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
“Let go of me!”Olivia Larson fought hard in an attempt to escape the grasp of that man, but since her body was weakened, she could not fight back at all.That man proceeded to blow around her ear and said, “You are still trying to fight back? The daughter of the Larsons is something that everyone here wants a piece of. You’re stuck here, Mrs. Freeman.”Right after that, that man threw her onto the sofa, leaned in, and was about to press down into her before people around him stopped him.“Hey, shouldn’t we make it more fun?”“How so?”“This is the belle of Ocean City, the wife of Mr. Freeman right here! It’s not every day we get an opportunity like this, so of course, let’s start with dancing!”That man glanced at Olivia and said, “That works too. We can do that in the meantime as we wait for the drug to kick in.”So, that man yanked the dizzy, strengthless Olivia up and smiled perversely. “Mrs. Larson, please perform a strip dance for all of us!”Olivia’s stomach was in knot
“Yeah! Hurry up, show us what we want to see! Stop dilly-dallying!”“Hah, if you want the money, stop pretending!”Olivia Larson gritted her teeth and took off her entire t-shirt. Now, she only had a tank top on her upper body. Both her arms were already completely exposed.Even if it was under a dimmed light, the fairness of her skin was still eye-catching.Olivia stood under the scrutinization of everyone else, so much so her nails started to dig into her flesh, but she still had a smile on her face.Mr. Coal saw that she had stopped and walked towards her till he was beside her. He touched her waist and said, “Why did you stop striping? Do you need my help?”Olivia gritted her teeth and took a step back while she refused stoically. “No need.”“Why are you pretending to be reserved? Didn’t you start with so much incentives just now? Besides that, how clean could a woman who had the ability to cheat two years ago be?”Mr. Coal reached out to toy with Olivia’s hair, but it was
Olivia only needed two minutes to figure out who the person behind the scenes was.No one else other than Dorothy Ellis!She looked at John and there was a little hope gleaming in her eyes. If Johnny knew all these were upon Dorothy’s orders, what would he do?After John had beaten Mr. Coal to the ground, he took a towel from Wes and wiped his hands. Then, he threw the towel onto Mr. Coal’s face and walked towards Olivia.He bent down, scooped her up in his arms, and carried her to the door. He stopped abruptly and turned to look at everyone else who was gobsmacked.“People that have seen what they’re not supposed to—gouge out their eyes!”Wes nodded. He turned and saw a blinking light. “Sir, someone was recording this.”“Smash it!”“Yes sir! I’ll also get to the bottom of this.”John did not respond. He carried Olivia and walked out. He placed her on the passenger seat and went over to the driver’s seat.Throughout the entire process, John did not speak another word, but the
“Yeah, Johnny, If I knew the consequences I had to bear, I would definitely not have saved Dorothy Ellis all those years ago.”Olivia tried to suppress the fire from within her, but as time went by, her stand was weakening.Her cheeks were flushed red, she was frowning as she reached out to remove John’s coat from her and lifted her hands to remove her tank top.“You look even more lowly now, Olivia Larson!”Her heart still ached, but her consciousness was fading, and her limbs would not respond…John looked coldly at her, carried her upstairs, and threw her into the bathtub. He faced the shower head towards Olivia and turned the cold water on.As cold water soaked her body, the heat from within her got instantly reduced. As she snapped back to her senses from all the haze, she lifted her head to see John’s malicious eyes.“Don’t go out if you have nothing better to do!”Olivia stared back at him longingly and said, “It’s mom’s death anniversary today.”John was taken aback. “
“I got beaten up.”“By who?”Olivia felt a trace of pain in her heart when she saw his shocked expression, she snorted. “You.”John looked at her coldly without saying anything, but his look seemed to have exposed his thoughts. ‘That’s a lie, have I ever beaten you before?’She endured the pain in the bottom of her heart and said, “Johnny, it’s not the first or second time you beat me up… Among these wounds, some were from you whereas the rest were from the people that you ordered to assault me.”Olivia did not know what to feel at that moment.Was it pain, despair, or resentment?It seemed to be all of them combined at the same time not.Ever since the miscarriage two years ago, she had been in a complicated state until now.He was the man who loved her more than himself for 17 years, the man who saved her life, and it was impossible for her to just let go of him as if it was nothing. Maybe she was indeed pathetic just like what he called her.John lifted her chin slightly a
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