Ethan knew Olivia so well that he was certain she wouldn't stay by his side after what had happened.He had long expected such a day would come, so he had been avoiding her and simply wishing that the day would come later. She first poured him a glass of water before seating herself on a chair. "Speaking about it, this is the first time I've poured you a glass of water even though you've been looking after us for a long time."Looking sideways, Ethan coughed with a fist over his mouth. "Thank you.""Would you like to take your medicine?" asked the concerned Olivia."It's alright. It's just the coughing. I'm much better now.""Thank you so much for what you've done for us. You're a nice person. You're hard-working and experienced. It's unbecoming of me to make you look after the kids. You're still young. You should try building a career out there," she said implicitly.Ethan held the glass with two hands. His fingers caressed the smooth surface slowly. He lowered his gaze, and n
Before Olivia spoke, Ethan added, "Don't see it as a burden. The fact that I like you is my business to deal with. I'll diminish my presence as I did before. I won't intervene much in your life but … liking you is my right. You can kill me, but you can't stop me from liking you."Her ears were burning at his honesty, which caught her off-guard. She didn't know how to respond to that.Ethan broke the awkwardness as he lifted his blanket to get out of bed. "Okay, I told you not to see it as a burden. Let me send you back. It's getting late. You should rest up.""It's alright. I can walk back by myself. It's not that far.""The ship's not that safe at night. I can walk you back." He had already put on his coat. Noticing that she was wearing thin layers, he casually draped another coat over her shoulders.Before she could reject him, Ethan explained, "It's clean.""I—I didn't mean it that way. I …""I know." Standing by the door, he reached out his hand for her.Olivia blinked he
Ethan would still cough at times. After walking Olivia to her door, he gave her a few reminders and left.Her body was weaker than the average person's, and he had yet to fully recover. It was easy to spread the disease to her and Alicia. So, Ethan decided to return to her only after he recovered for their sake.Moreover, it was a difficult decision for Olivia to let him stay. It was better for him to distance himself from her for now so as to not pressure her.Ethan handed her a dagger, reminding her not to leave the room randomly for safety purposes.Olivia entered her room, where Joshua and Alicia were having fun together.Alicia had plastered stickers of stars and moons on his face. He was wearing a necklace and a pair of earrings. There were even acrylic nails on his fingernails.Holding a magical wand, he was in the middle of a transformation. "In the name of the moon …"Before he could twirl a complete circle, he noticed Olivia standing by the door. His smile went sti
Alicia had gone missing! She ran away while Olivia was exercising!Alicia had always been a good girl, so Olivia didn't expect the child to run out of the room without her knowledge to look for Logan.Olivia thought, "Does she know what kind of place this ship is? Does she know how many perverted people are on board?"Despite her young age, Alicia was a beautiful girl. What if she became someone's target?There were a lot of rich people with twisted minds, and there were a lot of consequences scarier than threats.For instance, people with kinks for legs and hair would announce a job on the dark web. Then, that particular business would look for suitable candidates worldwide.After securing their targets, they would approach their prey. Some naive girls would go abroad to meet their online dates, only to be sold after that.Some of them had their organs or body parts sold. Once their value depreciated, they would be sold to perverted buyers to become part of their disabled colle
Olivia almost went insane at that moment. A sense of foreboding clouded her. "Have you seen her? Where is she?"Flora crooked her finger at Olivia. "Follow me. I'll take you to her."It was a lure by a devil.If Alicia was in Flora's hands, Flora could've just handed over the child. Flora didn't have to bring Olivia over there.Therefore, Olivia realized that Alicia wasn't the only target. She was one of the targets too.Olivia wondered, "Is it the mastermind? No, she wouldn't have done it this way. She always takes it simpler. Judging from this woman's accent, she seems to be from Arlandia. She doesn't sound like someone from Aldenvine. I haven't seen her before either."Since it wasn't an old grudge, it was a new one.Olivia touched the dagger from Ethan, which could be used during danger.The calm Olivia played dumb. "Really? The girl is with you? That's great! She's so little. I was afraid that she might run into danger after running away. You're so kind."As Olivia had ex
How gorgeous was Olivia? Even without any makeup and fixes, her skin was as pale as the snow and her soft lips were naturally rosy.Her features were sharp and defined.Despite Olivia's cold gaze, Flora couldn't help but exclaim at Olivia's beauty as a woman herself.Flora had seen a lot of women before, but none of their bare faces were on par with hers.It was no wonder that man didn't budge an inch no matter how she seduced him.How could he possibly avert his eyes onto another woman when he had the perfect woman?Flora caressed Olivia's cheek. "What a beautiful face."Judging from Flora's immersed expression, she didn't seem like she would kill Olivia. Flora was completely different from those who came after Olivia's life in the past."Who are you? What are you after? If it's money, you can name the price as long as you let go of the child."Olivia had ten million dollars when she divorced Ethan. In addition to the dividends she received annually, she was loaded with cas
Ethan was feeling better after two more days, but his coughing didn't get any better.Since they were reaching Aldenvine soon, Kelvin and Brent alighted from the ship in secret.Firstly, they needed to deliver the contracts signed by Ethan back and handle some stuff in the company.Secondly, Ethan needed to make early arrangements so that Olivia wouldn't suspect him after alighting from the ship.The days passed by peacefully. Joshua brought meals to Olivia as usual, and nothing went wrong.It was only when the sun rose today that something unusual happened.Someone knocked on Ethan's door. It wasn't time for housekeeping, so he wondered if it was Olivia.His expression changed as he was still in the middle of a meeting. He hadn't changed yet!He motioned for Joshua to check on the incoming guest."There's no one." He opened the door, only to realize that there was no one. A box was placed in front of the door. "Weird. Is this a little gift from the crew?"Curious, he opene
Flora injected drugs into Olivia, making her feel sluggish. Her legs felt light, and dizziness clouded her mind, adding weight to her head.It slowed down Olivia's response system.She could hear what Flora was saying, but it took her a few seconds longer than usual to respond.For example, rationality was telling her to escape, but her sluggish limbs weren't listening to the orders.She didn't have the energy.Now that she was given drugs, Olivia wondered, "How's Alicia? Where is she? Did this perverted woman do anything to her?"Someone changed Olivia's clothes and styled her forcefully.Flora looked at the dolled-up Olivia, who was as beautiful as the moon in the sky."God shows kindness to you without holding back, huh? How could He give you such a face?" Flora touched Olivia's face like a pervert.The repulse made Olivia's skin crawl. Her voice was lifeless. "Let us go or you'll regret it. My ex-husband won't let you off the hook …"Flora scoffed. "As you said, he's your