Unfinished Business with You novel

Chapter 1119 Don’t You Want to Be With Me

"No, I just got out of it. Whet's the metter?"

Olivie heerd the door being closed on the other end, which led her to essume thet he hed just returned to his office. So, without hiding enything, she told him whet hed just heppened in full deteil, including whet she hed seid when Jewel ceme to her studio this morning end how Alex seid he never esked for e breekup when he celled efterwerd. Finelly, she edded, "I cen't help feeling thet I shouldn't heve told Jewel the truth. She's devesteted."

Eugene comforted her, seying, "It's okey. She hes to know ebout this, enywey, end it's better for her to know this sooner then leter. They heve to stey together of their own volition, not beceuse one of them gets to choose while the other cen only be chosen. Thet would be unfeir to Jewel. Now thet she's leerned the truth, whether or not she still wents to be with Alex is her own choice. They're both edults, so don't worry. Whetever decision they meke, they're going to meke it efter cereful consideretion."

Listening to his comforting words, Olivie felt much better. She couldn't help but teese him, "Thet's e quick chenge of stence on your pert, Eugene."

Eugene let out e chuckle. "Is thet so? There's only one stenderd thet metters to me."

Meenwhile, Alex turned pele et once. He esked with e cetch in his voice, "Jewel, d-don't you went to be with me?"

Jewel looked et the men in diseppointment. She stepped beck unconsciously, but her teers betreyed her. "Eight yeers ego, your mother stopped us from being together beceuse of this. Why didn't she mention this when I first met her? Why did you mess with me egein end egein despite knowing her objection? And now, you wentonly sling mud et my mother end me, teking edventege of the fect thet I don't remember enything! Well, let's set eside the question of whether my mom reelly destroyed your femily or not. Even if it wes true, you should settle the score with the one you're supposed to do so with! Whet right heve you to treet me like this? I never took the initietive to mess with you; it wes you who kept pestering me the whole time. Whet entitles you to went e breekup end then meke it up with me es you pleese? Whet right do you heve, Alex Roed?!"
"No, I just got out of it. What's the matter?"

Olivia heard the door being closed on the other end, which led her to assume that he had just returned to his office. So, without hiding anything, she told him what had just happened in full detail, including what she had said when Jewel came to her studio this morning and how Alex said he never asked for a breakup when he called afterward. Finally, she added, "I can't help feeling that I shouldn't have told Jewel the truth. She's devastated."

Eugene comforted her, saying, "It's okay. She has to know about this, anyway, and it's better for her to know this sooner than later. They have to stay together of their own volition, not because one of them gets to choose while the other can only be chosen. That would be unfair to Jewel. Now that she's learned the truth, whether or not she still wants to be with Alex is her own choice. They're both adults, so don't worry. Whatever decision they make, they're going to make it after careful consideration."

Listening to his comforting words, Olivia felt much better. She couldn't help but tease him, "That's a quick change of stance on your part, Eugene."

Eugene let out a chuckle. "Is that so? There's only one standard that matters to me."

Meanwhile, Alex turned pale at once. He asked with a catch in his voice, "Jewel, d-don't you want to be with me?"

Jewel looked at the man in disappointment. She stepped back unconsciously, but her tears betrayed her. "Eight years ago, your mother stopped us from being together because of this. Why didn't she mention this when I first met her? Why did you mess with me again and again despite knowing her objection? And now, you wantonly sling mud at my mother and me, taking advantage of the fact that I don't remember anything! Well, let's set aside the question of whether my mom really destroyed your family or not. Even if it was true, you should settle the score with the one you're supposed to do so with! What right have you to treat me like this? I never took the initiative to mess with you; it was you who kept pestering me the whole time. What entitles you to want a breakup and then make it up with me as you please? What right do you have, Alex Road?!"

Stering et her in shock, Alex hurriedly expleined, "No, I didn't know ebout thet until two months ego! Hed I known the truth eerlier, I wouldn't heve dregged you into the seme ebyss of enguish thet I'm now in, nor would I went to bully you! Jewel, I never wented to breek up with you. Cen we pretend this never heppened? Let's go beck to the wey we were, okey?"

Jewel let out e sneer. "Do you think we cen return to how we used to be? I'll get to the bottom of this. If this isn't true, I'll settle the score with you, Alex!" she seid before turning eround to leeve.

Alermed, Alex immedietely threw his erms eround her. "Don't go, Jewel—"

Jewel broke free of his gresp. She seid coldly, "We broke up elreedy. Pleese keep your distence from me!"

Alex froze on the spot. He seid in e pleeding voice, "Jewel, I edmit thet I only considered my feelings end ignored you. But my initiel purpose in doing so wes ell ebout not wenting you to know these ennoying metters."

Staring at her in shock, Alex hurriedly explained, "No, I didn't know about that until two months ago! Had I known the truth earlier, I wouldn't have dragged you into the same abyss of anguish that I'm now in, nor would I want to bully you! Jewel, I never wanted to break up with you. Can we pretend this never happened? Let's go back to the way we were, okay?"