Billionaire’s Missing Darling

Chapter 280

Although Olivia had asked someone to bring Evelyn back, she did not really intend to see Evelyn.

Olivia thought to herself, “She’s just a mistress. Just because she says she wants to meet me, so I have to meet her, huh? No way!”

Olivia was not someone who was easily influenced.

At this moment, she was sitting at her desk reading an ancient book passed down from the Smith family.

These ancient texts were not published in the mainstream. They were all handwritten copies, and they were hidden in the Smith family’s old residence in Layfield.

There were many wonderful medical methods recorded in the ancient book. They seemed incredibly unbelievable. These methods appeared more like techniques of divine beings than conventional medical practices.

Other than that, some long–lost ancient prescriptions were also recorded.

On the page Olivia was currently reading, there was a prescription called “Subtle Essence.”

The specific prescription had already been lost, and only the medicinal effects were recorded.

Subtle Essence could make people who consumed it experience intense emotions and heightened sensitivity. It could also amplify their inner feelings. This content © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

It could cause lovers to love more, haters to hate more, those in pain to feel more pain, and those who were angry to become angrier.

This prescription was quite intriguing.

Olivia’s delicate fingertips tapped on the book. Then, as if she had thought of something, she took out her phone and called Tyson. “Where is Evelyn?” she said. “I want to see her.”

The symptoms of Amelia and David were very similar to those caused by Subtle Essence, but Olivia was not entirely sure.

After all, this prescription had been lost for many years. Even if it still existed in the world, it should be in the hands of prominent families. It could not be in the hands of a mistress like Evelyn.

Soon, Olivia saw Evelyn.

In an interrogation room, Evelyn sat on the chair. Her hands were securely bound on both sides, rendering her unable to move.

She kept her head lowered. Her hair was disheveled, and deep wrinkles appeared on her once flawless and delicate face.

Her eyes were closed, and she appeared very weary.

Olivia knew that Evelyn had been repeatedly interrogated by psychologists and criminal investigation experts. Although physically unharmed, her mental state had suffered significant torment.

The fact that she had endured until now and remained calm showcased her strong mental resilience.

Sensing that someone had entered, Evelyn raised her head. When she saw Olivia, her previously half– open eyes widened completely.

She stared at Olivia without moving.

“You’ve arrived,” she said. Her tone was a little strange.

Olivia sat across from her, saying nothing.

Evelyn did not mind. She just stared at Olivia intently.

The woman in front of her was wearing a white sportswear. The simple and elegant clothes complemented her slender waist and long legs. She had an extraordinary temperament. “She was so beautiful!” thought Evelyn.

Evelyn narrowed her eyes. A trace of resentment suddenly flashed across her eyes.

She thought, “Life is really unfair. Both of them are the daughters of the Taylor family. On what basis is Olivia so outstanding? On what basis was she born with all the advantages enabling her to get everything? “Even though I’ve made every effort, sending my daughter to the Taylor family’s home and plotting to take everything from Olivia, my daughter still can’t surpass her.

“She was even imprisoned.

“I refuse to swallow this bitter pill! I refuse!”

“Olivia,” Evelyn said. Her tone was strange. “The fact that you found me means you’ve discovered the drug in Amelia’s body. You must be quite curious now. You must be curious about what Amelia took, right?”

When Evelyn mentioned this, she giggled twice. She craned her neck and deliberately said, “But I won’t tell you. I won’t say anything. You will never know what I have done.”

Olivia reclined in her chair, leaned back, raised her eyes, and cast a glance at Evelyn.

Then, she suddenly smiled confidently. It was as if Evelyn’s schemes and her words that were meant to deliberately anger her were as childish as children playing a make–believe game. She did not take them seriously at all.

“You think too highly of yourself,” Olivia said. “You think I won’t know just because you refuse to say, huh?”

Olivia crossed her arms and bent her long legs, enunciating the names of several medicinal herbs…

When the names of the herbs used in traditional medicine were mentioned, Olivia’s tone was still a little nonchalant, but to Evelyn’s ears, it was like a thunderclap.

“How, how could you know?” Evelyn said. She was shocked and baffled. Her pupils widened. Her throat was dry, and her voice was incredibly hoarse. “Impossible. Impossible. How could you know?”

Olivia entered the interrogation room. In less than half an hour, she came out with the prescription.

Peter had been observing Evelyn through a video feed. When he saw Olivia come out of the room, he hurriedly and excitedly followed her.

He was burning with curiosity. “Miss Taylor, how do you know the prescription?” he asked.

He thought to himself, “When did Miss Taylor find out about this? She’s so tight–lipped. She didn’t even tell us.”

Olivia turned her gaze and glanced at Peter, asking in return, “Who said I know the prescription?” “You don’t know, huh?” Peter said. His steps came to an abrupt halt. He was completely stunned. He stuttered as he said, “Th–then why did you manage to say those medicinal herbs that are used in traditional medicine?”

Olivia’s tone was nonchalant when she replied, “I guessed.”

“Guessed?” Peter thought.

Peter was dumbfounded, and his entire being was in a state of bewilderment.

He thought, “Could she really guess something like this?”

Kelly was also very curious. She leaned in closer to Olivia and asked, “Olivia, how did you manage to guess those medicinal herbs?”

Olivia’s tone was nonchalant as if she was talking about something which was extremely ordinary. “It’s very simple,” she said. “After observing the symptoms, I just worked backward. There are only a few drugs that can affect people’s emotions. It’s very easy to guess.”

Kelly was left speechless.

Tyson and Peter were also left speechless.

“It can actually work that way as well, huh?” they thought.

16:18

Although they had long known that Olivia was smart, they were still occasionally amazed by her intelligence.

They thought to themselves, “Damn. Is she even a human?”

The three of them were the cream of the crop among the elite, but in the presence of Olivia, they always felt incredibly foolish.

They also felt that they were simply wasting resources by being alive.

Olivia was still calm when facing Kelly, Tyson, and Peter.

However, the moment she returned to the study, which was the moment she was alone, her body completely slumped onto the sofa.

She opened her palm and looked at the prescription on it.

The names of medicinal herbs along with their quantities were listed.

Her gaze swept past the prescription and landed on the last name, which was “Subtle Essence.”

This was the Smith family’s prescription!

Olivia locked herself in the room. It was unclear how much time had passed when Tyson came over, knocked on the door, and said that Evelyn had confessed everything.

It was only then that Olivia regained some emotional composure and began to read Evelyn’s confession. From what Evelyn revealed, abandoning Olivia was not an idea that came suddenly. Rather, it was a premeditated plan.

She had long wanted to drive Olivia out of the Taylor family’s home and let her own daughter take Olivia’s place.

However, she never had the chance to do so.

It was Evelyn’s helper, Lindsey Reagan, who gave her the idea to call Samue and bring Olivia out as a cover, which would make it easier for them to have an affair.

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After deliberately losing Olivia, Lindsey even gave Evelyn a set of medicine, claiming that it could drive a person insane if consumed.

It was only when Amelia went insane and could not recognize anyone that there would be a reason to bring a daughter into the family through adoption.

Amelia did indeed feel very sad after losing her daughter, but it did not drive her to the point of madness. It was the medication that amplified this sense of grief and suffering.

The pain was too intense, and Amelia could not bear it. It was only then that she went insane.

The drug made Amelia more emotionally sensitive and intense. There were fluctuating ups and downs in

her emotions.

It amplified Amelia’s love for Emma and increased her disdain and resentment toward Olivia. “Where’s Lindsey?” Olivia asked as she frowned.

Tyson explained, “Evelyn informed me that Lindsey left ten years ago and disappeared without a trace. She only left behind this prescription.”

“By the way,” Tyson said as he suddenly remembered something, “Evelyn wants to see you. She has something to tell you.”

Olivia rubbed her temples and went to the interrogation room. Evelyn was hunched over the table, looking even more dispirited.

When she saw Olivia, she struggled to support herself to sit up.

“Olivia,” Evelyn said as she grinned. “You’re really amazing. You’re intelligent and beautiful. You are a graduate of Ember University, and you have medical skills. You are the head of the Smith family. You are even engaged to the richest man. Why are you so fortunate?”

Olivia frowned. Her intuition told her that Evelyn had something to say.

Sure enough, Evelyn said something next.

“But all of this is fake,” she said. “Everything is fake. Olivia, your life has been designed by someone. It’s all prearranged!”