After he hung up, Ethan looked at all the new leads before him. In the time Olivia was out of town, he had gotten to investigating the whereabouts of Toxic Hive and about the past. He found the hometown of Paul Cruz and Clara Foster. According to what his people found out, the child had been gone for some days. From the pictures provided by the villagers, the child looked a lot like Belle and had some of Paul's features. Paul and Clara had also disappeared from Aldenvine. Even though he couldn't bring the child back, their existence was proof enough. Someone had pinned the blame on Jeff. The claims about Belle having his baby and Jeff forcing her away, which caused her to suffer from mental illness before she ultimately committed suicide didn't hold up to scrutiny. Someone had plotted everything, even before Jeff's traffic accident. But it didn't seem like the person wanted to harm him. Their main objective was to destroy his relationship with Olivia. The person went to great

Olivia took it easy for two more days. As long as her phone was on, Chris' messages would keep coming in, so she turned it off. She lay in the soft and spacious bed as she looked at the horizon.Although the island was a great place, she kept thinking of Ethan's words. She wondered when he would come and take her back to the city. She was eager to go back. She had time to wait, but the same couldn't be said for Jeff. It was almost time for his operation. She called Ethan again."What's wrong?" Ethan sounded tired. "I want to go back now, Ethan.""Give me some time. I'll come get you myself." "But … I want to go back now.""I need some more time." Ethan couldn't let her know what he was doing. He could only guarantee her safety after he cleared out all the threats in the city. "But if there's something you have to do, you can tell me," Ethan said patiently. Olivia didn't want too many people to know about Jeff's condition, so she didn't tell him."It's nothing. I'm just

Reality proved that a former long-distance running champion was no match for well-trained military men. In less than 50 meters, Olivia was subdued by one of Chris' men. She was pinned to the ground in a neck hold with her face against the scorching sand.Chris quickly said, "Don't hurt her. She's a guest."Olivia was captured, and there was some sand on her right cheek. She spat some sand out of her mouth before saying, "So this is how you treat guests?"Chris took out a handkerchief and cleaned her face himself. "Sorry, Olivia."Olivia was put on the helicopter just like that. Chris smiled bitterly when he met her eyes, which were filled with hatred. "Olivia, you're Chloe's only child. I want to take care of you. It's not my wish for things to turn out like this. I hope you can understand.""I can't, nor do I want to."Olivia looked outside the window. The beautiful island was getting farther and farther from her like it was all a dream.The person who had sworn to protec

The woman placed a wet cloth over Olivia's mouth to stop her from screaming. Olivia struggled hard, shaking her limbs and twisting her body. Her movements caused the chains to make rattling sounds. Olivia didn't want to die. She had a lot of things she needed to do, but her struggles were futile. Even though her wrists and ankles were scraped raw, she couldn't break free from the metal chains."Olivia, it's your biggest mistake to have ever met him."Olivia shook her head with all her might. She could only make muffled sounds with her mouth. "It won't hurt. It'll all be over soon."A tear rolled down from the corner of Olivia's eye, but the woman ignored it. Olivia could only watch as the syringe got closer and closer to her. It was almost touching her skin. Suddenly, the woman's phone rang. She wanted to ignore it, but the ringtone annoyed her. "What do you want? I'm busy," the woman said furiously. Her expression soon changed. The needle that was about to penetrate Olivi

Dr. Cohen was trying to reach the area with explosions. She didn't leave even though she received the message to evacuate. Grabbing her hand, Jennifer said, "You should leave. It's dangerous to keep going.""I can't. He came in person. I'm worried. Leo hates him and will definitely take the chance to ambush him."Her palms were sweaty, and her body was shaking. But when she rushed to the scene, she saw Ethan get shot and fall to the ground."No!" She shrieked. Jennifer grabbed her hand, wanting to take her away. "Don't go over there. We have to evacuate!"But the woman had already lost it. She ran toward Ethan's direction, paying no mind to the gunfire or the explosions. All she had her eyes on was the man on the ground. She had finally come to his side after traveling great distances. She was a clean freak, but she kneeled on the muddy ground. Her tears, mixed with the rain, fell on Ethan's face. She said in a shaky voice, "No, you can't die. I won't let you."She was abo