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It was only then that Ethan came to his senses. He was so elated that desire clouded his thoughts. Olivia had descended in the heavy rain,
so she must have gotten hurt.
“Where are you hurt, Liv?”
Even until now, Olivia’s mind was in a mess. Before this, she went
after Ethan without care for anything else. Now that she had bumped
into Ethan for real, her face was filled with an awkward expression.
After all, she even spoke harshly to Ethan last night. She was eating
her words too soon.
She didn’t know how she should talk to Ethan. Her mind was in a
mess, and her heart was even messier.
“I-I’m fine.”
There wasn’t any illumination in the cave, and the light from outside
was meager.
It was daytime, but in reality, it wasn’t much different from night.
Fortunately, Ethan was very experienced in survival in the wild. He had
gathered lots of firewood before it rained. He hadn’t gotten the
chance to use them yet, but now that Olivia was here, they came in
handy.
Ethan took out a lighter. Then, he quickly lit the firewood.
A warm glow instantly lit up the dark cave.
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Turning around, Ethan studied Olivia She was wearing a black
windproof mountaineering jacket. Her jacket was torn in many spots, and he could faintly see the straps under the jacket.
“Where were you hurt?” he asked again.
Olivia felt that after she had trained herself for so long, she didn’t
want to show her weak side to Ethan.
She subconsciously hid her hand behind her. “Why would I be hurt? I’m familiar with the paths on this mountain. I-”
Grabbing her wrist, Ethan pulled her hand out. The sight of her bloody
palm caused Ethan’s heart to ache. “Liv!”
“I’m fine. I’m not as weak as you imagine. Minor injuries like this will
heal in a few days.”
But Ethan’s eyes turned red. “I’m sorry, I caused you to be hurt again.”
“What are you talking about? I didn’t do it for you. I-I just didn’t want you to die here. People might say that I’m a bad doctor. I … Mm …”
That was the only way Ethan could stop her from saying things she
didn’t mean. Even if he were an idiot, he could still figure out Olivia’s
true feelings.
Perhaps because he was in too much of a hurry to get Olivia to reconcile with him, he had overlooked the consequences of his
actions on her heart.
The troubles weighing on her heart weren’t resolved back then, or
perhaps even she wasn’t sure what she truly wanted.
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He had to give her some time for her to realize that he was being
sincere.
Ethan let go of her. “Don’t move. I have a first aid kit here, so I’ll apply some ointment for you. It’ll be troublesome if your wounds get
infected in a place like this.”
Olivia stopped being stubborn. She knew many medicinal herbs, but
their effects weren’t as fast as conventional medicine.
She obediently allowed Ethan to clean her wounds. Then, he
disinfected them and bandaged them in one go.
He wasn’t a doctor, but he bandaged wounds very quickly. She could
see right away that he was used to getting hurt himself.
She subconsciously felt some sympathy for him. Cyril, the kind soul, had put in many good words for him.
Ethan added more firewood to the fire. He even set up a simple
grilling rack with branches.
“Your clothes are drenched. You have to take them off and dry them
over the fire.”
“It’s okay, I …” Olivia wanted to decline.
But Ethan insisted. “If you’re not taking them off, I’ll do it. You know
how quick I am with these things.”
When he saw Olivia pouting, he softened his voice.
“Don’t worry, I brought a down sleeping bag. Get in and rest for a
moment. I’ll dry the clothes for you, and they’ll be done in no time.”
It truly was uncomfortable to keep the wet clothes on her. Olivia said exasperatedly, ‘Fine. Turn around. Don’t look at me.”
When she said that, she regretted it immediately. They had done everything last night, so wasn’t it too late for her to say these things
now?
But Ethan was much more obedient compared to last night. “Alright, I won’t look. I have some clothes in my bag, so put them on for the time being. They’re clean.”
With that, he got up and went out. ‘Ill scatter the insect repellent
powder.”
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Olivia found a large shirt of Ethan’s. After changing into it, she hastily lay in the sleeping bag.
Ethan came back soon enough. Olivia poked only her head out of the sleeping bag. It reminded him of when they were just getting used to each other when they were newlyweds.
Even though Ethan was wearing waterproof clothes, he was quite wet as well. Taking off his jacket, he placed it on the rack. He was wearing a white T-shirt underneath.
Because of the moisture, his shirt was snug against his b*dy. The lines of his muscles were completely exposed.
Ethan asked in a low voice, “Liv … Can I take off my top?”
After what happened last night, he didn’t dare stimulate Olivia again.
Olivia turned away. “Okay.”
Taking off his top, Ethan placed it on the rack as well. When he saw Olivia looking away, he smiled like an idiot.
He felt like he was dreaming. He couldn’t believe that Olivia risked her
life to look for him. If this wasn’t love, then what was?
Ethan suddenly felt that all this was worth getting poisoned for. If not,
he wouldn’t have been able to meet Olivia, whom he had been
missing forever.
He finally saw Olivia budging a little, so from now on, his every step
had to be steady and sure.
Ethan kept adding firewood to the fire. The firewood burned quickly, and he had no idea how long the rain was going to last.
There was an extreme temperature difference between day and night in the forest. He knew very well how cold it could get on a rainy night.
If the rain refused to let up, they might have to burn through lots of firewood tonight.
He had to prepare ample supplies beforehand. Even though he had gathered a lot of firewood, they wouldn’t keep the fire going until
tomorrow.
With Olivia around, he wanted her to spend her days as comfortably
as possible.
“Liv, I’m going out for a moment. I’ll be right back.”
Taking out his knife, he went somewhere nearby. Ethan came back after an hour. He was carrying a large bundle of wood on his bare upper b*dy, and he was also hauling another bundle behind him.
Without his clothes to hide it, his stunning figure was completely
exposed.
His pecs and abs were in clear view, and his Adonis belt stretched beneath his utility pants.
He was wet all over, and droplets of water dripped from the ends of
his hair.
Ethan looked very manly with that appearance of his!
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 …
