From a Wrong Turn to Mr. Right novel Chapter 117

Adelina Lane rolled her eyes. “He means you’re an idiot.”

“Yeah, you must be,” Lance Carter chimed in, unable to resist. “Did you seriously not get that?”

Jasper Lane just stared at them, deadpan. Typical.

Honestly, he should’ve found a reason to skip this family dinner.

He shrugged them off and turned to Olivia Bennett instead. “I’m not talking to you guys. I’ll talk to Olivia. Olivia, you’re not like them, right? You’ll let me—uh—hang out with my little nephew, won’t you?”

He’d almost said “play with,” but caught himself just in time.

Luckily, Olivia hadn’t caught his slip-up.

She watched the others tease Jasper, then gave a vague answer, “It’s a bit early for that. We’ll see in the future.”

Jasper grinned and slapped the table. “I’ll take that as a yes.”

Olivia blinked. “Wait, what?”

Was that what she meant?

Adelina laughed, waving her fork. “Enough, let’s eat.”

Finally, the conversation drifted back to normal, and dinner went on, light and easy, with plenty of laughter and second helpings of roast chicken and mashed potatoes.

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Night fell.

The Carter Estate glowed with warm lights, the big house bathed in a gentle golden haze under the hazy moon. It looked peaceful, inviting—exactly how a family home should feel.

Olivia and Ethan decided to stay the night, rather than drive home.

Back in their guest room, Olivia got comfy on the bed, pulled out her iPad, and started catching up on her latest Netflix obsession.

Ethan finished a call out on the balcony, then came inside and saw her totally absorbed.

He sat down beside her. “What’re you watching?”

“Some new drama,” Olivia said with a little smile. “It’s actually pretty good.”

She rarely watched much TV, but it was a good way to unwind when she had nothing else to do.

Ethan didn’t bother her. He just sprawled on the couch, scrolling through his phone.

Olivia’s eyes softened. She thought back to dinner and suddenly grinned. “Do you think we’ll have a boy or a girl?”

“No idea,” Ethan said, then quickly added, “Either way, I’ll be happy.”

Olivia’s lips curled into a smile. “I kind of want a girl.”

“Then it’s a girl,” Ethan said, matching her smile.

She nudged him playfully. “Is that a real wish or just you humoring me?”

He laughed. “It’s a wish. Girls are usually sweeter anyway.”

“Oh, so boys aren’t sweet?” Olivia teased. “Were you a sweet kid?”

“I did alright. Better than Jasper, that’s for sure.”

Olivia laughed, her eyes lighting up. “You guys always tease Jasper. Was he really that much trouble as a kid?”

She’d grown up mostly with her grandmother, and besides her cousin Lavinia Bennett, she hadn’t spent much time with other kids.

And honestly, Lavinia only acted prickly around her—she was all proper manners and pretty smiles around everyone else.