I’m Someone Else

Chapter 267

Chapter 267

Declan and his wife sensibly moved aside. It was fine for Olivia to read the letter, but they had no right to do so.

The moment she opened the letter, she was dumbfounded. The content was straightforward, as it only included one sentence. ‘If you wish to get your relative’s ashes back, come to Green Lake Manor at midnight tomorrow.’

Relative’s ashes? Olivia frowned as she wondered whose ashes it was. Thomas was an orphan and had no relatives. Could the sender be mistaken? But it can’t be because it says ‘To Thomas’, so there’s no mistake. Wait! Who says Thomas has no relatives? He has a godsister, Chloe. Although they aren’t related by blood, they are considered relatives, right? Could it be…

She felt like she suddenly understood something and quickly shot up to her feet and ran toward the villa’s entrance.

“Olivia, where are you going?” Declan and his wife were puzzled as they wondered why Olivia reacted like that after reading the letter.

“Uncle Declan, Aunt Yuna, don’t mind me. I’m going to look for Thomas.” Olivia had changed her shoes and was about to leave.

“Wait. I’ll send you there.” Declan got up as well.

“Okay!” Olivia did not reject his offer because Northpine Villa was in the suburbs of Irieson, so she had to take a cab to get to the rental. It was difficult to do so in the middle of the night.

Meanwhile, he was puzzled as he wondered what was in the letter. However, he held back his confusion and did not ask about it.

Forty minutes later, Olivia arrived at the rental’s door and pressed the doorbell. Adam came to open the door and was taken aback when he saw her. “Are you here to look for Thomas?” He knew her because they had previously shared a meal, and her beauty was something one could never forget. Therefore, he naturally remembered her.

“Yes.”

Then, Olivia entered the door, followed by Declan. She went to the dining table and called out, “Thomas!”

“Olivia? Why are you here?” Thomas quickly came over.

She took out the letter and gave it to him. “I found this in the living room earlier.”

Puzzled, he opened the letter and read it before a fierce look instantly filled his eyes. “They finally came!”

Just as he had guessed, the other party was targeting him, and they took Chloe’s mom’s ashes to blackmail him. He did not explode in anger like how Olivia expected he would. Instead, he folded the letter and stuffed it into the pocket in his pants before returning to the dining table. He estimated Chole might be waking up soon.

Seeing how he reacted, Olivia was bewildered. Was this the same Thomas she knew? With how he hated evil as though it was the enemy and would seek revenge for the smallest grievances, how could he react so calmly? Could the stolen ashes mentioned in the letter be fake?

She wanted to ask him about it, but with Adam around, she swallowed the words that were about to escape her mouth. Then, Thomas told Declan, “You can leave first. I’ll send Olivia back to Northpine Villa later.”

Having formed a plan in mind, Thomas would wait until Chloe finished her food before returning home with Olivia. Since the enemy had come to his door, he had to regain his health as quickly as he could. Otherwise, the other party might destroy the ashes if they got anxious. That alone was something Chloe could not handle; perhaps she might even end her life.

He had given himself a goal—two days. He would give himself two days to regain his body condition to its best state!

Afterward, Declan nodded and left. Just as he did, Chloe woke up. Hearing noises coming from the bedroom, Thomas picked up the bowl of soup and brought it into the bedroom. When he arrived at her bedside, he gave her the bowl and utensils before promising her. “Chloe, finish this bowl of soup. I promise you that I will bring back your mom’s ashes within two days!”

She trembled slightly when she heard that. “Thomas, you promise?”

“Yes. Now, all you can do to help is fuel up and take care of your health. Are you willing to help me with that?”

She nodded and began ingesting in small bites.

A while later, Thomas was satisfied to see that she was almost finished with the food. Then, he left. “Mr. Hahn, I’ll be heading home now. Take care of yourself,” he exhorted Adam before driving Olivia back to Northpine Villa.

“It’s getting late. You should get some rest.”

“Thomas, whose ashes have been—” Olivia had only asked half of her question when she saw Thomas heading into the kitchen and began busying himself with something.

Sigh! She could only sigh, thinking, That man. He’s always trying to help me with my difficulties, but whenever it’s his turn, he would shut everyone out and deal with it alone. Maybe he won’t even tell me if I asked.

She shook her head and headed upstairs.

Gurgle… Gurgle…

The villa was filled with the fragrance of herbal medicine. Thomas was guarding the pots, focusing his attention on controlling the fire. At that moment, he was brewing five bowls of herbal medicine and planning to drink all of them!

One had to know that it was taboo to do so! It was already at the very limit for the human body to absorb two sets of herbal medicine per day. After all, herbal medicine was very nutritious, and taking too much of it would not only produce no effect, but one would also suffer a backlash. However, Thomas could not care less about it because nothing was more important than restoring his condition to its best. Therefore, he decided to challenge death!

After preparing Olivia’s medicine, he placed it aside before setting five bowls of his medicine on a plate and bringing it upstairs. Once he returned to his bedroom, he sat half-naked on the floor and picked up one bowl before finishing it in one go.

He dared not slow down and quickly grabbed the silver needles he had prepared in advance. Following that, he pierced them into several of his acupoints, trying to use acupuncture to stimulate his body to absorb the medicinal properties of the medicine quickly.

If it were someone else, they would not have done so. Thomas’ weakened state was due to excessive blood loss, and the bone marrow produced blood, so all this herbal medicine was to replenish his body’s nutrients and stimulate his bone marrow into producing more blood.

However, the heat produced when the body absorbed the medicinal properties was already unbearable for ordinary people.

The first bowl of medicine was easily absorbed, and the heat was still bearable. However, Thomas did not stop there. Once the first bowl had entered his body, he quickly drank the second bowl, followed by the third.

“Phew! Phew!” After consecutively drinking three bowls of medicine, he felt he could not hold on anymore. Those four hours felt longer than a century as he lay on the floor, panting. His body was drenched in so much sweat that it looked like he had just taken a bath.