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.

returned 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

would like to avoid spending

Can you take her with you?” She

looked down, and their eyes met while she happened to look up. As

understood what they saw in each

only agreed when the janitor had

arm after hearing the

play. She saw one person pushing her

who was she in

there, turned around and said to Olivia, who had

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

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

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was subtle.

residence in silence. Tyler said, “I won’t

which Olivia acknowledged with a simple, ” Thank you,

mood for further conversation. All she wanted was to

was about to get out of the car, Tyler called

in the process of opening the car door,

nothing to do with you,” he