Chapter 181 A Good Opportunity to Develop Feelings with Andrew
Olivia, who was drinking soup, choked badly at Yara's words.
While grabbing tissues, her face flushed, she said to Yara, "That's not true at all, Yara, don't talk nonsense!"
"Talk about what?" Evelyn just came in, dragging her luggage.
As soon as she entered, she tossed her bag on the sofa and walked toward Olivia, her face full of gossip.
"What's going on? I was only away on a business trip for two days. Olivia, things are moving so fast between you and Mr. Hamilton? You're together now?"
Olivia finally recovered and looked at her helplessly. "Nothing like that happened, don't listen to Yara..."
Yara laughed and replied, "Ms. Smith, I'm not making things up, I'm just sharing what I genuinely felt!"
"What happened? Let me hear about it. Yara, tell me."
Under Evelyn's questioning, Yara recounted what happened today.
After hearing it, Evelyn finally understood what was going on.
She also said helplessly to Olivia, "Olivia, you can't blame Yara for thinking this way. The main thing is Mr. Hamilton... he's too outstanding and too thoughtful.
And Bianca's recovery really is thanks to him. Him being Bianca's new dad wouldn't be bad at all.
Unlike that jerk Michael, right?"
Speaking of this, she got angry again. "He still has the nerve to come looking for Bianca??? He shows up when he feels like it, and usually treats someone else's son like his own. What a joke!
I've never seen such a self-centered person in my life. What a piece of work. I'm telling you, Olivia, you can't be soft-hearted with this kind of person!
If he dares show up again and upset Bianca, you should throw medicine at him, make him paralyzed and useless for life so he can never come looking for you again...
No wait, I should say, you shouldn't have treated his leg in the first place. Otherwise, he wouldn't be causing trouble now!"
Evelyn got more and more worked up.
If people didn't know better, they'd think she was the one betrayed by the scumbag.
Olivia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Evelyn's scolding was really... as sharp as ever.
Yara was also laughing hard but agreed completely. "You're absolutely right. I saw with my own eyes how hard Ms. Smith worked back then. That man really doesn't know how to appreciate what he had!"
She'd lived a long life and had never seen such an ungrateful person!
Olivia clearly didn't want to talk more about it. She just comforted Evelyn. "Alright, don't be angry. I'll consider what you said next time. You just got back, hurry and eat something, then go home and rest.
You must be tired from traveling all this way. I'm done eating, I'm going to see Bianca now."
"Okay, okay, go ahead!"
Evelyn had no objections.
She even looked a bit eager.
As if Olivia wasn't going to see her child, but going on a date instead.
She even enthusiastically walked her to the door, reminding her, "You can come back late tonight. Take the chance to look at the moon with Mr. Hamilton or something.
Dark night, perfect atmosphere, great for developing feelings. If you don't come back at all, that's fine too. I'll pick up Bianca..."
Seeing her getting more and more outrageous, Olivia blushed and scolded, "Enough, shut up!"
Then she got into the elevator without looking back.
After leaving home, Olivia headed straight to the Military Base Housing.
When she arrived, Andrew was with Bianca on the training ground, helping Lightning practice new skills.
Both of them had changed clothes.
All-black tactical gear, looking incredibly cool.
Even Lightning was wearing similar black clothing.
David was the first to notice when Olivia appeared.
"Dr. Garcia, good afternoon!"
David ran over to greet her.
Olivia nodded slightly, her eyes still on the lawn, on the man, child, and dog.
She asked curiously, "Where did Bianca get that outfit?"
David smiled and said, "We had it custom-made before. It arrived a while ago, and she just put it on today."
"I see."
Olivia smiled.
She could tell Bianca really liked it.
And it seemed that to show off how cool the outfit was, Bianca deliberately kept a straight face without smiling. That little expression was adorable.
She couldn't help but take out her phone and take photos of her and Lightning.
However, since Andrew was also there, she inevitably captured him in the shots too.
Almost every photo included his upright figure.
When Olivia looked through them afterward, she was surprised.
She couldn't help but marvel that this man really looked good no matter how you photographed him.
These were clearly candid shots, some even blurry, but the figure in the frame was still so dazzling you couldn't look away.
As Olivia looked at them, she felt inexplicably guilty.
She... really didn't mean to secretly photograph him.
But Bianca and Lightning also looked great in these photos, so she couldn't possibly delete them...
After hesitating, Olivia finally exited the photo album, put away her phone, and acted like nothing had happened.
Later, when the training was almost done, the sky darkened and it looked like it might rain.
Andrew finally brought Bianca back.
"Mommy!"
When she saw her, Bianca ran over, her little face flushed and red, happily showing Olivia. "Mommy, look at my new clothes!"
Seeing her daughter so happy, Olivia immediately praised. "I saw them already, super cool!"
"Uncle Andrew gave them to me, I love them!"
Bianca smiled happily, her little face full of joy.
Lightning also came over, wagging its tail excitedly, looking like it wanted praise too.
Olivia laughed, squatted down to rub its head, and also praised. "Lightning looks very handsome too!"
"Woof woof!"
Lightning was so happy it spun in circles.
When Andrew also walked over, Olivia looked at him and said gratefully, "Thank you so much for today, Mr. Hamilton, for taking care of these two little ones all day."
Andrew smiled and replied, "It's nothing. They're both very cute, and I enjoyed it too. It's rare to be able to relax like this. Now Bianca's condition has completely recovered."
Hearing this, Olivia didn't know what else to say and could only thank him again. "Thank you so much."
Andrew waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, just a small favor."
As he spoke, he raised his hand to check the time on his watch and said to Olivia, "Take Bianca to change clothes, and I'll drive you home later."
"Okay!"
Olivia had no objections and quickly took Bianca to change clothes.
However, they didn't end up leaving after all.
Because Matthew heard that Olivia had come and specifically came over to ask her to treat a new batch of special forces soldiers.
The workload wasn't as heavy as last time, but dealing with seriously injured personnel wasn't easy either.
That night, Olivia really couldn't go home and was forced to stay at the Military Base Housing.
Even Bianca had to be entrusted to Andrew's care again.
When she came out of the medical room, it was already midnight. It was raining outside, pouring heavily, and the air was wet and cold.
Seeing this, Matthew immediately said, "Dr. Garcia, wait a moment, I'll have someone bring you an umbrella."
"Okay..."
Olivia had just responded when she saw a tall figure approaching through the misty rain.
The man was holding a black umbrella, striding toward her.
Half his face was hidden until he stopped in front of Olivia and tilted the umbrella slightly, revealing that stunningly handsome face.
Andrew asked in a gentle voice, "Are you finished?"
Olivia was momentarily stunned seeing this familiar handsome face. After a while, she responded, "Yes, I'm done."
"Mm."
Andrew nodded lightly and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to where Bianca is."
Seeing him appear at this time, Matthew seemed to understand something. He tactfully didn't have someone fetch an umbrella and said with a smile, "Since Mr. Hamilton is here to pick you up, Dr. Garcia, you should go with him."
Olivia and Andrew were quite familiar with each other, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
Soon, she stepped under Andrew's umbrella.
The black umbrella was large, more than enough to cover two people.
However, because of the wind, quite a bit of rain still came in.
Andrew noticed and instinctively tilted the umbrella.
Olivia didn't notice this.
She focused on watching the road ahead while talking to the man beside her. "Is Bianca asleep?"
Andrew nodded and said, "She played all day today and fell asleep very early."
Hearing this, Olivia was quite surprised.
She understood her own daughter.
Even if she was tired, she should still be afraid of an unfamiliar environment.
She couldn't help but ask, "She was really that well-behaved?"
Andrew thought for a moment and said, "Maybe because I told her a story, which was rather boring, so she fell asleep listening to it."
Hearing this, Olivia was even more surprised. "You told her a bedtime story?"
Andrew nodded and said, "First time telling one. I don't have much experience, but the little girl didn't seem to mind."
After hearing this, Olivia didn't know what to feel. She just looked deeply at the man beside her.
It was ridiculous when you thought about it. Michael, as the child's biological father, had never told Bianca any bedtime stories.
But Andrew always did everything so naturally, without even thinking about it.
Olivia realized once again how much her past failures had caused Bianca to miss out on.
Those years of being fixated on Michael were such a waste of time!
Andrew noticed her staring at him and raised an eyebrow, asking, "What's wrong?"
Hearing his voice, Olivia snapped back to reality, quickly looked away, and shook her head. "Nothing... It's good that she's asleep. I was worried she'd be fussy."
Andrew's expression also softened as he said gently to Olivia, "She won't be. Bianca is quite good. She's the most obedient and cutest child I've ever met."
Hearing her child being praised, Olivia was naturally happy.
But beyond happiness, thinking of everything Andrew had done for Bianca, she couldn't help but say, "Mr. Hamilton, when you get married and have children in the future, you'll definitely be a very qualified good father!"