Chapter 796
Olivia shook her head. “We should keep things simple and just stay on the ship.”
Logan hesitated before saying, “Ms. Fordham, may I ask why you’re taking such a risk just to get back to
Ariandia?
“You aren’t exactly in the best of health, and I heard you don’t have any relatives there. Why would you
want to go back?”
“Yeah. I have some things I need to do.”
Olivia was tight-l*pped. She didn’t reveal anything to him. Logan respected that and didn’t ask any more
questions.
“You should get some rest, then.”
It would take around half a day for the ship to dock, resupply, and get maintenance work done. Olivia
didn’t even get off the ship. She didn’t even leave her room.
She marked her calendar with a red pen. She was getting closer to Aldenvine. She would be able to see
her children after some more time.
After a while, a sailor came to update her about the situation.
“Ms. Fordham, I’m sorry. There’s some problem with the ship. Technicians are looking into it, but we won’t
be able to set sail today.”
“How long would repairs be?”
“If everything goes well, we can finish in a day. If not, it might take two to three days.
“Everyone is working overtime to get the ship running. The captain instructed me to update you about this.
“If you’re bored, you can take a look around the island.”
“Okay. Thanks for letting me know!”
Olivia wasn’t really interested in going on the island. She replied, “Thanks for the invitation, but I don’t feel
like going to the island.”
“Alright. The captain and some of the other men will be going to the tavern for some drinks. You can call
us if you need anything.”
“Will do.”
The night seemed more peacefui at the dock. There weren’t any roaring waves. Olivia was sitting on the
deck.
Stargazing had become one of her habits on the ship.
Suddenly, someone draped a cloak on her. Logan went to sit beside her, and for the first time, he had a
beer in his hand.
“Why didn’t you go to the tavern for a drink? Surely, spending so many days out at sea has been
unbearable for you.”
Logan opened the beer and took two swigs.
Then, he slowly replied, “My duty is to keep you safe. I can’t just take the money and do nothing. Besides, I
don’t think it’s that unbearable.”
Olivia propped her head up with her hands and gazed at the twinkling stars.
“What do you plan to do after you’ve escorted me to Aldenvine?”
“I”
Logan laid down on the deck and said, “I’ve been a wanderer all my life. I’ll go where life takes me. I live
until fate decides to end me.”
He raised his beer in the air and continued, “Here’s a toast to tomorrowand to the future. May we enjoy
life whenever we can, for life is short.”
Olvia looked at his carefree demeanor and felt a little envious. She wanted to be free, too.
Suddenly, gunshots sounded at the docks. A silhouette dashed to the side of a cliff and hid the two
children he was holding under a rock.
He told them, “Be good and stay here quietly. I’ll be back soon.”
The children nodded at him and said, “Daddy, be careful …’
They were used to life on the run. They were still so young, but they were already well aware of what
dangers there were out there.
The man quickly leaped away and started running. Countless gunshots were fired behind him.
There were gunshots and footsteps.
The little girl was so scared that she was trembling all over. She had just seen a cat shot by a gun recently
The cat lay in its own blood and never opened its eyes again.
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 …
