âInflammation at her throat, Olivia said. Alex immediately flipped out. âWhy is she ignoring me because of an inflamed throat? Tell me whatâs happening!â âDid she ignore you?â
âShe didnât let me hold her hand.â âIsnât it normal that sheâs not letting you hold her hand since thereâs no relationship between the both of you?â âItâs abnormal. Stop gaslighting me and just tell me, Alex urged anxiously.
As Eugene watched Alex tagging behind Olivia like a puppy, a tinge of jealousy wrapped Eugeneâs heart and he grumbled, âWhy are you following my girlfriend around?â
âIâll follow you instead if you give me the answers I want, Alex said, approaching him. However, Eugene shoved him aside in annoyance. âThatâs it. Go home quickly and stop putting us in a dilemma!â he said, gesturing to the cell phone with his eyes.
For a moment, Alex was startled, but he soon understood what Eugene meant. Since when did Eugene become so sneaky?
Hence, he went along and huffed, âFine, Iâll find out by myself.â After that, he pretended to be frustrated and stormed off. Alex definitely paid attention to the small details in his act. However, one could say that he was acting from his heart.
While Olivia was washing dishes in the kitchen, Eugene sent a text to Alex when her guard was down. âYour mother went to look for Jewel and said terrible things to her. After he sent the text, he deleted it and made sure he left no traces of his crime.
As Eugene was feeling guilty and worried that Olivia would discover his brief betrayal, he quickly went to her. Yet, before he even approached her, he grinned and said, âMy love, did I do well?â
North shook his head solemnly and returned to his room with his laptop in his hands. Hmph! Heâs asking for a compliment after he just sent a tip-off, huh? Does Daddy take Mommy for a fool?
Just as he expected, Olivia threw Eugene an icy look. âWhat did you do well?â âI stood on the same line with you and stood against outsiders,â Eugene promptly replied.
âWhoâs the outsider?â she asked. He stared into her eyes and didnât dare to say more as he felt that Olivia knew something was up. âI asked you a question,â she pressed on.
âItâs Alex.â Olivia nodded. âItâs not every day that you acknowledge Alex as an outsider,â she said while pointing a clean spatula at him. âThen, why didnât you remember that you were standing against an outsider when you sent him a text?â
Eugene was shocked that he was exposed within seconds as he took a step back. âHow did you know?â She removed the spatula away from his vicinity as she snorted snobbishly, âAlex wouldnât have left so readily if you didnât.â
Eugene immediately understood the situation as he hastily smiled in an attempt to get into her good graces. âYes, heâs too annoying, so I just wanted to chase him away as soon as possible.â Olivia glared at him. Iâm not telling you anything tomorrow.â
Eugene became antsy at her attitude and took a surreptitious glance at the living room, only to see that North had already sensibly vacated the premises. Once he ascertained that the coast was clear, he pulled Olivia into his arms and whined in a pitiful voice, âIâm sorry, and 1 promise I wonât overstep my boundaries in the future. Iâm just worried that if we donât tell him, heâll pester us until past midnight. So, I decided to tell him in exchange for peace.â
She sized him up, utterly unimpressed. âBut his mother will assume that Jewel ratted on her.â âIs it important what his mother thinks? Whatever it is, she has already regarded Jewel as a useless person in her mind. So, why does she need to compromise for the mother and son to have a good relationship?â
What he mentioned made sense. âYouâre right, but Jewel didnât say anything, so we canât allow her to shoulder the blame for this.
Furthermore, she definitely doesnât want to see Alex and his mother have a falling out because of her.â
âThis will happen sooner or later,â Eugene pointed out. âAnd itâs better that it happens sooner rather than later. If his mother hadnât obstructed them back then, they wouldnât be in this situation now.â