Christoff asked, “Do you know where he is?” “Of course,” Olivia answered. “Do you know what he’s up to, then?” For some reason, she got frustrated. “Spit it out, or I’m hanging up.”
“Don’t vent at me. I’m not some sort of emotional trash can. I’m just telling you your boyfriend went to see Azalea. You got duped.”
She held her fury down as she asked, “What happened to her?” “Almost got assaulted. She fractured her bone in her escape and is now lying in Royal Hospital.” Olivia snapped, “You’re lying!” “I never lie to you. My men saw him going into the hospital.”
A short while later, he sent her a photo. She hung up the call and enlarged the image. Azalea was lying on a bed with her eyes closed, whereas Eugene was standing before the bed with eyes filled with concern. There was a group of medical staff standing nearby. She inspected the photo closely and finally confirmed it wasn’t photoshopped.
A sense of irony filled her heart. She kept telling herself to trust and understand Eugene, but now, she wouldn’t do it anymore. She refused to be understanding. If you wanted to see her, you could have just told me, but you lied! You said it’s urgent! You made me look like a fool for trusting you so easily. You like her. That’s why you left me to see her. She was about to enter the hotel just a moment ago, but now, she didn’t have any reasons to stay around anymore, so she came back out with her suitcase in tow.
Jewel quickly came up to her. “What’s wrong, Olivia? Where are you going?” Olivia stormed off. Without looking back, she said, “Home.” Surprised, Jewel asked, “You’re going home?
Aren’t you going to wait for Eugene?” “No. We’re leaving,” Olivia replied icily. Jewel pulled her suitcase and quickly caught up to Olivia. “Shouldn’t you call and inform him about this?”
“I will not.” Olivia then added, “And you’re not allowed to call him, either.” Jewel walked with Olivia. “What happened?” Olivia didn’t have the strength even to explain. She hailed a cab. They got into the car, and Jewel asked again, “Olivia, tell me what happened.”
Olivia remained silent. She rested her head on Jewel’s shoulder, looking exhausted. Jewel’s heart went out to her, and she pulled Olivia close. Softly, she said, “You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to.”
When they arrived at the airport, they ran into a familiar figure-Christoff. Olivia wanted to ignore him, but for some reason, his seat was right next to hers on the plane. He smiled. “What a coincidence.”
Olivia sneered silently and thought, As if. He’s planned this. She refused to talk to him, so she crossed her arms and pretended to sleep.
However, Christoff wouldn’t take no for an answer. He smirked and went after the wound in her heart. “Why aren’t you waiting for Eugene?”
She refused to entertain him. Yet, the man kept speaking, “You know how men are. Sometimes, we’re forced to do things we don’t want to. As long as he comes back to you, that’s enough. If you ask for too much, you’d be annoying.”
That does it! She opened her eyes abruptly and yelled, “Shut the hell up!” The sharp look in her eyes shocked him, but then he chuckled. “Oh, you’re so ungrateful. I’m just trying to cheer you up.”
