Olivia gathered her thoughts and smiled helplessly while looking at the cheque in her hands.She had no idea what Mr. M was thinking as he was so unpredictable. ‘What’s this hundred-thousand-dollar check for?’…In the afternoon, Olivia changed her clothes and sneaked out of the hospital when the kids were asleep and Mrs. Wallace was not in.Meeting Ms. Watson again made her notice how haggard she had become; her hair was a mess and her eyes were dull.“Ms. Watson?”Hearing the voice, she looked up and immediately jumped out of the chair upon seeing Olivia. She knelt on the ground and bowed down in fear. “Ms. James, I am begging you to please have mercy on me, would you?”Olivia frowned. “Ms. Watson, you’ve violated the law. I don’t have a say in the consequences you’ll face.”“I know that I am wrong. I will serve my time in jail obediently, but please don’t let someone else torture me, could you?”Her tone was almost begging, which puzzled Olivia, so she turned her head a
‘Two hundred thousand for just an injection and bringing the target to the car park is indeed a good deal.’Olivia thought about it and nodded. “Yeah. It’s really an irresistible deal.”‘Got her revenge and earned money out of it. What a way to kill two birds with one stone.’Ms. Watson stopped talking but clenched her fists tightly.Olivia glanced at her and asked, “Do you still hate me?”“I do!”She immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly changed her answer. “No… I don’t hate you. Ms. James, please help me, stop them from torturing me. I’ll serve my time in jail.”“Mhmm, how dishonest.”Olivia snorted. “Why didn’t you expose Dorothy?”“I did, but they said that there was no solid evidence against her. Plus… a man told me to shut up or he would kill me, so I dare not say anything.”‘A man?’“What did he look like?”Ms. Watson shook her head. “I never saw him. He talked to me over the phone.”Olivia squinted and secretly clenched her fists.‘It
‘How did I know?‘If Ms. Watson hadn’t used the same trick on me and left the vial in the office, I probably wouldn’t have checked on her.’It was only after this investigation that she found out Ms. Watson had worked as a nurse before.A nurse would obviously have professional skills to administer injections.Plus, Olivia had been suspicious about Kate’s coma before so she approached her consulting doctor to understand her condition and showed the vial to him.She also told Harry to dive into Ms. Watson’s background and finances.If she had not, she might not have found out.In fact, this was the main purpose of Olivia coming to the police station.Getting the recording and confirming everything on the spot.“Ms. Watson, you weren’t attacking me because of hatred, you were already entangled with Dorothy since the very beginning.” Olivia stood up. “Kate is Ken’s sister. You should be called wicked for daring to poison your boss’s sister!”“Phoebe James!”“You were crying and
On the top floor of the Quinton Group.After suffering the loss last time, not only did Fabian not notify Olivia this time, but even Zac was only notified at the last minute.“I suppose everyone here would like to finalize the CEO candidate as soon as possible, that’s why I’ve called for this urgent meeting. My apologies for any inconvenience caused.”After saying that, Fabian pursed his lips. “I am really sorry about what happened before, I didn’t expect such a situation to occur.”“It’s good that you know. Shall we start?”There were already people urging him. “Everyone’s here, right?”“Yeah, all here.”Fabian glanced at Zac, who was entering the room in his wheelchair, and smirked. “Let’s just proceed with the voting so we won’t waste time.”“Alright. Let’s begin voting.”That being said, more than 50% of the shareholders raised their hands and said in unison, "Let's choose Fabian."“Fabian has been working in the company for such a long time and he started from the very b
”Dolly, stop. This is the shareholders’ meeting, can we bring this up back home instead?”Fabian pretended to be the good guy in the room. Both of them were really pulling on an act.“Excuse me for interrupting, but I have a question.”At that moment, one of the shareholders asked, “Since you’re being rescued in the hospital, why do you still require Mr. Quinton to donate his blood?”“I went to the Lucas Hospital and the doctor mentioned that there was not enough RH Blood in their blood bank when I was in the emergency room. They needed to get some from other hospitals, but Mr. Quinton happened to share the same blood type as me.”Dorothy leaned into Fabian’s arms and cried. “I know that Mr. Quinton never liked me, but we are family now, no? Do you really need to be that cruel to me?”“Dolly…”“Don’t stop me! I have to say it out, or else I’ll feel terrible!”The shareholders present had begun to believe her words.As the saying goes, tears were the best weapon of a woman.Fr
“This is the shareholders’ meeting of Quinton Group. What are you doing here, woman? Ms. Jameson is at least the lady of the Jameson family, but you’re just a poor girl who snuck into a rich family, so what brings you here?”The one speaking was Uncle Williams from earlier.Olivia laughed instead of being angry. “Uncle Williams, why are you so worked up?”That being said, she took out two documents from her briefcase. “Here are two equity transfer documents. Together, I own 20% of the equity. Which means to say that besides my father-in-law Mr. Quinton, I’m the biggest shareholder of the company.”“What? Where did the 20% come from?”Olivia placed the documents on the table. “The documents are legitimate. As for where they came from, that’s none of your business, right?”“Huh? What else can a woman do? Who did you sleep with?”As he spoke, he looked at Zac and mocked him, “Zac Quinton, I never expected you to do anything to this extent. Selling your wife for the sake of victory?
“What? How is that possible?”Back then, Dorothy pleaded with Mr. Coal while sleeping with him, but Mr. Coal did not agree to it. How did they manage to get the contract back?She pushed Fabian away and took the document to look at it. “Phoebe, you slept with him?”Olivia rolled his eyes. “Are you crazy? I’m not that cheap.”Fabian also took over the document and said, “Wait, this is Mrs. Coal’s signature.”That being said, he looked toward Zac. “Brother, are you serious? You’re willing to be a gigolo for the sake of a contract?” His gaze fell on Zac’s legs as he spoke, “Your legs… Can you?”Facing Fabian’s insult, Zac moved his wheelchair toward Olivia and looked at her gently before turning to him coldly. “Fabian, Quinton Group is a proper company, not some slumber hole. Please stop talking about those things you do with your wife.”The document was indeed retrieved by Zac, but he did not plan to take it out now.The reason was simple. It was not the right time yet.Plus, if
Quintell wanted to escape, but Wilbur was grabbing onto him hard and he could not move at all.“I’m being accused! How dare you arrest me?”The policeman handcuffed him immediately. “Sorry, but we’ll never arrest anybody for no apparent reason. The footage of you harassing Hannah Zinger and the messages that forced her to commit suicide are all with us.”Quintell’s facial expression changed, and he turned back to glare at Olivia. “Nasty b*tch! Wait for it! As long as I am alive, I will make you pay for this!”Quintell was still clamoring until he was taken out of the meeting room.“Phoebe James, watch it! I’ll…”Although she had met many fiercer people, Olivia was still slightly horrified and could not help but tremble slightly.Zac quickly held her hand and warmed her icy-cold palm with his while comforting her gently, “Don’t worry, he won’t be able to come out again.”Hearing that, Olivia looked down at Zac in shock only to see him nodding at her to rest assured.This made h
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