Chapter 16

Olivia had a task at hand, but she canceled it so she could meet the charming little boy.

In the morning, she changed into casual clothes and casually brushed her short hair behind her ears.

After entering college, she had always had short hair.

Before the start of the school year, she went to a nearby hair salon to get her hair cut. As the hairdresser touched her jet–black and resilient hair, he thought it was quite a pity to cut it. He recommended that she get a big wavy hairstyle, mentioning that her hair had the best texture he had ever seen. He thought it would be a shame to cut it.

Olivia insisted on getting her hair cut, so the hairdresser gave her a shoulder–length medium haircut. It was not as short as she initially requested, but it still looked very neat.

For all these years, she had been wearing this hairstyle. At that time, she did not think much of it, but later, she noticed that many people cut their hair in such a way that the end result was a hairstyle similar to hers. Apparently, there was even a nice–sounding name for this hairstyle. It was called “the first–love hairstyle.”

Olivia rarely got up so early. The servant downstairs was surprised when she saw Olivia.

The maid who specifically served Olivia was called Lily Bennett. She was a capable woman in her thirties.

After taking care of Olivia for a few days, Lily had already gotten a rough sense of Olivia’s temperament. She led Olivia directly to the dining room, poured a glass of milk for her, and then asked, “Would you like to wait for everyone to eat together, or would you like to have your meal first?”

It was currently half past seven in the morning. The Taylor family had breakfast at eight o’clock.

“When will Grandpa have breakfast?” Olivia asked.

“Mr. Taylor gets up early,” Lily said. “He usually comes downstairs around six o’clock to have breakfast. After eating, he goes out for a stroll.”

“I see,” Olivia said. Upon hearing that her grandfather had already had breakfast, Olivia lost enthusiasm. She decided to go ahead and eat.

Following that, Lily said, “Mr. Samuel, Mrs. Amelia, and Mr. David have

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already gone to the hospital. Only Mr. William is at home. Would you like to wait for a while, Miss Olivia?”

“William?” Olivia thought.

was a very disciplined person who had a sense of punctuality. If he said he would have breakfast at eight o’clock, he would be at the dining hall at eight o’clock on the dot without being even

likable. Even though Olivia had only seen him twice and was unfamiliar with him,

smiled at him, saying,

hearing Olivia greet him, the smile on

down to have breakfast together, William brought up two matters. The first matter was about the shares that Liam announced the previous night. William said Olivia would have to meet

indicating that she

duty the previous night. William explained the details, including

you.” William’s voice was gentle and pleasing, like the warm and intoxicating spring breeze. However, the

I can only dismiss them,” William continued. “It’s not a good idea to handle such matters privately in today’s society. However, as long as you wish, I can make it difficult for them to stay in Evervale. Even if they go to other cities, they won’t be able to

them from getting a job in the

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was holding

rarely had such a simple and common breakfast on their dining table. It was

William pre–arranged everything regarding the search for Olivia, including her room in the Taylor family’s home and Lily, who was dedicated to serving Olivia.

not in the country, he was well aware of everything happening to the Taylor family. He knew all the details like the back of his hand. It was just

he returned

let no

getting a job, Olivia said nothing. She simply took a bite of her potato wedge and chewed slowly before swallowing. Then,

way. Instead, he brought up another matter. “In the second half of the year, David will go to Gorshire for

and stared at William

gentle smile, his tone casual. “He’s an adult. now,” he said. “He is no longer a kid. He should face the consequences since he dares to lay

William extended his hand,

paused in mid–air for a

distant from him, William felt somewhat disappointed. However, the sense of heartache

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you’re just as important as David. This is your home. Here, no one matters more than you. If you encounter anything that upsets you, say it

her head. A teardrop fell into the bowl with warm cereal. Upon seeing this, William sighed

time, Olivia did not

should ever make you feel wronged,” he said. Upon hearing these words, Olivia did not speak.

this is what it feels like

out that returning to the Taylor family’s home has its plus points after

had left. William recounted to Olivia what happened after she went missing

went mad. She had psychosis. She would rush up to any little girl around your age and call her ‘sweetie.‘ And then there was David, who was less than a year old then. He was still being breastfed. He

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