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.

on him. She wasn’t faking her illness

layers of clothing, seemingly worried that the

due to her flushed cheeks. This was not her first fever, so

in his arms, his chest tightened because he realized that she lost a lot

rushed Olivia 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 condition. Mrs. Miller needs a Neulasta injection first because

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

she extended the other hand to grasp at the air. “Ethan, save

of her right hand. So he had to stop her

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

last! Are you blaming me because I didn’t protect you well? Don’t you worry;

He instructed, “Brent, get Connor here. Just tell them that

“Will do.”

faith in his efforts–not

from her lips. It was true that he once hated Olivia because her family was connected to his sister’s death. But he never thought Olivia

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