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.

dawned on him. She wasn’t faking

up in layers of clothing, seemingly worried that

and lovable due to her flushed cheeks. This was not

tightened because he realized that she

came over with the blood test results and opined, “Mr. Miller, I’ve had a better idea of her condition. Mrs. Miller needs a Neulasta injection first

the feverish Olivia from the moment

on her belly, she extended the other hand to grasp at the

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

relaxed a little as her anxiety melted into a relieved

I didn’t protect

“Brent, get Connor here. Just tell them that I

“Will do.”

only had faith in his efforts–not fate or

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

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