Chapter 63
When She Stops Playing Nice
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But everyone in the Miller family was inclined to support Olivia. This increased the difficulty of Ginaâs investigation.
âBy the way, help me check how Olivia helped Lily in the past,â Gina said.
âOkay,â Michael said.
He could handle this kind of trivial matter in a few minutes, so Gina did not hang up.
Soon, Michael said, âLily borrowed over 20 thousand dollars three years ago from an online lending platform. Olivia helped her pay off the debt. Olivia lent her the money, but not without conditions. Using the excuse that she was worried that Lily wouldnât return the money, Olivia took Lilyâs nude photos,
Michael discovered all this by hacking into Lilyâs social media account and reviewing the chat records. There werenât many conversations between Lily and Olivia, and often it was Lily messaging Olivia without receiving a reply.
Sometimes, if Lily upset Olivia, or if she refused to comply with Oliviaâs request to do something unethical, Olivia would threaten Lily to release her nude photos.
Gina thought, âSo, it turns out that Lilyâs targeting me isnât just because sheâs dumb, but also because Olivia has a hold over her. That explains everything.
âAlright,â Gina said. âGot it.â
âIs there anything else you want me to look into?â Michael asked.
âNot at the moment, C n a said. âYouâve worked really hard during this period. Take a rest.â
Michael smiled and said, âItâs nothing. I think itâs manageable for me. Itâs not tiring. Take care of yourself too. Donât overwork yourself.â
âOkay,â Gina replied indifferently before hanging up.
Meanwhile, Gabriel received a call from Jack at Jackson Group.
âMr. Jackson, thereâs been progress on the investigation of the fire in the dormitory building,â Jack said. âResidual gasoline was found in the rubble. That means someone intentionally set fire to it, causing the fire to go out of control. Over the past few days, weâve been working hard to investigate and find suspicious people. Finally, we found a suspect. Iâll send you photos of the suspect right away.â
A few seconds later, Gabriel received photos from Jack. Most of them were screenshots from surveillance footage.
In the photos, there was a woman completely wrapped in a hat, mask, and sunglasses, making it impossible to tell what she looked like. From the photos, one could only tell that she had long hair.
At the other end of the line, Jack said, âMr. Jackson, we may have identified the suspect, but itâs a pity that she clearly came prepared. It will probably take quite some time to track her down.â
In fact, they might not even be able to find her. If she disguised herself like this, she might even be wearing a wig. Tracking her down would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
But Jack didnât dare to tell Gabriel directly that he couldnât find the suspect, unless he didnât want the position of principal
anymore.
âKeep looking. Gabriel said in a cold tone.
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âSure,â Jack said. Before he finished talking, Gabriel hung up.
âFind this person,â Gabriel said.
He then handed the photos to David, asking him to investigate as well.
âGot it,â David replied.
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Late at night at the Miller familyâs house, Ella went to the kitchen to pour herself a glass of water. While she was returning to her room, she noticed that the door of Oliviaâs room wasnât closed. She went forward to see what was going on and found Olivia asleep, her whole body slumped over the desk.
Sketches and drafts of jewelry designs were all over the table.
Ella woke Olivia up and said, âWhy arenât you sleeping in bed?â
Olivia looked sleepy. She rubbed her eyes and yawned, saying, âMom, why are you still up late at night? You want to see me, huh? Iâm working on sketches.
âI noticed your door wasnât closed, Ella said.
âOh, I probably forgot about it when I came back from the bathroom, Olivia said.
âItâs so late,â Ella said gently. âDonât sketch anymore. Go to bed.â
Olivia held Ellaâs hand and said, âMom, itâs all my fault for what happened before. I shouldnât have faked a fracture to avoid designing new products. I just want to quickly create a new series to help you ease your worries for the Miller family and Miller Group.
Ella patted Oliviaâs head in relief and heartache, saying. Tm glad you have this intention. Look, your dark circles from staying up late are showing. Go to bed first.â
âOkayâ Olivia said as she nodded, appearing obedient and sensible.
Actually, she did not stay up late at all. She just heard Ella wake up, so she deliberately staged this scene. This was because she clearly sensed that Ella had distanced herself from her. She had to think of a way to rebuild the mother-daughter bond
between them.
âMom, look,â Olivia said, showing Ella the design draft. âHowâs my drawing?â
Ella didnât have much of a reaction. She smiled and said, âItâs pretty good. My darling Oliviaâs drawing is just beautiful
In reality, after looking at the design draft, Ella fell into deep worry. She couldnât shake off the feeling that these designs couldnât surpass the designs in Ginaâs Wish collection.
Although Ella did not want to admit it, she was truly amazed when she first saw the design drafts from the Wish collection.
She herself loved them.
But at that time, she still regarded Gina as a jinx and tacitly allowed her sons to transfer the fruits of Ginaâs labor to Olivia without saying anything.
Ella suddenly felt a little dazed and strange, thinking. âGina clearly grew up in an orphanage and stayed in the countryside for a long time. Why was she able to produce such remarkable work? Is it talent?â
It was only then that Ella realized that she knew too little about her own daughter.
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In her mind, Gina was associated with rural life, the countryside, lack of sophistication, being reserved, and lack of social
grace.
For some reason, Olivia could not shake
that remark.
ugh she did no
satisfied with them.
feeling that Ella was going through the motions with her when she uttered
stay up late to draw, she had racked her brains to come up with these design drafts. She was very
She was also very confident that they could surpass the design drafts created by Gina in the Wish collection.
She just felt that she wanted to escape previously because she lacked inspiration. She thought, âNow that I have inspiration, all
my problems are solved. Itâs not because I feel inferior to Gina!â
Olivia lifted her eyes to look at Ella and said, âMom, what are you thinking about?â
âNothing.â Ella replied vaguely. Then, she asked, âBy the way, the announcement of the results of the National Higher Education Design League Contest competition has been postponed. Have they specified a new date to announce?â
âNot yet.â Olivia said.
At the mention of this, Olivia also felt anxious. She had long been prepared to receive the glory that belonged to her, but the announcement was delayed, making her feel like she was on pins and needles as she waited.
There wonât be any issues, right?â Ella instinctively muttered.
âNo issues, Mom,â Olivia said. âIsnât it said that the insider news is reliable? I am top-ranked, and Iâm the winner of the gold
award!â
âAlright.â Ella said. âLetâs just wait then. Go to bed early.â
âOkay,â Olivia said.