Eugene shook his head exasperatedly. North had already been jealous when he saw his mother having so much fun with another young boy, so he was naturally crankier when his mom came over to ask him if he enjoyed drawing. When Eugene noticed how confused Olivia seemed, he leaned closer and whispered in her ear: “North’s jealous.”
Olivia was confused. Jealous? Who’s he jealous of? Then, she came to a sudden realization. “Does he think that I’ll stop liking him because I like that other kid?” Eugene gave her a look as if to say, ‘Duh.’
She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at that point. I didn’t even say anything. I just really liked the boy’s drawing, that’s all! Is this necessary? “Wait for me, darling!” She called for North.
Although North didn’t turn around, his footsteps clearly slowed down a little. This made Olivia feel better, and she quickly chased after him before holding his small hand. “What is it?”
“Nothing much!” North pretended as if everything was fine. “Then why do I feel like you seem rather unhappy?” she asked.
“I’m not.”
“I just thought that the young boy’s drawing was really nice, but that doesn’t mean anything else. Everyone’s special in their own way, and we shouldn’t allow our jealousy to stop us from recognizing other people’s talent! We all have our own strengths, just like how you’re so great with numbers, and how I’m talented at designing outfits. Other people recognize our skills as well!” she uttered.
North’s tiny lips finally curled into a smile as he lowered his head and chuckled. “My mommy’s also a genius doctor, and she’s good at racing. She’s even talented in acting…”
Olivia beamed. “We don’t have to announce that to the world. It’s good enough for us to know about our own talents.” North looked up at her then. “Do you want me to learn drawing, Mommy?”
“No. You can learn it if you want to, but you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. Everyone has their own strengths that can allow them to shine, and you don’t have to be good at everything. You should allow some space for other people to flaunt their skills too, don’t you think? It’s just like how I’m terrible at cooking. You still survived under my care, didn’t you?” she chuckled.
Eugene was right behind them, so he could hear their entire conversation. A fond smile spread across his face as he thought, I have to say that Olivia’s really good at teaching her son.
It’s no wonder my son’s such a talented boy. He was just about to join in on their conversation when his phone began to ring. He pulled it out to see that it was a call from Alex.
“Where are you guys? I’m on Promise Island now,” Alex said through the call. “That’s really quick!” Eugene laughed. “It’s not. My heart already flew over a few days ago, Alex replied.
“You’re so cheesy,” Eugene commented. “Aren’t you the same?” Alex asked. “I’ll send you an address, and you can head over there now. We’re just walking around outside the place.”
“Okay, Alex replied. After they ended the call, Eugene sent an address to Alex. Then, Olivia took a glance at Jewel. “Guess who just called, Jewel.”
Jewel shook her head. She knew that Alex was visiting since he had told her through text the night before. However, she hadn’t replied to him. yet. For some reason, she had a feeling that Olivia and Eugene were trying to get her to date him. ‘Stop trying to matchmake him and me once we get home. I don’t like him at all. She typed into her phone.
“Did you guys fight?” Olivia eyed her friend puzzledly. Jewel started to get impatient. ‘I’m not related to him at all-what’s there to fight about? I’m nice to him only because he’s your husband’s friend.’
“I know. It’s fine. We don’t expect you guys to do anything. You can like him if you want to, or you guys can just be friends otherwise,” Olivia stated.
Jewel nodded. Although Eugene was walking in front the whole time, he could guess what the situation was like between Jewel and Alex. I bet Alex lost control of himself and got too aggressive with Jewel. That’s why she’s so disgusted by him.
