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
Zac took out a phone and handed it to Olivia. “Last night, I bought you a new phone. But you were already asleep, so I took your old phone.“Yours isn’t broken, but it doesn’t work that well. I got you a new one and forwarded the information from your old phone to the new one.”He said it casually, but he was afraid he might have crossed the boundaries of their relationship. He kept glancing at Olivia to observe her emotions.However, Olivia was only surprised.Since John got mean and her father died, no one had ever cared about her this much.Such gentle and unforceful care made her feel comfortable.Zac noticed that Olivia was startled and thought she was worried about her privacy, so he quickly explained. “Please rest assured. I didn’t look through the stuff on your phone.”“No, I wasn’t thinking about that. I-I wanted to thank you.”“By the way, about your butler, Uncle Wallace. The police called and confirmed that he got off the train at Ocean City. Surveillance footage sh
Olivia sat up in bed as her eyes darkened. She snapped, "Dorothy, don't act recklessly!"Dorothy's smug voice came from the other end of the line."Olivia, I know you've been looking for Uncle Wallace these two days. You even called the police. I'm surprised."I'll only give you one chance, or you'll have to collect his body!"Olivia gritted her teeth and tried to calm herself."Okay, go on."Let's meet at West Village at 7 PM."With that said, Dorothy emphasized with a sneer. "Olivia, come alone. If you call the police or talk to Zac, you will never see him alive."After hanging up, Olivia dropped her right hand feebly.She knew the risk.However, she could not watch Uncle Wallace die, so she had to go—even if she knew she was malicious.After the last afternoon ward round at 6 PM, Olivia took out the clothes she had borrowed from the nurse and ran to the bathroom to get changed. Then she put on a baseball cap and sneaked out from the stairwell.She stopped a taxi downstai
"Uncle Wallace! You're hurt! Hurry. Let me help you up!"However, Olivia had not healed from her injuries. Being still weak, she could not help Uncle Wallace up.She put her hand on Uncle Wallace's chest and started to cry out of panic.'Nothing can happen to Uncle Wallace! Nothing!'She took out her phone to call 120, but there was no signal. She got up to find one, but Uncle Wallace grabbed her hand."Ms. Larson, watch out for Dorothy..."Olivia cried and nodded. "I know. I know, Uncle Wallace. Don't speak. I'll find someone to save you!""Master Hans' letter says Madam Larson... didn't die by accident..."'Mom didn't die by accident, which means Dorothy is telling the truth.'She killed mom!'"Dad didn't kill himself, right?"Uncle Wallace frowned and shook his head. "No, Master Hans killed himself, but... he was forced."'Forced?'Olivia froze and looked at Uncle Wallace in disbelief.The Larson family might not be the most powerful in Ocean City but was considered ab
Olivia woke up two days later.With difficulty, she opened her eyes and turned them to familiarize herself with the surroundings. The tip of her nose smelled the familiar disinfectant, and she knew she was not dead. She was in the hospital again.For a moment, she had no idea if she was doomed or if God was trying to torture her.This broken body was no more than a burden to live on, right?After wiping her body, the caretaker looked up and saw her awake. She shouted, "Ms. Larson, are you awake? I'll get the doctor for you."Olivia tugged at her dress, shook her head, and asked hoarsely, "How many days have I slept?""Two days. Do you feel okay?""Was I the only one who came to the hospital that day? What about the other one?"The caretaker froze. She was confused. "Ms. Larson, I'm your caretaker. But as far as I know, you were the only one brought in that night. There was no one else."'No?'Olivia's heart sank. She did not save Uncle Wallace's body after all.It was as if
John frowned and clenched the hands dangling at his side.The woman was so capable of angering him with one word!He did not want to let it bother him at first that night. However, he suddenly asked Wes to return after passing by two blocks.He wanted to see what this woman was up to despite her wounds.However, they lost her halfway down the road. It was not until they stopped the returning taxi driver that they learned Olivia had gone to West Village.John knew what place West Village was very well.For some reason, he felt a pang in his heart and made Wes speed toward there.However, he saw a building on fire when he arrived. Without thinking twice, he rushed in to save her and took her to the hospital.He was only relieved when the doctor told him Olivia was not in danger.Even he did not know why he had rushed in at that moment to save the woman he hated so much!However, he did not bother to explain.Seeing the disdain on her face, he instantly became furious. He raise