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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younger granddaughter because she’ll probably have psychological issues

bother with those big shots? If her medical skills

shot.

she play up to others? Isn’t it good

quite understand the sort of people like the elder granddaughter. Her grandfather was a miracle

granddaughter, she would go all out to

would take the initiative

it would

wishing to be liked, why not work hard to improve herself and let

to become a big shot myself.” Gillian was already

left as if she was escaping

night, their faces

true that they would meet a high–ranking official

organized one small

were all recommended by the association’s internal

for Doris.

not a large–scale

get to know many teachers

could catch the eye of any teacher and be taken in as a disciple by the teacher, Doris would have great

would have a sudden rise

returning home. Doris was in a state of excitement. She

as she entered the door, she saw another

Ernesto was back.

Gillian. “I didn’t expect you to have such a wide network. You even know the people from the Painting

corners of her mouth curled up into a

a teacher from the Painting Association. That teacher was also the president of the

Association

that teacher

the teacher, she was nothing

thought of something and smiled sadly. “No, I don’t know

Ernesto raised his eyebrows.

hired Mrs. Rose Liebsig, the president of the Painting Association, to teach us.

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so he only

said this, Gillian’s shoulders could not

disappointed she was at that time. It still stung her

to Olivia?” Ernesto raised his eyebrows. Your grandfather has indeed gone too far in this matter. You are

Why must she want one disciple only? So what harm could it bring if

and spoke up

look into Mrs. Liebsig now.” Saul took

Hushe Republic for almost a month, Saul had already had a grip on

search.

he encountered any doubts, he would

name, and

Husheni was not

lineal branch

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

my god, this Mrs. Liebsig has gone too far. She said she would only want one disciple, but five after

She’s a

the pen paused, and he subconsciously looked toward

flushed red as if it

did not know if she was

years

mean by only wanting one disciple? It was just Rose’s excuse that she looked

two disciples

crowing at the side, angrily accusing Rose of not keeping

with every word he said, Gillian looked more ashamed on

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

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for fun. She was

the main character of the gossip came to visit that

a

for a second when she

evening. I guess you’re Doris’s sister,

nodded. “Are you looking

this, Bettany looked at the stairs, and a look

up.

The painting competition?

second. How did Bettany know about the

to Megan, this was a niche competition. It was an internal

held to

whether any teacher took

confusion, Bettany explained, “I’ve

Facebook status?

these two words, she immediately realized she had been blocked and

handed the phone over and gestured for Olivia

all Doris’s Facebook

only did Olivia see the status of her participation in the competition, but she also read another update about color

told you what to do like a know–it–all. She was a sandwich maker the other day and now

gaze swept across

did not change, but

words of mockery and contempt did

could tell the character

Doris was superficial

Bettany and asked her what she

lot of things

the notebooks to Olivia. “Olivia, this is my experience in many years of painting and color mixing. It’s not as good as the professional, but it should be helpful. Please give

I hope Doris can on

Bettany’s face. “Doris probably doesn’t

When she heard Bettany say this, she

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the notebook

suppressed her frustration and said in a deep voice, “Olivia, you’re distracting me. Stop walking around. This competition means a lot

it mean a lot to

not

about painting, but she could feel that Doris’s

give you this.

Doris sneered.

over and threw it on the desk

student. What made her think she could

was afraid that Bettany would

bring these over again.” Doris

and glanced

for some reason, Doris felt an

Her fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

but could not speak

the time she had fully recovered,

the hell!” Doris was so mad

with the notebook and

home was across the street and very

than two

she entered, she saw no one in the

home?” Olivia put the notebook

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

and she

a second before saying, “You’re from the Taylor family across the street, right? Can

Finally, she pointed at the notebook on the table and said, “This

Talia nodded hurriedly and started to show her the door. “Alright, I see. Thank you. If

doorknob, she was halfway through the door when she suddenly turned around and whispered, “Mrs. Fulham, is there someone

all over and could

to deny it, but she was mentally weak. It seemed it took her forever to speak out a word. Olivia frowned

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

the shadows was sitting on the ground. Judging from its height and compared to the other two shadows,

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Olivia was very vigilant.

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

had happened to

she pretended that nothing had happened and walked to open

she took out her phone and tried to call the police, Talia immediately freaked out and hurriedly said, “No, no, what are you doing? There are no outsiders in the house. It’s Bettany’s father.” Saying it, Talia quickly turned around and gestured for Tucker to come out. “Tucker, come out quickly.” Following Talia’s call, a middle–aged man in a suit and leather shoes walked out of the small room. The man did not look handsome and had slightly grown

Talia. He even had a smile on his face, looking like a smiling

you’ve misunderstood. I’m Bettany’s father. I’m here to see her. I’m not

and even walked to Tucker’s side, looking like she trusted and relied on

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

did not

tilted her head and gestured

firmly, “You drugged her. What are you

was not a mentally strong person. When she heard this, she freaked out. “How did you

“Shut up!” Tucker scolded.

not be more stupid, wondering how she could admit it when others

His tone was threatening. “Young lady, don’t

Was he threatening her?

threats. If the other side

compromise if

did not even bother to pay attention to Tucker. She

who had rushed over excitedly to the Taylor family for sandwiches but

was so angry that he

covered with

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

it! He was so

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locked herself in the room and trembled as she

of Rose on

introduction was very

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

also an exclusive interview

in her first disciple, she had already thought of taking in seven

she liked the

on the ground and dialed

went through, “Mrs. Liebsig, you said you would only accept one disciple. Was that an

received the call from Gillian. She then took off her

the sofa and sat down, drinking water and

more she listened, the more

end, she could not help but interrupt Gillian. “Wait,

true?” Gillian

was

and a current oil painting master. If her grandfather hadn’t invited her, Rose wouldn’t have come to a small city

“I don’t know your grandfather too well. He didn’t invite

you?” Gillian didn’t

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

was slightly surprised. “I think you’ve thought too

after all. Why would everyone humor him? Moreover, we

why did you come to

“I happened to see Olivia’s painting at an art exhibition then. I spent a lot

Rose didn’t bother to waste her breath with Gillian. “I went

break down. She clenched her fists tightly and barely managed to calm

forgotten about what happened back then. It had been

some time, she said, “Ms. Gillian, I’m very strict about choosing disciples. I don’t just go around taking in mediocre disciples. I wouldn’t lower

not to mention he’s only

her scalp went numb. It took her quite a while to

you’ve praised me and said

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I was just being polite.

also being polite by grading them

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 expressions on people’s

could you be so shameless as to have told Olivia to bring your

this, Rose

for having ordered Olivia without any gratitude

me to check your paintings back then. She begged me again and again. Ms. Gillian, you

millions. She would have no chance or be in no place to come into contact with those top masters from all walks

of being grateful for Olivia,

it be more

Olivia, I’ll give you a recommended entry to participate in the painting competition. Don’t call

that, she hung up the phone

sandwich shop, in order not to disturb Doris with her painting, everyone from

sandwiches in the morning would distract

much to do, Olivia went upstairs

painting the countryside at sunset. It was

of the sky could be better. She had mixed several colors but

pointed. “Add a little black and turn it

up and glanced

a complicated job. It’s not as simple as you think. Olivia, can you please go

not feel attached to this younger

up to watch her

a responsible person. Even if she had lost

heavy burden and

didn’t care, Olivia had no intention of sucking up

around and

Doris’s expression looked more terrible. She snorted

down from upstairs and heard a

over. “What’s

while watching the scene. When she saw Olivia, she pushed the bag of almonds to her

street.”

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over and frowned. “It’s

Stella spat out a mouthful of almonds and started to gossip about the

They were classmates, but compared

junior high school and went home to

finally had a better life and opened a fast food

father, Tucker Fulham, who had been missing for many years, suddenly came

home to earn a living. But he had been away from home for

for the family of

started

no good when he returned this time.

is!” Megan

a scene at the

not long after she were back, Tucker chased after

a scene

had convinced Bettany’s mother, Talia, who had also urged her daughter to

if Talia was really stupid or just pretending to be.

a wealthy family, but so what? It still couldn’t change the fact that he was paralyzed.

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was here to get some sandwiches, but unfortunately, the Taylor family’s sandwich shop was

rather upset. He was out of sandwiches back home and could not eat the Taylor family’s sandwiches

He was down.

thought that crossed Marco’s mind was that Olivia

Thank god!

that Olivia was calling

he was a lousy police officer. How could his mind be filled with

ashamed Officer Wood rushed over in high

going on?” he

parents have knocked her out and wanted to

god!

case. Even the

a call to report to his

a misunderstanding. Officer. please listen to

was swayed and

room. “Look, Bettany has already fainted. We can get the doctor to check on

small room and saw

several times,

expression darkened as he realized

with a dark gaze. His tone was ruthless. “Mind your own business. We’re Bettany’s

Olivia nodded.

She played it to Tucker. “So, I recorded it just in case. Even if Bettany is on your side, Talia has already admitted to having drugged her. This is the evidence.”

I talk nonsense to you for so long? I could have just

time doing meaningless things. Whatever she said and did had its meaning. Moreover,

had an old saying that relatives were

parents must be

sided with her

a young girl get hurt, Olivia could not

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lurch had broken her moral bottom

she got the evidence in advance before calling the police. This way, nothing

Tucker was furious.

meet such a meticulous girl in

a genius

of them away, and Bettany was

to the police

“How did you find out Bettany Fulham had fainted?”

One of them seemed

There was a

his colleagues

not help but admire her observation. She

Fulham and Talia Fulham

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

“Oh my

could even become a

help but ask something irrelevant. “Do you usually

shook her head. She didn’t seem to

deduced everything just by

Wasn’t she good?

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

reminded Marco, “This is just a guess. Bettany hasn’t

he almost forgot about

guess should be the fact,

she might

they were

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

Marco was dumbfounded.

his colleagues beside him

She was so well–prepared!

did you

was afraid they would make a

thumbs up. “Bravo!

When Bettany woke up,

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her.

her parents, so

them go home and settle it on their

Bettany came home, she brought some food over to thank

to you today. Thank you.” Bettany was a little embarrassed that she had only brought some food from the restaurant. She then fetched

myself. It’s for you. I

looked over and saw an oil painting

and the colors were clean. The entire painting looked

was surprised. “Did you paint

Bettany’s face brightened. She talked non–stop

school student, an art teacher noticed her talent and taught her many painting skills. When she was in junior high

mother was sick, and she dropped out of school. But she did not give up. She worked

her cheeks. She looked cute.

previous gloominess and unhappiness. She

Not good.” Doris had come

her hand and directly poked at the

quiet and peaceful neck of the Virgin Mary was instantly dyed

are you doing?” Bettany subconsciously

“Why did you push

trembled. After a long time, she

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

in tears. She frowned and said impatiently, “Fine. Fine. I’ll fix it

you want me to on your paintings? Let’s use this one. I’ll enhance it for

took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her

arms.

sorry, Olivia. This painting is ruined. I’ll paint

left with

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brought up

really ruthless. She even knocked out her own

to have

realize that something was wrong and call the police?” Olivia nodded. “Yes, I went to return the notebook and found Bettany unconscious on the ground,

did not speak much, but this time, he could not help but lecture her. “Don’t interfere in such matters in the future. Bettany is her daughter.

Olivia. Don’t interfere in other people’s business

did not say anything. She lowered her eyes and

feeling

would they despise her for meddling in other people’s

and the suspicion in her

moment, her

It was Gillian.

a hotel in town and wanted

with her phone in her hand. She looked frustrated. Ernesto sat opposite her. His gaze lingered on Gillian’s

to hide the madness and unwillingness in her eyes. “This is the last time. I’ll hypnotize her one last time. I want to see how

in love with

Olivia be like her? Would she fight for Jarron’s attention and push

and there

Gillian and

tone changed. “Hypnosis alone is not enough. Relationships

smiled. “I have a good idea. On the way here, I’ll pretend to be injured and get her to bring me medicine. Then, I’ll take the opportunity to hypnotize her and make

Gillian was curious. He could not have gone through so much trouble to pretend to be injured

chuckled. His unusually flirtatious

I recognized the wrong person after I woke up. I

a good idea?” Ernesto turned

Gillian was silent.

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she was hypnotized in such a location and in such a situation. In the

she liked treated her sister well because of a mistake. How desperate would she

a moment, Gillian nodded. “Alright,

asked her to take the small road to

think too much about it. She walked toward the

town was not as prosperous as the city. There were

walked to

stopped in her

middle of the path, could already hear Olivia’s footsteps. He pressed his shoulder to make more

into the middle of the road, trying to

too dark. If he hadn’t tripped Olivia, she wouldn’t have discovered him at all. Everything was ready. Ernesto leaned his head against the wall. As soon as

hell

He was going blind!

My eyes, my eyes!

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

it was too

in with a strong flashlight and had

from Ernesto. She asked curiously, “Why

all. He could only determine where she was based on

low grunt, Ernesto

glanced at Ernesto’s wound and frowned. “That’s chicken

Ernesto was speechless.

Was she a dog? She could even

corrected himself. “The blood

the stick in her right

not see Olivia’s movements. He only

He nodded. “Yes.”

call the police immediately and get someone to send you

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

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gun…”

he could finish, Olivia had already taken out her phone. “There’s a gunshot wound. I have to call

Ernesto was dumbfounded!

How did that happen?

male lead was shot by a gun and could not go to the hospital, let alone call the police. Therefore,

did Olivia call the

puzzled. “Don’t call the police. Why do you have to call

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 Olivia

looked vigilant. “You’re really interesting. What makes you think I’ll help a criminal? Of

a fool would not call the police and casually believe in a strange man one met on the street. Even if she wasn’t worried that he would

If

up on calling the police, Ernesto couldn’t take it anymore. He

nearly 6 feet and 3 inches tall and had practiced boxing since he was young. His

pounce would definitely snatch

And yet…

could get close to Olivia, his abdomen was ruthlessly poked by a thick and

hurt so

mid–air, Ernesto fell to the ground with a thud and rolled on the

so he couldn’t care less about covering his face. He covered his

raised her flashlight and shone

she saw the exotic face, Olivia’s

Then, countless memories returned.

She remembered!

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threw away the stick used for self–defense and leaned forward. She easily restrained Ernesto and tapped a few acupoints on

longer felt

Oh! How magicall

still surprised, something even more

and said coldly. “Ernesto, have you had

calm expression changed drastically when he heard

He was stunned.

a while, he said, “You’re

coldly, “The hypnosis has been removed, and

the ground and looked at Olivia in

could be removed from his hypnosis unless

Olivia walked out, she said in a low voice, “I woke

Ernesto was a little

me you think that I’ll hand myself over to someone else

did she have to give a psychological hint, but as long as she saw Ernesto’s face, she would be able to

a time

appear and take her away. They would also think

anything happened, the hypnosis would not be

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

that time, things would not be under Emesto’s

was a

threw the flashlight to Ernesto and pressed

on her left wrist

less than three minutes two ghost–like figures immediately

Pets and

of them said

due cathon! Lot’s

beland When he tward as tw quickly ran a few steps

see Cullat as you want to

not log and track at

Ese and Does she

Regret of

walk

a cow how you

get a

ducked

face, blurring her

Ernesto could still feel

regret was the most

already done those hurtful things. She had already hurt others. What was the use

was just to make herself feel at

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

good–tempered person, and my patience is limited. I

to cut ties with Ernesto, which made him feel

Olivia’s tone, but her attitude of leaving him

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

twisted. He suddenly felt

to

to speak. She got

extremely cold and heartless.

the black car had already left like an arrow

that was left was a

What a hateful girl!

How could there be such a woman? She didn’t

asked Olivia where she was going and if she wanted to go back

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

asked, “Where are we going

away. She suddenly thought of Bettany and said, “Let’s go to the

and there was only a faint

and knocked on

while, Bettany

and gestured for her to

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

remembered how Olivia had helped her in the

her courage

already so late. What’s the matter?”

little nervous and sat up

her. “Don’t be nervous. I’m here to tell you that

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to give me

was surprised.

to speak when a few clangs came from outside the

was knocking on

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

was unhappy and reminded him. “Olivia is my friend.

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

he said this, Tucker’s

She waved her hand to chase him away and apologized to Olivia. “Olivia, I’m

lip and looked embarrassed,

she said, “Olivia, during this period of time… be careful. My father is not a good

speaking, her face

had the courage to admit that their

worry,” Olivia said calmly. “He

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

that Olivia was leaving immediately, Bettany first heaved a sigh of relief and then

hand. “You’re mistaken. I’m not the Taylor family’s daughter. I just lived in the Taylor family for a period

stunned, but she was very

reason.

was Olivia’s privacy, so she could not ask further. She only looked at Olivia reluctantly. “Then, Olivia, will I be able to see you again

“Let’s leave it to fate. We will meet if we

opened the car door. “Wait for me here. I’ll be back

After a while, she came back with a painting. ‘Olivia, this is for you.” Bettany looked sad. “I don’t

painting and looked at it. Suddenly, she smiled and said, “Then I’ll also give

he heard Olivia’s words,

lady was so lucky to be

future, she might

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sandwich shop found Olivia

“What should we

Maybe she’s gone out.” Derek and Stella also came

thing she said was, “There’s no need to look for her. She’s gone. I’ve already transferred the money to your

that, she hung up

the Taylor family were

deep

said in a dissatisfied tone, “She is really too much. She didn’t even inform us

time, Olivia was considerate and sensible, so Megan had already treated Olivia

She started to grumble.

and said mockingly, “Mother, you really treat her

of Olivia. It was already good enough that Olivia was

saying that, Stella thought of

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

was a big

family’s sandwich shop. Stella had only learned three of them, and

do? What should we do?” Stella was

you haven’t seen the world. When I participate in this internal competition organized by the Painting Association, I’ll be chosen by one of the

daughter’s words, she suddenly felt more confident. “Yes, Doris’s painting is the most

chopping filling in the morning will affect Doris’s painting. We

She raised her head and glared at

and frowned slightly. “Don’t be blinded by these small profits. Sandwich is so cheap. Even if you

the Painting Association, I’ll be famous. Any random painting can be sold for thousands of dollars or even one hundred thousand dollars. You’re my brother, so I’ll definitely take care of

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spoken like this. She had been smart, so since she was young, her family doted on her and obeyed her. She was used to being domineering. Even

then, Derek was used to her attitude and did not think

of time, he had interacted with Olivia a lot. He had seen Olivia’s sincere way of thinking for others. When she helped others,

Doris again, he felt a

did not say anything. He just turned around and went

received a call from the express delivery. It said that there was a delivery

pen and looked happy. “It must be from

She

her shoes and ran

the counter and looked at Bettany’s

was extremely nervous. She quickly explained for Bettany, “Bettany is still young. She hasn’t seen you for many years and is a little distant. She definitely isn’t on the side of outsiders.” Bettany

can have whatever you want. Don’t you want to learn painting? The Hall family will send you to

that was tearing the package

cold. “Tucker, I’m calling you Dad for the

scolded. “How can you

her head and suppressed the sorrow in her heart. “Mom, I’m your daughter. Do you want me to marry a paralyzed

you to marry him. It’s just an engagement. Your father said that the company is in danger now

Doesn’t he still have a daughter? Why don’t you let

voice was cold. “Missy is your younger sister. How can you be so heartless and not act like an elder sister at all? You

he even vented his anger on Talia. “How did you

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

grew impatient. “Bettany must marry

Even if you use despicable methods to knock

Talia slapped Bettany and looked at Bettany

already used to her

longer hurt. She just

coldly. “Mom, you’re such a bitch! I’ve never seen a woman

that, she ran

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Talia called out to

and said in a cold voice that seemed to come from hell. “Ignore her. Let’s see how long she can hold on. A girl shouldn’t be too

couldn’t help but

in the depths

voice. Tucker. Bettany is too

at Talia and

his hand and touched Talia’s cheek. His voice was gentle. “I knew it. You understand my

lowered her head

and washed her face with cold water

didn’t understand. She couldn’t figure

for so many years and had always doted on her, suddenly change after her

to force her to get

her face, Bettany opened the

light. It should be a piece of

that it should

a painting, so Olivia also gave her a

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

Did people still write letters these

opened it. She realized that it was not a letter but a thin paper

What exactly was it?

confused. Was

took out a thin

a

the heavier her breathing became, and her pupils

actually an invitation to the Painting Association’s internal

her wrist trembled slightly. She almost couldn’t hold the invitation

this moment, she suspected that

rubbed her eyes hard and looked at the

It was actually true!

by Olivia. Who

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heart pounding so fast that

the words over and over again, feeling like she

good thing

not

young age, she had already taken on the burden of the family. This had trained

decisive person.

invitation, she had

did not understand this competition, Bettany planned

the invitation letter in her arms. After running a few steps, she turned back and went upstairs to get

family, Doris was in

so she had to

Doris was a

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

for her to

look!” Her eyes were bright like the stars in

Doris was instantly stunned.

seemed that ever since she met Bettany, Bettany had always been depressed. Although she was energetic and decisive,

in her eyes.

you!” Bettany couldn’t control her excitement

Doris did not react and thought that Bettany was joking. However, when she lowered her

also Bettany’s

palms. She was too surprised and couldn’t believe it. “What’s wrong, Doris?” Seeing Doris’s stiff expression,

a good idea for her to

a

the invitation, she was too excited. Her

competition. The two of them

if she participated in this competition,

her hair behind her ear and explained to Bettany with a smile, “I’m sorry. I was just too surprised just now. I didn’t mean anything

and carefully observed Doris’s expression. Seeing that Doris really did not seem

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

sleeve and ask

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second sister?”

relationship between Olivia and your family? She told me that she’s only staying at your house temporarily. Actually, she

say for sure. Actually, I don’t

didn’t continue

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 good as

it was before today, Doris would definitely not waste

But…

gaze moved up and landed on the invitation letter. Her

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

the painting so tightly

again and again, looking at the painting Smoke in

and color of this painting far

shocked her enough. She did not expect this painting to be

How did that happen?

how to paint before?

that she had suffered a deep blow and could not muster any

a few times before forcing a smile and saying, “Bettany, put the painting here first. I’ll take my time to look at it. I’ll tell you in

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

been drawing recently. I

her and bade farewell

Bettany left, Doris hung up the painting Smoke in Village and traced it with her

drew another

and was not as

she became. In the end, she tore off the painting she had drawn, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it a few

was impossible for her to be inferior to Bettany. She

shook her head like

a good month. He was like a resentful husband

was unhappy

criticizing him, saying that his menopause had been

hear Ellis’s criticism, he had a smart

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warm exterior of Ellis, there was a

he sent Ellis to

kept quiet out of fear that they would anger the CEO who

office was as obedient

even vent his anger. He could only bury his

was really sad,

knew it very clearly from the beginning to the end. Olivia felt that he was her boyfriend and had the right to know all this, so she told him

be honest, Daniel did not agree to Olivia

not

were able to manipulate their

of Olivia, he was timid and

comparison was

every day and didn’t like his

was completely

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afraid to tell Olivia that

they got married, he would slowly

that Olivia would snatch

If she knew that Andrew was her child, she would definitely fight with him for custody of

could Daniel

could not bear to compete with her

the past, he had accompanied Olivia to watch

she was almost half dead

all fake.

really loved the female lead, how could he bear to

her, even if Olivia frowned

rather die in

at night, Daniel went to

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

was actually pretending

why did he fall asleep? I was about

Olivia?

lifted

Daniel was so mean.

and turned the doorknob with his slender fingers. “Andrew!

embarrassed. He poked his chubby little face with his two soft fingers and smiled.

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

not dreaming. He argued,

and asked, “How can you be sure that you’re not dreaming? I think you’re

care less about pretending. “Daddy, I didn’t sleep just now.

believe you.” Daniel crossed his arms in front of

looked up at Daniel for a long time before

a moment,

found him sprawled under the

a very smart child. When he realized that he had been discovered, he immediately turned around and took out the iPad

thud and promised Daniel with a puffed–up face, “Daddy, I won’t watch

on the floor, so the iPad didn’t break when it fell

moment.

raised his eyebrows and picked up the

for a

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

remember we discussed about it before. How should

lowered his head and said pitifully, “Spank

was very satisfied with his

forward and hugged Daniel’s thigh. “Don’t spank me. I’ll be good

pair of beautiful eyes that were exactly the same as

eyes, Daniel could not bring himself

ask Andrew to make a promise

his room, he felt sad when he saw the empty bed. He was obviously lazy

was a kind of heartache of not having a

blanket was too

how he had acted like a father and a mother

He raised Andrew alone.

her

out his phone and slowly typed on Facebook

his words and described how he found

blanket.

he was tired because he had to act as a father and a

only Olivia could

long after he posted it, someone

It was Olivia!

began to tremble and he could not press the

time, he finally dialed

She felt a little dizzy, so she rubbed her temples again and

aftereffect of hypnosis. Even when she woke up,

flipped through it. Coincidentally, she saw the Facebook status of Daniel. Her fingertips slipped and she

actions preceded

took her a moment

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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 definitely fight with

Daniel beat

could not bear to compete with her

past, he had accompanied Olivia to watch many idol dramas

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

and novels were all fake. The male lead did

really loved the female lead, how could he bear

her, even if Olivia frowned slightly,

die in pain than make

home at night, Daniel

sensed that Daniel had come in, he

was actually pretending to

him. He only sighed softly. “Alas, why did he

Olivia?

He suddenly lifted the blanket

Daniel was so mean.

surprised and turned the doorknob with his slender

little embarrassed. He poked his chubby little face with his two soft fingers and smiled obediently. “Daddy. I heard you mention

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

dreaming. He argued,

can you be sure that you’re not dreaming? I think

He couldn’t care less about pretending. “Daddy,

Daniel crossed his arms in front of

for a long time

for a moment, he

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give him

she was

call went through, neither of them spoke. Only their

rustle. It was like

imagine the color

her lips were red and seductive, like the deepest color of rose petals, like a demon that

moment, she must be biting her lower

lips, and the

and his right

front of him, he would definitely not be able to control himself. He would hold her under his body and press her

voice came out of his throat. “Olivia.”

pursed her lips and blinked her eyes. She could barely

“Daniel.”

of them did not speak. They just held their

joy and longing spread

who was driving in front, and Peter, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, looked at each other and thought of the same thing. Absence made the heart grow

Ha–ha!

really missed Daniel. She had never liked someone

Daniel, she was not tempted. She

weren’t for Andrew, Olivia wouldn’t have

passed, Olivia liked him

and more pleasing to the

be so good–looking, obedient, and understanding? His occasional

that Daniel was exactly what she

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had returned to Evervale

Daniel had bad intentions.

I’ll pick

now. I still have about two hours before

eyebrows and chuckled. “Is it

Olivia was speechless.

quickly found a reason that Olivia could not refuse. “Andrew missed

did he cry?” Olivia

nervous. Indeed, she

a little

anything for his child, “Alas, he always cried before he went to bed these past few nights. He asked

instinctively. When she heard that he had cried, her heart immediately ached. She

door open for you.” Daniel smiled like a spring breeze. He was so

anything from happening, Daniel even came

him to send Olivia a voice message.

was in a daze and his mind was still

in the morning, so

blinked and looked up at Daniel. “I can’t

and reminded him, “Do you remember what you did wrong

He looked at Daniel with dissatisfaction. “It has been a while,

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

first, then he instantly pouted and

of an eye, Daniel pressed the voice transmitting button and

said in a satisfied

Andrew was speechless.

kind of father was this?”

Andrew’s cries, Olivia’s

of the Sullivan family to Tyson and asked him to

gone to bed. Olivia tiptoed into the house and

two guest rooms. Tyson and

room.

was really tired and prepared to take a shower and

a shower when she heard someone knocking on the

it was not appropriate for her to open the door. She asked, “Who is it?” Daniel stood tall at the door with a

milk.

lips and smiled. “Thank you. Leave it for now. It’s not convenient for me to go out now. I’ll go out

considerate. “I’ll bring

“The door’s locked.”

Daniel was ready. “I got the

Olivia was speechless.

seemed to

she nodded.

pushed the door open and entered. He first looked around

his beloved was taking a shower. The sound of water seemed

was warm and a

Daniel was tempted.

a man didn’t even have any

he had been holding it in for so many years. If he didn’t have sex now, he would wonder if he

bad intentions in men

after taking a shower, she saw a large patch of milk

looked at her innocently. “What should we do?

Daniel. She raised her beautiful chin and pointed at the sofa. “I’ll sleep

that do?” Daniel leaned over and pressed Olivia against the

strong masculine scent assaulted Olivia’s face, causing her body

hung

her chin and glared at him. “What are

eyes. “Of course… I’ll fuck

Olivia and threw her

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

her a passionate

Hmm…

woke up

eyes,

already gone

rubbed her forehead and could not help but kick Daniel.

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not

and pressed her down. His voice was low as he blew

was almost one in the

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

anyone.

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

Peter, who were watching

Daniel appeared at this moment and looked at her

Shut up!

he would say something he shouldn’t. She quickly went forward and wanted to cover his

little slippery, she rushed forward too

too loud. Tyson and

Olivia throwing

of them gasped and raised their thumbs at

Miss Taylor was actually

Olivia was speechless.

ashamed to face

already embarrassing enough, but Daniel acted as if he

Peter, “Olivia is too tired. I’ll

Peter nodded in

her head in Daniel’s

was already so embarrassing. They

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and Daniel went to the kindergarten

the way,

time ago, when he was volunteering, he met a young man named Noah who was

29 years old. He has been married

reached the legal

Daniel turned to look at

she have an opinion? Some people married

really have one.” She

and turned to look at Olivia, his expression

Olivia frowned.

couldn’t make out what he was trying

ask him what was

just beside her ear. “Olivia, let’s get married too.” Unexpected of such a question, Olivia looked

ahead, pressed on the accelerator with his right foot and the car

Olivia again, yet he said solemnly, stressing

Married?” Olivia repeated his words

squeezed her fingers, unsure of what to answer

up this topic

trying to

up your mind,

Engage?

a breath

nodded at Daniel and

was so happy that he was

made it! That was

sophisticated person. He understood humans pretty well. He knew how to

a lot

to be denied by a group of people, however, if another person proposed to destroy the ceiling then the first proposal would become much more

was using the

goal was to engage, not to

three of them

proposed to get married. She felt that she had hurt Daniel, so she was very cooperative and she

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the initiative to mention the

you think we need to think about it carefully?”

only wearing a

he looked up

in his deep,

No need?

Olivia looked up,

beautiful eyes

tapped his fingertips on the table and said, “September

the fork paused in the air. She looked

his head. “This is a good

but wasn’t it a bit of a rush? Would

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

confidently.

phone and showed the photo

old residence of the Sullivan

guests, I don’t think we need to invite a lot of people. I prefer to only invite

shoes are ready. Try them on and see if there’s

had been customized. They

Daniel was talking excitedly.

he saw Olivia looking at him calmly

skipped a

“Oh

said slowly, “Is this

it a trick,” Daniel said righteously. “I am just insightful. I knew we would

Olivia and whispered, “I really want

that, he

Olivia’s other arm and blinked his big eyes pitifully. “Olivia, don’t you want to marry my Daddy? Is it because you don’t

you saying?” Olivia’s heart softened. She held Andrew in her arms and shook

raised his face. “Then would you like to be my

her head and kissed the little boy’s

Daniel was very productive.

the engagement to the

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

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

instantly, This

news of the engagement of the richest man instantly

at the top of

major news outlet was reporting

be found in the financial column, entertainment column, and even scientific

The netizens were dumbfounded.

idea what was going on.

an eye, the richest

were in an

Oh no, how can he get engaged before

Does anyone know? I

only one who’s curious? Look, I saw this piece of news on financial channels. entertainment channels and even scientific channels… What does it have to do with science, can anybody explain?” “Oh, come on, don’t spread rumors. It’s covered on scientific channels not because of Mr.

a

were all

Award at such a young age. She must be a genius.” “I knew she must be an

biology, I still don’t think Ms. Taylor is good enough for Mr. Sulliva. After all, he is

blinded by money? How dare you say that scientists are inferior

netizens were arguing with

relations team had controlled the s, so the discussion

intense, and

still didn’t like it. He did not want to see any

Hence…

e–commerce department posted on their official account: “The Sullivan group will pay the bill for 100 people

posted, “We will send out 100

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

from those who retweeted, and the chosen one will get a one–year premium

Group subsidiaries posted on Twitter, other cooperating companies

them.

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netizens on the Internet were in

got countless phone

to parties, hoping to meet his mysterious

legs bent. He

nothing in the world could

a particular message, Daniel’s fingertips

looked over. “What’s

His voice was low and slightly husky

asked in a questioning

hand to gently scratch Daniel’s chin as if

He used to spend entire nights

many things happened and he was busy

years ago. Standing at the entrance once more, Daniel felt like

club had become unfamiliar

all well–trained, and their observant

could tell at a

had never seen Daniel and Olivia but they could tell from the way they dressed and walked that they

hastened to approach and extend a

member led the way, he inquired politely, “Is this your first visit,

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

His aura instantly rose.

smiled at

member felt as if his neck was

suddenly knocked open and

from

appeared at the

was male, named Steve Chandler

always worked separately and rarely

they appeared together

The staff was dumbfounded!

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

Vivian also came over.

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demeanor was not assertive. Instead, she exuded

to her, and women

addressing Daniel first, she turned her gentle gaze to Olivia and inquired

that she was familiar with her. Notably, she didn’t refer to her as Ms. Taylor, as the staff had

she called her

and looked

she became the manager of a high–class club. Her EQ is high.” Olivia nodded at her and turned to Daniel. “Let’s go

“Yes,” Daniel replied.

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

to get soiled. Olivia had

to the

room.

back to pick

been one to dwell on minor inconveniences. She nodded in resignation and

followed the waitress

her shoes was quite irksome to Olivia. Olivia wanted to wipe it clean as

was going to get a wet towel, but she never came

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

came out of the

on either side, Olivia found herself a bit

looked too similar. It was easy

her phone

handbag, a

who appeared to be a supervisor suddenly materialized and gave her a nudge forward. “Why are you dawdling

he pushed her into an unfamiliar

the individuals inside and introduced Olivia, saying,

the gentlemen.” Olivia remained rooted in place and lightly touched the red wine bottle with her

scolded her. “What kind of training have you received?

room let out loud, boisterous cheers. A lecherous

gave him a knowing look. “What

The middle–aged man chuckled.

and gazed at the middle–aged man. Then, she turned back to the supervisor and calmly clarified, “I’m a guest here. You’ve confused

the supervisor could reply, the

said she’s a guest. Young lady, you’re

attend to our lovely guest here.” Someone scurried around the corner

and surrounded Olivia from several directions

lights in the private room were dim, and

wine bottle reflected her snow–white fingertip, making it look

was clearly getting

say it for the last

you’ve stepped through this door, regardless of who you are,

was about

nonchalant, but there was a hint of red at the corner of

It was scarlet red.

to the

out a chuckle directed at the occupants of the private room. All of a sudden,

glass, and so were

bottle instantly shattered, and wine sprayed

and the

timid ones even cried out in

astonishment, their

her wrist, her tone icy. “I told you,

shocked crowd

was securely locked with a combination lock. Olivia couldn’t unlock it herself, so she turned her head to the supervisor. “Open

supervisor shivered and didn’t

and her expression grew

on these people. She picked up a chair and slammed

Bam!

Crash!

huge glass door was smashed

moving deftly despite the shards

a group of people remained frozen in place like

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After Olivia left.

the private room opened and a beautiful woman

dress crafted from cotton linen and wore a silk shirt. The cuffs were casually rolled up,

could not be seen clearly, but

a nervous expression. When he spoke, his voice was soft,

indifferently and did not

stammered for mercy. “Ms. Manson, please forgive this time. I won’t let you down

tone remained gentle, making it difficult to discern her emotions. “No one must

head waiter appeared to have narrowly averted a catastrophe. His entire body was drenched in a cold

worry, Ms. Manson. I’ll go to the surveillance room now and

“Go,” the woman said.

waiter left as if he

there were only four private rooms. In addition to

way, it would be impossible for the occupants of

private room had its

the way, it would be impossible for the people

rooms to meet.

This was interesting.

other, how did Olivia

pressed the button on the wall, signaling the waiter to

room was noisy as if

appeared nonchalant, yet his regal presence set him apart, almost as if he were a wanderer amidst the throng. He

the table and beckoned to Olivia,

to Daniel instantly stood up and tactfully gave

he was about to stand up,

fair palm

a quick glance at Olivia. “No, no,” she chimed in. “Today, it’s all about Daniel and Ms.

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across from her and clearing a spot. Pointing towards the vacant

smile. “Daniel, I’m going to challenge you

people chimed in, “Yes, yes, yes.

Daniel and frowned. He took a piece

tradition.” Sarah pressed her palm firmly on the man

a dilemma, not knowing if

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this, Michael glared at Sarah and

“Alright, alright, alright. Let’s take this opportunity to make things difficult for the protagonist today. But let’s talk

to Olivia and said respectfully, “Mrs.

Olivia sat opposite Daniel.

was unusually excited today. If one didn’t know better, they would have thought that she was the

cards, she insisted on playing truth

no one could skip their

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

Daniel also looked over.

remarkably serene, devoid of any discernible fluctuations, yet it exuded an

chill.

chill down her

can skip the

threw the poker card to the waiter opposite her. “You

card–playing abilities were exceptional, and he could discern the identity of each card

opposite Sarah with one hand supporting her

to be

cards was seven years ago. It was during Christmas, and the family

Olivia had always won.

the three of them

Olivia nodded and agreed.

still

cards and looked at them repeatedly. He suspected that Olivia had

was also very sad. He said, “I won’t play cards with you

a joke. However, it came true. They

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

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it was opting for truth or dare, they refrained from taking things too far. The

subtle signs of nervousness. This time, Daniel got the

“Mr. Sullivan,

cards in her hand and glanced at Olivia. Then, she smiled at Daniel. “Daniel, let me ask you something. I’m serious. If Winona

his voice. “What are you doing? It was ages ago. Mrs. Sullivan

“That’s

you also very curious? Do you want to

did not say anything. She rubbed the glass with her fingertips. Her gaze

frowned and wanted to provoke her

moment, Daniel

was casual

Sarah’s countenance underwent a dramatic transformation, and her

“Winona who?”

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went too far. How could he pretend that he didn’t

that, Sarah banged the table

was gloomy and her

she lost control of her emotions

down. “Enough now,” he said. “Don’t what kind of occasion

you

realize

But in the end,

present Daniel was no longer

parents and her grandfather treated Daniel with great respect, being

deep down that she shouldn’t have a falling

felt that Winona was

Daniel was simply one of the privileged youth, seemingly

Winona, he wouldn’t have

taken

thought that such an

was filled

all over and left with wounds

Daniel had matured and

showered Olivia with all his love

on the matter, the deeper her sense of

sharing countless memorable and adventurous moments

they

when they met Winona, a wealthy

her affluent upbringing, she had never been indulged and harbored her own

reputation in the realm

glided with elegance, beauty, nobility, and grace

those days, Daniel

Sarah couldn’t help but feel that Daniel wasn’t

whereas Daniel was merely a wealthy youngster. Plus, with his uncle’s influence looming, Daniel’s standing

no prospects of inheriting the family fortune. Therefore, it was no surprise

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so far as to make a wager with him, insisting that he would never be able to measure up

result far exceeded

successfully made Winona

so astonished that her eyes

despite her shock, she still held onto the hope that Daniel

bad habits, and Winona had to endure

matters; he simply relished having a good time and little thought

remained consistently careless. Ultimately, Winona

Daniel and Winona broke up. They separated

profound emotional blow, causing him to disappear from the scene for

came back, he became a

control of his family’s business, Daniel went on to establish

gave

to the pinnacle of wealth, making him the most affluent person in the entire

this was motivated by

never had any other women by his side. He did not even have a

he had been thinking about

be waiting for

to her great surprise, he was getting engaged

clenched her teeth in

let’s stop now. Olivia is here, and there’s no need to spoil the atmosphere

lowered her head to

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

that, she picked up a glass of red wine and downed

a

her back to calm her down, he said to Daniel, “Daniel, to celebrate your

stood up and made way for Daniel to

after waiting for a while, he realized

puzzled and

poked his

get up and remained

Michael and the others. Instead, he raised his chin and looked at Olivia. He asked in

not react for a

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was doing,

asking a woman for her opinion

and so was

“Yes.” Olivia nodded.

nearly a month of hypnosis,

intend to focus on studying or working during

having fun and was skilled in

being pushed off the cliff

completely sealed herself off and devoted all her

and Gillian

begin to gradually open her

was on the

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

was the

brought Olivia

Emily handed a sapphire blue fishtail dress to Olivia. “Try

lowered her eyes and glanced at the

this, Emily explained, “Don’t worry, they’re all new and

went to the changing room

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

“It’s my first time

Then, she exchanged glances with Sarah

hadn’t even

man and woman

actually Olivia’s first

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

eyes were

Daniel got a bad

far

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out after changing her clothes. The blue fishtail dress perfectly outlined her beautiful

the golden lipstick tube back and turned to

to

when her gaze landed on Olivia, she was suddenly left

could someone dress such a cliché dress so beautifully?” she thought to

dress, every dress was still different because they were all

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

tailoring deliberately highlighted flaws. Even if a Victoria’s Secret supermodel were to wear it, it would not

had carefully chosen

detail, every cut, and every decoration was

even uglier on a person than

Olivia make a fool of herself and did not expect to be stunned. “Oh my

did not

of ridicule toward Olivia. She then lifted

herself in the mirror, Sarah smiled in

tailored by a master, which meant that it

dress, her figure was instantly elevated,

heels, Sarah prepared to show off in front of Olivia, making

alone Winona!” she thought. With that in mind, Sarah puffed out her chest, raised her

crush her

out, Sarah raised her eyebrows and looked at

a sudden, her powerful aura was instantly

this be?” she

Sarah’s expression cracked.

look like she had been reborn. There was an unusual charm exuding

met, Sarah was almost

was ashen as

quietly. Otherwise, Sarah might lose control and go berserk

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“Ramirez, that big liar!

the ugliest in

“Ahhhhh!” she screamed inside.

about to go

more stable than her. She pinched her finger hard and looked at Olivia with an apologetic expression. “Ms. Taylor,

say next. However, she did not stop her. Instead, she looked

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

dress belongs to someone else. Ms. Taylor,

lowered

suddenly smiled before saying in a mocking tone, “Ms. Taylor, don’t tell me you want

purpose to provoke Olivia so that she had no choice

got out that she had

and glanced at Emily indifferently before smiling. “Whose dress

Emily was stumped.

dress?” she

directly, “This dress is mine.”

very much. I really do like it.

like this dress?” Olivia

very much.” It was rare for her to soften her

in this dress, so Sarah was certain that she could

“Are you saying you want to wear

Sarah nodded. “Yes.”

“But I’ve already worn

no. I like this dress too much. I can’t wait

Emily nodded cooperatively.

more words to make Sarah like this dress so much that Olivia had no choice

the end, there was

had already

and saw the surprise in

not expect Olivia to be so easy to talk

into another royal blue fishtail dress. This time, when she came out of the changing room, she even put on a huge

gaze, not taking

other hand, sized her up carefully. However, the

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inside.

a few glances

handed the clothes to

she said calmly, “Go

took the

clothes that Olivia had worn, she had

loss to wear it, and she might even be stunned

outcome.

was really a

Then, she put on the sapphire blue

everything on, she looked at the

her average figure in the mirror, she felt as though her shoulders were too low, her waist was too thick, her legs were

scalp went numb as she

the fuck is this!” she

was so ugly

go out in this. I will be mocked to

fingers trembled, she tried to pull up the zipper under her armpit. The moment she placed her

slender arm reached

a whoosh, the curtain of the changing room was pulled

was completely exposed in

to take a

her expression completely

“What the fuck…

this ugly thing?”

sat on the sofa with her right leg on her left leg. Her fair feet floated in the air

to be in a good mood as the smile on

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Sarah’s face darkened.

and

taken off her shawl, revealing her sapphire blue fishtail

beautiful in it. It was even more dazzling than the

at this

purpose. She had put on the

heart was completely ignited

was about to burst out,

lowered her head and took a deep breath to calm

was surprised and

temper and was short–tempered. After being provoked and

her eyebrows and tapped a

something

already begun.” Emily was afraid that Sarah would not be able to control her temper, so she hurriedly stood between the

you.” As she spoke,

on the mask and the three of them

people dancing at the ball. Amidst the crowd, in the

led the way, she said, “Let’s walk further and see where Daniel

nodded and walked slowly by her

the ball. In just a blink of an eye, Emily disappeared without a

masks. Coupled with the dim lights, it was impossible to see who

simply stopped moving. She found a corner and sat on a bar stool to watch the people dancing in the middle

couples dancing on the

tempo increased, there were gradually people who could

and a woman left dancing in the

center. Everyone was wearing the

vaguely sense that the couple in the middle had very

man stood

hair was tied into a bun on the lower

like a lady from centuries

the surrounding people couldn’t

the people

heaven.”

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so compatible

you agree?” someone said, turning

not expect someone to talk to her. She paused and did

unwilling to give up when she did not respond. “Why aren’t you saying anything? Don’t you think the people in the middle of the dance floor are very

Are they compatible?

frowned and did not

off his mask. From Olivia’s direction, most

subconsciously stood up and wanted

originally standing quietly suddenly surged and gathered

instantly stopped Olivia in her

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

a beautiful and

constricted imperceptibly. A trace of surprise flashed in

and smiled lightly at Daniel. “Why?

himself from Winona. His tone was less friendly than

saying that, he immediately turned around and scanned the

that he was looking for her and waved

face instantly melted and was filled

Olivia. He took her hand and introduced her to everyone. “This is my

Olivia and said gently, “Hello.

that, she patted Daniel’s shoulder with her right hand and smiled naturally.

and glanced

felt a

gaze, Winona

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

nudged him with her

Good buddies?

Olivia frowned.

leaned in and whispered into

he turned to Winona and said in an extremely distant and

calm eyes flashed with

an

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hand and

standing on the spot alone. Her gaze grew profound and a trace

her eyes.

so long,

a restaurant on the second

group went

to the washroom

and was about

overboard today. How could he

was Emily and

was indignant and felt that

have much of a reaction. She just touched up her makeup with

aren’t you saying anything?” Sarah looked

the pancake and asked,

anger. “Why

Emily snorted softly. “I think you’re stupid. Didn’t

Sarah was stunned.

the same hair length, and the same cold and

look at their backs, it’s easy

if you

Sarah and said in exasperation, ‘Olivia is just a substitute. Why are you so

time, Olivia still stood in the cubicle and did not go out. Actually,

They clearly knew that she had gone

had clearly said this on purpose for her to

it was so

an act, but her heart was still filled with jealousy.

some things that couldn’t be

did Daniel

so quickly and violently, like a flood that had suddenly broken through the floodgates. There was no prior sign at all. One day there was nothing. The

did he

for a short period of time, and they did

sure that she

and felt her thoughts running ruckus in her mind. Her

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Olivia suddenly felt uncertain.

to her, would push her off the cliff, was there really such

for Olivia to place her trust in one

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dishes prepared by Michael

had always been fond of spicy food and liked

more satisfying it

to her heart’s content, she didn’t forget to pick up a piece for Daniel. She spoke as she placed it in his place.

fish that was covered with a red pepper sauce and did

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

eats

at Olivia and asked calmly, “Ms. Taylor, don’t tell me

her grip on her fork with a

Daniel didn’t like spicy

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. Once, I was naughty and deliberately ordered a slightly spicy dish as

of her mouth. Her eyes were sparkling as if

“Daniel never eats spicy food. Whenever we used to eat out together, the table would be full of dishes, but there

didn’t eat spicy food, and he didn’t allow anyone else to eat spicy food. He didn’t even allow me to smell the spicy food. I

them chatted

about their youth,

had nothing

at these people who were incredibly familiar with each other, Olivia suddenly felt a little

had

got to his feet and intended to move the

he did so, he looked up at Michael and complained, “Michael, why did

apologized profusely, saying that he was

not ordered by him at all,

was still curious as to why

Now, he finally understood.

Sarah had planted a trap

Michael sighed inwardly.

women were really

raised his head and glanced at Olivia. He felt

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was a new star in the science arena. He heard that her family background was not

back, Olivia would really

Unfortunately, Winona had returned.

girl definitely couldn’t win against Winona. She didn’t even know that Daniel didn’t like spicy food and foolishly picked up a piece of spicy grilled fish

What a silly girl.

angry and

unable

plate to Daniel, then gestured to Gideon. “Hurry up and take away the plate with the spicy grilled fish.

placed her plate

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

Hot

with Daniel’s very naturally, as though

slammed her forks on the

before Olivia could speak,

had already picked up the spicy grilled fish on his plate and said in a puzzled tone, “Who said I don’t

he spoke, he slowly ate the spicy grilled

Michael, whose eyes were

Daniel was actually eating

could barely maintain her composure as she stared at him in

few times and eaten a few times. Don’t pretend as if you know me

moved to the side to distance

actions to show that he was

not help

his

pepper steak. He ate at least a

She quickly pinned down the hand that was holding the fork and whispered to

obediently put down

him eat it, he would not eat

took a

everyone, “I’m going out for

a strange silence descended across

Gideon widened their eyes and looked

eyes were

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It was impressive!

and then at Olivia. He was as shocked as

he had interacted more with Daniel and

Daniel did not eat

other words, Daniel could not eat spicy

sake of Olivia, he finished half

the self–control she had in her life to barely maintain her indifferent attitude. It took all her effort so that she did not just walk

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

Daniel!

actually eaten so much spice in order to go against

angry at her for

many years, but he was still furious with

couldn’t help

much must he

hated her just as profoundly. He must have loved her to the core to eat half a plate of jalapenos

this, Winona couldn’t help but feel as if someone had stabbed her with a knife and twisted it. Olivia sat there for a long time and realized that Daniel

and finally found him

speak when she realized that

were red, as though he had

a moment before she quickly realized that Daniel could not eat spice at all. That was why he had run to the washroom, wanting to throw up

as she realized this, Olivia

can’t eat spicy food, you shouldn’t eat it.” It would feel even worse to throw

he seemed

firmly. “I want to do it for you. I can’t let you

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Olivia’s shoulder and rubbed his

felt like a kitten tickling and

pay much attention to what he was doing. She thought that it

and suddenly narrowed

to develop

slight movement from her, he understood what was

she had

sharp eyes

a big puppy wagging

his head and deliberately turned to look at Olivia with teary eyes. “Olivia,

been soft–hearted. When she

your stomach hurt?” She

his stomach after eating

shook his

Olivia raised

did

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

Olivia stared at him.

to push him

could move, Daniel cried out and hugged Olivia even tighter. “Oh no! The pain has shifted. My legs hurt too. I can’t walk

a helpless and doting tone, “Then, what do you suggest we

Olivia speaking in such a tone. He looked up

felt even

burning with pain, but there was also a ball of fire in his lower abdomen, sending

his head against Olivia’s neck and whispered, “Olivia, let’s go home. I’m

at the

was only

never seen

can’t help but want to rest and sleep.” After saying that, he even looked at Olivia resentfully. “To think that you know medicine.

turned his head abruptly,

react. She

felt a little

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still found a way

the initiative to find another topic. “Let’s go home. Andrew

to the ground

nervous. His heart

voice was intermittent. “Olivia, don’t

Don’t leave me behind!”

sentences. He suppressed them in

was too drastic.

his handsome face. Her voice was slightly

Olivia’s voice, Daniel reacted as though he had woken

straight at Olivia, as though he wanted to draw her

much force. There was an urge

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

had never seen such a fragile Daniel before. Her

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

Daniel was happy

waist and told her everything that had happened in the day in a low and mellow voice. “That Winona was my classmate in university. At that time, we did spend some time together, but we weren’t really in

person’s heart. “Olivia, don’t be fooled by them, and don’t care about Winona. In my heart, she can’t

tonight’s ball.” Daniel did not give Olivia any chance to misunderstand what

between him and Olivia had better scram as soon.

he found out about it, he would definitely teach them a

came over and pulled me into a dance. I didn’t react in time,” Daniel explained seriously. “At first, I

her.

female companion. Moreover, there were too many people on the dance floor at that time.

he a saint. He was clear about right and

something that would hurt an unfamiliar female

about Winona, he talked about

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delicate face. He explained

a good person, but her grandmother is really a kind and amiable

a home when

only paid attention to his uncle, who was seven

parents did not dote on him and they did not love him.

said that he was ignorant and incompetent. They despised him and compared him to his

his biological parents thought

naughty and useless. The Sullivan family would be

didn’t like to go home, so he went to the Anderson

doted on him the most. She said that Daniel was the best and smartest

Daniel to start his own

love yourself. If they don’t give it to you, you can start your own business. Don’t blame

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

must not

very eloquent and knew how to emphasize the main

by

this moment, she suddenly understood

she said, “Don’t worry, I won’t pay attention to Sarah. I’ll tolerate her as

Daniel immediately rejected it. He looked at Olivia as if she was a fool. “What are you talking about? That’s

did

a

future, don’t be obvious about it. Do it secretly. Otherwise, she will

make things difficult for

Olivia stared at him.

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a

him so much face that he bullied her

highly publicized engagement event trending on Twitter, she knew

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good understanding of

He preferred a simplé engagement ceremony that would not blow up such

and that was to capture her attention. He wanted

from

bad temper. He definitely hated her for leaving without

her in front of others. Before Winona returned to the country, she was

had already made up her mind to endure everything and do her

had gone too

woman and hadn’t returned for a long

that she could no longer indulge him like this. She had to let him understand that her

he continued to ignore her and tried to provoke her

longer, so she got up

quickly chased after her.

was covered with frost. “Sarah, go and tell Daniel that my patience has its limit,

that, she left with swaying

restaurant and happened to see Winona’s departing figure.

her feet in

first, when she saw that Daniel was engaged to Olivia, she thought he

Emily pointed it out, she realized that he was using Olivia to force

wanted and forced Winona to return

he threw a tantrum and deliberately embarrassed Winona, driving her away in anger. Indeed, that’s quite

helplessly, “These two enemies are clearly in love, but they always hurt each other. I don’t know how long they’ll keep

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

angry anymore.” Emily comforted Sarah and pulled her back

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a bit of

Emily returning, he

Sarah snorted. “It’s all Daniel’s fault. He’s getting more and more outrageous. I can’t wait to see the day

talking about?” Gideon didn’t

thick–headed. You can’t even tell. Daniel is deliberately trying to provoke Winona. Didn’t you notice that Olivia looks very similar to Winona?” “Look similar to her?”

was hesitant as he replied, “Her temperament does look a little similar, and

find a woman who looks just like Winona and then

that so?” Gideon didn’t see it, but Sarah

seen any women around Daniel, and Olivia

he might be doing it intentionally to have a

sense that something was

disappeared without a trace since his arrest. Emma was in prison

health had

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

had brought Amelia to several hospitals, but none of them could identify the

most common advice was for Amelia to relax and not

depression, so he

believe it. He felt that

news of Olivia’s engagement spread, William asked the servants to keep an eye on

were always times when

Amelia still saw it.

and laughing at the same time. “Samuel is missing, Emma is in jail, yet Olivia is doing

to defy her parents and everyone around

her eyes were red and her heart

due to her excessive agitation, after her outburst, Amelia

woke

looked for famous doctors, but they were all helpless against

Taylor families were gathered together. Even Maddie was here,

held Amelia’s hand as tears streamed

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useless. I’ve already invited the top medical team overseas to take a look, but

we do

the bedroom, dressing in the same suit as usual. Only his tie with a slightly crooked collar revealed

hand in his pocket, he tugged at his tie with

looked frustrated, but his aura was calm and

looked straight at Maddie. Maddie’s heart skipped a beat as she heard his calm and cold voice. “Now, only Olivia

silence as soon

and even Cathy, who was most concerned about her daughter,

reached this point? Moreover, I’ve never seen her save anyone,

do my best to

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

his hand toward Maddie

looked at

had not rested for a few days and nights. Despite his tall stature,

had endured too much, with the entire Taylor

father, and his mentally ill mother, and deal

sought help from him, but not a single person thought that he

look for her and just distance yourself from her, she might forgive you in a few years, and things could

way to force her to appear

clear–minded and had things well

knew that Samuel and Amelia were the ones who

actually do anything. At most, he just stood

and

these children could get along

had no children of her own, which is why she placed great importance on her nieces and nephews, treating them as if they were her own and showing a

on his face. “Parents can’t choose. This is my responsibility, my duty. I can’t just stand by and watch my mother lie there

little red. “I’ll go and beg. Even if she wants

Maddie stopped talking.

too much. He carried the

getting Maddie’s phone, William

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with Andrew when she received a call from

much and

up, she realized

slightly with a

some understanding of William. This person was very responsible, shrewd,

family had reached this point, there was absolutely no

was nothing important, he would have

did he

phone, leaving her

was not entirely

was very polite. “I’m

this, Olivia curled her lips and sneered. “Mr. Taylor, no need to be so

out of the window into the distance. After

“Yeah,” she replied.

could turn back time to the day you first returned to the Taylor family, and there was a conflict between my mother and Grandpa Isaac, who adopted

When she heard his question, the tip of her colored

green spot slowly turned into the

He clapped his hands

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

upstairs with the drawing

the picture of the

what Olivia drew

Andrew left, Olivia returned to her senses and continued

William’s

if it were her when a conflict arises between giving birth

although Amelia’s actions were a little

five fingers had its own length, let alone a child who was

interaction and exchange

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

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

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with that?”

I’ve never blamed

was a very rational person. From the beginning to the end, she never blamed Amelia for

that her biological mother was

right from wrong, could not see the difference between good and bad, and did all kinds

“William, this world is fair and just. She doesn’t love me enough, and I don’t love her enough. That’s fair. But what right does she have to

love, what right does she have to ask me to give in? What right does she have to meddle in my life? What right does she have

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

to me, so she could make the decision

even if she wanted to side with Emma, she would find a way to seek

so arrogant when it comes to me?

little agitated. She paused for a moment and continued, “Also, she helped Emma frame me, slander my reputation, and even wanted to use public opinion

illegal? No matter how powerful the Taylor family is, they can’t surpass

she gave birth to me and

don’t believe that you don’t understand this!” Olivia said coldly. “It’s you who went

not take

I’ve never seen anyone, let alone a mother, claim that human nature is so base that it justifies harming her own daughter and committing such

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

I have to forgive

were powerful and resonant. They were like sharp blades that

his

to hate them

and his lips trembled violently. He knew that every word

he looked back and saw Amelia

the end, he

how do you think the favor should

Olivia suddenly wanted to laugh. “William, are you never–ending with this?

told you to surrender and stay in the Taylor family for five days and five nights, but you didn’t stay

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by one, “Emma has already paid the price for hurting

banquet and echoed Emma’s words, but you didn’t suffer any substantial harm. Instead, it was Mom who suffered a blow. This matter was indeed Mom’s fault, but it

you through Twitter. Dad was the mastermind behind it and has already received the punishment he deserves, while Mom was

Olivia was silent.

want to tell you the whole story. I want to tell you what Mom has done

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

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

lost that year, Mom went crazy looking for you. The pain of losing her daughter made her suffer to the bone. She had a mental breakdown and went crazy for three

after you came back, Mom did a lot of wrong things and hurt you. I won’t hide this

for five years,” William

you. You can

hung up

a mother–daughter relationship with Amelia Taylor for several months because of the previous

Olivia Taylor, is

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

the news came out, everyone praised Olivia for having a conscience, and the Smith family was hailed as a model in the medical

of

began to create accounts on various social networks, including

like flowers

just a few days, the Smith family’s

into contact with

They couldn’t believe it.

actually such

always fantasized about the Hushe Republic’s medical skills in novels. Now that the Smith family had appeared, it

left

my god, oh my god, I’m so excited that I can’t sleep. There’s really a medical family in our country.” “That’s right, that’s right. I didn’t know about it before.

you all seen

from Bruce Hospital

specialists‘ team from Dunwall is on

specialist in Mala,

is pounding. Who is this the Smith family?

won the Lasker Award. So, she’s

the name Olivia Taylor sounds a little familiar? I feel like

“Oh my god, oh my god. Indeed, outstanding people still have to be with outstanding people in everything. The

novels and television dramas

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hanging up the phone, William held the phone and a hint

said he

Olivia, he still used morality and the favor owed to manipulate her, despite the fact that outside newspapers and news reported that Olivia had no connection to the Taylor family by blood, and had her own parents

people who

anything

a questionable character and may

just taken over the Smith family not long ago, which was

Smith family’s leader was ruthless and heartless, refusing to save a family member, it would cause a

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

confident that Olivia would agree to treat his

The Sullivan family.

Olivia sat on the sofa and stared at her phone in a daze. No one knew what

came downstairs and sat beside

Olivia’s conversation on the phone and

how much Olivia had suffered, Daniel felt terrible from

a sour and bitter

hold it back any longer, tears

was not afraid at

the thought of Olivia suffering made his

himself, but he couldn’t stand Olivia losing a single strand of

do what you want to do.” Daniel leaned on her shoulder and comforted her. “Andrew and I will always be by

Andrew ran over from upstairs and

with

forehead. Her tone was gentle. “Andrew, you must keep your word. You have

Andrew said, making his agreement clear

came over and brought Andrew upstairs to

cheek and knew that she

go

everything with

“What

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a long time

calm, neither fast nor slow, yet it carried a coldness that was like wind and thunder.

choice you make or what you want to do, I will support

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

looked up at Daniel. “What about you? Do you think I’m

his head and said firmly, “I

I’m heartless, it’s so easy to

and not let the rumors spread. Wouldn’t

smart since she was young. No matter

knew how to plot and scheme, she just chose not to use them, but that didn’t mean she was

William think that a phone call to interrogate her about her

person who could be persuaded but

William asked politely and respectfully, she might be more

method she

her own way of doing things

save Amelia or not,

could threaten

the study, Olivia sat in a large and comfortable chair and

paper:

“Smith family”

up and a cold light flashed in her

opportunity and time for

a few calls and passed down the

from all over the world set off for the Hushe Republic to

time, news began

of the Smith family used the Smith family’s connections to invite famous doctors from all over the world to the

family by blood, she has shared a mother–daughter relationship with Amelia Taylor for

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

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saving lives and helping the injured. She specially hired

out, everyone praised Olivia for having a conscience, and the Smith family was hailed as a model in the medical community of the Hushe

the Smith family completely reappeared in front of the

accounts on various social networks, including

like flowers blooming

days, the Smith family’s reputation resounded throughout

never come into contact with the Smith family widened their eyes in

They couldn’t believe it.

such an ancient medical

skills in novels. Now that the Smith family had appeared, it completely fulfilled the

left s

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

you all seen the

from Bruce Hospital in

top cardiovascular specialists‘ team from Dunwall is on

in Mala, Dr. Moss, is heading to the

my god, I’m going crazy. I’m so excited that my heart is pounding. Who is this the Smith family? They can actually invite so many big shots in the medical world. They’re too

Smith 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 so

you think the name Olivia Taylor sounds a little familiar? I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere

the richest man, Daniel Sullivan. It’s Miss Taylor, Olivia Taylor!” “Oh my god, oh my god. Indeed, outstanding people still have

television dramas

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the situation fermented, the Smith family hospital in Layfield immediately became a hot topic. Those who

Smith family

was exceptionally skilled in acupuncture, and there was an elderly traditional doctor

Smith was actually the hidden

on Twitter were filled

an old man like him was always going out, but now I think maybe he’s going to treat some big shots. I’m so excited! I never thought

afraid that I would suffer, so she brought me to Doctor Smith who prescribed a few sets of medicine. In less than half a month, the tumor shriveled. At that time, my mother even scolded

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

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

a respectable

that Doctor Smith had a heart attack and turned into a vegetative state. How could such a good person suffer

Doctor Smith will wake

Smith wakes

turned into prayers for Isaac to wake up as

in her heart, “Grandpa, did you hear that? Everyone is looking forward to you waking up, so please

had reappeared, Olivia was also becoming more and

institute was very

Tyson and Peter were outstanding, as bodyguards and due to gender differences, it was not convenient for them to appear on some private or

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

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

pay much attention to it. She

the person, Olivia nearly dropped her cup,

composure.

How is

me. You didn’t expect this, did you, Olivia?” The charming girl went to Olivia’s side and hugged her arm happily and

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“I miss you so much. I miss you

was

frowned. “Aren’t you in school? Why are

was clear. “I’ve already transferred to the Drama Academy. In a few days, I’ll participate in a talent show and successfully

this, Olivia could not help but have a headache. “That’s too ridiculous! What did Doctor Mike say? Are you mentally

she enter the entertainment

was

original name was Sherly. She had been kidnapped and sold to a

this couple had a good character, but she

what happened next, Olivia did not

Kelly called her and said that she had made a

and Kelly had known each other for two years. At that time, Kelly’s mother had brought

was only eight years old, but she already had a

that her adoptive mother did not take good care of her. Later, she realized that something was wrong, so she taught the little girl to protect herself and taught her a lot about the physiology

She told the little girl these things because she wanted her to protect herself just in

Unexpectedly, it really worked.

to the Sebastian family, her mother was not at home. The little girl was sitting alone on a chair,

that the little girl was not injured, Olivia walked towards

saw the man lying on

handled the situation, she sent the little girl to the research institute through

little girl would be traumatized after such a big incident, so

IQ but also suffered from severe psychological issues, including a tendency

still too young, she could

spirit. The psychiatrist had to spend a lot

very disadvantageous for

was so young, but her body was already filled with a sense of

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

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

smiled and nodded. “That’s right. Once you learn skills, you can protect me

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forever.

nodded heavily. “I’ll work hard to learn

forever.

gave her a new name, calling her Kelly, which symbolized a new life, full of vigor and vitality. Due to Kelly’s special experience, Olivia disapproved of her entering the entertainment industry. The entertainment industry was too complex. Olivia hoped that she could find a stable job. Olivia sat on the sofa, and the joy of seeing Kelly had disappeared, leaving only coldness. Seeing this, Kelly did not dare

and I’m an adult. You said that when I

moment. Her eyes gradually warmed, and the sharp aura around

No one

in the name of being a

Kelly wanted to enter the entertainment industry,

would be able to

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Taylor family, along with William, was still waiting for Olivia’s

past two days, he had been staying by Amelia’s bedside without sleep. His phone

Maddie’s phone was in his

that in less than three days,

and saw William, who looked exhausted

knew that William was waiting for Olivia to

Twitter, the world–famous doctors gathered around the Hushe Republic,

had guessed that Olivia would be angry at William’s coercion and moral pressure, but she did not expect her to have such a

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

crisis, but in Olivia’s hands, it turned

amazing. If only she hadn’t gotten lost, with her

that Olivia actually possessed such a wide range of

different countries had all set off at the same time due to a single statement from Olivia. Her power and influence must

side and patted his shoulder. “Don’t wait any longer; Olivia

to

sighed softly and took the phone over. She opened a

not understand what was going on. When he received

suddenly turned around and looked at Maddie fixedly. When he spoke, his

This…”

was calm. “There’s already a medical team here. Get ready and welcome

eyes gradually became deathly still. “She… she’s

could finish

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

with

that she could not figure out. Why did

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 major in university was not medicine either. Was her medical skills really

Olivia’s medical skill really that amazing? Can she truly save

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asked.

eyes and said, “It was Isaac himself who said that his granddaughter’s medical skills are

changed into joy. She could not help but reach out and grab William’s sleeve. “So, you mean Olivia can

replied, “There’s an 80%

and turned to

her mother’s gaze, Maddie was stunned

it unbelievable. She clenched her jaw hard to control her expression and said, “Mom, do you

expression was serious. After a while, she said, “No, I didn’t ask you to invite Olivia.

called out, “Olivia

beg, cry, kneel, and do everything you can.” Cathy’s

explain. It was not that she did not want to save her sister but it wasn’t the right time. Olivia was at her most

the world were about to arrive. Instead of confronting Olivia, it was better to let these top doctors

still be a

before she could speak, Cathy

was furious, pointing at the

staggered back a couple of steps from

just lowered her eyes and

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

his aunt whenever something happened to

he sometimes felt indignant for

life, no family, and no

almost everything required

chief manager

firm. “Don’t worry about it. She’s Amelia’s sister, and she should bear the

took a deep breath. “I’ll say this today. It’s fine if nothing happens to Amelia. But if something really happens, I won’t

firm tone

was so harsh on

all of this have to do with Maddie? How could

his aunt when a hand suddenly placed on his

It was Maddie’s hand.

ceremony of the Smith family, Olivia said that she would treat everyone present. My

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reacted. “Aunt, you mean to use this reason to have

Maddie nodded. “Yes.”

it possible?”

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

everyone looked down on

upright method, he chose to use unorthodox

coercion.

someone as proud and powerful as Olivia

William suddenly understood.

his phone and called Olivia again. Halfway through,

he called Blake Smith with a respectful tone and requested the Smith family head’s assistance in providing medical treatment for his

Seeing this, Maddie smiled.

mother, Cathy. After hearing Blake’s positive response and

did not even look at Cathy or say

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had personally come from Layfield to tell Olivia

arms on the table.

Taylor called. He said that he was begging you to treat his

beside the desk and nodded. Her tone

not say

stool opposite Olivia. She had her arms lowered respectfully and her hands placed

came to Olivia. Blake did not dare to

a lot after being

older of the Smith family as intimately as before. Instead, she

orchid leaves on the table

young, there were two people responsible for taking care of

a

Olivia and Gillian like her own daughters. She was very

the time, it was Blake who took

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

very young and lively. She always

to Zelen when she

Zelen suddenly disappeared

also subconsciously ignored this person as if

mentioned Zelen, Blake was

“You remember now?”

some force and instantly tore off

the leaf and rolled it between her fingers. Then, she

Zelen? Who is

left, so be it. Why hypnotize me and make me

but Blake

herself to say, “Miss, please don’t misunderstand.

her fingertips on the table and

very complicated. There are many things that I don’t know about. I only know a little. Every time the Smith family changes the head of the family, the previous head will personally tell the next about the matters

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many things were left unexplained. Miss, please wait a little longer. After a while,

looked up and ordered, “You can

left, Daniel

and massaged her temples. His voice was

her eyes and said in a low voice, “I hate it when people lie to

massaging

opened her eyes and looked

quickly returned to normal. He lowered his head

remember everything after I was five years old. However, before I was five years old, my memories of the Taylor family before I was lost were vague. Everything was unclear. I

my family was, and where my home was,

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

re these things no matter

Speaking of this, t

“All this while, I thought that I had forgotten because I was too young. And

the funny thing is that after being hypnotized by Ernesto, I realized that my memories before I was five years old were not forgotten

amazed.

Olivia nodded. “the Wilco

a

was curious. “Are you so sure that

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

already undone the

it for you? Or was it

shook his head. “I

do it too?” This time, Daniel was even

a few hypnosis

to say. After a while, he said, “You learned it just

else do you think?” Olivia answered with a question. “Hypnosis isn’t that difficult. I just need to find the

Olivia made sound easy.

if

smart, he was still shocked

was at a

in the country. How come he still felt a

he had to work harder.

matter what test they ran or how they checked, they could not

William called Blake again.

phone to Olivia.

voice was filled with

please.”

no longer high and mighty. He realized that Olivia was no longer the Taylor family’s girl. She was not his sister or his mother’s

of the Smith family. She no longer had anything to do with

Taylor family

Taylor.” William’s voice was

to the study window and looked at the layers of dark clouds in the distance. She

.

had to go to the Taylor family herself. It was time

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house, Sophia just finished wiping Amelia’s body. When Sophia came out of the

“Okay, that’s great. I’ll

that Olivia was coming over

that he lost his mind. What kind of

kind of person. Taking advantage of Mrs. Taylor’s

Olivia couldn’t

Cathy’s room and

great. Amelia could be saved.” Sophia pulled

saw that Sophia was not in a

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

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

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

on?”

lowered her voice and said, “Mrs. Taylor, you don’t know this. But I’ve always been by Madam’s side, and I know everything about the relationship between Olivia and Madam. Olivia is very dissatisfied

Cathy frowned in disbelief.

had not seen Olivia many

Now, Miss Emma is in jail, Mr. Samuel is missing, and Madam is unconscious. Think about it.

She quickly calmed her down and poured her a glass

half a glass of water before he recovered. He frowned and said coldly, “You’re right. We have to be

probed, “Then, are we still going to let Olivia treat

Amelia, and she has to treat Amelia well. Otherwise, Olivia would be

Olivia came with Kelly.

was combed into a high ponytail at the back

and leisurely attire made her look less sexy and girly, but

could not help

was shockingly

Kelly tilted her head and

and subconsciously

Kelly’s charming eyes

flame falling into the

head. Her thick dark eyelashes covered her eyes, as well as the coldness and bloodthirst in

looked at her palm and warned herself

She had

she could torture the people who had bullied

seemed to have thought of something, and

were already waiting in

with a walking stick in his hand. He

Olivia did not even look up. Her gaze did not turn in his direction for even a second. Olivia walked past Liam and

actions. He was surprised that

embarrassed and

Olivia

the Smith family. She also had connections with the Sullivan

that young

across Liam’s eyes. Every dog has its day. This girl had just

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

medical skills were good, and she was proud of it, her good

was

the man doted on her. When a better and more beautiful woman appeared,

Olivia would be the

day, Olivia would

snorted coldly and asked the butler to help him

did not care about

went down and came to beg

didn’t care, but

waited here for Olivia. Cathy

“Stop right

not stop walking and

take it anymore and shouted,

William could only whisper to Olivia, “Ms. Taylor,

stopped and leaned against the handrail of the stairs. She turned her

raise her head

angle and said, “Come down. It’s outrageous. I’m an older. How can you let me look up at you to

and tapped her fingertips

stay healthy.” “What do

for your cervical vertebrae

you look up.”

argue with you about the nonsense. I have something important to

it.” Olivia’s tone was gentle, but she had no intention of going

time to argue about this. Cathy took a deep breath and said coldly, “Can you guarantee that you can

a promise. Otherwise, what if Amelia’s health worsened when Olivia treated

was not at ease with Olivia

her head honestly.

did not expect Olivia to

if

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

mocking tone, “What’s going on? Your family is going to cause trouble before we

and was

said, “What kind of people would

looked up and stared at William. “What a

Cathy was so angry that her chest heaved violently,

more shameless than

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Olivia immediately walked outside.

or not Cathy wants me to

they want everything their

a long time. It was only then that Olivia

before Cathy. He said, “Grandma, don’t add to the trouble. Do you really want

had in mind.

second floor in Amelia’s room, Olivia examined Amelia’s body. She took out a

he looked at the box of silver needles. He felt a

long. They

thought to himself, “This thing won’t

and glanced at Olivia with a

could not take it anymore. She was scared out of her wits and wanted to step forward to stop

in a low voice, saying,

he spoke, he carried Cathy to the

Cathy knocked on the door,

situation, she could not help but exclaim, “Oh

pain in her chest

unconscious Cathy back to her room, while she hurriedly

no, Mr. Ronald. Olivia is going to kill Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Green has already fainted. Please come quickly to save Mrs.

came over very quickly. In less than ten minutes, he arrived at the Taylor family’s home. Sophia immediately went to welcome

as he strode

said. “The silver needle is longer than a cup. It

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

“Mr. Ronald, you have no idea what happened. Mr. William

said as he ran up

that? Mr. William

if he gets some servants to

stopped in

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

corners of Ronald’s mouth

to deal with this situation!”

I’ll break her hands then. Let’s see

malice flashed across

Sophia and said, “Do you have

the stick she was about to mention, “A

said as he shook his head. “It’s too long. I want to catch Olivia off guard and

rolling pin?”

is okay,” Ronald replied, his

get it.”

pin. It was about the

gave it a little shake, nodded,

concealed the rolling

Amelia’s room, knocked, and said, “William! It’s

William came over to open the door. He glanced at Ronald appraisingly and enjoined in a low voice, “Uncle, lower your voice. The acupuncture therapy is being carried out

nodded. “I’ll go

bent over and squeezed in. While

right hand and fiercely struck toward

Amelia, huh? I’ll break your right hand. Let’s see how you can

the Smith family, which has a long–standing reputation in the field of medicine? I’ll

him, William turned around. He then saw Ronald

high and holding a wooden stick,

them. She was staring at Amelia with full concentration. Her forehead was

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

William thought, “Oh crap!”

furious. He wanted to intervene, but he simply could

despair, Kelly suddenly stood in front of Olivia

of sneakers. Her movements were nimble, as

to have been hit by a heavy hammer. He suddenly crashed toward

solid wood, but it was smashed

for a moment. He then saw Ronald vomit a mouthful

and quickly went

of William, her tone was cold and indifferent as she

raised his eyes to glance at Kelly.

himself, “How could such a simple kick be so

10 inches tall, while Kelly was not even 5 feet and 7 inches. “She’s slender,” William thought. “How

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

soft–hearted and gives in to all of you, but I

arrived very quickly

William learned about the extent of Ronald’s

Fortunately, the bones did not penetrate his lungs. needed to

He just

two ribs, William instinctively looked up and glanced at Kelly, feeling extremely

himself, “She actually got it so accurate. This girl said two broken ribs, and it’s

the

the sweat off her forehead, put away silver 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

“Medicine that affects

He was surprised.

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took a short period of time before Amelia regained consciousness. She was given acupuncture therapy during the day, and by evening, she gradually regained

on the bed.

“Water,” she softly murmured.

regain consciousness, she

you’re finally

of water before she started to feel more

happened to me?” she asked Sophia

Olivia’s engagement. Her emotions had fluctuated intensely, and a wave of resentment that she could not suppress surged within her,

went dark, and

not know anything

quickly explained to her everything that had happened during the period

unconscious.

She could not help but ask, “Are

come save you at all. It took a lot of begging from Mr. William and agreeing to many conditions for her to finally come.” “Oh,” Amelia replied as she nodded. She had a listless expression, appearing in a

Olivia, Amelia was no longer as excited as before. Instead, she was calm and even

“It’s so strange. Just before I lost consciousness, I mentioned Olivia with such righteous anger, almost wishing I had not given

so

can’t understand my previous emotions, and I

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

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

actually resorted to using public opinion

to accept is that I

wondering why she had done

heart. After all, Emma had been raised by her side for

did not go so far as to hold extreme hatred for Olivia

Emma.

abnormal as she often could not

something to gauge her emotional

that Olivia would come again, Amelia’s expression

clear–headed. She considered herself to have a

Samuel’s matter, she

those matters had nothing to do with Olivia either. After all, if it weren’t

her eyes. She seemed to

opened her eyes again, her eyes no longer held any confusion

had already

Samuel and Emma, and on the other

to let

Samuel. Although Samuel did not make something of himself and sometimes

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

he has remained faithful and committed

Samuel who watched over her day and night. To help alleviate her condition,

for Olivia, Samuel wouldn’t have

she’s not my biological child, she shows genuine respect and care

there couldn’t be a more

my condition.

Emma went to jail, Amelia could not bring herself to act as

unfair

could not let Emma

up on Olivia, even though Olivia was once

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, adding

Seeing Daniel, Olivia leaned her head on his shoulder and rubbed it against his shoulder affectionately. She did not

it was filled with information about Emma and her biological mother,

Emma and Samuel as well as how Samuel and Evelyn got

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

chatted and laughed, appearing to be a perfectly happy family. Those who did

profound like

was very

this information would not be able to

no affection to her because of the daughter of her father’s mistress. Just thinking about it made one feel

gentle as a spring

that the statement lacked sufficient emotional

decided to do

he took out his phone and

his room when the children’s watch on his

“It’s Daddy!” he thought.

hurriedly ran to the door and asked Zoe in a childish voice, “Daddy went out, huh?” Zoe was momentarily taken aback by the question. She replied,

thought, “He’s in the

home, so why did he

door, Daniel waved at him. There was

father. Instead, he immediately pounced into

the little one, kissed him,

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

a

and walked out of the study, saying, “How about

“Sure,” Andrew replied loudly.

was left alone sitting on

“What’s

left behind,

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to the Taylor family’s house, the driver was driving in the front, while Kelly sat beside Olivia, keeping her

gaze was indifferent, making it hard for anyone to

a moment, she said, “It’s not necessarily

Taylor family, and she no longer had any

had diminished significantly. She really did not want to have any connection with

consciousness. In the past, Olivia was very patient and could endure it.

would immediately

However, she could not

mean that she

“I’ll hold it

Olivia nodded.

quiet. Amelia did not act crazily. She was very quiet, so much

steadily

acupuncture therapy on her, she

Taylor, thank you,”

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

while. Amelia looked at William and said, “William, go out first. I have a few words to say

was not

afraid that Amelia would do something that could not be

in her attitude. She said, “William, you want to disobey

In the end, he gave in. He could only nod helplessly and say, “I’ll wait outside, Mom. Please stay calm. Your health matters more than anything

“Got it,” Amelia said.

at Kelly, who was behind Olivia. Seeing that Kelly had no intention

Her voice was very gentle. “Can I call you

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

was gentle and

was very clear–headed now. She had never been so clear–headed

years.

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

trembled slightly. She did not say

were just born, you were a tiny and chubby bundle, not to mention incredibly adorable. You’re very obedient and smart. You learn everything quickly and

that our mother–daughter bond was short–lived. Perhaps God only granted us a brief five–year connection. If we had

a bit hard to continue, but she persevered, saying, “I really hope that we, as mother and daughter, can reunite, but there

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

I can accompany her wholeheartedly. In a few

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

treat each other as strangers.” Olivia raised her gaze. Her attractive eyes, which were similar to Amelia’s, were narrow and elongated, as if they were hiding a

did not say anything. She just looked at Amelia

gaze. She lowered her head and continued, “I gave birth to you and you saved me. We do not owe each other a favor. We have nothing to do with each other anymore. Let’s live as strangers in

and Emma between them, Amelia could no longer treat Olivia

have a short–lived connection, so there was no

Amelia held her fingers tightly and quietly made a

for Olivia to speak,

this moment felt especially long.

period of time, Amelia

Olivia’s voice, which was soft

Her body suddenly stiffened and she

stuffing

her emotions fluctuated dramatically

was used at

thought. “The preparation doesn’t go to

Olivia handed the medicine bottle to

to the body. If you feel physically unwell or your emotions become too

say anything. She just held the

acupuncture therapy was quick. It was completed in less than

careful adherence. She then put away

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

rushed down from upstairs and explained as she ran, “I’m sorry, Olivia. I went to the

nodded and said,

the bed lost in thought ever since Olivia left. It was not until Sophia knocked on the door and asked if she wanted

of bed and put on her slippers. Just as she was about to drink some water,

a moment. She lowered her head and glanced at it. It

“What’s this?” she thought.

moment. Suddenly, she thought of the beautiful girl who accompanied

“It seems like she brought it

must have been left

to call Olivia and have her come back to retrieve it. Unexpectedly, the string that was tied around the envelope’s seal came loose, and a photograph fell

was a group photo of Samuel, Emma,

Amelia’s pupils contracted intensely.

noted that Samuel used Olivia as a cover for his affair

his mistress’s daughter into the family. Not only did his mistress’s daughter take the name and identity of Amelia’s biological daughter, which was Olivia, but she

there was a paternity test

father and daughter” was the last sentence. Amelia thought to herself, “So that’s how

calming medication. Her emotions were remarkably tranquil at the moment.

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 if she bore a striking resemblance

find all the

were about a few hundred photos. They

one of them was about

It was only when she had looked at all the photos that her mind suddenly clicked

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