When Olivia met Xavier in the hospital, he was sleeping.Unexpectedly, Xavier opened his eyes and looked over as soon as she walked in. He froze slightly before saying with a smile, "Pheebs, I thought you weren't coming.""No way. I promised you I would come."With that said, Olivia put the insulated food container on the table and adjusted the bed upward."Have you eaten?""Yeah, but hospital food sucks..."Olivia opened the food container and poured him a bowl of soup. "Try it. It should be good for your health.""What's this?""I don't know. I asked Fred to make it..."Xavier's expression changed slightly when he heard Fred's name. "He didn't poison it, did he?"Olivia burst into laughter. "He knows I'm bringing it over. How could he poison it? Won't I be implicated if it's poisoned?"Xavier's eyes moved. "Yeah, you have a point. I can drink it then.""I'll make you some soup tomorrow. I asked Fred to get the ingredients.""Okay, anything is fine as long as you're the o
As she reached the hospital gate, Olivia finally got through to Ken on the phone."Ken, did you do that thing the news said?"There was a long silence on the other end of the line before the man answered in a muffled voice. "Yeah.""You..." Olivia had so much to say, but she hesitated and did not know what to say. She could only swallow it all."I know what you're trying to say. Don't worry. All I did was pay off a hitman. They won't trace it back to me."Olivia was a little relieved to hear this.She was only afraid that Ken was out for revenge and lost his mind for a moment. It was a good thing that he did not."That's great."Ken chuckled. "Liv, you don't think I'm that stupid, do you?"Olivia smiled awkwardly.Yeah, Ken would not be that stupid."Do you know how terrifying it was when you came to me?"Ken was embarrassed when he thought about it. "I'm sorry, I was a little aggressive. I know you were looking out for me, but I couldn't get over it.""There must be more
It drove her into a corner one step at a time. It was the same technique from four years ago.However, Dorothy did not even know she was still alive...After pondering it, it could only be John.'Why?'The man's a demon. Why is he so obsessed with me?'She remained seated after reaching her destination. She only came to herself when the taxi driver reminded her.After getting out of the car, Olivia felt pain in her lungs and had difficulty breathing.As a result, she panted for a long time at the door until she relaxed before walking in.It was a working day. It was not yet time to get off work, so the employees were still there.However, everyone seemed to know what was going on as they got together and chattered away."What do we do? I think we need to look for a new job.""Yeah, I'm afraid we won't be able to get our salaries in case of a lawsuit.""My daughter was just born. Baby formula is so expensive. I also have a mortgage. I... Oh...""Do you think it was Ms. Jame
"The client for the custom ring.""Huh?"Jennie thought about it for a long time but still could not figure out what Smith had to do with the lawsuit."Pheebs, what on earth are you talking about?""I designed the ring because Mr. Smith was going to propose. If we could find him and make him testify, we'd have a better chance at winning the lawsuit.""Yes!"Jennie jumped up and clapped her hands, saying, "Gosh, why didn't I think of that?"However, her spirits sank again on second thought. "Pheebs, it's been more than two years. It's even a problem whether we can find him. Besides, what if he doesn't want to go to court?""I'm not thinking that much. Let's find him first."Olivia was not quite sure about this either, but she had to try.She was pretty sure the TR incident was targeted at her.Therefore, she refused to give up and would fight to the end."Pheebs..."Jennie was genuinely horrified. She grabbed her head and sobbed, "What on earth is going on? Everything's bee
After yelling, Olivia could not help covering her face and shaking her head. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry..."Jennie came to herself and hugged her. "Pheebs, I should be sorry for being so dependent. I shouldn't have questioned you like that."Olivia understood Jennie's skepticism.However... there were things she could not tell her.It was indescribable.All this happened because of her, and she should pay the price.However, she was unwilling to pay that price...She would not go to Xavier unless she had no choice.As for the money...She had 30 million dollars, but she could not use it.The money was Ken's, not hers. Even if she had to use it, she wanted to spend it on Lyla.She might not be able to accompany Lyla in the future. What kind of mother was she if she could not leave her any money?The money had to be enough to support Lyla to adulthood, complete her studies, get a job, get married, and buy a house...She could not spend it casually.Olivia felt helpless as she th
The line soon got through."Ms. James?"Hearing the familiar deep voice, Olivia got so nervous that she did not know what to say and hurriedly hung up again.John called back after a while.Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar name, Olivia hung up again, shaking.She then leaned against the window and took several deep breaths before calming down enough to reply with a text message.Olivia: [Wrong number.]Then she blocked John's number.Out of sight, out of mind. She was too impulsive.What if she questioned him and let it slip, saying something he did not know?What if he did not even know she was Olivia?Or, what if... what if he did not do it? Would she expose herself by running over there?'No, I can't expose myself.'Lyla's still here. We haven't left. I can't...'With that in mind, she quickly booked two tickets to Rushia.She had to hurry and send Lyla away.When she got there, Olivia sighed and calmed herself down. She smiled politely, walked over, and knoc
After hanging up, Olivia helplessly looked up into the gray sky, tears silently rolling down her face.She wiped it away and tried to hold back her tears.However, she could not stop crying, no matter how hard she tried.A thunder burst in the sky, and rain poured down, mercilessly hitting her body.Finally, she could not bear it any longer and burst into tears while covering her face.'Why me?'She kept asking herself what she had done wrong.'Why is it always me?'Didn't I suffer enough four years ago? Why does God want to punish her like this?'She was driven to the brink. Enemies were at the front, while the abyss was behind her.What else could she do?It had been four years. She thought she hid deep enough, abandoned enough, and was low-key enough.However, fate seemed to be playing with her. The career they had worked so hard to build was destroyed with one blow.It had been four years. Why was she still so weak?She beat herself up a lot.If she had been slightly
Olivia raised the car partition, randomly picked out an outfit to change into, and put her wet clothes in a bag before lowering the car partition."Do you know when he will be back?""I'm not sure. I'll let you know when he gets back."After pondering for a moment, Olivia suddenly gazed at him and asked sternly, "Can I trust you?"The man froze for a moment before nodding. "If you trust Sir, you can trust me."...She received a call from Zac as soon as she arrived at the atelier."Liv, I saw the news. I already wired you 10 million dollars. I'll figure out how to wire you the rest in two days at the latest.""Zac, I don't want any money.""Hmm?""I don't want to compensate them. I want to win this lawsuit."Zac on the other end of the line was momentarily silent. "You want to go against TR to save The One?""Yes, I've thought about it. Jennie and I have spent three years working on the atelier. I can’t let it get destroyed like that."Olivia paused. "Someone's trying to g
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