Even After Death by Lilting Champ

Olivia smiled. It was an extremely mocking smile.

She pried Ethan’s fingers off her. “Mr. Miller, I’ve never wanted anything from you. I can even let go of the title of Mrs. Miller without any issues.”

Under Ethan’s gleaming gaze, Olivia smiled faintly. She said calmly, “In the past, I thought that nothing could rival you. But then I stood still, waiting

“I waited as leaves budded, then cicadas started crying in the summer. The leaves then turned yellow in fall, and lastly, the wind began to howl in winter.

“I couldn’t wait any longer, so I had no choice but to drag my tired body forward. Then, I realized something.

“The spring breeze, the summer cicadas, the leaves in the fall, and even the winter snow… All those things are better than you.”

She lifted her hands, her slender fingers touching the face she used to love with all her heart.

“Ethan, I admit that I haven’t completely forgotten about you. Maybe I won’t be able to wipe you from memory even after

many years.

“You’ll still affect my mood and change my thoughts, but… I don’t have the energy to miss you anymore.”

In the end, her fingers touched his lips. “Ethan, aren’t you tired of all those grudges? I am. I don’t want to waste more time on you and Marina.

“I don’t want to be upset because of people that don’t matter to me anymore. Let’s just go on our separate paths, alright?”

Her face was reflected in Ethan’s eyes. She was supposed to be familiar, but now, he felt that she was a stranger. He felt like he had never seen her before.

a cold voice, “Olivia, are you so desperate to cut

met his gaze. At that moment, she wasn’t afraid, nor was she

don’t like Marina, and I don’t want to be a second Marina

of paper; it’s a decision made by two adul do is to respect your

“I hope you don’t regret your

thought that she would

the time came, she realized

only thing you

the past, I was scared of the dark. I was scared that you would leave me

and block my ears.

I dared not take another step. But now, I realized that it was

I fear losing the most. But now that I’ve already lost you, what is

but in the end,

could only let his arms fall by his sides. He looked at Olivia

made up your

tried her best to smile. “Ethan, I earnestly tried before. I kept

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you’ve decided to give up on your dreams, tell yourself to hang on. For one more day, one more week, one more month,

be surprised with the

“Because of this

I felt when I watched the sun setting alone at home. The moon

for someone who would never

father got into

the hospital. When I needed you the most, you were spending time