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?”

away, she said, “Ethan, take a good

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

Did I just wake you up?” he asked. He lowered himself and gently kissed away her tears, murmuring, “Don’t cry,

to end up like this. If he was even a little bit sober, he wouldn’t forget how much he hated her, let alone speak to her like

her head in his embrace. Sniffling and trembling, she

you talking

Everyone born into this world ages and eventually falls sick before dying.

then I will die with you. We will enter eternal slumber together and be laid

shirt. “Nonsense. I’m sure you’ll celebrate with fireworks and marry someone else

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

speak seriously, “Do you hear it? It’s beating for you. If you die,