Even After Death Novel (Olivia)

Olivia stayed before the grave for quite some time before leaving. She did not have time to wallow in sorrow for too long. She had an investigation to carry out now that she had the photo.

Most of the women her dad was in touch with worked in his company, so it was natural that Olivia started from there. But just as she started to search for a way to contact them, her phone started ringing.

It was one of the children from the countryside whose education her father had sponsored back then. His voice was rather anxious.

“Ms. Fordham, I just returned from overseas and heard that Mr. Fordham is gravely ill. Is he alright?”

“Thanks for your concern. My father’s still getting treatment at the hospital.”

“Gosh! How could someone as kind as him get into such a situation? If it wasn’t for him sponsoring our studies years back, we wouldn’t be where we are today.”

A thought flashed across Olivia’s mind. In the past, her father had helped children in the countryside to move to the city for their studies, so Leia could have known him since she was abducted and taken to the countryside.

“Ryan, do you know those who were sponsored by my father?”

“I’ve been helping Mr. Fordham contact them all along. I know most of them, but I’ve lost contact with them after going abroad for the past few years. Is there anything I can help you with, Ms. Fordham? I’ll do everything in my power to help you.”

Olivia felt as though she just found herself a sliver of hope. Immediately, she told him, “I have a picture with me. Can you see if she’s one of the students my father sponsored before?”

“Sure thing, Ms. Fordham.”

In just half an hour after sending him the picture, Ryan had sent Olivia the information she wanted. The girl in the picture he sent had bright eyes that were similar to Leia and Ethan.

student from a young age and managed to get a spot in many of

In a hurry, she asked Ryan to meet up

was the first time in ten years that Olivia met him in person. Back then, he was still a bashful boy, very unlike the smart-looking man in a

had fallen into bankruptcy, he still

only just arrived. I won’t beat around the

contacted my friends in the country when I stayed

know how she’s doing these

if it weren’t for my friends. Jodie and I aren’t close, though. At most, I only contacted the others because

the cup of coffee and cleared his throat. “But since you requested it, I tried asking around in her circle. Sadly,

“How did she die?”

of the cause of her death, but I heard that she was

Not only did she not find the answers

almost six years old, so

studies, why didn’t she ask

to the Millers when she came to

what did Olivia’s father have to

kind to her?”

her exams and made her way into the city all alone. Mr. Fordham was very kind to her. I heard that she was rather reserved and was ostracized by her roommates, so Mr. Fordham rented her

he set his cup down and asked, “Why are you so curious about

the cause of her death so that she wouldn’t die in vain,”

million from her divorce to settle her funeral. Now, she had something else in

refused to tell her the truth, she would

it to Olivia. “One of my friends is a renowned private detective. He could be of help if you

“Thank you, Ryan.”

wish for her to go peacefully too. I’ll be staying in the country for some time,

After seeing him off, Olivia called the private detective and sent the

Olivia had an ominous feeling about this. Anxiously, she asked, “How’s my father’s condition? When

mentally prepared. Even though Mr. Fordham’s surgery was a success, he hit his head during the car crash, which triggered

thought her heart had fallen into a perpetual abyss. Her grip on the disposable paper cup loosened, and her hands