The Beginning Of All Sins

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.

go. I can’t

clenched her fists. Tyler probably would like to avoid spending

take her with you?” She then held Tyler’s hand and said, “Thank you,

happened to

they saw in each

the janitor had finished cleaning the pantry.

removed her hand from his arm after hearing the answer she

She saw one person pushing her out, while the other was trying to push her in.

was she in this

had been standing there, turned around and said to Olivia, who had been silent, “Let’s

mouth, but she swallowed her words when she saw Naomi’s hopeful

clearly sensed the underlying tension

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it was subtle.

at the Jones‘ residence in silence. Tyler said, “I won’t escort

sense of avoidance and distance, which Olivia acknowledged with a simple,

in the mood for further conversation. All she wanted was to escape as quickly

to get out of the car, Tyler called

was in the process of opening the car door, froze as

with you,” he calmly explained. He was referring to