Olivia had just ended her video call with Zack when Ethan's call came in.

Olivia hadn't contacted Ethan in weeks, but now, she could hear his voice. "Liv."

He seemed to be in a spacious area, and she could hear the cold wind howling.

"I'm here." Olivia wanted to ask where he was, but she thought that he might be carrying out some top-secret military mission, so she didn't ask.

"Did you miss me?" Ethan's voice was a little hoarse. He must be somewhere extremely cold.

Olivia had been there a few times before. Even a breath of the freezing air threatened to blow up her lungs.

"It's not that bad."

"You're not adorable at all, Liv. Unlike you, I missed you a lot."

His hoarse voice had given him some extra manly charm instead. Olivia felt her heart shivering in a good way.

In the past, she would think of Ethan every waking hour if she couldn't see him. But now, she wouldn't do that. She had a lot of her own business to attend to.

Ethan used to be like indispensable air and water to