“Inflammation at her throat, Olivia said. Alex immediately flipped out. “Why is she ignoring me because of an inflamed throat? Tell me what’s happening!” “Did she ignore you?”
“She didn’t let me hold her hand.” “Isn’t it normal that she’s not letting you hold her hand since there’s no relationship between the both of you?” “It’s abnormal. Stop gaslighting me and just tell me, Alex urged anxiously.
As Eugene watched Alex tagging behind Olivia like a puppy, a tinge of jealousy wrapped Eugene’s heart and he grumbled, “Why are you following my girlfriend around?”
“I’ll follow you instead if you give me the answers I want, Alex said, approaching him. However, Eugene shoved him aside in annoyance. “That’s it. Go home quickly and stop putting us in a dilemma!” he said, gesturing to the cell phone with his eyes.
For a moment, Alex was startled, but he soon understood what Eugene meant. Since when did Eugene become so sneaky?
Hence, he went along and huffed, “Fine, I’ll find out by myself.” After that, he pretended to be frustrated and stormed off. Alex definitely paid attention to the small details in his act. However, one could say that he was acting from his heart.
While Olivia was washing dishes in the kitchen, Eugene sent a text to Alex when her guard was down. ‘Your mother went to look for Jewel and said terrible things to her. After he sent the text, he deleted it and made sure he left no traces of his crime.
As Eugene was feeling guilty and worried that Olivia would discover his brief betrayal, he quickly went to her. Yet, before he even approached her, he grinned and said, “My love, did I do well?”
North shook his head solemnly and returned to his room with his laptop in his hands. Hmph! He’s asking for a compliment after he just sent a tip-off, huh? Does Daddy take Mommy for a fool?
Just as he expected, Olivia threw Eugene an icy look. “What did you do well?” “I stood on the same line with you and stood against outsiders,” Eugene promptly replied.
“Who’s the outsider?” she asked. He stared into her eyes and didn’t dare to say more as he felt that Olivia knew something was up. “I asked you a question,” she pressed on.
“It’s Alex.” Olivia nodded. “It’s not every day that you acknowledge Alex as an outsider,” she said while pointing a clean spatula at him. “Then, why didn’t you remember that you were standing against an outsider when you sent him a text?”
Eugene was shocked that he was exposed within seconds as he took a step back. “How did you know?” She removed the spatula away from his vicinity as she snorted snobbishly, “Alex wouldn’t have left so readily if you didn’t.”
Eugene immediately understood the situation as he hastily smiled in an attempt to get into her good graces. “Yes, he’s too annoying, so I just wanted to chase him away as soon as possible.” Olivia glared at him. I’m not telling you anything tomorrow.”
Eugene became antsy at her attitude and took a surreptitious glance at the living room, only to see that North had already sensibly vacated the premises. Once he ascertained that the coast was clear, he pulled Olivia into his arms and whined in a pitiful voice, “I’m sorry, and 1 promise I won’t overstep my boundaries in the future. I’m just worried that if we don’t tell him, he’ll pester us until past midnight. So, I decided to tell him in exchange for peace.”
She sized him up, utterly unimpressed. “But his mother will assume that Jewel ratted on her.” “Is it important what his mother thinks? Whatever it is, she has already regarded Jewel as a useless person in her mind. So, why does she need to compromise for the mother and son to have a good relationship?”
What he mentioned made sense. “You’re right, but Jewel didn’t say anything, so we can’t allow her to shoulder the blame for this. Furthermore, she definitely doesn’t want to see Alex and his mother have a falling out because of her.”
“This will happen sooner or later,” Eugene pointed out. “And it’s better that it happens sooner rather than later. If his mother hadn’t obstructed them back then, they wouldn’t be in this situation now.”
