Chapter 10 Have to Find a Man

The bell rang, and a teacher walked into the classroom. She stepped onto the platform and said with a smile on her face, "Congratulations to Rosa Hall for obtaining recognition from Southern Group and securing an internship offer from them." As soon as the teacher's words fell, thunderous applause erupted. Rosa couldn't hide her pride and smiled. ***** Grace couldn't help but sneer and said, "This is ridiculous." Olivia gently patted her hand and whispered, "Let it go, it's not worth it." The teacher continued, "For those who haven't found an internship yet, please pay attention. The school will start collecting information soon." Grace cautiously tugged at the hem of Olivia's clothes and whispered, "Olivia, how about interning at Hunt Group? My family's company isn't big, but it should be able to offer you an internship." "That’s okay. You don’t have to worry about me," Olivia replied. Olivia understood that Grace wasn't her father's biological daughter and their family situation was complicated. Therefore, she really didn't want to trouble her. Olivia had been doing well in school, but recently, right after passing interviews with a few companies, she was always told later that her offers were withdrawn. Their unified response was always that they had found someone more suitable. This made Olivia suspect that someone was deliberately targeting her. Otherwise, things wouldn’t turn out the way it did. During the day, Olivia went to the hospital to accompany her mother. Since learning about her father's new family, her mother's mood had been getting worse. Olivia was worried that her mother might do something irrational, so whenever she had time during the day, she would go to the hospital to be with her. Something had come up at home for Grace for the past couple of days, so she hadn't moved to the house they rented together. One day, Olivia dragged her exhausted body back to her apartment and made some instant noodles. Before she could start eating, she heard a commotion outside the door. At first, she thought it was Grace returning and didn't pay much attention to it. But upon closer listening, she became suspicious. It sounded like someone was trying to break in. She cautiously walked over and locked the door from the inside. "Why can't I open this door? Is this the right room number?" It was a strange man's voice outside the door. Hearing this, Olivia was scared and decided not to make a sound. She hurried to the bedroom, took out her phone, and called Oliver. She called several times in a row, but no one answered. Olivia pleaded, "Oliver, please pick up..." At the Adams villa, a banquet was in progress. Oliver went to the restroom, leaving his phone on the table with the screen lit up. Alex casually glanced at it and saw the name on the screen, [Olivia.] He thought, ‘Is this the Olivia that I know? Why is she calling Oliver at this late hour for?’ With this thought in mind, Alex pressed the answer button with a stern face. "Oliver, can you come over? I'm scared..." From the other end of the phone came a panicked voice from Olivia. In Olivia's heart, the only person she could rely on in this world was Oliver. "Olivia, Oliver is already engaged now. It's not appropriate for you to call him like this!" A cold and deep voice came from the phone, making Olivia so frightened that she almost dropped her phone. She trembled as she said, "Mr. Tres, why are you there?" Before she could finish her sentence, Alex hung up the phone with disgust. Olivia's heart sank instantly. She tried to call the police, but her phone had lost signal at the time. She could only repeatedly make video calls to Alex. When Alex answered the call, he was furious. "Olivia, why do you have to find a man to entertain you?” ***** At the other end of the phone, a stranger's voice suddenly came, "This is the right room, why can’t we open the door? Did she lock the door from inside? Just wait. After I open the door, I am going to show you what I got…” Upon hearing this, Alex clenched his hand holding the phone subconsciously, his face turned serious as he asked, "Where are you? Share your location with me." Hearing Alex's words, Olivia felt a bit relieved. But the sound of the door being tampered with from outside grew louder. Trembling, she shared her location with Alex. She lived in an old and dilapidated neighborhood. The signal reception here was not ideal. Olivia anxiously watched her phone signal, feeling extremely anxious as she watched the person outside attempting to force the door open. Her small body curled up on the sofa, trembling incessantly. With a bang, the door of the apartment was kicked open, and a tall person walked in. Olivia held her phone tightly. After seeing that it was Mica, she was able to calm down a bit. "Olivia, what's going on? Why are you here?" Alex's face was stern as he looked around the shabby rental place Olivia had leased, pulling his tie forcefully, exuding a chilling aura. The door of the apartment was left in ruins by him. Milo grabbed the two suspicious men outside and moved them to the living room. Listening to the men's furious roar, Olivia's face turned pale. Her eyes turned red with tears swirling in her eyes. If she had known this would happen, there was no way that she would rent an apartment here. Alex snatched her phone and pinned his own phone number and WhatsApp account on her phone, then said coldly, "In the future, call me immediately if you run into any trouble, don't bother Oliver." Hearing this, Olivia's body trembled violently. She thought, ‘That’s right, I can’t call Oliver now. He is already engaged. It will be inappropriate for me to call him.’ Suddenly, a wave of fear surged through her heart. "No, don't come near me..." Olivia looked at Alex in extreme fear. The scene just now brought Olivia's thoughts back to when she was a sophomore in high school. At that time, she was afraid of her brother, Ted, so she had to lock the door from the inside every night before going to sleep. This situation continued until she went to college and left the Hall family. The reason she chose to rent an apartment and move out was also to escape from Ted. Seeing her like this, Alex's stern face softened slightly. He asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?" "Nothing." Her small face was pale as tears streaming down her cheeks. Olivia looked pitiful like a frightened little rabbit. She said with a choked voice, "Mr. Tres, thank you very much for rushing over." Alex observed her expression and felt a strange sense of annoyance in his heart. Olivia followed behind Alex as he walked to the living room. Henry and a stranger were kneeling on the ground in the living room. Seeing this, Olivia suddenly stopped in her tracks, "Henry, why are you here?" Her eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief. Half of Henry's face was swollen. It seemed that he had just been beaten up. "Olivia, I can explain. This is all a misunderstanding..."