Olivia Fordham And Ethan Miller

Chapter 21

It had been so long since he called her “darling.” Hearing that stunned Olivia, and she lay still in a daze.

She didn’t know how much he had drunk to get to this state. He was behaving as if they hadn’t argued. He pulled Olivia into his armis. Enclosed in the heat of his familiar embrace, Olivia almost could not control herself.

Struggling to remain rational, she reached out to push him away but Ethan stopped her, took her hand, and brought it to his lips. His warm lips gently brushed the back of her hand as he muttered, “Where did you go? I looked for you for so long.”

Olivia couldn’t hold back her tears. It seemed that she was set to spend all the tears she had that year. Fighting her tears, she asked, “Weren’t you the one who pushed me away?”

“Nonsense.” Ethan held her tighter, drunkenly kissing the back of her ear. “The person I love the most in my life is you. How could 1 bear to push you away?”

she said, “Ethan, take a good look

curtains were drawn. Under the faint illumination from the yard, Ethan noticed that her eyes glistened with

asked. He lowered himself and gently kissed away

how much he had drunk to end up like this. If he was even a

head in his embrace. Sniffling and trembling, she asked, “Ethan, what would you do if I

you

dies. Everyone born into this world ages and eventually falls

We will enter eternal slumber together and be laid to rest

Olivia tightly held onto his shirt. “Nonsense. I’m sure you’ll celebrate with fireworks and marry someone else the moment I pass

to hear that. He sat up, grabbed her hand, and placed it on his bare chest under his shirt, his skin flush against her palm.

intoxicated, he began to speak seriously, “Do you hear it? It’s