Olivia Fordham And Ethan Miller

Chapter 839

Ethan knew Olivia so well that he was certain she wouldn't stay by his side after what had happened.

He had long expected such a day would come, so he had been avoiding her and simply wishing that the day would come later.

She first poured him a glass of water before seating herself on a chair. “Speaking about it, this is the first time I've poured you a glass of water even though you've been looking after us for a long time.”

Looking sideways, Ethan coughed with a fist over his mouth.

“Thank you."

“Would you like to take your medicine?” asked the concerned Olivia.

"It's alright. It's just the coughing. I'm much better now.”

“Thank you so much for what you've done for us. You're a nice person. You're hard-working and experienced. It's unbecoming of me to make you look after the kids. You're still young. You should try building a career out there,” she said implicitly.

with two hands. His fingers caressed the smooth surface slowly. He lowered his gaze, and no

moment of silence,

at the end of

initially assumed that he would

her to answer him face-to- face by

hands, gazing at her fingers with her head hung low. "This is only one of the reasons. Even if not for that incident,

likes me a

"I know."

Ethan was nearly pleading. "I won't hurt you like your ex-husband did. I'll only love and protect you. If the fact that I'm poor is putting you off, I can earn a living. I have a lot of ways to do so. I'm sure I

of doing anything to you. It simply pains me to see you like this. You haven't recovered yet, and it's

are what concerns you, I can return to my original place. I'll neither come close

was

would always be

and honest remarks were thwarting every possibility