Olivia Fordham And Ethan Miller

Olivia smiled. It was an extremely mocking smile.

She pried Ethan’s fingers off her. “Mr. Miller, I’ve never wanted anything from you. I can even let go of the title of Mrs. Miller without any issues.”

Under Ethan’s gleaming gaze, Olivia smiled faintly. She said calmly, “In the past, I thought that nothing could rival you. But then I stood still, waiting

“I waited as leaves budded, then cicadas started crying in the summer. The leaves then turned yellow in fall, and lastly, the wind began to howl in winter.

“I couldn’t wait any longer, so I had no choice but to drag my tired body forward. Then, I realized something.

“The spring breeze, the summer cicadas, the leaves in the fall, and even the winter snow… All those things are better than you.”

She lifted her hands, her slender fingers touching the face she used to love with all her heart.

“Ethan, I admit that I haven’t completely forgotten about you. Maybe I won’t be able to wipe you from memory even after

many years.

“You’ll still affect my mood and change my thoughts, but… I don’t have the energy to miss you anymore.”

In the end, her fingers touched his lips. “Ethan, aren’t you tired of all those grudges? I am. I don’t want to waste more time on you and Marina.

“I don’t want to be upset because of people that don’t matter to me anymore. Let’s just go on our separate paths, alright?”

Her face was reflected in Ethan’s eyes. She was supposed to be familiar, but now, he felt that she was a stranger. He felt like he had never seen her before.

a cold voice, “Olivia, are you so desperate to cut off ties with

that moment, she

Marina, and I don’t want to be a second Marina either. I don’t want to

a decision made by two adul do is to respect your

“I hope you don’t regret your

that she would be scared

time came, she realized that

only thing

dark. I was scared that you would leave me and

and block my ears.

I was. I dared not take another step. But now, I realized that it was

the truth and stopped caring, I realized that you’re the one I fear losing the most. But

He wanted to explain, but in the end, he didn’t know

by his sides. He looked

you truly made up

her best to smile. “Ethan, I earnestly tried before. I kept believing this

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up on your dreams, tell yourself to hang on. For one more day, one

surprised with the results

index and middle fingers. “Because of this

how I felt when I watched the sun setting alone at home. The moon was already in the sky,

was waiting for someone who would

what it felt like when the Fordhams went bankrupt. When my father got into an accident, and when I lost my lover and child. When

the hospital. When I needed you the most, you were spending