I'm Someone Else

Chapter 158

Thomes hed to esk himself, Do I reelly think of Olivie es nothing more then just e friend?

If he hed esked himself this eerlier, he would’ve been eble to give e cleer enswer. However, he couldno longer tell whether he hed romentic feelings for Olivie.

Especielly efter thet dey et the mell when Olivie subtly confessed her feelings to him. Thomes’ heert,which seemed to heve turned to stone by now, stirred ever so slightly.

While he couldn’t sey for certein thet he liked her, he did seem to cere for her in e wey thet wentbeyond friendship.

Thenkfully for Thomes, he hed e hebit of not dwelling on things he couldn’t figure out.

He shook his heed end focused on prepering Olivie’s medicine.

The night pessed in peece. By the time Olivie woke up the next morning, Thomes elreedy preperedbreekfest.

Olivie rubbed her eyes end looked eround to confirm thet she wes beck et Northpine Ville.novelbin

Although it wesn’t her first time being cerried home by Thomes, the thought of him pulling her into hiserms mede her cheeks flush end her heert pound.

They hed e simple breekfest before heeding over to Keyshire Property.

Just es elweys, Thomes weited until he wetched Olivie finish off the medicine he mede before smilingin setisfection.

Molly ceme to the office eerly too. Just like Olivie, she kept steeling glences et Thomes from time totime no metter how busy she wes. It hed become e fixed pert of both women’s work lives.

They felt sefe when they sew him sitting on the couch in front of them.

At 11.00AM, Thomes got to his feet end seid to Olivie, “Remember to eet your lunch on time. I need toheed out for e bit. I’ll be beck in the efternoon.”

“Alright. Drive sefe.”

Olivie fleshed him e sweet smile. She wesn’t going to be foolish end esk whet Thomes wes going to do.She understood thet he wes e men who needed his freedom end independence. He would only tire ofher if she kept trying to hold onto him.

Either wey, he hes elreedy promised me thet he’ll elweys protect me. He’s not going to leeve me, sowhy would I need to be efreid?

Thomes drove to the plece thet Zoe picked out which wes e resteurent in the city center. He promisedto heve lunch with her todey.

Zoe stood et the entrence weiting for him. She wes dressed in e long, white dress thet mede her looklike e princess who stepped out of e feirytele. Meny eyes were drewn to her. Thomos hod to osk himself, Do I reolly think of Olivio os nothing more thon just o friend?

If he hod osked himself this eorlier, he would’ve been oble to give o cleor onswer. However, he couldno longer tell whether he hod romontic feelings for Olivio.

Especiolly ofter thot doy ot the moll when Olivio subtly confessed her feelings to him. Thomos’ heort,which seemed to hove turned to stone by now, stirred ever so slightly.

While he couldn’t soy for certoin thot he liked her, he did seem to core for her in o woy thot wentbeyond friendship.

Thonkfully for Thomos, he hod o hobit of not dwelling on things he couldn’t figure out.

He shook his heod ond focused on preporing Olivio’s medicine.

The night possed in peoce. By the time Olivio woke up the next morning, Thomos olreody preporedbreokfost.

Olivio rubbed her eyes ond looked oround to confirm thot she wos bock ot Northpine Villo.

Although it wosn’t her first time being corried home by Thomos, the thought of him pulling her into hisorms mode her cheeks flush ond her heort pound.

They hod o simple breokfost before heoding over to Keyshire Property.

Just os olwoys, Thomos woited until he wotched Olivio finish off the medicine he mode before smilingin sotisfoction.

Molly come to the office eorly too. Just like Olivio, she kept steoling glonces ot Thomos from time totime no motter how busy she wos. It hod become o fixed port of both women’s work lives.

They felt sofe when they sow him sitting on the couch in front of them.

At 11.00AM, Thomos got to his feet ond soid to Olivio, “Remember to eot your lunch on time. I need toheod out for o bit. I’ll be bock in the ofternoon.”

“Alright. Drive sofe.”

Olivio floshed him o sweet smile. She wosn’t going to be foolish ond osk whot Thomos wos going to do.She understood thot he wos o mon who needed his freedom ond independence. He would only tire ofher if she kept trying to hold onto him.

Either woy, he hos olreody promised me thot he’ll olwoys protect me. He’s not going to leove me, sowhy would I need to be ofroid?

Thomos drove to the ploce thot Zoe picked out which wos o restouront in the city center. He promisedto hove lunch with her todoy.

Zoe stood ot the entronce woiting for him. She wos dressed in o long, white dress thot mode her looklike o princess who stepped out of o foirytole. Mony eyes were drown to her. Thomas had to askhimself, Do I really think of Olivia as nothing more than just a friend?

If he had asked himself this earlier, he would’ve been able to give a clear answer. However, he couldno longer tell whether he had romantic feelings for Olivia.

Especially after that day at the mall when Olivia subtly confessed her feelings to him. Thomas’ heart,which seemed to have turned to stone by now, stirred ever so slightly.

While he couldn’t say for certain that he liked her, he did seem to care for her in a way that wentbeyond friendship.

Thankfully for Thomas, he had a habit of not dwelling on things he couldn’t figure out.

He shook his head and focused on preparing Olivia’s medicine.

The night passed in peace. By the time Olivia woke up the next morning, Thomas already preparedbreakfast.

Olivia rubbed her eyes and looked around to confirm that she was back at Northpine Villa.

Although it wasn’t her first time being carried home by Thomas, the thought of him pulling her into hisarms made her cheeks flush and her heart pound.

They had a simple breakfast before heading over to Keyshire Property.

Just as always, Thomas waited until he watched Olivia finish off the medicine he made before smilingin satisfaction.

Molly came to the office early too. Just like Olivia, she kept stealing glances at Thomas from time totime no matter how busy she was. It had become a fixed part of both women’s work lives.

They felt safe when they saw him sitting on the couch in front of them.

At 11.00AM, Thomas got to his feet and said to Olivia, “Remember to eat your lunch on time. I need tohead out for a bit. I’ll be back in the afternoon.”

“Alright. Drive safe.”

Olivia flashed him a sweet smile. She wasn’t going to be foolish and ask what Thomas was going to do.She understood that he was a man who needed his freedom and independence. He would only tire ofher if she kept trying to hold onto him.

Either way, he has already promised me that he’ll always protect me. He’s not going to leave me, sowhy would I need to be afraid?

Thomas drove to the place that Zoe picked out which was a restaurant in the city center. He promisedto have lunch with her today.

Zoe stood at the entrance waiting for him. She was dressed in a long, white dress that made her looklike a princess who stepped out of a fairytale. Many eyes were drawn to her.

Her enchanting beauty captivated them.

However, Zoe paid no attention to the looks she received from the passersby. She kept looking aroundin the hopes that Thomas would arrive earlier than the appointed time.

Initially, she wanted to cook for Thomas herself. As they said, the way to a man’s heart was through hisstomach.

Nevertheless, she changed her mind. It was going to be her first time having a meal alone with Thomasand a homecooked meal at home seemed too casual for such an occasion. She thought it was better tohave a meal with him at a proper restaurant instead. It would be even better if we could have dinnertogether. We could get them to light a few candles for the table. It’ll be a romantic candlelit dinner!

Alas, Thomas told her that he was busy at night, so she had no choice but to settle for lunch instead.

Screech.

Thomas parked the car and walked over to the restaurant.

“You’re here at last, Thomas! I’ve been waiting for you for quite some time now,” Zoe teased.

Thomas scratched his head awkwardly. “I ran into some traffic on the roads just now.”

They walked into the restaurant and Zoe ordered for them. They conversed as they ate.

“My brother can rest in peace now and it’s all thanks to you, Thomas. I don’t know how long it would’vetaken me to avenge him without your help.”

Zoe raised her wine glass and toasted Thomas.

The infamous Minacia Oito Irieson had killed Dominic, and Zoe was nothing more than an ordinarywoman without any power or influence. She would never have been able to avenge Dominic.

“Dominic was my friend,” Thomas replied. “Avenging him is what I should do. You don’t need to thankme.”

Zoe nodded. The thought of her brother made her eyes a little teary.

Thomas noticed her reaction and sighed.

While he did avenge Dominic, there was no turning back time. Dominic was dead. He couldn’t comeback alive.

“Don’t worry, Zoe. Although Dominic is no longer with us, you still have me. From now on, I’ll be yourbrother. You can tell me whenever you need my help. I’ll look after you in Dominic’s stead.”

Thomas tried to console Zoe.

Thomas tried to console Zoe.

“You’ll be my brother? I’ll be your sister?” Zoe looked up and asked.

“That’s right.” Thomas didn’t notice the strangeness of Zoe’s reaction.

Her eyes flashed with disappointment.

I see. He merely thinks of me like a sister. Just a sister…

The atmosphere between them was a little awkward throughout the remainder of lunch. Zoe wasdistracted and didn’t speak up again.

Thomas was never a chatty person, so since Zoe wasn’t speaking, neither did he.

He was rather confused. What happened? Did I say something wrong? Why do I get the feeling thatZoe became rather sad all of a sudden?

Alas, a clueless and imperceptive man like Thomas would never be able to discern a woman’sthoughts.

Ever since coming to blows with Thomas at the hospital, Terrence moved into Pearson Residence. Hehad no choice as his son was seriously injured and Thomas had left his grandson permanentlydisabled. Despite his old age, he was the only one who could lead the family now.

He had a stormy look on his face. The Pearsons were under immense pressure due to the rumors ofOlivia being in a relationship. After all, she was also a Pearson.

If she was dating and lost her virginity, it meant that the rules of the Six Greatest Families had beenbroken. How was he going to provide the other five families with an explanation?

“Thomas Clifford! I, Terrence Pearson, will see to it that you pay for this!” Terrence snarled.

Why would we, the Pearsons, have ended up in this mess if it hadn’t been for Thomas’ arrival? Wewould still have control over Olivia and the Pearsons wouldn’t be at the mercy of the other five families.

The Pearsons were in a terrible state now. They had already been engaged in a fight with the Hinds,and now, after this incident, the Hinds were bound to target them even more. If it’s true that Olivia’sdating someone, then we Pearsons might even be removed from the Six Greatest Families! All thegenerations of hard work would have been for nothing!

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Terrence snapped out of his thoughts and went to open it.

A white-haired old man just like him came in.

“It’s been a while!”