Chapter 236

In Mala.

Gillian held the phone without saying a word.

After a long while, she suddenly scoffed.

“It turns out that for the past 20 years, what I eat, what I wear, and what I use are all bestowed upon me by Olivia.

“In that case, I should really thank her.

“Perhaps I should kneel down to her to express my gratitude.”

When Gillian was in the dining room, she managed to keep her emotions. under control in front of Jarron.

But when she was alone in her bedroom, her temper rose inside her like lava.

In a fit of rage, she threw the pillows, bolster, and blanket to the floor and stomped on them violently.

Only then did her anger quelled a little.

“Good, very good. Olivia is so selfless.

“You like to win people’s hearts with these small favors. No wonder Blake, Yanis, and Roland in the Smith family all take her side.

“This is the reason.

“In their eyes, they must think that Jarron and I are ungrateful. Olivia has been so good to us and sacrificed so much.

“We don’t appreciate her kindness. Instead, we bear a grudge against her. “But Roland and the others should know if Oliva really cares, why didn’t she teach me the miraculous treatments of the Smith family?

“She is such a hypocrite.

“If I master the miraculous treatments and possess superb medical skills, I could save those people and get those expensive clothes and premium foods myself.

Who needs Olivia’s self–righteous charity?

Olivia gets the entire pie and only gives us the crumbs. Yet, we have to be grateful for it

What kind of logic is this? This is so unfairl

At that moment, Gillian was smoldering with anger. She hated Olivia to the bone.

Her expression was cold and terrifying.

Sitting on the bed, it took her a while to cool off and regain her composure.

She then made a call to Tracy at the Smith Cuisine Hall, asking about the progress of the medicinal dishes.

Before she came to Mala, she had given Tracy two recipes, both of which were for nourishing health. Even though the recipes were incomplete, it should not affect the medicinal effect.

The phone rang for a long moment and no one answered.

Gillian puckered her brows and her face darkened.

After a while, the phone was picked up.

“Tracy.” Gillian suppressed her anger. “How’s the making of the medicinal dishes going?”

Tracy remained silent. After a long while, she sneered and said, “You still have the nerve to call me?”

Gillian was baffled and slightly stunned.

“Tracy?” She did not understand why Tracy was so angry.

Gillian softened her voice. Her tone was as gentle as a fresh breeze. “What’s wrong? If I’ve done something that upsets you, you can just criticize me. Please don’t keep it to yourself and not tell me.”

Tracy switched the phone to her other hand. While she had become calmer, she still pulled a long face.

Previously, she had decided to help Gillian because Gillian had a pleasant personality and treated others with respect, especially the elders of the Smith family.

On the contrary, Olivia was always occupied with all kinds of things. Tracy hadn’t even met her before. In other words, Olivia was no different from a stranger to her.

But the real reason she supported Gillian was to exchange for the Smith family’s medicinal recipes, not because Gillian had a gentle nature.

You still have the cheek to ask me?” Tracy was inflamed. The recipes Qugave me are garbage. It’s not the Smith family’s secret recipes hey felt embarrassed at the mention of it.

As soon as she had received the recipes from Gillian, she immediately had her two apprentices, Cynthia and Charlie, work on creating medicinal dishes.

Unfortunately, after pondering for a week, they still had no clue.

Cynthia lost her temper and said, “Maybe there’s a problem with the recipes.”

Even though Charlie did not say it out loud, he implied the same sentiment.

In order to reassure her two apprentices, Tracy showed the recipes to an expert. To her surprise, the doctor said that those were not precious medicinal recipes as there were many similar ones out there. Most importantly, the recipes were incomplete…

Therefore, it was impossible to make something that had medicinal effects.

Tracy’s face turned extremely red. She felt too embarrassed to face her apprentices.

Putting on a front, she asked, “If the recipes are complete, can they make. medicinal dishes?”

The old doctor adjusted his glasses and looked up at her. “Tracy, you’re an experienced chef. How can you ask such a question?

“If a recipe can be adapted so easily to make a medicinal dish, patients. won’t need medicine. They can just take medicinal cuisine.”

The doctor lowered his head and fiddled with the recipes. “Not all recipes. can be changed to make medicinal dishes.

“In a general sense, medicinal cuisine is basically made by cooking nutritious ingredients with herbs. It can nourish and protect the body and boost health, but it is not meant for treating illnesses. Many people are fooled by the fancy names of the dishes, but dietary alone cannot replace medicine.”

The old doctor provided an example. “Such as your family’s medicinal dishes healing chicken soup and wholesome lentil soup, are essentially just gimmicks. They have very little medicinal effect.

“However, your seared salmon with herbed couscous is totally different. The old doctor smacked his lips as if he was savoring the aftertaste.

ou’ve all made these dishes before, so you should know the difference

them Most medicinal dishes use meat or vegetables as main

ingredients and herbs as seasoning.

“However, seared salmon with herbed couscous is not the same. Its ingredients include fish, vegetables, carbs, berries, and your family’s special herbs. It is a well–balanced dish that offers a wide variety of nutrients and medicinal properties that are good for health.

“It’s because this dish is so amazing that your family becomes famous.” Seared salmon with herbed couscous was really different from the other dishes. The other medicinal dishes might have some effects on health, but very minimal. Whereas seared salmon with herbed couscous produced noticeable results.

And it could greatly boost the body’s immune system.

Moreover, it was not only effective but also incredibly delicious, so much so that it could be considered a gourmet dish.

Tracy did not know how she had left the old doctor’s place. All she remembered was that she felt terribly embarrassed.

However, she was unwilling to accept that and had called two other well–known experts to ask them about the recipes and medicinal cuisine.

The results were the same.

It was almost impossible to change the recipes to make medicinal dishes. that had the same effect as traditional medicine.

Tracy was in complete despair.

Hence, she had given up on finding the other medicinal recipes and decided to continue making seared salmon with herbed couscous. Although the recipe for the dish had been made public by Olivia, it was rarely cooked at home due to its precious ingredients and complex cooking steps. It demanded precise timing and a high level of skill in cooking, so very few people would attempt to make it at home. Most people would prefer to eat it at the Smith Cuisine Hall.

Tracy felt that as long as she continued to perfect seared salmon with herbed couscous, it would remain the signature dish of the restaurant She was no longer asking for anything else, nor was she willing to create unnecessary problems.

She did not want to believe the nonsense Gillian said.

Therefore, she had not been in contact with Gillian all this while

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bedsheets with her left hand and said anxiously, “Perhaps the doctor’s medical skills are not good enough?”

“He’s an expert in the city hospital.”

Tracy did not want to be too harsh since Gillian knew the Smith family’s miraculous treatments. Tracy would probably need it one day. “It’s impossible to change the recipes to make medicinal dishes. It’s my fault. I took it for granted and was blinded by the profits of seared salmon with herbed couscous.

“But don’t worry. Even though Olivia has revealed the recipe of the dish to the public, you were the one who gave it to me first. I’ll still share the profits with you, but it won’t be as much as before.”

Gillian gripped the phone tightly and moved her lips, wanting to say no.

But she couldn’t open her mouth.

During her time in Mala, she had been busy learning the Smith family’s miraculous treatments and had no income at all.

Apart from paying her living expenses in Mala, she had to purchase gowns to attend social events, All of this cost a lot of money.

If she did not have any income, she would soon not be able to make ends

meet.

“Five percent,” Tracy suggested.

The amount was significantly less than before. It was one–sixth of the previous thirty percent.

Gillian suddenly clenched her fists. After a long time, the icy expression. on her face finally softened.

She feigned reluctance and said, “Actually, I shouldn’t have asked for 5%. After all, this is the Smith family’s recipe. And now, I…”

Before Gillian could finish her words, Tracy immediately agreed. “Okay, I won’t give any to you then.”

Gillian’s mouth fell open but she was too shocked to say anything.

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Olivia had yet to decide whether to attend the International Medical Association conference or not.

But there was still plenty of time to think about that, as it was half a month away.

Before that, she had to make a trip back to the Hushe Republic. The research institute had been urging her for a while.

She had sent them some materials, but they still had many questions. related to the operational aspect.

After boarding the plane, Olivia sat in her seat and started reading a book.

Daniel sat beside her.

There were only four people in the first–class cabin. Unexpectedly, one of the passengers knew Daniel.

Someone turned around and greeted him.

“Mr. Sullivan?” came a soft voice.

Olivia looked up and saw a woman as exquisite as a doll.

Daniel directed his gaze from the book to the woman. When he saw her, he was slightly stunned and struggled to remember who she was.

The woman chuckled. “Mr. Sullivan, you’re a busy man. I don’t think you remember me. Let me introduce myself.”

The woman paused for a second and spoke again. Her voice was light and not as warm as before.

“I’m Freya Jensen. I was an ambassador of your jewelry brand.”

Daniel then remembered.

Freya was an actress who enjoyed immense popularity recently. She had great looks, high EQ, impressive educational and family background, and outstanding acting skills. It was said that her family was very rich.

Her fans often remarked that if Freya wasn’t so devoted to acting, she would have to go back home to inherit the family business.

Her image aligned with Daniel’s jewelry brand, so she was invited to be the ambassador.

Daniel had only met her once at a party with the business partners, so he

did not have a deep impression of her.

Freya was a woman with a great sense of humor. Although they didn’t know each other well, she was good at making conversation.

Unfortunately, Daniel did not pay much attention to her and maintained only superficial responses.

On the other hand, Olivia was very curious about the actress.

She stuck her head out and greeted her. “Hi, nice to meet you.”

Freya knew that someone was sitting beside Daniel, but she was seated a bit too far away to see the person clearly.

Surprisingly, Olivia leaned out to talk to her.

Freya was stunned for a moment. Her gaze fixated on Olivia for quite some time.

After a while, she said with a smile, “I’m sorry, you’re too beautiful. I was blown away.”

Olivia responded with a smile.

That smile took Frey’s breath away.

She turned around and took a moment to collect herself on her seat.

She had seen all kinds of gorgeous women in the entertainment industry, but she was mesmerized by Olivia’s beauty, which showed how exceptionally beautiful Olivia was.

After regaining her composure, Freya turned around again and looked at Olivia.

The two of them chatted about the movies Frey had starred in. One of which was particularly famous and carried a profound meaning. It had won many awards.

The movie told a story about the dilemma of saving or not saving a

person.

Olivia recognized Freya because she had watched the movie.

The two of them didn’t know each other well and had nothing much to talk about. In addition, it was the only movie of Freya that Olivia had seen, so their conversation revolved around it.

Freya was not very interested and only gave Olivia perfunctory

responses

Throughout the conversation, her eyes kept wandering between the black

hairpin on Olivia’s head and the black smartwatch on her wrist.

Then, she curled her lips in contempt.

“I see. She is just a sugar baby.”

Olivia saw through Freya’s thoughts.

Her enthusiasm waned in an instant. She realized that the resolute and courageous character in the movie was just a role Freya played. not a representation of her as a person.

So, Olivia ended the chat and resumed reading.

Freya had been trying to engage Daniel in a conversation.

For some reason, she felt that Daniel was much friendlier toward her than before and he seemed to be very interested in her acting career. It gladdened her heart.

There were rumors that Daniel avoided having romantic relationships. with women and did not even have a girlfriend. People said that he lived a clean and scandal–free life.

Freya used to believe it. But now she saw it as nothing more than an illusion.

It wasn’t that Daniel didn’t want a woman, but he had high standards.

Freya took out a mirror and looked at herself. She felt that she was not much inferior to Olivia. Although she didn’t have features as delicate as Olivia, she was also very attractive.

Most importantly, she came from a good family, though not as wealthy and prominent as the Sullivan family, her family was quite famous in the local cities.

“What’s so good about that sugar baby? She was just a plaything.

“I’m much better than her,” Freya thought.

Lunch was served on the plane.

The plain ready–prepared food made one lose their appetite at first glance.

Freya noticed that Daniel had barely touched his food. So she said gently, I ordered some food in advance and it came with a generous portion. If you don’t mind, you can try this.”

Daniel tilted his head slightly and wanted to say no. But when his gaze

to Freya’s lunch for a second, he immediately changed his ming

“Thank you very much.”

“You’re welcome, Mr. Sullivan.” Freya’s beautiful eyes flickered.

She raised her hand to stop the flight attendant. Then, she stood up and personally brought the food over.

Daniel didn’t think there was anything wrong with Freya’s behavior. Ever since he was young, he had gotten used to being flattered and served by others.

Nonetheless, as a man with a good upbringing, he nodded at Freya to express his gratitude.

Freya chuckled. Her gaze was gentle, warm, and intent, looking as if they were glued to Daniel’s face.

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, her gaze landed on Olivia. There was a faint provocation in her eyes.

Olivia was eating a salad that wasn’t quite to her taste. Sensing an intense gaze above her head, she subconsciously raised her head and saw Freya’s provocative look.

“Why is she looking at me in that way?” Olivia was puzzled.

Freya sneered with an arrogant expression.

“She is indeed a poor girl from a humble family. All she does is eat. She doesn’t care if her sugar daddy enjoys the food.

“Daniel will probably get tired of her soon.”

Just as Freya was thinking about it, Daniel placed the food she brought over in front of Olivia.

He said in a gentle voice, “I noticed that you didn’t eat much just now. So I thought you probably don’t like the in–flight meal. Try this and see if it suits your taste.”

Olivia picked up a piece of beef with a fork and tasted it. Her face lit up. “It’s delicious.”

Have some more then. Daniel even took a napkin and wiped the corners of her mouth.

When he turned around and saw Freya, he asked in surprise, “Why are you still here?”

Freya was dumbfounded.

A low and melodious laugh like the sound of cello was bear

Olivia looked over and realized that the laughter came from the seat in

front.

Freya freaked out and flew into a rage out of humiliation. “What are you laughing at?”

“Can’t I laugh?” The curtain in front was slowly drawn back, revealing a fair and exceptionally beautiful face.

Ernesto leaned against the armrest with one arm resting on the back of the seat. It was an unruly action.

However, when he did it, he exuded an enchanting charm that

mesmerized everyone.

Freya couldn’t take her eyes off him and was unable to think of anything to reproach him.

“What are you looking at?” The man who was laughing heartily just now suddenly took on a stern expression. His eyes were filled with hostility. “If you look again, I’ll gouge your eyeballs out!” His tone was calm, but his words carried extreme cruelty.

There seemed to be a vortex of danger in Ernesto’s eyes as he stared at. Freya motionlessly.

In just a moment, Freya looked as if she was in a trance. Then, she suddenly raised her hand to dig her eyes.

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Freya’s sudden reaction startled the flight attendant next to her. The flight attendant quickly went forward to stop her.

However, Freya only gently touched her eyelids with her fingertips and did not intend to dig her eyeballs out.

She blinked and smiled at the flight attendant. “I scared you, didn’t I? I was just teasing you.”

The flight attendant had no words for her.

Freya swayed her arms and walked back to her seat. Sitting on the chair, she muttered something to herself.

Olivia lowered her head to eat, seemingly uninterested in everything around her.

After taking a few bites, she felt an intense gaze above her head.

She looked up and happened to meet Ernesto’s eyes.

Ernesto propped up his chin in his palm. His blue eyes curved as he smiled at Oliva. “You’re so good–looking. You and I are a great match.” He pointed at himself, looking very interested in Olivia.

Olivia ignored him and quickly retracted her gaze. Then, she lowered her head and continued eating.

After finishing the meal, she took a napkin and slowly wiped her mouth.. Only then did she raise her head and size up the man seriously.

“So?” The man smiled. “Are you interested in me?”

Olivia nodded.

Ernesto wore a smug face and was about to speak.

Just then, Olivia asked in a cold yet slightly confident voice, “You are… Ernesto?”

The man was shocked and became even more interested in Olivia. “You know me?”

“Yes,” Olivia replied. “Mr. Smithson talked to me about the Wilcox family before. He said that Gillian had contacted the Wilcox family in

Fesmuowana and told me to be careful.

Ernesto raised his eyebrows:

Olivia went on in a low voice, “I’ve investigated you. The Wilcox family has a great influence in Fesmuowana. Your father is the head of the family, and your brother is his successor. However, the most intimidating person in the Wilcox family is you.

“Ernesto Wilcox, the world’s top hypnotist.”

“Snore.” Ernesto suddenly became uninterested. He thought that he had met an interesting beauty, but it turned out that she was a coward who immediately went to gather information about him after getting wind of something.

Olivia asked, “Are you back in the country to see Gillian?”

Ernesto raised his eyebrows and said, “You’ve investigated quite

thoroughly. Why are you so afraid of me? Are you afraid that I will make a move against you?”

“What else can it be?” Olivia nodded. Her gaze briefly swept over Ernesto and she suddenly smiled. “Mr. Wilcox, do you think I’ll just stand idly and wait for others to plot against me?”

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to perpetual victory.

True wisdom is not about waiting for someone to launch an attack and repulse it brilliantly. Instead, it is about ensuring that you’ll never be in dangerous situations at the start. A wise man foresees and mitigates risks.. Olivia would never overestimate herself and always be fully prepared for everything.

That approach extended to how she treated the Taylor family. She had set up Skynet long ago to monitor the information about herself on the Internet. If there was any slanderous or defamatory content about her, she would review it immediately and delete it.

Using Skynet to monitor the Taylor family would be an abuse of power. Olivia would never do it, even if she had the authority.

However, monitoring herself was permissible.

After being deeply disappointed with the Taylor family, Olivia treated them like strangers and would never be soft–hearted again.

She had been hurt several times before by Amelia and Gillian because she cared about them.

But she didn’t care anymore, and no one could hurt her.

It’s for the prescription for insomnia, right? I can tell you clearly that I formulated the prescription. It has nothing to do with Gillian Olivia

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revealed Ernesto’s purpose for visiting Gillian directly.

Ernesto was stunned.

It was a little unexpected.

“She is so straightforward. I was expecting some dramas.”

Ernesto suffered from severe insomnia. When he couldn’t sleep in the night, he liked to watch dramas.

Based on his extensive experiences in watching dramas, a

misunderstanding would normally take dozens of episodes to resolve. The plot should be him thinking that Gillian made up the prescription for insomnia until the very end when he found out that it was a misunderstanding.

But the truth was unveiled so quickly that it bummed Ernesto out.

He felt rather upset.

He voiced his thoughts, “It is so boring to know the truth so soon. I’m expecting it to be as exciting as a TV series.”

“A TV series?”

Olivia tilted her head slightly and thought to herself, “This Ernesto is indeed as peculiar as described in the investigation file. He’s

temperamental and has wacky ideas. I can’t foresee his actions and predict them with common sense.”

Seeing that Olivia did not speak, Ernesto raised an eyebrow and a hint of wickedness flashed across his eyes.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Ernesto’s eyes flickered. “Why isn’t it like in movies and dramas where the truth is only revealed at the end. with many twists and turns?”

Olivia thought for a moment and said, “Probably because you’re not the main character.”

Ernesto was rendered speechless.

Olivia mercilessly ridiculed him, “You’re just a passer–by in the show. Just pass by quietly and leave. What makes you think you deserve to be treated as a male lead?”

Ernesto was stumped for words.

Why does it feel like I got stabbed in the heart?

Im not the male lead? I’m just a passer–by?

His heart sank.

Afterward, Olivia leaned back in her chair.

The flight attendant came over to serve her coffee. Olivia raised her hand and refused. Then, she pointed at Freya’s position and said calmly, “Pay more attention to her.”

The flight attendant turned back to glance at Freya, not understanding what Olivia meant.

Olivia explained. “Freya is probably hypnotized. Remember to call the police when you get off the plane.”

“How can this be?”

The flight attendant’s eyes widened in shock. She quickly turned back and presumably went to report to her supervisor.

In the front. Ernesto heard the conversation and slowly stuck his head out, between his between the back of the chair and the armrest.

From afar, one could only see a head pop up and down there.

Ernesto looked at Olivia with his big eyes and asked curiously, “How did you know she is hypnotized?”

Olivia replied, “I guess.”

Ernesto sneered. “Well, you’re lucky to have guessed it right.”

As he spoke, he raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.

After a loud slap, Freya seemed to have woken up from a nightmare and suddenly looked up. For a moment, she did not know where she was.

Ernesto was not pleased. He pouted slightly and said, “She was trying to seduce your man just now. Why did you help her?”

Olivia raised her head and said seriously, “We were rivals a while ago. But now, she and I are both the people of the Hushe Republic, and you are a foreigner. It’s my responsibility to protect my own kind.”

Ernesto became even more unhappy and muttered, “I’m not a foreigner. I’m from Fesmuowana.

His annoyance lasted only for a while, and soon Ernesto cheered up again.

He looked at Olivia and said proudly, “I have got her out of hypnosis. Let’s see how you are going to handle this when the flight attendant Comes back latere

Olivia ignored him and simply lowered her head to read.

Unfortunately, Ernesto could not stay quiet. He chattered, “Hey, say something. You haven’t replied to me.”

Olivia held her forehead and waved the fountain pen in her right hand, indicating for him to look.

Ernesto blinked in puzzlement.

Olivia sighed. “This is a voice recorder.”

Ernesto’s lips parted in silent surprise.

“How could someone be so well prepared and think ahead of others in everything?”

Ernesto’s intelligence was something he was most proud of. But someone outsmarted him. He lowered his head and looked depressed.

“Hmph, one day, I’ll hypnotize you into a dog and see how smart you can be.”

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Once Olivia returned to the Hushe Republic, she visited her grandfather at the hospital and then went straight to the research institute to study the life–saving prescription.

Meanwhile, Gillian was experiencing a string of setbacks in Mala.

First, she attended a ball with Yvonne, but no one bothered to talk to her.

Yvonne made a great effort to introduce Gillian as a renowned acupuncturist from the Hushe Republic, but nobody showed interest.

Finally, a doctor was curious about acupuncture and approached her for a discussion. In the end, he realized that she had less knowledge than a foreigner like him. So, he immediately lost interest.

Yvonne stared at Gillian. “I thought you’re very good at medicine?”

Gillian got nervous and quickly explained, “I’m a pediatrician. I’ve just learned the techniques of the Smith family’s miraculous treatments not long ago. I need time to master it.”

“How long will it take?” Yvonne was impatient, fearing that Gillian’s skills might not be improved in time for the upcoming medical association conference.

“The Smith family’s miraculous treatments are divided into three parts. I’ve learned the first part, and I’m about to start the second part which covers acupuncture techniques. It’s quite simple.“‘ Gillian swallowed and stated, “In about half a month, I’ll be able to master it.”

“Really?” Yvonne was not convinced.

Gillian nodded heavily. “Yes, I can do it.”

“Very well.” Yvonne nodded. “In a few days, I’ll get Jack to introduce you to the vice president of the International Medical Association. He’s very interested in acupuncture. You two can have a chat.”

After saying that, Yvonne was worried. “Don’t repeat what happened today. You need to improve your medical skills greatly.”

“Don’t worry. I will,” Gillian promised confidently.

After returning home from the ball, Gillian immediately started learning the Smith family’s miraculous

treatments.

It was her only hope and she had to master it as soon as possible.

Gillian had created a learning plan for herself.

She aimed to learn two acupuncture techniques every day which would allow her to cure at least five diseases.

However, when she opened the first page of the second part, she was at a loss.

“If the patient’s body is weak, the needle could only be inserted half. Run through the 40 acupuncture points by following the large intestine meridian. Depending on the severity of the patient’s symptoms, work on LI2, LI3, and so on. Adjust the duration according to the patient’s condition…”

All the acupuncture techniques were unclear and had no fixed rules.

The doctor could choose the acupuncture points according to the severity of the patient’s symptoms, or decide how long the needle was inserted based on the patient’s physical condition.

Gillian was completely dumbfounded.

The techniques were so complicated that even a genius wouldn’t be able to grasp them.

If she could assess a patient’s condition effectively, she would have become a famous physician long ago and wouldn’t need to learn the miraculous treatments.

Gillian scratched her head in frustration, overwhelmed by a feeling of helplessness.

“How could this be?”

Unwilling to give up, Gillian picked up the book and was no longer as careful as before, treating it as

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something sacred.

Instead, she quickly flipped through the pages, wanting to see what lay ahead.

The more she read, the more bewildered and anxious she became. It all looked gibberish to her.

The first page was actually the simplest.

The further she went, the more complex the content was. It was gobbledygook she could make heads or tails of it.

The third part was even worse. There were no acupuncture points and filled with mysterious and incomprehensible terms.

Gillian finally could not take it anymore. She raised her arm with all her might and threw the book to the ground.

Then, she stomped on it violently.

The book, which she had once dreamt of possessing, was now cast aside as if it were worthless.

“Why did this happen? Why?”

Gillian buried her head in her hands and cried bitterly.

On the other side, Yvonne was speaking highly of Gillian to Jack.

Jack seemed to be put on the spot. “Yvonne. The vice president is a big shot. I can hardly reach him. I’ve only met him a few times and I’m not on familiar terms with him. How am I going to introduce Ms. Dale to him?”

“Please help me. I know you must have a way.” Yvonne tugged at his sleeve. “Gillian has many prescriptions. She’s very important to me. I want to use her to enter the medical industry. Please.” “Alright.” Jack agreed reluctantly. “Tomorrow, I’m going to a family dinner. The vice president might be here. I’ll just mention her to him.”

Jack emphasized, “But I won’t recommend her strongly. I’ll just casually mention her. As for the can’t guarantee if the vice president wants to meet her.”

“That’s enough.” Yvonne nodded.

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The next day, Jack met Carlos Garcia and casually mentioned Gillian. He said that he knew a doctor from the Hushe Republic who was extremely skilled in acupuncture.

Carlos smiled and did not continue the conversation.

Ever since news of his interest in acupuncture spread, many people had introduced him to all kinds of so–called experts in acupuncture.

In the beginning, he had met them all one by one in person, only to discover that they were all quack doctors without real skills.

As time passed, his interest waned.

In fact, he was not interested in acupuncture at all. He only wanted to learn more about it because the president, Professor Ross, liked it.

When Carlos turned around and was about to leave, he suddenly heard Jack say Isaac’s name.

He was stunned for a moment and immediately asked, “Could you repeat what you’ve just said.” Jack was shocked when he saw the deputy president’s excited expression. And he took a moment to respond, “Ms. Gillian is Issac’s granddaughter. I heard that her medical skills are extraordinary.”

Carlos didn’t know many people from the Hushe Republic people and who Gillian was. He only knew that Professor Ross was very interested in a girl from the Hushe Republic.

That girl was Isaac’s granddaughter.

Unable to contain his excitement, Carlos grabbed Jack’s hand and said, “Hurry, take me to her now.”

When Yvonne called, Gillian was sitting at the head of the bed in a daze.

She had completely given up.

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When she saw Yvonne’s number, she subconsciously shivered.

She didn’t know how to face Yvonne.

“What should I do? What should I do? I couldn’t master the techniques of the miraculous treatments at

all.

“I’ve told a boastful lie. How am I supposed to cover it up?”

After shivering for a while, Gillian suddenly calmed down.

She comforted herself, “It’s alright, it’s alright. Without the miraculous treatments, I still have the prescriptions. These magical prescriptions are my last trump card.”

Gillian crawled over and picked up the phone.

Hearing Yvonne excitedly talk about the vice president wanting to see her, Gillian did not show a hint of joy. Instead, she looked a little terrified.

She dug her nails into her palms and forced herself to remain calm.

“I can’t go,” she said flatly.

Yvonne was puzzled. “Why?”

Gillian said in a low voice, “I’ll give you two prescriptions. Give them to the vice president and tell him that I have something on, so I can’t make it.”

“Oh.” Yvonne assumed that Gillian was trying to put on airs to raise her status.

“Sure,” Yvonne agreed. “I’ll have my driver go over to collect the prescriptions later.”

After handing over the prescriptions Gillian took out a secret manual.

It was a martial arts manual that she had practiced when she was young. It was divided into two parts. Isaac had only taught her the first part, and only Olivia had learned the second part by herself.

Previously, Gillian did not have time to take a look at it..

Since she didn’t need to learn the miraculous treatments anymore, she had time to read the manual.

When Gillian was young, she had always been envious of Olivia.

She envied Olivia for being able to learn the secret manual which had been passed down in the Smith family for more than a thousand years.

Not only could it strengthen the body, but it could also eliminate impurities in the body and improve skin health.

Olivia had smooth, delicate, and flawless skin. Ever since she was young, she had never had a single pimple.

It was all thanks to the martial arts manual.

With trembling hands, Gillian flipped to the first page of the second part.

There were no pictures, only cryptic text.

Gillian’s face became white. She could not believe it and continued to flip through the pages.

However, with every page she turned, her face grew paler.

The book was like the martial arts manual in television dramas

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all incomprehensible gibberish.

In it, there were references to transferring energy through great circulation, channeling Qi into the spine, breathing spiritually…

“Who the fuck could understand this?”

Gillian had a meltdown.

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These days, Gillian was too afraid to go out. She had been locking herself in her room and spending her days and nights in a daze.

Occasionally, when the phone rang, it would startle her.

Jarron asked her what was wrong, but she did not say anything. She just looked at the sky with a blank expression.

After a while, the phone rang again.

Gillian glanced at the caller ID. It was Yvonne.

Due to her inner turmoil, she was hesitant to answer the call.

After the phone rang for a long time, she carefully reached out and picked it up. “Hello…”

She had only said one word when Yvonne streamed angrily at her from the other end. “Gillian, you’re fucking messing with me! You gave me some incomplete prescriptions and made a fool out of me in front of the vice president. You even implicated Jack.”

Yvonne was so angry that her body kept trembling.

“Well, Gillian Dale, you’re quite something.

“You handed me a bunch of incomplete prescriptions, and this garbage was posted on the Internet more than ten years ago.

“It could be found with a simple search online.

“Online?” Gillian was perplexed.

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“Cut your pretense!” Yvonne’s jaw tightened. “Don’t tell me you haven’t seen Olivia’s blog. Even if you haven’t, many people have reposted it online. The prescriptions you gave me were published by her on the Internet over ten years ago.”

“Impossible!” Gillian exclaimed and hurriedly hung up the phone to search for Olivia’s blog.

As expected, it had been posted more than a decade ago.

Gillian was dumbfounded.

She called Olivia’s number in a hurry, but no one answered the phone.

Gillian refused to give up. From morning until evening, she had been persistently calling Olivia hundreds of times.

Finally, the call was picked up.

Olivia had just come out of the laboratory when she saw that there were numerous missed calls on her phone from Gillian.

She knitted her brows and picked it up.

“Olivia, did you… did you publish the prescriptions?” Gillian looked as if she had gone insane. “Those are the Smith family’s secret prescriptions. How could you publish them just like that? Does Grandpa know?”

“Not this again.”

Olivia sighed and said. “Who told you the Smith family has secret prescriptions?

“What’s wrong with you guys? You all think the same. When has Grandpa ever said that the Smith family had a secret prescription?”

After a busy day with no time for lunch, Olivia was too tired to keep her emotions in check. “Can you think about what a normal person will think? What era are you from? Do you think we’re living in ancient times, passing down knowledge from father to son, teacher to disciples?

“We’re living in the 21st century, Gillian. Please use your brain. If the Smith family has a secret

prescription, why didn’t they apply for a patent and make it available to the public? Why keep it? For a rainy day?”

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Olivia was furious and frustrated when talking about that.

In the past, Gillian had asked her multiple times about the secret prescriptions. She had explained over and over again that the Smith family did not have any secret prescriptions.

However, Gillian just wouldn’t believe it.

“Why do you think the Smith family has a secret prescription?” Olivia sat on the chair with a cold expression. “What exactly is going on in your brain? You keep fantasizing about all sorts of weird things, -like secret prescriptions and the strategy book that can develop wisdom?”

Gillian mumbled, “Grandpa told me that.”

She remembered that in the past, her illness would be cured very quickly after eating something. Her grandfather told her that it was the Smith family’s secret prescription and asked her to keep it confidential

There was also the strategy book. Her grandfather had said that Olivia studied the book, which was why she was so smart.

After hearing Gillian’s words, Olivia fell silent for a long time.

Then, she finally spoke, “Grandpa also said that if you don’t sleep, the baboons will eat you. He also said that Cinderella has glass slippers and that Tooth Fairy will visit you while you’re sleeping if you place your baby tooth under the pillow. Why don’t you believe in all of these?”

Those words were meant to coax children. Gillian was almost 30 years old, so how could she not differentiate between reality and fantasy?

The truth was she was paranoid and blinded by jealousy, only choosing to believe what benefited her. Gillian pinched the tassel charm on the phone and asked “Then what about seared salmon with herbed couscous? If there’s no secret recipe, where did this dish come from?”

“Ah.” Olivia leaned back in her chair and curled her lips into a self–mocking smile. “You’d rather believe that there’s a fictitious formula than accept that I specially made that dish for you?”

There were some things that Olivia did not want to emphasize because she didn’t want Gillian to think that she was seeking gratitude.

Hence, instead of saying more about the dish, Olivia only asked calmly, “If there was a secret recipe, wouldn’t Grandpa give it to you?”

Without any more words, Olivia simply said, “Take care of yourself,” and decisively hung up the phone.

In this world, no amount of family affection can withstand this kind of testing.

After hanging up the phone, Olivia went to the cafeteria to grab some food and forgot about Gillian.

Over in Mala.

Gillian held the phone in a daze and slumped on the bed dejectedly.

It turned out that everything was fake and all her effort was in vain.

“There’s no secret recipe? And I can’t understand and learn the complicated miraculous treatments. Even the secret manual is hard to comprehend.

“Then, why did I come to Mala?

“What do I have to do to prove myself?”

For the first time, Gillian felt regret. If she hadn’t been so stubborn and paranoid, she would still be in the Smith family.

Putting aside the Smith family’s assets, just being a pediatrician was good enough.

Many people in Layfield held her in high regard and specially requested her to treat their children.

However, she did not dare to regret it.

She had done too much to turn back.

Gillian lowered her head and covered her face as she sobbed.

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She didn’t know how long she had been crying.

Suddenly, the ringtone startled her.

She looked over and saw that it was an unknown number.

Pressing the answer button, she cleared her throat and asked in fluent Gorshish, “Who is it?”

There was a moment of hesitation on the other side, and then the person said in pure Husheni, “Ms. Gillian, I’m Saul Thornton, Mr. Wilcox’s assistant. Mr. Wilcox would like to meet you.”

“Mr. Wilcox?” Gillian furrowed her brows. It took her a while to remember who it was. “You’re from the Wilcox family? Where are you? How do I get there?”

“Don’t worry, Ms. Gillian. I’ll send someone to pick you up.”

After hanging up, Gillian sat by the bed and frowned.

“Why does someone from the Wilcox family suddenly want to meet me?

“I thought they didn’t believe me?” Gillian had always thought that they had lost contact with her. Unexpectedly, they called her all of a sudden.

But it was useless. She no longer had the prescription and couldn’t master the miraculous treatments. Gillian was making wild guesses about the Wilcox family’s intention of meeting her.

After meeting the man, she realized that he wanted the Smith family’s miraculous acupuncture techniques.

“What do you want this for?” Gillian examined Ernesto.

Although the man was from the Smith family’s lineal branch a few hundred years ago, he had been overseas for too long and didn’t preserve his Hushenian heritage well, so he did not look like a Hushenian

at all.

Ernesto leaned against the sofa, his fingertips moving up and down as he looked at Gillian intently. Gillian’s heart lurched when she saw his eyes which seemed like a black vortex. She quickly closed her eyes. “Don’t look at me. I know you’re a hypnotist.”

“You know that too?” Ernesto was truly surprised.

The Smith family had put him in an unfavorable situation twice in a row.

Last time, it was Olivia. And this time, it was Gillian.

Though Gillian was reluctant, she replied, “I have a younger sister who once told me not to work with people I don’t know. So, I checked information about the Wilcox family in advance.” Then, she paused, “It’s not very a detailed investigation, but you are quite famous.

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Gillian did not want to give the acupuncture manual to Ernesto.

She hated Olivia, not the Smith family. Even though she complained that her grandfather was biased, he did treat her well.

She couldn’t bring herself to turn her back on the Smith family.

Ernesto raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in a stern voice, “You’re not willing to?”

Gillian was not stupid. “Why would I give you the acupuncture manual for no reason?”

“What if I help you deal with Olivia?” Ernesto crossed his long legs and tapped his fingers on the armrest.

“No, thanks. I appreciate it.” Gillian refused. “I think you’ve misunderstood. I don’t want to deal with Olivia. I just want to surpass her.”

All along, Gillian had been unwilling to accept that she was inferior to Olivia. “That’s easy.” Ernesto flicked his finger. “I can help you take back the Smith family.”

Gillian’s heart skipped a beat. She was a little tempted.

But she mastered her emotions and said softly, “I’m not interested.”

Ernesto laughed. “You should know I’m the top hypnotist in the world, right?”

Gillian looked at him with a puzzled expression, not understanding why he mentioned this.

Ernesto licked his gums with the tip of his tongue, and traces of blood appeared in his eyes.

He suddenly leaned forward and looked at Gillian seriously. “I’ll hypnotize Olivia and let her go through the hardships you’ve suffered before. How about that?”

Gillian’s heart raced.

It was undeniable that she was tempted.

Ernesto laughed more happily, then he said slowly, “You can decide who you want me to hypnotize her into and let her suffer the pain of parental bias.”

Ernesto’s words moved Gillian completely.

“Deal!” Gillian looked up and stared at Ernesto with a burning gaze. “If it succeeds, I’ll give the acupuncture manual to you.”

Ernesto turned the phone in his hand and smiled like an evil demon.

No one could outdo him when it came to manipulating people’s emotions.

Hypnotizing a person to such an extent was not as easy as hypnotizing the actress.

Freya only needed a subtle hint. So Ernesto could easily hypnotize her as long as she looked into his eyes. But for someone like Olivia, as Gillian said, hypnotizing her into becoming another person required deep hypnosis and Olivia’s cooperation.

Even if she didn’t cooperate, it could only be carried out when she was unconscious or in an extremely relaxed state.

In other words, they need to abduct Olivia and knock her out.

This task wasn’t easy. But Ernesto was confident and wasted no time to head to the Hushe Republic to capture Olivia.

He brought a lot of people and lingered around the Smith family’s hospital. Once Olivia appeared, they would immediately take her away.

Ernesto gave his assistant Saul three days for the mission.

However, even three days seemed too long for Ernesto.

If he wasn’t in an unfamiliar place, half a day would have been more than enough.

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It was just abducting a woman.

Ernesto waited confidently in the hotel for three days. Unexpectedly, the person who came knocking on the door was the police.

“What are you doing?” Stefan Thornton, the bodyguard, quickly intervened and stood in front of Ernesto, saying loudly, “We are foreigners.

“We’re not Hushenian. You have no jurisdiction over us.”

The police officer in the lead sneered. “We don’t care whether you’re foreigners or aliens.”

With that, he waved his hand and ordered, “Take them away!”

And so, Ernesto was taken into custody.

The lawyer rushed over and explained the situation, only then was Ernesto released on bail.

Saul was set free with him as well.

After asking the assistant, Ernesto learned that when they were staking out near the hospital, they

immediately drew people’s attention because of their appearance.

It was as if putting a couple of red beans in a bowl of green beans.

Their actions were as obvious as a fly on a bald man’s head.

On the very first day, concerned locals had reported them, saying that there was a group of suspicious foreigners lurking around the hospital.

It was something big.

So, it alarmed the police and they immediately dispatched officers to arrest them for interrogation.

In the beginning, Saul was tight–lipped and refused to say anything, assuming an unyielding look on his face.

The police suspected that something serious was going on.

Hence, they paid closer attention to it and brought in several experts in psychology and criminal investigation.

Soon, Saul could not hold on anymore and disclosed Ernesto’s plan. However, he did not mention that they were there to abduct someone. He only said that they wanted to see Olivia.

After listening to Saul’s explanation, Ernesto pointed at him and rebuked furiously, “Idiots, you’re so stupid! Can’t you hire the locals to do that?”

Saul felt wronged. “There’s not enough time.”

Ernesto was worldless with rage and decided to leave immediately.

It wasn’t that he wanted to, but he had no choice. The Hushe Republic police were onto him.

Ernesto did not return to Fesmuowana but went to Mala instead.

When he arrived at his manor in Mala, Gillian, who had moved there, came out to welcome him and asked anxiously, “Where is she? Have you got her?”

Ernesto shook his head and glanced at Gillian. “The police of the Hushe Republic are too nosy.”

“So, you didn’t manage to catch her.”

Gillian looked concerned. “Then what should we do?”

“There’s no hurry.” Ernesto waved his hand, “Even though we failed to capture her, I’ve received an important piece of information.”

“What information?” Gillian was curious.

Ernesto smiled. “After a few days, Olivia will come to Mala to attend the International Medical Association conference.

He chuckled and continued, “This is Mala, not the Hushe Republic. No police will stand in my way.

“It’ll be a piece of cake to abduct Olivia here.”

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Ernesto reassured Gillian with confidence, “Don’t worry. I’ve worked out an ingenious plan. Once she arrives in Mala, I’ll immediately lure her into my trap.”

Gillian could not help but ask, “What plan?”

Ernesto gestured to Saul.

The assistant stepped forward and said, “Our people will be at the airport. after Olivia arrives in Mala, we’ll contact you right away.”

“Me?” Gillian pointed at herself.

“Yes.” Saul nodded. “You’ll call her and invite her to come here. If she agrees, that’s perfect. If she doesn’t, you can scream and pretend to be kidnapped. It will lure her over.”

The plan was impeccable and it was Ernesto’s idea.

He was very good at manipulating people’s emotions and had heard a lot about Olivia from Gillian. He could tell that Olivia was a loyal and soft–hearted person.

Although she had fallen out with Gillian, she would never stand idly if Gillian was in danger.

Ernesto was very satisfied with the plan and even came up with a name for it – end with force.

– Start with courtesy and

Back to the research institute in the Hushe Republic, with Olivia joining the team, they made tremendous progress on the life–saving medicine and it was completed in just a few days. Major newspapers in the country had reported the news.

The Smith family was shot to fame.

Olivia handed over the life–saving prescription to the research institute while she set off for Mala to attend the International Medical Association’s meeting.

Initially, she did not want to go, but after the news of the Smith family’s life–saving medicine came out, Professor Ross called her several times.

After careful consideration, Olivia decided to make a trip over as it would be a good opportunity to exchange views.

Daniel would join her a few days later because he needed to deal with something at the company.

Olivia thus embarked on the journey alone.

As soon as she got off the plane and was still feeling a little uncomfortable, she received a call from Gillian.

“Olivia.”

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The staff from the International Medical Association came to pick up Olivia.

She handed over her luggage, following the staff as she answered Gillian’s call.

“Is something the matter?” Olivia rubbed her forehead, feeling the fatigue that came from a long flight and the inability to rest adequately.

Gillian’s voice was frail and hesitant. “Olivia, I heard you’re in Mala now? I know I messed up before, but I’ve realized it. Can we meet? It’s at my current place, 23 Howell Street.”

Olivia, her tone cold and unwavering, responded without a hint of hesitation, “No, that’s not possible.”

Gillian, sensing the resolve in Olivia’s voice, hesitated for a moment before asking, “Why not? What’s changed?”

Olivia’s attitude remained detached as she explained, “I told you, you’re not right in the head. How did you even know I was in Mala? The timing is too coincidental. I just got off the plane, and you’re calling

me?

“To be honest, I do want to believe you, but there are too many inconsistencies in your story, and I can’t overlook them.”

Gillian, left pondering her own actions, found herself at a loss for words.

Ernesto, infuriated by the situation, couldn’t contain his frustration any longer and gave Saul a strong kick.

“You idiot messed it up again!” he growled, a mix of anger and disappointment in his voice.

Saul, on the other hand, hunched down in a corner, resembling a small, dejected balloon, as he realized the gravity of his mistake.

Stefan, observing the scene closely, quickly signaled Saul to leave the room, making it clear that they needed to change their approach. He then looked at Gillian, urging her to scream for help.

Gillian, shaken by it, hesitated for a moment and then cried out for help, quickly ending the call. After hanging up, Gillian nervously looked at Ernesto, her eyes filled with uncertainty, “Will she really

come?”

If it were in the past, Gillian was sure that Olivia would come to her rescue, even if it meant risking her life.

But now, Gillian was no longer certain.

She and Olivia had come to this point in their relationship, and there wasn’t much left of their former bond.

Ernesto nodded, trying to reassure her, “She will come. You know there’s no one more loyal and devoted than Olivia.”

Stefan immediately mobilized his team, planning to keep a close watch on Gillian’s previous residence, anticipating Olivia’s arrival.

They waited patiently from day to night and from night to day, but Olivia didn’t show up.

She didn’t even report the situation to the authorities.

Ernesto was so frustrated that he kicked a chair and asked Gillian to call Olivia once again.

Gillian quickly dialed, her heart pounding with anxiety, but the call couldn’t get through. It was clear she had been blocked.

She tried another phone, and this time, it connected.

“Why didn’t you come to rescue me?” Gillian questioned Olivia the moment she got through.

For some reason, this question came out almost instinctively.

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She felt wronged.

How could Olivia not come to rescue her? In the past, no matter what happened, Olivia would be there immediately, always by her side.

Gillian knew she could never go back to how things were with Olivia.

She understood this fact.

But when the situation really arose, and Olivia seemed to truly not care, Gillian realized that she couldn’t bear it.

“Olivia, how could you not care about me?” she thought.

Olivia was in the middle of eating, and she furrowed her brows after hearing Gillian’s words, her voice now tinged with impatience as she responded, “I have a lot of things to deal with, and I don’t have time for these make–believe games. Please don’t involve me in your childish games.”

Gillian chuckled softly and asked, “So, you’re not afraid that something might actually happen to me?” Olivia, growing impatient, replied, “You and Ernesto are together, right? Tell him my patience is running out, and he should stop provoking me.”

Before Gillian could respond, Ernesto snatched the phone. “How did you know I am here?”

Putting down her fork, Olivia calmly explained, “Back in the homeland, you had people loitering around the hospital, and then you suddenly flew to Mala. The logical connection was so obvious that only a fool wouldn’t notice.

“Besides, you’re one of the world’s top hypnotists. I’d appreciate it if you used your brain.

“Do you think this is some kind of idol drama where the female lead falls for everything without thinking?”

Ernesto was speechless.

“Damn! Why would I be exposed?” he wondered angrily.

He fumed, shouting, “You were following me!”

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Olivia confirmed with a nod, “Yes, I was tracking you. I also informed the head of the Medical Association about you, and Dr. Ross has already contacted your father. You’ll be brought back to Fesmuowana soon.”

Ernesto flared up.

For the first time in his life, Ernesto felt so frustrated.

He wondered if this annoying woman was some kind of mind reader. Why did this annoying woman. always predict his next action?

Frustrated and about to hang up, he heard Olivia’s perplexed voice from the other end, “I’m curious, what exactly do you want to do? Except for that one time on the plane, we have had no interactions. What is this all about?”

Ernesto chuckled.

Finally, there was something she didn’t know.

He suppressed his laughter and sat on the sofa. “I want to hypnotize you.”

Olivia responded, “Sure.”

Wait, what the heck!

Ernesto was dumbfounded. He had mentioned hypnotizing Olivia just to warn her to be cautious and that he would take further action.

He never expected her to agree.

What was going on?

Ernesto was a little stunned. “You agreed?”

Olivia nodded, “Yes, but I want something in return. We can make a deal. I’ll let you hypnotize me, and in exchange, you’ll give me the hypnotism book that’s been passed down in the Smith family.”

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Ernesto, initially surprised, burst into laughter.

He laughed louder and louder, almost falling off the sofa. Olivia had outsmarted him completely.

He had always thought that he was plotting against her behind her back, but in the end, he had fallen into a trap that she had already planned.

However, there was one thing Ernesto didn’t understand, “The first time we met on the plane, you already knew, didn’t you? And you were determined to set me up. But I’m curious, my decision to go to the Hushe Republic was spontaneous, so I took the first–class seat and didn’t charter a plane. How did you know I’d be going to the Hushe Republic that day?”

Olivia replied nonchalantly, “I didn’t know; I just happened to bump into you that day. It was merely a coincidence.”

“So….” Ernesto raised an eyebrow. “Were your words that day deliberate?”

Olivia paused for a moment before speaking, “It wasn’t necessarily deliberate. The circumstances were too random, and I couldn’t be certain that you were interested in me. I don’t like to do things with uncertain outcomes. However, later, when I saw your people at the hospital, that’s when I was sure you were interested in me.”

Ernesto, a top hypnotist who enjoyed delving into the human psyche, was intrigued by Olivia’s intelligence.

He had an insatiable curiosity about human nature. Although it seemed that he was unreliable at times, he had a pathological obsession with human nature.

Rarely did he encounter someone as smart as Olivia, and he couldn’t resist studying her.

Traveling to Mala to find Gillian was just a ruse. Asking for the Smith family’s miraculous treatments was a way to gauge Olivia’s reaction.

Finally, Ernesto asked a question, “Why do you want the hypnotism book? It’s centuries old, outdated, and extremely cryptic. It won’t be of much use even if I give it to you.”

Olivia, holding a water glass, gazed at the clear liquid within. Her voice, as gentle as the water, replied, “I’ve read the notes left by the Smith family over the centuries. There are records about treating vegetative states, and it’s said that the hypnotism book contains methods to awaken those in a vegetative

state.”

“Absurd!” Ernesto, a top hypnotist himself, was well–versed in hypnosis and knew that it couldn’t wake someone from a vegetative state.

Olivia smiled. “You’ll never know unless you try.”

Ernesto didn’t understand. “Why would you try something you know won’t work?”

Olivia’s voice held a rare touch of vulnerability, “My grandfather is getting old. If he remains in a vegetative state, he might never wake up. So, even if I know it may not work, I have to try my best.” Gillian couldn’t contain herself any longer and broke down, sobbing on the floor.

In comparison to Olivia, she felt utterly inadequate.

“Grandpa, I’m so sorry!” she thought sadly.

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For Ernesto, the book wasn’t particularly important; it was merely a family heirloom, making it somewhat precious.

So, when Olivia expressed interest in it, he agreed without hesitation.

“Alright, you set a time, and once the hypnosis is done, I’ll give you the book,” he said, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Olivia responded, “Give me the book first.”

Ernesto tapped his fingers on the table and nodded. “Sure, you set the time.”

Olivia suggested, “Let’s do it after the International Medical Association conference.” Olivia walked into the study, picking up a book on psychology.

Athene, her companion, expressed concern, “Olivia, are you sure about undergoing hypnosis? Ernesto is quite skilled.”

Upon learning of Olivia’s visit to Mala, Athene had flown in from Gorshire the same day. “What if… what if he has ill intentions? What will you do?” Athene was deeply worried. Contemporary medical hypnosis was primarily used for psychological therapy, aiding in comforting

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patients or unlocking their emotional knots. However, Ernesto was unlikely to employ comforting

methods on Olivia.

A powerful hypnotist like Ernesto could hypnotize a person into another person. He could even make the hypnotized person commit suicide without anyone knowing through constant hints.

Athene sat beside Olivia. “Olivia, what if he has bad intentions?”

Olivia turned a page as she reassured her, “Don’t worry; I won’t go into this unprepared.”

Athene looked up, puzzled.

Olivia scratched her nose and smiled. “Silly girl, someone will protect me in the dark. If I really encounter danger, they will protect me.”

Athene nodded. “That’s good.”

The conference at the International Medical Association concluded swiftly.

Olivia and Ernesto met, and Olivia made a single request, “During the hypnosis, I must be within the boundaries of the Hushe Republic.”

Ernesto nodded and said, “Alright.”

He remembered that the persona Gillian wanted also needed to be created in the Hushe Republic. After receiving the book, Olivia briefly flipped through a few pages and then looked up, saying, “Let’s

start now.”

Upon their arrival in the homeland, Olivia followed Ernesto to his residence in the Hushe Republic. Ernesto raised an eyebrow, concerned, “Aren’t you going to prepare anything before we start? After the hypnosis, you might not be able to handle your work normally for a while.” Olivia appeared calm and replied, “I’ve already taken care of everything.”

Then, she leaned back in a chair and said in a deep voice, “Let’s begin.”

Olivia woke up in a small village, her head throbbing as if it might split open.

What was even more bizarre was her complete lack of memory; she couldn’t recall anything.

Confused, she heard a rapid, heavy knock on the door from outside.

A woman’s voice with a strong accent called out, “Olivia, you lazy girl, get up and cook. Your sister will be

back soon.”

This voice seemed to be a hand tearing through the fog, instantly clarifying everything.

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Olivia remembered her name, age, education, and her role in a family of six, with a hardworking father, a nagging and biased mother, siblings running a business in town, and a sister studying in a boarding school.

Today, her sister was returning for summer vacation, and Olivia needed to prepare lunch before her arrival.

Once her memory returned, Olivia hurriedly got dressed.

Next door, in a beautiful three–story house adjacent to the Taylor family’s residence, Gillian sat by the window, staring blankly at Olivia’s room.

Ernesto sat on the couch, playing with an orange in one hand, and supporting his chin with the other, curiously observing Gillian.

“What are you looking at?” he asked.

Gillian lowered her gaze, concealing the craziness and resentment simmering beneath her eyes.

She had always been in Olivia’s shadow, with everyone openly favoring Olivia. It didn’t matter how hard Gillian worked, how dutiful she was to her grandfather, or how diligently she studied; it always amounted to nothing.

Gillian admitted that she had brought this upon herself by walking the path she had chosen.

But who could truly understand her or her struggles?

She couldn’t believe that in the same circumstances, Olivia would fare better than her, perhaps even worse!

She was determined to witness how Olivia would grapple with the ensuing challenges following her hypnotic transformation.

Dad, Mom, older brother, sister–in–law, everyone adored her intelligent, beautiful, college–bound younger sister, while they all ignored her, belittled her, and looked down upon her.

Gillian couldn’t believe that Olivia could maintain her composure amidst this!

Within the Taylor family’s residence, Olivia wrestled with ill–fitting attire. Her clothes were incongruent, her pants came up short, and her shoes felt oppressively tight.

How had this come to pass?

Olivia began to scour the room in search of a pair of shoes that offered a more accommodating fit. The air grew tense as her mother, Megan, entered. Megan’s expression was marred by annoyance, and her tone was curt. “What’s taking you so long? Why haven’t you started preparing the meal? Your sister is about to return, and that takes precedence.”

Olivia, sporting an innocent tone, replied while maintaining a modicum of grace, “My shoes are incredibly tight, and I thought about switching to a more comfortable pair.”

Megan’s patience waned; she admonished her daughter to endure the discomfort, warning of the potential dire consequences of ill–fitting footwear. Her message was clear, the imminent arrival of Olivia’s sister held greater importance than any of Olivia’s concerns.

She emphasized, “Your sister’s matter is ranked first in our family. Nothing could be more important than your sister’s meal.”

But then, something inexplicable happened. Olivia paused, her mind awash with recollections. Vivid memories of her mother’s unwavering partiality towards her sister resurfaced.

They flooded her consciousness, a stark reminder of the familial disparity she had always navigated. She refrained from speaking further, her silence was laden with understanding.

Megan, satisfied with her daughter’s response, left the room. Amid the stillness, Olivia resumed her quest for more comfortable footwear, her eyes scanning the room.

During this moment, a voice called out to her from the window across the street. Olivia raised her and was met by a warm and lovely face.

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It was her next–door neighbor, Gillian, who had taken care of her since childhood.

Olivia greeted Gillian with genuine happiness, “Gillian!”

As Olivia’s face blossomed with an unfeigned smile, Gillian’s gaze betrayed a tapestry of conflicting

emotions.

She swiftly concealed the sea of turmoil that churned within her. Extending empathy, Gillian lamented, “Your mom’s bias is excessive. What harm would it be to delay the meal slightly?”

Such blatant partiality could unnerve even the most steadfast of souls, and Gillian couldn’t fathom how Olivia managed to remain so composed amidst such discrimination.

Yet Olivia’s response was not what Gillian had anticipated. Olivia, still wearing that radiant smile, directed her gaze downward to her cramped shoes.

Undeterred, Gillian continued, her tone laced with empathy and reproach, “You needn’t search for alternative footwear, Olivia. The shoes you have, they’re all hand–me–downs from your sister, and they don’t fit properly because she has a smaller shoe size. Isn’t your mom displaying flagrant favoritism? She could at least buy you a new pair of shoes. After all, you’re her daughter as well, and the distinction is glaring.”

Olivia still did not say anything.

Gillian spoke for a long time, but there was no reaction from Olivia. She felt a little strange. “What’s wrong? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Olivia chose to respond with care. Her words, although tender, were laced with wisdom, “Gillian, I- understand your intentions are pure, that you’re standing up for me. But what you said earlier, it felt like lines from a TV drama where a side character tries to sow discord and coax someone into wrongdoing.” Gillian blinked, taken aback. Olivia’s words caught her completely off guard.

Gillian’s expression underwent a rapid transformation. Stunned, found herself at a loss for words,

utterly unprepared for the unexpected turn the conversation had taken. She thought, “Oh, come on, I am standing by your side. Shouldn’t you badmouth your mom with me? Why the fucking TV drama line?”

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Gillian stood there silently for a while. Then, she returned to her room and sat in her chair in a daze.

She suddenly remembered an incident from her youth.

At that time. Olivia had just arrived in the Smith family.

When Olivia wanted to learn how to play the violin, Grandpa arranged a teacher for her. Gillian was envious and requested to learn how to play the violin too.

The two of them learned under the same teacher together, but only Olivia was praised for her efforts.

At that time, Gillian thought that Olivia was playing better than her because Olivia had learned the basics before.

Therefore, Gillian doubled her efforts and practiced the violin twice, thrice, or four times more than Olivia did a day.

Initially, she was very optimistic. She believed that if she worked hard, she would definitely surpass Olivia.

However, the reality was harsh.

Gillian and Olivia were their teacher’s only two students. Therefore, Gillian naively believed she would soon surpass Olivia because she only compared herself to the latter.

However, when they went to participate in competitions, Gillian soon realized how huge the gap between her and Olivia was.

Olivia was like the most lustrous pearl, blooming with dazzling light.

Olivia got first place every time they competed, with her scores far ahead of those in second place. She would receive praise from all the judges.

On the other hand, Gillian could not even get third place.

Gillian had always thought that she would soon surpass Olivia. However, as she participated in more competitions and encountered more violinists, she realized that the difference between her and Olivia was like night and day.

Gillian had to surpass those in third place first, then second place, and countless other violinists better than her before she could compete with Olivia.

Gillian worked even harder. Her violin practice time was ten times that of Olivia’s. She did not even sleep.

or rest.

After all her hard work, she finally surpassed third place and reached second place. She was ranked just behind Olivia.

Unfortunately, that was where she hit a wall.

She would never be able to compare to Olivia.

During that period, Gillian felt despair. She felt powerless. Why were there geniuses in this world? They were like a vast mountain that she could not conquer before her.

This feeling was so terrifying that Gillian had nightmares every night.

She wanted Olivia to experience this feeling as well. She wanted the latter to share her past obsession and despair.

Therefore, Gillian inserted Doris Taylor, a sister who was outstanding in everything she did, into Olivia’s

life.

Doris was beautiful, intelligent, and excelled in her studies. She studied at Maple Hills University and played the violin well. She also knew how to draw.

As for Olivia, she had only graduated from junior high school. Although she liked the violin, she was not

as talented as her sister in playing the violin and was not as good at drawing. She was clumsy in

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everything she did and was inferior to her sister in every way.

Gillian wanted to see how Olivia would face such inferiority.

The Taylor family was having dinner.

The entire family was there. Even Olivia’s brother and sister–in–law in town had returned to welcome their younger sister, Doris.

All of them praised Doris and ignored Olivia.

Their mother, Megan Taylor, said jokingly, “Back then, the two of them went to the teacher in town to

learn the violin together. Doris played very well, but Olivia’s playing sounded like she was sawing wood. It was so funny to watch.”

Their father, Julian Taylor, nodded in agreement. “Olivia is clumsy and untalented. She can’t hold a candle to Doris.”

Their older brother, Derek Taylor, chimed in, saying, “That’s right. Olivia and Doris are like polar opposites. Doris is good at everything, be it her studies, playing the violin, or drawing. As for Olivia, let alone playing the violin, she can’t even read well. She failed to get into high school. The difference between them is like night and day.”

Olivia listened as her family chatted while eating her favorite beef stew. She smiled innocently, without any sign of disappointment or jealousy.

Over the next few days, regardless of how much Olivia’s family belittled her and claimed that she was inferior to her sister, Olivia wore a bright smile on her face. She showed no trace of anger.

She worked diligently. Occasionally, she would study how to cook new dishes in her free time. She stayed in the kitchen all day long. She was covered in dust.

Gillian could not stand it anymore and pulled Olivia into her bedroom.

Gillian asked in disbelief, “What are you doing? Why aren’t you angry?”

Olivia was holding a sandwich she had freshly made in her hand. The sandwich looked appetizing. Hearing Gillian’s question, Olivia was very puzzled. Her eyes widened as she asked, “Why should I be angry?”

Gillian stomped her feet in frustration. “They’re bad–mouthing about you. They’re belittling you all day long. They’re saying that you’re inferior to your sister and that you’re clumsy.”

Olivia blinked, her eyes clear and bright. She instructed, “Gillian, have a seat.”

She carefully placed the sandwich on the table and guided Gillian to sit on the bed. In a serious tone, Olivia said, “What control do I have over what others say? Their mouths are their own.”

Her eyes twinkled as she said this. She exuded a confident aura.

Even though she was dressed in rags and her face was dirty and covered in dust, she was still as dazzling

as the sun.

Gillian was stunned and subconsciously took two steps back.

Then, she heard Olivia continue saying, “The only thing I can control is my own emotions.”

After saying this, Olivia beamed with joy.

“They can say whatever they want. I don’t care.”

Gillian shook her head in confusion. She questioned Olivia, saying, “Why don’t you study, learn the violin, and learn how to draw? You have to prove to them that you are capable!”

Olivia picked up the sandwich and showed it to Gillian. She said, “I make better sandwiches than them. I want to make the best sandwich in the world.”

“What’s so good about making sandwiches?” Gillian angrily slapped away the sandwich in Olivia’s hand. Furious, she shouted, “All you talk about is sandwiches. You’ve already made hundreds of sandwiches. Haven’t you made enough? Doris is a university student. She knows how to play the violin and draw. As for you, you only know how to make sandwiches. Who would think highly of you?”

Olivia squatted down and picked up up at Gillian.

Olivia’s gaze was calm. She explained, “Gillian, what’s wrong with making sandwiches? I don’t think it’s a lowly profession. No one will look down on your profession if you do things masterfully. Why must I play the violin? Why must I draw? Those are what Doris likes. It’s what she’s good at, not me.

“Why should I be like her? I like making sandwiches, and I’ll continue to do so. Other people can say whatever they want. They can look down on me for all I care. I’ll do what I want.

“My resolve is as firm as boulders and mountains. It won’t waver. Other people just like to gossip. I don’t take what they say seriously at all.”

With that, Olivia pushed the door open and left.

After washing her hands, she continued to make more sandwiches.

Gillian was left alone in the room. She sat on the bed with a stunned expression.

Olivia’s powerful words echoed in her ears. “My resolve is as firm as boulders and mountains. It won’t waver.”

When Gillian heard Olivia say this, she could not help but tremble.

How could this be? Why didn’t Olivia care what others say about her?

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Gillian returned to her room next door in a daze.

Ernesto was on the phone. When he turned around and saw Gillian, he hung up and said, “Something happened in Fesmuowana. I have to go over and will only return in about two weeks. Do you want to stay here?”

Gillian pondered for a moment and shook her head. “I’m going back to Mala.”

Ernesto raised his eyebrows quizzically.

Gillian explained, “Olivia has only been here for a short while. She has yet to experience the power of favoritism. Let her stay with her biased parents for a while first. Gradually, she will crumble under the weight of the bias she faces.”

Olivia was almost done making sandwiches.

She had suggested to her parents that she wanted to start a business in town.

Megan rejected her suggestion immediately. “Don’t you need capital to start a business? You don’t have any capital. We have used all our money to support Doris‘ studies. Doris will take her graduate entry test next year. We have to set aside money for that.”

After being rejected by her mother, Olivia was not angry. Instead, she explained gently, “Mom, I don’t need a lot of capital. Isn’t Derek running a barbecue business in the town? I can stay at Derek’s place and use his kitchen. After making sandwiches, I can sell them on a food truck.”

As Olivia said this, she held Megan’s hand.

Megan felt a little uncomfortable when her hand was suddenly held. She subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back.

Olivia’s hands were warm and slightly calloused. Her grip on Megan’s hand was gentle and delicate, as if she was caressing some precious treasure.

Megan could even sense that Olivia relied on her and respected her.

Megan’s heart softened.

She looked away but did not pull back her hand.

Olivia tilted her head and carefully sized up Megan’s slightly white sideburns. Her eyes glistened as she said, “Mom, I did some calculations. Doris‘ fee for graduate studies is affordable, but she’s playing the violin and taking drawing lessons. These are not insignificant expenses. It is too heavy a financial burden for you and Dad. I can run a small business to supplement our income.”

Megan still refused. “I don’t need your money. What if your business fails?”

“Mom.” Olivia’s gaze was gentle. Her fingertips caressed Megan’s thick and red knuckles. She said sadly, “I don’t want you to burden yourself anymore. Yesterday, when you returned from the fields, you couldn’t straighten your back. Also, you can’t straighten your fingers.”

Megan was stunned. She subconsciously lowered her head and looked at her own hands.

Although Ernesto hired her to play the role of Olivia’s mother, she was a real farmer. Derek and Doris were indeed her children. It was just that she had to pretend that Olivia was also her child now.

Every day, Megan still had to work in the fields.

To her surprise, something that even her children had overlooked was noticed by this pretend daughter of hers.

Megan was touched. She did not know how to reject Olivia’s kindness.

In the end, Julian ended their conversation by saying, “I’ll discuss it with your mother and tell you our decision tomorrow.”

After Olivia left, Julian immediately contacted Stefan next door to report this.

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Stefan said, “It’s alright. Let her do as she wants.”

Julian bowed and acknowledged. “Understood.”

After Julian hung up the phone, Megan frowned and asked, “What are the true intentions of these people? Will they hurt Olivia?”

Julian glanced at her. “What’s wrong? Have you actually accepted Olivia as our own daughter?”

Megan sighed. “Haven’t you noticed how adorable Olivia is and how nice she is to the two of us? She wakes up early daily to make breakfast and drinks for us to take to the fields. She makes sure to keep our meals fresh.”

Honestly, even her real daughter did not dote on her so much.

Julian and Megan had to go to the fields early before the sun rose. Usually, they went to the fields at three in the morning. They didn’t have time to make breakfast at all. They ate whatever they had from the previous night to keep themselves full.

Julian puffed his cigarette and said helplessly, “We can’t get too involved with Olivia. We can only try our best to protect her from a distance.”

“I know.” Megan felt terrible.

After getting Julian’s and Megan’s approval, Olivia brought the recipes she had developed and headed into town.

In the morning, the business in the barbecue restaurant was slow. Derek and his wife, Stella, were preparing the day’s ingredients together.

Stella was unhappy. “What are your parents thinking? Why did they send Olivia over to us?”

Derek muttered as he diced the vegetables, “Olivia wanted to come on her own accord.”

Stella slammed the onion in her hand onto the chopping board, complaining, “It’s weird enough to bring Olivia to the farm. Now, you guys even brought her to town. Other people might suspect us of human trafficking. In my opinion, your parents have gone too far. How could they do such a thing? They’re conspiring with others to deceive Olivia. They do not have a conscience!”

Derek frowned. “Stop talking. If we didn’t take this job, others would have done so. At least they’re paying us well. Doris is taking drawing lessons. She needs a lot of money to buy art supplies.”

Stella was curious. “I wonder what those people are scheming.”

“Stop speculating.” Derek placed the chopped ingredients in a box. “Olivia will be here soon.”

“What nonsense is this girl getting herself into?” Stella pouted. “She actually plans to sell sandwiches. Are

you kidding me? When Olivia first came to us, she couldn’t even make toast. It’s only been a few days, but she plans to sell sandwiches. Let’s pray that she doesn’t lose money from this.”

“Why do you care?” Derek frowned. “We’re not the ones paying for this anyway.”

When Olivia arrived, it was almost noon. Many customers were eating in the restaurant.

Olivia put down her things and began to help around the restaurant.

Stella looked at her while handling the cashier.

She thought to herself, “This girl is quite capable. She’s not a bad person.”

After lunch, Olivia went to buy ingredients for making sandwiches. She also took a walk around town. After getting everything she needed, she returned to the restaurant and organized them nicely. Stella pursed her lips and muttered to Derek, “She got all the equipment she needs, but I doubt she’ll be able to sell her sandwiches. It’s summer now, and schools are on break. Let’s see who she sells the sandwiches to.”

Olivia’s cutting skills were not bad. After deciding on what to sell, she streamlined her workflow to make sandwiches efficiently.

She was at the stage where she could make sandwiches nice and fast without much difficulty.

Olivia woke up at three in the morning and finished her preparations by six.

By the time she was preparing to leave, Stella and Derek had just woken up.

When Stella saw Olivia moving things onto her food truck, she pretended to ask, “Do you need any help?”

Olivia shook her head. “Thank you, Stella. I’ve already loaded everything. There’s a plate of sandwiches in the kitchen. You and Derek can have them for breakfast.”

“Oh, you didn’t have to do so. Although Stella said that, she headed straight into the kitchen.

She picked up a meat sandwich.

She took a bite and swallowed it. It was so delicious that she almost devoured her tongue.

She thought, “Oh my god! What kind of godly sandwich is this? It is so delicious.”

The bread was soft and tender. The texture was just right.

The filling was even better. The juices from the meat seeped into the bread. There was not much meat, but it was incredibly fresh, tender, and tasty.

Stella ate five bite–sized sandwiches in one go and burped.

She would have eaten the remaining three sandwiches if not for her tiny stomach.

When Derek woke up, he saw his wife sitting on a stool, staring at the sandwiches in a daze.

“What are you looking at?” he asked.

Stella slowly raised her head. “Could it be that Olivia used to be the King of Sandwiches?” Derek was speechless.

What nonsense was Stella spouting so early in the morning?

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Today was the first day of selling sandwiches.

Therefore, Olivia did not make much. She only made 300 of them with two types of fillings, one ham and one vegetable.

She drove the food truck to the nearby factory according to the location she scouted yesterday.

This area was filled with factories and there were more workers.

Olivia had already thought it through. She would start selling here at 6 a.m. If it didn’t sell well, she would wait until around 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. before going to government offices.

After parking the food truck, she hung up the sign that she had prepared in advance.

Olivia’s sandwich stall opened just like that.

After 6, the workers began to show up for work.

There was no place that sold food nearby. There was only Olivia herself.

To the workers, the sudden appearance of a person selling sandwiches was very strange. They kept looking back at her, but very few people bought from her.

As there was a canteen in the factory, the workers were used to eating in the canteen. They would be paid at the end of the month and the money for the food would be deducted from their salaries.

Simple and convenient.

It was almost seven o’clock and it was almost time for work, but there wasn’t a single person who bought sandwiches.

Olivia was a little anxious. She wondered if she had chosen a bad location.

It was better not to come here tomorrow.

Just as she was about to close the stall, a group of young men suddenly came from not far away. When they saw Olivia, they were stunned and their faces turned red.

A bold young man ran over and asked, “Are you selling sandwiches?”

Olivia nodded. “Yes, one dollar for the veggie and one dollar and fifty cents for the ham. Do you want to try some?”

The young man turned around and looked at his companions behind him. His companions all rushed over and took their phones. “Can I use contactless payment? I want two hams and three veggies.” In just a short while, she had sold 20 sandwiches.

The bold young man even said to Olivia, “You have to come tomorrow. I’ll still buy your sandwiches.” Olivia smiled and did not say anything.

A few young men carried the sandwiches into the factory area and bumped into a group of girls in front.

A woman in yellow looked at the sandwich in the young man’s hand and snorted. “Shameless. You went to buy sandwiches just because she’s pretty. Can you get full from sandwiches?”

“That’s right,” the girl in black agreed. “The sandwiches must taste bad.”

The tall young man replied with a smile, “I don’t know if it’s tasty or not, but this sandwich is for Zoey.”

As he spoke, he handed the sandwiches to the prettiest girl in the crowd.

Zoey didn’t want to take it, so the girls beside her egged her on. “Take it. Why don’t you take it? You can try this sandwich and see if it’s gone bad.”

The woman in yellow helped Zoey take the sandwiches. She took one out and took a bite. “I’ll help you try it.”

After taking a bite, the yellow–clothed woman’s eyes immediately widened.

The woman in black was shocked and quickly asked, “What’s wrong? Is it bad?”

The woman in yellow ignored the woman in black. She grabbed the sandwich and finished the rest in no time. When she swallowed it, she burped and said, “It’s too delicious. This sandwich is too delicious.” Olivia didn’t sell much of the sandwiches. Olivia was already prepared to close the stall and change places.

As soon as she was done, a group of young girls and boys rushed out of the factory and raised their phones. They all wanted to buy sandwiches.

Olivia was stunned at first. When she came to her senses, she immediately packed the sandwiches up for everyone.

In just a short while, she had actually sold more than 100 sandwiches.

A girl in yellow even approached her and asked her to sell it tomorrow.

“Miss, your sandwiches are too delicious. I’ve never eaten such a delicious sandwich in my life. It’s so delicious.”

“That’s right, that’s right,” the woman in black agreed. “It’s simply amazing. When you take a bite, the fragrance explodes between your lips and teeth. It’s so delicious that I want to swallow my tongue.” Zoey also came over and said gently, “Miss, your sandwich is really delicious. I want to buy more for my parents to try.”

Everyone was curious. When they saw a group of people surrounding her and saying that the sandwiches were delicious, they couldn’t help but want to try it.

People came in waves. Olivia didn’t even need to go to the government offices to sell sandwiches. Olivia rode her food truck back to the barbecue restaurant. Before she reached the door, Derek rushed over and asked, “Are there any more sandwiches?”

As he spoke, he couldn’t help but lick his lower lip.

He was not full at all from eating the three sandwiches in the morning. It was all that lazy woman’s fault. She clearly could not eat, but she forced herself to eat and ate five sandwiches. She was still hiccuping. Derek was filled with regret. He hated himself for waking up half an hour late.

Olivia blinked and spread out her hands. “It’s sold out.”

“Noooo!” Derek pounded his chest and stomped his feet. How could it be gone?

At this moment, Stella came out of the shop and said, “Make more tomorrow. Your brother and I will help you.”

Olivia smiled sweetly. “Alright.”

Her sandwiches sold out on the first day. It was a good start. Olivia was very confident. The next day, she made three different types of sandwiches.

Before she could even assemble it, just the smell of the ingredients alone was appetizing enough.

Stella leaned over and took a few deep breaths. “It smells so good.”

With the help of two people, Olivia made 600 sandwiches.

After assembling them, Stella looked at the room full of sandwiches and felt a little regretful. “Is it too much? What if we can’t finish selling it?”

“It’s fine. Let’s go to a few more places today. We’ll all go and help her sell it.” Derek’s thoughts were simple. How could no one buy such delicious sandwiches? There would definitely be people fighting to buy it.

The sandwiches were done and they filled two food trucks.

Olivia was in the front, while Taylor and Stella were behind.

“Where are we going? Are we still going to the industrial area?” Stella felt that it was not good for them to go to the industrial area. Although there were many factories there, there were only about 3,000 people. Moreover, many people ate in the canteen. It was impossible for them to all buy sandwiches. It was best to change places.

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Olivia nodded. “Let’s go over and sell it first. If we can’t sell it, we’ll go somewhere else.”

The town was not big. They arrived in less than half an hour after driving the food truck.

In the past, Stella was still worried that no one would buy the sandwiches.

When they arrived, they were stunned.

There was actually a circle of people at the entrance of the factory. There were more than a hundred men, women, old, and young.

When they saw Olivia, they all surrounded her and shouted, “Miss, why are you only here now? I’ve been waiting for half a day.”

“Miss, what flavors are there today?” The person beside him interrupted.

“Who cares about the flavors?” The person behind pushed the people in front away and raised his phone. “Boss, give me ten of each flavor. Please hurry up. My family is still waiting.

Stella’s eyes widened. “Oh my god, can you finish 30 sandwiches?”

The person behind laughed. “My family has a lot of people. There are seven or eight of them.” Olivia quickly stopped the car trucked quickly packed up the sandwiches for everyone.

The three of them were too busy to speak. They lowered their heads and busied themselves. They weren’t busy for long. In less than half an hour, the sandwiches were sold out.

“That’s it?” Stella looked at the empty thermos box and was a little stunned. “That’s fast.”

There were still many people who had yet to buy it.

Olivia packed her things and raised her voice. Tm sorry, the sandwiches are sold out. Everyone, come back tomorrow.”

“Sold out.” An old lady was unhappy. “I haven’t bought it yet.”

She had a little grandson who was very picky.

She fell in love with the sandwich he ate with his mother at the factory yesterday. This morning, he insisted on eating it.

Olivia’s smile was very warm. “Madam, don’t be anxious. There’ll be more tomorrow. I’ll make more and make a few more flavors.

“Alright.” The old lady sounded reluctant. “Then you must make more tomorrow.”

After saying that, she felt that it was not enough and added, “No, you can’t buy it today. What if it’s not available tomorrow? I’ll reserve two first. You must save them for me tomorrow.”

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, the surrounding people who did not manage to buy it looked at Olivia with burning eyes.

Olivia was stunned.

At this moment, Stella said, “No, you can’t reserve it. There are so many of you. If you reserve it, how can I remember?”

Hearing this, the old lady was unhappy.

She thought, “Who would do business like this? It was just a sandwich. How delicious could it be? Who cares?”

Hmph, she was going to fry fried cakes for her grandson and she wasn’t going to eat the sandwich. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she was stopped by Olivia.

Olivia’s lips curved into a smile. “Madam, we’re a small business. A sandwich costs less than two dollars. It’s not good to reserve it.”

Speaking of this, her tone changed. “However, you can come to our shop. I’ll reserve some in the shop every day. If you can’t buy it here, you can go there.”

The old lady was surprised. “You have a shop?”

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“Yes.” Olivia nodded. “It’s over at the food street. The Taylor family barbecue. That’s my brother and sister–in–law’s shop.”

Her attitude was not bad.

Satisfied, the old lady nodded. “Alright, I’ll go over later.”

The others also chimed in. “The Taylor family barbecue. I’ve eaten at that restaurant before.”

“I’ve tried it before. It tastes pretty good, but it’s not as good as the sandwiches. Miss, this sandwich is too delicious. I’ve never eaten such a delicious sandwich.”

On the way back, Stella asked Olivia, “How do we get them to go to the shop?”

Olivia smiled brightly. “Stella, we don’t have time now. After a while, we can get them to follow our socials. They can make large–scale reservations and get it delivered to their door.”

Before Stella could react.

Olivia had already said in a low voice, “I want to open the largest and best sandwich shop in town.

On the Taylor family’s side, Julian and Megan had been missing Olivia. After more than a week, they called.

He asked his son how Olivia’s business was doing.

Derek was too busy. He held the phone with his shoulder. “Here, 30 in total. Just scan the QR code on the wall.”

Julian was stunned. What was this?

He looked up at the clock on the wall. Wasn’t it only eight in the morning?

Wasn’t the barbecue restaurant not busy?

Megan also found it strange and asked, “Derek, what are you doing?”

“Mom, I’m busy here.” Derek said in a loud voice, “There’s a long queue outside.”

Stella snatched the phone and said in a hoarse voice, “Dad, Mom, come to town and help sell the sandwiches. We’re too busy.”

“What about the barbecues?” Julian asked.

Stella’s tone was straightforward. “We’re quitting. We’re all selling for sandwiches now.”

Julian and Megan were speechless.

Half a month later, Gillian returned from Mala. She put down her luggage and went next door.

In the end, the room next door was empty.

Where did she go?

Gillian’s face was as still as water, but her heart was pounding with excitement.

Could it be that Olivia couldn’t stand the Taylor family’s favoritism and her sister’s excellence, so she broke down and fled?

She quickly contacted Stefan to ask.

“Oh, you should ask Olivia. Their entire family went to town to sell sandwiches.”

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Gillian changed into simple clothes, carried her backpack, and took the bus to town.

There were many people on the bus, and it was almost full. Gillian walked to the last row before finding a

seat.

She threw her backpack aside and sat down.

It took 20 minutes to get from the village to the town. Gillian closed her eyes and took a short nap. There were people chatting in the front row.

“Hey, aren’t you from Maple Town? Why did you come to Peace Town?” A middle–aged woman shouted loudly as if she had discovered something revolutionary.

Gillian frowned and turned her face to the window. At the same time, she pulled down the brim of her cap to cover her face.

A rough man chuckled. “I’m going to the Taylor family to buy sandwiches.”

“You’re also going to the Taylor family to buy sandwiches?” The old lady was shocked. “I’m also going to the Taylor family to buy sandwiches.”

As soon as she finished speaking, almost half of the people on the bus turned around and said in unison, “I’m also going to the Taylor family to buy sandwiches.”

This time, Gillian could not sleep anymore.

She raised the brim of her hat and looked at everyone.

The old lady was originally quite happy to see someone she knew. She found it quite interesting that he was going to the Taylor family to buy sandwiches as well. However, when she realized that everyone in the car was going to buy sandwiches, her face instantly turned cold.

She slapped her thigh and complained, “Oh my god, the queue is already so long with people from our town. Now, both people from the village and other towns are here, how long will the queue be!” Taylor Family Sandwiches?

Gillian frowned. This name sounded very familiar.

Recalling that the Taylor family had all gone to town to sell sandwiches, she sent a few texts to Julian to confirm. “Is your shop called Taylor Family Sandwiches?”

There was no reply for a long time.

Gillian pinched the space between her eyebrows, feeling frustrated.

She could only talk to the person beside her. “Is that sandwich from the Taylor family really delicious?” Hearing this, the person beside her widened her eyes in shock. “Oh my god, you haven’t even eaten sandwiches from the Taylor family?”

The others also turned around and surrounded Gillian as if they were looking at a monkey. It was extremely strange.

Oh my god, there was actually someone who had not eaten sandwiches from the Taylor Family!

Their

gaze was as if they were looking at a country bumpkin.

A little girl in front of her even recited a rhyme.

After that, a little boy behind her also recited a doggerel poem about the sandwiches.

Back and forth, one after another, there were actually seven to eight rhymes about the sandwiches.

There were also two doggerel poems that included the Taylor family and the location of the shop.

It was catchy and easy to memorize.

It was as if the Taylor family’s sandwich had become popular throughout the entire town overnight and was now spreading to the surrounding villages.

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For a moment, Gillian felt that time was in chaos.

Wasn’t she only gone for half a month? Why did it seem like she had been gone for half a year?

It felt like Olivia had changed the entire village by herself!

After the little girl finished reciting the poem, she pouted her pink and moist little mouth and said, “The sandwich is delicious. It smells good.”

The mother sitting next to her was laughing uncontrollably. She raised her hand to touch her daughter’s little face and agreed. “Let’s go eat the sandwich. A lot of it”

Everyone’s life was good now. They didn’t lack this mouthful of food.

Moreover, the sandwiches were not expensive. It was one dollar for the veggie one, and the ones with meat were only one dollar and fifty cents. Not only was it delicious, but it was also filling. The shop looked clean as well.

Many people bought dozens or hundreds of them at once. When they went home, they put them in the fridge to freeze. When they wanted to eat them, they would reheat it them themselves.

However, the reheated sandwiches did not taste as good. The fresh and hot sandwiches in the shop tasted the best.

Therefore, there were often people who would buy a bunch of freshly made sandwiches from the shop. Everyone was praising the sandwich.

Gillian said, “Is it really that delicious?”

She was surrounded by everyone as if she didn’t know what was good for her.

The old lady added, “I’ve eaten too many delicious things in my life. I’ve never eaten anything better than the sandwiches from the Taylor family.”

In the beginning, she had the same thoughts as Gillian. She scoffed at other people’s praise.

How delicious could a sandwich be?

In the end, after taking a bite, she realized that it was really delicious!

It was too fragrant! It was fragrant and overpowering. After eating one, she still wanted to eat another. She would eat it every day and never get tired of it.

The reason why she went to town this time was because she saw the notification posted by the Taylor Family Sandwich social media account.

Today’s sandwiches are updated, there are two new fillings.

She wanted to try it.

Gillian was dumbfounded and in disbelief. “A sandwich shop has a social media account?”

Updates? That’s too classy.

“That’s right, that’s right.” Everyone agreed. The person beside her even took out his phone and gestured for her to take a look.

Gillian leaned over and saw that it said [Taylor Family Sandwiches, three posts, 178 mutuals].

Gillian was dumbfounded.

She thought to herself, “Madam, don’t tell me all your friends are following this account?”

Gillian swiped her fingertip and saw the number of friends this lady had.

178 friends.

All her friends did follow it.

She was a hardcore fan.

At the Taylor family sandwich shop.

After the busy morning, there were not many people left.

Olivia had not eaten or rested since morning. She was very tired.

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Her mother, Megan, pushed her upstairs to rest.

The shops in the town usually had two or three floors above.

The first floor was a shop, the second floor was for their own stay, and the third floor was filled with miscellaneous items.

In the past, only Derek and Stella lived here. The entire second floor belonged to the both of them, it was very spacious.

Now an entire family lived there, it seemed very cramped.

Especially for Doris. She had to draw and study. She needed a separate space.

Therefore, she was given the master bedroom on the second floor. Derek and Stella stayed in the

common room.

Julian and Megan were squeezed into a small room on the first floor.

Olivia could only stay in the storeroom on the third floor.

Initially, Stella suggested letting Olivia and Doris live together.

After all, they were both girls and sisters. It was normal for them to live together.

However, Doris only said lightly, “I don’t have a place to put my drawing board and paint.”

Stella gave up and did not dare to make a sound.

She had always been a little afraid of this genius.

Megan didn’t say anything. After Olivia left, she whispered to her youngest daughter, “Doris, Miss Dale’s request is that the rest of us are biased, but you’re not. You even treat Olivia very nicely and often help her.”

“Mom.” Doris put down her brush and looked up indifferently.

“Do you know Olivia? Do you know who she is? What’s her personality like?”

The three consecutive questions made Megan completely dumbfounded. She was completely at a loss.

Doris went forward and held her mother’s hand. She pointed at the exquisite and beautiful paintings in the room. “Mom, look, these are so beautiful”

Megan nodded.

Doris’s tone was indifferent and cold. “It’s so beautiful. Just by looking at it, she can’t help but feel jealous. Moreover, you deliberately praised me and belittled Olivia in front of her face.

“As time passes, who knows if she will have any thoughts that she shouldn’t have. It’s fine if she destroys these paintings, but if she destroys me…”

Megan was shocked and subconsciously shook her head. “I don’t think so.”

Julian also frowned. “Olivia doesn’t look like a petty person. If your Stella wants to learn how to make sandwiches from her, she has already taught her. She doesn’t hide anything at all.”

“Dad.” Doris reminded him coldly, “Don’t forget that Olivia isn’t our family at all. Think about it, she must have offended someone. That’s why she went through so much trouble to set up such a trap.”

Megan didn’t understand. “That’s right. Why do you think she would lie? If there’s really a grudge, wouldn’t it be better to beat her up to vent your anger?”

Stella also muttered, “How did Olivia offend them?”

“What else could it be?” Doris’s tone was disdainful. “Just look at how she looks. She must have been a mistress and was discovered by the original wife.”

Doris despised women like this the most.

She herself was a genius. She had gone from a small town to one of the top universities in the capital. She knew how to play the violin and drew well.

She was outstanding, so she looked down on those who sold their bodies.

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Doris reminded them coldly. “Be careful. Don’t let her get close to me

After saying that, she turned around and continued drawing Just as she picked up her painthe her right hand, she suddenly remembered something

Her tone was cold. “In the future, lower your volume when you make the sandwiches in the morning”

It was so notsy

She only knew how to make sandwiches all day long. She was happy every day. However, she was so happy because of such small profits.

She thought of her roommate’s parents, who were professors at Capital University, and then looked at Megan and Julian.

Doris’s heart was filled with frustration.

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Olivia was really too tired. She fell asleep the moment she returned to her room.

She only woke up in the afternoon.

When she opened her eyes, she realized that there were a few missed calls on her phone. They were all from Gillian.

She got up to wash her face and comb her hair. After saying goodbye to Megan, she left the house. Gillian was waiting for her in a private room in a restaurant.

As soon as Olivia entered, the restaurant owner welcomed him with a face full of joy. “Miss Sandwich, you’re here. Go up to the second floor. Your friend is waiting for you there.”

Olivia smiled politely and went upstairs.

“Gillian, long time no see.” Olivia was very happy to see her friend.

Gillian quietly sized up Olivia and realized that she had lost a lot of weight recently. There were also dark circles under her eyes.

However, she was very energetic. There was wind under her feet, and she was very happy.

Gillian lowered her head and took a sip of water, using the cup to hide the haze in her eyes.

It had been half a month, but Olivia was still so sunny and lively. There was no gloom in her eyes.

Could it be that the Taylor family did not do as she said and did not reject Olivia?

Gillian was dissatisfied. She decided that later on, she would give Megan and the others a piece of advice to remind them not to forget their business.

“How have you been recently?” Gillian smiled and said in a teasing tone, “Your sandwiches are selling well. I’ve heard seven or eight rhymes alone.”

Olivia smiled mysteriously like a kitten. “Gillian, let me tell you a secret. Actually, I made up those rhymes.”

“What?” Gillian’s hand that was holding the glass of water paused. “You made it up?”

“Yes, yes.” Olivia nodded. Then, she took out a wrinkled book from her bag. It was called “Manual for Marketing Success“.

“Look!” Olivia happily displayed her treasure. “I bought it at an old bookstall at the market. It’s only two dollars.”

Gillian looked at the blurry words on the book and fell into deep thought.

This thing was obviously a pirated book.

Moreover, the title of the book was too aspirational.

It was obvious that it was that kind of motivational speech to deceive noobs who don’t know anything. Gillian did not even know how to look at this thing. She felt that it was a waste of time to even glance at it.

She did not expect Olivia to read such things.

Gillian felt secretly pleased with herself.

It was a sense of superiority that made her feel superior to Olivia.

“Don’t read this kind of book.” Gillian’s tone was disdainful. “They’re all lying to ignorant noobs. They’re useless.”

Books like these were basically trash. It was useless.

It was for those who did not have time to focus on learning. The goal was to give these people the illusion that they had learned knowledge.

However, in the end, it was just an illusion. They would not learn the real thing.

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Hearing Gillian speak about the book she liked like this, Olivia was stunned.

She raised her hand and touched the book with a stunned expression.

Gillian took the book and flipped through it. She realized that Olivia had actually taken notes.

The notes were very detailed. There were almost a hundred words on every page.

Gillian’s gaze was filled with disdain. “Don’t look at these useless things. If you like to read, I’ll get you a few good books. These are all lies.”

“It’s a lie?” Olivia was really surprised. “But I think it’s useful. I followed the method taught here and managed the social media account. I already have a lot of fans.”

Gillian asked casually, “How many?”

“380 thousand.”

“Pili!”

Gillian spat. Fortunately, it was aimed at the side.

Otherwise, she would have spat all her saliva on the table.

Gillian placed her left hand on the table and coughed for a long time. Her face was red and he only looked up after a long time.

“What did you just say? Say it again?”

Olivia blinked her beautiful eyes and asked, “Gillian, are you asking how many fans the account has?” Gillian nodded.

“389,762.”

Gillian was so done.

Olivia must be teasing her.

It had only been two weeks since she left, but she had already sold sandwiches and started a social media account. She had 380 thousand fans.

Fuck. If she was in a marketing company, she would be considered a genius after gaining 380 thousand followers in two weeks.

However, Olivia actually learned it from a pirated book.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Gillian did not believe it.

Olivia handed the phone over for her to look at the background data.

Gillian took a closer look.

Olivia was really lying. It was indeed not 389,762.

It was 389,788.

In just two minutes, she had gained 26 fans.

How was that possible?

Could it be like those fantasy novels? The secret manual for success is hidden in a small village! Gillian quickly flipped through the tattered book.

Now, her mentality when reading this book was different.

Previously, when she saw the title “Manual for Marketing Success“, she felt that it was so silly.

Looking at it now, it was simple and direct. It was obvious at a glance that it was written by an expert.

She immediately flipped it open.

The content inside was,

  1. What’s the benefit of having a social media account?

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  1. How to identify and accurately target audiences
  2. Typesetting is very important
  3. A Free Way
  4. Sincere Advice for Attracting Fans
  5. How to Retain Fans

They were more or less the same. It didn’t matter if it was said or not. It didn’t have any actual use.

Gillian looked at it again and again, but she did not see anything special.

She frowned and looked at Olivia. “Did you really learn from this?”

Olivia nodded. “Yes.”

She reached out and tapped it with her fingertip. “Look, I even took notes.”

Gillian read Olivia’s notes carefully.

She realized that she had written very carefully. Combined with the content taught in the book and the characteristics of her sandwich shop, she made a plan of action step by step. Every step was implementable.

The notes Olivia had written were indeed based on what was taught in the book, but she had purified them and combined them with reality to find the best solution.

Gillian read it and did not speak for a long time.

Seeing that she was silent, Olivia thought that Gillian was sad, so she explained, “Gillian, I know you’re doing this for my own good. You’re afraid that I’ll waste my time and not be able to learn anything after reading the books.”

She propped her chin on her hand and smiled cutely. “Actually, I don’t think there are any useless books. It’s just whether the person who studies it is serious or not. Even if it’s something common, as long as you’re serious, you can learn something.”

As she spoke, Olivia raised her hand and took the book back. She carefully closed it and put it in her bag. Gillian’s fingers that were holding the glass of water trembled a little. It took her a long time to stabilize them.

She thought of a question. “It’s okay in town, but most of the villagers are old people. Many of them don’t know how to use it. How did you get them to pay attention?”

Olivia chuckled. “I’ve thought of this problem, but they’re all using WhatsApp now, so this isn’t a problem. The key is how to use and protect them after they become fans. We can’t possibly have new sandwiches every day, right?”

Olivia had indeed thought about this problem. She could not sleep for a few days. She thought about it day and night and finally thought of a good idea.

She took out her phone and let Gillian look at the app on it. Her tone was light. “I realized that Amazon and the other apps will spend money to buy new members. It’s about ten dollars per member. As long as a new person registers and logs in, they will give commission.”

Olivia looked serious. “Many of the old people in the village have never used Amazon before. They are all new users. As long as they register on Amazon, they are new members and can get money.

“I’ll post such a link and let them register themselves. Then, I’ll give them a direct rebate.”

“Will they register?” Gillian frowned. “It’s easy to follow social media accounts, but it’s very difficult to register on an app. You still have to download it.”

“Look at this.” Olivia waved her phone and showed it to Gillian. “This is a comic I drew. It teaches the elderly how to register.”

The manga was simple and straightforward. Moreover, the process was clear and easy to understand. She didn’t need to read to understand.

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Olivia continued, “This is just one of the ways to retain fans. Not everyone will register. There are more messages about the sandwiches in the account.”

Olivia was really serious about her business. Painstaking effort has been put into every tiny detail.

She told Gillian, “I really intend to make turn my sandwiches into a big business.”

Gillian originally wanted to ask if Olivia was sad these few days and if she was jealous of her favored and outstanding sister.

However, looking at the dazzling Olivia, she suddenly could not bring herself to ask those words.

Olivia’s willpower was never limited to a small world. Her eyes were always focused on her heart and the vast world.

Chapter 249

The food in the restaurant was not bad.

Olivia found everything delicious. She only felt full after eating two platefuls of food in a row.

Gillian teased, “Why? Did your family starve you?”

The corners of Olivia’s lips curled up slightly. Her smile was faint, but it was just right.

“It’s not that they starve me. It’s just that I’ve eaten enough of the sandwiches. I eat it every day. I’m tired of it.”

Gillian smiled and did not reply.

She picked up the cup and took a sip of water. After a while, she said, “There’s something I have to tell

you.”

Olivia nodded.

“You built the sandwich shop. You have to watch it carefully. Don’t let anyone pick the fruit.”

Olivia looked up and thought seriously for a while. She did not say anything and only smiled.

After leaving the restaurant.

Gillian immediately called Megan and asked her to suggest that the restaurant would be reserved for Doris in the future in front of others.

She wouldn’t give Olivia a single cent.

After hanging up the phone, Gillian raised her hand and flipped her hair.

She thought of what her grandfather had said countless times.

He said that Olivia’s medical skills were good. In the future, the Smith family would have to be supported by Olivia. She and Jarron would support Olivia.

For what reason?

They were both granddaughters of the Smith family. Olivia was the youngest. Why should she take over? Gillian was unwilling.

Now, she also wanted Olivia to taste the bias she had once suffered.

“Let’s see how Olivia can remain calm when Julian and Megan hand the Taylor family over to Doris,” she thought.

After dinner, Olivia wandered outside for an entire afternoon before returning home.

Dinner was already prepared at home.

At the sight of Olivia’s return, Megan’s expression was a little unnatural.

The others also pursed their lips and pulled a long face. They didn’t look too happy.

Olivia raised her eyebrows.

She thought to herself, “Why did my family change in just one afternoon?”

They were still very close to her in the morning, but now they were cold.

“Olivia Megan cleared her throat. “I have something to tell you.”

Stella was easily embarrassed and could not bear to hear what Megan said next. She only said, “I’ll go to the kitchen to take a look.”

Then, she left in a hurry

Olivia sat on the chair and glanced at Stella’s back indifferently. Then, she lowered her eyes and seemed to be deep in thought.

“Here’s the thing. Megan sat on a stool, holding her phone in her hand.

Her phone was on, and she was having a call with Gillian

Gillian wanted to know Olivia’s reaction immediately. She wanted to see her shock, pain, and unwillingness… Just like what she had suffered in the past.

“The sandwich shop at home. Your father and I want to leave it to Doris in the future. We also want to give this building to Doris.”

When Megan first spoke, her tone was still not very smooth, but as she spoke, she became more and more fluent. “Doris is the smartest and most outstanding child in our family. After getting into Capital University, she will have to settle down in a big city in the future. As parents, we can’t help much. We can only leave her more assets.”

“Olivia, what do you think?” Megan deliberately asked Olivia.

Olivia held an orange in her hand and slowly peeled it. She broke off a piece and stuffed it into her mouth. before looking up at Megan. “Mom, isn’t it a little too early to talk about this?”

On the other side, Gillian was excited when she heard this.

“It’s coming. It’s coming!”

“Get angry, get angry, be indignant, get angry to your heart’s content!”

She would be filled with resentment, just like her in the past

Hearing Olivia’s indifferent words, Megan was a little angry. She questioned, “Are you unwilling? Let me tell you, whether you’re willing or not, this family has to be left to Doris.

“She’s the hope of our Taylor family. She’s a university student and will become a great painter in the future. We have to give all the money and things in the family to Doris!”

The orange was a little sour. Olivia frowned and swallowed it.

She was a little too lazy to speak.

It was a very strange feeling. Half a month ago, she was still close to Megan and the others. She wanted to treat them well and work hard for them.

But in the past few days, this feeling had suddenly faded a lot.

Sometimes, looking at these people, Olivia actually felt that they were unfamiliar.

She did not want to argue with Megan about this matter.

However, she thought that since she was her biological mother, there were still some things that she had

to say.

She pinched the orange and deliberated over her tone. “Mom, don’t you think you’re a little too short–sighted?”

“What the hell?” thought Megan.

Megan was dumbfounded, wondering, “Why did she turn against me?”

“What short–sightedness?” Megan asked subconsciously.

Olivia licked her lower lip, feeling more and more strange.

During this period of time, although she was always busy selling sandwiches, she rarely interacted with

Doris.

However, even after such a short interaction, she could sense that Doris was stupid.

Be it in terms of IQ, EQ, or the way she conducted herself, she was like a primary school student. She was childish, aloof, and looked down on others.

Such a person could get into Capital University?

Apart from Donis, Gillian was also very stupid.

The instigation was too obvious.

However, Olivia could sense that she did not have any bad intentions, so she did not pay much attention

to IL

Olivia threw the orange peel into the wastebasket. She looked at Megan and said in a puzzled tone, “Why

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are you bringing this up now? Can’t you wait a few years until I make the sandwiches into a big business?” God, Olivia really didn’t want to say it so bluntly.

It was just a sandwich shop. She had only managed it for half a month and it had already reached such a scale. When she expanded the sandwich business, wouldn’t it be better for Megan to come and snatch it then?

Why was she talking about this now?

Even Olivia didn’t covet over such a small sandwich shop in town, let alone others.

Moreover, Doris sat at the side without saying a word, tacitly agreeing to this matter.

If Megan was said to be a simple woman who was not so scheming, Doris was a student at Capital University.

Her thoughts were too shallow!

Olivia felt that if she played mind games, she could play them to death.

It was so strange. In her memory, everyone said that she was stupid and did not know anything, but why did she feel that she was not stupid?

“Mom” Olivia took Megan’s hand and suggested sincerely, “Give me another two years. At least let me expand sandwich’s business into the city before you want it! Aren’t you afraid that I’ll be wary of you if you bring it up now?”

Megan was dumbfounded.

Doris was stunned.

On the other end of the line, Gillian was also stunned.

Olivia continued, “Sigh, your idea is really not great. You see, I’m the one that makes the sandwiches. I run the sandwich shop. I also found a way to accumulate fans. In other words, everything is dependent on me alone.

“Under such circumstances, shouldn’t you guys please me? Then you can make me support my brothers and sisters. When I expand the sandwich business in the future, I’ll give my brothers and sisters some dividends.

“How about this? I’ll personally manage the business and bear the burden. Brother and sister can get dividends without doing anything. This is the way a smart person should do things.”

Olivia was really ignorant.

How could anyone be so short–sighted?

She actually wanted to chase away the most capable person when the business was rising.

She wanted to say something, but some images suddenly flashed through her mind.

It seemed that someone had once said that she would inherit the family business and be the pillar of the family. Her brothers and sisters would do nothing but enjoy the dividends.

Actually, this was not very fair, but because she liked her brother and sister, she agreed.

In the end, her brothers and sisters were unwilling and despised her for snatching away their assets. However, they did not think about it. With their own medical skills, could they support the Smith family? The memory was only a flash, and it quickly disappeared.

Olivia did not probe further. She just looked at Megan seriously and sincerely suggested, “I think my idea is not bad, but if you insist on leaving this sandwich shop to Doris, I’m also okay with that.

“I can do something else. It’s just a sandwich shop. If you like it, take it. It’s no big deal.” When she said this, Olivia’s tone was indifferent. She did not take the sandwich shop seriously at all. This kind of indifference and nonchalance instantly shocked the people of the Taylor family. In their opinion, the sandwich shop was a huge golden hen, and it was personally created by Olivia.

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She actually said that she didn’t want it. She didn’t have any hesitation at all.

Even Doris looked at Olivia in surprise.

Although she looked down on selling sandwiches, she occasionally heard her mother, Megan, nag about it. She knew how shocking the amount of money made was.

Olivia actually abandoned it just like that.

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Olivia seemed to be a man of her word.

After saying that she didn’t want the shop, she never interfered in the sandwich business ever again.

She didn’t even settle the accounts.

It was as if she really had no interest in money.

Megan was stunned. She was speechless for a long time.

Doris sat opposite her and pinched her fingertips. She looked at Olivia seriously and said in a surprised tone, “You really don’t want it anymore?”

Olivia nodded. “I don’t want the money in the account, but I’ll have to charge for the recipes. The three recipes I taught Stella are free. I’ll charge two thousand dollars for each recipe for the remaining seven recipes.”

“So expensive!” Megan exclaimed. “You might as well rob someone!”

Julian pulled a long face and looked at Olivia with dissatisfaction.

Doris sneered.

She had thought that she was really a noble and pure person who didn’t want anything. So she was scheming here?

She looked over and sized up Olivia for a while. She had an accurate guess in her heart.

Such an unscrupulous scheme, yet she still chose to retreat in order to advance. She must be someone’s mistress.

A person could lose their memory, but their temperament would never change.

As the saying went, mountains and rivers were easy to change, but nature was hard to change.

That was the logic.

Even though Olivia usually looked hardworking and down–to–earth, she instantly revealed her true nature at the critical moment.

Doris immediately didn’t want to interact with Olivia anymore.

She was afraid that she would be tainted by the cunning aura of a peddler.

This would affect her pure talent in painting.

Megan was very dissatisfied with the fact that Olivia wanted money for the recipes. She muttered, “How can you ask for money? It’s just a few recipes. Besides, your father and I have raised you for so many years, but we didn’t ask for money.”

Julian knocked on his cigarette and said, “You can ask for money for the recipes, but you have to return the child support we gave you for more than 20 years.”

“Alright,” Olivia agreed immediately. “It’s only right for me to return my parents‘ child support. However, I don’t have any money on hand now. I can’t get so much money in a short period of time. The few recipes are the only valuable thing I have. How about this? I’ll sell them publicly.

“Now that sandwich business is so popular, I’m sure many people are willing to buy it. I won’t sell too much. I’ll charge four thousand dollars for each recipe. Once I get the money, I’ll give it to you.”

“How can you do that?” Megan was dumbfounded. “This is our family’s recipe. If you sell it, others will also sell sandwiches. What should we do?”

Julian was also mute.

He only wanted to put pressure on Olivia and ask her to give them the recipe for free. He did not expect her to sell it.

His face immediately darkened.

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“Mom.” Olivia was reasonable. “As parents, you have to be reasonable. You said that sandwich shop will be

left to Doris, and I agreed. You said that you want me to pay for the child support, and I agreed. What else do you want from me?”

Megan was at a loss for words.

It was still Doris who spoke.

“Olivia, you can’t be scheming toward your relatives. You’re Mom’s child. Everything you have should belong to Mom, let alone a few recipes. How can you ask for money?”

Doris spoke righteously with disdain.

She despised Olivia’s scheme.

Olivia leaned back in her chair and tapped her fingertips on the back of the chair. “Of course I’ll be filial to my parents. If this shop belongs to my parents, I’ll definitely give it to them. But the problem now is that this shop is yours.

“Even if we’re biological sisters, there’s no reason for you to take advantage of me like this. Doris, you’re still a university student.”

Doris was instantly speechless.

She frowned and thought for a long time, but she could not think of anything to refute Olivia.

At this moment, Julian slammed his palm on the table and said angrily, “Alright, we’re all family. How can. you be so squabbly? Let’s not talk about today first. All of you go and rest. We’ll talk tomorrow.”

He chased them all away.

Julian quickly gestured for Megan to speak to Gillian.

The two of them were on the phone, so Gillian heard the situation clearly.

She had a headache.

The Taylor family’s situation was different from the Smith family’s. Whatever the Taylor family had was all from Olivia.

However, the Smith family belonged to her grandfather.

Therefore, she and Jarron were qualified to have a share.

Derek and Doris from the Taylor family were not qualified to get Olivia’s sandwich shop.

The two situations cannot be analogous.

“How about this?” Gillian said. “Let’s forget about this matter first and not mention it again. In a few days, you said that you have a high–ranking official in your family who can take care of your children. Then, you can bring Derek and Doris over, but not Olivia. I’ll give you the specifics in advance.”

There was always a knot in Gillian’s heart because of things similar to this.

Ever since she was young, every time her grandfather hosted a big shot from Capital City, he would only bring Olivia over. He only brought Olivia to visit Mr. Swift who was in the convalescence home.

Mr. Swift was such an extraordinary person.

That was a figure that could only be seen on television. He was the top leader of the country.

Why did he only bring Olivia to meet such a big shot?

Gillian felt that it was unfair.

Therefore, she wanted Olivia to feel it too.

A few days later, Megan said that she wanted to bring Doris to visit her relative.

That relative was a high–ranking official in the province and had power and influence.

She wanted him to take care Doris.

“Yes.” Olivia’s expression did not change as she skillfully made the sandwiches.

Megan was surprised. She looked over and deliberately said, “I won’t bring you along this time. You can

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stay at home and look after the shop. I’ll bring your brother and Doris over.”

Olivia nodded. “Got it.”

Megan could not understand what Olivia was thinking. She stared at her for a long time and realized that she was not angry or jealous at all. Her expression was calm.

How could this be?

Megan didn’t understand.

However, she did not need to figure it out. She just needed to follow Gillian’s instructions.

In the afternoon, the Taylor family’s shop was empty, leaving only Olivia.

Everyone else had gone to the province.

Today’s sandwiches were sold out early.

Olivia had nothing to do, so she sat on the chair and read.

After reading two pages, Gillian arrived.

“Gillian, come in quickly,” Olivia called out.

Gillian looked around and realized that there was only Olivia. She pretended to be curious. “Why are you the only one here? Where’s Mr. Taylor and the others?”

Olivia took a bottle of water and handed it to Gillian. “They brought Doris to the province.”

“Province?”

“Yes, yes.” Olivia nodded. “They went to the province to see my uncle. I have an uncle who is an official in the province. My mother said she’s bringing Doris around and she wants my uncle to guide Doris in the future.”

Gillian frowned. “Then why didn’t she bring you along?”

Olivia didn’t care at all. “That’s nothing.”

“Why aren’t you angry at all?” Gillian was disappointed. “This is such a good opportunity. He’ll be a connection in the future. How can they leave you behind? This is too much!”

Olivia could not help but laugh. “Gillian, you’re so cute.”

Gillian frowned. “What do you mean?”

Olivia held the glass of water and took a sip before saying, “Who said that someone you meet once will be a connection? Gillian, aren’t you thinking too simply about connections?

“I don’t study much and don’t know much, but I know that the essence of connections is the exchange of resources. You have to have the ability to be able to build connections. Otherwise, it’s useless.”

Gillian shook her head. “Just because you can’t use it now doesn’t mean you won’t be able to use it in the future.”

Olivia raised her eyebrows and suddenly smiled. “Ms. Gillian, if you don’t have any strength in your connections, it’s like a pavilion in the air. You’ll only consume yourself and won’t bring any actual benefits.”

How could it be consumption?

Gillian didn’t believe it.

“Olivia, let me tell you a story.”

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Gillian told a story.

In the story, there was an old gentleman with the surname Smith. He was a brilliant doctor.

He had two granddaughters. The elder granddaughter was gentle and quiet. She had a reserved and considerate personality and loved medicine a lot.

The younger granddaughter was lively and mischievous. She liked to join in the fun. She had learned to play the violin, paint, and play chess but could not settle down to study medicine.

However, the old gentleman was exceptionally partial towards his younger granddaughter.

Whenever a big shot came to the family to seek medical treatment, the old gentleman always brought his younger granddaughter over but never his elder granddaughter.

Over time, those big shots had an impression of his younger granddaughter and treated her very well.

Later, his elder granddaughter inherited the family business and invited these big shots to participate in the ceremony.

Unexpectedly, when these big shots heard that his younger granddaughter was not around, they didn’t want to come as invited.

They had already become his younger granddaughter’s connections.

Gillian was very emotional, but Olivia was not listening attentively.

She was fiddling with her phone.

Gillian was unhappy. “Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Olivia looked up. “What should I say?”

Gillian took a deep breath. “Don’t you think the old man is partial?”

Olivia tapped her fingertips on the table and sighed lightly. “Gillian, have you ever thought of one thing?”

“What?” Gillian tilted her head.

Olivia continued. “You said those big shots were there to seek medical treatment. Then why did the old gentleman take his younger granddaughter with him? Did he bring her over to make a mess? Or can a doctor bring a child into the operating room?”

Gillian was stunned by the question.

“You also said that the old gentleman is a miracle doctor. He won’t do meaningless things. Then why did he take his younger granddaughter with him?” Olivia held up one finger. “There’s only one reason that makes sense. His granddaughter appeared as his assistant.”

“No way!” Gillian exclaimed. “His younger granddaughter is very young. She’s only in her teens. How can she be his assistant?”

Olivia’s tone was calm as she asked, “Then why did the miracle doctor bring a teenage girl with him when he was curing his patients? Gillian, you’re a grown–up. You should know that one would never try to make connections when others are sick unless he’s lost his mind.

“For example, when you’re as sick as a dog and in unbearable pain, someone brings a child over and tells you how cute and smart the child is. At such a moment, will you like this child?”

Gillian’s entire body trembled violently as if she had suffered a big blow. She kept shaking her head and muttering, “No, it wasn’t true! No, no.”

“There’s another doubtful point.” Olivia continued, “You said those people are all big shots and elites in the industry. These people are smart cookies and won’t act recklessly merely based on their personal preferences. There must be a reason why they rejected the elder granddaughter and liked the younger

one.”

At this point, Olivia paused and voiced her thoughts. “I don’t think the elder granddaughter should

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granddaughter because she’ll probably have psychological

to improve her strength. Why bother with those big shots? If

shot.

up to others? Isn’t it

quite understand the sort of people like the elder granddaughter. Her grandfather

would go all out to

big shots would take the

great it

rushing to befriend others and wishing to be liked, why not work hard to improve herself and let others come

associate with big shots. I like to become a big shot myself.” Gillian was already speechless. She was in a daze

as if she was

at night, their faces were red, and they were joyfully

it wasn’t true that they would meet a high–ranking official on this trip, Gillian

Association organized one small painting

by the association’s internal members. Gillian got an entry

for Doris.

was not a large–scale competition, it had extraordinary

this competition, she could get to know

any teacher and be taken in as a disciple by

a sudden rise in

excitement. She

returned to her residence. As soon as she

Ernesto was back.

to have such a wide

stunned. Then, the corners of her mouth curled up into a cover–up

from the Painting Association. That teacher was also

Association

teacher

teacher, she was nothing but Olivia’s

smiled sadly. “No, I don’t know any teacher,

Ernesto raised his eyebrows.

hired Mrs. Rose Liebsig, the president of the Painting Association, to teach us. Unfortunately, Mrs.

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he only recommended

Gillian’s shoulders could not

stung her whenever she

Ernesto raised his eyebrows. Your grandfather has indeed gone too far in this matter. You are both his granddaughters. How could he treat

want one disciple only? So what harm could it bring if she took both of you

was angry and spoke up for

to look into Mrs. Liebsig now.” Saul

almost a

search.

he encountered any doubts, he would start

and soon, her

Husheni was

lineal

cried out in

Mrs. Liebsig has gone too far. She said she would only want one disciple, but five after she took in Olivia,

She’s a liar!”

the pen paused, and he

red as if it was

know

years

mean by only wanting one disciple? It was just Rose’s excuse that she looked

another two disciples five years later if she

at the side, angrily

he said, Gillian looked more ashamed on

could not stand it anymore and nudged Saul. “Enough! Stop it.” If he nagged

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fun. She was

the gossip

a very

a second when

“Good evening. I guess you’re Doris’s sister, Olivia? I’m

looking for Doris?

Bettany looked at the stairs, and

going up. I’ll

The painting competition?

a second. How did Bettany know about the

competition. It was an internal competition organized by the

was mainly held to

mattered was whether any teacher

Olivia’s confusion, Bettany explained, “I’ve read

Facebook status?

immediately realized she had been blocked and could not check

the phone over and gestured for Olivia

all Doris’s Facebook

of her participation in the

but told you what to do like a know–it–all. She was a sandwich maker the other day and now acts like a painter who knows how to mix colors. By the

swept

face did not change,

words of mockery and contempt did

the character of the

Doris was

phone to Bettany and asked her what

a lot of

as good as the professional, but it should be helpful. Please give it to Doris for me. I hope it can be of

arms. “I painted this. I hope Doris can

of sadness flashed across Bettany’s face. “Doris probably doesn’t have time.

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the notebook and went

her frustration and said in a deep voice, “Olivia, you’re distracting me.

it mean a

not

knew nothing about painting, but she could feel

said, “Bettany told me to give you this. It’s some of her color mixing summaries. She hopes they’ll be helpful

Doris sneered.

took it over and threw it on the desk without even

just a junior high school student. What made her think she

that Bettany

these over again.” Doris

looked up and glanced at

clear, but for some reason,

Her fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

wanted to say something but could

recovered, Olivia had

so mad that

came down with the notebook and

was across the street

less than two

entered, she saw no one

Olivia put the notebook on the

voice came from the door, and Talia ran out immediately

pale, and she

for a second before saying, “You’re from the Taylor family across the street, right?

imperceptibly. Finally, she pointed at

started to show her the door. “Alright, I see. Thank you. If there’s nothing else, see

she was halfway through the door when she suddenly turned

and could not

she was mentally weak. It seemed it took her forever to speak out a word. Olivia frowned and

as she entered the house, Olivia noticed something was off. There

the shadows was sitting on the ground. Judging from its height and compared to the other

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Olivia was very vigilant.

the painting at the door of the small room, there was also a

happened to

had happened and walked to open the door

no, what are you doing? There are no outsiders in the house. It’s Bettany’s father.” Saying it, Talia quickly turned around and gestured for Tucker to come out. “Tucker, come out quickly.” Following Talia’s call, a middle–aged man in a suit and leather shoes walked out of the small

a smile on his face, looking like a smiling tiger in the business

father. I’m here to see her. I’m not a

father isn’t a bad person. Talia echoed Tucker’s words and even walked to

the shadow at the door of the small room and asked,

did not understand why Olivia asked

her head and gestured for them to

she said firmly, “You drugged her. What are you going to do? Are you going

this, she freaked out. “How did you know?

“Shut up!” Tucker scolded.

stupid, wondering how she could admit it

gloomily. His tone was threatening. “Young lady,

Was he threatening her?

the least afraid of threats. If the other side spoke nicely to her, she

would never compromise if she

to pay attention to Tucker. She directly pushed the door open

the police officer who had rushed over excitedly to the Taylor family for sandwiches but ended in

inside the room, witnessed everything. He was so angry that he clenched

covered with tempered

the counter, but it didn’t move or wasn’t damaged at all. On the contrary, he was in so much pain

it! He

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the room and trembled as

read the introduction of Rose on

introduction was

Rose took in her fourth disciple that year, whose surname was Taylor. Five years later, she took in the fifth and

also an exclusive interview

took in her first disciple, she had already thought of taking

was because she liked the

on the ground and

went through, “Mrs. Liebsig, you

she received the call from Gillian. She

the sofa and sat down,

she listened, the more confused she

the end, she could not help but interrupt Gillian. “Wait,

true?” Gillian

was any

Painting Association and a current oil painting master. If her grandfather hadn’t invited her, Rose wouldn’t have come to

your grandfather

invited you?” Gillian didn’t believe it.

eyes, her grandfather was a miracle doctor. He had a lot of connections, and people from all walks of life would do him a favor. No

“I think you’ve thought too highly of Doctor

a doctor, after all. Why would everyone humor him? Moreover, we didn’t know each other

you come to

told the truth. “I happened to see Olivia’s painting at an

me tell you this.” Rose didn’t bother to waste her breath with Gillian. “I went to Layfield

about to break down. She clenched her fists tightly and barely managed to

had almost forgotten about what happened back then. It had been

some time, she said, “Ms. Gillian, I’m very strict about choosing disciples. I don’t just go around taking in mediocre disciples. I wouldn’t lower my bar even if your

not to mention he’s only a

ache, and her scalp went numb. It took her quite a while to

“But you’ve praised me and said

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helplessly, “Ms. Gillian, I was just being

also being polite by grading them

I’ve never seen someone as insensible as you. Don’t you know how to read faces? Can’t

you be so shameless as to have told Olivia to bring your mediocre paintings to me for grading again

this, Rose got

did feel that Gillian was too thick–skinned for having ordered Olivia without any gratitude

Olivia spent a lot of effort to get me to check your paintings back then. She begged me again and again. Ms. Gillian, you

Olivia, Gillian would be an ordinary person among the millions. She would have no chance or be

the funny thing was that instead of being grateful for

it be more

I’ll give you a recommended

she hung up the

the Taylor family’s sandwich shop, in order not to disturb Doris with her painting, everyone from the Taylor family dared not to speak loudly.

sandwiches in the morning would distract

she had nothing much to do, Olivia went upstairs

at sunset. It

with it. She felt the color of the sky could be better. She had mixed several colors but still couldn’t get the most satisfactory

a little

up and glanced at Olivia

go to study the sandwich ingredients if you are busy with nothing? Stop acting like

did not feel attached

up to watch her paint was

a responsible person. Even if she had lost her

heavy burden and think for

didn’t care, Olivia had no intention of sucking up

turned around

word, Doris’s expression looked more terrible. She snorted coldly

and heard

looked over. “What’s

a chair, eating almonds while watching the scene. When she saw Olivia, she pushed the bag of almonds to her side and replied, “Something happened at the fast food restaurant

street.”

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and frowned. “It’s

her restaurant.” Stella spat out a mouthful of almonds and started to gossip about the Fulham

the same age as Doris. They were classmates, but compared to Doris, she lived

out of junior high school and went home to look after her sick

had a better life and opened a fast food restaurant on

father, Tucker Fulham, who had been missing

to earn a living. But he had been

be a good thing for the family of

had started another

this time. He wanted Bettany to

is!” Megan frowned. “He’s

is tough. She made a scene at the engagement ceremony, broke away from Tucker, and ran

long after she were back, Tucker chased after her to her

making a scene

Bettany’s mother, Talia, who had also

was really stupid or just pretending to be.

from a wealthy family, but so what? It still couldn’t change the fact that he was paralyzed. Bettany’s life

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Marco, was here to get some sandwiches, but unfortunately,

sandwiches back home and could not eat the Taylor family’s

He was down.

crossed Marco’s mind was that Olivia must still

Thank god!

that, he realized that Olivia was calling him for

and thought he was a lousy police officer. How could his mind be filled with food:

Wood rushed over in high

going on?” he asked

have knocked

god!

case. Even the biological parents could not

call to report

misunderstanding. Officer. please listen to me. We’re Bettany’s parents.

swayed and

pointed to the small room. “Look, Bettany has already fainted. We can get the doctor to check on her later to see if she has

towards the small room and

her hard several times, but Bettany

expression darkened as he realized that something

ruthless. “Mind your own business. We’re Bettany’s parents. When Bettany wakes up later, she’ll be on our

nodded.

shocked. “If so, why did you still meddle in our business and call the police?” Olivia took out her phone and found a recording. She played it to Tucker. “So, I recorded it just in case. Even if Bettany is on your side, Talia has

I talk nonsense to you for so long? I could have just

waste time doing meaningless things. Whatever she said and did had its meaning. Moreover,

an old saying that relatives were favored

parents must be closer

her parents and turned against

anything and watched a young girl get hurt, Olivia could not bear to see

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had broken her moral bottom

evidence in advance before calling the police. This way, nothing

Tucker was furious.

did not expect to meet such a

genius

and Bettany was sent to

went to the police station

“How did you find out

saw three shadows at the door. One of

the aisle. There was a small piece of broken porcelain at

his colleagues

but admire her observation. She could

“What made you think Tucker Fulham and Talia Fulham have drugged her but not some other bad

was in trouble, but as a mother, Talia was only panicking. There was no worry or fear on her face. This didn’t make sense at all. Recalling the previous news, everyone said Tucker and Talia wanted to marry their daughter Bettany to a paralyzed guy for Tucker’s

my

even become a

something irrelevant. “Do you usually like

didn’t seem to

good. You deduced everything just by sending a notebook

Wasn’t she good?

She did not think it was such a

the side reminded Marco, “This is just a guess. Bettany

almost forgot about

Olivia’s guess should be the fact,

might cover up for

all, they were her parents

will probably end up with nothing definite.” Leaving things unsettled was the best outcome. But they were worried that Tucker and Talia would twist the facts and accuse Olivia of calling the police to vent her anger, slander them, and ruin their reputation. “I almost forgot about it.” Olivia took out her phone

Marco was dumbfounded.

colleagues beside him widened

She was so well–prepared!

Why did you

they would make a false

thumbs up. “Bravo!

When Bettany woke up, she admitted that

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her.

any harmful consequences, and they were her

let them go home and settle

Bettany came home, she brought some food over to

I owe it to you today. Thank you.” Bettany was a little embarrassed that she had only

for you. I

saw an oil

character was delicate, and the colors were clean. The entire painting looked amiable and gentle. It felt

“Did

painting, the smile on Bettany’s face brightened. She talked non–stop and said a lot about

When she was still a primary school student, an art teacher noticed her talent and

dropped out of school. But she did not give up.

smiled, showing two dimples on her cheeks. She looked cute. “I’ve read a

her previous gloominess and unhappiness. She was in high spirits, and her

neck is too thick. Not good.” Doris had come over without being

a pen in her hand and directly poked at the portrait

peaceful neck of the Virgin Mary was instantly

doing?” Bettany subconsciously

did you push

After a long time, she said, “You

this thing a painting?” Doris was disdainful. She looked up

and said impatiently, “Fine. Fine.

this one. I’ll enhance it for you.” Doris arrogantly raised her chin as if Bettany had taken

the anger in her chest.

arms.

This painting is ruined. I’ll paint another one for

that, she left with the drawing

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dinner, Megan brought up

really ruthless. She even knocked out her own

to

realize that something was wrong and call the police?” Olivia nodded. “Yes, I went

he did not speak much, but this time, he could not help but lecture her. “Don’t interfere in such matters in the future. Bettany is her daughter. She can do whatever she wants. Outsiders

nodded. “Yes, Olivia. Don’t interfere in other people’s

anything. She lowered her

a nagging feeling

kind. Why would they despise her for

massaged her temples and the suspicion in her

moment, her

It was Gillian.

town and wanted

on the sofa with her phone in her hand. She looked frustrated. Ernesto sat opposite

and unwillingness in her eyes. “This is the last time. I’ll hypnotize

in love

her? Would she fight for Jarron’s attention and push her sister off the cliff

playing with his phone. His eyes were deep, and

Gillian and nodded. “Sure, but…”

alone is not enough. Relationships will become

get her to bring me medicine. Then, I’ll take the opportunity

so

chuckled. His unusually flirtatious face

What happened next would be that I recognized the wrong person after I woke up. I

do you think? Isn’t this a good idea?” Ernesto turned to Gillian. His eyes were sparkling with

Gillian was silent.

evil. He actually came up

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such a location

helplessly as the person she liked treated her sister

a moment, Gillian nodded. “Alright, we’ll do as

the way to the hotel. Olivia received a call from Gillian. Gillian asked her to take the small road to the east, saying that

too much about it.

as prosperous as the city. There were no street

was only nine o’clock in the

to the

stopped in her

the path, could already hear Olivia’s footsteps. He pressed his shoulder

middle of the road, trying to

he hadn’t tripped Olivia, she wouldn’t have discovered him at all. Everything was ready. Ernesto leaned his head against the wall. As soon as he

the hell was

He was going blind!

My eyes, my eyes!

eyes tightly with his hands, but even so, the light revealed between his fingers was incomparably intense, blinding him to the point that

was

strong flashlight and had a clear

yards away from Ernesto. She asked curiously, “Why are you lying

could not see Olivia at all. He could only determine where she was

low grunt, Ernesto said weakly, “I’m

and frowned. “That’s chicken blood. Are you a

Ernesto was speechless.

she a dog? She could

immediately corrected himself. “The

took out a huge stick from behind her. She held the stick in her right hand and

his eyes, so he could not see Olivia’s movements. He only felt something

He nodded. “Yes.”

put away the stick. “I’ll call the police

head and made a painful expression.

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gun…”

finish, Olivia had already taken out her phone. “There’s a gunshot wound.

Ernesto was dumbfounded!

How did that happen?

this. The male lead was shot by a gun and could not go to the hospital, let alone call the police. Therefore,

Olivia

you have to call the police? I already said that I have a gunshot

foreign cultures, and this plot was borrowed from the novel. Therefore, Ernesto thought that

understand why Olivia called

looked vigilant. “You’re really interesting. What makes you think I’ll help

one met on the street. Even if she wasn’t worried that he would hurt her, she still had to pay attention

not have any money now. If she was extorted, she

couldn’t take it anymore. He couldn’t care less about pretending and

was nearly 6 feet and 3 inches tall and had practiced boxing since he was young. His skills

sudden pounce would

And yet…

close to Olivia, his abdomen was ruthlessly poked

it hurt

bird that was suddenly struck in mid–air, Ernesto fell to the ground with a thud and

too painful, so he couldn’t care less about covering his face. He covered his

her flashlight and shone it at Ernesto’s

exotic face, Olivia’s body

Then, countless memories returned.

She remembered!

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used for self–defense and leaned forward. She easily restrained Ernesto and tapped a few acupoints on his

felt

Oh! How magicall

still surprised, something

him and said coldly. “Ernesto, have you had

calm expression changed drastically when

He was stunned.

a while, he

hypnosis

looked at Olivia in

removed from his

Olivia walked out, she said in a low voice, “I woke up when

you mean?” Ernesto

think that I’ll hand myself over to someone else without doing anything and

she have to give a psychological hint, but as long as she saw Ernesto’s face, she would be able

set a

take her away. They would also think of

the hypnosis

the country and pressure Fesmuowana

that time, things would not be under

was a national

the alley, Olivia threw the flashlight to Ernesto and pressed the button

on her left wrist

than three minutes two ghost–like figures

was Pets and

raver of them said an

le due cathon!

as tw quickly ran a few steps and stopped to front of

to see Cullat as you want to and tren

did not log and

Ese and Does she

Regret of

walk

cow how you what chankung

get a

ducked

faint moonlight shone on her face, blurring her facial

could still feel the

regret was the most meaningless

She had already hurt others. What was the use

to make herself

in exchange for the Wilcox family’s hypnotism. Now that the hypnosis is over,

good–tempered person, and my

to cut ties with Ernesto,

him uncomfortable was not the threat in Olivia’s tone, but her attitude of leaving him alone as if she didn’t want to have anything to do with

as if after tonight, they were no longer

heart twisted. He suddenly felt

wanted to

him any time to speak. She got into the car

heartless. She

car had

was left was a thick,

What a hateful girl!

anger. How could there be such a woman? She

going and if she wanted to go back to the Taylor family to pack

of the window. Her tone was even colder than the night wind. “There’s no need. You guys

and asked, “Where are we

far away. She suddenly thought of Bettany and

was pitch–black inside, and there was only a faint light in the depths, indicating that the owner had

and knocked

while, Bettany

the car door and gestured for

was almost midnight. It was really not safe to get into an unfamiliar car

had

mustered her courage and

already so late. What’s

nervous and sat up

here to tell you that I’m leaving soon. You

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give me that

was surprised. “Where are you

a few clangs came from

was knocking on the

car window and frowned at Tucker outside the car. “What are you doing here?” Tucker curled his lips and looked past Bettany to look at Olivia. His tone was sinister. “We have a guest. Why don’t you come in and

and reminded him. “Olivia is

not to meddle in other people’s business

Tucker’s tone was filled

sarcasm. She waved her hand to chase him away and apologized to Olivia. “Olivia,

her lower lip and looked embarrassed, finding

during this period of time… be

as she finished speaking, her

admit that their

Olivia said calmly. “He can’t

that Bettany’s expression was still worried, Olivia

immediately, Bettany first heaved a sigh of relief and then was shocked. “You’re not coming back anymore? You’re

I’m not the Taylor family’s daughter. I just lived in

a little stunned, but she was very smart and

reason.

looked at Olivia reluctantly. “Then, Olivia, will I be able to see

and said casually, “Let’s leave it to fate. We

“Wait for

the car and ran toward the door. After a while, she came back with a painting. ‘Olivia, this is for you.” Bettany looked sad. “I don’t know when we’ll meet

looked at it. Suddenly, she smiled and said, “Then I’ll also give you a gift.”

was smoking not far away. When he heard Olivia’s words, he glanced at

young lady was so lucky to be

the future, she might have

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the sandwich shop found Olivia was missing

“What should we

slowly walked out of the room with a coat on. “Take your time. Maybe she’s gone out.” Derek and Stella also came down from upstairs. They said

calls, the first thing she said was, “There’s no need to look for her. She’s gone. I’ve already transferred the

she hung up the

members of the Taylor

voice. He took a deep breath and said, “She has left just like that. It’s

is really too much.

sensible, so Megan had already

She started to grumble.

said mockingly, “Mother, you really treat her

already good enough that Olivia was not angry and didn’t take revenge. How

that, Stella

shouted, “Oh no, we still don’t

a

were a total of ten sandwich fillings in the Taylor family’s sandwich shop. Stella had only learned three of them, and she was

we do?” Stella was so anxious that she stomped

reprimanded, “It’s just a few sandwich–filling recipes. Don’t act like you haven’t seen the world. When I participate in this internal competition organized by the Painting Association, I’ll be chosen by one of the teachers of the Painting Association and taken in as a disciple. At that time, I’ll have everything I want. How

confident. “Yes, Doris’s painting is the most important. If the sandwich–filling recipes

will affect Doris’s

her head and glared at Derek before

“Derek. Doris glanced at Derek and frowned slightly. “Don’t be blinded

Painting Association, I’ll be famous. Any random painting can be sold for thousands of dollars or even one

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like this. She had been smart, so since she was young, her family doted on her and obeyed her. She was used to being domineering. Even when she

then, Derek was used to her attitude and did not think

seen Olivia’s sincere way of thinking for others. When

again, he

He just turned around and

room when she suddenly received a call from the express delivery.

pen and looked happy. “It must

She

shoes and ran

looked at Bettany’s

seen you for many years and is a little distant. She definitely isn’t on the side of outsiders.” Bettany received the package and opened it as she walked toward the

interact with those indecent people. Listen to me and marry into the Hall family. In the future, you can have whatever you want. Don’t you want to learn painting? The Hall family will send you to

that was tearing

stared at Tucker. Her tone was cold. “Tucker, I’m calling you Dad for the sake of my mother. Don’t

you talk to

turned her head and suppressed the sorrow in her heart. “Mom,

shook her head. “I’m not asking you to marry him. It’s just an engagement. Your father said that the company is in danger now and

“Why should I help him? Doesn’t he still have

up!” Tucker’s voice was cold. “Missy is your younger sister. How can you be so heartless and not act

his anger on Talia. “How did you teach

and immediately explained, “Tucker, don’t be angry. Calm down. Bettany is still young and hasn’t interacted with Missy before. She doesn’t have any feelings for

Tucker grew impatient. “Bettany must

I won’t marry into the Hall family. Even if you use despicable methods to knock me out and marry me, I won’t let the Hall family

Bettany and looked at Bettany angrily with reddened eyes. “Apologize to

her mother

heart no longer hurt. She

face and looked at Talia coldly. “Mom, you’re such a bitch! I’ve never seen a woman as

that, she

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Talia called out to

grabbed Talia and said in a cold voice that seemed to come from hell. “Ignore her. Let’s see how long she can hold on. A girl shouldn’t be too stubborn. Doesn’t

couldn’t help

in the depths

and said in a weak voice. Tucker. Bettany is

at Talia and suddenly

and touched Talia’s cheek. His voice was gentle. “I knew it. You understand

head and smiled

bathroom and washed her

She couldn’t

her mother, who had been relying on her for so many years and had always doted on

to force

wiping her face, Bettany opened

should be

it should

had given Olivia a painting, so Olivia also gave her a painting in

had been completely opened. Inside was

Did people still write letters

it. She realized that it was not a letter but a

What exactly was it?

became more and more confused. Was it

out a thin golden paper

was a line of

looked, the heavier her breathing became,

was actually an invitation to the Painting Association’s

wrist trembled slightly. She almost couldn’t hold the invitation in her

this moment, she suspected that she

and looked at the

It

by Olivia.

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the invitation letter, her heart pounding so fast

over and over again, feeling like she

a good thing really

was not

young age, she had already taken on the burden of the family. This had trained her

decisive person.

already gotten the invitation, she had to

this competition,

ran downstairs with the invitation letter in her arms. After running a few steps, she turned back and went upstairs to get a

Taylor family, Doris was

to her, so she

Doris was a little surprised. “Why are you

she ran

took a while for her

eyes were bright like

Doris was instantly stunned.

Bettany. It seemed that ever since she met Bettany, Bettany had always been depressed. Although she was energetic

in her eyes.

participate in the competition with you!” Bettany couldn’t control her

first, Doris did not react and thought that Bettany was joking. However, when she lowered her head, she saw the seal of the Painting Association on

Bettany’s name written on

too surprised and couldn’t believe it. “What’s wrong, Doris?” Seeing Doris’s stiff expression, Bettany seemed

it did not seem like a good idea for her to come and look for

was a

received the invitation, she was too excited. Her mind was

that Doris would also be participating in this competition. The two of them would have a companion

participated in this competition, she and Doris

brushed her hair behind her ear and explained to Bettany with a smile, “I’m sorry. I was just too surprised just now. I didn’t mean anything

up and carefully observed Doris’s expression. Seeing that Doris really did not

Bettany’s fingertips rubbed the words on the invitation letter lovingly. “Olivia?” Doris frowned. After reacting

Bettany’s sleeve and

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second sister?”

She told me that she’s

She stuttered, “Well, I can’t say for sure. Actually, I don’t know

Bettany didn’t continue

she brought over and was a little embarrassed. “Doris, can you help me take a look? You know, I learned how to draw on my own. I’m not as good as you, so I want to ask you for help and give me some

before today, Doris would definitely not waste time

But…

up and landed on the invitation letter. Her

Doris’s hand that was holding the painting suddenly froze when her gaze landed on the oil painting. This painting… The concept of this painting was actually very similar to the one she was painting now. The

painting so tightly that her knuckles

read it again and again, looking at the painting Smoke in

color of this painting far exceeded

previously had already shocked her enough. She did not expect this painting to

How did that happen?

never learn how to paint

she had suffered a deep blow and could not

put the painting here first. I’ll take my time to look at it. I’ll tell you in a

looked at Doris with concern and said in a

a smile. “Yes, I’ve been drawing

her and bade farewell to

painting Smoke in Village

drew another

looked a little awkward and was

looked at it, the angrier she became. In the end, she tore off the painting she had drawn, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it a few

impossible for her to be inferior

shook her head like she was

like a resentful husband who had been abandoned by

face was unhappy all

him, saying that his menopause had been brought

could not hear Ellis’s criticism, he had a smart brain

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under the warm exterior of Ellis, there

sent Ellis to the Northernmost

CEO’s office kept quiet out of fear that they would anger the CEO who had premature menopause, and be sent to the Northernmost

was as

not even vent his anger. He could only bury

really sad, extremely

from the beginning to the end. Olivia felt that

be honest, Daniel did not agree

did not dare

were able to

of Olivia, he was timid and obedient

comparison was

Daniel returned home every day and didn’t like his

son was

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been afraid to tell Olivia that Andrew was her

when his relationship with Olivia deepened, or after they got married, he would slowly

was afraid that Olivia

that Andrew was her child, she would definitely fight

Daniel

could not bear to compete with her

past, he had accompanied Olivia to watch many idol dramas

and arrogant. He bullied the female lead until she was almost half dead and casually snatched the child away from the female

that television dramas and novels were all fake. The male lead did not love the female lead

how could he bear

even if

in pain than make Olivia

night, Daniel went to

under the blanket. When he sensed that Daniel

was actually pretending to

did he

Olivia?

suddenly lifted the blanket and called

Daniel was so mean.

surprised and turned the doorknob with his slender

was a little embarrassed. He poked his chubby little face with his two soft fingers and smiled. obediently. “Daddy. I heard you mention

to bed. Then, he covered Andrew with the blanket lovingly and said in a serious tone, “You heard wrong.

sure that he was not dreaming. He argued, “I

can you be sure that you’re not dreaming? I think

more anxious. He couldn’t care less about pretending. “Daddy, I

believe you.” Daniel crossed his arms in front

for a long

panicked for a moment, he would still quickly notice

knew that Daniel must have found him

he had been discovered, he immediately turned

ground with a thud and promised Daniel with a puffed–up face, “Daddy, I won’t watch it anymore. I won’t

the floor, so the iPad didn’t break when it fell to

moment.

the iPad. He looked at the video.

for a

quickly climbed out of bed and hugged

before. How should I punish you if you played with the iPad in bed

his head and said pitifully, “Spank

was very satisfied with his son’s attitude.

and hugged Daniel’s thigh. “Don’t spank

eyes that were exactly the same as his mother’s.

eyes, Daniel could not bring himself to do

only ask Andrew to make a promise with

he felt sad when he saw the

kind of heartache of not

blanket was too

about how he had acted like a father and a mother

He raised Andrew alone.

her memories and avoided

phone and slowly typed

and described how he found Andrew playing

blanket.

child was not easy to discipline and that he was tired because he had to act

setup, only Olivia

posted it, someone liked

It was Olivia!

excited. His fingers began to tremble and he could not press the button for a long

a long time, he finally dialed Olivia’s

back. She felt a little dizzy, so she rubbed her temples again

hypnosis. Even when she woke up, she still

through it. Coincidentally, she saw the Facebook status of

preceded her

a moment to realize

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always been afraid to tell Olivia

Olivia deepened, or after they got married, he would slowly tell her that Andrew was her

he was afraid that

Olivia too well. If she knew that Andrew was her child, she would definitely fight

Daniel

not bear to compete with her at

to

and arrogant. He bullied the female lead until she was almost half

dramas and novels were all

the female lead, how could

from her, even if Olivia frowned slightly, Daniel

would rather die in pain than make Olivia

at night, Daniel went to Andrew’s

was watching cartoons on the iPad under the blanket. When he sensed that Daniel had come in, he immediately lay down and

actually pretending

did he fall asleep? I was about

Olivia?

suddenly lifted the blanket and called out,

Daniel was so mean.

and turned the doorknob with his slender

was a little embarrassed. He poked his chubby little face with his two soft fingers and smiled obediently. “Daddy. I

poked his chubby son with his fingertips. Andrew fell to bed. Then, he covered Andrew with the blanket lovingly and said in a serious tone,

was sure that he was not dreaming. He argued, “I really heard

raised his eyebrows and asked, “How can you be sure that you’re not dreaming? I think you’re

care less about pretending. “Daddy, I didn’t

his arms in front

looked up at Daniel for a

for a moment, he would still

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no, she originally wanted to give him a surprise, but

was feeling

the call went through, neither of them spoke. Only their rapid breathing

rustle. It was like an

color of

never liked to put on makeup, but her lips were red and seductive, like the deepest

this moment, she must be

bite mark on her lips,

tightened, and his right hand

him, he would definitely not be able to control himself. He would hold her under his body and press her

sexy voice came out of his throat. “Olivia.”

her eyes. She could barely suppress the joy

“Daniel.”

speak. They just

spread

Peter, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, looked at each other and thought of the same thing. Absence

Ha–ha!

had never liked someone so much in

she was not tempted. She even felt that

wouldn’t have wanted

as time passed, Olivia liked him more

found Daniel more and more

so good–looking, obedient, and understanding? His

that Daniel was exactly what she liked.

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that Olivia had returned to

Daniel had bad intentions.

pick

at night now. I still have about two hours before I reach Evervale. Where are you going

his eyebrows and chuckled. “Is it okay

Olivia was speechless.

was silent, Daniel knew that something was wrong. He quickly found a reason that Olivia

he cry?” Olivia was indeed

was crying, she instantly became nervous. Indeed, she had forgotten

a

a single father who couldn’t do anything for his child, “Alas, he always cried before he went to bed these past few nights. He asked me where

had cried, her heart immediately ached. She agreed

for you.” Daniel smiled like a spring breeze.

Daniel even came to

and asked him to send Olivia a voice message. It would be best if he cried a

was in a daze and his mind

the morning, so he obediently agreed and sent a voice message

and looked up at

him, “Do you remember what you did wrong

widened. He looked at Daniel with dissatisfaction. “It has been a while, and you can’t

my back. I haven’t punished you yet. I’ll punish you by

first, then he

eye, Daniel pressed the

enough.” Daniel patted Andrew’s shoulder and said in a satisfied tone,

Andrew was speechless.

of father was

Andrew’s cries, Olivia’s heart

of the Sullivan family to Tyson and asked

was already midnight. Andrew had already gone to bed. Olivia tiptoed into the house and glanced at

had exactly two guest rooms. Tyson and Peter lived together, and

room.

really tired

taking a shower when she heard someone knocking on

it?” Daniel stood tall at the door with a glass of milk in his hand. “It’s me, Olivia. I brought you a

milk.

it for now. It’s not

Daniel was super considerate. “I’ll bring it in for

“The door’s locked.”

Daniel was ready. “I got

Olivia was speechless.

seemed to have

nodded. “Then come

He first looked around before placing the milk

shower. The sound of water seemed

warm and

Daniel was tempted.

that he had ulterior motives. If a man didn’t even have any sexual desire for the woman. he loved, wouldn’t

been holding it in for so

were many bad intentions in men who were

bath towel after taking a shower, she saw a large patch of milk

looked at her innocently. “What should we do?

chin and pointed at the sofa. “I’ll

can that do?” Daniel leaned over and pressed Olivia

assaulted Olivia’s face,

almost hung on

She raised her chin and glared at him. “What are you

eyes. “Of course… I’ll fuck

picked up Olivia and threw

her mind went blank for a moment. She blinked and before she could react, a muscular male body pressed

gave her a

Hmm…

day, Olivia woke up

eyes, it

already

could not help but

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did not see

pressed her down. His

sex, it was almost one in the afternoon

were still Tyson, Peter, and two nannies at home, Olivia felt too ashamed

anyone.

last night by getting up so late? She quietly went downstairs, thinking that the

who were watching television in the living

Daniel appeared at this moment and looked at her worriedly. “What’s wrong? Why are

Shut up!

something he shouldn’t.

she rushed forward too

commotion was too loud. Tyson

to see Olivia

and raised their thumbs

indifferent Miss Taylor was actually so passionate

Olivia was speechless.

face anyone. Her reputation

already embarrassing enough, but Daniel acted as if he

“Olivia is too tired. I’ll carry

Peter nodded

head

was already so embarrassing. They could think whatever

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Olivia and Daniel went to the kindergarten to

way, Daniel

was volunteering, he met a young man

He has been married for seven

“He married early. He barely reached the legal age

Daniel turned

little bit weird. Why would she have an opinion? Some people married young and some old. It was just their choice. There was nothing

have one.” She shook her

don’t?” At the red light, Daniel stopped the car and turned to look at

Olivia frowned.

make out what he was trying

to ask him

his mellow deep voice just beside her ear. “Olivia, let’s get married too.” Unexpected of such a question,

pressed on the accelerator with his right foot and the car rushed

Olivia again, yet he said solemnly, stressing every syllable, “Olivia,

Olivia repeated his

unsure of

didn’t expect him to bring up this topic so soon. She had

to figure out what to

haven’t made up your mind, we can get engaged for now. How do you

Engage?

took a

Daniel and agreed.

he was lost for words

made it!

very sophisticated person. He understood humans pretty well. He knew how to

read a

the proposal was very likely to be denied by a group of people, however, if another person proposed to destroy the ceiling then the first

the exact

engage, not to marry for

three of them

Daniel proposed to get married. She felt that she had hurt Daniel, so

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initiative to mention

to think

sat on the chair. He had already taken off his jacket and was only wearing a white shirt. The cuffs were rolled up, revealing a firm and powerful

Olivia’s words, he looked up

said in his deep, cello–like voice,

No need?

Olivia looked up,

beautiful eyes filled with

tapped his fingertips on the table and said,

that was holding the fork paused in the air. She looked over in shock. “A week later? Isn’t that

shook his head. “This

indeed was, but wasn’t it a bit of a rush? Would they have the time to prepare everything

was very worried. The engagement was in seven days. There were many things to prepare. They needed to make arrangements for the venue and the guest list. She hadn’t even purchased the clothes,

worry,” Daniel said confidently. “I’ve prepared

and showed the photo

It’s at the old residence of

the guests, I don’t think we need to invite a lot of people. I prefer to only invite our close

on and see if there’s anything you need to

been customized. They

Daniel was talking excitedly.

saw Olivia looking at him calmly with her arms

heart skipped a

himself, “Oh no,

up and said slowly,

a trick,” Daniel said righteously. “I am just insightful. I knew we

and whispered, “I really want

he gave Andrew

immediately hugged Olivia’s other arm and blinked his big eyes pitifully. “Olivia, don’t you want to marry my Daddy? Is it because you don’t like

are you saying?” Olivia’s heart softened. She held Andrew in her arms and shook him. Her tone was gentle.

raised his face. “Then would you like to be

lowered her head and kissed the little boy’s

Daniel was very productive.

announced the engagement to the

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Princess,

reposted this Twitter and posted

instantly, This tweet went

the richest man instantly

top of

major news outlet

the financial column,

The netizens were dumbfounded.

was going on. The news

believe that in the blink of an eye, the richest man was

were in an

how can he get engaged before I even grow

know? I have never

on financial channels. entertainment channels and even scientific channels… What does it have to do with science, can anybody explain?” “Oh, come

a

clicked on it were all

at such a young age.

has made some achievements in biology, I still don’t think Ms. Taylor

you blinded by money? How dare you say

were arguing with each

Group’s public relations team had controlled the s, so the discussion didn’t

was not very intense, and there

like it. He did not want to see any arguments. He wanted to see everyone congratulate him and

Hence…

department posted on their official account: “The Sullivan group will pay the

Technology department of Sullivan Group posted, “We will send out 100 computers to those

of Sullivan Group posted, “10,000 lucky netizens who retweeted would get

department posted on Twitter: “We will select 10,000 lucky netizens from those who retweeted, and the chosen one will get a one–year

posted

them.

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The nets went crazy

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Internet

got countless

to parties, hoping to meet his mysterious

his long legs bent. He lowered his

was nonchalant, as if nothing in

particular message,

slowly looked over.

head. His voice was low and slightly husky as he asked, “A group of old friends has extended an invitation. Should we

asked in a questioning

to gently scratch Daniel’s chin as if teasing

Club was a place Daniel frequented during his youth. He used to spend entire nights there with his old

things happened and he was busy with work,

visit had been several years ago. Standing at the entrance once more, Daniel felt like he was there in

had become unfamiliar

and their observant eyes didn’t

at a glance who people

and Olivia but they could tell from the way they dressed and walked that

hastened to approach and extend

way, he inquired politely, “Is this your first visit, or do you

came to a gradual halt, his gaze languid as he cast a mild look at the

His aura instantly rose.

smiled at the staff. “You don’t know

his neck was stuck. He instantly

knocked open and two familiar figures

over from the corner of his

two managers actually appeared at the

male, named Steve Chandler and one

them had always worked

they appeared

The staff was dumbfounded!

Daniel first. He bowed and apologized, “Mr. Sullivan, I’m sorry. Rowan is new here.

Vivian also came over.

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was not

drawn to her, and women

them and, rather than addressing Daniel first, she turned her gentle gaze to Olivia and inquired with a soft tone, “Mrs. Sullivan, how

identity, indicating that she was familiar with

called

her eyebrows and looked at the

thought to herself, “No wonder she became the manager of a high–class club. Her EQ is

“Yes,” Daniel replied.

way. “Mr.

her shoes to get soiled. Olivia had to make a detour to the restroom to

to the restroom. He then directed Daniel to a

room.

turn back to pick

had never been one to dwell on minor inconveniences.

followed the

presence on her shoes was quite irksome to Olivia. Olivia wanted to wipe it clean as

get a wet towel, but she

her shoes and rinse them under running water. Afterward, she wiped them dry with a tissue and then

out of

on either side, Olivia found

looked too similar. It was

out her phone and planned to

as she opened her handbag, a red wine bottle

gave her a nudge forward. “Why are you dawdling here? Get back to work; the

he spoke, he pushed her into

introduced Olivia, saying, “This is our

the gentlemen.” Olivia remained rooted in place and lightly touched the red

scolded her. “What kind

in the private room let out loud, boisterous cheers. A lecherous middle–aged man looked at Olivia

supervisor gave him a knowing

The middle–aged man chuckled.

and gazed at the middle–aged man. Then, she turned back to the supervisor and calmly clarified, “I’m a guest here. You’ve confused me for

the supervisor could reply, the middle–aged man

said she’s a guest. Young

to attend to our lovely guest here.”

giggled and surrounded Olivia from several directions as

room were dim, and

her finger on the wine bottle. The dark red wine bottle reflected

was clearly getting

for the

The middle–aged man arched his eyebrows and jeered, “Once you’ve stepped through this door, regardless of who you are, don’t

was about to pounce

was still nonchalant, but there was a hint of

It was scarlet red.

the side and dodged the middle–aged

occupants of the private room. All of a sudden, she

table was made of glass, and so were

bottle instantly shattered, and wine sprayed everywhere along with

of wine and the sudden burst of

the timid ones even cried out in

left in a state of astonishment, their gazes

lowered her head and massaged her wrist, her tone icy.

crowd and walked straight to the

unlock it herself, so

supervisor shivered and didn’t

her expression

on these people. She picked

Bam!

Crash!

glass door was smashed

hands sharply, moving deftly despite the shards of broken glass on the

of people remained frozen in place like

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After Olivia left.

door of the private room opened and a beautiful woman walked

dress crafted from cotton linen and wore a silk shirt. The cuffs were casually rolled up, showcasing her blue

light was dim and blurry. Her face could not

up to her with a nervous expression. When he spoke, his

over indifferently and did not say

was terrified. He knelt on the ground with a thud and stammered for mercy. “Ms. Manson, please forgive this time. I

remained gentle, making it difficult to discern her emotions. “No one must find

entire body was drenched in a cold sweat, as if he had just emerged from an

Ms. Manson. I’ll go to the

“Go,” the woman said.

head waiter left as

of the Fracha Club’s guild hall was quite intriguing. On the expansive third floor, there were only four private rooms. In addition to 8888, the room Daniel had entered, and 6666, the

the way, it would be impossible for the

had its own

specially led the way, it would be impossible for the

rooms to meet.

This was interesting.

were isolated from each other,

pressed the button on the wall, signaling the waiter to escort her to

if people inside

was seated in the center of the gathering, clutching a hand of cards. His demeanor appeared nonchalant, yet his

the table and beckoned to Olivia, saying, “Come

Daniel instantly stood up and tactfully gave

was about to stand up,

palm pressed

glance at Olivia. “No, no,” she chimed in. “Today, it’s all about Daniel and Ms.

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her and clearing a spot. Pointing towards the

offered him a charming smile. “Daniel, I’m going to challenge you today. You’ll need to pass

“Yes, yes, yes. Pass

frowned. He took a piece of candy and threw it

tradition.” Sarah pressed her palm firmly on the man who

was in a dilemma, not knowing if he

  1. up.

glared at Sarah

“Alright, alright, alright. Let’s take this opportunity to make things difficult for the protagonist today.

up to Olivia and said respectfully,

Olivia sat opposite Daniel.

today. If one didn’t know better, they would have thought that she

cards, she insisted on playing truth or

that no one could skip

over a lie detector. Michael pulled her to her seat and said

Daniel also looked over.

remarkably serene, devoid of any discernible fluctuations, yet it

chill.

a chill down her

pouted and appeared reluctant. “Fine, we can skip the

threw the poker card to the waiter opposite her. “You deal

abilities were exceptional, and he could discern the identity of each card in his hand

with one hand supporting

seemed to be

had not played cards for many years. She remembered that the last time she played cards was seven years ago. It was during Christmas, and the family

Olivia had always won.

the end, the three of them team up

Olivia nodded and agreed.

they still

temper. He held the cards and looked at them repeatedly. He suspected that Olivia had x–ray vision and could

said, “I won’t play

came true. They had really never played cards

Ace of Spades loses. They have to choose truth or dare, and the person

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Billionaires Missing Darling

Whether it was opting for

rounds of the game, the dealer, who was a waiter, displayed subtle signs

playfully at Daniel. “Mr. Sullivan, truth or dare?” Daniel

let me ask you something. I’m serious. If Winona hadn’t gone overseas, would you have continued to be with

Michael pulled her and lowered his voice.

giggled. “That’s the rule.

are you also very curious? Do you want to know about Daniel and Winona? This is a good

say anything. She rubbed the glass with her fingertips.

wanted to provoke

this moment,

voice was casual and

underwent a

“Winona who?”

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could he pretend that

banged the table and

face was gloomy and her tone was

she lost control of her

“Enough now,” he said. “Don’t what kind of occasion

you

realize

anger. But in the

Daniel was no longer one

Daniel with great respect,

she was aware deep down that she shouldn’t have a falling out with Daniel, she couldn’t shake the sense

felt that Winona

of the privileged youth, seemingly lacking any

he wouldn’t have achieved

now taken

that such an outstanding

filled

left with

departure, Daniel had matured and learned

with all his

dwelled on the matter, the deeper her

been childhood friends, sharing countless memorable and adventurous moments over

that, they

Winona, a wealthy

stood apart from the rest. Despite her affluent upbringing, she had never

in the realm

nobility, and grace from the altar to join

Daniel had fervently pursued

friendship, Sarah couldn’t help but feel that Daniel wasn’t quite up to Winona’s

wealthy youngster. Plus, with his uncle’s influence

be nothing more than an arrogant affluent youth with no prospects of inheriting the family fortune. Therefore,

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D

so far as to make a wager with him, insisting

the result far

made it. He successfully

that her eyes nearly bulged

held onto the hope that Daniel could

habits, and Winona had to endure

toward serious matters; he simply relished having a

many times Winona advised him, it was futile. He remained consistently careless. Ultimately, Winona felt disheartened and

up. They separated from that

Daniel experienced a profound emotional blow, causing him to disappear

he became

of his family’s business,

gave

to the pinnacle of wealth, making him the

this was motivated by

any other women by his side. He did

he had been thinking about

that he must be waiting for Winona

great surprise, he was getting engaged to another

clenched her teeth

a sense of helplessness, “Come on. let’s stop now. Olivia is here, and there’s no need to spoil the

head to hide

extended her apologies to Daniel and Olivia. “I’m genuinely sorry,” she confessed. “Today, I

up a glass

a few times

down, he said to Daniel, “Daniel, to

stood up and made way for Daniel to

a while, he realized that Daniel did not

was puzzled and

poked his

did not get

and the others. Instead, he raised his chin and looked at Olivia. He

not react for a

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he realized what Daniel was doing, he suddenly opened his

woman

and so was

“Yes.” Olivia nodded.

month of hypnosis, she was

to focus on studying or working during this period. Her plan

liked having fun and was skilled in various

off the cliff by Gillian,

devoted all her energy to learning

she and Gillian

needed to repress herself; rather, she would begin

on the

men were all wearing the same tuxedo, and the women were wearing

distinction was the

and Emily brought

changing room over there.” Emily handed a sapphire blue fishtail dress to Olivia. “Try

eyes and

Emily explained, “Don’t worry, they’re all new and

to the changing room to

outside. “Ms. Taylor, have you

my

nodded. Then, she exchanged glances with Sarah and silently mouthed three words:

hadn’t even visited 2046

and woman had been to

was actually Olivia’s first time

her lipstick and applied it. She pursed her lips in front of the mirror and glanced at Olivia from the

eyes were

thought that Daniel got a bad

was far

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out after changing her clothes. The blue fishtail dress

the golden lipstick tube back and turned

to say

landed on Olivia, she

dress such a cliché dress so beautifully?” she thought

were wearing the same sapphire blue fishtail dress, every dress was still different because they were

one’s strengths and hiding one’s weaknesses, which would help to display a

deliberately highlighted flaws. Even if a Victoria’s Secret supermodel were to wear it, it would

carefully chosen this set

every cut, and

even uglier on a person than

not expect to be stunned. “Oh

not hear the commotion outside. Listening around, she couldn’t help

a few nasty words of ridicule toward

at herself in the mirror,

a master, which meant that it was exquisite, and every detail

figure was originally a little average, but after wearing this dress, her figure was instantly elevated,

the high heels, Sarah prepared to show off in front of Olivia,

a country bumpkin like her compare to me, let alone Winona!” she thought. With that in mind, Sarah puffed out

determined to crush

out, Sarah raised her eyebrows and looked

her powerful aura was

be?” she

Sarah’s expression cracked.

made her look like she had been reborn. There was an unusual charm exuding from her head

they met, Sarah was almost crushed into

face was ashen as she stared at

Otherwise, Sarah might

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“Ramirez, that big liar!

this dress is the ugliest in the world? Why is it so beautiful

“Ahhhhh!” she screamed inside.

about

finger hard and looked at Olivia with an apologetic expression. “Ms. Taylor, I’m sorry. It’s

She could already guess what Emily was going to say next. However, she did not stop her. Instead, she looked at Emily quietly, waiting

“Sorry, I took the wrong dress. It belongs to another customer.

crazily. “Yes, yes, yes. This dress belongs to someone else. Ms. Taylor, could you change into another

anything. Instead, she lowered her

don’t tell me you want to take someone else’s dress for

on purpose to provoke Olivia so that she had no choice but to take it

if word got out

up and glanced at Emily indifferently before smiling. “Whose dress

Emily was stumped.

this dress?” she thought while turning around and looking

“This

dress very much. I really do like it. I didn’t expect Emily to take

like this dress?”

very much.” It was rare for her to soften her attitude as she wanted Olivia to take

in this dress, so Sarah

you saying you want to wear the clothes I’m

Sarah nodded. “Yes.”

I’ve already worn it. Don’t you

head crazily. “No, no. I like this dress

Emily nodded cooperatively.

Sarah like this dress so much that

there was

had already

and saw the surprise in each other’s

Olivia to be so

royal blue fishtail dress. This time, when she came out of the changing room, she even put on

her gaze,

on the other hand, sized her up carefully. However, the shawl was too big for her

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inside.

few glances before

walked over and handed

calmly, “Go change into

took the clothes to the

to wear the clothes that Olivia had

beautiful. It was not a loss to

outcome.

was really a little

them to the ground. Then, she put on the sapphire blue

she

as though her shoulders were too low, her waist was too thick, her

went numb as she

fuck is this!”

was so ugly that she

go out in this. I will be mocked to death,” she thought

up the zipper under

and slender arm reached over from behind, grabbing the

of the changing room was pulled

completely exposed in

over to take

her expression

“What the fuck…

this ugly thing?”

the sofa with her right leg on her left leg.

the smile on her face was dazzling. “Miss Anderson, you have

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Sarah’s face darkened.

around and looked

Olivia had already taken off her shawl, revealing

beautiful in it. It was even more dazzling than

at this point that

on purpose. She had put on the

face was hideous. The anger in her heart was completely ignited and her temper

just as it was about

her head and took a deep breath

was surprised and looked at

been a good judge of character. Sarah had a fiery temper and was short–tempered. After being

eyebrows and tapped a finger on

must be something fishy going

The ball has already begun.” Emily was afraid that Sarah would not be able to control her

with you.” As she spoke, she

and the three of them walked towards the

ball. Amidst the crowd, in the middle of the dance floor, several couples were dancing to

the way, she said, “Let’s walk further and see where

and walked slowly by

just a blink of an eye, Emily

with the dim lights, it was impossible to see

corner and sat on a bar stool

about a dozen couples dancing on

changed and the tempo increased, there were gradually people who could not keep up and had to

there was only a man and a

from the center. Everyone was wearing the same clothes

could only vaguely sense that the couple in the middle had very good

man stood tall

was tied into a bun on the lower left

like a lady from

and the surrounding people

even heard the people beside her sigh. “What a match

heaven.”

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so compatible

you agree?” someone said,

to talk to

respond. “Why aren’t you saying anything? Don’t you think the people in the middle of the

Are they compatible?

and did

middle took off his mask. From Olivia’s direction, most of his side profile could be seen.

and wanted to walk towards the

the crowd that was originally standing quietly suddenly surged and gathered in the

Olivia in

center of the crowd. The

a beautiful and

of surprise flashed in his deep eyes. “Why are

curled her lips, and smiled lightly at Daniel.

His tone was less friendly than before. “Of course, I welcome

that, he immediately turned around and

knew that he was looking for her and

instantly melted and was

walked towards Olivia. He took her hand and introduced her to everyone. “This is my fiancée, Olivia. We’re about to get

Olivia and said gently,

shoulder with her right hand and

and glanced at Winona’s right

a little

Olivia’s gaze,

and natural. “Don’t misunderstand. Daniel and I are old friends. We

shoulder and nudged him with her elbow. She said in a teasing tone, “Daniel, your

Good buddies?

Olivia frowned.

in and

to Winona and said in an extremely distant and indifferent tone, “Winona, since when

eyes

Daniel continued, “You’re just an

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Olivia’s hand and

the spot alone. Her gaze grew profound and a trace of coldness

her eyes.

fooling around for so long, everyone

on the second floor, and

went

went to the washroom

had just finished tidying up her clothes and was about to push open the door of the

familiar voice came from outside. “Daniel went a little overboard today. How could

Emily and

indignant and felt that Daniel

have much of a reaction. She just touched up

why aren’t you saying anything?” Sarah

the pancake and asked, “Say

in anger. “Why aren’t you reacting at

“I think you’re stupid. Didn’t

Sarah was stunned.

continued. “The same height, the same hair length, and

faces and only look at their backs, it’s easy to mistake one for the

god. I wouldn’t have noticed if you hadn’t

Sarah and said in exasperation, ‘Olivia is just a substitute. Why are you so nervous?” Sarah

the two of them had left for some time, Olivia still stood in the cubicle and did not go out. Actually, she

Sarah’s words. They clearly knew that she had gone to the washroom, but they

said this on purpose for

was

clearly knew that this was all an act, but her heart was still filled with jealousy. It felt like fine needles stabbing into her heart. It

were some things that

did Daniel like

floodgates. There was no prior sign at all. One day there was nothing.

exactly did he like

short period of time, and they

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after the incident with Amelia and Gillian, Olivia knew how those who had once loved her to the core could change overnight

Olivia suddenly felt uncertain.

was like a sister to her, would push her off the cliff, was there really such an emotion

Olivia to place her trust in

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dishes prepared by Michael were not

always been fond of spicy food and

spicier the food was, the more satisfying it was

to her heart’s content, she didn’t forget to pick up a piece for Daniel. She spoke as she placed it in his place.

with

looked up and was about to ask him why he wasn’t eating it when Winona, who was sitting on the

never eats

that, Winona looked at Olivia and asked calmly, “Ms. Taylor, don’t tell me you know

on her fork with

Daniel didn’t like spicy

don’t even

he didn’t touch spicy food at all. Once, I was

this, Winona had a smile at the corner of her mouth.

Sarah chimed in. “Daniel never eats spicy food. Whenever we used to eat out

allow anyone else to eat spicy food. He didn’t even allow me to smell the spicy

of them chatted

about their youth, discussing about their

had nothing to do

were incredibly familiar with each other,

had

his feet and intended to move the spicy dishes

did so, he looked up at Michael and complained, “Michael, why did you order

saying that he was

dishes were not ordered by him at all, but

curious as to why Sarah ordered so

Now, he finally understood.

Sarah had planted a

Michael sighed inwardly.

were really

glanced at Olivia. He felt

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had a good life and was ambitious. She was a new star in the science arena. He

didn’t come back, Olivia

Unfortunately, Winona had returned.

couldn’t win against Winona. She didn’t even know that Daniel didn’t like spicy

What a silly girl.

be angry

lowered his head, unable to bear to

clean.” Winona handed her plate to Daniel, then gestured to Gideon. “Hurry up and take away the plate with the spicy grilled fish. Daniel can’t stand the

she spoke, she placed her plate in

of vegetables, so her plate was

Hot

naturally, as though she had

pupils constricted as she slammed her

Olivia could speak, Daniel

had already picked up the spicy grilled fish on his plate and said in

ate the

at him in shock, especially Michael, whose

doing? Daniel was actually

could barely maintain her composure as she stared at him in a daze. “D–Daniel, when did you start eating

and eaten a

even moved to

his actions to show that he was not familiar

could not

was also happy. He moved his fork quickly and ate a few spicy

grilled fish, spicy beef stew, black pepper steak. He ate at least a serving or two of each of those dishes. He even bit

hand that was holding the fork and whispered

obediently put

did not let him eat it,

a sip

everyone, “I’m going

strange silence

Gideon widened their eyes

eyes were

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It was impressive!

at the plate and then at Olivia. He was

years, he had interacted more with Daniel and

eaten with Daniel knew that Daniel did not eat spicy food and did not

words, Daniel could not eat spicy

Olivia, he finished half a plate

of the self–control she had in her life to barely maintain her indifferent attitude. It took all her effort so that she did not just walk

was hidden under the table, clenched into

Daniel!

spice in

have been angry at

many years, but he was still furious with

couldn’t help but

much must

deeply and hated her just as profoundly. He must have loved her to the core to eat half

and twisted it. Olivia sat there for a

the corridor and finally found him by the

Olivia was about to speak when she realized that

as though

stunned for a moment before she quickly realized that Daniel could not eat spice at all. That was why he had run to the washroom, wanting to throw

realized this, Olivia was angry and

was speechless. “If you can’t eat spicy food, you shouldn’t eat it.” It would feel even worse to throw up after

tears in his eyes. When he saw Olivia, he seemed to

I can’t

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placed his head on Olivia’s shoulder and

felt like a kitten tickling

first, Olivia did not pay much attention to what he was doing. She thought that

and suddenly narrowed her

Half of his brain was used to develop his career, while the other half was used

a slight movement from her, he

had stopped, he immediately

eyes

a big puppy

turned to look at

always been soft–hearted. When she saw this, her heart instantly

hurt?” She frowned

must have hurt his stomach after eating

shook his head.

raised

did it

sounded sexy, as though he had done something naughty in bed.

Olivia stared at him.

to

Daniel cried out and hugged Olivia even tighter. “Oh no! The pain

and said in a helpless and doting tone, “Then, what do you suggest we

such a tone.

felt even

his lips burning with pain, but there was also a

against Olivia’s neck and

the black watch on her

was only 8

seen Daniel

“I ate spice today and my stomach feels uncomfortable. You know, when people feel uncomfortable, they can’t help but want to rest and sleep.” After saying that, he even

He turned his head abruptly, looking as though he

for a moment, Olivia did not react.

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he still found a

another topic. “Let’s go home. Andrew must

the ground and

immediately became nervous. His heart

tightly. Because of fear, his voice was intermittent. “Olivia, don’t be angry. I won’t make you

go. Don’t leave me behind!” he

suppressed them in his heart, but his lips were trembling

was too drastic. It scared

Olivia raised her hand and patted his handsome face. Her voice was slightly bewildered.

Daniel reacted as though he had woken up from a

stared straight at Olivia, as

hugged Olivia in his arms with so much force. There was an urge in him that demanded they become one and

If I do anything wrong, tell me. You must tell me!

never seen such a fragile Daniel before. Her heart ached

said gently, “Why would I leave you? Have you

Daniel was

voice. “That Winona was my classmate in university. At that time, we did spend some time together, but we weren’t really in love. It was just that we were young and frivolous. I was

his head and rubbed his forehead against Olivia’s head. His tone was gentle, seemingly able to move a person’s heart. “Olivia, don’t be fooled by them, and don’t care about

give Olivia any

discord between him and Olivia had better scram as soon.

found out about it, he would definitely teach them a

into a dance. I didn’t react in time,” Daniel explained seriously. “At first, I didn’t react, but later, I recognized that it wasn’t

her.

a well–mannered young man. It was not in him to suddenly shake off his female companion. Moreover, there were too many people on the dance floor at that time. If he suddenly let go of his

kind man, nor was he a saint. He

do something that would hurt an

about Winona,

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tilted his head and rubbed against Olivia’s delicate face. He explained gently, “Sarah is a

person, but her grandmother is really a

child without a

paid attention to his

did not dote on him and they did not love him. Daniel chose

was ignorant and incompetent. They despised him and compared him to his uncle. They said that there was a world of difference between the two

biological

too naughty and useless. The Sullivan family would be handed over to

didn’t like to go home, so he went to the Anderson family’s residence to

Anderson doted on him the most. She said that Daniel was the best and smartest

also encouraged Daniel to start

you, you can love yourself. If they don’t give it to you, you can start your own business. Don’t

that was the case, you would fall into their trap. They hope that you will hate them, that you will grow up crooked, and that you will become extreme

you must not do

spoke tirelessly. He was very eloquent and knew how

was completely taken in by

she

I won’t pay attention to

He looked at Olivia as if she was a fool. “What are you talking about? That’s not what I meant when I said

what did

a little

if you have to deal with Sarah in the future, don’t be obvious about it. Do it

make things

Olivia stared at him.

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return for a

she had given him so much face

publicized engagement event trending on Twitter,

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had a good understanding

had never leaned toward extravagance. He preferred a simplé engagement

he made such a grand engagement, and that was to capture her

she had returned from overseas as

meeting Daniel, Winona knew that he had a bad temper.

of others. Before Winona returned to the country, she was already mentally prepared. She knew that she would be wronged and would feel so uncomfortable

mind to endure everything and do her

Daniel had

actually left with another woman and hadn’t

she could no longer indulge him like this. She had to let him understand

he continued to ignore her and tried to provoke her in this way

stay any longer, so she got

after her. “Winona,

were cold, and her face was covered with frost. “Sarah, go and tell Daniel that my patience has its

that, she left with

departing figure. She looked surprised and asked, “What’s wrong?

angry!” Sarah stomped her feet in frustration. Daniel had

saw that Daniel was engaged to Olivia, she thought he had fallen in love with someone

it out, she realized that he was using Olivia

and forced Winona

Winona, driving her away in

clearly in love, but they always hurt each other. I don’t know how

“If it weren’t for Grandma, I wouldn’t have bothered with him.

comforted Sarah and pulled

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of alcohol. His

and Emily returning, he was quite puzzled and asked,

He’s getting more and more outrageous. I can’t

are you talking about?”

said disdainfully, “You men are just thick–headed. You can’t even tell. Daniel is deliberately trying to provoke Winona. Didn’t you notice that Olivia looks very similar to Winona?” “Look similar to her?” Gideon frowned and looked

replied, “Her temperament does look a little similar, and so does

find a woman who looks just like Winona and then intentionally gets close

Gideon didn’t see it, but Sarah was sure

since Winona left, she had never seen any women

might be doing it intentionally

had a lingering sense that something was

a trace since his

health had completely

reason, she was getting weaker day by day, lacking in energy, and spending as much as 18 out of 24

had brought Amelia to several hospitals, but none of them could

common advice was for Amelia to relax and not

suffering from sadness and depression, so he

did not believe it. He felt that Amelia’s

the servants to keep an eye on Amelia to prevent her from seeing phones and

always times

Amelia still saw it.

crying and laughing at the same time. “Samuel is missing, Emma is in jail, yet Olivia is doing well. She’s even

her parents and everyone around

were red and her heart filled with

to her excessive agitation, after her outburst,

never woke

famous doctors, but they were

and Taylor families were gathered together. Even

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invited the top medical team

do then?”

in the middle of the bedroom, dressing in the same suit as usual. Only his tie with

hand in his pocket, he tugged at his tie with

but his aura

took off his tie and threw it on the sofa. Suddenly, he raised his eyes and looked straight at Maddie. Maddie’s heart skipped a beat as she heard his calm and

into silence as soon as he finished

and even Cathy, who was most concerned

said in a trembling voice, “Will she help us now that we’ve reached this point? Moreover, I’ve never seen her save anyone, and I’m uncertain about

“I will do my best to save my mother,

might, “So, you all should not interfere, obstruct me,

that, he reached out his hand toward Maddie and said, “Aunt,

looked at

health, William had not rested for a few days and nights.

nephew had endured too much, with the entire Taylor family’s burdens

care of his erratic father, and his mentally ill mother, and deal with complicated

and sought help from him, but not a single person

hates you all. If you don’t look for her and just distance yourself from her, she might forgive you in a few years, and things could slowly

to force her to appear and save your mother,

was very clear–minded and had things well

Samuel and Amelia were the ones who had

not actually do anything. At most, he just stood by and

and the other was his sister. There’s

these children could

her own, which is why she placed great importance on her nieces and nephews, treating them as if they were her own and showing a high level of

“Parents can’t choose. This is my responsibility, my duty. I can’t

eyes a little red. “I’ll go and beg. Even if she wants my life,

Maddie stopped talking.

the entire burden of the Taylor family on his

getting Maddie’s phone, William called

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the middle of drawing with Andrew when

much and answered the

picked it up, she realized

slightly with a

William. This person was very responsible, shrewd, and

had reached this point, there

there was nothing important, he

did he

hands to answer the phone, leaving her right hand free

attention was not entirely focused on

very polite. “I’m sorry

this, Olivia curled her lips and sneered. “Mr. Taylor, no need to be so polite. If you have something to say, just say

distance. After a while, he said

“Yeah,” she replied.

you first returned to the Taylor family, and there was a conflict between my mother and Grandpa Isaac, who adopted

the tip of her colored pen paused, leaving a large green spot on the

green spot slowly turned into the patterns on the

Andrew was stunned. He clapped his hands and exclaimed,

She leaned over and kissed the little guy on the forehead and whispered, “Would you

nodded and ran upstairs with

the picture of the little turtle and

was what Olivia drew for

left, Olivia returned to her senses and continued her phone call with

William’s intention

between giving birth to goodness and nurturing

although Amelia’s actions were a little

of the five fingers had its own length, let

days and nights of interaction and exchange of emotions, how could

He

human nature is like this. Therefore, our mother’s choice is not wrong.

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with that?”

nodded. “Actually, I’ve never blamed her for being

the end, she never blamed Amelia for being biased. She could even

accept that her

not distinguish right from wrong, could not see the difference between good

don’t love her enough. That’s fair. But what right does she have to hurt me wantonly just because she gave birth to

as her own daughter and doesn’t want to give me any love, what right does she have to ask me to give in? What right does she have to meddle in my life? What right does she have to insult

extremely fierce tone, “The first time, when Emma tried to have someone insult me, it was Amelia who asked me to back down. She naturally asked me to be tolerant and not

because she gave birth to me, so

she would find

to

“Also, she helped Emma frame me, slander my reputation, and even wanted to use public opinion to intimidate me. Every

things were illegal? No matter how powerful the Taylor family is, they can’t surpass the

it because she gave birth to me and I’m her daughter,

you who went all out and told me that human nature is

not take the

is so base

just because she harmed me that I must forgive her? I want to ask, if she hurt someone else, at random

mean I have to forgive her no matter what she does? Why should I?”

and resonant. They were like sharp blades

made his

Olivia to hate

and his lips trembled violently. He knew that every word he had said

back and saw Amelia lying unconscious on the

he hardened

how do you think the favor should

wanted to laugh. “William, are you never–ending with this?

in the Taylor family for five days and five nights, but you

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one, “Emma has already paid the

words, but you didn’t suffer any substantial harm. Instead, it was Mom who suffered a blow. This matter was indeed Mom’s fault,

you through Twitter. Dad was the mastermind behind it and has already

Olivia was silent.

I’m not forcing you. I just want to tell you the whole story. I want to tell you

to you after ten months of pregnancy. That night, she bled profusely and her body was severely deficient.

nanny. She stayed up with you every night, and during your postpartum period, she didn’t get a full night’s sleep. After that, she immediately fell ill. She resisted taking medication while breastfeeding, so

were lost that year, Mom went crazy looking for you. The pain of losing her daughter made her suffer to the bone. She had a

that after you came back, Mom did a lot of wrong things and hurt you. I won’t hide

did love you for five

don’t want to force you. You can decide for

up the

several months because

Taylor, is

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saving lives and helping the injured. She specially hired world–renowned doctors to consult Amelia Taylor’s

out, everyone praised Olivia for having a conscience, and the Smith family was hailed as a model in the medical community of

on, the Smith family completely reappeared in front of the world, no

Smith family hospital began to create accounts on various social networks, including Twitter,

like flowers blooming

the Smith family’s reputation resounded throughout the

into contact with

They couldn’t believe it.

expect that there was actually such

always fantasized about the Hushe Republic’s medical skills in novels. Now that the Smith family had appeared,

left s

excited that I can’t sleep. There’s really a medical family in our country.” “That’s right, that’s right. I didn’t know about

seen the

from Bruce Hospital in Fesmuowana

cardiovascular specialists‘ team from Dunwall is on

surgery specialist in Mala, Dr. Moss, is heading

I’m so excited that my heart is pounding. Who is this the Smith family?

She’s the young female scientist who won the Lasker Award. So, she’s the head of the Smith family. No

think the name Olivia Taylor sounds a little familiar?

Taylor, Olivia Taylor!” “Oh my god, oh my god. Indeed, outstanding people still have to be with outstanding people in everything. The young richest man and the young head of the ancient medical family, what a fairy–tale

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held the phone and a hint of guilt flashed across

he said

her, despite the fact that outside newspapers and news reported that Olivia had no connection to the Taylor family by blood, and had her own parents

many people who knew

those who knew her background wouldn’t say anything on the surface, but they would still think that she

character and may not have wanted to

had just taken over the Smith family not

family’s leader was ruthless and heartless, refusing to save a

not care about Amelia, she still had to

confident that Olivia would

The Sullivan family.

ending the call, Olivia sat on the sofa and stared at her phone in a daze. No one knew what

came downstairs and

had heard Olivia’s conversation on the phone and knew what was

Olivia had suffered, Daniel felt terrible from the bottom of his

a sour and bitter

any longer, tears were welling up in

at all, no matter how grievous

suffering made his

but he couldn’t

too much. Just do what you want to do.” Daniel leaned on her shoulder and

ran over from upstairs and leaned

with a dependent

guy’s forehead. Her tone was gentle. “Andrew, you must keep your word. You have to be with me

agreement clear with a firm

over and brought Andrew upstairs to do

knew that she must

go to the Taylor family

shoulder everything

eyebrow, and then said, “What are you talking about? Who said

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long time to recover and said, “Y–You don’t care

like wind and thunder. “Do you think I’ve completely given up on the Taylor family and don’t care about Amelia

a serious tone, “No matter what choice you make or

Mrs. Taylor, some people in the

up at Daniel. “What about you? Do you

firmly,

that say I’m heartless, it’s so easy to resolve. Only when

from the source and not let the rumors spread. Wouldn’t

since she was young. No matter what she learned, she understood it

with ease. She also knew how to plot and scheme, she just chose not to use them,

her

who could be

asked politely and respectfully, she might be

method she hated

be threatened. She had her own way of

or not, she had

one could

in a large and comfortable chair and

paper:

“Smith family”

a cold

opportunity and time for the Smith family to appear

calls and passed down

world set off for the Hushe Republic to go to the Taylor

same time, news began to spread

used the Smith family’s connections to invite famous doctors from all over the world to the Hushe

the Smith family is not related to the Taylor family by blood, she has shared a mother–daughter relationship

Taylor, is soft–hearted and benevolent.

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injured. She specially

conscience, and the Smith family was hailed as a

of the world, no longer in its previous

Smith family hospital began to create accounts on various social networks,

were like flowers

Smith family’s reputation resounded throughout the

had never come into contact with the Smith family

They couldn’t believe it.

such an ancient medical family in

had always fantasized about the Hushe Republic’s medical skills in novels. Now that

all left s

I can’t sleep. There’s really a medical family in our country.” “That’s right, that’s right. I didn’t know

all seen the

medical team from Bruce Hospital in Fesmuowana is

team from Dunwall is

brain surgery specialist in Mala, Dr.

so excited that my heart is pounding. Who is this the Smith family? They can actually invite so many big shots in the medical world. They’re too

know Olivia Taylor. She’s the young female scientist who won the Lasker Award.

little familiar? I

Olivia Taylor!” “Oh my god, oh my god. Indeed, outstanding people still have to be with outstanding people in everything. The young richest man and the young head of the ancient medical family,

and television

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the situation fermented, the Smith family hospital in Layfield immediately became a hot topic. Those who lived nearby and frequently visited the

eyes, the Smith family hospital was just an

exceptionally skilled in acupuncture, and there was an elderly traditional doctor with

that Isaac Smith was actually the hidden miracle

Twitter were filled with

get an appointment with him, and he’s often away. He only releases appointments on Wednesday mornings. I used to wonder why an old man like him was always going out, but now I think maybe he’s going to treat some big shots. I’m so excited! I never thought that I

suffer, so she brought me to Doctor Smith who prescribed a few sets of medicine. In less than half a month, the tumor shriveled. At that time, my mother even scolded the doctors who

it, I’ve really misunderstood them. It’s not that

is really virtuous. His medical skills and character are second to none. He’s already so powerful, but he still stays in a

respectable

heard that Doctor Smith had a heart attack and turned into a vegetative state. How could such

that Doctor Smith will wake

hope Doctor Smith

s turned into prayers for Isaac to wake up as

silently in her heart, “Grandpa, did you

Olivia was also

very

Peter were outstanding, as bodyguards and due to gender differences, it was

legitimate identity, who won’t raise suspicion or be seen as a threat,

over to report, “Miss Taylor, she’s already here. She’s on the way and will arrive in an hour.” Peter handed over a file at the same time. “This is her file

nodded and did not pay much attention to it. She did not even open

after meeting the person, Olivia nearly dropped her cup, showing an unusual loss

composure.

is it

You didn’t expect this, did you, Olivia?” The charming girl went to Olivia’s side and hugged

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you so much. I miss you so

was filled

in school? Why are

to protect you.” The girl’s voice was clear. “I’ve already transferred to the Drama Academy. In a few days, I’ll participate in a talent show and

a headache. “That’s too ridiculous! What did

could she enter the entertainment

was very

sold to a couple who couldn’t

a good character, but she was

what happened next,

that one morning, Kelly called her and said that she had made a mistake and asked Olivia to

At that time, Kelly’s mother

but she already had a very serious gynecological

that something was wrong, so she taught the little girl to

just a little suspicious. She told the little girl these things because she wanted her

Unexpectedly, it really worked.

the Sebastian family, her mother was not at home. The little girl

was not

the man lying on the

sent the little girl to the research institute through Augus Swift. There

a big incident, so she sent

research institute reported that Kelly had a very high IQ but also suffered from severe psychological issues, including a tendency toward antisocial personality

girl was still too young, she could not

she had a resilient spirit. The psychiatrist had

very disadvantageous

was already filled with a sense of lifelessness. She had no intention

communicate with Kelly and tell her to

“What’s the use of learning skills? Can I stay with you after learning

you learn skills,

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forever.

nodded heavily. “I’ll work hard to learn

forever.

new life, full of vigor and vitality. Due to Kelly’s special experience, Olivia disapproved of her entering the entertainment industry. The entertainment industry was too complex. Olivia hoped that she could find a stable job. Olivia sat on the sofa, and the joy of seeing Kelly had disappeared, leaving only coldness. Seeing this, Kelly did

already 18 years old and I’m an adult. You said that

a moment. Her eyes gradually warmed, and the sharp

world, everyone was independent. No one could make decisions for

the name

to enter the entertainment industry, then she

would be able to

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with William, was

two days, he had been staying by Amelia’s bedside without sleep. His phone had been full of battery, afraid that he would

was

less than three

went upstairs to Amelia’s room and saw William, who looked exhausted but had

that William was waiting for

uproar on Twitter, the world–famous doctors gathered around the Hushe Republic,

angry at William’s coercion and moral pressure, but she did not expect her to have such a trick up

crisis and took this opportunity to make the Smith family reappear in front of

crisis, but in Olivia’s hands,

gotten lost, with her in the Taylor family, their present would

most was that Olivia actually

teams from different countries had all set off at the same time due to a single statement from Olivia. Her power and influence must have been truly

side and patted his shoulder. “Don’t

frowned and turned to look at

opened a page and handed it

going on. When he received the phone and

Maddie fixedly. When

This…”

a medical team here. Get

deathly still. “She… she’s

he could finish speaking,

the Taylor family’s residence due to her

said with a serious

that she could not figure out. Why did William

Isaac’s granddaughter, medicine was different from wealth and items. It could not be directly passed down to the next generation and had to be learned through education and experience.

me ask you, is Olivia’s medical skill really that amazing? Can

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asked.

his eyes and said, “It was Isaac himself who said that his granddaughter’s medical

suddenly changed into joy. She could not help but reach out and grab William’s sleeve.

replied, “There’s an 80%

nodded and turned to

was stunned for a

clenched her jaw hard to control her expression and said, “Mom, do you want

didn’t ask you to invite Olivia. I

Maddie called out, “Olivia

kneel, and do everything you can.” Cathy’s

Maddie wanted to explain. It was not that she did not want to save her sister but it wasn’t the right time. Olivia was at her most

teams from all over the world were about to arrive. Instead of confronting Olivia, it was

might still be

before she could speak, Cathy had

still hesitating? How can you be so ruthless? Amelia is your own sister!” Cathy was furious, pointing at the door angrily. “Go, right now. If you

of steps from the slap

not raise her head. She just lowered her eyes and

He then frowned and looked at Cathy. “Grandma, what

blame his aunt whenever something happened to his

was born to Amelia, he

life, no family, and no children of her

with his mother, almost

almost becoming the chief manager of

her tone was firm. “Don’t worry about it. She’s Amelia’s sister, and she should bear the burden of Amelia’s

deep breath. “I’ll say this today. It’s fine if nothing

tone made William

grandmother was so harsh on

have to do with Maddie? How could

about to speak up for his aunt when a hand

It was Maddie’s hand.

head inauguration ceremony of the Smith family, Olivia said

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reacted. “Aunt, you mean to use

Maddie nodded. “Yes.”

it possible?” William

Olivia. She’s not heartless. She just doesn’t like being coerced. If you were magnanimous, humble, and put on an attitude of seeking her medical treatment, she might have

everyone looked

method, he chose to use unorthodox methods, always thinking of

coercion.

as proud and powerful

William suddenly understood.

Halfway through, he suddenly

call Olivia. Instead, he called Blake Smith with a respectful tone and requested the Smith family

Seeing this, Maddie smiled.

at her mother, Cathy. After hearing Blake’s positive response and his assurance to contact the family head, she

she did not even look

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come from Layfield to tell Olivia

arms on the table. She looked down

“Mr. Taylor called. He said that he was begging you

back to the orchids beside the desk and nodded. Her tone was inexplicable, making it impossible to tell her mood.

not

the stool opposite Olivia. She had her arms lowered respectfully and her hands placed

cautious when it came to Olivia. Blake did

Olivia had changed a lot after being hypnotized. She seemed

Smith family as intimately as before. Instead, she treated them coldly and

Olivia pinched the orchid leaves on the table

people responsible for taking care of them. One of them

was a

Gillian like her own daughters. She was very tolerant

the time, it was Blake

caring. She would remind the girls to wear more clothes when the weather was cold

very young and lively. She always

being very close to Zelen when she was

suddenly disappeared

subconsciously ignored this person as if this

was stunned. Her pupils

“You remember now?”

some force and instantly tore

between her fingers. Then, she looked

about Zelen? Who

so be it. Why hypnotize me and make me forget

was calm, but Blake was scared out

say, “Miss, please don’t misunderstand. Zelen is a member of the

Olivia tapped her fingertips on the table and asked in a questioning

are many things that I don’t know about. I only know a little. Every time the Smith family changes the head of the family, the previous head will personally tell the next

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unexplained. Miss, please wait a little longer. After a while, the main family will send someone

she looked up and ordered, “You can leave

Blake left, Daniel

massaged her temples. His voice was

closed her eyes and said in a low voice, “I hate it when people

massaging

opened her eyes and

but he quickly returned to normal. He lowered his head and kissed Olivia on the forehead. “What

strange. My memory has always been very good. I remember everything after I was five years old. However, before I was five years old, my memories

parents‘ names, who my family was, and where

elite family like the Taylors would tell their daughter over and over again where her home was, who her parents were, and the

could not re these things no

Speaking of this, t

not help but frown and continue, “All this while, I thought that I had forgotten because I was too young. And something

the funny thing is that after being hypnotized by Ernesto, I realized that my memories before I was five years old were not forgotten by myself, but

Daniel was amazed. “Can hypnosis

Olivia nodded. “the Wilco

has a

so sure

Olivia, but a five–year–old was too young. After the accident, it was easy for a young child

Olivia’s tone was firm. “I’ve already undone the hypnosis. I remember

surprised. “Did Ernesto undo it for you? Or was it because of the second hypnosis

head. “I undid it

do it too?” This time, Daniel was even

nodded. “I studied a few hypnosis

moment, Daniel didn’t know what to say. After a while, he said, “You learned it just like

you think?” Olivia answered with a question. “Hypnosis isn’t that difficult. I just need to find the key

Olivia made sound easy.

was afraid that if he

he knew that Olivia was smart, he was still

was at

in the country. How come he still felt a little inferior and lack of confidence when he was

to work harder. Otherwise, Olivia would look down on

treat Amelia. No matter what test they ran or how they checked, they

William called Blake again.

the phone to Olivia. This time,

with pain and begging.

please.”

and mighty. He realized that Olivia was no longer the Taylor family’s girl. She was not his sister or

She no longer had anything to do with

about the Taylor family

Taylor.” William’s voice was

and looked at the layers of dark clouds in the distance. She

.

to the Taylor family herself. It

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finished wiping Amelia’s body. When Sophia came out of the room, she saw William on the

that’s great. I’ll pick you

for a while, Sophia realized that Olivia was

“William is so anxious that he lost his mind. What kind of medical skills could Olivia possibly have?

that Olivia was the most scheming kind of person. Taking advantage of Mrs. Taylor’s illness,

couldn’t do a thing

went to Cathy’s room and

very happy about it. “She’s really coming! That’s great. That’s great. Amelia could be saved.” Sophia pulled a long face

Sophia was not in a good mood

to tell you. But I’m

the sofa and sized up Sophia. Then, Cathy

out of the door. After that, she turned around and closed the door properly. After that, she approached Cathy and said, “Mrs.

going on?” Cathy’s

Taylor, you don’t know this. But I’ve always been by Madam’s side, and I know everything about the relationship between Olivia and Madam. Olivia is very dissatisfied with her. It was implied that

Cathy frowned in disbelief.

daughter. Moreover, although she had not

panicked. “Mrs. Taylor, you have to believe me. Now, Miss Emma is in jail, Mr. Samuel is missing, and Madam is unconscious. Think about it. That’s an awful lot of coincidences, don’t you think?” Upon hearing this,

quickly calmed her down and poured

before he recovered. He frowned and said coldly,

still going

has to treat Amelia, and she has to treat Amelia well.

Olivia came with Kelly.

combed into a high ponytail at the back of her beautiful head, and she

her look less sexy and girly,

William could not help but

girl was shockingly

tilted her head and looked at him with her beautiful

frowned and

away, Kelly’s charming eyes instantly

flame falling into the water. The charm disappeared from Kelly’s eyes.

thick dark eyelashes covered her eyes,

and warned herself that

She had to wait

could torture the people who had bullied Olivia to death

of something, and a trace of bloodthirst flashed across

Cathy were already

middle of the living room with a walking stick in his hand. He thought he

not turn in his direction for

surprised that

he was embarrassed and

thought Olivia

of the Smith family. She also had connections with the Sullivan family. She really

young people were

just succeeded and was already so arrogant.

still young, so she was probably bragging too much. Maybe her actual medical skills were not good at

even if Olivia’s medical skills were good, and she was proud

there was

lustful. Now that Olivia was young and beautiful, the man doted on her. When a better and more beautiful woman appeared, Olivia would

Olivia would be the

Olivia

asked the butler

not care about

Olivia went down and came

care, but Cathy

Olivia.

said, “Stop right

walking and continued to

it anymore and

whisper to Olivia,

leaned against the handrail of the stairs. She turned

raise her head to see

“Come down. It’s outrageous. I’m an older. How can you let me look up at

leaned against the armrest and tapped her fingertips

stay healthy.” “What do you mean?” Cathy

“It’s good for your cervical

you look up.”

coldly, “I’m not going to argue with you about the

it.” Olivia’s tone was gentle, but she

took a deep breath and

what if Amelia’s health worsened when Olivia treated her

ease with Olivia

her head honestly.

choked. She did not expect Olivia

was cold. “It’s fine if you

“Then you’re the one who harmed Amelia. Who knew what you wanted to do

a mocking tone, “What’s going on? Your family is going to

and was about to

around and went downstairs. As she walked, she said, “What kind of people would blame someone else every

up and stared at William. “What a

this, Cathy was so angry that her chest heaved

more

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Olivia immediately walked outside.

cares whether or not Cathy wants

want everything their

time.

add to the trouble. Do you really want Mom to remain unconscious like this?”

not to speak the words she had in mind. She looked at

the second floor in Amelia’s room, Olivia examined Amelia’s body. She took out

heart skipped a beat as he looked at the box of silver needles. He felt a tingling sensation

They were twice as

thing won’t end

but he only raised his head and glanced at Olivia with a questioning look

it anymore. She was scared out

hugged her and dragged her out. He pleaded in a low voice, saying, “Grandma, please, don’t add

he carried Cathy to the

hard Cathy knocked

Upon seeing the situation, she could not help but exclaim, “Oh golly. Mrs. Green, Olivia is trying to kill

in her chest and slumped

to carry the unconscious Cathy back to her room, while she hurriedly called

Mr. Ronald. Olivia is going to kill Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Green has already fainted. Please come quickly to save

family’s home. Sophia immediately went to

said as he strode in with a displeased expression.

comparison. “It’s this long,” she said. “The silver needle is longer than a cup. It looks like a nail. Olivia

He said, “Where’s William? He just watched and did nothing? Is

have no idea what happened. Mr. William seems to be bewitched. He trusts

Ronald said as he ran up the

Ronald, are you going over just like that? Mr. William will surely stop you. Plus, there are so many servants in the Taylor family’s

he gets some

in

and said, “You’re right. This is

of Ronald’s mouth curled up, and he gave Sophia a

with this situation!”

Olivia using her hands to provide acupuncture therapy to Amelia? I’ll break her hands then. Let’s see

of cold malice flashed across Ronald’s

at Sophia and said, “Do you have any handy sticks that aren’t

of the stick she was about to mention, “A golf

he shook his head. “It’s too long. I want to catch Olivia off guard and suddenly break her

rolling pin?” Sophia

his eyes lighting

get it.”

was about the size of a forearm, and it

a little shake, nodded, and said,

he concealed the rolling pin in

door of Amelia’s room, knocked, and said, “William! It’s

to open the door. He glanced at Ronald appraisingly and enjoined in a low voice, “Uncle, lower your voice. The acupuncture therapy is being carried

as he nodded. “I’ll go

While William was closing the door, he suddenly lunged

pin in his right hand and fiercely

“Stupid girl. You want to hurt Amelia, huh? I’ll break your right hand. Let’s see how you can

Smith family, which has a long–standing reputation

around. He then saw

right hand, raised high and holding a wooden stick, moved fiercely toward Olivia’s right

Olivia had his back facing them. She was staring at Amelia with full concentration. Her forehead was

that she could not be disturbed. This time, the acupuncture session was very risky. It required complete focus and

William thought, “Oh crap!”

but he simply could not do it

suddenly stood in front of Olivia and kicked

girl wore a pair of sneakers. Her movements were nimble, as if she did not exert much

heavy hammer. He suddenly crashed toward the table

wood, but it

for a moment. He then saw Ronald vomit a mouthful of

out and quickly went over to

her tone was cold and indifferent as she said, “Go call

eyes to glance at Kelly. He

said, “You…” He thought to himself, “How could such a

10 inches tall, while Kelly was not even 5 feet and 7

and looked into the depths of his eyes, saying, “He actually dares to lay hands on Olivia in front of me. He’s really courting death! I show mercy this time. If he were to lay hands on Olivia again, the

and gives in to all of you,

quickly and carried Ronald away

afterward, William learned about the

were broken. Fortunately, the bones did not penetrate

He just

instinctively looked up and glanced at Kelly, feeling extremely

This girl said two broken ribs, and it’s exactly two broken ribs. Her estimation of the

the

therapy.” Olivia thought of something. She then continued, “Oh, by the way,

thought, “Medicine that

He was surprised.

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period of time before Amelia regained consciousness. She was given acupuncture therapy during the day, and by evening, she

she regained consciousness, she was lying on the bed. Facing the pitch–black room, she

“Water,” she softly murmured.

bedside. When she saw Amelia regain consciousness, she was overjoyed. She immediately got up and quickly

Taylor, you’re finally

glass of water before she started to

me?” she asked Sophia

news of Olivia’s engagement. Her emotions had fluctuated intensely, and a wave of resentment that she could not suppress surged

vision went dark, and

not know anything that

had happened during the

unconscious.

a stunned expression. She could not help but ask, “Are you saying that

come save you at all. It took a lot of begging from Mr. William and agreeing to many conditions for her to finally come.”

of Olivia, Amelia was no longer as excited as before. Instead, she was calm and even

thought to herself, “It’s so strange. Just before I lost consciousness, I mentioned Olivia with such righteous anger, almost wishing I had not given birth

after waking up, am I so calm and not angry at

understand my previous emotions, and I don’t know why I hated Olivia so

my judgment. I’m completely not clear–headed,

may have played a role in causing Emma to be imprisoned, but

father at all. He actually resorted to using public opinion to threaten and pressure his own biological

even more difficult for me to accept is that I actually agreed to

her forehead, wondering why

the perspective of innermost thoughts, Olivia was not as important as Emma in Amelia’s heart. After all, Emma had been raised by her side for twenty years, and their bond ran

did not go so far as to hold extreme hatred for Olivia just because she had a

Emma.

somewhat abnormal as she

gauge her emotional state. “Mrs. Taylor, Olivia will come again tomorrow to treat you,” she

come again,

herself to have a balanced

Emma’s or Samuel’s matter, she believed

Olivia either. After all, if it weren’t for her, Emma and Samuel

She

her eyes no longer held any confusion or clouded

already

one side were Samuel and Emma, and on the other side

let go of

thirty years of marital bond with Samuel. Although Samuel did not make something of himself and sometimes had a bad temper, he treated her

its share of gossip. This situation applies not only to the four major families. It

remained faithful and

mental breakdown, it was Samuel who watched over her day and night. To help alleviate her condition, he

it weren’t for Olivia, Samuel wouldn’t have gone missing, and

then there’s Emma. Even though she’s not my biological child, she shows genuine respect and care for me. She is always by my side, taking care of my health and showing

world, there couldn’t be a more

my condition.

Amelia could not bring herself to act as if nothing had happened

was unfair to

could not

though Olivia was once the child she held dear in

her cheek and her right hand holding a document folder. She did not open it. She merely looked at it in a daze.

down beside Olivia, and cast a casual glance, asking, “What’s this?” Seeing Daniel, Olivia leaned her head on his shoulder and rubbed it against his shoulder affectionately. She

that it was filled with

Emma and Samuel as well as

also many family photos of the three of them inside. The three of them

laughed, appearing to be a perfectly happy family. Those who did not know the inside story had no

languid gaze suddenly became profound like an endless starry sky, making it hard

was very concerned about

this information would not be able

of the daughter of her father’s mistress. Just thinking about it

greatly heartbroken. He hugged Olivia tightly. His tone was as gentle as a spring breeze

felt that the statement lacked sufficient emotional

decided to do something more

out his phone and called

homework in his room when the

“It’s Daddy!” he thought.

a childish voice, “Daddy went out, huh?” Zoe was momentarily taken aback by the

thought, “He’s

home, so why did he call

as he pushed open the door, Daniel waved at

no attention to his father. Instead, he

mood instantly improved. She hugged the little one, kissed

sweet.

thought, “What a sweet–talking little

She picked him up and walked out of the study, saying,

“Sure,” Andrew replied loudly.

left alone

“What’s

get left

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family’s house, the driver was driving in the front, while Kelly sat beside Olivia, keeping her head lowered as she looked at the documents in the document folder. “Olivia, are you going to tell Mrs. Taylor the

looked out of the window. Her gaze was indifferent, making it hard for

said, “It’s not

in the Taylor family, and she no longer had any expectations, so it did not matter whether or not Amelia

had diminished significantly. She really did not want to have any connection with

Amelia engaged in continuous arguments with Olivia after she regained consciousness. In the past, Olivia was very patient and could endure it. endure

started to argue, Olivia would immediately throw the

However, she could not

not necessarily mean that she would actually throw the

understood. “I’ll hold it then,”

Olivia nodded.

surprisingly quiet. Amelia did not act crazily. She was very quiet, so much so that she did not

steadily on

therapy on her, she even

thank you,” Amelia

a silver needle stopped moving. She said in a

had to stay on the head for a while. Amelia looked at William and said, “William, go out first. I have a

was not

do something that could not be easily

She

helplessly and say, “I’ll wait outside, Mom. Please stay calm. Your health

“Got it,” Amelia said.

William left, Amelia glanced at Kelly, who was behind Olivia. Seeing that Kelly had no intention of leaving, Amelia chose not to bring it up.

Taylor,” Amelia said. Her voice was very

Others could not discern what was in her mind. Upon

and her

was very clear–headed now. She had never

years.

found, both Samuel and Emma have done a lot of things

slightly. She

to mention incredibly adorable. You’re very obedient and smart.

a pity that our mother–daughter bond was short–lived. Perhaps God only granted us a brief five–year connection. If we had forced it, there would have been hurt, just like with Samuel

a bit hard to continue, but she persevered, saying, “I really hope that we, as mother and daughter, can reunite, but there are

my daughter. Although she didn’t come out of my womb, she lives

or spare her. I just want to stay away from you so that I can accompany her wholeheartedly. In a few years, after she is released from prison, I’ll accompany her, comfort her, and help her to become less extreme in

suppressed the intense emotions that welled up in her chest before she continued, “So, our

just treat each other as strangers.” Olivia raised her gaze. Her attractive

did not say anything. She

and you saved me. We do not owe each other a favor. We have nothing to do

Emma between them, Amelia could no longer treat Olivia

to have a short–lived

Amelia held her fingers tightly

Olivia to speak, but Olivia

at this moment felt especially long. Every minute and

unknown period of time, Amelia grew tired

then that she heard Olivia’s voice, which was soft and gentle, yet incredibly resolute.

body suddenly stiffened

stuffing a calming pill into her

for Amelia in case her emotions fluctuated dramatically and she suddenly fainted after learning about

was used

it’s alright,” Olivia thought. “The preparation

Olivia handed the medicine

to the body. If you feel physically unwell or your emotions

say anything. She just held

quick. It was completed in less

required careful adherence.

One could not discern what she was thinking. It was

for a while, Kelly rushed down from upstairs and explained as she ran, “I’m

nodded and

in thought ever since Olivia left. It was not until Sophia knocked on the door and asked if she wanted to

and put on her slippers. Just as she was about to drink some water, it

for a moment. She lowered her head and glanced at it.

“What’s this?” she thought.

moment. Suddenly, she thought of the beautiful girl who accompanied

seems like she brought it

have

it up, planning to call Olivia and have her come back to retrieve it. Unexpectedly, the string that was tied around the envelope’s seal came loose, and a photograph

a group photo of Samuel, Emma, and an unknown

Amelia’s pupils contracted intensely.

noted that Samuel used Olivia as a cover for his affair with Evelyn. He lost

and identity of Amelia’s biological daughter, which was Olivia, but she also took away Olivia’s love from her

there was a paternity test report between

father and daughter” was the last sentence. Amelia thought to herself, “So

had taken too much of her calming medication. Her emotions were remarkably tranquil at the moment. There was no shock and no anguish, just a faint

“It turns out that Emma is Samuel’s illegitimate daughter. No wonder he treats her so well.” Amelia seemed to suddenly have an epiphany. She quickly rummaged through her drawers, wanting to find photos of

to find

on the floor. There were about a few hundred photos. They

of them was about

comparing them as she went. It was only when she had looked at all the

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