Chapter 153 Lifesaving Benefactor

Chapter 153 Lifesaving Benefactor

Olivia's voice wasn't loud, but every word came out exceptionally clear.

Ethan slowly took the medical report and carefully flipped through it page by page.

After finishing the last page, the corner of his mouth unconsciously curved into a self-mocking, bitter smile.

"So, you came here to mock me?"

"Of course not." Olivia's face showed no extra emotion, her tone casual, as if talking about something trivial. "I just came to tell you the truth. And to make it clear—we signed an agreement when we divorced. As long as Hestia's body recovered, you'd have no right to ask me to return that money."

Ethan's face looked terrible, but in the end he said nothing.

Olivia couldn't be bothered to look at his dejected appearance anymore and tossed the agreement she'd brought directly onto the table.

"Since Hestia's illness was fake, there's no financial dispute between us anymore. Here's the new copy of the agreement from my lawyer. Sign it. We're done for good, no ties whatsoever from this day forward."

Ethan stared at the agreement on the table, tiny red veins slowly appearing in his eyes.

He looked up at Olivia and suddenly spoke in a low voice, "What if I told you I never wanted to divorce you?"

"Huh?"

"I never wanted to divorce you. If Jagger hadn't stirred things up between us back then, I never would have agreed. Even now, I can tell you clearly—I never wanted to be apart from you."

Ethan looked at her, his eyes full of deep affection.

Olivia's expression darkened slightly, feeling physically uncomfortable.

But Ethan didn't notice her resistance at all and continued gazing at her intently.

"Olivia, I know you've suffered a lot during this time. I did a terrible job. I should have confessed this to you long ago. Hestia isn't some unattainable love. Between us, there's nothing but the debt of a life saved. I just wanted to repay her kindness. When I learned she had a terminal illness and that holding a concert was her last wish, I kept protecting her. I planned to come clean with you after her performance ended, but I didn't expect..."

He spoke with complete seriousness, every word wrapped in deep emotion.

Hestia, who had been struggling desperately in Simon's grip, instantly froze when she heard these words, her whole body as if someone had hit her pressure points.

She stared wide-eyed at Ethan in disbelief, her eyes full of the shock of betrayal.

Olivia was disgusted by Ethan's speech, but watching Hestia lose her composure, a wicked thought suddenly popped into her mind.

She didn't expose Ethan, but instead went along with his words.

"You're saying you never loved her?"

Seeing her engage, Ethan grabbed onto it like a lifeline, nodding vigorously and repeating again.

"That's right, Olivia. I never loved her. You're the only one in my heart. I protected her only to repay the debt of her saving my life. She said her days were numbered, that the concert was her last wish, so I kept indulging her, planning to explain everything to you once it was all over, but I didn't expect..."

Ethan paused slightly at this point.

Olivia smoothly picked up the thread.

"Didn't expect that her terminal illness was a lie from start to finish? Or didn't expect that behind your back, she did so many terrible things to me?"

Ethan's Adam's apple bobbed, unable to get a word out for a long time.

Olivia's tone shifted, her expression instantly becoming distant and cold.

"But all of this was your own choice."

"What?" Ethan looked completely bewildered.

Olivia ignored his shock and stepped forward.

"Whether it was tacitly allowing her to take everything from me, or repeatedly stepping in to favor her and back her up—it was always your own choice. No one forced you."

Ethan's face changed drastically, and he tried to explain, "But I did that because..."

"The reason doesn't matter at all." Olivia cut him off directly, her tone cold and decisive. "There are countless ways to repay a debt, but you chose to hurt me to return this favor. Ethan, I was your wife, not a tool for you to repay debts with. You had no right to make me bear these injuries."

Ethan's face turned completely pale, his body swaying unsteadily.

Olivia casually picked up the fruit knife from the table, cleanly cut Ethan's finger, forced him to press his fingerprint on the agreement, then efficiently collected the document.

"Ethan, I never owed you anything. What happened back then was just an accident. I never asked you to marry me. You married me but shut me out, letting others bully me at will—that's your failure as a husband."

"You hurt me again and again, and now you come telling me you love me. If this is what your love looks like, I can only say it's incredibly unlucky."

With that, Olivia gave Simon a look and turned to leave directly.

Ethan instinctively tried to chase after her but was firmly blocked by the completely out-of-control Hestia.

The private room door slammed shut with a bang, and immediately Hestia's crazy, shrill questioning voice came from inside.

"Ethan! What did you mean by those words just now? You were putting on an act, right? There's no way you don't love me!"

The sharp voice penetrated the door, piercing and crazed.

Olivia's steps didn't pause, and she soon left the farce behind completely.

The last connection between her and Ethan was completely severed. From now on, the two had nothing to do with each other.

At the studio, Azalea was grinning from ear to ear, leaning against Olivia, her whole body shaking with laughter.

"Olivia, Hestia is completely finished this time! Netizens actually dug up the truth about why she went abroad back then!"

"She didn't go abroad because she was heartbroken after seeing you and Ethan together—she took money from Saskia and left voluntarily!"

"And the thing about Ethan being drugged has been reversed too! It wasn't some actress trying to climb up the social ladder at all. Hestia paid someone off, wanting to stage a damsel-saves-hero scenario, but by some twist of fate, you ended up in that position instead!"

After Azalea finished excitedly, seeing Olivia's calm expression and low interest, she couldn't help but click her tongue.

"Come to think of it, this wasn't even lucky—you were just unlucky enough to run into these terrible people! But at least you've completely gotten away from them. You never have to feel sad or waste energy on that scumbag again!"

Olivia curved her lips slightly and nodded gently.

"Yeah, it's all in the past."

Watching Azalea happily enjoying the drama, Olivia didn't share the inside story.

These scandals weren't dug up by netizens.

She'd previously asked Douglas to help investigate Jeffrey, and following the trail, he dug deeper and deeper. He didn't find much about Jeffrey, but instead unearthed a pile of solid evidence of Hestia's scandals.

Douglas was furious and immediately sent her all the evidence.

After reading it, Olivia had someone leak it anonymously, which led to the current situation of her being canceled across the internet.

Olivia was lost in thought when Azalea suddenly sat up straight from her embrace, looking shocked as she held her phone in front of her.

"Olivia, look quick! Hestia's in the hospital, and there's gossip saying her hand has been completely ruined!"