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
Lyla noticed her trembling hands. She turned around and pulled her arm. “Mommy, what’s wrong?”Lyla did not have much of an impression about John. She only knew that he was close to Uncle Zac and Mommy, but she had no idea about his relationship with Olivia. Thus, she naturally did not know why Olivia had such a huge reaction, but she was worried when she saw her mommy’s pale face.“Huh? Oh, I'm fine.”Olivia regained her composure and lowered her head to smile at her. Then, she turned to Sam. “I'm fine, don’t worry. Let’s go and put down the flowers.”The two kids nodded and walked toward the front and stopped with her.Olivia put down the flowers and looked at the man in the photo while murmuring in a voice that only she could hear. “Johnny, Lyla is your daughter. I guess you still owe me more in this life.”That being said, she told Lyla to give a bow and brought them to sit aside. “Liv, you haven’t slept for days. Let me send you home to rest.”Looking at Olivia getting
After a while, the reporter raised his head and looked at the person who made the move. "Ian, are you annoyed because you can't accept the fact that your sister and your brother-in-law are having an affair but she refused to acknowledge you as her younger brother?”That being said, he suddenly smiled. “You hate your sister, right?”He initially thought that Ian would just keep quiet like the rest, but he unexpectedly got a heavy punch in his face.“I'm telling you to shut up! I won't let anyone go if you dare insult my sister!”The reporter was in pain and raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, but he did not show any intention of restraining himself.“Hah, the expressions on your faces are indeed interesting. What a good show.”He then took a glance at the other people present. “Why are you all keeping quiet? I pointed out facts, no? Phoebe James is Olivia Larson, and she's having an affair with her ex-husband. Oh right, she also escaped from prison tryi