[74] b

"But your wife is the same person, duh!" Olive protests halfheartedly.

"Well, what I mean is, back then, I had to restrain myself a lot, you know, not to cross any boundaries. Do you think your mom threats weren't scary? I was a bit mentally down because Mrs. Seira?"

Olive blinks. "Really?"

"Both of you really put me in a bind. That's why I had to take action quickly. Luckily, God was kind enough to smooth everything out."

Olive snorts, but her smile starts to show. Especially when Thomas pulls her into a hug again.

"Don't get upset about work stuff anymore," Thomas whispers while rubbing Olive's shoulder. "In my opinion, you're amazing for not getting provoked. Although I'm sure you would've acted without thinking first."

"It's all because of you," Olive says, adjusting her position so she's half on top of Thomas. She loves it when her ear can hear Thomas's heartbeat there.

"Why me?"

"If I don't remember that I'm the wife of M