Billionaire’s Missing Darling by Theresa Wilde

Chapter 16

Olivia had a task at hand, but she canceled it so she could meet the charming little boy.

In the morning, she changed into casual clothes and casually brushed her short hair behind her ears.

After entering college, she had always had short hair.

Before the start of the school year, she went to a nearby hair salon to get her hair cut. As the hairdresser touched her jet–black and resilient hair, he thought it was quite a pity to cut it. He recommended that she get a big wavy hairstyle, mentioning that her hair had the best texture he had ever seen. He thought it would be a shame to cut it.

Olivia insisted on getting her hair cut, so the hairdresser gave her a shoulder–length medium haircut. It was not as short as she initially requested, but it still looked very neat.

For all these years, she had been wearing this hairstyle. At that time, she did not think much of it, but later, she noticed that many people cut their hair in such a way that the end result was a hairstyle similar to hers. Apparently, there was even a nice–sounding name for this hairstyle. It was called “the first–love hairstyle.”

Olivia rarely got up so early. The servant downstairs was surprised when she saw Olivia.

The maid who specifically served Olivia was called Lily Bennett. She was a capable woman in her thirties.

After taking care of Olivia for a few days, Lily had already gotten a rough sense of Olivia’s temperament. She led Olivia directly to the dining room, poured a glass of milk for her, and then asked, “Would you like to wait for everyone to eat together, or would you like to have your meal first?”

It was currently half past seven in the morning. The Taylor family had breakfast at eight o’clock.

“When will Grandpa have breakfast?” Olivia asked.

“Mr. Taylor gets up early,” Lily said. “He usually comes downstairs around six o’clock to have breakfast. After eating, he goes out for a stroll.”

“I see,” Olivia said. Upon hearing that her grandfather had already had breakfast, Olivia lost enthusiasm. She decided to go ahead and eat.

Following that, Lily said, “Mr. Samuel, Mrs. Amelia, and Mr. David have

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already gone to the hospital. Only Mr. William is at home. Would you like to wait for a while, Miss Olivia?”

“William?” Olivia thought.

Olivia nodded and said, “Alright. I’ll have breakfast with William.” William was a very disciplined person who had a sense of punctuality. If he said he would have breakfast at eight o’clock, he would be at the dining hall at eight o’clock on the dot without being even a minute late. While William was coming downstairs, he frowned as if pondering something. However, upon seeing Olivia in the dining room, his facial expression instantly softened. His clear eyes curved into a gentle smile. “Olivia,” he called her.

William was really likable. Even though Olivia had only seen him twice and was unfamiliar with him, she could not help but feel a sense of closeness when faced with such a smiling expression.

at him, saying,

Olivia greet him, the smile on

about the shares that Liam announced the previous night.

that she understood.

matter was about Abigail’s dereliction of duty the previous night. William explained the details, including Grace’s involvement in devising the scheme.

allow anyone to bully you.” William’s voice was gentle and pleasing, like the warm and

as long as you wish, I can make it difficult for them to stay in Evervale. Even if they go to other cities,

ban them from getting a job in the

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holding a potato

table. It

dedicated to serving Olivia. Due to an urgent

though William was not in the country, he was well aware of everything happening to the Taylor family. He knew all the details like the back of his hand.

the matters when he returned this time around. Olivia was his younger sister.

would let no one bully his

mention banning Grace from getting a job, Olivia said nothing. She simply took a bite of her potato wedge and chewed slowly before swallowing. Then, she said, “Isn’t she Emma’s assistant?” The

did not directly promise that he would deal with Grace that way. Instead, he brought up another matter. “In the second half of the year, David will go to Gorshire for a year–long

looked up and stared at

adult. now,” he said. “He is no longer

extended his hand, wanting to

mid–air for a moment. It tensed up. He then slowly

felt somewhat disappointed. However, the sense of heartache

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as David. This is your home. Here, no one matters more than you. If you encounter anything that upsets you, say it directly. You don’t need to hold back. I’m here. I’ve got

cereal. Upon seeing this, William sighed and lifted his hand again to pat

did

his eyes became slightly teary. “Remember, no one should ever make you feel wronged,” he said. Upon hearing

“So this is what it feels like to

has its plus points after all. Grandpa and William

dining room had left. William recounted to Olivia what happened after she went missing at

William said. “Mom almost went mad. She had psychosis. She would rush up to any little girl around your age and call her ‘sweetie.‘ And then there was David, who was less than a year old then. He was still being breastfed. He

He even slapped Dad, but you just couldn’t be

condition worsened a few months later, and she couldn’t recognize people. There was

treated Emma as if Emma were you, holding onto her without letting go even for a second.

improved, but she still couldn’t recognize people. It wasn’t