Chapter 56

Oliver didn’t extend his leave today and had already left early in the morning. Around lunchtime, Sarah showed up with Lilith. As soon as they walked into the living room, her eyes landed on the machine. She walked over with obvious excitement. “Oh my gosh! What’s this thing?” Lilith, wearing a cute puffy white dress and the dinosaur slippers I got for her, trotted beside the machine and replied in her sweet, serious voice, “It’s a claw machine.” Sarah circled it a few times, amazed, and couldn’t stop gushing. “Wow, this is unbelievable!” “Can’t believe it. Oliver actually put something like this in his house?” I froze for a second, recalling our kiss last night. My face felt a little hot. Even though I started the kiss, he was the one who ended up holding me, kissing deeper and deeper. We were like that for quite a while, until I was out of breath and he finally let go, kinda reluctantly. But of course, he only wanted to count it as ten kisses, not one—classic Oliver. He’s always barg