"What's wrong? Doctor!"
Olivia panicked.
Why did she lose her voice?
Why?
When the doctor heard Olivia's shout, he quickly rushed back.
"Miss Olivia, what's wrong?"
"What's wrong with her voice? Why does she lose her voice?"
Olivia grabbed the doctor by the collar and asked.
The doctor was stunned and puzzled, resting his eyes upon Nicole.
"I don't know. I've examined her. There's no damage. Perhaps it's caused by external factors."
"What do you mean by external factors?"
"She might have taken some medicine or something else."
Hearing the doctor's words, Olivia felt burning anger.
Why didn't Samuel protect Nicole?
How could he let her be injured like this?
"Treat her. No matter how much it costs, you must heal her!" Olivia said, still grabbing the doctor by the
collar.
"Yes, yes, yes. Miss Olivia, I will definitely do my best. Mr. Harper has investments in this hospital, so
don't worry. I will definitely do my best."
"Please."
Olivia's cheeks were already bathed in tears.
Nicole was her best friend. It broke her heart to think what had happened to Nicole all these years.
The doctor said yes he would.
Nicole was pushed into the emergency room again for another examination.
Olivia's heart broke into pieces.
At this moment, her phone rang.
"Olivia, where are you? Why haven't you got home yet?"
There was an old voice.
Olivia paused for a moment and said, "I'm not going back today. A friend of mine has come to Land
City. I need to be with her tonight."
"Friend? You can take her home. Didn't you say the food made by the cook in the home was delicious?
Bring her back and let Dad take a look, okay?"
The old man replied in a soft voice.
Olivia put her hand to her heart and said in a low voice, "She's sick. We'll talk about it when she gets
better. You know, if I take my friend back, Mary will probably complain."
"You don't have to care about her. You're my daughter! All these years, I haven't fulfilled my duty as a
father. Now that you're back, I won't fail you anymore."
The old man's words somewhat saddened Olivia.
"We can talk about it later. I got to go."
After saying that, Olivia hung up the phone.
She looked at the emergency room, feeling very uncomfortable.
She had never expected that she would come across her father, Harper, when she and Jacob left
Seapolis City.
Before that, she didn't know she had a father, who was a wealthy businessman.
She was going to marry Jacob. Jacob had urgent business and returned to Seapolis City. But she didn't
return and at this time, Harper appeared.
Harper said Olivia resembled his dead wife, and he asked Olivia to have a paternity test with him.
Olivia was shocked, but she still had it with him.
The result of the paternity test was that they were father and daughter...
Harper told Olivia that her mother was kidnapped after giving birth to her and that in order to protect
her, her mother abandoned her, hoping someone would take her in. However, her mother died of the
torture that the kidnappers inflicted upon her.
That was the worst pain of his entire life.
He ordered his men to search for Olivia for many years but there was no news on her. Later on, he
married his current wife, Mary, and had a son. He was still concerned about his daughter.
Fortunately, he found Olivia, tears streaming down his cheeks.
Olivia never imagined that she would have such a chance to see her biological father. She had
harbored hatred towards her parents for so many years, but it completely dissipated after she found out
the truth.
She went to Land City with Harper. She intended to tell Jacob about it, but Jacob seemed to be busy all
the time and didn't call her back.
She followed Harper to the Kent's, only to find she was like an outsider in that home.
Mary treated her well; so did her half-brother, Booth. And Harper treated her even better. However, she
just felt that it was not her home and she was quite awkward, even though Harper had given her all his
best things.
She was touched that if she didn't go back, her father wouldn't start dinner.
Now dinner time had passed, Olivia was so worried about Nicole that she forgot to eat.
She put away her phone. After finding her father, she felt that everything was so unreal. Only when she
saw Nicole today did she feel all this was real.
She was always the same.
She was still like her old self who went to school with Nicole and played with her.
Olivia stood in front of the emergency room and waited.
Joseph was in another room for examination.
Waiting there, Olivia didn't know how Nicole was, so she couldn't help feeling worried.
All of a sudden, she heard a familiar voice.
"Olivia!"
Olivia immediately looked back.
Olivia and Booth were siblings.
Therefore, they looked very similar.
"Olivia, Mom and Dad asked me to bring you some food. Mom said you shouldn't starve yourself for
your friend. Look, it's all your favorite food. Hurry up and eat. You've got to keep your strength up,
right?"
Booth smiled brightly.
"How did you know I was here?" Olivia asked.
"In Land City, there's nothing I don't know if I want to know. I called the driver and found out where you
were. By the way, our car ran several red lights and now the tickets from the Traffic Police Brigade is
about to arrive at our house."
Booth's words were a bit exaggerated, but Olivia knew she must have broken the traffic rules.
Otherwise, the traffic police would not have called to inform the Kents of that.
"Sorry, I was too anxious."
Booth was somewhat depressed when he heard it.
"Olivia, we are family. Don't say sorry. Besides, you are a member of the Kent family. You don't need to
apologize to anyone else."
"I need to."
Olivia felt a little awkward.
She had lived in an orphanage since childhood. She studied and worked part-time. After getting
acquainted with Nicole, she completed her college education with Nicole's support.
The life she had lived since she was little was completely different from her life now. Now she lived high
on the hogs.
After she returned to the Kent's, everything she got was the best and everyone was respectful towards
her. However, she felt it was so unreal and uncomfortable.
She tried to fit into the family, but Booth's elegance, Mary's nobility, and Harper's wealth made her feel
like an outsider. Even though they treated her well, she was unable to adapt to it.
"Olivia, why can't you accept me? Do you think I'll do something to you for you are only my half-sister?"
Booth sighed when he felt Olivia being so embarrassed. "Don't worry, I won't. I'd like to have a sister
who loves me. As for my mother, she won't treat you badly. I promise."
"I didn't mean that. Booth, you can go back now. I'm staying here today. This friend is very important to
me, so I won't go back now."
Hearing that, Olivia involuntarily took a glance at the emergency room and asked, "An important friend?
Is she as important as me and Dad?"
"Yes, very important, more important than my family. Without her, there would be no me now. She was
the one who funded my college studies, and the one who stayed with me night after night when I was
out of surgery. She was also the one who helped me for nothing in return when I was at my most
helpless. She is my best friend and my closest family in my life. Now she's in trouble. I can't leave her
here alone. I can't!"
Olivia's tears flowed down her cheeks.
Booth immediately comforted her, "Olivia, don't cry. Your friend is my friend. You said she was so kind
to you, so it means our family all owe her a great debt. Does she have a serious illness?"
"The doctor said her back was badly scalded. She didn't get treatment in time, so she might need a
skin graft now. It must hurt. And it seems she can't speak."
"So miserable."
Booth rubbed his chin and said, "Well, I'll pull some strings of our family to get the best doctor in the
world to operate on her. Don't worry."
"Strings of our family?"
Olivia looked at Booth in confusion.
When Booth saw the confused look on her face, he smiled and gave her forehead a gentle tap. He
replied with a grin, "You still don't know the influence of our Kent family in Land City, do you? Let me
tell, you're in an extremely wealthy family. Our family is the top one in Land City. We also have
business relations with Canada. No matter what you want, just tell me and I'll get it for you. I don't care
how much it will cost. Do you know? Money is the most insignificant thing in our family."
"Ah?"
Olivia was astonished, her mouth wide open.
She had always thought that the Kent family was not very wealthy. Now after she heard Booth's words,
she couldn't help feeling even more uneasy.
She felt she had suddenly become a princess like Cinderella, which was just so strange to her.
Booth couldn't help but smile when he saw her wide-open mouth. "Look at you. All sweet and innocent.
Be careful with the bad guys."
"I'm not! You are."
Olivia regained her senses.
She was actually teased by her younger brother, who was three years younger than her.
Olivia was now in a better mood, but when she saw the emergency room, she sighed, "I really hope I
can suffer all this for her if possible. It's always not easy for her."
"What are you talking about? How can I let my sister suffer for her? Olivia, as your brother, I'll do
everything for you. How about it? Olivia, I'll get an expert for her."
"Really?"
Olivia looked at Booth hopefully.
"Sure."
Booth patted his chest and said yes.
Right at this moment, the door of the emergency room opened, and Nicole was pushed out. The
doctor's expression was solemn and Olivia's heart was now in her throat.
"Doctor, how is her throat? Can she recover?"
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