Dorothy instantly flared up and was no longer as gentle as she seemed to be earlier.
“Olivia, what are you talking about? Who’s the mistress?”
“You! Dorothy, who else could I be condemning besides you? My marriage with Johnny was not an arranged marriage. We love each other. Who are you to interfere?”
In the past, Olivia was like a thorny rose whom no one dared to touch.
Her words were mean, and she was arrogant. No one other than someone with a status like John’s would dare to approach her.
However, in the last two years, she had been tortured to the point that she forgot whom she used to be.
She had endured everything John did to her, no matter what it was. All that had been because she still loved him and longed for a change.
However, who the hell was Dorothy?
She was a mistress who relied on a wealthy man. Olivia did not need to be nice to her or act humbly.
Dorothy noticed Olivia’s gaze had changed. It was not as afraid and weak as just now anymore. She saw Olivia was back to how she was four years ago, which made her gulp nervously.
“Olivia, you are nothing now! Do you think you are still the young lady of the Larson family?”
“John doesn’t love you anymore. Your parents are dead, and the Larson family has gone bankrupt. Do you think you are still precious? Even though I am a mistress, at least John loves and cares about me.”
“Has he said anything nice to you these two years? Did he cook for you or hug you when there’s thunder?”
Every word was like a sharp blade stabbing into Olivia’s heart. She could feel the pain.
Olivia had so much, and now, nothing.
She clenched her fists and dug her nails into her flesh until the pain was too much for her to endure.
Olivia lifted her head and looked into Dorothy’s eyes.
She would never surrender and never cry. The last thing she wanted was to show Dorothy her fear.
“Why don’t you ask John to divorce me, then?”
Dorothy said nothing and stared at Olivia with hatred.
She hated Olivia!
She did not know why John refused to divorce Olivia even after two years.
At first, he said he wanted to take revenge on Olivia, but he refused to divorce after the Lancer family had perished.
She had wondered why.
However, she did not want to admit that John was still in love with Olivia. After all, John still refused to sleep with her.
“Do you think John doesn’t want to divorce you? Olivia, you’re naive.
“He told me he didn’t want a divorce so you could watch him and me being affectionate right in front of you. He wanted to torture you until you couldn’t take it anymore and make you miserable.”
Olivia was heartbroken, but she still acted calm on the surface and sneered. “Is that so? So, you are just a tool, after all. A tool he uses to torture me. What makes you think you’re better than me?”
“How dare you!”
Dorothy was angry. She had hated Olivia since a long time ago.
Why could Olivia live such a wealthy life while she only deserved to be her maid?
She wondered if it was because of their family.
Unwilling to lose to Olivia, Dorothy had sworn she to become better than her. She would let Olivia know who the true winner was!
With a cold snort, Dorothy approached Olivia and stretched out her neck. “Olivia, do you want to hit me? Come on! I’m giving you a chance to do it!”
Olivia had the strong urge to slap Dorothy. She had been longing to do so for a long time.
However, Olivia heard Dorothy’s sneer and her words before she lifted her hand. “Go ahead! Let’s see how John will punish you when he is back.
“Well, maybe you don’t care what happens to you, but you do care what happens to your brother, don’t you?”
Then, Dorothy put on a creepy smile.
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