“Brother, you don’t mind, do you?” Fabian deliberately looked at Zac and asked.Zac sat in his wheelchair and smiled calmly. “Of course. I’m sure it won’t affect the shareholders’ decisions even if our father is here. It’ll always be fair.”They were known as major shareholders, but many of them only had a small portion of shares.After all, in a big company like Quinton Group, anyone with 5% of the shares had the right to join the meeting.“It’s great to have your support, Brother.”Fabian looked at the shareholders and said, “Well, without further ado, let’s start. Those who choose my brother, please raise your hands.”No one raised their hands.Everyone knew that even though Fabian was Jimmy’s illegitimate child, he had spent years working in Quinton Group.What about Zac?He had just joined Quinton Group and was crippled. Recently, rumors about his broken marriage gave others a bad impression of him.Moreover, the result depended on the leader.They would be doomed once
“Phoebe!”Dorothy stood up and shouted, “What are you doing here? You have nothing to do with Quinton Group now!”Olivia peered at Dorothy calmly and smiled. “Sister-in-law, why do you seem so afraid to see me?”“Heh! You and Zac are no longer married. What are you doing here? Don’t you feel ashamed?”“Ashamed?”Olivia chuckled. “Why should I feel ashamed? Firstly, my husband did not cheat on me. Secondly, my husband and I are not divorced. I’ve just been spending more time taking care of Kate recently, so I rarely visit Zac.”With that, she walked to Dorothy. “Why are you so concerned about our affairs?”Dorothy reached out and pulled Olivia into her arms. She whispered as she clenched her teeth, “Phoebe, don’t think you can help Zac turn the tables even if you come. It’s impossible!”Olivia pushed her away and said nothing. Instead, she headed to Zac and nodded before she stood behind him.From the moment she came in, Zac felt his heart almost leap out of his throat.He tho
After all this, Fabian suggested that everyone take a break and have some tea before continuing the meeting in half an hour.Everyone had no opinion on this, so they left the conference room.Olivia followed Zac to the lounge next door. After pushing him to a corner of the room, she sat on the sofa far from him.She did not look at Zac at all.First of all, she was not a forgiving person. Every time she saw Zac, it would remind her of Jess. It broke her heart to think of how Jess died.“Liv…”Zac controlled his wheelchair and brought himself to Olivia. “I’m sorry. Do you want to hear my explanation?”Olivia did not lift her head. “I gave you a chance that day. It was you who did not grasp it and chose to remain silent. If you explain now, it would only sound like you’re making up stories.”“N-No. I was in a panic back then.”“It doesn’t matter anymore.”She looked up at Zac and said, “Zac, forget it. You know, no matter how you explain it, the fact is that you traded Jess’ li
“Did you also kidnap Sam?”Dorothy’s face flushed red, and it was getting more difficult to gasp for air. “Yes, I thought you didn’t care, so I forgot to tell you.”“Dorothy, you’re looking for trouble! I told you before that the children are my bottom line. You shouldn’t have provoked me!”At this time, anger had overpowered Olivia, and she no longer cared about the law.Zac quickly approached Olivia to persuade her to calm down. “Pheebs, calm down!”“Calm down? Are you asking me to calm down? How am I supposed to calm down? She kidnapped Lyla!”“You should at least check if she’s lying.”Just as he spoke, Dorothy lifted her hand that was holding her phone. “Zac, I… won’t lie about things like this.”Olivia saw Lyla being tied up with something stuffed in her mouth. She was in a big barrel.“Phoebe, if you… kill me… you won’t… see your… daughter anymore!”Olivia’s gaze grew sharper, and she exerted more strength.However, she eventually loosened her grip because of Lyla.S
Once Olivia left Quinton Group, she dialed Harry’s number, asking him to wait for her at the bar.Then, she dialed Fred’s number.Since Dorothy kidnapped Lyla in Ocean City, Fred should be in this city too.However, Dorothy had not mentioned anything about Fred. Thus, Fred might not have been kidnapped yet.Finding Fred would help to get to know more about what happened.However, Fred did not answer her call.It made her anxious.What the hell was going on?Should she call the police? However, after what happened four years ago, she felt uneasy. Moreover, her daughter had been missing for less than 24 hours. The police would not attend to her case.After thinking about it, she called John out of the blue.However, she felt uncomfortable calling him when she recalled what had happened in the past. She hung up the call and dialed Ken’s number instead, asking him to meet her at Time Bar.When she arrived at Time Bar, Harry was already waiting for her.“What’s the matter, Boss?
Time Bar."Have you found them?"Harry turned the computer screen to Olivia. "Boss, the area's too big. It's hard to find them."Olivia looked at the large area and ran her hands in a panic through her hair.However, she knew she could not panic.Lyla and Sam were still waiting for her. How could she panic?Harry saw her panic and was about to ask when Ken rushed in."I've sent someone out to look for them. Have you heard anything?""No, I don't know where they will be. Dorothy showed me an iron barrel. She put Lyla in an iron barrel..."Perhaps Ken's presence made Olivia feel like she had someone to rely on. Her eyes watered instantly."What do we do? I have no idea where they could be. Besides... The barrel is so small. Even if Lyla is small, there's only so much oxygen. We don't have much time.""What else do we know? Let's try narrowing it down."Olivia showed Ken the picture and continued calling Fred.However, she still could not get through."Harry, help me find an
It was pitch black as the air got thinner."Sam, I... I can't seem to breathe. Are we going to die?"Lyla leaned weakly into Sam's arms, her tiny body trembling.She was afraid and wanted to cry, but the thin air made her weak, sleepy, and exhausted. She even lost the strength to cry.Sam hugged her tightly. "Lyla, you can't sleep. Why don't you tell me a story about you and your mommy? Or why don't you sing to me?"Sam also became a little afraid as time went on. However, he dared not and could not be afraid for Lyla's sake.He had to be Lyla's pillar of support.Lyla was his godmother's only child, and he must protect her."Sam, I'm so sleepy..."Lyla's eyelids felt heavy, and she could not stay awake. She would have fallen asleep if Sam had not flicked her forehead suddenly."Ah!""Lyla, don't sleep. Godmother will be sad if anything happens to you.""Godmother?"Lyla woke up from the pain. "Sam, why will your Godmother be sad?""Your mommy is my godmother. "Lyla's n
The man was covered in blood. He reached for a chair but fell to the ground because he missed it.Everyone was stunned. The first to react was Olivia, who sprinted over."Fred?"She held Fred and looked at the blood on his body. For a moment, she did not know where to put her hands. "What... What happened to you?"Fred's bloody hand took her hand as he opened his swollen eyes with difficulty. "Liv... Liv, Dorothy captured Lyla. Hurry... Hurry and save her...""Got it. Got it. We're looking for them now. Let me take you to the hospital first."However, Fred shook his head. "Liv, I might not make it. Leave me alone. Save Lyla... first! They went to the north side of the city. I... I heard them say it's some farm..."Fred fainted due to major blood loss once he finished speaking.Panicked, Olivia did not know who to help first. She looked up at John in a panic. "Ambulance... Save... Farm... City North Farm. No, call an ambulance first... Lyla's at City North Farm..."Tears could
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