All Chapters of Running From Trash and Into True Love's Arms: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Cedric felt a stab of heartache when he saw Olivia so anxious that she started crying. He raised his hand to wipe her tears away and forced out, "I'm fine, silly."That was what he said, but he couldn't stop his face from growing paler.Olivia had never seen him like this before. Her heart clenched into a tight, panicked knot. Seeing him so badly injured, the same sharp pain she'd felt years ago—when she thought he'd died—came crashing back all at once.Tears streamed down her face like pearls from a broken strand. They were impossible to stop. Clutching Cedric's hand in a death grip, Olivia fought to keep her voice steady as she relayed the address and his condition to the paramedics on the phone.The moment she hung up, she was suddenly shoved aside by Kiana. She stumbled and fell hard to the floor.As she watched the Chapman family's private medical team lift Cedric onto a stretcher, Olivia didn't dare get in their way. She scrambled back to her feet as quickly as she could, de

Cedric's words drove into Olivia's heart like needles, every syllable stabbing deep. Her eyes turned red in an instant. She suddenly felt stupid and pathetic when she thought of all the foolish hopes she'd just entertained.After everything he'd done to her and all of his plotting against her, she'd still dared to hope that they might somehow go back to how things used to be after clearing up whatever misunderstanding was between them.He'd shown her the tiniest bit of kindness, and she'd been willing to hurl herself into hell like a moth to a flame. He knew her too well—that was why he dared to be this reckless.He knew she was the one who always reached out first and was easy to fool; he knew she loved him with everything she had. He thought that gave him the right to trample on her love and use it to his advantage, grinding her heart into the mud.Unable to bear hearing any more of their mockery and cruel jokes, Olivia turned and quickly walked away.Back at the gala, when Cedr

As Paul spoke, he met Cedric's razor-sharp gaze. He instantly choked on his words and, almost on reflex, reached up to touch the bandage still wrapped around his head. He shut his mouth awkwardly.Kiana saw that Cedric seemed willing to turn on his best friends for Olivia's sake and ultimately couldn't stop herself from speaking up.She reached out and tugged on his sleeve, asking softly, "Ced, what's gotten into you? Olivia isn't even here now. Why are you still acting as if you care about her so much?"As she spoke, she deliberately made her voice catch. "Have you actually fallen for her after spending every day with her for three whole years? But Mrs. Jamison is still in a sanatorium abroad. If she were to find out that you—""I haven't." Cedric cut her off almost instinctively. "It's just that I have my own plans. You guys should at least inform me beforehand if you want to do anything. I don't want a repeat of what happened tonight."Noah and the others quickly took the way o

Back at the villa, after hanging up, Olivia continued carrying everything she'd packed out into the yard. Only when she'd burned every last memento of her relationship with Cedric did she finally collapse into the outdoor wicker chair, feeling drained.The flames in the metal barrel slowly died down, but the lingering smoke refused to disperse. It wrapped around Olivia, pressing on her until she could barely breathe.But she didn't want to move away. She just sat there numbly, leaning back in the wicker chair, tilting her head up to stare at the pitch-black sky. The smoke stung her eyes so badly that tears began to spill over before she could stop them.As she sat there, she started counting down the days. After that day, there would be three days left until the engagement party. Once that day passed, she and Cedric would likely spend the rest of their lives never crossing paths again.With that thought in mind, Olivia stubbornly kept her gaze fixed on the sky. It was oppressively

By the time Kiana arrived at the hospital, Cedric was already awake. The wound on his back wasn't very deep, but it covered a large area. He couldn't move too much, so he just lay on his side and read a book. His assistant, Adam Grayson, had already straightened up everything in the room.The moment Cedric heard the ward door open, his heart gave a quick jump. He instinctively looked up, thinking Olivia had finally come to see him.But when he saw it was Kiana, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. Fortunately, he managed to hide it in time. He simply looked at Kiana and asked, "How come you're here so early?"She set the breakfast she'd picked up on her way over onto the nightstand, then quickly turned to him. She didn't want to waste another second and anxiously spilled everything about the photo book."Ced, there are only three days to the engagement party, and she just had to collect the photos at this juncture. Don't you find that suspicious? Do you think she might've