She first texted Nathan, telling him to answer the phone according to the instructions in the text message. A few minutes later, she called him again.
Nathan quickly answered the phone and said in a loud voice, “I’ve come out already. Have you arrived… Oh, so you’re gonna be late? Nah, it’s okay. Do you want me to pick you up… Alright, I’ll be waiting for you at The Maple, then… Okay.” After hanging up the phone, he texted Olivia, asking, ‘What else do I need to do?’ Olivia texted back, ‘Act more excited. Hum a tune or something!”
‘Are you on your way there already?’ Olivia replied, ‘Yeah, we’re almost there! After arriving at The Maple, Olivia and Eugene immediately sat down at the table near the edge of the hall.
After their dishes were served, Nathan finally arrived, upon which he exchanged a knowing look with the couple. Sitting in a booth, he first ordered some food before pretending to play on his phone. In reality, however, he was texting Olivia, asking, ‘Are you sure that they’ll arrive?”
Olivia ate her meal while texting back, Yes ‘OK, Nathan replied before waiting anxiously. At this moment, Olivia sent out another text message. Shortly after that, a woman came in and walked straight up to Nathan. Nathan looked at the woman in surprise. Before he could speak, however, the woman asked, “Did I keep you waiting?”
Nathan instinctively replied, “No, it’s okay. Have a seat.” Then, he hurriedly texted Olivia, asking, ‘Who is this?’ Olivia texted back, ‘An actress I hired for you.’ Nathan texted, ‘Katie will get the wrong idea again if she sees this.’
Olivia replied, ‘If she doesn’t get the wrong idea, how is the other person gonna get the wrong idea as well? Just chat with her for a while. She’ll be leaving in a moment. Nathan got even more puzzled. ‘What do you mean? Olivia ignored him while eating on her own. Eugene asked, “Where did you find the actress?”
“Metrostar Entertainment.”
“Why take so much trouble?” “How can they be fooled if we don’t make it seem real?”
Eugene nodded. Then, he said, “Their Caesar salad tastes pretty good. Let’s order another serving and have it packaged so that we can take it home for our son.”
Olivia replied, “Okay. The Swedish meatballs are nice, too.”
Eugene replied, “Uh-huh.” The couple chatted as they ate. Over ten minutes later, a man and a lady came in from the outside. The man carried himself like a gentleman with a formal smile on his face. He kept walking a step behind the right side of the lady, and his eyes were fixed on her.
The lady also had a smile on her face, but it was obvious that her smile had a hint of affectedness to it. They were none other than Jasper and Kate.
In reality, Olivia was somewhat disappointed when she saw them. Their arrival only went to prove Jasper’s involvement in this. Otherwise, why would they also show up here so coincidentally? She exchanged a helpless look. with Eugene.
Eugene picked up some food and put it onto her plate. He advised, “Well, what he does is kind of unscrupulous, but his purpose is understandable. He just wants to become a couple with Kate, that’s all.” Olivia snorted. “However much he wants to do that, he shouldn’t come between a couple to achieve his purpose. That’s mean.”
Eugene couldn’t help but chuckle. “Look how angry you are. That’s your point of view, but from Jasper’s point of view, Nathan is his love rival-and a love rival who has mistreated Kate at that. He’s resorted to some desperate measures to make decisions for her, and it’s obvious that his trick has worked. It’s just that he’s too greedy. He wants Kate to have a clearer view of the situation, only to play into your hands without realizing it. If it were Nathan, he’d probably never have guessed that Jasper would be involved in this.”
