As the weather turned warmer, the fireflies were also becoming more active. Their glow dotted the silent night.A cool breeze blew past, and Olivia sneezed.It was only then that Ethan straightened up. He walked toward her with a glass bottle in his hand.He must have been catching the fireflies for a while now. There were around a dozen fireflies in the glass bottle.It wasn't as magnificent as the one on the island, but the blinking lights in the bottle were still quite pretty."Are you hungry?" Ethan naturally passed the bottle to her, but Olivia didn't take it. He casually hung it on the tent. Then, he took off his coat and draped it over Olivia's body."It's getting warmer, but it's still cold in the mountains. "You didn't eat much for dinner, so you must be hungry. Look what I prepared for you."Olivia looked at him and frowned. "Why did you bring me to a place like this?"Taking her hand, Ethan led her to the roll-up table. "There may be an Aquarid meteor shower
The air between the two seemed to stiffen. Ethan's voice was a little hoarse. "Liv, what if I told you I never betrayed you?""You never betrayed me?" Olivia sneered. "Then tell me, who are Connor's parents? His face is almost the same as yours."Are you going to tell me that Marina referenced your face while sculpting him out of clay?"Ethan said, "This is exactly what I wanted to talk to you about. Connor is—"Before Ethan could explain it, his phone rang. It was a customized ringtone he set specially for Marina.This used to be the ringtone Olivia feared the most. It didn't matter what she was doing with Ethan at that moment. As soon as the ringtone sounded, he would abandon everything and run toward Marina.Olivia looked at him with a mocking expression on her face. "Why aren't you picking up? What are you scared of? "I'm not your wife anymore, so I don't even care about—"Ethan rejected the call right away. Holding Olivia's hand again, he had a serious expressio
Olivia realized that it was a meteor.She had waited many times for meteors since she was young. Even after staying up countless nights, she never managed to catch them.But the meteors had come so suddenly tonight that she didn't even prepare for it.When she came to her senses, she had already put her palms together. There was a single thought on her mind: she wished for Connor to be safe.Olivia opened her eyes. Brilliant silver light filled her vision. The white meteors dragged their long tails behind them. One by one, they streaked across the vast expanse of the sky.It was breathtakingly beautiful.Olivia felt like she was dreaming. But it was true; she was in the middle of a meteor shower.She couldn't care less about not seeing Ethan ever again. She was only thinking of the baby in her tummy.Olivia made two wishes. Firstly, she wanted Connor to be safe. Secondly, she wished that she could give birth to the baby without any problems.When Ethan was rushing
Connor's eyes lit up when he heard the word 'mommy'. Gripping the seatbelt with his tiny hands, he mumbled, "Mommy, Mommy."Now that things had come to this point, Ethan no longer wanted to hide the truth about Olivia's child back then.He wondered if she would be glad to know that the child hadn't died and that the child had been alive and well. Perhaps she wouldn't hate him that much then.While Ethan was driving, his phone rang. He answered the call. Brent's stern voice sounded over his Bluetooth earphones. "Bad news, Mr. Miller.""What is it?""We fixed the hacked surveillance cameras. Master Connor's fall wasn't an accident. "Someone pushed him. If Master Connor wasn't agile enough to stop rolling, he might have gotten a worse ending."Ethan felt his heart skip a beat. Marina was transferred to a private hospital. The hospital had built a huge spiral staircase for aesthetic purposes.If Connor rolled from the top of the staircase to the bottom, the results would b
When Connor heard that, he immediately began to cry. He shouted, "Mommy, want! Want Mommy!"Connor was a good child, and he rarely cried. But when it came to Olivia, he would cry sorrowfully.Ethan sighed helplessly. "One last time, then. We have to leave right after seeing Mommy, okay?"Connor didn't understand what Ethan meant. But he was happy as long as he could see his mother. There were still tears on his face as he nodded obediently.Reaching out, Ethan wiped away the tears in the corners of Connor's eyes. He also wiped Connor's saliva while he was at it. "Come, let's go see Mommy."The dim yellow lights blinked around the inflatable tent, looking like little stars.Connor should have been fast asleep at that hour, but at that moment, his eyes were wide in excitement. Before they even arrived, he wriggled out of Ethan's arms. Then, he ran toward the tent with his short legs.Olivia didn't feel like sleeping. She was sitting on the rug, counting the stars in the sk
Olivia opened her mouth to argue. But then, she remembered that Connor didn't understand these things at all. So, there was no point in explaining.Moreover, she only wanted him to live peacefully and grow up in bliss.Soon, Connor closed his eyes. He leaned against Olivia's chest, sleeping soundly. There was even a sliver of saliva on the corner of his mouth.Reaching out, Olivia wiped it away. She gazed at him with a gentle look.She wondered if the baby in her tummy would look like Connor when they were born. After all, they were both Ethan's children."Liv."In the silent night, Ethan's voice sounded a little hoarse and weary as it broke the silence.Olivia's expression turned cold. She didn't say anything, waiting for Ethan to continue.Ethan cleared his throat. After thinking for a long while, he finally spoke. "Connor likes you, and I know you like him too. You can treat him like your son."Olivia snorted. "Marina's leg is broken, so she can't take care of childre
Olivia was used to Ethan's coldness. She had thought that the scariest part of Ethan was his cruelty.But at that moment, she realized something. The straightforward attacks were nothing compared to the smile on his face and the affection in his eyes. Those were even scarier!Also, she was just guessing. She didn't dare reveal that she was already pregnant."Ethan, I won't love you. I never will."Ethan didn't mind. "We still have a long way ahead of us, Liv."Olivia didn't argue with him. She curled up, not daring to provoke Ethan too much.She wouldn't want to argue with someone who had lost his mind. If she ever did, she was probably tired of it all or complaining that he was the one sick of life instead.The only thing she could do right now was focus on development. She would wait until Jeff had recovered and when the baby in her tummy had grown up and was born successfully.Then, she would try to live a little longer.Before that happened, she couldn't get involv
Olivia's dreams were mostly about children. There was a period when she would dream of a beautiful field of flowers every day.In her dreams, a child was walking up to her with a pretty flower crown in his hands. Then, he smiled as he placed the flower crown on her head.Olivia relaxed her eyebrows. "Thank you, Connor.""Mommy, pretty." Connor was elated, and he smiled from ear to ear.Olivia felt like Connor would become a gentleman when he grew up. After all, he was already so gentle at a young age.Cupping Connor's face, she kissed him lightly on the cheek. Once again, she wished that he was her child.Olivia patted Connor's knees, dusting away the grass and dirt that stuck to them.Out of the corner of her eyes, she spotted Ethan standing on a hillside in the distance. He was probably worried that he would ruin her mood if he went over to them.So, he decided to just watch from a distance.Connor sat down next to her, watching the water running in the creek.If the