Chapter 296 I Am Very Happy That You Could Come
Olivia's eyes flickered, and her heart beat a little faster because of what he said.
After struggling internally for several seconds, she finally gathered her courage, looked at Andrew, and asked, "What is it? You should at least tell me, right?"
Andrew's eyes held endless depth. He didn't tell her the answer she wanted to know at this moment, but instead said, "You'll gradually find out later."
He was domineering and greedy.
He didn't just want her presence—he wanted her heart, he wanted all of her.
However, he thought it was better not to say everything all at once.
Olivia had just arrived in Harmony City. If he scared her away, that would be terrible.
But even though he didn't go into detail, Olivia still sensed a lot of meaning from his deep gaze.
Her ears turned slightly red. She lowered her eyes, not daring to look at him or ask any more questions.
She was afraid that if she really asked, she would be the first one unable to handle it.
The two stood together, and in the quiet atmosphere, romance grew.
Olivia had to change the subject and asked, "Do you still have to go back to work later?"
"Yeah." Andrew didn't hide it and said, "I have a remote meeting to attend."
Hearing this, Olivia instinctively checked the time and asked in confusion, "It's so late? Are you this busy every day?"
Her casual question carried a bit of concern.
Andrew's lips curved slightly as he told her, "I wasn't this busy originally, but Benjamin has a lot going on lately, and I need to help out. Since it's quite tricky, I need to keep a closer eye on things. It'll get better after this period passes."
Mentioning Benjamin, Olivia couldn't help but ask a couple more concerned questions, "Is Mr. White doing okay?"
Olivia still didn't know the details of why Benjamin had left Emerald City in such a hurry before.
But later, she had heard Evelyn mention some things.
All of Harmony City was saying that the carefree heir of the White family had suddenly agreed to come home and inherit the family business.
When this news came out, the entire Harmony City elite circle was shocked.
What was even more unexpected was that as soon as Benjamin returned to Harmony City, he went directly into the White Group, and in a high position at that.
Many people inside the White Group didn't accept him and had quite a few complaints about this.
However, because Benjamin was close with Andrew, and Andrew had even personally gone to back him up on his first day, those who originally didn't accept Benjamin could only suppress their dissatisfaction, not daring to voice any objections in person due to Andrew's status.
But this was still just on the surface.
Benjamin's days at the White Group weren't that easy.
Those who didn't accept him could always find ways to cause him trouble in various places.
Olivia could imagine how many obstacles Benjamin had encountered.
That was why when they talked about him now, Olivia asked a few more questions.
Andrew's eyes also darkened a bit as he said, "Not too good."
Benjamin's return had indirectly dragged up the gossip and rumors about his mother from years ago.
Actually, all these years, Benjamin's existence had always been talked about very harshly.
Everyone in the White family said his mother had used underhanded methods to steal someone else's husband.
When he was still young, he had believed these words himself, which was why he withdrew from the White family and stayed away from Harmony City.
Now that he was back, in everyone's eyes, he was coming back to take away the family fortune that belonged to his younger brother.
She could imagine how harsh the rumors would be.
The White family wasn't even willing to defend him. In all of Harmony City, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say Benjamin had a terrible reputation.
From Andrew's brief words, Olivia heard some heavy emotions.
Without asking further, she knew that Benjamin's current situation was very difficult.
Olivia didn't want to bring it up anymore.
After all, those matters of wealthy families—even if she couldn't stand watching them, she had no way to get involved, let alone help Benjamin in any way.
"No wonder he didn't come to dinner together tonight. When he has time, let's get together with him."
"Okay." When Andrew looked at her, his eyes softened a bit. "I'll tell him."
Just as he finished speaking, Andrew's phone rang.
He took it out and glanced at it—it was work-related.
But he didn't answer, directly hanging up, planning to keep her company a bit longer.
Olivia also saw it and quickly said, "If you're busy, go back first. Finish early so you can rest early too, and not work too late."
"What about you guys..." He hesitated a bit.
Olivia seemed to sense what he wanted to say and quickly said, "Don't worry about us. After Bianca finishes her bath, I'm going to wash up and rest too. I've been busy all day and I'm a bit tired."
"Okay." Seeing her say this, Andrew didn't stay longer.
However, before leaving, he turned back and asked Olivia, "Are you reporting to the research institute tomorrow?"
Olivia nodded and said, "Yeah, since the time is set, I'll have to go sooner or later, so I won't delay."
Andrew then asked, "What about your plans after that?"
Olivia said, "After finishing the paperwork, I'll have a few days free. After all, I need to settle in here. I have to get everything done before I can feel at ease. And there's Bianca—I need to arrange things for her first."
Andrew then said, "I've already planned Bianca's schooling. The materials are on the desk in your room, including the schools I've selected and the enrollment procedures. If she's ready, she can go anytime."
Hearing this, Olivia couldn't help but laugh and said, "How did you get everything done already? What's left for me to do?"
Hearing this, Andrew looked at her with some deeper meaning in his eyes, his voice low as he said, "I have to get everything done properly so you can't find any faults and will willingly stay here."
At this point, the man suddenly took two long strides forward.
Olivia was startled. Before she could react, her waist was hooked by him.
The man pulled her into his arms.
Olivia looked up in surprise and met his gaze directly.
The man's handsome face was right in front of her, and his pleasant cool pine scent enveloped her completely.
With their bodies pressed together, she could feel his body temperature was very high.
Everything about him was pervasive, yet carried a bewitching feeling.
Olivia felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
The blood in her body was boiling uncontrollably.
Under such a strong reaction, her body tensed up, as if she couldn't move anymore.
At this moment, the man holding her suddenly leaned down to her ear and told her, "Olivia, I'm very happy that you came to Harmony City!"
Although the embrace wasn't forceful, Olivia felt a sense of solemnity.
Her cheek gently rested on the man's shoulder, and her heart, which had been unsettled all evening, seemed to be held by a large hand at this moment.
At the same time, another voice sounded in her mind.
Sure enough, being by his side made her feel very secure.
She nodded gently and responded, "I'm also very honored to come to Harmony City."
Whether it was the job invitation or his invitation.
She had gathered her courage and thought it through carefully.
This time, she shouldn't lose completely again, right?
The embrace didn't last too long.
A few minutes later, Andrew left and went back to work.
After Olivia watched his car leave, she turned around with a sweet feeling and walked back into the villa.
Bianca had finished her bath by this time.
Olivia had been worried that after Bianca came out, she would look for Andrew.
But surprisingly, Bianca didn't.
On the contrary, she was busy right now, rummaging around everywhere in her room.
Olivia was a bit confused and couldn't help asking, "Bianca, what are you looking for?"
"Treasure hunting!"
Bianca turned around and told Olivia with a smile, "Daddy said he hid surprises in the room! I'm looking for the surprises now!"
Hearing this, Olivia curiously watched Bianca search.
Before long, she saw Bianca pull out various pink fox merchandise and gifts from a drawer.
"Wow! There really are some! Mommy, look!" Bianca happily waved the fox at Olivia, sharing her joy.
Olivia's face also showed a smile.
Andrew really knew what Bianca liked. She was always delighted every time she received this pink fox.
Soon after, Bianca found a small violin under the bed.
When she opened the closet, she saw it was full of princess dresses and cute, pretty little shoes.
Behind the curtains, she found two jars of candy.
Behind the shelf, she found lots of cute hair accessories, hair clips...
Olivia laughed.
Andrew really knew how to please people.
Bianca hugged a big pile of gifts and happily arranged them.
Then, suddenly remembering something, she turned back and told Olivia in a sweet childlike voice, "Mommy, there might be surprises in your room too. Do you want to go see?"
Olivia raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Really? Then I really should go take a look. I'm going to wash up first. Bianca, let Yara put you to bed later, okay?"
"Uh-huh, okay! Mommy, go quickly!" Bianca waved at Olivia.
Olivia then turned and went back to the master bedroom.
Actually, she didn't really believe Bianca's words that Andrew would prepare any surprises for her.
He had already done enough for her.
But when she opened the walk-in closet and saw it filled with various special clothes and shoes, she was still shocked.
There really were surprises?
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she instinctively started treasure hunting in the room like Bianca.
As a result, after searching around, she didn't find anything at all.
Well, he clearly favored Bianca more!
However, Olivia wasn't particularly disappointed.
In fact, possibly due to past experiences, she felt this was normal.
However, this thought lasted until Olivia wandered to the balcony and saw what came next...
How could everyone be treated the same?
On the spacious balcony, decorative light strips were everywhere. Under the twinkling lights, there was an exquisite, comfortable lounge chair with a clean white small table beside it.
These things didn't surprise Olivia particularly.
What surprised her was that on the table sat a very beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Next to the flowers was a box.