Chapter 606
Ethan remembered what had happened last night. So, he decided not to let Olivia receive any more stimulation. But he didn’t want her to think that he was deceiving her.
He skirted around the issue and said, “There was a small problem. It’s the incident with Kelvin. Things are getting out of hand online, so I don’t want those trivial matters to upset you.”
“Is it very tricky?”
“Not exactly. I didn’t let the PR department do their job because we’re still collecting evidence. Some people are trying to make use of the chaos to stir up trouble.”
Leaning in, Ethan gently pinched her cheek as he spoke lovingly, “You don’t have to think about these things. After resolving this issue, we’ll be moving overseas.
“Rest well at home for the next few days, and avoid these negative news articles. I wouldn’t want you to get affected by this.”
Olivia knew that he was doing this for her good. So, she didn’t insist on her opinion. “Alright. Please save Kelvin as soon as possible.”
“Sure. I have to go out to handle some matters today. Be good and wait for me at home.”
“Okay.”
Ethan planted a k*ss on her forehead. Then, he turned around and went downstairs.
Listening to the sounds of the car starting outside, Olivia saw him off.
She wasn’t fond of looking at her phone anyway. The biggest role her phone played was to fill in the holes in her memory.
Madam Burgess had already prepared a feast for breakfast, and she was even humming in the kitchen. She seemed to be in a good mood as she pulled out the chair for Olivia.
“Mrs. Miller, you’re so skinny, so you should eat more. When you’re overseas, you won’t be able to taste my cooking even if you wanted to.”
“I’ll miss you so much, Madam Burgess.”
Madam Burgess had always been a straightforward woman. She was happy at first, but then, she thought about their imminent parting. A look of longing flashed across her face.
“I’ll miss you too. Mr. Miller suggested that I go overseas with you to take care of you, but I have my children and family as well. For most of my life, I’ve been rooted to this place.
“Out there, it’s an unfamiliar territory with strangers everywhere. It’s also quite inconvenient to go home and visit. So, I had no choice but to decline Mr. Miller’s suggestion.”
As Madam Burgess spoke, she never stopped moving. She served Olivia some food.
“Mr. Miller is a good man. He truly does love you. You two have been through too much all these years.
“But no matter what happens, Mrs. Miller, just trust Mr. Miller. He’s the one who loves you the most in this world.”
Madam Burgess wiped her tears as she spoke pausingly. This was probably a good ending for Olivia.
She would take good care of Olivia in the last few days so that there would be no regrets.
Affected by the mood of parting, Olivia felt a little downcast as well.
“It’s almost New Year’s. You can spend New Year’s Day with your family this year.”
Smiling, Madam Burgess said, “Yes, but after you two go overseas, you can spend New Year’s Day with family as well.
“After Madam Eugenia pa*sed away, Mr. Miller has been through quite a lot of hardships in recent years.”
At the mention of Ethan’s family, Olivia felt nervous for some reason.
“Madam Burgess, Ethan rarely tells me about his family. What are his parents like?”
“Oh, Mrs. Miller, I’m just a housekeeper. I shouldn’t gossip about these things. I can only say that Mr. Miller has been through tough times.
“Mrs. Miller Senior had always been a little unstable in her mental state. Mr. Miller never received motherly love from her.
“They rarely meet each other, and even if they spend time together, it’d always be filled with conflict.”
Olivia asked, “How so?”
Madam Burgess pulled up a chair and sat down next to Olivia. “Well, I guess it’s not a bad thing for you to hear about these things sooner.
“You can learn from it, or you’ll be at a disadvantage when you get there in the future.”
Olivia nodded eagerly. “Go on, Madam Burgess.”
“It all started with Mr. Miller Senior.”
He was the man who never showed up, and Ethan had never even mentioned him before. “What happened with his dad?”
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 …
