Chapter 289

She had liked John's voice before. It was deep and magnetic, but now she was frightened. "John, what are you doing? Get up." However, John did not get up but hugged her. "Olivia, let me hold you for a minute." The sudden gentleness made Olivia uncomfortable. Smelling faint alcohol, she hurriedly pushed him away. "Are you drunk?" "Hsss." John frowned as he covered his chest. Olivia immediately remembered John's injury and reached over to check it out. "Did I touch your wound? It's not bleeding, is it?" John suddenly held her hand. "Let's talk, okay?" There was a touch of pleading in his voice, which made Olivia even more uncomfortable as she scrambled to withdraw her hand. "What do you want to talk about? We have nothing to talk about." His indifference, how he hurt her, and bits and pieces of the past were on her mind. She could not forget them. "I didn't mean for you to die." Olivia shuddered, took a step back, and shook her head as she said, "What's the difference between