#Chapter 126: Tricks & Treats

Olivia “Why aren’t you with the other guests?” Colin’s looming presence towered over me, his cold gray eyes piercing through my soul. I felt almost sickened by the expression on his face. “I was helping in the kitchen,” I replied, somehow managing to find the courage to speak despite the strange sense of fear in my gut. “Helping? In the kitchen?” Colin’s words came out along with a wry, condescending chuckle. “Olivia, if I had known you wanted to get your hands dirty so badly, I would have hired you to scrub my floors.” Colin’s words cut deep. But before I could find the right answer, Nathan's familiar presence was suddenly by my side. I hardly had a second to register his arrival before his lips lightly brushed my cheek. The unexpected gesture made me blush a deep crimson. “Hey, dad,” he said. “What were you two discussing?” Nathan’s voice was calm, but there was an undeniable undercurrent of tension. I wondered what he and Jenifer discussed in the parlor;