As soon as these words came out, the air condensed instantly, and there was a dead silence in the room.Olivia shivered for a second and froze on the spot.She really wanted to go over and hug Ian, but she felt unqualified. She did not even have the courage to move her legs.‘Yeah, I can never compensate Ian.‘He should hate me.’She bit her lower lip tightly as she looked at her two younger brothers who were wrestling each other. She felt extremely uncomfortable in her heart.After a long while, she finally said with a hoarse voice, “Ian, do you want to resurrect the Larson family?”Hearing these words, Ian stopped his movements and let go of Fred. He then stood up and sneered at Olivia.“So you think that I'm reacting like this just for money?”He looked up at the ceiling and smiled wryly. “Liv, is this who I am in your opinion? The only thing I wanted was to stay by your side just like when I was young. Is it that difficult?”Olivia felt as if she suddenly had a lump in he
"Are you and Mr. Quinton getting a divorce?"Milo seemed surprised as he advised, "We can leave together. You don't have to get divorced."Hearing Milo mention Zac, Olivia heaved a sigh of relief and smiled awkwardly."It's not because of him."Milo did not say anything more about it but only sighed. "As long as you've thought it through. I'm only afraid someone's going to harm you again. Be careful with the kids and don't go to the hospital for a while."Hearing Milo's fatherly advice, Olivia felt guilty and answered in acknowledgment."Yeah, I will. Thank you, Sir.""Alright, stop thanking me all the time. I'm relieved to know you're okay. Call me if you need anything."Just as Milo was about to hang up, Olivia suddenly called out to him. "Sir.""Hmm?""Are... Aren't you curious?""Curious about what?"Olivia bit her lip as she clenched her hands. "Aren't you curious whether I'm Olivia?"Silence instantly fell on the other end of the line once she finished speaking.Whe
Elegance Gardens.Olivia took a nap in the afternoon and had trouble sleeping that night, so she stood on the balcony to get some air.The winter wind was cold. As soon as she opened the door, she felt a chill in her body that could not help making her shiver.She looked up at the cold moon and gave a bitter smile.The thought of the man turned her stomach upside down, making her breathless.He was dead, and there were still people refusing to let him go.She seemed to have been the gentlest of all the people he had offended when he was alive.She did not make a scene and even brought Lyla to see him. Maybe she was too softhearted all along.While she was thinking about it, the phone rang."Hello, Mrs. Quinton. I didn't interrupt your rest, did I?"Olivia glanced at the time. It was already 11 PM. How hypocritical to call at this hour and ask if they interrupted her?"What is it?""We met last time at school. Do you remember?"Olivia did not want to talk nonsense, so she a
Olivia frowned and reached out to pull him up again. However, she failed to make him move after yanking him for a long time because she was weak. She could only ask Wilbur for help."Wilbur, are you going to stand there and watch? Are you not going to help me?"Wilbur finally came to help after she said so. He helped Zac into the wheelchair.Olivia glanced at the car nearby and said, "Park the car in the garage. I'll push him inside.""Yes."Zac did not say another word during the whole process. His face was livid.Since Zac's problem with his legs and his infrequent visits to Elegance Gardens, he and Mrs. Simmons had switched rooms and moved to the ground floor.Olivia wheeled him into the room and turned on the light."Don't turn on the lights."She paused and turned to look at him, his shadow only dimly visible by the light in the corridor.She could not see his expression, but his deep eyes were like the abyss, making her scared for some reason."Zac, it's hard to see
"Turn back?"Zac looked up to the sky and laughed. "Liv, you already condemned me. You blame me for John's death. So you asked me to turn back, didn't you?"Olivia did not know how to explain it and grabbed his arm a little anxiously."You know I didn't mean that. I just didn't want you to make a mistake...""Make a mistake?"Zac suddenly grabbed her jaw, his voice sounding as cold as ice. "Do you know what's the worst mistake I've ever made?"Before Olivia could react, he suddenly pushed her to the floor and pressed on her."Olivia, my worst mistake is sending you back to John. I should never have let you go. I should have stayed with you and ensured you never returned to Ocean City."With that said, he lowered his head and buried his face in her neck, kissing it greedily and violently."Zac, don't be reckless..."Olivia's body was shaking with fear. It was the first time she had ever felt Zac's violence, and she was confused."Liv, I don't want to let you go again this tim
John's burial was the next day.Olivia had been up almost all night because of what happened last night. Her eyes were red and swollen.Mrs. Simmons thought she was crying because of John, so she did not ask any more questions. She only cooked an egg and gently applied it to her eyes."Miss, don't be sad. It will be troublesome if you hurt yourself from crying too hard."Olivia did not want Mrs. Simmons to worry, so she forced a smile without explaining. "Yeah, I know. I'm fine.""Miss, once Sir is buried, let's leave Ocean City."Hearing this, she froze for a moment. "Why?""Oh, Miss. It doesn't bother me. I'm old. Anything will do, but I don't want to see you and the two children get involved in these disputes again. I'm scared."Mrs. Simmons touched her face, tears in her eyes. "I'm scared... scared of having to see you die so young, Miss."Olivia frowned with mixed feelings.She knew what Mrs. Simmons was worried about, but how could she leave?"Mrs. Simmons, John's dead
The cemetery.Ken chose the gravesite, and it was next to Olivia's parents.She did not know until she got there."Why here? Ken, did you do it on purpose?"Ken said nothing and only stood in front of Zyla's tombstone.After a long time, he said, "I don't want him to be alone. It's better if they're all together.""Better? Does he deserve it?"He was involved with Dad and Zy's death. How dare he rest with them?Ken only smiled at this, "Didn't you say there's no hatred when people die? Why do you still hate him? It's not like you at all."Olivia bit her lip and said with a sneer, "Who asked him to die? If he didn't die, he could come out and stop me from scolding him.""Liv, you're lying."Olivia glanced at him and said no more.The time of the burial was not made public, so Ken and she were the only ones who came.Watching the earth being filled, the tombstone being raised, and the familiar yet strange photograph on it, she realized John was dead.She seemed to be discou
Wilbur glanced awkwardly at her and stammered, "M-Mr. Quinton will be very busy today. I'm afraid he won't have time to see you, Madam. Why not take a rain check?""No, let's do it today. I won't keep him for long."Wilbur could not say anything more, so he could only bite the bullet and reply in acknowledgment. Then he quietly texted Zac."Are you trying to give my brother-in-law a hard time again?"Hearing Ian mention John, Olivia was dumbfounded for a moment. "How can I give your brother-in-law a hard time when he is already buried?""I meant the living one."With that said, Ian could not help sneering and saying, "It's not my fault that you have too many husbands."Olivia knew he was taking it out on her by being so sarcastic, so she let it go."There's something I'd like to tell him.""What about me?"Ian said out of the blue. "You have plenty of time to deal with different things every day, but you seem to forget about me. Aren't you going to deal with me? I'm afraid if
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