At the same time, Eugene joined him after he was done cleaning up. “Are you watching Mommy’s opening ceremony?” Surprisingly, North was silent as he stared at the screen with an unhappy visage. As such, Eugene frowned at the change. “What is it?”
North refused to answer. Eugene took a seat on the couch and wanted to glance at the screen, but North stood up and dragged himself back to the bedroom with the laptop. An alarmed Eugene questioned, “North, what’s wrong?”
Following that, he was greeted with the sound of a closing door, which left him confounded. Subsequently, he dug out his phone to check the news. North praised Olivia just now, which means he was checking an article about her. What was it that upset him?
At last, he found the article on Olivia and noticed the interaction between her and Carter. The writing included terms such as ‘family-like” and ‘mother-and-son’. Additionally, the reporter conducted a mini-interview with her.
The reporter asked, “Hello, Miss Maxwell! Judging from your interaction with our young actor from the show, can I assume that you like him very much?”
Olivia admitted, “Of course, I like him! He’s so sweet. Everyone at the set is his fan.” The reporter followed up. “Miss Maxwell, do you wish to have a son like Carter in the future?”
“Of course.”
The video ended right there. It was then Eugene finally understood that his son was jealous of Carter. He stood up and knocked twice on North’s door. As expected, North was stubbornly quiet, but Eugene did not wait for the kid’s answer and entered anyway.
The room was plunged into darkness without a sound. From the faint moonlight, he could make out the silhouette of a person under the blanket. This looks more concerning than I thought.
He flicked the light switch on and saw North bundled under the blanket from head to toe. Isn’t he worried that he might suffocate himself?
Taking a few steps forward, he flipped the blanket to reveal the boy’s head. North had been facing his direction but quickly turned to the other side, refusing to look at his dad. Great. They don’t like me anymore! Why don’t they go ahead and focus on the other kid? Why bother with me? He silently grumbled.
Eugene held his breath hard and comforted him. “Son, those are rubbish writing by the reporters. Your mommy is an actress, and the little boy is just her TV son. Mommy is getting close to him so that they can work better.”
North maintained his silence. Eugene continued, ‘You are your mommy’s pride. She’s not serious about any other kid, alright? She only cares about you.”
No matter what he said, North gave no reply as he was crying and sniffling quietly under the blanket. At the end of his wits, Eugene lifted North in his arms. ‘Do you want Mommy to stop acting?”
North had wanted to struggle in his dad’s arms but soon shook his head at the question. He was only feeling sad about the Carter situation, but he could not bring himself to stop his mommy from acting, especially knowing that she enjoyed it.
Eugene proceeded carefully, “I’ll call Mommy and have her explain to you.” Then, he reached out for his phone. That earned him a glare from North, who snatched the phone from him and wailed, “I didn’t say anything at all! Why are you calling her?”
Eugene felt sorry to see North crying. Yes, he might have said nothing, but the poor kid must have felt hurt and ignored. To be fair, after checking out the article and the interview, Eugene thought that Olivia had overdone it. North must have suffered more, seeing it from a child’s perspective.
As a result, he set aside the thought of calling Olivia. Instead, he hugged North and comforted the kid. ‘Son, adults will say things that they don’t mean because of many reasons. The same goes for Mommy. Maybe she likes the young actor a teeny bit, which is different from her love for you. It’s like comparing your love for a new toy to your love for Mommy and Daddy. Perhaps Mommy doesn’t even like that boy, but she couldn’t admit that in front of the reporter. If not, everyone would think that Mommy is unkind. The netizens would judge and scold Mommy again, which is a lot of trouble.”
