Chapter 697

Chapter 697

Eugene spoke with a blank expression. "Everyone has their bottom line, Penny. I only attacked your

mother for the things that she did, and I've never once got you involved in this. However, I can't say

much if we share different viewpoints now. I've always treated you like family, but it's fine if you hate

me. I just hope that you choose to attack those who are involved and not hurt those who are innocent."

Penny let out a hearty laugh. "I can't believe you're still worried about Olivia at this point."

"No! I'm worried about you. If you do anything to my wife and son, I'm not sure what they might do to

you!" Eugene said with a straight face.

As Penny glared at him, she couldn't stop her tears from trickling down her face. She left the Nolan

Residence without saying anything else. Eugene let out a long sigh before he turned to glare at

Connor. "Go punish yourself!" Eugene ordered.

"Got it, Mr. Nolan," Connor replied.

"You'll be done if such a thing ever happens again!" Eugene growled.

"Got it!" Connor replied once more. Eugene headed upstairs only to find a slim figure standing on the

third step from the bottom of the stairs. "Why did you come down?" Eugene asked.

Olivia wrapped her arms around him as she gazed at him with a rather amused smile on her face. "I

came down to take a look because you were taking so long," she explained. He chuckled as he

stepped forward to stop in front of her. "Were you worried about me?" He slipped his hands into hers.

She heartlessly pulled her hands away before staring down at him for a few seconds. "You shameless

man," she hissed. "Why would I be worried about you?"

"Why don't you say something sweet to please me for once?" he chuckled. "Would you believe it if I

said it?" she asked in return.

"Why not? I believe everything that you say," he replied.

Olivia was speechless for a moment. "…But between you and Penny, Penny's the only one who would

get hurt. She's no match for you. I would be a hypocrite if I said that I was worried about you," she

uttered honestly.

Eugene gazed at her seriously while engaging in a debate with her. "Do you think it only hurts when

one is physically attacked? Do you know that words can do more harm than knives sometimes?"

She gave him a suspicious look as if to check whether he was fooling around. "What did she say?'

Olivia finally asked.

He sighed. "She said that I never treated her as my sister."

"What did you do?" she asked again.

"I slapped her. She tried to knock her head against the coffee table, and she was acting as if she could

kill herself right there and then, but I didn't stop her. That was when she said those words," Eugene

explained.

"You're probably sad to hear that," Olivia replied.

"I really didn't want to get her involved in this, but I can't allow Lara to roam around freely out there. I

understand how Penny feels. She will no longer have a home since her parents are in the detention

center. Even though they deserve what they got, I still feel rather bad about it. So, I was able to accept

anything that Penny did to me. However, I couldn't stand it when she got others involved," Eugene

explained.

Sha haartlassly pullad har hands away bafora staring down at him for a faw saconds. "You shamalass

man," sha hissad. "Why would I ba worriad about you?"

"Why don't you say somathing swaat to plaasa ma for onca?" ha chucklad. "Would you baliava it if I

said it?" sha askad in raturn.

"Why not? I baliava avarything that you say," ha rapliad.

Olivia was spaachlass for a momant. "…But batwaan you and Panny, Panny's tha only ona who would

gat hurt. Sha's no match for you. I would ba a hypocrita if I said that I was worriad about you," sha

uttarad honastly.

Eugana gazad at har sariously whila angaging in a dabata with har. "Do you think it only hurts whan

ona is physically attackad? Do you know that words can do mora harm than knivas somatimas?"

Sha gava him a suspicious look as if to chack whathar ha was fooling around. "What did sha say?'

Olivia finally askad.

Ha sighad. "Sha said that I navar traatad har as my sistar."

"What did you do?" sha askad again.

"I slappad har. Sha triad to knock har haad against tha coffaa tabla, and sha was acting as if sha could

kill harsalf right thara and than, but I didn't stop har. That was whan sha said thosa words," Eugana

axplainad.

"You'ra probably sad to haar that," Olivia rapliad.

"I raally didn't want to gat har involvad in this, but I can't allow Lara to roam around fraaly out thara. I

undarstand how Panny faals. Sha will no longar hava a homa sinca har parants ara in tha datantion

cantar. Evan though thay dasarva what thay got, I still faal rathar bad about it. So, I was abla to accapt

anything that Panny did to ma. Howavar, I couldn't stand it whan sha got othars involvad," Eugana

axplainad.

"Is that why you said those things?" Olivia asked.

"Yeah. Previously, Penny left for Mastar and claimed that she wouldn't come back during the new year.

I don't know how she ended up returning, but she made it just in time during this critical period of the

court case. Perhaps she wouldn't have done all of this if the sentence had already been concluded!" he

replied.

"Alright. You should stop thinking about this. Since you can understand things from her point of view,

you should just let it go," Olivia uttered.

"Is Grandpa feeling better?' he asked.

"Yeah. I gave him some soup, and he's listening to North's jokes now," she replied.

"I'm so thankful that North is here," he mumbled. Olivia nodded before she turned to head upstairs.

Eugene followed closely behind her.

…

Meanwhile, Penny headed directly to meet Evan after leaving the Nolan Residence. When she was

there, she bumped into Ben. Ben looked like he had just woken up as his hair was messy and his gaze

was blank and lifeless. He shuffled across the ground lazily and walked down the stairs.