North pouted. âAll my effort went to waste.â Eugene held his forehead. âItâs my fault.â North looked at Olivia for a moment, then he went to his fatherâs defense. âBut heâs been on good behavior ever since, right, Mommy?â
Olivia wouldnât let them off the hook so easily. âGood behavior? You mean him chasing me out of Nolan Group and boycotting me? Or when he argued with me back at the bar?â Oh crap, Eugene thought. Whoops, North thought..
Nicole was scrolling through her phone at home, and she was reading the statement from Nolan Group. I am Eugene Nolan.
North is not the boy whom I see as my own. He is my own, and Olivia is the woman Iâve been looking for all these years. Watch your tongue, or I will teach you a lesson. A paternity test was attached as well. It was a short statement, but Nicole spent the whole afternoon reading it. Her mind was occupied by a mocking voice that said, âThe woman seven years ago is Olivia!â
This is laughable. So laughable. I planned and schemed for so long, but she gets the benefits in the end, while I... Why? Why?
She hurled her phone away.
She had been spending the last few days following Oliviaâs news online and watched as Eugene slowly culled the haters and curses. He even made multiple statements and even sent out his lawyers.
Why does he like her so much? Why does he do everything for her? And why is she so lucky? She got pregnant in one shot?
Now what should I do? Olivia snuffed Lara out, and Eugene sent Aleena away. I have nobody to rely on. Who can help me now?
Am I fated to be his friend? Only his friend?
Her phone suddenly rang. She stared at it for al while before she went to pick it up. It was from Hayden, asking her to have a few drinks with him. She hung up, straightened herself up, and went out. Her mother asked, âWhere are you going?â
âIâm going out for a while.â Her mother said, âItâs late. Why are you going out? Youâre coming with me to your auntâs house tomorrow. Your cousin found Skye. You should go too, or theyâd think weâre rude.â
Nicole was blocking her mother out, but she stopped walking when she heard her mention Skye. âWhat did you say? Skye?â Her mother said, âYeah. Your cousin called. He said he found him, and heâs going to your auntâs house tomorrow. Maybe she can be saved.â
Nicole thought that was surprising. Eugene wanted to find Skye, didnât he? He failed, so Olivia managed to seize that chance.
She treated his grandfather, and he could never forget about her since then. If it werenât for her medical skills, someone like her would never have had a chance with Eugene.
If my cousin really found Skye, Eugene would be happy if I introduced the doctor to him, right? I can get close to him without it looking too awkward, and he wouldnât be alarmed. She wasnât planning on going, but now she said, âOkay. Iâll come back in a jiffy. I wonât miss tomorrowâs visit.â She went out and headed to the restaurant she and Hayden frequented.