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

and strive to improve her strength. Why bother with those big shots? If her medical skills

shot.

Isn’t it

sort of people like the elder granddaughter. Her

she would go all

big shots would take the initiative to associate with

it would

befriend others and wishing to be liked, why not work hard

don’t like to associate with big shots. I like to become a big shot myself.” Gillian was

left as if she was

night, their faces were red, and they were

meet a high–ranking official on this trip, Gillian had

Association organized one

recommended by the association’s internal members. Gillian got an

for Doris.

it was not a large–scale competition, it

get to know many teachers from

eye of any teacher and be taken in as a disciple by the teacher,

have a sudden rise in

state of excitement. She had even stomped upstairs to paint without eating

returned to her residence. As soon as she entered the

Ernesto was back.

at Gillian. “I didn’t expect you to have such a wide network. You

corners of her mouth curled up

Association. That teacher was also the president of

Association

that teacher

teacher, she was nothing

sadly. “No, I don’t know any

Ernesto raised his eyebrows.

down in spirit. “Back then, I learned to paint together with Olivia. Grandpa hired Mrs. Rose Liebsig, the president

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so he only

shoulders could not help

It still stung her whenever she recalled

Your grandfather has indeed gone too far in this

want one disciple only?

was angry and spoke

Liebsig now.”

Republic for almost a month, Saul had already had a

search.

encountered any doubts, he would start

clumsily entered Rose’s full name, and soon, her information popped up on

was not

Wilcox family’s lineal branch

reading Rose’s introduction, Saul suddenly cried out in surprise as if

She said she would only want one

line. She’s a liar!” Saul

pen paused, and he subconsciously looked

face flushed red as

know

years

wanting one disciple? It was just Rose’s excuse that she

she take in another two disciples five

crowing at the side, angrily accusing Rose of

he said, Gillian looked more

Stefan could not stand it anymore and nudged Saul. “Enough! Stop it.” If

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was listening for fun. She was not

main character of the gossip came

a very agile

for a

“Good evening. I guess you’re Doris’s sister, Olivia?

nodded. “Are you looking for Doris? She’s

Bettany looked at the stairs, and a look

up. I’ll leave Doris to finish her work

The painting competition?

was stunned for a second. How did Bettany know about

niche competition. It was

mainly held to

was whether any teacher

confusion, Bettany explained, “I’ve read Doris’s Facebook

Facebook status?

realized she had been blocked and could not check Doris’s

over and gestured for Olivia

was all Doris’s

the status of her participation in the competition, but she also read

other day and now acts like a painter who knows how to mix

gaze swept across it

on her face did not change, but her understanding of

mockery and contempt

tell the character

Doris was

Bettany and asked her what

was carrying a lot of things in her

in many years of painting and color mixing. It’s not as good as the professional, but it should be helpful. Please give it to Doris for me. I hope it

the painting in her arms. “I painted this. I hope Doris can on it.” After

flashed across Bettany’s face. “Doris probably doesn’t have time.

When she heard Bettany say this, she

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took over the notebook and went

suppressed her frustration and said in

mean a lot to

not

could feel that Doris’s work was far from

to Doris and said, “Bettany told me to give you this. It’s some of her color mixing summaries. She

Doris sneered.

took it over and threw it on the desk without

school student. What made her

afraid that Bettany would mislead

these over again.” Doris was

and glanced

for some reason, Doris felt an inexplicable

Her fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

but could not speak a single word, no matter how

recovered, Olivia had already left with the

the hell!” Doris was so mad

with the notebook and took

the street and

less than two minutes,

she saw no

Olivia put the notebook on the

moment, a panicked voice came from the door, and Talia ran out

deadly pale, and she looked

she was stunned for a second before saying, “You’re from the

Talia for two seconds, and she looked around imperceptibly. Finally, she pointed at the notebook on the table and said, “This is Bettany’s notebook. I

to show her the door. “Alright, I see. Thank you. If there’s nothing else,

her hand on the doorknob, she was halfway through the door when she suddenly

over and

to speak out

as she entered the house, Olivia noticed something was off. There were

sitting on the ground. Judging from its height and compared to the other two shadows, it should be leaning against something behind

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Olivia was very vigilant.

small room, there was also a broken piece of porcelain. She almost immediately determined a

happened to

had happened and walked

turned around and gestured for Tucker to come out. “Tucker, come out quickly.” Following Talia’s

smile on his face, looking like a smiling tiger in the

lady, you’ve misunderstood. I’m Bettany’s father. I’m here to see her.

Talia echoed Tucker’s words and

at the door of the small room and asked, “Then why is

the ground?” Tucker did not understand

and gestured for them to look

she said firmly, “You drugged her. What are you going

she heard this, she freaked out.

“Shut up!” Tucker scolded.

felt this woman could not be more stupid, wondering how she could admit it when others just said it

turned around and looked at Olivia gloomily. His tone was

Was he threatening her?

was the least afraid of threats. If the other

never compromise if she

pay attention to Tucker. She directly pushed the

street, she called out to the police officer who had rushed over excitedly to the Taylor family for sandwiches but ended

so angry that he clenched his fists and slammed them

counter was covered

but it didn’t move or wasn’t damaged at all. On the contrary, he was in so much pain that he stomped his

it! He was so

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room and trembled as

read the introduction of Rose on Wikipedia

was very

Rose took in her fourth disciple that year, whose surname was Taylor. Five years later, she took in

also an exclusive interview

in her first disciple, she had already thought of

because she liked

on the ground and

Liebsig, you said you would only

was painting when she received the call from Gillian. She then took off her

sofa and sat

the more she listened, the more confused

but interrupt Gillian. “Wait, you said that your grandfather invited me

true?” Gillian

there was

grandfather hadn’t invited her,

your grandfather too well. He didn’t invite me

you?” Gillian didn’t believe it. “Then why did you come

grandfather was a miracle doctor. He had a lot of connections, and people from all walks of life would do him a favor. No one would turn

you’ve thought too highly of Doctor Smith.

doctor, after all. Why would everyone humor him?

did you

at an art exhibition then. I spent a lot

with Gillian. “I went to Layfield to take in Olivia as my

down. She clenched her fists tightly and barely managed to calm herself down. “So, you’ve

had almost forgotten about what happened back then. It had been so many years,

said, “Ms. Gillian, I’m very strict about choosing disciples. I don’t just

to mention

to ache, and her scalp went numb. It took her quite

you’ve praised me and said I had a

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was just being

about the paintings? Are you also being polite by grading them for me

she said, “To be honest, I’ve lived for so long, but I’ve never seen someone as insensible as you. Don’t you know how to read faces? Can’t you tell the

Olivia to bring your mediocre paintings to me for grading again and again? How

of this, Rose

was too thick–skinned for having ordered Olivia without any gratitude and took it

again and again. Ms. Gillian, you owe it to Olivia. Because of Olivia, you had the chance to come

would be an ordinary person among the millions. She would have no chance or be in no place to

the funny thing was that instead of being grateful for Olivia, she even blamed

it be more

“For the sake of Olivia, I’ll give you a recommended entry to

hung up 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. They

making sandwiches in the morning would

nothing much to do, Olivia went upstairs to watch

was painting the countryside at sunset. It was distant

not happy with it. She felt the color of the sky could

pointed. “Add a little black and turn it

up and glanced at

colors is a complicated job. It’s not as simple as you think. Olivia, can you please go to study the sandwich ingredients if you are busy with nothing?

not feel attached to

reason why she came up to watch her paint was only out of

always been a responsible person. Even if she had

heavy burden and think

didn’t care, Olivia had no intention of

turned around and

without saying a word, Doris’s expression looked

came down from upstairs and

over.

chair, eating almonds while watching the scene. When she saw Olivia, she pushed

street.”

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also came over and frowned.

mouthful of almonds and started to gossip

same age as Doris. They were classmates, but compared to Doris, she lived a

school and went home to look after

and daughter finally had a better life and opened a

father, Tucker Fulham, who had been missing

living. But he had been away from home for

the family of three to be

Tucker had started another

he returned this time. He wanted Bettany

he is!” Megan frowned. “He’s a total

a scene at

after she were back, Tucker chased after her to

a scene

who had

if Talia was really stupid or

was 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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sandwiches, but unfortunately, the Taylor family’s sandwich shop was closed

was out of sandwiches back home and could not eat the Taylor family’s sandwiches for a

He was down.

crossed Marco’s mind was that Olivia must

Thank god!

Olivia was

was so ashamed and thought he was a lousy police officer. How could his mind be filled

the ashamed Officer Wood rushed over

going on?”

“Bettany’s parents have

god! Marco

Even the biological parents

a call

Officer. please listen

and looked toward

already fainted. We can get the doctor to check on her later

walked towards the small room and saw Bettany

several times, but Bettany did not wake

he realized that

dark gaze. His tone was ruthless. “Mind

Olivia nodded.

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

nodded. “Otherwise, why would I talk nonsense to you for so long? I could have just left and called the police. I was trying to get

Whatever she said and did had its meaning. Moreover, the prerequisite for

old saying that

her parents must be closer

with her parents and turned against

without doing anything and watched a young girl get

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the lurch had broken her moral bottom

she got the evidence in advance before calling the

Tucker was furious.

expect to meet such a meticulous girl in such a small

genius she

all of them away, and Bettany was sent to the

to the police station

find out Bettany Fulham had fainted?”

at the door. One of them seemed

in the aisle. There was a small

colleagues looked at each other

could not help but admire her observation.

you think Tucker Fulham and Talia Fulham

“It’s because of Talia’s behavior. The daughter 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 younger daughter, so I guessed Tucker and

“Oh my

could even become

something irrelevant. “Do you

head. She didn’t seem to be interested

everything just by sending a

Wasn’t she good?

It was easy to find out. She did not think it was such a big

at the side reminded Marco, “This is

he almost forgot about

should be the fact, but they had a

might cover up for her

all, they were her

reminded her kindly, “You’ve observed very carefully, but we still have to wait for Bettany’s confession later. After all, they’re Bettany’s parents. And this 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 and

Marco was dumbfounded.

colleagues beside him

She was so well–prepared!

Why did you record?”

afraid they would make a false countercharge,

a thumbs up. “Bravo! You’re too

Talia were indeed fine. When Bettany woke up, she admitted that her parents

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her.

they were her parents, so

police let them go home

came home, she brought some food over

that she had only brought

this myself. It’s for you. I hope you

looked over and saw an oil

and the colors were clean. The entire painting looked amiable and gentle. It felt

“Did you

of painting, the smile on Bettany’s face brightened. She talked non–stop and said a lot

still a primary school student, an art teacher noticed her talent and taught her many painting skills. When she

was sick, and she dropped out of school. But she did not give up. She worked hard to earn money while practicing

looked cute. “I’ve read a lot of books and searched a lot of painting skills

her previous gloominess and unhappiness.

thick. Not good.” Doris had come over without being

in her hand and directly poked

of the

Bettany subconsciously pushed Doris

did you push

trembled. After a long time, she

this thing a painting?” Doris was disdainful. She looked up and saw that

and said impatiently, “Fine. Fine. I’ll fix

paintings? Let’s use this one. I’ll enhance it for you.” Doris arrogantly raised her chin as

and suppressed the anger in

arms.

bowed to Olivia. “I’m sorry, Olivia. This painting is ruined. I’ll paint

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dinner, Megan brought up

really ruthless. She even knocked out her own

really pitiful to have such

Olivia nodded. “Yes, I went to return the notebook and found Bettany unconscious on

he did not speak much, but this time, he could not help but lecture her. “Don’t interfere in such

“Yes, Olivia. Don’t interfere in other people’s business in the

her eyes and

feeling that something

should be benevolent and kind. Why would they despise her for meddling

the suspicion in

moment, her

It was Gillian.

in town and

her hand. She looked frustrated. Ernesto sat opposite her. His gaze lingered on Gillian’s face. After

eyes. “This is the last time. I’ll hypnotize her one last time. I want to see how Olivia will face it

love

it calmly? Or would Olivia be like her? Would she fight for Jarron’s attention and push her sister off the cliff

were deep, and there was an evilness in them that was difficult to

and nodded. “Sure, but…”

changed. “Hypnosis alone is not enough. Relationships

her to

so much trouble to pretend to

chuckled. His unusually flirtatious face immediately looked so

her to leave. What happened next would be that I recognized the wrong person after I woke up.

you think? Isn’t this a good idea?” Ernesto

Gillian was silent.

man was really evil. He actually came

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in such a location and in such a situation. In the end, it would even be

helplessly as the person she liked treated her sister well because of a mistake. How desperate

for a moment, Gillian nodded. “Alright, we’ll do as

her to take the small road to the east, saying that she would wait for her

and did not think too much about it. She walked

the city. There were no street lamps in some

to the east was a little remote. It was only nine o’clock in the evening, but it

walked to

stopped in

against the wall in the middle of the path, could already hear Olivia’s footsteps. He pressed his shoulder to make more blood flow from the blood

stretched into the middle

all, this road was too dark. If he hadn’t tripped Olivia, she wouldn’t have discovered him at all. Everything was ready. Ernesto leaned

the hell

He was going blind!

My eyes, my eyes!

instant, the dark path was as bright as day. Ernesto covered his eyes tightly with his hands, but even so,

was too

and had

yards away from Ernesto. She asked curiously, “Why are

at all. He could only determine where she was based on the source

low grunt, Ernesto

and frowned. “That’s chicken blood. Are you

Ernesto was speechless.

Was she a dog? She could even

himself. “The blood is fake.

She held the stick in her right hand and poked

eyes, so he could not see

He nodded. “Yes.”

the police immediately and get someone

the police.” Ernesto shook his head and made a painful expression. “I was

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gun…”

he could finish, Olivia had already taken out her phone. “There’s a

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

did Olivia call the

puzzled. “Don’t call the police. Why do you have to call the police? I already said that I

differences between domestic and foreign cultures, and this plot was borrowed from the novel. Therefore, Ernesto thought that Olivia would be like the female protagonist in the novel.

he couldn’t understand why

think I’ll help a criminal?

strange man one met on the

If she was extorted, she

the police, Ernesto couldn’t take it anymore. He couldn’t care less about pretending and

and had practiced boxing since he was young. His skills were excellent and his explosive power was

pounce would definitely snatch Olivia’s

And yet…

his abdomen was ruthlessly

hurt

a bird that was suddenly struck in mid–air, Ernesto fell to the ground with a thud and rolled

about covering his

and shone it at Ernesto’s

exotic face, Olivia’s

Then, countless memories returned.

She remembered!

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for self–defense and leaned forward. She easily

no longer felt hurt in an

Oh! How magicall

surprised, something even

said coldly. “Ernesto, have

calm expression changed drastically

He was stunned.

he said, “You’re

Olivia nodded. Then, she announced coldly, “The hypnosis has been removed, and our

ground and looked at Olivia in disbelief.

could be removed from his hypnosis unless

she said in a low voice, “I woke up when I saw

do you mean?” Ernesto was

and looked at him. Suddenly, she chuckled. “Don’t tell me you think that I’ll hand myself over to someone else without doing anything and let them hypnotize me as they

had made all the necessary preparations in advance. Not only did she have to give a psychological hint, but as long as she saw Ernesto’s

even set a time

she had secretly arranged would immediately appear and take her away. They would also think of a way to let her see

hypnosis would not

would report to the country and pressure Fesmuowana through the Hushe Republic, asking Ernesto to

under Emesto’s control, or

a

the flashlight to Ernesto and pressed the

on her left wrist

than three minutes

Pets and

the raver of them said an

modded le due

quickly ran a few steps and stopped to

to see Cullat as you

and

Ese and Does she

Regret of

walk

Are you really a cow how you what

get a

ducked

Only the faint moonlight shone on her face, blurring her facial features and making it difficult to

still feel the coldness

regret was the

hurtful things. She had

to make herself feel at

hypnotize me in exchange for the Wilcox family’s hypnotism. Now that the hypnosis is over, we have

paused and continued, “I’m not a good–tempered person, and my

with Ernesto, which made him feel very

was not the threat in Olivia’s tone, but her attitude of leaving him alone as if she

was as if after tonight, they were no longer related. They were

He suddenly felt an

to

to speak. She got into the car

extremely cold and heartless.

the time Ernesto came back to his senses, the black car had already left

was left was a thick,

What a hateful girl!

his feet in anger. How could there be such a woman? She didn’t even say goodbye

Olivia where she was going and if she wanted to go back to the Taylor family to pack

looked out of the window. Her tone was even colder than the night wind. “There’s no need. You guys can go over later

and asked, “Where are

the lights not far away. She suddenly thought of Bettany and said, “Let’s go

restaurant was already closed. It was pitch–black inside, and there was only a faint light in the depths, indicating that

over and

while,

the car door and gestured for her to come

Tyson and Peter and hesitated. After all, it was almost midnight. It was really not safe to get

had helped her in

courage and

so late. What’s the

was a little nervous and sat up

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give me

Bettany was surprised. “Where are

about to speak when a few clangs came from

was knocking on

rolled down 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

unhappy and reminded him. “Olivia is

cold and terrifying. He looked at Olivia meaningfully. “Girl, remember not to meddle in other people’s business in the future. Otherwise, you won’t even know

Tucker’s tone was

couldn’t stand Tucker’s sarcasm. She waved her hand to chase him away and apologized to

bit her lower lip and looked embarrassed, finding

this period of time… be careful. My father is not

speaking,

courage to admit that their biological

worry,” Olivia said calmly. “He can’t hurt

worried, Olivia added, “I’ll leave here tonight and

leaving immediately, Bettany first heaved a sigh of relief and then was shocked.

played with the phone in her hand. “You’re mistaken. I’m not the Taylor

she was very smart and immediately realized that there should

reason.

She only looked at Olivia reluctantly. “Then, Olivia, will I be able to see you

chair and said casually, “Let’s leave it to fate. We will meet

door. “Wait for

she came back with a painting. ‘Olivia, this is for you.” Bettany looked sad.

it. Suddenly, she smiled and said,

was smoking not far away. When he heard Olivia’s words,

that this young lady was so

she might have some good

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people in the sandwich shop found Olivia was missing

should we do?

the room with a coat on. “Take your time. Maybe she’s gone out.” Derek and Stella also came down from upstairs. They said anxiously, “Why don’t we

no need to look for her.

hung up

the Taylor family were left

finally found his voice. He took a deep breath and said, “She has left just

in a dissatisfied tone, “She is really too much.

period of time, Olivia was considerate and sensible, so Megan had already treated Olivia as her child. For a moment, she

She started to grumble.

mockingly, “Mother, you really treat her as your

It was already good enough that Olivia was not angry and didn’t take revenge.

that, Stella thought of

suddenly shouted, “Oh no, we still don’t know the sandwich

a big

Stella had only learned three of them, and she was not very good at making them. The taste of the

What should we do?” Stella was so anxious that she

the Painting Association, I’ll be chosen by one of the teachers of the Painting Association and taken in as a disciple. At

sandwich–filling recipes. After hearing her daughter’s words, she suddenly felt more confident. “Yes, Doris’s painting is the most important. If the sandwich–filling recipes are gone, so be it.

the morning will affect Doris’s painting. We might as well stop selling

Stella was furious. She raised her head and

your sister–in–law is just too anxious. Don’t be angry.” “Derek. Doris glanced at Derek and frowned slightly. “Don’t be blinded by these small profits. Sandwich is so cheap. Even if you sell ten

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.

used to her attitude

Olivia’s sincere way of thinking for others. When she helped others, she would not make others feel

he faced Doris again, he felt a

not say anything. He just turned around

painting in her room when she suddenly received a

looked

She

shoes

looked at Bettany’s back with a

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 small

family. In the future, you can have whatever you want. Don’t you want

that was tearing the

was cold. “Tucker, I’m calling you Dad

Talia scolded. “How can you talk to your

turned her head and suppressed the sorrow in her heart. “Mom, I’m your daughter. Do

Your father said that the company is in

couldn’t take it anymore. “Why should I help him? Doesn’t he

was cold. “Missy is your younger sister. How can you be so heartless and not act like an

point, he even vented his anger on Talia.

be angry. Calm down. Bettany is still young and hasn’t interacted with Missy before. She doesn’t have any feelings for Missy. When they get along for a long time in

Tucker grew impatient. “Bettany must marry

Even if you use despicable methods to knock

Bettany and looked at Bettany angrily with reddened eyes. “Apologize to your

used to her mother being

longer hurt. She

her face and looked at Talia coldly. “Mom, you’re such a bitch! I’ve

that, she

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called out to her

she can hold on. A girl shouldn’t be too stubborn. Doesn’t she like

help

in the depths of her

her head and said in a weak voice. Tucker. Bettany is too young and insensible.

glanced at Talia and

His voice was gentle. “I knew it. You understand my

lowered her head and smiled

Bettany ran to the bathroom and washed her face with cold water

She couldn’t figure

her mother, who had been relying on her for so many years and had always doted on her, suddenly

to force her

wiping her face, Bettany opened the

very light. It should be a piece of paper or

guessed that it should be a

a painting, so Olivia also gave her a painting in

package had been completely opened. Inside was not a painting, but a

people still write letters

that it was not a letter but a thin paper shell. It

What exactly was it?

more confused. Was it a

took out a thin golden

a

over. The more she looked, the heavier her breathing became, and

invitation to

went weak, and her wrist trembled slightly. She almost couldn’t hold the invitation

suspected that she was in a

eyes hard and looked at

was true! It was

was given to her by Olivia. Who exactly

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pounding so fast that it was about

and over again, feeling like

thing really happen to

not a

taken on the burden of the family. This

decisive person.

had already gotten the invitation, she had to give it her

did not understand this competition, Bettany planned to

letter in her arms. After running a few steps,

Doris was in the

was very important to her, so she had

walk over, Doris was a little surprised. “Why

the invitation letter. As she ran too quickly, she could not catch her

for her to

bright like the stars in

Doris was instantly stunned.

and dazzling 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 excitement and

did not react and thought that Bettany was joking. However, when she lowered her head, she saw the seal of the Painting Association

Bettany’s name written on

dug into her palms. She was too surprised and couldn’t believe it. “What’s wrong, Doris?” Seeing Doris’s stiff expression, Bettany seemed to have

not seem like a good

a

Her mind was in a

in this competition. The two of them would have a companion to

had forgotten that if she participated in this competition, she and Doris would be

a smile, “I’m sorry. I was just too surprised just now. I didn’t mean

Seeing that Doris really did not seem to mind, she

words on the invitation letter lovingly. “Olivia?” Doris frowned. After reacting for a while, she

sleeve and ask anxiously, “Are you

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second sister?”

your family? She told me that she’s only staying at your house temporarily. Actually, she has nothing to do with

stuttered, “Well, I can’t say for sure. Actually,

Bettany didn’t continue

the painting 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

it was before today, Doris would definitely not waste time

But…

and landed on the invitation letter. Her eyes gradually

you take a look. It just so happens that we’re going to participate in the competition together and have a companion.” Doris reached out to take the painting from Bettany’s hand. 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 difference was

painting so tightly that her knuckles

it again and again, looking at the painting Smoke in

composition and color of this painting far

her enough. She did not expect this painting to be far better

How did that happen?

Bettany never learn how to

that she had suffered a deep blow and

smile and saying, “Bettany, put the painting here first. I’ll take my time to look

nodded. Then, she looked at Doris with concern and said in a worried tone, “Doris, you don’t

smile. “Yes, I’ve been drawing recently. I didn’t sleep

her and

the painting Smoke in Village

drew another one

looked a little awkward and was not as

at it, the angrier she became. In the end, she tore off the painting she had drawn, threw it on

impossible for her to be inferior to Bettany. She couldn’t accept

head like she

month. He was like a resentful husband who had been abandoned by

face was unhappy

secretly criticizing him, saying

he had a smart brain

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exterior

sent Ellis to the

out of fear that they would anger the CEO who

was

vent his anger. He could only

really sad,

knew about Olivia’s plan to be hypnotized. He knew it very clearly from the beginning to the end. Olivia felt that he was her boyfriend and had the right to

agree to Olivia taking the risk

did not dare to

CEOs were able

front of Olivia, he was timid and obedient

was too

returned home every day

was

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been afraid to tell Olivia that

after they got married, he would slowly tell her that

because he was afraid that

knew Olivia too well. If she knew that Andrew was her child, she would

could Daniel beat

to compete with her

to watch many

lead was domineering and arrogant. He bullied the female lead until she was almost half dead and

Daniel felt that television dramas and novels were all fake. The male lead did not love the female

the female lead, how

mention snatching Andrew from her, even if Olivia frowned slightly, Daniel would

rather die in pain

he returned home at night, Daniel

the iPad under the blanket. When he sensed that Daniel had come in. he

was actually pretending to be

did not expose him. He only sighed softly. “Alas, why did he fall asleep? I was about to tell him

Olivia?

suddenly lifted the blanket and called

Daniel was so mean.

doorknob with his slender fingers. “Andrew! Weren’t

He poked his chubby little face with his two soft

chubby son with his fingertips. Andrew fell to bed. Then, he covered Andrew with the blanket lovingly and said in a serious tone,

sure that he was not dreaming. He argued, “I really heard it. It’s not

and asked, “How can you be sure that you’re

couldn’t be more anxious. He couldn’t care less about pretending. “Daddy, I

Daniel crossed his arms in front of his chest. His lazy look was

for

smart child panicked for a moment, he

must have found him sprawled

child. When he realized that he had been discovered, he

it on the ground with a thud and promised Daniel with a puffed–up face, “Daddy, I won’t watch it anymore. I won’t watch it

was a carpet on the floor, so the iPad didn’t break when it

moment.

the iPad. He looked at the video. “23

for a

quickly climbed out of bed and hugged Daniel’s thigh. “I only watched for two minutes,

said slowly. “I remember we discussed about it before. How should I punish you if you played with the iPad in

and

nodded. He was very satisfied with his son’s attitude.

forward and hugged Daniel’s thigh. “Don’t

of beautiful eyes that were exactly the same as

eyes, Daniel could not bring himself to

only ask Andrew to make a promise with a cold

saw the empty bed. He was obviously lazy and unrestrained

kind of heartache of not having

was

about how he had acted like a father

He raised Andrew alone.

Olivia had actually lost her

out his phone and

how he found Andrew playing with

blanket.

was not easy to discipline and that he was tired because he had

Olivia

long after he posted

It was Olivia!

immediately became excited. His fingers began to tremble and he could not press the button

long time, he finally dialed Olivia’s

back. She felt a little dizzy, so she

she woke up, she still felt

back, so Olivia casually flipped through it. Coincidentally, she saw the Facebook status of

preceded her

moment

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had always been afraid to tell

with Olivia deepened, or after they got married, he would slowly tell her that

that Olivia would

that Andrew was her child, she would

could Daniel

not bear to compete with her

he had accompanied Olivia to

bullied the female lead until she was almost half dead and casually snatched the child away

Daniel felt that television dramas and novels were all fake. The male lead did not love the

he really loved the female lead, how could he bear to snatch

her, even

rather die in pain than make Olivia

he returned home at night, Daniel went

sensed that Daniel had come in, he immediately lay down and closed

actually pretending to

did not expose him. He only sighed softly. “Alas, why did he fall asleep? I was about to

Olivia?

lifted the blanket and called out,

Daniel was so mean.

to be surprised and turned the doorknob

little embarrassed. He poked his chubby little face with his

and poked his chubby son with his fingertips. Andrew fell to bed. Then, he covered Andrew with the blanket

that he was not dreaming. He argued, “I really heard it.

you be sure that you’re not dreaming?

be more anxious. He couldn’t care less

Daniel crossed his arms in front of his chest.

looked up at Daniel for a long time before he suddenly

panicked for a moment,

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originally wanted to give him a surprise, but

she was

neither of them spoke. Only their

was like

could almost imagine the color of

were red and seductive, like

moment, she must be biting her lower

her lips, and the numbness

suddenly tightened, and his right

not be able to control himself. He would

low and sexy voice came out of his throat. “Olivia.”

her lips and blinked her eyes. She could barely suppress the joy in

“Daniel.”

two of them did not speak. They just held their phones

longing spread

the front passenger seat, looked at each

Ha–ha!

She had never liked someone so much in

contact with Daniel, she was not tempted.

weren’t for Andrew, Olivia wouldn’t have wanted to interact with

time passed, Olivia liked

found Daniel more and more pleasing

so good–looking, obedient, and understanding?

that Daniel was exactly what she liked. She

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had returned to Evervale

Daniel had bad intentions.

I’ll pick

temples and could not help but laugh. “It’s almost ten o’clock at night now. I still have about two hours before I reach Evervale. Where are you going

his eyebrows and chuckled. “Is it

Olivia was speechless.

quickly found a reason that

he cry?” Olivia

she heard that Andrew was crying, she instantly became nervous.

felt a

in a low voice, like 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 Olivia went and why she didn’t come to see him. He wondered if you don’t like

cried, her heart immediately ached. She agreed immediately. “Alright, I’ll

leave the door open for you.” Daniel smiled like a spring breeze. He

from happening, Daniel even

Olivia a voice message. It would be

a daze and his mind

he also hoped to see Olivia when he woke up in the morning, so he obediently

looked up

you remember

hearing this, Andrew’s eyes widened. He looked at Daniel with dissatisfaction. “It has been a while, and you can’t punish me

smiled cruelly. “You played with the iPad behind my back. I haven’t punished you yet. I’ll punish you by not allowing you to play

he instantly

eye, Daniel pressed the voice transmitting button and sent Andrew’s

enough.” Daniel patted Andrew’s shoulder and said in a satisfied tone, “Look, you cried so

Andrew was speechless.

of father was this?”

cries, Olivia’s

family to Tyson and asked him

midnight. Andrew had already gone to

guest rooms. Tyson and Peter lived together,

room.

was really tired and prepared to take a shower and

shower when she heard someone

in foam, so it was not appropriate for her to open the door. She asked, “Who is it?” Daniel stood tall at the door with a glass of milk in his hand. “It’s me, Olivia.

milk.

It’s not

super considerate. “I’ll

“The door’s locked.”

Daniel was ready. “I got the

Olivia was speechless.

seemed to

she nodded. “Then

entered. He first looked around before

a shower. The sound

was warm and a little

Daniel was tempted.

ulterior motives. If a man didn’t even have any sexual desire for the woman. he loved, wouldn’t he

had been holding it in for so many years. If he didn’t have

intentions in men who were sexually

Olivia came out of the bathroom in a bath towel after taking

do? The bed is wet. Where are

beautiful chin and pointed at the sofa. “I’ll sleep

can that do?” Daniel leaned over

Olivia’s face, causing her

almost hung on

her chin and glared at him. “What are you

lowered his eyes. “Of

Olivia and threw her onto

into the sofa and her mind went blank for a moment. She blinked

her a

Hmm…

woke

she opened her eyes, it

already gone

her forehead and could not help but

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did not see

you blaming me?” Daniel flipped over and pressed her

was almost one in the afternoon when they got

Tyson, Peter, and two nannies at home, Olivia felt too

anyone.

last night by getting up so late? She quietly went downstairs, thinking that the others should go and

bumped into Tyson and Peter, who were watching television in the living

to eat. However, Daniel appeared at this moment and looked at her worriedly. “What’s wrong?

Shut up!

say something he shouldn’t. She quickly went forward and

because the ground was a little slippery, she rushed forward too quickly. She

commotion was too loud. Tyson

to see Olivia throwing herself at

raised their thumbs at the same

Miss Taylor

Olivia was speechless.

too ashamed to face anyone. Her reputation had

embarrassing enough, but Daniel acted as if he did not notice and carried

Peter, “Olivia is too tired.

Tyson and Peter nodded

buried her head

already so embarrassing. They could think whatever

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went to the kindergarten to

way,

volunteering, he met a young man named Noah who was at the same age

He has been married for seven years.”

married early. He barely reached the legal age for marriage back

opinion?” Daniel turned to

would she have an opinion? Some people married young and some old. It was just their choice. There

one.” She

light, Daniel stopped the car and turned to look

Olivia frowned.

out what he was

him what was going

before she could, she heard his mellow deep voice just beside her ear. “Olivia, let’s get married too.” Unexpected of such a question, Olivia looked

pressed on the accelerator with his right foot and the car

turn to Olivia again, yet he said solemnly, stressing every syllable, “Olivia,

Olivia repeated his words

of what to

expect him to bring up this topic

hesitated, trying to figure out

your mind, we

Engage?

a breath of

at Daniel and

he was

it! That

sophisticated person. He understood humans pretty well. He knew

had read a lot of

was very likely to be denied by a group of people, however, if another person proposed to destroy the ceiling then the first proposal would

was using the

goal was to engage, not

of them went

that she had hurt Daniel, so she was very cooperative and she agreed to whatever he said

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took the initiative to mention

need to think about it

his jacket and was only wearing a white shirt. The cuffs were rolled

he looked

said in his deep, cello–like

No need?

Olivia looked up,

beautiful eyes filled with

on the table and

that was holding the fork paused in the air. She

“This is

it a bit of a rush? Would they have the time to prepare

days. There were many things to prepare. They needed to make arrangements for the venue and the guest

Daniel said confidently. “I’ve prepared

out his phone and showed

engagement venue. It’s at the old residence

a lot of people. I prefer to only invite our close

and see if there’s anything you need

rings had been customized. They would

Daniel was talking excitedly.

turned around, he saw Olivia looking

skipped

“Oh

said slowly, “Is this your

knew we would get

whispered, “I really want to marry

that, he

and blinked his big eyes pitifully.

in her arms and shook him. Her tone was gentle. “I couldn’t kike you more. You’re

face. “Then would you like to be

Olivia lowered her head and kissed the little

Daniel was very productive.

the engagement to the

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also posted on Twitter: Dear Princess, I’ll see you on September

Group’s subsidiaries reposted this Twitter and posted at the same

instantly, This tweet went

the engagement of the richest man instantly hit the headlines

the top of the trending

outlet

in the financial column, entertainment column, and even scientific

The netizens were dumbfounded.

had no idea what was going

an eye, the richest man was engaged. They

netizens were in an

Oh no, how can he get

Does anyone know? I have never

financial channels. entertainment channels and even scientific channels… What does it have to do with science, can

also a link

it were all shocked by

my god, Ms. Taylor is amazing. She got the Lasker Award at such a young age. She must be a genius.” “I knew she must be an excellent

don’t think Ms. Taylor is good

you blinded by money? How

arguing with

relations team had controlled the s, so

and there was nothing

not want to see any arguments. He wanted to see everyone congratulate him and

Hence…

their official account: “The Sullivan group will pay the bill

Sullivan Group posted, “We will send out 100

of Sullivan Group posted, “10,000 lucky netizens who retweeted would get 10,000 read

will select 10,000 lucky netizens from those who retweeted, and the

subsidiaries posted on Twitter, other

them.

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The nets went crazy

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netizens on the Internet

countless

invited him to parties, hoping to meet his

bent. He lowered his gaze and scrolled

expression was nonchalant, as if nothing

particular message, Daniel’s

slowly looked over.

was low and slightly husky

asked in a questioning

to gently scratch Daniel’s chin

his youth. He used to spend entire

happened and he was busy with work, so he no

entrance once more,

had become unfamiliar

staff were all well–trained, and their observant

tell at a glance who

but they could tell from the way they

to approach and extend a warm

me. As the staff member led the way, he inquired politely, “Is this your first visit, or do

to a gradual halt, his gaze languid as he cast a mild

His aura instantly rose.

smiled at the staff. “You don’t

member felt as if his neck was stuck. He instantly lost his

the door was suddenly knocked open and two familiar figures rushed

from the corner of his

managers actually appeared at

managers in the club, one was male,

of them had always worked

appeared together

The staff was dumbfounded!

pace and reached Daniel first. He bowed and apologized, “Mr. Sullivan, I’m sorry. Rowan is new here.

Vivian also came over.

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beautiful, but her demeanor was not assertive.

women felt no envy in

the two of them and, rather than addressing Daniel first, she turned her

words subtly hinted at Olivia’s identity, indicating that she was familiar with her. Notably, she didn’t refer to her as Ms. Taylor, as the staff had

she called her Mrs.

raised her eyebrows and looked

of a high–class club. Her EQ is

“Yes,” Daniel replied.

them in and introduced them along the way. “Mr. Sheeran has booked Room 8888 on the third

to get soiled. Olivia had

Olivia to

room.

back

on minor

that, she followed the waitress

its presence on her shoes was quite irksome to Olivia. Olivia wanted to wipe it clean as soon

was going to get a wet towel, but she never

shoes and rinse them under running water. Afterward, she wiped them dry with

came out

at the identical hallways on either side,

similar. It was

her phone

soon as she opened her handbag, a red wine bottle was stuffed

of nowhere, a man who appeared to be a supervisor suddenly materialized and gave her a

he spoke, he pushed her

for the delay,” the man bowed to the individuals inside and introduced Olivia, saying, “This is our new server. She would like to extend

introduction, he shot Olivia a look and instructed, “Quickly serve wine to the gentlemen.” Olivia remained rooted in place

her statement and scolded her. “What kind of training

group of rowdy older men in the private room let out loud, boisterous cheers. A

gave him a knowing look. “What do you

The middle–aged man chuckled.

back to the supervisor

reply, the middle–aged man

Young lady, you’re

suit and remarked, “I’ll play the role of the server to attend to our lovely guest here.”

few old men giggled and surrounded Olivia

were dim,

the wine bottle. The dark red wine bottle reflected her snow–white fingertip, making it

was clearly getting

again. “I’ll say it for the last time, let me

arched his eyebrows and jeered, “Once you’ve stepped through this door, regardless of who you are, don’t even dream of leaving.

spoke, he was about to

but there was a hint of red at

It was scarlet red.

the side and dodged the

directed at the occupants of the private room. All of a sudden, she swiftly raised

of glass,

wine bottle instantly shattered, and wine sprayed everywhere

the sudden burst

the timid ones

of astonishment, their

and massaged her wrist, her tone icy. “I told you, you’ve got the wrong

that, she ignored the shocked crowd and walked straight to the

lock. Olivia couldn’t unlock it herself, so she turned her head to the supervisor.

shivered and

frown deepened, and her expression grew

bothered to waste her time on these people. She picked up a chair and slammed

Bam!

Crash!

door

deftly despite

a group of people remained frozen

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After Olivia left.

room opened and a beautiful woman

linen and wore a

light was dim and blurry. Her face could not be seen clearly,

When he spoke, his voice was soft, trembling, and vaguely frightened. “I’m sorry, Ms. Manson.

indifferently and did not say

waiter was terrified. He knelt on the ground with a thud and stammered for mercy. “Ms. Manson, please forgive this time. I won’t let you

gentle, making it difficult to discern her emotions.

was drenched in a cold sweat, as if

Ms. Manson. I’ll go to the surveillance room now and guarantee that everything will

“Go,” the woman said.

left as if

On the expansive third floor, there were only four private rooms. In addition to 8888, the room Daniel had entered, and 6666, the one Olivia was ushered into by the head waiter, there were

would be impossible for the occupants of the two private rooms

every private room had its own elevator and

no one specially led the way, it would be impossible for the people in the two

rooms to meet.

This was interesting.

other,

on the wall, signaling the waiter to escort her

if people inside

the gathering, clutching a hand of cards. His demeanor appeared nonchalant, yet his regal presence set

laid the cards on the table

instantly stood up and tactfully gave up

was about to stand up, his

palm pressed down on

and cast a quick glance at Olivia. “No, no,” she chimed in. “Today, it’s all about Daniel and Ms. Taylor. They shouldn’t be seated

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come,” she gestured with her hand, shooing away the two men sitting across from her and clearing a spot. Pointing towards the vacant seat, she

she wrinkled her nose at Daniel and offered him a charming smile. “Daniel, I’m going to challenge you today.

in, “Yes,

turned to look at Daniel and frowned. He took a piece of candy and threw it at Sarah.

firmly on the man who was about to get

was in a dilemma, not

  1. up.

glared at Sarah and scolded her for being

he still stood up to smooth things over. “Alright, alright, alright. Let’s take this opportunity

walked up to Olivia and said respectfully, “Mrs. Sullivan,

Olivia sat opposite Daniel.

If one didn’t know better, they would have thought

she

one could skip their round

bring over a lie detector. Michael pulled her to her seat and said helplessly, “Oh my, that’s

Daniel also looked over.

serene, devoid of any

chill.

a chill down her

appeared reluctant. “Fine, we can skip the lie detector, but

to the waiter

enlisted. His card–playing abilities were exceptional, and he could discern the

with one hand supporting her

to be

was seven years ago. It was during Christmas,

Olivia had always won.

of them team up and

Olivia nodded and agreed.

still lost

his temper. He held the cards and looked at them repeatedly. He suspected that Olivia

He said, “I won’t play

was just a joke. However, it came true. They had really never played cards

the game, “The person who gets the Ace of Spades loses. They have to choose truth or dare, and the person who gets the

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Billionaires Missing Darling

opting for truth or dare, they refrained from

of the game, the dealer, who was a waiter, displayed subtle signs of nervousness.

and smiled playfully at Daniel. “Mr. Sullivan, truth or

the cards in her hand and glanced at Olivia. Then, she smiled at Daniel. “Daniel, let me ask you something.

could finish her sentence, Michael pulled her and lowered his voice. “What are

giggled. “That’s the

at Olivia and said seriously, “Ms. Taylor, are you also very curious? Do you want to know about

glass with her fingertips. Her gaze was indifferent, making it impossible to

frowned and wanted to provoke

this moment, Daniel

voice was casual and

underwent a dramatic transformation, and

said, “Winona who?”

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He went too far. How could he

that, Sarah banged the table

and her tone

angry that she lost control

“Enough now,” he said. “Don’t

you

realize

But in the end, she managed to control her

changed. The present Daniel was no longer

treated Daniel with great respect, being cautious not to offend

have a

Winona

Daniel was simply one of the privileged youth, seemingly

have achieved what

taken by Olivia. That

such an outstanding Daniel belonged

was filled with

stabbed all over and left with wounds all over

Daniel had matured and learned

showered Olivia with all his love and

dwelled on the matter, the deeper her sense

had been childhood friends, sharing countless memorable and

they attended

a wealthy young lady from the Capital

from the rest. Despite her affluent upbringing, she had never been

the realm of oil painting

swan, she glided with elegance, beauty, nobility, and grace from the altar to

those days, Daniel had fervently

couldn’t help but feel that Daniel wasn’t

of the Prooco Group’s leader, whereas Daniel was merely a wealthy youngster. Plus, with his

Therefore, it was no surprise that Sarah

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wager with him, insisting that he would never be able to measure up to

far exceeded her

it. He successfully made Winona date

that instant, Sarah was so astonished that her

held onto the hope that

riddled with bad habits, and Winona had to endure a lot

matters; he simply relished having a good time and

was futile. He remained consistently careless.

and Winona broke up. They

a profound emotional blow, causing him

he became

reacquiring control of his family’s

gave

the pinnacle of wealth, making

this was

these years, although Daniel had a child, he had never had any other women

he had been thinking about

he must be waiting for Winona

her great surprise, he was getting

her

Sarah, his tone tinged with a sense of helplessness, “Come on. let’s stop now. Olivia is

her head to hide her

to Daniel and Olivia. “I’m genuinely sorry,” she confessed. “Today, I overindulged a bit and spoke

up a glass

coughed a few

Daniel, “Daniel, to celebrate your engagement with Olivia, we’ve prepared a masquerade ball. Let’s go

stood up and made way

waiting for a while, he realized that Daniel did

and

also poked his head

did not get up and remained

the others. Instead, he raised his chin and looked at Olivia. He asked in a low voice. “Do you want to go

react for a

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Daniel was doing, he suddenly opened his mouth in

fearless, and arrogant, was actually asking a woman for her opinion in a

was stunned, and so was

“Yes.” Olivia nodded.

a month of hypnosis, she was mentally

didn’t intend to focus on studying or working during this period. Her plan

liked having fun

the cliff by

sealed herself off and devoted all

and Gillian had

herself; rather, she would begin to gradually open her heart and

masquerade was on the

first. The men were all wearing the same tuxedo, and the women were wearing the same sapphire

distinction was the

and Emily brought Olivia

blue fishtail dress to Olivia. “Try this one first. Change it

eyes and glanced at

worry,

the changing

outside. “Ms. Taylor, have you been to 2046 before? Why

said calmly, “It’s my first

she exchanged glances with Sarah and silently mouthed three words: “Country

hadn’t even visited 2046

rich man and woman had been to

actually Olivia’s

lips in front of the mirror and glanced at Olivia from the corner of her

were filled with

Daniel got a

far inferior

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The blue fishtail dress

her lipstick, she twisted the golden lipstick tube

wanted to say

gaze landed on Olivia, she

a cliché dress so

the ladies were wearing the same sapphire blue fishtail dress, every dress was still different because

the curves of the human body, promoting one’s strengths and hiding one’s

tailoring deliberately highlighted flaws. Even if a Victoria’s Secret supermodel were

carefully chosen this

detail, every cut, and every decoration was

looked even uglier on a person than a tattered

waiting to see Olivia make a fool of herself and did not expect to be stunned. “Oh my god. Now that she put

other changing room, did not hear the commotion

of ridicule toward Olivia. She then

at herself in the mirror, Sarah

dress she was wearing was tailored by a master, which meant that it was exquisite, and

wearing this dress, her figure was instantly

Sarah prepared to show off

could a country bumpkin like her compare to me, let alone Winona!” she thought. With that in mind, Sarah puffed out her chest, raised her chin, and walked out with a strong aura. She was prepared to

to crush her

out, Sarah raised her eyebrows and

sudden, her powerful aura was instantly

this be?” she asked

Sarah’s expression cracked.

had been reborn. There was an

met, Sarah was almost crushed

was ashen as she

quietly. Otherwise, Sarah might

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“Ramirez, that big liar!

dress is the ugliest in the world? Why is it

“Ahhhhh!” she screamed inside.

about to

finger hard and looked at Olivia with an apologetic expression. “Ms. Taylor,

her eyebrows and looked over. She could already guess what Emily was going to say next. However, she did not stop her.

said, “Sorry, I took the wrong dress. It belongs to another customer. I’ll find another

belongs to someone else. Ms. Taylor, could

did not say anything. Instead, she lowered her eyebrows, unwilling to

and suddenly smiled before saying in a mocking tone, “Ms. Taylor, don’t tell me you want to take someone else’s dress for yourself. You’re Mr. Sullivan’s fiancée. You can’t be so petty as to not

Olivia so that she had

good if word got out that she had

glanced at Emily indifferently before smiling. “Whose dress is this? Call her

Emily was stumped.

this dress?”

Sarah said directly, “This dress is

a little better than Emily’s. “I’m really sorry, Ms. Taylor. I like this dress very much. I really do like it. I didn’t expect Emily to take

dress?”

rare for her to soften her attitude as

looked too stunning in this dress, so Sarah was certain

understood. “Are you saying you want to wear the

Sarah nodded. “Yes.”

I’ve already worn it. Don’t

her head crazily. “No, no. I like this dress too much. I can’t wait to wear

Emily nodded cooperatively.

say a few more words to make Sarah like this

was

already

looked at each other and saw the surprise in

did not expect Olivia to be

she came out of the changing room, she even

her gaze, not taking it seriously

up carefully. However, the shawl was too big for her to see

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inside.

a few glances before retracting her

handed

said calmly, “Go

took the clothes

clothes that Olivia

was not a loss to wear it, and

outcome.

of this, Sarah was really a little

Then, she put on the sapphire blue fishtail

putting everything on, she looked at the mirror

the mirror, she felt as though her shoulders were too low, her

scalp went numb as she

fuck is this!”

so ugly that

can’t go out in this. I will be mocked

her fingers trembled, she tried to pull up the

and slender arm reached

curtain of the changing room was

was completely exposed in front

over to take a

expression

“What the fuck…

is this ugly thing?”

left leg.

the smile on her face was dazzling. “Miss Anderson,

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Sarah’s face darkened.

and looked at Olivia.

already taken off her shawl, revealing her sapphire

It was even more

at this point that Sarah

on purpose. She had put on the ugly dress

in her heart was

was about to burst out,

a deep

was surprised and looked at Sarah

been a good judge of character. Sarah had a fiery temper and was short–tempered. After being provoked and tricked, how could

raised her eyebrows and tapped a finger on

be something

let’s go over quickly. The ball has already begun.” Emily was afraid that Sarah would not be able to control her temper, so she hurriedly stood between the

she spoke, she

the mask and the three of them walked towards the

the middle of the dance floor, several couples

“Let’s walk further and see where Daniel and the

walked slowly

In just a blink of an eye, Emily

present was wearing masks. Coupled with the dim lights, it was impossible to

She found a corner and sat on a bar stool to watch the people dancing in the middle of

dozen couples dancing on

and the tempo increased, there were gradually people who could not keep up and had

there was only a man and

away from the center. Everyone was wearing the same clothes and masks. It was impossible

only vaguely sense that the couple in the middle

man stood tall and

and long. Her half–length hair was tied into a bun on the lower left

like a

music stopped, and the surrounding people

hands. She even heard the people beside her sigh. “What

heaven.”

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so

agree?” someone said,

someone to talk to her. She paused

seemed unwilling to give up when she did not respond. “Why aren’t you saying anything? Don’t you think the people

Are they compatible?

frowned and did

From Olivia’s direction, most

and wanted to walk

reason, the crowd that was originally standing

stopped Olivia in her

behind the crowd and look at the center of the crowd. The woman also placed her hand on the

beautiful

imperceptibly. A trace of surprise flashed in his deep

tilted her head, curled her lips, and smiled

step back and distanced himself from Winona. His tone was less friendly than before. “Of course,

saying that, he immediately turned around

knew that he was looking for her and

instantly melted and

and walked towards Olivia. He took her hand and introduced her to everyone. “This is my fiancée, Olivia. We’re about

and said gently,

right hand and smiled naturally. “I’m this guy’s

nodded and glanced

a little

Olivia’s gaze,

natural. “Don’t misunderstand. Daniel and I are old friends.

nudged him with her elbow. She said in a teasing tone, “Daniel, your girlfriend is a little

Good buddies?

Olivia frowned.

her,” Daniel leaned in and whispered

said in an extremely distant and indifferent tone, “Winona, since when are

calm eyes flashed

continued, “You’re just an ex–girlfriend. What’s there to

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held Olivia’s hand and walked

gaze grew profound and a trace

her eyes.

for so long, everyone was a

on the second floor, and Michael

group went over to

went to the

was about to push open

a little overboard today. How could he

was Emily

felt that

not have much of a reaction. She just touched up her makeup with

why aren’t you saying anything?” Sarah looked at

pancake

her feet in anger. “Why aren’t you reacting

reaction do you need?” Emily snorted softly. “I think you’re stupid. Didn’t

Sarah was stunned.

same hair length, and

only look at their

reacted. “Oh my god. I wouldn’t have noticed if you hadn’t mentioned it. Olivia does

Sarah and said in exasperation, ‘Olivia is just a substitute.

some time, Olivia still stood in

words. They clearly knew that she had gone to the washroom, but they came here

said this on purpose for her to

it was so

that this was all an act, but her heart was still filled with jealousy. It felt like fine needles stabbing into her

things that couldn’t be examined too

did Daniel

broken through the floodgates. There was no prior sign at all. One day there was nothing. The next day it

did he like about

a short period of

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that she shouldn’t doubt

Amelia and Gillian, Olivia knew how those who had once loved her to the core could

Olivia suddenly felt uncertain.

who was like a sister to her, would push her off the cliff, was there really such an emotion in the world that would remain

Olivia to place her trust

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dishes prepared by Michael were not

grilled fish. She had always been fond of spicy food and liked to eat heavily

spicier the food was, the more satisfying it

pick up a piece for Daniel. She spoke as she placed it in his place. “Try it.

that was covered with a red pepper sauce and did not

looked up and was about to ask him why he wasn’t eating it when Winona, who was sitting on

eats

saying that, Winona looked at Olivia and asked calmly, “Ms. Taylor, don’t tell me

on her fork

know that Daniel didn’t

don’t even

was familiar and natural, as though she knew Daniel very well. “Daniel has always been afraid of spicy food. In the past, when we went out to eat, he didn’t touch spicy food at all.

at the corner of her mouth. Her eyes were sparkling

we used to eat out together, the table would be full of dishes, but there would not be a single spicy

was so domineering back then. He didn’t eat spicy food, and he didn’t allow anyone else to eat spicy food. He didn’t even allow me to smell

them chatted

about their youth, discussing about

had nothing to do with

with each other,

she had met Daniel

feet and intended to move the

why did

apologized profusely, saying that he was muddle–headed and didn’t

spicy dishes were not ordered by him at all,

to why Sarah ordered

Now, he finally understood.

out that Sarah had planted

Michael sighed inwardly.

women were

raised his head and glanced at

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life and was ambitious. She was a new star in the science arena. He heard that her family background

come back, Olivia would really

Unfortunately, Winona had returned.

win against Winona. She didn’t even know that Daniel didn’t like spicy food and foolishly picked up a

What a silly girl.

wait. Daniel would definitely be angry and throw a temper at

unable to bear to

her plate to Daniel, then gestured to Gideon. “Hurry up and take

her plate in

few mouthfuls of vegetables, so her plate was very clean. It only had a

Hot

her plate with Daniel’s very naturally, as though she had done it

constricted as she slammed her

could

grilled fish on his plate and said in a puzzled tone, “Who said I

ate the

looked at him in shock, especially Michael, whose eyes were about to pop

he doing? Daniel was actually eating

most surprised. She could barely maintain her composure as she stared at

always liked spicy food. We’ve only met a few times and eaten a few times. Don’t pretend as if you know me

Daniel even moved to the side to distance

used his actions to show that he

could not

his fork quickly and ate a

stew, black pepper steak. He ate at least a serving or two of

hand that was holding the fork and

put down

not let him eat it, he

a sip

everyone, “I’m

left, a strange silence descended across

their eyes and looked at Daniel’s

were filled with

heavens! Daniel really ate spicy food. He even ate

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It was impressive!

at the plate and then at Olivia. He was as shocked

years, he had interacted more with Daniel and often met him

with Daniel knew that Daniel did not eat spicy food

other words, Daniel could not eat spicy

sake of Olivia, he finished half a plate of

maintain her indifferent attitude. It took

hidden under the table, clenched into a fist tightly. Her nails dug into

Daniel!

eaten so much spice in order to

have been angry at her for

many years, but he was still furious with

help but tear

much must he love

profoundly. He must have loved her to the core to

had stabbed her with a knife and twisted it. Olivia sat there for a long time

finally found

about to speak when she realized that Daniel was

were red, as though

stunned for a moment before she quickly realized that Daniel could not eat spice at all. That

soon as she realized this, Olivia was angry

you can’t eat spicy food, you shouldn’t eat it.” It would feel

eyes. When he saw Olivia, he seemed to have found solace and reached

“I want to do it for you. I can’t let you down, not in front of the

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head on Olivia’s shoulder and rubbed his forearm against her

a kitten

attention to what he was doing. She thought

stopped and suddenly

of his brain was used to develop his career, while the other half was used to study Olivia inside

a slight movement from her, he understood what was going

she had

eyes instantly

like a big puppy

to look at

soft–hearted. When she saw this, her

your stomach hurt?”

his stomach after eating so much

his head.

raised an

where did it

pointed at his red lips. His voice sounded sexy, as though he had

Olivia stared at him.

to push him off

even tighter. “Oh

smacked a hand to her forehead and said in a helpless and

stand Olivia speaking in such a tone. He looked up and

felt even

Olivia’s neck and whispered, “Olivia,

the black watch on

was only

seen Daniel

know, when people feel uncomfortable, they can’t help but want to rest and sleep.”

He turned his head abruptly, looking as though he

for a moment, Olivia did not react. She did not

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found a

He took the initiative to find another topic. “Let’s go

rooted to the ground and still

His heart tightened

was intermittent. “Olivia, don’t be angry. I won’t make you angry

go. Don’t leave me behind!” he

not say the last two sentences. He suppressed them in his heart,

was too drastic.

hand and patted his handsome face. Her voice was slightly bewildered. “What’s

as though he had woken up from

eyes stared straight at Olivia, as though he wanted to

suddenly hugged Olivia in his arms with so much force. There was an urge in him that demanded

low. “Don’t be angry with me. If I do anything wrong, tell me. You must

fragile Daniel before.

his back and said gently, “Why would I leave you? Have you forgotten

Daniel was

time, we did spend some time together, but we weren’t really in love. It was just that we were young and frivolous. I

haven’t contacted each other since.” Speaking of this, Daniel lowered 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 Winona. In my heart, she can’t even compare to a little finger of yours. She’s just

give Olivia any chance to misunderstand what

to sow discord between him and Olivia had better scram

he would definitely

to look for you, but someone suddenly came over and pulled me into a dance. I didn’t react in time,” Daniel explained seriously. “At first, I didn’t react, but later, I recognized that

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

man, nor was he a saint. He

something that would hurt an unfamiliar female companion for

about Winona, he

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tilted his head and rubbed against Olivia’s delicate

she’s not a good person, but her grandmother is really a kind

a child without a home

attention to his uncle, who was

abandoned child. His parents did not dote on him and they did not love him. Daniel chose to

and compared him to his

biological

Daniel was too naughty and useless. The Sullivan family would be handed over to

home, so he went to the Anderson family’s residence to

him the most. She said that Daniel was the best and

to start his

hole because of this. If they don’t love you, you can love yourself. If they don’t give it to you, you can start your own

case, you would fall into their trap. They hope that you will hate them, that you will grow up crooked, and that you will

you must not do

eloquent and knew how

was completely taken in by what he was talking

she suddenly

worry, I won’t pay attention to Sarah. I’ll tolerate her as much as I

was a fool.

did

a

Sarah in the future, don’t be obvious about it. Do it secretly. Otherwise, she will definitely complain

will make things difficult for

Olivia stared at him.

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did not return for a long time,

given him so much face that he bullied her

on Twitter, she knew that Daniel was forcing her

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good

toward extravagance. He preferred a simplé engagement ceremony that would not blow up

a grand engagement, and that was to capture her attention.

had returned from overseas as

bad temper. He definitely hated

a cold face, anger her on purpose, and embarrass her in front of others. Before Winona returned to the country, she was already mentally prepared. She

endure everything and do her best

Daniel had gone too

woman and hadn’t

could no longer indulge him like this. She had

continued to ignore her and tried to provoke her in this way again, she would really return to

any longer, so she got up and

quickly chased after her.

face was covered with frost. “Sarah, go and tell

saying that, she left

came out of the restaurant and happened to see Winona’s departing figure. She looked surprised and asked, “What’s wrong? Why did

must be angry!” Sarah stomped her feet

Olivia, she thought he had fallen in love

pointed it out, she realized that he was using

got what he wanted and

Winona, driving her away

enemies are clearly in love, but they always hurt each other.

Grandma, I wouldn’t have bothered with him. I’ll let him

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already consumed quite a bit of alcohol. His eyes were red and he looked

Emily returning, he

“It’s all Daniel’s fault. He’s getting more and

you talking about?”

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

does look a little similar, and so does

right. Sarah nodded. “Daniel is trying to find a woman who looks just like Winona and then

didn’t see it, but Sarah was

she had never seen any women around Daniel,

be doing it intentionally to have a

remained silent. He had a lingering sense that something was amiss and felt it

Samuel had disappeared without a trace

health had

day, lacking in energy, and spending as much as 18 out

several hospitals, but none of them

most common advice was for Amelia to relax and not to

that Amelia was suffering from sadness and depression,

it. He felt that Amelia’s condition wasn’t

servants to keep an eye on Amelia

always times

Amelia still saw it.

same time. “Samuel is

to defy her parents and

were red and her

agitation,

woke

for famous doctors, but

and Taylor families were gathered together. Even Maddie was here, they

go overseas?” Cathy held Amelia’s hand as tears streamed down her

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useless. I’ve already invited the top medical

should we do then?”

same suit as usual. Only his tie with a

his pocket, he tugged at his

frustrated, but his aura was

looked straight at

room fell into silence as

who was most concerned about

us now that we’ve reached this point? Moreover, I’ve never seen her save anyone, and I’m

at Cathy. “I will do my best

tone turned stern, carrying an irresistible might, “So, you all should not interfere, obstruct

hand toward Maddie and said, “Aunt,

at William

health, William had not rested for a few days and nights. Despite his tall stature, he appeared thin and

the entire Taylor

of his erratic father, and his mentally ill mother, and deal

sought help from him, but not a single

just distance

now and think of a way to force her to appear and save your mother,

was very clear–minded and had things well

Samuel and Amelia were the

actually do anything. At most, he just

this was human nature. One side was his parents, and the other was his sister. There’s

sincerely hoped that these children could get

why she placed great importance on her nieces and nephews, treating them as if they were her own and showing a high level of consideration

smile appeared on his face. “Parents can’t choose. This is my responsibility, my

lowered his head, his eyes a little red. “I’ll go and beg. Even if she

Maddie stopped talking.

child valued responsibility too much. He carried the entire burden of the Taylor family on

getting Maddie’s phone, William called

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drawing with Andrew when

think too much and answered the call

it up, she realized

slightly

some understanding of William. This person was very

she and the Taylor family had reached this point, there

important, he would have never called

did

the phone, leaving her right

not entirely focused

very polite. “I’m

need to be

into the distance. After a

“Yeah,” she replied.

you first returned to the Taylor family, and there was a conflict between

When she heard his question, the tip of her colored pen paused, leaving a large green spot on

her stroke, and the green spot slowly turned into

Andrew was stunned. He clapped his hands and

suddenly softened. She leaned over and kissed the little guy on

nodded and ran upstairs with the drawing paper in

to frame the picture of the little turtle and hang it in

was what Olivia drew

Olivia returned to her senses and continued her

William’s

were her when a conflict arises between

were a little

fingers had its own length, let alone a child who was not raised

interaction and exchange of emotions,

was firm. “Of course, I’m leaning towards Grandpa Isaac. He raised me and doted on me. How can I bear to

nature is like this. Therefore, our mother’s choice is not wrong. She just dotes on the child

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with that?”

nodded. “Actually, I’ve never blamed her

the beginning to the end, she never blamed Amelia for being biased. She could even

accept that her biological mother was a

could not see the difference between good and

me enough, and I don’t love

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

voice and said in an extremely fierce tone, “The first time, when Emma tried to have someone insult me, it was Amelia who asked me to

was that? Was it because she gave birth to me, so she could make the decision for

find a way to seek reconciliation, offer

to me? Is it all because

moment and continued, “Also, she helped Emma frame me, slander

she understand that these things were illegal? No matter how powerful the Taylor family is, they can’t surpass the law. But why did she

birth to me and I’m her daughter, that she can confine

went all out and told me that human nature is like this. Isn’t that ridiculous?”

would not take

claim that human nature is so

must forgive her? I want to ask, if she hurt someone else, at random stranger in the world, do you have the face

biological daughter, does that mean I have to forgive

They were like sharp

made his heart

to hate

tightened and his lips trembled violently. He knew

looked back and saw Amelia

the end, he hardened

think the favor should be

wanted to laugh. “William, are you never–ending with this? Amelia has already

to surrender and stay in the Taylor family for five days and

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has already paid the price

echoed Emma’s words, but you didn’t suffer any substantial harm. Instead, it was Mom who suffered

was the mastermind behind it and has already received the punishment he

Olivia was silent.

I’m not forcing you. I just want to

gave birth to you after ten months of pregnancy. That night, she bled profusely and her body was severely deficient. It took

young, your body was weak, crying and not sleeping at night. Mom was so concerned that she didn’t trust the 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 she endured

you. The pain of losing her daughter made her suffer to the bone.

and hurt you. I won’t hide this because this is

you for five years,” William

I don’t want to force you. You can decide for

William hung up

for several months because of the previous mistake of

the Smith family, Olivia Taylor, is soft–hearted and benevolent. She upholds the

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of saving lives and helping the injured. She specially hired world–renowned doctors to consult Amelia

Olivia for having a conscience, and the Smith

family completely reappeared in front of the world, no longer in its

social networks, including Twitter, public accounts, short video platforms, and self–media

were like flowers blooming after

few days, the Smith family’s reputation resounded throughout the

never come into contact

They couldn’t believe it.

such an ancient medical family

novels. Now that the Smith family had appeared, it completely fulfilled the netizens‘

left s

a medical family in our country.” “That’s right, that’s right.

all seen the news?”

top medical team from Bruce Hospital in

cardiovascular specialists‘ team from Dunwall is on its

brain surgery specialist in Mala,

my heart is pounding. Who is this the Smith family? They can actually invite so many big shots in the medical world.

the Smith family, I know Olivia Taylor. She’s the young female scientist who won the Lasker Award. So, she’s the head

think the name Olivia Taylor sounds a little familiar? I

is the fiancée of the richest man, Daniel Sullivan. It’s Miss 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 television dramas aren’t

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William held the phone and a

he said

and the favor owed to manipulate her, despite the fact that outside newspapers and news reported that Olivia had no connection to the

were still many people who knew about

knew her background wouldn’t say anything on the surface, but they would still think that

her as having a questionable character and may not have

she had just taken over the Smith family not

a family member, it would cause a huge blow to the

cold–hearted toward the Taylor family and did not care about Amelia, she still had to think about the reputation

Olivia would

The Sullivan family.

the call, Olivia sat on the sofa and stared at her phone in a daze.

and sat beside

the phone and knew what was going

much Olivia had suffered, Daniel

felt a sour and

any longer, tears were welling

person who was not afraid at all, no matter

of Olivia suffering

to himself, but he couldn’t stand Olivia losing

want to do.” Daniel leaned on her shoulder and comforted

be with you forever.” Andrew ran over from

looked up with a dependent

improved. She lowered her head and touched the little guy’s forehead. Her tone was gentle. “Andrew, you must keep your word. You

Andrew said, making his agreement

and brought Andrew upstairs to

Olivia’s cheek and knew that she must be feeling terrible at

said, “Don’t be afraid. I’ll go to

shoulder everything

was stunned for a moment, raised an eyebrow, and then said, “What are you

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shoulders stiffened, looking a little dumb. It took him a long time to recover and said,

coldness that was like wind and thunder.

tone, “No matter what choice you make or what you want to do, I

there are some things that I have to tell you. If you don’t save Mrs. Taylor, some people in the Evervale circle who know the inside story might say that you’re heartless. That won’t be good for

at Daniel. “What about you? Do

his head and said firmly, “I will

rumors that say I’m

the source and not let the rumors spread. Wouldn’t

since she was young. No matter what she

difficulty, she could learn ten or even a hundred skills with ease. She also knew how to plot and scheme, she just chose not to use them, but that didn’t mean she was incapable

a phone call to interrogate her about her

person who could be

respectfully, she might be more likely to

he chose the method she

was never someone who could be threatened. She had her own way of doing things and did not

save Amelia or not, she had

one could

sat in a large and comfortable chair and wrote two words on

paper:

“Smith family”

she looked up and a cold light flashed

and time for the Smith family to appear in

a few calls and passed

the world set off for the Hushe Republic to go to the

the same time, news

family’s connections to invite famous doctors from

of the Smith family is not related to the Taylor family by blood, she has shared a mother–daughter relationship with Amelia Taylor for several months because of the previous mistake

of the Smith family, Olivia Taylor, is soft–hearted and benevolent. She upholds the

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tradition of saving lives and helping the injured. She specially hired world–renowned doctors to consult Amelia

a conscience, and the Smith family was hailed as a model in the medical community of the Hushe

on, the Smith family completely reappeared in front of the world, no longer in its previous

on various social

were like flowers blooming

a few days, the Smith family’s reputation resounded throughout the

contact with the Smith family widened their

They couldn’t believe it.

didn’t expect that there was actually such an ancient medical family in

novels. Now that the Smith family had appeared, it completely fulfilled the netizens‘

all left s

I can’t sleep. There’s really a medical family

all seen the

from Bruce Hospital in Fesmuowana is

from Dunwall is

top brain surgery specialist in Mala,

this the Smith family? They

family, I know Olivia Taylor. She’s the young female scientist who won the Lasker Award. So, she’s the head of the Smith family. No wonder their medical expertise is

Taylor sounds a little familiar? I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere

Indeed, outstanding people still have to be with outstanding people in

novels and television

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in Layfield immediately became a hot topic. Those who lived

Smith family

people knew that this hospital was exceptionally skilled in acupuncture, and there was an elderly traditional doctor with

thought that Isaac Smith was actually

were filled with

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 would be able

she brought me to Doctor Smith who prescribed a few sets of medicine. In less than half a month, the

about it, I’ve really misunderstood them. It’s not that they’re not good

medical skills and character are second to none. He’s already so powerful, but he still stays in a small place and treats ordinary

a respectable

a heart attack and turned into a vegetative state.

really hope that Doctor Smith will wake up

Smith wakes

turned into prayers for Isaac to wake up as soon

did you

family had reappeared, Olivia was also

institute was very worried about Olivia’s

gender differences, it

arrange for someone with a legitimate identity, who won’t raise suspicion or be seen

Taylor, she’s already here. She’s on the way and will arrive in an hour.” Peter handed over a file

pay much attention to it. She did not even open

Olivia nearly dropped her cup,

composure.

is it

you, Olivia?” The charming girl

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miss you

tone was

you in school? Why are you

you.” The girl’s voice was clear. “I’ve already transferred to the Drama Academy. In

have a headache. “That’s too ridiculous! What did Doctor Mike say?

could she enter

was

Sherly. She had been kidnapped and sold to a couple who couldn’t have

wife of this couple had a good character, but she was weak and obedient to

next, Olivia did

called her and said that she

each other for two years. At that time,

years old, but she already had a very serious gynecological

not take good care of her. Later, she realized that something was wrong, so she

was just a little suspicious. She told the little girl these things because

Unexpectedly, it really worked.

family, her mother was not at home. The little girl was sitting alone on

girl was not injured, Olivia walked towards the

the man

sent the little girl to the research

girl would be traumatized after such a big incident, so she sent her to the psychiatrist to

after, the research institute reported that Kelly had a very high IQ

was still too young, she could

little girl’s willpower was unexpectedly strong, and she had a resilient spirit. The psychiatrist had to

very disadvantageous for

body was already filled with a sense of lifelessness. She had

who personally visited the research institute to communicate with Kelly and tell her to strive to live and

her head and asked her, “What’s the use of learning skills? Can I stay with you after learning

learn skills, you

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forever.

“I’ll work hard to learn skills, protect you, and

forever.

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 not dare to act coquettishly. She let go of Olivia and lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake. Olivia, I’m here

and I’m an adult. You said that when I became an adult, I could

for a moment. Her eyes gradually warmed, and the

was independent. No one could

even in the name of

enter the entertainment industry, then she should

would be able to

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with William, was

been staying by Amelia’s bedside without sleep. His phone had been full of battery, afraid that he would miss

was in his

knew that in less than three

upstairs to Amelia’s room and saw William, who looked exhausted but had surprisingly

that William was waiting for Olivia to

the world–famous doctors gathered around the Hushe Republic, Maddie could not help

and moral pressure,

resolved the reputation crisis and took this opportunity to make the Smith family reappear in front

in Olivia’s hands, it

lost, with

Maddie the most was that Olivia actually possessed such a wide range of

same time due to a single statement from Olivia. Her power and

patted his

and turned to

and took the phone over. She opened a page and handed it to William. “Take a

not understand what was going on. When he received the phone and saw the messages on it, his pupils

at Maddie fixedly. When

This…”

already a medical team here. Get ready and welcome

slumped, and his eyes gradually became deathly still. “She… she’s really this heartless. How could she… how could

he could finish speaking, Cathy

at the Taylor family’s residence due to her concern for her daughter, so she overheard the conversation

said with

could not figure out.

from wealth and items. It could not be directly passed down to the next generation and had to be learned through education and experience. Olivia was still so young, and her

medical skill really that amazing? Can she truly save your mother?”

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asked.

Isaac himself who said that his granddaughter’s medical skills are

reach out and

replied, “There’s an

turned to look at

was stunned

unbelievable. She clenched her jaw hard to control her

expression was serious. After a while, she said, “No, I didn’t

out, “Olivia

cry, kneel, and do everything you can.” Cathy’s tone was sharp.

to explain. It was not that she did not want to save her sister but it wasn’t the

all over the world were about to arrive. Instead of confronting

might still be

could speak, Cathy had

Amelia is your own sister!” Cathy was furious, pointing at the door angrily.

couple of steps from the slap before

not raise her head. She just lowered her eyes

bear to watch any longer and stepped forward to support Maddie. He then frowned and

his aunt

born to Amelia, he

his mother. She had no personal life, no family, and no children

with his mother, almost

becoming the chief manager of

“Don’t worry about it. She’s Amelia’s sister, and

today. It’s fine if nothing happens to

tone made William

so harsh

have to do with Maddie? How could everything be

about to speak up for his aunt when a hand suddenly placed

It was Maddie’s hand.

William’s wrist and said, “During the previous head inauguration ceremony of the Smith family, Olivia

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“Aunt, you mean to use this reason to have Olivia treat Mom?”

Maddie nodded. “Yes.”

it possible?”

coerced. If you were magnanimous, humble, and put on an attitude of seeking her medical treatment, she might have

looked down on

using an upright method, he chose to use

coercion.

someone as proud and

William suddenly understood.

took out his phone and called Olivia again. Halfway through,

respectful tone and requested the Smith family head’s assistance in providing medical treatment for

Seeing this, Maddie smiled.

at her mother, Cathy. After hearing Blake’s positive response and his assurance to contact the family

time, she did not even look at Cathy or say

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from Layfield

the study with her legs crossed and her arms on the table. She looked down and

Taylor called. He said that he

the orchids beside the desk and nodded. Her tone was inexplicable, making it impossible to tell

not say

sat on the stool opposite Olivia. She had her arms lowered respectfully and her hands

more and more cautious when it came to Olivia. Blake did not dare

lot after being hypnotized. She

Smith family as intimately as before. Instead, she treated them coldly and distantly

Olivia pinched the orchid leaves on the table and suddenly thought of something. “Where did Zelen

were two people responsible for taking care of them. One of them was Blake and the other was

was a little older.

her own daughters. She

on them. Most of the time, it was Blake

remind the girls to wear more clothes when the weather was cold and keep hydrated when it

very young and

to Zelen

suddenly disappeared without

subconsciously ignored this person as if this

Olivia mentioned Zelen, Blake was stunned. Her pupils dilated in

“You remember now?”

used some force and instantly tore off a

the leaf and rolled it between her fingers. Then, she looked up and fixed her gaze on

Zelen? Who is

Why hypnotize me and

but Blake was

before forcing herself to say, “Miss, please don’t misunderstand. Zelen is a member of the main family. I don’t know why she came or

Olivia tapped her fingertips on the table and asked

I only know a little. Every time the Smith family changes the

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wait a little longer. After a while, the main family will send someone over. This way,

frowned. After a while, she looked up and ordered, “You can

left,

walked behind Olivia and massaged her temples. His voice was gentle.

in a low voice, “I hate it when

massaging

eyes and looked

returned to normal. He lowered his head and kissed Olivia on the forehead.

I was five years old, my memories of the Taylor family before

my family

elite family like the Taylors would tell their daughter over and over again where her home was, who her parents were, and

could not re these things no matter

Speaking of this, t

I had forgotten because I was too young. And

I realized that my memories before I was five years old were not forgotten by myself, but

amazed. “Can

Olivia nodded. “the Wilco

has a special

so sure that you were

Olivia, but a five–year–old was too young. After the accident, it was easy for a

was firm. “I’ve already undone the hypnosis. I remember everything before I was five years

Ernesto undo it for you? Or was it because of the second hypnosis superposition that the five–year–old hypnosis

his head.

it too?”

a few hypnosis books and recalled Ernesto’s

Daniel didn’t know what to say. After a while, he said, “You learned

answered with a question. “Hypnosis isn’t that difficult.

Olivia made sound easy.

had nothing to say. He was afraid that if he said too much,

was still shocked by her intelligence

at

already become the richest man in the country. How come he still felt

had to work harder. Otherwise, Olivia would look

could treat Amelia. No matter what test they ran or how they checked, they could not

William called Blake again.

handed the phone to Olivia. This time, Olivia

with pain and

please.”

high and mighty. He realized that Olivia was no longer the

family. She no longer had anything to do with the Taylor

about the Taylor

Taylor.” William’s voice was hoarse.

window and looked at the layers of dark clouds

.

the Taylor family herself. It was time to find

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When Sophia came out of the room, she saw

“Okay, that’s great. I’ll pick

a while, Sophia realized that Olivia was coming over to treat

is so anxious that he lost his mind. What kind of medical skills could Olivia possibly have? She is

kind of person. Taking advantage of Mrs. Taylor’s illness, Olivia probably

certain that Olivia couldn’t do a

room and told Cathy that Olivia

really coming! That’s great. That’s great. Amelia could be saved.” Sophia pulled

was not in a good mood

have something to tell you. But I’m not sure if I should

sat on the sofa and sized up Sophia. Then, Cathy frowned and said,

the door. After that, she turned around and closed the door properly. After that, she approached Cathy and said, “Mrs.

on?” Cathy’s heart

this. But I’ve always been by Madam’s side, and I know everything about the relationship between Olivia and

Cathy frowned in disbelief.

she had not seen Olivia many times, he did not

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, Cathy’s heart skipped a

her down and poured her a

glass of water before he recovered. He frowned and

we still

has to treat Amelia well. Otherwise, Olivia

Olivia came with Kelly.

high ponytail at the back of

less sexy

could not help but look up

girl was shockingly

gaze, Kelly tilted her head and looked at him with

frowned and subconsciously

William looked away, Kelly’s

a flame falling into the water.

head. Her thick dark eyelashes covered her eyes, as well as

looked at her palm and warned

time. She had to wait

way, she could torture the people who had bullied Olivia to

thought of something, and a trace of bloodthirst

the house, Liam and Cathy were already waiting

sat in the middle of the living room with a walking stick in his hand. He thought he should be respected. He waited for Olivia to go over and

in his direction for even a second. Olivia walked past

was surprised that

was embarrassed and his face

thought Olivia

of the Smith family. She also had connections with the Sullivan family. She really thought she was

like that young people were

its day. This girl had just succeeded and

family established themselves by their medical skills. Olivia was still young, so she was probably bragging too much. Maybe

Olivia’s medical skills were good, and she was proud of it, her good days would not

was the

Olivia was young and beautiful, the man doted on her. When a better and more

time, Olivia would be

Olivia would

coldly and asked the butler

not care about these

the day that Olivia went down and came to beg him for

care, but

had waited here for Olivia. Cathy could not let her

“Stop right

stop walking

take it

could only whisper to Olivia,

of the stairs. She turned

had to raise her head to

outrageous. I’m an older. How can you let me look up

her fingertips on the circular decoration on the armrest.

to help you stay healthy.” “What do

good for your cervical vertebrae

you look up.”

going to argue with you about the

but she

deep breath and said coldly, “Can you guarantee that you can

to ask Olivia for a promise. Otherwise, what if

not at ease with Olivia

her head

choked. She did not

“It’s fine if you can cure Amelia. If

you’re the one who harmed Amelia. Who knew what you wanted to

She said in a mocking tone, “What’s going on? Your

and was

turned around and went downstairs. As she walked, she said, “What kind of people would blame someone else every time bad things

she suddenly looked up and stared at William. “What

was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and

more shameless than

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Olivia immediately walked outside.

thought to herself, “Who cares whether or not

they want

lowered his voice and begged for a long time. It was only then

“Grandma, don’t add to the

words she had in mind. She looked

body. She took out a box of silver needles and prepared to insert a needle

as he looked at the box of silver needles. He felt a tingling sensation on his scalp

needles were really too long. They

himself, “This thing won’t end up

concerned, but he only raised his head and

scared out of her wits and wanted to step forward

her and dragged her out. He pleaded in a low voice, saying, “Grandma, please, don’t add

spoke, he carried Cathy to the door and locked

knocked

Upon seeing the situation, she could not help but exclaim, “Oh golly. Mrs. Green, Olivia is trying to

in her chest

the unconscious Cathy back

she said, “Oh no, Mr. Ronald. Olivia is going to

less than ten minutes, he arrived at the Taylor family’s home. Sophia immediately went to welcome him, saying,

as he strode in with a

is longer than a cup.

not contain his anger. He said, “Where’s William? He just watched and

Mr. William seems to be

Ronald said as he ran

“Mr. Ronald, are you going over just like that? Mr. William will

orders. What if he

stopped in his

turned around to glance at Sophia, nodded, and said, “You’re right. This is the

thinking for a moment, the corners of Ronald’s mouth curled up, and he gave

“I’ve got a way to deal with this situation!” He thought to himself, “I can catch

to provide acupuncture therapy to Amelia? I’ll break

cold malice flashed across

looked at Sophia and said, “Do you have any

asked, trying to gauge the suitability of the stick she was about

his head. “It’s too long. I want to catch Olivia off

about a rolling

replied, his

get it.”

quickly and soon brought out a rolling pin. It was about the size of a forearm, and it

gave it a little shake, nodded, and said,

the rolling

of Amelia’s room, knocked, and

door. He glanced at Ronald appraisingly and enjoined in a low

as he nodded. “I’ll go in and

spoke, he bent over and squeezed in. While William was closing the door, he suddenly

the rolling pin in his right hand and fiercely struck toward Olivia’s right

girl. You want to hurt Amelia, huh? I’ll break your right hand. Let’s see

the head of the Smith family, which has a long–standing

turned around. He then

raised high and holding a wooden

was staring at Amelia with full concentration. Her forehead was covered in fine

Olivia performed the acupuncture therapy, she had instructed that she could not be disturbed. This time,

William thought, “Oh crap!”

furious. He wanted to intervene, but he simply could not do it in

despair, Kelly suddenly stood in front of Olivia

pair of sneakers. Her movements were nimble, as if she did

have been hit by a heavy hammer. He

made of solid wood, but

stunned for a moment. He then saw Ronald vomit a

called out and quickly went over to

cold and indifferent as she said,

his eyes to glance at Kelly. He was still somewhat

He thought to himself, “How could such a simple kick be

5 feet and 10 inches tall, while Kelly was not even 5 feet and 7 inches.

taking action, Kelly leaned forward 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

is soft–hearted and gives in to all of you,

arrived very quickly and carried Ronald away

William learned about the extent of

ribs in his chest were broken. Fortunately, the bones did not penetrate his lungs. needed to recuperate for

He just

William instinctively looked up and glanced at Kelly, feeling

said two broken ribs, and it’s exactly two broken ribs. Her estimation of the force

the

needles, and turned to William, saying, “Wait for another half a day, and she should regain consciousness. After she regains consciousness, she still needs two more rounds of acupuncture therapy.” Olivia thought of something. She then continued, “Oh, by the way, I want to take some blood samples from Mrs. Taylor for testing. I

thought, “Medicine

He was surprised.

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before Amelia regained consciousness. She was given acupuncture therapy during

the bed. Facing the pitch–black room, she

“Water,” she softly murmured.

she saw Amelia regain consciousness, she was overjoyed. She

Taylor, you’re finally awake!” she

gulped down half a glass of water

me?” she asked Sophia

was looking at the news of Olivia’s engagement. Her emotions had fluctuated intensely, and a

went dark,

know anything that

that had happened during the period that she

unconscious.

expression. She could not help

her to finally come.” “Oh,” Amelia replied

longer as excited as before.

to herself, “It’s so strange. Just before I lost consciousness, I mentioned Olivia with such righteous

am I so calm

previous emotions, and I don’t know why

have lost my sanity and clouded my judgment. I’m completely not clear–headed, and

causing Emma to be imprisoned, but ultimately, it’s Emma’s own actions that have led to her

didn’t act like a father at all. He actually resorted to using public opinion to threaten and pressure

more difficult for me to accept is that I actually agreed to

Amelia covered her forehead, wondering why she had

as Emma in Amelia’s heart. After all, Emma had been raised by her

to hold extreme hatred for Olivia just because she had a

Emma.

somewhat abnormal as she often could not control

emotional state. She told Amelia something to gauge her emotional state. “Mrs. Taylor, Olivia

hearing that Olivia would come again, Amelia’s expression became

she was clear–headed. She considered herself to have a balanced

matter, she believed that Olivia could not be

to do with Olivia either. After all,

closed her eyes. She

eyes no longer held any

already

side were Samuel and Emma,

let go

more than thirty years of marital bond with Samuel. Although Samuel did not

share of gossip. This situation applies not only to the four major families. It even

remained faithful and committed to me alone all

a mental breakdown, it was Samuel who watched over her day and night. To help alleviate her condition, he even brought back

Olivia. She thought to herself, “If it weren’t for Olivia, Samuel wouldn’t

child, she shows genuine respect and care for me. She is always by my

couldn’t be a more considerate

my condition.

could not bring herself to act as if nothing had

was unfair to

not

she could only give up on Olivia, even though Olivia was

the Sullivan family’s home, Olivia sat on the sofa with her left hand supporting her cheek and her right hand holding a document folder. She did not open it. She merely looked at it in a daze. Daniel came in from outside. He was dressed in a soft grayish–white home outfit. The gentle fabric blended with his sharp demeanor,

casual glance, asking, “What’s this?” Seeing Daniel, Olivia leaned her head on his shoulder and rubbed it against his shoulder affectionately. She

opened it and found that it was filled with information about Emma and her

well as how Samuel and Evelyn got to

were also many family photos of the three of them inside. The three of them would often

three of them chatted and laughed, appearing to be a perfectly happy family. Those who did not know the inside story had no idea that this was an

it, his initially languid gaze suddenly became profound like an endless starry

very concerned

would not be able to

because of the daughter of her father’s mistress. Just thinking about it

tightly. His tone was as gentle as a spring breeze in March as he said, “Olivia, don’t

that the statement

to do something

out his phone and called

in his room when

“It’s Daddy!” he thought.

voice, “Daddy went out, huh?” Zoe was momentarily taken aback by the question.

thought, “He’s

don’t understand. He’s at home, so why did

pushed open the door, Daniel waved at him. There was a

father. Instead,

Her mood instantly improved. She hugged the little one, kissed him, and asked, “Have you finished your

Andrew replied. “It’s all done.” Andrew was incredibly well–behaved and sweet. He said, “I missed you, so

thought, “What a sweet–talking

him up and walked out of the study,

“Sure,” Andrew replied loudly.

left alone sitting on the

thought, “What’s

left

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driver was driving in the front, while Kelly sat beside Olivia, keeping her head lowered as she looked

window. Her gaze was indifferent, making it hard for anyone to discern her

not necessarily a

disappointed in the Taylor family, and she no longer had any expectations, so it did not matter

her patience with the Taylor family had diminished significantly. She really did not

possible that Amelia engaged in continuous arguments with Olivia after she regained consciousness. In the past, Olivia was very

would

However, she could not

mean that she would actually throw

hold it then,” she

Olivia nodded.

Amelia did not act crazily. She

sat steadily

the acupuncture therapy

Taylor, thank you,” Amelia

hand that was holding a silver needle stopped moving. She said in a low voice,

on the head for a while. Amelia looked at William and said, “William, go out first. I have a

was not at

was afraid that Amelia would do something that could not be easily controlled, just like what Ronald

resolute in her attitude. She

gave in. He could only nod helplessly and

“Got it,” Amelia said.

William left, Amelia glanced at Kelly, who was behind Olivia. Seeing that Kelly had no intention of

Taylor,” Amelia said. Her voice was very gentle. “Can

Others could not discern what was in her mind. Upon hearing this, she

and her expression was

She had

years.

apologize to you. Ever since you were found, both Samuel and Emma have done a lot of things to hurt you. I

eyelashes trembled slightly. She did

mention incredibly adorable. You’re very obedient and smart. You learn everything quickly and can

pity…” Amelia’s voice trailed off, and it was faintly choked. She continued, “It’s a pity that our mother–daughter bond was short–lived. Perhaps God

mother and daughter, can reunite, but there are too many conflicts

unhappy, but to me, she is also my daughter. Although she didn’t come out of my womb, she lives in my heart. I know she has done many wrong things and has many flaws, but she is still my daughter. My love for

her wholeheartedly. In a few years, after she is released from prison, I’ll accompany her, comfort her, and help her to become less

in her chest before she continued, “So, our previous mother–daughter connection has truly come to an

longer my daughter. Let’s just treat each other as strangers.” Olivia raised her gaze. Her attractive eyes, which were similar to

say anything. She just

not owe each other a

Samuel and Emma between them, Amelia could no longer treat Olivia as

were destined to have a short–lived connection, so there

Amelia held her fingers

to speak,

moment felt especially long. Every minute and second

period of time,

was soft and gentle, yet incredibly resolute. “As

body suddenly stiffened and

reacted quickly, supporting her and stuffing a calming pill into her

case her emotions fluctuated dramatically and she

it was used at

it’s alright,” Olivia thought. “The preparation doesn’t

Amelia’s emotions stabilized, Olivia handed the medicine bottle to her and

If you feel

say anything. She just held

acupuncture therapy was quick. It was completed in less

that, Olivia gave specific guidelines that required careful adherence. She then put

in a daze, keeping her head lowered. One could not discern what she was thinking. It was not until she reached the door on the first floor that she

and explained as she ran, “I’m sorry, Olivia. I went to

and

knocked on the door and asked if she wanted to eat yogurt that she recovered from her daze.

her slippers. Just as she was about to drink some water, it seemed like she

her head and glanced at it. It

“What’s this?” she thought.

recalled for a moment. Suddenly, she thought of the beautiful girl

thought, “It seems like she brought

have

Unexpectedly, the string that was tied around the envelope’s seal came loose, and a photograph fell out

group photo of Samuel, Emma, and an unknown

Amelia’s pupils contracted intensely.

Olivia as a cover for his affair

Not only did his mistress’s daughter take the name and identity of Amelia’s biological daughter, which was Olivia, but she also took away Olivia’s love from her biological mother. According to the information, Emma had always known who her biological mother was. The three of them would go out

test report

are father and daughter” was the last sentence. Amelia thought

she had taken too much of her calming medication. Her emotions

well.” Amelia seemed to suddenly have an epiphany. She quickly rummaged through her drawers, wanting to find photos of Emma from her childhood to her present age to see

find all

floor. There were about a few hundred photos. They were all

of

one, comparing them as she went. It was only when she had looked at all the photos that

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