Ignazio sat in the chair, gripping the steering wheel tightly. Once again, he had made a mistake, unintentionally hurting Olivia once more. Why couldn't he act maturely? Nothing had happened between him and Ayeleen, Ignazio boldly swore. Yes, they had kissed that night, and Ignazio had deliberately responded to figure out his own feelings. But after that, nothing had occurred. Instead of feeling passionate, Ignazio felt repulsed by himself. Both Ayeleen and Olivia were still young. The age difference between them and Ignazio was considerable. Both were beautiful and captivating, yet Ignazio felt no attraction to Ayeleen. When he kissed Ayeleen, all that lingered in his mind was Olivia. After the incident in the parking lot, Ignazio escorted Ayeleen to her apartment out of a sense of responsibility. Subsequently, he went straight back to his parents' home, spending the remainder of the night in the room Olivia had vacated. Several surprising events unfolded in the days that followe

Olivia has changed her uniform to casual attire. She glances at herself in the mirror. She's not the elegant, expensive-dressed woman from last night, nor is she the casually dressed boutique type like Ayeleen earlier this afternoon. However, she's not in shabby clothes either. Despite wearing affordable, off-the-rack clothes, Olivia is discerning in choosing fabrics and is adept at taking care of them. Olivia arrives at the location Ayeleen mentioned a while later. She takes a deep breath before pushing the thick, gold-framed glass door in front of her. The staff of the upscale restaurant looks at Olivia with a judgmental gaze, suspecting that she might have entered the wrong place with her seemingly inexpensive outfit. "I have an appointment with Ayeleen," says Olivia, somewhat annoyed by the woman's scrutinizing look, guessing she's in her early thirties. The woman nods, still with a disdainful expression, then guides Olivia to an empty private room. "Miss Ayeleen said she aske

Olivia tried not to dwell on her conversation with Claire from the past. It clearly disturbed her, but she attempted to push those thoughts aside and chose to focus on her work. She continued attending her classes as usual, alternating between staying at the residence of Altezza-Adaline and Flavia-Gladwin. She made an effort to close her ears to any information about Ignazio, Gianna, or Ayeleen. However, no matter how hard she tried to avoid information, it still found its way to her. "Hanna said Gianna told her that she doesn't like her aunt," Hanna mentioned one afternoon when Olivia and her two foster siblings had arranged to meet at a mall for a meal. "Gianna said she prefers to play with Olivia rather than her aunt. She also asked me why Olivia doesn't live with her anymore. I told her I would ask Olivia when we meet." Did Gianna really say something like that? But clearly, both Hanna and Gianna were still innocent children. It wasn't possible for them to lie or play roles,

The main catfight between Olivia and the Antony-Claire family couldn't be avoided because unavoidable circumstances arose. It was the marriage of Rayyan Quirino and Elara Fulton. Olivia felt quite surprised to receive a sudden notification that the two of them were getting married. Either she had been too indifferent or too self-absorbed to notice any difference between them. Or perhaps everything just happened too quickly. Olivia knew that Rayyan decided to leave his parents' residence to avoid unpleasant rumors, the same reason Olivia was allowed to leave the Antony-Claire residence, but she didn't expect the original reason was love. "Finally, the playboy has repented too," quipped Falisha, Rayyan's older sister right next to Olivia. Olivia looked at her with a puzzled expression. "If Rayyan gets married, that means there's only one playboy left in our family. And I'm sure he won't take long to repent either." She said with a sweet smile on her face. One more? Olivia asked hersel

"Zio isn't Zello," Francisca replied with a slightly stern tone. "He wouldn't casually dip his stick anywhere." She continued with a confident tone. Sara nodded in agreement, believing her eldest cousin's words."Yeah, who knows. People who are disappointed tend to do irrational things, like the unexpected actions he took after Gretta passed away," Falisha reminded again. Her response reflexively silenced Sara and Francisca.Honestly, after Ignazio returned, I didn't see the Ignazio I used to know. The warm and caring Ignazio who always protected his siblings seemed to be gone. Time can change someone, especially after being away for five years. We don't know what he went through, what he faced during that time. In essence, the Ignazio I knew since childhood seems to be missing. Maybe there's still a part of him, but only a percentage. The rest seems nonexistent. I even thought at one point that the Ignazio who returned here was his doppelganger. But after reconsidering, it's impossib