Alicia had gone missing! She ran away while Olivia was exercising!Alicia had always been a good girl, so Olivia didn't expect the child to run out of the room without her knowledge to look for Logan.Olivia thought, "Does she know what kind of place this ship is? Does she know how many perverted people are on board?"Despite her young age, Alicia was a beautiful girl. What if she became someone's target?There were a lot of rich people with twisted minds, and there were a lot of consequences scarier than threats.For instance, people with kinks for legs and hair would announce a job on the dark web. Then, that particular business would look for suitable candidates worldwide.After securing their targets, they would approach their prey. Some naive girls would go abroad to meet their online dates, only to be sold after that.Some of them had their organs or body parts sold. Once their value depreciated, they would be sold to perverted buyers to become part of their disabled colle

Olivia almost went insane at that moment. A sense of foreboding clouded her. "Have you seen her? Where is she?"Flora crooked her finger at Olivia. "Follow me. I'll take you to her."It was a lure by a devil.If Alicia was in Flora's hands, Flora could've just handed over the child. Flora didn't have to bring Olivia over there.Therefore, Olivia realized that Alicia wasn't the only target. She was one of the targets too.Olivia wondered, "Is it the mastermind? No, she wouldn't have done it this way. She always takes it simpler. Judging from this woman's accent, she seems to be from Arlandia. She doesn't sound like someone from Aldenvine. I haven't seen her before either."Since it wasn't an old grudge, it was a new one.Olivia touched the dagger from Ethan, which could be used during danger.The calm Olivia played dumb. "Really? The girl is with you? That's great! She's so little. I was afraid that she might run into danger after running away. You're so kind."As Olivia had ex

How gorgeous was Olivia? Even without any makeup and fixes, her skin was as pale as the snow and her soft lips were naturally rosy.Her features were sharp and defined.Despite Olivia's cold gaze, Flora couldn't help but exclaim at Olivia's beauty as a woman herself.Flora had seen a lot of women before, but none of their bare faces were on par with hers.It was no wonder that man didn't budge an inch no matter how she seduced him.How could he possibly avert his eyes onto another woman when he had the perfect woman?Flora caressed Olivia's cheek. "What a beautiful face."Judging from Flora's immersed expression, she didn't seem like she would kill Olivia. Flora was completely different from those who came after Olivia's life in the past."Who are you? What are you after? If it's money, you can name the price as long as you let go of the child."Olivia had ten million dollars when she divorced Ethan. In addition to the dividends she received annually, she was loaded with cas

Ethan was feeling better after two more days, but his coughing didn't get any better.Since they were reaching Aldenvine soon, Kelvin and Brent alighted from the ship in secret.Firstly, they needed to deliver the contracts signed by Ethan back and handle some stuff in the company.Secondly, Ethan needed to make early arrangements so that Olivia wouldn't suspect him after alighting from the ship.The days passed by peacefully. Joshua brought meals to Olivia as usual, and nothing went wrong.It was only when the sun rose today that something unusual happened.Someone knocked on Ethan's door. It wasn't time for housekeeping, so he wondered if it was Olivia.His expression changed as he was still in the middle of a meeting. He hadn't changed yet!He motioned for Joshua to check on the incoming guest."There's no one." He opened the door, only to realize that there was no one. A box was placed in front of the door. "Weird. Is this a little gift from the crew?"Curious, he opene

Flora injected drugs into Olivia, making her feel sluggish. Her legs felt light, and dizziness clouded her mind, adding weight to her head.It slowed down Olivia's response system.She could hear what Flora was saying, but it took her a few seconds longer than usual to respond.For example, rationality was telling her to escape, but her sluggish limbs weren't listening to the orders.She didn't have the energy.Now that she was given drugs, Olivia wondered, "How's Alicia? Where is she? Did this perverted woman do anything to her?"Someone changed Olivia's clothes and styled her forcefully.Flora looked at the dolled-up Olivia, who was as beautiful as the moon in the sky."God shows kindness to you without holding back, huh? How could He give you such a face?" Flora touched Olivia's face like a pervert.The repulse made Olivia's skin crawl. Her voice was lifeless. "Let us go or you'll regret it. My ex-husband won't let you off the hook …"Flora scoffed. "As you said, he's your

How could Olivia not feel miserable for saying that?Ethan was someone she desperately wished not to meet again, yet she had to use his name to escape from danger."If you don't believe it, you can check it online. As long as you let us go, I'll pretend nothing has happened. I won't look into this."The people beside Flora began persuading her."Flora, this woman does look like she has a certain background. Let's not ask for trouble. It won't be easy to escape from the rich people once we tick them off.""Yeah, it's not like we have to bring ourselves trouble just to take revenge."Flora glared at them. "Shut it, cowards! You're buying it just because she claimed that she's Ethan's ex-wife? Well, I can say that I'm the daughter of the prime minister."Despite that, she searched it up online.According to the information online, he was married.However, she couldn't look into more information other than that. There was nothing regarding his divorce or ex-wife. There wasn't ev

When it was time for a living person to be auctioned, the atmosphere was livelier than it was for items. The guests had already taken their numbers and entered the place early, looking forward to what kind of prey they could obtain today.Right before the opening ceremony, Flora received news that someone was trying to stop it.She knew who it was very well. "That's quick. Proceed.""Ms. Colt, the other party seems to come from a prominent background. Even Mr. Stamford treats him with respect. The boss isn't on the ship this time. If things go south, we won't be able to handle the consequences."She crossed her arms. "I don't care even if he's the prime minister. He has to abide by the rules as long as he's on the ship. Don't forget what kind of place this is. "It is because the country's law isn't capable of keeping this under control. That's why there are so many people splurging money on this ship. Once he breaks the rules, who else would come in the future?""But—"Flora

The poor could never win against the rich, while the rich could never win against the influential.The Millers were able to stand on their feet for decades not only because of their business background. They wouldn't have been able to come this far without the support from the higher-ups.No matter how well-off Ethan was, he would've been bullied by others without that kind of background.His actions would get in the way of the others' benefit, which would affect his future career. In fact, it wasn't a wise choice because it would give his enemies the chance to pounce on him.But what other choice did he have? The other party had his wife and daughter, and there was always something getting in his way.This was the simplest and the only way to save Olivia.He sighed lightly. "There's no turning back for me."Unlike Kelvin and Brent, Joshua never showed himself that easily. He had always been eliminating troubles for Ethan in secret.Now that he was called forward, it was an i

Ethan followed the crowd, entering the auction.Before it started, he could hear noisy and vehement exclamations."I heard that there's a beauty tonight.""I heard that too, that there's something good.""It's so boring these days. We're going to reach the land soon. Shouldn't we seize the chance to play something big?"Everyone present was wearing a mask, and beneath those masks were hideous faces.Not long after Ethan seated himself, someone approached him. "Mr. Irving?"With his legs crossed, Ethan exuded the aura of a big shot. He no longer wore the meek facade he had put up when Olivia was around."That's me." His murderous aura alone was enough to make one distance themselves from him."Here's a letter for you."The content was written in the same handwriting. After Ethan read the letter, Joshua noticed the veins protruding from the back of Ethan's hands. It was obviously ire."My superior has said the word. If you reject this, you'll see both of them becoming someon

Ethan grasped the armrest tightly. During this whole time when he lost Olivia, he was worried about Olivia and Alicia getting harmed.Despite knowing that the items should be clean before getting sold, he couldn't help the restlessness.When he heard the host introducing the first goods, his heart raced. Only when he realized that it had nothing to do with Olivia did he heave a sigh of relief.It seemed like things were going as he had expected—Flora placed Olivia as the last good.He grabbed the armrest tightly.Time ticked past second by second.Due to the early teaser of decent goods, the tension wasn't high during the beginning. Everyone was waiting for the final auction item.In the meantime, Joshua had given Ethan water several times, but the latter didn't drink it.When it was finally time to reveal the final item, Flora personally went onstage.Her high heels clacked as she trodded to the middle of the stage in a red dress.Her hot body had all of the men gawking. S