I was squatting by the roadside eating barbecue when I ran into Luke Evans, Jacob Thomas’s friend. Luke looked me up and down several times, then said with a contemptuous tone: “Olivia Murphy, is this the kind of life you left Jacob for? Let me give you some friendly advice—stop fooling around. Jacob knows you’re back in the country and specifically sent me to notify you. In seven days at the Prime Hotel, he’s going to throw you a make-up engagement party. He wants you to stop being stubborn.” Five years ago, Jacob abandoned me at our engagement party because of a phone call from his childhood sweetheart Ava Harris, leaving me to face all the guests alone. He had said: “Ava is sick, I need to take her to the hospital right now. You handle things here first, then wait for me to come back.” Watching Jacob leave without hesitation, I held back my tears and turned the engagement party into a farewell party on the spot. After that, I accepted my company’s overseas assignment and left the United States. I never expected to run into an acquaintance right after returning to America, and he actually thought I still had feelings for Jacob. So I turned around and picked up my son Levi Thomas, who had been squatting behind me eating barbecue skewers. Then I said calmly: “Levi, someone wants to be your stepfather. What do you think?” ***** Luke’s eyes widened in surprise: “This is your son?” Then he sneered: “Olivia, is this your new trick? Just grabbing some random kid and claiming he’s your son.” Looking at Luke, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. I said disdainfully: “Luke, did you leave your brain at home or are you blind? Can’t you see how much this child looks like me? If he’s not my son, is he yours? What? You guys still expect me to be pining for Jacob? After the disgusting thing he did five years ago, how could I possibly still be thinking about him?” Mentioning what happened five years ago, Luke was obviously feeling guilty. He defended: “That was different, Ava was sick at the time, Jacob was just taking her to the hospital.” Seeing Luke’s discomfort, I said coldly: “She couldn’t call 911? Or did everyone else in the world die, leaving only Jacob to take her to the hospital? Luke, we both know what Ava was thinking. I’m not a tool for you guys to play your ambiguous games with.” Seeing that I was about to leave, Luke hurriedly blocked my way: “Olivia, you used to love Jacob so much, you put up with so many things for him. What’s one more time?” I threw away the barbecue in my hand and scooped up Levi: “You said it yourself—that was ‘used to.’ I’m someone who hates dwelling on the past.” With that, I ignored Luke completely and left with Levi in my arms. It wasn’t until we got in the car that Levi tugged at my hand and asked curiously: “Mom, is the Jacob you were talking about the person Dad hates most?” I laughed contemptuously and pinched his cheek: “He doesn’t deserve to be the person your dad hates most. Levi, don’t make wild guesses. He has nothing to do with me.” If this were before, I definitely couldn’t have said “Jacob has nothing to do with me.” I was born into the Murphy family, but my father Adrian Murphy was a playboy, and my mother Hannah Murphy died early. As the least favored daughter in the family, no matter how excellent I was, my only value was to consolidate family interests through marriage. Everything changed when I accidentally saved Jacob. Jacob appeared by my side openly under the guise of “repaying a debt,” helping me intimidate everyone who wanted to use me, including Adrian. Under pressure from Jacob, the Murphy family didn’t dare make demands of me anymore. I could finally study according to my own wishes and pursue my interest in finance. Jacob was also particularly doting on me. To get me to agree to his confession, he covered the entire lawn of the University of Washington with flowers. He had said: “Olivia, be my girlfriend. In this lifetime, I’ll definitely make you the happiest woman in the world.” I was moved by him and agreed to his confession, naively thinking we would live happily ever after like in fairy tales. Until Ava returned to America, Jacob began breaking promises to me, repeatedly neglecting me and fighting with me. Later our relationship got worse and worse. Jacob took the initiative to make peace: “Olivia, let’s get engaged. I’ll prove with actions that you’re the only one I love.” I believed Jacob’s words and carefully prepared for our engagement party. But I never could have imagined that on the day of the engagement party, Jacob would publicly abandon me because of a phone call from Ava, making me the object of everyone’s ridicule. It was precisely because of this incident that I had to go abroad. I never expected that after five years, Jacob would still think I’d be waiting for him.
The car quickly arrived at the Murphy villa’s entrance. I had been away from here for five years, and everything seemed unchanged from before. As soon as Levi and I walked into the living room, the two people in front of me made me freeze instantly. It was Jacob and Ava. I asked them, “What are you doing here?” Sensing my hostile tone, Adrian immediately scolded me loudly, “You ungrateful daughter! What kind of talk is that? “Miss Harris is naturally here to accompany Mr. Jacob Thomas to discuss the engagement party arrangements. “What do you mean by bringing some child back here out of nowhere?” Ava beside him couldn’t help but sneer. She said, “What else could Olivia be doing? “Nothing more than knowing Jacob is willing to get engaged to her, so she’s got some confidence now. “She’s deliberately bringing a child here just to upset Jacob.” Hearing “engagement party” again, I couldn’t help but look at Adrian. I said angrily, “Adrian, have you lost your mind? “You used my mother’s belongings to trick me into coming back to the country just to make me get engaged to this bastard again? “Wasn’t the humiliation from five years ago enough? Do you want to go through it again?” Hearing my words, Adrian’s face instantly stiffened. Jacob stood up, looking at me with some joy in his eyes. Then, controlling his emotions, he explained, “Olivia, I know I was wrong back then. “But I’ve already explained it to you. I only left for a moment. “If you hadn’t suddenly fled to America back then, how would this engagement party have been delayed until now?” I didn’t want to listen to Jacob’s lies, so I directly took Levi’s hand. I said, “Jacob, I’m not in the mood to play these games with you. “I thought Luke had already told you about my situation. Since he didn’t, I’ll tell you myself. “I’ve been married for several years now, and my child is no longer small. “As for that engagement party, you can have it with whoever you want, just don’t involve me.” Adrian’s face turned ugly, clearly not expecting me to have secretly married and had a child. He clutched his chest in anger and cursed me loudly, “You rebellious daughter! “How could the Murphy family produce such a shameless person like you!” I sneered, looking at Adrian mockingly, “Speaking of shameless, who could compare to you? “When you were young, you relied on my mother to develop your career, and now that you’re old, you’re selling your daughter to maintain your wealthy lifestyle. “Adrian, without women, you’re nothing but trash. “If you dare use my mother’s belongings to deceive me again, don’t blame me for showing no mercy.” After saying this, I didn’t want to entangle with them anymore and pulled Levi, preparing to leave. Just as I was about to walk out of the living room, Jacob suddenly said, “Adrian didn’t lie to you. It’s just that your mother’s belongings are in my hands. “I can give you the belongings, but the condition is that you obediently get engaged to me.” I could no longer contain the anger in my heart and rushed over, slapping Jacob hard across the face. I said, “Jacob, can’t you understand human speech? “I’m already married and have a child! “Do you, like Luke, also think this child isn’t my biological son?” Jacob stared at me, his eyes full of urgency and passion that I couldn’t understand. He said, “But he has the surname Thomas. “I’ve already investigated. His name is Levi Thomas. “Olivia, you, like me, have never let go of me, right?” Hearing such ridiculous words, I was almost amused by my anger. I said coldly, “Jacob, what exactly are you thinking? “Levi has the surname Thomas because his biological father’s surname is Thomas. “This has nothing to do with you. “My husband and I love each other very much. We came back to America this time to indeed hold another wedding ceremony here. “Please don’t think I have any feelings for you.” I could see that Jacob wouldn’t return Hannah’s belongings to me, so I didn’t want to entangle with him anymore and prepared to leave. But just as I turned around, someone struck me hard on the back of my neck. In the last moment before my consciousness became blurred, I saw Levi running toward me anxiously.
When I woke up again, I found myself in a completely unfamiliar room. Seeing that I was awake, Levi immediately threw himself onto me. He said, “Mom, you’re finally awake! I was so scared just now!” Looking at Levi’s tear-stained face, I quickly pulled him into my arms to comfort him. I said, “It’s okay, I’m here. Did they do anything to you?” Levi shook his head. He frowned and said, “That bad guy asked me some questions, but I didn’t tell him anything. I just said my dad loves my mom very much, and my mom loves my dad too. I also told him to let us go quickly. Mom, I miss Dad.” Seeing Levi’s pitiful expression, I held him tighter. I said, “We can’t go back just yet. Your sister Nora’s surgery isn’t finished, and your dad still has some things to handle. Once everything is taken care of, Dad will come find us.” My daughter Nora Thomas was seriously ill, and my husband Leonardo Thomas’s company had recently been infiltrated by a mole. He must be incredibly busy. If he knew Levi and I had been kidnapped and became frantic, it would be terrible if someone else took advantage of his vulnerability. As we were talking, the door suddenly burst open. I instinctively gripped Levi’s hand tighter, but the person who entered wasn’t Jacob. Ava looked me up and down. After a long moment, she finally said, “Olivia, you’re like a ghost that just won’t go away. Since you already went abroad five Christmases ago, why did you come back now?” Looking at Ava’s resentful face, I said sarcastically, “Who would have thought? After five whole Christmases, Jacob still won’t marry you? Ava, you’re still just as useless.” Hearing my words, Ava immediately became furious. She said, “Olivia, what are you so smug about? Five Christmases ago, I was able to stop your engagement. Five Christmases later, I can do it again. Don’t even think about marrying Jacob!” Seeing Ava’s confident expression, I couldn’t help but feel impatient. I said, “Then please hurry up. I’m a married woman now. Do you really think I care about Jacob?” Ava was infuriated by my words and raised her hand to slap me. At that critical moment, Jacob suddenly appeared. He shouted at Ava, “Ava, what are you doing?” Hearing Jacob’s voice, Ava quickly pulled her hand back. Then she put on a pitiful expression and said, “Jacob, it’s all Olivia’s fault! I was trying to persuade her to properly get engaged to you, but she said her husband is a thousand times, ten thousand times better than you. She was putting you down, so I wanted to teach her a lesson.” In the past, I’d heard this kind of talk countless times. Back then, I would desperately try to defend myself. But now, I actually hoped Ava would say something even more outrageous, preferably something that would anger Jacob enough to give up his ridiculous idea of getting engaged to me. I looked at Jacob and said without hesitation, “She’s right. Also, you’d better keep her away from me, or I’ll hurt her.” Unexpectedly, although Jacob was clearly angry, he didn’t explode. He said to Ava, “Ava, this is between Olivia and me. Since Olivia doesn’t like you, don’t come here anymore.” Ava wanted to argue back, but under Jacob’s gaze, she left in suppressed anger. After Ava left, Jacob took a deep breath. He said, “Olivia, I know you said those things on purpose just now. You’re not that kind of person.” I repeated the phrase “that kind of person.” Then I tilted my head and asked him, “Jacob, aren’t these all the things you used to say about me? You said I was vicious, had a dirty mind, was petty, and that I didn’t understand the pure friendship between you two. Isn’t Ava kind, generous, and considerate? How did you forget all that now? I don’t understand—if she’s so wonderful, why don’t you marry her? Why do you insist on pestering me, a married woman? If you still don’t believe Levi is my biological child, you can get a paternity test done.” Before I could finish speaking, Jacob suddenly rushed over and grabbed me by the throat.
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