Dorothy?That answer shocked Zac. He had never been interested in John’s women, so he did not know much about Dorothy.Even though he disliked Dorothy, he never expected her to do something like this.Dorothy knew Olivia was too weak to walk, yet she told Olivia about her murder plan. She wanted Olivia to feel distressed knowing about it while being unable to stop it from happening. It was indeed a vicious plan.‘Does John know about this?’ Zac wondered.However, he knew it was a pointless question. John definitely did not know about it.“Why does she want to kill your butler?”Olivia bit her lip, hesitating. She did not dare to tell anyone about her doubts regarding her parents’ death. After all, she had no evidence about it. If Dorothy took advantage of the situation and accused her instead, she would be in trouble and unable to explain herself.She timidly asked, “Can I refuse to tell you the reason?”Zac did not question her further and just nodded. “Of course. I’m John’s
Dorothy was a little annoyed.If not for Zac’s presence, she would have taught Olivia a lesson. She would have made sure she knew who ran this house.However, Zac was around, and he was John’s best friend. Zac might suspect her if she showed him her mean side, so she had to be careful.Olivia walked down the stairs with her brows furrowed. She looked at Zac worriedly. “Mr. Quinton, why are you listening to Liv’s requests?“Liv is ill and always overthinking. You shouldn’t encourage her to run around or bring her back her. It’s bad for her health.”‘What a hypocrite!’ Olivia thought.Despite her injuries, she limped toward Dorothy. She grabbed Dorothy’s neck and asked her again.“Where is Uncle Wallace? Give him back to me!“Dorothy, I’ll kill you if you refuse to tell me!”Dorothy’s face flushed red, and she tried to ask Zac for help. She struggled and kicked her legs as though she was going to suffocate.Zac looked at Dorothy coldly, but after a few seconds, he tried to pull
Olivia’s heart shuddered, knowing she could not explain herself again.John would probably not believe her even if she told him everything.In the middle of the standoff, Dorothy lay in John’s arms and cried, “Johnny, please don’t blame Liv for this. It’s me… It’s because of me… I saw something I shouldn’t have seen. That’s why she strangled me.”“She strangled you?”John looked at Dorothy’s neck and saw visible finger marks on her fair and flawless skin. His gaze darkened, and he questioned sternly, “Olivia, did you strangle her?”Knowing she could not deny it, Olivia took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes, I did. It’s because...”Before she could finish, John snapped at her. “Dorothy, tell me why she strangled you!”Dorothy glanced at Olivia cautiously, then looked at John with fear. She bit her lips. “Johnny, it’s alright. I’m fine. Let’s forget about it. Pretend you didn’t see that, okay?”“Speak!”John only said one word, yet it suffocated Olivia.She knew Dorothy would twi
Olivia’s actions undoubtedly further provoked John.His expression changed, and he grabbed Olivia’s neck. “I dare you to say that again, Olivia!”Olivia’s face was flushed from being strangled. She found it difficult to breathe, and the bloody taste in her throat made her feel nauseous.“John! Let go!”Zac punched John, forcing him to loosen his grip on Olivia’s neck. Then, he grabbed Olivia, who was on the verge of dying.“Are you trying to kill her? Do you know she is…?”Before Zac could finish, Olivia tugged on Zac’s clothes and shook her head, signaling for him not to say another word.Then, she whispered in a voice only Zac could hear, “Take me with you…”Olivia just wanted to get out of here. This place was suffocating her.She had no strength to continue this gith with John. It was draining her little remaining energy…However, before Olivia could leave the house, her vision went black, and she fainted.Zac picked her up and glared at John. “I’ll take her back to the
Zac himself was startled by his own question. He had no idea why he asked such a thing.He had agreed to himself to stay out of Olivia and John’s personal affairs.“Actually, I wanted to ask you to help me with the divorce agreement.”“Do you still want that?”Surprisingly, Zac was nervous. He found himself hoping Olivia would divorce John.Olivia scoffed. “Before, I thought that if we were going to keep on torturing each other like this, we might as well free each other. However, you’ve seen the problem, Mr. Quinton. Johnny doesn’t want to set me free but has no intention of ever living peacefully with me again.“And Dorothy hopes I’ll divorce John. I don’t want to make things easy for her. After all, I’m about to die. I want to annoy her till my final dying breath.” Then, she suddenly looked at Zac and smirked. “Mistress. I want her to be tainted by the identity of being a mistress. Even if she marries John after I’m dead, she’ll still be a mistress. That will be something sh
John stood by the window with his back leaning against the door and one hand in his pocket. Olivia could feel the cold aura around him even if she could not see his expression.Olivia patted Zac, asking him to put her down. Then, she leaned against the door and took a deep breath before shouting, “What else do you want to know, Johnny?”Her voice trembled. She was afraid.Zac felt sorry for her, even though he did not know exactly why. Olivia must have faced similar situations countless times before.John turned around and stared at her coldly. He sneered and said, “Olivia, I thought you would learn your lesson after getting seriously injured, but you’ve disappointed me.”Olivia held onto Zac’s arm as she limped into the ward.Watching John approaching her, she held her breath and waited for the ‘punishment’ he would give her.However, the man did not lay a finger on her this time. Instead, he dragged Zac out of the ward with him. With her support gone, Olivia stumbled. Fortun
John did not stop. He opened the door and left.‘Is Olivia dying?‘Who’d believe that?‘Isn’t it just pneumonia? Pneumonia can’t kill.‘Her fever has subsided. She can even move around and seduce Zac. Will she die?‘Who is Zac trying to fool?’When John dashed into her ward, Olivia was sitting on the bed, waiting for him anxiously.She looked up at John, feeling a little afraid. “Jonny, I have nothing to do with Zac, I swear.”Even though she knew it was useless, she took the trouble to explain again.“Oh, nothing? Then what were you doing on the peninsula in the middle of the night with him? Don’t tell me you were looking for someone!”John strode toward Olivia and pinched her cheek as he sneered. “I checked the surveillance camera and saw that no one went to the peninsula today!”‘No way. That’s not true…’However, Olivia soon realized that Dorothy knew there would be surveillance, so she would have taken care of everything in advance.This would make it even harder for
John stopped moving and stared at Olivia with his dark eyes, making her gasp in fear.That was it. She had pissed John off.Olivia closed her eyes, shrank her neck back, and instinctively shielded her head with her hands.However, she did not feel anything even after a long time.She carefully opened her eyes and peered through a gap in her hand. The man that had been in front of her just a moment ago was gone.She put her hands down and looked around. John was no longer in the room.Olivia could not believe it. She had strangled Dorothy, and Dorothy had accused her of cheating on John. Then, she pissed off John and even slapped him. However, John had not done anything besides leave the ward.This was impossible.John had been so cruel to Olivia. He did not show her mercy even when she was wounded.Had she woken him up from his daze with her words?Olivia put down her sore arms and looked at her bleeding body. She sighed.Perhaps John had begun to believe her. After all, 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