Chapter 440


    Upon hearing that, Eugene and Olivia nced at each other. This revtion is too overwhelming.


    What’s that supposed to mean?


    Did Olivia really make the right guess? Things weren''t really that simple?


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    “He thought the one who saved him was Lara? Are you saying that Lara wasn’t the one that saved


    him?” Eugene couldn’t hold himself back from asking.


    Ellen nodded with sadness visible in her eyes. She then looked at Olivia, feeling a little flustered to talk


    about her past in front of her daughter-inw. “Olivia, these are all trivial issues of our family. Please


    don’t be scared away by them,” said Ellen vaguely.


    Olivia was startled for a moment and she said, “It’s okay, Mrs. Nn. If you find it ufortable for me


    to stay throughout the conversation, North and I can leave some space for you. We can go take a walk


    outside.”


    As she was saying this, she got to her feet and pulled North as she tried to leave.


    Ellen hurriedly took her hand. “No, no. I’m just afraid that my family issues will affect your rtionship


    with Eugene. You can stay if you don’t mind.”


    At this moment, Eugene helped Olivia back to the sofa. “Mom, you don’t have to overthink things. I’m


    going to spend the rest of my life with Olivia. Besides, if it weren’t for Olivia, I wouldn''t have


    remembered to ask you about this. I haven’t thought about this since the beginning and really thought


    that Edward was captivated by Lara.”


    Ellen sighed again; her voice sounded helpless. “He was indeed captivated by her. Both Edward and


    Lara were my university ssmates, and he always had a crush on Lara. During one of our ss


    reunions, one of the rooms in the hotel was on fire. But, restaurants thirty years ago were very


    undeveloped and there was no CCTV. Edward was sitting at the end of the table. Everyone was


    rushing toward the doors. You can imagine how crowded it was. I was sitting next to the door with Lara


    and so we managed to leave. But, Edward was nowhere to be seen. I was very worried so I soaked


    myself with water and went in again.”


    When I found the room, the door was closed; the entrance was blocked by a burning beam. The fire


    was roaring and I couldn’t breathe at all. I closed my eyes and tried to put the fire out with a broom.


    When I finally got rid of the beam and opened the door, Lara came in. She was covered in a damp


    nket and when she saw me, she put it on me. She rushed into the room and helped to get Edward


    out. I wanted to help her but she told me that there was someone inside the room. I didn’t doubt her


    since we were indeed racing against time with the fire. Covering myself in the nket, I went into the


    room, but I found no one. When I finally got out, Lara came in again saying that she might have been


    mistaken and helped me out. That day, no one knew that it was actually me who had moved the beam


    and opened the door.”


    Letting out a bitterugh, she continued, “I couldn’t exin clearly what had happened that day. I


    couldn’t say that Lara didn’t save anyone and tell everyone that she was taking credit for nothing. From


    Edward’s perspective, it was Lara who had saved his life. In the eyes of our ssmates, it was Lara


    who had saved me and Edward!”


    Olivia was startled. “How could Lara be so scheming at such a young age?”


    Helplessly, Ellen said, “She’s not scheming. I was the stupid one.”


    Olivia frowned in response. “Then, how did you get married into the Nns? Didn’t Lara do all that to


    marry Eugene’s Dad?”


    Taking a deep breath, Ellen answered, “The Nns had intended to arrange a marriage with the


    arthys. Although Eugene really wanted to marry Lara, she was abroad. I told him that if he can


    persuade both our families, I would agree with his n too. So, he went to the Roberts’, but they told


    him that she already had a boyfriend and rejected his proposal. They didn’t even give him a phone


    number to contact her. That night, he asked me out for a drink. He told me about how much he was in


    love with Lara, how grateful he was that she saved him from the fire, and how if it wasn’t for her, he


    wouldn’t be alive. I didn’t exin, but I did talk about the fire. Maybe he was too drunk, but he didn’t


    hear what I said clearly. It might be that he didn’t care to listen at all. Anyway, he didn’t pity me at all for


    everything I did for him.”