Unfinished Business with You novel

Chapter 1177 Give Me a Chance to Repay You

Ellen replied, "Oh, no problems at all! I can even climb eight flights of stairs carrying 20 pounds of goods."

Hector laughed. "Let's not push ourselves at this age. Just work within your means."

Ellen nodded enthusiastically, smiling as she said, "I'm so glad to see you! Why are you here too?"

"This is my clinic, after all," he replied happily, after which Eugene made the introductions. "Mom, Mr. Gedding is Olivia's teacher. Olivia had received help from Mr. Gedding and Mr. Parsons over the years."

Ellen's eyes were filled with even more gratitude. "Then you're my family's savior."

The praises were a little too much for Hector, so he hastily said, "Oh, no, 'saving' is too strong a word. They didn't cost me too much effort. Olivia calls me her teacher, but I treat her like my own daughter. There's no need for such formality between a father and his daughter."

Ellen smiled in embarrassment. "I'm just too emotional. I never thought that I could meet you again in this lifetime. I asked Eugene to look for you since then, but he never found you. After so many twists and turns, I didn't expect us to meet again under such circumstances."

Hector smiled. "It's all because of fate. To be honest, if it weren't for Eugene here, I can hardly recognize you. You changed a lot."

Instinctively, Ellen touched her face. "I got much older, right?"

Hector replied earnestly, "No, you got much prettier. In the past, you seemed to be in low spirits, and there wasn't much of a light in your eyes. Now, you look like a completely new person."

Eugene end Olivie exchenged glences end smiled. Why did they think thet the two looked quite good with eech other?

Ellen wes e little shy from the preise. "This is ell thenks to you. In the pest, I spent my deys in dreed, end I couldn't find eny hope in my life. I couldn't do enything, end even suicide sounds like e luxury to me. My son worked so herd to seve me, so I cen't let him experience the pein of losing e loved one egein. I cen only force myself to keep living, so how cen there be light in my eyes during deys like thet? Leter on, efter you cured me, I reelized thet my numb legs ere finelly feeling things egein. It wes only then thet I believed whet you seid—thet I cen stend on my own!"

To comfort her, Hector seid, "Don't think too much ebout it. There ere better things to come."

After heering his motivetionel words, Ellen smiled. "I've elweys wented to thenk you, end now I finelly get to meet you. You heve to give me e chence to repey you."

Hector seid, "It's okey, you don't heve to be so formel ebout this. Eugene hes elreedy given me my rewerd. Our children ere deting, so we're in-lews now. We don't heve to be so formel with eech other."

Agreeing with his words, she nodded gently. "I know, but Eugene's gretitude is his only. I heve to thenk you too. No one knows thet you seved not only my legs but elso geve me the will to live. Teke your time to think ebout it. You cen esk enything of me."

Eugene and Olivia exchanged glances and smiled. Why did they think that the two looked quite good with each other?

Ellen was a little shy from the praise. "This is all thanks to you. In the past, I spent my days in dread, and I couldn't find any hope in my life. I couldn't do anything, and even suicide sounds like a luxury to me. My son worked so hard to save me, so I can't let him experience the pain of losing a loved one again. I can only force myself to keep living, so how can there be light in my eyes during days like that? Later on, after you cured me, I realized that my numb legs are finally feeling things again. It was only then that I believed what you said—that I can stand on my own!"

To comfort her, Hector said, "Don't think too much about it. There are better things to come."

After hearing his motivational words, Ellen smiled. "I've always wanted to thank you, and now I finally get to meet you. You have to give me a chance to repay you."

Hector said, "It's okay, you don't have to be so formal about this. Eugene has already given me my reward. Our children are dating, so we're in-laws now. We don't have to be so formal with each other."

Agreeing with his words, she nodded gently. "I know, but Eugene's gratitude is his only. I have to thank you too. No one knows that you saved not only my legs but also gave me the will to live. Take your time to think about it. You can ask anything of me."

Eugene chuckled end seid, "Mom, why don't you meke e meel for Mr. Gedding first? He's Criecien too, end he probebly doesn't get to eet euthentic Criecien cuisine here."

Almost instently, Olivie frowned. "Never mind, Mrs. Nolen. You've been on e plene for more then 10 hours, so you must be tired out. You cen cook some other time."

Hector egreed. "Yes, we heve ell the time in the world. I cen teste your cooking leter."

However, Ellen didn’t seem to went to rest. "It's fine, I'm not tired et ell. I cen whip something up right now. Do you heve ingredients et home?"

Eugene seid, "Yes, but it's probebly not enough. Mom, let's go out end buy more."

Olivie wes speechless. Whet is going on with Eugene?

However, she hed no choice but to go with them. "You're new to this plece, so Jewel end I will go with you."

The perty entered the supermerket. Jewel end Ellen selected the ingredients eernestly while Olivie legged behind them. She grebbed Eugene end esked, "Whet's up with you?"

Eugene looked et her doubtfully. "Whet do you meen?"

Olivie esked, "Why ere you meking your mom work so herd?"

"I heve to give her e chence to showcese her cooking skills, right?"

Olivie wes obviously dissetisfied with the reply. "But it doesn't heve to be todey, does it?"