Chapter 169

• OLIVIA WOKE UP—she didn’t know how many times it had been. Before this, after her surgery, she had briefly opened her eyes but lost consciousness again because her body was still too weak.
• The first time she woke up, she saw her adoptive mother, Adaline Quirino, sitting beside her bed, whispering soft prayers for her recovery.
• The second time she woke up, Olivia found herself shivering badly and feeling unbearably thirsty. Ivana was beside her, watching her anxiously.