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.

up in layers of clothing, seemingly worried

cheeks. This was not her first fever, so why would

he lifted her in his arms, his chest tightened

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 a

to the feverish Olivia from the moment he

hand to

back of her right hand. So he had to stop her hand from moving around

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

has found you at last! Are you blaming me because I didn’t protect you well? Don’t you

hearing her feverish mumble, Ethan’s frown deepened. He instructed, “Brent, get Connor here.

“Will do.”

had faith in his efforts–not

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

for Olivia to undergo a series of

won’t let anything

he failed to make the fever