Chapter 459
After returning home, Olivia helped Lyla take a bath before putting her to sleep. Then, she closed the door tiredly and walked out.
When he saw her come out, Fred brought out a bowl of noodles from the kitchen. “Liv, eat something.”
Olivia waved her hand, pushed the door open, and walked to the balcony.
She skillfully took out a cigarette case from under the flower pot, took out one, and put it in her mouth before leaning over the railing and lighting it.
After taking a drag, she choked and coughed.
It had been so many years, but she still could not get used to the choking smell of cigarette smoke. Despite that, sometimes, she liked to let the smoke choke her to the point of tears.
It seemed that only this way could she cry openly.
Fred looked at her trembling shoulders and sighed. He put down the noodles, walked over, and grabbed the cigarette in Olivia’s hand. After a sharp inhale, he put out the cigarette.
“Liv, you’re hiding cigarettes again. Don’t you know…”
Before he could finish, Olivia wiped away her tears hastily and asked, “Fred, am I too weak?”
Fred did not understand what she meant, so he was taken aback for a moment. “Why do you ask that?”
“If I’m not weak, why do people always like to toe the line with me?”
After she said that, she turned her head to look at Fred and pouted. “John does it, Dorothy does it, and even Jenson does it. If it’s not because I’m too weak, then why?”
“Liv.” Fred paused. “Have you ever thought that it’s not because you’re weak, but because you’re too kind?”
‘Kind?’
Olivia sneered, “Are you saying a person with a criminal record is kind?”
“Kind people can get angry and have a limit too, but Liv, it is because you are kind and nostalgic that you always give people a chance and allow them to be rude.”
After hearing this, Olivia raised her head and took a deep breath before letting it out slowly.
“Maybe you’re right.”
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