Olivia said, âI gave him endless chances. From last night till today, I gave him two chances to come clean, but did he? He was busy explaining that there was nothing between him and Azalea, while I was trying to squeeze the truth out of him. I never wanted to hide the relationship between Christoff and me.
If he had not lied to me, saying that he was assisting the investigation at the police station, I would have told him about Christoff.
I thought he was too embarrassed and proud to tell me about his struggles, and I was such a fool for telling North to keep the secret for him. Now, I finally know the reason behind his cover-ups-he didnât want me to learn about Azalea!â
Jewel responded, âWell, maybe Azalea is in love with Eugene, but donât worry! Heâs definitely not into her. You know, men do not like to create unnecessary trouble for themselves. He probably thought there was no need to tell you about Azalea because there was nothing between them anyway.â
Olivia gave her a side-eye. âOf course, youâd trust him because heâs like your brother. Stop putting in a good word for him.â
That shut Jewel up. Back at the filming set, Carter Rogers immediately noticed that Olivia was in a bad mood. He went up to her and asked, âGodmother, what happened to you?â
She replied, âItâs nothing. I didnât sleep well last night.â He shot a quizzical look at North. North sighed wistfully like an old soul without revealing anything. He was baffled by the actions of both the mother and the son, but he didnât press on because he assumed that they must have run into a complicated issue.
The two kids would stick around Olivia, telling her jokes and making faces. That cheered her up a lot, but she still lost her focus from time to time. There were a lot of outtakes during her scenes, but the director didnât have a go at her because he knew that she was struggling with something. At noon, Christoff sneaked up to her. âWhatâs wrong?â
Olivia couldnât be bothered to talk to him. âNothing.â He asked, âIs it because of the article from the morning?â She looked at him, astonished. âFrom the morning?â He had an annoying smile on his face. âWhy?â Havenât you I read the post online?â
She frowned and searched for the post on her phone. As expected, she found a new post, titled âEugene Nolan and Olivia Maxwell Suspected to Have Fought Over the 38-Minute: Secret Chat Incidentâ.
The attached photo was taken at the entrance of the hotel. It also captured the scene of her fight with Eugene at the door to the hotel room. She was the most angered at a gif image, which pictured her yelling at Eugene: âAnd you do not have the right to question my relationship with Christoff Stevenson!â
The comment section was a mess. Most people speculated that the couple had broken up. Someone remarked that Olivia had used Eugene to boost her popularity and was ready to go solo once her popularity started rising. Worse, someone added that Eugene had found out about her affair with Avery Mauve and was confronting her.
A sense of despair crept up on her. The 38- minute secret chat and the gossip about her breakup seemed to be part of a well-
executed plan to defame her. Christoff chuckled. âI never thought youâd be this protective of me. Iâm glad.â
She shot him a look. âAre you behind all these?â It was a question, but he knew she was suspecting him from the look in her eyes. He frowned at her. âHey. Donât blame it on me. I just found out about it.â
She questioned, âWho else can it be? No one else has the time to stalk me like you do.â He glanced at her. âWhy would I spend my time doing that?â
Olivia accused him in rage, âYou were the one who spoke to me for 38 minutes, and youâre the one who wishes to see me break up with Eugene! It canât be anyone but you!â