Chapter 73 A Night Out
“That’s not it. I thought they have an inkling that we are investigating the matter, which was why they had the maid be their scapegoat,” Eugene replied.
A frown formed on Olivia’s face while she asked, “Do you mean she wasn’t the mastermind?”
“A maid wouldn’t be so bold,” Eugene scoffed.
A frown formed on Olivia’s face as the reply he gave reminded her of what Old Master Nolan said about the absence of familial relationships. A sense of uncertainty lingered in her gaze as she looked toward him, all the while unsure how she should face him, and if she should pity him or console him. “D-Do you have a suspect? Would it be among your family members, just for that inheritance?”
“I don’t know.” To Eugene, the matter was a hard topic to breach as his family had done far more than that, which was why he opted for an ambiguous answer after taking a deep breath.
Upon realizing that they were merely acquaintances, Olivia had a sudden feeling that she shouldn’t have asked about the matter, so she didn’t pry any further. Instead, she opted to remind him, “You should probably arrange for some bodyguards to protect your grandfather secretly.”
“I will be doing just that. Thank you for your time today, and I will have someone transfer the consultation fee to you.” Eugene nodded as he spoke.
“You don’t have to be so polite. I should be the one to thank you instead. Your timely arrival saved me from a disastrous outcome,” she replied.
Memory of the incident that happened prior to his arrival triggered a sense of shame within Eugene, as Robin wouldn’t have been able to find fault with Olivia if he hadn’t introduced her to that rowdy bunch. He felt responsible for what happend, thus he told her, “I won’t let what they did go unpunished, so you don’t have to worry.” Unbeknownst to him, what he said sounded like a promise more than anything else.
Soon came the following night. Olivia got a call from Kate, during which the latter requested for her company to attend a gathering together. Thus, she left North at Nathan’s place, which was a delight to North. As a games developer, every game that Nathan developed would first go through North, so visits to Nathan’s house was North’s favorite activity.
Just as they arrived at Nathan’s place, North ushered Olivia to leave and even offered cordially, “You won’t have to come fetch me tonight as it will be quite late when you’re done, I will be sleeping at Nathan’s house.”
“Are you sure you will be sleeping instead of playing games all night?” Olivia pouted.
Nathan made a promise by telling her, “I promise to watch over him.”
“I know you two are birds of a feather when it comes to games. I will drop by next morning, and you’ll have to face my wrath if I find out you have been playing games all night.” Olivia harrumphed.
“I know, I know, so you can leave now. That idiot must be waiting for you.” Nathan pushed her out as he spoke. The urgency in their actions left Olivia resigning herself to hailing a cab to go to the hotel, only to find that Kate was already waiting by the entrance of the hotel.
“You’ve kept me waiting!” Kate approached her in a hurry.
“It took some time for me to send North to Nathan’s place.” After apologizing to Kate, Olivia took her hand while Kate followed her lead as they stepped inside with the hem of her dress in hand.
“No matter what I do, I must get Luca to collaborate with me!” That was what Kate said; she worked in a startup fashion magazine publishing agency which was still in the process of garnering its fame, and its sales weren’t doing too good either, so the company was in a rather sorry state.
While the company managed to secure a contract with a company that specialized in watch ads, they insisted that Luca Matthews was to be the model for their products, which was a request that Kate couldn’t afford to turn down, as she had to put into consideration the livelihood of her subordinates.
“Do you mean Luca Matthews, the main lead in ‘Can’t Help but Fall for You’?” Olivia glanced at Kate curiously.
“Yeah, so you do know him!” Kate seemed delighted to hear that.
“I also know he is employed by Metrostar Entertainment!” An amused expression could be seen on Olivia’s face as she spoke.
“Yeah!” said Kate.
“However, the drama is a hit, and his company and sponsors seemed to hold him in high regard, so you won’t necessarily succeed,” Olivia commented honestly.
