Chapter 1121 Never the Chosen One

Unexpectedly, one of Olivia's close friends joined the auction as well, and she ruthlessly yelled a number that sent Olivia into the depths of despair, "15 million!"

Olivia pouted. "That's not what you said last night!"

Eugene replied, "That's because my wife didn't say so last night. To me, everything my wife says is right!"

Eventually, she laughed and chided flirtatiously, "Stop it."

He mirrored her smile as he said, "All right, don't worry too much about it. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll buy the ingredients."

Meanwhile, in the office, Alex looked at Jewel silently, not knowing what to say nor where to begin.

been conflicted over, but for reasons he wasn't sure of, he just couldn't bring himself to feel any

like this. Why didn't he feel like a burden had been lifted off his shoulders, but rather as if he had lost something? He was the source of her misfortune, and his and his mother's woes were caused by her mother and his father, so what did it

he were happy, but he knew very well that he was far from being happy—in fact, he felt as if he was about to be

rang Jewel's doorbell, but he didn't receive any response even after multiple times. It was then that he clearly felt a sense of fear, and a

leave? What if she got

he finally understood what Eugene said

lost the joy and bashfulness they used to carry upon seeing him, nor was there the deliberate avoidance from the previous night. She only

he cautiously took a few steps closer to her. "Jewel, I didn't want to break up with you. I only said all of that last night to explain why I haven't come to see you in two months. I admit that I was hesitating, but it's not because

that I won't be humiliated. Even though I've lost my

senses after thinking about it for the entire

and asked, "Have you really thought about it? Do you think that your love is strong enough to overcome the fact that my

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