Even After Death Novel (Olivia)

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.

clumsily wrapped her up in layers of clothing, seemingly worried that the cold air might seep

pitiful and lovable due to her flushed cheeks. This was not her first fever, so why

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

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

moment he arrived at the hospital,

a hand on her belly, she extended the other hand to grasp at the air. “Ethan,

right hand. So he had to stop her hand from moving

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

because I didn’t protect you well? Don’t you worry; Mommy will be with you very

deepened. He instructed, “Brent, get Connor here. Just tell

“Will do.”

had faith in his efforts–not fate

was spooked by the ominous words from her lips. It was true that he once hated Olivia because

to undergo a series of body checkups once

I won’t let

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