Chapter 607
“Don’t you find it odd, Mrs. Miller? You’ve been married into the family for so many years, but you’ve never met Mr. Miller’s parents.
“To sum it up, Mrs. Miller Senior isn’t the woman Mr. Miller Senior loves. Mr. Miller Senior’s heart belonged to someone else.
“But then, Mrs. Miller Senior got pregnant with his child with underhanded methods. She thought that Mr. Miller Senior would change his mind, but he only hated her even more.
“Thus, he chose to take care of the woman he loved, who was also pregnant then.”
When Olivia heard about the events, she felt her ch*st tightening. She felt as if someone was prying open an unseen spot with a needle.
“What happened after that?”
“Mrs. Miller Senior had hated that woman from the start. She was shunned by her husband, and she had some hormonal changes during pregnancy. So, Mrs. Miller Senior’s mental illness worsened.
“She had depression, but she held on for the sake of her child. On the day she gave birth, she and the other woman had early childbirth at the same time.
“And Mr. Miller Senior didn’t even hesitate as he chose the other woman.”
With a loud crash, the bowl of soup in Olivia’s hands fell to the floor. It shattered into pieces, and the soup splashed everywhere.
“Goodness, Mrs. Miller. What came over you? Did you get burned?” Madam Burgess hastily took some tissues. She wiped the soup that had spilled onto Olivia’s feet.
Olivia was bewildered for a moment. She felt as if there was once a wound in her heart, and now, someone was opening it by force. The wound hadn’t healed yet, but it was now exposed.
The old wound had yet to heal, and blood began to drip from it.
Olivia lowered her head to look at her feet as if that was her wound.
She had no idea what was going on with her.
It was someone else’s story, so why did she feel like she had gone through the same thing?
“I’m fine. What happened to them after that?”
Madam Burgess threw away the tissues. After making sure that Olivia was fine, she sat down again and continued, “This
incident became Mrs. Miller Senior’s biggest trauma.
“After giving birth, she seemed to have turned into another person altogether. Mrs. Miller, you’re a woman too, so you should know how terrifying postpartum depression can be.
“Mrs. Miller Senior was quite pitiful, to be honest. Was she to blame for falling in love with someone? That was why she
vented her anger on Mr. Miller.
“She became aggressive, and she’d hurt herself or other people from time to time.”
At that, Madam Burgess sighed. “I heard that Mr. Miller was a premature baby, so he was placed in an incubator right after he was born. Then, he was finally taken out and brought to Mrs. Miller Senior.
“But without any warning, she took him and threw him to the floor. If Madam Eugenia hadn’t reacted quickly, Mr. Miller
would’ve been done for.”
Olivia said, “But he’s her biological son.”
“Indeed. Mrs. Miller Senior was already deep in postpartum depression back then. So, Madam Eugenia could only separate her from Mr. Miller.
“Madam Eugenia and the nanny would then take care of Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller was a considerate child from a young age. He wanted to get close to his mother too.
“On the day of his third birthday, Mrs. Miller Senior had been receiving treatment for a few years by then. She looked just like any other person.
“But when everyone had let down their guard, Mrs. Miller Senior suddenly lost her mind. She took Mr. Miller and tried to jump off a building.”
When Olivia heard that, she felt her heart squeeze. Ethan was only three years old back then.
“Did she jump?”
“It’s a good thing that they weren’t too high up. She jumped from the second floor of the villa, and there was a patch of gra*s underneath.
“Mr. Miller was a lucky child, and he only had a minor issue with a leg bone. He recovered after six months. Since then, Madam Eugenia never dared to let Mr. Miller get close to Mrs. Miller Senior.
“Mrs. Miller Senior had lived a pitiful and hateful life. She had tried to attack Mr. Miller countless times. But Mr. Miller was innocent all along, and he was so young then…”
Madam Burgess had a sorrowful look on her face. “So, Mr. Miller looks like a cold man, born into a family where his parents didn’t love him.
but what would you expect? He was
“Even Madam Eugenia, who treated him well, has pa*sed away. To be honest, he has suffered a lot. He only has you now. You’re Mr. Miller’s family and also the love of his life.
“Please get along well with him in the future.”
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 …
