Splendor Gardens.Jimmy was also surprised by Olivia's appearance.He was still a little uncertain about Olivia's identity.He had no way of confirming if Phoebe was Olivia.However... he thought of an excellent plan.After all, there were many people after Olivia.Some wanted her dead, and some wanted her alive.Whatever they wanted her for, Jimmy was sure that he could use Phoebe in exchange for more benefits.However, he still had to consider his choice.Before he could make up his mind, he had to force his b*stard son again!Therefore, he led some goons with whips down into the basement.The iron gate was pushed open with a screech. The screeching noise woke up the two people on the bed.Seeing them sitting side by side on the bed, Jimmy sneered. "Zac, have you made up your mind?"Zac's eyes darkened. "Don't go too far. It won't do you any good."Jimmy could not be bothered to talk to him. He waved his hand, and two goons went over and pushed Zac away. Then they lifte
Jimmy looked at him in surprise. “Are you serious?”Before Zac could speak, Olivia interrupted. “No. He won’t agree to that!”Then, she pushed Zac away and stood in front of Jimmy. “You can beat me and give me to whoever you want. My condition is to not force your son to do what he doesn’t want to do.”“Are you crazy? Don’t mess around!”“I’m not messing around! You’re a lawyer. Are you really going to help him when you know the law? The Jameson family is bad, but if you marry their daughter and ruin her life, how much better of a person are you?”Olivia glanced at Zac and said slowly, word by word, “Zac, if you agree to do what he asked you to, what is the difference between you and him? Are you going to become the person you hate the most?”Yes! She was referring to Jimmy.Although it was an arranged marriage, the Quinton family was not as powerful and wealthy as Zac’s mother’s family.In other words, the Quinton family only got to its current position because Jimmy had taken
“Zac!”Olivia cried, “Don’t say that! It’s not the only way! We can decide to not choose any of the options if we can escape this place.”Zac had no confidence in escaping.It was because he knew Jimmy too well.Jimmy was a man who knew no boundaries.“I’ve been missing for so long. Ken and Fred will notice I’m missing, and they will find us.”Then, she looked at the wound he had and said, “All we have to do now is try to get out of here, and all you have to do is say no.”“Liv, I’m not afraid to hand you over to John, but handing you over to Dorothy will be…”Zac knew John would not kill Olivia. All he would do was pester her. He would not hurt her.However, Dorothy was different.Dorothy would torture and kill Olivia.“Zac, let’s do things step by step. We’ll see what we can do when the time comes.”Olivia held his hand and sniffled. “Zac, I love to run away from problems. So, I didn’t resist when you guys asked me to hide because I knew I would want to follow your word.
“Liv?”Olivia’s head felt heavy. She could hear that someone was calling her, but she could not wake up.Darkness surrounded her, and she sank deeper and deeper into the darkness as if it would swallow her...Zac looked at the unconscious Olivia, reached out to touch her forehead, and was immediately startled.It was a fever!Zac wondered why a fever had struck her.Was it because of the whip or the environment?She had lung cancer. Even before the excision, the doctor had warned them to not take it lightly. They should be especially careful of fevers.Zac quickly wet a towel and applied it to her forehead.It would be best if her fever subsided. If it did not…He was caught in a dilemma.He just promised Olivia he would not become Jimmy, but he had to make a choice now because he promised her he would ensure her safety.Thus, he figured he would just agree to Jimmy’s suggestion now and work out the rest later.Moreover, destroying the Jameson family would help Olivia get
“You!”“It’s up to you to save her.”Zac looked at Olivia in bed and at Jimmy before him. He was trembling in frustration and anger.He must not let anything happen to Olivia!Thus, he fell to his knees before Jimmy.Before he could kneel properly, the person on the bed suddenly stumbled to her feet.She fell to the ground when she got out of bed because her body was too weak to support itself.“Why are you getting up?”Olivia gritted her teeth and crawled forward. She uttered each word with difficulty. “Don’t… agree… to… it!” Zac quickly helped her, feeling sorry to see her in such pain.“Why are you being so silly? I can’t let anything happen to you.”Olivia held onto him and forced herself to stand up as she said in her hoarse voice, “If you beg him, everything will be in vain. Zac… one wrong choice will ruin your life forever.”Olivia’s persistence put him in a difficult situation.If he still resisted, her health would be in danger, but if he agreed, he would go agai
“Dad, I don’t agree!”Jimmy glanced at him calmly and did not seem to care. “You disagree? I said you only have three choices. Either you marry Dorothy, leave this woman to die, or marry her.”“Can you gain a conscience? Do you want no descendants left in this family to care for you when you get old?”“Heh!” Jimmy sneered. “Stop threatening me with this. I know you wouldn’t care for me even if I tried to force you.”Zac had nothing to say to that.He felt useless. He could not let Olivia sacrifice her freedom.He wanted to say something, but he heard Olivia clench her teeth and say, “Zac, shut up! I’d rather die here if you really feel reluctant to marry me.”“You…”“I advise you to not try to deceive me, or I will find you no matter where you are. There will be no negotiating then!”Jimmy retrieved his phone. “The wedding will take place the day after tomorrow. Prepare yourselves.”“The day after tomorrow is too soon. How can she attend the wedding when she is so weak? Do yo
Olivia slept for three days and nights this time around.When she woke up, she felt so weak. It was as if she had gotten beaten up hard.The nurse happened to see her waking up and brought her a glass of water. “Ms. James, you’ve gone through lung cancer removal surgery, so you should cherish your health. Every fever you encounter might make your condition worse and cause your cancer to relapse. Do you know that?”Olivia finished the glass of water and coughed a few times in her hoarse voice. “Thank you, nurse.”“Sigh. Rest well, Ms. James. I’ll inform your family.”“My family?”“Yeah, Mr. Quinton has been by your side for three days, but he passed out this morning due to fatigue. He’s in the ward beside you now. Let me see if he’s awake.”“It’s fine. I’ll go myself.”“But…”Olivia forced a smile and got down from the bed carefully. “I’m fine, just a little muddleheaded.”The nurse knew that she could not stop her, so she could only remind her. “Okay, but be careful. Let us k
Olivia’s heart ached, and her breath seemed to stop in that instant.She really had no idea how to explain it.‘There indeed can’t be so many coincidences…’‘But I cannot let my defenses down for Zac and my sake.’“What explanation do you expect me to give you?”Olivia pushed him away and laughed. “I think it’s not that hard. Why don’t you think about the reason you’re pestering me?”John squinted his eyes, grabbed her hand, and pinned her down on the bed. “Stop lying to me, Liv.”“If you can take me as a substitute, why can’t they do the same?”John knew that this was just Olivia’s strategy.“Don’t you want to see your younger brother? He has been suffering for the past four years. Do you know that? He’s in a vegetative state and wants to recover, and he also wants to participate in his sister's funeral. Do you know how pitiful he is?”Thinking about Ian, Olivia’s heart hurt.She truly felt sorry for Ian.If he hated her and wanted to kill her, she would not dodge or esc
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