The pent-up anger overwhelmed Olivia as she glared at Ethan. "It's not like I'm your only woman. "Why does it have to be me? Marina is just right downstairs. Should I call her over?""It's because you're the only one for me!" he said aloud in his head.However, that answer was buried deep in his heart. He tightened his grasp around her waist, inhaling a deep breath.He said, "Must you put up a fight with me over this kind of matter?"Olivia barely suppressed the urge to tell him how much he disgusted her. She was aware that their relationship was as rigid as ever. Thus, she needed to keep her emotions under control.Confronting him recklessly wouldn't do her good.As an afterthought, she decided to compromise. She lowered her head. "I just … can't get used to it."Taking a step back, as she had expected, never failed to work wonders whenever facing Ethan.He watched her exposed nape. It was as if a kitty was revealing its weakness. It managed to appease his anger a little
Ethan's gaze made Olivia's skin crawl. She coughed lightly. "I saw a janitor in your office yesterday."He thought she was going to say something fluttering, but she mentioned an outsider."Olivia Fordham, are you suspecting that I'm having an affair with a janitor?" Fury seeped into his voice."What are you thinking about? I'm just curious why someone is cleaning your office during office hours. It's an important place."He replied without much thought. "Stephanie lives far from here, so she clocks off early. She cleans my office early at times when I'm working."What's the matter? You don't care about Marina, but now you care about a janitor?""Since when did Miller Group provide such good employee welfare?"Ethan was cutting his steak into pieces as he answered indifferently, "Stephanie is different. She saved my life before. It won't hurt to provide her some perks.""When? How come I didn't know about it?" Olivia put her cutleries down."Are you worried about me?" A smile
Alarmed, Olivia hurriedly explained, "I noticed some loopholes after reading those documents. "That info isn't sufficient enough to prove that my father murdered your sister. There is no evidence or witness. It's just a speculation of my father's motive."Ethan shoved the plates off the table.The warmth on his face gave way to coldness. He seemed to be the man he was from three months ago.Before Olivia could explain her stance further, he stood up and looked at her intimidatingly."Firstly, a DNA test was done on that body. It was my sister. "Secondly, I've done another DNA test between the baby in her womb and your father. They were genetically related."Thirdly, I've looked into what happened to Leia before her death. "Be it her contact history or other records. Jeff was the person she contacted the most."Lastly, the final person she met was Jeff, too. Who else could it be other than him?"If you're demanding a witness, are you going to ask for a medical miracle so th
Olivia returned home with her anger unappeased. She turned on her laptop to check on the trackers.It was the trackers she gifted to the six secretaries.Four of them were currently at the Golden Hall Apartment. She was aware that it was an accommodation arranged for the higher-ups.Nancy was currently in a bar. It suited her character well. She was an executive secretary during the day and a party queen at night.The brooch Olivia placed on Grace's table showed weird signs. It wandered almost every corner of the city before settling in a waste disposal site.Olivia kneaded her forehead, thinking that there was something off about Grace.Who would ever loathe an expensive item?Yet, it turned out that Grace had discarded the brooch from Olivia into a trash can.Olivia contacted Jack, wondering if he had new findings. However, his phone was turned off.She was concerned, worrying that something might have happened to him.His identity was special yet mysterious. She never knew his fac
Olivia turned her head to look at the incoming person. It was Clara Foster, the leader of Team B.She seemed angry.Her team members lowered their heads as soon as they saw her. "Ms. Foster."Her cold gaze swept across them. "Have you finished your job? Is the proposal approved?""No.""Well, get back to your work then.""Yes, Ms. Foster." They ran away without looking back.Clara looked at Olivia, smiling mockingly. "There are a lot of ways to get to higher positions, young lady."There's no need to choose the hardest way. "Even if you're able to get high up there with it, you're the one in trouble when someone kicks you off the top."Now that things had gone this far, explanations wouldn't help either. Olivia figured that she might as well accept it. "Thank you for the reminder, Ms. Foster."Something was off. Even if Team C managed to get the deal, why was everyone slandering her?Since she was still a newcomer, no one would tell her, even if there was a rumor circula
Sophia had seen Olivia as a fearless newcomer. She didn't expect Olivia to be a fox that had made early preparations to counter the problem."Olivia, I accidentally sent the photos in the group chat. I didn't expect things to be out of control."How about this? I'll credit you for this project's performance." She tried to appease Olivia.In fact, Olivia was actually trying to trick Sophia into telling the truth because she believed that this was a plot of that mastermind.Like a pair of eyes hidden in the darkness, the mastermind had been keeping an eye on her actions.Olivia snorted. "Do you think that I lack that credit?""What do you want? It has gotten out of control. It's too late for me to retrieve the photos.""What are the other photos you have?" Compared to this, Olivia was more concerned if Sophia had taken a photo of her and Ethan together.Sophia sighed. "What more could I have? These are the only photos I took. If there were others, I would've shared them as well
Olivia didn't have a video. It was a mere trick to force Sophia into telling the truth.In fact, Sophia's mentality was not that strong enough as she ended up exposing Jackson.With the so-called video in Olivia's hands, Sophia would keep herself under the radar for a while.Furthermore, it was apparent that Jackson was another chess piece of that mastermind.Although Olviia didn't know who the mastermind was, there was one thing she was confident about—she came to the right place.The mastermind should be hiding within Miller Group. He knew her like the back of his hand too.Now, she had a clear direction for her investigation.She needed a detailed plan to lure the mastermind to show himself.…Considering that Team C was able to make a deal with Elijah—the infamous stubborn client—the team members were in a good mood.Just then, an unexpected guest came for a visit. Someone said, "Gosh, it's Mrs. Miller!"The mention of Mrs. Miller prompted Olivia to raise her head.So
Olivia never once had the chance to display her affection for Ethan like Marina did.He gave Olivia love, yet he gave Marina the dignity as Mrs. Miller.Olivia silently took her leave from the crowd.The afternoon sun was scorching. The initials on the wedding invitation were a pain to her eyes.The illustration of the couple on it was dressed in a wedding gown and suit.They held hands and kissed under the rain of cherry blossoms, which formed such a romantic sight.In fact, Olivia had personally drawn a few designs for her wedding invitation card.When she showed them to Ethan excitedly, he didn't express much joy.He had only caressed her head and said softly, "Sorry, Olivia. I don't plan on holding a wedding. So, the wedding invitation cards …""Why?" she asked gingerly."You know my identity. It's inconvenient." His simple reply dashed all anticipation.Olivia thought about the masked man, who had saved her during her trip.The metallic smell of blood from his stained