Chapter 55: Chapter 55

“Where are you going?” Olivia asked as she came to the kitchen to find him all dressed up. He was wearing a beige shirt with black jeans. He turned his head to look at her.

She was dressed in a white shirt and jeans. She had got up to find him absent from the couch. She did not want to talk to him, but she had no choice. She had to know since she was still scared to be alone. The thoughts of Leo appearing before her again were enough to push her to talk to Thomas despite the awkwardness. She even waited for a few minutes before entering the kitchen.

The previous night was so heavy on her. First, she had to go through all that, and second, she had to face such awkwardness with Thomas. She had no control over her actions. She still could not understand why she responded. She always thought she would not do anything to go against the contract terms, but she had done just that. She also believed that she had a lot of self-control.

“I have some matters to take care of.” He said briefly. He was trying to know what she was thinking. The previous night, she was so adamant about not talking to him or avoiding him and now she was there inquiring about him.

He could not tell her anything though. He did not want to mention that bastard’s name again in front of her. He did not want to trouble her more.

She noticed the curt reply. If she said she was not offended would be a lie. But she could not blame him. She behaved so rudely the other night. She did not have a choice though. She did not want any complications because all she had to concentrate on was her mom’s well-being. But she had messed up big time.

Now, she could not do anything except behave as if nothing happened.

“Have you had breakfast?” She asked trying to act normal. She was feeling so awkward in reality. She kept remembering the kiss. She felt hot even remembering the scene. She was so invested in the feeling that she could not come out of it even when her mind screamed at her to stop him or herself.

“No.” He replied putting the glass of water that he had been sipping on. She sighed getting to work. She quickly made coffee and made some omelet for the both of them. She also made some toast. It took her hardly ten minutes. He waited silently for her to finish. He sat on the counter waiting for her and looking at her while she was unaware.

Although he was getting late, he liked to wait and watch her make breakfast for him.

Her hair was damp, so she must have taken a shower. She was dressed in a white shirt and jeans—so simple yet so fascinating. He had this strong urge to go and hug her from behind. He could not do that though. She was still not comfortable around him.

He kept staring at her until she placed the cup of coffee and the plate of the omelet in front of him. She completely avoided looking into his eyes. She was holding her cup and was about to go out of the room when he grabbed her wrist.

“Have breakfast with me.” He said with the same stoic expression. She looked at him trying to figure out what he wanted her to do. He had been responding so coldly and now he wanted her to have breakfast with him.

She shook her head and went to sit on the chair beside the counter. They both had their breakfast in complete silence. Her mind was blank until he reached out his hand and gave her a toast.

Looking at his forearms made her remember how tightly he was grabbing her waist the previous night. He was holding her so tightly that their bodies were pressed together. Her cheeks flushed with the thought.

It was so hard not to think about the amazing kiss she had shared with him. There were not a lot of instances where she had been kissed but the other times, they did not feel half the great that his kiss felt. They did not stop until her breath was knocked out. It spoke a lot about how wonderful it was. She still had chills at just the thought of it.

“Thank you.” She said as she took the toast with shaky hands. Her mind was not willing to forget the kiss anytime soon. Seeing him dressed and smelling his scent was driving her crazy. They were so close the other night. His scent felt so familiar now.

“I will be back till noon. I have talked to the driver to arrange a cook till the time we are here. She will make your lunch.” He said finally overcoming his monotone. He wanted her to have a proper meal, which had not happened since they arrived. That was why he arranged that cook.

“I can make food myself. Besides, I am not comfortable when others do things for me.” She said as if it was the truth. She tried to do everything by herself. She did the things she could. Cooking was not a difficult task and she enjoyed it as well. That was why she offered to do it instead.

“I want you to rest. This is a vacation and I want it to remain that way.” He said as he stood up. She glared at him while he was picking up his phone from the counter and did not pay attention to her.

She could not believe he was back to giving orders. Why did he have to act like an ass when she said she would do it?

“I can take care of myself.” She said smugly while folding her hands but remembered how she took care of herself the other night. Her hands dropped as she looked away from his face. He was raising his eyebrows at her.

“Where are you going?” She asked as he started walking towards the door. Why wasn’t he telling her anything?

He turned around and looked at her, “You don’t have to worry.” He replied again. She wanted to smack her head against the wall.

“I am worried that was why I am asking.” He looked anxious earlier as he kept looking at his watch. He was also not telling her anything. It made her think of weird scenarios. Was he going to fight Leo again? That was her biggest worry.

He kept staring at her blankly but sighed while coming toward her. He took her face in his hands making her let out a gasp. The funny thing was she did not push his hands away. She just kept staring at his eyes with big, round eyes.

“I told you not to worry. I am going to report him.” He said dropping a bomb over her head. She had thought of other possibilities but did not think he would do something like that.

“Are you in your right mind?” She asked sounding like she was in disbelief.

“Yes. If I cannot get rid of that fucker’s existence, I will sure as hell make his life a living hell.” He said with such determination and hatred in his voice that she was scared for a moment. She pushed his hands away slowly which were still holding her face. He was probably not aware, but his grip tightened a little as he said that.

“Go and report him, but be ready to be put behind the bars as well.” She said with sarcasm making him raise his eyebrows again.

“Do you think the law will let you go once they know how you beat him up to the pulp, especially considering that you are a non-citizen here?” She reasoned with him. Her mind was not ready to accept that he could be so stupid. As much as she was happy that he was there for her, she did not want to see him behind the bars because of her.

She was even afraid that Leo would report him instead.

“I don’t care if I go to jail. I don’t want that bastard to remain free after what he did.” He said with rage. Olivia’s heart skipped a beat. She was so scared.

“Thomas. Please think rationally. We will be the ones suffering in the end. Don’t let your anger take decisions for you. I don’t want to report anyone. He was drunk, and we don’t have proof that he was aware of what he was doing.” She said in hopes to make him understand, but he shook his head fervently.

“I cannot let him go. No.” He said like a stubborn child as he went to the door. She ran to stop him. She hugged him from behind as he was so big. Even if she held his hand to stop him, she would not have been able to.

He felt her hug him from behind sending butterflies in his stomach. He could not believe that men also got butterflies. He never knew it until she hugged him from behind. And the fact that she was hugging him so tightly…

“Don’t go, please.” She said with such sadness in her voice that he could not do anything then do what she was telling him to. But could he really let that bastard roam freely after the shit he did to Olivia?

He separated her hands from around him and turned around to face her.

She was crying. His heart tore into a thousand pieces.