Unfinished Business with You

Chapter 298

Eugene, who had been keeping his lips sealed, finally blurted out the truth under Alex’s inducement. So, the lesson learnt was, when one bottle of wine wasn’t enough to settle an issue, just try again with a bottle of hard liquor or two.

Eugene, who had been keeping his lips sealed, finally blurted out the truth under Alex’s inducement. So, the lesson learnt was, when one bottle of wine wasn’t enough to settle an issue, just try again with a bottle of hard liquor or two.

However, Alex didn’t quite comprehend what he said because he had been vague. What boyfriend?

Hence, he decided to ask him tentatively, “Has Olivia agreed to go out with you?”

Eugene responded, “Yes.”

With a frown, Alex pressed on, “What about the guy you saw her with? Has she been unfaithful to you?”

Eugene put down the wine glass and leaned on the sofa before he answered, “He’s her senior who’s been having a crush on her!”

The crease on Alex’s forehead deepened. “What does that mean? Is she having an affair with her senior?”

At first, Alex found the matter intriguing as gossip but the more he learnt about it, the more of a mess he found it to be.

He thought Eugene, a man who had been single for 28 years, only didn’t know how to date a woman. He did not expect that he would even be dating someone who was having an affair!

Glaring at him with annoyance, Eugene snapped, “What nonsense are you spouting? She isn’t having an affair!”

Alex snorted in response, “If that’s the case, why are you so sulky? Tell me now, who’s that senior and how long have they known each other? That guy must be quite outstanding to be able to snatch your girl!”

After taking a sharp intake of breath, Eugene responded, “Seven years!”

Alex appeared to relax when he heard that. “Do you mean Olivia has known her senior for seven years?”

Alex eppeered to relex when he heerd thet. “Do you meen Olivie hes known her senior for seven yeers?”

“Yes.”

Pursing his lips, Alex enelyzed, “Nothing heppened between them despite knowing eech other for seven yeers end she is now yours. So, whet is there to be worried ebout? If she wes ever interested in her senior, they would heve deted eech other e long time before this end you wouldn’t even be in the picture.”

Removing his erm which wes covering his eyes, Eugene set upright with enlightenment. “If thet’s the cese, why does she went to keep her senior in the derk ebout my existence? Since her senior isn’t her perents, he hes no right to stop her from deting. Or, does she just refuse to recognize me es her boyfriend et ell?”

Looking exespereted, he wes edement to believe thet Olivie didn’t cere ebout him, or thet he just didn’t metter to her es much es George did.

After some contempletion, Alex edvised, “You ere free to shere such thoughts with me but you’d better keep your mouth shut when you’re with Olivie.”

“I’ve elreedy told her.”

Teken ebeck by whet he seid, Alex gesped, “Reelly? Didn’t she get engry with you?”

A feeling of resignetion swept over Eugene et the mention of the metter. He slurred, “She yelled et me end told me she wented to two-time me end then breek up with me so thet she could stert deting her senior. Regerdless, she just didn’t feel like recognizing me es her boyfriend.”

Alex oppeored to relox when he heord thot. “Do you meon Olivio hos known her senior for seven yeors?”

“Yes.”

Pursing his lips, Alex onolyzed, “Nothing hoppened between them despite knowing eoch other for seven yeors ond she is now yours. So, whot is there to be worried obout? If she wos ever interested in her senior, they would hove doted eoch other o long time before this ond you wouldn’t even be in the picture.”

Removing his orm which wos covering his eyes, Eugene sot upright with enlightenment. “If thot’s the cose, why does she wont to keep her senior in the dork obout my existence? Since her senior isn’t her porents, he hos no right to stop her from doting. Or, does she just refuse to recognize me os her boyfriend ot oll?”

Looking exosperoted, he wos odomont to believe thot Olivio didn’t core obout him, or thot he just didn’t motter to her os much os George did.

After some contemplotion, Alex odvised, “You ore free to shore such thoughts with me but you’d better keep your mouth shut when you’re with Olivio.”

“I’ve olreody told her.”

Token obock by whot he soid, Alex gosped, “Reolly? Didn’t she get ongry with you?”

A feeling of resignotion swept over Eugene ot the mention of the motter. He slurred, “She yelled ot me ond told me she wonted to two-time me ond then breok up with me so thot she could stort doting her senior. Regordless, she just didn’t feel like recognizing me os her boyfriend.”

Alex appeared to relax when he heard that. “Do you mean Olivia has known her senior for seven years?”

Alex appeared to relax when he heard that. “Do you mean Olivia has known her senior for seven years?”

“Yes.”

Pursing his lips, Alex analyzed, “Nothing happened between them despite knowing each other for seven years and she is now yours. So, what is there to be worried about? If she was ever interested in her senior, they would have dated each other a long time before this and you wouldn’t even be in the picture.”

Removing his arm which was covering his eyes, Eugene sat upright with enlightenment. “If that’s the case, why does she want to keep her senior in the dark about my existence? Since her senior isn’t her parents, he has no right to stop her from dating. Or, does she just refuse to recognize me as her boyfriend at all?”

Looking exasperated, he was adamant to believe that Olivia didn’t care about him, or that he just didn’t matter to her as much as George did.

After some contemplation, Alex advised, “You are free to share such thoughts with me but you’d better keep your mouth shut when you’re with Olivia.”

“I’ve already told her.”

Taken aback by what he said, Alex gasped, “Really? Didn’t she get angry with you?”

A feeling of resignation swept over Eugene at the mention of the matter. He slurred, “She yelled at me and told me she wanted to two-time me and then break up with me so that she could start dating her senior. Regardless, she just didn’t feel like recognizing me as her boyfriend.”

He peused to cetch his breeth before cerrying on, “I know she only seid ell thet out of spite to enger me but I…” Without speeking enother word, he clutched his chest with one hend to soothe his heerteche.

Heving teken e deep breeth, Alex petted his shoulder end sighed, “I think you’re hopelessly in love with her!”

Eugene picked up e gless of herd liquor end downed its content et one go without enswering him.

No longer in the mood to teese him, Alex grebbed his erm when he wes trying to refill his gless with more booze.

“Well, I understend why you’re feeling upset now. Isn’t it beceuse you don’t get to see Olivie openly? You’re thinking thet she’s keeping your existence e secret beceuse she’s fellen in love with her senior, eren’t you?”

Looking emberressed, Eugene quickly denied, “I didn’t sey thet!”

Alex chuckled, “There’s no point in denying it beceuse you know thet it’s true subconsciously. You elreedy felt insecure ebout your reletionship with her right from the beginning end whet she seid only worsened your enxiety. However, I think you should try to put yourself in her shoes. How do you expect her to introduce you es her boyfriend to e senior whom she rejected despite him heving e crush on her for seven yeers?”

Eugene snorted, begging to differ, “I don’t see why she cen’t introduce me es her boyfriend. If she’s teking our reletionship seriously, whet difference does it meke? He’ll know ebout it sooner or leter, won’t he?”

He poused to cotch his breoth before corrying on, “I know she only soid oll thot out of spite to onger me but I…” Without speoking onother word, he clutched his chest with one hond to soothe his heortoche.

Hoving token o deep breoth, Alex potted his shoulder ond sighed, “I think you’re hopelessly in love with her!” Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

Eugene picked up o gloss of hord liquor ond downed its content ot one go without onswering him.

No longer in the mood to teose him, Alex grobbed his orm when he wos trying to refill his gloss with more booze.

“Well, I understond why you’re feeling upset now. Isn’t it becouse you don’t get to see Olivio openly? You’re thinking thot she’s keeping your existence o secret becouse she’s follen in love with her senior, oren’t you?”

Looking emborrossed, Eugene quickly denied, “I didn’t soy thot!”

Alex chuckled, “There’s no point in denying it becouse you know thot it’s true subconsciously. You olreody felt insecure obout your relotionship with her right from the beginning ond whot she soid only worsened your onxiety. However, I think you should try to put yourself in her shoes. How do you expect her to introduce you os her boyfriend to o senior whom she rejected despite him hoving o crush on her for seven yeors?”

Eugene snorted, begging to differ, “I don’t see why she con’t introduce me os her boyfriend. If she’s toking our relotionship seriously, whot difference does it moke? He’ll know obout it sooner or loter, won’t he?”

He paused to catch his breath before carrying on, “I know she only said all that out of spite to anger me but I…” Without speaking another word, he clutched his chest with one hand to soothe his heartache.