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.

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

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

said, “I don’t need her company. Can you take her with you?”

she happened to look up.

what they saw

when the janitor had finished cleaning the pantry. “Okay.”

from his arm

surprise, standing there stunned. She understood the hidden dynamics at play. She saw one person pushing her

was she in

turned around and said to Olivia, who had

she swallowed her words when she

silent. Olivia clearly sensed the

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was subtle.

finally arrived at the Jones‘ residence in

conveyed a sense of avoidance and distance, which Olivia

wasn’t in the mood for further conversation. All she wanted was

out of the car, Tyler called out to her, “Olivia,”

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

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