She brushed past Olivia Bennett, who gave her a quick smile. “Well, since Mr. Carter’s here to pick you up, I’ll head out first. Let’s catch up again soon, okay?”
Olivia barely had time to respond before Nannie Bruce waved goodbye and practically bolted down the hallway—like she was being chased by a pack of wolves.
Of course, before disappearing, Nannie didn’t forget to shoot Olivia a look that basically screamed, “You’re on your own now.”
Olivia Bennett: “...”
Some friend she was.
Sighing inwardly, Olivia glanced up at Ethan Carter.
He was already watching her.
Their eyes met. Neither of them spoke.
Olivia knew she was in the wrong here. She opened her mouth, about to say something—
Ding!
The elevator doors slid open.
“Olivia? Ethan? What are you guys doing here?” Jasper Lane’s surprised voice called out.
He looked at them, and immediately sensed… something was off.
No, not just off—a full-on red alert.
Suddenly, he remembered how flustered Olivia looked when he’d passed her in the hallway earlier. He tensed up.
Olivia, on the other hand, let out a subtle sigh of relief at Jasper’s arrival.

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