In the meantime, Olivia was standing in the living room, wondering why Eugene wasn’t at home when North came out of the bedroom with his phone.
The screen showed a text he received from the Rogers siblings, telling him Azalea was at Eugene’s home. Olivia was even more surprised. “Why are they with your father?” Meanwhile, North was very anxious and urged, “I haven’t asked them. Let’s hurry up.”
Olivia asked, “Hurry up? Where to?” North felt exasperated. “To find Daddy. Why aren’t you worried? Aren’t you afraid that mean woman would snatch Daddy from you?”
Not knowing how to react, Olivia pinched his nose affectionately. “Alright, that’s not something you should be worried about because your daddy will deal with that. I’d say, why are you so paranoid at such a young age? You’ll get wrinkles.”
North was still frustrated, though. He didn’t know what was going on between the two grownups and why they didn’t feel any sense of danger.
He replied with disdain, “I’m not sure if I am the one being paranoid, or you are too chill about this. Even if Daddy won’t do anything to that woman, that woman likes Daddy. You should hurry up. What if she snatches Daddy?”
Having no choice, Olivia said, “Alright. At least let me change. I can’t wear my pajamas there, can I?” Actually, she didn’t want to see the pitiful look on Azalea’s face. However, she still needed to head upstairs because she had to ask Eugene why the Rogers siblings were at his place. Did something happen?
On the other hand, North finally released his mother after seeing that she agreed to go upstairs and reminded her, “Hurry up then, and change into nicer clothes.”
Olivia found his actions funny and teased him, “Why are you in such a hurry? I have four sons on my side, so your father must be foolish to get involved with Azalea.”
At that, North felt conflicted. “If only all of us were your children, though. Those three are Daddy’s children. What if they side with him?”
Olivia teased, “How are you so paranoid at such a young age?” North felt resigned. “It’s because you don’t take this matter seriously.”
Yet, she knew that he was only worried they \would break up and he would become a fatherless child again. “Don’t worry. Your father and I won’t break up.”
North didn’t reply. When the mother and son finished getting ready and headed up to the 60th floor, they saw Shannon exiting the elevator, looking frazzled and nervous. Olivia asked, “Shannon, why are you here?”
Shannon respectfully replied, “Mrs. Nolan, Azalea came to look for Mr. Nolan while I was still asleep. I’m here to look for her.”
Surprised, Olivia asked, “Didn’t you come with her?” “No. She seems unwilling to let me follow her, and we sleep in separate rooms. Who knew she would come here so early in the morning?” Shannon felt aggrieved, saying, “I even got scolded because of this.”
After approaching her, Olivia comforted her, “Eugene wasn’t scolding you. He must have said that for Azalea. After all, she was the one who slipped away. You will be moving in with her starting tomorrow, so you can see what she’s up to.”
Shannon nodded. “You’re right. That’s what Mr. Nolan said too. By the way, there’s something I’m debating on whether I should tell you guys. Olivia responded, “Go ahead.”
Pulling her to the side, Shannon whispered, “I think Azalea has feelings for Mr. Nolan, so you’d better be careful of her.”
Olivia thought the young woman was likable. She couldn’t hide her laughter as she explained, “I know that, but Eugene doesn’t like her. That’s why he arranged for you to be her bodyguard- to see what she’s up to so we can take the necessary precautions. If she’s planning to look for Eugene, you should give him a heads up, so you won’t get scolded later.”
Nodding, Olivia agreed, “I think she’s avoiding me because she’s afraid I might tell Eugene in advance. By the way, there’s something else…”
