Unfinished Business with You novel

Chapter 427

“You probably heard a lot about me from Brian, right?”

Olivia nodded. “Yeah. He told me your mother was set up to leave her marriage with nothing but the clothes on her back. Also, both of you promised to follow your mother. Despite the promise you made, you remained back at the Nolan Residence in the end. For that reason, he has always resented you.”

Eugene smiled as he looked at her. “What do you think?”

She studied him. Although he was smiling, his smile had turned considerably cooler for some reason. Thus, she considered her words carefully before saying, “Do you have some sort of predicament that you cannot speak about?”

think that I just couldn’t bring myself

me to treat his illness, let alone help him out from the shadows. Moreover, didn’t Brian suffer a slash wound on his arm last time? After that, you arrived extremely early the next morning, and your eyes were completely bloodshot—you clearly didn’t get a wink of sleep all night. More importantly, you helped Brian carry some of the stuff when we were returning from doing some grocery shopping. That showed that you knew about the wound on his arm beforehand. If I put two and two together… You were with Brian that night. Also, there’s a high possibility that you were involved in a fight too! A brother that is willing to

around, his smile came from his heart. That’s my Olivia,

that he would immediately think negatively when it comes to matters related to you. On the other hand, I’m an outsider. Putting aside the fact that I’ve known you for such a long time and have a better understanding of who you are… If I may be blunt, it doesn’t matter even if you did do something to them. It wouldn’t affect the feelings I have for you. I will always find an excuse or create a reason for why you had to do what

words were so comforting. Eugene had been both angry and depressed tonight. Even so, he felt wave after wave of heartwarming feelings washing over him. Olivia was never one to straightforwardly express her emotions. Thus, it was even more awkward for her to express her love in words. Just like her son, she is difficult and awkward on the outside. Even if I kissed her, she immediately looks very uncomfortable. But, when I’m at my lowest, she gives me strength. From the subconscious actions of both mother and son tonight, as well as the words she just uttered… even if she never said a single loving word, I can tell that she loves me! It’s because she

never told him anything. So, he might not know what I’m thinking about. I didn’t want him to know about all the darkness in this world. I simply wanted him to live brightly and happily. At the very least, he didn’t need to be like me. Before I met you, I was no more than a walking corpse—I didn’t

looked at him