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Chapter 396
Leia thought that Avery was here to question her departure, but he wasn't. It didn't take long before he let her go.Avery and Olivia didn't leave the place because they knew that Marina was in the castle. They settled down in a room Ryan had arranged for them.After making sure that there were no hearing devices in the room, he asked, "What is it that you want to ask?""Have you known her for a long time?""Yeah. I saved her. But I kind of pitied her when I first met her. Most of her body was burned. Even half of her face was burned. That was why I wasn't that certain that she was the person you were looking for."She was baffled. "No wonder her voice sounded kind of weird.""Aside from the burns, she had a lot of wounds on her. When I met her, she was barely alive. "She was just skin and bones. Not a single part of her skin was free from burns. She only woke up after resting for half a year, and even then, she barely looked like a person."He shook his head. "Not long after
Chapter 397
Marina was reluctant to tell Olivia everything, but she had no better option.Hence, she revealed everything to Olivia.Olivia's expression changed after listening to her. "You knew that your bone marrow was a match, but you didn't say anything? And you're planning to watch Mom's condition get worse until her time is up? "Even if you didn't know about her identity, didn't you think that it was cruel to do that? You robbed me of my mother's love for so many years. What else were you unhappy about?"The more she thought about it, the more furious she became.She couldn't understand how a person could be this cruel.She continued, "Even an adopted dog and its owner would have bonded after spending time together for so many years!"Marina was crying so much that she could barely speak properly. "I know that everything's my fault. But now's not the time to talk about this. If you really want to save me, just get me out of here. I have to donate my bone marrow to Mom before it's to
Chapter 398
Olivia left the room, her head filled with questions. Right then, Avery covered her mouth and dragged her to the side.He smelled of scented candles, so she wasn't that surprised when he suddenly dragged her away.She was curious about what he was going to do.He gave her a look, hinting at her to look downward.They were standing by the balcony on the second floor. There were two people standing on the lawn downstairs. Although one of them was facing his back to Olivia, she recognized him easily.It was none other than Ethan.He was grabbing the wrist of a skinny woman in a white dress.It was Leia, whom Olivia and Avery met not long ago.Ethan's objective was to root Toxic Hive out. Thus, there was a chance that he had long known that that woman was Leia.The realization made Olivia break into a cold sweat.She shook her head immediately. Ethan loved her. He would never lie about that.Thus, she believed that this was a coincidence. It was possible that he had found out
Chapter 399
Olivia turned and left. She didn't listen to the conversation any further.She would be insulting herself if she stayed and listened to them.She had loved Ethan for many years, and it had turned into a mere joke.Even though Leia had ruined Olivia and her family, Ethan still called Leia's name so gently.Olivia recalled that night they had almost injected poison into her body. She could have died back then!Now, even the sound of Ethan breathing was repulsive to her.He kept saying how much he loved her and promised to give her an answer to everything.In fact, he had been eliminating evidence to prevent her from finding out the truth.She wondered if this was his way of loving her.Olivia left the balcony with a piece of rock. The idea of smashing Ethan's head with it crossed her mind for a brief moment.She took a deep breath and didn't look back."Your younger sister was long gone. I'm just a living zombie." Leia's voice was hoarse. She no longer pretended to be someone
Chapter 400
Chris was still in the castle. Ethan didn't want to cause him trouble at such a critical moment. So he didn't provoke Leia.Now that he had met her, the mixed feelings that were churning in his stomach eventually morphed into disappointment.He couldn't understand how the adorable girl from his childhood had turned into this kind of person."Did you get plastic surgery?" Ethan questioned.Compared to Leia, Jodie the Millers more. He had too many questions he needed answers for."Yes," she coolly admitted. As long as he was the one asking, she wouldn't hide the answers from him."Why?" She avoided his gaze. "I have nothing to tell you. You shouldn't be here for too long. Leave. Pretend that you never met me."He blocked her way. "It's fine if you don't want to come home and don't want me as your brother. But you should at least tell me why you hurt Liv. "Why did you hurt innocent people? When you were young, you couldn't even eat for days after your kitten died. How could
Chapter 401
Leia looked right into Ethan's eyes. "Yes, I had enough of that kind of life, so I ran away. I wanted to see the outside world, but I was too naive. I thought that everyone was kind except for Mom …"She stopped her story right there.He asked, "Even if Mom hurt you, why did you bear grudges against Liv? Why did you do that to her?"Her eyes turned cold at the mention of that name. "Liv, Liv."Emotions were storming in her as she grabbed him by the collar. "Do you think that I've never tried to seek help from you? But did you care about me at that time? All you cared about was her!"I saw you smiling at her and doting on her just like how you did to me in the past. She smiled so sweetly …"The tears Leia tried to fight back finally trickled down her cheeks. She screamed, "Do you know what kind of life I've been through? Do you know what I went through just to see you again?"Her tears fell onto the back of his hand, and they were warm."When I escaped from darkness, I fought
Chapter 402
It was an appalling spectacle. Ethan rolled Leia's sleeve up only to see scars fully mark her arm.Unable to believe what he was seeing, he rolled up her other sleeve as well.To his surprise, there were not only one or two scars from cuts. There were burn marks too. The scars look like a squirming worm. It pained him to see them covering her arms. "What happened?"Leia quickly withdrew her arms from him. Frantically, she said, "It's none of your business. As I said, I'll leave if you don't kill me. After that, my life and death don't concern you anymore."As soon as she finished, she turned and ran away without looking back.Ethan couldn't stop her.Shock overwhelmed him as he wondered what kind of life she had been through all this while.…With a gloomy expression, Olivia didn't utter a word in the room. She kept staring at her fingers in a daze. She didn't know what she was looking at either.Avery said softly, "Have you finished your business? We shouldn't stay here for
Chapter 403
Avery let out a bitter smile. "Logically speaking, it is easy to find a donor from the large world population. But it's hard to look for a donor through the normal procedures."Olivia understood what she meant immediately. Peace's Embrace and Toxic Hive split ways because of the difference in management ideology.Only a minority of people were willing to donate their organs. That was why a lot of lowly people got involved in human trafficking in the black market.A righteous person like Avery would never want to receive an organ through illegal means."Mr. Avery, would you like to have a crossmatch test with me before you leave?""Olivia, what do you mean?"She smiled. "As you said, I do think that we're somehow destined to meet each other. My kidney might be compatible with yours. If it's a match, can I strike a deal with you?"Avery frowned. "Olivia, what are you trying to do? You can just tell me. I'll help you out if it's something within my jurisdiction.""We can talk abou