Hendry nodded in agreement as he listened to her words.
Jack asked Olivia, "Why are you pushing yourself so hard, Olivia? It's the weekend, so why rush to finish everything yesterday?"
Olivia grinned and replied, "I just wanted to get it done sooner."
Kylie chimed in, "It's great to be dedicated to your studies, Olivia. But don't overwork yourself. Your health is important too."
"Got it, Mom," Olivia said with a smile, glancing at Kylie.
But what no one knows was that, Olivia spent the entire night wide awake, unable to sleep. It wasn't because she needed to study, but because she couldn't stop thinking about Ethan and Zara's relationship.
The idea of Ethan, whom she had always admired, now being her brother-in-law was hard for her to come to terms with.
She could have accepted the fact that Ethan didn't belong to her, even if he had been married to someone of higher status. What she couldn't handle was that Zara, who had just returned home after a decade, was the one Ethan was promised to?
Zara wasn't raised with the same privileges as Olivia in the upper-class society. She was brought up in a completely different environment, sheltered from the realities of the outside world.
It was impossible for her to compete with Olivia's sophistication, especially when Ethan was in the picture.
These thoughts kept her up all night, unable to find peace.
When Jack mentioned her tired appearance, Noah noticed something. He chose not to reveal her in front of the family.
As they chatted, Zara descended the stairs wearing denim jeans, a cream loose sweater, and a cap.
Upon spotting her, the brothers welcomed her with a cheerful "Good Morning, Lia!"
Zara made her way down the stairs and greeted the family members with a warm "Good Morning."
While Zara approached Kylie, Jack turned to Hendry and inquired, "Hendry, are you taking Lia out again?"
Hendry calmly replied, "No."
Jack glanced at Zara and inquired, "Lia, are you heading out?" "Yes, Third Brother."
Zara calmly replied as she settled into an armchair in the living room. Jack, noticing his sister's plans to go out once more, shot a look at his brothers, his eyes filled with anger.
Alan, unfazed by Jack's glare, turned his attention to Zara and questioned, "Who's accompanying you, Lia?"
Zara met Alan's gaze before shifting her eyes to the rest of the brothers, all eagerly awaiting her response.
With a serene expression, she uttered, "Ethan."
That's it! The Adam brothers lost their cool.
Just as they were angry, Mark came forward and informed everyone that Ethan was there.
Over! Anger flashed in each brother's face.
All four Adam brothers shifted their eyes on the door as if waiting for their prey to come into their den.
Meanwhile, Zara glanced at her phone, wondering why Ethan had arrived earlier than planned.
On the other side, Olivia was shocked to hear that Ethan was here in the early morning. In fear that he would have a bad image of her, she immediately straightened herself and adjusted her hair and dress before sitting as an elegant lady.
Even though everyone's gaze was on the door, Zara who was just calmly sitting noticed Olivia's actions and raised her eyebrow as if she had found something.
Noah felt the same way, but he didn't show it on his face like Zara did.
Soon, Ethan walked into the living room and greeted the Adam couple before settling down on the couch.
Kylie turned to Ethan and inquired with a calm and smiling face, "Ethan, Lia mentioned you're taking her out today?"
Ethan simply nodded, a slight grin playing on his lips.
As Olivia gazed at his smiling face, her heart began to race.
Seeing his smile, Olivia's face brightened up into an unknowing smile.
Noah finally broke his silence, addressing Ethan, "You know, Lia's identity hasn't been revealed yet."
Upon hearing this, Kylie and Andrew exchanged worried glances with Ethan.
"Don't worry. I'll take care of that.," Ethan reassured them, meeting the concerned looks of the couple.
Kylie and Andrew breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Ethan's words.
Meanwhile, Jack turned to Kylie and Andrew, inquiring, "So, Mom, Dad, when do you intend to disclose Lia's identity to the public?"
Kylie and Andrew glanced at each other. Then Andrew gazed up and inquired of Zara, "Lia, what's your take on what Jack said?"
Zara pondered for a moment and replied calmly, "I don't have a strong opinion on this, Dad. Just do what you and Mom think is best."
Upon hearing this, Kylie responded with a warm smile, "In that case, we'll announce Lia's return to the world. But we won't throw a party and invite others. I'll talk to your grandparents and figure that out."
Ethan, who overheard this, mulled over something, and his expression changed as his face turned cold.
Alan who was looking at Ethan noticed the sudden change in Ethan's expression and decided to talk about it later.
Whereas, Olivia who was hearing them talking about planning to reveal Zara's identity had different thoughts.
A sense of crisis aroused in her heart as she thought about it.
Various scenarios raced through her mind as she imagined the aftermath of Zara's truth coming out.
Her friends starting to curry favor with Zara and everyone looking down on her as if she's not someone important and so on.
Thinking about all this, it burst her mind and she suddenly yelled out, "No!!"
Olivia's outburst shocked everyone, except for Alan, Noah, Andrew, Ethan, and Zara.
They looked at Olivia like nothing significant had occurred.
But Kylie, who had been startled by her sudden scream, snapped out of it and rushed over to ask with worry, "Olivia, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
Olivia who was still in her hallucination, suddenly came out of the daze and was met with all the family's eyes on her.
She had a sudden realization of her actions and felt extremely embarrassed knowing that Ethan was in the same room.
Raising her head slightly, she glanced at Ethan, only to see that he was completely focused on Zara, ignoring her presence.
Feeling a surge of anger, she wished she could strangle Zara right then and there.
Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to see Jack looking at her with a concerned expression, "Oliva? Oliva?"