"You're Jeff's daughter? Then who are Liv's parents?" Ethan asked.

Marina was displeased that he brought up Olivia. "How would I know? I only realized who my birth parents were shortly before my mother died."

It wasn't the time to ask about Olivia's origins. Even if Jeff wasn't her biological father, he was still the person she was closest to.

"If you knew he was your father, why would you treat him like that? He suffered brain damage before this."

Marina said aggrievedly, "I didn't realize it was him. We had never met in person before. I had only learned the truth recently. I wanted to look for him but heard he was in a coma and had gone missing. I had only ever seen him in pictures.

"He looked so different from before, so I didn't recognize him. Ethan, I didn't want to do that either. My mom is already dead because of me. I wouldn't want to harm my biological father too."

Ethan didn't feel bad for Marina even as he looked at her devastated expression. "You were the one who