After Hector’s words, Eugene said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Gedding, I’ll do exactly that. I have to thank you for taking Olivia in back then and saving her from a place like Double Dragon Court. If it weren’t for you, I might not have had another chance to meet Olivia again. She always mentioned how nice you were to her, and even though she spent many years wandering, her fondest memories all took place here, with you and the others.”
“This will always be Olivia’s home, and we will always be her family. You may be Eugene Nolan, but if you mistreat her, we won’t just sit idly by,” Hector replied, his words laced with slight jealousy.
Yet, Eugene had a slight grin on his face. “Oh, no, even if I mistreated her, you won’t even have to do anything. The four sons won’t let me off the hook.”
When Hector heard that, he still couldn’t help but be surprised. He looked at Eugene in shock, and he didn’t know what to say for a moment. Why did Eugene mention the four little guys?Has he already found out?
If he didn’t, and Hector asked, would it serve as a reminder instead? But if he didn’t, why would he refer to them as the four sons?
In contrast to Hector’s shock, George seemed to behave quite normally. Saved for envy and jealousy, he didn’t put on much of an expression. He knew that the three children were just Olivia’s godsons, so his reaction was calm.
He simply gave Eugene a warning look with his cold, piercing gaze. “Good. Not just the four kids, even I won’t have mercy on you.”
Eugene replied, “I won’t let you have that chance.” He knew that George had withdrawn from the competition. Even though the withdrawal was made in reluctance, George would never compete with Eugene again.
Olivia looked at Hector’s thin body, noticing that he was so shocked that he couldn’t say a word. She suddenly felt upset in her heart. She came on account of Blake’s illness, but in this aspect, she was snatching the children from her teacher. How can he not be saddened by this? It makes sense…
Sometime later, Hector finally spoke up as he looked at Eugene. “Be clear about this. What do you mean by the four children?”
Eugene knew that he would have to say this sooner or later. The children belonged to him and Olivia, so they couldn’t let the children roam around forever, but he still felt a little bad when he met Hector’s gaze. He carefully chose his words so that he could reply quickly.
George, however, spoke up for him. “The three children see Olivia as their godmother, so Olivia has four sons protecting her now. Don’t worry.”
When Hector heard that, he let out a long sigh of relief. It was only then that he realized he hadn’t been breathing all this while.
“I see! That’s good to hear.” He looked at Olivia, then said, “But Olivia, you can’t bully others simply because you have protection.” Olivia pouted. “Hmph! Since when do I do things like that?!”
Eugene frowned slightly. Why did George interrupt and make excuses like that? In the end, he had no choice but to look at Hector and say, “Mr. Gedding, actually, I already know-”
Before he could finish speaking, Olivia called out his name anxiously. “Eugene!”
He looked in the direction of the voice. Olivia hastily smiled as she said, “Go and check on the kids. I have to research Blake’s treatment with Mr. Gedding, so we’ll talk after a few days, okay? You’re not busy for the next few days, are you, Mr. Gedding?”
Immediately, Hector replied, “No. Blake’s illness takes priority.”
Eugene gave Olivia a look that said, ‘Why won’t you let me tell him? We’ll have to tell him sooner or later anyway.
Olivia’s gaze was defiant as well. Didn’t Eugene notice how scared Hector was about this matter? He had to give Hector some time to make mental preparations.
In the end, Eugene sighed and turned to look at Hector. “Mr. Gedding, I have another question to ask. Carter and the others say that they get injections regularly. What injections are those? Can’t they live without the injections?”
Hector’s shrewd eyes were trained on Eugene as he said in a determined tone, ‘No, they cannot live without the injections.”
Eugene took a deep breath. By the looks of it, Hector had sensed something and was filled with animosity. If he sees me as a foe, this situation wouldn’t be advantageous.
Take their current topic, for example: even if the children could live without the injections, once Hector said that they couldn’t, Eugene wouldn’t be able to do anything about it.
After all, he knew nothing about the field of life born from advanced technology.
