Even After Death by Lilting Champ

Chapter 43

Ethan was silent. He looked so unhappy that Olivia could feel thorns growing around her heart.

Ethan said, “I hope it has nothing to do with you. You were there for three hours. Tell me, what were you doing there?”

Olivia thought it was ridiculous that she even had to explain. “I told you I went to visit Grandma. Is it my fault that I have no one to talk to so I spend all my time talking to my dead grandmother? Besides, it’s a gravestone, not a croissant. It would break my arm to do all that. Even if you’re trying to frame me for it, at least bring some evidence.”

“Look at this then. What is all this?”

Ethan revealed another stack of pictures with Olivia holding a hammer. Even Olivia was stunned.

“An old man in charge of grave maintenance dropped his tools. He looked so pitiful, so I helped him pick his tools up.”

a few words in front of Leia’s grave. The gravestone was fine when I left. Ethan, trust me. Why would I do

way she anxiously justified herself and found it ridiculous. He lifted her chin with his slender fingers and pressed the tip of his finger on her lip. “Such a beautiful mouth, but so full of lies. Brent admitted that he told you where Leia’s grave was, and that you

a private eye on the case, but all I wanted was to understand why you’re the way you are now. Even when I found out that Jodie and Leia were the same person, I only left flowers on her grave. I went to Grandma’s grave after that. Plus, I–I–I’m

had no enemies other than your family. Please tell me. Who else would want to destroy her grave when

would, why do you

baby and forcing the Fordhams to declare bankruptcy. You hate

kept shaking her head. “It wasn’t

as he continued, “You were resolute about getting a divorce. However, you went back on your

realized she was never going to get out of

her desperate attempts to explain. He tightened the grip between his fingers and grabbed Olivia’s chin. His eyes