A loud crying echoed against the wall. Connor was standing by the staircase, wailing.Surprised, the maid stopped her movement. Although Marina wasn't close with Connor, as his mother, she didn't wish for her kid to witness the cruel scene.She instructed, "What are you doing? Make sure the kid doesn't see this."The flustered maids rushed toward Connor. Marina was irritated by the sudden crying, too.She urged, "What are you standing there for? Do it."The maid said aloud from upstairs, "Master Conner must be having an allergy reaction. There are a lot of rashes on his body and face.""Call the doctor over." Marina was very impatient. Instead of dealing with Connor, she was anxious to settle the score with Olivia because it was her rare chance to do so.Olivia looked at Marina in disbelief. "He's your son. He's so little, and he's crying. You should at least hug him and comfort him."Marina sneered. "If you make it quick, I can do that right away.""He's crying so helplessl

It was as though the king of the beast let out a furious roar, deafening enough to shake the whole forest.Ethan ran over at full pelt. A frantic Marina noticed him and sprang from her seat, putting the pedicure at the back of her mind. The nail polish splashed onto the floor because of her abrupt action. The striking red adorned the white carpet."Ethan, I can explain," she said anxiously.He ignored her and bypassed her swiftly.However, the maid with the tall stature didn't stop her even after noticing his arrival.Marina brought that maid along to the country back then. Her name was Sana Ashbluff.She had been working for Marina before the latter's mother passed away. Not only did she know martial arts, she was 5'7 and weighed 160 pounds. Thus, she appeared built among average women.Sana clearly heard Ethan. But she was aware that Olivia was the thorn in Marina's flesh.She needed to remove the thorn for Marina.That was why she didn't stop even after hearing Ethan'

Marina found Olivia's question hilarious. "If I'm not his mother, who else is? You?""If you are his mother, you shouldn't be this cold-blooded. He's having an allergic reaction and has fallen from the stairs. "The first thing you did isn't protect him and comfort him, but to attack me. Do you even call yourself a mother?"Marina said, "Now that Ethan's here, don't assume that you'll be able to restore his feelings for you by defaming me."Ethan was there when I gave birth to Connor. He knows very well that I am Connor's mother."Olivia couldn't care less to continue the boring topic with her. The incident proved that some people were unsuitable to be a mother because of their inherent character.Connor's nanny rushed over with a basin of water. Olivia took his top off to place the napkin on him.But something was weird.Kids usually cried or threw a tantrum when they suffered from itchy rashes.Yet, Connor was all quiet. His eyes were fixated on her as he grasped the hem o

Ethan attempted to keep his emotions under control. He was afraid that he might break Marina's neck if she was around here.If he had arrived one second late, Olivia would've been hurt.He was able to tolerate Marina's jealousy in the past.He took it as a trivial matter, but he didn't expect things to escalate this far.Ethan looked at the wound above Olivia's eyebrow. "Disinfect your wound. Leave Connor to Mina."Mina Whitman was Connor's nanny.Olivia finally heaved a sigh of relief after Connor's rash was under control. She left the rest to Mina."Mama, Mama," Connor called her upon noticing that she was leaving. He became anxious, no longer the quiet boy he was a second ago.It pained her to see him crying, so she returned to him to give him a hug.Only then did he nestle quietly in her arms.Ethan took the cotton bud to disinfect her wound. Olivia instinctively dodged him, but he insisted. "Don't move."Everyone in the house worked for Marina, making him the only per

Kelvin quickly held on to Olivia, supporting her.She managed to fight the drowsiness away."Mrs. Miller, are you alright? I'll take you to the hospital."She shook her head. "I'm fine. I'm low on sugar. That's it."She was aware that her body had reached its limit after she fought with Marina and saved Connor. Kelvin observed her, anxious. "But why do I feel that you're getting weaker?""I'm really fine. Please take me home."After she left, Brent returned to the manor with medicines. The cold compression and the medicines managed to mitigate Connor's allergic reaction before it became worse.Ethan patiently checked on Connor. Obviously, Olivia had protected him well. That was why he was unscathed.It had been a rough day for Connor. Exhausted, he eventually fell asleep in Ethan's arms while clutching his shirt.He entrusted Connor to Mina.Marina approached Ethan with a vulnerable expression. "Ethan, you have to believe me. Olivia came to retrieve the Fordham residenc

Marina waited for a while to no avail. She vented her anger on Connor."You brat! I gave birth to you and raised you! And you can't even call me your mother! You're so happy whenever you call that bitch your mother, huh?"Why did I give birth to an idiot? Other than your face, you're useless!"She turned him over to spank him. He cried as he didn't know what he did wrong.Mina hurried over to the scene, and Marina stopped. Marina threw Connor at her, threatening, "You have quite the temper. But I'm warning you, if you let anyone know about this, you ought to leave this house tomorrow."Connor wasn't Ethan's biological son. Yet he resembled Ethan so much.Besides, Ethan gave him paternal love in order to placate the guilt of losing a child.Thus, Marina needed Connor so she could become Mrs. Miller. She didn't want to infuriate Ethan with such a matter.Marina left. Mina's eyes reddened when she saw Connor's swollen butt.She had been babysitting him for a year, and she had

Brent was quick in handling matters. He managed to receive a notarial certificate on the same day.Olivia was aware of how she was able to retrieve the house.It was thanks to the fact that she was willing to risk her safety to protect Connor. She did it out of reflex at that moment.Even if Connor was Marina's son, he was an innocent child.She smiled self-mockingly. There was a cut on her eyebrow, and she received the Fordham residence in exchange. The moment she shut her eyes, she always recalled how Marina forced her to get on her knees.She couldn't help but clench her fists.Olivia spent the following two days peacefully. Not only did she retrieve the Fordham residence, but Ethan also didn't show up in front of her.Coover found new findings regarding Jeff as he sent a few pictures to her.At that moment, she was eating the cherries Everly prepared. When she saw the pictures, the cherry in her hand fell onto the floor before it reached her mouth. Her phone fell onto

Olivia was utterly disappointed. She knew that he wasn't a kind person, but she had never expected this kind of cruelty from him.Now, she realized that she didn't know much about him. "Eve, you know what? On the day of the car crash, I was making a meal at home because it was Ethan's birthday …" she recounted.Everly drew a few tissues for Olivia to wipe her tears off. The tissues were soon dampened because Olivia couldn't stop crying.Olivia continued, "Ethan never celebrated his birthday because he shared the same birthdate as his sister. He's always in low spirits on his birthday."I racked my brain to come up with an idea to make him feel better. I remember I spent a lot of time decorating the place."Yet, before he came home, all I received was news of my father in dire condition after a car crash."She placed her hand on her chest, trying to catch her breath. "I once thought of ending the bad blood between us with my death."Now, I regret it. Why does the person have

To Everly, Olivia was a bright person who grew up with a good upbringing. She was a proper person who upheld the right values.She never used underhanded schemes. Even if she was born into a rich family, she didn't look down upon ordinary people.It was normal for Ethan to fall for a confident and sophisticated person like Olivia.As a woman herself, Everly liked Olivia, too. There were a lot of times when Everly was embarrassed of herself when she compared herself with the upright Olivia.However, the woman standing before Everly didn't feel like the Olivia she knew at all. Now, she was like a doll in a breakdown. Her beautiful eyes were devoid of emotions, sending chills down Everly's spine.Everly said, "Liv, what are you talking about?"Similar to a madwoman, Olivia cried and smiled at the same time.Her perspective shifted completely because of the pictures.Now, she finally understood why kindness was the opening for others to bully her.She wept. "He won't help me to look for

Olivia became agitated upon hearing Everly's words.An ominous glint danced in Olivia's eyes as she said aloud, "Connor is innocent. But my dead child is innocent, too! The person who should've died is him!"She rubbed her throbbing chest with a contorted expression. "If he hadn't been born, my child wouldn't have died.""Silly girl! Why do you have such extreme thoughts? Liv, listen to me, I am a realist, but I do believe in fate."Everything that's happening is destined to be. Your baby has become an angel sooner than most people. "If you look into the sky, he might be watching you. He wants you to live a good life, not waste your time doing the things you will regret later on."Think about the hardships you've gone through. I bet you can't bring yourself to see others experience the same thing, do you?" Everly asked.Olivia looked back at Everly icily. "Do you know what I went through the past year? "Why does my family have to be ruined? Marina is living happily with her f