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?”

him away, she said, “Ethan, take

drawn. Under the faint

Did I just wake you up?” he asked. He lowered himself and gently kissed away her tears, murmuring, “Don’t cry, Liv. I will kill anyone who dares to

child–like threat only made Olivia cry even harder. She didn’t know how much he had drunk to end up like this. If he was even a little bit sober, he wouldn’t forget how much he hated

buried her head in his embrace. Sniffling and trembling, she asked, “Ethan,

you talking

dies. Everyone born into this world ages and eventually falls sick before dying. No one can

We will enter eternal slumber together and be laid to

I’m sure you’ll celebrate with fireworks and marry someone else the moment

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

“Do you hear it? It’s beating for you. If you die, so will