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
Hearing that, Olivia’s body stiffened as she slowly turned around once again to look at Wes.“W-what did you say?”Wes thought she had not heard him clearly, so he was about to repeat himself. “Madam, the Freeman Group has descended into chaos. I was thinking of bringing you, Madam, and Miss back to take over control of Freeman Group since Madam and…”Before he could finish, Olivia coldly interrupted him. “Go.”Wes paused for a moment, thinking that Olivia had agreed. He smiled and said, “Madam, when do you think you’d return to the Freeman Group…”“I’m asking you to leave!”Olivia glared coldly at Wes and shrieked. “Freeman Group is your problem! It has nothing to do with me! You handle it yourself!”“Madam…”Before Wes could say anything else, Fred was already ushering him out. “Liv asked you to leave, so you leave immediately. Don’t anger her further.”Unexpectedly, Wes refused to leave and instead fell to his knees. “Please come back to the Freeman Group, Madam, pleas
Clean…Olivia was stuck in a daze and could not return to her senses for a while.She forgot when she had last heard that word.It was as if, since six years ago when John was involved in that car accident, she had never been clean.Six years ago, she was the wife that betrayed her husband and had multiple affairs.Three years ago, she was the murderer with the blood of two lives on her hands.Now, she could actually have a clean slate, and live in this world peacefully…“A-are you for real?”“Yes, of course! Sir figured that a day would come where you’d be forced to face this decision, so he had everything prepared beforehand.”Wes looked at her. “Also, regarding the shares of Freeman Group, Sir had also allocated half of it to you, Madam, and a small portion to Miss. He had already written a will stating that if he died, his shares and his assets would all go to you, Madam…”“He…”At that moment, Olivia was at a loss for words.He had everything prepared for her…However
The next day, Wes actually brought the lawyer to the hospital and transferred each of John’s properties to Olivia's name.However, when he asked her about the Freeman Group, she did not give him a certain answer. She merely said that she would think about it after the funeral. Wes could not say much to this, so he left with a frown.“Liv, you can consider taking over the Freeman Group. You don’t have to worry about the operations. Me, Zac and Wes will help you. We just need you to be there to keep the employees in line and manage the shareholders.”Ken unexpectedly appeared at the door and looked at her with a frown.Hearing such words, Olivia did not agree nor disagree. She only briefly glanced at him before turning away without saying a word.Ken walked towards her bed. “Liv, I understand your concerns, but Wes didn’t lie to you. I researched your identity yesterday and found nothing bad written in black and white. You don’t have to be worried.”“Ken.”Olivia looked out