Even After Death

Leia stopped Kelvin. "We need her alive. If she's telling the truth, Olivia's life is bound with hers. Both of them will die together."

He threw the bucket away and flopped on the staircase. "Just what is all this, Ms. Miller? Mr. Miller has had it tough winning Mrs. Miller's heart back. Don't make me bring up those years she went missing. "Every single day felt so long for him. They love each other so much, but everything keeps getting in their way. And the bad guys are free out there." Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

"I know. I understand. I know more than you do how much Ethan loves Olivia. I'm the reason they ended up this way. I want Jacqueline dead more than you do. She lied to me for so long, making me hurt Olivia. But what's done is done. We can't do anything. All we can do is to keep Jacqueline alive and wait."

Kelvin's eyes were red. The last time he was this upset was the time Ethan was poisoned. No doctors could save him, and death was waiting ahead of him. Ethan managed to survive it, but now, it was Olivia's turn. It hadn't even been a year!

He looked at Ethan, who was standing by the door. Wordlessly, Ethan was paying attention to every noise from inside the room.

His face was solemn.

That jittery and careful side of him felt so foreign. The past Ethan had never been like this.

Just why couldn't things work out for this couple?

Brent quietly smoked a piece of cigarette in a corner. He broke the suffocating silence, saying, "Make something for Jacqueline. Ms. Miller is right. We need her alive."

Jacqueline was injured before coming here. The arduous journey to the village lasted for a day and a night, and

Pshe was now barely hanging on to her last breath.

Despite the reluctance, Kelvin did as he was told.

When the door was finally opened, Ethan rushed into the room. "Madam Wendy, how's Liv doing?"

Wendy's forehead was drenched with sweat. No one knew what she had done, but she seemed exhausted. "She didn't lie. It is the Lifebond Curse."

His feet staggered backward. "This means Liv's life is bound with Jacqueline's? If Jacqueline's dead..."

"That's right." Wendy sympathized.

"Why did you offend such a powerful witch? This curse is normally used on a partner to ensure their loyalty to the relationship, but that witch has restructured the formula of the curse. This curse is stronger."

"It's a long story. I'll keep you in the loop later, Madam Wendy. Is there any other way to lift the curse off Liv? Since Jacqueline is here, can't we lift it off them together?"

She let out a helpless smile. "It doesn't think a that way. What do you think a curse is? It's more

complicated than a virus. Every curse is different depending on who the caster is. It can't be lifted that easily."

"What if we break it by force?"

"The poison will become reactive and ruin her organs."

"So, the only way to save Olivia is to find the witch?"