‘Sure!’ Jewel signed with her hands. After Eugene left, Olivia wrote a prescription and asked Sophia to procure the medication. At the same time, Olivia stared at Jewel. “Out with it. What happened?”
Jewel didn’t imagine that Olivia could figure out that she had lied, and she took a while to pacify her emotions before whisking out her phone and typing, ‘Alex’s mom came to meet me today and told me to have some self-awareness. She said I couldn’t be of any help in the company and forbade us from dating, so I should stay away from her son. Not only that, she even didn’t allow me to talk and called me shameless for clinging on to her son. God, I was furious! She’s bullying me because I can’t talk!’
Olivia’s face turned solemn. “Why did she say those things about you?”Jewel shook her head in response. ‘I don’t know. She called me out of the blue and even told me to come up with an excuse to leave Alex.’
Olivia could feel her fury rising after listening to Jewel’s account. She can’t even imagine herself in Jewel’s shoes, especially when Jewel couldn’t speak up for herself at that time. “Didn’t you argue with her? Tell her to ask her son who’s the one doing all the pestering!”
I called her hateful and said that Alex will be a bachelor sooner or later because of having a mother like her. Then, she wanted to slap me, Jewel typed.
Olivia chuckled and retorted, “That’s the way! You can’t just sit there and listen without defending yourself. So, what if she’s an elder? An elder should act like one and not throw their weight around just because of their seniority.”
“When I first found out that she brought up Alex as a single mother, I kinda admired her. Now I know that it’s utterly twisted for her to revolve around her son like he’s her entire world. She’ll regard all women who get close to her son as her enemies, Jewel added.
“That’s an accurate conclusion,” Olivia agreed with a firm nod. Fortunately, you have a kind mother-in-law Jewel wrote. “Yes, and your godmother is kind too,” Olivia said, and they giggled. “What did you do, then? Did you resign?”
“I’m not that foolish to stick around after what just happened earlier. What should I do if she takes me as a woman coveting her son again? I don’t want someone to lash out at me while pointing at my nose once more!’ Olivia couldn’t help but note with concern, “But Alex may not let you go.”
Why wouldn’t he let me go? His injuries have healed and I’ve cared for him long enough. I don’t owe him anything anymore, and I even gave up the salary that I was owed. Whatever it is, I’m not going back there. Aren’t you going to start filming in a few days? I’ll come with you,’ Jewel typed.
“That’s great!” Olivia exclaimed, utterly delighted by her suggestion. “Eugene doesn’t have to get me a bodyguard, then. With both of us combined, we’ll be invincible!”
‘Why do you need a bodyguard? Jewel asked in bewilderment. “Guess who came to my studio today?” Olivia asked. “Christoff.” Jewel was so shocked that she didn’t type a word and voiced her concerns, “Why did he come here?”
“It’s precisely because we don’t know his motive that Eugene decided to hire a bodyguard for me,” she replied. ‘Their home base is in Southeast Asia. So, what’s he doing here in Summer City? Is he here for revenge because we caught his assassin the last time?’ Jewel asked.
“That is my suspicion as well,’ Olivia answered seriously. “Then, you better be care- Before she could finish typing, her phone started to ring, and when she saw the familiar name, she decisively hit the red button.
“Was that Alex?” Olivia asked. Jewel nodded. “What should I say?” “Write him a message. If you don’t want to return to his company, tell him that I invited you to join my filming crew,” Olivia suggested.
Jewel nodded as she immediately started writing, ‘My throat feels unwell, so I came to look for Olivia.’
