I’m Someone Else

Chapter 260

Chapter 260

Olivia must have mustered up a lot of courage to get so close to him, but that wasn’t the end. Olivia stared into Thomas’ eyes, and she got lost in them unknowingly. His eyes were captivating, his nose was aquiline, and his jawline was strong and hard. Everything about him was so lethally seductive to her. As if under a spell, she slowly moved closer to him.

She closed her eyes and leaned closer for a kiss. Even though she wasn’t looking, she knew where Thomas’ lips were.

Thomas’ eyes went wide, but he remained still and unmoving. She’s beautiful. No wonder she’s the woman of everyone’s dreams. Her face is sculpted by the gods. Any man would go crazy for her.

Thomas was a man as well, and he couldn’t resist Olivia’s advances. He knew what would happen next, and something in his heart was telling him to move away, but his body remained firmly in its place. He was actually looking forward to what would come next.

Their distance was slowly closing up, and eventually, their lips were only millimeters away from touching. If this kiss was sealed, their relationship would move on to the next step.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door.

Shocked, Olivia’s eyes snapped open, and she quickly stood up. She looked at the door and asked, “Who is it?”

“It’s me, Miss Pearson. Do you have time? It’s a work report.”

Olivia took a deep breath. “Come in.”

The door swung open, and in came Keyshire Property’s marketing director with a file in his hand.

Olivia blushed. I was this close to being seen flirting. Good thing he knocked before he came in. If it was an idiot, they would have barged in unannounced. Things would get a lot more awkward after that.

What were you doing? You’re in the office. Why did you suddenly try to kiss him? What’s he going to think about you now? Gods, this is embarrassing, Olivia thought.

Hey, why am I so scared anyway? Not like he’s a stranger. I gave him my first kiss anyway, and he’s seen me naked. I belong to him now, so there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. That’s right.

Thomas had a weird look on his face too. It was awkward knowing that someone almost barged in on them flirting around.

The marketing director was focused on the file so he failed to read the air. With respect, he handed the file over. “This is an urgent file, Miss Pearson. Please take a look. If it’s alright, I’ll start running through the process.”

“Yeah.” Olivia held back her embarrassment and pretended like nothing happened as she went through the file. However, she would look at the marketing director from time to time, her eyes glinting coldly. She really wanted to yell at him. You ruined my lovey-dovey scene with Thomas!

The marketing director didn’t leave. As he said, this was an urgent file, so he stayed until Olivia was done with it. While he was waiting, he approached Thomas and handed him a cigarette. “Hello, Mr. Clifford.”

“Hello.” Thomas smiled. He wouldn’t blame this guy for what he did. After all, there was no way he could know they were flirting before he came in.

A while later, Olivia was done with the document, and she handed it back to the marketing director. “Done. Get on with it.”

“Of course.” The director took the file and left in a hurry. He was obviously trying to rush things through.

Olivia saw him off, her eyes filled with complaint. He just had to come in at that moment. I could’ve gotten my kiss. Couldn’t he wait for two more minutes? I could’ve kissed him and made my confession. That’s going to take a weight off my shoulders.

She wasn’t stupid. Judging from Thomas’ reaction, she had a ninety percent chance of success if she had confessed. He didn’t even move away from her kiss. That proved that somewhere inside him, he liked her.

She had a new problem to deal with now. With the marketing director gone, she wondered how she should face Thomas. There was no way she could pretend the almost-kiss didn’t happen.

Things got awkward, and they had no idea what to say. Olivia checked the time. It was six, and fortunately, that was clock-out time. “Let’s go, Thomas.”

“Yeah.” Thomas nodded and took Olivia’s bag, then they left.

“Hello, Miss Pearson. Hello, Mr. Clifford.”

The employees who were on their way home greeted the two of them. To an extent, that helped with their awkward situation.

Declan had been waiting for a while outside the company. When Olivia and Thomas came out, he quickly approached them. “Olivia, Thomas.”

“I need to go now, Thomas. See you tonight.” Olivia took her bag and waved Thomas goodbye.

Thomas was worried. For some reason, he was concerned about this, yet he couldn’t go with her. He must leave as Adam called him earlier. Ever since they came back from the cemetery, Chloe had been

locking herself up in her bedroom, refusing to eat or drink. He needed Thomas’ help with this.

“I’ll just give her a call and ask for an address. If anything happens to her, I’ll just go right over.”

Thomas had a Maserati, but he was driving slower than a tortoise. There was a look of dilemma on his face. He was bad at expressing himself, so he wondered how he should talk to Chloe.

If he was in top condition, he would’ve torn the families down without any worries. He couldn’t care less how powerful they were.

Eventually, he arrived at the neighborhood, then he called Olivia. “Which hotel are you at? And which room?”

“Give me a minute.” Olivia turned around to ask her uncle, who was driving. Then, she told Thomas the hotel’s name and the room she would be in.

Concerned, Thomas said, “Be careful. If anything goes wrong, call me.” He still couldn’t shake the memory of Terrence feigning sickness just to lure Olivia back. Once bitten, twice shy, they said, and he was worried this might be another trap for Olivia.