Chapter 1043


    It was only then that Ethan came to his senses. He was so ted that desire clouded his thoughts.


    Olivia had descended in the heavy rain, so she must have gotten hurt.


    “Where are you hurt, Liv?”


    Even until now, Olivia’s mind was in a mess. Before this, she went after Ethan without care for anything


    else. Now that she had bumped into Ethan for real, her face was filled with an awkward expression.


    After all, she even spoke harshly to Ethanst night. She was eating her words too soon.


    She didn’t know how she should talk to Ethan. Her mind was in a mess, and her heart was even


    messier.


    “I-I’m fine.”


    There wasn’t any illumination in the cave, and the light from outside was meager.


    It was daytime, but in reality, it wasn’t much different from night.


    Fortunately, Ethan was very experienced in survival in the wild. He had gathered lots of firewood before


    it rained. He hadn’t gotten the chance to use them yet, but now that Olivia was here, they came in


    handy.


    Ethan took out a lighter. Then, he quickly lit the firewood.


    A warm glow instantly lit up the dark cave.


    Turning around, Ethan studied Olivia. She was wearing a ck windproof mountaineering jacket. Her


    jacket was torn in many spots, and he could faintly see the straps under the jacket.


    “Where were you hurt?” he asked again.


    Olivia felt that after she had trained herself for so long, she didn’t want to show her weak side to Ethan.


    She subconsciously hid her hand behind her. “Why would I be hurt? I’m familiar with the paths on this


    mountain. I—”


    Grabbing her wrist, Ethan pulled her hand out. The sight of her bloody palm caused Ethan’s heart to


    ache. “Liv!”


    “I’m fine. I’m not as weak as you imagine. Minor injuries like this will heal in a few days.”


    But Ethan’s eyes turned red. “I’m sorry, I caused you to be hurt again.”


    “What are you talking about? I didn’t do it for you. 1-1 just didn’t want you to die here. People might say


    that I’m a bad doctor. I.. Mm…”


    That was the only way Ethan could stop her from saying things she didn’t mean. Even if he were an


    idiot, he could still figure out Olivia’s true feelings.


    Perhaps because he was in too much of a hurry to get Olivia to reconcile with him, he had overlooked


    the consequences of his actions on her heart.


    The troubles weighing on her heart weren’t resolved back then, or perhaps even she wasn’t sure what


    she truly wanted. He had to give her some time for her to realize that he was being sincere.


    Ethan let go of her. “Don’t move. I have a first aid kit here, so I’ll apply some ointment for you. It’ll be


    troublesome if your wounds get infected in a ce like this.”


    Olivia stopped being stubborn. She knew many medicinal herbs, but their effects weren’t as fast as


    conventional medicine.


    She obediently allowed Ethan to clean her wounds. Then, he disinfected them and bandaged them in


    one go.


    He wasn’t a doctor, but he bandaged wounds very quickly. She could see right away that he was used


    to getting hurt himself.


    She subconsciously felt some sympathy for him. Cyril, the kind soul, had put in many good words for


    him.


    Ethan added more firewood to the fire. He even set up a simple grilling rack with branches.


    “Your clothes are drenched. You have to take them off and dry them over the fire.”


    “It’s okay, I…” Olivia wanted to decline.


    But Ethan insisted. “If you’re not taking them off, I’ll do it. You know how quick I am with these things.”


    When he saw Olivia pouting, he softened his voice.


    “Don’t worry, I brought a down sleeping bag. Get in and rest for a moment. I’ll dry the clothes for you,


    and they’ll be done in no time.”


    It truly was ufortable to keep the wet clothes on her. Olivia said exasperatedly, “Fine. Turn around.


    Don’t look at me.”


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    When she said that, she regretted it immediately. They had done everythingst night, so wasn’t it too


    late for her to say these things now?


    But Ethan was much more obedientpared tost night.” Alright, I won’t look. I have some clothes


    in my bag, so put them on for the time being. They’re clean.”


    With that, he got up and went out. “I’ll scatter the insect repellent powder.”