Hayden had arrived. Since he knew Nicole would come, he kept staring at the entrance, and when he finally saw her, he waved his hand. âHere.â Nicole sat down across from him, smiling. Hayden looked at her curiously. âYou look happy.â
Nicole smiled gently. âReally?â Hayden said, âYeah. You sounded like you were dead when I called you.â. Nicole smiled. âMy auntâs sick, but now her son found Skye. Thatâs why.â
Hayden was shocked. âHe found Skye? Is he sure? This might be a scam.â Nicole said, âNo idea. Iâll be going tomorrow. If I can see him, I can ask him to treat Eugeneâs grandfather.â
Hayden paused for a moment. âBut I thought heâs healed. I went to see him, and heâs in the pink of health. Not even sick at all.â
âHe has to be checked. We donât know if Oliviaâs really skilled. What if itâs just temporary?â
Hayden got a bit angry hearing her talk about Eugene so many times. âOlivia is Eugeneâs girlfriend. She canât have made a mistake: Didnât you see the statement?â
Nicole realized that she might have brought Eugene up too much, so she smiled gently. âI did. I was just saying, thatâs all. Itâs not every day you get to see Skye.â Hayden said, âTrue. Heâs a genius doctor. Hel must have some skills.â
He called the waiter over. âWhat do you want?â âAnything. Just order away. He ordered the food they usually had and tried to get some booze, but Nicole stopped him. âHold the alcohol off. I promised Mom I would go back in a bit. I have to see my aunt tomorrow.â
Hayden handed the menu to the waiter. âFine. Weâll hold off the alcohol tonight.â The food was served quickly, and Hayden kept filling Nicoleâs bowl with food. She was used to his service, so she took it for granted. âEugeneâs busy lately, and even Alex is being. really secretive. What are they doing?â
âI think he found Jean.â âJean is back?â âYes, but I think she lost her memories. She doesnât even know him anymore.â Nicole popped a piece of meat into her mouth. âTheyâre going through some tough spots.â
Hayden answered, âSame goes for Eugene and Olivia. They wasted seven years.â He smiled and said on purpose, âNever thought sheâd be the woman Eugene was looking for. Fate is a funny thing.â
Nicole lost her mood. Yeah. So what if I can get close to him? He already has someone he loves. Unless she disappears, he would never even look at me. But how can I make her disappear? When she wasnât around, Eugene would look at me, even if it was just for a moment. But now he blocks me out entirely. He even stays away from me too. Why canât a man like him be mine?
She took a deep breath and put her cutlery down.
Hayden wanted her to wake up and smell the coffee, so he added, âI also heard that Eugeneâs grandfather gave Olivia ten percent of the companyâs shares.â