Twenty six

Hilda sat down with a smile and asked, "Alex, how is work going?" She asked with a gentle smile. Alex Taylor nodded expressionlessly.

Hilda Bassey wanted to move closer to him, but Alex Taylor suddenly stood up. "Miss Hilda I am sure we are not close to holding hands or sitting close together. You should conduct yourself," He said with an expressionless expression. Hilda Bassey felt awkward when she heard this.

Nicki Taylor walked out of the kitchen at that moment. She looked at them puzzled when she saw the both of them standing, and Alex's face was cold. "What is wrong?" She asked, looking at them.

Alex Taylor did not say anything, and at the same time Olivia Fred also walked out of the kitchen. She also looked at them because she did not know what was happening.

Alex Taylor walked toward her with a smile on his face. "You are done," He said.

Olivia Frednodded, still looking at the both of them, because she could feel that something was wrong. Hilda's face was pale, and she did not look good, while Alex Taylor's expression was dark; it only eased up when he saw her.

"Then can we leave?" He asked.

Olivia Fred nodded and looked at Nicki Taylor. Nicki Taylor snapped out of her thoughts and did not ask anything anymore when she saw that her son had no intention of explaining what exactly happened to her.

"You want to leave so fast? It has been days since you came to visit us; you should stay here for the night," She said with a smile.

Olivia Fred looked at Alex Taylor because she will really stay if Nicki Taylor says that. Alex Taylor looked at Nicki Taylor and said, No, we still have some things to do. So we will leave first, and we will come and visit you next time," Alex Taylor said expressionlessly.

Nicki Taylor's face fell and she looked at Olivia. She walked towards her and held her hand. "You should come and visit me more often when you are less busy now... to keep my company," She said with a smile.

Olivia Frednodded, Okay, Aunty. I will do that," She said with a smile.

Nicki Taylor nodded. She smiled affectionately as she watched them leave the house. She could not wait for them to get married, and she will finally be able to carry her grandchildren. She sighed, feeling excited, but when she thought about how dumb her son actually is, She wondered how many years it would take before he would finally propose to Olivia.

Nicki Taylor turned around and looked at Hilda, who was still standing in the same position. She did not know if she was seeing things, but she saw a hint of hatred in Hilda's eyes, but when she blinked again, she did not see it anymore, so she thought she was just seeing things.

Nicki Taylor shook her head. Hilda could not have such an expression. She knew her when she was young and understood her a little bit.

"Aunty" Hilda called obediently.

Nicki Taylor nodded and smiled. "What is happening?" She asked. Hilda forced out a smile. "It is nothing, Aunty; I just wanted to try and talk to Alex Taylor, but he did not talk to me and shunned me instead." She responded with a smile.

"Oh, that is exactly how Alex Taylor is," Nicki Taylor nodded. You should not overthink it anymore. He has always been like that." She said it with a shrug because she knew how her son was.

Hilda thought, 'He is not always like that; the way he treated that bitch is different from how he treated everyone. She wants to be the one who receives the attention and care of Alex Taylor instead of that bitch.

But she still nodded obediently. "I know, aunty," She said with a forced smile. "I will leave now," She said.

Nicki Taylor nodded and said, Okay, that is good then. You can visit me anytime you are less busy; after all, you are my daughter," She said.

Hilda forced out a stiff smile. She did not want to become her daughter; instead, she wanted to be her daughter-in-law. But she did not say this and walked out of the room once she said goodbye.

Grandma Taylor walked downstairs and looked around the room in surprise. "They already left?" She asked Nicki Taylor.

Nicki Taylor nodded. Yes, not too long," She responded with a smile.

Grandma Taylor nodded. "Okay, they should have stayed and slept over," She said, feeling regretful. Nicki Taylor sighed. "I told them the same thing, but they were determined to leave," Nicki Taylor said.

Meanwhile, on the way home, Olivia Fred was looking out of the window when Alex Taylor tried to hold her hand. She shrugged his hand off. Alex Taylor raised an eyebrow when he saw this, and his heart sank slightly. 'Did she hate him for taking her to his parents home?' He thought.

He looked at her, but she did not even glance at him for once; she was looking out of the window. Alex Taylor sighed; his face was darkening and cold.

Olivia Fred could feel it, but she still did not turn back to look at him; instead, she got angrier. She was angry at him for letting Hilda touch him, but he was still angry. Hmph! She would not talk to him anymore.

The car stopped in front of the house. Olivia opened the car door and ran into the house without looking back or waiting for him. Alex Taylor frowned more. He opened the car door and walked into the house too. He did not see her in the living room when he walked in. He guessed that she was in her room. He walked towards the staircase, climbed the staircase, and walked towards her room. He raised his hand and wanted to knock on the door, but he stopped and turned around to leave.

He walked into his study room and closed the door because he still had something to do but could not even concentrate on his work anymore.