Chapter 291
Initially, Olivia had no intentions of telling this matter to an outsider.
But Colin had been helping her out. He was even sketching a plan for her future.
That was why she told everything to him honestly.
He was slightly surprised upon hearing that. “So the mastermind wanted Mr. Miller to choose between you and Marina?”
“Yes. Colin, the plan you told me is tempting, but this is the only matter that I can’t let it slide.
“She set my family up, and I almost died because of her. My father’s reputation is ruined.
“Yet I don’t even know who she is. How can I just leave like this?”
She clenched her fists. “She finally pulled up a trump card after planning it for so long. Many people were sacrificed because of
this.
“It hurts every time I think about it. I don’t know what I have done wrong. How did I offend such a person?”
Colin said softly, “Perhaps you’re not the one to blame. Some people are psychos.”
Dubious, Olivia looked at him. “Colin, did you say something?”
“No. I mean, you’re a kind person. What could you have possibly done wrong?
“Even if there’s someone at fault, it’s not you. Some people are born bad.”
She shook her head helplessly. “That’s nonsense.”
He said aloud, “I’m stating facts. Olivia, you’re the kindest woman in the world. Ethan is blind for not appreciating you.
“Ethan will surely continue the investigation after hearing what you said before you jumped into the sea
“He will get to the bottom of it. So, worry not because the truth will come to light. I simply wanna seize this chance to leave
Aldenvine.
“Ethan should be preoccupied with the rescue mission. We can plan an escape now and leave the city
“Otherwise, we won’t be able to leave once he gets himself together.”
At long last, Olivia made up her mind after dwelling in a dilemma.
She looked at Colin with solemnity. “Colin, can I trust you?”
He held her hand. His hand was rough due to calluses, but it was clean and warm.
He didn’t avoid her eyes. “Even if the world wants to harm you, I will always protect you, Olivia ”
“Why? We’re not family. And there’s nothing I can give you,” she asked.
He smiled faintly and winked at her. “What kind of ulterior motive could I possibly have? My sole wish is for you to have a long and peaceful life”
A scene flashed across her mind. It was something she had long forgotten.
Colin’s parents were divorced when he was young. His father was busy handling a business and was always flocked by women
His father neglected him. On New Year’s Eve, Olivia found Colin, who was all alone.
She took her to the Fordham residence, and they gazed at the starry night sky together
She told him that the stars could grant them a wish
He said, “I don’t know what to wish for.”
Olivia responded, “You can wish for a long and peaceful life”
Chapter 291
The face of the boy watching the night sky somehow resembled the young man in front of her.
Such a pure gaze was her only source of solace in this hellish life.
She nodded. “Okay, Colin. Judging from my father’s condition, we can’t delay his treatment any longer.
“There’s no need to rush to seek revenge. As long as I’m alive, there will be a chance for it.
“Please make the necessary arrangements for us. I want to leave Aldenvine.”
He held her hand tightly. “Okay.”
It seems Ethan only ever married Olivia to take revenge for what happened to his little sister. While Olivia is plagued by her sickness, he holds her chin and says coldly, “This is what your family owes me.” Now, she has no family and no future.
Her father becomes comatose after a car accident, leaving her with nothing to live for. Thus, she hurls herself from a building. “The life my family owes will now be repaid.” At this, Ethan, who’s usually calm, panics while begging for Olivia to come back as if he’s in a state of frenzy …
