With a loud bang, the door opened wide, rocking to and fro because the man had hit it too hard.
"How dare you!"
The man shouted aggressively after barging in!
'How dare you?' Hazel snickered. 'Was this a court in old times?'
The two people in the room were dumbfounded.
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Hazel and Oliver, the intruder, were also taken aback.
Mark was standing on a ladder stretching out his arms to wipe the chandelier.
While Elaine was holding it like a lamb.
Elaine was startled by Oliver and gaped at him.
And her legs went limp when he roared.
He was even scarier than a burglar.
Mark was also frightened, and his legs grew flaccid. Unfortunately, he was on the ladder having trouble keeping his balance, so he fell off it.
Mark tried to smother his holler.
Elaine looked up and was scared out of her wits, shrieking. "Mark! Mark...."
He landed on the bed.
Hazel had closed her eyes before that.
He bounced there.
Elaine rushed over to check up on him, asking in panic,
"Mark, Mark, are you alright? You didn't hurt yourself, did you? Is everything okay?"
Mark held back his laughter. Was he made of porcelain? He was not that fragile.
"No, I'm fine.... It's just ... my back hurts a little."
"What? Did you twist it? You must be in pain falling from such a high place! Should we go to the hospital for an X-ray?"
She knelt on the bed with a pout, rubbing his back tearfully.
Only then did Oliver regain his senses. He shook his head, pounced over, caught her under the arms, and carried her off the bed.
...
"What are you doing? Let go of me! Oliver! You are pissing me off! It's all your fault! If it hadn't been for you, Mark wouldn't have fallen off the ladder! You are responsible! Are you crazy? Why did you barge in shouting! Let go!"
However, Oliver was also mad at her, pouting. "Why were you guys so intimate just now?"
"What are you talking about?"
She blinked hard.
Mark was a senior to her in school and was here to help her clean the place. Why was Oliver being so weird?
"Don't you deny it! I saw you rub his back. You are not supposed to touch a man's back like that."
Elaine straightened her back in anger and shouted like a trumpet,
"Rubbing his back? Of course I would do that! You broke in like a psycho and startled him! He fell and hurt his back. What? You want to help him relieve the pain for me? You are so inconsiderate!"
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Oliver froze and felt he had gone too far, but wouldn't admit he had done anything wrong to save face. Therefore, he forced these words, his lips trembling.
"Alright! I will rub him! I will do it!"
He was determined to stop her from touching him. He would take on the task for her.
She was not afraid of him. The rich and privileged Oliver didn't impress her. Thus, she wouldn't concede and said pointing at Mark, her eyes wide.
"Go ahead! Knock yourself out. Rub Mark's back!"
"How close are you two? Calling his name like that? Is he yours?" Oliver said jealously.
She lifted her chin and countered, "Do you have a problem with it? Mark, Mark, Mark! I am enjoying it."
Oliver was so incensed that he couldn't catch his breath, almost fainting.
...
"Cut it off! Are you two done? It's so annoying!"
Hazel walked to Mark's side and helped him sit up. She gently drummed his back and rolled her eyes at the pair in fight.
Mark smiled faintly and waved his hand, not affected by the drama.
"Elaine, I'm okay, really.... I just fell on my back, and it hurt a little. It's nothing serious."
Elaine looked at Mark with a guilty expression and nodded, saying pitifully, "I'm sorry, Mark. You got hurt because you wanted to help me."
Oliver rolled his eyes hard and sneered, "It was just a fall. A real man wouldn't be whining about it. What's the big deal? What an actor!"
Elaine kicked Oliver and lashed out, "What nonsense! You're so annoying! Mark is not faking it! Try falling from there and see if your back will hurt!"
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