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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on the younger granddaughter because she’ll probably

Why bother with those big shots? If her medical skills were good enough to make herself

shot.

play up to others? Isn’t it good to let others come to

the sort of people like the elder granddaughter. Her grandfather was a miracle doctor, and she had a great resource

granddaughter, she would go all out to study medicine and become

would

great it

why not

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

was escaping without saying

their faces were red, and

high–ranking official on this trip, Gillian had also given

Association organized

by the association’s internal members. Gillian

for Doris.

a large–scale competition, it

she could get to know

taken in as

would have a sudden

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

As soon as

Ernesto was back.

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

stunned. Then, the corners of her mouth curled up into

the Painting Association.

Association

that teacher was

the teacher, she was nothing but

sadly. “No,

Ernesto raised his eyebrows.

Rose Liebsig, the president of the

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he only

said this, Gillian’s shoulders

remembered how disappointed she was at that time. It still stung

indeed gone too far in this matter. You are both his granddaughters. How could

interrupted, “Yeah, that’s unfair. That Mrs. Liebsig is also to blame. Why must she want one disciple only? So what harm

angry and

look into Mrs. Liebsig now.”

staying in the Hushe Republic for almost a month, Saul had already had a

search.

encountered any doubts, he would start searching

and

was not

Wilcox family’s lineal

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

she would only want one disciple, but five after she took in Olivia, she has taken

She’s a

hand holding the pen paused, and he

face flushed red as if it was

moment, she did not know if she was more

years

by only wanting one disciple? It was

she take in another two disciples five years later if she wanted one

the side, angrily accusing Rose of not keeping

he said, Gillian

Saul. “Enough! Stop it.” If he nagged again, Gillian would be furious in

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was listening for fun. She was not very interested in other people’s

main character of the

a very

a second when she saw

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

looking for Doris? She’s

Bettany looked at the stairs, and

she restrained herself and shook her head. “I’m not going up. I’ll leave Doris to finish her work for the painting

The painting competition?

stunned for a second. How did Bettany know about

a niche competition. It was an

held to

other words, the result of the competition was not the point. What mattered was whether any teacher took a fancy to the

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

Facebook status?

words, she immediately realized she had been blocked

phone over and gestured

all Doris’s Facebook

participation in the competition, but she also read another

day and now acts like a painter who knows how to mix colors. By the way, does anyone know what the color grayish–orange

gaze swept across it

on her face did not change, but her understanding of

words of mockery and contempt

tell the character

Doris was superficial and

returned the phone to Bettany and asked her what she

a lot of things in

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 it to Doris

the painting in her arms. “I painted this. I hope Doris can on it.” After she finished speaking, she seemed to

of sadness flashed across Bettany’s face. “Doris

warm–hearted person. When she heard

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the notebook

She barely suppressed her frustration and said in a deep voice, “Olivia, you’re distracting

it mean a lot to

not think

but she could feel that

“Bettany told me to give you this. It’s some of her

Doris sneered.

it over and threw it on the desk without

junior high school student. What made her

that Bettany would mislead

these over again.” Doris was

looked up and glanced

gaze was indifferent, cold, and clear, but for some reason, Doris felt an inexplicable

Her fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

moved her lips. She wanted to say something but could not speak a single word, no matter

recovered, Olivia had already left with

hell!” Doris was so

the notebook

the

two minutes, she

she saw no one in

Olivia put

a panicked voice came from the door, and Talia ran

face was deadly pale, and she looked a

a second before saying, “You’re from the Taylor family

imperceptibly. Finally, she pointed at the notebook on the table and said, “This is Bettany’s notebook. I brought it

started to show her the door. “Alright, I see.

she was halfway through the door when she suddenly turned

chills all over and could not stop

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

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

its height and compared to the other two shadows, it should be leaning

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Olivia was very vigilant.

of the small room, there was also a broken piece of

happened to

had happened and walked to open the door and expose

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

He even had a smile on his face,

father. I’m here to

echoed Tucker’s words and even

slightly. She shifted her gaze to look at the shadow at the door of the small room and asked, “Then why

on the ground?” Tucker did not understand

gestured

drugged her. What are you

she heard this, she freaked out. “How did you

“Shut up!” Tucker scolded.

woman could not be more stupid, wondering how she could admit

around and looked at Olivia gloomily. His tone was threatening. “Young lady, don’t be

Was he threatening her?

threats. If the other side spoke nicely

would never compromise if she

bother to pay attention to Tucker. She directly pushed the

called out to the police officer who had rushed over excitedly to the Taylor family for sandwiches but ended in disappointment, “Officer,

was inside the room, witnessed everything. He was so angry that he clenched his fists and slammed them

counter was covered with

move or wasn’t damaged at all. On the contrary,

it! He was

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locked herself in the room and

the introduction of Rose

was

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

an exclusive interview with

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

she liked the number

ground

said immediately after the phone went through, “Mrs. Liebsig, you said

the call from Gillian. She then took off her

the sofa and sat down, drinking water and listening

listened,

end, she could not help but interrupt Gillian. “Wait, you said that your

that true?”

was any

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

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

who’d invited you?” Gillian didn’t believe it. “Then why did

miracle doctor. He had a lot of connections, and people from all walks of life

“I think you’ve thought too highly of Doctor Smith. I must

medical skills are superb, but he’s just a doctor, after all. Why would everyone humor him? Moreover, we didn’t know

you come to

Olivia,” Rose told the truth. “I happened to see Olivia’s painting at an art exhibition then. I spent a lot of effort to get

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

break down. She clenched her fists tightly and barely managed to calm herself down. “So, you’ve never

It had been so many years, so how could she

just go around taking in mediocre disciples. I wouldn’t lower my bar even if your

to mention he’s

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

you’ve praised me and said I

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I was just being

by

said, “To be honest, I’ve lived for so long, but I’ve never seen

shameless as to have told Olivia to bring your mediocre paintings to me for grading again and again? How

of this, Rose got

feel that Gillian was too thick–skinned for having ordered Olivia without any gratitude and

“You know what? Olivia spent a lot of effort to get me to check your paintings back then. She begged me again and again. Ms. Gillian, you

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

of being grateful for Olivia, she even blamed

be

Olivia, I’ll give you a recommended entry to participate in the painting

that, she hung up the phone

Taylor family’s sandwich shop, in order not to disturb Doris with her painting, everyone from the Taylor family dared not to speak loudly.

making sandwiches in the morning would

to do, Olivia went upstairs to

It was distant and peaceful, and it had

with it. She felt the color of the sky could be better. She had

pointed. “Add a little

looked up and glanced at

you think. Olivia, can you please go to study the sandwich ingredients if you are busy with nothing?

not feel attached

to watch her paint was only

person. Even if she had lost

heavy burden and think

didn’t care, Olivia had

turned around and

looked more terrible. She snorted coldly

from upstairs and heard

looked over.

scene. When she saw Olivia, she pushed the bag of almonds to her side and replied, “Something happened at the fast

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and frowned. “It’s Bettany’s

Stella spat out a mouthful of almonds

were classmates, but compared to Doris, she lived a much more pathetic

and went home

and daughter finally had a better life and opened a fast food restaurant on

who had been missing for many years, suddenly came

before Bettany was born, Tucker left home to earn a living. But he had been away from home

family of three to be united after he

had started

returned this time.

terrible father he is!” Megan frowned. “He’s a

is tough. She made a scene at the engagement

long after she were back, Tucker

making a

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

was really stupid

still couldn’t change the fact that he was paralyzed. Bettany’s life would

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

home

He was down.

the first thought that crossed Marco’s mind was that Olivia must

Thank god!

he realized that Olivia was calling

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

ashamed Officer Wood rushed

on?” he asked

parents have knocked her out

my god!

Even the biological parents could

a call to report

stop him. “Misunderstanding! It’s just a misunderstanding. Officer. please listen to me. We’re

and looked

to the small room. “Look, Bettany has already fainted. We can get the doctor to check on her later to see if

room and saw

several times, but Bettany

expression darkened as he realized that something

“Mind your own business. We’re Bettany’s parents. When Bettany wakes

Olivia nodded.

call the police?” Olivia took out her phone and found a recording. She played it to Tucker. “So, I recorded it just in case. Even if Bettany is on your side, Talia has already admitted to having drugged her. This is the evidence.” “You recorded it!” Tucker’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets as if he

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

to waste time doing meaningless things. Whatever she said and did had its meaning. Moreover, the prerequisite for her saving people

an old saying that

with her parents must

her parents and turned against

if she left without doing anything and watched a young girl get hurt,

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the lurch had broken

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

Tucker was furious.

did not expect to meet such a meticulous girl

genius she

away, and Bettany was sent to

police station

asked her, “How did you find

saw three shadows at the door. One of them seemed to be

wall in the aisle. There was a small piece of broken porcelain at the

hearing this, Marco and his colleagues looked at each other in

but admire her observation.

and Talia Fulham have drugged her but not some

in trouble, but as a mother, Talia was only panicking. There was no worry or fear on her face. This didn’t make sense at all. Recalling the previous news, everyone

my god,

could even become a

ask something irrelevant. “Do you

her head. She didn’t seem to

good. You deduced everything just

Wasn’t she good?

to find out. She did not think it was

“This is just

he almost forgot about

thought Olivia’s guess should be the

woke up, she might cover up

were her parents by

the best outcome. But they were worried that Tucker and Talia would twist the facts and accuse Olivia of calling the police to vent her anger, slander them, and ruin

Marco was dumbfounded.

colleagues beside him widened

She was so well–prepared!

Why did you record?”

make a false countercharge, so I recorded

gave her a thumbs

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

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her.

and they were her parents, so Bettany did

let them go home and settle it

home, she brought some food over to thank

you today. Thank you.” Bettany was a little embarrassed that she had only brought some food from the

this myself. It’s for you.

over and saw an oil painting of the

and the colors were clean. The entire

“Did you paint

painting, the smile on Bettany’s face brightened. She

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

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

Bettany smiled, showing two dimples on her cheeks. She looked cute.

her previous gloominess and unhappiness.

neck is too thick. Not good.” Doris had come over without being

in her hand and directly poked at the

quiet and peaceful neck of the

Bettany

frowned. “Why did you

long time,

thing a painting?” Doris was disdainful. She looked

impatiently, “Fine. Fine. I’ll fix it for

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

deep breath and suppressed the anger in her chest. She hugged the

arms.

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

that, she left with

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dinner, Megan brought up the

is really ruthless. She even knocked out

pitiful to have such

wrong and call the police?” Olivia nodded. “Yes, I went to return the notebook and found Bettany unconscious on the ground, so I called

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

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

her eyes

nagging feeling that something was

benevolent and kind. Why would they

the

this moment, her phone

It was Gillian.

at a hotel in town and wanted to talk to her.

frustrated. Ernesto sat opposite her.

her eyes 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 her

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

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

looked at Gillian and

not enough. Relationships will become shallower as

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

was curious. He could not have gone through so

His unusually flirtatious

that I recognized the wrong person after I woke up. I thought it was her sister, Doris, who saved

this a good idea?” Ernesto turned to Gillian. His eyes were

Gillian was silent.

was really evil. He actually came up

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

person she liked treated her sister

nodded. “Alright, we’ll do as you

to the hotel. Olivia received a call from Gillian. Gillian asked her to take the small road to the east,

nodded and did not think too much about it. She walked

as prosperous as the city. There were no

It was only nine o’clock in

walked to

in

already hear Olivia’s footsteps. He pressed his shoulder to make more blood

the middle of the

all. Everything was ready. Ernesto leaned his head against the wall. As soon as he closed

hell

He was going blind!

My eyes, my eyes!

even so, the light revealed between his fingers was incomparably

it was

had a

away from Ernesto. She asked curiously, “Why are you lying here? Isn’t the

only determine where she was based on the source

Ernesto said weakly, “I’m

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

Ernesto was speechless.

a dog? She could even smell chicken

himself.

a huge stick from behind her. She held the stick in her right hand and poked Ernesto’s left. leg. “Is it this one?”

could not see Olivia’s movements. He only felt

He nodded. “Yes.”

stick. “I’ll call the police immediately and get someone to send you to the

head and

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gun…”

had already taken out her phone. “There’s a gunshot wound. I have to call

Ernesto was dumbfounded!

How did that happen?

the novel was like this. The male lead was shot by a gun and could not go to the hospital, let alone call the

did Olivia call the

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

were differences between domestic and foreign cultures, and this plot was borrowed from the novel. Therefore, Ernesto thought that Olivia would be like the female protagonist in the novel. She would not call the

understand why Olivia called

interesting. What makes you think I’ll help a criminal? Of course, I’m on the same side

casually believe in a strange man one met on the street. Even if she wasn’t worried that he would hurt her, she still had

any money now. If she was extorted, she would

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

inches tall and had practiced boxing since

would definitely

And yet…

get close to Olivia, his abdomen was ruthlessly poked

it hurt

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

about covering his face.

raised her flashlight and shone it at

the exotic face,

Then, countless memories returned.

She remembered!

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for self–defense and leaned forward. She easily restrained Ernesto

no longer felt

Oh! How magicall

he was still surprised, something even

coldly. “Ernesto,

calm expression changed drastically when

He was stunned.

he

she announced coldly, “The hypnosis has been removed, and our

looked at Olivia in disbelief. “Impossible, impossible.

world could be removed from his hypnosis

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

you mean?” Ernesto was a

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

preparations in advance. Not only did she have to give a psychological hint, but as long as she saw Ernesto’s face, she would be able

set a time

her away. They would also think of a way to let

happened, the hypnosis would not

the country and pressure Fesmuowana through the

time, things would not be under Emesto’s

a national

the alley, Olivia threw the flashlight to Ernesto and pressed the button

on her left wrist

than three minutes

was Pets

Tavin‘ the raver of

le due cathon!

followed beland When he tward as tw quickly ran a few steps and stopped

to see Cullat as you want to and

log and track at all bia

Ese and Does she

Regret of

walk

cow how

get a

ducked

faint moonlight shone on her face,

Ernesto could still feel the coldness from

was the most meaningless

hurtful things. She had already hurt others. What was

make herself feel at

turned to look at Ernesto and said calmly, “I let you hypnotize me in exchange for the Wilcox family’s hypnotism. Now that the hypnosis is over, we have nothing to do

paused and continued, “I’m not a good–tempered person, and my patience is limited. I

to cut ties with Ernesto, which made him feel very

Olivia’s tone, but her attitude of leaving him alone as if she didn’t

if after tonight, they were

He suddenly

wanted to say

speak. She

and heartless. She did not even look

to his senses, the black car had already left like an arrow and

was a thick, foul–smelling

What a hateful girl!

stomped his feet in anger. How could there be

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

head and looked out of the window. Her tone was even colder than the night wind. “There’s no need. You

nodded and asked, “Where are we

away. She suddenly thought

inside, and there was only a faint light in

over and knocked on the

a while, Bettany

opened the car door and gestured for her

almost midnight. It was really not safe to get into an

had helped her in

courage and sat

late. What’s the matter?”

was a little nervous and sat up

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

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to give

was surprised.

to speak when a

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

was unhappy and reminded him. “Olivia is my friend. Don’t provoke

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

Tucker’s tone

sarcasm. She waved her hand to chase him away and apologized to Olivia.

looked embarrassed,

of time…

speaking, her face flushed red

had the courage to admit

calmly.

was still worried, Olivia

and then was shocked. “You’re not coming back anymore? You’re not going to visit Samuel

the Taylor family’s daughter.

was a little stunned, but she was very smart and immediately realized that there should be

reason.

Olivia’s privacy, so she could not ask further. She only looked at Olivia reluctantly. “Then,

casually, “Let’s leave it to fate.

car door. “Wait for me here. I’ll be

a painting. ‘Olivia, this is for you.” Bettany looked sad. “I

she smiled and said, “Then I’ll also give

away. When he heard Olivia’s words, he glanced at

was so lucky to be favored by

the future, she might have some

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the sandwich shop found Olivia was missing

should we

gone out.” Derek

first thing she said was, “There’s no need to look for her.

hung up

the Taylor family were left

his voice. He took a deep

is really too much. She didn’t even inform us before she

so Megan had already treated Olivia

She started to grumble.

said mockingly, “Mother, you really treat her

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

Stella thought of

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

was a big

there were a total of ten sandwich fillings in the Taylor family’s sandwich shop. Stella had only learned three of them, and she was

should we do?” Stella was so anxious that

seen the world. When I participate in this internal competition organized by the Painting Association,

originally felt sorry for the sandwich–filling recipes. After hearing her daughter’s words, she suddenly felt more confident. “Yes, Doris’s painting is the most

affect Doris’s painting. We might

was furious. She raised her head and glared at Derek before

awkwardly at Doris. “Doris, your sister–in–law is just too anxious. Don’t be angry.” “Derek. Doris glanced at Derek and frowned slightly. “Don’t

as a disciple by a teacher from the Painting Association, I’ll be famous. Any random painting can be

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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 her attitude and did

time, he had interacted with Olivia a lot. He had seen Olivia’s sincere way of thinking

he faced Doris again, he felt

turned

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

her pen and looked happy. “It must

She

shoes and ran

counter and looked at Bettany’s back with

a little distant. She definitely isn’t on the side of outsiders.” Bettany received the package and opened

stopped her. “Bettany, don’t interact with those indecent people. Listen to me and marry into the Hall family. In the future, you can have whatever you want. Don’t you want to learn painting? The Hall family will send you to the art school and hire a famous painting teacher

was tearing the

up and stared at Tucker. Her tone was cold. “Tucker, I’m calling you Dad

can you talk to

in her heart. “Mom, I’m

not asking you to marry him. It’s just an engagement. Your father said that the company is in danger now and only the Hall family can save it.

should I help him? Doesn’t he still have a daughter? Why

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

point, he even vented his anger

still young and hasn’t interacted with Missy before. She doesn’t have any feelings for Missy. When they get

Tucker grew impatient. “Bettany must

“Don’t force me. I won’t marry into the Hall family. Even if you use despicable methods to knock me out and

Talia slapped Bettany and looked at Bettany

already used to her mother being like

no longer hurt. She

her hand to rub her face and looked at Talia coldly. “Mom, you’re

that, she ran

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called out to her

come from hell. “Ignore her. Let’s see how long she can hold on. A girl

couldn’t help but

the depths of

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

Talia

voice was gentle. “I knew it. You understand my heart the

her head and smiled

her face with cold water to calm herself

She

been relying on her for so many years

to force her

her face, Bettany opened

be a

it should be a

Olivia also gave her a

completely opened. Inside was not

it strange. Did people still write

out the envelope and opened it. She realized that it was not a letter

What exactly was it?

confused. Was it a

casually took out a thin golden paper

a line

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

this was actually an invitation

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

suspected that she

hard and looked at the

It was

given to her by Olivia.

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heart pounding so fast that it

again,

such a good thing really

not a hesitant

on the burden of the family. This had trained her

decisive person.

the invitation,

understand this competition,

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

was in

so she had to

a

hugged the invitation letter. As she ran too quickly,

while for her to

bright

Doris was instantly stunned.

ever since she met Bettany, Bettany had always been depressed. Although she was energetic and decisive, there was always a hint of worry in

in her eyes.

you!” Bettany couldn’t control her excitement and

was joking. However, when she lowered her

was also Bettany’s

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

a good idea for her to come and look for

was a

was too excited. Her mind was in

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

if she participated in this competition, she and Doris

to Bettany with a smile, “I’m sorry. I was just too surprised

Doris’s expression. Seeing that Doris really did not seem to mind,

invitation letter lovingly.

at Bettany’s sleeve and ask

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second sister?”

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

She stuttered, “Well, I can’t say for sure. Actually, I don’t know who

Bettany didn’t continue

learned how to draw on my own.

would definitely not waste time examining

But…

landed on

have a companion.” Doris reached out to take the painting from Bettany’s hand. Doris’s hand that was holding the painting suddenly froze when her gaze landed on the oil painting. This painting… The concept

tightly

again and again, looking at the painting Smoke

composition and color of this painting

enough. She did not expect this

How did that happen?

Bettany never learn how

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

here first. I’ll take my time to look at it. I’ll tell you in

looked at Doris with concern and said in a worried

drawing recently. I didn’t

and bade farewell

hung up the painting Smoke in Village

drew another one

little awkward and

tore off the painting she had drawn, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it a

for her to be inferior to Bettany.

her head

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

was unhappy all day

been secretly criticizing him, saying

criticism, he had a smart brain and

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warm exterior

Ellis to the

out of fear that they would anger the CEO

CEO’s office was as

even vent his anger. He could only bury his frustration in his

was really sad, extremely

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

Daniel did not agree

did not dare to say

were able to manipulate

Olivia, he

comparison was too

every day and didn’t like his son

was

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always been afraid to tell

when his relationship with Olivia deepened, or after they got married, he would slowly tell her that Andrew was

was because he was afraid that Olivia would snatch Andrew

Andrew was her child, she would definitely fight with him for

Daniel

bear to compete

accompanied Olivia to watch many idol

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

dramas and novels were all

the female lead, how could he bear to snatch her

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

die in

he returned home at night,

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

was actually pretending

only sighed softly. “Alas, why did he fall asleep?

Olivia?

widened. He suddenly lifted

Daniel was so mean.

to be surprised and turned the doorknob with his slender fingers. “Andrew! Weren’t you

chubby little face with his two soft fingers and

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

was not dreaming. He argued,

be sure that you’re not dreaming?

less about pretending.

believe you.” Daniel crossed his arms in front of his chest. His lazy

and looked up at Daniel for a

for a moment, he would still

Daniel must have found him sprawled

he realized that he had been discovered, he immediately turned around and took out the iPad

threw it on the ground with a thud and promised Daniel with a puffed–up

didn’t

moment.

raised his eyebrows and picked up the iPad. He looked at the video. “23

for a

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

it,” Daniel said slowly. “I remember we discussed about it before. How should I punish you if you played with

lowered his head and said pitifully,

satisfied with

into tears. He went forward and hugged Daniel’s thigh. “Don’t

were exactly the same as his mother’s. When he cried, he looked exceptionally

Daniel could not

to make a promise with a

room, he felt sad when he saw

kind of heartache of

blanket was too

a father and

He raised Andrew alone.

lost her memories and avoided

phone and slowly typed on Facebook

his words and described how he found Andrew playing with the iPad

blanket.

emphasized that the child was not easy to discipline and that he was tired because he had to act as a father

only Olivia could

posted

It was Olivia!

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

long time, he finally

She felt a little dizzy,

when she woke up, she still felt a little

her phone back, so Olivia casually flipped through it. Coincidentally, she saw the Facebook status of Daniel. Her fingertips slipped and

preceded

moment to realize what she’d

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always been afraid to tell Olivia that

married, he would slowly tell

afraid that

her child,

could Daniel

not bear to compete with her

had accompanied Olivia to watch many idol dramas and

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

dramas and novels were all fake. The male lead did not love

he really loved the female lead, how could he bear

from her, even if Olivia frowned

in pain than

night, Daniel went to Andrew’s

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

pretending to be

him. He only sighed softly. “Alas, why did he fall asleep? I was about

Olivia?

suddenly lifted the blanket and called out,

Daniel was so mean.

pretended to be surprised and turned the doorknob with his slender fingers. “Andrew! Weren’t

little embarrassed. He poked his chubby little face with his

Then, he covered Andrew with the blanket lovingly and said in a serious tone,

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

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

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

arms in front of

and looked up at Daniel for a long time before he suddenly

smart child panicked for a moment, he would still

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originally wanted to give him a surprise, but now

was

through, neither of them spoke. Only their rapid breathing

was like

color of

and seductive, like the deepest color of

moment, she must be biting her lower

mark on her lips, and the numbness could melt his

lower abdomen suddenly tightened, and his right hand

be able to control himself. He would hold her under his body and press her

sexy voice

eyes. She could

“Daniel.”

did not speak. They just held

joy and longing spread along the signal

who was sitting in the front passenger seat, looked at each other and thought of the same thing.

Ha–ha!

really missed Daniel. She had never liked

contact with Daniel, she was not tempted. She

it weren’t for Andrew, Olivia wouldn’t have wanted

passed, Olivia liked him more and

found Daniel more and more pleasing to the

good–looking, obedient, and understanding? His occasional pride was like a

what she liked. She

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had returned to

Daniel had bad intentions.

I’ll pick you

rubbed her temples and could not help but laugh. “It’s almost ten o’clock at night now. I

his eyebrows and chuckled. “Is

Olivia was speechless.

was wrong. He quickly found a reason that

did he cry?” Olivia was

became nervous. Indeed, she had forgotten her husband after having

felt a

his tone and said in a low voice, like a single father who couldn’t do anything for his child, “Alas, he always cried before he went to bed these past few nights. He asked me

cried, her heart immediately ached. She agreed immediately. “Alright, I’ll go straight to your

for you.” Daniel smiled like

anything from happening, Daniel even came to Andrew’s

and asked him to send Olivia a voice message.

a daze and

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

and looked up

you remember what you

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

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

was stunned at first, then he instantly pouted

blink of an eye, Daniel pressed the voice transmitting button and

Andrew’s shoulder and said in a

Andrew was speechless.

kind of father was this?” he

cries, Olivia’s heart

of the Sullivan family to Tyson and

at the Sullivan family, it was already midnight. Andrew had already gone to bed. Olivia tiptoed into the house and glanced at Andrew. Only

had exactly two guest rooms. Tyson and Peter lived together, and Olivia had

room.

she was really tired and prepared to take

shower when she heard someone knocking on the

it?” Daniel stood tall at the door with a

milk.

now. It’s not convenient for me to go out now. I’ll go out

Daniel was super considerate.

“The door’s locked.”

ready.

Olivia was speechless.

seemed to have

nodded.

He first looked around before placing

was taking a shower.

warm and a little

Daniel was tempted.

even have any

that he was very normal. After all, he had been holding it in for so many years. If he

in men who

Olivia came out of the bathroom in a bath towel after taking a shower, she saw a large patch of milk on

should we do? The bed is wet.

her beautiful chin and pointed

Daniel leaned over and pressed Olivia against

Olivia’s face, causing her body

almost hung

defeat. She raised her chin and glared

eyes. “Of course… I’ll fuck

he spoke, he picked up Olivia and

went blank for a moment. She blinked and

gave her a passionate

Hmm…

woke up

opened her eyes, it was almost 11

already gone to

could not help but kick Daniel. “It’s all your

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not

over and pressed her down. His voice

was almost one in

there were still Tyson, Peter, and two nannies at home,

anyone.

done last night by getting up so late? She quietly

Tyson and Peter, who

to the dining room to eat. However, Daniel appeared at this moment and looked at her worriedly. “What’s wrong? Why are you tiptoeing? Are you feeling

Shut up!

shouldn’t. She quickly went forward and wanted to

was wearing slippers, and because the ground was a little slippery, she rushed forward too quickly. She slipped away and plunged

loud. Tyson and Peter turned

see Olivia throwing herself

and raised

the cold and indifferent Miss Taylor was actually so passionate

Olivia was speechless.

ashamed to face anyone. Her reputation had

Daniel acted as if

Tyson and Peter, “Olivia is too tired. I’ll carry

and Peter nodded

head in Daniel’s

embarrassing. They could

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afternoon, Olivia and Daniel went to the kindergarten to pick up

the way,

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

only 29 years old. He has been married for seven years.” Daniel

He barely reached the

Daniel turned to look

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

really have one.”

car and

Olivia frowned.

make out what he was

to ask him what was

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

traffic light had turned green. Daniel turned around and looked ahead, pressed on the accelerator with his right foot and the car

yet he said solemnly, stressing every syllable,

Olivia repeated his

of what

didn’t expect him to bring up this topic so soon.

she hesitated, trying to figure out

haven’t made up your mind, we can get engaged for now. How do

Engage?

took a breath of

nodded at Daniel and agreed.

happy that he was lost

it! That

a very sophisticated person. He understood humans pretty

read a

to

the exact

engage,

up Andrew, the three of them went to a nearby restaurant

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

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took the initiative to

to think

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

he looked

deep, cello–like voice,

No need?

Olivia looked up,

beautiful eyes filled

his fingertips on the table and said, “September

that was holding the fork paused in the air. She

head. “This

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

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

confidently. “I’ve prepared

phone and showed

old

invite a lot of people. I

them on and see if there’s anything you need

rings had been customized. They

Daniel was talking excitedly.

saw Olivia looking at him calmly with

skipped a

to himself, “Oh no, she found

up and said slowly,

I knew we would

moved closer to Olivia and whispered, “I really want to marry

that, he gave Andrew a

and blinked his big eyes pitifully. “Olivia, don’t you

no. What are you saying?” Olivia’s heart softened. She held Andrew in her arms and shook him. Her tone was gentle.

face. “Then would you

Olivia lowered her head and kissed

Daniel was very productive.

he announced the engagement to

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also posted on Twitter: Dear Princess, I’ll

Group’s subsidiaries reposted this Twitter and posted at the same time: “Congratulations, Mr.

instantly, This tweet

news of the engagement of the richest man instantly hit

the top of

news outlet was reporting

the financial column, entertainment column, and

The netizens were dumbfounded.

was going on.

the blink of an eye, the richest man was engaged. They never heard he had

were in

Oh no, how can he get engaged

know? I have

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

a link behind this

clicked on it were all shocked by Olivia’s dazzling

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

even though Ms. Taylor has made some achievements in biology, I still don’t think Ms. Taylor is good enough for Mr. Sulliva. After all,

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

netizens were arguing with

had controlled the s, so the discussion didn’t go too

not very intense, and there was nothing

want to see any arguments.

Hence…

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

posted, “We will send

lucky

netizens from those who retweeted,

Group subsidiaries posted on Twitter,

them.

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109 a boon

the who won

* Be hone

bund wh

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will wet 100 yes the whadde

The nets went crazy

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the Internet were in

got countless

him to parties, hoping to meet his

his long legs bent. He lowered his gaze

nothing

reached a particular message,

slowly looked

on the top of her head. His voice was low and slightly husky as he asked, “A group of old

in a

to gently scratch Daniel’s

place Daniel frequented during his youth. He used to spend entire nights there with

and he was busy with work, so he no longer

ago. Standing at the entrance once more, Daniel felt like he was there

club had become unfamiliar to

club’s staff were all well–trained, and their

tell at a glance who

and Olivia but they could tell from the way they dressed and walked that they were not ordinary

and extend a

As the staff member led the way, he

to a gradual halt, his gaze languid as he cast

His aura instantly rose.

lips and smiled at the staff.

staff member felt as if his neck was

knocked open and two familiar

member glanced over from the corner of

actually appeared at the same

two lobby managers in the club, one was male, named

of them had always

appeared

The staff was dumbfounded!

He bowed and apologized,

Vivian also came over.

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beautiful, but her demeanor was not assertive. Instead, she exuded a

drawn to her, and women felt no envy

she turned her gentle gaze to Olivia and inquired with a

familiar with

she called her

her eyebrows and looked at

Her EQ is high.” Olivia nodded at her and turned to Daniel. “Let’s

“Yes,” Daniel replied.

in and introduced them along the way. “Mr.

causing her shoes to get soiled.

Olivia to

room.

turn back

on minor inconveniences. She nodded in resignation and acquiesced, saying,

followed the

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

waitress said she was going to get a wet towel,

Olivia opted to remove her shoes and rinse them under running water. Afterward, she wiped them dry with

came out of the

hallways on either side, Olivia found herself a bit

similar. It

phone and planned to

as she opened her handbag, a red wine

to be a supervisor suddenly materialized and gave her a nudge forward.

pushed her into an unfamiliar private

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

look and instructed, “Quickly serve wine to the gentlemen.” Olivia remained rooted in place and lightly touched the red wine bottle with her fingertips. She clarified, You’ve made a mistake. I’m not

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

private room let out loud, boisterous cheers. A lecherous middle–aged man looked at Olivia and asked, “Girl, are you a

him a knowing look. “What do you

The middle–aged man chuckled.

back to the supervisor

the supervisor could reply, the middle–aged man

guest. Young

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

few old men giggled and surrounded Olivia from several directions as they

lights in the private room were dim, and people’s faces

on the wine bottle. The dark red wine bottle reflected her

clearly

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

you’ve stepped through this door, regardless of who you are, don’t even dream of leaving. Stay here and serve

he spoke, he was about to pounce on

but there was a hint of red at the

It was scarlet red.

a step to the side and dodged the

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

table was made of glass, and so were

instantly shattered, and

the

timid ones even cried

was left in a state of astonishment, their gazes fixed on Olivia in utter

massaged her wrist, her tone icy.

shocked crowd and walked straight

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

and

frown deepened, and her expression

on these people. She picked up

Bam!

Crash!

glass door was smashed into

sharply, moving deftly despite the shards of broken glass on

her, a group of people remained frozen in

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After Olivia left.

room opened and a

wore a silk shirt. The

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

up to her with a nervous expression. When he spoke, his voice was soft, trembling, and vaguely frightened.

woman glanced over indifferently and did not

with a thud and stammered for mercy. “Ms. Manson, please forgive this time. I won’t let

difficult to discern her emotions. “No one must find out about

drenched in a

hurriedly promised, “Don’t worry, Ms. Manson. I’ll go to the surveillance room now

“Go,” the woman said.

left as

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

specifically guiding the way, it would be impossible for the occupants of

private room had

way, it would be impossible for

rooms to meet.

This was interesting.

each other, how did Olivia end

on the wall, signaling the waiter

private room was noisy as if people inside were playing a

appeared nonchalant, yet his regal presence

cards on the table and beckoned to Olivia, saying, “Come

instantly stood up and tactfully gave up his

as he was about to stand up, his shoulders

and fair palm pressed down on

Olivia. “No, no,” she chimed in. “Today, it’s all about Daniel

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

offered him a charming smile. “Daniel,

people chimed in, “Yes, yes, yes.

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

tradition.” Sarah pressed her palm firmly on

a dilemma, not knowing if he should sit or

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Michael glared at Sarah and scolded

this opportunity to make

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

Olivia sat opposite Daniel.

better, they would have thought that she was the

pile of poker cards, she insisted on playing truth

that no one could

to bring over a lie detector. Michael pulled her to her seat and said

Daniel also looked over.

devoid of any discernible fluctuations, yet it

chill.

chill down her spine

pouted and appeared reluctant. “Fine, we can skip the lie detector, but we must play truth

that, she threw the poker card to the waiter opposite

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

opposite Sarah with one

seemed to be quite

for many years. She remembered that the last time she played cards was seven years ago. It was during Christmas,

Olivia had always won.

end, the three of them team up and fight

Olivia nodded and agreed.

they still

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

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

was just a joke. However, it came true. They

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

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Billionaires Missing Darling

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

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

“Mr. Sullivan, truth or dare?” Daniel leaned back on the sofa and

“Daniel, let me ask you something. I’m serious. If Winona hadn’t gone

her sentence, Michael pulled her and lowered his voice. “What are you doing? It

“That’s the rule.

very curious? Do you want to know

fingertips. Her gaze was indifferent,

frowned and wanted to provoke

this moment, Daniel

voice was casual and

countenance underwent a dramatic transformation, and her

“Winona

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too far. How could

banged the table and rose

and

lost

pressed her down. “Enough

you

realize

in the end, she managed to control her

The present Daniel was no longer one of

grandfather treated Daniel with great respect, being

she shouldn’t have a falling out

felt that Winona was

of the privileged youth, seemingly lacking any notable abilities. Winona guided him and led the

Winona, he wouldn’t have achieved what

taken by Olivia.

thought that such an outstanding Daniel belonged to

filled with

all over and left with wounds all over her

Winona’s departure, Daniel had matured

Olivia with all

dwelled on the matter,

and she had been childhood friends, sharing countless memorable and adventurous moments

that, they

met Winona, a wealthy

affluent upbringing, she had never been indulged and

reputation in the realm of

with elegance, beauty, nobility, and grace from

days, Daniel had

long–standing friendship, Sarah couldn’t help but feel

leader, whereas Daniel was merely a wealthy youngster. Plus, with his

family fortune. Therefore, it

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to make a wager with him, insisting that he would never be able to measure up to Winona.

the result far exceeded

successfully made

so astonished that her eyes nearly bulged out of their

still held onto the hope that Daniel could have a meaningful relationship with

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

toward serious matters; he simply relished having a good time

matter how many times Winona advised him, it was futile. He remained consistently

broke up. They separated from that

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

he came back, he became

of his family’s business, Daniel

gave

to the pinnacle of wealth, making

was motivated

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

he had

thought that he must be

surprise, he

her teeth

Sarah, his tone tinged with a sense of helplessness, “Come on. let’s stop now. Olivia is here, and there’s no need to

head

head and extended her apologies to Daniel and Olivia. “I’m genuinely sorry,” she confessed.

she picked up a glass of red

a few times

back to calm her down, he said to Daniel, “Daniel, to celebrate your engagement with Olivia, we’ve prepared a masquerade ball. Let’s go over

up and made way for Daniel to

while, he

and

also poked his head

get up

and looked at Olivia. He asked in a low voice. “Do you want to go

did not react for a

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he realized what Daniel was doing, he suddenly opened his

fearless, and arrogant, was actually asking a woman for her opinion in a low voice! This was too

was stunned, and so

“Yes.” Olivia nodded.

month of hypnosis, she was

during this

fun

being pushed off the cliff by Gillian, her heart turned

sealed herself off and devoted all her

and Gillian

no longer needed to repress herself; rather, she would begin to gradually open her heart and revert to her original

on the first

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

distinction was the

Emily brought Olivia

sapphire blue fishtail dress to

her eyes and glanced at

worry, they’re all new and

the changing room

you been

my first time

exchanged glances with Sarah and silently mouthed

hadn’t even visited 2046

woman had been to

actually Olivia’s

out her lipstick and applied it. She pursed her lips in front of the mirror and glanced

eyes were

that Daniel

far inferior

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The blue fishtail dress

twisted the golden lipstick tube back and turned to look at

wanted to

gaze landed on Olivia, she was

could someone dress such a cliché dress so

dress,

promoting one’s strengths and hiding one’s weaknesses, which would help to display a perfect

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

chosen this set

every cut, and every decoration was extremely

even uglier on a person than a

to be stunned. “Oh my god. Now that she put it on, the dress feels even more

did not hear the commotion outside. Listening around, she couldn’t

incompetent in saying a few nasty words of ridicule toward Olivia. She then lifted her hands and zipped up the dress around her

herself in the mirror, Sarah smiled in

dress she was wearing was tailored by a

figure was originally a little average, but after wearing this dress, her figure was instantly elevated, making her

boarding the high heels, Sarah prepared to show off in front

country bumpkin like her compare to me, let alone Winona!” she thought. With that in mind, Sarah puffed out her

determined to crush her in all

her eyebrows and looked

sudden, her powerful aura

be?”

Sarah’s expression cracked.

made her look like she had been reborn. There was

soon as they met, Sarah was almost crushed

face was ashen as

quietly. Otherwise, Sarah might

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“Ramirez, that big liar!

say that this dress is the ugliest in the world? Why is it so beautiful

“Ahhhhh!” she screamed inside.

about

Emily was more stable than her. She pinched her finger hard and looked at Olivia with an apologetic expression.

guess what Emily was going to say next. However, she

the wrong dress. It belongs to another customer. I’ll find another

nodded crazily. “Yes, yes, yes. This dress belongs to someone

not say anything. Instead, she lowered

don’t tell me you want

it on purpose to provoke Olivia so that she

got out that she

up and glanced at Emily indifferently before smiling. “Whose dress is this?

Emily was stumped.

to find the owner of this dress?” she thought while turning around and looking at Sarah,

Sarah said directly, “This

Emily’s. “I’m really sorry, Ms. Taylor. I like this dress very much. I really do like it.

dress?” Olivia looked at

much.” It was rare for her to soften her attitude as she

so Sarah was certain that

you want to wear the clothes I’m

Sarah nodded. “Yes.”

I’ve already worn it. Don’t you

I like this

Emily nodded cooperatively.

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

end, there was no need for

already nodded.

other and saw

to

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

retracted her gaze, not taking it

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

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inside.

few glances before retracting

walked over and handed the

said calmly, “Go change

the clothes to the changing

the clothes that Olivia had worn, she

not a loss to

outcome.

of this, Sarah was really a little

Then, she put on the sapphire blue

putting everything on, she looked

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

numb as

fuck is this!” she

so ugly that she

I can’t go out in this. I will be mocked to death,”

tried to pull up

reached over from

whoosh, the curtain of the changing room was pulled

was completely exposed

leaned over to

her expression

“What the fuck…

this ugly thing?” she

the sofa with her right leg on her left leg.

her hands and seemed to be in a good mood as the smile on her face was dazzling. “Miss Anderson, you have a good

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Sarah’s face darkened.

turned around and looked at

this moment, Olivia had already taken off her shawl, revealing her sapphire

and beautiful in it. It was even more

was at this point that Sarah

on purpose. She had put on the

was completely ignited and

was about to burst out, she restrained

and took a deep

and looked at Sarah

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

and tapped a finger

something

already begun.” Emily was afraid that Sarah would not be able to control

As she spoke, she handed Olivia a vampire

on the mask and the three of them walked towards

ball. Amidst the crowd, in the middle of the dance floor, several couples

walk further and see where Daniel and the others

walked slowly

a blink of an eye,

Coupled with the dim lights, it was impossible

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 not keep

man and a woman left dancing

had good eyesight, but she was too far away from the center. Everyone was wearing

could only vaguely sense that the couple in the middle had very

stood tall

was slender and long. Her half–length hair was tied into a bun on

a lady

music stopped, and the surrounding people couldn’t help but

clapped her hands. She even heard the

heaven.”

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are so

someone said,

did not expect someone to talk to her. She

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Don’t you think the people in the middle of the dance

Are they compatible?

and did not say

his mask. From Olivia’s direction, most of his side

stood up and wanted

was originally standing

instantly stopped Olivia

and look at the center of the crowd. The

a beautiful and

pupils constricted imperceptibly. A trace of surprise flashed in his deep

her lips, and smiled lightly at Daniel. “Why? Am I

was less friendly than before. “Of

saying that, he immediately turned around and scanned

that he was looking

instantly melted and was filled with

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

and said gently, “Hello. My name is Winona

right hand and

glanced at Winona’s right

felt a little

Olivia’s gaze, Winona

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

saying that, Winona deliberately patted Daniel on the shoulder and nudged him with her elbow. She said in a teasing tone, “Daniel, your girlfriend

Good buddies?

Olivia frowned.

leaned in and

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

calm eyes flashed

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

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hand and walked

gaze grew profound

her eyes.

fooling around for so long, everyone was a little

restaurant on the second floor,

went over to

to the

finished tidying up her clothes and was about to push open

today. How could

was Emily

and felt that

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

aren’t you saying anything?” Sarah looked

pancake

in anger. “Why

do you need?” Emily snorted softly. “I think you’re

Sarah was stunned.

height, the same hair length, and the same cold

and only look at their backs,

I wouldn’t have noticed if you hadn’t mentioned

said in exasperation, ‘Olivia is just a substitute. Why are you so nervous?” Sarah was completely

in the cubicle and did not

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

said this on purpose

was

act, but her heart was still filled with jealousy. It felt

were some things that couldn’t be examined too

did Daniel

suddenly broken through the floodgates. There was no prior sign at all.

did he like about

had only known each other for a short period of time, and they

was he so sure that she wouldn’t

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Olivia suddenly felt uncertain.

sister to her, would push her off the cliff, was there really such an emotion in the world

possible for Olivia to place her trust in one

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by

She had always been fond of spicy food and liked to eat heavily flavored

the food was, the more satisfying

her heart’s content, she didn’t forget to pick up a piece for Daniel. She

covered with a

he wasn’t eating it

never eats

asked calmly,

grip on her

Daniel didn’t

don’t even

sighed softly. Her tone 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 a joke. In the end, he was actually

a smile at the corner of her mouth. Her eyes were sparkling as if she was recalling the

eat out together, the table would be full of dishes, but there would not be

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

few of them

were talking about their youth, discussing about

had nothing to

these people who were incredibly familiar with each other,

only she had met Daniel

intended to move the spicy dishes away

complained, “Michael, why did you order so many spicy

saying that he

these spicy dishes were not ordered by him at all,

curious as to why Sarah ordered so many

Now, he finally understood.

Sarah had

Michael sighed inwardly.

were

head and glanced at

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girl had a good life and was ambitious. She was a new star in the science arena.

back, Olivia would really be worthy of

Unfortunately, Winona had returned.

that Daniel didn’t like spicy food and foolishly picked up a piece of spicy grilled fish

What a silly girl.

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

his head, unable to

mine first. I haven’t used mine much, and it’s very clean.” Winona handed her plate to Daniel, then gestured to Gideon. “Hurry up and take away the plate with the

she placed her plate in front of

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

Hot

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

pupils constricted as she slammed her

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

ate the spicy grilled fish bite

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

was he doing? Daniel was actually eating spicy

maintain her composure as she stared at him in a daze. “D–Daniel,

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

saying this, Daniel even moved to the side to

his actions to show that he was

could not

his fork quickly and ate a few spicy dishes in a

least a serving or two of each of those dishes. He even

was shocked. She quickly pinned down the hand that was

obediently put down

not let him eat it, he would

a

said to everyone, “I’m going out

left, a strange silence descended across the dining

Gideon widened their eyes and looked at Daniel’s

were filled

He even ate half

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It was impressive!

then at Olivia. He was

the years, he had interacted more with

Daniel did not eat spicy food and did not even want

Daniel could not

the sake of Olivia, he finished half a plate

life to barely maintain her indifferent attitude. It took all her effort so that she did not just walk away

hand, which was hidden under the table, clenched

Daniel!

actually eaten so much spice in order to

been angry at her for

many years, but he was still

couldn’t help but tear

must he love

hated her just as profoundly. He must have loved her to

if someone had stabbed her with a knife and twisted it. Olivia sat there for a long time and realized that Daniel

along the corridor and finally found him

when she realized that Daniel

were red, as though he had

not eat spice at all. That was why he had run

as she realized this, Olivia was angry and

shouldn’t

tears in his eyes. When he saw Olivia, he

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

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on Olivia’s shoulder and rubbed his

felt like a kitten tickling and teasing

attention to what he was doing. She thought that it was an accident, but as time passed, he

and suddenly narrowed

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

her, he understood

she had stopped,

sharp eyes instantly

looked pitiful, like a big puppy wagging its

turned to look at Olivia with teary eyes. “Olivia,

soft–hearted. When she saw this, her

hurt?” She frowned

his stomach after eating

shook his head.

Olivia raised

did it

lips. His voice sounded sexy, as though

Olivia stared at him.

really wanted to push him off

“Oh no! The pain has shifted. My legs hurt too.

a helpless and

speaking in such a tone. He looked up

felt

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

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

the black watch on

was only 8

seen Daniel sleep so

indignant. “I ate spice today and my stomach feels uncomfortable. You know, when people feel uncomfortable, they can’t help but want to rest and sleep.” After saying that, he even looked at Olivia resentfully. “To think that you know medicine. You don’t care about me at all. I’m in so

saddening!” He turned his head abruptly, looking

for a moment, Olivia did not react. She did not come to coax

a little

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still found a

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

stood rooted to the ground

His

arms held Olivia tightly. Because of fear, his voice was intermittent. “Olivia, don’t be angry. I won’t make

leave

the last two sentences. He suppressed

was too drastic.

hand and patted his handsome face. Her voice

though he had woken up

stared straight at Olivia, as though he

so much force. There was an

be angry with me. If I do anything wrong, tell me. You must tell

had never seen such a fragile Daniel before. Her heart ached

his back and said gently, “Why would I leave you? Have you forgotten that we’re

was happy

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

Olivia’s head. His tone was gentle, seemingly able to move a person’s heart. “Olivia, don’t be fooled by them, and don’t care about Winona. In my heart, she can’t even

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

between him and

he found out about it, he would definitely teach

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

her.

companion. Moreover, there were too many people on the dance floor at that time. If he suddenly let go of his female

kind man, nor was he a saint. He was clear

couldn’t do something that would hurt an unfamiliar female companion for no

explaining about Winona, he talked about

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tilted his head and rubbed against Olivia’s delicate

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

a home

attention to his uncle, who was

not dote on him and

despised him and compared him to his uncle. They said

his biological

that Daniel was too naughty and useless. The Sullivan family would be

go home, so he

that Daniel was the best and smartest child in the world. It was

Daniel to start his

don’t love you, you can love yourself. If they don’t give it to

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

not do

He was very eloquent and knew how

by what he was talking

moment, she suddenly understood

to Sarah. I’ll tolerate her as much as

she was a fool. “What are you talking

did he

a

future, don’t be obvious about it.

that will make things difficult

Olivia stared at him.

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Daniel did not return for a long time, Winona’s patience

had given him so

saw the highly publicized engagement event trending on Twitter, she knew that

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a good

simplé engagement ceremony that would

made such a grand engagement, and that was to capture her attention. He wanted to force her

from overseas as he

Daniel, Winona knew that he had a bad temper. He definitely hated her for leaving without saying goodbye back

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

to endure everything and do her best to appease him to reconcile

Daniel had

with another woman and hadn’t returned for

indulge him like this. She had to let him understand that

ignore her and tried to provoke her in this

stay any longer, so she got up

after her.

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

saying that, she

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

angry!” Sarah stomped her feet in frustration. Daniel had almost driven

saw that Daniel was engaged to Olivia,

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

and forced Winona to return

deliberately embarrassed Winona, driving her away in anger. Indeed, that’s

said helplessly, “These two enemies are clearly in love, but they

her feet hard. “If it weren’t for Grandma, I wouldn’t have bothered with him. I’ll let him suffer alone for

alright, don’t be angry anymore.” Emily comforted Sarah

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quite a bit of alcohol. His eyes were red

Emily returning, he was quite puzzled and asked, “Where’s

Daniel’s fault. He’s getting more and more outrageous. I can’t

are you talking about?” Gideon didn’t

Didn’t you notice that Olivia looks very

temperament does look a little similar, and so does her

who looks just like Winona and then intentionally gets close to her to

it, but Sarah was sure of

ever since Winona left, she had never seen any women around Daniel, and Olivia

doing it intentionally

had a lingering sense that something was

family’s side, Samuel had disappeared without a trace since his arrest. Emma was in prison as

had completely

was getting weaker day by day, lacking in energy, and spending as

had brought Amelia to several hospitals, but none

most common advice was for Amelia to relax and not

that Amelia was suffering from sadness and depression,

it. He felt that Amelia’s condition

the servants to keep an eye on Amelia to prevent her

times

Amelia still saw it.

trembled, both crying and laughing at the same time. “Samuel is missing, Emma is in jail, yet Olivia is doing well. She’s even

to defy her parents and everyone around

were red and her

agitation, after her outburst, Amelia completely

never woke up

famous doctors, but they were all helpless

gathered together. Even Maddie was

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

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his head. “It’s useless. I’ve already invited the top medical team overseas to take a look, but

we do then?” Cathy

same suit as usual. Only his tie with a slightly crooked collar revealed

one hand in his pocket, he tugged at his

looked frustrated, but his aura was

on the sofa. Suddenly, he raised his eyes and looked straight at Maddie. Maddie’s heart skipped a beat as

silence as soon as he

gripped everyone, and even Cathy, who was most concerned about her daughter, had

us now that we’ve reached this point? Moreover,

“I will do my best

all should not interfere, obstruct me,

toward

looked at

of Amelia’s health, William had not rested for a few days and nights. Despite his tall

the entire Taylor family’s burdens placed

and his mentally

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

you don’t look for her and just distance yourself from

you look for her now and think of a way to force her

clear–minded and had

and Amelia were the

do anything. At most, he just stood

this was human nature. One side was his parents, and the other was his

that these children

importance on her nieces and nephews, treating them as if they were her own

choose. This is

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

Maddie stopped talking.

responsibility too much. He carried the entire burden of the Taylor

getting Maddie’s phone, William

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with Andrew when she received a call from

much

it up, she realized that it

her eyebrows slightly with a hint

person was very responsible, shrewd,

the Taylor family had reached this point, there

he

did he

phone, leaving her

not

very polite. “I’m sorry to disturb

her lips and sneered. “Mr. Taylor, no need to be so polite. If you have something to say,

deep breath and looked out of the window into the distance. After a while, he said calmly,

“Yeah,” she replied.

the day you first returned to the

the tip of her

redirected her stroke, and the green spot slowly turned into the patterns on the turtle’s

clapped his hands and exclaimed,

heart suddenly softened. She leaned over and kissed the little guy on the forehead and whispered, “Would you like

ran upstairs with the drawing paper in

picture of the little turtle and

was what Olivia

Olivia returned to her senses and continued her

understood William’s

show that if it were her when a conflict arises between giving birth to goodness and nurturing goodness, she

were a

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

days and nights of interaction and exchange of emotions, how could she love

course, I’m leaning towards Grandpa Isaac. He raised me and doted on

you also made this choice, it means that human nature is like this. Therefore, our

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with that?”

I’ve never blamed

Amelia for being biased. She could even accept that her mother may not love her as

couldn’t accept that her biological mother was

could not distinguish right from wrong, could not see the difference between good and bad,

doesn’t love me enough, and I don’t love her enough. That’s fair. But what right does she have to hurt me wantonly just

to give me any love, what right does she have to ask me to give in? What right does she have to

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

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

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

so arrogant when it comes to me? Is it all because

she helped Emma frame me, slander my reputation, and even wanted to use public opinion to intimidate me. Every single one of them

the Taylor family

it because she gave birth to me and I’m

you who went all

would not

mother, claim that human nature is so base that it justifies harming

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

her biological daughter, does that mean I have to forgive her

resonant. They were like sharp blades that pierced

made his

to hate

trembled violently. He knew that every word he had said

back and saw Amelia lying unconscious on

the end, he

do you think the

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

William’s voice was calm. “Mom told you to surrender and stay in the Taylor family for five days

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said one by one, “Emma has

suffer any substantial harm. Instead, it was Mom who suffered a blow. This matter was indeed Mom’s fault,

it and has already received the

Olivia was silent.

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

bled profusely and her body was severely deficient. It took her five years to

night, and during your postpartum

losing her daughter made her suffer

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

for

she’s unconscious, I don’t want to force you. You can decide for yourself if you want

up

with Amelia Taylor for several months because of

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

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and helping the injured. She specially hired world–renowned doctors

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

in front of the world, no longer in

create accounts on various social networks, including Twitter, public accounts, short video

flowers blooming

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

had never come into contact with

They couldn’t believe it.

actually such an ancient

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

all left s

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

you all seen

team from Bruce Hospital in Fesmuowana

team from Dunwall is

top brain surgery specialist in Mala, Dr. Moss, is heading

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

She’s the young female scientist who won the Lasker Award. So, she’s

name Olivia Taylor sounds a little familiar? I feel

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

and television dramas aren’t this

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hanging up the phone, William held the phone and a hint of guilt flashed across

said

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

people who knew about Olivia’s

she didn’t save her mother, those who knew her background wouldn’t say anything on the surface, but they

questionable character and may not have wanted to

Smith family not

was ruthless and heartless, refusing to save a family member, it would cause a huge blow

if Olivia was really cold–hearted toward the Taylor family and did not care about Amelia, she still had to think

was confident that Olivia would agree to

The Sullivan family.

sat on the sofa and stared at her phone in a

came downstairs and sat

the

how much Olivia had suffered, Daniel felt terrible from the bottom of his

sour and

hold it back any longer, tears were welling up

a person who was not afraid at

of Olivia suffering

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

what you want to do.” Daniel leaned on

forever.” Andrew ran over from upstairs and

up with a dependent

lowered her head and touched the little guy’s forehead. Her

his agreement clear with

brought Andrew upstairs to do

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

be afraid. I’ll go to the Taylor family

everything with

“What

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a little dumb. It took him a long time to recover and said, “Y–You don’t

with Daniel’s fingers. Her tone was calm, neither fast nor slow, yet it carried a coldness that was like wind and thunder. “Do you think

serious tone, “No matter what choice you make or what you want

that I have to tell you. If you don’t save Mrs. Taylor, some people in the Evervale circle who

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

shook his head and said firmly,

the others and the rumors that say I’m heartless, it’s so easy to resolve. Only when the

need to resolve it from the source and not let the rumors spread. Wouldn’t

terrifyingly smart since she was young. No matter what

learn ten or even a hundred skills with ease. She also knew how to plot

that a phone call to interrogate her

could be persuaded but

respectfully, she might be more likely to

he chose the method she hated

be threatened. She had her own way of doing things

or

one could threaten

a large and

paper:

“Smith family”

and a cold

good opportunity and time for the Smith

few calls and passed down the

doctors from all over the world set off for the Hushe

time, news

to invite famous doctors from all over the world to the Hushe Republic to discuss the illness of Amelia

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

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

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of saving lives and helping the injured. She specially

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

family completely reappeared in front of the

began to create accounts on various social

flowers blooming

days, the Smith family’s reputation

into contact with the Smith family widened their eyes in

They couldn’t believe it.

actually such an ancient medical family

always fantasized about the Hushe Republic’s medical skills in novels. Now

all left s

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

seen the news?”

top medical team from Bruce Hospital in Fesmuowana is heading

specialists‘ team from Dunwall is

in Mala, Dr. Moss, is heading to the

my heart is pounding. Who is this the Smith family? They can

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

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

This is the fiancée of the richest man, Daniel Sullivan. It’s Miss Taylor, Olivia Taylor!” “Oh my god, oh my god. Indeed, outstanding people still have to be with outstanding

novels and television dramas aren’t

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the Smith family hospital in Layfield immediately became a hot topic. Those

Smith family

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

that Isaac Smith was actually

Twitter were filled with expressions of

he’s often away. He only releases appointments on Wednesday mornings. I used to wonder why an old man like him was always going out, but now I think maybe he’s going to treat some big

that I had to be operated on. My mother was afraid that I would suffer, so she brought me to Doctor Smith who prescribed

misunderstood them. It’s not that they’re

second to none. He’s already

respectable

a heart attack and turned into a vegetative state. How could such a good

really hope that Doctor Smith will

Doctor Smith wakes up

turned into prayers for Isaac to wake up

her heart, “Grandpa, did you hear

had reappeared, Olivia was also becoming more

institute was very worried

and due to gender differences, it was not convenient for them to

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

arrive in an hour.” Peter handed over a file at the

Olivia nodded and did not pay much attention to it. She did not even open

nearly dropped her cup,

composure.

is it

did you, Olivia?” The charming girl went to Olivia’s side and hugged her arm

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swayed and wheedled. “I miss you so much. I miss you

was filled with

“Aren’t you in

“I’ve already transferred to the Drama Academy. In a few days, I’ll participate

“That’s too ridiculous! What

enter the

was very

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

had a good character, but she was weak and obedient to her

what happened next,

that one morning, Kelly called her and said that she had made a mistake and asked

two years. At that time, Kelly’s mother had brought

only eight years old, but she already had a very serious

that something was wrong, so she taught the little girl to protect herself and taught her a lot about the physiology of men

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

Unexpectedly, it really worked.

girl was sitting

that the little girl was not injured, Olivia walked

saw the man lying

the

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

had a very high IQ but also suffered from

girl was still too young, she could not

and she had a resilient spirit. The psychiatrist had to spend a lot of effort to barely break through

was very disadvantageous for

already filled with a sense of lifelessness. She had no

to communicate with Kelly and tell her to strive to

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

right. Once you learn skills,

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forever.

hard to learn skills, protect

forever.

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 to act coquettishly. She let go of Olivia and lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake. Olivia, I’m here this time to protect you and enter the entertainment industry. I enjoy standing in the middle of tens of thousands of people and like to be the

I’m already 18 years old and I’m an adult. You said that when I became an adult, I

paused for a moment. Her eyes gradually warmed, and

independent. No one could make decisions for

in the name

enter the entertainment

able to

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William, was still

days, he had been staying by Amelia’s bedside without sleep.

was in

less than three days, Olivia

William, who

William was

gathered around the Hushe Republic, Maddie could

Olivia would be angry at William’s coercion and moral pressure, but she did

the reputation crisis and took this opportunity to make the Smith

in Olivia’s hands, it turned

was too smart and amazing. If only she hadn’t gotten lost, with her in the Taylor family, their present would be

most was that Olivia

of ten top medical teams from different countries had all set off at the same time due to a single

patted his shoulder. “Don’t

frowned and turned to look at

sighed softly and took the phone over. She opened a page and handed it to William.

not understand what was going on. When he received the phone and saw the messages on

fixedly. When

This…”

calm. “There’s already a medical

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

finish speaking,

days, she had been staying at the Taylor family’s residence due to her concern

said with a serious

was one thing that she could not figure out. Why did William have

Isaac’s granddaughter, medicine was different from wealth and items. It could not be directly passed down to the next generation and had to be learned

you, is Olivia’s medical skill really that amazing? Can she

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asked.

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

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

gaze, Maddie was stunned for a moment before quickly

clenched her jaw hard to control her expression and said, “Mom, do you want me to invite Olivia?”

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

called out, “Olivia won’t

and do everything you can.” Cathy’s tone

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

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

might still be a

could speak,

can you be so ruthless? Amelia is your own sister!” Cathy was furious, pointing at the

a couple of steps from the slap

head. She just lowered her eyes

and looked at Cathy. “Grandma, what does this have to do

grandmother blame his aunt whenever something happened

Amelia, he sometimes felt indignant for

no family, and no

his mother, almost everything required Maddie’s

the chief manager of

about it. She’s Amelia’s sister,

It’s fine if nothing happens to Amelia. But if something

tone

harsh on

to do with Maddie? How could

was about to speak up for his aunt

It was Maddie’s hand.

wrist and said, “During the previous head inauguration ceremony of the Smith family, Olivia said that

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“Aunt, you mean to use this reason

Maddie nodded. “Yes.”

it possible?” William

She’s not heartless. She just doesn’t like being coerced. If you were magnanimous, humble, and put on an attitude of seeking

everyone looked down

an upright method, he chose to use unorthodox

coercion.

proud and

William suddenly understood.

Olivia again. Halfway through, he suddenly thought of his aunt’s words and

call Olivia. Instead, he called Blake Smith with a respectful tone and requested the Smith family head’s assistance in

Seeing this, Maddie smiled.

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

did not even look

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personally come from Layfield

chair in the study with her legs crossed and her arms

said that

nodded. Her tone was inexplicable, making it

did not

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

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

changed a lot after being

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

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

people responsible for taking care of them. One of them was Blake and

was a little older.

Gillian like her own daughters. She was very

it was

was caring. She would remind the girls to wear more clothes when the weather was cold

was different. She was very young and

to Zelen

later on, Zelen suddenly disappeared without

as if this

Zelen, Blake was

“You remember now?”

and instantly tore off

between her fingers.

Zelen? Who

she left, so be it. Why hypnotize me

Blake

long time before forcing herself to say, “Miss, please don’t misunderstand. Zelen is a

fingertips on the table

little. Every time the Smith family changes the head of the family, the previous head will personally tell the next about the matters of

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Mr. Smith suddenly fainted, many things were left unexplained. Miss, please wait a little longer. After a while, the main family will send

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

Blake left, Daniel

walked behind Olivia and massaged her

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

massaging for a

her eyes and

he quickly returned to normal. He

“It’s strange. My memory has always been very good. I remember everything after I was five years old. However, before I was five years old, my memories of the Taylor family

who my family

could not re these

Speaking of this, t

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

amazed. “Can hypnosis do

Olivia nodded. “the Wilco

has a special

was curious. “Are you so

was too young. After the accident, it was easy

firm. “I’ve already undone the hypnosis. I

was a little surprised. “Did Ernesto undo it for you? Or was it because of

Olivia shook his head. “I undid

how to do it too?” This time, Daniel

a few hypnosis books and recalled Ernesto’s hypnosis

what to say. After a while, he said, “You

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

Olivia made sound easy.

say. He was afraid that if he said too much, it would make

that Olivia was smart, he was still shocked

at

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

work harder. Otherwise,

world could treat Amelia. No matter what test they ran or how they checked,

William called Blake again.

the phone to Olivia. This time, Olivia

with pain and

please.”

softened his attitude and was no longer high and mighty. He realized that Olivia was no

no longer

the Taylor

William’s voice

the layers of dark clouds in the distance. She nodded

.

family herself. It was time to find out

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the Taylor family house, Sophia just finished wiping Amelia’s body. When

great. I’ll pick you

realized that Olivia was coming over to treat Amelia’s

thought to herself, “William is so anxious that he lost his mind.

thought that Olivia was the most scheming kind of person. Taking advantage of Mrs. Taylor’s

couldn’t do a thing

and

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

was not

I’m not sure if I

and sized up Sophia. Then,

and closed the door properly. After that, she approached Cathy and said, “Mrs. Taylor, you have to be wary

on?”

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

Cathy frowned in disbelief.

Moreover, although she had not

and Madam is unconscious. Think about it. That’s an awful lot of coincidences, don’t you think?” Upon hearing this, Cathy’s heart skipped a beat.

She quickly calmed her down

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

we still going to

sneered. “Of course, Olivia has to treat Amelia, and she has to treat Amelia well. Otherwise, Olivia would be deliberately

Olivia came with Kelly.

was combed into a high ponytail at the back of her beautiful

and leisurely attire made her look less sexy and girly,

not help but look up

girl was shockingly

William’s gaze, Kelly tilted her head and looked at him with

immediately frowned and

away, Kelly’s charming eyes instantly turned

change in her eyes was like a flame falling into the water. The charm

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

warned herself that now was

wait for the right time. She had to wait until the day she

way, she could torture the people who had

seemed to have thought of something, and a

house, Liam and Cathy were already waiting in

hand. He

look up. Her gaze did not turn in his direction for even a second.

He was surprised that she ignored him

was embarrassed and

Olivia was

She also had connections with the Sullivan family. She really

like that young people

flashed across Liam’s eyes. Every dog has its day. This girl had just succeeded and was already so arrogant. He couldn’t wait to

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

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

there was

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

Olivia would be the most annoying

Olivia would

coldly and asked the butler to help him

care about these things

that Olivia went down and came to

didn’t care, but

here for Olivia. Cathy could not let

said, “Stop

walking and continued to

it anymore and

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

stopped and leaned against the handrail of the stairs. She

raise her

“Come down. It’s outrageous. I’m an older.

and tapped her fingertips

sudden, Olivia grinned. “I’m trying to help you stay

replied, “It’s good for your

you look up.”

about Olivia. Cathy said coldly, “I’m not going to argue with you about the nonsense. I have something

gentle, but she had no intention of going

Cathy took a deep

for a promise. Otherwise, what if

not at ease with

shook her head

choked. She did not expect

fine if you can cure Amelia. If you

who harmed Amelia. Who knew what you wanted to do to Amelia?

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

was about to

As she walked, she said, “What kind of people would blame someone else every time bad things

she suddenly looked up and stared

this, Cathy was so angry that her chest

looked more

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Olivia immediately walked outside.

or not Cathy wants me

want everything their

was frightened. He lowered his voice and begged for a long time. It was only then that Olivia

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

words she had in mind.

took out a box of silver needles and prepared to insert a needle into Amelia’s

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

long. They

thing won’t end

but he only raised his head and glanced at Olivia with a questioning look

was scared out of her wits and wanted to step forward to stop

dragged her out. He pleaded in a low voice, saying,

spoke, he carried Cathy to

Cathy knocked on the

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

pain in her chest

the unconscious Cathy back to her room, while

she said, “Oh no, Mr. Ronald. Olivia is going to kill Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Green has already fainted.

at the Taylor family’s home. Sophia

Ronald said as he strode in with

comparison. “It’s this long,” she said. “The silver needle is longer than a cup. It looks like a

William? He

“Mr. Ronald, you have no idea what happened. Mr. William seems to be bewitched. He trusts Olivia

Ronald said as he ran

followed behind and fanned the flames, saying, “Mr. Ronald, are you going over just like that? Mr. William will surely stop you. Plus, there are

William’s orders. What if he gets

stopped in his

said, “You’re right. This is the Taylor family’s territory. I don’t

of Ronald’s mouth curled

deal with this situation!” He thought to himself, “I can catch

her hands to provide acupuncture therapy to Amelia? I’ll break her hands then. Let’s see what else

hint of cold malice flashed across Ronald’s

you have any handy sticks that aren’t

gauge the suitability of the stick she

want to catch Olivia off guard and suddenly break her wrist. This one is too

about a rolling pin?”

one is okay,” Ronald replied, his eyes

get it.”

a rolling pin. It was about the size of a forearm, and it was very

held it in his hand, gave it a little shake, nodded, and said, “This

concealed the rolling pin in

he strode to the door of Amelia’s room, knocked, and said, “William! It’s

appraisingly and enjoined in a low voice, “Uncle, lower your voice. The acupuncture therapy

Ronald said as he nodded. “I’ll go in and

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

the rolling pin in his right hand and fiercely

huh? I’ll break your right hand.

Smith family, which has a long–standing reputation in the field

turned around. He then saw Ronald

holding a

She was staring at Amelia with full concentration. Her forehead

that she could not be disturbed. This time, the acupuncture session was very risky. It required

William thought, “Oh crap!”

wanted to intervene, but he simply

stood in front of Olivia and

Her movements

a heavy hammer. He suddenly crashed toward the table by the

was made of solid wood, but

He then saw Ronald vomit a mouthful of blood

and quickly went over to press Ronald’s

her tone was cold and

eyes to glance at Kelly. He was still

said, “You…” He thought to himself, “How could such

even 5 feet and 7 inches. “She’s slender,” William thought.

“He actually dares to lay hands on Olivia in front of me. He’s really courting death! I show mercy this time. If he were to lay hands on Olivia again, the outcome wouldn’t be as simple as breaking

in to all of

very quickly and carried Ronald away

William learned about

his chest were broken. Fortunately, the bones did not penetrate his lungs. needed

He just

William instinctively looked up and glanced at Kelly, feeling

said two broken ribs, and it’s

the

a day, and she should regain consciousness. After she regains consciousness, she still needs two more rounds of acupuncture therapy.” Olivia thought of something. She then continued, “Oh, by the way, I want to take some blood samples from Mrs. Taylor for testing. I suspect that she has taken some medicine that affects her emotions. Think about it as well. Has she been taking any medication for an extended period of

thought, “Medicine that

He was surprised.

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consciousness. She was given acupuncture therapy during the day, and by

on the bed. Facing the

“Water,” she softly murmured.

had been keeping watch by Amelia’s bedside. When she saw Amelia regain consciousness, she

finally

half a glass of water before she started to feel more

me?”

intensely, and a wave of resentment that

vision went dark, and

not know

her everything that had happened during

unconscious.

She could not help but ask, “Are you saying that

nodded and said, “That’s right, but she’s particularly heartless. She didn’t want 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

the mention of Olivia, Amelia was no longer as excited as before. Instead, she was calm and

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

am I so calm and not

my previous emotions, and I don’t know why

my judgment. I’m completely not clear–headed, and I’m like

think about it carefully, Olivia may have played a role in causing Emma to be imprisoned, but ultimately,

for Samuel, he didn’t act like a father at all. He actually resorted to using public opinion to threaten

even more difficult for me to accept is

why she had done so many foolish

Emma in Amelia’s heart. After all, Emma

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

Emma.

she was somewhat abnormal as she

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

Olivia would come again,

clear–headed. She considered herself to have a balanced perspective

it Emma’s or Samuel’s matter, she believed that

said that those matters had nothing to do with Olivia either. After all, if it weren’t for her, Emma and

eyes. She seemed

she opened her eyes again, her eyes no longer

had already made

Emma, and on the other side

to let

bond with Samuel. Although Samuel did not make something of himself and sometimes had a bad temper, he

not only to the four major families. It even applies to those men who are

Samuel, he has remained faithful and committed to

when she had a mental breakdown, it was Samuel who watched over her

for Olivia, Samuel wouldn’t

she shows genuine respect and care for me. She is

be a more

my condition.

herself to act as if nothing had happened and maintain

unfair to

could not

give up on Olivia, even though Olivia was once the child she held dear

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 a

“What’s this?” Seeing Daniel, Olivia leaned her head on his shoulder and rubbed it against his shoulder affectionately. She did not say anything.

and found that it

including the paternity test between Emma and Samuel as well as how Samuel and Evelyn got to know each other and

the three of them inside. The three of them

family. Those who did not know the inside story had no idea that this was

became profound like an endless starry sky, making it hard to discern his

very

saw this information would not

no affection to her because of the daughter of her father’s mistress.

was greatly heartbroken. He hugged Olivia tightly. His tone was as gentle as a spring breeze in March as he said,

that, Daniel felt that

to do

his phone

his homework in his room when the children’s watch on

“It’s Daddy!” he thought.

out, huh?” Zoe

thought, “He’s in the

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

ran to the study again. Just as he pushed open the door, Daniel waved at him. There

paid no attention to his father. Instead, he immediately pounced into

hugged the little one, kissed

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

“What a sweet–talking

almost melted. She picked him up and walked out of the study, saying, “How

“Sure,” Andrew replied loudly.

left alone sitting on

thought, “What’s going

left behind,

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the way to the Taylor family’s house, the driver was driving in the front, while Kelly sat beside Olivia, keeping her head lowered as she looked at

of the window. Her gaze was indifferent, making it

“It’s not necessarily

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

that her patience with the Taylor family had diminished

continuous arguments with Olivia after she regained consciousness. In the past, Olivia was very patient and could endure it. endure

would immediately throw

However, she could not

was just preparation. It did not necessarily mean that she would actually throw the folder

hold

Olivia nodded.

family’s house, they found it surprisingly quiet. Amelia did not act crazily. She was very quiet, so much so that she did

sat steadily on

Olivia performed the acupuncture therapy on her, she

thank you,” Amelia

needle stopped moving.

at William and said, “William, go out first.

was not

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

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

end, he gave in. He could only nod helplessly

“Got it,” Amelia said.

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

Amelia said. Her voice was very gentle. “Can I call

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

and her expression was

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

years.

since you were found, both Samuel and Emma have done a lot of

slightly.

were a tiny and chubby bundle, not to mention incredibly adorable. You’re very obedient and smart. You learn everything quickly and can even remember things at a single glance. You’re really an exceptionally smart

continued, “It’s a pity that our mother–daughter bond was short–lived. Perhaps God only granted us a brief five–year connection. If

that we, as mother and daughter, can reunite, but there are too many conflicts between us. No matter what, we can’t

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

I can accompany her wholeheartedly. In a few years,

deep breath and suppressed the intense emotions that welled up in her chest before she continued, “So, our

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

did not say anything. She just looked at Amelia

to you and you saved me. We do not owe each other a favor. We have nothing to

Emma between them, Amelia could no

to have a short–lived connection, so there was no point in

fingers tightly and quietly made

waiting for Olivia to

this moment felt especially long. Every minute and second

unknown period of time, Amelia grew

she heard Olivia’s voice, which was soft and gentle, yet incredibly resolute. “As you wish,” Olivia

darkened. Her body suddenly stiffened and

and stuffing a calming

her emotions fluctuated dramatically and she suddenly

was used at

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

the medicine bottle to her and enjoined softly, “This

the body. If you feel physically

held the medicine bottle

therapy was quick. It was completed

specific guidelines that required careful adherence. She then put away the silver needles

a daze, keeping her head lowered. One could not discern what she was thinking. It was not until she reached

waiting for a while, Kelly rushed down from upstairs and explained as she ran, “I’m sorry, Olivia. I went to

nodded and said,

and asked if she wanted to eat yogurt that she recovered from her daze. “It’s okay,” Amelia said. “I want

put on her slippers. Just as she was about to

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

“What’s this?” she thought.

a moment. Suddenly,

“It seems like

must have been

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

of Samuel, Emma,

Amelia’s pupils contracted intensely.

Samuel used Olivia as a cover for his affair with Evelyn. He lost Olivia near Evelyn’s

but she also took away Olivia’s love from her biological mother. According to

a paternity test report between

father and daughter” was the last sentence. Amelia

was uncertain if she had taken too much of her calming medication. Her emotions were remarkably tranquil at the moment. There was no shock and no anguish, just a

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 to

find all the

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

single one of them was about

them one by one, comparing them as she went. It was only when she

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