Before Olivia could speak, Zyla walked in angrily."Sis Liv, what the h*ll is going on? Did that Ian kid do this? Or was it that b*stard John?""They have nothing to do with this.""Who was it then? Tell me, and I'll beat them up."Olivia chuckled as Zyla rolled up her sleeves. "Zy, how are you ever getting married if you behave this way?""I'm not getting married. I'm staying with you for the rest of my life!"With that said, Zyla snapped, "Don't change the subject. Who was it?""It's the Ellis family, isn't it?" Zac asked as his eyes darkened.Olivia nodded. "Yeah, Dorothy's mother. I didn't think she'd find her way here either.""What? Dorothy's mother?"Zyla frowned. "Why did she come here? Is she up to something again?"Olivia bit her lip, suppressing her anger. "She came to beg me to spare Dorothy, saying Dorothy has been on a hunger strike and had lost 10 kilograms to get my forgiveness."Zyla sneered. "Forgiveness? I want her dead!""Liv." Zac looked at Olivia with
Olivia only answered once she got to the bedroom."Olivia, have you seen the trending searches? How do you feel?"I'm telling you. It's only the first step, and there will be many more."As for Ian. Ha. Olivia, since you care about him so much, I'll destroy him!"With that said, Dorothy said with a hideous grin, "Besides, I will make you watch him get destroyed!""Don't you dare!"Olivia gritted her teeth. "Dorothy, I won't let you get away with this. And Ian trusts you. Do you deserve his trust if you do that?""He's only a tool to me. A tool to use against you. Why wouldn't I?"Dorothy laughed arrogantly. "Do you think I'm that idiot Rainie? I'm not that stupid to get myself involved without even achieving my goal!"'What?'Olivia's eyes moved as she dug her nails into the flesh. "Did you instruct Rainie to do it?""Yes.""How despicable! Dorothy, you're mean! You've destroyed the Jameson family!""I destroyed them? You destroyed them, Olivia. I didn't put Rainie in jail
“Mr. Freeman, what do you think about Ms. Larson cheating on your friend?”“What about your relationship with Ms. Ellis, Mr. Freeman?”“...”The reporters surrounded John and Olivia again and asked them ridiculous questions. John hugged Olivia, who was shivering in his arms, and glanced around coldly. “Who gave you the courage to ask me those questions?”The reporters all shut up when they saw this.They were just doing this for money. No one wanted to offend John.He walked Olivia to the passenger seat, got in the car, and drove the car away.“Why aren’t you saying anything?”“Why are you here?”“I saw the trending tweet. I was afraid that you might get reporters bothering you downstairs, so I came to take a look.”Olivia grunted a reply. She still hid her head in the suit jacket.Taking advantage of the red light, John pulled off his suit jacket and narrowed his eyes at her. “You don’t want to see me?”“Yeah, I don’t.”When the reporters asked those questions just now,
“He hung up. I’ll get down and take a look.”Ian must be mad at her. Otherwise, why would he not answer the phone?‘How should I explain this to him?‘Even if I tell him Dorothy did all of this, he probably won’t believe me.’“Don’t move. I’ll call him.”John grabbed Olivia and dialed Ian’s number. “Ian, I’m giving you three seconds to come downstairs.”Ian soon came down. He opened the door and got in the back seat.Olivia felt a chill in her heart. It seemed that she was right.She looked back at Ian cautiously. “Ian, It’s not what you think. Will you listen to my explanation?”Ian glanced at her casually. “Class isn’t over yet.”“Huh? Are we early? Ms. York...”“Ms. York knows. It’s all right.”“Oh, that’s fine.” Olivia breathed a sigh of relief. “How was school today?”Ian put on his earphones, turned his head away, and did not answer.‘He’s clearly refusing to communicate with me…’Olivia was distraught. She had just improved her relationship with Ian, but now it ha
Larson's Residence.Olivia walked into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator to see what was there. She could not stop herself from thinking about John.There was a stabbing pain in her heart. He did not want to give her freedom, so what else could she do?In the past, she only wanted to stay by his side from sunrise to sunset, but now, she just wanted to escape.She was afraid.She was afraid that he would get angry and afraid that he would hurt her, but she was even more afraid that he would oppose her and defend her enemy.“What’s for dinner?”Ian took a bottle of water from the refrigerator. After he raised his head and took a sip, he glanced at her casually. “How does it feel to be trending?”Only then did she come back to her senses. She forced a smile and answered. “It feels like standing under the spotlight and being judged by everyone.”“The media likes to talk nonsense, so don’t take it to heart.”After hearing this, Olivia was startled. Tears welled up in her eye
“She said she was coming back.”Olivia’s heart twitched suddenly. “Ian...”“What on earth happened to Aunt Ella?”Upon hearing this, Olivia felt as if she had been plunged into an ice cellar. She looked at him with a pale face. “Ian, you don’t believe me anymore?”‘Didn’t he say yesterday that what the media said was all false?‘Yet he believes everything after Dorothy called him?‘Why is he the same as John? They believe Dorothy’s every word without hesitation.‘Am I so untrustworthy?’Ian repeated coldly, “What happened?”Olivia was silent for a long time. After she licked her dry lips, she said, “That day, she came to me and knelt on the ground asking me to forgive Dorothy…“Ian, she also called the reporter. Otherwise, how would there be photos?”She forced a smile. “Yes, I vomited the blood and sprayed it on her face, but I didn’t touch her at all.”The emotions in Ian’s eyes changed slightly. “Why were you vomiting blood?”“I was mad.” Olivia glanced at him and walke
“Ms. Larson, please spare us, okay?”Olivia rolled down the car window and said with a frown, “Mrs. Yeager, please stay out of the way.”Yesterday, after the release of the fraudulent fracture report, netizens all turned around and began to scold the Yeager family for being shameless.Some people even wanted to dox Zayn. Presumably, they were only afraid because they also received the lawyer’s letter.However, Olivia would not be that nice to someone who wanted to hurt Ian.“Ms. Larson!” Mrs. Yeager grabbed the car window as she cried and begged. “Then, can we talk? Please!”Judging from this behavior, Olivia knew the Yeager family would definitely continue to pester her. If she did not agree, Mrs. Yeager might go to Ian.As she thought of this, Olivia gave her a cold look. “Okay. Go to the nearby coffee shop, and wait for me.”It seemed she was afraid that Olivia would run away, so she refused to leave.Olivia became a little impatient. “I’m a woman of my word. If you don’t l
After the coffee shop incident, Mrs. Yeager called Olivia several times, but she hung up on her every single time.Since she chose to listen to Dorothy at first, she should not regret her decision later on.In addition to that, this incident also had a great impact on Ian.For the past two days, Olivia had picked up Ian and cooked for him as usual. However, there was not much communication between the two.On the other hand, the number of times he mentioned Dorothy increased, and the periods of silence between the siblings got longer.This made Olivia very uneasy.However, she knew that Dorothy played an important role in his life during the two years she was absent.She could not force the separation. It had to be done slowly.“Sis Liv, don’t always run around because of that little brat Ian. You have to take good care of yourself.“Have you taken your medicine? Don’t forget you need to go to a follow-up visit next week.”Olivia came back to her senses from Zyla’s nagging.
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