After having thought about it all through the night, Olivia still could not come up with anyone suspicious. Instead, she only made herself dizzy.As she was packing up and on her way to visit Lyla, she suddenly received a call from Mr. Leeds.“Mrs. Quinton, I have bad news. Please contact Mr. Quinton as what he is doing would make things very difficult for us.”Olivia did not know what he was referring to, so she frowned and asked, “What happened?”“Mrs. Quinton, don’t you know? Aren’t you the one who asked him to do this?”“What happened?”“Mr. Quinton went to the school and took Billy and other students, as well as several teachers.”How did Zac find out? She clearly told Fred not to tell him.Yet, at this moment, she did not have time to think about that. So, she just replied, “I see. I’ll come right over.”After hanging up the phone, she went to Lyla’s ward and frowned when she learned that Lyla was still not awake. Why had she not woken up?Noticing her worried expressio
‘Is he threatening me?’Olivia had a smile on her lips and there was no trace of fear on her face. “You mean to say that you’re allowed to bully my son and daughter, but I’m not allowed to point it out? Otherwise, my whole family will die, right?”“Mrs. Quinton, watch your words. I never said that I wanted your whole family to die. What is the status of Quinton Group in Ocean City? Knowing that, how could I dare to provoke Quinton Group?”As he said that, the principal sneered. “It’s just that, if it weren’t for the support of the Quinton Group, you would have surely caused a big problem if you continued to make such a fuss.”“Oh? Really?”Olivia glared at him calmly. “I wonder if my ears are playing tricks on me. Why does it sound like you’re threatening me?”“Threatening you? Who would dare to threaten you, Mrs. Quinton? Isn’t this just a trivial matter between children? Yet, you had so many people come here to catch them. If I were to threaten you, wouldn’t you have me killed,
“You!”The principal turned red with anger. He wanted to refute her but did not dare.After all, even after suffering a loss, the rich were still better off than ordinary people.He also knew very well that even if Olivia divorced Zac, she still had her own identity. If he went too far, he would definitely face the consequences.Not to mention that now, with Mr. Quinton supporting her, it would be even more difficult.However, if he succumbed, he would lose his dignity and prestige.Moreover, how would he explain this to the board of directors?Just when he figured that it would be impossible for him to stop halfway, his secretary hurried over.“Principal, the director wants to see you.”As soon as he heard the word ‘director’, the headmaster swayed and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.‘Did they alert the director so quickly?’Although flustered, he had to pretend to be calm since Olivia was still present. Then, he glared at the secretary unhappily. “Don’t you see that
Olivia’s first thought was that something had happened to Lyla, so she quickly asked, “Did Lyla’s condition worsen?”Who could have known that after a pause, Ken denied it. “It’s not Lyla. Just come back for now, quickly. There isn’t much time left.”If not Lyla, then who?Could it be Harry?Harry’s condition had already stabilized, had it not?She wanted to ask further, but Ken had already hung up. All that was left was a flurry of dial tones, causing a sense of mysterious uneasiness in her heart.Fred carried Olivia into the car. “What is it, Liv?”Olivia returned to her senses and shook her head. “I don’t know, but Ken asked us to head back quickly.”“Okay, sit tight. I’ll speed a little.”“Okay.”Olivia grabbed the safety belt tightly, her brows knitted into a tight knot as the uneasiness in her heart grew.…When they arrived at the hospital, Fred stopped the car, carried Olivia down, and saw Ken standing in the lobby looking unusually solemn.Olivia’s heart jerked, a
Olivia had no idea how she had gotten back to her room. Her mind was blank, and she was enveloped in coldness, causing her to shiver even after having wrapped a thick duvet around herself.When Fred saw this, he swallowed his words. What could he say?What could he possibly say?Everything that he said would be in vain.The history between Liv and John was so vast, and for it to be broken off just like that, who could get over it so quickly?All Fred could do was tuck Olivia in, close the windows, turn off the lights, leave silently, and wait at the door.It was at that time that the nurse from next door was about to enter, but Fred quickly stopped her.“Is Lyla awake?”The nurse nodded. “Shouldn’t we inform Ms. James?”Fred shook his head. “I’ll handle things here. You may return to your work.”Then, Fred looked at the tightly closed door and snuck over quietly to the next room where Lyla was.Olivia, who was in the room, was still stoically looking ahead. Her face was expr
When Fred and the others finally found Olivia, it was already evening.The sea breeze grew increasingly chilly, but Olivia was still standing unmoving on the beach, her eyes staring forward, unfocused. No one could tell what she was looking at, or what she was thinking.When Fred went up to wrap a cardigan around her, he was shocked when his fingers touched Olivia’s icy cheeks.Her face was so cold that it felt like it had lost the warmth of a human.However, Fred knew that she was still alive. She was just in a daze.He also knew that it would be impossible to get Olivia to leave, so he sat down beside her and kept her company without uttering a word.Eventually, Zac and Ken came over and carried the two frozen people back.When they reached the hospital, Olivia’s eyes were still unfocused as she stared forward intently without even a trace of light in her eyes. Her eyes reflected nothing at all. Ken wanted to say something but Zac shook his head, gesturing for Ken to hold hi
“Xavier, how are you so familiar with our situation? You’re investigating us all?”That sentence jolted Olivia awake. Her eyes narrowed as she released Xavier’s arm.Xavier was not supposed to know that she was Olivia. Then, how did he know about her relationship with John?Xavier seemed to have guessed it from the very beginning. He immediately retrieved an envelope from his coat.“On the day of yours and Pheebs’ wedding, John’s expression was the most murderous, and if I would just pay some attention to Ocean City’s news, I'd realize the resemblance between Pheebs and John’s ex-wife. Do I even need any more investigation?”Then, Xavier opened the envelope and poured out a stack of photos. They were all of Zac calling and meeting up with an unknown man.“Zac, I initially didn’t want to expose you, but you refused to admit that you killed your best friend. I’m really afraid that one day, you’d kill Pheebs too!”“I would never cause her any harm!”“Never? How can you guarantee t
Olivia had no idea how long she howled, wailed, and bawled for, but she knew that her tears had dried by now. Yet, her heart still ached and her nose felt tingly. Was she feeling this awful because of John? Was it because she felt betrayed?She did not know, nor did she care to differentiate.She was crying, but at the same time, she felt that John was not worth her tears. However, her tears still rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably, like a string of broken pearls, unable to be stopped.Eventually, she could only lean tiredly at the edge of her bed and stare emptily into the pitch black darkness outside. Every once in a while, she would feel a gush of the chilly breeze.Suddenly, Olvia felt like it was all like a joke.The person who she had hated for so long was no longer around, and her heart felt desperately empty. It was like he had taken her soul with him, and she did not know what to do.She refused to believe that John, a man who was almost undefeatable, could die so ea