away.However, the other party did not look back at her. It was as if no one cared about the truth at all.Just as she lost her footing and fell, someone pulled her hair forcefully.“Ah!”“Hello, b*tch! Someone wants us to take good care of you!”When Olivia heard that, an unusually tall and burly woman had already dragged her to the ground. The woman then sat on Olivia’s body and slapped her with all her might.Olivia had just had a fever and was still weak. Thus, when she was slapped hard all of a sudden, she felt her brain buzzing instantly.However, the other party did not seem like she was going to stop. After that, the woman raised her hand and slapped Olivia again.After two slaps, blood spilled from the corner of Olivia’s mouth, contrasting against her pale face even more eerily.Just as the fat woman was about to slap her for the third time, Olivia suddenly exerted all her strength to grab the
After a while, someone kicked open the door, and uniformed police officers walked in with an arrest warrant.“Miss Olivia Larson, we need you to come with us.”Olivia was taken aback, but Fred had already rushed forward before she could register what was going on.“There is no Olivia Larson here. You have found the wrong person. My sister still has a fever and needs to rest. Please get out immediately!”However, the leader of the group just glanced at him, ignored him, and then walked around him to the bed. After that, he looked down at Olivia, who was lying weakly on the bed.“Ms. Larson, you probably don’t want me to take coercive measures, do you?”Olivia did not know what was happening, but she knew very well that her identity had been revealed. She had nowhere to escape, so she had to face the music.Therefore, she lifted the blanket and stood up.“Okay, I’ll go with you. But please wait for a moment downstairs to let me change, okay?”The man glanced at her and nodded, “
Olivia fell ill. However, scared of being hounded by the paparazzi, Mrs. Simmons was too scared to send her to the hospital, so she could only call Ken over.The two were busy these days and did not have much contact with each other. Ken came in and froze when he saw Olivia lying in bed.'Why is her face so pale? Why is she so frail? She's so thin that she looks like a piece of paper from far away and has blended into the covers.' "Ken? You came?"Groggy, Olivia felt someone standing at the end of the bed watching her, so she tried hard to open her eyes to see. Seeing it was Ken, she squeezed out a smile."Jeez, Mrs. Simmons. I'm just a little tired. Did she have to bring you over?"Ken frowned, went up to test her forehead, and said, "You're an adult. Why did you get yourself into this with no one around to look after you? You're a mother. You don't even know you have a fever and still stay up all night."Olivia pressed her lips together and said nothing."Are you worried ab
Xavier bailed out Olivia that night."Pheebs, don't worry. Nothing's going to happen to you. Trust me."Xavier grabbed her hand and comforted her repeatedly, but Olivia did not respond. She was like a stunned puppet.She had temporarily left the place that scared her, but her heart was still unsettled.She thought everything was over when John died.However, it seemed John's death was the beginning of everything.Who was behind all this?She desperately wanted to know.She suddenly grabbed Xavier's arm and used an almost imploring tone, "Xavier, help me find out who did this, will you?"She knew she could only solve the problem from the root by finding the real culprit and source.Xavier frowned. "I will. Please give me a moment.""Thank you...""Don't thank me. You're making yourself a stranger."Xavier opened the car door for her as he spoke. "Get in the car. I'll take you home. Lyla and the rest are waiting for you at home."Olivia froze at the mention of Lyla. Then sh
After leaving Quinton Group, Olivia got another call from the school."Mrs. Quinton, you can be at ease now that we've investigated this and all those involved have been handed over to the police."The person on the other end of the line paused. "Besides, we've also solved the case of Sam smashing the car. All the teachers involved have been fired, and the students have been ordered to transfer to another school. You can let Sam and Miss come back to school without any worries, Madam."She frowned as she hung up.She was surprised by the way the school handled this.She did not believe the school handled it voluntarily. After all, the principal had arrogantly demanded an apology from her.Why fire everyone all of a sudden?The more Olivia thought about it, the more she realized that it must have something to do with the board of directors, but who was secretly helping her?'Is it Zac?'Is he atoning for it in such a way because he knows he did something wrong but is too scared