Even After Death Novel (Olivia)

Olivia lifted her head with a sarcastic smile on her lips. “What a smart question. Did you forget that you were the one who wanted a divorce?”

He ignored her jibe and inched closer with a threatening air. “Were you with him for the past few days?”

At the close distance, she noticed the iciness in his bloodshot eyes, and his face contorted into an aggressive scowl.

She flatly denied, “No. He dropped me off because it was hard to get a cab on a snowy day.”

Ethan smirked. “Olivia, don’t you know that you always stare upward when you’re lying? You haven’t changed that habit at all. Did you suddenly agree to the divorce after one year of dragging your feet, all because of that man? Did you vanish and leave behind your dad because of him too?”

Olivia did not bother to cook up an excuse, knowing that it’d only be an insult to Ethan’s intelligence and make herself look guilty.

She swiftly steered the topic of conversation, “That’s not important. Let’s get the divorce over with.”

He grasped her wrist to stop her. Even though he didn’t use force, she felt the pain shooting through her arm, causing her to frown at him. There was a streak of madness in his face.

He hissed coldly, “I thought that a divorce was the best punishment for you, but I have changed my mind.”

surprise, she blurted out,

want a divorce now.” He brushed his slender fingers across

had brought her the news half a month ago. After learning the truth, she merely felt sick at his touch. “Let go of me! Ethan, I want

was averse to his embrace, which

he placed her in the backseat of the car, and by the

him, “Ethan, what exactly

his tie, a

I was stupid enough to set you free just for you to date another man? I underestimated you. You swore you’d never sign the

grappling with a headache, Olivia felt a heartache upon

she fired back, “Didn’t you want a divorce too? Why are you acting up when I want to make it happen? You were the one who had an affair first. Why would you care if I want to

felt him lifting her chin, telling her with indifference, “Everyone in the world deserves happiness,

into his wintry eyes that glimmered with threat. Then, she heard him muttering the

shoulders hung by both sides of her cheeks. Olivia noticed that his

soon, she would bear witness to

car weaved its way out of the barriers, she spotted a long queue of cars on the opposite side of the road. At the

learned that Keith had gotten into a crash right after dropping her

to force the door open, Ethan yanked her by the wrist, and she fell into his arms. He mumbled

paying close attention to Dad at the hospital because we’re alumni! There’s nothing between us. Why did you do that to

“Oh, that’s because … the more upset you are, the happier it

weakly onto Ethan’s shirt despite her rage. She tried to keep her focus and explained, “Ethan, my dad sponsored Jodie—no,

expression fell at the mention of Leia. The smirk on his face instantly turned into anger as he carelessly pushed her away. “You have no right