Azalea frowned angrily. Had the robbery not been entirely staged by her, she would have suspected Eugene to have planned it, or he wouldn’t have cut her off so decisively.
“Eugene!” Azalea shouted before her tears started to flow helplessly. Her throat seemed stuck and it was quite some time before she could speak again.
“What are you saying? You knew that I fancy you and I kept giving you leeway by promising not to destroy your relationship and merely be friends with you. Is that not enough? You aren’t even letting me see you or make contact with you. What am I to you? A burden?” He looked into her eyes and spat out coldly, “Yes!”
“Eugene Nolan!” “I told you that I have a girlfriend whom I love. very much. I will distance myself from any woman who makes her uncomfortable. However, you are my savior, and I can’t just cut ties with you, though-”
She didn’t wait for him to finish before completing his sentence. “But you can do it today? Do you think you have repaid me for saving you? Eugene, you really wanted me to be robbed so that you could repay me? Did you arrange for that man too?”
His expression darkened and his gaze turned stormy as he enunciated slowly, “Did you just say that I arranged for that man? That / caused myself to be in such a terrible condition?”
Azalea immediately panicked since she knew precisely who had arranged for it. “No,” she muttered before explaining, “Eugene, don’t be angry. I was merely panicking just now. How could you do this to me? How good can Olivia be? Do you know that you are becoming less like yourself? You have always prioritized the big picture and your career, or we would have gotten together six years ago. Why have you changed now? You keep mentioning your girlfriend at every chance and break off contact with every woman because of your darling Olivia. What about me, then? Am I not important to you at all? Why did you save me back then? It would have been more convenient if I had died there and then.”
Eugene frowned and retorted coldly, “I haven’t changed. You just don’t know me at all, just like I have never understood you all this time. I didn’t think your kindness and understanding have just been a facade, while you are in fact extreme. Your interference has greatly affected my life. I truly wanted to save you, but I also love my girlfriend sincerely since we have gone through so much to be together. I’m not letting anyone destroy our relationship, not even you!”
His words were like slow yet painful torture, making Azalea feel like her heart had been stabbed hundreds of times and was now bleeding profusely where no one could see. “Eugene, is she worth it? Does Olivia warrant you going to such lengths?”
Eugene still sounded frigid when he growled, “You don’t have to worry about that. That man still isn’t stable, but once he’s awake, I’ll help you investigate the whole thing.”
Azalea swayed slightly, taking an involuntary step back. “Fine. I hope you don’t regret it.” She then turned around and left.-
Soon after she was home, everyone outside the room entered again except for Shannon, who left with Azalea. Olivia approached Eugene and sat on the edge of the bed. “Did you make things clear to her?”
He sighed. “No. I just told her not to disturb us anymore.”
She asked, “Why not?”
