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
"You're a coward!"Zac grabbed John's collar and punched him again. "Let her go if you don't love her anymore. What man are you to torture a woman?"If you still love her, you'll believe her!"Then another punch landed on John's face.Zac hit so hard that John's face immediately swelled, and blood spilled from the corners of her mouth, but he did not move.Perhaps seeing John standing still like a dead man, Zac got angrier and punched him again."You rather trust a vicious woman who makes up many things than trust your wife. John, I've never seen trash like you!"Suddenly, John glanced coldly at Zac. He rolled over and pressed him under him before punching him back."What about you? What trash are you? I've been your friend for more than 20 years, and you're interested in my wife?""John, you still care about that at a time like this? Do you have a heart? Liv is lying on the operating table in between life and death!""She's my wife. Don't worry about her!"Then the two peop
Zac gave a self-deprecating smile. "Does it matter?"He knew Liv did not love him, so it did not matter whether she liked him.He was satisfied as long as she was healthy and happy.Unexpectedly, Zyla walked up to him and said, "Yes."Zac froze and looked up in a panic. Then Zyla said, "Zac, if you love Sis Liv, at least you're a better choice than Jerk John."You can protect her from getting hurt and care for her health. At least Sis Liv can survive by your side."With that said, she asked again solemnly. "So, do you like Sis Liv?"Zac was silent for a long moment before nodding. "Yes, I like her."It was the first time he said this and liked a person."Then take her away."Zac was stunned to hear that.'Take Olivia away?'However, he knew she would return if he took her away.Zyla turned to look at the emergency room, bit her lip, and said, "I'll avenge her and save her brother. I want her to live."She could not let anything happen to Sis Liv again. Absolutely not!Su
After dressing the wound, John changed into a new set of clothes and sat still on the sofa.No one knew what was on his mind, but it felt horribly depressing.He sat from daylight to dusk. There was no light in the room. Only the white moonlight shone on him, and he looked colder.Suddenly, he got up and walked out with his long legs.He had just reached the door when he found someone kneeling at the door.He glanced coldly at that person with his deep eyes and kicked her away."Johnny."Dorothy cried and hugged his legs. "I know you're mad at me. I don't expect your forgiveness. Perhaps I shouldn't have been interested in you from the beginning. I love you, so I can't watch you fall.""Let go!"There was no affection in his voice. It even had a touch of malice.However, how could Dorothy let go so easily?It had been a good plan, but she never expected John to turn against her over it. She never even expected Olivia to survive!How could she accept it?"Liv tried to kill
"Sis Liv, why don't I tell you a story?"Zyla snuffled and leaned on the bedside. She looked tearfully at Olivia, who was pale. "17 years ago, I was kidnapped by human traffickers and taken to a dark house, where I met you.""You were only about ten years old at the time, but you forgot your fear and protected me repeatedly when you saw me, who was younger than you."Remember? One time, they refused to feed me because I cried."You secretly hid half of your buns and slipped them to me after they left."Another time, you protected me when they were beating me up. You got injuries all over and were forced to starve with me."Zyla was already sobbing at this point. She held Olivia's hand and shouted repeatedly, "Sis Liv, please wake up."You got me, Mr. Quinton, and your brother. You've got us. Stop sleeping, okay?"After who knew how long, Zyla's voice was already hoarse, but there was still no response from Olivia.Therefore, she shut up and only looked quietly at the person on
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