Billionaire’s Missing Darling by Theresa Wilde -
Chapter 21-30
Chapter 21
Because of Daniel, Olivia wasted so much time and only returned to the Taylor family after 8 PM.
It was long past dinner time.
Therefore, she went to the kitchen for a quick bite before returning to her room to rest. The laboratory had been rushing her many times recently, so she decided to go back there tomorrow.
After returning to her room and showering, she sat on the edge of the bed with a towel and rubbed her hair.
Then, she could hear three faint knocks on the door.
“Olivia, are you still awake? It’s me.”
It was Amelia’s voice, so Olivia casually slung her tower over her shoulder and walked to the door in her slippers.
Amelia was standing at the door in simple home clothes. She no longer had that noble and overbearing aura previously, but instead, there was more of a gentle and warm feeling to her.
“You are still awake.” Amelia looked at Olivia and spoke gently.
Olivia stepped aside and let her in.
Amelia walked over to the couch and sat down before placing a car key on the table.
Olivia glanced at it and realized the key belonged to a Ferrari.
“I prepared this gift for you.” Amelia looked warm and soft. “I was going to give it to you yesterday, but something came up, and it was delayed. Also, you were not at home at all today.”
It was a gift from Olivia’s mother!
Looking at the car key on the table, Olivia could feel her heart softening uncontrollably. She thought about what William told her, saying that her mother once loved her unreservedly.
However, she got lost and missed out on 18 years with her. Not only that, but her mother also got sick, which resulted in an awkward situation between the two of them right now.
The atmosphere inside the room was extremely quiet, but there was also a sense of warmth amidst the silence.
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“Thank you…” Olivia wanted to call her “mom,” but for some reason, the word just could not leave her mouth.
She lowered her eyes in frustration and was a little angry with herself.
Meanwhile, Amelia kept on looking at her nervously. Seeing Olivia lowering her head, she thought she did not like her gift, which immediately made her anxious.
Just as Amelia was about to say something to ease the situation, she saw water dripping from the wet strands of Olivia’s hair.
“This child can’t even wipe her hair clean,” she thought.
With a mother’s heart, Amelia stood and picked up the towel over Olivia’s shoulder before carefully wiping her hair with it.
Olivia was stunned by her sudden actions, causing her to freeze completely.
“Sit down,” Amelia said softly.
Olivia sat down on the couch in obedience as Amelia stood behind her to wipe her hair slowly.
Olivia never had someone wipe her hair before as she only felt a tingling sensation on her head. At this moment, she suddenly wanted to travel to the past and be a child again just so she could unscrupulously jump into her mother’s arms and be pampered by her.
There would not be eighteen years of unfamiliarity between them in this
case.
It felt as though her heart was in a pile of warm water, giving her a soft yet bitter feel. She could not help but feel that she had gone too far with her previous actions caused by her bad temperament. Whenever there was a conflict between a mother and her daughter, someone must give in first, and why couldn’t she be the one to do so?
Olivia was the daughter, after all. She always had to be filial to her mother.
After quietly practicing calling her mother inside her heart, Olivia clenched her fists and gathered all her courage as she tried to say the word she had been saying in her dreams for over a decade.
However, before she could say the word, Amelia spoke.
“Olivia, you really have nice hair.” Amelia touched Olivia’s soft hair.
Olivia had observed Amelia’s hair before and realized she had good hair
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too. The two of them had similar hair, which was both black and silky. “It’s just like yours.” After saying these words, Olivia immediately lowered her eyes as her heart began to turn anxious until Amelia said, “Of course it is. You are my daughter. You are definitely like me.”
Listening to her, Olivia felt a burden lifted from her heart. The corners of her lips raised slightly as she revealed a joyful look with her beautiful
eyes.
“By the way, Olivia, do you have a boyfriend?” Amelia asked as if by accident.
Olivia shook her head.
“I see.” Amelia said thoughtfully, “What kind of boys do you like? I can introduce you to some, Emma already has a wonderful partner, and I hope you can find one too.”
Olivia thought that, just like Liam, Amelia was genuinely trying to introduce her to someone, so she repeated what she said to Liam earlier. Listening to her, Amelia looked somewhat relieved. “Looks like you like the gentle type. That’s great.”
“What does she mean by ‘that’s great‘?” Olivia pondered, but then Amelia continued. “Ethan is far from gentle, but he and Emma grew up as childhood sweethearts, so they have a very deep relationship. Even though he is a bit rough at times, he still treats Emma with all his heart.” Olivia had a good memory, but there were times like now when she actually hoped that she did not have that good of a memory.
“Ethan? It must be that man who Grandpa asked to dance with me last night,” she thought.
Olivia was still sitting on the couch, but all her tender and warm. emotions were long gone. All that was left was coldness.
It turned out that Amelia was not here to give her a gift, nor was she there because she was concerned about Olivia. She was just testing her.
Olivia did not know Ethan at all, and it was impossible for her to have any feelings for a man whom she only met once. If Amelia did not mention him today, she probably never would have remembered this insignificant person.
However, now that Amelia specifically mentioned him, Olivia had to drain her memory momentarily.
“I get it now. Emma passed out because of him.
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“Was it because she was afraid I would take Ethan away?” Olivia wondered.
Suddenly, Olivia felt disinterested, so she drew back her towel and asked Amelia to leave her room. “It’s getting late. I need to rest.”
However, Amelia did not notice her mood change, and she still had some things to say to her. Seeing that Olivia was rushing her out, Amelia suddenly became anxious and was straightforward with her words, no longer being tactful. “Olivia, you also saw how Emma fainted yesterday. It was because she was nervous about Ethan. She was worried that you would snatch Ethan away from her, so she passed out.”
At the same time, Amelia pulled Olivia’s hand and spoke in a pleading tone. “Olivia, can you not fight with Emma? Emma and Ethan have grown up together since they were a kid. They have deep feelings for each other, which is why you can’t get involved.”
“When did you see me fighting with her?” Olivia instantly raised her sharp eyes, but behind her back, her other hand was shaking badly.
“I know. I know that you aren’t fighting with her. You haven’t fought her yet.” Ameilia nodded, wholly caught up in her own thoughts. “You have just come back and are still unfamiliar with Ethan. I know that you hate me and Emma. You hate Emma for taking everything away from you by replacing you as the daughter of a wealthy family. I understand that you are not happy about it.
“This jealousy can’t be avoided. It is human nature, so I do not ask you to be at peace.
“After all, when you were out there trying to survive, Emma was being spoiled like a princess in the Taylor family.
“You studied hard for days and nights just to get into a good university while Emma could easily apply to famous universities abroad.
“You worked part–time just to earn money for a living, causing the palms of your hands to be rough and covered with calluses, but Emma got to play the piano in a beautiful mansion with no care toward life.
“Emma has indeed replaced you, but none of this is her fault. Olivia, please don’t blame or hate her. If you want to blame someone, you can blame me for not taking good care of you. Please don’t take revenge on Emma by stealing Ethan from her.”
Olivia did not reply to Amelia’s words as she slowly withdrew her hand from Amelia’s grip. Then, she lifted her eyes to look at Amelia while her
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aura suddenly changed!
Amelia was shocked by the sudden change in her aura, causing her to freeze.
“Mrs. Taylor,” Olivia spoke in a tone that no longer had the gentleness. before. Only coldness and indifference remained. Even though there was not the slightest bit of rage in her eyes, a compelling aura around her made Amelia subconsciously take a step back.
Without any reservations, Olivia faintly asked, “Who said that I wasn’t doing well? When did I say I don’t know how to play the piano and work to earn money?”
“No… You didn’t say that,” Amelia stammered under the imposing presence of Olivia.
“That’s right.” Olivia said indifferently, “Then don’t speculate. I don’t care what you value.
“Alright. You can go back to sleep.” She opened the door.
When Amelia returned to her senses, she was already standing outside the door with the car key she planned to give Olivia in her palm.
As she stared blankly at the closed door, she suddenly had a realization. Her daughter was not as simple as she imagined!
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Chapter 22
After leaving Olivia’s place, Amelia was left in a trance, and in the end, she could not help but make a call to her younger sister, Maddie.
After listening to her sister’s foolishness, Maddie was speechless. “There isn’t even an indication at all. Why did you ask her about that? It is possible that Olivia may start to have feelings for Ethan now that you told her that.”
“Then what should I do?” Amelia was getting nervous. She still
remembered Emma, who held on to the corner of Ethan’s coat even when she was unconscious in the hospital.
Since childhood, Emma liked Ethan, and it had been going on for more than ten years. Initially, it was a surefire that the two of them would get married, but then Olivia suddenly showed up.
At yesterday’s dinner party, Ethan looked at Olivia in an unbearable way, even to Amelia, let alone Emma.
Those eyes were clearly the precursor of a man’s feelings for a woman. If it weren’t for Ethan’s apparent signs and Emma’s passing out because of it, Amelia would not have had to go straight to Olivia and tell her not to get involved in their relationship.
“Amelia.” Maddie interrupted Amelia. “Let’s put this aside for a moment. There is a matter on my side that I need to ask you about.”
Hearing the sudden seriousness coming from her sister’s tone, Amelia became nervous. “What happened?”
“Amelia, you must tell me the truth.” Maddie’s tone had a bad vibe, and she even sounded a bit impulsive. “Did you have a meal with my husband half a month ago?”
“Yes.” Amelia nodded. They stumbled across each other, so they ended up having lunch together.
“Amelia, we all need to have a sense of boundaries. Why are you trying to steal your little sister’s husband?”
“What are you talking about? Where is all this nonsense coming from?” Amelia was anxious and angry, as if she could not wait to beat up the person on the other end of the phone. “How can you think of me like this? I am your sister.”
She began to breathe excessively, and her eyes were red with anger.
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“You are right.” Maddie’s voice remained sarcastic. “Olivia is also your own daughter. Amelia. Do not do unto others what others don’t do unto you. What you are feeling right now is what Olivia is feeling. It can even be said that your actions crossed the line more because Olivia did nothing!”
Amelia’s heart sank as she immediately understood what her sister
meant.
She stuttered, “I–I did not mean to do it.”
“Of course, you did not mean it.” Maddie’s words were sharp and hit the nail on the head. “It’s because you care too much about Emma, so much so that you will not hesitate to kill the source of her pain even if there isn’t the slightest sign of it. All you have in your mind is Emma, which leaves no space for Olivia at all. You instinctively think about Emma every time and completely ignore Olivia’s feelings.
“Do you know that doing so is more disheartening than doing it on purpose?”
There was a long silence before Amelia’s bitter tone was heard again. “I–I did not do it on purpose. I just forgot about it.” She had forgotten to take Olivia’s feelings into consideration.
“Sigh.” Maddie sighed. “You don’t need to be sad about it. If you want to blame someone, blame it on Samuel. He is the one who lost the child. There’s no way you can make up the 18 years that were lost.”
“I crossed the line.” Amelia explained, “But I just hope Olivia can calm her mind. After 18 years of living in exile outside the family, it is hard for her not to be jealous of Emma, who enjoyed parental love in her place.”
“That’s true, too.” Maddie nodded. “But that is human nature. I don’t think anyone would be calm about it. After all, everything that Emma has belonged to Olivia, including Ethan.”
“You can make up for the material things, but you can’t with
relationships,” Amelia quickly added. “Ethan actually has feelings for Emma.”
“Huh.” Maddie chuckled sarcastically. “That is what you think. Don’t mind the harsh words, but to be honest, Olivia is still the child of the Taylor and Green family, no matter what. Because of that, her genes are excellent, whether it be her looks or intelligence. She destroys Emma in every department. Even in terms of temperament that needs to be cultivated, Emma is still not as good as Olivia.”
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“What are you talking about?” Amelia was not pleased with her words. “What’s bad about Emma? In the elite circle, Emma is one of the best. She is so good at playing the piano alone and even had a solo recital.” “How do you know that Olivia doesn’t play the piano too?”
Amelia was left dumbfounded when listening to her because it sounded familiar as if she had heard about it elsewhere.
A while later, she finally remembered that Olivia mentioned it to her before.
Amelia remained silent for a moment before repeating Olivia’s last words to her to Maddie.
Amelia wanted to express that Olivia had an impulsive personality and loved to talk back to people, but Maddic heard a different meaning entirely. “Don’t think too lowly of Olivia. You should have a good talk with her and ask around. Maybe her adoptive parents come from a good background.”
“What adoptive parents?” Amelia frowned. She heard from Liam before that Olivia was adopted by an old man surnamed Smith. Other than Olivia herself, the old man also adopted two other children.
The old man was said to be a doctor, and his family background was not too bad, but it wasn’t that good either. At most, it could be considered a middle–class family, which was incomparable to the Taylor family.
“I see.” Listening to Amelia’s words, Maddie nodded and advised her. “You shouldn’t embarrass your daughter. Even if the Smith family is in a bad financial situation, you shouldn’t expose it to her. I have heard that young girls her age have the strongest self–esteem.”
“Yes, yes, yes. You are right.” Amelia finally felt understood.
This was Amelia’s initial intention. There was no malice or mockery at all in those words she said to Olivia before. She was just worried she would go off the rails and do something radical.
It was a fact that Emma had been the daughter of a wealthy family for decades. Her knowledge, temperament, and mannerisms were already embedded in her bones. No matter how unhappy or jealous Olivia was, she could not take that away from her. At most, Amelia could give her some money to make up to her.
Amelia felt she was being a kind mother, but sadly, no one could understand her. “I am really afraid that my two children can’t get along well.” She cited an example. “Let’s use their clothes as an example. Emma
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grew up wearing international brands and always goes out to socialize wearing high–fashion. Olivia must have felt uncomfortable seeing her like this. There is also jewelry. Emma has several hundred million dollars worth of jewelry with her. I don’t think Olivia even wears earrings when she goes out.”
The more she talked, the more heartbroken she felt. “There are all external factors. The main point is insight, such as knowledge of big brands and the appreciation of jewelry. Olivia doesn’t know anything about this, so she will certainly make a fool of herself in the future. Also, if she ends up fighting with Emma, the two will be on bad terms. When Olivia socializes later on, she will feel shy without Emma leading her, resulting in others laughing at her and the Taylor family. Do you know how many people are waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves?”
Maddie yawned. “It is useless to talk about this now. It won’t help anything. Why don’t you arrange a competent assistant to help her in the future?”
The war between noblewomen was no different from the deception of the business world. Every sentence and tone had different meanings to them. Olivia just returned to the family and did not know anything, so it would be easy for her to be deceived by others. It was best to find a person who knew what to do to follow her.
“I also want to find one for her, but I am afraid she doesn’t trust me.” Amelia felt enraged talking about it. If it weren’t for Abigail and Grace, there would not be a rift between Olivia and Emma for now. Because of the Abigail incident, Amelia was not in the position to appoint an assistant to Olivia.
Therefore, Maddie came up with an idea for her. “It’s simple. Ask William to find one for her.”
As soon as her eldest son was mentioned, Amelia’s eyes lit up.
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Chapter 23
After Amelia left, Olivia stood in the doorway for a moment. Then Olivia snorted and grabbed a towel to wipe her hair.
Her hair was no longer dripping. It was slightly wet, messy, and overlapped. Several strings of hair plastered on the cheeks, bringing out the delicacy and beauty of Olivia’s face.
“Knock! Knock! Knock!”
Someone knocked on the door three more times.
Olivia cried inside. “It’s so annoying!”
Olivia frowned and casually threw her towel out.
Outside the door, David impatiently watched Emma knocking on the door. His eyes were filled with annoyance.
“I’ll knock!” David yanked Emma over and raised his fist to knock.
“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!”
David knocked so fast and heavily as if he was going to smash the door. Seeing this, Emma got nervous and said, “David, knock gently. You’re going to scare Olivia this way.”
David frowned impatiently after hearing Emma’s advice. David had a bad temper as if he was always in a rage. He often got angry for no reason and occasionally fought with others.
At this moment, David was at his limit of controlling his anger. However, he glanced at Emma and decided to fight back his anger and remain silent.
Emma came to the door and whispered, “Olivia? Are you still up? It’s me, Emma.”
Olivia took a sip of water in the room and did not reply to Emma.
Olivia had changed her pajamas and put them in the laundry basket with the towel.
Emma did not receive any response from inside after waiting for a while. She bit her lips and did not know what to do.
Emma raised her head and looked at David, saying, “David. Olivia must. have fallen asleep at this time. We can come to her tomorrow.”
Emma thought, “David knocked on the so loud that several servants got
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curious and looked over here. I don’t think it’s a good plan if Grandpa knows about this.”
David did not want to be here to see Olivia. He came in the end because Emma forced him to. Now that Emma suggested they should go back, David was happy to hear without any doubt.
Thus, David turned around and was about to go downstairs.
David’s right foot just stepped onto the first stair, and the door opened. David and Emma turned around and looked over in unison. Olivia wore an ordinary set of sportswear. However, it perfectly demonstrated Olivia’s long legs and slender waist, making Olivia a unique beauty. Her hair was slightly messy. Her charm seemed to shine through if she grabbed her hair a little.
Emma had never considered Olivia as a threat. However, at this time, Emma thought, “Men who make a vow of chastity can’t resist such a beauty.”
Thinking of how Ethan’s eyes lit up last night, Emma half closed her eyes to cover her unhappiness.
Olivia glanced at David and Emma and made way for them, saying, “Get in.”
Emma took a deep breath and put a smile on her face. Then she enthusiastically stepped forward and asked, “Olivia, you’re still awake?” Hearing this, Olivia stared at Emma without a word.
Therefore, Emma could not continue her small talk. She immediately apologized, “Sorry. We shouldn’t have knocked so heavily. Sorry to disturb you.”
Emma was shocked after she finished her apology.
Emma thought, “That’s strange. Why did I subconsciously apologize to her? Olivia didn’t say a word, did she?
“It seems Olivia has an aura that I give in to her without noticing it.
“This is not something good.
“Auras exist among people. If one gets suppressed by the other’s aura, one will bow in unconsciously and never raise the head before the other again.”
Emma put herself together after getting into Olivia’s room. She said gently but condescendingly, “Olivia, we come to you at this time for
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something important you can dedicate your help to.”
Olivia sat at the edge of her bed casually. Hearing this, she raised her head and glanced at David sitting on the opposite sofa. Then Olivia asked, “What? He doesn’t want to go to Gorshire?”
Emma cried inside. “How did she know about that?”
Emma was dumbfounded.
So did David.
It took Emma a while to come to reality. She could not use the speech she prepared before. Thus, she said while thinking, “Olivia. David will be lonely in a foreign country, and the family will worry about him. You also care about David and don’t want him to go to a foreign country. I know about that.”
Olivia did not reply to Emma. Instead, Olivia stared at an object in the room and let her thoughts flow.
Emma continued. “You know. William sends David to Gorshire because of you. David won’t have to go abroad if you talk to William. Please understand. David and I…”
“Don’t beg her!” David could not bear that Emma begged for help and stepped in to stop Emma.
Emma whispered. “David! Stay out of this! Do you want to go to Gorshire?”
David frowned and replied arrogantly, “Even so, there’s no need to beg her.”
Emma patted David’s hand. Then she looked at Olivia and explained with a smile, “David is a young adult with a bad temper. Please forgive him, Olivia.”
Olivia finally looked at the two of them, asking, “Why are you here since you don’t want to beg me?”
Hearing this, Emma and David were too shocked to speak.
Olivia smiled. She rarely smiled and looked particularly charming with that smile. She continued, “Oh. You must think you don’t have to beg me because everything will be settled when you come to me and mention the request before me. In your plan, I should be terrified and blame myself for dragging David into it.
“I’m not close with the Taylor family and know nothing about it since I just returned. I should be stressed out if I know it’s my fault that David is
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sent abroad.
Pm nobody in this family. Grandpa can decide if David goes to Gorshire with a word. William won’t disobey Grandpa’s decision. Besides, William has to agree in the end if Mr. and Mrs. Taylor insist on not letting David go abroad.
“Least of all, you two can go to William and beg him with tears. Then you swear you won’t make such a mistake again. I assume William will probably get soft with that since you are his younger brother and sister” Olivia exclaimed, “There are so many ways not to go to Gorshire” After that, she asked, “Then why do you come to me for help?”
Olivia spoke plainly without emotion as if talking about unimportant things.
Olivia raised her eyebrows and answered the question herself. “Because soft ones are always easy to manipulate, and I’m soft in your eyes.” She looked as cold as usual. However, Emma and David felt sharpness in that coldness somehow.
Olivia continued, “I will be cold–blooded if I don’t help you. You don’t have to pay anything if I agree to help you since you think this is what I should do. Am I right?
“That’s a smart move. Which of you figured out that?”
Olivia opened her beautiful eyes and glanced at Emma and David. Emma got embarrassed instantly.
David also felt a little uncomfortable. However, Olivia had never been something in his eyes. Thus, David would never apologize or show a good attitude when speaking.
David shouted. “Stop gibbering and give me your answer! Help me or not?”
He sounded so arrogant that he was about to press Olivia to do him a favor.
Olivia raised her eyes and gave David a cold look. Instead of being angry, Olivia was very calm.
The way Olivia looked at David as if David was a barking dog but not a person before her. /
Olivia thought, “That dog knows nothing and keeps barking.
“But why would a human get mad with a dog?”
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Emma was sitting right next to David. She was startled by David’s sudden move, and her face turned pale. Emma immediately turned to comfort David, “David, calm down.”
However, David could not calm down and clenched his fists tightly.
David wanted to punch Olivia’s face badly.
David gritted his teeth and said, “It’s fine if you don’t help, but don’t get yourself into trouble! Watch your tone. Otherwise, I beat you!”
Olivia looked at David and said calmly, “You have great muscles, but sadly, with no brain. Do you find it fun bullying people around with your hard fists?”
Hearing that, David was stunned.
An uneasy expression appeared on David’s face, but it was soon covered by hostility. David glared at Olivia and asked, “What are you? How dare you judge me?”
Olivia pointed to the door and said, “Then get out. The door is over there.”
Olivia had already known what Emma and David were up to when she heard them talking at the door.
Olivia did not have to think about it because their purpose was too
obvious.
However, Olivia still wanted to give them a chance.
Olivia had an illusion when she opened the door. At that time, she thought, “They are probably not here to ask me for help.”
Sadly, an illusion was always an illusion. It was not reality.
Olivia suddenly felt that life was boring here. She thought, “What’s the point of my staying with the Taylor family these days? What am I expecting? What am I waiting for?
“I knew the result long ago, didn’t I? Then why do I have hope for them? “I probably really long for a family. Besides, what Grandpa and William did created an illusion in my head.
“Humans are greedy. I can’t believe I want even more love than Grandpa and William’s. That’s why I lost my sense.
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“My illusion and expectations went into bubbles. I can’t be bothered with continuing the conversation with them.”
Therefore, Olivia asked them to leave.
However, Emma was not going to leave.
Emma thought, “I came here not because I want Olivia to offer help so that David can stay in the country but to disgust Olivia. That is my plan. As Olivia said before, I planned to put Olivia in a dilemma and turn David against her.
“Unfortunately, Olivia realized my plan before I reached my goal.” As for David, he got mad because of embarrassment.
Emma grew up with David and knew him better than anyone. She thought, “David looks mad and talks rudely. In fact, he knows he is the wrong one and is making things difficult for Olivia.
“David won’t hate Olivia whether she helps him or not. They will be distant at most.”
Thus, Emma grabbed David’s arm and looked at him with teary eyes, saying, “David, are you really going to Gorshire? You will stay there for a year. What do you do when you’re alone in a strange country? No one takes care of you. Mom and I will worry so much about you.”
David had nothing to do with Emma’s tears. He asked frustratedly, “Then what should I do?”
David thought, “I don’t want to go abroad.
“William says I’ll be there as an exchange student. However, he will take this chance to freeze my bank account.”
David was bad–tempered but not st* pid. He was not scared of living alone abroad but afraid this trip would be different. He thought, “William will definitely send people to keep an eye on me and won’t give me too much money.
“This is exactly taking a prison. Of course, I don’t want to go.”
Olivia turned around to pack her stuff. When she finished packing, she raised her head and found the two still there.
Olivia raised her eyebrows and put her backpack on her shoulders.
Olivia was not as delicate as those rich girls because she had little time. She held her suitcase with one hand and grabbed a handbag with the other. For her, convenience went first. That explained why Olivia was a
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“What?” Olivia went to Emma and David, who were standing by the door, and said, “Move if you’re not going to leave.”
Emma focused on talking to David and did not pay attention to Olivia. Until now, Emma noticed Olivia’s dress and realized Olivia was going to leave. Emma asked, “Are you leaving?”
Olivia nodded.
Emma got anxious and subconsciously grabbed Olivia’s arm, asking, “What will David do without you?”
Olivia found it funny and replied, “What does that have anything to do with me?” After that, Olivia quietly tilted to dodge Emma’s grab.
Emma did not expect Olivia would dodge her. Thus, Emma failed to react and staggered a few steps. David kicked the table into pieces just now. Emma accidentally stepped on them and fell to the ground. Seeing this, David held Emma up with one hand and raised his other hand to slap Olivia in the face, asking, “What did you dodge?”
At this moment, David glared at Olivia with disgust and hatred. His face turned red, and his chest went up and down due to anger. His voice was cold, as if Olivia had committed heinous crimes.
A simple movement could show what Olivia was in David’s eyes. He didn’t take Olivia as a family member but as a slave because he could slap, scold, and hit her if he was angry.
This was obviously not Olivia’s fault but Emma’s carelessness. However, David blamed Olivia for Emma’s falling.
Olivia was indifferent and did not take David seriously. The moment David raised his hand, Olivia’s eyes suddenly turned cold.
Olivia thought, “Did he really take me as someone weak?”
Olivia had always been giving in since she came to the Taylor family. David tried to hit Olivia before, but Olivia chose to dodge.
This was Olivia’s first time fighting back.
David had no idea how Olivia moved, but in the blink of an eye, the backpack on Olivia’s shoulder fell into her hand.
Olivia grabbed the backpack with her left hand and threw it at David. It went straight into David’s face heavily.
David was shocked.
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It was the first time that someone dared to hit David in the face during these years.
David became flustered. However, he reacted fairly quickly because he had pracuced boxing for years and often fought. He kicked Olivia heavily.
That kick went straight to Olivia’s belly.
David was wearing leather shoes. Olivia’s uterus could have been crushed if she failed to dodge since David kicked up with such force.
Olivia murmured inside, “He kicks without mercy!”
Olivia’s pupils shrank violently. However, she still had time to observe David’s expression in such an urgent situation.
Olivia seemed to determine whether David did it on purpose or not. The kick did not fall on Olivia. She just stood quietly on the spot and grabbed the backpack to block that kick.
After that, Olivia raised her hand and threw the backpack on the bed. Then she leaned over to pick up Emma.
Emma was standing in the corridor before she knew what had happened.
Emma was left outside.
Olivia and David were the ones staying in the room.
David was relieved when he realized his kick failed to hit Olivia. He did not want to hurt anyone. Sometimes, he could not control himself when his anger came up.
David frowned and asked, “What do you want?”
Olivia raised her eyes and looked at David coldly, asking, “Do you think you are good?”
David thought, “Mocking me, huh?” He found it funny. However, he did not buy this and asked, “What? Are you going to teach me a lesson?”
David thought, “I know I’m wrong to beat people with fists and kicks, but the truth is, I’m an excellent fighter. Others can’t hurt me. If I hurt someone, the Taylor family will handle it for me.
“Yeah. I like hitting people. So what?”
It was Olivia’s first time to see such an arrogant bully who was proud of what he did.
Olivia lowered her head and clenched her fist. She looked at it. Then she
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David thought, “What the heck?”
Everything went dark before David when David wondered what Olivia meant by saying that.
Olivia punched David in the eye!
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David shouted inside, “Damn it! How dare she hit me?”
David immediately wanted to fight back, but strangely, he suddenly became weak. His fist went limp as if he lost all his strength.
David did not notice it until his fist landed on Olivia’s shoulder.
Olivia was safe and sound. On the contrary, David took a few steps back. Then, he finally realized something was wrong.
David thought, “What’s going on?”
David lowered his head to look at his fist, wondering, “That’s odd. Why did I suddenly lose my strength?” He punched the wall back with his hand to see if what he felt was right. Then he screamed in pain.
“How can this be?” David was shocked and looked at Olivia in disbelief.
Olivia suddenly raised her hand and poked a silver needle shining under the light from the back of David’s neck, saying, “I rarely do this.”
Olivia sounded like David should feel honored for this.
After that, Olivia wiped something on her arms. After that, she applied it to her cheeks and neck. Within three seconds, those places turned blue and purple. Olivia looked badly injured, as if someone had punched her hard.
Then, Olivia pushed down chairs and tables around her to create a mess.
In the end, Olivia walked to the door and put her hand on the doorknob. Before she opened the door, she turned around to give David a sideways glance.
It was a plain look. However, it made David feel like he could not move his legs and was firmly nailed in place.
Olivia asked lightly, “Do you know the feeling without your strong fists and power?”
David got chills when hearing that. He looked at Olivia strangely, as if Olivia was a demon. He thought, “What did she do to me? Why did my strength disappear?
“What exactly had happened?”
Olivia repeated, “I’m asking you a question.” Her voice was low and pleasant.
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However, that made David tremble more severely. He shook his head in panic and replied, “I don’t know. I don’t know.”
Olivia smiled and said, “It’s okay. You will find out soon.”
After that, Olivia opened the door.
People surrounded the door. There were Liam, William, Samuel, and Amelia. Some servants were looking over in the distance.
A loud clanging and banging came from the room. Emma was scared that something would happen. Thus, she hurriedly went to Amelia. Soon, the others arrived one after another. At this time, they were planning to break in.
A strong chef was ready to throw himself at the door. He lifted his pants and took a few steps back, gathering his strength.
However, the door opened at that time.
In front of everyone was Olivia, with blue and purple bruises, and David, whose eyes were filled with anger.
Everyone was shocked to see this scene.
Samuel did not love Olivia. However, at this time, he couldn’t help being furious. He rushed up to David and slapped him, roaring, “Bastard! What did you do? What did you do?”
Samuel thought, “This is violence. This is a crime!
David fought others outside of the family. Basically, David and the >thers were at fault. Thus, the Taylor family could settle everything with
noney.
Things are different now. David beat his sister with an absolute dvantage in strength.
It’s not just violent, but heart–breaking.”
iam was so angry that he could not say a word. His hand holding the rutch was trembling. Without William’s support, Liam might have fallen > the ground.
melia and Emma gasped when they saw that.
melia cried inside. “This is horrible!
We know David is bad–tempered, but we will never expect David to be ithless like that.
He would have killed Olivia!”
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Emma’s heart was beating faster and faster. She could not help but look at David with fear.
David was grumpy and fearless. He cared nothing about it, no matter what trouble he caused or if Samuel scolded him. David was always rebellious and cared nothing.
However, at this moment, David was scared.
David thought, “I’m an honest man. I will admit it if I have done it. However, no one can set me up and blame me for things I have never done.”
David dodged Samuel’s slap and raised his head, arguing, “It wasn’t me. She made herself look like that.”
People looked at David in disdain instantly after David said that.
Even the servants dared to look down upon David.
A servant whispered, “Mr. David is grumpy, but at least he is honest. Well, he used to be. He will admit his mistakes and won’t smile at the elders to get away with his mistakes. I can’t believe he is a liar now!”
The Taylor family was only very disappointed in David. They did not have other negative emotions toward David. However, the servants were different. Their disdain toward David was evident in their eyes.
They hated bullies.
David was about to continue his argument but decided to give up after glancing at everyone present.
David thought, “No one is going to believe me. No one.
“This is the fact.”
Olivia stood before David, plainly watching Samuel slap David’s face. David could not block Samuel’s slap because he was weak. At this time, David could do nothing but accept the slaps.
When Samuel rested his hand, David raised his eyes and looked at Olivia.
Sensing David’s gaze, Olivia looked at him and smiled at him.
Seeing that smile, David could not help but shake.
David could feel his heart beating faster.
He was scared of Olivia.
David considered Olivia as the most beautiful but also dangerous woman he had ever seen in his life.
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David cried inside. “Is this woman a demon?
“I thought she had been homeless for 18 years. I heard she has been struggling for food and places to live.
“How can she be so bright and know so many tricks?
“Is she really the lost daughter of the Taylor family? Who is she?” Olivia suddenly spoke, “Stop it.” She was born with coldness and had a mysterious aura. Everyone would listen to her as long as she said something briefly and plainly. She did not even have to shout.
Samuel was in a rage but stopped without realizing who spoke.
After Samuel stopped, he realized that it was Olivia who stopped him.
Samuel felt ashamed when facing Olivia. Everyone thought Samuel had lost Olivia accidentally. In fact, Samuel lost Olivia because he was eager to date his lover and did not pay much attention to Olivia.
Therefore, facing Olivia, Samuel always felt embarrassed because Olivia knew about his history.
Samuel thought, “I’ve already had a cute daughter, Emma. I don’t have much feelings for this daughter who was lost and found again after 18
years.
“I don’t want to bond with her either. However, I will be polite to her. I plan to give her some money when Olivia gets married. That will be enough for her. Then, all will be even.
“However, Olivia is still my daughter, David’s sister. How could this brat do such a cruel thing to his sister?”
Thinking of David, Samuel became furious again. He said, “Don’t stop me. I’m going to teach this brat a lesson.”
Olivia glanced at Samuel and said nothing. She was not interested in the lesson Samuel was going to teach David.
Olivia stopped Samuel because they stood in her way. She wanted to get into the room to get her backpack and leave.
Olivia’s coldness shocked Liam.
Liam thought, “I understand Olivia doesn’t care if Samuel scolds or hits David. Olivia should take care of her injury, at least. However, she is emotionless. She is not upset at all.”
Olivia grabbed her backpack and was about to leave. Seeing this, Liam stopped her and asked, “Olivia, you… Can’t you stay?”
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Olivia raised her eyes. Her eyeballs were amber. She was born with coldness, caring about nothing. Her curled eyelashes trembled like butterflies fluttering their wings. With that movement, she turned her indifference into disappointment.
Everyone felt their heart soften when they saw Olivia’s expression.
“Grandpa, it hurts.”
A simple sentence made everyone stop what they were doing.
Their hearts ached for Olivia.
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Olivia thought, “See, How easy it is to receive people’s attention,”
Olivia always thought sincere concern and true love were unconditional, People should love her for her, not the things she had,
Olivia thought, “It is not sincere love if I need to beg or apply tricks to obtain it.
“I had expectations for the Taylor family, so I had no plans. I only wanted to receive unconditional love,
“But now…”
Olivia lowered her eyes, her curly and thick eyelashes covering them. A hint of coldness revealed from the corner of her eyes.
Olivia knew a lot about playing tricks but couldn’t be bothered using them.
She had a thousand ways to receive guilt and pity from the Taylor family. However, she would not use one of them.
It was because Olivia did not need other people’s pity. She did not bother to ask for it if it was not sincere.
The disappointment and sadness were gone in Olivia’s eyes. They
disappeared so fast that it was like Olivia had never had those emotions.
Olivia remained as cold as usual.
Olivia put her backpack on her shoulder and looked at Liam, saying, “Grandpa, something happened in the laboratory. I have to return early.” Before Liam could speak, Amelia interrupted hastily. “Why are you in such a hurry?” Looking at Olivia’s bruises worriedly, she continued, “You are injured. You should go to the hospital and apply some medicine on those bruises first.”
Olivia turned around and nodded politely to Amelia to express her gratitude. Then Olivia refused. “No need. These are small problems. However, there is a big problem in the laboratory waiting for me.” “What is that? Can it be more important than your body?” Amelia was so worried that she was about to cry. She wanted to get close to Olivia but hesitated to do so. She cautiously wandered around Olivia.
Amelia said, “It’s just an experiment. You don’t burn yourself out to finish.
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- it. You used to be alone and needed to work hard. Now you have me and the whole Taylor family. You don’t have to work so hard.”
Amelia worried about Olivia from the bottom of her heart. Amelia thought, “I don’t understand why a girl has to work so hard. The Taylor family is wealthy. Olivia can just wear her beautiful dress, go shopping, and enjoy her coffee.”
Olivia ignored Amelia and said, “I’m leaving now.” After that, Olivia turned around and left quickly.
Amelia stood at the stairs, watching Olivia leave. After Olivia walked outside the door, Amelia sighed and complained, “This kid. She is stubborn, isn’t she?”
Emma stepped forward and hugged Amelia’s arm to comfort her quietly.
Amelia thought, “No wonder Emma is my sweetheart.” Amelia turned her head and smiled at Emma.
After the scene ended, Samuel took David to the study for a speech. The others went back to their rooms.
Emma was with Amelia. Thinking about how Olivia firmly left, Amelia couldn’t help complaining to Emma, “What’s wrong with that kid? Why is she so stubborn?”
Emma is sensitive and intelligent. She knew Amelia cared about Olivia, although she complained about Olivia.
Emma never spoke ill of Olivia before Amelia or any other members of the Taylor family. She did not indicate others so that others would think nothing of Olivia, either. Emma was always gentle, generous, and considerate in front of others.
She did not bother to pretend to be pitiful to play dirty on Olivia as those characters did in novels or TV dramas.
Emma wanted to become somebody in the Taylor family. She wanted David to have confidence in her, Samuel to trust her, and Amelia to rely on her.
If Emma wanted to be the master of the family, she could not be a little girl hiding behind Samuel and Amelia’s protection. She could not cry or beg.
“Mom.” Emma patted the back of Amelia’s hand and comforted her, “I understand how much you worry about Olivia, but you have to give her some time to let her accept everything slowly.”
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Amelia nodded and said, “Right, right. I didn’t ask Olivia to accept me and get close to me quickly. I just worried about her. Look at the injuries. on her body. The bruises look so serious, but Olivia insists on going back to school. Why is that experiment more important than her body?”
Emma explained patiently, “Mom, things in school are nothing in your eyes. However, Olivia views things differently. She has had no family to support in the past ten years. She must be insecure and worries she will leave a bad impression on her professor. That is why she wants to do her best.”
Amelia listened to Emma’s words and nodded.
Amelia thought, “I was too arbitrary just now. Emma was right. Olivia was helpless in the past. Thus, Olivia takes her studies as her everything. She can have a bright future only if she does well in her studies.”
Amelia understood why studies were important to Olivia. After that, Amelia asked her secretary to find out the phone number of Olivia’s counselor.
Amelia immediately dialed the number once she got it.
Olivia’s counselor, Kate Leach, was about to rest. Receiving a call from an unknown phone number, Kate frowned and picked it up, saying, “Hello? Who is it?”
“Hi, Mrs. Leach. I’m Olivia’s mother.”
Kate was shocked. She thought, “Olivia’s mother? I thought Olivia didn’t have a mother. Could it be Olivia’s godmother? Why is she calling me at this time? Did something happen to Olivia?”
Thinking of this, Kate became nervous. He said anxiously, “Hello. Nice to hear from you, Mrs. Taylor. What can I do for you? Is anything urgent? Is everything okay with Olivia?”
Amelia shook her head and said, “Olivia is okay, but I need you to do me a favor.”
Hearing Olivia was fine, Kate was relieved. Her tensed–up body also relaxed. She said, “It’s great to hear everything is okay with Olivia. What can I help you with, Mrs. Taylor?”
Then Amelia asked Kate not to keep Olivia so busy at the laboratory or get Olivia out of the laboratory.
Hearing this, Kate fell into silence for a while. It seemed she was dumbfounded.
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Amelia did not receive Kate’s response after a while. She spoke to the phone, “Hello? Mrs. Leach, are you still there? Please excuse my abrupt request. However, Olivia is my daughter. I lost her years ago and found her days ago. I worry about her and love her very much. Therefore, I don’t want her to work so hard. Her future will be brilliant. We will arrange everything for her. She doesn’t need to fight for a career. She can enjoy everything we give her.”
“You… Do you know…” Kate was too shocked to speak a word. After a while, she asked, “Do you know about Olivia’s experiment?”
Amelia thought, “What do I need to know about an experiment? Do I have to read a paper or something? Come on. I also went to university. The experiments in the university are always the same. The professor leads a research team, and the students work for the professor. To put it bluntly, students are workers responsible for recording data. Having one more or less student doesn’t matter to the professor.
“Even if Olivia’s lab is something, the result will belong to her professor. Olivia has nothing to do with the credit.”
Thus, Amelia did not want her daughter to suffer so much.
It was late, and Amelia did not want to continue the conversation with Kate. She requested straightly, “Please, Mrs. Leach. Don’t let Olivia work so hard.”
Kate was speechless.
Kate was still shocked after Amelia hung up the phone for a while.
Kate’s husband, Terrence Leach, came over and waved his hand before Kate. Then Kate came back to reality.
Terrence was confused and asked, “What happened?”
Kate slowly turned her head and looked at Terrence. She said with a shocked tone, “You won’t believe it. Olivia’s mother just called me and asked me to get Olivia out of the laboratory. Does she know what kind of experiment that is? Olivia is the team leader, and even her professor has to listen to her.”
Terrence did not follow at first. Thinking of the name, he suddenly understood. He asked, “Are you saying Olivia Taylor? The girl who was the first in the world to extract a special yeast and received the National Youth Science Fund?”
Kate nodded.
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“The university thinks highly of Olivia. She is considered a genius who will have a chance to win the Nobel Prize.
“I can’t believe her mother just called me and told me she has arranged everything for Olivia’s future!
“I don’t know if Olivia’s mother is ignorant or arrogant.”
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When it came to David going to Gorshire, there had been some room for reconsideration initially, but not after all these things had happened. Now he had to go.
Now that the matter had been decided, plus his body suddenly drained of strength, he was no longer in the mood to go to college and spent his days loitering here and there.
Despite having gone to the hospital a few times for examination, no anomaly had been found, and both the doctor and the rest of the Taylor family felt that it was a psychological effect.
Because he was upset about having to go to Gorshire, he started having random thoughts and hallucinating that he had lost his strength.
Liam and the others were very disappointed in him, feeling that he had become a habitual liar, making up laughable excuses like getting weak to avoid going to Gorshire.
Who would get weak for no reason unless it was due to illness? And he had been to the hospital many times. Even the hospital’s dean had said that David was fine, so what was he whining about?
Thus, the last bit of sympathy that the rest of the Taylor family had towards him had faded.
At home, David felt so aggrieved that he could almost go mad. No one here believed him. Even Emma, whom he had trusted the most, was treating him half–heartedly now.
She had disbelief clearly written on her face, yet verbally, she said, “Okay, okay, don’t be angry, I believe you, alright? You’ve lost your strength and become a little princess…”
With a boom, David suddenly stood up. The movement was so drastic that it shook vigorously as he bumped into the table.
He really could not tolerate the child–coaxing tone that Emma was taking with him now.
Paying no more attention to her, David raked his fingers through his hair in frustration, then ran outside.
However, after running a few steps outside, he stopped again. Though it was clearly and infinitely open outside, he had a feeling of having nowhere to go.
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Having realized this, David felt even more frustrated.
He had no other place to go!
At that moment, the phone in his pocket rang.
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Picking it up, he asked, “Who?” He was in a terrible mood, so his tone was neither friendly.
“Hoho, who made Mr. William angry?” The voice from the other end sounded mocking.
David furrowed his brows tightly. He knew this voice. It was Jackson Clark, whom he did not get along well with back in school. Back then, Jackson liked a certain girl, and confessed to her with a lot of fanfare, yet in the end, the girl ignored him and pursued David right after that. Jackson felt that his dignity had been trampled upon.
How could Jackson take such humiliation? So he went straight to David for a showdown.
And David obliged. The two had a solid fight, and David viciously beat Jackson.
The Clark family was no less influential than the Taylor family. It was just that they were mainly based in Nebuland, not Evervale. And so here in Evervale, they could not outshine a local power like the Taylors.
After that defeat, Jackson became sworn rivals with David, and the two would try to resettle their scores every now and then.
Clearly, nothing good was coming out of this phone call. Being in a poor mood and having no desire to bother with it, David was about to hang up the call when Jackson started provoking him further, igniting David’s anger with just a few sentences.
It just so happened that David had frustrations to let out, so he went straight to the place Jackson mentioned.
“You’ve come?” Standing over a pool table, Jackson made a shot with his cue stick, then raised his gaze to glance at David.
David leaned against the pool table, folded his arms before his chest, and said harshly, “What did you call me here for? Talk!”
“Let’s have a match!” Jackson gestured with his chin, signaling the people around them to put the billiard balls back in proper position. “You’re going abroad soon. I won’t be able to see Mr. William in the future.”
David’s expression darkened. “Are you mocking me?”
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“Oh, I wouldn’t dare!” Jackson grinned cheekily. “I’m nowhere capable enough to get exiled by the family like you, Mr. William.”
As Jackson finished that sentence, David’s fist landed on the tabletop. Jackson glanced at it briefly, then harrumphed coldly, “What happened? It’s been a few days, don’t tell me Mr. William has weakened? The table didn’t even shake. Your strength isn’t working?”
He sinisterly stepped forward, made a fist, and playfully bumped it against David’s chest.
Frustrated, David raised a hand and made to push Jackson’s hand away, but… try as he might, he could not do it.
Upon seeing this, Jackson’s grin grew happier. “So Mr. William has really lost his strength. I thought it was just a rumor.” Jackson laughed out loud for a moment, then his expression suddenly became cold, and he grabbed David’s collar straight away, staring at the latter with a stern gaze. “Today, I’ve got you!”
Then he threw David to the ground and clapped. “Come, let’s give Mr. William a lesson! Today, I’ve booked this whole place. No monitoring, and it’s all my people around here.”
His tone was extremely malicious. “Today, we will not let him leave until we’ve beaten the arrogance out of him!”
The people around them slowly closed in. David had a calm expression but was starting to panic inside.
This was the first time he felt afraid.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of what Olivia had said. “Do you know… what it feels like to have neither strength nor power?”
So, this was what it felt like.
It was like a fish on a chopping board, about to be butchered.
David hugged his head and squatted down.
It was the only thing he could do.
However, the expected punches did not land. There was only a chuckle… from Jackson.
David lifted his gaze and looked over to see Jackson sitting on the tabletop, resting his arms on the cue stick and examining David through squinted eyes.
It was a gaze David had never seen before. He had never seen Jackson like
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This young man, like him, had always been arrogant and overbearing and had never behaved like this: calm, with a hint of jealousy in his eyes.
What was Jackson jealous of him for?
David suddenly wanted to laugh at the thought that he was worthy of someone’s jealousy.
“Go.” Jackson gestured with his chin.
David did not move.
“What?” Jackson continued mockingly. “Wanna stay longer? Get another round of beating?”
David looked at Jackson steadily. “Why?” He did not believe that Jackson would be that kind, to go to great lengths to get him here to give him a
scare.
Sons of great families like them always had a measured approach to what they said and did.
David knew that Jackson would not inflict death or serious injury on him. At most, it would be a beating to satisfy Jackson’s vengeance.
When brought before the adults, this kind of tussle between children would always end in rapprochement, in which the aggressor would make amends and nothing more.
It would never become a fight to the death.
Jackson’s personality was similar to his and had all the advantages at this moment, and yet all Jackson did was give him a scare.
This baffled David a lot.
“Why didn’t you start hitting?” David asked again.
This clearly provoked Jackson, who threw down the cue stick, went forward, then grabbed and tugged at David’s collar. His other hand was closed into a fist, ready to give David a vicious beating.
Yet, after shaking for quite a while, the fist was never swung out.
Upon seeing this, David felt even more mystified.
“You are such a lucky dude!” Jackson said in a frustrated tone, filled with jealousy, as he let go of David.
Was he lucky? David frowned. Wasn’t Jackson just as fortunate in life?
Weren’t they the same, born into wealthy families as the younger
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children, with older brothers to shoulder responsibilities on the one hand and parents and other elder siblings to provide love on the other? Weren’t they both free to do whatever they wanted?
David was getting confused.
Jackson did not want to bother talking with him anymore. Instead, Jackson took out a rustic little wooden box from his pocket and threw it towards David. “Take this, it’s the antidote.”
What antidote? David was getting more and more confused.
“It’s from Olivia.” Jackson was so jealous he could turn green. He had followed behind Olivia for so long, addressing her lovingly and even enrolling in the medical course to be with her, and yet Olivia had always treated him coldly.
What had this David got, other than a bit of blood relation? Who was he to garner so much attention from Olivia, even so much effort on her part in educating him?
Jackson was angry, upset, and jealous!
“Scram, go do a blood test.” Jackson shooed, “Olivia said that you’d been fed with drugs when you were a kid, that gave you a bad temper. It’s dissolved into your blood now and hard to undo, so it’s up to you to control yourself.”
David frowned. He was now totally flabbergasted, unable to understand what was going on.
Why would Jackson be in contact with Olivia?
“Remember to test your blood. It’s got…” Jackson could not recall the substance’s name, so from his pocket, he fished out a strip of paper with a chemical formula written on it and then threw it towards David. “Yeah, this substance. You go do a careful exam.”
And with that, he left the premises with all his people in tow.
Eventually, only David was left, staring blankly at the wooden box and strip of paper.
She… Olivia went to such great lengths to teach him?
Since he was a kid, all he had faced were lectures, beatings, scolding, or just expressions of annoyance.
Never before had someone been so thoughtful for his sake!
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Once back in the college, Olivia dove straight into the lab and became heedless of the passage of time, often even forgetting to eat or sleep. Her mentor worried that her health would collapse, specially arranged for someone to remind her.
She was swamped. Though she was just a graduate student, Olivia was the one leading this experiment and responsible for making all the arrangements. Earlier on, due to the issues back in the Taylor family, the experiment’s progress had been delayed quite a lot.
Furthermore, some students had made mistakes or deviations from the plan, which she had to correct bit by bit.
This day, after a whole morning of busy work, she sat in the lounge for lunch.
Several senior students had gathered around her, asking for her guidance.
Olivia took a bite from the bun and swallowed it, slowly considering how to resolve the problem they had brought before her. It was not difficult to solve, but a bit complicated and hard to grasp. She needed to explain it so the others could easily understand.
Just as she was figuring it out, her phone rang.
Subconsciously, she reached for it with her hand, and as she was about to turn the phone off, she saw a familiar name: Andy Baby.
A name she had saved.
This call was a pleasant surprise, and her heart softened with a clear feeling of fondness.
Putting down the bun, she picked up her phone and nodded to the people around her, “I gotta pick up a call.”
Walking over to the window, she answered the call. “Andrew?”
“Olivia…” The soft voice of a little boy emerged from the phone. “What are you busy with lately?”
Olivia shook her head. “I’m not busy.”
“Oh.” The little boy was a bit disappointed. Why hadn’t she kept in touch with him then? Did Olivia not like her anymore?
Andrew became nervous at the thought of that, his beautiful and elegant eyes becoming watery. “Olivia, thank you for your present last time! I like
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The little boy was highly intelligent. He was acutely aware that if Olivia did not like him, it would be rude of him to call her so rashly.
He should not be disturbing Olivia so often. And so he had quickly thought of the explanation for the call.
Daniel, who had been sitting at the side and watching his son make the call, raised his eyebrows. He had not expected his boy to be so smart. What Andrew had said just now was not what they had discussed earlier
- on.
“Really?” Olivia’s voice was gentle. “I’m very glad you like the present.” Andrew looked down at his watch phone, thinned his lips, and remained silent for quite a while.
Upon seeing this, Daniel gave him a pointed glance.
Andrew noticed. He looked up at Daniel, then suddenly stood up and quickly went out the door, standing with his chubby back facing Daniel.
He did not want his dad to overhear.
After waiting for a long moment, without hearing anything from the other end, and thinking that Andrew might have hung up, Olivia said, “Andrew, are you still there?”
“Yes.” The little boy’s soft voice came through again. “Olivia, I want to invite you to eat at my home tomorrow.”
At his home? Olivia thought of that weird guy, Daniel, and became hesitant.
Being quite sensitive, the little boy became nervous at once. “You… don’t want to come?”
Despite the clearly great distance and not being able to see the little boy at the moment, Olivia could acutely sense the disappointment in his tone. Suddenly feeling bad about it, she hurriedly replied, “Oh, okay. I’ll
come tomorrow.”
Andrew immediately felt happy. He spun around on tiptoes and let out a joyful ululation.
It was an almost overflowing sense of happiness.
“See you tomorrow, Olivia!” Andrew joyfully hung up the call and ran back indoors.
Upon seeing his dad in the living room, Andrew skipped over to him and
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said with the mischievous tone of a child, “Daddy, why did you ask me to call Olivia?”
It was Daniel who had prompted Andrew to make this call.
Seated on the sofa, Daniel laid back, with legs comfortably folded, one arm placed over the back of the sofa and the other lightly going around Andrew to keep the latter from falling.
He did not answer directly but rather posed a question back at Andrew. “Do you not like Olivia? Why haven’t you called her for so long?”
Andrew had been staring straight at his dad, but upon hearing this question, he suddenly became sad and appeared troubled.
Daniel blinked twice, not expecting this reaction.
Would such a young kid have troubles, too?
He was very astonished.
Andrew’s answer was well reasoned out, beginning by affirming his thoughts. “I do miss Olivia, but…” He lowered his head, a somewhat hesitant expression on his beautiful face.
“But what?” Daniel prompted while drawing the little boy into a hug. “Olivia doesn’t like Daddy.” Upon saying this, Andrew became even sadder. “If she becomes my mom, I’ll be happy, but Olivia will be unhappy.”
Daniel’s expression turned sour, and he appeared to grit his teeth. “How do you know she doesn’t like me?”
“I just know!” The little boy hugged his own shoulders, his emotions. suddenly becoming more intense. “You made Olivia upset that day.”
The four–year–old kid could not yet comprehend the relationship between adults, but he could acutely sense the unusual atmosphere between the two adults.
Daniel was silent for a long moment. He stared at his son for quite a while as if knowing the latter for the first time.
When the little one started moving about, Daniel recovered from the shock, then picked up and placed his son on the sofa so that the two of them sat side by side.
Daniel tilted his head in thought, then explained. “I didn’t upset Olivia.”
Andrew slanted his head, not fully believing his dad.
Daniel continued, “Because Olivia and I were not familiar with each
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other yet, she didn’t know me, so I didn’t know what to say.”
“Really?” The little one seemed slightly convinced.
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“Of course.” Daniel’s expression was serious. “If you don’t believe it, you can call and ask her. Ask her whether she dislikes me.”
Andrew lowered his head, a bit undecided.
Upon seeing this, Daniel offered some kind guidance. “You’re worried that Olivia is upset, right? Then you should ask and clarify with her. If she really dislikes your Daddy, you can stop contacting her.”
Andrew played around with his own feet and frowned, deep in thought. “Just hurry up and ask her.” Daniel reminded him coolly. “A while longer, and the noontime break will be over, and Olivia will be going for her lessons again.”
Upon hearing this, Andrew immediately made the call.
Olivia was a bit surprised at receiving another call from Andrew. “What’s up?”
The little boy was silent for a while, then spoke hesitantly. “Olivia, do… do you not like my Daddy?”
Why was he asking this?
Olivia was stumped. She had not expected a four–year–old to be so sensitive as to perceive her feelings.
What an acutely perceptive child.
Could it be due to having a single parent with an absent mother?
She did not know why, but when it came to Andrew, Olivia would easily get soft–hearted. Her heart would feel incredibly soft and sore at the thought that the little boy had no mom and had thus grown up fast inside, becoming very perceptive.
She hurriedly replied, “Oh, that’s not true. Why would you think that? I like your Daddy very much.”
It was all a manner of speech for lulling little kids.
Yet when Daniel, who had been eavesdropping on the phone
conversation, heard it, his brows relaxed, and he oozed happiness from all over his being.
Hearing Olivia’s answer, Andrew felt satisfied as well. He said bye to Olivia, then hung up.
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“See, I told you Olivia wouldn’t dislike me.” The corner of Daniel’s lips
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Olivia’s life assistant had been set up for her a while ago. But she didn’t need the assistant’s services since she was living and dining at school these past few days.
However, with a planned meeting with Andrew the next day, she reached out to her assistant in advance.
The assistant, Susan, was a short–haired girl with a round face. She exuded efficiency and professionalism.
The following morning, Susan arrived early, bringing along breakfast and a selection of gifts.
Olivia didn’t get a chance to discuss gifts since they reached out quite late the previous day, and the mall stores were already shut. However, Susan, always thoughtful, brought along some toys perfect for boys around four or five.
This thoughtful gesture pleasantly surprised Olivia, especially since she was uncertain what to gift Andrew.
“Thank you,” Olivia expressed.
A hint of shyness appeared on Susan’s face, contrasting her usual confident demeanor.
She resembled a young girl receiving praise from an elder.
“Haha, I got a compliment from the legend!” she mused.
Although Susan wasn’t a top performer academically, she held a deep admiration for high achievers. She had heard tales of Olivia’s accomplishments at their company and was aware that the “Charm” brand wouldn’t exist without Olivia. This admiration for Olivia was profound.
Securing the role as the legend’s assistant was a testament to Susan’s determination and efforts.
For breakfast, Susan had brought sandwich and milk. These were Olivia’s regular choices, simple yet delicious. The soy milk was especially aromatic and rich, with minimal sugar added.
It was evident that Susan had done her research, understanding Olivia’s preferences down to the details.
With some time to spare, Olivia invited Susan to relax for a bit while she
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engaged in some reading and research.
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Susan remained still, not daring to make a move. However, her eyes were alert and active, darting around as she meticulously took in every detail of her surroundings.
“This is the legend’s home,” she pondered. “I should look around more. Maybe it’ll boost my intellect.”
Her admiration for Olivia is as deep as the ocean. Within their team “Charm,” Olivia is not just a member but a legendary presence revered and respected by all.
She attended top–tier institutions in her country, accelerated through her undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and by the age of 20, she had clinched a significant national biology award. She was the first to extract a unique yeast substance, making her the youngest biologist in the country.
To many, these achievements might sound distant and somewhat vague. Many renowned scientists have impressive profiles on platforms like Wikipedia. But the employees at “Charm” had witnessed firsthand just how remarkable Olivia truly was.
The company’s lab had been trying to use yeast substances to create a facial mask that was both safe and effective at refining pores. However, they always fell short. If they prioritized safety, the effectiveness was compromised. If they focused on effectiveness, the safety was inadequate, leading to potential skin damage with long–term use.
If they focused on effectiveness, the safety was inadequate, leading to potential skin damage with long–term use.
A team of top domestic and international cosmetics experts had been researching for half a year without success. They were on the brink of abandoning the mask project.
It was the CEO who insisted on bringing Olivia into the mix. She spent ess than three days in the lab and resolved the problem.
The top experts were left in awe. Some, feeling challenged, tried to contest Olivia’s findings. Yet, within half an hour, they were intellectually outmatched and conceded defeat.
From then on, everyone at “Charm” hoped Olivia would join the company lab more frequently.
Jnfortunately, Olivia had loftier goals. She wasn’t particularly interested n cosmetics research and only occasionally stepped in to solve complex
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issues while maintaining an expert title.
How could Susan not admire such a legend?
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Moreover, Olivia wasn’t just intellectually gifted; she was stunningly beautiful, even more so than movie stars. She had a great personality, albeit slightly aloof.
But that wasn’t a flaw. Those with true talent often have a hint of detachment.
As Olivia organized documents at her desk, Susan grew.restless. She didn’t dare make much noise since the house was compact, with the living room doubling as a study. Olivia was right next to the living room. Susan was cautious about making any noise that might disturb her. However, sitting still was becoming unbearable. Susan kept glancing over at Olivia, thinking that with her proficiency in English, she might be able to assist Olivia with her documentation.
After all, Susan was quite skilled in English during her school days. Her spoken English was fluent, and her written skills were impeccable. She even translated numerous novels and TV shows during her college years. With that thought, she cautiously approached. “Olivia, let me help you with the translation.” After saying this, her gaze fell on the documents on the table, and her previously confident eyes instantly dimmed.
What are these? She didn’t recognize any of it!
Without looking up, Olivia pulled out a few documents and handed them over, “Do you know French or German? Choose one.”
Susan looked taken aback, her confidence replaced by a sudden uncertainty.
Could she take back what she just said?
Seeing her silence, Olivia glanced up, understanding immediately. She smiled, “You can rest over there. I’ll handle this. It’ll be quick.”
With Olivia being so gentle, Susan grew bolder. She curiously looked at the documents and sheepishly said, “I thought they were in English.” “Many have been translated into English,” Olivia nodded, “but I prefer reading the original versions.”
Every language has its nuances. Translations sometimes introduce slight errors, so Olivia always preferred the most original versions.
Susan looked closer and noticed at least three to four different languages.
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She couldn’t help but ask, “Olivia, how many languages do you speak?” Olivia pondered for a moment, “Around seven or eight. There are a few I’ve only recently started learning, so I’m not very fluent in them yet.” That’s incredible! Susan was at a loss for words. Are all scientists this talented?
She felt proud just knowing English and occasionally liked to show off. Yet Olivia, who knew so many languages, never boasted about it. “Olivia, do you have any good learning methods?” Susan wanted to pick up some tips from her.
With Olivia being so busy in the lab and still finding time to learn languages, she must have had some special learning techniques. Method?
Olivia didn’t really have one. She just learned systematically and naturally. After a moment of thought, she replied, “Memorize vocabulary.”
That’s straightforward.
However, memorizing vocabulary is hard. Susan asked again, “Olivia, do you have a good method for memorizing vocabulary?”
Olivia nodded. Others had asked her the same question before.
Susan was thrilled. Finally, she could learn a suitable method.
She waited eagerly.
Olivia said, “You can’t just look at a word once.”
Susan nodded in agreement. Indeed, that’s just a superficial memory. It would be forgotten quickly. One needs to look at it multiple times. Then, Olivia continued, “You need to look at it twice. That way, you’ll remember.”
Susan was astounded.
If you weren’t Olivia, I’d think you were teasing me!
After wandering around and realizing she had nothing to do and not wanting to disturb Olivia, Susan sat in a corner to play on her phone. Not wanting to make any noise and wanting to appear sophisticated, she chose to play a highbrow game known as Sudoku.
She struggled through several levels. When it got tough, she couldn’t calculate in her head and needed paper.
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There was no paper nearby, so she tried hard to calculate in her mind, but the more she thought, the more confused she became.
Susan was frustrated. After all, she graduated from a prestigious university. How could she not even play Sudoku well?
She changed her position, intending to continue, when she saw Olivia stand up and walk towards her.
“Are we leaving?” She quickly stood up.
Olivia nodded.
Susan hurried over and held up her phone. “Olivia, look how hard this one is to fill.”
Olivia glanced at it, casually took the phone, entered a few numbers, and handed it back, saying nonchalantly, “Let’s go.”
The whole process took less than half a minute. Before Susan could react, Olivia was already at the door with the gifts.
She looked down in surprise, realizing the puzzle that had troubled her for so long was easily solved.
Could this be the difference between ordinary people and someone like Olivia?
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Susan had brought many gifts, intending for Olivia to choose from them. Typically, unless they were close friends or family, one or two gifts would suffice when visiting someone’s home. There was no need for a multitude of presents.
Yet, Olivia sat on the floor, sifting through the various gifts, finding each one irresistible. She wanted to give them all to Andrew..
It was a peculiar feeling. Every time she thought of the young boy, her heart softened. She couldn’t help but want to treat him well, wanting to give him everything she had.
After much contemplation, she selected a Lego set and a race car.
Her original plan was to surprise Andrew, but upon arriving, she discovered he wasn’t home.
Hadn’t they agreed to have dinner? Why wasn’t he home?
Olivia’s expression visibly dimmed.
The living room was empty, except for the maid, Aunt Zoe, who came forward to greet her. Taking the gifts from her hands, she said, “Mr. Andrew knew you were coming. He must be very happy. He talked about it all day yesterday and told me to prepare delicious dishes. I was so nervous that I feared my cooking wouldn’t be up to par.”
Imagining the little boy mumbling with his cherry–red, plump lips, his face displaying an innocent and endearing expression, Olivia couldn’t help but gently purse her lips, the corners of her eyes lifting in a tender smile.
Leading Olivia to sit on the sofa, Zoe said, “Mr. Andrew was waiting for you, but someone suddenly came from the old mansion yesterday and took him away. Don’t worry. Mr. Andrew will be back by noon. He also left a letter for you.”
Zoe took out a pink note, on which was the childish and tender handwriting of the little boy.
“Sister Olivia,
“I went to grandma’s today. I’ll be back by noon tomorrow. Wait for me. I’ll be back soon.”
At the end of the letter was a drawing of two little people holding hands.
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“It’s such a beautiful handwriting she thought. It looks a lot like mine.
“Daniel will love Livy forever?”
Olivia’s hand, holding the page, stiffened. The more she looked at the line, the more familiar it seemed.
“It’s so strange. Why does it look so much like my handwriting?”
She placed the novel on the coffee table, took out a pen and paper from her bag, and wrote down the line, ‘Daniel will love Livy forever!”
After writing, she compared the two.
The handwriting was almost identical.
Ever since she was young, Olivia practiced her handwriting, mastering a particularly elegant style. She never rushed her writing, ensuring each stroke was precise and neat.
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The identical handwriting and the familiar name gave Olivia a surreal feeling. She stared at the line for a long time.
Afterward, Olivia flipped through a few more pages, hoping to find similar handwriting. However, she found nothing until she reached the very end of the book. In the corner of the last page, she discovered another character.
This time, the handwriting was different, masculine, and sharp, like iron strokes on a canvas.
“Good.”
It perfectly echoed the previous line.
A sudden tingling sensation prickled at Olivia’s fingertips, an unexpected emotion burrowing its way into her heart, causing a sour tightness in her chest.
She closed the book with a soft thud, taking a sip of water to steady herself, trying to calm the fluttering sensation that had taken hold of her heart.
Just as she regained her composure, the door opened to reveal Daniel,
The man was impeccably dressed in a sharp black suit, his sleeves rolled up just a touch, revealing a hint of his wrists. A file was clutched in his hand, and his hurried steps hinted at some pressing matter. Upon spotting Olivia, he gave her a brief nod of acknowledgment. Without pausing, he swiftly moved past her, heading for the stairs that led to the upper floor.
Having walked past her and stepped onto the stairs, he suddenly turned back, finally stopping beside her. His gaze fell on the book on the coffee table.
Following his gaze, Olivia softly explained, “Zoe brought it over, thinking I might be bored.”
Daniel didn’t respond. Instead, he bent down, picked up the book, carefully dusted it off, and held it close to his chest as if it were precious. “Ask Zoc to get you another book,” he said.
After saying that, he headed towards the stairs.
Hearing the commotion, Zoc said, “Mr. Sullivan is back.”
Daniel turned to her, “Don’t touch this book again.”
Zoe nodded repeatedly, “I’m sorry, Mr. Sullivan. I’ll be careful”
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Sitting on the sofa, Olivia felt a bit embarrassed. If not for her, Zoe wouldn’t have taken that book.
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Judging by Mr. Sullivan’s reaction, this book must be very important to him.
She pondered whether to stand up and apologize. Meanwhile, Daniel instructed Zoe, “Go and tidy up the garage.”
What’s wrong with the garage? Wasn’t it just cleaned this morning? Zoe wondered. But since Mr. Sullivan had instructed, she decided to go and check, thinking it might have been messed up again.
As Zoe left, she passed by Olivia and apologized, “I’m sorry Ms. Taylor. I’ll bring you another book in a bit.”
“No need,” Olivia quickly waved her off.
Mr. Sullivan’s demeanor earlier was a bit intimidating. Being a guest in someone else’s home, it’s best not to snoop around.
“Then, Ms. Taylor, have some fruit,” Zoe pushed the fruit plate towards Olivia, explaining, “Mr. Sullivan probably came back for some documents. I heard he has an important meeting today. You don’t need to feel uneasy; he’ll likely leave soon.”
Olivia smiled without saying anything.
Zoe went to the garage, leaving Olivia alone downstairs. Glancing at her wristwatch, she noticed it was almost noon.
Andrew still hadn’t returned at this point, making her a bit restless.
Having nothing else to do, she pulled out her phone to search for some literature online. Just as she opened the database, a loud bang startled her.
It came from upstairs!
Olivia looked up, worried, wondering if something had happened to Daniel.
As she hesitated about whether to go up, another loud noise echoed, accompanied by a man’s muffled grunt.
This time, without hesitation, Olivia decisively got up and headed upstairs.
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