Chapter 35
Olivia was initially confused by Marina’s dramatic response. She wondered how she could trip on flat ground. It all had to be a charade she was orchestrating.
She knew Ethan was coming back. Of course, she brought the baby wherever she went. It wasn’t even a surprise that she would fall with the baby in her arms. Even the angle she fell looked like it was intentionally going to hurt the baby!
She was ruthless. She would even use her baby as leverage to get what she wanted.
When she saw that Connor was about to hit the ground, her body acted faster than her rationale. She immediately caught Connor and cushioned his fall with her body.
However, the weight fell mostly on the arm where her mediport was. The doctor reminded her many times not to pick up heavy objects and risk hurting her arm.
She couldn’t be bothered with that as the baby was falling. Although he wasn’t a newborn, and he was small and light, she didn’t think about what it would do to her body.
world spun, and her arm burned with excruciating
she opened her eyes, she saw the baby lying in her embrace. His set of big eyes looked at her curiously. Olivia could finally relax.
first thing Marina did when she got up was scold Olivia. “Miss Fordham, I know you hate me,
assume that Olivia was trying to
fight. She was breaking out in a cold sweat from the pain in her
but the boy refused to leave. His tiny hands grabbed onto Olivia’s
Connor was young, he immediately shut up. He looked at Olivia, aggrieved. He looked
crying again, not wanting
wants you,” Marina said pitifully. “I brought him here, but I
unpleasantly interrupted her whining. “I’m sending the both of
sky. She wanted to get up, but her body felt like it was eighty years old. She had no strength to get up
a hand, so she
her from the corner of his eye and said, “I’ll
curled
didn’t believe her when she was hurting so