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

to her flushed cheeks. This was not her first fever, so why would it be particularly fatal for her?

chest tightened because he realized that she lost

“Mr. Miller, I’ve had a better idea

to the feverish Olivia from the moment he

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

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

contorted face finally relaxed a little as

because I didn’t protect you well? Don’t you

“Brent, get Connor here. Just tell them that

“Will do.”

in his

lips. It was true that he once hated Olivia

series of body checkups once she

fine. I won’t

make the fever go away. If