Ethan chuckled. "I know. Whether I'm sleeping or awake, I never want to let go of you."His face was very pale. His already fair face looked even more sickly now.He had just survived a close brush with death, and the operation alone took hours. But when he woke up, he behaved as if it wasn't his business."I heard that you didn't get anesthesia.""I didn't. I feared that if I died, I wouldn't be able to see you for one last time," he replied calmly. In reality, he only thought of one thing: Olivia was born with resistance to anesthesia, so every time she got hurt, she could only endure the pain.It was the same when she bled profusely during childbirth, when she was getting her arm stitched, and even when her wrist was hurt.So, Ethan didn't use anesthesia either. He wanted to commit to memory the pain Olivia had once gone through.More importantly, he wanted to see her as soon as he woke up.If the operation last night had failed, he would die in his sleep.When Olivia hea
It would have been fine if Ethan hadn't said that. But once he did, Olivia's expression shifted."How long are you going to act selfishly under the pretense of doing it for my good?"Olivia vented all her dissatisfaction. "I loved you so much in the past, and I gave up everything for you. You have a mysterious job, and I didn't ask you about it."I also never asked you where you went on your business trips. I thought that this was my way of loving you, but what became of me in the end?""Liv." Ethan wanted to reach out and hold her hand, but Olivia dodged him."You know everything about me. When you're happy, you'll gladly spend a large sum to buy gifts for me, spoiling me to no end."But when you're upset, you take everything back and deny me every chance of escape, putting me in hell."But what about me? From the beginning until now, other than knowing that you're Ethan, what else do I know?"From the beginning, you loved me like you would love a pet. You thought this was f
Brent had a stern look on his face. "Now that Mr. Miller's identity is exposed, the various forces that had grudges against him would pounce on him like hungry wolves to get revenge."The incident last night is one example. The organization behind those people was the central figure in Shadow Valley ten years ago. "They sent suicide squads who weren't afraid of death and were trying to drag Mr. Miller down even if it cost them their lives."When Olivia heard that, she felt some lingering fear. "Then he's in great danger now, right?""It's relatively safe here, but as soon as he leaves the military area, there will be danger everywhere. Also, I found out on the dark web that someone had posted an anonymous bounty for Mr. Miller."If anyone killed him, they would get a reward of 1 billion dollars. A high-reward bounty like that would usually attract private assassins and mercenaries. "After all, great rewards attract brave souls."As if he were an outsider, Ethan advised Olivi
Olivia earnestly learned from the nurse the procedures to change the dressings. Then, she waited until there were just the two of them in the room.It was only then that Olivia got mad. "You called me darling?""If I don't do that, she will keep pestering me."Olivia said coldly, "You have quite a lot of admirers."With that, she pulled the blanket away, revealing his back, which was wrapped in bandages.Ethan explained, "Liv, she only changed my dressings once, and it was on my arm. That was all.""We're already divorced, so I don't care what she wants to do to you, nor do I want to." As Olivia replied, she cut the bandages away.Even as she spoke, her actions were gentle. She feared that she might touch his wounds."Liv, ever since the start, you're the only person who has touched my body. No other woman has done it but you." Ethan sighed.Olivia wanted to mock him. But then, the wounds under the bandages were revealed without warning.She had guessed last night that it
Olivia was puzzled. "Explain that, please. I don't get it.""Let's put it this way. Kurt had been training with me since young, and because he looked similar to me, he was one of my body doubles. "We braved dangers together, but he sadly fell in love with Marina."He got Marina pregnant. And then, when we were out on a mission, he suffered a lethal attack in my stead."Before he died, he was worried about Marina, so he asked me to take good care of her and the children."With gratitude toward Kurt, I agreed to all of Marina's requests. Back then, I mistook the Fordhams' relationship with my sister."With the two incidents overlapping, I got revenge on the Fordhams while I took care of the pregnant Marina. That was why you thought I cheated on you."I didn't explain anything when you questioned me."Marina didn't want the children in her belly to grow up in a single-parent family, so she pleaded with me to give her a home."Olivia felt bitter in her heart. "So you gave it to h
Those were tears of happiness. Olivia was both overjoyed and overwhelmed. She didn't know what to say at all. Her mind was filled with images of Connor's adorable face.She had been too foolish. If she had known the truth, she would have spent more time with the child."Don't cry, Liv. I know it's all my fault."Olivia hit Ethan on the shoulder. "Of course, it's your fault."Even though she avoided his wounds, the impact still affected some of his wounds. Ethan seethed in pain.In the past, she kept fantasizing that Connor was her child. But now, it wasn't a fantasy anymore. Connor truly was her son.The good news took Olivia by surprise. She was right to have endured until this day.She finally had her good ending."Time and again, I compromised for Kurt's sake. Unexpectedly, when given an inch, Marina asked for a mile. "She had already used up all of Kurt's kindness, so I finally called off the marriage."Now, the most I can do is to let her live the rest of her life in peace. I w
Olivia's wig was getting messy from Ethan's rubbing. Ethan chuckled. "I like your previous hair better. It's soft and smells nice.""You're annoying." Olivia snorted. Then, she got up and finished applying the ointment to his back. After that, she bandaged him.She had a feeling that Ethan was planning something important, which was why he urgently wanted her to leave.They were already divorced, so he naturally wasn't obliged to report anything he wanted to do to her.Even though the child was alive, the hurt he had given her was real, too.To repay someone else's kindness, he had given her pain and suffering. This was quite unfair to Olivia.They wouldn't reconcile just because of the child. The only relationship they had was that they were the parents of their children.She would take care of Ethan for seven days to repay his kindness for saving her.But after that, they would go their separate ways. Olivia had a path she wanted to take as well.In the next few days, the ti
Ethan didn't even raise his head as Olivia fed him. He had complete faith in her.His action served as a reality check to Krystal. She felt like she was a joke.The duo had chemistry in them. When the fruit juice oozed out of the corner of his lips after he munched it, Olivia quickly wiped it away for him.After he finished, Olivia sat next to him to wait for him.When he was done reading, she suggested, "If you're fine with it, I can apply medicine for you."He hummed lightly in response.She headed to the restroom to bring over a basin of warm water and cloth.Only then did she speak to Krystal. "Ms. Heath, I have to apply medicine for him.""Sova's a guy. Don't tell me that he's bothered by others looking at his body." It was as if Krystal had swallowed a ball of flame. Ethan didn't eat the apple she cut, but he ate Olivia's instead!Krystal wondered what kind of spell Olivia had cast upon him.Ethan blurted, "I am bothered by that as long as the person looking is not my