Ethan knew Olivia so well that he was certain she wouldn't stay by his side after what had happened.

He had long expected such a day would come, so he had been avoiding her and simply wishing that the day would come later.

She first poured him a glass of water before seating herself on a chair. "Speaking about it, this is the first time I've poured you a glass of water even though you've been looking after us for a long time."

Looking sideways, Ethan coughed with a fist over his mouth. "Thank you."

' Would you like to take your medicine?" asked the concerned Olivia.

"It’s alright. It's just the coughing. I'm much better now."

"Thank you so much for what you've done for us. You're a nice person. You're hard-working and experienced. It's unbecoming of me to make you look after the kids. You're still young. You should try building a career out there," she said implicitly.

Ethan held the glass with two hands. His fingers caressed the smooth surface slowly. He lowered his gaze, and no one knew what he was thinking.

moment of silence, "My

at

stiff character-which was similar to her- she initially assumed that he

was forcing her to answer him face-to-

lips and clasped her hands, gazing at her fingers with her head hung low. "This is only one of the reasons. Even if not for that incident, I was already planning to go our separate ways after

likes me

"I know."

you. If the fact

It simply pains me to see you like this. You haven't recovered yet, and it's dangerous for you

I'll neither come close to you nor disturb you. I'll protect you in secret. Miss, please

head was in

would always be the sharpest weapon

honest remarks were thwarting every possibility

"I..."

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