Chapter 273 Are You Sad Because Me?
Olivia still felt a bit uneasy.
Seeing that David and the others had already taken the person out, she couldn't help but ask Andrew curiously, "What happened to Mr. White? This is the first time I've seen him look so down. It startled me."
Andrew shook his head. "Something did happen, but he'll be fine. He'll pull himself together."
As for the reason...
Andrew didn't say more.
This wasn't just about Benjamin alone, but also his mother's death and the grudges within the White family.
The investigation he'd been conducting had yielded results.
Benjamin also knew that his closest relative was the one responsible for his mother's death.
Including all these years, his guilt, his remorse, his atonement by staying away from Harmony City...
In the end, it was all like a joke.
The shock of the truth made it hard for him to accept, which was why he chose to get drunk.
But Andrew felt there was no need to let Olivia know about this.
Because he understood her.
Even just out of concern for a friend, she would easily empathize.
Andrew glanced at the time and said, "It's already late. Let me take you guys home."
"Okay..."
Being with him, she didn't know what to say for a moment. Olivia agreed and turned to call Evelyn.
Evelyn had drunk quite a bit earlier and had fallen asleep. Being suddenly woken up, her head was still foggy and she could barely stand steady.
Olivia supported her, feeling her steps were unsteady.
"Ah! Olivia, I feel like I'm flying. No wait, like I'm stepping on clouds. Oh no, I'm about to fall!" Her legs went weak and she clung to Olivia, refusing to let go, like holding onto a lifeline.
Olivia found it amusing and said, "You're not falling. I'm holding you, you won't fall."
"Oh okay!"
Evelyn didn't seem fully awake, but she heard Olivia's words and said with a silly smile, "Then you better hold me tight!"
"Alright!" Olivia was quite helpless and steadied her to walk out.
Who would have thought, Evelyn lifted her head and immediately spotted Andrew's tall figure nearby.
She cried out in surprise, excitedly patting Olivia's shoulder and shouting loudly, "Olivia, I'm dreaming about Andrew! How dare he show up in front of us!"
Suddenly being called out, Andrew raised his eyebrows slightly.
That comment sounded rather strange.
David was also curious. Evelyn's attitude toward Andrew had always been quite good.
Why did she seem hostile today?
Olivia's expression was also a bit awkward.
She quickly said to Evelyn, "You've got the wrong person!"
Then she tried to lead her away.
But Evelyn firmly planted her feet and said loudly, "I'm not wrong! Such a tempting face, there's only one in the world. Wait, I'll teach him a lesson for you!"
Then she rolled up her sleeves, rushed up to Andrew, and said rudely, "Andrew, is your hobby going around seducing girls?
Always flirting with Olivia, and once you've hooked her, you just ignore her.
Keep this up and you'll become a jerk, you know that?"
Hearing this, Andrew raised his eyebrows even higher.
But his eyes seemed somewhat puzzled.
How did he suddenly become a jerk?
David was shocked to hear this!
This was the first time he'd seen someone point at Andrew's nose and call him a jerk!
Olivia felt terrible, wishing she could disappear right then.
What was Evelyn babbling about in front of Andrew!
She couldn't care about anything else and quickly covered Evelyn's mouth, warning through gritted teeth, "Evelyn, stop talking nonsense!"
Then she said awkwardly to Andrew, "Don't mind her, she gets crazy when drunk, she's just talking nonsense."
Evelyn was quite strong when drunk.
Hearing this, she tried to pry Olivia's hand away, saying excitedly, "I'm not talking nonsense, Olivia, he's the one who flirted with you first and made you sad..."
Olivia was so anxious that sweat started forming on her forehead.
Why was Evelyn so loose-lipped when drunk!
She was afraid her secret would be completely exposed, so she quickly covered her mouth again and urged anxiously, "Let's go, you're drunk, I'll take you home to sleep."
Evelyn was still struggling and shouting, "Let me finish!"
'If I let you finish, I'll be completely embarrassed!
Evelyn, please just come with me!' Olivia thought desperately.
She continued pulling Evelyn. "Stop making a scene, there are so many people here, everyone's watching you. If you keep this up, you'll be in the headlines tomorrow, and when netizens mock you, I won't be able to save you!"
These words did have some effect on Evelyn.
Although she was usually carefree, she cared a lot about her image, so she quickly calmed down.
"Okay, I'll stop."
Seeing her finally calm down, Olivia breathed a sigh of relief, not daring to look in Andrew's direction.
She wondered how much Andrew had heard.
He probably wouldn't take Evelyn's words seriously, right?
Andrew followed slowly behind them, his eyes somewhat probing.
Of course he could tell that Evelyn was quite drunk and might be talking nonsense.
But he couldn't just ignore it.
After all, she had called out his name specifically, quite clearly.
And it was related to Olivia.
It happened to match what he'd been wanting to know lately.
He wanted to ask Olivia, but with Evelyn as an unstable factor present, he could only suppress his emotions and let it go for now.
A few minutes later, Olivia got into Andrew's car with Evelyn.
She thought Evelyn had settled down.
But once in the car, she started up again. "Olivia, I'm so hot, why isn't the AC on? Is it broken?"
Olivia coaxed her that the AC wasn't broken.
David quickly turned down the temperature.
But Evelyn kept complaining, "No, no, I feel like throwing up, Olivia, I'm so dizzy."
Olivia had no choice but to give her some hangover medicine and some water.
The medicine seemed to work, and Evelyn finally quieted down a bit.
By this time, the car had arrived downstairs at their place.
Supporting Evelyn, Olivia suddenly remembered that Andrew was still in the car.
She hurriedly turned back to thank him, "Thanks so much for bringing us back tonight. You came all the way from Harmony City late at night, you must be tired too. Get some rest early, good night."
With that, Olivia got out of the car first, planning to help Evelyn out from the back seat.
Unexpectedly, Andrew also got out at this moment and closed the car door in front of her.
The moment the door closed, Olivia froze.
She instinctively turned back to see Andrew, who had also gotten out.
The man's deep eyes seemed like they could draw a person in.
Olivia snapped out of her daze and quickly said, "Is something wrong?"
Andrew's eyes met hers, his hand on the car roof, leaning slightly forward, almost trapping her between him and the car.
His voice was low and magnetic as he asked, "Did you drink tonight?"
Olivia hesitated, then nodded, adding, "Just a little bit."
Andrew's gaze was deep as he continued asking, "Why were you there? You don't seem like someone who would go drinking. Are you in a bad mood?"
Olivia didn't know why he was asking these questions and started getting nervous.
She even suspected he must have heard what Evelyn said earlier.
But she didn't dare admit it, only shaking her head and saying, "No, I've just been busy lately and wanted to relax. I happened to run into Mr. White, and didn't drink much after that."
Andrew studied her, his gaze gentle yet sharp, as if he could see right through her.
He asked, "Just relaxing? Ms. Thomas just said you were sad.
What were you sad about?
Me?"
He asked several questions in a row, and Olivia's heart tightened.
Sure enough, he had heard everything.
She immediately felt awkward and flustered, her tone full of confusion, "No... no... it's not like she said, don't misunderstand, she was really drunk, she was just talking nonsense, I wasn't sad about anything."
Even she didn't quite believe these words.
Let alone Andrew, who studied psychology.
"Really?" His eyes fixed on her as he continued, "Then what was she talking about?"
Olivia felt her brain starting to tie itself in knots, completely unsure how to explain this.
In desperation, she started making things up.
"You know she was drunk, half asleep, just talking nonsense. You really don't need to take it to heart.
It's already very late, you should head back. I'll take her up to sleep too."
Olivia was afraid that if they kept talking, the truth would really come out.
She didn't dare linger and immediately tried to open the car door to get Evelyn out.
But just as she reached out, Andrew grabbed her wrist and said in a low voice, "But I think people tell the truth when they're drunk.
Did your friend misunderstand something?"
Olivia didn't dare look at him, only laughing dryly. "I don't really know. How about when she sobers up, I'll ask her and give her a good talking-to, make sure she doesn't talk nonsense again."
Andrew narrowed his eyes but didn't let go of her hand.
He moved closer, lowering his voice, almost whispering in her ear, "Olivia, are you avoiding me?"
Olivia's heart trembled, and her body tensed up.
She couldn't explain why she had such a strong reaction to him.
But at this moment, her mind was only focused on denying it. "No, why would I? Why would I avoid you?"
Andrew spoke directly, "Last time in Harmony City, you left without saying goodbye.
During this time, you've also been deliberately reducing contact with me. These can't all be my imagination.
Tell me, what's wrong?"