Ellen held her breath, and Eugene wanted to deny it, but the courage to do so vanished at the thought of the three children appearing in the office today. âDonât make random assumptions.â
Infuriated, she slapped his shoulder. âHow can I not? My daughter-in-law and grandson are out there! And look at you, sitting here doing nothing.â
âOlivia is in the heat at the moment. Iâll talk to her when sheâs calm.â Ellen huffed, âSo, youâre gonna wait? Just go to her and straighten things out at this instant. Donât you know that women shouldnât be left alone during fights? Are you sure she wonât fall for another man while you give her the cold shoulder?â
Eugene fell silent, for he was more afraid than anyone else right then. Only, he did not know how to explain the situation to Olivia in the ârightâ way. There was a possibility that she might become angrier after the explanation. Brian, who was sitting right there, grinned. âCoward.â
âShut up.â Eugene glared. Brian continued, âYou must be the reason for the fight. Will you admit that or not?â
As Eugene kept quiet, Brian added, âA word of advice-admit it instead of hiding it. Tell her what you think and the reason for your actions. Olivia is not an unreasonable person. She will understand.â
Eugene shot another glare. Easier said than done. What should I do if she completely shut herself from me after hearing me out?
Ellen joined. âBrian is right. Go right now. Women canât stand it when their partners ignore them. You should talk to her.â
Eugene stayed still, so she slapped him on the shoulder again. âAre you going or not?â He finally rose to his feet in helplessness.
âFine, fine. Youâre the one who called me over and is driving me away now. Iâll go.â
While Jewel was out to pick North up from school, Olivia returned to the guesthouse from work. The second she arrived at the entrance, she noticed a familiar car. It was none other than Eugeneâs, so her face fell at the drop of a hat.
Noticing Olivia, he quickly alighted from the car and approached her to please her. âOlivia, are you still angry? I know that itâs my fault. Can we talk?â She halted and looked at him icily. âSo, youâve thought of a good excuse?â
He held his breath at her response. âNo. Iâm going to tell you the truth.â âDo you think I still care about the truth?â She snapped and bypassed him.
The surprised man hurriedly pulled her over. âDonât be this way, Olivia. Itâs my fault. Please give me another chance. I didnât do anything sorry to you. I didnât tell you the truth because I didnât want our relationship to be affected by suspicions. Since you were at the scene that day, you shouldâve heard me saying that Iâm in a relationship and that Iâll love only you, be it six years ago or six years later. Can you get in the car? Please. Iâll tell you everything.â
Olivia freed herself from his grasp and stared at him for a moment. At long last, she followed him to the car after considering his confession that day.
Eugene heaved a silent sigh at the fact that she was willing to hear him out, so he quickly entered the car. Instead of looking at him, she watched out of the windshield. âSay it. North will be worried if Iâm late.â
âOkay, Calm down. Iâll tell you.â