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.

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stay at home and look after the shop. I’ll bring your brother and Doris over.”

Olivia nodded. “Got it.”

Megan could not understand what Olivia was thinking. She stared at her for a long time and realized that she was not angry or jealous at all. Her expression was calm.

How could this be?

Megan didn’t understand.

However, she did not need to figure it out. She just needed to follow Gillian’s instructions.

In the afternoon, the Taylor family’s shop was empty, leaving only Olivia.

Everyone else had gone to the province.

Today’s sandwiches were sold out early.

Olivia had nothing to do, so she sat on the chair and read.

After reading two pages, Gillian arrived.

“Gillian, come in quickly,” Olivia called out.

Gillian looked around and realized that there was only Olivia. She pretended to be curious. “Why are you the only one here? Where’s Mr. Taylor and the others?”

Olivia took a bottle of water and handed it to Gillian. “They brought Doris to the province.”

“Province?”

“Yes, yes.” Olivia nodded. “They went to the province to see my uncle. I have an uncle who is an official in the province. My mother said she’s bringing Doris around and she wants my uncle to guide Doris in the future.”

Gillian frowned. “Then why didn’t she bring you along?”

Olivia didn’t care at all. “That’s nothing.”

“Why aren’t you angry at all?” Gillian was disappointed. “This is such a good opportunity. He’ll be a connection in the future. How can they leave you behind? This is too much!”

Olivia could not help but laugh. “Gillian, you’re so cute.”

Gillian frowned. “What do you mean?”

Olivia held the glass of water and took a sip before saying, “Who said that someone you meet once will be a connection? Gillian, aren’t you thinking too simply about connections?

“I don’t study much and don’t know much, but I know that the essence of connections is the exchange of resources. You have to have the ability to be able to build connections. Otherwise, it’s useless.”

Gillian shook her head. “Just because you can’t use it now doesn’t mean you won’t be able to use it in the future.”

Olivia raised her eyebrows and suddenly smiled. “Ms. Gillian, if you don’t have any strength in your connections, it’s like a pavilion in the air. You’ll only consume yourself and won’t bring any actual benefits.”

How could it be consumption?

Gillian didn’t believe it.

“Olivia, let me tell you a story.”

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Gillian told a story.

In the story, there was an old gentleman with the surname Smith. He was a brilliant doctor.

He had two granddaughters. The elder granddaughter was gentle and quiet. She had a reserved and considerate personality and loved medicine a lot.

The younger granddaughter was lively and mischievous. She liked to join in the fun. She had learned to play the violin, paint, and play chess but could not settle down to study medicine.

However, the old gentleman was exceptionally partial towards his younger granddaughter.

Whenever a big shot came to the family to seek medical treatment, the old gentleman always brought his younger granddaughter over but never his elder granddaughter.

Over time, those big shots had an impression of his younger granddaughter and treated her very well.

Later, his elder granddaughter inherited the family business and invited these big shots to participate in the ceremony.

Unexpectedly, when these big shots heard that his younger granddaughter was not around, they didn’t want to come as invited.

They had already become his younger granddaughter’s connections.

Gillian was very emotional, but Olivia was not listening attentively.

She was fiddling with her phone.

Gillian was unhappy. “Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Olivia looked up. “What should I say?”

Gillian took a deep breath. “Don’t you think the old man is partial?”

Olivia tapped her fingertips on the table and sighed lightly. “Gillian, have you ever thought of one thing?”

“What?” Gillian tilted her head.

Olivia continued. “You said those big shots were there to seek medical treatment. Then why did the old gentleman take his younger granddaughter with him? Did he bring her over to make a mess? Or can a doctor bring a child into the operating room?”

Gillian was stunned by the question.

“You also said that the old gentleman is a miracle doctor. He won’t do meaningless things. Then why did he take his younger granddaughter with him?” Olivia held up one finger. “There’s only one reason that makes sense. His granddaughter appeared as his assistant.”

“No way!” Gillian exclaimed. “His younger granddaughter is very young. She’s only in her teens. How can she be his assistant?”

Olivia’s tone was calm as she asked, “Then why did the miracle doctor bring a teenage girl with him when he was curing his patients? Gillian, you’re a grown–up. You should know that one would never try to make connections when others are sick unless he’s lost his mind.

“For example, when you’re as sick as a dog and in unbearable pain, someone brings a child over and tells you how cute and smart the child is. At such a moment, will you like this child?”

Gillian’s entire body trembled violently as if she had suffered a big blow. She kept shaking her head and muttering, “No, it wasn’t true! No, no.”

“There’s another doubtful point.” Olivia continued, “You said those people are all big shots and elites in the industry. These people are smart cookies and won’t act recklessly merely based on their personal preferences. There must be a reason why they rejected the elder granddaughter and liked the younger

one.”

At this point, Olivia paused and voiced her thoughts. “I don’t think the elder granddaughter should

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younger granddaughter because she’ll probably

improve her strength. Why bother with those big shots? If

shot.

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

couldn’t quite understand the sort of people like the elder granddaughter. Her grandfather was a miracle doctor,

she were the elder granddaughter, she would go all

that case, those big shots would take

great it would

why not work hard to

to associate with big shots. I like to become a big shot myself.” Gillian was already speechless. She was

as if she was escaping

Taylor family returned at night, their faces were red, and

true that they would meet a high–ranking official on this trip,

Painting Association organized one small

association’s internal members.

for Doris.

was not a large–scale competition,

she could get to know many teachers from the

taken in as a disciple by the

would have a sudden rise

of excitement. She had even stomped upstairs

other side, Gillian returned to her residence. As soon as she entered the door, she

Ernesto was back.

expect you to have such a wide network. You even

the corners of her

know a teacher from the Painting Association. That

Association

that teacher

was nothing

something and smiled sadly. “No, I don’t know any teacher,

Ernesto raised his eyebrows.

I learned to paint together with Olivia. Grandpa hired Mrs. Rose Liebsig, the president of the Painting Association, to teach us. Unfortunately, Mrs. Liebsig just wanted one

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favorites, so he only recommended Olivia

Gillian’s shoulders

she was at that time. It still stung

Olivia?” Ernesto raised his eyebrows. Your grandfather has indeed gone too far in this matter. You are both his granddaughters. How could he

also to blame. Why must she want one disciple only? So

was angry and spoke

cool. I have to look into Mrs. Liebsig now.” Saul took out

for almost a month, Saul

search.

doubts, he would start searching

name, and soon,

Husheni was

lineal branch

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

too far. She said she would only want one disciple, but five after she took in Olivia, she has taken in two more

crossed the line. She’s a liar!” Saul snorted

hand holding the pen paused,

as if it

know if she was more surprised

years

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

in another two disciples five years later if she wanted one

the side, angrily accusing Rose of not keeping her

with every word he said, Gillian looked more

stand it anymore and nudged Saul. “Enough! Stop

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fun. She was not very interested

main character of the

a

for a second when

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

nodded. “Are you looking for Doris?

looked at the stairs, and a look

shook her head. “I’m not going up. I’ll leave Doris to finish her

The painting competition?

a second. How did Bettany know about the painting

competition. It was an internal competition organized by the

held to

words, the result of the competition was not the point. What mattered was whether any teacher took a fancy to the participant’s work

confusion, Bettany explained,

Facebook status?

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

the phone over and gestured for

was all Doris’s

status of her participation in the competition, but

to do like a know–it–all. She was a sandwich maker the other day and now acts like a painter who knows how to mix colors. By the way, does anyone know

swept across it

face did not change, but her understanding

of mockery and contempt did not hurt

character

Doris was superficial

phone to Bettany and asked her what she came

carrying a lot of things in her

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

her arms. “I painted this. I hope Doris can

of sadness flashed across Bettany’s face. “Doris probably doesn’t have time. Well, forget

a warm–hearted person. When she heard Bettany say this,

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the

the stairs, Doris looked impatient. She barely suppressed her frustration and said in a deep voice, “Olivia, you’re distracting me. Stop walking around.

did it mean a lot to

did not think

about painting, but she could feel that Doris’s work

me to give you this. It’s some of her color mixing summaries. She

Doris sneered.

over and threw it on the desk without even

was just a junior high school student. What made

that Bettany

over again.” Doris

and glanced

clear, but for some reason, Doris felt

Her fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

moved her lips. She wanted to say something but could not speak a

she had fully recovered, Olivia had

hell!” Doris was so mad that

came down with the notebook and took

was across the street and very

than two minutes, she

saw

home?” Olivia put the

a panicked voice came from the

deadly pale, and she

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

looked around imperceptibly. Finally, she pointed at the notebook on the table

okay.” Talia nodded hurriedly and started to show her the door. “Alright, I see. Thank you. If there’s nothing

halfway through the door when she suddenly turned

and could

seemed it took her forever to speak out a word. Olivia frowned and took out her phone, trying

house, Olivia noticed something was off. There were three shadows at the door

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

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Olivia was very vigilant.

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

happened to

that nothing had happened and walked to open

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

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

here to see her. I’m not a

echoed Tucker’s words and even walked to Tucker’s

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

did not understand why Olivia

and gestured for them to look

“You drugged her. What are you going to do? Are you going

strong person. When she heard this,

“Shut up!” Tucker scolded.

stupid, wondering how she could admit

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

Was he threatening her?

the least afraid of threats. If the other

compromise if

to Tucker. She directly pushed

police officer who had rushed over excitedly

so angry that he clenched

was covered with tempered

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

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locked herself in the room and trembled

introduction of Rose on Wikipedia

introduction was

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

an exclusive interview with Rose

when she took in her first disciple, she had

was because she liked the number

ground and dialed Rose’s

Liebsig, you said you would only accept one disciple. Was that an

call from Gillian. She then took off

to the sofa and sat

more she listened, the more confused she

help but interrupt Gillian. “Wait, you said that

true?” Gillian

didn’t think there was any

of the Painting Association and a current oil painting master. If her grandfather hadn’t invited

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

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

Gillian’s eyes, her grandfather was a miracle doctor. He had a lot of connections, and people from all walks of

Gillian’s words, Rose was slightly surprised. “I think you’ve thought

but he’s just a doctor, after all. Why would

you come to

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

to waste her breath with

to break down. She clenched her fists tightly and barely

happened back then. It had been so many years,

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

mention he’s only a

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

“But you’ve praised me and

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“Ms. Gillian, I was just being polite. Do

about the paintings? Are you also being polite by grading them for me every year?” Gillian was

lived for so long, but I’ve never seen someone as insensible

be so shameless as to have told Olivia to bring your mediocre paintings

this,

for having ordered Olivia without any gratitude and took it

then. She begged me again and again. Ms. Gillian, you owe it to Olivia. Because of Olivia, you had the chance to come into

the millions. She would have no chance or be in no

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

be

give

she hung up the phone

everyone from the Taylor family dared not to speak loudly. They walked on tiptoes and even

sandwiches in the morning would distract

do, Olivia went upstairs to watch Doris

at sunset. It was distant and peaceful, and

was not happy with it. She felt the color of the sky could be better. She had mixed several colors but still

“Add a little black and

up and glanced at Olivia with

as simple as you think. Olivia, can you please go to study the sandwich ingredients if you

attached to this

to watch her

a responsible person. Even if she had lost

take on the heavy burden and think for her parents, brother, and

had no intention of sucking up

turned around and

Olivia leave without saying a word, Doris’s expression looked

down from upstairs and heard

looked over. “What’s

pushed the bag of almonds to her side and replied, “Something happened at the fast food restaurant

street.”

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over and

It’s her restaurant.” Stella spat out a mouthful of almonds and started to gossip

classmates, but compared to Doris, she lived a much

junior high school and went home to

better life and opened a fast food restaurant on the

who had been

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

for the family of three to be

started another family

was up to no good when he returned this time. He wanted Bettany to marry a paralyzed

a terrible father he is!”

made a scene at the engagement ceremony, broke away

she were back,

making a scene at

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

one knew if Talia was really stupid or just

what? It still couldn’t change the

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

of sandwiches back home

He was down.

that crossed Marco’s mind was that Olivia

Thank god!

realized that Olivia was

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

the ashamed Officer Wood rushed over in high

on?” he

parents have knocked her out and

my god! Marco

was a big case. Even the biological parents could

quickly made a call

“Misunderstanding! It’s just a misunderstanding. Officer. please listen to me. We’re Bettany’s parents. Why would

was swayed and looked

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

towards the small room and saw Bettany

her hard several times, but Bettany did not

darkened as he realized

gaze. His tone was ruthless. “Mind your own business. We’re Bettany’s parents. When Bettany

Olivia nodded.

so, why did you still meddle in our business and call the police?” Olivia took out her phone and found a recording. She played it to Tucker. “So, I recorded it just in case. Even if Bettany is on your

for so long? I could have just left and called the police. I was trying to get

she said and did had its meaning. Moreover, the prerequisite for her saving people was to protect

an old saying that relatives were favored

with her parents must

Bettany sided with her parents and turned against

she left without doing anything and watched a young girl

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her in the lurch had broken her moral bottom

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

Tucker was furious.

to meet such a meticulous

genius she

took all of them away, and

to the police station to make a

asked her, “How did you find out Bettany Fulham

the door. One of

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

colleagues looked at each other

observation. She could

you think Tucker Fulham and Talia

mother, Talia was only panicking. There was no worry or fear on her face. This didn’t make sense at all. Recalling the previous

“Oh my god, that’s

even become a

something irrelevant. “Do you usually like

shook her head. She didn’t seem

everything just by

Wasn’t she good?

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

at the side reminded Marco, “This is

almost forgot about

thought Olivia’s guess should be the fact,

up, she might cover up for

they were

After all, they’re Bettany’s parents. And this will probably end up with nothing definite.” Leaving things unsettled was the best outcome. But they were worried that Tucker and Talia would twist the facts and accuse Olivia of calling the police to vent her anger, slander them, and ruin their reputation. “I almost forgot about it.” Olivia took out her

Marco was dumbfounded.

his colleagues beside him widened their

She was so well–prepared!

you record?”

afraid they would make a false countercharge, so I recorded it

gave her a thumbs up. “Bravo! You’re

were indeed fine. When Bettany woke up,

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her.

harmful consequences, and they were her parents,

police let them go home

brought some food over to thank

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

for you.

looked over and saw an oil painting of the Virgin

clean. The entire painting looked amiable and gentle. It felt

“Did you paint

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

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

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

on her cheeks. She looked cute. “I’ve read a lot of books and

what she liked, Bettany changed from her previous gloominess and unhappiness. She

good.” Doris had come over

and directly poked

the Virgin Mary

doing?” Bettany subconsciously

frowned. “Why did you push

wrist trembled. After a long time, she

a painting?” Doris was disdainful. She looked up

She frowned and said impatiently, “Fine. Fine. I’ll

paintings? Let’s use this one. I’ll enhance it for you.” Doris arrogantly raised her chin as if Bettany had taken advantage of

breath and suppressed the anger in

arms.

painting is ruined. I’ll paint another one for

that, she left with the drawing

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brought up the Fulham

even

really pitiful to have such a pair of

“Olivia, did you realize that something was wrong and call the police?” Olivia nodded.

lecture her. “Don’t interfere in such matters in the future. Bettany is her daughter.

Olivia. Don’t interfere in other

say anything. She lowered her eyes

had a nagging feeling that something

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

the suspicion in her

moment, her

It was Gillian.

at a hotel in town and wanted to talk

sat opposite

the madness and unwillingness in her eyes. “This is the last time. I’ll hypnotize her one last time. I

love with her

Would she fight for Jarron’s attention

and there was an evilness in them that was difficult to

Gillian and nodded. “Sure, but…”

changed. “Hypnosis alone is not enough. Relationships will

way here, I’ll pretend to be injured and get her to bring me medicine. Then, I’ll take the opportunity to hypnotize her and make her fall in love with

curious. He could not have gone through so much trouble

flirtatious

said, “After that, call her and ask her to leave. What happened next would be that I recognized the wrong person after I woke up. I thought it was

think? Isn’t this a good idea?” Ernesto turned to Gillian. His eyes were sparkling

Gillian was silent.

man was really evil. He actually

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

to watch helplessly as the person she liked treated her

hesitating for a moment, Gillian nodded.

Gillian. Gillian asked her to take the small road to the east, saying that she would wait

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

prosperous as the city. There were no street lamps

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

to the

stopped in her

could already hear Olivia’s footsteps. He pressed his shoulder

into the middle of the road, trying to trip

Olivia, she wouldn’t have discovered him at all. Everything was ready. Ernesto leaned his head against the wall. As soon as he closed his eyes, he felt a

hell

He was going blind!

My eyes, my eyes!

covered his eyes tightly with his hands, but even so, the light revealed between his fingers was incomparably intense, blinding him to the point that he could

it was too

and had a clear view of the

Ernesto. She asked curiously, “Why are you

He could only determine where she was based on the source of the

low grunt, Ernesto said weakly, “I’m

Ernesto’s wound and frowned. “That’s chicken blood.

Ernesto was speechless.

a dog? She could

his head quickly and immediately corrected himself. “The

She held the stick in her right hand and poked Ernesto’s left. leg.

he could not see Olivia’s movements.

He nodded. “Yes.”

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

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

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gun…”

had already taken out her phone. “There’s a

Ernesto was dumbfounded!

How did that happen?

a gun and could not go to the hospital, let alone call the police. Therefore, the kind female lead would personally save the male

did Olivia

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

borrowed from the novel. Therefore, Ernesto thought that Olivia would be like the female protagonist in the novel. She would not call the police and would save

couldn’t understand why Olivia

help a criminal? Of course,

strange man one met on the street. Even if she wasn’t worried that he

have any money now. If she was extorted,

couldn’t take it anymore. He couldn’t care less about pretending and pounced

had practiced boxing since he was young. His skills were excellent

pounce would definitely snatch Olivia’s

And yet…

could get close to Olivia, his abdomen was ruthlessly

it hurt

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

less about covering

and shone

exotic

Then, countless memories returned.

She remembered!

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threw away the stick used for self–defense and leaned forward. She easily

no longer felt hurt in an

Oh! How magicall

he was still surprised, something even more

at him and said coldly.

expression changed drastically when he

He was stunned.

he

hypnosis has been

ground and looked at Olivia

this world could be removed from his

in a low voice, “I woke up when I saw your

do you mean?” Ernesto was a

you think that I’ll hand myself over to someone else without doing anything and let

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

set a time limit

up, the people she had secretly arranged would immediately appear and take her

happened, the hypnosis

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

not be under Emesto’s control, or even the Wilcox

was a

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

on her left wrist

less than three minutes two

Pets

of them said an

le due cathon!

ran a

as you want to and tren

log and track

Ese and Does she

Regret of

walk

really a cow

get a

ducked

was very dark. Only the faint moonlight shone on her face, blurring her facial features and making it

still feel the coldness

Olivia’s mind, regret was the most

things. She had already hurt others. What was the

was just to make herself feel

in exchange for the Wilcox family’s hypnotism. Now that the hypnosis is over, we have nothing to do with each

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

meant to cut ties with Ernesto, which made him

attitude of leaving him alone as if she

were no

He suddenly

wanted to

Olivia did not give him any time to speak. She got into

were extremely cold and heartless. She

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

was left was a thick,

What a hateful girl!

stomped his feet in anger. How could there be such

was going and if she wanted to go back to

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

nodded and asked, “Where

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

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

and knocked

a while,

car door and gestured for her

hesitated. After all, it was almost midnight. It was

remembered how Olivia had helped her in

courage and

it’s already so late.

was a little nervous and sat

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to give

Bettany was surprised. “Where are you

was about to speak when a few clangs came from outside

knocking

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

him. “Olivia is my friend. Don’t provoke

expression was cold and terrifying. He looked at Olivia meaningfully. “Girl, remember not to meddle in other people’s business

this, Tucker’s tone was

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

lower lip and looked embarrassed, finding

while, she said, “Olivia, during this period of time… be careful. My father is

she finished speaking, her face flushed

the courage to admit that their biological father was

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

seeing that Bettany’s expression was still worried, Olivia added, “I’ll leave here tonight and never

heaved a sigh of relief and then was shocked. “You’re not coming

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

a little stunned, but she was very smart and immediately realized

reason.

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

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

car door. “Wait for me here. I’ll

door. After a while, she came back with a painting. ‘Olivia, this is for you.” Bettany looked sad. “I don’t know when we’ll meet again in the

smiled and said, “Then I’ll also give

far away. When he heard

lady was so lucky to

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the sandwich shop found Olivia was missing the

panicked. “What should we

a coat on. “Take your time. Maybe she’s gone out.” Derek and Stella also came down from upstairs.

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

hung up the

members of the Taylor family

a deep breath and said, “She has left

“She is really too

was considerate and sensible, so Megan had already treated Olivia

She started to grumble.

chuckled and said mockingly, “Mother, you really treat her

had made a fool of Olivia. It was already good enough that Olivia was not angry and didn’t take revenge.

Stella thought

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

was a big

had only learned three of them, and she was not

do? What should we do?” Stella was

participate in this internal competition organized by the Painting

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

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

Stella was furious. She raised her head

“Derek. Doris glanced at Derek and frowned slightly. “Don’t be blinded by these

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

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

to her attitude and did not

He had seen Olivia’s sincere way of thinking for others. When she helped others, she would

he faced Doris again, he

turned around and went upstairs to look

was painting in her room when she suddenly received a call from the express delivery. It said that

put down her pen and looked happy.

She

her shoes

at the counter and looked at Bettany’s back with

still young. She hasn’t seen you for many years and is a little distant. She definitely isn’t on the side of outsiders.” Bettany

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 for

was

“Tucker, I’m

Talia scolded. “How can you talk to your father like

in her heart. “Mom, I’m your daughter.

that the company is in

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

sister. How can you be so heartless and

his anger on Talia. “How did you teach

and hasn’t interacted with Missy before. She doesn’t have any

grew impatient. “Bettany must marry

“Don’t force me. I won’t marry into the Hall family. Even if you use

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

used to her mother being like this.

longer hurt. She just

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

that, she ran

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called out to

come from hell. “Ignore her. Let’s see how long she can hold on. A girl shouldn’t be too stubborn. Doesn’t she like to paint? Let’s break one of her hands and see how

help but

in the depths of

voice. Tucker. Bettany is too

Talia and suddenly

Talia’s cheek. His voice was

lowered her head and smiled

and washed her face with cold water to calm

She

who had been relying on her for so many years and had

even wanted to force her to get

face, Bettany opened

light. It should be a piece of paper

it should be a

a painting, so Olivia also

Inside

found it strange. Did people still write

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

What exactly was it?

and more confused. Was

thin golden paper shell and

a line of

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

was actually an invitation to the

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

suspected that

and

It was

her by Olivia. Who exactly was

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invitation letter, her heart pounding so fast that it was about to

words over and over again, feeling like she was in

good thing

was not

taken on the burden of the family. This had

decisive person.

had already gotten the invitation, she had to

she did not understand this competition, Bettany planned to ask

her arms. After running a few steps, she turned back and

Doris was in

so she had

walk over, Doris was a little surprised.

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

a while for her

Her eyes were bright like the stars

Doris was instantly stunned.

such a bright and dazzling Bettany. It seemed that ever since she met Bettany, Bettany had always been depressed. Although she was energetic

in her eyes.

participate in the competition with you!” Bettany couldn’t control her excitement and showed

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

also Bettany’s name written on

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

seem like a good idea

was a little

Her mind was in

only thought that Doris would also be participating in this competition. The two of them would have a

she participated in this competition, she and Doris would be

Doris brushed her hair behind her ear and explained to Bettany with a smile, “I’m sorry. I was

up and carefully observed Doris’s expression. Seeing that Doris really did

on the invitation letter lovingly. “Olivia?” Doris frowned. After

and ask anxiously,

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second sister?”

and looked at Doris curiously. “Doris, what’s the relationship between Olivia and your family? She told

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

Bettany didn’t continue

a little embarrassed. “Doris, can you help me take a look? You know, I learned how to draw on my

would definitely not waste time examining Bettany’s

But…

gaze moved up and landed on the

help you take a look. It just so happens that we’re going to participate in the competition together and have a companion.” Doris reached out to take the painting from Bettany’s hand. Doris’s hand that was holding the painting suddenly froze when her gaze landed on the oil painting. This painting… The concept of this painting was actually very similar to the one she was painting now. The difference was

so tightly that

again and again, looking at the painting Smoke

and color of this painting far exceeded

had seen previously had already shocked her enough. She did

How did that happen?

never learn how to paint before?

this moment, Doris only felt that she had suffered a

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

at Doris with concern and said in a

I’ve been drawing recently. I didn’t sleep

and bade farewell to

painting Smoke in

drew another one

always looked a little awkward and was not as

In the end, she tore off the painting she had drawn, threw it on the ground,

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

head like she was

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

unhappy all

him, saying that his menopause had been brought

criticism, he had a smart brain and

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that under the warm exterior

he sent Ellis to the

of Ellis’s departure, everyone in the CEO’s office kept quiet out of fear that they would anger the CEO who had premature menopause, and be sent to the

was as

anger. He could only bury his

really

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

did not agree to Olivia

did not dare to say

domineering CEOs were able to

in front of Olivia, he was timid and

comparison was too

returned home every day and didn’t like

was completely

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afraid to tell Olivia that

when his relationship with Olivia deepened, or after they got married, he would slowly

because he was afraid that Olivia

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

could Daniel

to compete with her at

he had accompanied Olivia to watch many idol dramas and

arrogant. He bullied the female lead until she was

that television dramas and novels were all fake. The male

female lead, how could he bear

her, even if Olivia

rather die in pain

at night,

blanket. When he sensed that Daniel had come in. he immediately lay down and

actually pretending to be

sighed softly. “Alas, why did he fall

Olivia?

widened. He suddenly lifted the blanket and

Daniel was so mean.

pretended to be surprised and turned the doorknob with

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

his chubby son with his fingertips. Andrew fell to bed. Then, he covered Andrew

He

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

couldn’t be more anxious. He couldn’t care less

in front of his chest. His lazy

Daniel for a long time

a smart child panicked for a moment, he would

must have found him sprawled under the blanket

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

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

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

moment.

his eyebrows and picked up the iPad. He looked at

for a

hugged Daniel’s thigh. “I

said slowly. “I remember we discussed about it before. How should I punish you if

lowered his head and

very satisfied with his son’s attitude. “Show me

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

little guy had a pair of beautiful eyes that were exactly the same as

of eyes, Daniel could not bring himself

ask Andrew to make a

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

a kind of heartache of not having

was too

he had acted like a father and a mother

He raised Andrew alone.

lost her memories and avoided

and

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

blanket.

that he was tired because he had to act as

only Olivia could see

posted it,

It was Olivia!

fingers began to tremble and he could not press the

a long time, he finally

still on the way back. She felt a little dizzy, so she rubbed her temples again and

of hypnosis. Even when she woke

Coincidentally, she

preceded her

moment

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tell Olivia that Andrew was

or after they got married,

was afraid that Olivia would snatch Andrew

her child, she would definitely fight with him

could Daniel

could not bear to compete with her

the past, he had accompanied Olivia to watch many

female lead until she was almost half dead and casually snatched

time. Daniel felt that television dramas and novels were all fake. The

he really loved the female lead, how could

Andrew from her, even

rather die in pain

returned home at night,

watching cartoons on the iPad under the blanket. When he sensed that Daniel had come in, he immediately lay down and closed his

actually pretending to

softly. “Alas, why did

Olivia?

suddenly lifted

Daniel was so mean.

to be surprised and turned the doorknob with his slender

was a little embarrassed. He poked his chubby little face with his two

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

He argued, “I really heard it. It’s

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

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

Daniel crossed his arms in front of his chest. His

up at Daniel for a

for a moment, he would still quickly notice the

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to give him a surprise, but

as she was feeling

through, neither of them spoke. Only

rustle. It was like an electric

imagine the color of

seductive, like the deepest color of rose

this moment, she must be biting

a bite mark on her lips, and the numbness

lower abdomen suddenly tightened, and his right hand gripped the phone

would definitely not be able to control himself. He would hold her under his body and press her

and sexy voice came

pursed her lips and blinked her eyes. She could

“Daniel.”

did not speak. They

longing spread

driving in front, and Peter, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, looked at each other and thought of the

Ha–ha!

had never

be honest, when she first came into contact with Daniel, she was not tempted. She even felt that this person

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

Olivia liked him

more and more

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

Daniel was exactly what she liked. She was fond of everything about

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had

Daniel had bad intentions.

pick you

“It’s almost ten o’clock at night now. I still have about two hours before

raised his eyebrows and chuckled. “Is it okay at

Olivia was speechless.

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

cry?” Olivia was indeed

heard that Andrew was crying, she instantly became nervous. Indeed, she had forgotten her husband after

felt a little

“Alas, he always cried before he went to bed these past few nights. He asked me where Olivia went and why

he had cried, her heart immediately ached.

door open for you.” Daniel smiled

Daniel even

asked him to send Olivia a voice

daze and his mind was still

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

and looked up at Daniel. “I

“Do you remember what you

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

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

at first, then he instantly

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

Daniel patted Andrew’s shoulder and said in

Andrew was speechless.

father was

Andrew’s cries,

location of the Sullivan family to Tyson and

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

rooms. Tyson and Peter lived together, and Olivia had

room.

a long journey, she was really tired and prepared to take a shower

was taking a shower when she heard someone knocking on the

her to open the door. She asked, “Who is it?” Daniel

milk.

now. It’s not

Daniel was super considerate. “I’ll bring it in

“The door’s locked.”

Daniel was ready. “I got the spare

Olivia was speechless.

seemed to

she nodded. “Then come

door open and entered. He first looked around before placing the milk on

the bathroom, his beloved was taking a shower. The sound of water seemed to drench

was warm and

Daniel was tempted.

he had ulterior motives. If a man didn’t even have any sexual desire for the

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

in men who

bath towel after taking a shower,

we do? The

Daniel. She raised her beautiful chin and pointed

leaned over and pressed Olivia against

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

almost hung on

to admit defeat. She raised her chin and glared at him. “What are you

eyes. “Of course…

Olivia and threw her onto the

sofa and her mind went blank for a moment. She blinked and before she could react, a muscular male

her a

Hmm…

Olivia woke up

opened her eyes,

had already

forehead and could not help but kick

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did not see

are you blaming me?” Daniel flipped over and pressed her down. His voice was low as he blew into

almost one in the

two nannies at home,

anyone.

world what she had done last night by getting up so late? She quietly

bumped into Tyson and Peter, who were

and tiptoed around the two of them to go 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 unwell? I’m sorry, it’s all my fault.

Shut up!

something he shouldn’t.

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

was too loud. Tyson and Peter

to see Olivia throwing herself

two of them gasped and raised their thumbs

and indifferent Miss Taylor was actually so passionate and

Olivia was speechless.

ashamed to face anyone. Her

as if he did not

Peter, “Olivia is too

and Peter nodded in

buried her head

so embarrassing. They could

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Olivia and Daniel went to the kindergarten to pick

the way,

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

He has been married for seven

married early. He barely reached the legal age for

is your opinion?” Daniel turned to look

little bit weird. Why would she have an opinion? Some people married young and some old. It

one.”

don’t?” At the red light, Daniel stopped the car and turned to

Olivia frowned.

make out what he

ask him what

heard his mellow deep voice just beside her ear. “Olivia, let’s get married too.” Unexpected of such

around and looked ahead, pressed on the accelerator with his right foot and the car rushed out like

yet he said solemnly, stressing every syllable, “Olivia, let’s get

Olivia repeated his words in

of what

up this topic so soon. She had barely thought about

to figure out

made up your mind, we can

Engage?

took a

Daniel and agreed.

he was lost for

made it!

was a very sophisticated person. He understood humans pretty well. He knew

a lot of

if someone proposed to open the window, the proposal was very likely to be denied by a group of people, however, if

was using the exact same

engage, not to marry for

the three of them went to a

having hesitated when Daniel proposed to get married. She felt that she had hurt Daniel, so she was very cooperative and she agreed to whatever he said that

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even took the initiative to mention the engagement

you think we need to think

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

Olivia’s words, he looked

in his deep, cello–like

No need?

Olivia looked up,

beautiful eyes

his fingertips on the table

fork paused in the air. She looked

head. “This is

wasn’t it a bit of a rush? Would they have the time to prepare everything

They needed to make arrangements for the venue

confidently. “I’ve prepared everything for

phone and showed the photo

is the engagement venue. It’s at the old residence of the

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

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

the rings had been customized. They would be

Daniel was talking excitedly.

Olivia looking

skipped

himself, “Oh no, she found

said slowly, “Is

trick,” Daniel said righteously. “I am just insightful. I knew we would get engaged one day so I had everything ready

to Olivia and whispered,

saying that, he gave

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

Olivia’s heart softened. She held Andrew in her arms and shook him. Her

raised his face. “Then would you like

I do.” Olivia lowered her head and kissed the little

Daniel was very productive.

had just agreed, he announced the engagement to the

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

and posted at the same time: “Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs.

instantly, This

of the richest man instantly hit the

the top

news outlet

could be found in the financial column,

The netizens were dumbfounded.

no idea what was going on. The news

in the blink of an eye, the richest

were

he get engaged before I

Does anyone know? I

it have to do with science, can anybody explain?”

a link behind

it were all

is amazing. She got the Lasker Award at such a young

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

by money? How dare

were arguing with each

the s, so the discussion

intense, and there

He did not want to see

Hence…

Sullivan group will

“We will send out

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

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

Group subsidiaries posted

them.

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The nets went crazy

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netizens on the Internet

got countless phone

invited him to parties, hoping to meet his mysterious

long legs bent. He lowered his gaze

was nonchalant, as if nothing in the world could pique his

he reached a particular message, Daniel’s fingertips

slowly looked over.

and slightly husky as he asked, “A group of old friends has extended an invitation. Should

asked in

her hand to gently scratch

youth. He used to spend entire nights there with his old

and he was busy with work, so he no longer

entrance once more, Daniel felt

had become

club’s staff were all well–trained, and their observant eyes didn’t miss

tell at a glance who people

seen Daniel and Olivia but they could tell from the way they dressed and walked that they

staff quickly hastened to approach and extend a

staff member led the way, he inquired politely, “Is this your first visit, or do you have a

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

His aura instantly rose.

at the staff. “You

felt as if his neck was

this moment, the door was suddenly knocked open and two

over from the corner of

managers actually appeared at the

the club, one was male, named Steve Chandler and one was female, named Vivian

them had always worked

appeared together

The staff was dumbfounded!

Daniel first. He bowed and apologized, “Mr. Sullivan, I’m

Vivian also came over.

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her demeanor was not assertive. Instead, she

and women felt no envy in

and, rather than addressing Daniel first, she turned her gentle gaze to Olivia and inquired with a soft tone, “Mrs.

familiar with her. Notably, she didn’t refer to her as Ms. Taylor, as

she called her Mrs.

raised her eyebrows and

she became the manager of a high–class club. Her EQ is high.” Olivia nodded at her and turned to

“Yes,” Daniel replied.

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

to get soiled. Olivia had

to escort Olivia to the restroom. He then directed Daniel

room.

back to pick

never been one to dwell on minor inconveniences.

the waitress

on her shoes was quite irksome to Olivia. Olivia wanted to

waitress said she was going to get

them under running water. Afterward, she wiped them dry

out of

on either side, Olivia found

It

out her phone and planned to call

as she opened her handbag, a

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

pushed her into an

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

Olivia remained rooted in place and lightly touched the red wine bottle

man had no faith in her statement and scolded her. “What kind of training have you received? Quickly

room let out loud, boisterous cheers. A lecherous middle–aged man looked at Olivia and asked,

a knowing look.

The middle–aged man chuckled.

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

could reply, the middle–aged

a guest. Young lady,

and remarked, “I’ll play the role of the server to attend to our lovely guest here.” Someone scurried around the corner and locked

and surrounded Olivia from several directions as they

the private room were dim, and people’s faces were barely

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

clearly getting

say it for

out?” The middle–aged man arched his eyebrows and jeered, “Once you’ve stepped through this door, regardless of who you are, don’t even dream of leaving. Stay here

was about to

was a hint

It was scarlet red.

a step to the

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

table was made of glass,

huge impact, the wine bottle instantly shattered, and wine

of wine and the sudden burst of glass

ones

a state of astonishment, their gazes fixed

head and massaged her wrist, her tone icy. “I told

the shocked crowd and walked straight

Olivia couldn’t unlock it herself,

shivered and

frown deepened, and her expression grew increasingly

these people. She picked up a chair and slammed it against the

Bam!

Crash!

huge glass door was smashed into

hands sharply, moving deftly despite the shards

a group of people remained

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After Olivia left.

room opened and a beautiful woman walked

dress crafted from cotton linen and wore a silk shirt. The cuffs were

not be seen clearly,

walked up to her with a nervous expression. When he spoke, his

glanced over indifferently and did not say

thud and stammered for mercy. “Ms. Manson, please forgive

difficult to discern her emotions. “No one

to have narrowly averted a catastrophe. His entire body was drenched in a cold sweat, as if he had just emerged

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

“Go,” the woman said.

head waiter left as if he was

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

impossible for the occupants of the two private rooms to

every private room had its own elevator

the way, it would be impossible

rooms to meet.

This was interesting.

from each other, how

on the wall, signaling the waiter

if

seated in the center of the gathering, clutching a hand of cards. His demeanor appeared nonchalant, yet his regal presence set him apart,

the cards on the table and

instantly stood up and

to stand

fair palm

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

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

those words, she wrinkled her nose at Daniel and offered him a charming smile. “Daniel, I’m going to challenge you today. You’ll need to pass some tests

in, “Yes,

a piece of candy and threw it at Sarah. “Stop

palm firmly on the man who was about to

man was in a dilemma, not knowing if he

  1. up.

glared at Sarah and

this opportunity to make things difficult for the protagonist today. But

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

Olivia sat opposite Daniel.

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

pile of poker cards, she insisted on playing truth or

proposed that no one could skip their round with

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

Daniel also looked over.

any

chill.

chill down her spine

can skip the lie detector, but we must play

that, she threw the poker card to the

he could discern the identity

sat opposite Sarah with one hand

seemed to be

years. She remembered that the last time she played cards was seven years ago. It was during Christmas, and the family of

Olivia had always won.

the end, the three of them

Olivia nodded and agreed.

they still lost

repeatedly. He suspected that Olivia had x–ray vision and could

said, “I won’t

it came true.

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

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Billionaires Missing Darling

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

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

playfully at Daniel. “Mr. Sullivan, truth or dare?” Daniel leaned back on

glanced at Olivia. Then, she smiled at Daniel. “Daniel, let me ask you something. I’m serious. If Winona hadn’t gone overseas,

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

giggled. “That’s the rule.

Taylor, are you also very curious? Do you want to know about Daniel and Winona? This is a

her fingertips. Her gaze was indifferent, making

wanted to provoke

moment,

voice was casual and

single sentence, Sarah’s countenance underwent a dramatic transformation, and her limbs became

said, “Winona

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too far. How could

the table and

and her tone was

was so angry that she lost control of her emotions for a

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

you

realize

in anger. But in the end, she managed to control her

The present Daniel was

Daniel with great respect, being cautious not to offend him

she was aware deep down that she shouldn’t have a falling out with Daniel,

felt that Winona was

time, Daniel was simply one of the privileged youth, seemingly lacking any notable abilities. Winona guided him and led

he wouldn’t have achieved what he has

was now taken by

an outstanding Daniel belonged to

filled

was stabbed all over and left with wounds

to Winona’s departure, Daniel had matured and learned

he showered Olivia with all his

Sarah dwelled on the matter, the deeper

sharing countless memorable and adventurous moments

that, they attended

a wealthy

from the rest. Despite her affluent upbringing, she had

already established a reputation in the realm of oil painting

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

days, Daniel

friendship, Sarah couldn’t help but feel that Daniel wasn’t quite up

merely a wealthy youngster. Plus, with his uncle’s

fortune. Therefore, it was no surprise that Sarah considered him unworthy of Winona. Sarah ridiculed Daniel, scoffing

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

result far exceeded her

He successfully

that her eyes nearly

hope

bad habits, and Winona had to endure a

inclined toward serious matters; he simply relished having a good time and little thought to the

many times Winona advised him, it was futile. He remained consistently careless. Ultimately,

and Winona broke up. They separated from that

Daniel experienced a profound emotional blow, causing him to disappear from the scene

back, he

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

gave

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

this was motivated

any other women by his side. He did

that he had been

thought that he must be waiting

to her great surprise, he was

clenched her teeth

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

head to

apologies to Daniel and Olivia. “I’m genuinely sorry,” she confessed. “Today, I overindulged a bit and spoke without much thought.

a glass of red wine

almost choked and coughed a few times before she

he said to Daniel, “Daniel, to

up and made way

he

was puzzled and

also poked

not get

at Olivia.

did not react

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he realized what Daniel was doing, he suddenly

asking a woman for her opinion in a low voice! This

was stunned, and so was

“Yes.” Olivia nodded.

month of hypnosis,

or working during this period. Her plan was to take it easy and

past, Olivia also liked having fun and was skilled in various

after being pushed off the cliff by

sealed herself off and devoted all her

she and Gillian

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

masquerade was on the first

first. The men were all wearing the same tuxedo,

was the

and Emily brought

there.” Emily handed a sapphire blue fishtail dress to Olivia. “Try this one first. Change it if it’s not

lowered her eyes and glanced at the

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

the changing room

was talking to her outside. “Ms. Taylor, have you been

said calmly, “It’s my first time

Emily nodded. Then, she exchanged glances with Sarah and silently mouthed three words:

hadn’t even visited 2046

man and woman had

actually Olivia’s

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

were filled with

that Daniel

was far inferior to

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

the golden lipstick tube

she wanted to

her gaze landed on Olivia, she was suddenly left

dress such a cliché dress so beautifully?” she thought

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

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

Secret supermodel were to wear it, it would not look

carefully chosen this set

cut, and every decoration

looked even uglier on a person than a tattered

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

Sarah, who was in the other changing room, did not hear the commotion

few nasty words of ridicule toward Olivia. She

herself in the mirror, Sarah

sapphire blue fishtail dress she was wearing was tailored by a master, which meant that it was exquisite, and every

wearing this dress, her figure was

heels, Sarah prepared to show off in front of

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

determined to crush

her eyebrows and looked at

a sudden, her powerful aura was

be?” she

Sarah’s expression cracked.

ugly clothes on Olivia made her look like she had been reborn. There was an unusual

met, Sarah was almost crushed into

as

reminded her quietly. Otherwise, Sarah

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“Ramirez, that big liar!

in the world? Why is it so beautiful

“Ahhhhh!” she screamed inside.

about

than her. She pinched her finger hard and looked at

She could already guess what Emily was going to say next. However,

dress. It belongs

to someone else. Ms. Taylor,

not say anything. Instead, she lowered her eyebrows,

her eyes around and suddenly smiled before saying in a mocking tone, “Ms. Taylor, don’t tell me you want to take someone

provoke Olivia so that she had

it wouldn’t be good if word got out that she had stolen

before

Emily was stumped.

dress?” she thought while turning around and looking at

Sarah said directly, “This dress

Taylor. I like this dress very much. I really do like it. I didn’t expect Emily

really like this dress?” Olivia

for her to

this dress, so Sarah

saying you want to wear the clothes

Sarah nodded. “Yes.”

slightly. “But I’ve already worn it. Don’t

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

Emily nodded cooperatively.

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

end, there was

had already nodded.

looked at each other and saw the

Olivia to be so easy

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

and retracted her gaze, not taking it

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inside.

glances before

handed the clothes to

she said calmly, “Go change

nodded and took the clothes to the

to wear the clothes that Olivia

so beautiful. It was not a loss to wear it,

outcome.

was really

quickly took off her clothes and threw them to the ground. Then, she

she looked

too low, her waist was too thick, her legs were too short, and her butt was too

went numb as

the fuck is

was so ugly

I can’t go out in this. I will be

pulled a long face. As her fingers trembled, she tried to pull up the zipper under her armpit. The moment she placed her hands

and slender arm reached over from behind, grabbing the

a whoosh, the curtain of the changing room was pulled

was completely exposed

over to

her expression completely

“What the fuck…

ugly thing?”

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

in a good mood as the smile on her face was dazzling. “Miss Anderson, you have a

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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 blue fishtail

beautiful in it. It was even more dazzling than

this point

it on purpose. She had put on the

heart was completely ignited and her temper

as it was about to

a deep breath to calm herself

was surprised and looked

Sarah had a fiery temper and was short–tempered. After being provoked and tricked, how

eyebrows and tapped a finger

something fishy going

ball has already begun.” Emily was afraid that Sarah would

she spoke, she handed Olivia a

mask and the three of them walked towards

already people dancing at the ball. Amidst the crowd, in the middle of the dance floor,

she said, “Let’s walk further and see

walked slowly by her

many people at the ball. In just a blink

wearing masks. Coupled with the dim lights, it was

a corner and sat on a bar stool to watch the people dancing in

about a dozen couples

and the tempo increased, there were gradually people

was only a man and

from the center. Everyone was wearing the same clothes and masks. It was impossible to tell who was

only vaguely sense that the couple in the

man stood tall and

was tied

a lady from centuries

the surrounding

even heard the people beside

heaven.”

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are so

agree?” someone

someone to talk to her. She paused and did

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Don’t

Are they compatible?

frowned and did

direction, most of his

up and wanted to

some reason, the crowd that was originally standing quietly suddenly surged and gathered in the

instantly stopped Olivia in her

the center of the crowd. The woman

a beautiful

pupils constricted imperceptibly. A trace of surprise

head, curled her lips, and smiled

Winona. His tone was less

immediately turned around and scanned the

he was looking for her

face instantly melted and was filled

He took her hand and introduced her to

at Olivia and said gently, “Hello. My name

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

glanced

a little

gaze,

Daniel and I are old friends. We

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

Good buddies?

Olivia frowned.

leaned in and whispered

extremely distant and indifferent tone, “Winona, since when are we

calm eyes flashed

just an ex–girlfriend. What’s there to

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hand

the spot alone. Her gaze grew profound and a trace

her eyes.

so long, everyone was a little

on the second floor,

went

went to the

had just finished tidying up her clothes and was about to push open the door of the

went a little overboard today. How could he leave with only

was Emily

was indignant and felt

of a reaction. She just touched

you saying anything?” Sarah looked at

away the pancake and asked, “Say

stomped her feet in anger.

softly. “I think you’re stupid. Didn’t you realize that

Sarah was stunned.

continued. “The same height, the same hair length, and the same cold and

If you don’t look at their faces and only look

wouldn’t have noticed if you

‘Olivia is just a substitute. Why are

left for some time, Olivia still stood in the cubicle and did not go out. Actually, she did feel a

and Sarah’s words. They clearly knew that she had

clearly said this on purpose for

it was so

all an act, but her heart was still filled with jealousy. It felt like fine

were some things that

did Daniel like

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

he like

a short period of time, and they did not spend too much

sure that she

running ruckus in her mind. Her temples throbbed

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felt that she shouldn’t doubt

with Amelia and Gillian, Olivia knew how those who had once loved her to the core could change overnight and turn against her, sparing no effort to hurt

Olivia suddenly felt uncertain.

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

to

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prepared by

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

spicier the food was, the more satisfying it

a piece for Daniel.

at the fish that was covered with a

him why he wasn’t eating it when Winona,

never eats

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

on her fork with

Daniel didn’t like spicy

don’t even

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

this, Winona had a smile at the corner of her mouth. Her eyes were sparkling as if she was

used to eat out together, the table would be full of dishes, but there

he didn’t allow anyone else to eat spicy food. He didn’t even allow me to smell the spicy food. I couldn’t even eat anything that is slightly

few of them chatted

were talking about their youth, discussing about

had nothing to

with each other, Olivia

she had met Daniel

feet and intended to

“Michael, why did you order

he was muddle–headed and didn’t

dishes were not ordered by him at

was still curious as to

Now, he finally understood.

out that Sarah had planted a trap for

Michael sighed inwardly.

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in the science arena. He heard that her

didn’t come back, Olivia would really be

Unfortunately, Winona had returned.

Daniel didn’t like spicy

What a silly girl.

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

head, unable to bear

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

spoke, she placed her plate in

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

Hot

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

constricted as she slammed

before Olivia could

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

spoke, he slowly ate the spicy grilled fish bite by

him in shock, especially Michael, whose

doing? Daniel was

she stared at him in a daze. “D–Daniel, when did you start eating

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

moved to the side to distance himself from

that he was not familiar with Winona at

could not help but

moved his

He ate at least a

the hand that was holding the fork

put down

him eat it, he would

took a sip of

to everyone, “I’m

left, a strange silence descended across

and Gideon widened their eyes and looked at

eyes were filled with

heavens! Daniel really ate spicy food. He even

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It was impressive!

Olivia. He was

the years, he had interacted more

Daniel did not eat spicy food and did not even want to smell

could

sake of Olivia, he finished half a plate

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

which was hidden under the table, clenched into a fist tightly.

Daniel!

much spice in order to

been angry at her for leaving

but he was

couldn’t help but tear

much must he love

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

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

finally found him by the

to speak when she realized that Daniel

red, as

at all. That was why he had run to the washroom, wanting to throw up what he

realized this, Olivia

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

looked up with tears in his eyes. When he saw Olivia, he seemed to have found

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

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placed his head on Olivia’s shoulder

like a kitten tickling and teasing

She thought that it was an accident, but as time passed, he

stopped and suddenly narrowed

used to develop

slight movement from her,

she had

sharp eyes instantly

pitiful, like a big puppy wagging its tail at

deliberately turned to look at Olivia with teary

had always been soft–hearted. When she saw this, her heart

stomach hurt?” She

stomach after

shook his

raised an

did

lips. His voice sounded sexy, as though he had done something naughty in

Olivia stared at him.

wanted to push

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

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

could not stand Olivia speaking in such a

felt

only were his lips burning with pain, but there was also a ball

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

at the black watch

only

seen Daniel sleep so

and sleep.” After saying that, he even looked at Olivia resentfully. “To think that you know medicine. You don’t care about me

turned his head abruptly, looking as though he was

moment, Olivia did not react. She

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found

find another topic. “Let’s go

stood rooted to the ground

immediately became nervous. His

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

go. Don’t leave

He suppressed them in his heart, but

reaction was too drastic.

raised her hand and patted his handsome face.

reacted as though he had

Olivia, as though

force. There was an

angry with me. If I do anything wrong, tell me. You must tell me! Don’t hold it in and leave

fragile Daniel before.

and said gently, “Why would I leave you? Have you forgotten that we’re about to get

Daniel was

was my classmate in university. At that time, we did spend some time together, but we weren’t really in love. It was just

each other since.” Speaking of this, Daniel lowered his head and rubbed his forehead against Olivia’s head. His tone was gentle, seemingly able to move a person’s

give Olivia any chance to misunderstand

wanted to sow discord between him and Olivia had better scram

out about it, he would definitely teach them a

on the mask 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,

her.

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

nor was he a saint. He was clear about right and wrong

would hurt an unfamiliar female companion for no

about Winona, he talked about

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tilted his head and rubbed against Olivia’s delicate face. He explained gently,

her grandmother is really a kind and

a home when he was

his uncle, who was seven years older

not dote on him and they did not love him. Daniel chose to hang around outside

and incompetent. They despised him and compared him to his uncle. They said that there was a world of

biological parents

felt that Daniel was too naughty and useless. The Sullivan family

so he went to the Anderson family’s residence

said that Daniel was the best and smartest

Daniel to

hole because of this. If they don’t love you, you can love yourself. If they

would fall into their trap. They hope that you will hate them, that you will grow up crooked, and that you will become extreme and not become someone

you must not do

tirelessly. He was very eloquent and knew how to

by what he

this moment, she suddenly understood

I won’t pay attention to Sarah. I’ll

looked at Olivia as if she was a fool. “What are you talking about? That’s not what I meant when

did

a little

have to deal with Sarah in the future, don’t be obvious about it. Do it

that will make things difficult

Olivia stared at him.

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Daniel did not return for a long time,

that she had given him so much

trending on Twitter, she

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good

toward extravagance. He preferred a simplé engagement ceremony that

was only one reason why he made such a grand engagement, and that was to capture her attention. He wanted

she had returned from overseas

meeting Daniel, Winona knew that he had a bad temper. He definitely

of others. Before Winona returned to the country, she was already mentally prepared. She knew that she would be wronged and would feel so uncomfortable that she could not

her mind to endure everything and do her best to appease

now, Daniel had

left with another woman and hadn’t returned for a long

She had to let him understand that

provoke her in

any longer, so she got up and

chased after her. “Winona,

were cold, and her face was covered with frost. “Sarah, go and tell Daniel that my patience has its limit, and tell him to

saying that, she left with

to see Winona’s departing figure. She looked surprised and asked, “What’s wrong? Why

stomped her feet in frustration. Daniel had almost driven

she saw that Daniel was engaged to Olivia,

on, when Emily pointed it out, she realized that he

wanted and forced

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

enemies are clearly in love, but they always hurt each other. I don’t know how

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

Emily comforted Sarah and pulled her back to the

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a bit of alcohol.

Emily returning, he

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

you talking

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

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

to find a woman who looks just like Winona and then intentionally gets close to her to make

didn’t see it, but Sarah was

left, she had never seen any

doing it

that something was

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

had

day by day, lacking in energy, and spending

hospitals, but none of them could identify the

for Amelia to relax and not to worry

Amelia was suffering from sadness and depression, so he

did not believe it. He felt that Amelia’s condition wasn’t caused by

keep an eye on Amelia to prevent her from seeing

were always times when he

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

born to defy her parents and

were red and her heart filled

due to her excessive agitation, after her

woke

looked for famous doctors, but they were all helpless against

families were gathered together. Even Maddie was here,

go overseas?” Cathy held Amelia’s hand as

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top medical team overseas to

should we do then?”

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

in his pocket, he

but his aura was calm and

sofa. Suddenly, he raised his eyes and looked straight at Maddie.

into silence as soon as he finished

everyone, and even Cathy, who was most

in a trembling voice, “Will she help us now that we’ve reached this point?

William glanced at Cathy. “I will do my best to save my

“So, you all should not interfere, obstruct me, or treat Olivia with

out his hand toward Maddie and said, “Aunt, give me your

at William

for a few days and nights. Despite his tall stature, he

nephew had endured too much, with the entire Taylor

also had to take care of his erratic father, and his mentally ill mother, and deal with

from him, but not a

distance yourself from her,

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

and

and Amelia were the ones who had

not actually do anything. At most, he just

and the other was his

sincerely hoped that these children

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

choose. This is my responsibility, my duty. I can’t

this, William lowered his head, his eyes a little red. “I’ll go and beg. Even if she wants my life,

Maddie stopped talking.

He carried the entire

Maddie’s phone, William

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the middle of drawing with Andrew when she received a

think too much and answered

picked it up, she realized that it

slightly with a hint of

person

reached this point, there was absolutely no room for

he would have

did he

leaving her right

not

William’s tone was very polite. “I’m sorry

hearing this, Olivia curled her lips and sneered. “Mr. Taylor, no need to be so polite. If you have something

breath and looked out of the window into the distance.

“Yeah,” she replied.

happened, and if we could turn back time to the day you first returned to the Taylor family, and there was a conflict between my

heard his question, the tip of her

stroke, and the green spot slowly turned into the patterns on

was stunned. He clapped his hands and

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

upstairs with the drawing paper in

the little turtle and hang it

was what Olivia drew for

her senses and continued her

William’s intention

conflict arises between giving birth to goodness and nurturing goodness, she would tend to favor

a

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

days and nights of interaction and exchange of

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

it means that human nature is like this. Therefore, our mother’s choice is

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with that?”

I’ve never

person. From the beginning to the end, she 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 a

could not see the difference between good and

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

me as her own daughter and doesn’t want to give me any love, what right does she have to ask me to give in? What right does she have

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

that? Was it because she gave birth to me, so she

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

it comes to me? Is it all because I’m

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

the Taylor family is, they can’t surpass the law.

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

“It’s you who went all out and told me

nature would not take

a mother, claim that human nature is so base that it justifies harming her own daughter and committing such evil

it just because she harmed me that I must forgive her? I want to ask, if she hurt someone else, at random stranger in the

biological daughter, does that mean I have to forgive her no matter

powerful and resonant. They were like

his heart

didn’t expect Olivia to hate

tightened and his lips trembled violently. He knew that every word he had said

he looked back and saw Amelia lying unconscious on

he

how do you think the favor

“William, are you never–ending with

told you to surrender and stay in the Taylor family for five days and five nights, but you

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“Emma has already paid the

birthday banquet and echoed Emma’s words, but you didn’t suffer any substantial harm. Instead, it was

on you through Twitter. Dad was the mastermind behind it and has already

Olivia was silent.

not forcing you. I just want to tell you the whole story. I want to tell you what Mom has done for

That night, she bled profusely and her body was severely deficient. It took her five years to recover enough to give birth to

you were young, your body was weak, crying and not sleeping at night. Mom was so concerned that she didn’t trust the nanny. She stayed up with you every night, and during your postpartum period, she didn’t get a full night’s sleep. After that, she immediately fell ill. She resisted taking medication while breastfeeding,

her daughter made her suffer to the bone. She

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

love you for five

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

of the Smith family, Olivia Taylor, is

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

Smith family was hailed

then on, the Smith family completely reappeared in front of the world,

hospital began to create accounts on various social networks, including Twitter,

were like flowers blooming

days, the Smith family’s reputation

had never come into contact with

They couldn’t believe it.

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

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

all left s on

that I can’t sleep. There’s really a medical family in our country.” “That’s right, that’s right. I didn’t

all seen

from Bruce

specialists‘ team from Dunwall is

specialist in Mala, Dr.

pounding. Who is this the Smith family? They can actually invite so many big

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

a little familiar? I feel like

Taylor!” “Oh my god, oh my god. Indeed, outstanding people still have to be with outstanding people in everything. The young richest man and

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phone, William held the phone and a hint of

he said

the favor owed to manipulate her, despite the fact that outside newspapers and news reported that Olivia

still many people who knew about Olivia’s

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

character and may not have wanted to associate with

not long ago, which was renowned for

ruthless and heartless, refusing to save a family member,

Taylor family and did not care about Amelia, she still had to think about the

William was confident that Olivia would

The Sullivan family.

stared at her phone in a daze. No one knew what

downstairs and sat

Olivia’s conversation on the

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

sour and bitter

hold it back any longer, tears were welling up

was a person who was not afraid at all, no matter how grievous

suffering made his heart ache

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

do.” Daniel leaned on her shoulder and comforted her. “Andrew and I will always be by your

be with you forever.” Andrew ran over from upstairs and leaned on

up with

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

making his agreement clear

and brought Andrew upstairs to do

knew that she must be feeling

“Don’t be afraid. I’ll go to

shoulder everything with

raised an eyebrow, and then said, “What

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

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

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

If you don’t save Mrs. Taylor, some people in the Evervale circle who know the inside story might say that

looked up at Daniel. “What about you? Do you

said firmly, “I will always stand by

I’m heartless, it’s so easy to resolve.

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

terrifyingly smart since she was young. No

ease. She also knew how to plot and scheme, she just chose not to use them, but that didn’t mean

call to interrogate her about her humanity

could be persuaded

politely and respectfully, she

chose the method

her own way of

to save Amelia or

one could

Olivia sat in a large and comfortable

paper:

“Smith family”

cold light flashed

for the Smith

calls and passed down the

doctors from all over the world set off

news

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

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

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

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

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

completely reappeared in front of the world, no longer in its previous state of

accounts on various social networks, including Twitter,

were like flowers blooming after

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

people who had never come into contact with the Smith family widened their eyes

They couldn’t believe it.

actually such an ancient medical family

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

left

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

all seen

from Bruce Hospital in Fesmuowana

cardiovascular specialists‘ team from Dunwall

brain surgery specialist in Mala,

Who is this the Smith family? They can actually invite so

the 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

sounds a little

of the richest man, Daniel Sullivan. It’s Miss Taylor, Olivia Taylor!” “Oh my god, oh my god. Indeed, outstanding people still have to be with outstanding people in everything. The young richest man and the

and television dramas aren’t this

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Layfield immediately became a hot topic.

the Smith family hospital was just

knew that this hospital was exceptionally skilled in acupuncture, and there was an elderly traditional doctor with the surname Smith whose medical skills

never thought that Isaac Smith was actually the hidden miracle

Twitter were filled

and he’s often away. He only releases appointments on Wednesday mornings. I used to wonder why an old man like him was always going out, but now I think maybe he’s going to treat some big shots. I’m so excited! I never thought

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

them. It’s not that they’re not good at medicine, but Dr. Smith is

already so powerful, but he still stays in a

respectable

that Doctor Smith had a heart attack and turned into a vegetative state.

really hope that Doctor Smith will

Smith wakes up

the s turned into prayers for Isaac to wake

through the s online and prayed silently in her heart, “Grandpa, did you hear that? Everyone is looking forward to you waking up, so please wake up

the Smith family had reappeared, Olivia was also

research institute was very worried about

due to gender differences, it was not

necessary to arrange for someone with a legitimate identity, who won’t raise suspicion or

way and will arrive in an hour.” Peter handed over a file at the same time.

attention to it. She did not

the person, Olivia nearly dropped her cup, showing an unusual loss

composure.

is it

The charming girl

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“I miss you so much. I miss

was filled with

“Aren’t you in

voice was clear. “I’ve already transferred to the

help but have a headache. “That’s too ridiculous! What

could she enter

identity was

and sold to a couple who couldn’t have children shortly after

a good character, but she was

what happened next, Olivia

said that she had made

each other for two years. At that time, Kelly’s mother

years old, but she already had

take good care of her. Later, she realized that something was wrong, so she taught the little girl to protect herself and

was just a little suspicious. She told the

Unexpectedly, it really worked.

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

making sure that the little girl was not injured, Olivia walked

the man lying on the

little girl to the research institute through Augus Swift. There were the best psychiatrists

such a big incident, so she sent her to the psychiatrist

long after, the research institute reported that Kelly had a very high IQ but also suffered from severe psychological issues, including a

the little girl was still too young, she

and she had a resilient spirit. The psychiatrist had to spend

very disadvantageous for

girl was so young, but her body was already filled with

visited the research institute to communicate with Kelly and

the use of learning skills? Can

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

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forever.

nodded heavily. “I’ll work hard

forever.

special experience, Olivia disapproved of her entering the entertainment industry. The entertainment industry was too complex. Olivia hoped that she could find a stable job. Olivia sat on the sofa, and the joy of seeing Kelly had disappeared, leaving only coldness. Seeing this, Kelly did not dare 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

said that when I became an adult, I could make my own

paused for a moment. Her eyes gradually warmed, and the sharp aura around her

No one could make decisions for

name of being

Kelly wanted to enter the entertainment industry, then she should

able to

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family, along with William, was

had been staying by Amelia’s bedside without sleep. His phone had been full of battery,

Maddie’s phone was

that in less than three

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

William was waiting for Olivia to

gathered around the Hushe Republic, Maddie could not

pressure, but she did not expect her to have such a

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

in Olivia’s hands, it

hadn’t gotten lost, with her in the Taylor family, their present would

most was that Olivia actually possessed such

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

William’s side and patted his shoulder. “Don’t wait

to look at Maddie.

phone over. She opened a page and handed it

what was going on. When he received the

at Maddie fixedly.

This…”

already a medical

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

he could finish speaking, Cathy walked

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

with a serious

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

passed down to the next generation and had to be learned through education and experience. Olivia was still so young, and her major in university was not medicine either. Was her medical skills really

me ask you, is Olivia’s medical skill really that amazing? Can she truly save

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asked.

closed his eyes and said, “It was Isaac himself who said that

reach out and grab William’s

an 80% chance.”

and turned to

mother’s gaze, Maddie was stunned for a moment

hard to control her expression and said, “Mom, do you want

“No, I didn’t ask you to invite Olivia. I

called out, “Olivia won’t come.”

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

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

top medical teams from all over the world were about to arrive. Instead of confronting Olivia, it was better to let these top

might still be

she could speak, Cathy had already

ruthless? Amelia is your own sister!” Cathy was furious, pointing at the door angrily. “Go, right now. If you

a couple of steps from the slap before she

raise her head. She just lowered her eyes and

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

his aunt

Amelia, he

She had no personal life, no family, and no children of her own. Her entire life revolved

his mother, almost everything

manager of the Taylor

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

this today. It’s fine if nothing happens to Amelia. But if something really happens, I won’t consider Maddie

firm tone made

grandmother was so harsh on his youngest

with Maddie? How could

speak up for his aunt when a hand suddenly

It was Maddie’s hand.

“During the previous head inauguration ceremony of the Smith

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to use

Maddie nodded. “Yes.”

possible?”

and said indifferently, “You don’t understand Olivia. She’s not heartless. She just doesn’t like being coerced. If you were magnanimous,

looked down

upright method, he chose to use unorthodox methods,

coercion.

someone as proud and powerful as Olivia be

William suddenly understood.

phone and called Olivia again. Halfway through, he suddenly thought

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

Seeing this, Maddie smiled.

hearing Blake’s positive response and his assurance

time, she did not even look at Cathy or say

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personally come from Layfield to tell Olivia about

and her arms

“Mr. Taylor called. He said that he

the orchids beside the desk and nodded. Her tone was

not say

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

more and more cautious when it came

being hypnotized.

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

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

there were two people responsible for taking care of them. One of them

a little older.

own daughters. She was very tolerant

time, it was Blake who took care

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

young and

close to Zelen when she

Zelen suddenly disappeared without a

ignored this person as if this

mentioned Zelen, Blake was stunned.

“You remember now?”

used some force and instantly tore off a long orchid

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

about Zelen?

Why hypnotize me and make me

tone was calm, but Blake was scared out

to start. She stuttered for a long time before forcing herself to say, “Miss, please don’t

fingertips on the

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

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unexplained. Miss, please wait a little longer. After a

a while, she looked up and ordered,

Blake left, Daniel

Olivia and massaged her temples. His voice

said in a low voice,

massaging for a

eyes

for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal. He lowered his head and kissed

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

parents‘ names, who my family was, and where my home was, I

An elite family like the Taylors would tell their daughter over and over again where

re these things no matter

Speaking of this, t

thought that I had forgotten because I was too young. And

by Ernesto, I realized that my memories

Daniel was amazed. “Can

Olivia nodded. “the Wilco

has a special

was curious. “Are you so sure that you

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

the hypnosis. I

Ernesto undo it for you? Or was it because of the second hypnosis

Olivia shook his head.

know how to do it too?”

studied a few hypnosis books and

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

isn’t that difficult. I just need to find

Olivia made sound easy.

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

was still

was at a

had already become the richest man in the country. How come he still felt a little inferior and lack of confidence when he was with

he had to work harder. Otherwise, Olivia would look down on

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

William called Blake again.

phone to Olivia. This time,

with pain and begging.

please.”

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

no longer had anything

Taylor

William’s voice

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

.

to go to the Taylor family herself. It was time to find out the

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Sophia just finished wiping Amelia’s body. When Sophia came out of the room, she saw William on

excited. “Okay, that’s great. I’ll

Sophia realized that Olivia was coming over to

his mind. What kind of medical skills could Olivia possibly

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

was certain that Olivia couldn’t do a thing

Cathy’s room and

That’s great. Amelia could be

saw that Sophia was

tell you. But I’m not sure if I should say

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

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

on?” Cathy’s

But I’ve always been by Madam’s side, and I know everything about the relationship between Olivia and Madam. Olivia is very dissatisfied with her. It was implied that she

Cathy frowned in disbelief.

what, they were still biological mother and daughter. Moreover, although she had not seen Olivia many times, he did not look like

have to believe me. Now, Miss Emma is in jail, Mr. Samuel is missing, and Madam is unconscious. Think about it. That’s an awful lot of coincidences, don’t you think?” Upon hearing this, Cathy’s heart skipped a beat. She instantly

calmed her down and poured

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

we still going to

“Of course, Olivia has to treat Amelia, and she has to treat Amelia well.

Olivia came with Kelly.

high ponytail at the back of her beautiful

sexy and girly, but it added to

not help

girl was shockingly

Kelly tilted her head and looked at him with her beautiful

frowned and

Kelly’s charming

in her eyes was like a flame falling into the water. The charm disappeared from Kelly’s

her eyes, as

at her palm and warned herself that now was not

time. She had to wait

who had bullied Olivia to

and

were already waiting

the living room with a walking stick in his hand. He thought

Olivia did not even look up. Her gaze did not turn in

surprised

embarrassed and his face

thought Olivia

had connections with

like that young people

day. This girl had just succeeded and was already so

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

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

there was the Sullivan

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

Olivia would be the most

Olivia would

snorted coldly and asked the butler to help

did not care about these

that Olivia went down and

didn’t care,

had waited here for Olivia. Cathy could not let

said, “Stop right

walking and continued

it anymore and shouted,

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

handrail of the stairs. She turned her head and

had to raise her head to

I’m an older.

tapped her fingertips on

a sudden, Olivia grinned. “I’m trying to help you stay healthy.” “What do you mean?” Cathy

“It’s good for your

you look up.”

not going to argue with you about the

but she

argue about this. Cathy took a deep

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

not at ease with Olivia

her head honestly.

did not expect Olivia to

if you can cure Amelia. If

the one who harmed Amelia. Who knew what

tone, “What’s going on? Your family is going to cause

choked and was about to

turned around and went downstairs. As she walked, she said, “What kind of

up and stared at William. “What a shameless group you

this, Cathy was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and

looked more shameless than

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Olivia immediately walked outside.

whether or not Cathy wants me

want everything their

voice and begged for a long time. It was only then that Olivia went upstairs for the second

don’t add to

words she had in mind. She looked at Olivia

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

silver needles. He felt a tingling sensation

were really too long. They were

thing won’t

he only raised his head and glanced at Olivia with a questioning look without saying

Cathy who could not take it anymore. She was scared out of her

and dragged her out. He pleaded in a low voice, saying, “Grandma, please,

he carried Cathy to

knocked on the door, it remained

help but exclaim, “Oh golly. Mrs.

pain in her chest and slumped to

unconscious Cathy back to her

to kill Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Green has already fainted. Please come quickly to save

at the Taylor family’s home. Sophia immediately

Ronald said as he strode in with a displeased expression. “What

using both hands to make a comparison. “It’s this long,” she said. “The silver needle is longer than a cup. It looks like a nail. Olivia took

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

happened. Mr. William seems to be bewitched. He trusts Olivia

muddle–headed!” Ronald said as he ran

you going over just like that? Mr. William will surely stop you. Plus, there are so

What if he gets some servants to

stopped in his

said, “You’re right. This is the Taylor family’s

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

situation!” He thought to himself, “I can catch Olivia off

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

hint of cold malice flashed across Ronald’s

said, “Do you have any

the stick she was about

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

about a rolling pin?” Sophia

his eyes

get it.”

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

a

saying that, he concealed the

strode to the door of Amelia’s room, knocked, and said,

came over to open the door. He glanced at Ronald appraisingly and enjoined in a low voice, “Uncle, lower your voice.

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

and squeezed in. While William was closing the

pin in his right hand and fiercely

himself, “Stupid girl. You want to hurt Amelia, huh? I’ll break your

a long–standing reputation in the field of medicine?

behind him, William turned around. He then saw Ronald

right hand, raised high and holding a wooden stick, moved

She was staring at Amelia with full concentration.

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

William thought, “Oh crap!”

wanted to intervene, but he simply could not do it

despair, Kelly suddenly stood in front

pair of sneakers. Her movements were nimble,

hit by a heavy hammer. He suddenly crashed toward the

made of solid wood, but it was smashed into pieces

saw Ronald vomit a mouthful of

quickly went over to

in front of William, her tone was cold and indifferent as she said, “Go call an ambulance. If it’s any later, he’ll

his eyes to glance at Kelly. He was

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

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

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

gives in to all of

arrived very quickly

learned about the

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

He just

ribs, William instinctively looked up

so accurate. This girl said two broken ribs, and it’s

the

consciousness. After she regains consciousness, she still needs two more rounds of acupuncture therapy.” Olivia thought of

thought, “Medicine that affects

He was surprised.

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of time before Amelia regained consciousness. She was given acupuncture therapy during the day, and by evening,

was lying on the bed. Facing the pitch–black room, she was a

“Water,” she softly murmured.

Amelia regain consciousness, she was overjoyed. She

Taylor, you’re finally

gulped down half a glass of water before she

to me?” she asked

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

her vision went dark, and she

know

her everything that had happened during the period that

unconscious.

with a stunned expression. She could not help but ask, “Are you saying that

begging from Mr. William and agreeing to many conditions for her to finally come.” “Oh,” Amelia replied as she nodded. She had a listless expression, appearing in a state of being stupefied. She thought to

Amelia was no longer as excited as before.

so strange. Just before I lost consciousness, I mentioned Olivia with such righteous anger, almost wishing I had not

waking up, am I so calm and not angry at

is even stranger is that I can’t understand my previous emotions, and

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

role in causing Emma to be

as for Samuel, he didn’t act like a father at all. He actually

difficult for me to accept is that I actually

golly!” Amelia covered her forehead, wondering why she had done so

as important as Emma in Amelia’s heart. After all, Emma had been raised by her side for twenty years, and their

far as to hold extreme hatred for Olivia just because she had

Emma.

felt that she was somewhat abnormal as she often could

She told Amelia something to gauge her emotional state. “Mrs. Taylor, Olivia will come again tomorrow to treat you,”

come

was clear–headed. She considered herself to have a balanced perspective and could objectively evaluate

matter, she believed that Olivia could not

do with Olivia either. After all,

She

her eyes no longer held any

already

and Emma, and on the other side was

to let go

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

the four major families. It even applies to those men who are somewhat

remained faithful and committed to me alone all

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

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

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

be a

my condition.

not bring herself to act as if

was unfair

could not let

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

with her left hand supporting her cheek and her right hand holding a document folder. She did not open it. She merely looked at it in a daze. Daniel came in from outside. He was dressed in a soft grayish–white home outfit. The

cast a casual glance, asking, “What’s this?” Seeing Daniel, Olivia leaned her head on his

Daniel took it, he opened it and found that it was filled with information about Emma and

as well as how Samuel and Evelyn got to know

three of them inside. The three of them would often go out

appearing to be a perfectly happy family. Those who

Daniel said. After reading it, his initially languid gaze suddenly became profound like an endless starry sky,

very concerned about

information would not be

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

hugged Olivia tightly. His tone was as gentle as a

felt that the statement lacked sufficient emotional

do something more

took out his phone and

doing his homework in his room

“It’s Daddy!” he thought.

hurriedly ran to the door and asked Zoe in a childish voice, “Daddy went out, huh?” Zoe was momentarily

“He’s

He’s at home, so why did he

waved at him.

to his father. Instead, he immediately

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

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

a sweet–talking

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

“Sure,” Andrew replied loudly.

alone

thought, “What’s going

left behind,

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

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

she said, “It’s not necessarily a

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

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

was because it was possible that Amelia engaged in continuous arguments with Olivia after she regained consciousness. In the past, Olivia was very patient and could endure it.

to argue, Olivia would immediately throw the folder

However, she could not

did not necessarily mean

understood. “I’ll hold it

Olivia nodded.

they found it surprisingly quiet. Amelia did not act crazily. She was very quiet, so much

steadily

acupuncture therapy on her, she even

thank

holding a silver needle stopped moving. She said in a low voice, “You’re

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

was not

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

Amelia was resolute in her attitude. She said, “William, you

helplessly and say, “I’ll wait outside, Mom. Please

“Got it,” Amelia said.

that Kelly had no intention

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

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

and

very clear–headed now. She had never been

years.

apologized, “I should apologize to you. Ever since you were found, both Samuel and Emma have done a

dark eyelashes trembled slightly. She

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

it was faintly choked. She continued, “It’s a pity that our mother–daughter bond was short–lived. Perhaps God only granted us a brief five–year connection. If we had forced it, there would have been hurt, just like with Samuel

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

she didn’t come out of my womb, she lives in my heart. I know she has done many

I just want to stay away from you so that I can accompany her wholeheartedly. In a few years, after she is released from prison, I’ll accompany her, comfort her, and help

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

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

not say anything. She just looked at Amelia

continued, “I gave birth to you and you saved me. We do not owe each other a favor. We have nothing to do with each other anymore. Let’s live

them, Amelia could

and daughter was a fate bestowed by God. They were destined to have

Amelia held her fingers

for Olivia to speak,

felt especially long. Every minute and second

period of time, Amelia

she heard Olivia’s voice, which was soft and gentle,

suddenly stiffened and she fell straight onto

quickly, supporting her and stuffing a calming

emotions fluctuated

was used at this

“The preparation doesn’t go to

Olivia handed the medicine

body. If you feel physically unwell or your emotions become too intense, you can

She just held the medicine bottle

was quick. It

required careful adherence. She then put away the

her head lowered. One could not discern what she was thinking. It was not

Kelly rushed down from upstairs and explained as she

nodded and said,

lost in thought ever since Olivia left. It was not until Sophia knocked on the door and

of bed and put on her slippers. Just as she was about

head and glanced at

“What’s this?” she thought.

and recalled for a moment. Suddenly, she thought

seems like she

have been

Unexpectedly, the string that was tied around

a group photo of Samuel, Emma, and

Amelia’s pupils contracted intensely.

information also noted that Samuel used Olivia as a cover for

identity of Amelia’s biological daughter, which was Olivia, but

a paternity test report between

father and daughter”

taken too much of her calming medication. Her emotions were remarkably tranquil at the moment. There was

turns out that Emma is Samuel’s illegitimate daughter. No wonder he treats her so well.” Amelia seemed to suddenly have an epiphany. She quickly rummaged through her drawers, wanting to find photos of Emma from her

to find

on the floor. There were about a few hundred

of them was about

It was only when she had looked at all

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