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.

said, “Alright. I’ll have breakfast with William.” William 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 a minute late. While William was coming downstairs, he frowned as if pondering something. However, upon seeing Olivia in the dining room, his facial expression instantly softened. His clear eyes curved into a gentle

though Olivia had only seen him twice and was unfamiliar with him, she could not help

smiled at

him, the smile on William’s face

about the shares that Liam announced the

nodded, indicating

matter was about Abigail’s dereliction of duty the previous night.

“Olivia, don’t worry. I won’t allow anyone to bully you.” William’s voice was gentle and pleasing, like the warm and intoxicating spring breeze. However, the words

as long as you wish, I can make it difficult for them to stay in Evervale. Even if

one remark, Olivia could ban them from getting a job

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was holding a potato

their dining table.

assigned by William to Olivia. 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. Due to an urgent matter abroad, William had no choice but to go overseas. Otherwise, he would have personally picked up Olivia and brought her back to the

was well aware of everything happening to the Taylor family. He knew all the details

matters when he returned this time around. Olivia was his

would let no

hearing William mention banning Grace from getting a job, Olivia said nothing. She simply took a bite of her potato wedge and chewed slowly before swallowing. Then, she said, “Isn’t she Emma’s assistant?” The

that he would deal with Grace that way. Instead, he

stared at William in

adult. now,” he said. “He is no longer a kid. He should face

William extended his hand, wanting to pat Olivia’s

instinctively pulled away. William’s left hand paused in mid–air for a moment. It tensed

that his sister was still distant from him, William

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as David. This is your home. Here, no one matters more than

with warm cereal. Upon seeing

did

sister’s soft head, his eyes became slightly teary. “Remember, no one should ever make you feel wronged,” he said. Upon hearing these words, Olivia did not speak. Instead, she smiled

this is what it feels like to have an

the Taylor family’s home has its plus points after all. Grandpa and William are here. They genuinely

recounted to Olivia what happened after she went missing at age

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 was nearly suffocated to death by

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