Chapter 37: Feeling Sorry for Olivia

Olivia lay there, feeling incredibly weak. Honestly, she didn't even want to think about anything right now. Every time she tried, she got dizzy and felt like throwing up. So, it didn't take long before she dozed off again.

Autumn was a mess, crying her eyes out. When Benjamin heard she was at the hospital, he rushed over.

As soon as he got there, Autumn dragged him out of the room and asked, "Did the doctor say anything about Olivia's concussion?"

Seeing how freaked out she was, Benjamin looked around and said, "Relax, Autumn. It's okay. I talked to the doctor. It's just a mild concussion. She won't lose her memory!"

Autumn let out a sigh of relief, but she was still fuming inside. "When this year is up, I'm taking her away! You can't make her deal with all this. I just want her to be happy. If anything happens to her, I won't make it either!"

Autumn had been living for Olivia all this time. Benjamin got that and felt pretty down about it.

When Benjamin got home that night, he just sat on the couch, staring into space. Haven noticed and came over from the kitchen to sit next to him.

Haven asked, "How long can we keep Olivia's situation under wraps? I see Henry really cares about her. Benjamin, I think Henry's a good guy, but Holden..."

Benjamin's blood boiled at the mention of Holden. If it weren't for him, Benjamin wouldn't be stuck in Emerald City. But none of them had it as rough as Autumn and Olivia.

Benjamin said, "Henry's a good kid, but he can't be with Olivia! Haven, I've been wondering if letting Olivia become a cop was the right move. But she's Austin's daughter; some things are just in her blood!"

Haven and Benjamin both sighed. They felt so bad for Olivia and would do anything for her. Even though they had been obstacles in her path, they knew they couldn't stop her from following her destiny.

Haven said, "You eat first. I'll take some food to Autumn and Olivia at the hospital. You need to rest. You've lost so much weight in just a few days!"

Benjamin couldn't sit still and drove back to the hospital. Olivia was still out cold, and Autumn was getting more and more anxious. She kept asking the doctor, and every time they said Olivia was fine, but she still hadn't woken up.

Just as Autumn was about to lose it, Henry showed up. He was in his police uniform, looking exhausted, clearly having rushed over after his shift. Seeing how worried Autumn was, he quickly walked over. "Autumn, what's going on?"

Autumn replied, "Olivia still hasn't woken up. What are we gonna do?"

Seeing her so lost, Henry helped her sit down and handed her a glass of water. "Autumn, sit down and drink some water. I'll go find the doctor. Olivia will be fine. Don't worry!"

After a few comforting words, Autumn started to calm down. Then Henry went to the doctor's office and came back quickly.

Henry said, "The doctor said they need to keep an eye on her. If she's still not awake by tomorrow morning, I'll get her transferred to the state hospital right away."

Autumn's eyes filled with tears, and she started crying again. Henry, not knowing how to comfort her, was sweating bullets.

At that moment, Olivia woke up. Seeing Autumn crying, she looked confused. "Mr. Phillips, did you make my mom cry?"

Olivia's voice was like a balm, calming them both down.

Autumn stumbled over to the bedside, and Henry quickly caught her.

"Olivia, you scared me half to death!" Autumn said, her voice shaky.

It seemed like she was blaming Olivia, but in fact, she was very caring towards her.

"I'm starving. Got anything to eat?" Olivia asked, her stomach growling. She had thrown up her lunch, and now it was already dark.

"Yeah, Haven made some soup for you. It's still warm!" Autumn replied, ready to fetch it.

But Olivia stopped her. "No, the soup's too greasy. I might throw up again."

Just then, Henry came over with a thermos he had somehow gotten. He opened it and let Olivia take a whiff. "I made some oatmeal. Try this."

Olivia's face lit up, and she nodded eagerly. Autumn watched the scene unfold and gave Henry a long, thoughtful look. She hadn't expected him to be so considerate.

The oatmeal hit the spot for Olivia. Henry even served some to Autumn before rushing back to the police station without eating anything himself.

Autumn took a bite and found it really tasty. She sighed, "He's a good guy, but why does he have to be Holden's son?"

Olivia overheard her and asked quietly, "Mom, it seems like you all really don't like Mr. Phillips' dad?"

Just hearing Holden's name made Autumn's blood boil. "Don't mention that man."

Olivia didn't dwell on it and lay back down, chatting with Autumn. Just then, Ivan called, and Autumn quickly stepped out to take the call.

"Ivan, I was so busy when I got here that I forgot to call you. Olivia almost drove me crazy," Autumn said as her voice trailed off.

Olivia's face turned cold. No one knew she had just had a strange dream. She dreamed of her father, but the scenes were ones she had never seen before, and in the dream, her father was covered in blood.

A week later, Olivia was discharged from the hospital. After a lot of convincing, she finally got Autumn to go back to Silverlight City with Haven, so they could keep each other company.

Back at the police station, Olivia felt like she was coming back to life. Her colleagues were thrilled to see her.

"Olivia, it's so good to see you! You have no idea how worried we were!" one colleague said.

"Yeah, who would've thought Mason would be such a jerk, attacking you from behind. He deserves to be locked up!" another added.

Olivia didn't care much about Mason's fate; it wouldn't be good, that's for sure. But William and Zephyr, seeing her back at work, bought her a bunch of snacks and piled them on her desk.

"We're so glad you're back. If you didn't come back soon, we would've gone crazy from the workload!" Zephyr said.

Olivia gave them a faint smile. Every day during the past week, they had kept her updated on the day's work, so she hadn't fallen behind on any cases.

"Alright, tell me, how many suspects have you found?" Olivia asked.

William listed the few suspects they had been tracking. "Three suspects were listed by the Starlight Town police. We've been keeping an eye on them. Two of them stayed inside for a few days but then went back to their usual routine—drinking and partying."

William pointed to the last person and said, "This one hasn't left his house since we posted the notice. But his phone activity is off the charts. We've checked, and he's been contacting two people."