All Chapters of The sweet revenge of a heartless CEO - Clifford Empire: Chapter 181 - Chapter 190

DETOUR**OLIVIA’S POV**Gabe was handcuffed, and none of us moved, utterly stunned.He looked at me and said firmly, “I didn’t kill Ingrid.”I snapped out of my daze and ran to him, wrapping my arms around him. “I know, Gabe. This is another setup… by someone trying to destroy us.”“Call my lawyers,” he said to Rael, who immediately grabbed his phone.“You know your rights, don’t you, Mr. Clifford?” the officer who cuffed him asked.“Enough to demand you don’t touch me,” Gabe replied. “I’m going willingly to clear up that I have nothing to do with whatever this is.”“I’m going with you, Gabe!” I grabbed my bag.“No, don’t do that, sweetheart!”“I’m going!” I said through gritted teeth, making it clear that no matter how shaken I was, I’d stand by his side.I watched Gabe being put into the police car and got into the car with my driver.“Olivia, I’m coming with you!” Rita shouted, but I didn’t wait. There wasn’t a second to spare.I opened my phone and saw the news plastered everywher

**OLIVIA’S POV**“You… slept with your own sister?” A knot formed in my throat, as if nothing—not even saliva—could pass through.He laughed mockingly. The laughter grew louder, cutting into me like a knife. Then, abruptly, the smile vanished from his lips, and he fixed me with a stare, his intense blue eyes like the sea on a sunny day… hiding the worst of storms.“Aneliese isn’t my sister!”I looked away, even more confused. It was as if I had to beg for every sentence he deigned to share. And it wasn’t that I wasn’t willing to ask… I just didn’t know where to begin.“I’m the son of Lars Clifford, Gabe and Jorel’s father.”“But…”“Lars met my mother, and they fell in love. But she was poor. His family would never accept their marriage. So he married Gabe and Jorel’s mother because she had a name and wealth. Soon after, my mother found out she was pregnant. But Lars Clifford didn’t give a damn about her situation,” he said, laughing scornfully.I couldn’t help but think how much of a

VEIN AND ARTERY**OLIVIA’S POV**“Maybe!” Rowan said mockingly. “Maybe it was her. Or not! I don’t care. I’m glad Ernest is dead. And I didn’t even have to do it myself.”I shook my head, still reeling. It wasn’t possible that Rose had deceived us for so long!“Now do you see your daddy was never a saint?”He was right. How was Rose any better than my father? Both took money to cause an accident, knowing it would likely lead to deaths. But Rose was worse—she decided to kill him when she learned he’d tell the truth, to avoid being implicated and paying for what she did.I didn’t know if I’d get out of this alive. But if I escaped Rowan, I’d never tell Rita and Isabelle what their mother was capable of. They didn’t deserve to suffer like I was. It would be even more painful for them—she was their mother, the woman who gave birth to them.“Did you… kill Ingrid?”“Ingrid was just a bitch in love with Gabe. She’d do anything to have him. I gave her the idea to say she was pregnant with his

ONE OF YOU LIVES**GABE’S POV**When I reached the house, I was gasping for air—not from running, since I worked out daily, but running in a suit and dress shoes was a nightmare. I threw my blazer aside and ripped off my tie. With all my strength, I kicked the door open and found Olivia and Rowan in the main living room.I hadn’t expected to find them there or to get in so easily, so I froze for a moment. That’s when Rowan caught me off guard, pulling a revolver from his waist and aiming it at Olivia.My legs trembled, and I felt my heartbeat in every vein in my body.“Let her go,” I pleaded. “She has nothing to do with this.”“How doesn’t she, Gabe?” Rowan laughed mockingly.“Be a man for once in your life, Rowan.”“I always have been. You’re the one who hasn’t.”I took a step forward, entering the house, which made Rowan flinch. He grabbed Olivia by the hair, using her as a shield, and pressed the revolver to her head. It left me completely vulnerable, willing to do anything to keep

YOUR COUSIN**GABE’S POV**I dragged myself with what little strength I had left to the pool’s edge as Olivia flailed desperately, unable to stay afloat, her arms thrashing in agony as if that could keep her from being swallowed by the water.I dove in, ignoring the unbearable pain shooting through me, and pulled her toward the edge. In no time, Olivia was safe. As for me? I didn’t care much. I’d realized long ago that her life was worth more than anything—especially mine.Ironically, the person I wanted to make suffer to hurt my greatest enemy was the one who gave my life new meaning… and taught me about a feeling I thought I knew but didn’t: love.I stayed calm despite everything, keeping my body somewhat afloat as the blood pouring from my wound stained the pool water a vivid red, soon to mingle with Rowan’s, who was crawling toward the water, leaving a trail on the tiles.Olivia grabbed my shirt with surprising strength, pulling me to the edge. I couldn’t climb out—the pain was to