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.

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

probably would like to

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

she happened to look up. As they gazed at

what they saw

only agreed when the janitor had finished cleaning

from his arm after hearing the answer she wanted.

She understood the hidden dynamics at play. She saw one person pushing her out, while

was she in this scenario?

been standing there, turned around and said to Olivia, who had been silent,

swallowed her words when

silent. Olivia clearly sensed the underlying tension between him

372

was

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

and distance, which Olivia acknowledged with a simple, ”

further conversation. All she wanted was to

get out of the car, Tyler called

of opening the car door, froze as

has nothing to do with you,” he calmly explained. He was referring