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. “Don’t make random assumptions.”
Infuriated, she slapped his shoulder. “How can I not? My daughter-in-law and grandson are out there! And look at you, sitting here doing nothing.”
“Olivia is in the heat at the moment. I’ll talk to her when she’s calm.” Ellen huffed, “So, you’re gonna wait? Just go to her and straighten things out at this instant. Don’t you know that women shouldn’t be left alone during fights? Are you sure she won’t fall for another man while you give her the cold shoulder?”
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 ‘right’ way. There was a possibility that she might become angrier after the explanation. Brian, who was sitting right there, grinned. “Coward.”
“Shut up.” Eugene glared. Brian continued, “You must be the reason for the fight. Will you admit that or not?”
As Eugene kept quiet, Brian added, “A 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.”
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. “Brian is right. Go right now. Women can’t stand it when their partners ignore them. You should talk to her.”
Eugene stayed still, so she slapped him on the shoulder again. “Are you going or not?” He finally rose to his feet in helplessness. ‘Fine, fine. You’re the one who called me over and is driving me away now. I’ll go.”
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 Eugene’s, so her face fell at the drop of a hat.
Noticing Olivia, he quickly alighted from the car and approached her to please her. “Olivia, are you still angry? I know that it’s my fault. Can we talk?” She halted and looked at him icily. “So, you’ve thought of a good excuse?”
He held his breath at her response. “No. I’m going to tell you the truth.” “Do you think I still care about the truth?” She snapped and bypassed him.
The surprised man hurriedly pulled her over. “Don’t be this way, Olivia. It’s my fault. Please give me another chance. I didn’t do anything sorry to you. I didn’t tell you the truth because I didn’t want our relationship to be affected by suspicions. Since you were at the scene that day, you should’ve heard me saying that I’m in a relationship and that I’ll love only you, be it six years ago or six years later. Can you get in the car? Please. I’ll tell you everything.”
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. “Say it. North will be worried if I’m late.”
“Okay, Calm down. I’ll tell you.”
