Ethan hung his head low at Wendy's mockery. Willow raised her head to look at him, seemingly waiting for his answer.Previously, she didn't know a thing about her father. When Willow asked Olivia about him at times, she would gloss it over casually.Olivia wasn't willing to tell Willow anything about Ethan.Now, Willow had finally met him. This would be the first time she heard him speaking about Olivia.It seemed like the situation wasn't as she imagined it to be. Ethan loved Olivia."Madam Wendy, you can scold me for being a bastard in the past, hurting her so many times. But you can't doubt my love for her. "Even if she has gone missing for many years, there isn't one day that I've forgotten about her."Colin chimed in, "How hilarious, Mr. Miller. If you truly love her—as you said yourself—why did you hurt her? That's ironic."Ethan could hear Colin's footsteps getting louder. In the end, Colin placed his palm next to Ethan, leaning closer to Ethan.Colin emphasized, "From
The peas kept springing onto Ethan's face. Irritated, he threw the pod in his hand into the basket. "I'm out, Madam Wendy.""Calm down, young man. I know you've never done such chores at home because you came from a rich family. "But think about it: your eyes can't recover in two or three days. You have to get used to the life of a visually impaired person."Ethan was stunned at the idea that Wendy was training him.Olivia had mentioned something similar. However, he didn't pay much heed to it because he was immersed in the ecstasy of reuniting with Olivia.He became serious upon Wendy's reminder. "Madam Wendy, how long will it take for my eyes to recover?""I can't say that for sure. The fastest would be three months, but it could take up to a year and a half. "You better go to the hospital after the remaining poison in your body is removed. It is not easy to treat the eyes. In short, they won't recover that quickly."His heart sank to the pit of his stomach. Before this
The door opened. Ethan couldn't find the exact word to describe his feelings. He was having a rush of blood to the head.Since he couldn't see, he kept imagining Olivia and Colin spending an intimate moment together.A few years ago, Colin did take advantage of the drug to do something similar to her.Now that she was divorced, it was possible for her to develop a relationship with Colin. Even if Ethan found out about it, what could he do about it?At that moment, he felt grateful for the fact that he couldn't witness such a heartbreaking scene with his own eyes.A pleasant smell filled the room. It wasn't a fragrance but more like the smell of shampoo or body shampoo.Olivia sounded cold. "What are you doing here?"Ethan was a little flustered. Exactly. What was he doing over there? Trying to catch a wife in an affair?He reined in the stirred emotions in him, forcing himself to sound as normal as possible. "I heard you were hurting. I thought something happened to you,
Olivia, who had washed her hair, rested against the window to gaze at the full moon.She lied to Colin.It had been three years and six months. She thought that she had gotten over Ethan.However, she became frantic and helpless when she learned that he was going to die due to poison.She rushed to his side without hesitation. Her kids were one of the reasons for it, but most importantly, she didn't want him to die.By right, Olivia shouldn't have had such emotions.It seemed like she needed to send him off as soon as he recovered. Otherwise, the longer he stayed, the more difficult it would be for her.She could hear the sound of the flute blowing from afar. Willow was blowing it in Ethan's room. Willow liked Ethan so much, but how could Olivia tell the little girl that Ethan wasn't his biological father?If Ethan found out that Willow's father was another man, would he hurt her?Olivia wasn't confident about her judgment toward Ethan because he could've changed throughou
The noise could be heard from afar. Olivia seemed to be chasing after someone.Ethan hurried down the stairs while holding the railing. He chased in the direction of the source of the noise.He fell several times in the meantime but still got back on his feet and continued his pursuit as though it didn't hurt.The noise was not far away from him, seemingly luring him somewhere.Worrying about Olivia's safety, Ethan shouted her name, "Liv! Where are you? Are you alright?"Olivia woke up from her dream. She thought she heard Ethan calling her name. "Could it be a dream again?" she wondered.Uneasiness shrouded her for some reason.Dismissing the thought of going back to bed, she propped herself up. She figured that checking out the situation could put her mind at rest.Olivia got out of bed after covering the bedsheet over Willow. She headed downstairs and soon noticed the door to Ehan's room was left ajar.She wondered, "Why did he leave the door open at this late hour?"She
Cyril felt a chill down his spine. He suddenly recalled something that Wendy told him when they were talking. There were 48 species of snakes discovered in this region, of which over 30 of them were venomous. Their bites were deadly, and there were no antidotes available.Ethan's eyes were blinded. What would happen if he fell over? Olivia and Cyril didn't dare to wait around any more. They quickly rushed ahead. "Mr. Miller, please stop!" Cyril yelled at the top of his lungs. The forest was quiet. Ethan should be able to hear his voice. After walking a short distance, they noticed one of Ethan's slippers. There were also the occasional drops of blood. Olivia was puzzled. Why would he run ahead with such reckless disregard despite falling over repeatedly? What could be leading him on? Didn't he know it was very dangerous to do so?Apparently, he didn't care. He didn't slow down despite the danger. What he was pursuing seemed more important to him than his life. "Let's
Olivia had been running in the forest. She grew more uneasy the closer she got to the snake pit. A healthy man would have trouble getting out of a place like that, let alone a blind man like Ethan. If he fell into the pit, he would die of a thousand snake bites. That was an image too horrifying for her to imagine. A chilling breeze blew toward her, carrying the rotting smell from the snake pit. Olivia shivered uncontrollably. She was like a hunter whose sole purpose was to push ahead. She couldn't hear anything else. The howling winds made her panic. She fell to the ground due to her anxiety. Cyril quickly helped her up."Are you okay?"He noticed that she was shivering terribly. "Quick! The snake pit is just ahead!" Olivia got up while ignoring the pain in her knee and started to run recklessly toward the snake pit. At that moment, she couldn't feel any pain. There was only one thought in her head: to save Ethan. She had to save him. He had to live. As she exhaus
"Mr. Miller, I can't just stand by and do nothing!" "Don't come here. It's an order! Stay where you are."Cyril tilted his head upward to stop his tears from flowing. He had witnessed a lot of his friends die on the battlefield before. He wasn't afraid of dying.Mona's death traumatized him. His leg was supposed to be crippled, but he gave everything he got during rehabilitation. He wanted to stand by Ethan's side and protect him. He didn't want what happened to Mona ever to happen again. Still, a horrible thing had happened. He felt as helpless as the night Mona died. While Colin was distracted, Olivia took the chance to throw him over her shoulder and slammed him into the ground. She ran past Cyril and went straight for the pit. She had completely left logic and the thought of consequences behind. The only thing she cared about was the dashing general who saved her from the ocean, the ex-husband who leaped in front of her during a car accident and blocked all the