Olivia felt a little cold after she got out of the bus, so she pulled her clothes closer to her.Since she was drenched in the rain, her clothes were damp. Whenever there was a wind, she would shiver.She had only come to Uncle Wallace’s hometown once before, so she did not know the way around, especially at night time.She walked for a long time alone in the rain before she found his house.The lights were still on inside, so she lifted her hand to knock on the door.A voice asked from inside, “Who is it?”“Mrs. Simmons, it’s me, Olivia.”After more than ten seconds, the person inside registered what was going on. She quickly opened the door and pulled Olivia inside. Then, she poked her head out to look around before slamming the door shut.Olivia was curious. “What’s wrong, Mrs. Simmons?”Mrs. Simmons reached out to touch Olivia’s clothes. “Miss, I’ll boil some water for you. You should take a shower and change out of your wet clothes. They aren’t good for your body.”Olivi
Olivia was taken aback. “Uncle Wallace left another copy? Mrs. Simmons, are you referring to what my dad left behind?”“Yes. He didn’t feel safe before he died, so he kept another copy.”Mrs. Simmons sighed. “Miss, you shouldn't blame yourself. Before he died, he had his fortune read. It told him that he might not return. I didn’t expect it to be true.”“Uncle Wallace… Uncle Wallace was killed. If he hadn’t gone to Ocean City to look for me, he wouldn't have died.”“That’s life. That ingrate Dorothy will be punished! Even back then, the old man said she was unreliable. Unexpectedly, he fell headfirst into her hands.”“Mrs. Simmons, Dorothy did more than that. I will avenge my parents and Uncle Wallace!”Mrs. Simmons got up and handed a box to Olivia. “This is the copy Wallace left.”Olivia opened the box with shaky hands and saw her mother's autopsy report.“She had poison in her body? She didn’t die from giving birth, she was poisoned…”Olivia was stunned. She looked at the r
The first person to spot Olivia was Dorothy.She initially panicked, but then she grabbed John’s hand and put her head against his chest. She simpered. “Johnny, since the guests are not all here yet, why don’t you take a walk with me in the garden? I want to look at the stars with you.”Perhaps John was feeling bad after their fight last night, so he nodded even though he was reluctant.“Alright.”Olivia saw the two walk to the garden from the door. Her heart tightened, but she quickly came back to her senses and walked toward Aaron.“Aaron.”Aaron turned around. When he saw Olivia, he instinctively took a step back like he had just seen a ghost.Olivia frowned. “What’s wrong? Did I scare you?”“N-no. I called you today, but you didn’t answer, so I thought you weren’t coming.”“I lost my phone, so I didn’t get the call. Sorry.”Aaron handed her a glass of wine. The right arm that he extended ached a bit, which made him feel uneasy.“Aaron, did Johnny cause trouble for you ye
“Oh?” John sneered. “But please keep a distance from my wife. If not, I can’t guarantee what I’ll do.”“Johnny, Aaron was just looking for a job for me. Do you need to be so rude to him?”“Olivia, don’t forget who you are.”Olivia scoffed, “Who I am? Mr. Freeman, you brought your mistress to a party. Did you think of me when you did that?”At this moment, Dorothy walked over. She warned her in a low voice. “Liv, stop making a fuss. Would Johnny have come to me if you hadn’t gone missing? We’re in public. Everyone’s watching.”“Oh? Why? Are you scared? You care about your reputation now?”When Olivia saw Dorothy, she was reminded of why her parents died. Immediately, tears started flowing from her eyes.“Olivia, behave, or else…”“Or else what?”Olivia pushed John away and looked at him with red eyes. “What else do you know how to do aside from threatening me? You only know how to bully me!”After she said that, she backed away to keep a distance from him. Then, she looked at
“Mr. Freeman, please comment on this situation! Do you and Mrs. Freeman both have different lovers now?”The reporters were taking great pains to chase after Olivia and John before trying to surround them.Olivia tripped after John pulled her, and she fell into his arms.A huge palm trapped her waist, and John’s voice came from over her head.“Mrs. Freeman loved me for seventeen years. How could she have an affair?”“Mr. Freeman, just now, Mr. Summers admitted to it. Also, weren’t there rumors of Mrs. Freeman having an affair two years ago?”John had wiped all the news from two years ago.Now that someone was bringing this matter up again, his eyes darkened as he looked at the person who said it.“Who told you that?”Olivia was his woman. Even if she betrayed him, he was the only one who could hurt her.The others had no right to comment on her!“Mr. Freeman, what’s your relationship with Miss Ellis? You two are always seen together, and before this, Miss Ellis was always at
“Mr. Freeman, are you worried about being humiliated?”Olivia tried to comfort herself multiple times by convincing herself that John had protected her in front of the reporters because he loved her.However, she knew the truth.John was just protecting his reputation and his ego as a man.“Olivia, you’re still Mrs. Freeman, so you should behave as such. Don’t do such cheap things.”“What cheap things did I do? Don’t you know why I ran away last night, Mr. Freeman?”If John did not want to abort her child, she would not have run away.John was startled. He still felt terrified on the inside as he recalled Olivia rushing toward him with a knife.“You know what you did. You said you’ve loved me for seventeen years, but Olivia, you’re so full of lies.”Even though she already knew John would not believe her, her heart still inexplicably ached.“Mr. Freeman, if you said I didn’t, then I didn’t. But Mr. Freeman…”Olivia scoffed with tears in her eyes. “I don’t want a divorce anym
Olivia lay on the bed and drowned in her thoughts.This day was a really long day. She had just seen Dad’s suicide note and Mom’s autopsy report, and once she got back, she got framed.Everything happened like it was yesterday, and tears flowed uncontrollably down the corner of Olivia’s eyes.The evidence she had gathered was not enough to sue Dorothy, but she could not leave it as it was.As she thought about Zac Quinton, she sat up from her bed.After scouring through the room for a long while, she finally found a phone hidden in the cracks.Olivia walked to the balcony and dialed Zac’s number warily as she kept tabs on the direction of the bathroom door. She was afraid that John would enter the room suddenly.“It’s me, Mr. Quinton.”When Zac heard that it was Olivia’s voice, he breathed a sigh of relief. “Are you okay? What happened yesterday? Are you safe? Where are you?”Olivia was stunned for a while. A warm, fuzzy feeling arose in her heart.“I’m at the Cliffside Villa
Olivia was instantly discouraged. John was right. She had nothing. All she had was revenge to be taken.However, it was like this child was fated to be born.He had gone through so many ups and downs with her, and he had survived through everything, so how could she be the one to personally kill him off?She could not do it!“Don’t you worry about that!”John carried her up by the waist and walked towards the bathroom. “Bathe!”“Let me go!”John released her and walked out.He stood at the door and looked at the bathroom. He was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.He was so angry about the fact that he had begun to be curious about where she went the night before.Following that thought, John opened the cabinet beside Olivia’s bed and scoured for the picture he saw the last time. However, it was to no avail, since he only found a brown bottle filled with what looked like to be medication.Why did that woman have to eat this?John was suddenly reminded of what Zyla had said. “S
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