John was pissed off. He glared at Xavier coldly and approached him step-by-step. “Let her go! Don’t make me repeat myself!”However, Xavier was undaunted and took a step back. “I will never hand Pheebs to someone she hates!”“Are you testing my patience?”John’s murderous intent grew. He almost wanted to beat Xavier up. “Don’t think I don’t know what’s on your mind. You get her drunk, then you…”“What then?Xavier sneered. “I’m not as despicable as you. I’ve called Pheebs’s brother to come.”A car pulled over by the road, and Fred got out, rushing to them.“Xavier, did you get my sister drunk?”Xavier handed Olivia to Fred and said coldly, “Do I have to inform you if I get her drunk?”It sounded reasonable, and Fred carried Olivia.Unexpectedly, Xavier grabbed his arm. “Fred, is this man Pheebs ex-husband? He kept pestering Pheebs and wanted to take her away.”Fred looked at the man Xavier was talking about.His body shuddered when he saw John’s face.They did everything t
Fred broke into a cold sweat. He knew he might not be able to brush John off.However, he would never spill the beans.If he did, it meant he would be admitting Phoebe was Olivia.Then, all the hard work they had done before would be pointless.“You’ve mistaken me for someone else. I haven’t been to Ocean City.”Then, he rolled up the window.However, he did not expect John to stick his hand in and press the switch before he could close it completely.“Mistook you for someone else?” John looked at Olivia in the back seat and sneered. “What a coincidence. Your sister and my wife look exactly the same.”Fred gulped nervously and scolded, “Why are you so stubborn? Are you trying to scam us?“If you don’t let go, I’ll call the police.”John fixed his gaze on Fred, making him feel scared. His leg, which was on the brake, trembled uncontrollably.Just then, Olivia, who was in the back seat, made a fuss.“I’m not drunk, and I want more! Pour the wine, quick!”After shouting, she
Olivia woke up with a splitting headache the following day.She rubbed her head and looked around with her eyes squinted.It was a good thing it was her room.‘Did Xavier send me home?’However, she seemed to reFred’s voice vaguely.Olivia drank so much last night that she could not remember anything.She knew she should not drink so much anymore. It would make her feel sick.With her brows twisted, she entered the living room in a daze. “Fred?”Fred was cooking spaghetti and came running upon hearing her voice. “Liv, you are awake? Does your head hurt?”Olivia nodded. “Yes.”“Wait for a while.”He took a chair and helped her to sit down. Then, he took a cup and made Olivia a non-alcoholic drink.“I’m cooking spaghetti. Drink this first and have some food later. I’ll cook you some meat for lunch.”Olivia nodded as she rubbed her temples.“How did I get home last night?”Fred handed her the drink and sighed, “Are you sure you want to ask that? You were drunk, and Xavier t
They had been chatting online before this, but now he was suddenly suggesting he meet her. Olivia was both surprised and nervous, but she still replied, [No problem.]She just had to quickly draw a beautiful first draft.After eating the spaghetti, Olivia took a bath and decided to go out.“Liv, where are you going?”“To work.”“You have a hangover and a headache. Take a day off today. I’ve already talked to Jennie about it.”Olivia smiled. “It’s alright. I’ve eaten spaghetti, and now, I feel better. My client is urging me to send him a first draft. I have to finish it quickly.”“Wait.”Fred took a thermos flask and handed it to her. “Take this.”“What is this?”“Tea. It’s good for your health, especially for hangovers.”After Olivia took it, she patted his hand. “Fred, I must thank you for caring for me for so many years.”“Liv, you don’t have to thank me.”“Well, being my brother means taking care of me.”With that, Olivia chuckled and headed to work....Once she was
“A friend.”Olivia asked casually, “Why are you asking?”Jennie smiled. “Nothing. He just seemed a little cold, so I thought it was your ex-husband coming to look for trouble. That’s why I asked.”“Don’t worry. That man is not my ex-husband. He is not usually like that.”“Really? What’s he usually like?”“Well. He is usually funny and elegant. He doesn’t have a beard and is usually cheerful.”“Oh, I see. He looked a bit sad yesterday and a bit… murderous…”Olivia lifted her head and stared at Jennie as she asked, “Jennie, why do you want to know about this so badly?”“I-I care about you.”Jennie felt a little guilty and did not have the guts to look into Olivia’s eyes.Feeling that something was not right, Olivia stood up, held Jennie’s face, and gazed into her eyes. “Look at me. Tell me, have you seen him before? Or… Have you fallen in love with him at first sight?”“No! That’s impossible.”Jennie grinned and pushed her away. “What are you talking about, Pheebs? Do I look
After looking around to ensure no one was there, Olivia walked to the desk and answered the phone.“Is this Ms. James speaking?”“Yes.”“Mr. M had to go abroad temporarily, and it may take a week for him to return. Please keep the first draft in the room. He will look at it when he comes back and contact you after that.”Olivia was relieved. “Okay, no problem.”“He has also prepared a gift for you, Ms. James. It’s on the coffee table. Please take it with you when you leave.”“A gift?”“Yes. Mr. M told you not to reject it. It’s a gift from him to you as a friend.”“May I ask who Mr. M is?”The man on the other end of the phone did not hesitate. He simply refused to answer. “I am sorry. Mr. M has said it’s not the right time to reveal his identity. When the time is right, he will tell you about it, Ms. James.”The answer was precisely what Olivia expected.The more this happened, the more she felt like Mr. M was a rich old man.She guessed he was ill and had gone for treatme
That glance made Olivia feel more guilty.“Are you free tonight?” she asked.Xavier nodded. “Yes.”“Let me buy you dinner.”Xavier thought he had misheard. He was startled and asked, “Pheebs, did you just say you want to buy me dinner? Did you suggest that? Are you serious?”Olivia sounded helpless when she said, “Are you coming or what?”“Yes, of course. I’m just a little flattered.”“Is there anywhere you’d prefer to eat?”Xavier thought for a moment and took her hand. “Yes, I will take you to a place you will like very much.”“Really?”“I promise. You can beat me up if you don’t like it.”Olivia burst into a laugh, and she asked, “Why would I beat you up?”Xavier opened the passenger’s seat for her in a gentlemanly manner and protected her head from getting knocked. Then, he helped her put on the seatbelt, closed the door, and got into the driver’s seat.Sometimes, Olivia got the feeling he was a playboy.However, sometimes, she felt he was serious.In any case, she f
Unexpectedly, when Xavier heard this, he laughed instead of being mad.“Pheebs, aren’t you too hard on yourself? You seem like a much better person than me.”Olivia did not expect him to react like this, and she did not know how to respond.She could not confess she had been to prison.After all, Olivia had been to prison, not Phoebe.If Xavier was curious and investigated it, her identity might be exposed.Of course, to her, the most important thing in her life was Lyla.It was hard enough for her to not have a dad.If anyone found out Lyla had a mother who had once been to prison, her future would be bad.Thus, Olivia just smiled and shook her head. “I just think you have so many choices that you don’t need to spend your time on me.“After a failed marriage, I no longer believe in love.”“I know, so I wasn’t expecting you to agree immediately.”Xavier glanced at her and said gently, “I hope you will give me a reason to stay by your side. Don’t always chase me away. That’s
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