Olivia shook her head. “I don’t know. I’m still looking into it.”“Mrs. Freeman, why did you keep this from me? Do you not trust me? I would never do such a thing.”“I know. So I’m telling you now.”“Whose ward is this?” She asked, looking at her surroundings.Ken opened the door and said, “John’s.”‘John’s?’Olivia was startled, and she turned around. She saw John on the bed, looking pale and on drips.“What’s wrong with him?”“Something hard hit him on the back, and he was seriously injured. Then, his wound tore apart a few times. So it’ll take longer for him to recover.”John was still alive and energetic the last time he met her, but now, he was so weak and lying in bed. She felt a little sad.It made her doubt if she was feeling sorry for him.On second thought, he did not love her, so she did not need to be so pathetic.Then, Olivia calmed herself down. “So? What’s the point of bringing me here?”“Mrs. Freeman…”“How hard was the impact? Did he do it to save Dorothy
"Johnny..." Dorothy froze and hurriedly turned around. She cried and threw herself into John's arms. "You woke up. I was so worried..."However, the next second, John pushed her away and repeated coldly. "Is it really not you?"Dorothy's expression froze, "Johnny, what are you talking about? I... I couldn't possibly do such a thing."With that said, she cried harder. "You refused to see me these days. I followed Liv because I was scared something would happen to you. I'm sure you'll inform her if you need anything. I didn't do anything else.Ken frowned. "John, don't believe this woman. She arrogantly caused Mrs. Freeman trouble. She would have beaten her if I wasn't around." A hint of panic flickered in Dorothy's eyes as she sniffled. "I heard Liv saved me by donating her blood, so I wanted to thank her. How could I beat her?"Ken was disgusted.He had always known Dorothy was awful but never expected her to be such a hypocritical b*tch."Are you calling me a liar?""Enough
After Olivia came out of John's ward, she sprinted back to her ward.As soon as she returned, she closed the door, leaned against it, and wept.She thought she did not care anymore, but it was all a lie.After seeing the interaction between John and Dorothy earlier, she felt a stinging pain in her heart as if it was about to stop beating.She felt useless for shedding tears for that man.She probably had cried so hard that her lungs ached, and the smell of blood surged from her throat again.She covered her mouth and ran to the bathroom. She turned on the tap and dipped her face into the cold water.She had no right to cry when she had not retrieved her parents’ remains.When she emerged from the bathroom, she did not expect to look up and see Dorothy standing at the door sneering at her.Olivia's expression sank. "What are you doing here?""What do you think I'm doing here?" Dorothy folded her arms, looked at her pale face, and said contemptuously, "I'm here to see you make
Olivia did not want Zyla to know about the theft of Mr. and Madam Larson's remains.After all, Zyla was already hospitalized because of her.As for Zac...She did not want to rely on him too much. After all, she had caused him enough problems.Thinking about it, she thought of someone, Fred Jameson.Though she had refused him firmly, she was well past the point of caring about her face.Therefore, she called the number Fred had given her, explained her intentions, and they agreed.Ten minutes later, Fred showed up outside her ward.The first sentence he said was, "I'm sorry I'm late. I was delayed because there was a sudden change in my sister's condition."Olivia could not bring herself to do it when she thought of Fred's sister.He had to look after his sister. What was his sister going to do if something happened to her?When Olivia said nothing, Fred nudged her. "Ms. Larson, do you want me to find someone, or do you want me to kill someone?"Horrified, Olivia looked up
She had liked John's voice before. It was deep and magnetic, but now she was frightened."John, what are you doing? Get up."However, John did not get up but hugged her. "Olivia, let me hold you for a minute."The sudden gentleness made Olivia uncomfortable. Smelling faint alcohol, she hurriedly pushed him away. "Are you drunk?""Hsss." John frowned as he covered his chest.Olivia immediately remembered John's injury and reached over to check it out. "Did I touch your wound? It's not bleeding, is it?"John suddenly held her hand. "Let's talk, okay?"There was a touch of pleading in his voice, which made Olivia even more uncomfortable as she scrambled to withdraw her hand."What do you want to talk about? We have nothing to talk about."His indifference, how he hurt her, and bits and pieces of the past were on her mind. She could not forget them."I didn't mean for you to die."Olivia shuddered, took a step back, and shook her head as she said, "What's the difference between
The next morning.When Zac found Olivia, he found her pale and her eyes red and swollen. You could tell she had been crying all night."Liv, what's wrong?" He frowned slightly.Olivia shook her head and coughed. "Nothing. Maybe I caught a cold last night.""Dr. Zucker is here and will give you a preliminary examination today. Are you okay? We can take a rain check if you're not okay.""Never mind. Let's do it today." Olivia squeezed a smile. "The famous Dr. Zucker wouldn't be here if it weren't for you."Zac looked at Olivia for a long time before nodding. "Then I'll take you there now."After spending so much time together, he knew it was useless to ask her what she did not want to talk about—just like now.However, what could make her cry all night?The answer seemed obvious, but Zac did not like it and felt a vague pain in his heart.After Olivia put on her jacket, Zac took her to the examination room.Dr. Zucker had been waiting in the hallway. When he saw them, he came
"It must have been hard for you."Olivia tucked her collar and walked over to Dorothy with a sneer. "Dorothy, I don't think you'll be satisfied even if I die. Are you going to sell my ashes for a ghost marriage too?""That's a good idea. I'll think about it."Olivia was amused to see Dorothy seriously considering it.After all, she was probably the ridiculous one.She destroyed her family and happiness because of a moment of kindness. She was ridiculous to end up so miserably.Standing face to face with Dorothy, she suddenly had an idea.She should just kill Dorothy now.Suddenly, Olivia grabbed Dorothy by the neck and said through clenched teeth, "If you want me to die so badly, why don't you die first?"Dorothy was caught by surprise as she panicked and slapped Olivia's hand."Don't... Don't you want your parents anymore?""It's not too late to kill you first.""You... You won't find them."'What?'Olivia gasped and loosened a little.Dorothy quickly took out her phone
John's hand missed. He tried to push Dorothy away to save Olivia, but Dorothy held him so tightly that he could not move.Watching Olivia fall, John immediately grabbed Dorothy, threw her out, and ran to the rooftop to grab Olivia's hand.However, it was too late.Their hands brushed past each other, just like how they often missed each other in their relationship."Olivia!"John's expressionless eyes finally had fear and helplessness. At this moment, he could not save the woman he had hated for two years and loved for four years, no matter how capable he was.He even wanted to die with Olivia.However, Dorothy held to his waist and yanked him inwards from behind. "Johnny, no."Olivia looked at the two hugging on the rooftop, and tears welled up in her eyes. Finally, she closed her eyes slowly.He chose Dorothy after all.Speaking of which, how many times had he given her up?The third time? Or the fourth time?She did not remember. All she knew was that it was probably the
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