Chapter 96


    Eugene frowned unhappily. “Don’t follow me around. I have business to tend to.” Then, he told Nathan,


    “Youing or not, Nathan?”


    Eugene frowned unhappily. “Don’t follow me around. I have business to tend to.” Then, he told Nathan,


    “Youing or not, Nathan?”


    “Of course I am,” Nathan replied. He told Old Man Nn that he woulde another time and left the


    house behind them.


    Silence was theirpanion in the car until Olivia whispered to her son, who appeared to be unhappy,


    “What happened to you?”


    Eugene listened intently. If he was right, North didn’t talk to him that much earlier.


    North was ying with his phone. “Nothing,” he said.


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    “Are you upset?” Olivia was curious.


    “No.” North took a deep breath.


    Then, Eugene interjected in an attempt to make conversation, “What’s the story you told Great-grandpa


    today, North?”


    “Nothing,” North answered indifferently.


    Now even Nathan could see he was upset. What happened? He’s fine in the afternoon, well, aside


    from him getting quiet after Zoe came.


    Olivia tried to cheer him up. “We moved to a new ce. It’s just a hop, skip, and jump away from


    Nathan’s house. Do you like it?”


    That grabbed his attention, since he was a kid after all. “Why are we moving?”


    Olivia replied calmly, “So you can y thetest games Nathan develops.”


    “Right. It’s just because you want him to take care of me at all times.” He pouted.


    “Shh. Keep this between us. We don’t want him to hear that.”


    Nathan looked annoyed. “At least whisper when you talk about secrets. Everyone and their mother


    could hear you.”


    North raised his chin. “Watch your tongue.”


    “I’m just telling the truth,” Nathan retorted.


    “Mommy, Nathan took me along and yed until three in the morning. I kept telling him I want to sleep,


    but he kept saying st game’ every time.” North even looked at Nathan provocatively.


    “Nathan!” Olivia was going to hit him. “Can you be more responsible? I thought I told you no all-


    nighters!”


    “No, we didn’t!” Nathan dodged her hit and pointed at North. “Hey, we promised to keep this a secret.”


    North grinned at him. “I’m just telling the truth.”


    Pointing at him angrily, Nathan dered, “You little snitch! No more new games for you!”


    North crossed his arms and snorted. “Don’te to me if you run into any technical problems then.”


    That made Olivia feel amused. “Friendships end so easily.”


    Eugene looked at them through the rear-view mirror and felt that North was sulking. There was no


    reason for him to ignore Eugene, and even when Eugene tried to start a conversation, North wasn’t too


    enthused.


    After getting the groceries anding back to Muse Penins, they bumped into Kate, who had just


    arrived via taxi. Nathan looked at her and mocked, “And what brings you here?”


    She rolled her eyes. “Not for you, that’s for sure. Piss off.”


    “This is my turf!”


    “No! This is Olivia’s turf!” Nathan was about to retort further, so she pointed at him. “You aren’t going to


    say no, are you?” Then, Eugene disembarked, and Kate panicked. I knew someone important was


    here. No wonder Olivia called me over. She changed into her polite mode instantly and greeted, “Hello,


    Mr. Nn.”


    “Hello.” Eugene nodded.


    After some small talk, they went into house Number 5901 of Block No. 3. When they entered, what


    greeted them was a huge French window. The sun was setting now, and the light that sprinkled the


    house felt warm.