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Olive had lost count of how many times she had rolled her eyes because of Darius and Riana's singing and humming loudly in the backseat. Oh, not to forget Yossie, whom Olive had tried to seat between her two noisy friends, but she had also joined in the deliberately created excitement.

Darius said, "Let's not make it quiet. Besides, Mr. Thomas didn't object, right, sir?"

Thomas was asked, and his response was just a smirk. He even agreed and slightly increased the volume of the car's audio. That only fueled Olive's irritation further. Her arms had been crossed over her chest for a while now.

"Just enjoy the moment, Liv," Thomas said with a chuckle. "They're having fun. They're not uptight and know their place. Besides, this is outside the office, so it's fine if they're relaxed like this."

"Annoying, you know that, sir," grumbled Olive.

"Why don't you just say you want to be alone with me but can't because they're here? Isn't that it?"

Olive