George replied with a frown, “She is my junior, and I’m only letting her put medicine on me. This is none of your business.”
Eugene was drunk and also slurred his words, but his thinking was clearer than ever. “I’m her boyfriend and the father of her sons. How is this none of my business? How could you actually order a pregnant woman around? Not even I have the heart to do that. What right do you have?”
Olivia was rendered speechless. Seeing the two of them arguing again, she quickly stopped them. Then, with Alex’s help, she sat Eugene down on the couch. “Enough already! It’s nothing, I’m just going to put medicine on him. Just sit here for a while, and I’ll put medicine on you later, okay?’ she said. Seeing that he didn’t object, she turned around and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, she was grabbed by the arm. before she could leave. Eugene looked at her while shaking his head. “No, it’s not okay,” he replied. Stretching out his long arm, he then pulled Olivia-who was already two steps away from him-back into his arms.
Olivia couldn’t help but fall onto his lap. Eugene said in a gentle voice, ‘As a pregnant woman, you need plenty of rest.”
Looking at the man, Alex felt amused for some reason. Even at this point, he still remembers to care about his girlfriend. “Let me do it, Olivia. You take him back to his room and let him sleep. You can’t do anything as long as he’s here.”
Just then, Jewel came over with the first aid kit in hand. Fearing that Eugene might hurt Olivia by accident in his drunken state, she quickly turned to ask Alex, “Can Olivia take Eugene back to his room with him being so drunk? If she can’t, why not let him crash with you for the night? Olivia is pregnant, you know.”
However, Olivia said, “It’s okay, I can do it. You two put medicine on George, then. Let me teach you how to use it.”
Alex replied, “No, you don’t have to. I know a little about it. Applying medicine isn’t that difficult, anyway.”
All this time, however, George’s eyes had been fixed on Eugene and Olivia, who were locked in an embrace. All of a sudden, a bout of jealousy washed over him. In just a few seconds, he felt a stinging sensation in his eyes. What little remained of his reason was directing him to run away from here as soon as possible. I can’t let Olivia see this… Suddenly, he stood up and tottered upstairs.
A worried Olivia urged, “Kyle, go help George upstairs, will you?”
Kyle answered with a grunt before catching up to George in a few steps.
“It’s not necessary. I can manage by myself,” said George, trying to act strong. That being said, his hands were clinging to the handrail. For some reason, his legs felt weak. A feeling of dizziness came over him; the next thing he knew, he almost rolled down the stairs.
Luckily, Kyle never left, and he held onto the man in the nick of time. This time, George didn’t chase Kyle away anymore. He went upstairs with the latter’s help.
Jewel exchanged a brief look with Alex before turning to look at Olivia. “Olivia, we’ll help you get Eugene back to his room before we put medicine on George.”
Olivia replied, “Okay.” With that, she stood up to leave, but Eugene was still holding her in his arms and wouldn’t let go. She turned around and said to him, “I’m not going to put medicine on George anymore. I’m taking you back to your room to sleep.”
Eugene seemed to sober up a little at her words. He replied obediently, “Alright.” As he spoke, he rose to his feet, standing bolt upright as if he weren’t drunk at all. Olivia also found this amusing. “Can you walk by yourself?”
Eugene replied, “Of course. I can even hold onto you.” Olivia said, “It’s okay, I can walk by myself. You walk on your own, okay? Can you find your room?”
Eugene replied, “I’m not drunk. I can even walk with you in my arms.” As he spoke, he bent down and was about to scoop her up in his arms.
This scared the hell out of Alex and Jewel, who hurriedly lunged at him and tried to drag him away. However, the man wouldn’t budge at all. He looked back and put out his hand toward Olivia, saying, “Sweetheart…”
Olivia immediately followed him in resignation. “Okay, I’m following you from behind.”
Eugene frowned. “No, I want to hold hands with you,” he replied with a hurt expression. As soon as these words left his mouth, Jewel couldn’t help but chuckle, but she said nothing.
Alex wasn’t that easy to deal with, though. He laughed unapologetically, asking, “Do you think it’s fine by you to hold hands with me?”
Eugene responded with a slap. “You’re ugly!”
