“Master-” Olivia yelled in frustration. How can he say such a thing? Does he want to see me get married or not? “I’m not as bad as you say I am.”
Then, she suddenly thought of something and sneakily asked, “Master, do you think my cooking tastes bad because you’ve been tasting my mother-in-law’s cooking these few days? I remember you finishing the food I made, so how bad could it be?”
Hector deliberately angered her by saying, “I think your cooking is bad all this while, but now that I’ve tasted someone else’s cooking, I have something to compare it to, so it went from bad to really bad.”
Pouting, Olivia yelled, “You can praise my mother-in-law’s cooking if you want to, but don’t praise someone at the expense of another!”
That made Ellen feel slightly awkward, so she gave an embarrassed smile. “My cooking isn’t that good either.”
“You don’t have to be modest. Your cooking indeed tastes good.” Then, Hector turned to Olivia. “Can your cooking even compare?”
That made Olivia frustrated. “What’s wrong with my cooking? I can make delicious food too. Why don’t you ask Eugene and my sons?”
Then, she turned to look at the five. Eugene cooed, “Yes, my girlfriend’s specialties are very delicious!”
The four children also nodded in agreement. Looking proudly at Hector, Olivia taunted, “See? It’s very delicious, yet you keep complaining it’s bad.”
Hector argued, “Some words aren’t to be taken seriously.” Olivia shot him a look and scoffed arrogantly. “Now I finally know why you’ve been so grumpy with me lately.”
Hector frowned. “When have I been grumpy?” While counting with her fingers, Olivia replied, “You told me off to my mother-in-law, said I’m always outside, and kept complaining about me. What else are you but grumpy?”
Hector had no words to refute and thus proved that he was indeed grumpy! While the two argued, Ellen felt very awkward, and her face blushed and paled alternately! Then, she took the chance while Hector was speechless to say, “Alright already. Now that you’re all home, we can start dinner. The food is ready.”
The crowd headed inside, and Eugene snuck over to hold Olivia’s hand, whispering, “My wife’s cooking is the best!”
Olivia stared at him and smiled, feeling somewhat embarrassed but happy. But she still arrogantly said, “My cooking has always been good. It’s not as bad as my master says it is.”
Eugene found her behavior very cute and held her hand even tighter. After dinner, Eugene went into Ellen’s room. Since Ellen and Jewel shared a room, she sensibly left after seeing Eugene coming in. “I’ll go and find Olivia.”
The door was opened and closed again, then Eugene went to sit beside Ellen. Not knowing why he came, she asked, “What’s the matter?” Smiling, Eugene replied, “It’s nothing. I just came to talk.”
Ellen cleaned out a spot and asked, “Is Blake asleep?” Eugene replied, “Yes, he is. We went out and found a new house. It’s just beside the clinic.” Hearing that, Ellen concurred, “That’s fine. It’s not a good idea for our whole family to stay here.”
Eugene complained, “It’s mostly because I can’t sleep in the same room with Olivia because George lives here as well.”
Then, Ellen leaned closer and asked, “Eugene, does George like her? I noticed he keeps looking at her.”
Eugene found that funny, wondering, Is it necessary to whisper? He answered, “Yes, he does. But I’ve already talked to him, and he has agreed to stop pursuing Olivia.”
Ellen was relieved to hear that. “It’s lucky you have had children with her. Olivia’s senior is a great man and treats her well. You should treat her well too, so that she won’t regret being with you.”
“Yes, I understand.”
He grabbed Ellen’s hand and asked, “Mom, do you regret marrying him?”
Once he asked that question, he could clearly feel his mother’s hand trembling and felt annoyed with himself. What kind of question was that?
