I’m Someone Else

Chapter 69

Just how much has he gone through to have a gaze like that?

A man with a story was undeniably attractive, especially for a woman like Olivia who was young and inexperienced when it came to love.

After a while, Olivia finally came back to her senses and pushed Thomas away. Their passionate kiss finally came to an end.

I kissed him! How mortifying! That was my first kiss! How did I lose it just like that?

Alas, Olivia had no idea that she had already given Thomas her first kiss a long time ago during the night they first met.

Thank goodness no one else came into the office. Otherwise, who knows what they would say about me?

Olivia walked over to the desk. She looked a little flustered as she gathered her things. Her gorgeous face was as red as the apple that tempted Snow White. One couldn’t help but feel the urge to take a bite.

Thomas was feeling a little awkward too. Why did I let Olivia pull me down? Not only that, but we even kissed. What…

“L-Let’s go. I’m getting off work earlier today,” Olivia mumbled with her bag in hand before she brushed past Thomas and fled the office.

Thomas sighed and put on his jacket before following Olivia out.

It’s good that we’re leaving earlier. Once I drop her off, I still have time to prepare a birthday present for her.

He didn’t forget that it was Olivia’s birthday today.

Olivia didn’t head back to her own apartment. She had Thomas drop her off at Pearson Residence, the Pearsons’ family home.

Birthdays were an important occasion. It stood to reason that she would spend the day with her family. She also invited a few of her friends to celebrate with her and she couldn’t quite possibly fit her family and her friends into her tiny apartment.

Neither one of them spoke throughout the drive. Olivia kept her eyes fixed on the view outside the window. Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Thomas had no choice but to play some music to ease the awkward tension between them.

After dropping Olivia off, Thomas went back to his rented accommodation and searched his belongings until he found a jade the size of his thumb. It came into his possession by chance when he was carrying out a mission in Southern Africa.

Clang, clang!

Thomas fixed the jade on the floor with one hand as he carved with the blade in his other hand.

“Phew!” He let out an exhale and took the carved jade to the kitchen. Then, he turned the stove on and heated up the blade.

Once the blade was fiery red, he turned off the stove and continued carving the jade.

Thud, thud!

Half an hour later, Thomas’ forehead was covered in sweat. He looked at the jade which was now in the shape of a rose.

Now that he was done, he wiped off his sweat, put on his jacket, pocketed the jade, and left the house.

Meanwhile, Chloe was at the hospital. She came out of her father’s ward with an insulated flask in hand as she wanted to get some hot water and help her father wash up a bit.

However, she had only taken a few steps when she started feeling light-headed. Her eyes fluttered shut and she slumped to the ground.

“Oh, my! Someone fainted!”

“Quick! Call the doctor!”

By the time Chloe woke up again, she was lying in a hospital bed. A middle-aged doctor was looking at her sympathetically. He handed a report to her without saying anything.

Chloe shook her head and took a look at the report before breaking into a bitter smile.

“There’s still a few months. Make the most of your time,” the doctor said before leaving.

She’s a lovely young woman in the prime of her life! What a cruel twist of fate!

“Cancer! Stage 4 cancer!”

Chloe’s feelings were so complicated that even she couldn’t figure out what she was feeling.

Was it fear? Anxiety? Perhaps relief? Life had been far too draining for her, especially since her brother joined the service. Far too many things happened to the family after his departure and her weak shoulders were burdened with way more than she could handle. She was exhausted. She was well and truly exhausted.

Thomas didn’t know about Chloe’s condition.

It was still early so he wasn’t in a rush as he drove down the road.

Screech!

A Mercedes-Benz shot out at the intersection and came to a grinding halt in front of Thomas’ car.

“What the hell?!”

Thomas cursed and quickly slammed on the brakes.

He would’ve run into the car if he hadn’t reacted just in the nick of time!

Thomas cranked open the window to see what was up with that Mercedes-Benz. Could it be that infamous destroyer of cars? The one that makes everyone quake in their boots?

However, the driver of the Mercedes-Benz didn’t seem to be interested in talking to Thomas. The car turned around and shot off.

Thomas shook his head and said nothing. He was about to drive off when his brows furrowed tightly.

“Something’s not right!”

Boom!

Thomas’ car exploded with a loud bang. The fragmented scraps of his car flew far and wide as the car burst into flames.

The force of the explosion destroyed the windshield of the car behind the BMW, but thankfully, no one was injured.

“What on earth? Are they shooting a movie? Why did the car explode all of a sudden?”

“Movie, my foot! My windshield shattered! It’s a real explosion!”

“The driver slammed on the brakes just now.”

“Slamming on the brakes wouldn’t be enough to make the car explode.”

The drivers on the road as well as the pedestrians by the side were fervently discussing the situation as they stared at the flames.

With an explosion like this, it was impossible for the person inside the car to still be alive. There was no point in trying to mount a rescue attempt. Some of them called the police as it was better to leave such matters to the authorities.

“Hey! I’m back, Olivia! Happy birthday!” Ophelie had a large cake in hand as she skipped over to Olivia.

“What took you so long?” Olivia questioned jokingly. “Dad said you went out for at least two hours. Any longer and we would be out searching for you instead of celebrating my birthday!”

“Ugh. Let’s not talk about it. One of the roads was blocked. Apparently, a car exploded there so the police closed off the road. I had to take the long way to come back.”

As soon as Ophelie finished speaking, Olivia’s friends quickly whipped their phones out. “Come and see, Olivia! Someone took a video of the explosion!”

“How did the car explode?” Olivia was startled by the explosion in the video.

“Who knows?”

The car seemed familiar to Olivia so she took a closer look, but alas, the car was so mangled that she couldn’t glean much information, so she didn’t think much of it.

She had no clue that it was her own car and Thomas had been inside it during the explosion. If she did, she would be scared witless by now.

“Let’s hurry up and start, Olivia. I’m starving!”

“Just wait a little longer. There’s one more person who isn’t here yet.”