Olivia didn't want to come to Noah today.
She and Amelia slept until 1:00 pm. From the time she woke up until dinner, Amelia repeated over and over again the benefits of being married to Noah, leaving no stone unturned to brainwash her.
"Olivia, the most important thing you can do right now is conquer Noah.
"When you and Liam's wedding is canceled, for whatever reason, you're sure to be thrust into the limelight, and there will be many, many people who will mock you then.
"Noah is just a bit stuffy, and his character is absolutely fine.
"Lucas has said before that Noah is the most trustworthy of all his friends.
"If you hadn't been head-over-heels in love with that scumbag Liam all these years, I would have introduced you.
"You marry Noah; you can anger Ava to death; your parents and your big brother do not dare to cold shoulder you again; Liam calls you aunt every day; Sophia also has to nod and bow to you, outsiders who look at you as a joke also do not dare to ridicule you openly ..."
Amelia is desperately trying to brainwash Olivia, who has the heart of a thief but not the guts.
Leaving the apartment, she drove to the old Smith family home.
There's no word from Noah yet; her inspiration to paint has dried up lately, and she can't stay at home, so she's ready to go to the old mansion and make a scene.
Looking for Ava to settle the score, looking for Emma and Oliver to blackmail money, two slaps
She had to get back all the aggression she had suffered last night.
The mood was pretty good, but then I got a call from Liam halfway through the day.
Her cell phone died and turned off last night, charging it when she woke up today. When she turned it on, she saw a couple of incoming calls from Liam that she hadn't answered.
It just so happened that the light was red, so she stopped and answered the phone in passing.
Liam seems to be in a good mood, except for the sarcasm in his words.
"Olivia, I really have to thank you this time because of your irrationality and nonsense; Uncle promised to let me be with Sofia."
He's always known how to stab Olivia in the heart.
"The wedding won't be canceled, but the bride will be replaced with Sofia and Olivia. Congratulations, I can finally marry my sweetheart and get rid of you."
Olivia didn't say anything and hung up the phone.
Hanging up the phone because the light was green, and after she hung up the phone, she had such a bad mood swing that she pulled over to the side of the road to be safe and didn't cry; she was just sad and obviously.
The sadness was followed by a long sigh of relief.
Liam is really going to marry Sophia.
Fine, just marry, it's good to marry, she'd like to see how long Liam and Sophia's love would last in a setting like the Johnson Family.
After sitting in the car for a long time, Olivia's mind was scrambled, and the thing she thought about the most was Amelia's words.
"Noah is your best retreat."
Driven by impulse, she didn't go back to her old house. She called Mason, got a reply, turned around, and drove to the Kangaroo Group with a kick of the gas.
"Uncle, do you lack a wife?"
Olivia decided to take a gamble.
On the way here, she had thought about it: in case Noah re-committed and really agreed, she would have won the bet, Noah would be her backer from now on, and she would be able to walk horizontally wherever she was.
If Noah refuses, it's fine; she'll just say she's joking and make another request.
Anyway, she wasn't going to embarrass herself whether Noah said yes or no.
The question had been asked and Olivia slowly relaxed after her initial nervousness, taking a sip of her coffee before looking at Noah without blinking.
Uncle, do you lack a wife?
Olivia's words landed a not-so-gentle mark on Noah's heart.
After a brief moment of gawking, Noah, again worried that he had misunderstood, decided to ask first.
"What do you mean? You're going to introduce me to a girlfriend?"
Olivia was past her nervousness and was able to speak calmly at the moment.
"Not an introduction; I mean, if you're short of a wife, look, am I good?"
The words fell, and there was not a sound at all from the office; there was silence for a long time.
Noah's deep and cold eyes always looked at her, his long and cold white fingers nodded at his knees without any rhythm, the name table on his wrist was glowing with a layer of confusing luster, his body was permeated with a sense of reserve and asceticism.
He was silent for too long, so long that Olivia sighed inwardly.
Is this a rejection?
Expected, not sad, just a little regretful, regretful that she couldn't have Noah give her protection.
"Uncle, I'm just kidding, you ..."
"Liam wanted to marry Sophia, and I said yes."
Noah interrupted Olivia abruptly, his eyes flashing with realization when he saw Olivia's calm face.
"So, you know?"
Olivia nodded, "Liam called me, irritating me."
Noah asks bluntly, "Do you want to marry me because you were hurt by him? He got married, and you want to marry right back? To get back at him?"
"Retaliation?"
Olivia snorted and laughed to herself, "It's only revenge if he has me in his heart. He's especially annoyed with me right now, and he won't care one bit if I marry someone else.
"It can't be considered revenge; at most, I'll give him a headache when I become his elder."
Noah was silent for a moment before his lips rose slowly, "So why do you want to marry me?"
Olivia wants to pay a few compliments and say that it's because you're handsome, you're rich, and you're attractive, but she feels it's too phony; after all, she's been tangled up with someone's nephew for so many years.
Think about it and give a very honest account.
"I'm down with a whole lot of bad luck right now, and you say whatever you want to ask for is fine.
"I just thought that since you don't have a wife anyway, I might as well put up a fight, and if I marry you, then you'll be my backer, and no one will dare to bully me anymore."
Said and added.
"I know this is an outrageous request; if you don't want to, you can just refuse; it's fine; I'll change it."
Noah: "If you switch, what do you want to switch?"
Olivia said to herself that, sure enough, this was too much to ask and eased her breath:
"Can you get Liam to sell the marital home?
"I chose the wedding house, I designed the decor, and it took a lot of work, so if Sophia lives in it, I'll have a headache, and they'll have to get married and re-buy the wedding house."
Noah sounded quite regretful, "I've asked him to sell the wedding house."
"Then I'll change it again ..."
"Then choose the first one; I said I'd keep my word no matter what you asked for when you asked for it.
"I don't have a wife, I don't have a girlfriend, you want Mrs. Johnson's position, fine, I'll give it to you."
"Huh?"
Olivia had a moment of confusion when she got what she wanted so smoothly.
To be honest, although she was bold enough to open her mouth, she was sure that the success rate was less than one percent, that is, relying purely on the courage to take a gamble.
"Uncle," Olivia cautions hesitantly, "have you really thought this through? Don't joke, I'm glassy-eyed; I'd cry my eyes out if you left the house and denied it."
Noah looked at her, his voice magnetic and thick.
"Everything I've said to you counts."
The words took on warmth, and Olivia was scalded, thinking that mature men really do have charms and that a casual remark was like a love story.
"On one condition, though."
Noah gave a slight pause, "You know how Liam and I are, family, we are meant to eat at the same table for the holidays.
"If you marry me, you'll be his aunt, and won't you be embarrassed to meet him?"
He looked to Olivia, "If you have a way out of this embarrassment, I'll marry."
After all, marriage is no joke.
Her heart is still on Liam and hasn't been retrieved, and he's afraid she'll regret it. So, give her time to think it over and give her enough time to calm down.
...
The news of Olivia and Liam breaking off their engagement came out a week later.
The Johnson Family held a press conference and didn't explain much except to say that the engagement was broken and the wedding was canceled.
When the Smith Family and Johnson Family marriage made a lot of noise, the circle knew that the two grew up together, and then the relationship problems; the Johnson Family wanted to withdraw from the marriage, the Smith Family did not agree, the two entangled to this day.
Olivia has a bad reputation for being notoriously arrogant and bossy, and many are speculating on how long Liam will tolerate her.
I didn't realize that the engagement was suddenly broken off only three months before the wedding.
That's tough.
Some are speculating as to why, but most, for the most part, are watching Olivia's jokes while setting up a private bet.
It's a gamble on how often Olivia will make a scene; after all, no one believes she'll voluntarily give up Liam.
Noah was away on a business trip when the launch took place, and he didn't hear about it from Mason until he got back to the hotel that night.
It was too late to stop it, so the first call was to Liam.
"What does the press conference mean? Did you pretend you didn't hear what I said? Liam, you've got some nerve!"
Lucas's birthday is coming up, and Noah's idea is to wait for Sophia to apologize to Olivia in public to draw the scolding out before Olivia's side speaks up to break off the engagement.
Liam promised well at the time.
"Uncle, it's really not me; it's my mom."
Liam is really innocent; he's not rampant enough to confront his uncle head-on right now; he didn't start the conference, and his mother held it without his knowledge.
Two days ago his mother was nagging again, badmouthing Olivia, and he was in a bad mood and annoyed more than a little.
"Uncle has given his permission for Olivia and I to break off our engagement."
The mother was overjoyed and immediately wanted to hold a press conference, which he stopped at the time.
Didn't dare mention Sophia, just as his uncle was away on a business trip, so he said he'd talk about the launch when his uncle came back from his trip, and his mother clearly agreed.
Unexpectedly, the mother took it upon herself to hold the conference while her uncle was away on business and while he accompanied Sophia elsewhere!
He called to question it.
Mother said, "This kind of thing, since your uncle is so relaxed, you have to implement it right away.
"Or else when Olivia regrets it, she'll have to pester you again, and your uncle will have to help her because he owes her for saving his life, and the list goes on and on!
"Mom is doing this for your own good, and now that the breakup of the engagement is a big deal, I'll see if Olivia has the face to pester you again.
"Even if she doesn't die, the press conference is on, and there's no way your uncle is going to stomp the Johnson Family's dignity on the ground for her!"
Noah knew Liam wasn't lying.
Because he wants to marry Sophia now, there's no way Liam would offend him before the wedding.
Noah asked Mason for Olivia's cell phone number and called Olivia.
"Okay?"
Olivia knew what he was going to ask, and she saw what had happened at the launch.
"It's okay; I knew this day would come; I've been mentally prepared for it; I don't care what people say on the sidelines; I'm thick-skinned."
She was lying on the bed after her shower, a mask on her face.
"Let whoever wants to laugh at me do so, and they'd better laugh a little louder, and when I marry you, I'll take the marriage certificate and smash them in the face."
Noah: "..."
Okay, Olivia's in pretty good shape. She should be fine.
Olivia really wasn't affected by the launch because right now, all she could think about was one thing.
If she married Noah, she would have to eat at the same table as Liam on holidays.
This is indeed an issue that must be addressed.
It's really cool to crush Liam as an elder.
Some people in the Johnson Family are just a pain in the ass.
In case someone at the dinner table deliberately mentions her past with Liam, it's Noah who's disgusted and embarrassed.
Really pissing Noah off won't be too easy for her in time because she's the one who embarrassed Noah, and a man losing face is a big deal.
What's the solution to this?
Gotta think about it!