Ethan put Willow down. "Is she not in the kitchen?"Olivia had been preparing for the feast since the night before. The children had differing taste buds. It would take some time to prepare different dishes."She's not there."Alicia came from upstairs. "She isn't up there either."Willow peered through the window to look at the yard. Olivia wasn't there, either. She gestured with her hands. Ethan thought it was weird. He went to check the kitchen. The oven's timer was up. It was beeping repeatedly. He opened the oven to take the cake out. There was still an unbaked cake and some fruit and cream on the side. Olivia needed the whole day to finish cooking. It was obvious that she stopped halfway. This was the family's reunion. She wouldn't just give up for no reason. He took his phone out to give Olivia a call. Her phone rang, but it was on the kitchen table. Her phone was in the house, but she was gone. Willow picked up a potato by the door. It was only half peeled.

Compared to her reunion with Louis, Olivia was more curious about how he found her.She used an alias when they met. He only cared about his research and didn't care about it even though he knew she was using a fake identity. If he wanted to, he would've found her long ago. He wouldn't have taken so long to find her.There could only be one reason. She had just revealed her true identity not long ago, and he came knocking on her door.Her original plan was to attract the person who tried to kill her years before to come out of hiding again. That way, she could get closer to finding out who the mastermind was.She didn't expect Louis to show up at her door before the assassins. Someone had exposed her true identity to Louis. That would mean the person who wanted her dead would be related to the Poison Hive!Olivia joined the Poison Hive because she wanted to find this person. But Louis scared her into hiding in the village. She had no choice but to drop that plan.Louis se

This vision had been in Louis' head for decades. Olivia didn't think she would be able to change his mind so easily. The truth was that everyone had their own dreams and their ways of life. She wasn't a judge. So, she didn't have the right to decide if other people were making the right decisions.Besides, she was the one who betrayed Louis' trust and ran out on him first. She didn't dare to anger him because he was too big of a threat.She could only go along with him and improvise. Louis was still very hopeful of her future. So, she could only soften her attitude. "I know you mean well, Mr. Rivera. But your vision isn't so easy to realize.""Of course, I know that. Refining this cyborg technology would take decades. Creating a new world order would take hundreds of years. "I don't have that long to live, but you're different. You've already herb-imbued. You've succeeded! You can realize my dream. "If I were to die, you have to continue my experiments. You need a lot of t

Avery told Olivia all he had been through all these years. Back then, his kidney condition was already very serious, but he was unable to find a suitable donor. He was on the brink of death a few times. Then, he chanced upon a suitable kidney and had the transplant. But it didn't last. His body started to reject the kidney. His life hadn't been easy. He had been hanging by a thread and had no option but to seek out Louis. His relationship with Louis was purely transactional. He wasn't like Olivia, who was Louis' student. "Mr. Fordham, can I take your pulse real quick?""Sure, go ahead."Avery looked at Olivia's steadfast gaze. She was no longer the sickly young woman of the past. She had already grown into a magnificent person.She must be very skilled to earn Louis' approval. He thought about how desperate she was back then. She told him she didn't have a future anymore and wanted to give him her kidney.Avery asked her before what she wanted to do if she survived.

After hanging up, Olivia looked dejected. She didn't know when she would be able to go back to her children.She handed the phone back to Avery. "Thanks, Mr. Fordham."Avery saw the sadness in Olivia's eyes. "Olivia, you…"He was about to ask a question when Louis yelled excitedly, "Perfect! This is perfection!"There was a thick stack that was Olivia's physical examination report. "You've reached the optimal state. It has only been three years. You've recovered better than I expected. You've completely acclimated to all the herbs in your system."All of the herbs had different effects. A lot of the test subjects weren't able to last a week while consuming herbs during their pregnancy.Olivia didn't leave in good condition back then. At the moment, her body had already built up a resistance against most of the herbs. Olivia knew it was all because of the medicinal spring and Wendy. After the treatment and years of acclimation, she had become a true herb-imbued person."E