Chapter 720
Even After Death
Ethan almost dropped the bowl he was holding.
He tried to explain, âLiv, itâs not what you think. Marina and I, we didnâtâ¦â
Olivia cut him off. âWhat story are you trying to spin this time? Let me just ask you. Who did you save
when we both fell into the water?â
That was the only memory that came back to her. Thinking about it made Olivia feel a piercing pain in
her heart.
Ethan knew he couldnât hide the truth anymore since she was able to ask that question.
âLiv, I had no choice back then,â he replied.
Olivia said calmly, âEven if you have some perfectly justifiable reason, you still abandoned your wife to
save someone else. Iâm sorry, but I canât feel for you. I just feel bad for myself. You were right. These
memories shouldâve remained forgotten. Having them is a burden.â
Ethan didnât know how to explain his actions to such a clear-minded Olivia. No matter what he said,
Olivia wouldnât believe him anymore, even if he were telling the truth.
In her eyes, he was already a pathological liar.
Janice glared at Ethan and took the bowl of soup from him. âLiv, ignore him. Heâs just an obstinate fool.
Iâll feed you. Eat more so you can recover quickly.â
âRecover quickly? Mom, Iâm not going to recover from this.â Olivia chuckled weakly. She wasnât a child.
She knew the chances of her survival were extremely slim.
Besides, she was in a terrible state at the moment. She probably didnât have long to live.
âStop saying stuff like that. Modern medicine is very advanced now. Thereâs nothing the doctors canât
treat. You donât have to scare yourself. Everything will be better.â Janice comforted Olivia patiently.
After all, the psychological burden of knowing how serious their condition was would sometimes severely
reduce the life span of the patient.
Olivia looked calm, like she had been through too much to be stirred up. She didnât argue with Janice
about the possibility of recovery. She simply drank the soup with her head lowered, docile like a kitten.
Ethan thought Olivia would throw a fit and demand answers. He didnât expect her to be so calm, and
almost eerily so.
After Olivia finished the soup, Ethan wanted to talk to her, but she said, âYouâve been up the whole night.
You should go home. Besides, I donât want to see you.â
Ethan was at a loss for words.
Olivia said the cruelest thing with the calmest tone. There wasnât even a shred of hatred in her eyes.
Janice noticed the dissonance between the two of them. But Olivia needed to remain calm, or it might
make her condition worse.
âGo home and change. The blood on your clothes just looks so disturbing,â Janice urged.
Ethan thought about it and agreed. He did look like a mess.
Ethan saw Jessica dozing off on the couch. Darrell had also received treatment due to the blood loss
because he was forced to kneel on the glass again after regaining consciousness.
Darrell had been kneeling for the entire night and his knees were almost completely numb.
Seeing that Ethan had returned, Jessica quickly approached him and said, âEthan, please let Darrell off
the hook for now. Heâs your brother, after all.â
Ethan, who was still in a bad mood, glared at her. âHe asked for it.â
It was unclear if Ethan was talking about himself or Darrell. After all, he was the reason everything had
turned out the way it was.