North was significantly speechless. Is this how a girlfriend coaxes her boyfriend? Mommy’s treating Daddy the same way that she treats me, isn’t she? A great job?
Suddenly, Eugene smiled and his gloomy mood from the morning dissipated. Instantly, his spirits were lifted and he felt cheerful. He grabbed her hand and said, “Thanks, Olivia. I feel much better now.”
She responded, “It wasn’t your fault anyway. You’ve done your best, so stop beating yourself up. Life never goes as planned.” He replied, ‘Yes. Brian should be arriving tonight and there are some things that should be settled once and for all.”
She asked, “Who was the one that revealed the layout of Promise Island?” Eugene’s expression instantly darkened as he mentioned coldly, “Nicole.” Olivia was significantly stunned by that.. “Nicole? How can it be her? Why does she have against your mom?”
There was a ferocious look on Eugene’s face. “Nicole struck a deal with Lara. She would provide the map and Lara would first go after. my mom, then you.”
At that point, Olivia caught on to the situation. That makes much more sense, then. It was nearly 6.00PM when Brian and the gang arrived at the island.
It did not take much effort to apprehend Nicole, perhaps because she was caught off guard. The other possibility was that she wanted to avoid struggling so as to not rouse more suspicions, so she came along meekly to the island.
Brian specifically assigned his bodyguards to keep a close eye on her and this move was realized by Hayden and Penny. They sensed that the bodyguards treated them differently compared to Nicole as the bodyguards seemed to be taking precautions to prevent her from escaping.
Eugene sat on the lower floor of the villa and waited for them. He maintained an undisturbed expression upon seeing them and did not. bother to greet them either. Hayden seemed slightly anxious, though, as he was not sure what was going on.
Along the way, he had asked Brian what was going on, but Brian’s responses had been vague. He merely mentioned that there had been an assassination attempt on his mom’s life.
However, Hayden could not seem to comprehend why Brian had captured Nicole when it was Eugene’s mom who had nearly been assassinated.
As soon as they arrived, Hayden instantly asked anxiously upon seeing Eugene, “How’s everything, Eugene?”
Eugene took a look at Nicole, who currently had a wig on, and his expression remained neutral. “Why don’t you ask her?”
Hayden anxiously replied, “I’ve asked Nicole, but she doesn’t know what’s going on too. Is there a misunderstanding here? Eugene, we’ve known each other for so long, so you’ve got to investigate this matter properly.”
Eugene directed his dark gaze to Hayden before standing up. “Everyone, come with me.” Although Hayden was unsure of what was going on, he went along up the stairs. accordingly.
The gang trooped up the stairs and trailed after Eugene to arrive at a room on the second floor, where Alex was staying for the time being. Hayden was shocked to see Alex in bed with his head all bandaged. “What the heck? What happened to you?”
Alex replied, “I wanted to be a hero and save a damsel in distress, but I ended up nearly dying in the process.” Hayden smiled and approached Alex. “Well, I wanna know who the lucky damsel in distress was!”
Meanwhile, Alex shot a furtive look at Jewel. The porcelain-white skin on her face flushed red instantly and she suddenly felt shy for some reason, so she pursed her lips slightly. Subsequently, Alex turned to Hayden and chided him, ‘Stop being so nosy.”
Hayden gleefully took a seat next to Alex’s side. “You don’t have to say her name for us to know.” Subsequently, Hayden glanced at Jewel. “It must be this pretty lady here, right?”
At that moment, Jewel blushed redder than before. She had intended to deny it, but seeing that it was too much effort to speak, she ended up remaining silent.
Alex glared at Hayden in response. ‘Go away. Stop bullying us patients.” Hayden was surprised to hear that as he turned. to look at Jewel once again. “Who’s the other patient? Are you hurt as well?”
Alex glared at Hayden once again. “Who else can it be? Her injuries are much more serious than mine!”
