Chapter 69

To Ethan, Olivia was the symbol of vitality. Hence, he was flustered when Brent mentioned the potentially fatal condition that she was in.

Brent went up to him and showed him the photos of the blood test results on the phone. Apart from the blood cell count, Olivia had a lower–than–average count for the other lymphatic cells.

Ethan tried to grasp the consequences of his actions in full. He remembered her desperate screaming when he left her alone in the bathroom.

Feeling disoriented, he replied, “Well, she’s running a fever now.”

“That’s bad. We need to get her to the hospital.”

“Get the car.” Ethan recalled how Olivia had always shown up wrapped in a thick down jacket. That was rather unusual because she had only worn thin wool coats during the past winters to look good.

wasn’t faking her

in layers of clothing,

cheeks. This was not her first fever, so why would it

in his arms, his chest tightened because he realized that

to a private hospital in the dark of the night. Chris came over with the blood test results and opined, “Mr. Miller, I’ve had a better idea of her

Olivia from the moment he arrived

belly, she extended the other hand to grasp at

via the back of her right hand. So he had to stop her hand from moving around to prevent the needle

hand desperately. Her contorted face finally relaxed a little as her anxiety melted into a relieved

found you at last! Are you blaming me because I didn’t

hearing her feverish mumble, Ethan’s frown deepened. He instructed, “Brent, get Connor here. Just tell them that

“Will do.”

only had faith in his

was spooked by the ominous words from her lips. It was true that he once hated Olivia

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