Olivia was lifted to the operating table. Standing next to her was Ethan. It pained him to watch her in despair. "Don't cry, Liv. As I said, we can have babies in the future. You can have as many babies as you wish. Our children and I will always be by your side.""I don't have a future, Ethan. These two babies are my only hope!" She was holding onto the last ray of hope. "Just wait a little longer, Ethan. Three months is the longest it'll take you to realize that I'm not lying.""I won't change my mind, Liv. Be good. The surgery will be over soon." Ethan chose to leave because he was afraid he would yield in if he stayed any longer.Noticing that he was going to leave, she hurriedly begged, "Ethan, don't go! You have to trust me! Why won't you believe my words? "Ethan Miller, they are your babies. How could you look down upon someone's precious life? You will regret this, Ethan Miller. You will surely regret this!"The door was slammed shut, taking away all of her hope.Thi

Olivia was flooded with anxiety and fear. Now that Gigi spouted those remarks, it infuriated Olivia more. "Is this how your mother raised you? Is your profession's integrity your weapon to attack others? "Do you know me? Do you even know the whole story? Who are you to humiliate me?"Gigi crossed her arms, furious. "Humiliate? Well, I can't say anything about it if you see this as a humiliation. "Everyone knows that Mr. Miller is going to get married soon. Yet, he brought you here for an abortion? What else are you if you're not a homewrecker?"She sized Olivia up. "I wonder how parents raise their kids nowadays. They're all raised wrong! "Why do they keep eyeing someone else's husband instead of spending their time studying?"You had this coming. You deserve not to be pregnant. Look at how filthy you are. You're destined to be barren and grow old alone!"Olivia broke free and slapped Gigi right in the face. "Fuck! How dare you slap me, you bitch! You guys had one job,

Kelvin was stunned, not expecting it to turn out this way when they were supposed to perform a preoperative examination. "Why did you hit her?"The nurses were scared out of their wits. Things were supposed to be handled carefully between doctors and patients. Yet, Gigi simply confronted the patient physically head-on.Even if Olivia was Ethan's mistress, Ethan was one of the Millers!Gigi had yet to realize the solemnity of the matter. She thought that no man could accept his partner cheating on him.Hence, Gigi was certain that Ethan hated Olivia to the bones and was going to praise her."What? I was teaching her a lesson in her mother's stead. She doesn't love herself despite her young age. "Who knows what humiliating deeds she's going to do in the future? Tell Mr. Miller to rest assured. I will teach her properly."Kelvin was getting jumpy upon hearing that. "What did you say?""I said, a slut like her-"He was on the edge before she could finish. "What's the matter w

Fury and guilt built up in Ethan as he looked at the hurt Olivia.She was crying buckets. How could they proceed with the preoperative examination like this?Gigi had hurt Olivia even before performing the abortion. So, how could he entrust Olivia to her?"Mr. Miller, this is a misunderstanding. I thought she … she …" Gigi stuttered as she attempted to explain her stance.Olivia made herself appear as pitiful as possible to push Gigi into big trouble."No. You're acting differently from a moment ago. Mr. Miller, she slapped me first! She's the problematic one!"Olivia sobbed, "Don't you know why I slapped you? This is our first time meeting each other, and yet you called me a slut and said that a lot of men have screwed me! "You claimed that I'm pregnant because my mother raised me wrong. How am I the problematic one?"Ethan's expression was turning gloomier. Every word Gigi spouted touched his bottom line."Who gave you the right to judge my wife? Who!" He would've become en

Olivia's eyes were devoid of happiness as she looked at Ethan. "I don't wanna admit it, but they are your babies."His expression lit up almost instantly. He was happy yet surprised.She added coldly, "And you almost killed them. I will never allow someone like you to become their father.""Sorry, Liv." These days, the only words that come out of Ethan's mouth were apologies."Not everything can be redeemed with an apology. "Ethan, look at my face. This slap isn't from her but from you." Olivia reclined in the chair, exhausted.There had been too much for her body to take in since she was pregnant. She had used up a lot of energy while trying to break free from the nurses' grasp. So, she was all in.It seemed like Ethan believed her, so she didn't want to explain anything to him further.He parted his lips but didn't say anything.Looking at her tired face, he hugged her and sighed. "Liv, I know that you hate me. But I can never bring myself to let you go no matter what hap

Ethan left, and Olivia was depressed.Mona noticed that the faint glint of light in Olivia's eyes vanished. Olivia sat by the window silently. The swell on her cheek finally finally subsided.Her face was pale, and her eyes were glazed over as she looked at the rain outside."Olivia, you must be hungry. The maids have made something. Didn't you say you want some noodles? Why don't you give it a try to see if it's the taste you were craving for?""Leave it. I'm not hungry.""Even so, you gotta have some. Do it for the babies, at least." The babies were the only leverage they could use over Olivia's head. Mona saw that Olivia's fingers moved and hurriedly passed the cutleries to her."Eat it before it gets cold. I tasted it for you without them knowing. It tastes good." Mona stuck her tongue out. "Sorry. Mr. Miller informed us that your meals should be tested before they're served to you."Mona initially wanted to compliment Ethan. But the thought of what had just happened m

Although Olivia managed to keep her babies, Ethan stripped her of the last ray of hope in her life.Now that he knew that he was the father, he wouldn't let her go that easily in the future.However, she was sick of this game.As if she was trapped in a big net, there was nowhere to escape.She neither knew how to take revenge nor saw hope.She couldn't do anything during her pregnancy. The only thing she could do was stroke her belly again and again, praying that it would be a smooth delivery.Olivia's low spirits didn't go unnoticed by Jeff.He could already wander around at home because his legs got better. He didn't need others to support him.It was the early summer, and the temperature was rising. Lying down under a tree, Olivia was getting sleepy and fell asleep.When she woke up, there was a blanket over her. Jeff was waving a fan to shoo the mosquitoes away as he always did when she was a child.Her mother passed away when she was younger, but he gave her all the l

Jeff was in disbelief, which turned into shock and, subsequently, joy. "R-Really?"Jeff became visibly more relaxed. He had thought the relationship between Olivia and Ethan was irreparable. It seemed like he had been overthinking. The two of them were having a child, and it was a good thing. "Why would I lie to you? I'm a little over a month pregnant, with twins, too."Jeff said excitedly, "Great! That's wonderful." Olivia had already lost a child when he was hospitalized from the traffic accident. Even though Olivia would always wear a smile when she visited him, she grew more frail as days went by. It was only natural that Jeff was concerned. He could relax a bit now that she was pregnant with Ethan's babies, and they had been together for a long time. "What has been going on between you and Ethan? Why is he visiting less now that you're pregnant?"Olivia resisted the urge to tell him the truth. After all, the Fordham Family was bankrupt, and Jeff was still recove

Jeff fanned himself and raised his head to look at the sky. "Let me ask you a question. What would I get if I forced her to stay?"Olivia fell silent. Jeff added, "All I would get is resentment. She wouldn't yell at me for it, but she'd ignore me and hate me for the rest of her life. She'd lament the unfairness of the world. Her eyes would become lifeless, and her lips would never smile. "Even if I had her with me in person, I'd never have her heart. The relationship would look fine on the surface but would actually be in ruins. That would've resulted in you having to walk on eggshells during your childhood."I'll never forget how you tried so hard to make her like you. You were still so young. Kids your age had no worries, but you were trying your best to win her favor. And despite your efforts, she still didn't warm up to you. "Sooner or later, you would've become like her if we had remained a family torn by such internal conflicts."A peacock is only beautiful because it ha

First, it was Leia, then it was Jodie. Both times, when Olivia thought she had grasped the truth, she was wrong. Jeff didn't know what had happened. His memories stopped a few years ago. "Olivia, do you have so little faith in me? If I wanted a baby, I would've married her and asked for your permission. I'd only have a baby with her if all the conditions were right. I'd never take having a baby so lightly." If Jeff hadn't told her, Olivia would have held onto the misunderstanding forever. She thought the unformed baby in Jodie's womb was a Fordham. "I thought she liked you. Why would she have someone else's baby, then?"Sighing, Jeff said, "This is why I say young people are too emotional. She was resentful when she left me. So, she went to a bar, got drunk, and did it with someone. Later, I found her and told her how I felt. We found out about the pregnancy shortly after we got together.""What did you think about that?" Olivia asked while looking at Jeff."I won't deny the