After taking the painkillers, Olivia had a thirty-minute rest in the hotel to recover. She took out her phone and saw more than ten missed calls from Zyla.She still had not managed to retrieve Uncle Wallace’s body, and her heart was aching, but she refused to let Zyla be worried too.She cleared her throat and called her back.“Sis Liv, where are you? Why aren’t you picking up your phone?”“The smell is too strong at home, so I went out for a walk. I’ll be back soon.”Luckily Zyla did not pick up on anything suspicious. “Yeah, that’s true. I guess we don’t have a choice since the pipe burst last night. I called the plumber to fix it late, but it was at night, so that's why the smell is still there. If you’re uncomfortable with the smell, why don’t you stay at the hotel tonight?”“It’s fine. I’m coming back soon.”“Hmm, alright. Be quick, okay? I bought some chicken to make chicken soup for you with.”“Okay.”Olivia let out a sigh of relief after hanging up. Just as she got
There was an inexplicable piercing pain in John’s heart, and veins suddenly popped on his hand that was holding the steering wheel as if he wanted to crush it.‘What does she mean?‘She regrets it?‘Who gave her the right to regret it?’“Olivia, don’t go overboard!”‘Go overboard?’Olivia snorted. ‘They are really a match made in Hell. They both said the same thing to me.‘When have I ever gone overboard?‘What have I done wrong since the start?’“John, if you’re only here to insult me, I’d rather jump out of the car and die.”After saying that, she reached out to grab the door handle.John’s car was going close to fifty miles an hour, so even if she survived the jump, she would be heavily injured or even paralyzed. How mad was this woman?!He quickly locked the car and emergency braked by the roadside. “Olivia Larson, have you gone mad?”Due to the sudden halt, Olivia hit her head on the glass, and she cried in pain.She covered her head and opened the door angrily but
Cole was tied up and kneeling on the ground. His body was dripping with water, and he looked like a sinner being punished.Olivia froze on the spot for a long time before gradually turning around to look at the expressionless John.‘So Wes was telling the truth. John really sent people to look for Cole.’All of a sudden, she felt overjoyed. ‘He trusted me, right?’Suddenly, John asked, “He killed Uncle Wallace, right?”She nodded in a daze. “Yeah.”“Do you want to get revenge?”“Yes.”John picked up a fruit knife on the table beside him and passed it to her. “Kill him.”She was stunned once again and looked at him in confusion.‘What is he trying to do?‘It’s illegal to kill people.’She was still being charged for Uncle Wallace’s murder. If she really killed Cole she would be doomed, would she not?“Don’t dare to do it?”“No. Not really.”She hesitated for a moment but still took the knife from him.She hated Cole because he was the one who started everything.If it
“You?”“What is it? You’re feeling the urge to kill me, right?”Cole grinned eerily. “Kill me, then! Hurry up!”After saying that, he whispered so only Olivia could hear him. “I’d rather die than tell the truth in front of John Freeman.”‘What?’Olivia was so angry that she was trembling all over and her teeth were chattering. If she was not so rational, she would have killed him right there and then. “What did Dorothy Ellis give you in exchange for this lie that might cost you your life?”“Dorothy Ellis? Who’s that?”“You despicable man! It was you and Dorothy who set me up two years ago, you…”Before she managed to finish what she wanted to say, John went forward and grabbed her arm. He said coldly, “Enough!”“Olivia, we’re talking about him murdering Uncle Wallace. Don’t bring Dorothy up out of nowhere.” ‘Out of nowhere?’She swung his hand away. “John, ever since you got to know Dorothy Ellis, you’ve gotten so stupid! You should mind the company you keep!”“Olivia La
Cole knew that he could not last much longer, but he could not afford to let John know the truth.Suddenly, he pulled out the knife in his shoulder and stabbed it into his chest.“No!”Olivia rushed over, hoping to stop him, but she was a step too slow, and everything was in vain.The knife sank into Cole’s chest, and blood gushed out. “Cole, don’t die!”‘He’s the only one that knows the truth right now.’Cole grinned at her and whispered with whatever that remained in him, “Ms. Larson, I’m… sorry, I… I owe Dolly my life… I can’t tell the truth even if I have to die…”After saying that, his head tilted, and he lost his breath.Olivia froze to the spot, and her tears rolled down her cheeks to her lips.They were salty.‘Why?’Why did they have to wrong her no matter what the cost was?!Would it be the case that when she died, she would still be a cheating woman in John's heart?‘I don’t want this.’Even if she and John could not be together in the end, she did not want h
The ringtone of Olivia’s phone broke the strange silence in the car.“Sis Liv, where are you?”Olivia snapped out of her daze when she heard Zyla’s voice. “What’s wrong?”“Stay in a hotel tonight. Don’t come back home. There’re lots of reporters outside your house.”Reporters?Startled, Olivia asked, puzzled, “Zy, please tell me what happened.”Zyla paused for a while then said, “Sis Liv, the video of you surrendering to the police has spread everywhere through the internet. Everyone thinks you killed your former butler because you wanted to cheat on your husband.”Olivia sneered. “I see. Make sure you take good care of yourself.”“Sis Liv, which hotel will you be staying in tonight? I’ll bring you soup.”“It’s okay. I’ll go back and have it.”Then, Olivia hung up the call.John glanced at her. “What is it?”“Nothing.”Wes frowned. Then, he made a turn, driving into Golden Hills Apartment. The first thing he saw was a group of reporters.Immediately, John realized what Ol
However, before John could take Olivia to her unit, the police stopped him.“Ms. Larson, can you please come with us?”Olivia had expected all of this. Dorothy had put up the video and called the reporters, so she would not have forgotten about the police.Dorothy did not just want to humiliate her. She wanted the world to see Olivia in handcuffs for of the murder.“Put me down.”John was reluctant, but he still put her down.It irritated John to see Olivia accepting the handcuffs calmly.Just as the police were about to take her away, he grabbed her hand and whispered, “Wait for me.”Wait for him?Olivia smiled. “John, isn’t this what you want to see?”‘Hasn’t he always wanted to make Dorothy his wife?‘Hasn’t he often threatened to send me to prison?’‘Isn’t this what he wants?’‘Hypocrite!’Olivia smiled as she faced the cameras, not showing the slightest bit of fear or panic.Dorothy wanted to embarrass her. She had to smile and not let Dorothy get what she was expec
Before Olivia could react, Dorothy threw herself in the arms of the man who just spoke.“Johnny, Liv seems to have gone mad…”Her voice was soft, and she looked like a poor victim.Olivia turned around and looked at the two of them. She sneered and said, “John, don’t you feel disgusting, acting lovey-dovey with her in front of me?”His forehead puckered upon hearing this. He pushed Dorothy away and asked coldly, “Why are you here?”Dorothy was startled and quickly grabbed John’s arm as she acted coquettishly. “I read on the news that Liv had been arrested, so I rushed over to see if there was anything I could do to help.”“News?”John looked at her coldly, and fear rose in her. It seemed as though John was distancing himself from her.“Yeah, the news...”“Go back. You don’t have to worry about it.”Dorothy looked at Olivia with a worried look. “I…”Before she could finish, John’s voice was colder as he urged again. “I told you to go back.”Dorothy knew John was about to get
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