Chapter 365
Even After Death
Olivia immediately sent Chris to the emergency room. âHow is he, doctor?â
âDonât worry. It looks like he just fainted from exhaustion. Iâll be able to confirm that after some check-
ups.â
Olivia was relieved, but she stayed by Chrisâ side and poured him a glass of warm water after he woke
up.
âMr. Carlton, didnât I tell you that your body is in bad shape and that you need to rest?â
Shaking his head, Chris said, âIâm fine. Iâve always been healthy.â
âNo matter how healthy you are, your body wonât be able to take constant all-nighters. If you keep this
up, you might be gone before Ms. Parker. Iâll call Marina over to take care of you.â
Chris grabbed her hand and stopped her. He said with a conflicted expression, âDonât call her, please.
Iâd die faster if she was here.
âItâs embarrassing to bring it up, but Chloe had given her all the love she could ever need all these
years. It was because her mother died early, and Chloe was separated from you.
âMarina became spoiled because Chloe doted on her too much. I had tried to intervene before, but
Chloe would always defend her. And Marinaâs become like this because of our failed parenting.â
Olivia was the victim of Marinaâs antics, yet she was the one who had to comfort Chris.
âMr. Carlton, donât be too sad. Things will get better.â
âThanks, Olivia.â
Chrisâ eyes were full of love as he looked at Olivia. He began to wish that Olivia was his daughter
instead.
âIf you donât trust anyone else, I can stay here tonight to take care of Ms. Parker. Even though we arenât
blood-related, Iâve called her my mom for so many years.â
âIâm just happy that you can forgive her and take care of her. Sheâll be happy to know this.â
âMr. Carlton, rest well tonight. Iâll handle things for now.â
Olivia began to help take care of both Chris and Chloe. She didnât expect to find herself taking care of
them when Chris basically captured her and brought her back here.
She wasnât sure if it was because Chris reminded her of Jeff or because Chris could help her uncover
the truth of her origin.
The incident happened so many years ago, and there were no leads. Tracking Chloeâs daughter down
would take more than a couple of days.
Olivia was anxious, but Chris was even more so. He couldnât wait to find where Chloeâs daughter was.
Olivia wanted to send Ethan a message telling him that she wasnât going back after she had calmed
Chris down. It was then she realized that she had blocked Ethanâs number a long time
ago.
She unblocked his number and gave him a brief description of the situation through text. Ethan replied
instantly.
Olivia looked at his reply with a bitter smile. Their past chat logs were still there. She scrolled up and
looked at them. Most of them were her messages to him. Ethan would barely reply once in every ten
messages.
She looked at her messages that were begging for him to come home. It had only been six months
since. But Olivia felt like it had been ages.
She put away her phone and returned to Chloeâs ward.
It was unclear what Chloe was thinking about, but she was wiping her tears. When she saw Olivia
entering the ward, she hastily wiped away her tears and smiled at her. âWhat are you doing back here,
Liv?â
âMr. Carlton isnât looking too good because heâs been staying up every night. Iâll be taking over for him
to take care of you tonight.â
Chloe quickly said, âThereâs no need for that. You should go home and rest. I have caregivers taking
care of me. Iâll be fine.â
âMr. Carlton is worried about you. Heâs been with you every night youâre here. I have to say, heâs really
good to you.â
Uneasiness flashed across Chloeâs face. âIâm sorry, Olivia.â
âI had blamed you before. I even hated you. Our relationship was over the moment you chose Marina
over me.
âBut I was able to forgive you after seeing you like this. I donât have the right to blame Since we canât
be mother and daughter, you can just treat me like a junior.â
you.
Chloe started to sob again. She was regretting everything she had done to Olivia.
She said emotionally, âI wonder who your biological mother is. Sheâs a lucky woman to have a great
daughter like you.â