Seventeen years?John’s arms, which were holding Dorothy, froze. He and Olivia had only known each other for four years. He had no idea where those seventeen years had come from.“Heh! You’re shameless. Seventeen years? What gave you the confidence to say something like that?”Olivia gasped. She felt empty in her heart, as though she had lost something important. It made it difficult for her to breathe.He had forgotten about her…When they met again, Olivia had never mentioned anything about it because she felt it was destiny. She thought he knew about it.However, until today, she did not know that all of that was just her wishful thinking.The teenager who promised to protect her 17 years ago was gone!Olivia sneered and backed away. Finally, she fell on the bed. “John, you’ve forgotten your promise. You promised me twice that you would protect me for the rest of your life, and you’ve broken your promise twice.”John felt heartbroken, but he could not tell why.However, he
Olivia was shocked. “What did you say?”She thought the doctor was keeping his promise by writing the pneumonia report. She did not expect it to be Dorothy who did this.Olivia grabbed the girl’s hand. “You said someone paid the doctor to write this report?”“Yes. Dorothy even paid the nurse to say that you paid me to lie and that I’m dishonest. That’s why your husband believed it.”‘So, that’s what happened…’Olivia sneered upon thinking how well Dorothy had planned everything out.The jail must have had no surveillance and witnesses when she visited, so everything she said made it seem like she was accusing Dorothy.‘Heh! What a kind woman Dorothy is!’“How stupid of me.”The girl did not understand. “Ms. Larson, you’re not stupid. That woman is shameless.”“No, I’m stupid.”If she were not stupid, she would not have been gradually worn down by Dorothy and John for the past two years. She was the only person who could defend herself now, and she could not defeat them alone
With that sentence, Dorothy made Olivia stop in her tracks, stunned.Guessing from what was happening right now, if Dorothy were to bring it up, John would definitely gift it to her, since seventy million was nothing to the Freeman Group.However, the Larson’s Residence was where Olivia grew up and where her memories of all the good times she had with Dad, Mom, Uncle Wallace, and Ian resided.There could still be some items from her childhood in the house, and perhaps even some evidence of the crimes Dorothy had committed. Solely because of that, she could not let Dorothy have that house!“What do you want to do with the Larson Residence?”“What else? I want to stop you from having it, of course.“Besides that, Liv, you don’t have any money right now, so how are you going to fight me for it? Once I get my hands on it, maybe I’ll bring you in for a little house tour if I'm feeling kind, so you can reminisce on the glory days of the Larsons.”Dorothy smiled smugly. She looked like
By the time Olivia remembered Zac, it was already days later. She thought that since Zac had no relationship with her and was John Freeman’s good friend, it was only normal for him to leave her alone, so she did not think too much about it.She did not expect at all that he disappeared due to being in an accident. Olivia instantly felt guilty.Alas, no one associated with her would get a happy ending.Zac waved his hands. “It’s all good, it wasn’t that serious. Don’t think about it.”“I’m sorry.”“It’s fine, really…”Dorothy snickered. “Liv, you really can’t blame Johnny for suspecting things. Look at you two. No one would see the both of you like this and not get suspicious. Who knows? This accident might have been planned.”After hearing that, Olivia glared coldly at Dorothy. “Watch your words, Dorothy. Johnny’s been the only man for me since the very start up until now. I can't say the same, you flirtatious skank. Are you even sure he was the father of your child the last tim
Zac looked at how startled Olivia was and his heart trembled a little.It was only then that he realized that his intentions had changed, but he did not know when that began.“Liv, every time I see you, you’re barely alive. I’m a lawyer. I can’t just ignore that. Even if it was someone else, I would have done the same, you know?”After he was done, he explained further since he was afraid that Olivia would feel pressured.“Even if Johnny may have something against me, I don’t agree with the way he does things. But he is my friend, so as a matter of fact, it’s only logical for me to take care of you, so if Johnny has a moment of realization one day in the future, I hope you will still be alive when that time comes.”After hearing all this, Olivia’s heart jerked violently.She had been tortured so much the past few weeks that she almost forgot that she was a cancer patient that would die at any time.She really did not bother to care about the ways of the world anymore, but she sh
A plaything?That could be lent out?Did John not say before that she would only ever belong to him? Did he not say that she belonged to him forever and ever?Why was she now a plaything to him?After some time, Olivia heard footsteps approaching. The sound made her heartbeat quicken.Johnny was coming. What would he do now?Olivia did not know when she began fearing alone time with John. She was always afraid that he would hit her again.Abruptly, her hair was forcefully yanked from behind, dragging her off the bed.John’s lips were close to her chilly ears as he spat through gritted teeth. “Olivia Larson, how could you be such a b*tch?”“Johnny, I didn’t… I really didn’t…”Olivia knew her attempt to explain was futile, but besides explaining, what else could she do?“You didn’t?”John tugged her hair, making her head turn to face him while his other hand clicked his phone open to play a video recording. He shoved his phone before Olivia’s eyes and barked, “Watch carefully
Olivia did not come back to her senses even after John was long gone.Her tears were frozen on her face, and her heart was in so much despair it felt like it had died.She had walked out of prison, but she was not sure if John would soon put her back in there.What could she do to get the Larson’s Residence back?She could not investigate the truth of her parent's death, she could not save Uncle Wallace, and she had no way of seeing Ian again…Olivia bit her tongue until it bled, then she sat up on the bed, blinking. She looked down at her lower abdomen. She could not choose death now, since there was another life inside of her.What could she do?Suddenly, her phone rang. Olivia’s head snapped to look at the phone.It was a calendar notification that said ‘Mom’s death anniversary’.Her heart tugged painfully as she reached out to dismiss the notification. She smiled bitterly. How could she have forgotten about her mother’s death anniversary? She was indeed a very bad child.
“Yeah, thank you for always keeping my parent’s tombstone clean.”Olivia took out a small envelope and placed it on the table. “Just a small token of appreciation.”The grave keeper glanced at her and smiled. “You don’t have to do this. I know you’re a girl with filial piety.”Olivia pursed her lips, and thought about it for a while before she spoke, “Oh yea, sir, could you show me the security footage for today please?”“What happened? You lost something?”“No, I found a bouquet in front of my mom’s tombstone, I’d like to know who…”The grave keeper smiled mysteriously. “You don’t have to look at the footage, Miss Larson, because you won’t find anything.”“What did you mean by me not finding anything?”“That person isn’t in the security footage, also, since two years ago, that person would drop by every year, but they would not let me tell you about it, so I can’t.”Olivia felt erratically nervous. “Is it a man or a woman?”The grave keeper placed the water bottle he held in