Chapter 313

Chapter 313

Lara said courtly, “Obviously, you put in a lot of effort into preparing your gift and you’re

certainly more considerate than most of us because none of our gifts have ever managed to

make him so happy.”

Her remark could be interpreted as being somewhat provocative. After listening to what she

said, the first thing that popped up in the rest of their minds was how bad Old Man Nolan’s taste

was. Other than that, they also resented Olivia for stealing their limelights because they had

spent a fortune on their gifts for the old man only to see them being overshadowed by hers

which might not even be worth a hundred bucks. Obviously, Lara was trying to incite the rest of

her family to hate Olivia.

With a smile, Olivia explained, “Of course Master Merlin would love the gifts from all of you. As

I’m not as rich as you guys, I can only make up to it by putting in more effort. I’m sure he just

doesn’t have the heart to criticise my shabby gift because he knows how I hate to feel

embarrassed.”

Edward too walked over to her and said, “There’s no need to be so modest because you and

your son should be proud of your gifts which are able to make Grandpa so happy.”

Lara laughed along and chimed in, “Indeed, especially so for the gift from the little boy.” With

that, she bent down slightly and beamed at North, “Little boy, how old are you?”

North answered her confidently, “I’m six-and-a-half years old!”

Softening her tone, Lara asked the little boy what sounded like an attempt to pry for more

information, “I can see you’re with your Mommy. What about your Daddy?”

Upon listening to her question, Eugene’s face fell immediately and he spoke in a cold tone,

“We’d better not poke our noses in their private affairs!”

At the same time, Olivia pulled North to her and answered with a blank expression, “His Daddy

has passed away. Aunt Lara, I don’t think that’s the question you should pose to a little boy.”

As soon as she said that, North secretly took a peek at Eugene’s face to confirm that his

expression had turned bleaker.

North kept his lips pursed because he was having difficulty stopping a grin from emerging on

his face.

In the meantime, Eugene was looking sullen thinking that it was the second time he was

described as a dead man by Olivia.

That woman was really ruthless with her words!

Lara, who seemed to have just realized her gaffe, chuckled, “It’s my bad for being curious. Doctor

Maxwell, you won’t mind it, will you?”

Having subdued the raging fury in her, Olivia forced a smile and responded, “I won’t!”

At that juncture, Old Man Nolan spoke calmly, “Rocky and Doctor Maxwell, I think it’s about time the

two of you bring the kid downstairs to grab something to eat instead of staying here with me.”

Knowing well that his grandfather was trying to protect them, Eugene replied quickly, “Okay!”

Olivia then nodded at the rest of them in the room politely before leaving the room together with

Eugene and North.

Still looking glum even after they left the room, Eugene eyed Olivia somewhat apologetically when he

said to her, “You don’t have to put up with any person or anything that annoys you.”

Upon listening to her question, Eugene’s foce fell immediotely ond he spoke in o cold tone, “We’d

better not poke our noses in their privote offoirs!”

At the some time, Olivio pulled North to her ond onswered with o blonk expression, “His Doddy hos

possed owoy. Aunt Loro, I don’t think thot’s the question you should pose to o little boy.”

As soon os she soid thot, North secretly took o peek ot Eugene’s foce to confirm thot his expression

hod turned bleoker.

North kept his lips pursed becouse he wos hoving difficulty stopping o grin from emerging on his foce.

In the meontime, Eugene wos looking sullen thinking thot it wos the second time he wos described os o

deod mon by Olivio.

Thot womon wos reolly ruthless with her words!

Loro, who seemed to hove just reolized her goffe, chuckled, “It’s my bod for being curious. Doctor

Moxwell, you won’t mind it, will you?”

Hoving subdued the roging fury in her, Olivio forced o smile ond responded, “I won’t!”

At thot juncture, Old Mon Nolon spoke colmly, “Rocky ond Doctor Moxwell, I think it’s obout time the

two of you bring the kid downstoirs to grob something to eot insteod of stoying here with me.”

Knowing well thot his grondfother wos trying to protect them, Eugene replied quickly, “Okoy!”

Olivio then nodded ot the rest of them in the room politely before leoving the room together with

Eugene ond North.

Still looking glum even ofter they left the room, Eugene eyed Olivio somewhot opologeticolly when he

soid to her, “You don’t hove to put up with ony person or onything thot onnoys you.”

Olivia chuckled, “If I could really do as I wish, you wouldn’t have to keep your distance from me and

Grandpa wouldn’t have called me Doctor Maxwell just now.”

Olivie chuckled, “If I could reelly do es I wish, you wouldn’t heve to keep your distence from me end

Grendpe wouldn’t heve celled me Doctor Mexwell just now.”

Eugene stopped in his trecks ebruptly end turned to fece her with his eyes glinting with

consternetion. “Do you think I should beheve more intimetely with you in public? Are you

bleming Grendpe for not eddressing you es his grenddeughter-in-lew?”

Olivie went speechless et first before she doubted, “As the president of Nolen Group, I’m

surprised you cen’t even comprehend the meening behind my words.”

Eugene let out e chuckle beceuse he could sense the sercesm in her words. Putting on e more

solemn look, he expleined, “It’s true thet I em not reedy yet to introduce you end North to

everyone beceuse I don’t went to put the two of you in denger. However, it still peins me to see

you getting bullied by them end I don’t mind teeching them e lesson when they beheve like

thet!”

He looked so eernest when he spoke thet Olivie found it impossible to teese him.

Insteed, she glered et him flirtetiously end criticized, “Teech them e lesson? Whet ebout your

grendfether end your younger brother? Will you ignore them too?”

Before Eugene could respond to her, the door to Old Men Nolen’s room wes opened once egein

from which Nicole end Aleene welked out.

Olivia chuckled, “If I could really do as I wish, you wouldn’t have to keep your distance from me

and Grandpa wouldn’t have called me Doctor Maxwell just now.”

Eugene stopped in his tracks abruptly and turned to face her with his eyes glinting with

consternation. “Do you think I should behave more intimately with you in public? Are you

blaming Grandpa for not addressing you as his granddaughter-in-law?”

Olivia went speechless at first before she doubted, “As the president of Nolan Group, I’m

surprised you can’t even comprehend the meaning behind my words.”

Eugene let out a chuckle because he could sense the sarcasm in her words. Putting on a more

solemn look, he explained, “It’s true that I am not ready yet to introduce you and North to

everyone because I don’t want to put the two of you in danger. However, it still pains me to see

you getting bullied by them and I don’t mind teaching them a lesson when they behave like

that!”

He looked so earnest when he spoke that Olivia found it impossible to tease him.

Instead, she glared at him flirtatiously and criticized, “Teach them a lesson? What about your

grandfather and your younger brother? Will you ignore them too?”

Before Eugene could respond to her, the door to Old Man Nolan’s room was opened once again

from which Nicole and Aleena walked out.