Chapter 188 At Least Youâve Tried Eugene looked like he was paying attention to the shrimps he was peeling, but in fact, he was observing Oliviaâs expressions.
Watching her relaxing her brows in a contented manner, he felt that doof food could attract women too.
Thinking of this, the corner of his lips curved up uncontrollably. Then he put a peeled shrimp on Oliviaâs plate.
While holding his plate, North was staring at the shrimp in his fatherâs hands. He thought that this must be for him. After all, Mommy had been served soup.
But after a long time of staring expectantly at Eugene, the peeled shrimp ended up on his motherâs plate without any hesitation at all.
Ugh, true love wins after all! Iâm just an accident they had!
North sighed. Oh well, whatever. As long as Daddy can win over Mommy quickly, itâll be a load off my back.
Eugene peeled the shrimps as fast as he could and delivered the second one directly onto his sonâs plate.
Seeing that both mother and son had already eaten their shrimps, Eugene felt an unusual sense of satisfaction.
This feeling had never arisen in so many years. These two were the closest people to him, even more than his brother!
After eating for a while, Olivia finally felt half-full. She suddenly remembered what Eugene said in the elevator, so she raised her head and asked, âYou said youâve something to tell me. What is it?â
Eugene was stunned at the question. Something to tell her? I was just worried that she wouldnât come over.
But at this moment, he had to find an excuse.
âI saw you staring at Nathan and his girlfriend today. You look like youâre scheming against them.â
Olivia raised her eyes, a little surprised. âHow did you see through me?â
âKate likes Nathan?â Eugene asked.
Olivia was even more astonished now. âAre you a mind reader?â
Eugene chuckled. âItâs not that hard to guess.â
However, Olivia was in awe of him. âThe uncle is indeed much more perceptive than the nephew. Your nephew has been friends with Katie for seven or eight years now but still isnât aware that she likes him. Iâm truly amazed at his denseness!â
Eugene asked, âWhy not tell her to confess her love directly to him?â
Olivia blurted out without thinking, âNot every confession will have a happy ending.â
These words seemed to remind Eugene about what happened the other day, causing him to fall silent suddenly. His expression was a little unnatural as he looked at her.
Olivia almost bit off her tongue in regret. What am I even saying?
She was about to change the topic when Eugene spoke up, âIf you donât even try, how can you know if it will have a happy ending or not? If you tried and failed, at least you wonât regret anything. If he happens to like her too, wonât everyone be happy?â
This time it was Oliviaâs turn to be embarrassed. She put down her fork and explained, âActually, Katie told Nathan about it before, but Nathan said he doesnât like her. Today when Melanie told Katie about her relationship with Nathan, Katie was triggered by it.â
Eugene nodded in understanding. He didnât want to participate in Nathanâs matters of the heart.
After all, he still hadnât resolved his own relationship issues. He really didnât have the time to meddle in othersâ business.
But Olivia was still thinking about the matter and continued, âActually, I feel that Nathan shouldnât be so insensitive to Katie.
Maybe the distance between them is too close and they are too familiar with each other. Perhaps theyâre so close that neither of them would think that one is romantically interested in the other. But then, itâs their relationship, so we as outsiders canât very well intervene in it. Iâll tell Katie to ignore him for a period of time to see how Nathan is gonna react. Will you please betray him and come over to our side? Donât tell your nephew about anything yet!â
Eugene chuckled. âDonât worry, I will always be on your side!â
Olivia was slightly startled by his words. Why does it feel like heâs flirting with me?
North glanced at Eugene and Olivia, then put down his fork and spoon. âIâm full now. Iâm going to play games!â