Chapter 1040
As Olivia stood on the cliff, the wind tousled her hair. Below her, the clouds and mist blocked her view, so she couldn’t make out any figures at all.
Olivia could understand why Ethan would choose this path. It was dangerous, but at least it was manageable as long as there was no
rain.
This path was the only one without poison or wild beasts. The only
danger was the weather, but he had experience in rock climbing.
But it was too dangerous for him to go down blindly without proper
equipment. If he were even a little distracted, he would fall to certain
death!
“Mrs. Miller, are you sure that Mr. Miller took that path?”
Olivia nodded. “His scent was cut off here. Look, there’s also a length of rope. He must have made it before he left.”
“I’ll go look for him right now.”
“No, you’re not as familiar with this mountain as I am. Moreover, you have to get acupuncture for your leg every day, and you’re banned from any vigorous activities.
“You don’t want to be crippled for life, do you?”
Cyril started, “So you mean…”
Olivia patted him on the shoulder. “Il do it. It’s my territory, after all. I
can’t let him get in danger
Moreover, she had already decided to leave soon. She was going to leave the mountain as well.
“Please take good care of Madam Wendy.”
“You can’t do this, Mrs. Miller. It’s too dangerous.”
“Just take care of yourself. I’ve done many dangerous things in the past, so what difference can one more make?”
With that, Olivia used Ethan’s rope as she found a foothold before slowly descending. Ethan probably left sometime near dawn. If not, it would’ve been too dark and dangerous for him.
It had probably only been about two hours since he left. If she quickened her pace, she could catch up to him.
This wasn’t Olivia’s first time taking this path.
Back then, when she wanted to train, she made full use of this cliff.
She kept recalling how the nurses and doctors looked at her when Ethan was sent into the emergency room back then. Krystal’s slap
also told Olivia that she didn’t belong in this world and that she was
an outsider.
Olivia was determined. Before giving birth, she worked hard to learn
medicine. After she recovered from giving birth, she started physical fitness training.
After her illness was cured, her current strength was on par with a
man’s.
Even Cyril was shocked when he saw her flitting along the rocky cliff with great agility. He could see that other than gaining medical skills, Olivia had also undergone other changes.
Olivia’s figure was quickly shrouded by the mist and clouds. The weather was decent today, so there was no risk of a landslide.
Perhaps because she was progressing too smoothly, not long after she had that thought, the weather started to change. Dark clouds
loomed over the area.
The rain in the mountains would come and go in the blink of an eye. A few raindrops had already started to fall.
Oh no!
Every time it rained, the cliff would become very slippery. A landslide.
could happen at any moment.
She had just descended,
co she could make it in time if she started
going back up now. If not, she would also be in danger soon.
But when Olivia thought about Ethan’s forlorn figure when he left, she gritted her teeth and continued making her way down.
There was an uninhabited forest under the cliff. Without any locals.
guiding him, he might get trapped there.
The raindrops grew larger, and the rope was already exhausted. She had to continue her journey on her own.
She wasn’t well-equipped, and many of the rocks had moss growing on them. They would become very slippery as soon as they got wet.
Olivia hadn’t found Ethan yet, but she had already found herself in
trouble.
The rain kept pouring, and the mountain was enveloped in clouds and mist. She could barely see anything.
Every step was riddled with danger. Olivia found a slightly wider platform to stand on. She decided to continue her descent after the
rain let up.
The rain in the mountains usually didn’t last long, but today, the
elements were working against her. The rain didn’t show any signs of stopping, and it even grew heavier.
Olivia didn’t dare to stay there, so she had no choice but to find her
way.
If she delayed any longer, she would die here.
It seems Ethan only ever married Olivia to take revenge for what happened to his little sister. While Olivia is plagued by her sickness, he holds her chin and says coldly, “This is what your family owes me.” Now, she has no family and no future.
Her father becomes comatose after a car accident, leaving her with nothing to live for. Thus, she hurls herself from a building. “The life my family owes will now be repaid.” At this, Ethan, who’s usually calm, panics while begging for Olivia to come back as if he’s in a state of frenzy …
