INSTALL Chapter 8 Olivia was eventually resuscitated . When she woke up , the hospital room was empty except for the steady beeping of the monitor beside her bed . A nurse rushed in as soon as she stirred , urging her to rest a little longer . But Olivia ignored her . She stubbornly pulled out the IV needle from the back of her hand and stumbled off the bed . " Miss Sinclair , you can't be discharged yet ! " The nurse tried to stop her in panic . " Thank you , but I'm dying soon . I don't want to die here , " Olivia whispered . Her voice was faint , like a feather brushing against skin but firm , unyielding . Something in her vacant , lifeless gaze made the nurse instinctively step back . And just like that , Olivia dragged her bruised , battered body out of the hospital , one slow step at a time . When she finally pushed open the door to the house , Ethan and Sebastian were lounging on the living room sofa . Neither of them even looked up at the sound " Well , did you finally decide to come back ? " Ethan scoffed . " Done faking it now ? " Sebastian flipped through a stack of papers , his tone dripping with sarcasm . " So you even had the nerve to lie about being in emergency care just to get us to let you go ? " " Even if you died for real , " Ethan finally glanced at her , his gaze like ice . " we wouldn't feel a shred of sorrow . " Olivia stood at the doorway , sunlight pouring in from behind her , casting a slender shadow on the floor . She didn't argue . She didn't cry . She just looked at them quietly and calmly and turned back toward her room . For the next few days , Olivia barely left her room . It was as if she had become a ghost drifting through the house , silent , invisible . Strangely , Ethan and Sebastian didn't bother her . They even thought she was finally starting to Chapter 8 36.36 % GoodShort D Drama Every step closer to love brings Lilian face to face . with deadly enemies 4.9✰ FREE Google Play INSTALL " behave . " Until her birthday . Ethan knocked on her door with a garment bag in hand . " It's your birthday today . We've prepared a little surprise for you . " Sebastian stood behind him , wearing an uncharacteristically gentle smile . " Get dressed . We're taking you somewhere . " Olivia stared at their faces which were so polished , so fake and almost laughed . She already knew what this so - called surprise was . They were planning to reveal that their parents and Lillian had never died . That it had all been a staged performance . And then they'd throw her a bone and say everything would go back to how it used to be , as long as she stopped going after Lillian . But nothing could go back , not anymore . " I just need a minute to get ready , " she said softly . " You two go ahead . " Sebastian frowned for a second , but eventually nodded . " Hurry up . Don't keep us waiting . " Once they were gone , Olivia changed into the dress they'd picked - a white gown , elegant and pristine , almost like a wedding dress . But she didn't go to the hotel . She walked alone to Highmoor Bridge . The night wind lifted the hem of her dress as the water roared beneath her feet . She stood at the edge , staring at the glittering lights across the river , and her mind drifted back to a time long ago . Her father hoisting her on his shoulders to watch the fireworks … Her mother gently brushing out her hair … Sebastian scouring the entire street just to find her favorite sweets after she said , " I want candy … " Chapter 8 36.36 % GoodShort Drama Every step closer to love brings Lilian face to face 4.9 FREE with deadly enemies Google Play INSTALL Ethan blushing under the same starry sky , promising , " Olivia , I'll always be good to you . ' All those memories now felt like fragments from a dream , distant , unreachable . Her phone suddenly buzzed . It was Ethan . " Olivia , where are you ? We're still waiting to surprise you . " Olivia looked out at the dark , endless water and murmured , " You've prepared a surprise for me . I've got one for you too . " " Save it , " Sebastian's voice suddenly cut in as he snatched the phone from Ethan . " Olivia , just get over here . We have something important to tell you . " " I can't make it . " " What ? " She stared into the river . " Come to Highmoor Bridge . The surprise I prepared for you is right here . " After saying that , she ended the call and gently placed two things on the railing : her cancer diagnosis and the necklace that had recorded something that would reveal Lillian's true colors . The wind tugged at her long hair , but her heart was strangely calm . She cast one last glance at the shimmering city and then climbed over the railing without hesitation . She didn't leave a single word behind . " Splash ! " The freezing river swallowed her whole . It was bitterly cold . But to Olivia , it felt like freedom . From this moment on , nothing in the world could hurt her anymore . Θε Chapter 8