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Chapter 245
Gillian returned to her room next door in a daze.
Ernesto was on the phone. When he turned around and saw Gillian, he hung up and said, “Something
happened in Fesmuowana. I have to go over and will only return in about two weeks. Do you want to
stay here?”
Gillian pondered for a moment and shook her head. “I’m going back to Mala.”
Ernesto raised his eyebrows quizzically.
Gillian explained, “Olivia has only been here for a short while. She has yet to experience the power of
favoritism. Let her stay with her biased parents for a while first. Gradually, she will crumble under the
weight of the bias she faces.”
Olivia was almost done making sandwiches.
She had suggested to her parents that she wanted to start a business in town.
Megan rejected her suggestion immediately. “Don’t you need capital to start a business? You don’t
have any capital. We have used all our money to support Doris‘ studies. Doris will take her graduate
entry test next year. We have to set aside money for that.”
After being rejected by her mother, Olivia was not angry. Instead, she explained gently, “Mom, I don’t
need a lot of capital. Isn’t Derek running a barbecue business in the town? I can stay at Derek’s place
and use his kitchen. After making sandwiches, I can sell them on a food truck.”
As Olivia said this, she held Megan’s hand.
Megan felt a little uncomfortable when her hand was suddenly held. She subconsciously wanted to pull
her hand back.
Olivia’s hands were warm and slightly calloused. Her grip on Megan’s hand was gentle and delicate, as
if she was caressing some precious treasure.
Megan could even sense that Olivia relied on her and respected her.
Megan’s heart softened.
She looked away but did not pull back her hand.
Olivia tilted her head and carefully sized up Megan’s slightly white sideburns. Her eyes glistened as
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtshe said, “Mom, I did some calculations. Doris‘ fee for graduate studies is affordable, but she’s playing
the violin and taking drawing lessons. These are not insignificant expenses. It is too heavy a financial
burden for you and Dad. I can run a small business to supplement our income.”
Megan still refused. “I don’t need your money. What if your business fails?”
“Mom.” Olivia’s gaze was gentle. Her fingertips caressed Megan’s thick and red knuckles. She said
sadly, “I don’t want you to burden yourself anymore. Yesterday, when you returned from the fields, you
couldn’t straighten your back. Also, you can’t straighten your fingers.”
Megan was stunned. She subconsciously lowered her head and looked at her own hands.
Although Ernesto hired her to play the role of Olivia’s mother, she was a real farmer. Derek and Doris
were indeed her children. It was just that she had to pretend that Olivia was also her child now.
Every day, Megan still had to work in the fields.
To her surprise, something that even her children had overlooked was noticed by this pretend daughter
of hers.
Megan was touched. She did not know how to reject Olivia’s kindness.
In the end, Julian ended their conversation by saying, “I’ll discuss it with your mother and tell you our
decision tomorrow.”
After Olivia left, Julian immediately contacted Stefan next door to report this.
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Stefan said, “It’s alright. Let her do as she wants.”
Julian bowed and acknowledged. “Understood.”
After Julian hung up the phone, Megan frowned and asked, “What are the true intentions of these
people? Will they hurt Olivia?”
Julian glanced at her. “What’s wrong? Have you actually accepted Olivia as our own daughter?”
Megan sighed. “Haven’t you noticed how adorable Olivia is and how nice she is to the two of us? She
wakes up early daily to make breakfast and drinks for us to take to the fields. She makes sure to keep
our meals fresh.”
Honestly, even her real daughter did not dote on her so much.
Julian and Megan had to go to the fields early before the sun rose. Usually, they went to the fields at
three in the morning. They didn’t have time to make breakfast at all. They ate whatever they had from
the previous night to keep themselves full.
Julian puffed his cigarette and said helplessly, “We can’t get too involved with Olivia. We can only try
our best to protect her from a distance.”
“I know.” Megan felt terrible.
After getting Julian’s and Megan’s approval, Olivia brought the recipes she had developed and headed
into town.
In the morning, the business in the barbecue restaurant was slow. Derek and his wife, Stella, were
preparing the day’s ingredients together.
Stella was unhappy. “What are your parents thinking? Why did they send Olivia over to us?”
Derek muttered as he diced the vegetables, “Olivia wanted to come on her own accord.”
Stella slammed the onion in her hand onto the chopping board, complaining, “It’s weird enough to bring
Olivia to the farm. Now, you guys even brought her to town. Other people might suspect us of human
trafficking. In my opinion, your parents have gone too far. How could they do such a thing? They’re
conspiring with others to deceive Olivia. They do not have a conscience!”
Derek frowned. “Stop talking. If we didn’t take this job, others would have done so. At least they’re
paying us well. Doris is taking drawing lessons. She needs a lot of money to buy art supplies.”
Stella was curious. “I wonder what those people are scheming.”
“Stop speculating.” Derek placed the chopped ingredients in a box. “Olivia will be here soon.”
“What nonsense is this girl getting herself into?” Stella pouted. “She actually plans to sell sandwiches.
Are
you kidding me? When Olivia first came to us, she couldn’t even make toast. It’s only been a few days,
but she plans to sell sandwiches. Let’s pray that she doesn’t lose money from this.”
“Why do you care?” Derek frowned. “We’re not the ones paying for this anyway.”
When Olivia arrived, it was almost noon. Many customers were eating in the restaurant.
Olivia put down her things and began to help around the restaurant.
Stella looked at her while handling the cashier.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe thought to herself, “This girl is quite capable. She’s not a bad person.”
After lunch, Olivia went to buy ingredients for making sandwiches. She also took a walk around town.
After getting everything she needed, she returned to the restaurant and organized them nicely. Stella
pursed her lips and muttered to Derek, “She got all the equipment she needs, but I doubt she’ll be able
to sell her sandwiches. It’s summer now, and schools are on break. Let’s see who she sells the
sandwiches to.”
Olivia’s cutting skills were not bad. After deciding on what to sell, she streamlined her workflow to make
sandwiches efficiently.
She was at the stage where she could make sandwiches nice and fast without much difficulty.
Olivia woke up at three in the morning and finished her preparations by six.
By the time she was preparing to leave, Stella and Derek had just woken up.
When Stella saw Olivia moving things onto her food truck, she pretended to ask, “Do you need any
help?”
Olivia shook her head. “Thank you, Stella. I’ve already loaded everything. There’s a plate of
sandwiches in the kitchen. You and Derek can have them for breakfast.”
“Oh, you didn’t have to do so. Although Stella said that, she headed straight into the kitchen.
She picked up a meat sandwich.
She took a bite and swallowed it. It was so delicious that she almost devoured her tongue.
She thought, “Oh my god! What kind of godly sandwich is this? It is so delicious.”
The bread was soft and tender. The texture was just right.
The filling was even better. The juices from the meat seeped into the bread. There was not much meat,
but it was incredibly fresh, tender, and tasty.
Stella ate five bite–sized sandwiches in one go and burped.
She would have eaten the remaining three sandwiches if not for her tiny stomach.
When Derek woke up, he saw his wife sitting on a stool, staring at the sandwiches in a daze.
“What are you looking at?” he asked.
Stella slowly raised her head. “Could it be that Olivia used to be the King of Sandwiches?” Derek was
speechless.
What nonsense was Stella spouting so early in the morning?
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