Chapter 23
The bathroom door forcefully flew open, startling Olivia, who was picking up the last strands of her hair. Watching him nervously, she said, “Hey-”
Before She could finish, her eyes were attacked by the sight of Ethan’s bare, muscular chest. Even though they had spent countless nights together in the past, it made her uncomfortable after not seeing him for over a year. She quickly averted her
gaze.
Soon, the shadow he cast and his unique scent enveloped her as he approached. Olivia instinctively cowered and stared at him warily. “What are you doing?”
Ethan slowly bent over her, his deep, dark gaze eyes falling upon her as he asked, “You said you were sick. How sick?”
Olivia didn’t know how to feel meeting his inquisitive gaze. His eyes were devoid of mockery, disdain, and aloofness; he genuinely wanted to know about her illness.
had a thought: if she told Ethan now, would he feel even the slightest bit
distance between them. His gaze seemed
I’m waiting,”
felt exceptionally
It was a ringtone Ethan had exclusively set for Marina’s
heard that ringtone regardless of what he was doing. Olivia
exclusive ringtone hit her like a bucket of cold water, leaving her cold from head to toe. She deserved it for not
to Olivia after answering the call, the look in Olivia’s eyes changed. Her conflicted feelings were gone,
“It’s nothing much. I had a cold, and I was in the
also assumed that she had a cold when
other after that phone call, and he knew nothing about her hospitalization. It pained him, and he even felt a little
of how hostile he had been, he couldn’t bring himself to utter any words
each other anymore. Why are we still holding on to this? Let’s get a divorce. I’m really tired,” Olivia said
was a bad topic to raise. As soon as it was mentioned, he thought of her smiling at Keith at City Hall. The thought of it made anger burn within Ethan, which
asked for a divorce, Ethan knew that she