Henry stared into Ethan's eyes.
"The island is yours. Your men were stationed there. How did they escape without you allowing them to?"
Henry wasn't stupid. He sensed the change in Ethan's attitude toward Olivia long ago.
"I knew I couldn't keep it from you." Ethan didn't try to keep it from Henry.
"I don't care about how you want to manage your relationship with your woman. But you shouldn't have meddled in my business." Henry stared at Ethan coldly.
Seeing the tension rise between them, Bryan finally stepped in.
"Alright. To be fair, you wouldn't have understood your feelings for Ms. Hilton if you hadn't been separated. You can't pin this on Ethan. They couldn't have taken her if she didn't want to leave.
"So, instead of blaming your friend, why don't you two think about why they wanted to leave?"
Henry sat down dejectedly. "Why? I gave her so much money. Isn't she in love with money? Why did she still leave me?"
"Are you dumb or just pretending? If a woman could be bought with money, that would mean she didn't really love you. She didn't want the money and left you. It's highly possible that she's really in love with you.
"But you treat her like a plaything. Since she couldn't stand it anymore, she could only leave."
Oftentimes, a bystander could see things with a more objective view.
Henry was stunned. "Are you saying she's in love with me? But the rules we made up state that we'll keep feelings out of this relationship."
Ethan rolled his eyes at him. "If she's really just a plaything to you, why are you so worked up over her?"
"I …"
"Don't you understand? A plaything can be replaced, but a lover can't. You've fallen in love with her, but you don't even know it yet."
Ethan grunted. "Since he had the courage to sell me out, I won't let him off the hook either. There will be a battle between us eventually."
In the past, they only challenged each other behind the scenes. Nothing was ever brought into the light.
The incident on the cruise ship intensified their conflict. That person incurred billions in losses, so he turned around and exposed Ethan's identity.
Ethan almost died on the streets because of that. But since he survived, it was only natural for him to get back at the person.
They had already escalated to open conflicts. Ethan even allowed Olivia to leave his side. It was all for the sake of getting that position.
Olivia would only be safe if he could clear out everything that posed a threat to her.
But Ethan didn't know Kurt had a brother. Jack had become the biggest uncertainty in this situation.
Who was he? Was he a friend or foe?

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The readers' comments on the novel: Even After Death novel (Olivia and Ethan)
The only reason I stayed until the end is because of Ethan... He's so outstanding I couldn't just the the book go... I hate that the person he fell in love with until the end is Olivia...he deserved someone better, Olivia's character in the end turned out to be so poor, I especially hate it that Ethan dedicated his life loving her, not letting other woman get near him while Olivia allows other men to touch her...it's disgusting, she's not even that outstanding. Assasin my ass, but Wayne is much better than her that she can be kidnapped. In reality, she could have been raped for her stupidity and recklessness, which made her even more arrogant. Assasin in word, but in truth, she's incapable without Ethan or other men helping her. She's still useless in the end. Until the end, if she had not been so vicious and wanted to let Jacqueline suffer, she would not have been poisoned. It's her fault... Everything that happened to her... She deserves them...
What's Olivia bubbling about Natalie shining wherever she go that she attracts men everywhere? She's probably like Olivia who welcomes and encourages other men to be attracted to her, both women allowed other men near them, instead of running fast as far away from other men, being cold to them, and showing them that they will never allow others near them aside from their partners... So, both Olivia and Natalie are at fault here for all their sufferings, including their families and those around them... They should have just killed themselves......
In this chapter, 1663 why would the author even allow a moment for Olivia and Wayne? Are they the main characters? It should be Ethan, Olivia is not even worthy as the main character here, she's useless and stupid and a fool...where is Ethan? Why is Wayne the person Olivia's talking to here? They are just side kicks in the story... 👀👀👀...
See? Wayne kept on telling Olivia that he would pursue her since she's still single, if she had told him that she plan on re marrying no one else aside from Ethan, he would stop pursuing her. But she didn't, which means she likes being chased by a mad man like Wayne... Because she's a flirt... She loves having sex and steaming off her list with Ethan but she also loves being grabbed by other men.. Yuck, she's not even disgusted that Wayne keeps on holding her by the waist of flattening his body against her... It's a 🤮 for other women, but Olivia allows Wayne to do that to her everytime... So, I ask the authors, didn't you think of that? What a lousy reaction and attitude you give your characters, especially Olivia... You turned her into a hateful character...
Wayne's attitude and the way he talked to Olivia was always dirty and vulgar, why was it this was the first time she scolded him for it? In fact, she always flirt with him, tell him he's cute with intent of encouraging him more to becoming hooked with her... Which is the reason why, Wayne never believed a word she say because she's always playful with him... What a joke... This kind of woman doesn't deserve Ethan.....
I really don't have the time reading about Olivia's babbling, and I am so tired reading all her thought's recalling how much she suffered, I think the author did it a hundred times it became meaningless. She's just saying it to justify how she became a flirt and how she became a vicious vengeful and hateful woman... How can she let her child willow witness how she torture another person? What kind of mother is she? The person she became is unacceptable. She hated Ethan for the things he did to her, and overlook Ethan's goodness, love and protectiveness. While her family, both the Heath's and Fordham's who contributed to all her sufferings were forgiven right away... Olivia's got a twisted mind after all... She doesn't deserve to be a mother and a woman for Ethan at all. This should have been Ethan's story and he should have been able to find someone worthy of him while Olivia should have died from the very beginning....
And the Heath's and the Fordham family? What right did they have to hate Ethan for what he did? Ethan made a lot of things more to Olivia even if he hurt her in the past, he's always been there to protect him. How about the Heath's? They were all fooled by their enemies, taking care of someone else's child, pampering them to the point of bullying Olivia and they did not think they are the ones who caused Olivia's suffering especially the Fordham's? Telling Ethan they do not accept him, did they think that Olivia would still be alive if it hadn't been for Ethan who always help her in the background? If they were geniuses and powerful, they should have found out a long time ago, especially these Fordham that the little sister they love is the one trying to kill their own sister. If it wasn't today their stupidity, Olivia will not be in danger, Olivia will not be bullied by Marina and eveyone else. They should blame themselves and not Ethan......
My most hated character in here is Olivia's. I don't like the kind of woman she turned into. Hateful, vicious, vengeful, and unforgiving. And most of all, arrogant and flirty. I can't imagine how she can let someone else touch her when she's telling she only love's Ethan. I skipped most of those chapters whenever the author made Olivia a flirt. Gosh, it's a shallow excuse to think that the best vengeance is to let someone else fall for you and then drop him in the end. What a fool. That also means letting that person touch you. Yuck! I do not know what's in the author's mind. She's so arrogant that she keeps on taking jobs where she needs to manipulate men she really cannot handle like Wayne? It's unrealistic that all of them likes her, what is so likable with her anyway? No man will like a woman who has been married, with 4 children and still sleeping with her ex. It's so unrealistic. And my gosh, she's a genius, and yet, when the men tells he they love her, she could not even convince them because all her answers are stupid answer. .. I can't even understand what Ethan sees I her. The words says she's genius but in truth, she's stupid. She'd still be nothing if the author hadn't made her a Heath or a Fordham. U did not even understand why the author made all men like her or fall in love with her. Is that even necessary? After she recovered and Ethan made fool of himself for her, instead of concentrating on how to make her family whole, she often times leaves her children, thrash them somewhere else and live like a single person. She would even leave Ethan and children and flirt with different men. She hugs and let other men touch her. Yuck... My my, I just read 2 novels who doesn't let themselves be touched by someone else other than the male lead... Olivia's different though, she even let herself be kidnapped and live a land for weeks. How about she left her son Connor for her selfish reason for 3 years. And if Ethan had not found her, she doesn't have any inkling of looking for her son sooner. She's a selfish person and mother.truly. Goodness, she could have married Ethan immediately and gave her family a second chance ever since Ethan changed, and yet, she allowed herself to be with different men, even lived with them. What's unacceptable is, she left Connor alone for most of her years and hadn't returned to her son as soon as she's able. She prioritized her revenge than her family. She doesn't deserve Ethan at all......
Why are so many chapters mussing? From page 40 plus, alternative chapters are missing....
Connor is her kid isn't it?...