Even After Death by Lilting Champ

Chapter 38

Olivia stumbled as she stood up. She smiled frailly. “I fell in love with him the moment I laid eyes on him. I’ve loved him for so many years. I–I can’t just let him go.”

Keith saw tears streaming down her face. He wanted to wipe them for her, but he was in no position to. He could only stay still

and look at her.

Tears slid down her chin. Olivia smiled wryly. “I know it’s suffocating. But, the thought of watching him marry another girl hurts more than my cancer. I have no reason to live, so I’m choosing to die.

“I recently stumbled upon a saying. If you knew you were destined not to end up with the man you love dearly, would you choose to live through the joy and hurt and watch it end, or turn around and leave before it even starts?”

Olivia laughed at herself. “If I hadn’t met him, I would have chosen to turn around and leave. However, such is fate that I am unable to escape. He and I agreed that he would keep me company for another month. We will get divorced after. By then, I will take the step back to look around, like you want me to.”

shoulder as she walked. She kept her back turned to him as she said, “Keith, thank you

a blizzard howling outside.

He looked out the window and watched her

curled into a helpless smile. Why was

to a pious priest on a vision quest, looking for a holy

when Olivia got back to the Miller residence. She looked at the cozy mansion in the snow, reminiscing how it had

she opened the door. She took

he was

His forearm muscles pushed against his rolled sleeves, making him look especially attractive.

was from when he shielded her from a

a hug behind him. He was stunned and stopped as Olivia buried her

back.

more and turned the flame off. He stood at the stove and