INSTALL Chapter 10 He drove like a madman all the way there . Flashes of memories about Olivia kept rushing through his mind , the way she'd looked at him lately , void of love ; how she barely reacted anymore to the torment he and Sebastian had put her through . Then there was the incident at the hospital when she coughed up blood , even from a light bump . The painkillers she always carried in her purse . The vague words from the doctor , the ones they hadn't quite caught at the time … Now , every detail came back in vivid , excruciating clarity . It had all been there , right in front of him . By the time he pulled up in front of the police station , his knuckles were white from gripping the steering wheel . But now , faced with the doors , he couldn't bring himself to go in . He stood there stiffly for a long time until his limbs went numb . Only then did he finally force himself to lift up his head and open the door . A staff member came to greet him and led him to an office . The officer handed him a small bag . " These were Miss Sinclair's personal effects . " Inside were a medical report and a flash drive . Ethan unfolded the report , and his gaze landed on the words at the bottom : [ Late - stage Cancer ] The words pierced his chest like a blade . He seemed unable to withstand the shock and his body swayed slightly , and the hand holding the thin sheet of paper trembled uncontrollably . He had no idea what was on the flash drive , so he stuffed it into his pocket without thinking . Chapter 10 45.45 % GoodShort Every step closer to love brings Lilian face to face 4.9 FREE Google Play INSTALL Drama with deadly enemies … " Where is Olivia ? " It took him a long while to choke out the question , his voice hoarse and barely audible . They brought him to the coroner's examination room . " When we arrived , she was already gone . According to surveillance footage , Miss Sinclair jumped off the bridge around 8 PM . Her body wasn't discovered until 11 PM by a fisherman nearby . " She lay on the cold metal table , a white sheet covering her . Ethan stared in a daze , his head pounding like something inside him was being torn apart . He stood frozen in front of the table , unable to summon the courage to lift the sheet . In his heart , he kept praying , begging that it wasn't her . That it was a mistake . But the dress peeking out from under the sheet told a brutal truth . It was her . She'd worn the same dress they had lovingly picked out for her and then jumped straight into the river without hesitation . He didn't know how much time passed before he finally reached out and pulled the sheet away . Olivia's body was soaked . Her face was pale and lifeless . Every ounce of hope in Ethan's chest shattered . Olivia was truly gone . It wasn't a lie , and it wasn't some cruel joke . His childhood best friend . The girl he'd grown up with . The woman he'd once held like treasure . She was gone . Ethan couldn't take it anymore . He collapsed at the edge of the platform , clutching her cold , lifeless hand , and broke down in sobs . " I'm sorry , Olivia . I'm so , so sorry . " " Please wake up , okay ? I'll take you to the hospital - I'll get you the best doctors , the best treatment . " " When you're better , we'll get married , okay ? " Chapter 10 45.45 % GoodShort Every step closer to love brings Lilian face to face 4.9 FREE Google Play INSTALL Drama with deadly enemies Beside him , Sebastian also collapsed , tears brimming in his eyes . " I was wrong , Olivia . I'm so sorry … I was wrong . " Those were the words she had longed to hear most , but now , she lay there motionless , no longer able to respond . The staff had seen this kind of thing before . When Ethan's sobs finally subsided , someone gently pushed a box of tissues toward him . " Did she … leave any message for me ? " he asked , voice shaking . " I'm sorry . There were no letters or recordings found . But … " The officer paused , then added , " Her last phone call before she passed was to you . Are you sure she didn't say anything ? " Nothing . Ethan clutched his head in agony . She hadn't left him a single word , not even a goodbye . Did she really hate him that much ? Hate him so deeply that she couldn't spare him even a single word , just left behind a cold , lifeless body and called it a surprise . Hate him enough to throw away all those years they had shared . Hate him so much she wanted nothing more to do with him , not even the smallest connection . Ethan had no idea how he got through the paperwork or how he managed to bring her ashes home . He slumped onto the couch , staring blankly at the urn . It wasn't until the phone rang that he snapped out of it . " Hello , is this Mr. Carrington ? " a voice said . " This is the groundskeeper from Willowrest Cemetery . Miss Sinclair reserved a plot here some time ago and listed you as the contact . She asked that we call you today to arrange for her ashes to be placed in the plot she selected . " Ethan hung up without a word . Chapter 10 45.45 % GoodShort Drama Every step closer to love brings Lilian face to face 4.9 FREE with deadly enemies Google Play INSTALL He didn't move . He looked around the room , once filled with their shared memories , now hauntingly empty . The photos of the two of them on the shelves and the table had long since vanished . The cushions they had chosen together on the sofa were discarded , and everything related to Olivia had disappeared without a trace from this space . He unlocked his phone , wanting to see Olivia one more time , but after scrolling through the entire album , he couldn't find a single photo of them together . His album used to be fill