Even After Death Novel (Olivia)

Erina's fists rested beside her, and her cheeks were red.

Ethan raised his gaze onto her and pulled her. "Not entirely. I have a story to tell you."

Tears flowed down her cheeks. "What if I oppose your remarriage? It's true that you haven't been getting along with Mom all these years, but I heard that you've been alone the entire time. Can't you stay as you are right now?

"Are you this desperate to build a new family with another person? I don't want that! I don't want you to have kids with another person. You can only be my father. Mine only!"

Ethan stared right into her eyes. It had been a long time since they last met, but the obsession in her eyes was all too familiar.

She took after Marina so much.

Fortunately, he noticed it in time. It would've been a catastrophe if he had realized it later.

"Erina, calm down."

"No!" Erina threw herself into his arms. Her tears showed no sign of stopping. "Dad, Mom and I love you. Don't abandon us! Please! I know she's done wrong things, but she has received her punishment.

"Do you know how she put up with the past few years? She was a renowned dancer. Now, she can only stay in a wheelchair.

loved her in the past, didn't you? We learned it in biology. That parents bear a new life with love. If you didn't love

Gently, he cooed, "Erina, it's true that your father loved you and loved your mother very much.

eyes widened, radiating helplessness. "I don't get what you

to his side so that she could take a seat beside him. "It's

was the story of

glossed over the awful deeds Marina committed. He didn't want Erina to know how evil her

story. It took her a while to find her voice. "So, you mean you're looking after us on behalf of my biological father? Because

"Yes."

who ruined your marriage and

"Yes."

"You're not our father?"

Marina and Olivia had a preterm delivery back then. Marina had twins. Unfortunately, your brother was dead

crying, couldn't fight back her tears again. "So, I'm

listen, I owe your father a great favor. I'll take care of you forever. You can live under this name or change it if you want. I'll

Erina stared at that

of turned out to be a mere