Chapter 168
Ethan returned home after dealing with the Carlton family. He initially thought Olivia would wait for him in the living room like before.
No matter how late he returned home, she would always sleep on the couch in the living room.
She always made sure the lights were turned on when he returned.
However, the house was shrouded by darkness when he opened the door. She wasn’t on the couch either.
Ethan was tipsy.
Before this, Olivia would welcome him home. She would grumble while looking for hangover pills for him.
She was naggy, but he loved it.
Unlike before, he felt cold although the heater was turned on.
He opened the bedroom door. Thanks to the lightning from the hallway, he could see the bump on the bed.
Olivia fell asleep a moment ago.
Ethan pulled her into his embrace. The air that reeked of alcohol woke her up.
“You drank?”
Hearing her groggy voice, he grumbled, “Olivia, you’ve changed.”
It didn’t make sense to her. “Are you kidding me? You’re the one who had a change of heart first.”
He wrapped his arms tightly around her. He appeared mild at the moment.
“I didn’t. I never did.” His drowsy voice rang into her ears.
Olivia didn’t buy it. After all, his and Marina’s son was already a year old.
How could he claim that he never had a change of heart?
Nevertheless, she knew his character all too well that she should let him be. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to have a good night’s sleep tonight.
Just like that, she nestled in his arms quietly. She didn’t want to tick him off.
As she had expected, her obedient reaction comforted him.
Ethan hugged her tighter and rested his head on her shoulder. “Liv, I barely found you. Can you not run away again?”
It had been a long time since she last heard his gentle tone.
If this happened two months ago, she would’ve been elated.
Now, it didn’t affect her emotions a single bit.
She was aware that it was empty words said under the influence of alcohol. Once the sun rose, he would return to his original self again.
Love and respect wouldn’t be able to fix their relationship anymore. One of them had to have a downfall before they could find
peace.
That night, Ethan hugged her tightly as if he had found his lost treasure at long last.
There were no hurtful words, only gentleness.
He soon drifted into dreamland. Olivia, who was used to sleeping alone, couldn’t sleep because of his warmth.
Belle’s death was all she could think of.
After making sure that he was deep asleep, she slid out of his arms.
She put on a cardigan and sneaked to the study.
She reopened the safe, which was unlocked with her birthdate. She didn’t know whether to see him as fickle or loyal.
Olivia was confident that she missed something.
Leia’s death must be related to Jeff and Belle in some way.
Olivia wasn’t in a hurry. Instead of reading other people’s information, she fl*pped through Leia’s information.
Leia’s death was taboo to Ethan, so Olivia didn’t dare to bring it up before this.
Thus, she didn’t peruse the documents related to Leia.
Aside from Leia’s toys, there was a brown paper bag in the safe.
Olivia thought, “If I’m dead, will my whole life be written on a stack of papers? And be consigned to oblivion after ten years?”
Leia’s adoptive parents pa*sed away years ago. What about her friends?
There should be at least a trace of someone’s existence in this world.
Olivia snapped pictures of the documents, believing that the truth was hidden within them. While she was on tenterhooks, a cold voice sounded from the door. “Are you done reading?
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 …
