Chapter 5

Blushing, Olivia backed away from Tyler’s embrace and lowered her head to see the mess on the floor. She bent down to pick up the grapes. At the same moment, he also bent down.

They both reached for the same grape simultaneously, their hands touching. His hand was wet and

warm.

Olivia looked down and instinctively withdrew her hand. As for Tyler, he naturally noticed her reaction and also pulled his hand back.

People outside heard the commotion, and Naomi quickly asked, “What’s wrong, Olivia?”

Tyler calmly replied when he heard Naomi’s voice, “Nothing.”

Olivia remained silent and unmoving. She allowed him to pick up the grapes from the floor and wash them again.

“You clean yourself. I’ll leave first,” he said as he headed back to the ward, rolling down his sleeves.

Olivia stood there with her heart still racing, gripping the corner of the basin instinctively.

While she

spent some time cleaning the milk stain off herself, the sound of running water drowned out the conversation between Tyler and Naomi in the ward.

the room, she saw Tyler picking up his jacket. “I need to go. I can’t take Olivia home, but I’ll have

Tyler probably would like to avoid spending time alone with her.

take her with you?” She then

down, and their eyes met while she happened to look up. As they gazed at

what they saw in each other’s

only agreed when the janitor had finished

arm after hearing the answer she

play. She saw one person pushing her out, while

she

turned around and said to Olivia, who had been silent, “Let’s go. “He seemed

she swallowed her words when she saw Naomi’s

was silent. Olivia clearly sensed the underlying tension between him and

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was subtle.

finally arrived at the Jones‘ residence in silence. Tyler

which Olivia acknowledged

mood for further conversation. All she wanted

was about to get out of

which was in the process of opening the car door, froze as she looked at the

Naomi has nothing to do with you,” he calmly explained. He was referring to the push–and–pull situation at the hospital.

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