Cindy spotted Eugene as soon as he entered Mi Amor. “You’ve arrived, Mr. Nolan.” “Where are they?” Eugene asked, to which Cindy replied, “The Haven Lounge. Would you prefer to wait here or go in and see them?”
At that, Eugene mused, Since it’s already confirmed that the triplets are my sons, I might as well meet them. Also, this is a rare opportunity since their godmother is around. Maybe I’ll learn something. I’ll go myself,” he answered.
“Alright, I’ll have an attendant lead the way.” Eugene hummed a reply, and another attendant appeared to lead him to the second floor in two shakes. He coincidentally ran into North, who came out from the washroom, just as he arrived on the second floor.
His instinct was to hide, but North caught him right away, trotting to him with beaming eyes. “Daddy, what are you doing here?”
Eugene felt somewhat guilty. North had always been very insecure, and not only would he flip out after learning that his father had three other.
sons, but he might even disown Eugene as his father entirely! Suddenly, he felt afflicted; nothing in the office could even compare to this.
He didn’t know how to explain it to North, so he brushed it off by saying he came to dine with someone. However, it only made North frown and reiterate, “You’re having dinner with someone here?”
It was only then he remembered this was a couple’s restaurant. With that, he added, “Yeah, there are a bunch of us. Your mother and I came here once, so I recommended it to them.”
“Which room are you in?” North asked while staring intently at his father, frustrating the latter. God, save me! Each kid is smarter than the other!
Eugene glanced around inadvertently and found the private room, Happily Ever After, still available. As such, he pointed to it and said, “This one.”
“Is it the room Mr. Carl Zaborowski booked?” asked the attendant that led him, and Eugene could only answer yes. “Alright, please enter.”
Eugene hummed a response, but just as he was about to talk to North, a pudgy man came around the corner of the stairs.
“How did it go? Is everything ready?” he asked when he saw the attendant. “I’ll give each and every one of you a big gift if my proposal is a success.
“It’s ready, and your friend has arrived as well, Mr. Zaborowski.” The waiter pointed at Eugene. “My friend? Carl stared at Eugene for a while but couldn’t make out who he was. “I didn’t invite any friends, though.”
With that, the attendant looked toward Eugene, who felt exasperated. Me and my luck! Then again, he was a seasoned veteran. Hence, he replied tactfully, “Is this your room? I’ve made a mistake, then.”
Carl said nothing more and followed the attendant into the private room. Eugene, on the other hand, took North a little further away and asked, “What are you doing. here?”
“You still haven’t told me what you’re doing. here,” North asked grimly, to which Eugene continued to lie, “I’m having dinner with someone, but I forgot the room number. I’ll call and ask them later.”
“I won’t back you up anymore if you’re going to upset Mommy again,” North warned icily, clearly not buying Eugene’s words. “Don’t worry. That will never happen again. Did you come with Olivia?”
“Yeah.” North nodded. Do you want to join us?”
How could Eugene say no at this point? “Sure.” North was pretty worried that his father would make some fundamental mistakes, so he held. Eugene’s hand until they reached their private room.
