Chapter 4

Tyler sat down beside the bed, looking gentle. “Are you feeling better? Would you like to eat an apple?”

Naomi shook her head while lying in bed. “I feel terrible. I don’t have any appetite.” Then, she called out eagerly to the person at the door. “Come in, Olivia.”

Olivia watched everything happening in the room as she entered slowly. It felt quiet and strange inside. Her palms wouldn’t stop sweating, while Tyler seemed much more at ease. He tucked Naomi

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Naomi asked, “What would you like to eat, Olivia?”

Glancing at Naomi and seeing her seeming normal, Olivia realized she was the only one feeling strange. She made an effort to chase away the odd feeling and answered as naturally as possible.”

Anything.”

Naomi smiled upon hearing that and said to Tyler in a coquettish tone, “Go wash the grapes, Tyler.

Olivia loves them.”

He replied, “Sure.” He didn’t want to interrupt the sisters and removed his hand from Naomi’s to head to the ward’s pantry.

Olivia continued standing there. Naomi waved at her eagerly again. “Come here,

close. Even though they lived in the same house, they hardly spoke to each other. It felt strange to Olivia, but she was a good girl.

inquired, “How’s school?”

up. “Not bad.” She looked down, appearing reluctant to engage in conversation with her sister. They fell into silence for a

nurse arrived at that moment. Naomi told her, “Get Olivia a

nurse then went to the fridge to fetch the

as she sat there, keeping her head down the

careless and failed to hold it

to the cold milk, and Naomi was also startled, looking

“I’m sorry, Ms. Olivia. I didn’t

said, “It’s my fault for not grabbing it

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the pantry before Naomi could say anything. However, when she

froze as she looked at him.

his sleeves and rolled them up, exposing his muscular forearm beneath the black shirt. He was bent over,

It was strange that what came to Olivia’s mind was him holding her hand with his grape washing fingers while

rumble, and she felt panicked, struggling

at the door and raised his eyebrows. “What happened?”

and replied very softly, “I spilled milk on myself.”

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