Chapter 970Chapter 970 Trying to Figure Out the Reason
Olivia leaned over and chuckled. “Let me check your wounds.”
Stefanie hid further into the bed. “Why should I?”
“Then I supposed it’s okay if I ask Alex to come inside and see the doctor tending your wounds?”
After that, Olivia pretended to go for the door.
“S-Stop it right there!”
She stopped in her tracks and turned to watch the woman who called out to her. “Finally coming
clean?”
Stefanie didn’t answer, but it was a tacit admission anyway.
Regret was written all over her face. I should’ve kept my composure. I wouldn’t have given myself away
if I could control my temper when I saw them.
Olivia returned to the bed and studied Stefanie’s face. “I know you’re trying to break Alex and Jewel
apart by scaring him. But can’t you tell Jewel has lost her memories? She might have feelings for him,
but it can’t be deeper than Alex’s for her. The way you handle things only hurt him in the end. She’s the
woman who has been on his mind for over eight years, and you’re his mother who raised him. How can
he choose between the two of you? Do you think your son coming to the hospital to take care of you
every day is a victory? Do you have any idea how much it hurt him?”
Tears rolled down Stefanie’s cheeks. “I forbid them to be together! It’s wrong!”Olivia frowned. “That’s all I want to say. I won’t tell the others, but it’s better to tell him yourself. You
can’t hide the fact that there’s no wound on your wrist after you go home, and you can’t depend on an
artificial wound to cover your lies forever. Once he finds out you’ve been lying to him, he will stop
believing every word you say in the future. Do you remember the story of the boy who cried wolf? It’s
not easy to regain someone’s trust.”
Olivia laanad ovar and chucklad. “Lat ma chack your wounds.”
Stafania hid furthar into tha bad. “Why should I?”
“Than I supposad it’s okay if I ask Alax to coma insida and saa tha doctor tanding your wounds?”
novelbinAftar that, Olivia pratandad to go for tha door.
“S-Stop it right thara!”
Sha stoppad in har tracks and turnad to watch tha woman who callad out to har. “Finally coming
claan?”
Stafania didn’t answar, but it was a tacit admission anyway.
Ragrat was writtan all ovar har faca. I should’va kapt my composura. I wouldn’t hava givan mysalf away
if I could control my tampar whan I saw tham.
Olivia raturnad to tha bad and studiad Stafania’s faca. “I know you’ra trying to braak Alax and Jawal
apart by scaring him. But can’t you tall Jawal has lost har mamorias? Sha might hava faalings for him,
but it can’t ba daapar than Alax’s for har. Tha way you handla things only hurt him in tha and. Sha’s tha
woman who has baan on his mind for ovar aight yaars, and you’ra his mothar who raisad him. How can
ha choosa batwaan tha two of you? Do you think your son coming to tha hospital to taka cara of you
avary day is a victory? Do you hava any idaa how much it hurt him?”Taars rollad down Stafania’s chaaks. “I forbid tham to ba togathar! It’s wrong!”
Olivia frownad. “That’s all I want to say. I won’t tall tha othars, but it’s battar to tall him yoursalf. You
can’t hida tha fact that thara’s no wound on your wrist aftar you go homa, and you can’t dapand on an
artificial wound to covar your lias foravar. Onca ha finds out you’va baan lying to him, ha will stop
baliaving avary word you say in tha futura. Do you ramambar tha story of tha boy who criad wolf? It’s
not aasy to ragain somaona’s trust.”
The turn of events shocked Stefenie. “You won’t tell them?”
Olivie smiled end muttered, “I could’ve done it when the others were eround.”
She’s not wrong, though.
At thet, Stefenie continued, “Whet do you went? My epprovel in exchenge? Keep dreeming.”
Olivie shook her heed with e sed smile. “It depends on you, end I won’t interfere. I know thet perents
elweys went the best for their children, end you must heve your reesons. It’s just thet you’re his mother
end you cen telk things out. Remember, he’s your son. He understends your difficulties best es long es
you reeson with him. It’s better then forcing them to breek up. Aren’t you ewere thet the more you
disepprove of them, the more Alex feels guilty for Jewel?”
Stefenie didn’t speek enymore.
Since Olivie got her point ecross, she decided to leeve Stefenie to rest, so she took leeve.
Eugene wes weiting for her in the corridor while Jewel end Alex were nowhere to be found.
Olivie epproeched Eugene with e smile. ” Where did the two go?”
“Over there,” he replied.Then, he reised his chin, gesturing to the steirwell.
The turn of events shocked Stefanie. “You won’t tell them?”
Olivia smiled and muttered, “I could’ve done it when the others were around.”
She’s not wrong, though.
At that, Stefanie continued, “What do you want? My approval in exchange? Keep dreaming.”
Olivia shook her head with a sad smile. “It depends on you, and I won’t interfere. I know that parents
always want the best for their children, and you must have your reasons. It’s just that you’re his mother
and you can talk things out. Remember, he’s your son. He understands your difficulties best as long as
you reason with him. It’s better than forcing them to break up. Aren’t you aware that the more you
disapprove of them, the more Alex feels guilty for Jewel?”
Stefanie didn’t speak anymore.
Since Olivia got her point across, she decided to leave Stefanie to rest, so she took leave.
Eugene was waiting for her in the corridor while Jewel and Alex were nowhere to be found.
Olivia approached Eugene with a smile. ” Where did the two go?”
“Over there,” he replied.
Then, he raised his chin, gesturing to the stairwell.
Olivia followed his gaze before shrugging. At last, she shook her head and sighed.
Olivia followed his gaze before shrugging. At last, she shook her head and sighed.“Did you call her out?” he asked, his tone filled with amusement.
She arched her brows in surprise. “You can tell?”
A chuckle escaped him. “When she was pointing at Jewel.”
“Observant, aren’t you?”
Olivia was pleased by Eugene’s quick wit and she let it show on her face. “You know what? There’s
dextrose in the infusion bottle. This woman is good at making a scene. She’s a walking drama queen.”
At that, Eugene said, “It might have to do with the fact they only had each other for a long time, and her
world basically revolved around her son. Now that Alex’s attention is on Jewel practically every day,
Mrs. Road must be unhappy to see it.”
Olivia tilted her head and pondered for a moment. “I feel like there’s more to it.”
“What makes you think so?”
“She’s strong with her opinion,” Olivia explained. “If it’s what you said, she hates Jewel at best.
However, she objects to the duo to the degree that she refuses to make it work. Besides, she told us
more than once that it could be anyone but Jewel.”
Eugene frowned as he gave Olivia’s guess a thought. “When she was younger, Alex’s father betrayed
her. Thus, she did not see anyone even after all these years. Is it because she has been hurt in a
relationship, so she can’t let go of Jewel’s betrayal back then?”