Unfinished Business with You novel

Chapter 825

'Sure!' Jewel signed with her hands.

After Eugene left, Olivia wrote a prescription and asked Sophia to procure the medication. At the same time, Olivia stared at Jewel. "Out with it. What happened?"

Jewel didn't imagine that Olivia could figure out that she had lied, and she took a while to pacify her emotions before whisking out her phone and typing, 'Alex's mom came to meet me today and told me to have some self-awareness. She said I couldn't be of any help in the company and forbade us from dating, so I should stay away from her son. Not only that, she even didn't allow me to talk and called me shameless for clinging on to her son. God, I was furious! She's bullying me because I can't talk!'

Olivia's face turned solemn. "Why did she say those things about you?"

Jewel shook her head in response. 'I don't know. She called me out of the blue and even told me to come up with an excuse to leave Alex.'

Olivia could feel her fury rising after listening to Jewel's account. She can't even imagine herself in Jewel's shoes, especially when Jewel couldn't speak up for herself at that time. "Didn't you argue with her? Tell her to ask her son who's the one doing all the pestering!"

'I called her hateful and said that Alex will be a bachelor sooner or later because of having a mother like her. Then, she wanted to slap me,' Jewel typed.

just sit there and listen without defending yourself. So, what if she's an elder? An elder should act like one and

Alex as a single mother, I kinda admired her. Now I know that it's utterly twisted for her to revolve around her son like he's her entire world. She'll regard all women who get close to her son as her enemies,'

accurate conclusion," Olivia agreed

a kind mother-in-law,'

said, and they

should I do if she takes me as a woman coveting her son again? I don't want someone to lash

help but note with concern, "But Alex may not let

go? His injuries have healed and I've cared for him long enough. I don't owe him anything anymore, and I even gave up the salary that I was owed. Whatever it is, I'm not going back there. Aren't you going to start filming in a few days?

to get me a bodyguard, then.

a bodyguard?' Jewel asked

to my studio today?" Olivia

was so shocked that she didn't type a word and voiced