Olivia stopped in her tracks to turn to look at Marina after hearing her despairing voice.

Marina didn't care about the housekeeper, who was trying to help her up. She was so stubborn that she wanted to crawl toward Ethan.

Her helpless and pitiful state reminded Olivia of her past. Olivia had once pleaded with Ethan not to divorce her.

She now realized how pitiful she seemed at that time.

"Are you going to let her be?" Olivia crossed her arms, assuming that Ethan ignored Marina because he was considering her emotions.

"You don't have to mind me. It doesn't bother me."

Ethan was hurt to hear that. He held Olivia's hand. "Liv, I have never loved Marina. I said I was going to marry her because I wanted to repay a favor."

She sneered. "And that repayment requires you to have sex with her? Interesting."

"Liv, Connor's actually—" When he was going to blurt that out, he closed his eyes only to recall the night he rescued Olivia from the sea.

She almost died at that time, and it bro