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Chapter 836
Pointing at the people in the drawing, Alicia explained, "Mommy, Uncle Logan, Zack, me. A family."Olivia pursed her lips. She opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to explain it to Alicia.This was a problem a child from a single-parent family would experience. No mother would be able to solve this problem, and Olivia was no exception.After hesitating for a long while, Olivia explained, "Allie, Uncle Logan is Uncle Logan. Only Mommy and you are a real family. Uncle Logan is just here to protect us, just like your godfather."He can only be with you for some time. Once we arrive at our destination, Uncle Logan will have to leave."Alicia had always been a well-behaved child. But when she heard Olivia's explanation, she began to make a fuss. "No! No leaving! I like Uncle Logan.""Yes, I know you like him, but Allie, you'll meet many more people in the future. Not everyone can be with us until the end. Uncle Logan has his job and things to do too."He can't stay by your side
Chapter 837
Joshua was right. Ethan was indeed sick. He had been running a temperature for the whole night. He was bedridden, almost losing his life.Kelvin was peeling an apple next to the bed like a maiden. His mouth didn't stop running. "Mr. Miller, look at you. What's all this for? You've been following Mrs. Miller around for half a year in disguise. In the end, you couldn't even hold her hand once."Brent glared at him. "Can't you stop talking for a moment? Do you think Mr. Miller asked for that?"Brent then handed a glass of warm water to Ethan. "Mr. Miller, have some water. You'll get better."Ethan, whose face was pale and lips were chapped, appeared haggard.After drinking water, he rested against the headboard. He kneaded his forehead, trying to fight through the dizziness.The first thing he mentioned was about Olivia. "How's Liv doing?""Joshua is as meticulous as a lady is. Leave it to him. He knows Mrs. Miller's favorite foods like the back of his hand. He won't send the wrong
Chapter 838
Time ticked by. It had been three days, but Logan wasn't back yet, let alone the child.Olivia's patience was running thin.She stopped Joshua again. "How is Logan? It's been days. Has he not shown improvement yet?""Don't worry, Miss. He's feeling a lot better now. He's just worried that he might spread his illness to you."She wasn't certain that Logan was avoiding her on purpose or if it was really due to serious illness.After all, he had treated her well all this while. She thought that she would be able to have peace of mind after paying him a visit.Olivia inquired, "I'd like to see him. Where is he?""It's fine. Logan doesn't want you to be there.""I'll drop by for a moment. I'll leave after making sure of his condition. Where is his room?"Joshua showed hesitance. "I …""If you don't want to tell me, don't think of stepping out of this door today."He scratched the back of his head. "Miss, I brought you food under Logan's request. Please don't make things difficult
Chapter 839
Ethan knew Olivia so well that he was certain she wouldn't stay by his side after what had happened.He had long expected such a day would come, so he had been avoiding her and simply wishing that the day would come later. She first poured him a glass of water before seating herself on a chair. "Speaking about it, this is the first time I've poured you a glass of water even though you've been looking after us for a long time."Looking sideways, Ethan coughed with a fist over his mouth. "Thank you.""Would you like to take your medicine?" asked the concerned Olivia."It's alright. It's just the coughing. I'm much better now.""Thank you so much for what you've done for us. You're a nice person. You're hard-working and experienced. It's unbecoming of me to make you look after the kids. You're still young. You should try building a career out there," she said implicitly.Ethan held the glass with two hands. His fingers caressed the smooth surface slowly. He lowered his gaze, and n
Chapter 840
Before Olivia spoke, Ethan added, "Don't see it as a burden. The fact that I like you is my business to deal with. I'll diminish my presence as I did before. I won't intervene much in your life but … liking you is my right. You can kill me, but you can't stop me from liking you."Her ears were burning at his honesty, which caught her off-guard. She didn't know how to respond to that.Ethan broke the awkwardness as he lifted his blanket to get out of bed. "Okay, I told you not to see it as a burden. Let me send you back. It's getting late. You should rest up.""It's alright. I can walk back by myself. It's not that far.""The ship's not that safe at night. I can walk you back." He had already put on his coat. Noticing that she was wearing thin layers, he casually draped another coat over her shoulders.Before she could reject him, Ethan explained, "It's clean.""I—I didn't mean it that way. I …""I know." Standing by the door, he reached out his hand for her.Olivia blinked he
Chapter 841
Ethan would still cough at times. After walking Olivia to her door, he gave her a few reminders and left.Her body was weaker than the average person's, and he had yet to fully recover. It was easy to spread the disease to her and Alicia. So, Ethan decided to return to her only after he recovered for their sake.Moreover, it was a difficult decision for Olivia to let him stay. It was better for him to distance himself from her for now so as to not pressure her.Ethan handed her a dagger, reminding her not to leave the room randomly for safety purposes.Olivia entered her room, where Joshua and Alicia were having fun together.Alicia had plastered stickers of stars and moons on his face. He was wearing a necklace and a pair of earrings. There were even acrylic nails on his fingernails.Holding a magical wand, he was in the middle of a transformation. "In the name of the moon …"Before he could twirl a complete circle, he noticed Olivia standing by the door. His smile went sti
Chapter 842
Alicia had gone missing! She ran away while Olivia was exercising!Alicia had always been a good girl, so Olivia didn't expect the child to run out of the room without her knowledge to look for Logan.Olivia thought, "Does she know what kind of place this ship is? Does she know how many perverted people are on board?"Despite her young age, Alicia was a beautiful girl. What if she became someone's target?There were a lot of rich people with twisted minds, and there were a lot of consequences scarier than threats.For instance, people with kinks for legs and hair would announce a job on the dark web. Then, that particular business would look for suitable candidates worldwide.After securing their targets, they would approach their prey. Some naive girls would go abroad to meet their online dates, only to be sold after that.Some of them had their organs or body parts sold. Once their value depreciated, they would be sold to perverted buyers to become part of their disabled colle
Chapter 843
Olivia almost went insane at that moment. A sense of foreboding clouded her. "Have you seen her? Where is she?"Flora crooked her finger at Olivia. "Follow me. I'll take you to her."It was a lure by a devil.If Alicia was in Flora's hands, Flora could've just handed over the child. Flora didn't have to bring Olivia over there.Therefore, Olivia realized that Alicia wasn't the only target. She was one of the targets too.Olivia wondered, "Is it the mastermind? No, she wouldn't have done it this way. She always takes it simpler. Judging from this woman's accent, she seems to be from Arlandia. She doesn't sound like someone from Aldenvine. I haven't seen her before either."Since it wasn't an old grudge, it was a new one.Olivia touched the dagger from Ethan, which could be used during danger.The calm Olivia played dumb. "Really? The girl is with you? That's great! She's so little. I was afraid that she might run into danger after running away. You're so kind."As Olivia had ex