Chapter 453: A Bit Too Coincidental
The next day, there wasn’t much work at the research institute. After lunch, Olivia handled some simple tasks and then took some nutritional supplements developed by the institute to Whitaker’s Estate.
Isaac was already waiting for her in the living room.
Seeing that only Isaac was in the living room, Olivia asked in confusion, “Where’s Liam?”
Isaac pointed upstairs, “He’s taking a nap upstairs. I didn’t expect you to come so early.”
Hearing this, Olivia nodded knowingly and instinctively lowered her voice, “There’s not much going on at the institute today, and Liam has helped me a lot recently. I wanted to check on his health again.”
Isaac nodded, “Let’s wait for him to wake up. We can sit downstairs for a while.”
Olivia didn’t think much of it. She put down the nutritional supplements and sat on a single sofa next to Isaac, casually chatting with him about Liam’s health.
After a while, the butler’s voice suddenly came from outside the door.
“Mr. Leer, the master is taking a nap upstairs. Please wait a moment.”
Hearing this, Olivia’s voice stopped abruptly, and she instinctively looked towards the villa’s entrance.
She saw Victor, dressed in an expensive custom-made suit, striding in from outside.
He seemed to be listening to the butler, his head slightly lowered in concentration. Finally, he nodded in understanding and responded in a deep voice, “Got it.”
After speaking, Victor looked towards the living room.
Seeing the people sitting there, his brows furrowed slightly in surprise.
Olivia also frowned and didn’t react for a moment.
Isaac, caught between the two, looked at one and then the other. Feeling helpless inside but showing a face of surprise, he said, “Victor? It’s been a while since you last came. Why did you suddenly come over today?”
Victor withdrew his gaze from Olivia and said to Isaac, “I’ve been busy with work lately. I had some free time today and thought I’d come check on Mr. Whitaker. How is he doing?”
Isaac raised an eyebrow and nonchalantly passed the question to Olivia, “You’d have to ask Dr. Prescott about that. She’s been taking care of Liam’s health. Dr. Prescott just checked on him recently.”
A strange feeling passed through Olivia’s mind.
She couldn’t help but feel that today’s encounter with Victor was a bit too coincidental.
Moreover, Isaac’s words just now seemed somewhat deliberate.
On the other side, Victor’s gaze returned to her, but he said nothing, as if they were truly unrelated strangers.
Olivia had to suppress the strange feeling in her heart and calmly met Victor’s gaze, giving him a distant smile, “Hello, Mr. Leer.”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Seeing her distant expression, Victor sarcastically curled his lips, “Dr. Prescott, could you please update me on Mr. Whitaker’s health?”
Olivia was taken aback again.
Since returning to the country this time, Victor’s attitude towards her had been completely different from six years ago. Most of the time, he was either ambiguous or furious.
Such coldness was indeed rare.
She found herself somewhat unaccustomed to it.
Realizing her thoughts, Olivia pinched her palm hard to calm herself down and methodically explained Liam’s health condition to Victor.
Liam’s health was actually no longer a major concern. However, after being bedridden for many years, his physical functions had somewhat declined and required more exercise to return to normal levels.
After listening, Victor merely nodded coldly and sat down next to Isaac without saying a word.