Chapter 1039
Even After Death
As tears fell onto the letter, Olivia tightened her grip on the paper. She couldnât control her emotions at
all.
âMrs. Miller, weâve watched everything you and Mr. Miller went through. I believe that we donât have to
tell you how much Mr. Miller loves you. You have no idea how he survived the past few years.
âHe suffered a lot just to look for you. This poisoning incident isnât the first, and it wonât be the last
either. He almost died countless times.
âYes, he did some bad things in the past. Iâm not giving him an excuse, but isnât he a victim as well? He
was deceived by Ms. Miller. Ms. Miller had arranged such a flawless trap.
âMr. Millerâs family has been broken since he was young. He never received love from his parents, and
he only had Ms. Miller to rely on. He innocently believed that Ms. Miller was his everything.
âAfter searching for Ms. Miller for so long, that was the answer he received. Think about it. If you were
in his shoes, what decision would you have made? Wouldnât you be angry and avenge your kin?
âMoreover, Kurtâs death had always been troubling Mr.
Miller. His best friend took a bullet for him and died in front of him, after all. Kurtâs only dying wish was
for Mr. Miller to take good care of Marina.
âMr. Miller didnât want to get married to Marina, but he couldnât do anything against Ms. Carltonâs
insistence for him to repay Kurtâs kindness.
âShe kept saying that if Kurt hadnât taken the bullet for Mr. Miller, he wouldnât have died. She wouldâve
had a family, and her children wouldâve had a father.
âShe kept emphasizing that Kurt wanted Mr. Miller to take care of her. What could he do under such
circumstances?
âNo matter how you look at it, Mr. Miller is the one suffering the most. You endured hardship, but Mr.
Miller did too. He suffered the pain of his family estranging him, and his dear friend passed away as
well.
âHe even had to suffer for his wife and the common people too. Heâs only human. He canât possibly be
free from mistakes. âMrs. Miller, you loved him so much in the past, so why canât you love him once
again?â
Cyrilâs eyes were red. âMr. Miller always thinks about you and misses you. He only ever has eyes for
you, and youâre the only person in his heart.
âYou wanted to leave, so he let you go even if he had to endure the suffering every single day.
âYou have your children and your career, but what does Mr. Miller have? Countless enemies,
responsibilities and burdens that threaten to crush him, and a life filled with mortal danger.
âNo matter how hard it is, he still walks the path all aloneâ¦â
Olivia recalled Ethanâs figure when he left last night. It looked desolate and pitiful.
âHe wasnât quite conscious when he arrived in the village. He had no idea how he got in, but now, he
has left the village alone. What if heâs already-â
Cyrilâs voice trailed off. Olivia gripped the letter tightly. âHe wonât die. Heâs Ethan Miller, after all.â
She wiped her tears. âGet out and continue the treatment for your leg.â
âWhat about you?â
âIâll look for him.â
Olivia went back to her room. After changing her clothes, she headed east. The path was the easiest to
walk on, but the miasma was too strong there.
Sadly, Willow wasnât with her. She couldnât communicate with animals.
Now, Scarlet Lily was the only one she could get help from.
Scarlet Lily was the large snake that appeared outside the house on the day Olivia gave birth to Willow.
Wendy said that Scarlet Lily was a snake with a soul, and it was also the guardian of the village. It had
lived for around a century, but no one knew how old it was.
It was venomous, but it never hurt anyone. When the villagers saw it, they wouldnât hurt it either.
After Willowâs birth, it came by quite often. One day, Willow touched it, but it never expressed any form
of aggressiveness. It even behaved in a friendly way.
Perhaps because Olivia was close to Willow, Scarlet Lily slowly became familiar with her as well.
Holding the bathrobe Ethan had worn before, Olivia asked the snake to help her locate him. Scarlet Lily
took Olivia north.
There was a cliff in the north!
Olivia couldnât believe that Ethan had chosen this path. Even the villagers didnât dare go there. Back
then, Isabellaâs husband took a fall there, which crippled him. Didnât Ethan care about his own life at
all?