"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
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