Chapter 261
Olivia paused, cocked her head, and looked at the man. “Why are you here?”
Zac chuckled lightly. “I’ve been here since yesterday, it’s just that you were asleep. I made sure you were okay, then I left.”
After he finished saying that, the next thing he said was in a graver tone. “You, on the other hand, didn’t tell me anything about such a huge thing happening. You really do see me as a stranger, huh?”
That final sentence put Olivia’s heart on alert. She pursed her lips and replied, “I don’t want you to worry. Besides, it’s not all that bad.”
“Not all that bad? Olivia Larson, please try to at least come up with a better script the next time you lie.”
She had nothing to say, so she looked down and stared at the road beneath her feet.
“I give up. Please, just tell me everything next time, okay?” Zac paused for a while before he continued. “Also, what was that?”
“Mrs. Jameson knelt before me in an attempt to get me to forgive Rainie Jameson.”
Zac frowned and barked coldly, “The Jamesons are so rude!”
Oddly, Olivia was suddenly reminded of what Mrs. Jameson had said. Olivia
murmured, “Mrs. Jameson said she lost a daughter many years ago. What’s up with
that?”
“That’s old news. Like, news from more than twenty years ago. Yes, the Jamesons lost a daughter.”
“What happened after that?”
Zac helped Olivia get onto the bed. Then, he took the medicine and water, passed it to her, and said, “I heard that they found her later on, and it was Rainie Jameson.”
Olivia paused. Something did not feel quite right.
“What are you thinking about, Liv? Come, take your medication.”
Olivia snapped out of her thoughts, took the medicine, and swallowed it. Then, she drank a glass of water to wash away the bitterness of the medication, but she still frowned involuntarily.
She was most afraid of pain and bitterness, but all she had with her right now were those two things. How ironic.
Suddenly, Zac handed her a candy. “If you think it’s bitter, eat a piece of candy.” Olivia was moved. She took the candy with a smile and sucked on it. “Yummy!”
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