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.

him. She wasn’t faking her illness all

clumsily wrapped her up in layers of clothing, seemingly worried

both pitiful and lovable due to her flushed cheeks. This was not her first fever,

arms, his chest tightened because he realized that she

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

was holding on to the feverish Olivia from the moment he arrived

a hand on her belly, she extended the other hand to

her right hand. So he had to stop

finally relaxed a little as her anxiety melted into a relieved

has found you at last! Are you blaming me because I didn’t protect you well? Don’t you worry; Mommy will

her feverish mumble, Ethan’s frown deepened. He instructed, “Brent,

“Will do.”

faith in his efforts–not fate

by the ominous words from her lips. It was true that he once hated Olivia because her family was connected to his sister’s

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