Chapter 342 Meeting Andrew's Family Publicly
How could they be here?
Olivia froze on the spot.
Andrew and David were also a bit surprised when they saw her.
Andrew raised his eyebrows slightly and gave Olivia a faint smile.
Daniel frowned when he saw them, his eyes darkening a little.
Jessica didn't notice anything unusual about them - her attention was all on her daughter.
She nervously rushed over to the person on the sofa. "Anna, are you okay? Where do you feel bad? Should we go to the hospital? Don't scare me."
Patrick also looked at his daughter with great concern and asked, "Anna, are you tired? If I'd known, we should have postponed this welcome party."
Both of them were full of regret.
Anna had just come back, and they'd brought her to attend such an event.
Seeing how worried they were, Anna quickly spoke to comfort them. "Dad, Mom, I'm fine. I was just too careless tonight and forgot to take my medicine, so I felt uncomfortable for a bit. But I'm okay now."
"Really?"
The two were still worried.
No one knew their daughter's physical condition better than they did.
Jessica said, "Andrew arranged for a doctor to be on standby tonight just in case. Why didn't you go find the doctor when you weren't feeling well?"
Though her tone was reproachful, her actions showed fear and love as she held her daughter, treasuring her deeply.
Anna stuck out her tongue and defended herself. "I just forgot..."
"You silly girl, how could you forget that?"
Patrick was helpless but also relieved. "As long as you're okay."
"Oh right!" Anna nodded and finally mentioned Olivia. "Dad, Mom, when I had my episode, these two saved me!"
"Oh?" Only then did Jessica remember there were two other people in the lounge.
She immediately looked at Olivia and Daniel.
Daniel had a cool demeanor, his eyes resting on Olivia.
Olivia was still standing frozen in place, her mind a bit blank.
Although they hadn't formally introduced themselves, from their conversation, she already knew who this family of three was.
If she wasn't mistaken, this was Andrew's cousin, along with his uncle and aunt.
This unexpected way of meeting the family left her unsure how to react.
But the nervousness and awkwardness had already risen inside her.
At the same time, she felt somewhat uneasy.
Recently, the news about her and Andrew had caused quite a stir in Harmony City.
The entire upper-class circle of Harmony City was criticizing her, with almost everyone saying she wasn't good enough.
Though she hadn't faced it directly, she knew Andrew's family was also strongly opposed to them being together.
She'd thought meeting them wouldn't happen so soon.
Now, running into them this way...
Olivia didn't know what their reaction would be.
Thinking about possibly receiving cold looks or eye-rolls from his family, Olivia's body instantly tensed up, and she felt uncomfortable.
Yet she had to force herself to stay calm and face them.
Jessica looked at Olivia, a barely noticeable flicker passing through her eyes, but she didn't rush to speak.
Anna seemed oblivious and said cheerfully to her parents, "Mom, I almost lost consciousness earlier. It was Mr. Wilson who brought me to the lounge and found a doctor. It was her - she diagnosed my condition in just a few minutes, treated me, and gave me medicine, which helped me recover. Her medical skills are really amazing!"
After hearing her daughter's words, Jessica didn't react immediately but instinctively glanced at Andrew nearby.
Andrew's lips curved in a faint smile, his gaze showing an expression they'd never seen before.
It was a pool of tenderness after ice and snow had melted.
Jessica and Patrick exchanged glances.
Both their faces showed surprise.
But soon, they composed themselves.
"I see." Jessica smiled warmly at Olivia. "Ms. Smith, thank goodness you saved Anna. Otherwise, if she'd fainted alone outside, who knows what could have happened."
Hearing Jessica's words, Olivia still couldn't relax.
Especially when she heard the other woman call her by name, her heart kept sinking.
They knew her identity after all.
As the nervous feeling rose, Olivia's expression became somewhat stiff.
She secretly pinched her palm and forced a smile in response. "You're too kind. We just happened to be there, so we helped out. It was nothing, really."
Anna said with a smile, "It wasn't nothing at all. When I fainted, the situation was quite dangerous. An ordinary person couldn't have helped me recover so quickly. Plus, I don't feel uncomfortable at all now. The medicine you gave me worked really well. Olivia, you're really amazing!"
Her eyes were clear, and her tone was very sincere as she praised Olivia's medical skills.
Olivia was quite surprised to hear her thanks.
Andrew's cousin didn't seem to reject her like other people in Harmony City did, even after knowing her identity.
From the start, she'd been showing a friendly side.
Olivia didn't know how to respond.
She blinked and instinctively replied, "I'm glad you're okay."
The current situation still left her a bit confused.
However, knowing that the person she'd saved was Andrew's cousin, Olivia felt more relief than anything.
She only knew that Andrew valued this cousin very much.
She couldn't help but glance toward Andrew's position, and her eyes met his gentle gaze.
In front of the Hamiltons, that tender look seemed to comfort her, gradually calming the restlessness and anxiety in her heart.
No matter what happened, he was there.
He'd said he would protect her.
Watching this scene, Daniel somehow felt out of place standing there.
Especially with Andrew's appearance, his expression darkened even more.
His senses were sharp, and he naturally noticed Olivia's discomfort and anxious emotions after these people appeared.
A fire ignited in his heart, and he thought that if these people dared to make things difficult for her, he would definitely take her away.
However, what surprised Daniel was that the Hamiltons didn't make things difficult for her.
In fact, their current interaction seemed somewhat friendly?
He just didn't know if this friendliness was an act because she'd saved Anna.
Daniel pondered this.
While watching Olivia, he wanted to ask if she wanted to leave first.
After all, the people downstairs were still waiting for them in the private room.
But before he could, he saw her looking at Andrew with complete trust.
Her worried emotions suddenly dissipated.
Her heart now held someone else.
With Andrew there, where would she need him?
Daniel pressed his lips into a thin line, watching silently.
At this point, Andrew had come to Anna's side, raised his hand, and lightly tapped her head, telling her, "This is my girlfriend."
No one expected Andrew to say this so directly.
For a moment, the entire lounge was so quiet that only their breathing could be heard.
Jessica looked at her husband again.
Andrew was being so direct.
Hearing the words "girlfriend," Daniel felt a pang in his heart.
It was as if the treasure he'd set his sights on was getting further and further away!
Olivia looked at Andrew in even greater surprise.
The calmest people present were Andrew, David, and Anna.
"Oh." Anna responded obediently.
Then she smiled brightly and greeted again, "Hello, Olivia."
Olivia was left feeling a bit at a loss, her hands clutching her clothes, her ears burning.
She wanted to speak several times but didn't know what to say.
Everything that happened tonight caught her completely off guard.
She wasn't mentally prepared to meet Andrew's family.
So much so that she felt her behavior from earlier until now had been particularly awkward.
Olivia held back and held back, but couldn't help giving Andrew a reproachful look.
Perhaps because her look was both coquettish and resentful, Andrew's deep eyes also filled with amusement.
Regardless of who was present, he gently and affectionately ruffled Olivia's hair and said to Jessica and Patrick, "Uncle, Aunt, let me introduce you. This is Olivia, my girlfriend."
Then he introduced them to Olivia. "Olivia, this is my uncle and aunt, and this girl is Anna."
Olivia's beautiful eyes widened slightly.
She hadn't expected him not only to not hold back but to openly reveal their relationship to them.
Though her heart was in chaos, perhaps because he was so calm, she gradually became less nervous too.
At the same time, she couldn't worry about what the Hamiltons thought of her.
She could only politely speak up and greet them. "Hello, I'm Olivia."
Patrick and Jessica finally came to their senses.
Patrick looked at Andrew with some amusement. "I wondered why you didn't bring her to the banquet hall tonight. Turns out you were planning something big."
By now, he'd figured it out - Olivia encountering Anna's episode might have been coincidence, but Olivia being here for dinner tonight definitely wasn't.
Andrew had been planning all along to bring her to meet them!
Jessica heard her husband's muttering and also laughed.
But her expression showed no criticism of Olivia - she looked at her like an ordinary younger person, her eyes warm and kind.
She said, "We knew she was Olivia earlier. We didn't say anything because we were afraid you'd feel uncomfortable. Andrew, you really are something."
She also gave Andrew a reproachful look and complained, "Meeting the family is such an important thing - how could you not give us a heads up? At least let people have some mental preparation. Meeting for the first time so casually like this - you've left me feeling a bit at a loss too."
Andrew calmly responded, "You're right, it was my fault."
His expression showed no sign of actually admitting wrongdoing.
Anna smiled and said, "I didn't feel uncomfortable at all. When I woke up and saw Olivia, I felt especially warm toward her. I introduced myself just now because I was afraid of scaring her."
Olivia was somewhat dazed.
What was happening now?
She'd heard before that his family was very opposed to their relationship.
She'd been mentally prepared to receive cold looks from the Hamiltons or to face them with hostility.
But this family of three's attitude toward her was very different from what she'd expected.
They seemed overly friendly.
As if they'd accepted her.
This made Olivia feel somewhat incredulous.
At the same time, she couldn't help thinking: Could this be an act?
If it was an act, their acting skills were way too good - so good that there were no flaws at all.
But if they'd completely accepted her, Olivia couldn't quite understand it.
How could they possibly accept her?
Olivia had always been smart, but at this moment, she felt her brain was completely inadequate.
Andrew clearly knew about the storm raging in Olivia's heart.
So he took the initiative to speak to the two elders. "Uncle, Aunt, the guests are still waiting in the banquet hall. Meeting Olivia today was rather sudden, so let's not say more now. You take Anna back first to entertain the guests. I'll chat with Olivia for a bit, and we'll come over shortly."
Patrick and Jessica had no objections to this.
Today was their event, and it wouldn't be good to leave all the guests there.
Especially since Anna was tonight's main character.
Moreover, they'd been out for so long, leaving Finnegan there - he was probably getting suspicious.
After all, Finnegan was the one who truly opposed these two.
If he found out that Anna had almost had an episode and that Olivia was here, he'd probably be furious.
So Jessica nodded. "Alright then. Olivia, let's arrange another time to meet properly."
Olivia quickly nodded. "Okay, I'll take my leave then."
Anna got up from the sofa and waved enthusiastically at Olivia, saying playfully, "Olivia, goodbye!"
Olivia smiled and responded, "Goodbye."
Then Andrew led her outside.
Because of tonight's unexpected situation, Olivia didn't have time to think about Daniel when she left.
She could only hastily tell him, "You go down and find them first. I'll be there soon."
Daniel's expression was really not good.
His usually roguish and carefree face had frozen over with a layer of frost.
Deep in his somber eyes, a heavy sense of loss and loneliness flickered.
The family of three nearby saw this but didn't point it out.
Out of politeness, Anna spoke to him. "Mr. Wilson, would you do me the honor of attending my welcome party?"
Daniel withdrew his gaze from following Olivia.
He wasn't in the mood tonight, so he declined. "Sorry, I have other matters. I won't be going."