NovelEnglish| giggled. “Just making sure I'm not dreaming.”
“Here, lethelp you out then.” He reached over and pinchedlightly. The spot stung, but | couldn't help but
laugh.
We were stopped at a light, and Richard looked back at us. “Hey, you two, hands where | can see them back
there!” he teased.
“Olivia is the one who can’t keep her hands off of me,” Alexander protested and chuckled under his breath. “I
should figure out a payment system for what you owefor how handsy you've gotten.”
His voice still held humor, but there was an undercurrent behind his words. They remindedof how I had
misinterpreted him askingfor money last night after we made out. That madespiral in shame, and | let
go of Alexander's hand and inched away from him. Exhaustion flowed through my body, and | leaned my
forehead against the cool window and allowed my eyes to flutter close.
Once we got to my apartment building, Alexander instructed Richard to drop us off at the front and then park the
car in the parking garage across the street. Had he done this to getalone?
When we were in the elevator, Alexander put his hand lightly on the small of my back, making my stomach flip.
“Since you didn’t have dinner, would you like to eat at my apartment?” he asked. “Mike is preparing a delicious
dinner of pot roast, seafood congee, and your favorite abalone.”
My stomach growled, and | was about to accept his invitation, but something crossed my mind as soon as |
opened my mouth. Alexander
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invitation?
“No, thank you,” | finally answered when the elevator dinged and opened. “I'm exhausted, and | have laundry to
do before tomorrow.
A look of disappointment crossed Alexander's face, but | told him goodnight, grabbed my bag, and exited the
elevator. A large part ofwas screaming atto go back to his side, but | forced myself to keep walking.
When | entered my apartment, a lonely feeling settled in the pit of my stomach. Guilt for turning down Alexander
joined the feeling until my stomach was bubbling with shame. My apartment felt cold and dark even when |
flipped all the lights on. When | set my bag down on the floor, | realized that | hadn't thanked Alexander for all
the help he gave Ava andin Luceland. Without him, we would probably still be in jail right now, and Chloe
and her mother wouldn't be where they belonged-behind bars.
But after everything we'd been through this weekend-all the passionate kisses we shared and the sharp words
we exchanged-how was | ever going to face him again?
*Olivia*
It was true that | needed to do laundry-I hadn't been lying to Alexander about that-but | just didn’t have the
energy to do it. For five minutes, | stared at my fridge, going back and forth with myself, wondering whether |
had made the right decision to decline Alexander's invitation.
My spiraling was interrupted when my phone vibrated with a text, making it move slightly on my marbled
kitchen counter. When | picked up the phone, my stomach jolted, thinking that the message was from Alexander.
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