Olivia had begun to calm down at this point, and she was now able to think rationally.
It was, indeed, as Eugene said; Azalea would use the boys to blackmail him into marrying her if she was their mother. She was madly in love with Eugene, after all..
Moreover, Sirius would also use the boys to make Eugene help him. Hence, it wouldnât make sense either for Sirius to still drug Eugene six years later. âHave you tried confirming it with her?â
âWho, Azalea?â Eugene asked with a frown.
âNo, Iris. Of course, Iâm talking about Azalea!â
Olivia huffed. âNo. How are we going to do that?â âWeâll secretly do a DNA test.â âAlright, I can ask Hayes to get me her blood sample,â Eugene said after some thinking, but Olivia thought otherwise. âI think you should do it yourself, lest anything happens in between again.â
âYou want me to meet Azalea?â Eugene gazed skeptically at Olivia, who sassed in response, saying, âArenât you worried about her injury? You had to rush back the last time. This will give you the perfect excuse to visit her.â
âIâm not worried about her.â Olivia felt beyond exasperated. As if Azalea. wasnât enough to deal with, three boys that were possibly the princessâ popped up.
âAlright, thatâs enough. Save your breath. Iâm not mad. Youâve been wanting to repay her kindness, havenât you? I wonât stop you from befriending her as long as you donât have any romantic feelings for that woman.â
Seeing that she wasnât saying it out of anger, Eugene pulled her into his arms and breathed a long sigh of relief. âI donât. Youâre the only one I love. You have no idea what my life has been like lately. I couldnât eat or sleep, constantly worried that youâll take it the wrong way. Thank you for trusting me, Olivia.â
However, Olivia pushed him away mercilessly. âWho said anything about trusting you? Youâd better give me the perfect explanation for how you have so many children when Iâm your only. woman.â
âThis is exactly what I donât get as well,â answered Eugene exasperatedly while holding his forehead. âOlivia, I swear that night with you. was my only time. If I lie to you, hell w-â
Olivia covered his mouth at once, not letting him finish his words. She even slapped him out of exasperation. âWhat are you doing, cursing yourself?! I dare you to die on me, Nolan!â
Eugene grinned. As merciless as her words were, she still couldnât bear to see him in misfortune. At that, he pulled her back into his arms. âIâm sorry, Olivia. My incompetence has made you suffer. Nothing that happened lately is worth celebrating.â
Olivia took a deep breath at that. âHow ungrateful can you get? Are you saying having three sons all of a sudden is not something worth celebrating?â
âTo tell the truth,â Eugene said solemnly while hugging her. âI donât feel a sliver of happiness from their appearance. If anything, Iâm scared. Iâm scared North will disown me as his father when he knows I have so many children. Iâm scared youâll mistake me for those licentious men and break up with me. Iâve been reflecting, blaming myself, and investigating, hoping that I can give you a plausible explanation. But it ended up in this sh*tty situation, running into you just like this before I even found anything substantial, putting you and North in a compromising position.â
Perhaps lies would become believable when one told them many enough. Olivia no longer gave Eugene a hard time, for she could tell he was indeed baffled. âAlright, I believe you for now. Youâd better hurry up and solve this case.â
Eugene nodded in affirmation. âGo to Nambahd with me, then.â âIâm not going.â Olivia turned around. As if sheâd go there to watch them act all lovey- dovey with each other!
âYou have to go! Youâre my girlfriend. Iâm taking you wherever I go from now on!â Eugene said solemnly as he turned her back around.
âIâve already delayed the production. I canât keep asking for leaves,â Olivia said. âHow long until the production wraps up?â
âIn another two weeks, I think.â âWeâll go two weeks later, then. Honestly speaking, Iâm 90 percent sure it isnât Azalea. But to alleviate your doubt, weâll still do a DNA test. Whether they really are Azaleaâs, I will have nothing to do with her. Donât get upset over this, and I wonât take them home either for the time being. Weâll wait until we have the test results for Azalea to make any decisions, alright?â