Chapter 1760

Regardless of the reason, be it some kind of drug was controlling Edward or that he was just putting on a show, there was no need for him to get a divorce.

It was not like he had a change of heart or found another lover.

Sure, he had fallen out with Alexander and Lily, but Olivia had always been loyal to him.

There was no need for him to treat Olivia this way.

Moreover, Olivia was now pregnant.

It was too heartless of Edward to treat her this way.

"Did you ask him why? What's with the sudden decision? Weren’t you both just fine yesterday?" Lily frowned, trying to figure out a reason for Edward's behavior.

Olivia nodded fervently.

"Yeah, we were fine yesterday.He went out late at night, and I pretended I didn’t notice.I’m always putting on a good act, so he probably hasn’t realized it yet.Still, he wants to get a divorce.I cried and begged him to stay.I even yelled at him, asking him why.Other than insisting on the divorce, he said nothing else.I..."

She trailed off, unable to suppress her sadness anymore, which was evident in her tone.Before she came here, Olivia spent along time trying to calm herself down.Her eyes were swollen from the long hours of crying.She did not want to cry anymore but could not hold it in.

When she saw Lily, she reminded herself not to cry and to be strong.

After all, crying was not a solution to any problem.

However, she could not control herself and got heartbroken whenever she thought of this matter, and his no.velebook expression at the time he brought it up to her.

"Don’t cry!"

Lily took a piece of tissue and handed it to Olivia while she moved to sit nearer to the latter.

Lily placed her hand on Olivia's shoulders as a form of comfort, hoping to lend the girl some confidence and strength in this dire moment.

"Don’t be afraid.Edward had done many things that are out of character recently, which we can’t analyze from our standard perspectives.

Hence, why don’t you think of them as two different people instead of just one? "Would you feel better that way?"

Lily wanted to comfort Olivia.

After all, they felt something was off about him but could not pinpoint it yet.

"Huh?"

Olivia was not crying anymore.

Instead, she looked at Lily with widened eyes, confused by what she said.

"I mean, he’s been behaving strangely these days.I’m sure you’ve noticed it as well.He has been working for Alex and could even risk his life for Alex, taking bullets for him.

"But then he had suddenly turned on Alex and said such things.I don’t think that’s what the old Edward, who had been loyal to his boss, would do.It’s either he was forced to do so or that...he isn’t the person we used to know."

Lily explained seriously, but Olivia shook her head.

"No, that’s not possible.I can still recognize my own husband, be it from the memories we shared or his touches..."Her cheeks flushed red, and she continued, "I can assure you he’s still the same Edward we know! It’s just that...he might’ve changed?"

"Even if he had changed, how could he have changed so drastically? I'd think it’s either because he was forced into doing this, or some kind of drug controlled him, and that he had no idea about it."

"What?"

Olivia was appalled.She was more afraid than she was upset now.

"You said that Edward is controlled by someone? By who?"

After some thought, Lily decided to tell Olivia the truth.

She had previously kept it from Olivia out of concern for her well-being.

If Lily continued to keep the situation from Olivia now that Edward wanted to file for divorce, Olivia would only overthink the situation.

That might even be worse for her health, both mentally and physically.

"Liv, there’s one thing I haven’t told you because you might be scared after learning about it."After a moment, Lily continued, "

There's been an experiment recently dedicated to the study of substances that can control a person’s mind and actions."

Olivia widened her eyes in bewilderment and looked at Lily in disbelief.

"What experiment? Your experiment? Why don’t I know about it?"

She was obviously more emotional now.

Lily held one of Olivia’s hands while she picked up the glass of milk with another.

"Have some of this and calm down first.I’ tell you about it slowly."