To the Love of My Life

Chapter 230: 230 Priding Oneself in One’s Success

Although Steve Burton was afraid that Olivia would be mistaken for the

Burtons’ illegitimate child, his words still alluded to Olivia’s illegitimate status.

Olivia’s complexion turned from red to pale in a flash. She tightly gripped her chopsticks, and her knuckles turned white from the force.

After all, it was the Fosters’ scandal, and even Steve’s fourth cousin, Madeleine, who had been maintaining a forced smile, saw her smile vanish.

Pointing out someone’s defects in front of others is like slapping them in the face. The atmosphere within the room was tense, but the older generation in attendance was experienced and tried to ease the situation.

Among them, Steve’s mother reacted most directly. She scolded Steve first,

“Steve, what kind of language is that!”

Then she comforted Olivia and Madeleine, “Steve doesn’t think before he speaks sometimes, don’t take it to heart.”

Upon hearing his mother’s words, Steve first looked innocently at Olivia, then nodded his head as if he had just realized something. With an insincere smile, he blurted out, “I’m really sorry, I forgot, you are indeed an illegitimate daughter.”

If Steve’s previous metaphor could still save some face for Olivia, his blunt words now crushed her last bit of pride.

Madeleine was drinking water and burst out laughing at Steve’s seemingly innocent words, choking on the water and turning her head to cough violently.

Others might not understand Steve, but those who grew up with him did.

It wasn’t that he had forgotten; he was clearly pretending not to remember.

Apart from Madeleine’s cough, everyone else in the private dining room was quiet, and their expressions were all awkward.

A layer of mist appeared in Olivia’s eyes, as if tears were about to roll down her cheeks any moment.

Even Ruby Gregory, who had always hated Olivia, felt a hint of sympathy when she saw her like this.

Ruby looked up at Steve in front of her. The man’s expression remained indifferent, as if the cold atmosphere in the room had nothing to do with him.

After a while, he pretended to realize something belatedly, raised the back of his hand, and gently rubbed his lips to feign regret. He then put on a faint, barely noticeable apologetic smile and said to Olivia with the same words his mother just scolded him, “I’m sorry, I didn’t think before I spoke..”