Olivia did not get up early, so it was already 8 AM when she got to the hospital.She was worried that Zac was hungry, so she quickened her pace as soon as she got out of the elevator.As soon as she pushed the door open, she saw a familiar figure sitting beside Zac's bed, peeling an apple for him.When Olivia got closer and got a good look at the man, she did a double-take.'What is she doing here?'Zac noticed Olivia and was slightly surprised. "It's only 8 AM. Why are you here so early?""I was afraid you were hungry. You..."Olivia looked down and saw the empty food container on the table. It seemed he had already eaten.Therefore, she shook her head. "It's okay. I'll leave this here for you to eat at noon."Before Zac could explain, the woman stood up, handed Zac the apple, and smiled at her. "Zac had already taken his breakfast. You're late, and I've prepared his lunch. You can eat with us if you don't mind."Olivia glanced at her before asking quietly, "Does Ken know y
The air in the room froze instantly, and the expressions of all four were unnatural."Are you sure it's her?"Olivia looked coldly at the woman. "I'm pretty sure because she insulted Zyla. There's no way I will forget."Ken's eyes were dark as he advanced toward the woman. Ignoring the fact that they were in a hospital room, he grabbed her by the collar and asked, "Kate, tell me, was it you?""Ken, let me explain..."Ken said with a sneer, "Explain? Okay, I'll give you a chance to explain. Tell me why you insulted Zyla. Tell me!""I... I didn't. It's..." Kate pointed to Olivia. "She mistook me for someone else.""Mistook?"Ken let go of her collar, grabbed her by the wrist, and yanked her over to Olivia. "Pheebs, this is my sister, Kate, who just got back from abroad."With that said, he yanked Kate outside. "Go. Get out of here. Don't make a fool of yourself!"'Sister?'She said she was Ken's fiancée at the cemetery...There was a lot of difference between a fiancée and a
“Liv, don’t worry. I’ve talked to her, and I’ll send her back myself after this.”“Where are you sending her?”“I’ll send her back to where she came from. It’s better to send her back in case something happens.”Olivia was confused. “Isn’t she your sister?”“Cousin. She lived in our house in Ocean City when she was young.”“I see.”Olivia was not interested in the Lucas family’s business. The only thing she was concerned about was that she felt Kate was on the same side as Dorothy.However, she could not say this to Ken, so she could only indirectly remind him. “I think it’s better to not let her know about Zac and our plan.”“Okay. I got it.”After he said that, Ken announced his departure to Zac. “I’ll get going, then. I still have another surgery later.”“Okay, go ahead.”After he left, Zac saw that Olivia was still frowning. He asked softly, “Are you still worried about Kate?”“No. I’m just curious.”After that, she shook her head. “Whatever. Let’s not talk about her.
On the way home, Olivia kept wondering why Kate hated Zy and why she said all those things.However, she could not figure out why for a long time. She only felt a throbbing pain in her head.Thus, she gave up.She would just think about this tomorrow. If worse came to worst, she would just adopt measures appropriate to the situation at hand. Anyway, she was already mentally prepared.She would not be scared no matter what happened.She got back to Elegance Gardens. The moment she stopped her car, she heard a burst of laughter from the room.This laugh sounded familiar.‘Who is it?’Not a lot of people should know about her coming back to Ocean City. ‘Is it Kate again?‘Oh no. Mrs. Simmons!’She ran to the door. When she pushed the door open to see the person inside, she was stunned.“Jennie?”Jennie put the cup in her hand down when she saw Olivia arriving home. Then, she pounced on her.“Pheebs! I missed you so much! Why do you look so thin after I haven’t seen you for ha
“Phoebe!”Jennie chased after Olivia. “Yes, I admit I’m very curious about your past, and I want to find out more about it. Do you know why?”She looked firmly at Olivia and said each word clearly, “It’s because I think of you as my friend and my best friend forever. No matter what, I want…”“I don’t need your acknowledgment, and I don’t want you to get involved in my past.”Olivia interrupted mercilessly. “Jennie, I’m going to tell you very honestly that you’ve crossed the line. We’re no longer friends. Go back now.”After that, she walked past Jennie and went upstairs to slam the door shut.When she was in her room, she leaned against the door. Her tears slid silently from her cheek to her mouth.It was so bitter and sharp.She slid down to the floor along the door, then clutched her face before bursting into tears.Jennie was her only female friend. She was great to Olivia and Lyla. Furthermore, they started The One together. Thus, to Olivia, Jennie was very important, but…
Olivia was taken aback. Then, she lifted her head to look over in shock. “Jennie?”Jennie smiled and peeled the eggs as she looked at how shocked Olivia was. She complained. “You said all those things for my own good, but I also have the right to choose to bear the consequences, right?”She walked over to Olivia with the peeled eggs. Then, she knelt before her. “Close your eyes. I’ll do it for you.”Olivia closed her eyes obediently and did not say anything. “Pheebs, you have no right to help me decide. I told you we’re friends, so since we’re friends, I must bear some of your burdens.” As she said that, she sighed. “You’re right. I’m innocent, but I’m not a fool. Perhaps I can’t avenge you, but I can give you a shoulder to cry on and company.” Olivia felt a lump in her throat, and her tears started flowing again.“Hey, why are you crying again? Won’t the eggs go to waste if you cry? Do you want to become the ugliest bride ever?”Olivia laughed despite her anger. “No! I don’
Olivia did not want to pay attention to Kate. She peered at her lightly. “Enjoy yourself too.”Kate did not mind. She waved her hand with a smile. “I will, Sis-in-law.”“Who is this? Is she your husband’s sister?”Jennie had never met Kate before, so she did not know who she was. When she saw how strange the two were acting, she asked, “Why do I feel like you two don’t like each other? But at the same time, you seem to get along.”“She’s the best man’s sister.”“The best man’s sister?” Jennie pouted. “That’s even weirder. Why are you treating her like that?”Olivia chuckled coldly. “She’s two-faced and also friends with my enemy. How should I treat her?“It’s a little complicated.”After the two entered the dressing room. Olivia looked inside and did not see the makeup artist. She closed the door and pulled Jennie to one side.“Jennie, since you insisted on attending the wedding, then you should remember what I tell you next.”Jennie was stunned, but she nodded.“As you can
Half an hour later, Olivia’s makeup was done, and she was waiting for Zac in her wedding dress.“Madam, Mr. Quinton should be here in ten minutes.”“Alright. I’ll wait for him outside.”“No need. He said you should wait for him here in case other people start gossiping about you.”Olivia nodded. “Okay.”Jennie was also done, so the assistant and makeup artist left the room. Now, there were only the two of them remaining in the room.Jennie started feeling nervous when she saw Olivia’s wedding dress and her high-end custom-made dress.“Pheebs, are you thirsty?”“Are you?”“A little.”“The drinks are outside. I’ll get someone to get them.”After that, Olivia got up.Jennie saw how big her dress was, so she stopped her and said, “I’ll go. It’s inconvenient for you to go wearing this.”“Alright.”Olivia also felt that her dress was pretty inconvenient, so she did not stop Jennie.As she waited, every second felt abnormally long.This was not her first time getting married,
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