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Chapter 1255 The Dinner
Meanwhile, Eugene was particularly susceptible to following Olivia's wishes when she
spoke softly and demurely. Thus, he agreed to do as she asked. At 6.00PM sharp, Jewel
and Olivia arrived at the restaurant where they would be meeting Albert.
Olivia had assumed Albert and River would not be there yet, but when she opened the
door to the room they had reserved, she noticed the two men inside. Then, she quickly
looked at her watch and realized that while she wasn't exactly late, it was still rather
awkward for the host to arrive after the guests. "My apologies for being late," she said.
Albert hurriedly got to his feet and politely replied, "No, no. You're not. We were here
early."
She smiled and stepped into the room. "Please, sit down."
Despite this, River did not sit but instead bowed to her. "Thank you so much, Miss
Maxwell."
Olivia was dumbfounded by the unexpected show of appreciation and asked, "Thank me?
For what? Should I not be thanking you instead?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Yes. We're the ones who should be thanking you," Jewel chimed up. "Without your
testimony, the police would not have let me go so easily."
"That's not—" River hurriedly rolled up his sleeves and said, "Look at this, Miss Maxwell.
My wound has healed up. It's all thanks to you. If not for your medicine, I could never have
recovered so quickly."
With a new understanding of the situation, Olivia said, "Oh, that. It's nothing. It's great
that you're fine now."
"Miss Maxwell, I was a stupid fool in the past. I projected my meanspirited assumptions
onto you. Today, I realize that you are a friend worth having. Sir was not mistaken in
choosing you."
With her mind stuck between crying and laughing, she teasingly said, "Your mind got
better along with your arm."
After hearing this, River scratched his head awkwardly and stated, "I'm sorry, Miss
Maxwell. Please don't be angry with me."
Then, she smiled as she ushered him into his seat. "I'm not angry at all. It's in the past,
and I'm not that petty."
At this moment, Albert chuckled helplessly and said, "He has been going on and on about
thanking you in person over the past few days."
"There's no need to thank me. It was nothing."
"I've been meaning to ask you this since I saw how deftly you bandaged River's arm.
You're a designer, right? How are you that good at treating someone?"
Olivia smiled and replied. "I've stayed in a clinic for six years. I only started a fashion
studio after I returned home."
Albert's eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, "Amazing!"
"Not really," she humbly responded. "If you stay in a clinic long enough, you'll eventually
learn something just by being surrounded by everything you overhear."
Deep down, Jewel was in awe of how humble Olivia was. Does her knowledge simply count
as just "something"? Would they faint from fright if they discovered she was Doctor Bailey,
the genius doctor?
Afterward, Olivia did not continue the conversation and changed the subject. After all, she
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwas the host, so she needed to be more proactive. Then, she handed the menu to Albert
and said, "Let's order our food."
Soon after, he ceased the small talk and placed a few dishes, returning the menu to her
before passing it on to River.
"It's fine. I'll eat whatever Sir orders," River stated quickly.
Olivia smiled and added a few more dishes to the order before handing over their menus
to the waiter.
While waiting, the group continued to converse until the food arrived.
They waited until the waiter left the room, closing the door behind him, and it was only
then that Olivia raised her glass of wine and said, "There might have been many
misunderstandings in the past, but that is all behind us now. I thank you for helping us
with Jewel's matter."
Jewel spoke up as well. "I know you two only helped Olivia, but I am still the one who is
being helped. My boyfriend and I will remember this. Please ask away if there's anything
you ever need of us in the future."
Surprised, Albert hurriedly held his glass up as well. "There's no need to thank us. It is our
duty. That person has injured our people as well. In the end, we're actually just helping
ourselves."
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