章 55: Partnership In Jeopardy

The room temperature had dropped, and there was a palpable tension between Olive and Lucas.

Olive chose to remain silent, refusing to respond to Lucas's questions.

"You're not going to answer me now?" Lucas finally inquired, reaching out to touch Olive's face, only to have his hand pushed away.

"Don't touch me. Your act won't work on me anymore. I know you've been pretending all this time," Olive snapped, her voice dripping with venom, causing a smirk to form on Lucas's face.

"I'm just here to ask if you're still planning to participate in the debate competition. I heard it starts tomorrow. I won't be able to play rugby due to my injury, so you'll have to find someone else," she added, maintaining eye contact with Lucas.

"I have decided not to take part in the debate competition," Lucas announced, sending a shock through Olive.