Ethan slept for a long time. When he woke up at night, he looked beside him as soon as he opened his eyes. But he was alone in the bed. He lifted the blanket to see himself fully dressed. He felt disappointed as he thought what had happened was a dream. Maybe it was because he missed Olivia too much and was too afraid of losing her. Olivia would hate him even more if he really did what he thought he did. He held his head in his hands. He still felt a little lightheaded, but the sleep cleared up his fatigue. The fever was gone, and he felt much better. He took a shower to freshen himself up before leaving the room. He saw Madam Burgess cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Her face lit up when she saw Ethan coming downstairs. "You're finally awake, Mr. Miller. You must be hungry after such a long nap. Don't worry, I'll take care of it. I've made a lot of food that you and Mrs. Miller like."Ethan frowned, asking, "Who?""Mrs. Miller, of course. You were still bedridden with a h

Olivia dreamt about the time when Ethan still pampered her. Back then, he built a manor of roses for her just because she told him roses were pretty. There were dozens of roses inside the estate, each with different shapes and colors. They were carefully tended by gardeners.It took one whole year for the garden to take shape. It was ready on the day of her birthday. Ethan told her he was busy that day and couldn't have dinner with her. She was disappointed and ended the call with a crestfallen expression, but she didn't blame him. Ethan was the head of the Miller family, and Miller Group had a lot of businesses that he needed to tend to. It was only natural that he was so busy. She thought it wasn't a big deal that he forgot about her birthday. There was always the next one. She was still young and had plenty of birthdays to look forward to. She baked a cake for herself that afternoon. But she messed up several times because she was in a bad mood. She didn't care about th

Just as Ethan wanted to savor the moment, Madam Burgess' loud voice came from downstairs. "Mr. Miller, is Mrs. Miller awake yet?"Her powerful voice penetrated the walls and went straight into Olivia's ears. Olivia instantly snapped back to reality with a chilling realization. She wasn't dreaming! She stopped moving. She could only make out Ethan's silhouette in the darkness and couldn't see his expression. She was utterly in shock. She felt like she was about to explode in embarrassment when she saw that her pajamas were undone.She quickly dove onto the bed and covered herself with her blanket. Ethan was enveloped in immense disappointment. With a bitter smile, he quickly suppressed his emotions."The food's ready. Come downstairs and have some," Ethan said in a deep voice.He walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.Olivia, who was hiding under the blanket, was blushing. She couldn't believe the things she just did. She was so close to stripping Ethan and havi

Ethan was surprised that Olivia was able to recognize Leia by her eyes. She had the same thought as him. Ethan began to feel anxious and uneasy. Olivia was afraid that he wouldn't believe her. She took a sip of lemon water to moisten her throat and said, "I know this may be hard to believe, but I have a way to validate my claim. We just need to take Jodie's bones for testing, and the truth will be revealed." Ethan gripped his cutlery tighter as he said deeply, "It can't be done.""Why?""The body was cremated. The high temperature would have ruined the integrity of the DNA. Even if I allowed you to dig up the coffin and retrieve a sample, you'd only get some ashes." Olivia slumped back in her chair and said with a shaky voice, "How can that be? I went to her grave this morning. I saw signs that the soil on her grave had been filled back in hastily. Could someone have dug her body up before us?"Ethan's back stiffened. He didn't expect her to have been to the grave already. "

Ethan said slowly, "You were friends with him? Why haven't you told me about that? How else are you related to him?"Anger flared in Ethan's eyes. Olivia was upset. "Are you and Marina the only ones allowed to be childhood friends? Why can't I be childhood friends with Colin? I didn't tell you about that because I didn't see the need to. "He was just a playmate. Just because you have malicious intent doesn't mean he's the same."Smirking, Ethan said, "You think I'm malicious and he's good?"The mocking smile made Olivia feel uncomfortable. But with everything said, Olivia retorted stubbornly, "Am I wrong? You cheated on me while you were married to me, and you even have kids with her. If you're not the bad guy here, no one else would be."Ethan started to breathe heavily from the rage he felt. "Olivia, do you even know what kind of person he is? And what he has done?""What could he possibly do?" Olivia recalled her phone call to Colin that didn't go through and the fact that

Olivia was rendered speechless. In such a situation, Colin would've died if he had drawn his firearm too late. No one would've been using a melee weapon. Colin didn't tell her anything about what went down. He casually summed up what happened in a single sentence. Looking at the footage and thinking about Colin's innocent face, Olivia felt a chill run down her spine. She didn't expect the man she trusted to be so ruthless. "If he wasn't hurt from that incident, where did the wound come from?"Ethan held Olivia's chin in place with his finger. "Liv, do you really not know why he did that? Hasn't he always been the innocent, gentle, and caring young man in your eyes? If he got hurt for your sake, wouldn't you feel guilt and remorse?"Olivia blinked, but she wasn't able to deny what Ethan said. He continued, "Just because he's young, it doesn't mean he's not manipulative. If I hadn't utilized extraordinary means, he would've gotten you out of the country. I wouldn't have been

There were signs before that Olivia had failed to pick up on. Like the time Colin asked to visit Jeff. He looked at all of the data and even performed a check on him. Colin looked serious back then. It was an expression she had never seen on him before. Ethan saw Olivia's upset expression and hugged her. "Liv, it's not like that. I want to protect you. I don't want to see you get hurt ever again."Raising her teary eyes to look at him, she said, "But … you're the one who hurt me the most. Don't you think your words are absurd?"Colin might have lied to me, but you're no saint either. So don't be calling the kettle black now. You have no right to say you'll keep me from getting hurt." Olivia escaped his embrace and said, "Thanks for telling me everything.""Stop throwing a fit with me, Liv. Even though we took down Toxic Hive's base, all the important people in the organization took off. It's dangerous for you out there."Olivia looked him in the eye seriously. Wiping her tear

"It's simple. They want to test out the drugs they made."Ethan felt a little cranky and subconsciously reached for his cigarettes. Upon realizing that Olivia was still here, he stopped going for his cigarettes. He rubbed his nose awkwardly as he continued, "Some research is forbidden in every country, even for the World Health Organization. These research and experiments are usually inhumane and rejected by society. "But these things brought some of the most extreme researchers together. Toxic Hive is a paradise for them. They can do their research however they want and don't have to think about their impact on others. Their only goals in life are to complete the research that they want to do."Olivia asked, "So they won't care even if their research harms society?""That's right. If there isn't anyone to test out the drugs they made, they'll release them into crowds of people and let those people become the test subjects for their drugs. They'll observe from afar and record th

Olivia decided to stay at Ethan's side for the time being. One of the reasons she did that was because he had the means to protect her. The other was that Leia hated her. If she left, Leia would stop coming after her. She wanted to use Ethan to lure Leia out. She didn't tell Ethan that Colin was Leo yet. The current situation was still unclear. She had to keep an ace up her sleeve. She was sure that Jeff was safe in Colin's hands. She still needed him to operate on Jeff, so she didn't want to anger him. Olivia had slept through the day, so she didn't feel sleepy at night. She still couldn't get through to Colin's phone. Olivia pretended not to know his identity and sent him several messages. Other than him, Jack was also nowhere to be found. She went to get some water at 2:30 am. She saw that the lights were still on in Ethan's study. It seemed that he wasn't sleeping either. In the past, she would prepare some late-night snacks for him so that he wouldn't have to work on

Marina was the one who kicked the door open. She approached Olivia with an angry expression. Raising her hand, she was about to slap Olivia. "You bitch, why are you always lurking around?"Chris grabbed Marina's hand. He was utterly disappointed in Marina. He didn't mind if she wasn't brilliant, and he didn't need her to be obedient either. But she shouldn't be rotten. Chloe was on the verge of death before her, and she wasn't nervous in the slightest. She even attacked Chloe. Now, here she was, trying to slap Olivia for no good reason. Chris didn't understand how his daughter had become so hateful. "Stop this nonsense at once, Marina. Didn't I tell you not to come here anymore?" Chris' words stirred Marina's anger even more. "Last time, it was that old bitch. This time, it's the young bitch. Don't forget that I'm your daughter, not her."Chris struck Marina with a resounding slap. She didn't expect to be slapped. She didn't even do anything but talk. "All these years,