Olivia immediately went over and pulled him back down onto the couch, comforting him. “You will need evidence to prove her crime. She could say that she just planning to do things. It’s completely plausible to say that she was just joking. What can you do to her? How are you going to explain it if she asks you how you got your hands on the recording?”
Eugene’s face turned ashen with anger, and his chest heaved slightly. “Do I need to explain myself to her? And evidence, you say? Should I wait for her to actually make a move against you before I can confront her?”
“Well, it’s not like you can’t do that. Although she hasn’t mentioned her saving you, everything she does is based on the fact that she is the one you owe your life to. Eugene, haven’t you always felt indebted to her for that favor? This time, repay it all at once.” Hearing that, Eugene asked in confusion, “How do I repay it?”
“We will beat her at her own game!” Eugene was taken aback by the suggestion. He firmly grasped Olivia’s hand and insisted, “No! I can’t let you and the children take risks.”
Olivia reassured him, “What risk can there be when we already know her plan? We’re just going to play along with her to make her give up on her own. Plus, you’ll have a legitimate reason to sever ties with her. Do you want her to keep coming in between us?”
Due to his overwhelming concern, Eugene’s grip on Olivia’s hand tightened as he boomed, “I can use my life to repay her, but I can’t bear not seeing you and the children. I will be so worried. I won’t allow it! Absolutely not!”
“Believe me, I can do it! Eugene, I detest having Azalea coming in between us. Even though I know there’s nothing between you and her, and I understand how difficult it is for you to be caught in the middle, I’m forced to be magnanimous. I can’t argue with you about it because it would make me seem unreasonable. But deep down, I feel uncomfortable whenever I see you two together. You try your best to avoid meeting with Azalea, but over time, you’ll feel even more guilty toward her.
You might even think that I’m being irrational. All she wants is for you to abandon me once in order to save her. So, go ahead and do it once just to show her. After repaying her for saving your life, cut ties with her completely. Better yet, have her *ss scram all the way back to Nambahd!”
Eugene embraced Olivia tightly. “I’m sorry, Olivia. I’ve never thought you didn’t know better. In fact, I’ve always thought that you handle everything really well.”
Olivia nestled comfortably in his arms and
buried her head into his chest.
“That’s why I don’t want anyone to accuse you of ingratitude. Let’s plan carefully how we can repay her favor. Only then will we have enough reason to drive her away!”
In the end, Eugene took a deep breath and didn’t say anything else. He then dialed Shannon’s number with the phone in his hand and instructed her to get another bug and plant it in the private room of the hotel. He wanted to be able to listen in at any time in case Shannon changed her plans at the last minute.
Olivia also managed to bring Jewel and the four little ones along. North had already identified the owner of the SIM card, which turned out to be a man named Cameron Namb. Therefore, in response to Azalea’s plan, Eugene and Olivia devised a countermeasure to go against her.
It was 4.00PM on Friday when Eugene received a call from Shannon. “Eugene, Azalea is on the move. She put a sleeping pill in the water, and she has already left. She’s probably heading to the kindergarten to meet you.”
Eugene responded, “Keep yourself hidden and follow your sister-in-law. You have to make sure she is safe no matter what! You absolutely have to!”
The way he emphasized his words and repeated them twice revealed his deep concern. “Don’t worry, Eugene. I will do that. I swear on my life.”
After hanging up the phone, Eugene began to deploy his resources. In fact, the number of bodyguards he secretly had was several times greater than theirs. He even got the police involved. Despite that, Eugene still didn’t feel at ease.
But Olivia was right. Azalea was a woman who had no limits or principles. It was hard to defend against the different kinds of despicable methods she could resort to. It was best to deal with someone like her decisively and sever all ties with her.
And as expected…
Eugene had just gotten out of the car after arriving at the entrance of the kindergarten when he saw Azalea walking toward him in a white dress. She meekly smiled and greeted him.
“Eugene.”
