I’m Someone Else

Chapter 265

Chapter 265

“Remember not to tell Thomas about what happened today.”

After pausing briefly in thought, Quincy repeated the reminder once more.

He knew how to settle things without going overboard and was willing to give others some leeway, but the same couldn’t be said about Thomas. If Thomas found out that Leah and Gunnar had the nerve to sink their claws into Olivia, he would certainly take them out and things would go down the path of no return.

He would probably go after Declan too.

“Okay!”

Although Olivia didn’t know why she had to keep it from Thomas, she knew that Quincy wouldn’t hurt her. Either way, she was safe now and her anger had been sufficiently vented, so she didn’t mind keeping it from Thomas.

Quincy looked at Declan and Yuna. “Olivia, that old hag Leah threatened your Uncle Declan into tricking you, so don’t hold it against him.”

“That’s your Aunt Yuna. Perhaps you don’t remember her anymore. She hasn’t joined any of the Pearsons’ events recently. She was there when you were born, you know, and she was very close to your mother. They even went through a formal ceremony to acknowledge each other as sisters, so she’s also your aunt on your mother’s side. Your mother was the one who set her up with your Uncle Declan.”

That was also the reason why Declan doted on Olivia all this while. He had a good relationship with his sister-in-law, so naturally, he couldn’t stand seeing how unfairly the Pearsons treated Olivia.

Previously, Taylor stood up for Olivia because Yuna and Olivia’s mother were good friends. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have bothered to get involved.

Yuna came forward. Her eyes were glistening with tears. “Olivia!”

Olivia looked a lot like her mother, especially her expressive eyes. Looking at her now, Yuna felt as if she was looking at her friend.

Olivia allowed Yuna to pull her into a hug, but she was still a little lost. After all, she never had any contact with this aunt of hers, and she felt a little awkward to be this intimate on their first meeting.

“Sniff!” Yuna began to cry. The last time she saw Olivia, the latter was still a baby, but in the blink of an eye, Olivia was all grown up now and the friend that she considered an older sister to her had been gone for many years as well. Everything had changed.

Declan and Yuna had long since grown extremely displeased by the Pearsons’ actions, but as they were all part of the Six Greatest Families, it didn’t feel right for them to say anything. Therefore, after a discussion, the couple decided not to get involved with the family’s matters.

“Ahem!” Quincy seemed to sense Olivia’s awkwardness and came to her rescue. ‘That’s enough now. It’s not like we’re all strangers here. Let’s leave. You have plenty of time to catch up later on.”

Everyone nodded and headed off.

Thankfully, Quincy had made it in time today, or else, there was no telling what could have happened.

Yuna looked at Olivia. “Declan told me that you’re staying at Northpine Villa. Is that true?”

“Yeah! I’m staying with Thomas,” Olivia replied. To her, the name Thomas was like a spell that would turn the corners of her lips up whenever she mentioned it.

I wonder what Thomas is doing now. Is he still busy?

“Declan, why don’t we take a look at Olivia’s place?” Yuna kept a loving hand on Olivia’s arm as she asked Declan for his opinion.

“Sure!” Declan didn’t mind, of course. He wanted nothing more than to spend time with his niece. After the incident today, he felt guilty and remorseful toward Olivia.

“Alright. You guys can get together and catch up. I still have work to do at the hospital so I’ll be taking my leave now,” Quincy said before leaving.

Over at the rental, Chloe was lying unmoving in bed. She was as white as a sheet and looked nothing like her usual adorable self. Even her hair was unkempt.

The rise and fall of her chest as she breathed was the only thing that made it clear to others that she was alive and not a corpse.

Thomas and Adam were both standing in front of Chloe’s bed. The sight of Chloe being this way made Thomas feel as if someone had stabbed him in the heart. It was twisting in pain.

“Why don’t you go out first, Mr. Hahn? Leave things to me.” Thomas forced himself to smile and comforted Adam.

Adam was getting up in the years now. It wouldn’t be good if he stuck around in a panic too.

Alas, Thomas has no idea that his smile was more of a grimace.

Adam let out a sigh and wiped his tears before leaving the bedroom.

“Get up and eat something, Chloe. Your body will crash if you don’t eat something.”

Thomas kept talking for two whole hours. He felt as if he had spoken more than he ever did in his entire life, but Chloe didn’t move at all. She lay completely still and showed no reaction.

Thomas was getting anxious. All Chloe was doing now was hurting herself. She wasn’t helping anyone by being this way.

“What on earth do you want, Chloe? I admit that it’s my fault. I dragged you two into this. Your mother’s ashes wouldn’t have been stolen if it hadn’t been for me, but you need to give me some time. If you carry on like this, you’ll crash before your mother’s ashes are found. If that happens, how am I supposed to face your brother? I swear that I’ll definitely bring your mother’s ashes back to you unscathed! Just give me some kind of response, please?”

Still, he got not even the slightest reaction from Chloe.

Thomas knew that this was an illness of the heart, not the body, and an illness of the heart couldn’t be cured with any kind of physical treatment. Even though he could save people from their deathbeds, he couldn’t do anything about Chloe’s emotional affliction.

He wouldn’t be wasting his breath here if his body wasn’t weakened after losing too much blood when he saved Olivia. He would’ve marched right up to the gates of the three families and snatched the ashes right back!

Thomas was the one who was most affected by the theft of Chloe’s mother’s ashes. Not only was he the reason why Zachary died, but he even dragged Zachary’s deceased mother into this mess. She couldn’t even rest in peace.

“Chloe, I’m begging you, please. You need to take care of yourself, okay? I don’t have any other family, you know? Even my girlfriend of eight years betrayed me. You’re the only one in this world who keeps me motivated right now. I’m alive right now because I want to let you have a happy life, but you’ve become this way because of me. How am I supposed to live with that?”

Thomas’ tears began to flow. He held Chloe and vented all his emotions.

I might as well die right now so that I can head into the afterlife and atone myself in front of Zachary.

“Thomas…”

At long last, Chloe opened her eyes and called out softly.