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.

It finally dawned on him. She wasn’t faking her illness all this time.

clothing, seemingly worried that the

lovable due to her flushed cheeks. This was not her first fever, so why would it

lifted her in his arms, his chest tightened because he realized

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

to the feverish Olivia from the moment he arrived at the hospital,

her belly, she extended the other hand to grasp

he had to stop her hand from moving around to prevent the needle

his hand desperately. Her contorted face finally relaxed a little

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

deepened. He instructed, “Brent,

“Will do.”

had faith in his efforts–not fate

her lips. It was true that he once hated Olivia because her family

of body checkups

I won’t

he failed to make the fever go away. If the fever went on,

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