“I think it’d look bad if I don’t go back to pay them a visit, right? Should I go back and explain myself to them? Nicole asked. “Let’s go then. I’ll go with you,” Hayden uttered.
Meanwhile, at the villa, Olivia and the rest of them had already had their meal along with some alcohol. The three men at the table could already feel the effects of alcohol in their bloodstream. Olivia and Jewel, on the other hand, couldn’t feel much.
Alex knew how high Olivia’s tolerance was, but he hadn’t expected Jewel’s tolerance to be so hush as well. He used sign language to speak to her. ‘Why is your tolerance so high?” Jewel was surprised to see him using sign language. “How do you know sign language? She signed back..
‘I wanted to talk to you, so I learned a few things.’ Alex explained. However, it seemed like he learned more than just a few things-his movements were so smooth that it seemed like he could hold a full conversation with her. She was shocked. Did he learn sign language just to talk to me?
She smiled. I used to train my tolerance intentionally Alex quickly recalled how Eugene once told him about their stay at Double Dragon Court. He figured that she must have trained it back then. It wasn’t easy to become a contract killer-she couldn’t have any weaknesses as she would definitely get injured or die. Alex could only imagine how much she had struggled in the past.
All of a sudden, Alex felt rather frustrated. It felt like there was a rock weighing down on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe. His. gaze was filled with agony as he looked at her. “Have you gotten drunk before?”
‘Of course. There was once when I passed out after getting drunk. Olivia was the one who sent me back.’ Jewel signed. Olivia gazed at both of them before teasing them. “Can you guys communicate through speaking?”
“We don’t want you eavesdropping,” Alex uttered with a smile. “Do you think I won’t understand if you use sign language? I’ve been spending a lot of time with. Jewel, so I understand some of it, okay?” Olivia said.
“I’m so jealous!” Alex replied. He didn’t make things clear with his words, but Olivia understood that he was jealous because she could show up in front of her anytime while he couldn’t do the same. He didn’t get to spend. much time with her, so he could only learn sign language on his own. He simply didn’t want to waste time typing things on the phone when he wanted to talk to her.
“How much can you drink?” Alex asked Jewel. Jewel held one finger out as she eyed him playfully. He raised an eyebrow. “One bottle? Is it one bottle of white wine?” He gazed at the bottle in front of her. One bottle of white wine was a lot.
“You don’t understand, do you?” Olivia asked.
Alex suddenly understood what she meant. “Do you mean that you can keep drinking?” Jewel let out a laugh. “You’re afraid now, aren’t you?” Olivia asked. All of the men knew that they couldn’t mess with Jewel then. The atmosphere at the table was rather lively. All of them were chatting with each other when Hayden and Nicole suddenly showed up.
Eugene didn’t seem too surprised, and he greeted them calmly. “Sit down and join us!” Hayden gazed at Nicole. “Okay,” Nicole replied with a smile.
Once they sat down, Nicole raised her glass. “I’m so sorry about today, Eugene. I was the one who told Penny to come. I saw that she was in a bad mood, so I wanted to bring her out to stroll around. When she heard that you guys were here, she insisted on coming, so I changed our plans and came over. I didn’t know things would turn out like this, so I’m drinking as an apology to you. Cheers!”
“It’s fine.” Eugene held his glass up. Hayden raised his glass as he added to the conversation. “I was the one who suggested having a trip. It’s my fault too.”
“What’s this? Why are you guys taking turns to apologize? I’m not blaming you guys. There’s no difference whether you guys find out now or later-I’m planning to bring my mom home soon, anyway. Even if you guys didn’t come, they would find out about it eventually. You guys don’t need this as a reason to drink,” Eugene teased.
