Chapter 348 They Are Not That Pure
Seeing this, Olivia just smiled and said nothing.
But only she knew that her mood wasn't as cheerful as it appeared on the surface.
To be honest, before this, she had never thought about such things.
In the field of research and development, pushing to the absolute limit was her goal.
If that opportunity really came in the future, she wouldn't give it up, and didn't want to give it up either.
This was what she had promised Rodolfo, and also her way of pushing herself forward.
But just like Benjamin said.
If she really got involved in that kind of research, they would be separated for a long time.
When that time came, would their relationship still be okay?
Olivia wasn't sure.
Perhaps because she had something on her mind, even with Benjamin and Evelyn, those two lively ones keeping the atmosphere going, Olivia continued eating but still felt it lacked some flavor.
Halfway through, she got up and went to the restroom.
Before long, Evelyn followed behind her.
As soon as Olivia turned to look at her, she heard Evelyn speak first, "I noticed you were distracted just now. Did Benjamin's words make you lose confidence?"
Olivia's expression hesitated for two seconds, but she still nodded, "A little bit."
She didn't want to hide it from Evelyn.
This was her best friend, and with some things on her mind, besides her, she didn't know who else she could talk to.
Seeing that she had guessed right, Evelyn sighed helplessly, "Why are you thinking so much?
No one can say for sure what will happen in the future, right?
Since that's the case, we should make the most of the present.
When you have time, just spend it with him, love him, wouldn't that be good?"
Olivia didn't speak. She lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
Evelyn's voice continued in her ear, "Besides, I think if you truly love someone, you should be able to overcome any difficulty, right?
Olivia, you're so capable, how could you be defeated by time?"
Hearing this last sentence, a bit of a smile finally returned to Olivia's face.
Such an optimistic attitude was truly worthy of her good friend.
However, her words made a lot of sense.
Why was she thinking so much now?
Starting to worry now about something that hasn't even happened yet would only make her experience unpleasant feelings twice.
What she needed to do now was to cherish the person in front of her.
She'd deal with future matters in the future.
After Olivia figured this out, her mood brightened considerably, "Yeah, you're right. There's no point thinking so much. What I need to do is respond better to Andrew!"
In their relationship, Andrew had actually given much more than she had.
She took advantage of his indulgence, focusing on her own work, and instead left Bianca, who was her responsibility, to him.
Olivia couldn't help feeling a bit guilty, and felt she had been too comfortable taking things for granted, suddenly feeling rather sheepish.
Seeing her like this, Evelyn couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing..." Olivia's voice dropped considerably, "I just feel it's not quite right that I left Bianca for him to take care of."
Hearing this, Evelyn laughed, "Isn't that the truth? Mr. Hamilton is so wonderful!
Honestly, when you married Michael back then, he didn't impress me even after five years.
But you and Mr. Hamilton have only been together a few months, and I've already praised him at least a hundred times.
From when I first met him until now, I really can't find any flaws in him.
Standing together with you, you're simply a perfect match!"
At this point, she leaned in gossip-style and asked, "How far have you two progressed?"
Her topic changed so quickly that Olivia didn't react right away to what she meant.
She instinctively replied, "What do you mean how far?"
Evelyn looked at her with an expression that said she was totally clueless, "Naturally I mean the development between you two. Besides holding hands, hugging, and kissing, is there anything else..."
Before she finished speaking, Olivia's face was already flushed red.
She quickly interrupted, "Why... why are you asking about this?"
Seeing her expression, Evelyn smiled and said, "I'm just asking because you look so embarrassed. But looking at your reaction, you two haven't gotten to that step yet, have you?"
At this point, Evelyn couldn't help but give her a thumbs up, saying, "You're something else. With such a top-quality man by your side, you can still hold back. What a waste!"
Olivia found her pained expression amusing.
After all, when she and Andrew kissed, it wasn't exactly innocent either.
And they weren't just ordinary kisses.
That night at the hot spring, things between them weren't that pure either.
But Olivia was too embarrassed to say this out loud.
She quickly cut off Evelyn's probing, "Alright, stop gossiping. Let's go, don't keep them waiting."
"Okay." Evelyn nodded and walked out of the restroom with her.
The two soon returned to the private room.
When entering, Evelyn walked ahead, with Olivia a step behind her.
Out of the corner of her eye, she inadvertently glanced at the corner of the corridor and caught sight of a wheelchair with someone sitting in it.
The profile that flashed by was cold and thin, vaguely familiar?
Olivia froze for a moment, wanting to look more carefully.
But the wheelchair turned in another direction.
Before she could see clearly, it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Olivia frowned deeply, suspecting she had seen wrong.
How could that annoying person appear in Harmony City?
"What are you talking about?"
In the private room, Evelyn's voice pulled her attention back.
Olivia quickly pushed the matter out of her mind and walked inside.
Benjamin was answering Evelyn, saying, "Anna has tomorrow off and says she wants to join us and take Bianca out to play. We're planning to go to the water park."
Hearing this news, Olivia looked somewhat surprised and instinctively glanced at Andrew.
At the last welcome dinner, she had briefly met the Hamiltons and already knew that his family didn't object to her being with him.
Now, had they also accepted Bianca?
Andrew seemed to see her concern and said with a light laugh, "Anna isn't one to sit idle either. After coming back, she's been at the company getting familiar with the business.
When I took Bianca to the company before, they happened to meet. Anna brings her little snacks and gifts every day.
These two have developed a 'friendship' beyond your imagination while you weren't aware."
Hearing them mention Anna, Bianca also spoke up in a sweet childlike voice, telling Olivia, "Mommy, Aunt Anna is so nice. Let's bring her along to play!"
Hearing her daughter's form of address, Olivia was speechless for a long moment.
However, Olivia wouldn't reject anyone who was good to Bianca.
Besides, this trip was meant to spend time with her and Andrew anyway.
Since Bianca thought it was fine, Olivia naturally had no objections either.
An hour later, everyone had eaten their fill.
Andrew had David pay the bill, then they parted ways at the entrance as usual.
Evelyn felt it was too early to go back with nothing to do and couldn't sleep.
So she decided to continue on to a bar with Benjamin.
Seeing how determined these two were, Olivia couldn't stop them.
So she reminded Benjamin, "Take care of Evelyn, don't let her get blackout drunk."
"Sure, don't worry, I'll watch over her." Benjamin waved at them, then got into Evelyn's car.
Olivia also got into the back seat of Andrew's car.
As soon as she settled in, she heard the man's voice ask softly, "Going to Liliana Retreat tonight?"
After being apart for so long, it was quiet there and they wouldn't be disturbed.
"Okay." Olivia naturally had no objection.
Before the car started, her gaze inadvertently swept past the window and suddenly froze at the restaurant entrance.
At a distance, she suddenly saw that wheelchair again.
This time, Olivia still saw the figure sitting in it.
Only it was much thinner than she remembered.
Olivia's brow furrowed deeply.
She thought she must have seen wrong!
That couldn't be him.
She didn't want it to be him either.
She had finally achieved a peaceful life, and she was very satisfied with her current state.
She really didn't want anyone to break this peace.
Seeing her brow slightly furrowed, Andrew also looked in that direction but saw nothing.
He looked at Olivia with concern and asked, "What's wrong?"
Olivia came back to her senses, shook her head, and said, "Nothing, my eyes just feel a bit uncomfortable."
Hearing this, Andrew's eyes showed concern, and he quickly asked, "Didn't you rest well?"
Olivia felt a sense of unease stirring inside her.
She didn't know why she was feeling this way.
At this moment, she didn't know how to explain it to Andrew, so she instinctively leaned toward him and said softly, "Yeah, I'm tired."
Seeing this, Andrew immediately pulled her into his arms, his slender fingers gently rubbing her temples.
Olivia tightened her grip on his arm, burying her head almost completely against him.
The man still carried that cool, pleasant scent of cedar.
As it gradually filled her senses, she slowly calmed down.
An hour later, the car returned to Liliana Retreat.
After entering, Olivia and Andrew played with Bianca for a while.
After wearing out Bianca's energy and coaxing her to sleep, Olivia left the room.
Andrew waited outside, then took her to the hot spring pool.
Inside, steam filled the air.
As soon as Olivia stepped in, she couldn't help but think of the intimate scenes that had happened here last time.
Her cheeks couldn't help but flush.
After Andrew brought her into the water, he didn't do anything, just let Olivia soak in it to relax her nerves.
Tonight's hot spring pool had been changed to a medicinal spring.
The faint herbal scent could effectively ease tense nerves.
After Olivia adjusted to the water temperature, Andrew pulled her in front of him, "Lean on me, I'll massage your temples. If you get sleepy, just rest against me. I'll carry you back later."