In the Miller residence, the man on the bed moved his fingers. Then, he shouted, "Liv!"Opening his eyes, he sat up and looked around him in terror.Janice sighed in relief. "You're finally awake. You've been unconscious for three whole days."Ethan's memories were still stuck at the beach. He hastily asked, "Mom! Liv, did you find Liv?"Janice's heart ached. She didn't dare tell him the ending."Ethan, please prepare yourself for this. Olivia is … She is …""No, that can't be! Liv can't be dead!" Ethan couldn't accept the truth.He got out of bed bare-footed and then ran outside the door."Liv, where are you? Are you avoiding me? Liv, stop hiding!"Ethan searched the place, feeling desperate and lost. He walked into the bedroom on the first floor. Everything in the room remained the same as when Olivia left.The clean bedding was neatly folded. The flowers in the vase were the ones picked from the yard a week ago. The flowers had wilted, their heads drooping as if life had b
Once again, Ethan went back to the sea. Kelvin and Brent looked exhausted. They had shifts, but they hadn't rested much in the past few days. There were dark circles under their eyes.They were all too aware of how important Olivia was to Ethan. They had added countless men to this operation, and they were using all their resources to look for Olivia.When they saw Ethan, they hastily went up to him. "Mr. Miller."Ethan's eyes were red. He was wearing a black suit, but he didn't look as upright as he used to be. He looked more haggard instead.When he spoke, his voice was a little hoarse. "Did you find anything?"Brent shook his head. "Not for now. The area Mrs. Miller disappeared in is a little complicated. Back then, she encountered an offshore current, and she was brought far out to sea."The area over there happens to be a fault zone, and it's more than 300 feet deep. The visibility isn't too great either, so it's more difficult to salvage anything there."Ethan clenched his
Ethan glanced at the stars in the sky. A helpless smile appeared on his face."Even if she didn't die and I brought her back after finding her, history is only going to repeat itself. I'll only be making her sad again."If I let her stay with me, she'll be like flowers in a vase, which will wilt in no time. Perhaps … she'll live a better life if I let her go."Kelvin and Brent were in disbelief when they heard Ethan saying those words."Mr. Miller, are you truly willing to let Mrs. Miller go?""In the past, I always wanted her to stay with me. But accidents kept happening, and Liv now hates me to the core. If this is what she truly wants, then I'll let her have her way."Ethan sighed."Those are all my speculations, and I don't have any evidence to back them up. For now, verify if she's still alive. Check her phone location and Keith's movements in the past week. Remember, don't alert them.""Understood, Mr. Miller.""Would you like to go back first?"Ethan shook his head. "I
Brent said, "I feel like you've changed, Mr. Miller.""In the past, I always thought that my arrangements were the best decisions for her. But in reality, I've hurt her time and again. Moreover, it's not a bad thing for Liv to fake her death."She can fool me and also her enemy, so this can indeed be the safest route for her. She doesn't have to constantly worry about being assassinated."Brent said, "So, Mr. Miller, other than putting on this act to deceive Mrs. Miller, you're also trying to fool the enemy.""Only then can we have more time to investigate. This is the time when that person will let down their guard. But before that, I have something to do.""What is it?""I have to clear some obstacles."News of Olivia dying from her incurable disease quickly spread. Olivia's funeral was held tonight, and almost everyone from the upper-class society attended it.Janice's eyes were red. She quite liked this daughter-in-law of hers, but sadly, Olivia passed away too early.Haro
Ethan didn't dodge. Stepping forward, Brent separated Everly from Ethan. "Please calm down, Ms. Hilton. Things have turned out like this, but Mr. Miller never wanted it to happen."It was Mrs. Miller herself who chose this path. Mr. Miller is already sad enough as it is."Everly couldn't hold it in. With tears running down her face, she howled, "You jerk. Liv was already recovering, but you must've provoked her again. Liv is so unlucky to have met you."She stepped around Brent. She was wearing high heels, so she was only half a head shorter than Ethan. She grabbed Ethan's collar with both hands."What crimes did Liv commit that you had to treat her like that?"Ethan lowered his gaze, saying calmly, "She never did anything wrong. I'm the one at fault."Everly was pissed, but now that things had turned out like this, she couldn't do anything about it.It wouldn't make a difference even if she killed Ethan. Olivia would not be coming back.But she couldn't just hold in her fury.
Everyone was startled at the loud sound of flesh hitting the tiles.This wasn't paying respects, this was attempted murder!Was Ethan crazy? What had the woman done to him that he would be so cruel toward her?Leia probably never expected this. She was just here to look on, but she was found out in the end. Also, the one who did this to her was her older brother, whom she cared about the most.In her competition with Olivia, she had always been the one Ethan chose.Last time, he even injured Olivia's hand for her sake.So how did things turn out like this?Leia's head was spinning from the impact. The skin on her head was also in a bloody mess.Did Ethan know how hard she had worked just to get her current appearance?"You must have gotten the wrong person, Mr. Miller! I've never done anything to you. Why would you treat me like this?" Leia lowered her voice on purpose, but she couldn't hide the hoarseness in it.Even if her face could be restored, she couldn't fix her voice,
Ethan already had a lead. He was about 70% sure that Olivia was still alive and that he could soon find out where she was right now.His expression remained unaffected as he said, "Thanks."Keith met Ethan's gaze. Ethan's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like he had lost a lot of weight. Keith could see that for the past few days, every single second had been torture to him.The people who attended the funeral found it weird. Never mind someone bleeding at the funeral, the Miller family didn't even stop Ethan, allowing him to continue kneeling.There was a great meaning behind a man prostrating himself, and it was only reserved for the most reverent of times.But now, Ethan was kneeling to pay respects to his wife. He was even kneeling for a long time, refusing to get up.Time ticked by, and the sky grew dark. Unable to endure it any longer, Leia fainted.Janice hastily went forward. "That's enough, Ethan."Ethan looked at Leia. The blood on her forehead had already clotted,
After what happened last time, Leia was filled with fear toward Ethan. She subconsciously trembled.Janice thought that Ethan had vented enough. After all, Leia had been unconscious for a whole day, and the medical team Ethan hired had taken extra care of her during that period."Kid, Leia has just woken up. You're scaring her like this."Ethan glanced at her calmly. "Mom, did you think that the matter of her hurting Liv would end here?"Janice's expression shifted as well. She warily stood in front of Leia, blocking Ethan's sharp gaze."Look, her head is already injured. Even if she did something bad to Liv in the past, isn't this enough to make up for it?"Janice liked Olivia, and she pitied their marriage. But Leia was her daughter, after all.The human heart was made of flesh, not stone. If Janice had to choose between her deceased daughter-in-law and her daughter, of course, she would choose her daughter.Sneering, Ethan hobbled up to Leia.He had knelt for so long that h