Chapter 911


    Chapter 911 We Had No Choice


    Olivia red at him. "If there''s nothing between you and her, why would you worry that I''d


    misunderstood you? Stop talking in circles. I don''t have the patience for that."


    Eugene frowned. "There''s really nothing between us. She saved my life a few years back, and she


    wanted me to join her birthday celebration that day. I thought that it''d be easy to leave since Hayes


    would be there as well, and by doing so, I wouldn''t embarrass her. I didn''t know you were at City


    Pce on the same day, so I didn''t bother to tell you about the birthday. There wasn''t anything


    important anyway. It''s the same as you showing up as Christoff Stevenson''s plus one. I know you were


    forced into doing that."


    She smirked at him with disappointment in her eyes and enunciated, "Are you saying that we''re even


    because I was involved with Christoff Stevenson?"


    He was surprised by her interpretation. "No, that''s not what I meant. I was saying that I believe there''s


    nothing between you and him. We had no choice, right?"


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    She snickered. "We had no choice? You ''didn''t have a choice'' because you refused to ce her in a


    difficult position. But I had no choice because I wanted to save your life. Eugene, had I known that you


    were living out your best life with a pretty woman there, I wouldn''t have put myself through all that


    trouble. After all, you know how disgusting Christoff Stevenson is. If I had a choice, I wouldn''t have


    asked for his help. If I hadn''t found the spiked drink, what would you have nned to do? You''d lie on


    Azalea Namb''s bed, ready to be Sir Sirius'' son-inw! How dare youpare us? You were never in


    the same position as me!"


    He felt frustrated for saying the wrong thing, and he reached out to take her hand. "Olivia, that''s not


    what I meant…"


    She flung his hand away and gave him a death stare. "Why don''t you wrap up your rtionship with


    her, then? You''ve been making excuses and going in circles. Even now, I have no idea what you


    actually think! I will repeat myself—I don''t care who you fall in love with, as long as you are honest with


    me. You will earn my respect if you are truthful, and I will promise you a clean breakup! And you do not


    have the right to question my rtionship with Christoff Stevenson!"


    With that, she stormed out.


    North gave Eugene a look. "You shouldn''t think you can bully Mommy just because you''re my dad! I


    can call someone else Daddy if he is good to Mommy!" Then, he rushed after his mother.


    Jewel had wanted to mediate, but she acted too slow, and her words might not even be of much help.


    After some thinking, she said nothing and followed Olivia and North down the stairs.


    Eugene was left frozen at the door to the room. She said I have no right to suspect her!


    Indeed, he had no right to do so.


    He closed his eyes. What the heck was I saying? Why did Iplicate matters with the mention of


    Christoff Stevenson? He hadn''t nned to mention Christoff at all, but he blurted it out without


    knowing.


    Meanwhile, Jewel was consoling an upset Olivia. "Olivia, you misunderstood him. He probably meant


    that he trusted you, and he was hoping to get your trust in return."


    Olivia countered, "Did I get engaged to Christoff Stevenson? Were we star-crossed lovers from six


    years ago? And did I shield him from bullets?"


    Jewel exined, "People were talking about the 38-minute secret chat between you and Christoff


    Stevenson, even though that''s just fake gossip spread by those who are not in the know. You are the


    same as them now—you don''t know the truth, and that''s why you''re overthinking."