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.

smiled at him, saying, “William.”

smile on William’s face became even more pronounced.

was about the shares that

nodded, indicating that she understood.

of duty the previous night.

said. “Olivia, don’t worry. I won’t allow anyone to bully you.” William’s voice was gentle and pleasing, like the warm and intoxicating spring breeze. However, the

you wish, I can make it difficult for them to stay in Evervale. Even if they go to other cities, they won’t be able to get

Olivia could ban them from getting a job in

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was holding a

rarely had such a simple and common breakfast on their dining table. It

one assigned by William to Olivia. William pre–arranged everything regarding the search for Olivia, including her room in the Taylor family’s home and Lily, who was dedicated to serving Olivia. Due

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. It was just that he was too

all the matters when he returned this time around. Olivia was

would let no one bully his

wedge and chewed slowly before swallowing. Then, she said, “Isn’t she Emma’s assistant?” The implication was that if William handled Emma’s assistant this way, would

in Olivia’s question. He did not directly promise that he would deal with Grace that way. Instead, he brought up another matter. “In the

and stared at

a gentle smile, his tone casual. “He’s an adult. now,” he said. “He is no longer a kid. He should face

William extended his hand, wanting to pat Olivia’s head.

instinctively pulled away. William’s left hand paused in mid–air for a moment.

distant from him, William felt somewhat disappointed. However, the sense of heartache

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just as important 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.

head. A teardrop fell into the bowl with warm cereal. Upon

did not pull away.

William touched his sister’s soft head, his eyes became slightly teary. “Remember, no one should ever make you feel wronged,” he said. Upon hearing these words,

“So this is what it feels like to have an

returning to the Taylor family’s home has its plus points after

servants in the dining room had left. William recounted to Olivia what happened after she went

little girl around your age and call her ‘sweetie.‘

every possible means. He even slapped Dad, but you just couldn’t be found.

people. There was no other option to deal with Mom’s condition,

letting go

improved, but she still couldn’t recognize people. It wasn’t until three years later that she slowly started to